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Chapter 8
She had told him! She had been able to tell a man that she loved him, and meant it with her whole heart. After she and Rory had a talk about that years ago, it thrilled her to no end that she had finally been able to take her own advice. Maybe this meant that this was the relationship that was made just for her. Sure, she and Luke were meant to be together, she had known that for several days, and had said it to herself the whole time, but this was huge! She had been able to tell a man that she loved him. She wasn't scared! Suddenly she felt completely safe in this relationship. There wasn't anything she could do to ruin it! This one was MADE for her! She couldn't screw it up! She hadn't even realized all of the walls that she had had up in other relationships, but she was now very aware that the walls were down. There was suddenly a huge gap between Luke, and every other guy that she had ever dated. All of these huge thoughts were taking her breath away, and she gasped. She had never felt so open, vulnerable and yet free and excited at the same time. I'm letting him in! I am allowing myself to let him in! She had to do something, so she leaped up and hugged Luke.
Luke had been watching all of these thoughts go on through her eyes, and he couldn't believe that he had gotten in. He was surprised when she leaped up to hug him, but hugged her right back to confirm everything that had just gone through her head. They were really meant to be together, Lorelai was letting him into her heart, which was huge. She had never let anyone in like this. He really was going to be good for her, and very different from any of her other boyfriends. That was what he had always hoped for. He pulled back and kissed her, and the kiss was completely different then before. She was completely his, no barriers.
Suddenly they were both very tired. The last 2 weeks had been crazy. This whole thing had been a lot of huge steps in her life. A lot of barriers and walls had been broken down with this new relationship of theirs. Lorelai had no worries about it at all. She couldn't mess this up. They were just standing there, not able to take in everything that was going on. There was a huge amount of healing going on in Lorelai's heart, and Luke was excited that he could be part of it. They sat down together, and Lorelai broke the silence.
"Luke, you want to start the movie?" she just wanted to spend some time with him, and let her heart work through everything that was happening. Although it was all very good stuff, it was still big, and needed to be processed. Right now she just wanted to be close to Luke.
"Yeah" Luke said with a smile. He was very excited about the walls broken down in Lorelai's life, but also understood that it was a lot to take in at once.
So she got up and put the movie in. Then she settled in close to Luke. Suddenly she remembered all the food that he had brought over and she had gotten, and was hungry. They set out all of the food, and she scarffed down her hamburger and fries, and then dug into her junk food. Luke watched her in mock disgust. He would never admit it but he loved to watch her eat like only Lorelai could. It was cute, and so her.
Luke wasn't really in the mood to watch a movie, he wanted to talk about all the thoughts that he had seen go on in her eyes, but glancing at her, and he could see that she was really into the movie. Well, at least he was with her.
When the credits started rolling, it woke Luke up. He had no idea where he was, until he moved a little and felt someone next to him. And he was sitting up- sort of. Lorelai was next to him, and he then remembered the whole thing. She was completely out, and she had been so tired, that he grabbed a blanket- covered them both, and settled back into the couch. He would sleep here with her, so that she wouldn't have to wake up- and because they were comfortable.
Lorelai woke up at about 8am, and realized that she was downstairs. She was very confused until she turned and saw Luke. To see the time, she had to turn completely around, and squinted, and not wake Luke up if possible. She panicked when she saw it was 8am. She nudged Luke a couple times until he started getting up, and then he jolted off the couch when he saw what time it was. Lorelai groggily thought through what needed to happen before she could head to work, and almost completely forgot about Luke. She grunted her goodbye to him, but he spun her around to kiss him. Then he really did need to get to the diner and her to the inn. She just could not wake up to do so.
Later, after the breakfast rush, Luke started thinking about that morning. He felt guilty for making both of them late, and worried about why she hadn't wanted to kiss him goodbye. Was it something? Or was he just overreacting? He wrote it off until he could see her, and talk to her. He also realized that he hadn't made sure that she was okay before he left; she had seemed kind of distant after everything came together. A lot happened last night for Lorelai, her world of what she knew had come apart. These would be good, healthy changes for her, and her relationships in the long run but they kind of turned her world upside down last night. He wondered how she was dealing with all of that. He kicked himself for not asking this morning. Well actually, this whole relationship had turned their lives upside down; these whole 2 weeks had been a huge explosion of information for both of them. They had both been hiding some really big, strong feelings for years, and they all came out in 2 weeks. At least it had all been good news! He had gotten everything that he had ever wanted. Last night really hadn't been much of date; they had been pretty quiet through the movie, he assumed that she was processing, so he had just held her, and left her alone. But they really didn't have much of a date. At least a lot of good things came out into the open.
