Chapter 15 – A Very Good Talk

So, a lot of you guys were like "What was he doing at the jewelry store?!" Trust me, my friends. I have a plan. It may not seem like it, but I do. And since everyone was so curious about why he was there I decided to put off writing my paper and write this. I actually really like this chapter and I hope you guys like it too. :)

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"So, what do you wanna talk about?" Luke asked as she grabbed a beer out if the fridge.

"Why won't you tell me why you were at the jewelry store?" Lorelai asked.

Luke sighed and looked at the floor. "Lorelai…"

"Luke we always push our problems under the rug. We always ignore them. I don't wanna do that anymore."

"I know."

"I don't want there to be anything that could break us up."

"I know."

"And I'm sorry about this whole proposal thing. I really just wanna get back to where we were."

"Me too."

"So…" Lorelai bit her lower lip and looked up into his eyes. "Why were you at the jewelry store?"

Luke walked over to his bedside table and opened the drawer. He took something out, slipped it in his pocket, and walked over to Lorelai. He took her hand and looked into her eyes.

"So, a few days ago I was cleaning out my closet looking for some order receipts and I came across a box. I had never seen this box before and I got curious. So, I looked though it and there was mostly stupid stuff but I did find something that was interesting."

Lorelai could feel her heart beating faster as she stared back into Luke's eyes.

"I found a little black velvet box and I opened it. It was a ring. My mother's engagement ring. It was a little dirty so I took it to the jewelry store to fix it up."

He reached into his pocket and Lorelai could feel tears forming in her eyes. He opened the small box and got down on one knee, never letting go of her hand.

"Luke…" She whispered.

"Lorelai, eight years ago when you walked into my diner I found you utterly annoying. You kept pestering me for coffee and I just wanted you to shut up. But when there was something about you. And as you kept coming back to the diner, and we started to become friends, I realized that you were different. I love Lorelai Gilmore. And I will always love you."

Lorelai was crying so hard she was shaking. Her heart was racing and tears were falling down her face, messing up her makeup.

"Lorelai Gilmore, will you marry me?"

"Yes!" She said through her tears.

He slipped the ring on her finger and softly wiped the tears from her face.

"I love you." She whispered.

"I love you too."

He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her hard. She placed her hands on his shoulders and opened her mouth to let his tongue come in. He slid his hands to her waist and down to her hips. After a few minutes of passionate kissing, they slowly pulled apart.

"Are you sure about this?" she asked breathlessly. "I don't want you to do this if you're not ready."

"I am ready. And I've never so sure about anything in my life." He responded.

She smiled and looked at her finger.

"It's beautiful." She whispered.

"The ring has to match the woman." He said.

Lorelai laughed softly and rolled her eyes. "Where did you get that line?"

"I think I read it in a book."

"What book? Cheesy romantic lines?"

"I think so. I got the new edition."

"Hey, let's not tell the town. Let them guess for awhile."

"I think I'm having a bad effect on you."

"I know. But I like it."

She kissed him again, slowly and deeply. They just stood there staring into each other's eyes.

"Everyone says that I have bright blue eyes. But, you're eyes are blue too. They're more of a deep blue."

"You're eyes are the first thing that attracted me to you."

"Really?"

"Well, right after the coffee addiction and the horrible eating habits."

"I knew you loved my hideous diet!"

He smiled.

"Oh!" She said breaking from his arms. "I gotta go tell Rory!"

"Ok. I'll see ya tomorrow."

"Ya wanna come?"

"No. You guys need to girl talk."

Lorelai smiled and kissed him quickly. "See ya tomorrow."

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"Rory!" Lorelai yelled as she ran in the house.

"Mom?" Rory called as she walked into the entry way.

Lorelai smiled and put left hand out in front of Rory.

"Oh my god." Rory said grabbing her mother's hand. "When? How?"

"Just now. In his apartment."

"Oh my god." Rory looked up at her mom who had a huge smiled spread across her face. Rory grabbed Lorelai's hands and they jumped up and down screaming.

"Tell me everything!" Rory screamed.

"Well, I went over there to talk about stuff and he wasn't really talking. He said he would see me tomorrow and went up to his apartment. But, we needed to talk because when we don't it always results in a fight."

Rory led her mother over to the couch and they both sat down, Rory still exited and listening.

