Discalimer: Once again, I do not own these characters, or anything concerning them…I'm just having a turn at making them dance….Dance Burger Boy!
A/N: Thanks so much for your wonderfully encouraging reviews, they mean so much to me, and really make me want to work to update faster…Keep em coming! Here are the answers to a couple questions….
riotgirllina The LDB event will be special…and a tiny bit eeeevil (Teehee). The suspense is over, though. I hope you enjoy it!
Sophie I don't know if we've ever heard Logan laugh in an episode or not, but I'm assuming that Rory has, and that being in love she likes the sound of it. Besides, let's be honest…what about that guy isn't sexy…I'm thinkin the laugh is too.
This chapter is in Luke's POV, and again, italics are his thoughts
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Luke was pretty sure this was the most dangerous thing he'd ever done.
How in the world did I let that kid talk me into this? He glanced over at the woman sitting on her couch wearing his ring on her finger. She was bouncing her foot along to the music playing in her headphones while tapping the fingers of her left hand restlessly on her thigh.
Yep, that would be why.
He closed his toolbox and walked to where she was sitting. Bending down, he lifted one of the earphones away from her head and whispered in her ear.
"Lorelai, I'll be right back. I'm just gonna take Bert back out to my truck."
"Ok Hun." He kissed her ear before replacing the foam disk, earning him a semi-sad smile.
I can't believe she hasn't even tried to peek. He thought as he walked through the kitchen and out into the humidity of the evening.
He had told her he wanted to give her a surprise to celebrate their engagement, arguing that, as she had beaten him to the actual proposing, she owed it to him. And when the phrase 'I'm going to blindfold you and make special repairs to your house, while you wait for a surprise delivery' had failed to elicit even a half hearted 'dirty' he resolved to go along with whatever this Logan character could come up with as long as it would get him his Lorelai back.
Logan. Who names a kid Logan. Doesn't even sound like a real name. Punk.
As he tuned to head back into the house he heard the crunch of gravel and saw the headlights of an approaching car. He waited as it pulled in next to his truck and the driver exited. The two men nodded at each other silently, and then Logan moved around to open the passenger door. He helped Rory exit, and Luke watched as he bent and whispered something in her ear. She giggled and aimed a kiss at him which landed on his jaw.
In his mind, Luke saw a small doe eyed girl patiently waiting for the faeries to come out and play.
She's so grown up all of a sudden. Where did the time go?
Logan led her around the house, following Luke to the kitchen door. He guided her through the kitchen and sat her to the right of her mother on the couch. He stood behind her as he waited for Luke to take up his place behind Lorelai.
Fasten your seatbelts...
Looking at each other and nodding once again, the two brave men removed the blindfolds, and in Luke's case, the headphones.
Twin gasps echoed through the living room as the two women stared at each other, stunned. Then slowly two pair of eyes turned towards the men, who had moved around the couch to stand in front of them, and narrowed dangerously.
Oh yeah…we're in trouble
Logan broke the silence. "Ladies, welcome to your new and improved movie night," he said as, with a flourish, he removed the sheet covering the coffee table to reveal red vines, cookie dough, marshmallows, peanut butter, and all the other necessary staples
Show off. I still can't believe I bought all that junk. Taylor has never looked more smug. That's right, I love my fiancée so much, I'm contributing to the rotting of her innards.
"As you can see you are well stocked—" He started to say.
"Logan I can't believe you would—"
"Luke how could you—"
My turn…He took a deep breath.
"Lorelai, Rory, we—"
Lorelai's eyebrow quirked up at the use of that particular pronoun. Aw Geez, I will NEVER live down the fact that I was in league with limo boy.
"--know you don't want any interference in your relationship, and we tried to respect that, but you're at a standstill, you're stuck, and neither one of you is happy no matter how hard you try to hide it. The two of you have been freakishly linked for too long, and trying to quit cold turkey has taken its toll on both of you. We just want to help. And it won't kill you to hear us out, ok?"
The Gilmore Girls' only response was to set their jaws and stare coldly at their enemies.
Luke nodded and Logan took up his speech again.
"Ok, let's move right along to the new and improved movie night rules. Rule number one: Talking is allowed…..encouraged even. Rule number two: From the moment the first movie starts, you are only allowed to talk to each other. No phone calls, no visitors, and Luke and I have just become the strong, silent type."
Out of the corner of his eye Luke sized up his partner in crime. Right. He'd have to avoid bathing for a few days to be considered "strong"---but whatever.
"Rule number three: Bathroom breaks will be no longer than 3 minutes long and no more than one each per hour. There will be no avoiding each other."
Here comes the kicker…batten down the hatches for hurricane Lorelai! Man, her insane references are really starting to rub off on me.
