Title : Luke in Philly
Author : GilmoreGirlsFreakazoid
Chapter 6

Summary : Luke is about 17 years old and goes to visit his Aunt who lives in Philadelphia. But he meets a mysterious young girl who never tells him her name. What happens when he sees her again? JavaJunkie

A/N : I was in class one day when I had the sudden urge to finish this. I mean, I started it, I need to finish it. Not just for the readers but for myself.

A/N 2: Every location I mention in this chapter is a real place and if you would like to learn more about them, just send me a PM and I'll give you more information.

Disclaimer : All the chracters belong to The CW and Amy Sherman Palladino. The few character I've made belong to me and are here for story purposes.

Maybe I am crazy? Even though I've never actually been called crazy by anyone, I could be the crazy one. Actually, I'm the one usually referring to people as that. I mean, I live in Stars Hollow for god's sake. This is the crazy capital of Connecticut. That damn place includes a bunch of people standing in front of a pile of fire and drink Miss Patty's spiked fruit punch which happens to be more spiked than fruit punch. There are people like Babette, Taylor, and Kirk and for all means my damn sister. I know their names don't sound insane but if you know them. You would understand. My mom called them quirky but she found these people charming so she doesn't have much credibility in that area.

Getting back to my point, I seem to be continuously losing my sanity here in Philadelphia. I don't blame it on any one thing but the whole situation all together. I'm on a place called South Street, a crowded or shall I say slightly more populated part of the city.

We left around 11 this morning. We would have left earlier if Lorelai didn't figure out I knew how to cook and asked me to make her one of my specialties. And because I seem not able to deny this girl much, I gave in and made pancakes, eggs, bacon and sausage for her. That is when she said she would be coming over every morning expecting a fantastic breakfast like that.

After I got ready and put on the outfit she laid on my bed for me, we caught the bus and then the el. Ray said that I could take the car if I wanted but that would be a waste because there is no parking to be found in Center City Philadelphia. But what they did offer was overpriced parking lots in shady-looking alley ways.

For the first few hours, Lorelai dragged me into Independence Hall to hear the story of our founding fathers, then Betsy Ross' house to see a model of her sewing the American flag and after we left she talked to people dressed up as people from the late 1700's. Once Benjamin Franklin gave us the directions to South Street, Lorelai dragged me there.

So here I am now, in Repo Records, a used record store and Lorelai already has four albums in her hands. I have already decided I will buy them for her because my dad has always said "Luke, never make a woman pay, especially if you like me."

"Luke, I love it here! I just found the Go-Go's rare demo rape that I have been looking for!" Lorelai exclaimed as she bounced over to me... and look it's so cheap!"

She showed me the price tag and I had to admit, it was dirt cheap.

"Are you looking for anything?" she asked me

"Nah, I'm just browsing"

"Browsing."

"Yep."

"For anything in particular?"

"Not really."

"Well what's your favorite band?"

"I don't really have one."

"C'mon Luke, you have to give me at least one." She's not going to give up is she?

"I kind of like The Beatles."

"Great band! Who was your favorite?"

"They were all greats but I preferred George. John and Paul were battling a spotlight war and Ringo wore the flashy jeweler. But George, it was just him and his guitar and they didn't mind being in the background"

She smiled at me and said "Never would have thought that the quiet one was your favorite."

Lorelai grabber my hand and walked me to the B's section.

"So which of their albums do you have already?" she asked

"Well I have most of them but my sister destroyed Rubber Soul last month when she decided to throw a bunch of things at her boyfriend's head."

Lorelai's face questioned what I just said.

"Liz and her boyfriend have ... erm ... a destructive relationship."

"More John and Yoko or Yoko and the band?"

"Both. Jimmy is very Ono-like. He has already put a rift between my dad and Liz."

"Really? May I ask how?"

"Oh well you know ... knocking Liz up might be the main problem there."

She had nothing to say back to that but kindly smiled. She flipped through The Beatles section a little longer.

