Wake up, sweetie
I rolled over and pulled on Luke's arm. "Luke I want coffee" Luke rolled over and looked at me "No coffee" I gave him the puppy dog look and replied with "I'm not pretty enough for coffee?" "Yes you are, you're very pretty, but no coffee while you are pregnant we already agreed on this." He replied rubbing my huge stomach. "Bu…" "No coffee" He said with a stern look on his face. "Fine you win" "Mom? Mom are you awake?" "What?" I replied looking up at Rory. I remembered were I was, and why I was here.
"Do you want coffee?" She asked trying to take my mind off of Luke it didn't help.
"Why is Luke in the hospital, I mean what has he ever done that Luke has to suffer, and if it's something I did, why is Luke suffering?" I asked Rory walked over to me and gave me a hug.
"I don't know Mom, but he's here, we can't change this. We can hope for the best, that speech you gave him last night should have had an impact on weather he should wake up or not." I remembered the speech to. I started crying just thinking about it.
"I meant every word of it." I said.
"I know, do you want to go home and sleep in your own bed for a little bit?"
"Nope, I want to stay with Luke, but you go, go to school. Fill in the town I'm sure there nose deep on why Luke isn't working today and were not home"
"Mom please call me if you need anything."
"I will, bye kid." I kissed her forehead and watched her as she went over to Luke.
"Luke, take care of my Mom while I'm at school, she needs you."
Rory walked out of the room and I looked at Luke. I concentrated hard on him. Was this a sign? Was I not meant for Luke? I knew I was tired so I just lay down and tried to get some sleep.
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I drove through town and pulled into our driveway. Babbette and Ms. Patty ran over to me. "What happened is he okay?" I looked at Ms. Patty suspiciously.
"How would you know…?"
"Liz, Luke' sister told us." Babette added.
"So is he awake yet?" Ms. Patty asked.
"Nope, not yet."
"I hope he wakes up soon."
"Me too." I replied.
"Oh sugar, you cannot be away from our town for too long, did you hear? Liz and her new boyfriend are getting married, in the town square!"
"Really? That's cool" I didn't want to talk, I couldn't get my Mom of my mind. I wanted her to call me and tell me that Luke woke up and he is okay, and that he is coming home today.
"Yah, the weddings next weekend" Ms. Patty quickly added.
"Wha… what about Luke?" I added
"What do you mean?" Ms. Patty asked me
"Luke is Liz's sister so shouldn't he be at the wedding?"
"Oh, I don't know. How is that gonna work out? The weddings already planned." Babbette added. "Well I don't know, hunny you look tired you should go get some sleep, I'll talk to you later okay?"
"Yah, bye Babbette, Ms. Patty."
"Bye sugar"
I went inside the house and went to each room grabbing things and throwing them into a bag. The phone was beeping so I checked the messages and there were 5.
-"Hi, Lorelai, Rory? Is anyone there? It's Liz; I need someone to call me back Luke was in an accident. He needs you." That must have been earlier
-"Hi Rory this is you Grandmother, can you please call us back and tell us how Luke is doing? I know how much you and your Mother love him so it would be a shame if anything happened to him." Grandma and Grandpa were surprisingly supportive to Mom….
– "Lorelai? Lorelai? Are you there? You just left the inn, were did you go? You're freaking me out, please answer the phone." Oh no Sookie! She's probably freaking out!
- "Rory? It's Jess. Can you call me please? I heard about Luke but no one will tell me what hospital he's in, please call me soon." Jess? Why would he call? I have to call him back, soon.
-"Hey Rory, it's Mom. Luke went back into severe condition. Call me" WHAT! All of the other messages escaped my mind. I picked up the phone and dialed Mom's cell.
"Hello?" Mom answered. She was obviously crying.
"Mom! What happened?"
"I don't know kid, he started heaving. He couldn't breath."
"Is he okay now?"
"I hope, I haven't gone in, I can't go in. Sookie called she said she's coming down, maybe it'll help if she's here."
