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Sing For Me
Chapter Six
It was almost 8:00 and Lorelai was just about to come upon Luke's. She felt butterflies in her stomach. She stopped in front of the door to the diner and took in a deep breath before heading in. She had every intention of finally letting Luke know just how much she...well, lets leave that to her to disclose.
Lorelai opened the door and looked around. Luke was nowhere in sight.
"Luke," she called out. There was no response.
"Luke, are you here. It's Lorelai and I standing in your diner with the windows open completely naked." There was still no response.
"Luke, if you don't come here within the next 15 seconds I'm leaving and going out to find the next available diner guy to have his way with me." She heard some rustling upstairs finally
"Geez, Lorelai hold on I'll be there in a second," Luke shouted.
"I thought that would work," she said to herself.
She poured herself a cup of coffee that was still out. No doubt left out for her and sat down at the counter. She was taking a sip when Luke finally came downstairs.
"And they say women are the ones that take forever getting ready," Lorelai said to him while examining how good he looked.
"Who exactly says that?" he asked.
"You know...'they'?"
"And who are 'they'?
"The people who say everything."
"Yeah, anyways," he stopped and looked at her, "you look great."
"That's what they say."
She leaned over to him and gave him a kiss. It was only meant to be a short little peck but it turned into a long, intense kiss. That's how it usually was with Luke and Lorelai. Most of their kisses are meant to be short and sweet but somehow they can never force themselves to pull apart. Sometimes it seems like it's a competition to see who will pull apart first.
In this round it was Luke.
"Why don't we go on upstairs and have dinner," he said to her, slightly out of breath.
"Yeah, okay. We can do that," she replied back.
He took her hand and led her upstairs. He opened the door and they entered. Lorelai noticed one red rose on the table with her name on it.
"You bought me rose," she took the rose off the table and looked at him. "You know, Mr. Danes, you sure do have a romantic streak."
"Yeah, just don't tell anyone," he told her while trying to suppress a smile.
"Never. I don't want a bunch of women finding out about you. They might try and woo you away from me."
"Woo me away?"
"Yes, I said woo. It's a sure sign of the effect that you have on me. You get me to say words like 'woo'."
"Say the women that says 'HoCho'." Just then the phone rings.
"See, word must have gotten out about you already. Now you're going to get calls from random women trying to woo you."
"That must be it. Hold on a sec."
"Okay."
Luke went off to answer the phone. Lorelai took a seat at the table and her eyes started to wonder around the room. She was contemplating the significance of the singing 'Be Happy' bass when she caught sight of the guitar.
It was the first time she ever really noticed it before.
Well, that's not entirely true. For all the many times Lorelai had been up in Luke's apartment it was the first time she really realized that Luke owned a guitar. She had seen the guitar before but never gave it any thought. People like to have random objects up on display in their homes and Luke isn't any different. However, the thought of Luke having a guitar was so intriguing to her. She started to wonder if he played. Or maybe it was something he always wanted to try but never had time to learn.
Lorelai was still thinking about it when Luke hung up the phone.
"Sorry, that was Liz. She wanted to tell me about her and TJ's trip to Vermont with the Renaissance Fair and how TJ almost got into a fight with one of the Fruit Ice people. Apparently, the guy said something about TJ's tights and TJ took it very personal."
"People should learn not to demean a man and his tights. Hey Luke, can I ask you something?"
"What?"
"Why do you have a guitar? I mean not 'why do you have it' but is there a reason you have it. You never said anything about playing it and I never really noticed it before."
Luke looked slightly uncomfortable with the question. "Uh, no reason," he said.
"Oh, because I was just wondering. I figured you just had it for show or something."
"You figured that?" He asked slightly irritated.
"Well, you don't seem like the kind of guy who sits around in his apartment and practices Hendrix." Lorelai said, trying to dig herself out of that whole.
"Oh okay."
"I mean, maybe you are. You just never mentioned it."
"I'm not."
"Okay."
There was an awkward silence. Lorelai stood with her arms crossed and Luke stood with his hands in his pocket. Luke finally let out a sigh and said, "My dad bought it for me."
"Oh," was all Lorelai could say.
