Thanks everyone for the kind reviews. Makes me wish I had more time to really write this properly. Oh well.. Here's the next part…
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Luke made his way to Lorelai's front door about to enter but stopped. He suddenly realized how late it was. All the lights were off and she was probably asleep. He didn't want to wake her, she wasn't her friendliest when woken. Luke turned around walking down the steps and across her yard. He then made a sudden move deciding it was too important to wait. He opened the door, adjusted the item under his arm and made his way into her house. Luke turned on the lamp to see where he was going. There were papers and items all over the place. He made his way through the mess as quietly and carefully as he could before almost leaping up her stairs. He stood outside the door taking a deep breath before entering her darkened room.
Luke made his way over to the bed, sat gently on his side and placed the item he'd been carrying on his pillow. He took another deep breath trying to work out if this was such a good idea. He then stood up and walk around the other side of the bed. He knelt in front of Lorelai, her arm slightly hanging over the side, her hair covering part her face. Even though it was dark Luke could make out her features and could tell her eyes were puffy. His heart broke knowing he had caused this pain. Again he mentally debated the worth of him being there. Maybe it would be best if he left, she didn't want him there and she needed her sleep, maybe he should come back in the morning or just sit where he was until she woke up? Again his heart won out, he needed to tell her now. He slowly moved his hand towards her and gently brushed the hair away from her face. He felt the moisture on her face, fresh tears running from under her closed eyelids. He realized she was wake, probably the whole time he'd been there.
"Lorelai" He whispered softly. Lorelai's eyes stayed shut but the tears continued to flow and her chest moved quickly. Run-or-stay, run-or-stay kept repeating in his head. "Lorelai" said whispered again before kissing the side of her eye tasting her salty tears. Lorelai slowly opened her eyes but refused to look at Luke when she spoke "Luke please just…"
"Lorelai Please, please let me talk" Luke pleaded and when Lorelai didn't protest he continued. "Look I've been an ass. I've been so stupid. I…." he sighed. "I'm not good with words you know that, just wait.." Luke got up and walked over to his side of the bed and picked up the item and walked back around before sitting on the floor next to her bed. "Look I want you to see something… he fired up the laptop, typed in the site then waited. After a moment he turned the screen towards Lorelai. When she didn't react to what she was looking at, Luke spoke again "This is April's website. This is my daughter's site" Luke whispered. "I know it doesn't make up for what I've done but I wanted you to see it. I want you to see this before you meet her. Lorelai sat up silently and Luke placed the laptop on her legs. She scrolled down through the photos without a word before stopping just before the bottom. Lorelai's eyes widened. There in front of her on Luke's daughter's site was a photo of Luke and Lorelai. Underneath it read "My biological father and my soon-to-be step-mother"
Fresh tears ran down Lorelai's face. Luke wasn't sure if this was a good sign or not but he spoke again. "Look I know I stuffed things up okay, I know that now but I just…. I just wanted to show you that you are apart of this. April knows all about you and she asked for the photo. I talk about you all them time and Rory too. She's knows everything about you…your coffee addiction and your junk food addiction and…" Luke stopped, Lorelai still hadn't said anything,. She hadn't taken her eyes off the screen and Luke was giving up hope "she knows how much I love you and how much I want to marry you and I think she's even hoping for the flower girl position "I just didn't get it before tonight okay. I'm a guy and not a very bright guy. I keep to myself and I don't let others in easily and I don't talk about things. I was handling this the best I could. I thought if I got to know April then I would introduce you two and you'd get on famously because well, you get on with everyone"
"Except my parents" Lorelai's whispered
Luke smiled a half smile "I knew April would fall in love with you and you'd get on famously right away. I just wanted some time and I didn't think about how it was making you feel. Lorelai I'm so sorry."
Lorelai nodded but didn't say anything else. Luke waited a few moments before standing up, he placed a hesitant kiss on her cheek and began to walk towards the door. Giving her some time alone to think.
"Where'd you get the computer from?"
Luke stopped and turned to face her. "Kirk. I now have to give him free lettuce, ham and relish sandwiches minus the relish for the next month"
"Wow You did that for me?"
"I did it for you, I'd do anything for you" Luke sat back on his side of the bed. "I'd do anything you'd ask you know that. You just need to tell me what okay. I don't get subtle. I need you to spell it out for me. I need you to tell me when something's wrong or bothering you or when I've stuffed something up so that I can fix it. "
Lorelai nodded and turned back to the computer playing with the keys and typing away furiously. She then turned the screen to Luke. "You told me to spell it out." Lorelai smiled at him.
Luke read from the screen.
"I would like to apologize for not talking to you and telling you what was wrong.
"I would like to apologize for psycho girlfriend earlier"
"I would like to meet April – when you're ready"
"I would like to meet her mother, after I meet April, after you're ready"
"I would like to marry you after I meet her mother, after I meet April, after you're ready"
Luke took the computer and typed slowly before turning it back to Lorelai
"I would like to apologize for being an ass."
"I would like you to meet April and her mother and I would LOVE to marry you"
Lorelai smiled. "Luke I'm sorry…" Luke cut her off with a soft kiss "It's okay, and I'm sorry too and I want you to meet April tomorrow."
"No Luke you don't have to.."
"I know I don't but I want to. I think she's sick of just me anyway."
Lorelai smiled "She could never be sick of you"
"and we'll work the other stuff out I promise" Luke kissed her again.
Lorelai bit her lip nervously before grabbing the computer, typing and turning to to Luke
"I would like to apologize for today's paper, what will appear in tomorrow's paper and for the fact my mother will most probably land at the diner sometime tomorrow morning to yell at both of us"
Luke looked at Lorelai questioningly
Lorelai laughed "I really need to learn to take a deep breath and sleep on things"
"Promise you'll tell me about it in the morning" Luke asked.
"I'll tell you everything I promise"
Luke nodded. He stood up, his hand searching through is pocket before he pulled out the ring that had been on Lorelai's finger until recently. Lorelai looked down sheepishly.
Luke took her left hand and with is other he lifted her chin so she was looking at him. He slipped the ring back onto her finger "It stays there forever okay"
Lorelai nodded confidently "Okay"
Luke leant over an kissed her slowly "So before we go to sleep is there anything else I need to know?"
Lorelai took the laptop again. Luke read over her shoulder "I would like some coffee please"
Luke rolled his eyes before standing up ready to make his way down to the kitchen. He turned back and grabbed the computer from Lorelai "Don't get used to it. This has got to go back to Kirk tomorrow"
Lorelai pouted. Luke began walking out of the room listening to Lorelai talking. "Well how am I going to spell things out to you… we could get a black board but it'd be too hard to carry around, oh maybe an etch-a-sketch I'm sure T.J could give us a few lessons or what about one of those automated voice thingies or I could just carry a pen and pad of paper around with me at all times" Luke just shook his head as he made his way down the stairs. When he can back wit her cup of coffee Lorelai was grinning at him.
"What?" Luke asked suspiciously
Lorelai took the coffee and placed it on the bedside table. Before using her finger to spell out in the air…"I love U"
Luke smiled and kissed her "I love you too" he kissed her again and again and again and soon everything was forgotten, the fight, her mother and the coffee.
The end
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I hope that was okay. I thought I'd finish it in this chapter. I might write another fic if anyone is interested. Maybe a fluffier one.
