AN: Hey guys! I'm sorry it took soo long. I won't even bother with excuses cuz I no you want to read the chap so anyway, love you all "I hope you enjoy it. I think you will."
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A special thanks to my phenomenal reviewers:
GilmoreHorseFreak04: awww sorry! Haha don't worry I'm sappy too haha. I got u something happy! No need for a tissue box this chapter! Haha yay!
Simplyawfulx3: haha so proud of you for typing them out haha I never have the patience for stuff like that haah
J.Stone: haha it's a word in my world to haha! Yes I no I'm sooo sorry John! When I wrote it I was thinking 'oh boy John is going to be soooo mad at me' haha And yes I AM too young to die! Haha ha yes I'm happy now cuz I fooled you! mwahahaha my evil plan prevailed! Ha and yes your right I do owe you and your dog haha but we shall see wat happens (don't worry you'll no at the end of this chap.) Oh and don't worry, I realize that the silliness is never over when it comes to your reviews haha enjoy!
P.S.—say hi to your dog for me and…wait there was something else…oh! right! Please don't blow me up! Haha J
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Previously on Gilmore Girls…
Curled in a ball on the floor, I hear the back door creak, and when I open my eyes my sobbing daughter has wrapped herself around me on the floor. I sit up and hug her body to mine tightly, and I feel her do the same.
It was the end one chapter of our lives, but then again, it was also the beginning for a whole new one.
Now on with the story…
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THE ONLY LIVING BOY IN NEW YORK
Soon after Luke left, the couple that had bought the diner did, too. Apparently they were not greeted with the pleasant welcome they had expected, and the place was up for sale again in less then a month. So, I bought it, and began the work of refurnishing and redecorating it. I still hadn't heard from Luke.
The couple who stayed for such a short time, had been planning of turning Luke's into a tea room, and had painted the walls soft lavender with a rosy pink trim and had taken down Luke's old curtains and hung up pink frilly ones. Luke would have cried had he seen it like this, not that Luke cries really, but I couldn't bare the sight of it.
So, I started from scratch. I took down the new curtains, and sewed new ones that were near replicas of Luke's old ones. Then, I went to a hardware store and bought green and orange paint, just like Luke had before. Outside, I hung up the old Luke's sign bought enough tables and chairs to fill the whole diner, including William's office upstairs which I converted into an extension of the diner. It took me all of 3 months to get it together, after which I quit my job at the inn, and officially opened for business about midway through May. There was still no word from Luke.
Lane and Rory started working for me after school along with some other students, and when I needed someone to help work the morning shifts I hired a 17 year old high school dropout named Alex, who despite his dropping out of school was a good, hardworking kid who had just had his run of bad luck, kind of like me.
I've been on a couple dates since Luke left, but they all ended with me never calling again. Each one had something wrong with him, not one of them could I bare to see again. They were all either too young or too old, and even if they were the same age as me they were too short or too...too...too "fucking blonde."
Each one is too talkative, or too preppy, and all of them look on incredulously as I shovel in my forth helping. Each of them lets me drink all the coffee I want and can't believe that I name inanimate objects things like Bert or Gary. None of them are cynical or sarcastic, and they all agree with everything I say.
They all watch too much TV, yet none of them could fix mine if it broke. Not a single one of them wear hats or flannel, and none of them make good coffee. When I ramble on about something ridiculous they just smile and laugh, but not one of them dares to call me crazy.
But, most importantly, none of them have a gorgeous smile, even if it is rare. They all shave too often, and they're all missing the beautiful baby blue eyes that I can't live without. And more than anything else, not a one of them is Luke.
Today, it's been exactly a year since I seen or heard from Luke, and I as I work, running food from table to table, the mumbling chatter and soft clatter drifting around me. I've been trying to forget, trying to fall into routine and leave it all behind me, but I can't no matter how hard I try he's always there stuck in the back of my mind. And I've been waiting all this time, waiting for him to come back, waiting for a call, send a letter, something. But I realize it's not going to come, and I realize I don't want to wait anymore.
Dropping the plates I was carrying on the nearest table, I bolt out the door, leaving confused customers behind me. I don't stop until I'm home at which point I immediately hurdle into the Jeep and start the engine.
"I'm not screwing up this time," I state defiantly to no one but myself.
Then throwing the car into drive, I take off out of the driveway and down the road towards the only thing I know for certain anymore.
I make it to the city in 2 hours and 20 minutes, and begin parallel parking at every street corner with a phone booth in search of a phone book. I find one at 9th and Broadway, and I open the book and flip through the pages as I let myself slide down the glass, resting myself on the sticky floor.
