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A/N2: I had to change a sentence, thatswhy I´m uploading the chapter again
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Lorelai looked in the mirror, turning around and checking herself for the thousandth time. She was nervous as hell about the dinner. She changed seven times and showered twice. Her hair was still a mess and her make up undone. She looked at the clock on the nightstand. It was ten to seven. Hopefully Luke would be late. A LOT late. She took the black dress off and threw it on the bed.
"No… no… no... damn it, I have nothing to wear!" She threw a pile of clothes on the floor.
"You have plenty of things to wear Mom, just look in your closet." Rory tried to calm her mother down when she walked up behind her.
"I tried everything on, nothing looks good on me." She whined.
"Aww you're so cute, Mom."
"What the hell is cute in here?"
"You… and your nervousness... just priceless. I never thought I would actually see you like this... you're a mess, Mom."
"Why, thank you."
Rory laughed.
"You really like him, don't you?"
"Rory stop it, it's just dinner."
"Mom, you stop it. You know its more, just admit it."
"I can only hope," Lorelai sighed.
"You'll see, trust me, he so wants it to be a real date."
Earlier that day
"C'mon Mom, just a few more steps."
"I don't want to, I can live without coffee," Lorelai told Rory, turning around and walking away from the diner
"Sure, and I´m not going to Harvard."
"Don't make jokes about that!"
"Don't lie about coffee." Rory shot back.
"But I don't want to see him."
"Why?"
"Because he will notice."
"Notice what?"
"That I like him… maybe … eventually... most likely."
"And that is wrong … because?"
"Because he doesn't like me."
"Oh Mom, don't start this again or I swear I´m going to hit you."
"You wouldn't to that to your Mom!" Lorelai's eyes grew wide and her jaw dropped.
"Well not hard... but you deserve a little head slap sometimes.
"You're mean."
"And you are in love!"
"I am not!"
"Whatever you say." Rory grinned. She took her Mom by the hands and pulled her in the direction of the diner.
Lorelai opened the door, looking for Luke. When she saw him looking in her direction she covered her face and immediately searched for a table far away from him. Rory's grin grew wider as she sat down opposite her mother. Lorelai grabbed a menu studying it closely.
"What can I get you?" Luke asked watching Lorelai's weird behaviour.
Lorelai jumped at the sound of his voice and knocked over the ketchup bottle.
"Something wrong?" Luke asked, worried.
"No… I'm just … late for work." Lorelai jumped up and ran out of the diner.
"Well, that was weird, even for your Mom." He said to Rory
"Yeah … uhm... I need to talk to you."
"Sure, what's up" Luke sat down in the place Lorelai had been sitting until a few seconds ago.
"I know you invited Mom to a payback dinner."
Luke swallowed the lump in his throat. He was a bit embarrassed, especially about talking about this with Rory.
"Yes I did, … I know you helped a lot too and I thank you for this, normally I would have invited you to dinner as well, but…"
"It's ok Luke, really." Rory said calmly
"I just don't want you to feel left out."
"I wont, I think it's great that you invited mum."
"Oh yeah?"
"Haha, Luke, no need to turn five shades of red." She giggled.
"Sorry." Luke looked down
"It's just … why is this just a payback dinner?"
"What do you mean?" Luke was confused
"Why didn't you ask her out on a normal date?"
Luke was caught off guard.
"I... I didn't think your Mom would go out with me," he admitted.
"Didn't you notice her weird behaviour just now? She doesn't even want to go out with Me on just a payback dinner."
"Oh, you think that was the reason she acted weird?"
She tried to hide a grin
"What else, it was pretty obvious that she was avoiding me" He continued.
"Well trust me; it's not what you think."
"Then why did she go running off?"
"Because she likes you." Rory stated flatly.
Luke couldn't breathe. Lorelai liked him? Well, how did she like him? As a friend? As a best friend? As a buddy? As … more?
"And I´m pretty sure you like her too." Rory continued.
"I do." Luke admitted.
"As more than a friend."
"I do." Luke nodded.
"Hah, I knew it." Rory clapped her hands "I sooo knew it. So it's not just a payback dinner?" she asked.
"I don't know. I mean I would like it to be more but I already told your Mom that it's a payback dinner."
"Right…"
"What if I ask her out on another date, I mean after the dinner tonight? But only if she really wants to and acts like she does, and if she doesn't run off like she did just now, and if she has fun tonight and…."
"Luke!" Rory cut in, stopping the rant. "Just ask her," she smiled.
"I will, thanks." He smiled as well.
"Ok.. so now that this is done, I would like to have a blueberry muffin and a donut to go. Oh, and coffee to go, of course."
"Sure. It's on the house." Luke was still smiling as he got up and left the table
Present night in Lorelai's bedroom
Rory was grinning from ear to ear.
"How about this one?" She held up a soft blue, strapless dress with sparkles on the edges
"Oh, I haven't seen this, I think it's perfect, or maybe too overdressed? I mean I don't even know where we're going and I don't want to look too dressed up, I don't want him to know that I…"
"Mom, this dress is perfect. Just try it on."
Lorelai did as she was told and looked herself in the mirror.
"Perfect!" Lorelai and Rory said in unison.
Lorelai smiled "Thanks, Hon."
"Anytime."
"Now, I only need to do my make up… and my hair."
And with those words Lorelai rushed into the bathroom.
Rory smiled to herself. "This is going to be an interesting night."
xoxoxoxox
Twenty minutes later Luke arrived at Lorelai's, making sure that he was at least ten minutes late.
He knocked on the door nervously, running his fingers through his hair. After a few seconds Rory answered the door.
"Hey. Wow, you look… not like you." She smiled broadly.
"Jeez, thanks. It's weird for me wearing something like this."
"I figured. Come on inside. Mom isn't ready yet."
"I thought not."
Luke was looking at his shoes, nervously rocking back and forth
"She will be down in a sec, just sit down and relax." Rory told him.
"As if that was possible," Luke shot back, but took Rory's advice anyway.
"Mom, Luke is here, put down the mascara tube and hurry up!"
"I'll be there any minute!" Lorelai yelled back from upstairs.
Five minutes later Lorelai came down the stairs, her heels clicking with every step she made.
Luke stood up, turning around and watching her. His breath caught in his throat. She looked amazing, radiant, and gorgeous. He couldn't find enough words to describe her beauty.
"Hey." She said as she stood in front of him.
"He..Hey," he mumbled.
"Can we go?" She asked, feeling the nervousness rising in her body.
"Sure.. uh, let's go."
Luke gave Rory a last look and headed to the front door.
Lorelai gave Rory a slight squeeze on the arm.
"Wish me luck," she whispered.
"Good Luck." Rory smiled and kissed her mother.
Lorelai smiled back, joined Luke on the porch, and together they walked to his truck.
TBC
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