"Ah-ha!" and out she pulled my missing record and smiled widely.

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Six bags, one stop for ice-cream, two visits to a place called Condom Kingdom and three hours later we decided to go somewhere to eat. Lorelai being the all around overly friendly character she is, asked locals if any good restaurants nearby. One suggested an Indian place but I wasn't up for the different flavors right then. Someone else suggested Jon's, a bar and grill, but Lorelai wanted something a little different. Finally, someone suggested a place called The Continental, a few block up and a little pricey. The person shared their memory of the menu and Lorelai became excited. She asked me if I would want to go there and it would be here treat because I paid for all her things today. I agreed but silently told myself she's not paying for anything.

When we got there, it looked like a tiny diner and I thought nothing but burgers and fries can come from this. But when we walked inside, it was a 'chic', Lorelai's word, place to eat.

The lights were hung low from the ceiling and were dimmed in a romance fashion. The décor held a very 50's uptown look from its wall hangings down to the martini glasses. There were booths stretched along two walls and a large bar placed in the middle. There were low ceiling lights hung close to every table but the dim glow from the bulb made it feel very intimate.

We were seated in a booth next to a window that showed the bridge entrance to Penns Landing.

"It's so cute here. I love this place." Lorelai said softly to me.

"The menu is pretty impressive too, I'll admit." I confessed.

The menu offered a wide arrange of many different items such as lobster macaroni and cheese, cheese steak egg rolls, brazed duck, barbeque quesadilla, chicken dumplings and fried calamari in an orange glaze.

After choosing our dishes, Lorelai began to ask me a million questions.

"What's your favorite color?"

"Blue,"

"Do you like to read?"

"Depends on the book."

"What's the last book you read?"

"Slaughter House Five."

"Preferred season?"

"I'm really enjoying summer right now."

That's when she stopped the questions, smiled shyly and responded "Me too."

We ate our dinners in comfortable silence and sharing our meals with one another.

After the tiny desserts in little glasses, I paid the check and we left for one last stroll downtown for the day.

After leaving the diner, she suddenly grabbed my hand and pulled me towards the Penns Landing entrance.

"Oh Luke! Can we go sit by the water?"

"I was unable to speak and merely nodded my head because she did not pull her hand away but slipped it more securely into mine.

As we walked I looked down at our slightly swinging connected hands and noticed the difference. My large hand safely held her dainty one, not too tightly in case any pressure would make her realize she was willingly sharing affection with me.

Nearing the river that separated the state of New Jersey from Pennsylvania, she asked me "Luke?"

"Yeah?" I looked down to her face and saw the trepidation in her eyes. I began to softly stroke my thumb back and forth on the smooth of her skin.

"Do you have any regrets about anything?"

"Of course I have regrets but there's nothing I can change about the past. Everything I have done has lead me to where and who I am."

This moment, brought to you by life's mistakes." Lorelai mocked in her best commercial voice.

I chuckled while she smiled brightly to me.

As we walked along further, we saw empty places to sit. She dragged me onto a dock where fishers sit and we sat comfortably close to each other. I put my arm around her back and she gazed up at the stares.

"Luke, I think I need this summer to be amazing. One I'll never forget. I didn't think that was going to happen when my parents told me I had to come to Philadelphia but now we're here and I really do think I'm having one of the best moments in my life." She paused for a few seconds and I let her continue.

"I feel more connected to you than I have ever been with any of my friends back home. All they care about is social status and money. I'm happy right now. Especially after regrets I have."

She put her head and my shoulder and pulled my other hand that was sitting on my own lap into her own and whispered "I never thought I'd be this content after them."

I don't know how long we sat that. Five minutes, an hour, two hours. I don't know and I could care less.

I figured there was something Lorelai was holding onto something from her past but didn't know what. I just knew that I didn't want her to feel scared anymore.

This chapter is dedicated to my Spanish professor whose boring class made me daydream and think about how I wanted to finish this story.