"When I was sixteen for my birthday. I had asked for a new skateboard but my dad was never a big fan of my skateboarding through town because I would go in front of Taylor's a lot and leave scuff marks all over the sidewalk. So he bought me a guitar. I ignored it for the first few weeks but one day I picked it up and well..." he stopped talking for a moment to think about what he says. "...I don't really play. It's more of a hobby I used to have. I just keep it around for sentimental reasons."
"Wow, Luke. I didn't know." Lorelai looked at him. It was always hard for Luke to talk about his life. Whenever he let her know something it just showed her how much he truly cared for her.
"Yeah, well...uh, you wanna eat?"
"Yeah, always."
"Okay." He went over to the stove and took out the lasagna he had made and placed it on the counter. Lorelai sat down and Luke came over to her with a plate and placed her food in front of her.
Luke sat down at the other side of the table and Lorelai looked up from her plate to him.
"Do you sing?"
"What?" he asked surprised.
"Do you sing? When some people play guitar they like to sing too. I was just curious to know if you sang."
"Not really."
"Not really? So, is that a yes?"
"No, it's a 'not really'."
"There's nothing wrong with it if you do, I'm just ask..."
"I don't see while you're pushing the subject." Luke was starting to get upset.
"I'm not pushing the subject. I'm sorry if I just want to know something new about you. God, Luke. You get so upset over little things."
"I'm not getting upset over little things," he yelled.
"Yeah, you are."
"Has it ever occurred to you that you ask too many questions."
Lorelai stood up from her chair.
"Has it ever occurred to you that I do it because, oh I don't know...we're dating."
It was Luke's turn to stand up.
"You know, I wish you would respect the fact that there are certain things that I don't want to talk about. You just push and push and push because for some reason you think you have a right to know everything," he yelled out.
Lorelai looked hurt by that comment. Luke regretted saying it as soon as he said it.
"Lorelai.." he started.
"No, you're right," she said trying to hold back tears. "I am pushy and I'm sorry I bother you so much with questions. My mistake."
Lorelai, I'm sor..."
"I'm going to go," she cut him off.
"I didn't mean it. Listen to me..."
"I did and you're right. Goodnight, Luke."
Lorelai grabbed her purse and left leaving her rose and Luke alone in his apartment. She walked home and started to cry as soon as she sat down on the couch.
Disclaimer: I own nothing of value.
Sing For Me
Chapter Six
It was almost 8:00 and Lorelai was just about to come upon Luke's. She felt butterflies in her stomach. She stopped in front of the door to the diner and took in a deep breath before heading in. She had every intention of finally letting Luke know just how much she...well, lets leave that to her to disclose.
Lorelai opened the door and looked around. Luke was nowhere in sight.
"Luke," she called out. There was no response.
"Luke, are you here. It's Lorelai and I standing in your diner with the windows open completely naked." There was still no response.
"Luke, if you don't come here within the next 15 seconds I'm leaving and going out to find the next available diner guy to have his way with me." She heard some rustling upstairs finally
"Geez, Lorelai hold on I'll be there in a second," Luke shouted.
"I thought that would work," she said to herself.
She poured herself a cup of coffee that was still out. No doubt left out for her and sat down at the counter. She was taking a sip when Luke finally came downstairs.
"And they say women are the ones that take forever getting ready," Lorelai said to him while examining how good he looked.
"Who exactly says that?" he asked.
"You know...'they'?"
"And who are 'they'?
"The people who say everything."
"Yeah, anyways," he stopped and looked at her, "you look great."
"That's what they say."
She leaned over to him and gave him a kiss. It was only meant to be a short little peck but it turned into a long, intense kiss. That's how it usually was with Luke and Lorelai. Most of their kisses are meant to be short and sweet but somehow they can never force themselves to pull apart. Sometimes it seems like it's a competition to see who will pull apart first.
In this round it was Luke.
"Why don't we go on upstairs and have dinner," he said to her, slightly out of breath.
"Yeah, okay. We can do that," she replied back.
He took her hand and led her upstairs. He opened the door and they entered. Lorelai noticed one red rose on the table with her name on it.
"You bought me rose," she took the rose off the table and looked at him. "You know, Mr. Danes, you sure do have a romantic streak."
"Yeah, just don't tell anyone," he told her while trying to suppress a smile.
"Never. I don't want a bunch of women finding out about you. They might try and woo you away from me."
"Woo me away?"
"Yes, I said woo. It's a sure sign of the effect that you have on me. You get me to say words like 'woo'."
