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Chapter 5 – Home sweet home
Where we left off last time…
He looked up and stoped when he saw who had entered the door.
There she stood the girl of his dreams, mystery girl, and next to her in a stroller was what could only be described as a mini her. She looked at him, a tired yet happy smile across her face.
"Hey" she said, her blue eyes ever sparkling
"Hey" he said back
And now on with the show…
"Lorelai" he whispered to himself
She smiled and walked forward, he walked around the counter to stand in front of her. Their eyes locked, he could see the immense amount of gratitude in her tired eyes, her tired beautiful eyes.
She seemed to have aged a little since he'd last seen her, but she was still as gorgeous as ever. She slowly moved in to hug him and he wrapped his arms around her, not caring the whole diner was watching them. She felt so save in his arms, she felt like she was 16, and the responsibilities of looking after Rory seemed less scary. She felt this strange connection to him, and strange connection that felt completely …right
After a little while she pulled back, and gave him a small smile before looking down at Rory.
He looked down at the little girl who had the same deep blue eyes as Lorelai and the mass of dark hair.
"This is my daughter Rory. Well Lorelai actually, I named her after myself, I was lying in the hospital thinking well men name babies after themselves all the time so way cant it..." she had starting rambling and Luke put a finger on her mouth to ssh her.
"She's cute"
"Yeah well she takes after her mum" she said grinning at him.
He smiled at her before walking behind the counter.
"Do you want something to drink?" he offered as Lorelai sat down at the counter, Rory's stroller parked next to her.
"Coffee please" she said, relaxing a little.
"Coffee?"
"Yes Coffee" she said rolling her eyes at him
Luke grumbled a bit and then poured her coffee into a large blue mug.
"That will kill you someday you know" he said passing it to her.
"Oh well we all gotta go someday" she replied, flashing him a smile before settling into her coffee.
He wanted to ask her why she was here, why she had a baby, all these questions swirled in his mind. He didn't want to push her, so he decided to bide his time a little.
The bell jingled again as Miss Patty and Babbette entered the Diner. They immediately spotted Rory's stroller and headed straight for the little girl.
"Oh she's gorgggeous" exclaimed Miss Patty
"Isn't she gorgggeous Babbette?" she said looking up at her friend next to her.
"Oh she's soo cute, you just wanna buddle her right up!" The ladies cooed and talked to little Rory.
Lorelai smiled at the women fussing over Rory, as she continued to drink her coffee. She studied Luke, he was a great looking guy. She wasn't quiet sure why, when she had run away, she had chosen to run here. To run to Stars Hollow and most of all to run to Luke. That night with him had been so real, unlike any other part of her life with her parents. Her parent's life, with the fake facade to their friends, the bitchiness and emptiness she felt in that house. She had been in his town barley 5 minutes and already she felt …more alive and free than she had in months. Though the matter of how they were going to live still loomed overhead her head, she let herself relax for a minute.
"Leave the kid alone" said Luke, as Babbette and Miss Patty continued to fuss over Rory. Patty ignored him and turned to Lorelai instead.
"Hi I'm Miss Patty, I run the local dance studio" said Miss Patty smiling widely.
"Hi I'm Lorelai and that is little one is my Rory" she said proudly, love for the little girl in her eyes.
"Rory. Is she your daughter?" Patty asked tentatively.
Lorelai nodded a smile on her face. She knew people found it confronting to meet a 16 year old with a baby. But she wasn't going to be ashamed of her daughter, Rory was great and she loved her.
"Patty! I got us a table" called Babbette from the other side of the diner.
"Oh well I better go, I hope to see you around town Lorelai" she gave one last wave to Rory before heading off to her table.
Lorelai turned her attention back to the counter and back to Luke.
"So…do you know anywhere I could get a job around here?" she asked brightly, the caffeine obviously doing its job.
"Um well you could check with Mia at the Inn. You planning on staying in Stars Hollow?" he asked trying to play it casual, Lorelai saw right through it and that made her happy, it was sweet … he was sweet.
