A/N I am sooo sorry for the long wait.School and lack of muse kept me from writing.So uhh here it is..Im not sure if Im proud of it or not..hehe
Disclaimer.Not my characters.Meh.
It was a year after Lorelai had left,her routine had steadied out yet her nights remained sleepless.She
had gotten a reputation at the Inn she worked at,for she was always on edge snapping at everyone
who breathed.Lorelai although she tried could not forget about Luke.Every waking thought was
bout him-or close to it-.This particular morning Lorelai decided to head out to the mall-after all she
was a Gilmore,-to pick up some clothes and other accesories.Putting the finishing touches on her
make up,a little blush here,eye shadow there some lip gloss dabbed on,and Lorelai Gilmore was ready to go.
Her foot pressed the gas,as if she could take out all her frustration on the small peddle.The jeep
roared along the highway-it was truly a miracle she did not crash- and soon the entrance to the local
mall crashed into view.With a turn of the steering wheel and some quick parking spot -spotting
Lorelai was walking up to the large glass doors-in classy heels nonetheless- ready to begin her
shopping mania.With quick confident steps,Lorelai was in her zone.Her eyes focused,lips pursed,she
was in shopping mode.Perhaps thats why she didnt see the man clad in familiar flannel and
backwards baseball cap staring wide eyed from a Timberland store.
After a year without Lorelai,Luke was still kicking his own ass for messing the relationship and
friendship up.The diner suffered major,most people stopped coming.With regular throw outs and
charred food,no one really wanted to eat there anymore.Sure it had been a lot of people favorite
place to eat-one of the oldest in fact-but it was either get crappy food and good service or get
crappy food and be under the wrath of Luke.Maybe thats why when Jess called from New
York,Luke decided to go stay with him for a while.-Take a breather from the diner- he said.Jess let
him come,mostly because-he would never admit it-but he missed his uncle.
About a week after Luke arrived in New York,Jess suggested he go to the mall.,actually more like
demanded-He was going to work and didnt want his uncle hanging around his apartment while he
was gone.-in more or less words.-He also included a crack that Luke should make sure not to miss
the Timberland store-Luke reluctantly agreed,even though he hated the mall,things change after all.
The green pickup truck-oldest truck known to man in fact- eased its way down the highway,other
vehicles passing it left and right.Lukes hands clutched the wheel tightly-he hated highways-.Breathing
a faint sigh of relief as the outline of the shopping mall fought its way into his vision,Luke pulled into
the tire worn parking lot.With slow heavy steps Luke made his way to the looming doors,a dubious
look upon his features.As he stepped inside the first thing he noticed was the incredible level of
noise,and the smell.It was like Luke remembered it,stuffy loud and smelled like a locker room,to
Luke at least.
How Luke found himself at the Timberland store amazed even him.But he was there,and just a bit
uncomfortable.He browsed ,he looked,he sorted through,he did everything possible when searching
through a Timberland store,well except buy anything but that is way beside the point.As Luke was
sorting and looking and whatnot he just happened to look up and caught a glance of a tall,blue eyed
brunttette that Luke could swear was Lorelai or Lorelais twin sister.So there he stood,looking very
much like a idiot,mouth hanging open,feet glued to hard tile floor.When he did actually move it was to
stumble out of the store and then sit,stationary once again on a small wooden bench.
Lorelai was oblivious,her heels clicking almost angrily on the cold tile floor.Shopping was a
dud,everything she found cute or something she wanted to buy,reminded her of Luke.That was the
sad thing,she should be over Luke by now it had been a year after all .Lorelai doubled back,now in
front of the Timberland store,a slightly sad expression on her face.Of course she was oblivious to the
shell shocked Lucas Danes watching her from his bench.Lorelai turned,gaze to the ground and sat on
the bench,the exact bench that Lukes bench happened to be on the other side of.
Neither one noticed the other or were even aware they were so close,Luke had looked down soon
after he saw her,heart beating wildly in his chest.Lorelai had her gaze plastered to the ground.It was
ironic,both of them had been yearning to see the other the whole time Lorelai had been gone.Yet
here they were now as close as they could be and they were oblivious.Her heels tapped lightly on the
ground,his boots echoing the sound.Lorelai was playing nervously with her hands,Luke was picking
at the side of the bench.The mall was still loud and rowdy but for Luke and Lorelai it seemed it was
muted,both thinking about the other.
Finally Lorelai stood,clutching her purse a frown on her face.She circled around the bench,her eyes
growing wide and heart picking up speed frantically.There in front of her,so close she could
touch-was Luke Danes.She tried to clear her throat,say something,but her voice was stuck in her
throat.Fortunatly,or unfortunately depending how you looked at it,Luke looked up and locked gazes
with Lorelai.His eyes too went wide and he too tried to clear his throat and say something.
"Lorelai-"
"Luke"
Her voice was short and she did not think she could manage to talk to him much longer without
crying.His voice was somewhat surprised .They both started and adverted their gazes.
"So,uh,how are ...you ?" Luke asked nervously-he didnt know whether to be mad or happy to see
her-she had left without saying goodbye.Then again he was the one who had broken up with her.
"Im fine,just peachy." Lorelai lied her tone on the edge of being rude,her blues adverting his gaze.
"Thats good." he said quietly.
"Yup.." Lorelai said softly.
Luke shifted onto his feet,hand shoved into his pockets-which Lorelai recongized as a nervous
gesture.Clearing her throat she looked away-it was to painful to see him right now.
"I better go." she said letting out her breath,eyes staring down at the ground.
"Yea..okay." Luke said tone soft and sad his breath caught at the last word and he cleared his throat.
Lorelai gave him a weak smile before turning away,Lukes mouth opened but no words could come
out-although all he wanted to do was feel her in his arms again and to tell her to come back.Luke
watched her retreating form,a sigh escaping his lips.He blew it big time-she couldnt even be near him
for more then five minutes.