Can't See Stars During A Tornado
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SORRY... damn i almost made it on Saturday. Its 1 49 sunday morning... well i was close. Im so sorry again and now update for this story will happen everyweekend on the dot i promise... maybe even soon:)
Chapter 10: The Next Day
By: CripticWolf
The Next Day...
"Rory!" Lorelai called in a singsong voice walking into her daughters room. "Rory darling, wakey wakey."
Rory groaned, turned her back to her mother and pulled her pillow down over her head. "Ugh... Moooooom go away." She mumbled sneaking a look at the clock. "Its 7:00 in the morning. Why are you up so early? It's to early. I disown you!"
Lorelai plopped down on Rory's bed making it bounce and causing her to growl and bury herself deeper under her covers. "Go away alien!" She yelled although it was muffled. Lorelai smiled and started poking her repeatedly and after about 5 minutes Rory couldn't take it anymore. She sat up abruptly her eyes half shut and hair all over the place. "Who are you and what have you done with my normal coffee addicted mother who never woke up early as heck on Saturdays?"
"She blew away with the Tornado babe!" Her mother replied bouncing and way to cheerfully. "Sheesh you're just as grumpy as Lukey in the mornings." 'Wow what is that about the fortieth time today I thought of him since I woke up?' She had a goofy grin on her face then noticed Rory's knowing smile. "What?"
'Yup she's definitely thinking of Luke. He's the only one that can put that smile on her' Rory thought.
"Oh nothing I just realized why you're awake so early."
"Oh really, and what may I ask it the reason then?"
"Well I could be wrong but I highly doubt it... Does it have something to do with a grumpy, flannel clad, backwards baseball cap, diner owner? The one you cant seem to keep your hands, or your mind obviously, off of.
She gasped as if offended. "Hey there missy! The hands thing is neutral... and so is the lips thing and the tongue thing and-"
"Ew! Mom gross! Stop right there. I happen to like my head! I definitely would hate to have to cut it off in order to stop the, now, soon to be coming visions or you and Luke necking like High schoolers... or more. I already walked in on you two yesterday."
Hey there kid," She pointed a finger at Rory. "That was your own fault for coming downstairs."
Rory's eyes opened wide and her mouth fell open. 'Yeah right! Oh please!' "Oh give me a break! It was not! What did you expect? You were both downstairs for like an hour with now words begin said, that I could hear anyway."
Lorelai chuckled remembering how embarrassed and nervous Luke got when they were caught kissing passionately against the counter early yesterday morning by Rory and Lane. 'He's so cute when he's nervous and embarrassed.'
She just shrugged her shoulders grinning from ear to ear. "Yeah, yeah." She rolled her eyes and they sat in silence for a moment until Lorelai broke it... "Come on! Get up!"
"Why can't you go alone? He's your boyfriend."
"Beeeecause."
"Because you felt it necessary to torture me by waking me up this early so you weren't the only one awake... Your a freak." Rory said.
"The apple doesn't fall far from the tree babe."
"Yeah, yeah." This time it was Rory's turn to roll her eyes. "That's not the only reason is it?"
"Well... um... no. Okay well that was the first part of it and the second part of it is if me and Luke decide to learn for a few minutes then you can tell all the insane townies that nothing is happening cause God knows that me being the most excellent mother in the universe would neeeever do anything with you around."
Rory laughed then became curious. "Why don't you guys want the town to know? I thought this was a good thing. Don't you want this?
"Of course I want this Rory. Its just we don't want this crazy town to know yet. It's still new and we don't want anything to move to fast or cause any problems. This is definitely a good thing. I can't believe all these years we could have been..." She trailed off. "Rory, I... I think I love him. He just makes me feel so happy, and every time I kiss him, no every time I'm even around him I'm just comfortable."
"You guys are a match made in heaven. You're perfect for each other. I'll tell you what, I will go with you to the diner" 'Mom loves Luke, wow. That's so cute' "but on one condition..."
An hour later Lorelai and Rory walked into the diner. "I don't think he's going to agree to that."
"Don't worry mom, he will. I have my ways."
"Don't you even think about it Missy!" She yelled then lowered her voice to a whisper. "Lukes my man!"
"Mom." Rory said rolling her eyes as they took a seat at a table far away from their usual one, that currently had tools all over it. She chuckled slightly as she looked at Miss. Patty and Babette who were seated right smack dab in the middle of where the construction workers were replacing one of Luke's three broken windows. The two women sizing the poor guys up like they were all a piece of lunchmeat. She watched as her moms face dropped a little when Ceasar told her Luke was out for bit, then light back up again at the sound of his voice. He was yelling as he entered the diner. 'Uh oh, he sounds like he's having a horrible day so far.'
