Chapter 14
Lorelai watched Max load the moving van up with his things. Rory had already gone to school but Max had gotten the day off some subsitute teacher would take over for him. Lorelai had offered to help but Max refused her. After he loaded the last box up he walked over to her.
"You won't give me a chance?" Lorelai whispered.
Max walked up to her.
"How many chances should I give you Lorelai? You've kissed him three times before you've come to me to tell me about it and we're married!" Max said.
"I know it was wrong and it will never happen again." Lorelai promised.
"It's over Lorelai and I know it and you should know it." Max kissed her on the cheek and walked away. Lorelai walked down to Luke's with tears in her eyes. Babette looked at her funny but she ignored her and sat at the counter. Jess was behind it. He saw Lorelai and her tears and ran. Luke came out.
"Jess? Lorelai are you all right?" Luke asked.
"Max left me." Lorelai whimpered. She was aware that Babette was right next to her and had moved from her table. Morey was trying to get her to leave.
"What!? He did what? I'm going to kick his ass. And I'm sorry." Luke said. Luke got her a large cup of coffee.
"Here uh on the house." Luke said.
"Luke can we talk?" Lorelia begged sobbing not even looking at her coffee cup. Luke nodded bewildered. He left Ceaser in charge since Jess had dissppeared. Lorelai couldn't stop crying.
"Luke he left and it's all my fault." Lorelai whispered.
"It's not all your fault he's stupid for not relasing what he has with you. You're the most amazing wonderful woman in the world." Luke said.
"It is my fault. I kissed you back." Lorelai said.
"But I kissed you first. Does he
know that? So it's my fault. Do you want to punch me because you can
if you like."
Lorelai drew her arm back and then wrapped
them around Luke. Their lips touched.
"Luke can I see you tonight?" Lorelai whispered.
"Yeah. But if you do one thing first." Luke said confused.
"What's that?" Lorelai asked.
"Come and get something to eat because I have a diner to run." Luke said.
"Okay just one more thing." Lorelai said.
"What's that?" Luke asked.
"It's not you're fault because I chose to kiss you." Lorelai said. Lorelai led the way into the Diner.
Luke cooked Lorelai a hot lunch.
"You had better get to the Inn missy I'll let you wallow and have a shoulder to cry on tonight." Luke said.
"You know about the wallow?" Lorelai asked him surprised.
"Lorelai I remembered when you bought eleven year old Rory into Stars Hallow and that annoying woman who wouldn't go away until she got coffee showed up. I remember Rory's first favorite toy and still have it. I know about the wallowing."
Lorelai walked into the Inn and michelle came walking over to her.
"You have three messages at the desk and please stop making personal calls from work. If you are going to then I am going to call my mother in France." Michelle said.
"Michelle you can make any personal phone call as long as it's in the US. Don't argue with me." Lorelai said.
"But it's so unfair you get to talk to your parents." Michelle said.
"Yes but I don't want to talk to them now get out of my face before I start chasing you out of the village."
Sookie was talking to Rory when Lorelai walked in.
"You kissed Luke at your reception?" Sookie asked. Rory looked guilty enough that Lorelai stopped glaring at him. To her surprise Sookie looked pleased rather than annoyed about all of this.
"At my wedding reception." Lorelai admitted.
"What's happening now? Are you and Max divorcing? Are you having an affair? Cause I've seen some strange marriages in my day." Sookie said.
"An affair? Sookie no. And yes Max and I are divorcing." Lorelai said.
"At least she assumes so." Rory said.
"Rory come on. Max got his stuff yesterday."
"So people can go years without divorcing." Rory said.
"Name one couple that didn't divorce and seperated." Lorelai said.
"I'll check my history notes." Rory replied.
Lorelai laughed.
"I have made chocolate and I will make more. Does Luke know about you and Max?" Sookie asked.
"And what are you doing out of school young lady? Yes Luke is coming over tonight." Lorelai said.
"Oh this is so exciting!" Sookie cheered.
"Sookie a divorce is not exciting. Cheating is not exciting. A birthday is exciting. Your cheesecake is exciting. I would hardly choose exciting as the appropriate word." Lorelai said eating out of a measuring cup melted chocolate.
"Because Paris dropped another big bomb on me. Not only do we have to do the last scene in Romeo and Juliet but three nights this week we have to practice it but here in Stars Hallow." Rory said.
"Oh honey I'm so sorry." Lorelai said.
"Lorelai the phone is for you. Lots of excited people makes me ill." Michelle said.
"The Inn's very own anti socialist ladies and gentleman I'll be right back. Lorelai Gilmore? A big Christmas party? Oh that sounds wonderful. You want to book it today. But mideaval style. Fantastic! Let's see. Yes we have those rooms available."
Lorelai put the rooms and booked the engagement. Rory and Sookie were waiting for her in the kitchen.
"Well we are going to have Stars Hallow first ever Bracebridge dinner." Lorelai said.
"Isn't that a court's dinner from midevil times?" Rory asked confused.
"Yes it is. A holiday dinner." Lorelai told her.
"We learn what's served at these meals I'm surprised they don't make us learn what's in the recipies at Chilton. But who put the posion into the King's or writers cup is way much more important like what piece was played at their funeral." Rory said.
"So you're having a date with Luke?" Rory asked her mom.
"Yes I am." Lorelai said. Sookie clapped her hands dropping the pen she was holding.
"Okay good I'm going to go to go do homework and then go on a date with Dean." Rory said.
"Bye hon. Oh wait here's ten bucks get yourself something to eat." Lorelai told her.
"You know what I could serve with duck?" Sookie asked.
"No honey." Lorelai walked to the front desk.
Lorelai drove home at around eight oh clock. Luke sat on her front porch waiting for her. Lorelai grabbed the mail and checked it. A few bills and Rory's PSAT's scores had finally come in. Lorelai hadn't slept for two weeks along with Rory's three. Next to Luke were three bags of Chinese food and two bags from Luke's.
"I didn't know if you wanted to go out or grab um my stuff or Chinese I know you like all of them so I bought two to you but we can still go out if you like." Luke said. He handed her a boquet of flowers.
"How sweet." Lorelai said taking them.
"Uh it was Babette's idea." Luke said.
"You've been here long enough to be bugged by Babbette poor thing. Come on in. You do know the door's unlocked." Ignoring Luke's expression on his face Lorelai led the way inside.