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Bulldogs Bite

"Lorelai." A familiar voice called.

Lorelai and Luke turning around to see probably the last people they were expecting to see today.

"Mother what are you doing at Yale?" Lorelai asked.

"What are you doing here?" Emily returned the question. "And why is Luke here." Not speaking to Luke.

"It's parents weekend. I'm a parent of a Yale student, you are not." Lorelai said.

"Where is Christopher?" Emily asked.

Lorelai looked at Luke who was feeling out of place more than ever, he had done the right thing accompanying Lorelai and doing more things together as a couple. Things they had neglected in the last year. Luke had even put on is one and only suit and left his blue cap at home.

"We are working things out, they got pretty mess up before but we've been talking and things are going good right now." Lorelai informed her mother while holding Luke's arm.

"So are you engaged again?" She asked with a touch of sarcasm.

"Not yet, I told you we are talking we both did stupid things, some more than others and we are taking it one day at a time." Lorelai said.

"Do you know that Christopher is here?" Emily asked.

"No we didn't. I haven't talked to Chris since I was ambushed at Friday night dinner." Lorelai said.

"Well he is paying for Yale now so it's fitting he is here." Emily said, not being too subtle with her tone.

"Lorelai." Richard calls as he walks over. "You came." He said surprised to see his daughter.

"Yes dad why is this such a big deal?" Lorelai said. "I'm a parent, this is a Yale parents even."

"But you never came before." Richard said.

"Correction I came to one in her freshmen year." Leaning in to Luke. "It was boring, reminded me why I hated school."

"Have you seen Christopher yet, he was around here a few minutes ago." Richard said.

"Apparently our daughter has not spoken to the father of her child in weeks." Emily said, her tone more harsh than before.

Richard finally noticed Luke standing right next to Lorelai. "Well hello Luke, have you been there this whole time?" reaching out to shake his hand.

"They are not a couple yet, what ever that means." Emily said.

"Really?" Richard remarked.

Lorelai and Luke exchanged looks. "We've been talking, working things out." Luke said.

"Well that's good." Richard said appearing genuine to Emily's dismay.

"We have to go." Lorelai said. "Don't want to miss the Astrophysics lecture." She added. "Luke has been waiting for it all day."

"The what?" Luke said as they walked off.

Once out of sight of Emily and Richard. "Don't worry we're not going to any lectures you don't want to see."

"Okay. So Chris is here." Luke said.

"Makes sense. "She said. "Is it weird that he's paying for Rory to continue at Yale?" Lorelai asked.

"No it's fine I just didn't think about it before of Christopher being here." Luke said.

"Me neither." Lorelai said stopping. "You hungry?" She asked.

"I could eat." Luke said as the walked into another hall.

A few minutes later they had split, Lorelai in search of food while Luke went for drinks. Luke started talking to some other dads, awkwardly explaining he was Rory's stepfather to be, one day. As the other talked Luke realised how much he had missed in April life and even though he had known Rory for 10 years, not being with Lorelai much of that time he had missed so much. Not that Rory was into sports or to his knowledge had ever built a wave generator but he hoped he didn't miss those things with either child in the future.

After they ate it was time to see Rory in action, making their was to the Yale Daily news offices they went in, Rory was in her element.

"Lor." They heard, Lorelai cringing at the very sound as they turned to see Chris sitting at a nearby desk.

"Mom you made it." Rory said rushing up to great her. "And you dragged poor Luke along."

"He wanted to come." Lorelai said hugging her daughter.

"I liked the sports we watched, Rugby is a rough sport going but the ambulance parked at the field." Luke said.

Chris watched the exchange as he came over.

"Dad has been here for the last hour." Rory said.

"Thought I should put in an appearance since Rory is my daughter and I'm paying for all this." Chris said not being subtle at all. He was giving Emily a run for her money in the tone he was using.

"Hello Christopher." Luke said making sure to say his full name and being as pleasant as he could, he counted to ten in his head as they shook hands.

"I'm planning to take Rory and her friends out to lunch, you two are welcomed to join us." Chris said. "I reserved a table at Chez Zinjustin, I hear they have a Crme Brlée to die for."

"Sound nice." Lorelai said. "But we have plans."

Rory looking a little disappointed pulled Lorelai aside leaving the guys standing there in the middle of the busy newsroom.

"I know it's not ideal but why can't you come for lunch?" Rory asked.

"It's not Chris, although that is a big part, but we really do have plans." Lorelai said. "Swimming lessons."

"Swimming lessons?" Rory said trying to keep her voice down.

"Yes April's swimming coach said it was a good idea for Luke and we decided to do it together." Lorelai told her daughter.

"But you can both swim you've been to the lake together." Rory pointed out.

"You can't be too careful." Lorelai said. "I'm sorry, we'll have a special dinner this Saturday with April before that one with Anna in a few weeks.

"Alright then, as long as Luke is the one cooking." Rory joked.

They looked back over to Luke and Chris, it looks like they were staring each other down, standing no more than two yards apart with arms folded.

"Come on we better get over there before anything happens." Lorelai said.

Later that night they were watching letterman on TV, Lorelai lying in Luke's arms.

"We better get you to bed." Luke said.

"Why Lucas what do you have in mind." Lorelai said in saucy voice.

"Sorry nothing dirty, I have to open the diner early." Luke said as they got up.

Lorelai turned off the TV and turned to Luke. "So when are we gonna, you know. Go to bed again."

Luke took a step towards Lorelai taking her hands. "We'll know when it's right." He said kissing Lorelai on the forehead.

"Okay I think I can wait, but let me warn you mister. Next time I see you in those swimmers you will not be safe." She warned him.

"You didn't look too bad in that red one piece today either." Luke said feeling more than just the tension rising. "Okay I better get out of here, breakfast at eight."

Lorelai nodding as Luke backed away their hands parting as the distance became too great. Lorelai smiled as she climbed the stairs to her bedroom, soon she would not be alone in that bed.

TBC…

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