Logan took a deep breath, looked both women in the eyes and continued, "Failure to abide by these rules will result in a complete unavailability of coffee for one month."
Both sets of eyes, in unison, narrowed to slits.
Whew! This kid's got quite a pair on him, Of course they are in serious danger of being removed from his person in the very near future, but still…
"You can't be everywhere, Logan. I'll just get coffee when you're not around…which I'm thinking is going to be most of the time,"Rory stated in a soft but deadly voice.
Ouch! That's gotta hurt.
Logan grinned.
He's grinning? OK there's brave and then there's stupid, does this guy have a death wish?
"It won't matter Ace. There won't be any coffee to be had. If I put in one call to Colin, my friends—" There was a strange emphasis on that word as he looked pointedly at Rory. Her eyes opened wide with the shock of recognition, and then she sighed, resigned to her fate.
Huh. That's odd. It's awful early in the game for Rory to surrender like that.
"--will be buying, stealing, redirecting and hijacking every coffee bean, ground, and jar of instant in the state of Connecticut."
Brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "Money talks, bullshit walks'.
Lorelai's jaw dropped. "You can't do that! That's impossible!"
"Impossible is relative." Rory grumbled quietly.
"Indeed," Logan said calmly.
Lorelai gasped. Her mouth moved as if trying to form words, but no sound came forth
Well I'll be damned, she's speechless! He made Lorelai speechless…he just might be worthy of Rory after all.
Suddenly, Lorelai seemed to get her second wind. She crossed her arms over her chest and grinned evilly.
"What's to stop us from attacking you with our ninja prowess, wresting your cell phone away from you and smashing it against the wall and then tying you up while we determine your not-so-happy fate?" She asked menacingly.
A wide smile broke out across Logan's face. "Finn."
What's a Finn?
"What's a Finn?" Lorelai echoed his thoughts. Rory just sighed again.
Logan chuckled. "There are no words to fully and completely define Finn. The relevant definition for tonight, however, is: my Australian friend whose sole purpose in life, until I tell him otherwise, is to hang around outside your house and listen for signs of me getting pummeled. Should he hear such unsavory noises, he's to run like hell and call Colin himself."
This guy is reeeeally detail oriented. Now I understand why I had to make sure the neighbors knew to not call the cops.
"And you're supporting this?" She accused Luke
Ok, time to step in before she tries the ninja prowess thing.
Luke moved forward and knelt on the floor between Lorelai and Rory. He took Rory's left hand and Lorelai's right hand in his and spoke quietly.
"Listen, I know this sounds crazy and cruel and not like anything I would ever be involved in willingly, but the two of you—you are my family, and I would do anything, no matter how ridiculous, to secure your happiness. If you won't agree to this for yourselves, will you at least give it a try for me?"
They both relaxed slightly, and Rory wiped a stray tear from her eye. Lorelai gave him a somewhat watery look that spoke volumes, but also told him that he would, in some fashion, be paying for this in the not too distant future. Then she leaned past him and grabbed a red vine and tore a bite from it viciously. Rory, meanwhile had grabbed a marshmallow and was ripping it apart mercilessly.
Recognizing the signs of acceptance Logan pulled three jewel cases from his jacket pocket. "The discs are numbered. I'll put in the first one for you," He said.
Having done that, he followed Luke into the kitchen. The two men eyed each other warily before seating themselves shoulder to shoulder in front of the door.
"So. What, other than my threat, is keeping them from using the other doors to escape?" Logan asked, stretching out his legs in front of him and crossing his ankles.
"Jammed the locks," stated Luke, sitting with his arms hanging loosely over his upraised knees.
"Windows?"
"Tightened the screws on the locking mechanism with an electric screwdriver," came the gruff reply.
Logan grinned wryly and joked. "So basically, we're sitting in a big fire trap."
"Basically, yes," said Luke, adjusting his baseball cap and giving a small grin of his own.
"Good. Good." They both looked at each other and chuckled while shaking their heads.
"Guess we should settle in for the long haul. Could be more than six hours," Luke sighed.
Six hours, a numb ass, and then paying for this for the rest of my life. Ah, the things we do for love.
"Nah, I doubt it. They should cave somewhere towards the end of the first movie," Logan said, yawning.
I so don't want to know why he's tired this early in the evening…I seriously hope it's not for the same reason I am. Thought Luke, yawning as well.
"You sound pretty confident," he said.
Logan just chuckled.
"Wait a minute, what movies did you pick , anyway?"
Logan just grinned wider and leaned back against the door, linking his hands behind his head.
I think I'm starting to like this kid…
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A/N: The muse wouldn't let me rest till it was done, so here it is on Friday…late Friday, but nevertheless Friday. I hope you enjoyed it. Next chapter is Lorelai's POV, and you will find out what movie they're watching >insert evil grin here
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