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Rocky v Bullwinkle
It was a sunny December morning in Stars Hollow as Luke and Lorelai walked down the street. Luke wearing his leather jacket over his usual flannel with Jeans and boots. Lorelai looked beautiful as always wearing a long blue overcoat over jeans and colorful sweater, finished off in heeled boots. They were both wearing navy blue beanies Lorelai had made for them, Luke not thrilled with his.
"Okay I have a question." Lorelai said. "What song was playing when you first kissed a girl?"
Luke played along with Lorelai's joyful mood. "That's a weird question." Luke said as he pushed Doula stroller.
"It's not a weird, I want to know you better and there are still things I don't know my friend." She said smiling.
"Don't you want to keep some of the mystery for when we get old?" Luke joked.
"I want to know, unless you don't remember?" Lorelai said holding Luke's arm.
"I do remember." He said. "I think it was at a friends birthday party, early Madonna."
"Come-on, what song was it!" Lorelai looked at him in disbelief and confusion.
"Holiday I think." It was a long time ago." Luke said blushing at the memory.
"Was this Rachel?" Lorelai asked unsure if she really wanted to know.
"No it was Amy Johnson, Rachel's best friend at the time, it was her party fifteenth birthday." Luke said looking as they crossed the street.
"Luke you made out with the birthday girl!" Lorelai giggled. "Did you play 'spin the bottle'?"
"No and we didn't make out, she thanked me for coming." Luke was turning a dozen shades of red.
"How old?" Lorelai needed to know now.
"Fifteen, the album had just came out." Luke informed her.
"So 1984 Luke got his first kiss." Lorelai smiled. "Luke at a party, who was this boy?" She joked. "And what happened to turn this poor innocent boy in the Dinner owner we all know and love."
"Life, disappointments and Amy not talking to me for the next 10 years." Luke said dryly. "So what was your first song? It wasn't with Chris was it?"
"No, no he was not the first kiss." She said. "It was a Pink Floyd tape 'Dark Side of the Moon' I think. Douglas Darling, he was a friend who I studied maths with in middle school. We didn't study together after that day."
"You do attract the bad ones!" Luke joked.
"Well I used to say a bad by is someone who didn't get into Yale." Lorelai said.
"So what does that make me then?" Luke asked.
"Well kissing the birthday girl makes you a really bad boy." Lorelai said as they came to the gazebo, Lorelai bending down to get Doula out of the stroller. "And how are we going, I sure how you don't pick up any bad habits from the adults in you life."
They spot Miss Patty and Babette approaching.
"Morning doll." Babette said.
"Nice to see you two again." Patty added.
"So this is Liz's new one." Babette said taking a close look at Lorelai holding the baby.
"Doula" Luke said smiling.
The ladies looked at each other the repeated the name together.
"I don't get it either, must be a parent thing." Luke smiled.
"So how are you two?" Patty asked.
"We're okay Patty, I'm just helping Luke get used to being an uncle again, he's not used to looking after an infant." Lorelai said trying to cover their renewed friendship.
"Ah-ha." Both ladies said together.
"Well we need to get to the dinner and Doula out of the cold." Luke said talking the infant and placing her back in the stroller.
"We'll see you two later then." Babette said knowing there was more than just friendship between them.
--
The next morning Luke spent helping Taylor set up the Christmas display in the town square, Jackson, Andrew and Kirk were among others helping. Lorelai watched with a warm coffee, she had talked Luke into helping with the town event.
"See that wasn't so bad." Lorelai said as they walked back to the diner.
"It's not over yet, you're not the one who has to put on the Santa outfit and have kids on your lap for four hours tonight." Luke said in a grumpy tone.
"I'll make it up to you tonight." Lorelai said as they entered the diner.
Lorelai sat at the counter, Luke topping up her to go cup.
"So I have the meeting to see your fathers lawyer tomorrow, it might run late are you sure you want to come?" Luke asked handing Lorelai the cup.
"Of course I want to, it's for April. I want to support you in this fight." Lorelai spilled her coffee.
"Just checking." Leaning over they stole a kiss in the deserted diner. "So I'll see you back here at six for tonight. If you don't wear the helper outfit there will be no Santa and a lot of disappointed children."
Lorelai left with a smile on her face.
--
"Okay Children he's ready, the man you've been waiting the whole year to see, them jolly feller in the red suit it Santa Clause." Lorelai introduced Luke who was sitting in a large chair surrounded by gifts, candy cane and holiday decorations.
Luke reluctantly waved from the centre of the gazebo as Lorelai bought up the first of the children.
