Notes:
After reading all the reviews I think that you're starting to see what I see about Lorelai, that her insecurities are what drives her. Which is a good and a bad thing all in one. And I mean that applies both to this fic and in the actual show.
And now for my thoughts on last night's episode (again don't read if you haven't seen it! and don't worry there's no spoilers in it): First of all, to me it was a pretty lame episode, nothing really happened, kinda boring through most parts, and the Sookie/Jackson thing was dragged out a bit. But, on to real comments: Finally FND! They totally heard me! I couldn't have hated it if I wanted to because I've been begging for it for so long! Ug, Christopher, go away already, yeah I know he wasn't in the episode but they kept bringing him up the whole time. Can I repeat that you don't count as a father if you start trying to be a father when your kid's 21? I don't get what Emily sees in him, I mean I like him as a person but not as a father or a mate for Lorelai, get it through your skulls, she doesn't love him. Although then, after going on about Christopher being wonderful, Emily went and bought the house so I was totally confused why she kept bringing him up. And can I just say that until they showed the picture of the house I was totally against it because Lorelai loves her house and it's the place she raised Rory. But that new house. It's beautiful. It's gorgeous. I can almost see Luke and Lorelai and their kids there. It's so beautiful that I want that house! And to jump back to the beginning of the episode, how did we go from Luke and Lorelai in the last episode to her hiding from him? I mean sure, Anna was a... let's just call her a brat... but Luke never said he agreed with Anna. That made no sense to me. And what's that going to solve? I'm mad at you or something so I don't want to see you, what are you 6 years old? I mean come on Lorelai, you want to marry him but yet you don't want to see him, makes no sense. And I get the whole Lorelai feeling like the wedding's not going to happen but to me that's because neither has mentioned it to the other in awihle. Just say, hey Luke, you getting any closer to wanting to set that date, after all you've gotten close with your kid and you threw her a party and she calls you dad and she likes me and Anna doesn't want me around her until we're married, so added bonus. Ug. And I don't even want to talk about the promo, I'm just going to stew over it for a week, thankfully I have a busy week/weekend ahead of me, if I didn't I might not be able to stay spoiler free for a whole week.
Hmmm... that was more than I planned on writing. So anyways, here's Luke being the Luke we know and love. Please don't take the last episode out on my chapter!
Luke's Diner
Luke is at a table talking to a customer when Lorelai walks in, back from her night at Yale. She jingles the keys at Luke, not actually needing the extra noise to get his attention. He walks over to Lorelai and tries to grab the keys out of her hand, but she's too quick for him. Lorelai arches an eyebrow, almost seductively. Luke smiles, putting his hands on his hips. "You gotta be quick to compete with me," Lorelai teases. "I'm Gail Devers and you're no Michael Johnson." Luke grimaces.
"Can I have my keys?" Luke asks, ignoring her little joke. Lorelai shakes her head.
"Not without the magic word." Luke glares at her, but Lorelai just arches an eyebrow waiting. Luke sighs.
"Can I have my keys please?" Lorelai grins, handing him the keys.
"Fo sheez," Lorelai rhymes. Luke shakes his head in amazement.
"So, is Rory okay?" he asks.
"Yeah, poor girl, she was just having a hard time adjusted to life without Mama. But she'll be okay, she's strong." Luke nods. He walks over to the side of the counter and Lorelai follows behind him. "She said to tell you thanks."
"It's no problem. As long as she's settled and happy."
"She is. Like a bug in a rug."
"What are you Maya Angelou today?" Lorelai giggles. "Well that's good that Rory's settled. You want some coffee?" Lorelai almost says yes, but then hesitates. She glances around.
"Can I talk to you upstairs, just for a sec?" Lorelai asks, cautiously. Luke looks concerned but nods.
"Yeah sure, of course." He reaches out, touching her elbow lightly. "You okay?" he asks, looking directly into her eyes. She smiles softly, appreciating his concern.
"Yeah, the house is a little quiet without Rory, but that's not why I want to talk to you." Luke nods. He takes her hand and leads her though the curtain and up the stairs.
As they walk inside the apartment, Lorelai looks a little pale and nervous. If Luke notices, he doesn't say anything, just motions towards the table and chairs in the center of the room. They walk over and sit down next to each other at the table. "Can I get a glass of water?" she asks. Luke nods. He walks over to the fridge and looks inside.
"You want a beer?" Lorelai looks like she wants to but smiles nervously.
"Water is fine, thanks." Luke looks at her strangely but grabs a bottle of water and hands it to her. He grabs a beer for himself and sits back down at the table. Lorelai opens the bottle and drinks some water, biding her time. She keeps an eye on Luke as she closes the bottle and crosses her arms on the table in front of her. "There's two things I want to discuss with you." Luke nods. After opening the beer, he puts one hand over one of her arms, comfortingly. "So you know about Friday Night Dinner?" Luke smiles like she's crazy, but realizes that she's waiting for an answer.
