Chapter 16.
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Lorelai rolled over and her arm touched someone's. Luke's. He was laying in her bed next to her fast asleep. The reason she was up was because his alarm had gone off and he hadn't heard it. Lorelai shook him gently awake.
"What time is it?" Luke mumbled.
"Five oh clock in the morning." Lorelai replied.
"Oh I have to meet the delivery guy." Luke said.
"I know. I'll come with I need coffee."
"I think that's why you like me I supply you coffee." Luke retorted folding his arms and mocking a pout.
"Yep that's why I love you."
Luke looked startled at her wording and chose to get out of bed. Lorelai smiled at him coyly and he looked at her.
"What?"
"Nothing you have to get back into bed to find out."
"You misses are not going to trick me today." Luke pulled her out of bed and watched her hair fall around her shoulders. Lorelai giggled and kissed him. "I'll get some coffee and breakfast then I must head over to the Inn."
Lorelai knocked on Rory's door.
Rory opened it shocked to see her mom there. Rory had a book in one hand that was the size of a gravestone slab. Lorelai wondered who could possibly write that much and why it was just so bloody important.
"Mom? Are you sure you're feeling okay to be up this early?" Rory asked feeling Lorelai's forehead.
"Coffee then sleep then the Inn. Are you coming?" Lorelai asked her.
"Yeah I need to eat." Rory said. Rory put the book in her backpack and they got into Luke's truck and drove to the diner.
"How did you get my mom up at five in the morning without her throwing you?" Rory asked.
"Um I have means of persasion." Luke said blushing.
Rory nodded.
They drove in Luke's truck to the Diner. It was empty of course most normal people were asleep. Luke took in the delivery. Luke made Lorelai and Rory coffee and then took their orders for breakfast. While he was cooking them Jess came downstairs. He saw Rory and Lorelai and made their way over to their table.
"Oh come on there's a free table over there." Lorelai teased him.
Jess glared at her.
"Hey I was just kidding lighten up Kreamer." Lorelai said. Jess just rolled his eyes.
"Awe did Luke not give you any tonight? Rory would you come upstairs please. I have a book I wanna show you." Jess said.
"Our sex life is none of your business but if you insist yeah we did for five hours last night. What no girl would willingly touch you?" Lorelai asked.
"Hey what's going on in here? I can't have a blood bath please cool it down both of you." Luke said. Lorelai rolled her eyes but let Rory go upstairs with Jess.
"What's up?" Rory asked when they got upstairs.
"Have you ever read this book?" Jess showed her a biography on Metalleca.
"Um no. Not recently."
"There's this really cool part I wanna show you." Jess flipped it open to the pictures. Two photo I.D.s fell into his hands.
"Are those fake ids?" Rory asked startled.
"For me and you tonight."
"You want me to go drinking with you? Are you out of my mind. My mother will kill me and then Luke will kill you. And then we'll be in all sorts of trouble. Plus I'm meeting Dean tonight." Rory said.
"Rory Rory haven't you ever wanted to live life a little bit without Lorelai smothering you?" Jess asked.
"No! I love my mother she's my best friend." Rory protested.
"Come on spread those wings a little see if you can fly. Look I'll knock on your window around nine and if you're game answer. If not."
"How are we getting to this magical club? Magic carpets will you show me a whole new world?" Rory said sarcasticly.
"Yeah if you want." Jess said.
"Yeah whatever."
Luke came stomping upstairs.
"What are you to doing up here by yourselves? Out now." Luke growled. Rory jumped and ran from Jess's side. Jess slipped the I.D's back into his book.
Rory grabbed her backpack.
"Where are you going love it's only seven oh clock?" Lorelai asked.
"I'm going to go see Dean he's at work already but Taylor lets me stop by." Rory said.
"Oh okay say hi to him. Ask Dean if he'd like to double on a date with Luke and I sometime it'd be totally cool."
"Is Dean the boy that's touching Rory?" Luke growled.
"Dad he's only kissed me." Rory said laughing in a joking manner.
"Kissing leads to stronger things. I need to talk to this boy about kissing you." Luke said.
