I'm back!
Iknow you waited way to long for this chapter, and I'm really sorry fot this, but:
-I needed to update my Scott/Lauren fic first
-I'm still dealing with unpasses exam on University
-My computer crashed, and I had to write it all over again
-and in the end I was cut off internet for 2 weeks
so.. sorry!
now to reply to some of you:
orangesherbert7: remember I'm going with the epi...
To all who asked about THE GUY: his name is Sy and he really is in the epi, and he is in this chapter as well. For all of you who wanted to mack make him with Patty: sorry he's married!
The27thGilmore: look at my pan name! of cours it was supposed to be dirty lol
And to all who asked me earlier and now about my Scott/Lauren fic: the Truth Is Right There, the link should be in my profile so just go there and check it :).
thank you all who reviewed too! it makes me want to write more!
oh and please don't kill me but I just wanted soo much to post it that it's not beta readed :(
Lorelai was standing in the dinning room of the Independence Inn watching as her mother tried to "destroy" Sookie's up coming wedding.
"Hey, um, what is with the fancy place settings? I thought you were just gonna keep it simple." Lorelai tried to bring some sense in to this madness also known as Emily's ideas.
"It is simple." Sookie said defensively, not realizing what was really happening.
"It lights up." Lorelai tried again.
"Just flip a switch, simple." Sookie grinned.
Lorelai just sighed, massaging her head with her hand.
"Tell me how my mother got so involved in all of this." She asked.
"She's not that involved." Sookied replied fast. "She just mentioned the other day when she was here that… she knew some people that could make some samples of stuff for us, like table settings and flower arrangements."
"But we were gonna do the flowers ourselves." Lorelai pouted.
"I know" Sookie smiled, but then added "But what a hassle that would be."
"It's to save money." Lorelai reminded. "Flowers cost a fortune." 'Please Sookie just think' she thought.
"Yeah, but, the sampling of – what they're doing today – it's free. I'm not committed to any of this." Sookie gestured around her.
"I hope not." Lorelai sighed heavily and looked Sookie straight in the eyes.
"It's true" Sookie replied immediately, seeing her friend disbelieve. "I say no, it all goes away. Not a penny is spent." She promised.
"Okay." Lorelai rolled her eyes.
"And it's fun." Sookie grinned.
"I don't wanna take away your fun, I just want you to be careful. See, you've entered Emilyland." Lorelai said with a fake smile.
"Emilyland?" Sookie asked confused.
"It's an upside down world where the Horchow House is considered low-rent and diamonds less than twenty-four carats are Cracker Jack trinkets and Bentleys are for losers who can't afford a Rolls."
"But I'm okay, really."
"All right. I have to help Luke with the lunch rush today, so I gotta go." At the mention of Luke's name Lorelai's face immediately lightened up.
Sookie was about to say: 'Go, we're fine.' But saw Lorelai's dreamy expression. It wasn't the first time she saw her that way lately. She grabbed Lorela's hand and dragged her to now empty kitchen.
"What the hell are you doing Sookie?" Lorelai demanded, pulling her hand away from Sookie's
"Ok is there something you're not telling me?" Her friend asked immediately.
"I don't know what you're talking about" Lorelai defended herself. 'Should I tell Sookie about Luke?' she thought. 'I should, but if I'll tell her, she would tell Jackson right away and we all know that we would read about it in tomorrow's paper on the first page'
"Don't give me this Lorelai! I'm your friend, I know when something is happening and I can see it right now." Sookie said and looked at Lorelai, who tried to hide her eyes from her.
" Is there a guy?" Sookie asked after a moment.
Lorelai snapped her head up fast at that.
"There is! Are you using Luke's as a cover to meet this mysterious guy?" Sookie giggled.
'There's definitely a guy, but' "I' not using a cover for anything Sookie! You know very well that Luke's need my help right now and that's what I'm going to do. Go there and help him when he needs me" Lorelai replied nervously. 'And maybe I'll find some time alone with Luke too to do not that very needed things, but on the other hand this is what I definitely need so… But you don't have to know about this Sookie' She thought. 'You're a bad person Gilmore, lying to your friend! I'm not lying! I'm just not telling all of the truth!"
Just as Sookie was about to ask another question they both heard Emily's voice from the dinning room:
"Is that a fingerprint? My God, that's a fingerprint! Who touched this? Let me see your hands!" She demanded.
"I think you should go there and stop her" Lorelai suggested.
"I'm going" Sookie said disappointed that Lorelai had told her nothing. "But that doesn't mean you're get out of it next time" she pointed her finger at her friend.
