Our Reception
As we enter our house, Luke automatically takes off his tie, "God, I hate ties. The last time I wore one was, well, you know."
I nod, "I do know. It was the time that I thought I was pregnant the first time." I take his hand in mine and say, "Now, lets get undressed and go to our party." He smiles and kisses me. "Hey, will you help get me out of this dress?"
"Gladly." he says with a cocky grin.
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We walk out of the house, hand in hand and...what is that I see?
My breath catches in my throat, "Luke-?"
"You said you wanted 'one of those.' So, I talked to Liz and she got one of her friends on the circut to get the carriage that brought her up to the Square on her wedding day, so, this; just for today, is your carriage. Do you like it?"
I'm still staring at the sight infront of me. I can't believe he remembered. If I wasn't already married to him, I would drag him to Vegas. "Luke...I- You're amazing. I can't believe you remembered that I..." Tears stream down my face, 'Damn hromones! Yes, I'm blaming the hormones again, but this time, its not mixed with the hormones of pregnancy. This time its all because of my husband.'
"Hey, whats with the tears?"
"No, baby, these are happy tears." I tell him, then pull him down for a kiss. "Lets go to our wedding reception."
"Yes, lets."
He helps me up, then joins me. I rest my head on his shoulder, and take his hand in mine. The carriage starts to move, and this is just an amazing day. I marry the man I love, I'm carrying his child, I'm riding in my carriage, and, now, all I need is coffee, to make this the perfect day.
"Hey, Luke?"
"Hmm?"
"Will you let me have a cup of-"
"No."
"But Luke, I-"
"No."
"Please?"
"Lorelai, our kid will have two heads, and an extra toe or finger, an eyeball on his or her forehead." he rants in his usual Luke way
"More to love...except that part with the eyeball on the forehead, thats just creepy. I've been good, I haven't had coffee for two and a half months. I at least deserve a sip."
He just looks at me, "I tell you what. I will buy you a sucker that tastes like coffee. How about that?"
I giggle, "Sucker, dirty!"
"Lorelai!"
"Ok, I'll have the candy." I kiss his cheek. "Oh, Luke, look."
The town square is decorated the same way as the ceremony was. Lane is setting up her D.J. equipment. The gazebo is decorated with lights like it was on the night that I proposed, and everyone is standing around and having a great time.
"Wow. Its beautiful." Luke says.
"No its not." I say, he looks at me confused. "Its perfect."
The carriage stops and Luke gets out, then helps me out.
Rory comes up to us and says, "Well, its about time, what were you guys doing?"
"Nice to see you too babe. Having a good time?"
She just rolls her eyes, and says, "We're all wanting to dance, and we can't do that until you two dance."
"But, Lane isn't done setting up yet." I say, a bit confused.
"Mom, she's been stalling. Now, come on its time to get the party started, but with out Pink." she says.
"Lorelai, do we have to dance?" Luke asks.
"Uh, yeah. Come, on it'll be fun. I promise I will dance just as crazy as you."
"Funny, last time, we danced, I danced 'spazzy'." he says.
"Then I will be the only crazy one on the floor."
"You already are."
"I so set myself up for that, huh?" I ask with a smile on my face.
"Yep."
"Come on honey, lets dance." I pout, and he, of course, gives in.
We go out on the floor, and wait for our song to come on.
Soon enough we hear:
These times are troubled, and these times are good
And they're always gonna be, they rise and they fall
We take 'em all the way that we should
Together you and me, forsaking them all
We start to sway to the music, and we don't notice the crowd of all our friends and family that has gathered to watch us dance our first dance as a married couple.
"Hey, Luke?"
"Yeah?"
"When was the first time you realized that you had romantic feelings for me?"
He sighs, and says, "When didn't I have romantic feelings for you? Lorelai, I've been in love with you for a long, long time. I guess it was around the time you started calling me 'Duke'. I figured it was your way of flirting, so, I decided to start flirting back. I guess my feelings just evolved from there." He answers. I'm staring at him lovingly, and then he asks, "What?"
I shake my head, still smiling and say, "Wow, I-I don't know what to say."
Deep in the night and by the light of day
It always looks the same, true love always does
And here by your side, or a million miles away
Nothin's ever gonna change the way that I feel,
The way it is, is the way that it was
He pulls me closer to him and says, "You can answer your own question. When did you realize that you had romantic feelings for me?"
I sigh, kiss him and say, "God, Luke. Its hard to think back all these years. I've always loved you, you were my best friend. I mean, I know that I have Sookie, and Rory, but, you've always been my best friend. I guess I realized my true feelings for you when Sookie, Rory, and I all went to The Bangles Runinion concert in New York."
