Chapter 3 - Confessions
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They had gone awhile with out talking. They seemed to have exhausted all topics to talk about. The shower was fixed and they played a game. Luke moved from sitting on the edge of the tub to sitting on the floor against the tub. Lorelai was lying on the floor using her arm as a pillow. Lorelai sighed heavily hoping to get a reaction out of Luke. She did.
"I know you're bored." he said.
"Aren't you?" she asked.
He shrugged. No time he spent with Lorelai was ever boring. "I guess."
"I wonder how the inn is doing." she thought out loud.
"I wonder how the diner is doing."
"Hey Luke."
"Yeah?"
"Whatever happened with Rachel?"
Luke's eyes widened. He was totally caught off guard. "Where did that come from?"
"I dunno. I've just wonered."
"What happened with Max?"
"Ok point taken."
"Ok then."
"I'll answer that if you answer the Rachel question."
Luke thought for a moment. Could he really tell Lorelai Rachel left because he was in love with her? His whole body got tense at the thought. But he decided now was as a good time as any.
"Ok." he said.
"So...me first?" she asked as she sat up.
"If you want to."
"I don't think I ever really loved him." she began. "I mean..he was perfect. He loved me, he was smart, funny. He seemed to make me happy, but...I don't know...it just didn't feel right. If that's even a reason. It felt like there was something missing. Some piece was missing."
She looked over at Luke. He was looking into her eyes and his gaze was intense. She resumed looking at her hands. All of a sudden she felt butterflies in her stomach. She never felt nervous while she was around Luke. What was going on?
"I hated that I ruined it. It was so good." she shook her head. "I wanted to love him more than anything. But..I just didn't." She looked up at him."Is that a good answer?"
He nodded. He looked as if he understood exactly what she was saying even though her explanation was somewhat vague.
"Your turn." she said.
"It resembles your story." he said. "I didn't love her. I wanted to make it work but I couldn't. I think she really would have stayed if I could have...ya know."
"So she left because she felt you didn't love her?" Lorelai asked cautiously.
"Kind of." Luke said slowly. He took a deep breath. He knew he had to say this. "She said there was someone else."
"Oh no, Luke, I'm so.."
"No. Not her. Me."
Lorelai's eyes widened. "Really?"
"Yeah."
Lorelai wondered if she could ask who. She wanted to know but she didn't want to push him.
"You don't have to answer this..but..who?"
Luke looked up into her blue eyes. He saw how her brown curly hair draped over her shoulders. She had no makeup, she hadn't showered, and she was in her pj's. But, he had never seen her so beautiful and she wasn't even trying.
"You." he whispered.
Lorelai put her hand over her chest. Her heart was racing and she found it difficult to breathe. Her? Rachel left because he had feelings for her?
"Me?" she managed to say.
Luke nodded.
She was suddenly stuck with flashbacks of her and Luke. Of times she thought maybe he liked her more than a friend. She always said that he didn't like her that way. But now that she knew he did, things started to come together.
"Luke?"
"Yeah?"
"Remember that time when Sookie and Jackson were son their first date and I came over to the counter and we played cards?"
"Yeah."
"When you kept getting interrupted." she continued. "Were you gonna ask me out?"
Luke rubbed the back of his neck nervously. "Yeah. I was."
Lorelai smiled. "You should have tried harder."
"Did you see Mrs. Kim? She was going crazy about boys or something."
"That is no reason to be distracted!"
Luke smiled. "Sorry."
"You should be."
"Remember when you wanted me to paint the diner." Now it was Luke's turn to share a memory. "And you came over to help me pick paint colors."
"Yep." She said, smiling at the memory.
"We were hiding from Taylor behind the counter."
"I can't believe Taylor wanted before pictures. He's so weird." Lorelai said.
"You said 'you had to go.'"
"So? I had to go."
"Lorelai..come on. We were so close. It was a perfect moment."
"For what?" Lorelai asked as if she didn't know.
"To kiss."
"Well if you would have hurried up and kissed me.."
"Why is it always my fault?"
"Because you're the guy. You're supposed to make the move."
"I thought we were in the 21st century. Ya know, women empowerment."
"Call me old fashioned."
Luke got up and sat down on the floor next to her. "I guess I really blew it."
"I'd say so."
They stared into each others eyes and it didn't feel awkward at all. Luke placed his hand on her back and Lorelai shut her eyes as his lips touched hers. Softly at first, but then the kisses become deeper and longer. Luke pushed her against the wall and Lorelai let out a soft moan as he began to kiss her neck. She opened her mouth wider and their tongues touched. She began to unbutton his shirt when they heard a voice from downstairs.
"Mom! I'm home!" Rory yelled from downstairs.
"Up here hon!" Lorelai yelled.
"Rory's home."
"Time flies when you're kissing the diner boy." she said with a huge smile on her face.
I hope you liked it! I'll see ya in 2 weeks!