"I'm going to Luke's now, see ya!" Lorelai said and made her way to the door really fast.
After dealing with some costumers and Kirk at the diner Lorelai made her way up the stairs, with a plate full of food for Luke; healthy of course.
Before knocking the door, she tried to make her hair a little. She and Luke hadn't spent much time alone lately, and somehow she really wanted to look better for him. She knew that after all this ears he saw her probably in much worst state. But it was different back then. She smiled to herself how exactly different and how great it was now. She finally knocked on the door and patiently waited for Luke to open it.
"Luke, it's me." She called him thinking it will make him come up faster. She hoped that he at least a little wanted them to spend some time alone together.
When the door opened finally, Lorelai immediately greeted Luke with a bright smile and:
"Hey. I brought you a wimpy with a rose pinned on it." She stated fully serious.
"A what?" Luke asked confused but with a huge grin of his own.
"Turkey burger with onions." She explained in a "dud" tone.
"Oh, thanks." Luke said, taking the plate from her. His other arm making its way around Lorelai's waist, bringing her closer to him. "Come on in." He whispered before crushing his lips on hers.
She immediately put her arms around his neck, trying to be as close to him as possible. The tension between them heated up when the kiss intensified.
They had spent only one night together and it was over 2 weeks ago. But with Jess's back from the NY and Rory they haven't had any possibility to repeat that.
Luke pushed Lorelai lightly against the door. Her hands were roaming his back trying to find their way somehow under his flannel. Just as Luke tried to pay back for her effort he realized he was still holding the plate in his right hand.
Finally they pulled away, both breathing heavy, but still holding each other.
"How's the money pit coming?" Lorelai asked sweetly, her hands playing with his hair picking up from under the baseball cup.
"Oh, just uh. . .that's it." Luke sighed with a helpless expression.
"What's the matter?" Lorelai asked concerned as Luke pulled away and made his way to the table, putting the meal down and leaned against the counter. She immediately joined him sitting at the table.
"Nothing." Luke sighed again, but then added after a second. "None of them are coming – not one."
"Who?" Lorelai asked softly.
"My relatives – the ones I booked all the rooms for – not one is coming to Louie's funeral." Luke explained with a disappointed look on his face.
"You're kidding – why?"
"I don't know, which lame-o excuse do you wanna hear first? A bunch of 'em claimed they can't get outta work." Luke said sarcastically.
"It's not so lame-o." She tried to calm Luke a little down.
"Randy and Barbara don't wanna miss their brat kid's rugby semifinal."
"Rugby has semifinals?" Lorelai asked in disbelieve.
"My sister never even called back. My cousins Paul and Jim, who my dad helped put through college, said they were too exhausted from a fishing trip. And slightly disturbed cousin Franny said she can't leave because her Petey's sick." Luke raised his voice now.
"Son?"
"Parrot."
"Petey the parrot?" Lorelai smirked.
"I saw the stupid thing once on a visit," Luke started to rant. "Flapping its wings like crazy, banging around, squawking the only two words it knows over and over – Petey and gorgeous. Gorgeous, Petey, gorgeous, Petey! " Luke said in a parrot like voice.
Lorelai watched in amazement Luke's rant, who was not throwing his hands in the air.
'God he's so cute when he does that' she thought 'I love ranting Luke' Now she had that dreamy expression on her face, not really realizing what she just thought.
"That's disturbing." She said and laughed a little trying to light the mood.
"My family's disturbing." Luke said with a sad face. He looked like a little buy who didn't know what to do.
"I'm so sorry." Lorelai said standing up and walking over to him.
"This is wrong, this is not how it's done. A family member dies, you pay your respects – period." Luke still was in a ranting mood.
"Hey" She said taking his face in her hands, stroking his stubble cheeks with her thumbs. "I know you're sad but, you shouldn't let them get to you that much."
Lorelai's gentle touched calmed him immediately. He couldn't believe that only her presence could do that to him.
He smiled at her, reassuring her everything was back ok. They were staring at each other intensively now. Luke had now his hands on her hips, making little circles with his long fingers. They both remember what happened earlier when Lorelai showed at his door. Not more than a second later they met in a passionate kiss.
Lorelai moaned as she felt Luke's tongue on her lower lip and opened her mouth to let him in. A deep groan came up from Luke's throat as their tongues massaged one another gently. They both tightened their arms around each other, trying to be as close together as it was possible.
After few minutes of intensive making out Luke turned them both suddenly around so that now Lorelai was pressed against the counter. His strong hands, large hands were everywhere on her, her back, her stomach, breasts. They couldn't get enough of each other.
