Fate, Or Something Like It
Section 2: Life in Dating Drive
Chapter 14
A New Family To Spend Christmas With
Disclaimer: Yes the story is mine, but the characters are not.
A/N: The last two chapters sucked big time. Hopefully this one is much, much better. Also if you guys don't know the only people who knows about Lorelai and Luke is Mia, Anna, and Brandon. Not Sookie or any of their friends. William and the Gilmores' don't know either. Also it's been a while since I posted, sorry. My next chapter will explain while. For now read the four chapters that I have posted and review, I'm shooting for 100 before chapter 15.
December rolled around. Lorelai stayed as far from Anna as she could, but yet she was still tortured. Anna spread rumors and lies and even turned Lorelai's old friends away from her. The only friend Lorelai had left was Sookie.
"In two weeks we get out for Christmas Vacation." Sookie said as they sat at a booth in Al's.
"When I lived with my parents we always had a big Christmas Party and that was it." Lorelai took a sip of her coke. "We never went on sleigh rides or skiing or ice skating. I was always stuck in my room with nothing to do except watch TV."
"That has to suck."
"Yea it did. Maybe this year will be better."
"Yea."
The girls sat staring off into space and sipping their cokes when someone came up to their table.
"Hey girls." Luke said as he scooted in next to Lorelai.
"Hey right back." Lorelai said smiling.
"What are you guys doing here?"
"Talking."
"Well in that case I better go." He said as he began to get up.
"No stay." Lorelai pulled on his t-shirt. "Right Sookie?"
"Yea, stay." Sookie looked back and forth between the two. Something was going on and she could see it. The way Lorelai let her hand linger on his shirt or the way Luke looked and smiled at Lorelai. "You want a drink?"
"Nah."
The three sat and talked about school and college and the coming up Christmas vacation. Sookie kept watching the interaction between the two.
"I need to go." Luke said as he got up. "I'll talk to you later."
Luke left. Lorelai smiled after him then turned back to Sookie.
"You know I better go to. I got to work. I'll see you later?"
"Yea. I'll come by and see Rory."
Lorelai grabbed her purse and jacket and left, leaving Sookie clearly baffled. What's going on with them? Are they dating? No, she would have told me. The whole town would know. I would have heard rumors. But it sure seems like it.
The last week of school Lorelai began to get ready for Christmas. It would be hers and Luke's first Christmas together, not that he wanted to spend it with her, but she wanted to get him a gift.
Lorelai made her way through the mall with Rory. Finally she came to the store she was looking for.
It seemed as if both had the exact idea. Luke was in a store that he probably would have never stepped in if had not been for Lorelai.
"Could you show me that one please." Luke said pointing on the bottom row.
"Is it for your girlfriend?" The lady behind the counter asked.
"Yea, it is."
It was finally Christmas Eve, one of the busiest days of the year. Lorelai was sitting in the potting shed with Rory in her lap. She was singing Christmas carols, when there was a knock on the door.
"Coming, hold on." Lorelai said as she sat Rory on the couch and walked to the front door. "Who is it?"
"Luke."
"Come in." Lorelai said as she pulled the door open.
Luke gave her a quick kiss and walked on in.
"How about you and Rory spend Christmas with me at my house?" Luke picked Rory up and kissed her on her head. "Rory and you could sleep in Liz's room."
"Well..."
"Come on. We can drink egg nog and watch Christmas movies. I have a tree up. Please." Luke held Rory up who was giving the famous Gilmore pout.
"You have to get her involved don't you." Lorelai said shaking her head. "Fine we'll go."
"Great." Luke gave Lorelai a sweet kiss on her lips. "Get your stuff and I'll get Rory's."
Lorelai smiled at Luke then went around and got the stuff she needed for the few days. Finally after getting her stuff her and Luke got into his truck and he drove them to his house.
"And this is your room." Luke opened the door and let Lorelai walk in.
"Liz is very organized." Lorelai said noticing how all of her books were in the shelves and how not one piece of clothing was on the floor or the bed. "Not one thing is out of place."
"Yea, well she hasn't been here for a few months, so that has something to do with it." Luke sighed. "I'm going to let you get settled and I'm going to go cook dinner."
"Butch Danes is a cook?" Lorelai said in a southern accent.
"Jeez." Luke said and left.
