Chapter 5

Lorelai has never really considered taking an all inclusive vacation before. It was her parents who mentioned it to her a little while after the official end of her marriage. But at the time she had told them it wasn't her style at all but over the last couple of weeks she had begun to think about it in a more serious way and even checked out some deals on the internet. It wasn't half as expensive as she had originally thought and had at the spur of the moment decided to take Rory after her graduation in May. .It wasn't like she had other big plans ahead and knew that Rory would appreciate a holiday after the crazy graduation and stress of finals and everything. "I can't wait to surprise her with it and I just hope she is able to take the 8 days off without getting worked up about getting a job and missing possible interviews. It's not like I am taking her away for months this time" Lorelai thinks to herself as she sits in the Jeep on her way into Luke's for her morning coffee. She had still not managed to find out what the gossip ladies had been talking about the day before but it had been a crazy night and now she had her mind on other things. Rory was coming home and the Inn was taking most of her time.

Luke is in the diner on the phone when Lorelai comes through the door. There are already quite a few people in there for the morning rush and she comes to sit at the counter and smiles at Luke who is pouring her a coffee while still hanging on to the phone. He puts his hand over the receiver and says quietly to Lorelai that Caesar will take her order in a minute because he is still on hold with the insurance company and doesn't want to lose his spot in the cue. Lorelai says it fine and she'll just have the coffee because she is running late as it is. Luke notices she looks particular beautiful this morning and she has a certain glow about her for some reason. "I wonder what that is about… I mean, she is always gorgeous but today is a particular good day. Everything is agreeing with her that's for sure". Lorelai is drinking her coffee and have a chat with Kirk who has just entered the diner too. Luke can hear Lorelai asking about the Easter Fest and if Kirk knows if there is any secret plan for the weekend. Kirk is clearly lying when he says there isn't but Lorelai can't do anything but accept his answer and tries to pretend she doesn't care at all. To Luke it is so clear that she is very interested in luring something out of Kirk and fairly annoyed that Kirk is not taking the bait. "I have Mr. Sheppard for Mr. Danes" Luke is drawn out of his thoughts by the woman at the other end of the phone and turns his back to the counter. "Mr. Danes?" "Yes that's me" " Right, sir. I have looked at your insurance papers and after a thorough research I am unfortunately going to have to tell you that we cannot offer you a cheaper insurance on any of your properties and personal belongings. The insurance premium is due to increase by 15 this year and I am not able to offer you anything cheaper despite my best efforts." Luke is just about ready to tell the guy to go where the sun doesn't shine but he bites his tongue and says "Mr. Sheppard I am real sorry to hear that but if there nothing you can do for me I there is nothing more we can do here right? So just send out the papers and I will look at them and return them signed as soon as possible" Luke is fuming on the inside but gently places the receiver back on the wall, sighs deeply and turns around to see Lorelai winking at Kirk and the sight brings a smile to his face.

Lorelai was trying hard to eavesdrop on Luke's conversation but she was way too nosy and curious that she instead tried to make small talk with Kirk. Kirk was being his usual weird self and even though she knew that he knew what it was the gossip ladies were planning he was not going to tell her. So she was chatting with him about Rory but all the time having one ear on Luke. She wondered what it was about since Luke had seemed like he was about to blow up at first but then he just answered in an overly nice and polite way and Lorelai was confused. "He looked like he was going to loose is but now he is just smiling and seems very calm. I wonder if there will be a fun, good old rant from him soon. How I miss ranting Luke. I can't remember when I last saw him ranting about something and me smiling and trying to talk to him all the while he goes on and on. Ranting Luke is very sexy" Lorelai thinks to herself and can feel her cheeks beginning to blush. Luke comes over to her and asks if she is sure she doesn't want some pancakes or something else beside coffee. Lorelai refuses and instead asks what the phone call was about. Luke shakes his head and shrugs while quietly replies: "I just have an insurance problem. They have raised my premium yet again and they are not willing to come to an arrangement where I don't get screwed over". Lorelai is surprised to see Luke so calm and smiles back at him while gently tilting her head. "You know. I can try and talk to my dad and see if can make you a deal or something. He did a pretty good one for me at the Inn, remember?" Lorelai is smiling at Luke as to say that it would be fine if he was to meet with her dad.

Luke looks at Lorelai and can't help but notice the light in her eyes. She smiles genuinely and seems a bit blushed but Luke isn't at all sure why. He is not sure about the idea of Richard and them talking insurance but in a way it would be nice to have someone take his insurance who he knows he can trust and who won't try to ruin him with premium increases. Luke goes to take some orders and when he comes back Lorelai is on her cell phone. He points to the No Cell Phones sign behind the counter and Lorelai just ignores her. He goes to grab her arm just as she stands up knowingly but still trying to finish the call like she had done so many times before. As Luke gets closer he hears her saying goodbye to someone and she puts the phone on the counter. "So if you want to, my dad says he is willing to meet with you after Easter to take a look at your insurance papers and see if he can cut you a better deal than the one you already have. He loves talking shop you know" Lorelai is clearly excited about this and Luke loves it when Lorelai get excited and starts rambling about everything and nothing. He smiles back at her and gently puts his hand on her arm. "Thank you for helping me out. Tell your dad that a meeting next week sounds great and that I will make sure he gets the papers soon." His hand feels comfortable on her arm and he wants to leave it there but knows very well that he shouldn't.

Luke's hand on Lorelai's arm feels nice she thinks to herself. He actually seems happy that she took the liberty to make that call without him actually agreeing to it and she was a bit scared that he might be a bit annoyed with her. He isn't at all and she doesn't want him to move his hand away again but she feels he is a bit uncomfortable so she touches his shoulder and says that it's no problem and that she is sure her dad is going to try his best to get him a good deal. At the same time she moves towards the door and Luke's hand slides of her arm. He smiles at her and says thank you again. Lorelai is warm inside and just gestures with her head to say it's no problem. "I really have to go now Luke but I will let you know when and where, when my dad calls me back. I have to get back to the Inn before Rory gets here tonight. But will we see you at the pre-Easter fest fest at Miss Patty's tonight?" Lorelai knows it is not Luke's kind of thing and that he most likely won't be there but she would like him to come so they can talk and just relax together again. Luke is shaking his head and says that he won't be there because he is closing the diner because Caesar is off and that is not at all how he want's to spend his Friday night. Lorelai is disappointed but not surprised at this and just says that she understands and they will see each other tomorrow instead.