A/N: Insert Strong Bad voice:
Like a Phoenix, from the ashes

...she rises again!

Written in the Stars (if you have a better play on title let me know...)
By Gilmoregirl1979 (the reigning Quote Queen)

Rating: PG-13

Hi this is your friendly disclaimer: Once again, I don't own (DAMN IT!), No Harm No Sue. WE just use the Gilmore Girls dolls during our slumber parties…. It's fun (shirtless Luke: with coffee pouring action, and the "Fry it and Buy it" Luke's Diner Play Set sold separately!)

R/R: yes please I love reviews; I wanna marry them (as previously stated, I have strange passions.)

Summary/ The Q: What if LL hooked up when they first met? A bonafied woulda What if things had moved … a touch more quickly…?

Luvz: how do I get myself into theses situations? You know constantly needing to up date… oh wait my brain won't shut down and I have too many ideas for stories… I'm creative that way! Hey, S'up LOL

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Chapter 6
Just For Me

The first date having gone well, and despite her concerns about telling Luke the whole truth and nothing but the truth, Lorelai couldn't wait to see him again. So she went to the diner between dropping off Rory at School and heading to work.

"Hey," Lorelai beamed, still trying to think of a way to say what she needed to tell Luke the most. Hey Luke, Funny story… I'm a mom…

"Hi, let me guess Coffee and a doughnut to go?"

"Wow, you are like Dionne Warwick, but what kind of doughnut? Sprinkles, Powdered, Jelly?"

"Actually, I've got Chocolate now."

"Really?"

"Yeah, someone told me I should give em a try?"

"Really?" she smiled and nodded recalling her suggestion from the week before. "How are they doing?"

"Selling very well, thank you, maybe I'll make a permanent part of my order."

"Awww that's good," pleased with her persuasive power over the diner man.

"And if people want to kill themselves with all the fat and crap that's in 'em … At least they pay me in advance, right?" he shrugged dryly.

That is exactly why I'm attracted to you my friend…"Then in that case, I'll have two chocolates, and a coffee to go?" Lorelai sat at the counter, waiting for him to fill her order.

Luke leaned in when handing her the bag, and said, "I had a good time last night."

"Me too," Lorelai was unable to think of anything but the goodnight kisses at that moment.

"Hey I was thinking … if you want I could make us something."

"Like a genie? Cool, make me a ballerina?"

"No like dinner, for when you come over on Saturday."

I don't think a man has ever cooked for me before … well other than Joe the pizza guy, or Al, okay like date cook for me before, and Sookie did say the way to my heart was through my stomach, "okay, sounds great."

Mind if I bring my daughter along… No, that won't work….

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Naturally upon her arrival to work, not only did Sookie want Lorelai to her to tell the date story again…. But even Mia pulled Lorelei into her office and was hitting her up for details, both genuinely happy for Lorelai.

"Well, I'm glad you are in a good mood."

"Why?" Lorelai smiled brightly.

"…Because today … I really need a maid."

"What?"

"Judy called in sick again, now before you start on a tangent I already fired her, but until I can find a more permanent replacement … I need you to be understanding…and…"

"Do the housekeeping rounds for the third floor…I'm on it," there was on "I" in team Lorelai knew, but there was one in Inn.

Though reluctant to relive her early years at the Independence Inn, the monotonous duties of housekeeping gave Lorelai amble time to relive her date over and over. She would go room to room on autopilot, thinking of the night before with Luke, and wondered what he would make for her on Saturday. Then she found herself practicing in each guest's mirror a different variation on how to tell Luke about Rory and vice versa. She was having no luck in either case. It was endless pondering over timing, and who to tell first, Luke or Rory, then of course, what to actually say.

When she stepped out of Room 13, heart heavy with keeping her secret from Luke, Lorelai overheard a guest mention the theater Luke took her to.

"… Well I may never go there again, it was just outrageous." The older women walked slowly and made her way down the hall arm in arm with her granddaughter.

"Grandma, they are second run movies."

"But I've been there before, they play all sorts of classics, and they were supposed to play Apartment for Peggy," and the old woman put her hand over her heart, "you know how I love Jean Crain … and it said so in the advertisement Apartment for Peggy -8:30."

That detail caught Lorelai's attention, that's when Labyrinth started.

"What did they play?" the biddy's granddaughter asked.