They broke apart breathless, but immediately Luke's lips were on Lorelai's neck sucking it gently, which cause yet another laud moan from her.
"Luuuuke" She started to unbutton his flannel, wanting nothing more to feel Luke's soft skin against her fingers. Just then his both hands ended on her butt as he lifted her up and sat on the counter, finding her lips with his once again, opening his mouth immediately. Lorelai put her long legs around Luke's waist bringing him closer to her. They both groaned at the sensation.
Just as Lorelai was about to pull away Luke's shirt the door opened and they both frozed
"Hey Mom?" Rory called walking in but stopped as soon as she saw the image before her. She covered her eyes, at the same time that Luke and Lorelai pulled away from each other. Luke stepped away from Lorelai, as far it was possible, when she hoped off the counter and made a few steps back from it.
"I'm sorry, I didn't want to walk on in like this" Rory tried to explain, her eyes still covered with her hand.
"It's ok honey we just… "Lorelai tried to come up with something non dirty, but couldn't. " What was it you wanted from me?" she finally asked changing the subject.
"Sorry. Jackson's outside, he wants to talk to you, he says it's important. " Rory said now looking at slightly embarrass Luke, who found his boot extremely interesting, his face ten shades of red.
"About what?" Lorelai asked.
"I don't know. He seems upset."
"Ah. All right." Lorelai then turned and looked at Luke. "You okay?" she whispered smiling shyly.
"Yeah, yeah." He waved at her and smiled back.
"Ok, so.. I have to go… we will talk later ok?" she asked.
"Oh yeah right…." He replied as Lorelai sent him another shy grin and made her way down the stairs.
"Hey Luke, where's Jess?" Rory asked after a second.
"I don't know, he's probably out playing basketball or something." He replied still not looking at her, embarrass that she caught him and Lorelai in that position
"That little punk." Rory said mad running down the stairs, leaving Luke shacking his head behind her.
Later that evening half of the town was at Miss Patty studio at yet another famous town meeting. Just then Lorelai and Rory walked in as always late.
"Late again, are we?" Taylor commented that immediately.
"Yes, I hope I'm not pregnant!" Lorelai replied exaggerating.
Luke smirked, but then it hit him and he jerked his head up immediately, wide eyed. 'Wha….what!' he thought.
"What?" Taylor asked out loud.
Lorelai just smirked at him ignoring the question, then looked at Luke who was sitting in the nearest row, two free seats beside him just waiting for Lorelai and Rory. Just then she saw his shocked expression, realizing what she had said earlier.
'Oh God I did not say that. He did not think what I think he did! I'm stupid' She thought, immediately shacking her head just that he could see this, reassuring him with a grin it was only a joke.
" Are these seats taken? " She asked him sweetly, trying to cover this awkward situation that had created between them, so no one around them could see this.
Luke just let out a breath he didn't realize he's been holding. The vision of baby's powder and diapers slowly disappearing from his mind.
"Don't drag me into this." Luke murmured under his breath.
"You really have to work on your punctuality, Lorelai. I banged the meeting in a half an hour ago." Taylor brought both Luke and Lorelai back to reality.
"Uh, dirty!" Lorelai grinned, trying not to look at Luke, who was sitting beside her.
"I'm gonna take advantage of this unexpected pause in our proceedings to confer with Miss Patty about the next item on our agenda." Taylor ignored her comment.
After a little pause Lorelai finally dared to look at Luke who has been staring at his boots very intensively.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to freak you out" She whispered to him.
Luke looked up at her:
"It's ok. It wasn't just the thing I expected to hear at this town meeting" He smiled at her reassuring.
"Yeah you're right" Lorelai smiled back. "I should tell you this in private" At that Luke's eyes once again grew larger.
Lorelai just closed her eyes. 'I did not say that! What's wrong with you Gilmore? You finally found a perfect guy and unconsciously want to scare him out?' Lorelai thought. 'Wait! Luke's the perfect guy? Well….. he is' She smiled to herself, but then Luke's still wide eyes brought her back to reality.
"This came out wrong" she tried to explain. "I'm not. Nothing is growing in this body beside the hunger" She smiled at him. He just exhaled loudly, trying to act as cool as it was possible.
'This woman is going to give me a heart attack one day' Luke thought. ' Yeah but you wouldn't have it any other way Danes!'
"What'd we miss?" Lorelai tried to change the subject.
" Another fun one!" Lorelai commented as the meeting ended smiling at Luke, but he was already up from his seat and to her disappointed he wasn't looking at her at all.
"I..I gotta go. See you later" He said to her and then he was gone, leaving a stunned Lorelai behind him.