"Yeah, I think I remember you walking in the diner every Friday night begging for donuts and pie and ranting like a meth addict." Lorelai smiles, but she still seems quite serious.
"My parents want you to come to dinner next Friday," Lorelai tells him.
"Okay."
"Okay? I'm not sure you heard me correctly. Helena Cassadine beckoning you to her lair."
"Well, you said we're not Luke and Laura, so we'll be all right," Luke considers. Lorelai doesn't look satisfied. Luke rubs her arm. "Lorelai, it was going to have to happen sometime if we're going to be together."
"Do you remember what happened to Jess when he met my mother?"
"Yeah, wasn't that the day the swan beaked him?" Lorelai looks at him like he's crazy.
"Swan? Rory said it had something to do with a football. Jess got attacked by something that Tchaikovsky used as a subject for a ballet?" Lorelai smirks.
"Hey, I can promise you, those were some mean swans!" Luke insists.
"That's like saying that was an ugly Vera Wang or a short Spielberg film." Luke gives her a look that tells her to let it go. Lorelai moves her hand to cover his that is still on her arm.
"Jess said that your mother was great," Luke says, going back to the original subject.
"Sure, because Satan can't fight with Hitler," Lorelai responds, rolling her eyes.
"Lorelai," Luke warns.
"Well, Rory will be there on Friday, so you'll have her on your side as well."
"Do we need sides?" Lorelai raises an eyebrow. She squeezes his hand tightly.
"Just remember you said that a week from now," she says. Luke nods. He drinks some of the beer, forgetting that they're not done. Lorelai takes another deep breath, preparing herself. "Luke." She reaches out and moves his chin so that he's looking directly into her eyes. "I'm pregnant." He's frozen. Lorelai watches him, waiting for him to say something. "And it's yours," she adds. Luke lets out the breath he didn't know he was holding. Lorelai looks down, afraid of what's coming.
"Wow, Lorelai," he says breathlessly. He shakes his head, a small smile slowly forming on his face. Then he looks at her curiously. "But we were only together, what, 2 or 3 times."
"Two or three, you're not sure?"
"I just wasn't sure if we were counting the time in the truck."
"Oh, we were definitely together that time," Lorelai says, arching an eyebrow. Luke can't help but smile. "And you know, it only takes once, I learned that the hard way."
"Yes, and now apparently have I." Lorelai grimaces. Luke grasps Lorelai's shoulders, just smiling at her for a moment, running his hands up and down her arms as he processes. Lorelai stares into his eyes, waiting for his actual response, a little unsure about what's to come. Then Luke pulls her to his chest and hugging her to him. He kisses the side of her head. "I'm so happy Lorelai. You. A baby. This is amazing." Lorelai smiles to herself, wrapping her arms around his neck, holding him tightly. Both of them reveling in the moment.
"Rory's happy about it too," she finally says. Luke lets her go.
"How long have you known?" Lorelai looks away. Luke watches her face as she tries to hide the truth. She shrugs.
"I found out in Europe," she whispers. Biting her lip, she looks back at him. "I – I didn't want to tell you right away." Lorelai sighs. "I wanted you to want to be with me because I'm me."
"And you thought I would stay with Anna to have a family and you didn't want me to choose you just because you could also give me a family, you wanted me to pick you in spite of that fact," Luke finishes her statement. Lorelai looks down at her hands in her lap, knowing that he's said it exactly. "Hey." He reaches out and runs his fingers over her cheek forcing Lorelai to look back up at him. "I chose you. I'll always choose you Lorelai." She swallows and then leans in and kisses him. "So we'll go to your parents's on Friday, have our first date on Saturday and we'll get a doctor's appointment for the next week. How does that sound?"
"Perfect," she says, smiling as she kisses him again. "Can we skip visiting Hades?" He shakes his head. Lorelai shrugs. "Okay." Lorelai's pager goes off and she looks at it. "Oh, I'd better go," she says standing. "Tom's at the inn."
"Tom?"
"My boy on the side," Lorelai teases.
"You're Mary Louise?"
"Drew! Mary Louise had AIDS."
"Oh right, Drew's only problem was the boyfriend who beat her up and tried to kill her." The room gets quiet as they share a tense look.
"Okay, I'm Mary Louise then," Lorelai decides after a moment. Luke smiles.
"You look more like her anyways." Lorelai laughs. Luke stands and pulls Lorelai back to him, hugging her close. "Everything's going to be okay." Lorelai closes her eyes, letting herself feel the moment.
"I don't want to get married," Lorelai says against his chest,. Luke looks down at her.
"Ever? Or just not right now? Because I don't think we should get married just because of the baby, it's not right for us, but maybe someday," Luke considers. Lorelai can't keep from smiling, hearing the words she wanted to hear. She tilts her head up and kisses him.
"You're amazing," she whispers. "Okay, gotta go."
"Yeah, your contractor's waiting." Lorelai smiles. She turns to leave. Luke puts his hands on her shoulders as he follows her out. "Come by later for some decaf." Lorelai laughs. "I don't want to know that you haven't been drinking decaf."