"You mean sex Luke? I have had Sex ed before." Rory said. Luke turned beet red. Lorelai and Rory burst out laughing.
"Look I have yet to leave him stranded at the drive in so calm down relax. Buy guys. Bye Luke." Rory stepped out of the diner. Luke watched her go.
"Man I remember when she was so much younger why is she getting old?" Luke asked.
"Awe Luke it's ok you'll get old along with her." Lorelai teased.
"So do you." Luke responded as some of the morning crowd came in for breakfast.
"So I'll see you tonight?" Lorelai asked grabbing her purse.
"Well hey do you need a ride to the house?" Luke asked.
"No I'm fine I can walk the few blocks. It's not even that far. I love you." Lorelai said.
"I love you too." Luke said. Lorelai kissed him and walked out of the diner with her purse over her shoulder.
Lorelai walked into the Inn. Michel was yelling at some poor defenseless customer.
"Michel what's the matter? Calm down!" Lorelai said.
"I will not calm down it's not even eight oh clock and it's been nothing but snooty demands. Talk to one of the maids that's not what I was HIRED here for! And where the hell have you been you're late." Michel grumbled.
"By three minutes."
"You're still late. And you're mother called!" Michel stormed off.
"I'm really sorry." Lorelai walked into the kitchen to talk to Sookie.
"Michel still bitching?" Sookie asked she was going over the recipies for what would possibly be ordered today. Most of the kitchen staff had arrived because if they didn't they'd all feel the wrath of Sookie.
"Did mine eyes deceive me or did I see Luke's truck outside you're place last night?" Sookie asked with a grin.
"Yes." Lorelai said.
"So Max and you are officially over is Luke the rebound guy?" Sookie asked.
"No! I'm not sure what well I love Luke. He makes me feel all happy and warm inside and safe. I feel safe for the first time. I didn't even feel safe with Christopher." Lorelai said.
"Wow that's great then. You guys are a perfect match. I was hoping someday you might turn around and see Luke." Sookie told her.
"What do you mean?" Lorelai asked her.
"Well ever since you came here from Hartford Luke's been in love with you." Sookie said.
"So not true." Lorelai said.
"True." Sookie said.
"No way."
"Yep ask him tonight." Sookie said with a grin.
"Hey Sookie I had an idea I think Rory and Lane would like." Lorelai said.
"What's that?" Sookie asked.
"Why don't I invite Lane to spend the night but we won't tell Mrs. Kim that we've booked rooms for us here at the Hotel. You and I in one and Lane and Rory in the other." Lorelai said.
"Sounds good to me." Sookie said.
"So it's date this Friday after Friday night dinner." Lorelai said.
"Oh my god do your mom and dad know about you and Luke?" Sookie asked.
"God I hope not. If they don't they can know at least Max and I are splitting up. I like mushrooming my mother." Lorelai said.
"What?" Sookie asked.
"Mushrooming. You know keep them in the dark and feed them on shit." Lorelai said.
Sookie laughed.
Lorelai took a cup of coffee out to the front desk and began sorting through mail.
"I'd just like to say the people who booked us solid for that dinner is calling. It's a good thing we have deposits when canceling." Michel grumbled. Lorelai's face fell. They had already hired everything. And bought all the food. What were they going to do with it all? And how was she going to tell Sookie?
Lorelai was gentle and understanding on the phone though. "Oh this day can be over. I'm going to Luke's for lunch."
Lorelai walked back into the kitchen. Sookie was going over for a dinner for their christmas party.
"Sookie. I'm sorry sweetie but they canceled their dinner."
"Throw it out. I'll never cook again." Sookie muttered she stormed out of the kitchen.
"Carry on I'll find some way to bring her back." Lorelai promised.
Lorelai followed Sookie at a run. She took her to the Diner and made her order and eat some lunch.
"It's just I had it all planned I was going to get to make dishes that I loved that I never get a chance to make cause no one in their right mind really eats that stuff well unless you love MacBeth." Sookie mumbled picking at her fries.
"I'll tell you what since we've already paid for everything let's host it anyways. I'll invite Babette miss patty and whoever else we want to come here and let people know about it. It'll be a stars hallow christmas special." Lorelai told her. "Really?" Sookie said. "Yeah I think even Miss Kim would get a kick out of it." Lorelai said. "Ok."
