A/N: Insert Strong Bad voice:
Like a Phoenix, from the ashes
...she rises again!
Written in the Stars (can't change the title now… everyone knows it as this soooo AW well)
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 bona fied woulda What if things had moved … a touch more quickly…?
Luvz: hey, S'up LOL HEY baby I've got three words for you…. TWO MONTHS LATE! And for all you outsiders no I'm not craving apples… she knows what it means…
OY, WITH THE INCESSENT A/Ns ALREADY:
A/N:I can't wait! I tell ya I can't WAIT till Rich and Em see Logan sneaking out of the pool house one night… or just walk in on a Rory Logan breakfast MUUUHAHAHAHA… LOL
I am wringing my hands together with glee…. I've predicted it before… Luvz is my witness I may just have to write fic on the subject… that is how happy I am to think of it… and I hate writing Rory fics…. As my record proves…
A/N: hey, why did no one get the Fran will be with us a long, long time joke? Huh? I feel like ASP when they edit out jokes when they translate them for over seas…. I worked long and hard on that joke and it goes unnoticed…. Well fine then… (Wink)
A/N: my favorite part is the Rory's noticed part too!
A/N: I know the last one was kind of short but (A) you got it within a few days… and (B) it was a more appropriate break in the story…. Because….
A/N: hey it's lucky number seven, one guess what's in this chapter…. Only loyal crack whore will guess…. hehehehehe
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Chapter 7
Lucky Number 7
Saturday evening came and Lorelai had lied to her daughter again, all for a night with a boy, I think only Courtney Love has me beat in the worst mother department. Again, Lorelai considered canceling, but with Sookie's nagging, and Mia's encouragement, Lorelai went to the diner again, anxious for what another evening with Luke. Around 7:45 Lorelai entered a dead diner. "Did I miss something; has the health inspector been here?"
"No, I closed early."
"You can do that?"
"You can when you're the boss."
"Wow, note to self: own my own business," as she sat down at the counter.
Luke smiled at her, "you look… great," still finding it awkward to compliment a woman.
"Thanks, you clean up nice your self," noticing he shaved for her.
"Soooo," Luke rubbed his hands together waiting to get back to cooking upstairs for her. "How about we go upstairs?"
"What's upstairs?" Lorelai was confused.
"My … apartment," realizing for the first time he never told Lorelai that before.
Lorelai thought he'd had romantically closed the place down for her and would make her something in the diner. I should go; I should walk out that door right now. I mean alone with Luke… in his place? That could be bad or good… no definitely bad! There was just too much potential to even think about. She wanted to be alone with Luke, but she wasn't sure she could trust herself. "Okay," Lorelai whispered, damn it.
Luke smiled and took her hand; he held it as he led her up the stairs.
Well it would have been rude to leave, she reasoned, and Lorelai felt the need to make small talk again. "So you live above the diner?" Convenient, in more ways than one
"Yeah, it was my dad's office when this was his hardware store." Okay maybe talking about your folks isn't the best idea for the start of a date, Danes.
"Uh huh," Lorelai was only half listening, feeling the anticipation of what may happen behind the "Williams Hardware Private" door and tried to relax.
Once inside, Luke showed her around the one room apartment, "It's not much … ummm you want a beer …wine… water?"
"Ummm sure" trying not to stare at the open bedroom like as if it was a sore thumb, Slow down missy, "I mean, I'm not gonna drink that all together, obviously, … I mean whatever…"
"Are you okay?" Luke began to suspect Lorelai had somewhere better to be.
It's really cute when he raises his eyebrow like that… "Yeah, I'm fine, I just…" have a kid I never mentioned to you before… and can't help but have impure thoughts when you look at me like that… with a bed not 10 feet away. Lorelai knew that would kill the evening before it began. "I just had … a weird day… I've been looking forward to this … please… can we… just start over… or continue… minus the weirdness…"
"Sure," she's been looking forward to it…
"… soooo, what are we having?" still trying to get her nerves in check.
"Well I thought you'd might be bored with just burgers and fries," teasing her about her recent discovery of his menu beyond the breakfast section, "… soooo I made… stuffed lamb chops."
Insert double take here…"You… made … lamb chops…?" for me? Okay that is the fanciest meal any man has made for me … ever…well the despite that chef mom hired… Anton. The fanciest… date meal a man has made for me ever…
"Yeah?" he shrugged.
