Sometimes being close hurts-
Lorelai and Jason had made up, and with a little confusion and jealousy he had, indeed, aloud Lorelai to use Luke as his best man. It's not like he had to do anything but stand next to him. Besides, he wanted Luke to have a first row seat as he married Lorelai, and he didn't have many, okay any, friends. Just clients. So he had agreed to Lorelai' s plea.
Lorelai made her way over to the diner. She needed coffee. All of this wedding stuff was so boring. Probably because she had done it before. This made her think of Max, which made her think of Chris, which made her think of Luke. Luke? Why was she thinking of Luke. And this made her think of her 007 adventure last week. She hadn't seen Luke since. She had spent most of her time with Jason, at his house, at his work, in Hartford, away from Stars Hollow, and Luke. Ahhhh. Luke. She needed to stop thinking of Luke. She glanced up, coming face to face with the man himself. "Ah!" She yelped before falling back on her butt. "Oww..." She groaned.
Luke rolled his eyes before offering her his hand to help her up.
"Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!" Lorelai complained as she stood up. Her eyes welled up with tears.
"Ah..." Luke thought, "Let's ah, get you upstairs." He said. He self- consciously put his hand on her waist as she put her hand on his back and tried to walk.
"OW!" Lorelai yelled.
"All right. Um. I'm going to, ah, pick you up all right?" Luke asked.
"Thank you!" Lorelai breathed through gritted teeth.
Luke held her waist with one hand and scooped up her legs with another. He walked into the diner carrying her through the door. As the town saw the site of what looked like a just married couple coming home from their honey- moon, the diner went silent and stared at them.
"Shut up." Luke said as he carried her upstairs and into his apartment. He placed her gently on the couch as she squirmed onto her side so she was leaning on her him and not her...Stop Luke thought. "Let me get you some ice for your um, for your um" He cleared his throat and trailed off as he went to his freezer and put some ice into a plastic bag . He walked over to her, knelt down on the floor by the couch. Lorelai heard his knees crack when he did this. She found that...cute. He took the ice pack and without thinking placed it on the couch by near her butt, his hand, holding the bag in place. His eyes, never leaving hers. When he realized where his hand was he gently took it away as a piece of hair fell into her eyes. With his same hand he brushed aside the hair and tucked it behind her ears.
Again, not thinking, he left his hand there and continued to look into her eyes. They were deep. And blue. And mystical. And Luke was pretty sure that he noticed a few more sparkles in her eyes from this close that he had not seen before. All time and place disintegrated. Along with reasoning and reality. And they just sat there, looking into each other's eyes. Just happy with that. But just as quickly, the spell was broken. Lorelai blinked. And they snapped out of it, and Luke slowly removed his hand.
"So what seems to be the problem doc?" Lorelai asked as if nothing had happened.
Luke followed her lead. "Seems to me ma'am that you broke you're ass."
"Well thanks for laying it on me slowly doc." Lorelai said sarcastically. She paused a moment. "Ew! Dirty!" Lorelai said. And just with that everything went back to "normal".
"So um, I haven't seen you around here lately." Luke asked. Then regretting that he had.
"Oh, you know, wedding stuff." Lorelai said groaning. "Which reminds me!" She said lighting up. "Why I'm here." She swallowed. "Luke I need a favor." She said.
"What is it?" Luke asked, groaning, he knew that he would give in anyway, even when it hurt.
"Um, Jason, you know Jason right?" Lorelai asked, avoiding the real question.
"Um, I think so..." Luke said sarcastically.
"Well, he doesn't have many friends. That's not the point. Um, Me and Jason, excuse me, Jason and I..." Lorelai delayed.
"Lorelai..." Luke said, just wanting to get over it.
"Well, we want you to be his best man." Lorelai said, too quickly, for any untrained ears to ever comprehend. Luke, on the other hand was well trained.
"Oh, um, well, I don't know..." Luke said. He said he would do anything for her, even if it hurt. And this would hurt. Because sometimes being close hurts. Especially with Lorelai. Because he knew that while he was close, he would never be as close as he wanted.
"Oh." Lorelai said disappointedly. "I'll let you, um, check you calendar? Or something. I have to go" She said starting to get up. "OW!" She yelped. She fell on the floor and her eyes started watering as she bit her lip. She imagined this conversation many times, and he never refused, once.
"No, um, I'd love to Lorelai." He said, giving in. He helped her back onto the couch. "Listen, I have to get back to work, but you should stay here. You can barely even move. Get some sleep."
Lorelai silently agreed and weekly smiled at him as he wiped away a tear resting on her cheek. As he removed his hand from her face she gently took it and held it. She looked up at him.
"Thanks" She whispered as she smiled at him.
He nodded slightly as he turned around and opened the door. He spun around one more time before leaving. "Get some rest." He said, and shut the door behind him.
