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STOWAWAY- Chapter 2: The Reasons of a Lawyer
The strong smell of coffee filled the large suite. Lorelai turned over and felt emptiness. "Rory?" Lorelai sleepily said. She sat up, and saw Rory sitting at the kitchen table, asking Luke for coffee. Lorelai smiled at how much Rory sounded like her.
"Just one more!"
"You've already had two...".
"Stowing away makes me hungry…"
"No…"
"Please…" She put on the Rory face.
"You are getting to be more and more like your mother every day…" Luke grumbled before he poured her a cup.
Lorelai smiled sleepily as she stood up. "Did someone mention me?" She yawned as she took the coffee pot from Luke's hands. "Just one cup…" Luke warned. Lorelai smiled and held the pot to her lips. Luke and Rory leaned forward in amazement as Lorelai drank the entire pot.
Luke stared in shock. "That was almost seven cups…" he slowly said.
"Whoa Mom!" Rory smiled.
"Well Rory had 3, so I wanted some…hmmm, feeling perky already!" Lorelai smiled.
"You are going to be very hard to handle today…" Luke grumbled.
Lorelai flashed her famous smile. "Aren't I always?" She looked at Luke, who also had a big smiled on his face, and they stared at each other. Rory looked from one to the other, and smiled herself. "Hey, where's Nicole?" Lorelai broke the awkward silence.
Luke turned away and decided the spoons were suddenly very interesting. "We…uh…well…she left…and…um…well…we broke up…" Luke twiddled his fingers and stared at his shoes.
"What? When? While we were sleeping?" Rory asked.
"Oh, that was such a crappy movie," Lorelai pointed out, and got a glare from Rory. "Oh…sorry! What happened?" Lorelai asked. "I thought everything was going great!" Lorelai frowned.
"Well, she uh…had her reasons…"
"Oh…" Lorelai nodded, still confused. She decided to change the subject.
"God, this shirt is so soft! I now officially love flannel! It's very comfortable!" And smells like Luke…the thought poked at her mind.
"Yeah, well, keep it. Think of it as a souvenir…" Luke said before heading towards the bathroom.
Lorelai sat down at the table, a nervous look on her face.
"What?" Rory questioned.
"A gift! We forgot a gift for Luke!" Lorelai's eyes grew wide.
"Oh no…oh no!"
"We couldn't find anything good enough!"
"Don't worry, I'm sure by the time we get home, we'll have something…" Rory said, though a nervous look was still on her face.
Lorelai and Rory sat, basking in the sun. "Where's Luke?" Lorelai looked around. Rory smiled. "Eager, huh…Well, he's in the bathroom…" she said, confusing Lorelai with her remark.
Luke came from behind them, and he stood there, next to Lorelai.
"So, you're just going to sit there…all day…"
"We're women…it's what we do…" Rory smiled.
"While the men go do something. So…go do something manly…" Lorelai smiled.
Luke looked at them like they were insane. Lorelai suddenly quickly sat up.
"Let's go in the pool," she smiled.
Luke smiled back and Lorelai turned to Rory. "Come on, aren't you coming?"
Rory looked at Lorelai and shook her head. "No thanks, you guys go on…"
Lorelai shrugged, and then turned to Luke. "So, come on, let's go!"
Luke smiled manically, which freaked Lorelai out. Before she knew what had happened, she was floating in the water. She smiled to herself, and swam for the surface. He tricked me! She thought. A big splash came from next to her as Luke dove into the water, and Lorelai flinched. "Ahh! You're gonna pay for that!" Lorelai screamed as they started a water fight.
Rory watched them and smiled before turning back to Fountainhead, which she was rerererererereading.
Luke dunked Lorelai's head in the water, and when she came up, she screamed. Throwing herself on him, they fell underwater. For a moment, they floated there, gazing at each other. As they floated to the surface, they smiled. "Race ya!" Lorelai said, flashing a big grin.
"Huh?"
And Lorelai quickly swam off, splashing Luke with a wave of water. He quickly dove in after her and when he caught up with her, he grabbed her legs. She fell under the water and swam to the surface. Luke stood there, smiling, and she spit water into his face, laughing.
Luke wiped his face. "That's disgusting!" He smiled. Quickly, he grabbed her waist and flipped her under the water. She kicked and her screams were drowned out. She punched his legs and tried to pull him down, but his strength greatly overcame hers. For a second, she didn't move, staring at his wet shorts. She shook her head as Luke pulled her out of the water.
She gasped for breath as Luke smiled. Lorelai loved it when he was so playful. "I could have drowned!" Lorelai said with a laugh in her voice. Luke moved his face towards hers, and Lorelai's body moved closer.
"I would never let anything happen to you…" Luke said softly as their faces neared. Lorelai smiled shyly. Their faces were so close, she could feel his warm breath on her lips, and it sent shivers down her spine.
"COWABUNGA!"
A loud yell came as a huge splash landed next to Lorelai. They quickly separated and they climbed out of the pool. Rory smiled at them as Lorelai turned to her. "I'm gonna go change…ok?" Rory still had a sly smile on her face. "Sure, ok…"
Lorelai dried her hair with her towel. She opened the bathroom door, and saw Luke cleaning up the table, still in his wet clothes.