"Something smells good." Lorelai said as she entered the kitchen with Rory.
"Ham." Luke kept fiddling around.
"Yum." Lorelai sat Rory in her high chair. "I hope it's almost ready."
"It is." Luke turned around and wiped his hands. "After dinner we should get ready for bed."
"Why?" Lorelai asked as she snaked her arms around Luke's neck. "We can stay up and..."
Luke cut Lorelai off by his lips. They enjoyed a romantic kiss until they heard Rory laughing. Lorelai broke away and turned towards Rory who was laughing and pointing at them.
"Maaamaaaa." Rory said.
"She just said mommy." Lorelai said smiling.
"She sure did." Luke replied holding Lorelai close.
After the amazing dinner Luke made, Lorelai took Rory upstairs and got her into bed. She then came back down stairs in her pjs.
"Hey babe." She called as she sat down next to him on the couch.
"Hey." Luke smiled and kissed her. He ran his hands through her hair. "You are so beautiful."
"I know." Lorelai smiled and leaned back in and kissed him. They sat there kissing and enjoying themselves until they heard some people outside singing Christmas carols. Luke broke away frustrated and went to the window and looked out.
"It's Taylor and the rest of Stars Hollow's weirdos." Luke said.
"Come sit down." Lorelai patted the seat next to her. "It sounds pretty."
"Damn Taylor." Luke mumbled as he sat next to Lorelai.
Lorelai immediately kissed him again.
"You know." She said in between their kissing. "I think this is the best Christmas I have ever had."
Lorelai opened her eyes and looked around at her surroundings. Everything was different than what she remembered. Oh yeah I'm in Liz's room. And it's Christmas. Lorelai got up and picked up Rory. She ran her fingers through Rory's hair then left out of the room.
"Come on down." Luke yelled up the stairs.
"How long have you been up?" Lorelai said as she rounded the corner and started down the stairs.
"Quarter of 5:00. Get down here."
Lorelai walked on down the stairs with Rory asleep in her arms.
"Oh my god..." Lorelai said stunned looking over at the tree. "How in the world did you do this?"
"It's for Rory." Luke took Rory from Lorelai and gently woke her. Rory opened her blue eyes and looked up at Luke. "Santa came."
Rory immediatly looked over at the tree.
"Presentsss." Rory smiled.
Luke sat her down next to the tree. Rory picked up a doll and began to hug it. Lorelai smiled at Rory then turned to Luke.
"You are the best guy a girl could have." Lorelai said leaning up and kissing him on the forehead then each cheek, and finally his lips.
"Well you haven't seen everything yet." Luke went over to the tree and bent down. He came back up with a small box. "Ok first off there is two gifts I want to give you."
"Luke you cant."
"I can and I will." Luke smiled and pulled Lorelai onto the couch. He handed Lorelai the box. She took and opened it.
"It's a past, present, and future necklace." Luke took it out of the box. "It represents our pasts, the present, and what is to happen in the future."
Lorelai was shocked. This must have cost a fortune.
"Oh Luke." She mumbled.
"Let me put it on you." Luke slipped it around Lorelai's neck and clasped it.
"It's so beautiful." Lorelai said as she gently fingered it.
"Just like you." Luke smiled. "Ok now one more."
"No Luke. This is too much already."
"But I want you to have this." Luke got up and went upstairs. A minute later he came back downstairs and over to Lorelai. "Ok this is something to show everyone that you are my girlfriend."
"So we're going to tell everyone?"
"Sort of." Luke opened Lorelai's hand and dropped something into it.
"Your class ring." Lorelai replied. "You're giving me your class ring."
"Read the inside." Lorelai turned the ring where she could read on the inside of the band. It read: To Lorelai: I love you. "Do you like it?"
"I love it." Lorelai slipped it on her ring finger. "And I lo..."
The door slammed open and William Danes bursted into the house.
"I found Liz, and she's married!" William yelled.
A/N:
I don't know how much better this one was, but here it is. I can't believe in two days I havewritten 4 chapters. Ok here is some info in case you don't know.
Lorelai is 17 she'll be 18 in the spring. Luke is 19, he'll be 20. Rory is 1 year old. Ok now no one knows about them, only Mia, Anna, and now Brandon. So that's what's going on. If you don't understand something than let me know and I'll explain it. Read and Review.