Chapter 3
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Both were startled 4 hours later and jumped out of their seats at the sound of Kirk banging on the diner door. They were forced back into reality. Had they really talked for the last 4 hours? Neither could believe it. It was now 9am, and there were hungry people wanting breakfast at his front door. He didn't have a choice; he had to open up shop. They had talked all night long. Luke thought and he couldn't wipe the smile off his face. But now, they both needed to get to work.
"Could we possibly do this again tonight?" Luke asked her, still somewhat worried that she would change her mind.
"Yeah, I would really like that" Lorelai replied, wanting to relieve his fears.
"Okay, pick you up at your house about 8"
"Alright" she said smiling. This is going to be long day of waiting……
Kirk was banging on the glass now, and so before he hurt himself, Luke opened the door.
"Hey guys, sorry that I'm a little late in opening today. Sit wherever you want, and I will get your food started." He sent a hopeless look to Lorelai, who nodded her understanding. She turned to leave, and he grabbed her sleeve.
"Meet me upstairs for a minute?" He said, knowing that Caesar could easily start the food without him.
"Sure"
She started up the staircase to Luke's apartment- she had never been there as Luke's 'girlfriend'. Well technically, she wasn't walking up the stairs into Luke's apartment now as his girlfriend, but hopefully she would be within the next few days. The thought gave her chills of excitement. Luke's girlfriend, which was almost as good as Luke's fiancé or wife. LUKE'S wife! But, Luke was coming up the stairs now, and she didn't want to freak the poor guy out with talk of marriage. Just a tad early for that; but she truly hoped that that was where this relationship was going.
"Hey-"he started, but she stopped him with a kiss. Yes, they had already kissed once, but that wasn't a real one……this was real. The first only told her that he liked her, this time; she was expressing that same thing to him. And it felt really right. Not just right, but perfect. Lorelai couldn't have pulled away even if she had wanted to. Luke was a better kisser then she had ever imagined, and she was lost in his kiss. She had never actually felt this way, she had always dreamed of feeling like this, but it was exactly what had been missing from every other relationship. She couldn't do anything- and she loved it. They continued like this for a couple more minutes, but they both knew that they couldn't let it go too far, Luke was technically at work, and Lorelai needed to get to hers. So with much hesitation, they parted. Luke knew that there was no where else he wanted to be, but also that he desperately needed sleep. He would take a nap, and then get back to work. He watched Lorelai walk back down the stairs. They were together. As Luke got ready to head to bed for awhile, he couldn't get that simple thought out of his head.
At the inn Lorelai ran to see Sookie. "Sookie! I am with Luke, or at least I will be officially tonight. We spent the whole night talking, and we have a date for tonight!"
Sookie had always known that this was the match perfectly made for her best friend. "That is GREAT!" She said jumping up and down. "Tell me all about it! How was the…….you know"
"Sookie there was no, you know. We talked all night; there is so much to take care of before there is any of that." Lorelai had always known there was one way to keep a guy, and she learned to do that well. That was all she really knew, that was the only way she had ever known to keep a guy in her life. Lorelai always thought that her true self, would never cut it, she had to hide that Lorelai with the slutty one. Luke just might be different. With Luke, she didn't want to immediately give him that; it wasn't that she didn't want to have sex with Luke; it was that she didn't feel like she needed to right away to get him hooked. Luke had known her and loved her for 8 years without sex. He loved Lorelai, not her body. In this way, Lorelai felt like she could give him more, and she felt more alive and free when she was around him. Someone might love her just for being Lorelai, the thought almost scared her, it was amazing how deeply that rang true in her heart.
