Wonderwall

Disclaimer- I don't own anything Gilmore Girls, Oasis or anything!

Just a two chapter fluff about some reflecting done by both Luke and Lorelai while they where separated….

Luke just needed to get away, away from Stars Hollow… Stupid prying eyes of the small town, no space to be alone…. "Lane I'm going take the rest of the day off; close up at about 7 ok?"

"Sure thing" Lane replied, maybe now there will be more customers…. More tips….

Luke headed upstairs, he went into his apartment and was instantly met by the smell of her, the beautiful scent of her, the on he needed to run from. When he thought about it the whole running thing was more a Lorelai trait then one of himself, but hey there's a first time for everything….

Luke pulled out his duffel bag and started stuffing the bare essentials into it, a few flannel shirts, jeans, tooth brush and so on. He felt his head, the hat she'd given him… He took it off and tossed it on to the table; he went to the closet and got a large cardboard box. He put the Hat in the box, the flannel shirt that Lorelai wore when she stayed the night, the contents of her shelf, most everything that had her name associated with them…

After a few hours of packing both for his time away from home and the all contents of his apartment he couldn't look at, he looked at the clock, the red numbers looked back at him 5:30pm…. He couldn't leave until at least 10; no one could see him leave. He sat down in his chair and drifted of into sleep, drifted into memories of the events leading up to now.

"Hey, how's your dad?" he asked the women standing before him.

"Better," she replied, trying to make it sound as if things where fine "though he says that life is not life unless it includes a steak." She paused "How come you're not out with everybody?"

"I had some things to do." Plus I hate town events, he thought to himself.

"Right, anyways, this is for you." She handed him a very festive looking bag, with tissue paper and even some sparkles.

"What's it for?" Luke was slightly confused by this gesture.

"Just a thank you, Christmas, whatever." She said, was it a crime to give someone a gift?

"Christmas isn't for two weeks." He replied, at least for us normal small town folk.

"Do we really have to do this again?" she said, sounding slightly annoyed, then laughing it off "I just thought, you know, God forbid something happens to that one, you might need a spare." She said as he opened the bag reviling the plain blue baseball cap that lay inside "Here." She took the hat and placed on his head "Does that look wrong." She adjusted the hat so it was backwards "There! Oh hey turn out the lights."

"For what? It's not the real procession, it's just the rehearsal." I hate town events……

"So, it's pretty!" she exclaimed

"And why do they need to rehearse it? It's the same thing every year." He was very annoyed at the proposition of having to watch a town event.

"Come on Luke, please." She pleaded, he then turned off the lights and walked over to her as she gazed out the window "It's hard to imagine living somewhere else isn't it?"

"Thanks for the hat."

"You're welcome. Looks good on you." Wow flat out flirting with him and still no reaction, sigh I give up…. For now.

She was flirting with me then, why didn't I see it, I was so blind, things would have been so much easier then. Then there was that time when we were picking out paint samples, I really wanted to kiss her, I should have… but Max…..

"Oh. Huh. Here it is: "Three hammers, Phillips-head screwdrivers…" she sad, with her beer in hand, sitting by the wall.

"And three boxes of nails in assorted sizes." He said sitting down beside her behind the counter.

"Oh."

"I've seen it from time to time." He lets out a laugh as does she "Yeah, well, I guess it is time for a little spruce."

"Yeah, it is. But let's not spruce this particular spot." She says

"That sounds good." Because I can't let go of everything, he thinks to himself

OK."

"Oh, jeez…" he hears someone banging at the windows and door. Thank you Stars Hollow for running what could have been! He starts to stand up.

"No, no, don't get up." Lorelai pulls him back to the floor.

"But if I don't get up…"

"They'll go away. They'll go away, trust me. Shh." She crawls over to the edge of the counter and looks out at the door. She feels Luke crawl up beside her.

"What are they doing?" Taylor sounds agitated they both think "They should be in there. Just imagine it all in pastels. The whole thing." Lorelai and Luke hear Taylor yelling form outside and laugh a little.

"Thank you." He says into her ear, putting his hand over hers. He looks her in the eyes come on Lorelai see how much I love you….

"You're welcome" she whispers to him "I should go." She gets up and grabs her coat and walks out the diner.

Luke just watches her go; I should have asked her out…. He finishes his beer before turning the lights out and heading up stairs.

Luke wakes up, recalling the memories and slams his fist against the arm rest of the chair, angry with himself, for being shy and not going after what he wants. He glances over to the clock, 10:15pm it reads. He gets up, grabs his bag and takes one last look at his apartment before walking out of it and locking the door. He goes down stairs and looks out unto the empty streets of Stars Hollow. He grabs an order pad and his pen from behind the counter and scribbles a note to Lane.

Lane,

I'll be out of town for a few days, or weeks I'm not really sure, anyway try and keep the place running, if people ask where I am tell them some relatives got in trouble out of state ( not the truth) or just blow them off. There will be a nice bonus for you when I get back and the same for Ceaser.

That's all for now, I'll call with my new cell phone number when I get one

Luke

He folded the not and wrote Lane in big letters on the front, he then taped it to the counter before walking out of the diner and to his truck.

He threw his bag on the passenger's seat and headed to the highway, entirely unsure of where he was going.

He flipped on the radio and heard some random songs that he paid little attention to, but when Oasis' Wonderwall playing he listen carefully to the lyrics, he knew where he had to go.

And all the roads we have to walk along are winding
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding
There are many things that I would
Like to say to you
I don't know how

Because maybe
You're gonna be the one who saves me ?
And after all
You're my wonderwall

He had to go to her... He pulled a sharp 180 degree turn and headed towards her house.

When he arrived he noticed there where lights on but when he went inside he found no one. He figured she must have run, run away like she always does, like he was trying to do. He turned around, looking rather defeated and drove back to the diner, he figured if she was gone he wouldn't have to leave.

As he drove slowly back to the diner he noticed Lorelai walking towards her home, from what appeared to be the direction of the diner, it looked as though she was crying, as though she had been defeated. He stopped the truck, jumped out and ran over to her, hugging her as tight as he could, "I won't ever leave you, I'm sorry" he whispered in her ear. She just cried, harder now, "I'm sorry for pushing you, I love you" she replied. "I love you to, more then you'll ever no" he said, hoping she hadn't heard the last part. She just buried her face deeper into his chest; holding on to him so as never to let him get away.

The End