Chasing the rainbow

Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters they belong to the WB, I just borrowed them for a while.

(A/N: This chapter takes place 8 years later. Thoughts are in italic.)

Chapter 2: Stop looking, start seeing

Luke's Diner

"Luke, you have to change the sign, it…"

"No Taylor, the sign stays!" Luke's voice was starting to get louder.

"…it is very confusing. You just opened up your diner, so it's just natural that you change the hardware sign!" Taylor was trying to make his point.

"The sign was my dad's and it stays, period! Now get out of my diner!" Luke was shouting now and pointing to the door.

"He's right, you know. When I…" Kirk chimed in, but was interrupted by Luke

"Shut up Kirk!" Luke snapped

Taylor just shook his head and left the diner. Luke returned behind the counter and started whipping it down. 'Someday I'm gonna throw something after him, stupid lunatics, stupid town…'

His mood wasn't the best lately , all the trouble opening the diner made him even more grumpier than usual and it didn't help that Rachel had left him about 4 weeks ago and so he was single, again. Not that it had affected him much, on some level he always knew that she would leave again, it was the whole being single part that bothered him. But now standing in his open diner made him feel a little better, but of course he wouldn't admit that to anyone.

Independence Inn

"Sookie, it's here!" Lorelai came running into the kitchen.

"What, honey?" Sookie stopped chopping and looked up.

"The papers, Sookie the papers! I'm now officially the owner of a real house." Lorelai was almost jumping, waving the papers in front of Sookie.

"Aaah, that's great!" Sookie squealed, throwing her hands in the air, knocking over a tablet in the progress. "And with that promotion of yours, we can have an extended shopping spree for furniture!"

"I love shopping for furniture, I can't wait till Rory gets back from school."

Sookie stopped jumping and looked intensely at Lorelai "How is she taking the whole Chris thing?"

"With 'the thing' you mean, that he set her up, again?" Sookie nodded. "Well she was really mad this time." 'Understandable, she was really looking forward to this one' "I've never seen her like this, I think she has finally enough of him." 'Again, understandable. I mean how can he forget to pick her up and then doesn't even bother to call' "If it wasn't for her, I would've stopped talking to him completely, I mean I know he is far from reliable, but how can forget that he was supposed to pick her up?" 'Jerk'

"That's terrible, poor thing. How about I make a cake for her?" Sookie was trying to lighten the mood a bit.

"Sookie, you don't have to…" But she couldn't finish.

"But I want to and I have this new recipe that I'm dying to do."

"Ok, but I don't think Rory would like a pity cake." Lorelai went over to the coffee machine and poured herself a cup.

"Well, we can say it's a congratulations cake for your new house."

"That could work and then we could have like an indoor pick nick in our new house, what do you think?"

"That sound wonderful and it gives me a reason to try some more recipes." Sookie started thinking about what to cook immediately.

The door opened and an annoyed looking Michel came into the kitchen.

"What are you doing in here, you are supposed to be at the desk, where you can do your work."

"Oh Michel is mad, I'll better hurry." Lorelai said in a sarcastic voice to Sookie, who was in deep thoughts. With that she left the kitchen.

In the afternoon both Gilmore's' were standing in front of their new house.

"So, what do you think?" 'I love this house, it's perfect'

"Mom, we've been here before, we've actually been in the house before!" Rory was giving her mother a look.

"Yes, but then it was just our soon-to-be house, now it is our house." Lorelai answered in a duh-voice.

"Mom, let's just go in, ok?"

"You're no fun!" Lorelai pouted slightly.

"Tough luck, baby!" Rory just shrugged.

They entered the house and started to imagine where they would put everything.

"On Saturday Sookie and we two will go hit the mall and buy furniture and you can go crazy on the bookshelves." Lorelai said grinning.

"Really?" Rory's eyes widened, Lorelai just nodded. "Cool!" With that Rory darted to her room and started pointing wherever she the shelves shall be placed. After she was done she looked at her watch and then at her mother. "Mom, are we going to the town-meeting tonight?"

'There is a meeting tonight?" 'I didn't know there was a meeting, huh must've gone past me' She looked surprised at Rory

"Yeah, I heard it from Miss Patty. It was rather spontaneous because of the opening of a new store and some other stuff."

