Chasing the rainbow
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(A/N: Thoughts are in italic. Again I wanna say thank you to all those who reviewed! I love your reviews, it makes me write faster and hopefully even better. So thank you to:
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Chapter 5: Lunch, coffee and Luke
Later at the Inn
Lorelai was standing at the desk typing on the computer when the phone started ringing.
"Independence Inn, Lorelai speaking…Yes, for how many people?...14 ok, for what date?... 21. till 23. … Yes, that's no problem…Yes, thank you…Goodbye." Lorelai hang up the phone and went to the kitchen.
"Hey Sook."
"Hi, what's up?" Sookie put the knife down and turned to Lorelai.
"We have a tourist group coming, 14 people with 2 vegetarians." Lorelai told Sookie while she went over to the coffee pot and poured herself a mug.
"2 vegetarians got it." Sookie scribbled something on a piece of paper. "What date?"
"From 21. till 23." Lorelai answered and took another sip of her coffee.
"Ok. So…you're planning on going to Luke's on your lunch break?" Sookie asked grinning.
"What made you think that?" she tried to ask nonchalant.
"Oh c'mon! The whole morning you got this certain smile on your face and the way you talked about him… it's surprising he didn't ask you out, on the other hand it's Luke…" Sookie trailed off.
'Everyone tells me I have this glow since I met him, first Sookie then Rory, even the bellboy…' Lorelai was blushing a little.
"Oh my God, he did ask you out! That's so unLuke." Sookie squealed. "I can't believe you didn't tell me."
"He didn't ask me out, but…"
"There's a but, a but…"
"He said if I ever need some help around the new house, I could ask him." Lorelai said.
"And you took him up on that offer!" Sookie was now grinning widely.
"Well, the porch step is loose, so it's practical." 'It's more than practical, it's Luke…' "Did you know he's Mr. Fix-it?"
"Yeah, he even has his own toolbox."
"Dirty!" both started laughing.
"So, are you going?" Sookie asked again.
"May be." Lorelai told her smiling and left the kitchen. 'Lunch, coffee, Luke…perfect combo'
On her lunch break Lorelai left the Inn and drove to Luke's. She parked in front of the diner and waited for the song in the radio to end. It was 'The day before you' by Rascal Flatts and Lorelai was singing along.
Now you're here and everything's changing Suddenly life means so much I can't wait to wake uptomorrow And find out this promise is true I will never have to go back to The day before you
It was a bit cheesy in her situation but she liked it. When the song ended she got out of the car and entered the diner.
Luke's
The place wasn't too packed and this time he noticed her when she took a seat at the counter. His face immediately lightened up and he approached her, to take her order. When she was around he couldn't stop smiling.
'I love his smile, god I'm totally falling for him'
"Hi, what can I get you?" 'She isn't here to cancel, is she?' but his concerns were quickly forgotten when she returned the smile.
"Hi, missed me?" she asked looking him directly in the eyes, knowing exactly what she's doing.
'Keep it cool, keep it cool Danes' He tried desperately to stop himself from blushing, this time with success.
"Totally." Luke answered sarcastically. "Now what can I get you?" 'Or are you just here to tease me?'
"Coffee, cheeseburger, coffee, chilli fries and coffee." She replied with a smile.
"Coming right up" Luke answered shaking his head and placing a mug in front of her and poured coffee into it.
When he returned from the kitchen minutes later with plates in his hands, Lorelai was holding up an empty mug.
"Need more!" She said innocently.
"How did you…?" Luke shook his head in disbelief and placed the plate in front of her.
"Need more, please?" She asked flashing her eyelids.
"You amaze me." Luke poured her another cup. "Junkie."
"Thank you, I take that as a compliment."
"You know this stuff will kill you." Luke was about to start his rant.
"No it won't. I love coffee and coffee loves me, we're best friends. And your coffee, Mr is definitely heaven." 'Ranting Luke is fun!'
"And this stuff…" Luke pointed to the burger and fries "…will block your arteries."
