Luke's Day Out

A/N Sorry for the long break, I've been busy and now have 3 stories on the go. And sorry for any errors, because of the long break I decided to just get this one up.

Luke's Lake

Chapter 4

As they walked to the boat Lorelai stopped. "How long will we be gone?"

Luke kept walking. "On the lake? About five or six hours."

Lorelai stopped walking "Luke, I need to go."

Luke turned as her walked. "Go where."

"Go to the little girls room." She said. "The room where ledges die, the room were…"

Luke stopped, took a deep breath, he was still slightly mad as he turned around. "Come on then." They walked back to the truck. "Here you'll need this." Luke tossed Lorelai a roll of toilet paper, Lorelai was not liking the look of this. The latrine was a small building, if you call it a building, no more than four feet along each wall.

Luke opened the door and Lorelai looked in. "Are you serious?"

"It's perfectly fine."

"It's a hole in the ground." Lorelai said looking inside.

"It's an order-less and waterless, environmentally friendly toilet. Now can you just go please, I'd like to go fishing sometime today!" Sounding like he was getting more frustrated and wishing he had taken her home and been done with it.

"Okay." She said still not sure as she stepped in.

"Check for spiders before you sit down." Luke said shutting the door.

"Spiders!" She yelled. "What about the spiders."

Luke chuckled from the other side of the door. "I was joking, just hurry up."

Lorelai got some paper using it to open the lid to check for spiders, pulled off some more paper she placed it on the seat, she carefully dropped her pants and sat down, quickly she finished her business, pulling up her pants. "Hey Luke where's the button?"

"For what?" Luke asked.

"To flush it." She said.

"There is none, that's where the 'water less' part comes in, it's all natural the waste goes down and nature takes care of the rest."

Lorelai opened the door. "That is cleaver and disgusting all in one." She stepped out. "So do I wash my hands in the lake?"

"There is a tap out here connected to the water tank which gets water from the roof. Plus I have some washing water in the truck." Luke said.

A few minutes later after Lorelai washed her hands they were back at the jetty. The boat they were about to get into was about five yards long, aluminium. Luke got in and sat at the back to work the outboard motor and steer the outboard motor. Lorelai slowly got in, finding her sea legs but almost falling over she sat down at the front or the bow of the boat as she found out.

"Are you ready?" Luke asked.

"Fishing, sure, can't wait." She said sarcastically.

"Okay can you untie the rope?" Pointing to the rope near her hand holding on tight to the side of the boat. Lorelai grumbled under her breath as she unhitched the line. When done Lorelai smiled as she turned to Luke.

"Here we go." Luke started the motor and twisted the throttle powering them off and sending Lorelai off her seat. "You okay." He said with a smile. Lorelai was not liking the fishing yet.

About 20 minutes later Luke slowed and stopped the boat in a small cove along the lakes shore. "This looks good." Turning off the motor.

"Don't you have one of those fish finder things?" She asked.

"No, I have been coming to the same spots for years, plus I think it takes some of the sport out of it." Luke said reaching for the hamper. "Are you hungry?" He asked her.

Lorelai nodded as Luke opened his hamper. "What do you have?" She asked.

"Well since I didn't plan on company it's all healthy so you may not like it." He pointed out.

"Luke right now I could eat just about anything, hey wait." Lorelai said. "You're hiding something. Lucas what do you have in there?" She asked.

Luke knew he couldn't hide it much longer. "Here." Luke said handing Lorelai a paper bag.

"Donuts! You bought donuts you don't eat donuts." Lorelai rambled as she took a bit.

"There left over from yesterday." He said.

"Don't care." She said finishing of the first one as Luke pulled out a flask.

"And would that be coffee?" She asked as she took hold of the warm container.

"I thought you might need it." He said with a smile.

Lorelai was stunned. "You did know I was in the back, okay I hate you for doing that but I think the coffee might make up for it." She said removing the cut from the top and pouring out some of the lukewarm dark liquid. "Okay not very hot but I've had a rough morning."

Luke got an apple out and started eating it as he set up his fishing poll.

Lorelai looked through the food hamper. "Okay lets she what Luke Danes takes camping." She looked through the bag pulling out various items. "Okay some sandwiches, more fruit, is that it? No chips or soft drinks?"

"I plan on catch fish to eat, its kind of the point of fishing. But I have some meat and other food to cook in the cooler back at the truck." Luke said as he finished setting up his poll and cast the line off the side of the boat.

Lorelai looked at Luke in shock. "You bought meat?"

"Lean beer and some chicken." He said.

"And what do you have to drink?"

"Water and Juice." Handing Lorelai a bottle.

"No coffee or achol? Just when I thought it couldn't get worse."

"I have a six pack." He said.

Lorelai watched as she finished off the donuts, she was enjoying the view and not just of the lake and shoreline. It was starting to get warm so Luke had taken off his jacket and unbuttoned the flannel, rolling up the sleeves.

Lorelai was getting hot as well, taking several drinks of water to cool down when the coffee was gone. She was glad she had changed into the shorts, untucking the flannel she had borrowed from Luke. The flannel felt so good against her bare skin she.

"You look hot." Luke said almost immediately regretting the words.

"I do." She said with a smirk to her smile.

