Hi, here's the sixth part. This part will be mostly about Luke and Lorelai's first date. I don't really know if it will be as long as the last part, but I'll try. I really hope you enjoy…
Song by The Bangels: Eternal flame
Chapter 6: Finally it's going to happen
Three weeks had passed by since Luke declared his true feelings. Three weeks since Lorelai said "I love you" for the first time in 16 years. Both of them wanted to spend as much time together as possible, but there wasn't much time. They were both working extremely hard, from early in the morning to late in the evening. Taylor and some other town members had suggested that Luke kept the diner open for a little longer in the evening, and when they had discussed it at a town meeting he'd lost, so instead of closing around 8, he should now close at ten. Lorelai too were working hard on the inn. She was there in ten to twelve hours at day except Sundays. She didn't have much time to spend with Rory either, and that was bugging her. She was also pretty angry about not having a chance to spend some time with Luke except for the time she spend at the diner early in the morning. Rory too missed her mother, and she could see how the work took all of her energy and when Lorelai at a Friday night dinner didn't even have energy to argue with Emily, she knew there was something. Ever since the dinner with the Lairs, Emily had been very protective for Lorelai and Rory. Apparently Emily and Richard had a fight with the Lairs when the girls had left the dinning room. But Emily was Emily and she always had something to complain about. At the moment it was Lorelai's way of choosing men. She didn't believe how Lorelai could have feelings for Luke, and the first two Fridays Lorelai and Emily argued, but last time she just shook her head. Rory spend much time with Dean, Lane and Emma. But she missed her best friend, her mother. They hadn't seen a movie in ages, and Rory also knew that her mother needed Luke more than ever…
Close your eyes
Give me your hand
Dadada
Do you feel my heart beating
Do you understand
Do you feel the same
Am I only dreaming
Is this burning
An eternal flame
"Honey, it's time to get up!" Lorelai rushed into Rory's room early Thursday morning. "Mum! It's only five!" Lorelai found some of Rory's cloths and threw it at the bed, then rushing into the kitchen getting a cup of coffee that she handed to Rory. "Drink… I have to go to Luke's before work. I need some real good coffee…" Rory took a sip of the coffee, but soon spit it out. "You call this coffee? Mum, Luke's isn't open yet…" Rory slowly got out of bed and started to change. "I'll make him open…" and then she left Rory's room for five minutes.
When they approached the diner there was dark inside and so was Luke's apartment, but suddenly a light was turned on, and Lorelai started jumping up and down of happiness and started knocking at the door. Rory kept looking over her should to see of anyone should look out of the windows, but Stars Hollow was fast asleep. After around five minutes of knocking the light was turned on and a very sleepy Luke came down. He muttered something and slowly walked over to the door. "What the…" he didn't finish before Lorelai walked right passed him and sat on her favorite chair. Rory stayed outside until Luke let her follow her mother. "Coffee! I need coffee right now, extra strong!" Lorelai demanded, but Luke didn't move. He still looked like someone who was half asleep. "Luke? Coffee!" she waved a hand in front of his face. "The diner is not open!" he started, but then she gave him one of her Lorelai smiles. God, she knows I can't resist that smile. Damn her! Very slowly he started turned on the coffee machine. "Anything else now when you're already here?" Lorelai looked at her daughter and gave her a big grin. "Chocolate chip pancakes and two Danish and… French toast!" Luke sighed… "You can make the French toast yourself" Lorelai was about to answer back, when the door opened and Kirk entered. "Kirk!" Luke complained. "Morning Luke… Lorelai, Rory…" He walked right over to a table and sat down. "The diner isn't open" Kirk totally ignored Luke and stared at the menu. "Kirk, out!" Luke took the menu out of Kirk's hands and pointed at the door. "Why are they here then? Just because you're kissing Lorelai now and then doesn't mean you can give them special treatment!" Kirk complained while Luke pushed him out of the door. Then he pointed at the door. "See Thursday: 6.30 am-10 pm" Kirk mumbled something about what's right and what's not and then he left. Luke closed the door and locked it. Then