"How did that-"
"Let me finish. The subject of Rachel came up, and I got this flare of jealousy. I was jealous of a woman that I had never met, let alone heard of by you or anyone else. Anyhow, Sookie brought up the fact that I always pictured you with a Lorelai Gilmore kind of pretty instead of a-i don't know- some movie star kind of pretty. Sookie was right. In the back of my mind I always saw us together, but then when Rachel came back, I got jealous again. So, I've had feelings for you for a long time."
We left our conversation at that, and danced to the rest of the song.
When I said I do,
I meant that I will, 'til the end of all time
Be faithful and true, devoted to you
That's what I had in mind
When I said "I do"
Well this old world keeps changin', and the world stays the same
For all who came before, and it goes hand and hand
Only you and I can undo all that we became
That makes us so much more, (so much more)
Than a woman and a man
And after everything that comes and goes around
Has only passed us by, here alone in our dreams
I know there's a lonely heart in every lost and found
But forever you and I will be the ones
Who found out what forever means
When I said I do,
I meant that I will, 'til the end of all time
Be faithful and true, devoted to you
That's what I had in mind
When I said "I do"
Truer than true, you know that I'll always be there for you
(Him) That's what I had in mind,
(Her) That's what I had in mind,
(Both) When I said "I do"
The song ended and everyone cheered, and Lane announces that it was time for my father and I to dance together. My dad leads me to the floor, and I look over my shoulder and see that Luke has dragged Rory out on to the floor also.
My dad looks at me. He looks to where my eyes have wondered and sees Luke and Rory dancing a few feet away. "Lorelai?"
I turn back to my dad, "Yeah?"
"Today, was amazing. You have made me so proud of you. And look over there." He gestures to Rory and Luke. "You've done an amazing job raising her. You've found a man who loves both you and your daughter. You're going to do great with this next one."
This is the second time my dad has made me cry today. "Thank you daddy. I-that means so much to me."
"You haven't called me daddy since you were nine."
I smile as the memory comes flooding back. "I remember, it was when I wanted my doll house. Mom kept saying I didn't need it, that I had two already, but you went out and bought it for me. Come to think of it, you also brought it to my house when mom was going to give it to good will."
"Yes, I did." he takes a moment, then says, "You know Lorelai, your mother loves you, and is happy for you. She was crying today at the ceremony. When you and Luke walked back to the house, your mother turned and looked me square in the eye and said, 'Our little girl is married'. She said that she would like to talk to you later tonight when you get the chance."
I nod, and the song ends, then I look at dad and say, "I'm gonna go find mom."
"Alright."
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I find mom talking to Kirk, and I hear from Kirk's mouth the words, "Fungus collection" and decide to save her.
"Uh, excuse me, Kirk, can I talk to her for a second?" I ask, gesturing to my mother.
"But, I was telling Emily here about my Fungus collection, and I was just getting to the good part."
"I know, Kirk, but you know what, I think I heard Taylor say that he was looking in to getting his own fungus collection started."
"Really? Hey, Taylor!" He says, and prances off to find Talor, who will probably come yell at me sometime tonight. (a/n: it's always fun to see kirk prance, dont ya think?)
"Oh, Lorelai, thank God, he is the oddest person." my mother says.
"Hm, yeah well, he was dropped to many times when he was a baby." she smiles and I say, "Mom, I just wanted to say, thanks for coming to my wedding, it meant a lot to me. I mean, I know we don't have very many happy moments together, but, I'm really glad you were able to come."
"Thank you for inviting me and your father." I smile and nod at her. "Lorelai, can I speak with you for a moment?"
"Sure." 'Please, don't yell, lets just have a pleasent conversation.'
She takes my arm and leads me to her table, we sit. "Lorelai, I don't know what your father has told you, but, I am very proud of you, and dispite what you might think, I do love you, very much. As your mother, today was the happiest of my life. Luke seems like a great guy. He is good to you, and to Rory, and he will hopefully be good to my new grandchild. You looked beautiful today, and tonight. Everything was wonderful. I only hope that there is enough time left to re-build our relationship. I'd like to spend more time with you, Luke and Rory, and eventually the new baby. I want to be a part of your life, as your mother, not as an instructor."
As I take all this in, I smile and say, "Mom, that would be great. Thank you. Oh, and he is a really great guy." I get up to leave, walk a few paces, turn around and say, "Mom, stand up."
"Why?" she asks.
"Please?" She does so, I walk back towards her, and wrap her in a hug-which, I'll admit, is gonna take some getting used to, but we're re-building here-she hugs me back and I wisper in her ear, "I love you too mom. I know I don't show it, but I do."
so, what did you think of their reception, and the carriage, and the music? i had fun writing this chapter, it was hard, however, to write a pleasent conversation between Lorelai and her parents. anyhow, press that pretty purple button and review...maybe throw in some ideas for another chapter, or this is gonna be the last one for a while, cause, i'm fresh outta ideas.