So here is the next chapter. It's a little short but the next few chapters should make up for it. 'A question worth asking' is on its last chapter/s so I am going to take a little while just to make sure I get a good ending, but I promise you I will get it up just as soon as I can.
Disclaimer: I still have no connection to Gilmore Girls
Luke walked hesitantly down the street towards the Dragonfly inn. He doesn't know how people get him to do things but he can just never say no. Sookie had rung him up earlier that evening and asked if he could come around after closing and help fix and extractor fan in their best room. They were having guests arrive on the Sunday and they were quite picky so she didn't want anything to go wrong. Sookie had assured him that Lorelai had gone home but he still felt weird going to the Inn and not going there to be with her or help her.
He arrived at the inn just after 9pm and was greeted by Sookie. She showed him up to the room and let him in. Before he could say anything Sookie spoke.
'The extractor fan is in the bathroom, I will leave you to it while I go get the kitchen ready for breakfast.' Sookie told Luke before quickly exiting and locking the door behind her.
Unaware that the door had been locked Luke made his way to the bathroom, but before he got there he noticed a body on the bed. He walked a little bit closer because in the darkness of the room he couldn't quite make out who it was. When he was finally close enough, he saw the sleeping figure of his ex-fiancé. Luke quickly turned on his heel ready to go downstairs and have a moan at Sookie, but was stopped by the sudden realisation that he had let Sookie lock him in the room.
Not wanting to deal with Lorelai, Luke moved himself around the room as quietly as he could, trying to locate the key that Lorelai would have used to get herself in the room, but he couldn't find it. To check whether Sookie had actually called him for a legitimate reason Luke walked into the bathroom and checked the workings of the extractor fan. It had a slight, fixable crack in it so Luke set to work, trying not to think about Lorelai in the next room.
When he finished Luke packed up the tools he had used and walked out into the bedroom. It had always been a favourite past time of his, watching Lorelai sleep, so he sat down in one of the chairs close to the bed and watched her. He sat their mesmerized by her beauty and calmness for almost 2 hours before she started to stir. He immediately began to panic, as he didn't feel ready enough to talk and be confronted by her. He really wasn't ready to look into the eyes of the woman he loved so much. Luke started to get up and tried to find somewhere else to sit, but he wasn't quick enough
'Luke?' Lorelai called quietly
'Uh yeah, sorry if I woke you' Luke said hesitantly. He's stood facing away from her.
'What are you doing here?' Lorelai sat up slowly and turned on the lamp, she blinked a few times trying to adjust her eyes.
'Sookie asked me to fix the extractor fan in the bathroom.'
'At…' Lorelai looked at the clock ' at 11 o'clock at night.
'Not really…. it was more like 9 o'clock….' Luke tried to explain the time difference before Lorelai got angry but he could never keep up with a Gilmore
'Then what the hell have you been doing for the last 2 hours?'
'Honestly?' Luke asked, with a little more guts than he thought he had.
'Of course'
'Watching you sleep….'
'Luke?' Lorelai tried to butt in again but Luke wouldn't hear of it
'Just listen to me… Sookie asked me to come. I had no intention to see you at all. She said you weren't here. So I came, to help like I always do. But I am stupid. I should have know Sookie was up to something after she and Rory have been bugging me all week.'
'What do you mean?'
'We are locked in here together.'
'What!' Lorelai screamed, showing just how shocked she was
'Sookie let me in the room and then locked the door.'
'Why didn't you use my key and just let yourself out?'
'Cause I can't find your key, I looked everywhere I could think of. I didn't dig in your bag, that is it.'
'Its not in my bag anyway, Sookie must have taken the key when she brought my food up earlier'
'Well, as I was trying to explain earlier, I came here to fix the extractor fan, so I did. But then there was nothing to do, so I just sat here and watched you sleep like I used to.'
'You used to watch me sleep?' Lorelai asked a bit shocked. She thought she was the weird one for always watching him sleep. How come they were never awake at the same time?
'Yeah, when I woke up in the morning and you were still asleep…. but …. I don't want to talk about that anymore.' Luke stated, a little saddened by the memories he had been painfully blocking out for the past week and a half.
'did you try phoning Sookie and asking her to open up the door?'
'yes. But all I got was that stupid French twat. He said there weren't any keys and that Sookie had gone home. I don't have Sookie's home number.'
'I do' Lorelai got her bag and got out her cellphone as quickly as she could. She hit a few buttons and waited for Sookie to answer.
'hello' Sookie answered
'Sookie…'
'before you start moaning at me, I did this for your own good. I actually expected a call much earlier…never mind that, but you have to believe me and not be mad.'
'I will be mad if you don't get your butt down her and open this door.' Lorelai said hurriedly
'I wont do that until you and Luke sort everything out.'
'there is nothing to sort out Sookie. We are grown ups, we made a decision and you should just respect that.'
'I would respect that if the decision was made by both of you, but it wasn't. you made up your mind for both you and Luke. Do you honestly think that man in that room with you agrees with you about calling off the engagement?'
'yes!'
'Oh come on Lorelai, you have never been a stupid person. You are one of the most intelligent people I know. Please just sit and talk to Luke. If you can honestly tell me that you have spoken and that you are BOTH ok with this split then I will come over and unlock the door, but you need to talk first.' Sookie stated trying her best to get her point across.
'Sookie….'
'I don't want to hear anything else from you. Now put Luke on the phone' Sookie demanded, more aggressive than Lorelai had ever heard her talk
'but….'
'Lorelai!' Sookie screamed
'Fine' Lorelai said submissively
Lorelai handed over the phone to a very confused Luke. Luke didn't say much. After a few yes's and no's. Luke hung up the phone and collapsed on the seat he had previously occupied.
'What did she say?' Lorelai asked anxiously
'That was a private conversation' Luke answered. Really not wanting to go into detail with Lorelai.
'Luke?'
'She wont be here tonight, so just go back to bed.'
'she said if we talk then she will come open'
'I know'
'so cant you just phone her back in a little while and tell her we spoke.'
'No…' Luke told her.
'What!' Lorelai screamed shocked that Luke didn't want to leave
'I have no desire to speak to you right now. I am going to lay here and sleep. When morning comes, Sookie will have to open the door cause she cant let us starve and then I will leave and get on with my life.'
'Luke! I don't want you here.'
'And I don't want to be here' Luke lied.
'Then call her and tell her we spoke and that we agreed to this separation.'
'No!'
'Luke, come on!' Lorelai pleaded
'You don't understand, do you?'
'Explain it to me then, what don't I understand.'
'you don't understand how much I love you and how much it hurts being away from you. I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you Lorelai and no one else, but you have taken that option away from me.'
'I am doing what's best for both of us.'
'No you're not. You are doing the I'm Lorelai, the world revolves around me, I make the decisions regardless of anyone else bit.' Luke spat out, not really realising the impact of his words.
'Ouch' Lorelai said rather submissively
'I'm sorry' Luke tried
'Its ok. Well if you wont phone her, then I guess I am going to sleep.'
'Lorelai?' Luke pleaded, hoping he hadn't hurt her too much.
'Its fine Luke, night'
'Night' Luke answered quietly.
Lorelai turned off the lamp and laid back down, she silently watched as Luke tried in vain to get comfortable. She felt bad, but it was the right thing for everyone…right?
Sorry to end it there. I just didn't want to get into the next bit in this chapter. I should have another chapter later or tomorrow. But please don't hold me to that.
Thanks for reading and I really really appreciate the reviews.