"Okay, Mom call me if you hear anything." I was crying again, I couldn't control it. Luke was in the hospital. And it hurt me to see and hear Mom like this.
"Okay love yah kid."
"Love you too mom"
I hung up the phone and grabbed Moms bag. There was no way I was going to school today. Mom needed me. She would miss work for me; I can miss school for her, and Luke.
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I lay with my head rested on Luke's bed. Sookie was fast asleep in the chair next to me and Rory was sleeping in the chair on the other side of the room. I pulled my head up and held Luke's hand. I whispered so I wouldn't wake anyone else up. "Luke. Duke. Someone, who ever is in there, wake up. Not only for me, but for Rory too. Luke I love you. I don't have to wonder who I have to count on in this life; you've already proved it to me time, and time again, because you're my best friend. I love you Luke. I've never told you that but I am, in this hospital, because I realized you're whom I love. Luke? Luke please for me…" I felt my hand squeezed. I looked down to see his scarred hand holding mine. I looked at his face he slowly opened his eyes.
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"Richard, did Rory call back yet?" Emily shouted from the living room
"Not yet Emily." Richard replied walking into the living room
"Does that mean they're still in the hospital?"
"I don't know Emily."
"Should we call?"
"You can if you wish"
"Lorelai and Rory seem really attached to Luke" Emily added.
"Well it was obvious Lorelai likes Luke. She talks about him all the time."
The phone rings to interrupt their conversation.
"Hello?" Emily answered.
"Hi, Emily it's Chris. Lorelai and Rory's cell phones are off, and they're not answering their home phone. Do you know were they are?"
"Chris, I know where they are, but stay away from them."
"What? Why?" Chris asked/
"Just stay away from them, please," Emily pleaded.
"Oh, okay." Chris said as Emily hung up the phone.
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Luke's eyes opened fully and he looked over at me.
"Hey, are you okay? What am I saying? You're in a hospital of coarse your not okay."
"How long have you been here?" Luke asked in a week voice.
"A couple days."
"You should go home." Luke said.
"Are you okay?"
"Yah, I'm okay, but you don't look okay." Luke said noticing the dried tears all over my face.
"I'm okay, I haven't had coffee in two days so-"
"Two days! Oh no, someone get this girl some coffee." He laughed; it made me smile to see him laugh.
"Okay, I should go, and I should wake up these two." I said gesturing towards Sookie and Rory.
"Thanks for coming." He said.
"No problem, you would do the same thing for me." I said before giving him a hug. "Feel better soon. Please."
"Go get some coffee Lorelai" Luke said smiling.
"I will bye."
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I was sleeping at home in my bed when the phone rang. I swung my arm around and finally felt the phone. I managed to find the talk button.
"Hello?" I answered barely
"Hey Lorelai" It was Luke, my heart melted. I was up now, I loved it when I heard his voice, and after fearing I would never hear it again, this time made it all that special.
"Hey Luke, how yah doing?" I asked, it had only been 3 hours since I went to visit him in the hospital, it had been a week since his accident and I visited him everyday and they said he should be getting out soon.
"Good, listen in all the craziness of this past week I forgot that my truck got totaled, so I have no way of getting home" Luke said, obviously wanting a ride.
"I'll be right there." I said pulling off my sheets.
"Only if it's not a problem."
"Luke it's not a problem, give me 10 minutes." I through of my sheets realizing I fell asleep with my clothes on I just got in my jeep and drove to the hospital.
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Lorelai came to pick me up. The ride home was fun, especially since she took great enjoyment out of the fact for one she got to take care of me
She turned her head to me "So finally we're even." She said smiling.
"Not quite." I added.
"And why is that?"
"I want to still pay you back." I said looking into her deep blue eyes. She stopped at a stoplight.
"And how do you plan on doing that?" She asked laughing.
"Well, Liz's wedding is next week. I don't have a- well I don't have anyone to go with, do you want to go?"
"Umm… Sure" Yes! She said yes. Finally.
She looked back at the road smiling. So was I.
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