"No I mean, geez." Trying to cover his blunder. "I mean you don't want to get too hot in the sun, why don't you take off the shirt." Again regretting his words. "I mean, ah geez." Looking away from her.

"I would but you might remember the coffee mess. I'm not wearing much under here just a bikini top." This got Luke's attention. "Plus I'd hate to burn."

Luke blushed, his heart almost stopping as he heard Lorelai speak, he didn't even have to imagine her naked anymore but this was too close for comfort. Looking away he noticed his line and realised he had a bite.

"You got something!" Lorelai looked excited.

Luke looked up taking a few seconds to react. "Not yet, this is the hard part." Luke said as he worked to reel in the fish.

"What could it be Bass, Trout…" Lorelai asked.

Luke looked at her for a second. "I know things." She said.

"It's probably a catfish, going on my past experiences here." Luke said as he worked hard. Lorelai could see his muscles flex as he worked.

It too about five minutes to land the fish, only a two pound bass but it was a start.

"He's cute." Lorelai said. "You going to name him?"

"No he's too small, going back." Luke said as he unhooked the fish and dropped it over the side of the boat.

"I want to try." Lorelai said, surprising Luke.

"Okay." Luke setting up the other pole he handed it to Lorelai. "So you remember your fishing lessons?" He asked.

Lorelai nodded but in reality had forgotten most of what Luke had taught her the year before. "You put you finger on the thingie, pull back the whatsie and…" Her line went nowhere. "Damn it!"

Luke gave her another quick lesson and they started having more fun, Lorelai cast the line a few times before hooking a 5 pond Bass, just right for dinner when they got home.

"My very first fish." Lorelai over joyed at her catch.

"Second." Luke pointed out.

"What?" Lorelai asked.

"Second, remember I had to dispose of that one you caught with…" Trying to remember is name.

"Alex. Yes Luke you're right. You remember that." Smiling at how my Luke seemed to remember about her.

"I remember all the fish I have to bury in the garden for you." He said dryly. "You really shouldn't have pets." Luke added.

"I know." Lorelai said smiling at Luke. "Thanks for this."

"It's nothing. Just hope you're having a good time. Returning the favour for movie night."

They sat smiling at each other for a few seconds.

"Hey Luke."

"Yes Lorelai."

"I need to take my shirt off." She said waiting for Luke's reaction.

"But your…" Nervous as to what was about to happen, was this it did she want to be more than just friends?

"I have a bikini on." Seeing how nervous Luke was.

"Yes but, do you want me to look away?" Acting very nervous.

"Why? I've got nothing you haven't seen before." Luke's heart all but stopped as Lorelai started to remove the flannel, his flannel. Slipping it off her shoulders before packing it in her bag. He had seen it all before and more.

Luke was in awe at the sight before him, the bikini was new as far as he could remember. It was black and white horizontal stripes and had a bow tied in the front. Lorelai tied her hair into tow pig tails as her hair by now had become a mess from the unscheduled wash after the coffee spill.

Luke was mesmerised as he watched Lorelai "Sunscreen?" Luke asked snapping out of his daydream.

Reaching into her bag. "Got some." She replied getting it out of her backpack before applying some to her face and arms. "I can burn real easy if I'm not careful, the curse of having fair skin like this." She said running her fingers down her stomach. Luke was in a world of his own trying to write his 'Dear Penthouse' letter in his mind.

"Lucas, hey Lucas can you finish me off." Lorelai said, Luke almost dropping his fishing pole as Lorelai moved closer with her back to him. Luke put the pole in the holder and turned back to Lorelai, he couldn't believe he was rubbing Lorelai's back, the back just a few weeks before he had seen naked and now he was touching it.

Lorelai couldn't believe she had Luke touching her back, rubbing it she fought to hold back how she felt with a few subtle moans escaping her lips. Before she realized it, he was done, 'the story of her life' she thought grinning for a second.

Shortly later Luke took off his flannel to keep cool, Lorelai watched Luke's biceps flex through his tight t-shirt as he caught another catfish and tossed it back having a rant about them.

"I have to wonder if they stock this lake any more." Luke said casting again.

"Maybe I caught the only Bass?" She said with a smile, no mater how bad the day started she was loving how the day was going. "Hey Luke where did you get the boat?" Wanting to know more of Luke's secrets.

"I rented it." He started. "My dad spent years trying to build a boat but never finished and when he got sick it just sat there for years half finished."

Lorelai tried to understand the loss Luke must have felt, not having either parents in his life for so long.

"I would come here with him and we'd fish off the jetty or in the creeks when I was 10 or so. It was our time together; Mum and Liz were never really the outdoors types. I don't think they even went camping with us." Luke tried holding back the tears but Lorelai could see his eyes welling up.

"I'm sorry Luke, I don't know what it's like to loose a parent. I know I joke about mine all the time but I'd hate to think how it would be without them and not just me but for Rory's sake. Until she was 16 she hardly knew them and I know that was my fault." Lorelai was welling up also, in sympathy.

"Thanks." Was all that Luke could say at that moment as they looked at each other like it was for the first time.

The silence ended when Lorelai felt something on her line. "Wow this one feels bigger!" Lorelai yelled as she began reeling in the fish, just like Luke showed her.

They spent the rest of the day laughing and having a good time, moving to different locations and catching more fish, they both knew a little more about each other the walls were coming down.

TBC…

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