'Whoa that was strange! What the hell was that?' She thought. 'Oh God, are we fighting now or something? It was that joke! My mouth, my stupid mouth!' she was bubbling in her mind now feeling a little strange and somehow unsecured. She wanted nothing more to go after him and confront him, but still not understood what had just happened. Somehow she couldn't make herself to fallow him, knowing that the entire town would see them. So she did the only thing she could: she allowed her legs to lead her back home.
Luke hasn't realized what his strange action made to Lorelai as he run after Taylor out of Miss Patty's studio.
"Taylor, hold on a sec!" He called, stepping in front Taylor and all the reenactment guys.
"Guys, hold it, come on, you heard me calling you, stop!" He demanded.
"What is it, Luke?" Taylor rolled his eyes, but stopped, as Luke wanted.
"What do you mean, what is it?" Luke asked. "My Uncle Louie's funeral is tomorrow afternoon and I haven't heard from any of you. The man was a World War II veteran, that's what you reenactor freaks do – you go to vet's funerals, so you're gonna be there, right?" But no one replied to him. "Hello?" Luke asked again.
"You said you were gonna talk to him, Sy." Taylor turned to a guy next to him.
"Bert said he was gonna do it." Sy pointed at the guy at Taylor's right
"It's Taylor's job." Bert tried to defend himself.
"You always pass the buck." Sy complained.
"Talk to me about what, guys? " Luke finally stopped them, looking a little bit irritated.
"You might as well know, Luke. We don't wanna go to Louie's funeral. " Taylor admitted after a long pause, not even daring to look at Luke.
"What?" Luke screamed pissed off, not knowing what was really going on.
"We all hated Louie.'" Andrew admitted.
"Oh, come on, that's not true. " Luke couldn't believe his ears. Or more: didn't want to, deep down knowing there was a lot of truth there.
"He always had a scowl on his face, not a kind word for anybody. He would light those hideous cigars, blow smoke in people's faces and then spit after each puff. " Taylor explained.
"He was disgusting." Sy said
"And mean." Andrew added.
"He kicked my dog when I was a kid." Kirk complained. Luke almost thought he was going to cry. Luke could have thought it was funny if not the fact how irritated he was by them all.
"He hit on my wife repeatedly." Sy couldn't stop.
"Toto was always different after that." Said Kirk, now with the tears in his eyes
"My wife was much affected as well."
"I'd toss her something to fetch and she'd start to run after it and halfway there she'd forget what she was doing."
"She never enjoyed her soap operas the same after that."
"She'd just lie down and go to sleep."
"This is an exaggeration." Luke yelled throwing his arms in the air, stopping this little "competition".
"We're not exaggerating. We threw a big party when he left town!" Bert barked back.
"I made love to my wife that night like I never have." Sy said dreamy to Luke's disgust.
"My Toto barked a happy bark, then quietly stopped breathing. She was old." Kirk admitted.
"I don't believe this. " Luke looked at them in disbelieve, throwing his hands in the air.
"Come on, Luke. You knew the guy." Andrew said.
"This man was my uncle, okay, and a war veteran." Luke tried to explain calmly. "He deserves a veteran's funeral, but hey, if you guys are too lazy to show up, then. . ."
"He's the lazy one." Taylor replied immediately. "Never once did he participate in a town function. In fact, when we reenactors gathered, he'd throw things at us."
" And not soft things, hard things." Sy added
"Rocks, and small tools." Bert said after him.
"Okay, I've heard enough." Luke was little by little loosing his control, clutching his wrists tightly.
"And he got meaner as he got older. Never married, never had kids." Sy didn't stop.
"A real loner." Bert nodded.
"To hell with you guys, who needs you! I might just throw rocks and small tools at you myself next time I see ya!" Luke yelled irritated as never, turning back, trying to stay calm as much as he needed to not kill them all. He couldn't believe this all.
"A defensive hothead, just like Louie! " Taylor called after Luke
"They're practically clones." Bert added after Taylor.
And that was enough! Luke couldn't stand it anymore. He stopped in middle track and turned around. Without thinking and with a dead glare he yelled at men before him, but everyone else around could hear his every world:
"I'm not like Louie! I'm not a LONER! Just because I'm not parading with a girlfriend all over the town, doesn't mean I don't have one!" With that, breathing heavily Luke turned back around and made his fast way to the diner leaving half of the town in a gasp, staring after him.
TBCI hope you liked it, and it was worth waitting, more to come, I just hope you still want to read it :D Tell me wjhat you think :)
i think I'm going to start a new story soon, to write along with this one, so stay tuned if you like my writting it should be up soon, if i make myself to write it finally! lol
