This is all me, but only thanks to ASP's characters and stories.
Luke is sick. Luke and Lorelai are together, no fighting just happy L/L fluff without the drama of the 6th season.
My first FF, please review. Should I quit my job and go back to being a junkie. Java Junkie of course. Appreciate the suggestions/reviews.
Thanks to everyone who reviewed . You seriously brightened up my day (Not that it was bad or anything)
And bonus points go to (drumroll): Rorelai, bellybuttonsrcool, XAddisonShephardX (i love Grey's!), polaris27, iluvGGn0TH08, LukePlusLorelaiEqualsL O V E and lollysamantha
For correctly deciphering that Love Heals is the bonus track on the rent soundtrack (ie in the musical but not the movie) I'm a new renthead.
I'm not exactly sure what these bonus points entail but I did update so that's a start.
Love Heals: Chapter 2 "Admittance"
By the time Lorelai returned to the diner it was already 6 o'clock and she had dealt with the Lamprea's dog, Michel's new fascination with Madonna, Sookie's broken toe and the lack of coffee epidemic at the Inn. She was so desperately in need of a Luke fix that she yelled
"I'm taking my 15!", ran outside hopped in her jeep and drove straight to the diner. She parked quickly, turned off the engine and ran into the diner. She was on a mission and nothing was going to stop her. As she opened the door and the bells rang she yelled
"Coffee!"
Everything went silent. Lorelai frantically looked around, normally Luke would respond with a "NO or "you'll die before you hit 40" or something along those lines. But as she scanned the diner for her flannel clad boyfriend she couldn't find him. Maybe he went upstairs she thought to herself and walked towards the counter to get some coffee. Even if Luke's not here I can still enjoy his coffee she said to herself. As she sat down Lane walked out from the kitchen.
"Coffee?" Lorelai asked Lane. Lane looked worried as she looked down and Lorelai.
"Umm we're all out." she said cautiously
"What!" Lorelai practically yelled "I NEED coffee…and where's Luke?"
"Well actually, he ran into the back about half an hour ago. I didn't want to get him though cause he looked pretty sick" Lane said
"Thank you" Lorelai said exasperated
"You're welcome" said Lane a little hesitantly but knowing never to ask questions when it came to Lorelai Gilmore.
"Actually it's been a little crazy in here, I meant to check up on him but I haven't had the time." Said Lane. At this Lorelai looks around the diner. Everyone's either complaining about their lack of food or the taste of the food they have .
"Don't worry" said Lorelai "I'll go see Luke and meanwhile you could brew some coffee"
"Ok" Lane laughed as she busied herself once again.
Lorelai was walking towards the stairs, heading to Luke's apartment as she heard a crash and a "Damn". She smiled and turned to go into the storage room. As she walks in she sees her Luke. The strong boyfriend and father figure. The man who has bailed her out of many a mess. The shoulder she cries on. Her rock. He is sitting on a cardboard box hunched over. As he looks up Lorelai can she how red and puffy his eyes are. His cheeks seem hollow and she sees him awkwardly wiping his running nose. They stare at each other for a few seconds. Lorelai can't speak. This normally perfectly put together man is sitting here, completely vulnerable. Luke finally says to her slowly
"I'm sick" Lorelai looks down at this man, completely exposed to her and in need of her help. To her it seems like some sort of role reversal.
"aww hun" she says in response to him finally admitting he was actually sick. Normally Lorelai Gilmore would have gloated but seeing Luke in this state almost scared her. She couldn't hurt him, she had to hep him. She walked towards him and sat down beside him rubbing his back as he sat there with his head in his hands.
"I can't go back out there" he started "I've been screwing up orders all day. I can't taste, I can't smell, I even sneezed in someone's meal for god's sake."
"And made them eat it!" Lorelai joked
"Huh?" he said
"Oh you really are sick" Lorelai said, half joking, half genuinely concerned. When she saw his pained expression she tried to comfort him, "Well everyone's entitled to a sick day now and then."
"Not me" he responded quickly "I don't get sick, I never get sick. I eat healthy" Lorelai laughed at that
Yeah you do" she giggled, he continued
"I can't get sick, there's no time for it, it's impractical and stupid and…" he trailed off
"And…you're sick" Lorelai said " It's too late now, I'll go deal with the crowd you wait here" Luke smiled at her but he had his eyes closed. Lorelai could almost feel her heartbreak as she watched the man she loved suffer. The man she loved. If anyone had told her a year ago that she would be in love with anyone in a year god forbid Luke she wouldn't have pinned them as the next Creskin.
She went inside the diner to tell Lane the bad news although Lane took it pretty well, finally having an explanation as too why everyone's food was so bad and happily offered to clean and close up. Once this was finished Lorelai came back into the store room to find Luke dozing off.
"Hey" she said quietly, but loud enough to get Luke's attention " Lane's gonna close up and she said her and Caesar can run it tomorrow for you."
"How'd you manage that" said Luke, his voice raspy from coughing.
" Face it Luke everyone loves you, they can't bear to see you sick. Plus that guy whose food you sneezed in was pretty happy" Lorelai said as Luke laughed "Come on, let's get you upstairs and take your temperature mister" she said as she grabbed his arm to lead him upstairs.
"I don't want to" Luke grumbled as he stumbled behind
"Sorry, no choice. Now hustle young man" Lorelai said in a stern voice as she watched him walk up the stairs.
Now the next bonus point is...
David Bowie's real name? What is it? (No help from the internet!)
Andfor 5 million points...how did he come up with David Bowie?
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