"I might be" she smiled at him again. "So where's this Inn then?" she asked
"The Independence Inn, a family friend Mia owns it, it's down Cherry Rd and then take a left at Wallflower and you can't miss it"
"Thanks Luke" she smiled at him again, god she couldn't stop smiling at that guy.
"Hey, so you serve dinner here right?"
"Yeah well this is a Diner"
She smiled and nodded, and started to gather up her and Rory's things. She reached across the counter to pull the pen out of Luke's shirt pocket. She lingered over the counter for a few seconds, their eyes met. She was extremely close to him now and they could both feel…it, this connection between them.
She pulled back, pen in hand, her eyes never leaving his. She quickly grabbed a napkin, scribbled something down and left, some money and the pen on the counter. Without another word her and Rory left 'Luke's Diner'
Luke slowly turned the napkin over and read what she had written.
Cya for Dinner, Diner boy
- Lorelai
(and
Rory)
Luke smiled at the note, he was suddenly very much looking forward to dinner.
Lorelai walked into the entranceway of the Independence Inn. It was a beautiful, cosy and elegant Inn, if felt welcoming.
She approached the front desk, tiny Rory in her arms. A lady stood behind the desk, her hair slightly grey with a kind face.
"Hello. I'm looking for Mia" she said as confidently as she could.
"Well that's me. What can I do for you?" he asked a warm smile on her face.
Lorelai gathered all her courage and asked the lady.
"I need a job, any job"
Mia considered this for a minute.
"Do you have any qualifications?" she asked
"No"
"Experience?"
"Well no"
Mia thought for a second, her eyes fell to baby in Lorelai's arms.
"And who's this little madame then?" she asked smiling at the little girl.
"This is my daughter Rory"
Mia took this in, pausing to think again. Lorelai became impatient, if this lady wasn't going to hire her, couldn't she just tell her, so she could go and try somewhere else?
"Look I'm sorry, can you please just tell me if you can help me or not, Luke said you might be able to and really need job and…"
Mia cut into Lorelai's rant
"Luke?"
"Yeah Luke he owns the diner in town"
"Well if Lucas sent you he must really like you then" Mia smiled and Lorelai blushed a little.
"Come with me and we'll see what we can do for you" she smiled kindly at the girl and Lorelai flooded with relief and gratitude for this lady.
Luke walked out of his storeroom and was almost knocked over as Lorelai flung her arms around his neck, hugging him. After the shock he settled into the hug.
"Thank-you thankyou" she said hugging him tight
He chuckled
"What for?" he asked. She pulled back and looked at him, her eyes bright and happy.
"Mia, she gave me a job at the Inn! And a place to stay!"
"That's great" he said, happy to see her so happy.
She glowed with happiness and they stood in a semi hug for at little, just smiling a little at each other. His hands still around her waist and her hands resting on his upper arms. Luke's hand lifted up and pushed a curl behind Lorelai's ear. She smiled before letting her hands fall down. She gave him one for smile before turning round to Rory.
"You want something to eat" he asked walking back behind the counter.
Lorelai pulled Rory out of her stroller and sat up at the counter with Rory on her lap.
"That would be great"
They shared yet another smile. Luke so happy to see her, she brightened up his world. This amazing girl, this amazing girl who seemed to like being around him, a girl he connected with, a girl he could talk to.
Lorelai smiled, so happy the start of her new life was working out, and feeling so grateful this great guy like Luke was around. She felt no longer alone. She had Rory, she now had a job and a place to live. Mia was great and Luke…Luke was, he could be…Luke was here and he was wonderful. He felt stable, reliable and loving, and that was something she treasured these days.
Knock knock
"Lorelai?" Emily called from outside her daughter's room. She pushed open the door and walked inside. Lorelai and Rory were nowhere to be seen, she crossed the room, confused. She found a piece of paper address 'Mum and Dad' sitting on Lorelai's dresser.
Emily unfolded the letter and read.
Mum, Dad
I'm sorry, I can't live here anymore. I've got to live my life the way that's right for me. Rory and me will be fine.
Lorelai
Emily's heart broke. She had lost her daughter and her granddaughter. She was alone.
Meanwhile in Stars Hollow Lorelai ate her first meal away from home, in a place that felt more like home than anything she'd ever felt before.
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