Chapter 3: "But… why are you here?"

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Sorry it took so long to update. I've been overloaded with schoolwork and other stuff. As soon as it's the summer, I'll have tons of free time, and will therefore post a lot.

Last Time:

"Thank you Luke!" Lorelai said, putting the flowers on the table near her bedside. Suddenly, an idea struck her. "Pinky," she said to Rory, "Are you pondering what I'm pondering?"

Rory grinned "Does it have to do with a life raft, a garden gnome and Marilyn Munroe, Brain?" Rory asked her mother, and leaned against the small bedside table.

Lorelai shook her head as well she could, and said "It has to do with a certain diner owner."

Luke looked around in confusion "Me? What've I got to do with anything?" He grumbled.

"Everything, Mr. Diner Owner Man." Lorelai said, smirking. Turning so she was facing Rory, who was equally confused, Lorelai said "Remember the problem I was telling you about, Rory?"

Rory immediately understood all that Lorelai meant. "Really, mom?" Lorelai nodded.

Luke was just standing there, until he heard all this going on. "What are you talking about?"

Just then, the same doctor came in. "Ms. Gilmore, everything's already for the procedure." He looked around and saw Luke looking anxious by Lorelai's side. "Boyfriend?" the doctor asked, knowingly.

Lorelai choked, even though she wasn't eating. "No!" she said a little too fast. She regained all the composure she had left, and said, looking at flustered Luke, "Luke's my… friend."

The doctor looked at Luke, and seeing a wistful look in Luke's eyes, muttered, "Mmhmm, sure." Out loud, the doctor asked, "Are you ready for your cast, Ms. Gilmore?"

Luke interrupted, and asked the doctor "Can I speak to you for a moment?" They both left the room. A few minutes later, the doctor and Luke came in, and the cast was put on.

"I'll be back in a second with your medical records and a prescription," the doctor said, leaving.

Rory-turned-matchmaker, left the room to "Call Paris about the latest assignment" even though she finished it the day before.

Lorelai with a smirk on her face, asked Luke, "What were you talking to the doctor about, Luke? Meeting him in the hallway closet in two minutes? You better hurry."

Flustered, Luke spat out "No, no. He just needed to be a professional. I um...asked him where he went to school, and he told me the details of getting your cast on." He said this waving his arms around, as if that would help convince Lorelai.

Lorelai had a huge grin on her face. "Luke, I'm kidding." Regaining what little composure she had left, she said. "Luke, I need to ask you something."

"What?"

"Well, considering I'm going to be in a cast for about 2 months, and it will be hard to do things, the doctor suggested that I have someone help me around the house."

Luke wondered what this had to do with him. "And…"

"And, I was hoping that you'd be the person to do so."

Luke didn't believe this. He'd have to spend his whole time, and possibly stay with her. While to him this sounded like a great deal, why was she asking him?

Subconsciously answering his question, Lorelai said. "Since Rory's going to be in Washington D.C., and Sookie will be on her honeymoon and then will be newly married, you're the next person I trust."

Not seeing how he'd get out of it, Luke answered with a "fine."

Lorelai squealed in happiness. "Luke, while you take care of me you won't be sorry. I'll teach you about pop culture! Like for an example: True or False. The animated version of "The Hobbit" is a masterpiece?

Luke, not knowing any of this, said true.

Lorelai interrupted him with buzzing noises. "Nope, it pretty much stinks. So that's a preview of what you'll need to know."

The doctor and Rory came in. The doctor gave Lorelai a bottle of pain medication and crutches. Lorelai immediately took some of the pain medication, and then a nurse wheeled her out in a wheelchair to the parking lot.

"Now which car is yours?" she asked.

Luke pointed the nurse in the direction of the truck, considering that Lorelai's car was at home.

"I'll take the bus. See you later!" Rory said, yet again playing matchmaker.

Lorelai slowly got into the passenger seat, and then Luke gently closed the door. He got in the truck, and drove off to her home.

Ok, that's it for today.

There will be more LL goodness next chapter, in which Luke is driving Lorelai home. 

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