A/N: I apoligize again for the cliff hanger. If you want to cut off my head and stick it on top of a chuppah I understand.
Chapter 6: Remember the Turkey legs
Luke stood their starring at her for a while. Making sure she was really there and he wasn't just day dreaming again.
It wasn't until Lorelai spoke that his trance was broken.
"So… uh are you gonna pick that up? I'm not sure but I think it's in the coffee addict handbook that if spilled coffee is on the floor for more than 5 minutes I have to lick it up with my tongue before someone steps in it. I mean I would do it if it's in the handbook and all but the thing is I just brushed my teeth with that new crazy crest herbal mint stuff and well I don't want to ruin it."
She was rambling, but what else could she do. It was one of her only mechanism for nervousness.
"No… no I'll take care of it in a minute."
An awkward silence filled the air.
What to say, thought Lorelai, what to say, what to say.
"Can I have some coffee?"
"Coffee? Oh coffee! Yeaaah coffee! Of course! Let me go get that. I'll get Caesar to take care of this mess."
As Lorelai sat down at the counter she watched Luke walk towards the back room to get Caesar.
So this isn't weird, right? No it's perfectly normal. We're a little nervous but I mean who wouldn't be in a situation like this. I mean after a while everything will be perfectly back to normal. No of course this isn't weird!
"Do you like Turkey legs?" said Luke abruptly.
Well okay that was a little weird. "Uh yeah I like turkey legs," said Lorelai with a nervous chuckle.
"Well you remember my sister Liz right?"
Where the hells he going with this? "Um yes I recall meeting her…"
"Good… good."
Another awkward silence.
That was it for Lorelai. She couldn't take it anymore.
"Come with me," she said grabbing his arm and tugging him toward the curtain hiding the staircase.
"Lorelai wha—" but they were already halfway up the stairs.
She opened the door pulled him inside shutting it behind her.
"What the hell was that about!" Luke yelled as he began rubbing the fingernail imprints on his wrist.
"Luke I don't like this. I don't like us not talking. I don't like us being nervous around each other, and I hate the awkwardness! I miss our flow. Our banter about nothing. Our little arguments. I just miss… well I miss… you!"
"I missed you too," Luke said quietly.
"Well then do you think we can at least get things back to normal?"
Luke seemed to be in deep thought for a few seconds before he looked back up to meet an intense stare coming from Lorelai Gilmore.
This is your shot buddy. Don't Blow it. "Yeah I think we could… but the thing is I don't want things to go back to normal… I know what you're thinking and no I don't mean I don't want to be friends anymore I just. I don't… Well I don't think we should be just friends… Lorelai when you were yelling at me up here the other day and you asked me if I wanted to be with you I said no… That was the biggest lie I ever told in my whole life. Of course I want to be with you. All I've ever wanted was to be with you—"
"Luke…"
"No, no I'm not done. I don't want an answer now. I don't want a yes and I definitely don't want a no… just… you said you like Turkey legs and you remember Liz right?"
"Uh yeah… I still have no idea what that was about but—"
"Liz is getting married on Wednesday. She's having the wedding right here in the square. Kind of a renaissance theme thing with turkey legs and people all dressed in goofy costumes. And well… I think you're working yourself too hard and could use a little break… So um… Would you like to go the wedding with me?"
"Really?" Lorelai said with a smile plastered on her face.
Luke swallowed hard. God, why does she have to be so damn gorgeous? "Yes really," he said quietly.
"Well in that case I would love to go with you."
"Yeah?"
"Yup, but you know I could really use that coffee around now." She said smiling again
"Your coffee of course," Luke said returning the smile before heading towards the stairs. Lorelai followed.
"And pie!"
"Pie's not good for you."
"But I want Pie!"
"You can't always get what you want"
"You get what you neeeed," she sang.
"Not funny"
"Oh come on it was a little"
"Nope"
An hour later a non-nervous, pie filled bellied Lorelai got into her car.
That was nice, she thought satisfied that there good ol' fashion banter had returned to them so easily.
Aw he asked me to a wedding… Wow Luke asked me to a wedding… And I said yes… I said yes! I'm going to a wedding with Luke! I'm going to a wedding with Luke! Whoa, I'm going to a wedding with Luke… So what does this mean? I mean he told me not to give him an answer so what is this? Is this some Luke pre-dating custom that he goes through with all his ladies. His ladies? Am I one of Luke's ladies now? I think I am. Man I need to talk to someone. Rory! I can call her now!
She then flipped open her cell phone and pressed down on number one again for the second time that day.
Sadly there came no answer.
She's probably at that Gala thing. I guess I'll have to try her again later but wow! I'm going to a wedding with Luke… Things are certainly changing around here.
A/N: I know its short but I'm telling you. I'm so freaking busy!