"Danes…Danes…" I whisper, pages tumbling over each other as I search for his name. Running my finger down the worn page, my fingertip turning black, I finally confirm with excitement: "Danes! Danes, Luke," I mumble out loud,"11st Street Apartment Building, Apartment 7B."
I tear the page out of the book, and fold it into a tiny square before stuffing it into my back pocket. Jumping into my car, I weave in and out of city traffic, and jump the curb as I park on the street outside of the building. I abandon the car there, one tire still up on the sidewalk, running like a mad woman into the building, past the man at the front desk, and into the elevator.
I press the 1st button, and the doors begin to close.
"Hold that elevator, please!"A short blonde dressed as a waitress exclaims, running for elevator. I stick out my hand and hold the doors out of politeness, as the woman scurries into the elevator.
"Thanks, Hun; you're a real life saver. You know its people like you that hold elevators for people and stuff that really make this world keep going 'round. 'Cause I'll tell yah, some people can be such jerks when it comes to things like that. Your like, "Hold the elevator!" and they just let it close in your face, yah know?"
I smile trying to be pleasant, but I feel butterflies fluttering in my stomach. "Yeah, I know what you mean."
"Oh, where are my manners, I'm Liz, by the way," she says holding out her hand.
"Lorelai," I reply, shaking her hand. The doors open, behind us and I step out onto the floor and open my mouth to say goodbye, but Liz has already followed behind me and was now in the lead as we head down the hallway.
"Lorelai, that's such a pretty name. I wish my mom named me something cool like that, but I got stuck with Elizabeth like the rest of the world," she continues animatedly, as I check the numbers on each door: 3…4…5…6…
I begin to slow down and I notice Liz is doing the same, and we both end up standing outside of apartment 7B. My stomach drops as Liz confirms my suspicions:
"My brother, God bless him, I he had this 'friend'," she makes quotation marks with her fingers, "named Lorelai back in our home town. I think he had a crush on her actually 'cause he always talking about her," she says, putting her key in the door and turning it, before twisting the handle, pushing it open and leading me inside.
My heart stops for a whole ten seconds, because there he is, asleep on the coach, fully clothed in his usual flannel and jeans, the baseball cap I gave him resting beside him.
"Yeah, that's him, my big bro, he's real tired 'cause he worked the late shift last night at the diner he opened up down the street, but he's great, he's like my hero, always saving his little sis from all the crap she gets herself into," she laughs, as she runs her fingers through his short hair, he must have gotten it cut since he left.
"Yeah, he's really great," I whisper crouching down beside him and Liz says something about making coffee, and I hear her bustling around in the kitchen. I take in his every feature, as I run my hand across his flannel clad back and down his arm, taking his hand in mine. He's here, he's here and he's the living, breathing real thing, it's not a dream.
Loosing control, I throw my arms around him, and I feel him jump with surprise. Grabbing my shoulders, he pushes me back and looks me straight in the eye, as though he too is unsure of the reality of this moment.
"Luke, I-" he cuts me off, pulling my face to his, and kissing me hard on the mouth. I grab a hold of his collar and kiss him back with everything I have, with everything I feel for him. I feel my heart pounding in my chest as I kiss him even deeper, wrapping my arms around him as tightly as I can. My mind goes numb and the world around us has gone hazy. Electricity is coursing through my body like fireworks our shooting off inside of me, and I'm holding on to Luke for dear life, never wanting to let go.
"Wait," he says, breaking away for a moment, but I pull him back in for another kiss. "No, wait," he holds my face back away from his and he gives me two quick pecks on the lips. "I'm sorry I never called you," he says looking dead into my eyes, breathing slightly heavy. "Because I wanted to, more than anything," he says leaning his forehead against mine, his soft breath tickles my face.
"Why didn't you?" I ask on the verge of tears, all those days and nights waiting to hear from him come flooding back to me. How I dove for the phone every time it rang.
"I knew that the moment I heard your voice I'd jump into my truck and drive back to Stars Hollow. I knew that all you would have to do is say please, and I'd give in, but Liz needed me here, and I couldn't do that to her, I couldn't abandon her," he says sadly, tucking a loose curl behind my ear.
I grin through my tears at his gesture, "I missed you so much, Luke."
"I missed you, too," he says, leaning in and kissing me tenderly with a sweetness I had never experienced, and I kiss him back with all the love I had never felt for anyone but him.
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AN: YAY! They got together! Aren't we all happy now? Haha yay! Haha even I'm happy haha soo I hope you liked, and I'll update as fast as I can! Love you all!
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