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Disclaimer- Not mine. Gasp! The song is Come Back To Me, by Vanessa Hudgens. I'm not a huge fan of it, but I thought the lyrics fit.
Chapter 3- Come Back To Me
"And he left?" Sookie asked.
"He left," Lorelai reassured, having just told Sookie about Paris (the city, not the person) and its fallout.
"So, he's gone."
"Uh, yea, Soak," Lorelai replied with a duh look on her face.
"So does this mea you and Luke-," Sookie raised her eyebrows suggestively. Lorelai smiled sadly, then sighed.
Everyday I try to play another game
But my heart can't take it
I try to find another Boy
But all the while I can't face it
Why do I miss you so much?
I wanna stop to turn inside
Oh baby please
Give us one more try
"I don't know, Sookie. I mean, the things I did; I screwed up more than I thought was humanly possible."
"You guys will work it out," Sookie reassured her.
"Yea, but you didn't see the look in his eyes. He was so hurt. And I caused that. I don't think that I'll ever be able to forgive myself. How can I expect him to forgive me?"
"Honey, he loves you. And you love him. I've never seen twp people more perfectly matched. You'll work it out."
"I hope so," Lorelai said, barely above a whisper as she turned to leave the kitchen.
See you out with all your friends
Laughing it up as you pretend
To have a good time, I know
Cause I'm living the same life
I'm about to got to say
We can't keep living this same way
So I'll be the one
Yeah I'll say it I'll say it I'll say it again
"Sweetie," Sookie called, "For what it's worth, you did the right thing. Regardless of what happens with Luke, I for one am kind of glad Chris is out of here. He's kinda annoying." Lorelai smiled slightly at her friend before leaving. The girl had a point.
Baby come back to me
In my heart I still believe
We were meant to be
Together so whatever it takes
Lorelai wanted to go and talk to Luke. She really did. But she was scared.
They'd hurt each other so badly; ruined everything. This wasn't supposed to happen to them. They were the perfect couple; everyone said they belonged together. But now, somehow, they were both alone, both hurting. Neither knew when, or how, it had all come crashing down so quickly.
Baby come back to me
I should've never set you free
Love maybe
Come back
Lorelai was only sure of one thing: she loved Luke. But unfortunately, life wasn't that simple.
For one, how could Luke forgive her? She'd slept with Christopher. She slept with Christopher. Of all the things that she could have and with all the people, this had to be the worst thing that she ever could have done. Chris was the one man that Luke was uncomfortable with. He had seen Chris go in and out of the Gilmore Girls lives, leaving them broken hearted, and Luke was always the one left to pick up the pieces. But for some unknown reason, the girls always let Chris back into their lives. Luke has always been uncomfortable with Chris, especially since her parents vow renewal, and she just went and made everything worse.
I wanna call, but then I stall
Cause after all I just couldn't take it
Cause if your play was to push me away
You know the day, my heart you'd break it
At the same time, she wasn't the only one at fault. Luke had messed up too. He lied to her. For two months. Lorelai understood that he panicked, but then he pushed her away, and that hurt her more than anything. Maybe Lorelai had just been selfish. After all, Luke had waited years for Lorelai, watching her with man after man. All Luke was asking for was a little time with his own daughter. Why couldn't she just have given him a couple of months, or at least talked to him?
Regardless, Lorelai wasn't sure she could open herself up to that much pain and vulnerability again. No man had ever really been able to hurt her before. She had never really loved any man before Luke. But Luke- he'd crushed her. Was she really willing to risk going through that again? Lorelai asked herself that question…was she willing? The more Lorelai wondered, the more she realized she was asking the wrong question.
Was life really worth it if she wasn't willing to risk it; for true love?
I know we made a mistake
It's just like your foolish pride
Come back to me
Let us try, let us try, let us try
Lorelai wasn't sure what to do anymore. She decided to get some fresh air, so she decided to go to a walk to clear her head. She walked around the quiet, peaceful town. It was late, and most people were home with their families.
Lorelai wandered about aimlessly, and before she knew it, she found herself in front of Luke's. It was the only building in the square still lit up, and Lorelai could see Luke behind the counter. Her heart skipped a beat at the sight of him. It had been so long since she had seen him. Too long, Lorelai decided. It was now or never. She took a deep breath and pushed open the door, the familiar jingle ringing throughout the empty diner as she did.
Baby come back to me
In my heart I still believe
We were meant to be
Together so whatever it takes
Baby come back to me
I should've never set you free
Love maybe
Come back
"We're closed," Luke growled. Upon hearing no response, he glanced up. Lorelai's breath caught when their eyes met. Those eyes, so full of intensity. Lorelai noticed something else in Luke's eyes- something new: hurt; pain. Lorelai had caused that. And she hated herself for it.
"L-Lorelai," Luke stuttered in shock.
"Hey," Lorelai replied sheepishly, not moving from her spot by the door.
"Uh, come on in. Sit down. Do you want some coffee?" Luke asked, regaining his composure. Lorelai nodded as she sat down at the counter and he placed the coffee in front of her. She half expected to get the usual 'coffee will kill you rant' and she was sad when Luke said nothing. She realized that there would be no more banter between them after what happened. At least, not if they didn't fix what went so horribly wrong.
You know you miss your Baby
And I can see that you think about me
So why do you act like you don't care
Like all the love between us isn't there
"So, uh, how are you doing?" Luke asked.
"I'm alright," Lorelai responded.
"Good, good. That's…good."
"Yea," Lorelai replied with a slight smile. "How 'bout you?"
"Ya know, been better," Luke told her. She replied with a nod, sipping her coffee.
"And I'll go back to just being the guy who pours your coffee" Lorelai grimaced at the memory.
"Is the coffee that bad?" Luke asked jokingly. Lorelai laughed slightly, shaking her head.
I know that you're upset
I know I did you wrong
I know that you want me to pay
For all the pain I've caused
But in the end it all comes down
To just one thing
It's you and me
Suddenly, neither of them knew what to say. They were out of small talk. There was so much that needed to be said; but it was hard. They were silent, awkwardly, for a couple of minutes before Lorelai broke the silence.
"So, this is kinda weird, huh?"
"Yea. Little bit," Luke replied, scratching the back oh his neck, which Lorelai knew meant that he was nervous.
"I- I don't want it to be weird," Lorelai told him.
"Neither do I," Luke agreed. "So what do we do?"
"Well, to start, there's something that I should probably tell you," Lorelai said, suddenly sounding nervous.
"Okay," Luke responded, not sure if he wanted to know where she was going.
"Well, last week, I…went to Paris-with Chris and Gigi," Luke nodded. He knew that they'd gotten together, but he didn't know that they were serious enough to be going to Paris together.
"Is that all?" He asked.
"Not exactly," Lorelai replied uneasily, suddenly having flashbacks to the night they were packing Luke's truck up and Lorelai had learned of Luke's quickie marriage to Nicole.
"While we were there, Chris-, he uh, he asked me to marry him." Lorelai held her breath, afraid of Luke's response. He looked down at the counter for a minute, and then met her eyes.
So I sing
Baby come back to me
In my heart I still believe
That we were meant to be
Together so whatever it takes
Baby come back to me
I should've never set you free
Love maybe
Come back
"Maybe you'd better go," he told her suddenly, pain evident in his eyes.
TBC!!
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