"Sorry about your underwear." He grunted, pulling on his jeans and white button-down of earlier.
"It's ok." She said. "They were just in the way." She laughed, stepping up to him and giving him a long kiss on the mouth. His hand traveled to her waist and rested there, their kiss remaining sweet and long, unlike earlier.
"Lorelai?" He asked, his hands running up her sides and coming to her face where he held it about two inches from his own. Rory's words of earlier kept ringing in his ears and as she looked up at him, her eyes filled with love, he knew that he simply could not wait.
"Yeah." She sighed, closing her eyes as his thumbs began to stroke her cheeks.
"W-will you marry me?"
Lorelai's brow furrowed in confusion and she could feel him tense in anticipation of her response. As soon as he saw the look on her face he became disheartened, knowing what her answer would be and cursing himself for all he was worth under his breath. "What brought that on?" She smiled, her grip loosening from around his shoulders.
"I…I don't know, just forget about it Lorelai. Forget I ever asked." He pleaded, fearing the rejection he knew would come about.
"I mean Luke, we just started dating yesterday, I called off an engagement to another man for you…"
"I know, I shouldn't have asked, it was stupid of me…"
"I mean tonight was our first date-"
"And I already told you to forget it." He exclaimed, his voice coming out a little more forceful than he had intended. As he released his hold on her and began to pull away he was surprised when her arms again tightened around his neck and she pulled him into a kiss.
"I haven't given you an answer yet." She smiled, pulling back for a moment, a grin plastered on her face. He opened his mouth to argue with her only to have her finger placed there, shushing him. "These past two days have been two of the best days of my life. Number one you and I finally admitted our feelings to one another and there is no doubt in my mind that these feelings are sincere. Number two, I told you I loved you. Like I told you before I have never told another man that, nor have I wanted to because I've never felt for anyone the way I feel about you." As she leaned in and kissed him again he found his stomach churning nervously as she continued. "Number three, you opened up to me. You told me things that I never knew about you and you trusted me enough to tell me about these things. I mean, you've never brought another woman here, right?" He only nodded in response. "And have you ever told anybody what you've told me tonight, I mean about your parents?" This time he shook his head no, a grin beginning to form on his lips. He was trying his damnedest not to let it show, but with the way she was talking…"Well, you know me better than anybody in this world, including Rory. And you know that I have a daughter and you treat her as if she were your own."
"I love her as if she was my own." He reminded her, and tears swelled in her eyes at his sincerity.
"Yes, that's another fact. You have completely taken me off guard tonight, you know that?" He nodded as she leaned in to kiss him once more. "Well then, you may be taken off guard to know that I would love nothing more in this world than to marry you Luke Danes." His smile emerged at her words and he lifted her onto his arms, spinning her around and holding her tight, laughter exploding from the both of them. After twirling for a moment he finally came to a stop, wasting no time in kissing her. A slow, lingering kiss that seemed to never end. After pulling away several long moments later Lorelai took Luke's head in hers and rested her forehead against his, tears of utter joy springing into her eyes. "I have to call Rory."
"I know." He said, "But how about you do it in person, your house is only half an hour away."
"I would love that." She smiled, leaning up to kiss him once again. "But I want to come back here though." She stated. "When I am dressed accordingly." Luke looked confused and then clarity finally hit him.
"You want to meet the parents, huh?" He asked, drawing her into him again.
"If you don't mind."
"You know I think I just fell in love with you all over again, Lorelai Victoria Gilmore, if that's possible."
"Well, I do have that certain charm."
"That you do." He said, kissing her languidly. "I'll have to get you a ring."
"Oh, no Luke, not right away." She replied, pulling her hair to the side to reveal the hickey still on her neck. "I think this will do it for a while."
"Jeez…" He sighed, laughing as they kissed once more.
A/N: Short chapter? Yes. You want Rory's reaction? I dunno. You like it? I don't know. You hate it? I dunno. You love it? Maybe. You wish I'd write longer chapters? More than likely. You want me to update again tonight? Hopefully, cause I am.
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