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Luke handed Lorelai a bag of chips before going back into the kitchen. She propped her leg up on the coffee table in front of her. Lorelai turned on the TV and began flipping through the channels. Luke came back in with a car of Coke and an Aleve.
"What's that for?" Lorelai asked as Luke handed the items to her.
"It's to help with your leg. The doctor mentioned that the painkillers he gave you would be wearing off around this time. Might as well take it now so it can start working right away."
"Aw, looking out for my well being?" Lorelai said in a sarcastic voice. "Or are you just making sure your biggest costumer doesn't die because of the intense pain she's under."
"You are not going to die." Luke replied, "Now what movie do you want to watch?"
"Oh choices, choices, choices! Um, let's see. Ooo, how about we start with Casablanca, a nice classic, and then go onto The Shining, another classic but much scarier! I feel in the mood for screaming!"
"OK, but no talking through the entire thing. I've heard you do that at the Stars Hollow Movie Night, and I've never seen Casablanca so . . ."
"What!" Lorelai interrupted. "You mean you have never seen Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman trying to escape the Germans in Paris!"
"No, I can't say I have." Luke replied, picking up the tape and inserting it into the VCR.
"Well then, sit down, lean back, and enjoy my friend!"
Luke sat down next to her as she pressed Play. As the opening logo flashed up, they both got comfortable.
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An hour and forty minutes later, the credits ended and the TV screen turned fuzzy, but neither noticed. Sometime during the movie, Lorelai had complained that the table was hurting her foot so she switched it to the couch. This required her to turn at an angle, so kept moving around trying to get comfortable. Luke finally got annoyed so he told her "Lean on me." and Lorelai quickly made Luke her human pillow. As the movie continued, Luke had unknowingly put his arm around Lorelai to make her more comfortable.
Maybe it was because she had such a long day, or maybe because of the painkillers, but Lorelai fell sound asleep towards the end of the movie. Luke was content to just hold her until he too fell asleep.
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The next morning, Luke was half lying on the couch with Lorelai on her back on top of him. His left arm was draped around her, with her left arm on his. Her right arm was above her head, her hand resting on his shoulder.
Luke woke up around 5:30 and looked down to see Lorelai sleeping peacefully. He smiled before carefully lifting her off him and setting her on the couch. He covered her with a blanket and watched as she burrowed into it. He grinned, walking into the kitchen to get her a glass of water and another Aleve, and set it on the table next to her. He quickly scribbled a note before heading out the door to open the diner.
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Lorelai smiled as she slowly woke up. She still had that sense of being safe that she had felt as she fell asleep last night in Luke's arms. At the thought of Luke, her eyes snapped open. She looked around before finding the water, pill, and note. Her smile widened at his thoughtfulness. She picked up the note.
Lorelai,
Sorry we couldn't watch your second movie. Guess you took that painkiller a little too soon! Anyway, I had to get up early to open the diner, and to avoid Patty asking why I was out all night. Maybe we can watch the 2nd movie another time. Come by the diner, but if you need any help give me a call.
Luke
Lorelai gave a mischievous grin as she hopped upstairs to get dressed. When she came down she plopped onto the couch and picked up the phone.
"Luke's"
"Hey, its my MIA rescuer!"
"Yeah, sorry I left without saying anything, but I didn't want to wake you up that early for fear of my life."
"Smart man. So does you offer still stand to pick me up?"
"Sure, I'll be right over."
"Thanks ever so much! See you soon."
Fifteen minutes later Lorelai was happily drinking her coffee and eating some pancakes in the diner. After she was done, Lorelai waved Luke over.
"OK," she said, getting up, "to the Inn. I have some last minute things to check up on, and Sookie called earlier sounding upset."
"What are you talking about?" Luke asked as Lorelai crutched to the door. "Wait, come back here! What do you mean To the Inn?"
Lorelai gave him an innocent smile. "You don't expect me to hobble all the way over there, do you?"
"No but . . ." he replied in an exasperated tone. Pausing, he let out a sigh. "Fine, Caesar! I've got to run out. Take over for a while." Luke grabbed a coat before following a triumphant Lorelai out the door.
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Later that day, Lorelai and Sookie were eagerly creating their "Plan B" for the Bracebridge dinner. After the snowstorm forced the Trelling Paper Company group to cancel, they had decided to invite the entire town over instead. Luke had left Lorelai in Sookie's care, but Lorelai was starting to get hungry. She picked up the phone.
"Luke's"
"I'm hungry!"
"Lorelai?" Luke questioned in an annoyed voice.
"Yes, I'm hungry!" she said teasingly.
"And what exactly do you want me to do about that?"
"Well," she replied slowly, "I want you to come over here to get me and bring me to the diner so I can eat!"
"Lorelai, I am not your personal driver. And you have all that food at the Inn, why don't you just eat there?"
"I think these painkillers are messing with my brain or something, I don't know, but I'm craving your hamburgers and fries. Please!"
"Ok" he said, wondering how she always did it.
"Yes! Get the pie and hot chocolate ready cause here I come!"