"So I decided to go up there and demand that we talk. I asked him what he was doing at the jewelry store and he said that he was cleaning his closet and he found a box. It had mostly crap in it, but he did find a tiny box with a ring in it."

"Aww…"

"It was his mother's engagement ring."

"No way."

"Yeah. He took it to the jewelry store to get it cleaned."

"Oh."

"And as he's telling me this, I of course, start crying. And he starts saying how much he loves me and will always love me. And how eight years ago when I walked into the diner he knew that there was something special about me."

"So romantic…" Rory said as she sighed wistfully.

"I know. I can't believe this." She said looking at her ring.

"So…wow."

"I know."

"You should go back over there."

"Over where?"

"Luke's. You should spend tonight together."

"What are you saying?"

"I'm just saying that you guys just got engaged. You should celebrate."

"Rory!"

"What? Mom, I don't wanna know what you guys are gonna do. I'm saying…"

"I know, kid. You sure you'll be ok?"

"Yeah. I'll be fine."

"Ok. See ya later."

Rory smiled and turned on the TV.

The next morning Rory was awoken by the phone ringing. She decided to roll over and go back to sleep. She heard the answering machine message and her eyes flew open when she heard the voice leaving the message. It was none other than Emily Gilmore.

Rory jumped out of bed and ran to the phone.

"Hi grandma." Rory said as she rubbed her eyes.

"Rory. Hello." Emily said. "Did I wake you?"

"Umm, it's ok, grandma."

"You should have let your mother answer the phone."

"She's not here." Rory bit her bottom lip.

"Oh, well, where is she?"

"Uhhh, she's at the inn."

"This early?"

"Yeah. She had a meeting or something."

"Oh, well I'll call her there."

"No!" Rory said quickly. "I mean, maybe call her later. Like around lunch. I think she'll be to busy to talk."

"Oh well, ok." Emily said. "We'll see you Friday."

"Yeah, see ya Friday."

"Bye Rory."

"Bye grandma."

Rory hung up the phone and contemplated calling her mother. No, she didn't wanna interrupt them. And besides, a call from Emily would automatically make her angry and she wanted her mother to enjoy this for as long as possible. So, she yawned and went back to bed.

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Lorelai slowly opened her eyes and looked down at Luke's hand that was wrapped around her body. She took his hand in hers and smiled. Her ring glistened in the morning light and she was mesmerized by it. Then she let go of her hand and turned over to face him.

"Luke." She whispered.

He groaned but he didn't move or open his eyes.

"Luke." She whispered again.

When he still didn't respond she placed her hand on his cheek and kissed him softly.

He opened his eyes and smiled.

"Hey." He said.

"Hi." She said.

"So."

"So." She smiled. "I gotta get to the inn."

"Yeah. I gotta get to the diner."

She kissed him again. "I'll come by for lunch."

"It's 11."

"So?"

He smiled. "Ok. See ya for lunch."

She got dressed quickly and walked out the door and back to her house. She walked in and saw Rory sitting on the couch doing homework. She looked up from her books and smiled when she saw her mom.

"Hello Mrs. Danes." She said.

"Hey kid."

"Sooooooo."

"Yeah?"

"How was it?"

"It's so amazing to wake up in his arms."

"Aww, you guys."

"But I just came back to change. I gotta get to the inn."

"Yeah. Hey mom?"

"Yeah?" Lorelai called from upstairs.

"I really don't wanna ruin your good mood but…"

Lorelai came to the top of the stairs. "Yeah…"

"Grandma called."

"What did she want?"

"I'm not sure. She didn't tell me. But she sounded like she really wanted to talk to you."

"Damn."

"She asked where you were and I said you were at the inn."

"Good cover."

"So, I think you should call her before she randomly appears or something."

"Yeah. I will when I get to the inn."

"Ok. And mom?"

"Yeah?"

"I like seeing you so happy."

"I like being so happy."

Lorelai finished getting dressed and drove to the inn. She shoved her coat and purse under the desk and looked through the mail. She walked over to check the reservations on the computer and she didn't even realize who walked in the door.

"Hello Lorelai."

Lorelai slowly looked up. "Hey Mom. What are you doing here?"

Yes I know. Kind of a cliff hanger. But what can I say? I love the suspense. :)