Lorelai and Jason had made up, and with a little confusion and jealousy he had, indeed, aloud Lorelai to use Luke as his best man. It's not like he had to do anything but stand next to him. Besides, he wanted Luke to have a first row seat as he married Lorelai, and he didn't have many, okay any, friends. Just clients. So he had agreed to Lorelai' s plea.
Lorelai made her way over to the diner. She needed coffee. All of this wedding stuff was so boring. Probably because she had done it before. This made her think of Max, which made her think of Chris, which made her think of Luke. Luke? Why was she thinking of Luke. And this made her think of her 007 adventure last week. She hadn't seen Luke since. She had spent most of her time with Jason, at his house, at his work, in Hartford, away from Stars Hollow, and Luke. Ahhhh. Luke. She needed to stop thinking of Luke. She glanced up, coming face to face with the man himself. "Ah!" She yelped before falling back on her butt. "Oww..." She groaned.
Luke rolled his eyes before offering her his hand to help her up.
"Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!" Lorelai complained as she stood up. Her eyes welled up with tears.
"Ah..." Luke thought, "Let's ah, get you upstairs." He said. He self- consciously put his hand on her waist as she put her hand on his back and tried to walk.
"OW!" Lorelai yelled.
"All right. Um. I'm going to, ah, pick you up all right?" Luke asked.
"Thank you!" Lorelai breathed through gritted teeth.
Luke held her waist with one hand and scooped up her legs with another. He walked into the diner carrying her through the door. As the town saw the site of what looked like a just married couple coming home from their honey- moon, the diner went silent and stared at them.
"Shut up." Luke said as he carried her upstairs and into his apartment. He placed her gently on the couch as she squirmed onto her side so she was leaning on her him and not her...Stop Luke thought. "Let me get you some ice for your um, for your um" He cleared his throat and trailed off as he went to his freezer and put some ice into a plastic bag . He walked over to her, knelt down on the floor by the couch. Lorelai heard his knees crack when he did this. She found that...cute. He took the ice pack and without thinking placed it on the couch by near her butt, his hand, holding the bag in place. His eyes, never leaving hers. When he realized where his hand was he gently took it away as a piece of hair fell into her eyes. With his same hand he brushed aside the hair and tucked it behind her ears.
Again, not thinking, he left his hand there and continued to look into her eyes. They were deep. And blue. And mystical. And Luke was pretty sure that he noticed a few more sparkles in her eyes from this close that he had not seen before. All time and place disintegrated. Along with reasoning and reality. And they just sat there, looking into each other's eyes. Just happy with that. But just as quickly, the spell was broken. Lorelai blinked. And they snapped out of it, and Luke slowly removed his hand.
"So what seems to be the problem doc?" Lorelai asked as if nothing had happened.
Luke followed her lead. "Seems to me ma'am that you broke you're ass."
"Well thanks for laying it on me slowly doc." Lorelai said sarcastically. She paused a moment. "Ew! Dirty!" Lorelai said. And just with that everything went back to "normal".
"So um, I haven't seen you around here lately." Luke asked. Then regretting that he had.
"Oh, you know, wedding stuff." Lorelai said groaning. "Which reminds me!" She said lighting up. "Why I'm here." She swallowed. "Luke I need a favor." She said.
"What is it?" Luke asked, groaning, he knew that he would give in anyway, even when it hurt.
"Um, Jason, you know Jason right?" Lorelai asked, avoiding the real question.
"Um, I think so..." Luke said sarcastically.
"Well, he doesn't have many friends. That's not the point. Um, Me and Jason, excuse me, Jason and I..." Lorelai delayed.
"Lorelai..." Luke said, just wanting to get over it.
"Well, we want you to be his best man." Lorelai said, too quickly, for any untrained ears to ever comprehend. Luke, on the other hand was well trained.
"Oh, um, well, I don't know..." Luke said. He said he would do anything for her, even if it hurt. And this would hurt. Because sometimes being close hurts. Especially with Lorelai. Because he knew that while he was close, he would never be as close as he wanted.
"Oh." Lorelai said disappointedly. "I'll let you, um, check you calendar? Or something. I have to go" She said starting to get up. "OW!" She yelped. She fell on the floor and her eyes started watering as she bit her lip. She imagined this conversation many times, and he never refused, once.
"No, um, I'd love to Lorelai." He said, giving in. He helped her back onto the couch. "Listen, I have to get back to work, but you should stay here. You can barely even move. Get some sleep."
Lorelai silently agreed and weekly smiled at him as he wiped away a tear resting on her cheek. As he removed his hand from her face she gently took it and held it. She looked up at him.
"Thanks" She whispered as she smiled at him.
He nodded slightly as he turned around and opened the door. He spun around one more time before leaving. "Get some rest." He said, and shut the door behind him.