'Let's play along…' "So technically you're killing me!" Lorelai played shocked.
"If you put it this way, may be I should serve you some salad." Luke was about to grab her plate.
"Don't you dare and euw green stuff!" Lorelai played serious.
"What's so bad about salad?"
"It's green! It's healthy and it grows in the dirt." Lorelai made a yuck-face.
Luke shook his head. "Crazy Lady."
"Hey if you give me a pet name, then I can do too! What do we got…Diner dude…no. Coffee cutie…no. Burger boy!"
"Any amount of money if you stop now." Luke pleaded.
Lorelai just shook her head.
"Thought so."
They were interrupted by Caesar yelling from the kitchen.
"Something that looks like tuna!"
Luke turned to Lorelai. "Be right back." With that Luke left to serve the customer.
When Luke returned to Lorelai, she had finished her meal and was gathering her purse.
"You're leaving." Luke tried to hide the disappointment.
"Yeah, gotta go back to the Inn." She answered while she placed the money for the food on the counter.
"You work at the Independence Inn?" 'Mia owns it, what means she will talk to her and Mia has known me since… Ah jeez!'
"Yeah, I'm sub manager."
"You're still coming to fix my porch step, aren't you?" She looked at him hopefully.
"Of course, I said I'll stop by. 6, right?"
"Right, see you then, Luke." She waved him goodbye and left the diner with a smile.
"Bye." Luke replied smiling.
Luke was so focused on Lorelai that he didn't notice Ms. Patty entering the diner. She gave him a knowing look, but didn't say anything.
'Ah jeez'
After school Rory and Lane were walking through the towns square.
"So, do you think your mother went to Luke's this morning?"
"I think she did, she hadn't had any coffee." Rory answered with a smile. "How is your floorboard Cd collection going?"
"Very good, Ms. Kim hasn't noticed anything yet and this week I started with "P" and currently I'm completing the Cds of 'Papa Roach'." Lane told her proudly
"Never heard of them."
"They have some really good tracks."
The girls kept talking and went to their usual place at the bridge.
About two hours later Rory returned home just to find her mother in a first class fashion crisis.
"Mom, what's going on?" Rory looked around her mother's bedroom. Almost all of her clothes were spread over the bed.
"You…" Lorelai pointed to Rory. "We need to talk young Lady." Lorelai was faking a serious tone.
"What is it, darling mother?" Rory asked innocently.
"How can you go to Luke's without me?" 'And talk about me?'
"I wanted coffee, which by the way I didn't get." Rory said sadly.
"Yes, but you talked to Luke…about me!" Lorelai pronounced the last part.
"You came up." Again innocently
"How did I came up?"
"He asked about you."
'He asked?' "He said you told him." 'Well that's interesting.'
"Mom, how is that connecting with the current fashion crisis?" Rory then put one and one together. "Did he ask you out?"
"No but he's coming over to fix the porch step and I have nothing to wear."
"Luke can fix things?" Rory asked surprised.
"Yes and now help me to find something to wear."
About ten minutes later they had decide on a blue pair of jeans, no too tight but definitely showing her curves and a dark red top and her hair was in loose curls.
"You look perfect Mom." Rory was proud of their ensemble.
"Don't you think I'm a bit overdressed?" Lorelai took another critical look in the mirror.
"No you are not, Mom."
"Ok, and look I still have five minutes left." Lorelai said.
They both went down in the living room.
"I'll be in my room and don't do anything dirty." Rory skipped in her room before Lorelai could say something.
"Rory!" 'Well, she is her mother's daughter'
On six sharp the doorbell rang and Lorelai waited a few moments before she opened the door.
"Hi:"
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Cliffy! I know mean, but I had to. Next week there will probably be no update b/c I'm going on vacation, but I will use the time in Berlin to write some more chapters. I have some very interesting ideas… All I say is, someone will make an appearance, but it will not turn out the way you think it would….
If you give me lots of reviews I may update tmw evening again. So press the little button.