he started making pancakes. When Lorelai and Lorelai had finished it was about six and Lorelai had to be at work in twenty minutes. "Bye Luke…" Rory yelled when they left the diner. "Lorelai wait!" Lorelai gave Rory a look that told her to leave. "Uh?" Luke rubbed his neck. "Well… This doesn't work… I mean we barely see each other anymore. We both work ourselves to dead and… Are you free tonight?" Lorelai's eyes smiled just as much as her mouth. "Not yet, but I'm pretty sure that Sookie will give me the night of. But what about the diner?" "I'll make Cesar close… I'll pick you up at seven." Lorelai smiled and then gave him a kiss, before leaving. Luke was just standing there looking pretty happy. Finally they could spend some time together, at least an evening. As he walked upstairs, he decided to make the night special, 'cause it was a special woman he was taken out. But where would she like to go? At the same time Lorelai was on the way to the inn, though she didn't feel like going. She still he the kiss on her lips and the smile she had on her lips was pretty clear for Sookie. "You're happy!" she spoke as she saw Lorelai. "Yeah I am…" she mumbled and continued in a dreaming walk. "Luke? First date?" Lorelai smiled and nodded and as expected Sookie gave her a big hug. Sookie started jumping up and down like crazy while these funny little sounds came out of her mouth. Most of all she reminded Lorelai of a little kid. "I'm so happy for you!"
I believe it's meant to be
Watch you when you are sleeping
You belong with me
Do you feel the same
Am I only dreaming
Is this burning
an eternal flame
Rory kissed Dean goodbye and entered the door prepared to find the house completely empty, but for her surprise the smell of coffee met her in the hall. A little confused she went into the kitchen, but it was empty. She checked the living room, but there was no one either. Then she went to her room about to do homework when she heard to noise from her mother's room. She quickly went upstairs and found her mother sitting on her bed looking completely lost. There were cloths all over the room. Every spot on the floor was covered with dresses and skirts in every color in the world. Everything her mother owned was some where else than where it was supposed to be; in the closet. "What's going on here?" Lorelai just starred at the mess, she'd managed to do in a few minutes. "I have no cloths" she mumbled and looked a Rory. "You don't? What do you call all that then?" Rory pointed at the floor and her mother ignored it. "Nothing pretty… I have nothing suitable…" Rory got pop-eyed, having no idea what her mother was talking about. "Suitable for what?" Lorelai gave her a look that told it was something she was supposed to know. "My date tonight! I want something new that I haven't worn before!" Rory gave her mother a hug and a kiss and the chick. "Finally! Okay sweetie, let's go to the mall…" Now it was Lorelai's turn to hug her daughter. "Thank you mummy!"
Say my name
Sun shines through the rain
A whole life so lonely
come and ease the pain
I don't wanna loose this feeling
Oh…
"What about this?" Rory held a blue dress in her hand. Lorelai grabbed it from her daughter and hurried into the fitting room. A few minutes after she came out with the biggest smile. "I need a camera. That smile could be in Guinness Record book!" Lorelai turned around and the dress followed every of her movements. "Perfect" she said and turned around again. The blue was exactly the same color as her eyes, and Rory was pretty sure Luke couldn't resist her. "And it's even on sale!" Rory said happily, when they looked at the prize. "I would pay everything for this!" Lorelai thanked her daughter by giving her a t-shirt she had pointed out.
Close your eyes
Give me your hand
Dadada
Do you feel my heart beating
Do you understand
Do you feel the same
Am I only dreaming
Is this burning
An eternal flame
Lorelai took a deep breath before entering the diner. She got a bit disappointed when there was no one. "Luke?" she called and only a few seconds passed before he came down the stairs. For her surprise he had no backwards baseball cap and no flannel shirt. He was wearing a black shirt and some pants from a suit. Lorelai clapped her hands when she saw him. He just sent her a smile. When they got outside the diner they unfortunately met Taylor. "Hey Luke. Hi Lorelai! Where are the two of you going? Together?" Luke rolled his eyes, and Lorelai could already feel how annoyed he was. But Taylor bugged him, and he always had. He was that kind of guy that just had to be annoying no matter what.