Lorelai met Luke outside her front door.
"Do you ever lock it?" Luke asked.
"But I feel liike it's too much of Solitair confinement and I'm locked in like a mad woman." Lorelai said.
"I'm not even going to ask. I bought dinner." Luke said.
"Hey Luke?" Lorelai asked hestitantly as they walked in.
Rory came passed them carrying her backpack and a load of books.
"Where are you going?" Lorelai asked her.
"Paris wants to practice here in Stars Hallow remember?" Rory said.
"That's right poor thing. I forget you get to kiss Tristan." Lorelai said.
"Yeah he leaves a bad taste in the mouth. Bye Luke." Rory took off.
Tristen walked into Miss Pattie's with a smirk on his face that meant nothing good. Behind him walked up Dean with his fists clenched and his Doose's market soaked in flour. Rory gave Tristan a look that said you had better explain yourself but Tristan just smirked.
"All right now that we're all here I'm waiting for the mad sex lady to finish up her class because I paid her a premium to use the barn so we could practice. Brad quite tapping you're fingers or I will bite your fingers off one by one and bury you in Stars Hallow and you're parents will never what happened to you."
"Did you stop taking your meds?" Louis asked Paris.
"Shut up. I'm still taking them and if I here any pill popping jokes I'll punch the person who did it."
"Rory." Dean kissed her .
"Hey what are you doing here?" Rory asked.
"Well Taylor gave me a break so I thought I'd come see if my girl has any acting talent." Dean said.
"Can you be mushy somewhere else. If we're going to have guest keep them quiet. And if you're going to do stuff like that go get a room." Paris barked.
"Well well looks like a party. So is this why you wouldn't come tonight?" Jess asked Rory coming up the steps as Miss Patty and her class cleared out.
"Come tonight?" Dean asked glaring at Tristan and Jess. He really wasn't sure who he hated more.
"You need to leave. And no I wouldn't hang out with you not willingly. Now get OUT of here."
Jess just laughed. Paris barked at them to get into place and started rehersal.
Lorelai snuggled closer to Luke. He smiled at her.
"Luke?" Lorelai asked.
"I have a question." Lorelai said.
"Yeah?" Luke wondered where this was heading.
"Sookie and I have free rooms around christmas time. It'll be a midevial dinner you don't have to wear tights but you and I could share a hotel room and it'd be free and we'd serve an old fashion dinner. Kind of cheesy but fun."
"I don't know." Luke said.
"Please Luke please?" Lorelai gave him the puppy eyes. Luke caved.
"Ok."
Lorelai's eyes lit up and she kissed him. Pulling his hands towards him she placed them up her shirt. Luke blushed a little but allowed her to lead him into the bedroom.
"That's enough. Paris this reherseal is over.'" Dean said.
"Who are you Farmer boy to tell me? I'm in charge here." Paris snapped.
"Dean I was not going to go anywhere with Jess and I have NOT kisssed Tristan that'd be like kissing my mother. Jess you're a dick and Tristan you need to grow some balls."
Dean decked Tristan first. Louis and Madeline screamed. Then he punched Jess.
"Dean stop!"
"No! I'm sick of getting pushed around Rory. Me or them. I know I can't give you what Tristan has to offer but Jess can't offer much more than I do. I'll give you a day to decide." Dean stormed off.
Rory watched him go helpless. She picked up her stuff and left despite Paris's rantings. Louis and Madeline were helping Tristan up though Louis was eyeing Jess.
Luke's truck was still parked outside but her mom and Luke were no where in sight. Rory heated up the food they had left for her on the table and ate it sullenly. Jess or Dean what kind of choice was that? Dean knew Rory loved him but did Rory know she loved Dean?
Rory picked up a CD and put it into her radio player before starting on her homework. She forgot it was close to nine oh clock so when Jess tapped on her window she looked up startled.
He waved the ideas and Luke's car keys at her. Rory hesitated for two minutes before pulling her window up and climbing out of it. Jess helped her down and into Luke's truck.
Editor's note: sorry if it seems long winded and stuff...