"Lamb chops?"
"Yeah"
"But you run a diner…" it didn't compute… a gourmet meal like lamb chops from the flannel man.
Luke didn't know if he was trying too hard, but in his own stupid way …he wanted to impress her, and he handed her a glass of wine that would compliment the entrée, "Oh I'm a man of many talents…" and Lorelai decided she couldn't wait to discover them all.
It seemed really immature to her, to be so giddy over having a real grown up date, it almost felt surreal, like it was some movie or TV show. For 10 years, Lorelai's only regular companion was Rory, and that was fun in its own way. However, it was a very different matter to dress up nice for a gentleman who was making an incredible dinner just for me.
Lorelai's last date involved a drive thru and a pregnancy test, because Chris didn't believe her at first. So you can imagine how stuffed lamb chops and wine was a very nice change, a very nice way to get back in the saddle. This was also her first real date with a real man. Luke was about 30… and she was 27. It was stupid, she knew that, but she kept smiling like a lovesick teen. Lorelai kept thinking of Luke bribing the theater manager for their first date and she finally had to blurt out… "Did you arrange for the movie on Thursday...?"
Jarred by the abrupt segue Luke asked "what?" looking up from setting the table.
"They were gonna play Apartment for Peggy. But they played Labyrinth instead because … you arranged it…"
Wondering if she was some sort of telepath from Star Trek, Luke asked, "How did you know…?"
"I over head a Jean Crain fan complaining at the Inn." It was obvious he was a little embarrassed by his romantic gesture; he had clamed up, his attention absorbed in fixing her a plate.
"Why? Why did you go to all that trouble…?"
"I don't know, you said you liked it, I had never seen it… plus … I don't know… I wanted to stand out," Not really knowing how many men must try to pick her up in a week's time. "I wanted it to be …special ... for you."
Luke had paid attention to the little details of their conversations and wanted to make sure she had a special evening with him, a memorable evening. "It was … very special", the opening small talk coming to an abrupt halt… Lorelai suggested… "Maybe we could have them play Apartment for Peggy next time…"
"Yeah …okay" … next time… Luke smiled and pulled out her chair and set her plate in front of her.
They had simply talked about their days, Lorelai explained how difficult it was to pull off a wedding, "for all the money and time they put it to it, it's a wonder the divorce rate is as high as it is", and Luke loved to watch her as she held her glass, telling another one of her off the wall guest stories. Since they had a mutual friend in Sookie they also exchanged some of her more fantastic injuries they had witnessed.
After dinner, Luke smiled at Lorelai; she had made herself right at home, having kicked off her shoes, and was lying down on his couch while Luke diligently did the dishes.
"Why do you have to make such good food?" she complained, knowing she ate too much. Luke's dinner was so delicious she forgot all pretense of eating like a bird. I think I already blew that at Sniffy's a few nights ago.
"Well that is what the windows down stairs say."
"I'm heading into a food coma, seriously I can not move," with her stomach full and comfortable on the broken in couch, not caring if she ever moved again, "You did this on purpose… to keep me here."
"Awww, she's on to my evil scheme."
Thinking of how their last date ended, thinking of their last kiss, Lorelai asked mischievously "What else did you have in mind?" as she propped up on her elbows. Lorelai watched Luke as he paused, mid scrub, then went back to focusing on the dishes, embarrassed by what she was suggesting.
That's sooo… cute. Unable to take her eyes off him … Lorelai decided there was too much space between them, "Luke, come here."
"I'm doing the dishes…" after a comment like that, he didn't know if it would be wrong to kiss her now.
"Let 'em soak… now come here…"
"Are you always this bossy…?"
"Maybe…" Lorelai tried to look innocent.
Luke walked over to the couch drying off his hands, "what?"
"Sit," She pulled on his arm.
Tossing his hand towel on the coffee table, Luke did as he was told, "now what?"
Lorelai got up from the couch and pushed Luke lay down, the opposite way she had been moments before. At first he thought Lorelai was going to do the dishes for him. Obviously he didn't know her very well.
"You comfy?"
"Yeah" still trying to see her game.
"Good", and Lorelai found enough room so they could lie on the couch together. Resting her head in the crook of his neck, and enjoyed his good man smell, "hmmmm, much better. See now we can succumb to the food coma together," she grabbed the remote and turned on his TV.