"Luke! I was in there for like half an hour! You're gonna get a cold! You better take off those wet clothes…" Lorelai said, then she blushed, realizing what she had said. "I mean…in the shower," Lorelai laughed nervously. Luke nodded. "I know what you mean…" he said as he entered the bathroom.
Lorelai sat on the sofa bed and picked up the flannel shirt that Luke had given her. What the heck was that? She mentally slapped herself. It wasn't true! They had not almost kissed! She was not in love with Luke! They were friends! Just friends!
She heard the running shower, and a smile formed. Luke…naked…naked Luke… She grinned.
She slapped her forehead. Friend! Friend!
Lorelai slipped on the flannel shirt and smiled.
Luke stepped out of the bathroom and saw Lorelai asleep in his bed, covered with his comforter. The TV was blaring loudly, and Lorelai sighed, turning over, hugging the blankets.
Luke walked over to his bed was about to shake Lorelai when her eyes snapped open.
"What are you doing?" Luke asked, hiding a smile.
"Well, I was watching TV…"
"You were sleeping," Luke said in a know-it-all voice.
"Well, I'm awake now…" Lorelai smiled at him. "Please…don't make me get up, I'm sleepy…" Lorelai pouted as she pulled his covers up to her neck.
"Lorelai…"
"Please? I wanna watch TV! You can't see from my bed!"
"Lorelai……"
"Please!" Lorelai said as she turned back to the TV.
Luke swept her up in his arms as she screamed and giggled. "Stop Luke! Stop!" Luke carried her bride style and dropped her onto the couch. "Luke! I wanna watch TV!" Lorelai playfully frowned as she looked up at Luke. He rolled his eyes jokingly. "Whatever…" he smiled at her. They stared at each other for a moment, Lorelai slowly stood up. Their faces came closer, only inches apart, when the door opened.
"Hey guys," Rory closed the door and turned around. She saw the pair quickly back away, and Rory smiled to herself.
"Oh, hey Rory," Lorelai put her hand to her face, trying to hide the blush that crept over her face.
"I'm gonna take a walk…" Lorelai said as Luke nodded slowly. "Yeah…ok…" Lorelai quickly hurried out as the door closed behind her.
Lorelai looked over the edge of the boat and stared at the waves. With the ocean beneath the full moon, the water sparkled. She had been aimlessly wandering around the boat for almost 4 hours now, trying to clear her head of all the thoughts that filled it. Like Luke…she thought. Argh! Stop thinking about him like this! Friend! He's your friend! Her mind screamed.
Luke walked up behind her, thinking about how beautiful she looked in the moonlight. "Trying to pull a Titanic huh?" Luke smiled as he walked next to her. "Hmph, you've seen Titanic, you are full of surprises…" Lorelai smiled at him brightly, happy he had come.
In the background, musicians from a nearby area played soft, slow music. Luke looked at Lorelai and gathered all his confidence. "Do you wanna dance?" He quietly said, trying not to act nervous. Lorelai looked at him with a surprised expression on her face, then she smiled at him. "Like I said, full of surprises…"
She took his hand and awkwardly and he put his arm on her waist. Surprisingly, it felt natural to dance with him. She smiled shyly at him as they slowly danced.
A woman and man laughed as they walked up to the deck. The woman was a blonde lawyer; the man wore a captain's hat on his head. He whispered something to her and she smiled at him. They walked around a corner, wanting a private place, and came to a dancing couple. The woman recognized the pair at once, and smiled slightly. "Well, well, well, he finally came around," she muttered as the man led her away to his private room.
The pair continued to dance, their cheeks almost touching. "So…earlier…" Lorelai looked at him. "Yeah…earlier…" they both remembered the moment in the pool. They were silent for a moment. They began to sway slower and slower until they came to a slow stop. Both looked at each other, silently hoping for the other to make a move. They simultaneously moved closer, their lips nearing. A flash of lightning struck nearby, and they quickly jumped away. Rain began to pour down on them, hard.
Lorelai shook her head, her hair splashing water on them. "Great…" she angrily muttered, knowing what was about to happen. She looked at Luke timidly. "We better dry off…" she said, annoyed.
Luke gathered up the rest of his courage and smiled at her. "Do…do you want to go to dinner with me afterwards?" He slowly asked, afraid. Lorelai's face turned to surprise. "Like…like a d-date?" She asked nervously, her mind still debating her relationship with Luke. Luke looked down at his fingers then looked up at her.
"Y-yeah…"
Lorelai smiled at him. "That'd be nice…" She said.
"We could shower and then go…" Luke asked, surprised she had said yes.
"Dirty!" Lorelai flashed a grin. They silently walked back to the room.
A/N: Next time, the dinner! Hooray! Lemme just say, Nicole may have cheated on Luke, but she didn't seem evil. That's why I put in that part with her. So, I just wanna say, this next chapter may take longer because I have to update a ton more stories. Other fans are getting annoyed, and it's either I update later or they kill me and I can't update at all. Don't be angry with me! Well, that's pretty much all I need to say, so I hope I don't leave you hanging to long. Please review!
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