Luke woke up feeling better rested then he had in a really long time. Probably, he reasoned, because his heart was settled about Lorelai, she had been on his heart for years. More then normal recently, he still couldn't believe that this wasn't a dream. A day and a half ago, his life had changed; it was now on the correct path. He would be alright. He would be with the girl he loved for the rest of his life, and they would be happy. Happy, the word sounded almost foreign to him. Not that Luke was unhappy, but he couldn't really say that he was happy happy. He ached to be a better, no The Perfect guy, for Lorelai. She had been with so many losers. He thought about it a lot actually, and his heart ached for her every time he heard about another boyfriend of hers. It wasn't quite as bad as his sister Liz, but it was pretty close, and he felt more protective over Lorelai. As he laid in bed thinking about these things, he couldn't help but hope that this would be the last relationship that he would ever have. He truly hoped so. After Lorelai, there was no one else. Luke sighed, looked at the clock, and got up. 8pm would never come. As he went downstairs to actually do some work, Luke realized that there would be no getting work done today. He had way too many thoughts, feelings and emotions running through him. Being anxious and excited didn't help Luke's people skills. He was actually grumpier with customers then normal. It wasn't that he was upset, it was just that he was really excited, and didn't know how to deal with all the things that he was feeling. Lane was really good at covering for him though, and switched into that mode very easily. She knew when to just let him be, and stay out of his way, and this was one of those times. Every time that stupid bell rang above the door, he jerked his head in that direction. Not that there was any reason for her to come in, but he could hope couldn't he?
Then around 1pm, Luke jerked his head up for the millionth time, it was her…..and he couldn't breathe. She was just as excited as he was. That thought gave him great pleasure, and he walked over to get her coffee. Getting Lorelai coffee had always secretly been the very best part of his day, but the knowledge that she was his made it even better. He sat down across from her and leaned in close. They laughed and giggled; they talked about their date, and how excited they were, and flirted a little. Luke knew full well that he was a different person around her. But it was a good change, one that he really liked. It wasn't even on purpose, it just happened. He was happy, and had no reason to be grumpy when she was around. And he loved the very thought about having that forever. Luke had no reason to be nervous- this was right, and he didn't have to be worried of her changing her mind. Luke let go of the worry for the first time in 2 days. He let himself breathe. It was all going to be perfect, he could relax. Lorelai liked him and that was all that mattered. All too soon Lorelai got up to leave; they needed her at the inn. Luke got up too, and just to think for moment, he walked into the storeroom. Lorelai liked him- it was a new thought for him, and he couldn't get the wonderful thought out of his head.
"Luke, is there something that you want to tell me?" It was Miss Patty. And it hit Luke that the whole town had seen how closely and intimately they had eaten lunch. Luke hadn't even thought about that. The town probably knew. He suddenly wanted to call Lorelai to see how she wanted to get this out- what if she didn't want it out at all? Well, then she wouldn't have eaten lunch with him in the center of town. But still- what if she wanted to take care of things a certain way? Miss Patty was still waiting, and truly she didn't really need an answer. The lunch was everyone's warning that Luke and Lorelai had finally seen what everyone else had seen 8 years ago.
Luke walked back into the diner and without really thinking through what he was going to say he yelled "Lorelai and I are going out. Yes that is the situation, if you don't like it I don't care, if you do like it I don't care. But that is the situation." Miss Patty looked smug and the rest of the people in the diner, looked worried, and then happy for Luke and Lorelai. The word would be out to the rest of the town within minutes; Luke needed to call Lorelai to tell her that the word was out. He picked up the phone and dialed her cell phone.
"Hello?"
"Hey, um Lorelai, the whole town knows." He stated simply.
"They know what?" she replied not really understanding
"About us, they all saw us have lunch together, and they know. I kinda told them"
"And you didn't think that they would figure it out? Here in our crazy town? Miss Patty was at lunch today Luke, did you really think that people wouldn't find out?"
"Well I didn't really think about it. Do you care if it's out? I don't, but we didn't talk about it, do you care?"
"No, I wouldn't want to keep this a secret. A secret means that you are ashamed of it, and I am not. So I'm glad it's out, less work for us to do in telling people."
"Okay, so it's out" a smile in his voice.
"It's out" matching his happiness.
"Okay, see you tonight Lorelai"
"Tonight"
Okay, so I don't really know where I should go from here, I'm not sure that I want to mess with their first date, it's SO perfect. Can you really beat their ADORABLE first date? Help me out! Thanks!
