Chapter 4

disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this story :( and even the song is not mine, that comes courtesy of Lady Antebellum

The next morning Luke woke up with a heavy feeling on his chest, it took him a second to realise it was a person and another second to realise it was Lorelai. Last night started to come back to him and he couldn't stop the grin from gracing his features. He slowly untangled himself from the gorgeous brunette that was sleeping soundly in his bed, got dressed and headed downstairs.

He lifted the clothes from last night thanking god that the blinds were down and therefore no one in Stars Hollow had seen them. That would be all he needed, cat calls and endless comments on his sex life all day. He turned the coffee machine on and filled a cup taking it upstairs with him.

Lorelai woke up alone, it took her a moment to place where she was, one thought was recurrent in her head *I had sex with Luke, I had sex with Luke. Wait a minute where is Luke?* She was terrified for a second thinking he may have bolted but then she heard footsteps on the stairs, the door opened and the scent of coffee filled the room.

"Hey," Luke greeted, smiling at the sight of Lorelai in his bed.

"Hey I thought you left," Lorelai answered, glad that this wasn't that awkward.

"I just went downstairs, I have to open."

"What time is it?"

"Nearly 6."

"OMG, Rory! She's going to freak if she wakes up and I'm not there." She looked around frantically for her clothes and was grateful when Luke handed them to her "I'm sorry I have to go," she said as she pulled her jeans on.

Luke went downstairs and started to prepare the diner for opening, Lorelai followed and sat her coffee cup on the counter, grabbed Luke by the collar and planted a kiss firmly on his lips (god she loved doing that!). She flicked the door open as Luke raised the blinds. She made a point of adding an extra sashay to her walk since she knew he was watching her.

Luke waited until she was out of sight before he moved from the window.

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Lorelai ran into the house (silently praying that Babette hadn't seen her and also that Rory was still asleep), the living room was empty as was the kitchen and Rory's bedroom door remained closed, she thought she was home free but when she opened her bedroom door: she found her 16 year old daughter sitting on her unslept in bed.

"Hello lassie, finally found your way home I see," Rory said accusingly.

"What? I was up early so I went for a walk," Lorelai claimed trying to redeem herself.

"In last night's clothes?"

"Yeah they were lying there so I just put them back on."

"Mom don't lie to me I know you never came home, where have you been?"

Realising that she may as well tell the truth, she said "Luke's."

"Luke's?" this confused Rory greatly, why would her mother be at Luke's all night? One thought entered her mind, no no no if mom spent the whole night at Luke's with Luke then she got scared and ran home then they'd never be able to eat there again.

"Yeah I went to thank him for coming to the party and I feel asleep on the couch so he didn't want to wake me."

"Mom you can't lie to me, I go to Chilton remember: big expensive education. Now discussing your sex life isn't exactly what I planned on doing this morning but taking in the appearance, the clothing, and by the way you forgot your bra. You've pulled a Marilyn Monroe."

"Fine, me and Luke had sex. Happy now? I'm not discussing it anymore, you go make pop tarts and I'll get ready."

"Oh so it's starting, we're not going to Luke's for breakfast?"

"Nothing's starting."

"Have you and Luke fell out?"

"No we haven't. If it makes you happy then we'll go to Luke's for breakfast, but no more discussing this. No one knows about this and we are keeping it that way."

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It was the morning rush, and for the first time in a long time, Luke didn't find it annoying when Kirk asked to have his toast cut into stars or when Taylor went on about some crazy assed festival. The bells above the diner jingled and in walked his favourite customer who coincidentally woke up in bed next to him in bed that morning. She sat on a seat at the counter with Rory next to her. She turned in her seat to see who was sitting at "her" table and stifled a laugh when she noticed that it was Kirk.

Luke placed coffee and pancakes in front of her and Rory avoiding eye contact with her as he did so. Rory felt very uncomfortable, her mum said everything was fine but her current unflirting state suggested otherwise.

Rory looked around the diner; she saw miss patty and babette: maybe that's why mums not talking, scared she'll slip up and hello magazine would find out.

It was then that she noticed Kirk had lay his head on his table: face down; she nudged her mother who started laughing far too loudly it wasn't that funny. Rory went to catch the bus and as Luke appeared in front of Lorelai to refill her coffee, she whispered to him "if he knew what we did on that table then he wouldn't put his face on it"

This chapter stems from the song "last night last" by lady antebellum

There's a towel on the bathroom door

A t-shirt in my dresser if you like

I'm going to put the coffee on

Pour a cup for you, if you've got the time

All these years, we've been nothing but friends

And even though we didn't plan on this

Can last night last?

Was it too much red wine?

Or one too many lonely nights?

Can last night last?

Every morning waking up to your sleepy eyes

Smiling back, or is it just too soon to ask

Can last night last?