"We're on our way to my car…"
"You usually parks your car in front of the diner Luke"
"Yes, I did. But that was before an idiot decided to place a sign saying "No parking". So now I had to park my car there!" Luke pointed at his car a few feet away. When they finally got to the restaurant Luke was finally himself again.
Lorelai's mouth was wide open. The restaurant was just like she'd imagined, maybe even prettier. And she'd thought Luke didn't know where to take a woman. She followed Luke through the big room to one of the corner tables. It was decorated with flowers and everything a girl could dream of. Her heart jumped, when she sat down and looked at the menu. It was all some weird French things. "Can I help you?" a waitress suddenly appeared out of the blue. "uh… Can you tell me what Coq au vin is? And what about the Canard a l'orange?" The waitress chuckled. "Coq a vin" she spoke in a perfect French. "is Rooster in wine, and canard au l'orange is duck in orange." Lorelai suddenly felt a little stupid, though she couldn't blame herself for not being good at speaking French. And to make everything worse, her cell phone suddenly rang. She quickly grabbed her purse and headed for the lady's room. "Lorelai? It's your mother!" Lorelai was so close to hang up, but the thought of returning to the restaurant was to embarrassing. She couldn't stand the thought of doing another stupid thing. What if Luke didn't like her anymore? What if he thought she was too stupid for him. Once again she was reminded of she dream she had a while ago. The fear of loosing him hunted her through night. And now she was afraid of loosing him again. "Lorelai?" Lorelai almost jumped back of the sound of her mother's voice. "Yeah…" she somehow got out. "Well… I've heard that Mr. Medina proposed to you Lorelai. Is that true?" The awkward silence that came was almost killing Lorelai. "He did, yes. But I said no." Lorelai's answer was very short and very straight. "Were you afraid of being committed in marriage, Lorelai? 'Cause that wouldn't be the first time." The usual anger started to move inside her. "I said no because Luke had just told me he had feelings for me and Max proposed in the worst possible way. And at last because I didn't love him!" Lorelai spit out. "Well… Very well then. Since you like this Luke so much I would like to meet him. Bring him over for dinner tomorrow." And then she just hung up, leaving Lorelai standing in the women's room. "Lorelai?" Luke's voice hit her and she suddenly remembered where she was. Slowly she opened the door and saw him standing there with such a caring look on his face. He smiled a little and then spoke: "Let's just go if you feel like it." She just shook her head and they went back to the table.
Close your eyes
Give me your hand
Dadada
Do you feel my heart beating
Do you understand
Do you feel the same
Am I only dreaming
Is this burning
An eternal flame
The darkness outside the car windows was so close. It was late in the evening and they were on their way back to Stars Hollow, or so Lorelai thought, but she didn't knew that the evening wasn't over yet. Suddenly the car stopped and Luke got out. Lorelai looked confused, but he just led her down a small patch. There were trees all around them and she could feel the grass under her feet. Suddenly she saw some light in the dark and realized Luke was heading towards it. She smiled when she saw all the candles and a blanket on the ground. Luke asked Lorelai to sit down and then he disappeared out in the darkness again. A few minutes later he returned with a picnic basket. He found some pie in it and of course coffee… After sitting for a while in the darkness Lorelai moved a little closer to him. "Thanks Luke…" she mumbled. "Suddenly he took her hands and placed something in them. It was a box, and when she opened it she saw the most beautiful necklace she'd ever seen. It was made out of silver and had a little heart. To say thank you she placed a kiss on his lips. First it was a little gentle, but then it got more passionate.
Close your eyes
Give me your hand
Dadada
Do you feel my heart beating
Do you understand
Do you feel the same
Am I only dreaming
Is this burning
An eternal flame
Together they entered the diner and walked across the room towards the stairs. And for the first time in weeks they spend a night together.
So that's all for now… I really hope you liked it…
Asta