Chapter 5: Getting into a Routine

AN: OK, well here's a chapter! I've been exhausted putting on a play, so I'm finding time to write.

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Luke and Lorelai had finished their food, and Luke was driving Lorelai home. Normally they would have walked, considering that it was Luke's truck, and Luke would like nothing more than to be able to talk to Lorelai, but Lorelai's broken leg was a problem.

They reached Lorelai's house, and Rory was waiting for them. "Where were you?" Rory asked. She had gotten home about a half hour earlier.

Lorelai smiled at her memory, and replied to Rory's question, "Luke made me dinner."

Rory grinned. Maybe this broken leg would be a blessing in disguise. I should get used to calling Luke "daddy," she thought, jokingly. Instead, she said "Ok. Mom, I'm going to leave for Washington DC Friday, I got the phone call while you were gone. Is that OK, Luke?" She said, turning her attention to the flannel-clad man standing next to her mother.

Luke, who hadn't said much, just shrugged his shoulders and replied with "um... sure."

Lorelai joked, and said "And monosyllable man strikes again. We need to get you a cape and some spandex." Mm... Luke in spandex, she thought. She shook her head wildly, disrupting this thought no, I can't think like this about him. This is LUKE we're talking about. Diner Luke, best friend Luke. I can't think this way.

"Lorelai?"

Lorelai was jolted out of her thoughts by Luke's voice. "What was that?"

"Um, I'll take Friday off, and take Rory to the airport. Then I'll come over, and we can decide what to do then. Is that OK?"

Lorelai was touched. Here Luke was taking care of everything, even though nothing was his fault. She realized that he did everything. He took care of Jess, he helped her with Rory, everything.

"Lorelai?"

Yet again she was shaken out of her thoughts. How embarrassing.

"Yeah, that'll work."

"Good. Okay, I'll see you Friday. Although I'll no doubt see you before then." Luke then noticed the size of the stairs and Lorelai's leg. "Do you need help getting up the stairs, Lorelai?"

Yet again Lorelai was amazed by Luke's apparent thoughtfulness. Lorelai shook her head 'no'. "That's OK, I know how to use crutches."

"Ok. See you, Lorelai!" Luke said, walking to his truck, waving back at them.

Why does Luke saying my name seem so... natural? Lorelai thought, hobbling up the stairs, into the house, and into her bedroom.

Friday Night:

Luke knocked on the door. He had just dropped Rory off at the airport, and the frantic girl he assumed was Paris yelled at him for being 2 minutes late, when in reality the flight didn't take off for an hour and a half. He sighed. How can Rory stand that girl?

Suddenly, Lorelai flung the door open. "Luke! Why'd you knock, the lock's broken anyways. Come in!" she said, ushering him inside.

Stammering at her not being interested in her lock, "I can fix the lock, next time I'm here."

"Doesn't matter, I never lock it anyway."

"What? Lorelai, that's not safe!"

"Nothing ever happens in Stars Hollow. You should know that by now."

Luke couldn't argue with that. He sat down on the couch next to Lorelai, and they started to talk about the specifics.

Half an hour later, the two of them had figured out most of the specifics. Luke would come over in the morning and help Lorelai get ready, and make her breakfast. He'd drive her to the inn, and she'd stay there all day and have lunch there. When her work was done, he'd drive her home and help her get ready for the night.

While arguing about what food she would be getting, and Lorelai was starting to get into it, she fell off the couch.

"LORELAI! ARE YOU OK?" Luke asked, moving towards Lorelai, concerned.

"I'm OK. I just can't reach my crutches."

Luke picked Lorelai up, bridal-style, and gently placed her down on the couch. Only then did he realize how close they were to one another. Slowly, he lowered down, and pressed his lips against hers.

Luke's kissing me. It feels nice Lorelai thought. Suddenly she came to her senses. Luke's kissing me? When did this happen? And why does it seem really normal? Lorelai slowly eased herself into the kiss. The kept giving each other sweet kisses, while Luke kneeled next to the couch and Lorelai was sprawled on the couch.

They were starting to get pretty heated, when the door opened, and a voice shouted, "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TWO DOING?"

"Chris?"

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Ooh, intrigue. Just so you know, that was probably the worst thing content wise I've ever written. With swearing, and I've never written a scene with kissing before. So if the ending isn't the best, that's why.

I gave you some LL action. And in case you think "Oh Luke wouldn't act like this," remember in "That Damn Donna Reed" when they were behind the counter? Luke ALMOST kissed Lorelai before being interrupted by Taylor. So there.

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