"Oh some God awful movie with puppets and a man running around in these obscene tights, and there was this most horrible selfish teenager trapped in a … maze… or some such nonsense."

"Labyrinth?" Lorelai found herself asking the guest.

"Yes, something like that…" the guest dismissed the maid's input since it was rude for the help to be eavesdropping in the first place.

Sure, it's thank you, young lady when I'm at the front desk, but in a maid's outfit I'm unfit to talk to.

Lorelai left her cart for a moment to run downstairs to find Sookie. Lorelai poked her head in the kitchen and snuck in since Rafael only liked kitchen staff in his workspace.

"Sookie," Lorelai whispered, and gestured for her friend to meet her in the hall.

"Hey, you're a maid today," Sookie noticed as she came out of the kitchen wiping her hands on dish towel, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing… it just … He arranged to have Labyrinth play."

"What?"

"Luke. They were supposed to play Apartment for Peggy at the theater we went to."

"Awww, I love that movie … I haven't seen it in ages…"

"I know, me too, but he some how he got them to play Labyrinth instead … just for me, for our date."

"Are you sure?"

"Well, I heard a guest complain about it… she wanted to see Jean Crain and got David Bowie."

"So not the same thing," Sookie was grinning at how excited Lorelai was over Luke's gesture, if in fact he had made a gesture since that didn't seem like the Luke Danes she knew. "Wow he must really like you…"

"I know! But how can we be sure…"

"Oooo call the theater…"

"Yeah, okay, I'll call on my Break. I gotta get back to work; I left my cart unattended upstairs no doubt picked clean by now… I'll see you later."

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It was true.

Lorelai called the theater and pretended to be the upset Jean Crain fan, and found out from a hopeless romantic box office attendant that Luke had arranged with the manager to track down and play Labyrinth. I wonder if he'd take requests… Jeez now I really wanna see Apartment for Peggy though. I wonder if Luke will see it with me.

That evening, Lorelai wore a smile, thinking of Luke, while carrying home pizzas in one hand, holding her daughter's hand in the other. Forming a list of movies she'd want him to see, it was a small break from the worrying about coming clean to Luke and to Rory.

"Mom?"

"Yes progeny?" she smiled down.

"Why do you go to Luke's instead of Weston's now?"

She's noticed? How could she notice? Lorelai attempted to gloss over how Rory caught her off guard, "What are you talking about?"

"Well, you've been bringing home a lot of take out cups from Luke's …"

I'm the mother of the female Sherlock Holmes, Of course! Lorelai marveled at her too smart child.

"… Did something happen to Fran?" Rory's blue eyes were suddenly filled with concern, her tone panicked.

"What? Oh no, no honey," She bent down to look her baby girl in the eye, so Rory knew there was no need for alarm, "Fran is fine."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes," Lorelai assured firmly, "Fran will be with us a long, long time."

"Then why the change?" Rory cocked her head to one side, as if that would help her see the reason better.

"Well …" searching for an explanation her daughter might accept and understand, "Fran runs a bakery right? She makes mainly desserts and things right?"

"Right?" Rory encouraged her mother's point.

"Well, after a steady diet of desserts, sometimes you want some meat and potatoes. And Luke makes burgers and fries, but still has pie and doughnuts if you need something sweet."

"Cool, can I go with you next time?"

Aww crap, damn my sales skills, I should run Luke's advertising campaign, "Well, I'm still checking it out. You know making sure it's not one of those fronts for drugs or something…" Okay, don't demonize the place either. She may have to like him… eventually.

"In Stars Hollow?" Lorelai had quickly confused Rory.

"I'll take you there soon," Lorelai smiled hoping that ended the conversation for now and they headed for home as the annoying deliberation began again in Lorelai's head.

Luke then Rory…

No, Rory then Luke… wait...

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My favorite part of this CH is the talk between Rory and Lorelai… I'm very proud of it.

A/N: Apartment for Peggy… GREAT Movie! I'm such a Jean Crain it's not funny.

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"That was all God given talent..." why thank you Luke!
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R/R: PLEASE, I like to better myself. To quote The Princess Bride,
"...Remember this is for posterity, ... so be honest."
Please be specific with R/R; name one (or as many as you can think of or want to mention..…) At least specific thing you liked

Please! It makes me feel good...inside (Dirty!)

Hence the Rant option below.

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