Luke stormed into the diner with Taylor close on his heels. "I-did-not-break-your-window Taylor for the thousandth time!"
"Stop lying Luke!"
"I'm not lying Taylor. I haven't lied at all to you in the past..." He looked at his watch. "47 minutes." Luke took a deep breath in a rapidly failing attempt to keep his anger in check. "Why the hell would I waste my time breaking your windows anyway? Besides in all actuality they are my windows!"
"Because yours broke." The bearded man said cocky as hell that he was going to make Luke crack and that Luke was the one who did it.
"They are mine!" He shook his head. "Ya know what Taylor ya got me... you're 100 percent right. I walked into a friggin Tornado, searched for something to break through 8 inches of glass, then after searching for something I broke your window and, oh hell, then I came back here and broke my own to throw you off my damn trail. But I guess you figured me out. Crap! What was I thinking? Bad, bad me." Luke said his voice thick with sarcasm. Lorelai and Rory cracked up.
"Ah Ha! A confession! I knew you were the culprit Luke Danes! I knew it!" Taylor said clearly proud of himself. "So when are you going to pay for them!"
"Taylor!" Luke lost it and slammed his fists on the counter startling everyone in the diner. "I didn't take your fucking windows! Now will you get the hell out of my diner!" It was more of a command then a question but all Taylor did was put his hands on his hips. He walked toward the door but just had to get in one last question that sent Luke over the edge. "You can pay me by cash or che-" He never got a chance to finish his sentence and was shut up by an egg that Luke pegged at his head. Lorelai and Rory were cheering in the background as a irritated egg covered Taylor walked out of the diner in a huff.
Lorelai watched as Luke vigorously wiped down the counter to try and not focus on his frustration mumbling about how irritating Taylor was and that he was a delusional old idiot who is the king of the mental institutioners. After a minute or two of watching Lorelai walked over to the counter and took a quick seat in front of Luke who had his head bent down as he scrubbed to overly clean counter. Just as she was about say something the phone rang and he wiped around to pick it up.
"Lukes." He snapped harsher then intended into the phone. "I apologize for that, bad timing... No it's fine you don't have to call back later... What can I dot for you?... Oh yeah," He looked around the counter for a pen and paper, finding only paper because he had thrown his pencil at Taylor when he first came in. It was now that he noticed Lorelai and smiled at her, one of those unique smiled that only her and Rory ever saw.
"What are you looking for?" She whispered to him. "Pen" he mouthed in return and watched her fly up the stairs to his apartment to get one. He smirked when he saw the pen she handed him. It was the one she had left during the Tornado, covered in pink fuzz with a big bush of pink and purple feathers at the top.
Luke noticed that he wasn't paying attention to the man on the phone anymore that was still babbling on and on. Still slightly pissed and now bored he cut right to the point. "So how much do I owe you for the other two windows?" He was silent as the man spoke; Lorelai sipped her coffee playing with his free hand, completely forgetting about everything else from the feel of Luke's hand in her own. She was jerked from her thoughts after a minute. "What!" Luke all of a sudden yelled into the phone pulling his hand from her smaller ones. Startling her so much that she nearly fell of her stool. "3,000 dollars! Are you friggin kidding me! That's ridicules!" He took a deep breath then calmly added, "Fine... what ever. Yeah anytime during the day is fine... bye." Growling Luke slammed the phone down and leaned his elbows on the counter, rubbing his temples.
'Wow... He looks like he could use some time off. I should invite him over tonight to watch movies with me and Rory.' Lorelai took one of his hands and he let her drag him back into the storeroom. She stopped and put her hands on his chest gently pushing him down on to a big box. He immediately wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her down on his lap, hugging her tight.
"Hi." She said sweetly and kissed him.
"Hi back." Luke kissed her passionately and hungrily. Not as heated as their previous encounter to the storeroom was but it was just as much if not more. 'God I love this woman!' They finally parted only for the desperate need of air, her head against his shoulder with her on his lap still, as he absent mindedly rubbed his hand up and down her back, both sighing in contemptment.
"Hey what are you doing tonight?" She said out of the blue.
"Um... nowhere why?
"Will you come over to my house tonight and watch movies with me and Rory?"
"Sure... is Rory okay with it though."
"Yup, she's fine with it don't sweat it."
"Okay, I'll be there." They both shared another passionate kiss before both getting up and walking out to the diner. Luke was happy to see that the construction crew had successfully installed one of the windows and were packing up to leave. He paid Tom then went to get the Gilmore Girl's order.
TBC...
Okay so here is this chap. I know its probably not what you guys were all expecting and that it kind of sucked but im about to pass out flat on my face cause im so tired. The next chap MAY be up tomorrow depends... if not then next weekend:) Thanks so much to all of you who have reviewed and read my story so far I love you guys:)