"Say the women that says 'HoCho'." Just then the phone rings.
"See, word must have gotten out about you already. Now you're going to get calls from random women trying to woo you."
"That must be it. Hold on a sec."
"Okay."
Luke went off to answer the phone. Lorelai took a seat at the table and her eyes started to wonder around the room. She was contemplating the significance of the singing 'Be Happy' bass when she caught sight of the guitar.
It was the first time she ever really noticed it before.
Well, that's not entirely true. For all the many times Lorelai had been up in Luke's apartment it was the first time she really realized that Luke owned a guitar. She had seen the guitar before but never gave it any thought. People like to have random objects up on display in their homes and Luke isn't any different. However, the thought of Luke having a guitar was so intriguing to her. She started to wonder if he played. Or maybe it was something he always wanted to try but never had time to learn.
Lorelai was still thinking about it when Luke hung up the phone.
"Sorry, that was Liz. She wanted to tell me about her and TJ's trip to Vermont with the Renaissance Fair and how TJ almost got into a fight with one of the Fruit Ice people. Apparently, the guy said something about TJ's tights and TJ took it very personal."
"People should learn not to demean a man and his tights. Hey Luke, can I ask you something?"
"What?"
"Why do you have a guitar? I mean not 'why do you have it' but is there a reason you have it. You never said anything about playing it and I never really noticed it before."
Luke looked slightly uncomfortable with the question. "Uh, no reason," he said.
"Oh, because I was just wondering. I figured you just had it for show or something."
"You figured that?" He asked slightly irritated.
"Well, you don't seem like the kind of guy who sits around in his apartment and practices Hendrix." Lorelai said, trying to dig herself out of that whole.
"Oh okay."
"I mean, maybe you are. You just never mentioned it."
"I'm not."
"Okay."
There was an awkward silence. Lorelai stood with her arms crossed and Luke stood with his hands in his pocket. Luke finally let out a sigh and said, "My dad bought it for me."
"Oh," was all Lorelai could say.
"When I was sixteen for my birthday. I had asked for a new skateboard but my dad was never a big fan of my skateboarding through town because I would go in front of Taylor's a lot and leave scuff marks all over the sidewalk. So he bought me a guitar. I ignored it for the first few weeks but one day I picked it up and well..." he stopped talking for a moment to think about what he says. "...I don't really play. It's more of a hobby I used to have. I just keep it around for sentimental reasons."
"Wow, Luke. I didn't know." Lorelai looked at him. It was always hard for Luke to talk about his life. Whenever he let her know something it just showed her how much he truly cared for her.
"Yeah, well...uh, you wanna eat?"
"Yeah, always."
"Okay." He went over to the stove and took out the lasagna he had made and placed it on the counter. Lorelai sat down and Luke came over to her with a plate and placed her food in front of her.
Luke sat down at the other side of the table and Lorelai looked up from her plate to him.
"Do you sing?"
"What?" he asked surprised.
"Do you sing? When some people play guitar they like to sing too. I was just curious to know if you sang."
"Not really."
"Not really? So, is that a yes?"
"No, it's a 'not really'."
"There's nothing wrong with it if you do, I'm just ask..."
"I don't see while you're pushing the subject." Luke was starting to get upset.
"I'm not pushing the subject. I'm sorry if I just want to know something new about you. God, Luke. You get so upset over little things."
"I'm not getting upset over little things," he yelled.
"Yeah, you are."
"Has it ever occurred to you that you ask too many questions."
Lorelai stood up from her chair.
"Has it ever occurred to you that I do it because, oh I don't know...we're dating."
It was Luke's turn to stand up.
"You know, I wish you would respect the fact that there are certain things that I don't want to talk about. You just push and push and push because for some reason you think you have a right to know everything," he yelled out.
Lorelai looked hurt by that comment. Luke regretted saying it as soon as he said it.
"Lorelai.." he started.
"No, you're right," she said trying to hold back tears. "I am pushy and I'm sorry I bother you so much with questions. My mistake."
Lorelai, I'm sor..."
"I'm going to go," she cut him off.
"I didn't mean it. Listen to me..."
"I did and you're right. Goodnight, Luke."
Lorelai grabbed her purse and left leaving her rose and Luke alone in his apartment. She walked home and started to cry as soon as she sat down on the couch.