"Luke, we kind of need you. It's getting pretty busy." A frustrated Caesar said to him. He had apparently been trying to get his attention for some time.
Wow, Luke had been daydreaming! You didn't catch Luke daydreaming very often, but here he was. "I- oh, sorry." And he started working again.
Lorelai had never woken up so happy in her life, she marveled. She hadn't even had sex the night before, but she woke up in Luke's arms. In a completely innocent situation! She had never felt so happy, secure, and just plain safe. She was now so sure of herself; not the normal Lorelai sure of herself, a real, deep confidence. It was a confidence that came from someone loving you completely.
After work, there was nothing that she wanted to do more then have dinner at Luke's. She wondered if she should call, or surprise him…..hmm. Last night hadn't been much of a date, and she didn't want him thinking that it would always be that way, so she would make it up to him tonight. She LOVED the fact that she wasn't worried about losing him. She just wanted to make him happy tonight. Last night had been about her, and tonight would be about him. She hopped into her jeep and drove towards the diner. She flipped the mirror down to see what her hair and makeup looked like. She could stop at home quickly if it was bad. But it turned out that it was fine. Lorelai realized that she was starving as she opened the diner door.
When the bell above the door rang, Luke knew it was her. He always had had a sense for when it was Lorelai at the door, but today, he was positive, and very happy to see her. As he walked towards her, he grabbed the coffee pot. She would want lots of coffee; they hadn't slept well last night. "Hey" he said and couldn't help smiling as he poured her coffee.
"You are an angel!" was her normal reaction when he gave her coffee after a long argument. But this time she hadn't needed to fight.
"Thanks" he said. He had never really knew how to react to that. But she gave him a huge smile, and he couldn't help but sit down and talk with her for awhile. They were completely lost in their own world, and talked for nearly an hour. That is with the whole town watching them through windows. Luke couldn't believe how happy he was just to sit and talk to her. Luke had been through a lot, with a lot of sadness in his life, but she was bringing such a joy to it, he couldn't believe that he had waited 8 years for this feeling. And truly he could have had it 8 years ago!
Suddenly Caesar got him up and told him that he was needed in the kitchen. Lorelai realized that she was starving, and wanted to order. They both had to come back to earth. Luke unfortunately stayed busy in the kitchen for awhile, glancing up to catch Lorelai's eye for a moment. He never caught it. He still hadn't asked about what he had been wanting to all day long. When he finally got back over to her table, she was starving, and only wanted to order. "Lorelai? Can we talk about something?"
"If it's about my food. I am starving."
"Just, wait a second." He started. And she realized that he was being serious, "Lorelai, I'm sorry that I didn't ask you this morning how you were feeling about everything. A lot came out in the open last night, and I didn't make sure you were okay this morning."
She would never get used to how sweet Luke was. When you first saw him, he was so gruff, but this was the true Luke. She hoped that she could bring that out in him more often. "Thank you Luke! Yeah, I'm doing okay, there was a lot to process last night, and I am sorry that I was so quiet after all of that. But I was hoping that I could make it up to you tonight." She said with a smile.
"I would be okay with that." he said carefully, and very interested in spending the evening with Lorelai.
"Alright, my house at 8ish?"
"You're on" and he walked away to get her food. This was the very beginning of an awesome life together, was all that Luke could think of.
On his way to Lorelai's house, Luke stopped and got flowers to bring her. He hadn't thought of what that would mean in the market. Everyone questioned him, especially Taylor. Luke got really grumpy, and yelled at everyone in the market. And then he stalked out with his flowers. Ringing Lorelai's doorbell, something about the house seemed off. He couldn't place the change, there was something different. As he waited for her to answer, the feeling grew.
So, I feel like this story is going nowhere. Where should it go? I need your help!
