Fate, Or Something Like It

Section 1: Just Friends

Chapter 10

At Least We're Good At That

Disclaimer: I own nothing, but I wished I owned Scott Patterson.

A/N: Ok everybody here is the last chapter of Section 1: Just Friends. What have we learned so far? Let's recap.

Chapter1: The End of The Beginning

Lorelai and Luke first meet. Lorelai has Rory and, her parents and Christopher come to see her. Lorelai tells her parents that she's leaving and never coming back.

Chapter 2: Everything Happens For A Reason

Lorelai arrives in Stars Hollow by fate. She just happens to stumble into William's Hardware where Luke was working. Luke takes her to the Independence Inn where she meets Mia and Mia gives her and Rory a place to live.

Chapter3: All A Dream?

Lorelai wakes up to find herself older and married to Luke. When she falls asleep again she's back to being 16 and living in the Independence Inn.

Chapter 4: Butch's Got A Girlfriend!

Luke comes over and helps Lorelai. Then when he gets home, his father and sister suspect him to have a girlfriend.

Chapter 5: Lorelai Meets The Townies

Luke takes Lorelai out to see the town where they not only meet a few of the wacky people, but have a talk about Luke's mother. When Lorelai gets back to the inn she finds her mother waiting on her.

Chapter 6: Chef Sookie

Lorelai has a loud argument with Emily Gilmore. She then gets comforted by Sookie who wants to be a chef. Luke tries to finish his homework when his sister comes in amd tells him to make a move with Lorelai NOW. When he goes to the inn to talk to her, he finds her talking to none other Brandon Right.

Chapter 7: Jealousy or Not?

Lorelai starts school. She finds out from Sookie that the pretty black haired girl is named Anna and that her and Luke are dating. She then tries to figure out if she's jealous while Luke wonders the same. Also Anna and Jackson has a few things to say.

Chapter 8: The Angel and The Baseball Player

7 months has passed and Lorelai and Luke have drifted apart. Luke is still dating Anna and Lorelai has been working as a maid. Lorelai and Sookie go to the first baseball game of the season where they meet up with Luke. Luke wants to talk to Lorelai in private, but instead of talking their lips lock.

Chapter 9: Say Something, Before It's Too Late

Both Lorelai and Luke try to avoid each other, but end up running into each other. Also, Anna swears to make Lorelai pay, when everyone tells Lorelai and Luke to 'say something, before it's too late'.

Now chapter 10 and here it comes:

Luke took out his wallet and pulled out a five dollar bill. He handed it to the elder woman who in turn gave him a cup of coffee.

"Thanks." Luke took a sip of the coffee and sat down at a table in the corner of Westons'.

He sat and sipped as he thought about his conversation with his father the day before.

"So you like this girl?"

"I think so."

Luke gazed out the window and watched as Taylor ran after Kirk. It was days like this that made Luke like Stars Hollow.

"Just say something, before it's too late."

What was he supposed to say? Was he supposed to just go up to her and say 'hey I like you let's go out'? Or was he supposed to be discrete? Who knows?

Luke took the last sip of his coffee and stood up. He slipped on his jacket at the door and walked out.

It was an un normally cold spring. The winter breeze still blew and the trees were pretty bare. Luke made his way back to his house and walked inside.

"Hey dad." Luke said as he passed his dad.

"Luke. Did you figure out everything?"

"Uhh...yeah."

Luke trudged upstairs past his sister's room and bathroom and into his room. He shut the door and fell back on it.

What should I do?

Luke sighed and walked to his bed and plopped down. He laid back against the headboard and shut his eyes.

5 minutes later Luke was awoken by a knock on his door.

"Yea?" Luke said sleepily.

"It's me bro, can I come in?"

"Sure." Luke raised up and rubbed his eyes.

"Hey."

Liz opened the door and stepped inside. Her hair was pulled into a ponytail as usual.

"Can I talk to you?"

"Yea. Sit down." Luke motioned to the desk chair.

Liz took a seat then smiled at her brother.

"I'm dropping out of school."

Luke's mouth dropped.

"What? Liz you can't."

"Let me finish." Liz sighed. "Jimmy asked me to marry him."

"You can't get married."

"I'm not. I'm moving in with him."

"But Liz."

"Jimmy and I are moving to New York."

"Liz."

"No Luke. I'm leaving tomorrow."

"Have you told dad?"

"No."

"When are you going to tell him? When you arrive in New York?"

"I was going to have you tell him."

"Me?" Luke jumped up off the bed. "And break dad's heart?"

"Please Luke." Liz begged.

"No Liz."

"You can't do anything Luke. I'm gone as of 10:00 tomorrow." Liz stormed out slamming the door behind her.

"Damn it!"

Lorelai strolled down the sidewalk with Rory in her stroller.

"Hello Lorelai." Taylor said as he handed flyers out.

"Hi Taylor."

"Here's a flyer with coupons for 10 off at the market."

"Thanks Taylor."

Lorelai kept on walking down the street towards William's Hardware.

The bell rung her arrival.

"Hi, Is Liz here?"

"Actually she is." William turned to the stairs. "Liz, someone's here to see you."

"Lorelai."

"Lorelai is here to see you." Is it the Lorelai Luke kissed?

"Lorelai?" Liz came walking into the room.

"Hey Liz. Could I talk to you outside?"

"Yea."

Liz followed Lorelai outside.

"What is it?"

"I need to talk to you about Luke."

"Ok."

"We kissed."

Liz choked. "What?"

"At the baseball game we kissed."

"Anna is going to be pissed."

"Listen, I really want to talk to Luke in private."

"And what do you want me for?"

"I need you to tell him to meet me at the bridge tonight at midnight."

"At the bridge? The one out past Al's Pancake World?"

"Yea. Just tell him to be there at midnight. I'll be waiting on him."

Lorelai shivered. It was now 11:57 and very cold. I should have brought a jacket. She sat down on the bridge and let her legs dangle over the edge.

It was now 12:15 and there was still no Luke. Where the hell is he? Lorelai shivered and looked around. 10 more minutes.

Luke snuck out of the house at 11:45 and made his way down the street past Doose's, his father's store, and then behind Al's Pancake World. Luke actually arrived there at 11:55, but when he saw her he couldn't move another inch. He stood there and watched her. She was so beautiful. Her hair was curly and clipped back on the sides. Her eyes shined against the water and was illuminated. When he heard her yell 'Damn!', he started towards her.

"Hey." Luke sat down next to her on the bridge.

"Hey." Lorelai smiled at Luke.

"So what did you need that was so important that we had to meet at midnight?"

"I wanted to talk about the other night, at the baseball game."

"Oh, yeah."

"What was up with us kissing?"

"What do you mean?"

"Did it mean something to you?"

"Well..."

"Does this mean something to you?"

Before Luke could even ask what she meant her lips collided into his. It took him a second to figure out what happened, but when he did he put his hand on her cheek and moved it slowly to her hair. For a few seconds he ran his hand through it. His hands finally made it to the small of her back. When they finally did break apart Lorelai laughed.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Us."

"Huh?"

"We start by talking then end in kissing." Lorelai laughed again.

Luke stifled her laugh by kissing her. She smiled against his lips.

"At least we're good at that."

A/N:

Ok so this is the last of section 1. Please review and tell me what your favorite chapter was and what your favorite part of this chapter is. Also tell me what your favorite title was. Please and thank you. I'll be back with more. Review as much as you can. Thanks!