With the TV on they didn't have to talk, and Lorelai found an obscure movie, but Luke wasn't interested in it. He only played with Lorelai's hair, rubbed her arm that was resting on his chest, and tried to ignore her breasts against his ribcage as she breathed in and out. All in all, he felt this date was going pretty well, since Lorelai had three helpings of chops.
Lorelai wasn't paying attention to the movie either; she was too distracted by being so close to Luke. Wishing he'd make a move, I've set the stage buddy; Lorelai looked up at him and didn't say a word. Noticing her movement, Luke met her eyes. The TV program forgotten, they began a staring contest, wondering who was gonna act first.
She kissed him first.
When she pulled away she waited a moment to open her eyes, like she wanted him to process what happened, hoping he liked her forward approach. Lorelai saw his content face was searching hers, and to fill the awkward moment they were having she said "Thank you … for dinner."
"My pleasure."
She kissed him again, this time on his cheek and made her way to his ear lobe.
"Lorelai…"
"Shhhh" and she met his lips again.
They slowly eased into kisses, to which Luke was an eager participant, perfectly content if it didn't go beyond that … well, almost. After about 15 minutes of roaming hands and lips, Luke knew he was on the edge of loosing control, "Lorelai …maybe we should stop…" he suggested in almost a growl, still wanting to give her the opportunity to say "no".
"You were a gentleman last time," Lorelai reminded him, whispering in his ear and completely in the moment, "remember?"
"Lorelai, really … we don't have … to …if … you don't…" struggling to keep his breath regular.
"I want to."
"You sure?" forcing her to look him in the eye, again staring down her beautiful blues.
"Luke, kiss me."
So he did, slowly, sweetly, but it was soon realized the couch was too small for what they had in mind. Lorelai proved her resolve, when she took his face in her hands, and guided him up from the couch, and wanted him to walk over toward his bed with her. Then, Lorelai felt the need to clarify something though, so she pulled away again, "Luke."
"Yeah," but he diverted his attention to her neck as they stepped.
"I don't usually do this? You know, move so fast."
Luke pulled away from her neck, he was self conscious all over again, "neither do I … " he whispered, and he loosened his arms around her, confused why she had come on to him, but Lorelai kept him close.
"No, Luke … it's just …I didn't want you to think that … I did this a lot."
"… That's … not what I thought."
"Good. Because I don't … I …actually haven't … for a long … long, time … I'm just…" something about Luke made her feel she could be honest with him, Well, except honest with the fact that she had a daughter. "I'm … just a little … nervous," The only man to have ever seen her naked was Chris. Lorelai began to wonder if another man could make her feel that way, make her feel sexy, make her feel beautiful.
Luke put his hand on her cheek, "it's been awhile for me too."
Lorelai knew it was more than a line. In his eyes she saw that he was sincere, that it was the truth.
"We were doing pretty good there for a while," He joked.
"Yeah," Lorelai smiled, "Well, from what I remember … we should be facing each other, just like this right?"
"Yeah?" he chuckled at her way of breaking the tension, her persistent humor.
"Okay … maybe … we should move …" and she looked over her shoulder to his bed.
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A/N: you guessed it THE MMS WOO HOO…. Ahem… you don't seem excited… I said WOO HOO
A/N: I'm sorry folks… but … they had to do it… it was lucky number 7….
A/N: okay I have to tell you how damn proud I am of this chapter… how in a split second you go from funny ha ha to WoaW! Are they gonna do it…? OMG they are so gonna do it! LOL
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"I'm heading into a food coma, seriously I can not move," with her stomach full and comfortable on the broken in couch, not caring if she ever moved again, "You did this on purpose… to keep me here."
"Awww she's on to my evil scheme."
Thinking of how their last date ended, thinking of their last kiss, Lorelai asked mischievously "What else did you have in mind?" as she propped up on her elbows.
Luke paused mid scrub, (- - THAT RIGHT THERE…. THAT IS THE MOMENT) then went back to focusing on the dishes, embarrassed by what she was suggesting.
That's sooo… cute. Unable to take her eyes off him … Lorelai decided there was too much space between them, "Luke, come here."
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A/N: hope it was worth the wait. Crack whores…. Sound off! Lol
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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.
Insert Rant here V
A/N: if not completely satisfied with this chapter, please return unused portion for a full refund …