Chapter 2: Snow Connection
Paul Anka is very excited about the walk in the snow and Lorelai can't help but laugh to herself about this crazy dog's behaviour. As they reach the town square Lorelai releases him from his leash and walks slowly in the snow. She tries not to look over in the direction of the diner because it still hurts not to go there everyday and just talk to her best friend. "Ex-best friend" she thinks and checks on Paul Anka. She doesn't even notice someone quietly walking up behind her casting a slight shadow from the moonshine.
Luke had already seen Lorelai and Paul Anka when they crossed the road towards the square. He wasn't sure whether she had seen him but it certainly didn't appear that way. Unsure about what he should do Luke stops walking and looks over at Lorelai and the dog. She seems in her own world and bends down to let Paul Anka off his leash. Luke decides to walk over and say hello because he doesn't want to ignore her. He walks up behind her and gently touches her shoulder and she turns to see who is there.
As Lorelai turns to see who had touched her, a smile starts to appear on her face. "Luke" she says. "You scared me. I wasn't expecting to run into to anyone this early". She smiles at him and looks into his beautiful blue eyes. "Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you, but I saw you walking and thought I would say hello, or good morning I guess". Luke smiles at her and she can't help but notice his dimples and gets a warm fuzzy feeling inside. "This is the man I truly love and I miss him so much. He's forever my Hubble". Lorelai smiles at Luke and looks down at the ground. She can tell Luke is slightly uncomfortable with the situation as well, because he is shifting from one foot to another. "Well I guess we finally got snow huh" Luke looks at Lorelai and then at the sky. "We did" she says, "I didn't even know can you believe that?" Luke smiles at her and shrugs. "I guess you had other things on your mind. That's understandable. So was your early morning walk just a coincidence then?" Lorelai looks up at Luke and nods. "I couldn't sleep and decided to take Paul Anka out and when I opened the door it was snowing. And since Paul Anka is just as big a fan of snow as I am, we wanted to come down here for a walk" Lorelai looks at Paul Anka frolicking in the snow and laughs a quiet laugh.
Luke smiles at Lorelai and can't help but let out a gentle laugh too. The dog is really nuts and going crazy in the snow. "So… how are you? Are you ok considering everything?" Luke looks at Lorelai to see if her facial expression changes because then he knows if she is ok with him asking. She stops smiling and looks down. But just a quickly she looks back up at Luke and answers. "Yeah. I mean I guess I could have been better but you know. It's just something I have to deal with and I'll be ok. Eventually. I hope..." Lorelai smiles and turn to check the dog is still there. Luke can feel himself longing for her and caring and worrying about her. As much as they have been through she is still the one person he wants to call when something good happens and the one he thinks of when he goes to bed at night; longing for her to be with him. Her long brown curly hair which is so soft and always smells like peaches, her breathing and sometimes talking in her sleep, the way she takes his flannel shirt in the morning and still looks amazing.
Luke shakes his head so to return to reality and the fact that she is not his anymore. Lorelai looks at him shyly and looks like she is confused by his presence. "So, I know things are weird between us but do you maybe want to come back to the diner and have a cup of coffee?" He can tell she is surprised by his proposition by the look on her face but he doesn't want her to be uncomfortable around him anymore. They need to start getting to know each other again and then maybe, just maybe, they can become friends again. He misses her everyday and someone has to take the first step.
Lorelai felt her heart jump when he asked her to come over for a coffee. "But… Paul Anka. You don't allow dogs in the diner." Luke smiles so sweetly back at her and says that he'll make an exception today. Just because it's the first snow and everything. "He has such a beautiful smile" she thinks but feels herself blushing so she looks away. "Oh I don't know what to say to him. I want to go but I don't really know if I should. It hurts just to stand here and look at him so imagine the pain of sitting down in the diner like we did so many times when we were together." Lorelai looks back up at Luke and knows she wants to go with him so badly. "Well" she says "maybe just for one coffee. I am going to work early these days so I really can't stay long." She notices the immediate light in his eyes and he gently nods towards the diner and they start to slowly walk next to each other. She turns to call for Paul Anka but to her surprise he is walking next to Luke and trots right along. He always liked Luke even after the cooking chocolate incident.