"Ok, when does it start? 8 like usual?" Lorelai looked at her watch 'That should gives us enough time for...'

"Yup, in about ten minutes" she gave her mother a confirming nod.

"Ah that gives us enough time to stop by Weston's for coffee." Both started walking to the door, grabbing their coats.

"Mom, if we stop for coffee we're gonna be late!"

"So?" 'Where's your point?' she answered smiling.

"I'm saying Taylor will be mad if we're late."

"That's the whole point, kiddo. No, wait the whole point is getting coffee, getting Taylor upset is just a nice bonus and you're not saying you refuse to stop for coffee?" Lorelai played shocked.

"I would never say such thing!" Rory answered taken back. "You know, any other parent would call you irresponsible for giving an eight year old coffee." Rory told her sounding like a consultant.

"Lucky for me there is no other parent, dear daughter of mine and now let's motor." With that both left the house and headed towards Weston's.

At the meeting

Taylor was standing behind the podium. "We've all gathered here because of the opening of a new business in our beloved town. You all know Luke as the one who never participates in any town activities…"

'Ah Jeez' "Taylor, I'm right here!" Luke stated, starting to get annoyed 'I know why I never go to those stupid meetings'

"I know Luke, I'm not blind and will you please be quiet."

"Not if you keep talking like that and why is there even a meeting about my diner?" Luke was now standing.

Taylor was about to say something when the door slides open and Lorelai steps in holding a to-go-cup.

"Lorelai really, is it really that difficult to be on time for once?" Taylor looked at her intensely.

"Sorry Taylor, but there was an serious lack of coffee." Holding the cup as proof 'Gah, he's sounding like my mother'

Luke who had turned to see what had interrupted Taylor was now looking at Lorelai in amazement. 'May be there is a reason to go to those meetings'

Taylor just shook his head and returned his attention back to Luke, but he had to clear his throat to get Luke's attention. 'Huh?' and he turned back to Taylor and sat down again.

In the meantime Lorelai and Rory had found a seat next to Sookie. "Wow, I've never seen Luke looking at someone like that!" Sookie was grinning widely at Lorelai.

"Who is that? And what do you mean with 'like that'?" Lorelai played innocent 'He looks cute, the whole Lumberjack, to-cool-to-shave look is really working for him'

"You don't know Luke? Everyone knows Luke! And don't tell me you don't know 'the look'?"

"I don't." she stated simply. "Have you seen him before" Lorelai turned to her daughter. 'I've never seen him before, he doesn't even look familiar, but he's really handsome'

"May be, I dunno. Mom? What's 'the look'? "she asked inquisitive.

"You don't wanna know, honey." 'Not yet, at least'

"Euw!" Rory made a yuck-face which caused both Sookie and Lorelai to chuckle.

They were interrupted by Taylor clearing his throat again and a stern look.

After the meeting the three of them were slowly walking down the street heading to Sookie's house.

"So…" Lorelai started

"So what?" Sookie looked at her.

"Tell me something…about…Luke." She said sheepishly

"Ooh you're curious about Luke." Sookie squealed

"No I'm not, it's just you know things and…just tell me." She answered cautiously.

Rory was listening with interest. She knew that her mother hadn't been with someone for a long time and she would never go back to Christopher and after his last stunt she could really tell why. Thinking about him made her mad and simultaneously sad, 'smad' as Sookie would call it.

"Well other than he is still looking at us walk away?" Sookie said with raised eyebrows

"What!" Lorelai head shot around 'Oh my god he is!'

Luke who was standing in the town square looked quickly at his shoes and started walking to the diner, clearly embarrassed.

Sookie and Rory started laughing, only Lorelai was still looking at the spot where Luke had been standing.

"Well he's obviously curious about you too and that means something with Luke." Sookie told her friend after she'd calmed down a bit.

"Why?" that got Lorelai's attention and Sookie started to tell what she knew about Luke.

Lorelai was focused on every detail about him. She had only seen this man for about an hour, but there was something about him that made her feel giddy. She hadn't felt this way in a long time, thinking about it she never had felt that way before. In one of those old cheesy movies they would've talked about love on first sight, but does it exist in real life?

Sooo…? Tell me whatcha think! Should I continue or should I stop altogether? May be it was a bit ooc, but hey this is JJ and you know you want it to happen the sooner the better. Please R&R

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