Stopping the girl from climbing on Luke's lap. "Sorry you can't do that any more," Lorelai pointing to the sign. "Sorry sweetie new rules this year you have to stand here and tell Santa what you want."
"Why can't I sit on your lap Santa?" The girl of about eight years old said.
"Well, you see there is this evil man who has all these rules and he said our insurance doesn't cover us in case you fall off." Luke tried to explain.
The young girl nodded seemingly understanding. "So do you want a Barbie from Santa?" Luke asked.
"I want a pony." The girl said with vigor.
"Well I'll see what I can do for you." Luke said taping the girl on the head.
She ran off to her parents waiting nearby.
Lorelai leaned in to speak to Luke. "See that wasn't too bad."
"I guess not." Luke said smiling back to Lorelai.
Luke was grateful for the new rules Taylor had enforced this time, not wanting lots of strange kinds in his lap for the next four hours.
--
"Oh God." Lorelai screamed as her orgasm hit, she braced herself against the roof before slumping in Luke's lap.
"You're crazy." Luke said regaining the power of speech as he held Lorelai tight, well as tight as he could with the padding from the Santa suit between them.
"It takes one to know one!" Lorelai said climbing off Luke's lap.
"We're just lucky no one uses the lake in the winter." Luke pulled up his pants.
Lorelai straitened her panties, and pulling up her tights, then pushing her dress down she scooted over to cuddle with Luke in the cooling truck.
"I like you in red mister, I'll have to get you something red for Christmas. And the fresh snow falling, look at the snow Luke." Lorelai squeezed his arm.
"I see the snow, it's getting wild out there." Luke sounded concerned.
"This might not be the most romantic place in the world to make love but the snow makes it worth butting my head on the roof." Lorelai said snuggling closer to Luke.
"And here I thought I was the reason we were here?" Luke said dryly before kissing Lorelai on the lips.
"Well we better get out of here before we become stuck for the night." Luke said starting the old green truck.
"Yeah sex here is one thing, it's meant to be uncomfortable. But sleeping on this seat just won't work for me." Lorelai stated moving to her side of the bench to put on the seat belt.
Luke looked over to Lorelai. "By the way can I tell you again how much I like that outfit on you. I don't remember an elf looking so sexy before."
"We'll I aim to please!" Lorelai said with a smile.
"Also I had a good time tonight, with the kids." Luke said putting the truck into reverse.
Lorelai kissed him on the back of his hand. "Me too." Lorelai said smiling back.
--
Luke and Lorelai had a good meeting with the lawyer but was now he was in a mixed mood, on the one hand the lawyer said Luke did have a good chance of getting some rights to keep in contact with April but it would take time and might cost a lot of money to fight Anna.
Lorelai held Luke's hand across the bench seats for much of the trip home.
Luke turned the corner and pulled up at the house, they noticed familiar car in the drive, a silver Volvo sedan. Christopher was sitting on the steps.
Lorelai looked at Luke they were both speechless why was he here?
As they got out of the truck Christopher stood to meet them.
"Christopher why are you here, is Rory okay?" Lorelai asked.
"No Rory's fine, last time I saw here and that's why I'm here!" Chris said in an angry tone.
Lorelai stood next to Luke for support. "What are you talking about?" She asked, Luke putting his arm around her waist.
"Rory won't return my calls or email, she's not talking to me, what did you tell her?" He continued.
"I didn't tell her anything Chris, she went to dinner with you after she found out what happened that night, if she doesn't want to speak to then it's not my doing." She said. "Look Chris Rory is an adult, a busy adult she's finishing Yale in a few months, I'll ask her what is going on but I'm not going to force her to talk to you."
"But…" Chris started to say.
"No buts Christopher, now can you leave." Lorelai said pushing past him to enter her house.
Luke and Chris exchanged looks for a second before Luke followed.
Closing the door Luke followed Lorelai into the kitchen; he noticed she looked upset as she filled the coffee maker with water.
"Are you okay?" He asked.
"I will be." She said with a sniffle.
"Lorelai please tell me how you're feeling?" Luke pleaded as he came up behind her rubbing her shoulder.
Lorelai fell into Luke's arms. "I'm upset, he does that to me." She said crying.
Luke continued patting Lorelai's back. "It's alright, he's gone now."
Luke comforted Lorelai for a few minutes before making the coffee.
"I hate to leave right now." Luke said handing Lorelai her coffee.
"I'm okay, really," She assured Luke. "You go help close up the diner."
"I'd tell Caesar and Zack to do it without me but they have closed up for most of the week." Luke explained.
"Luke it's fine. You go and I'll see you back her in an hour, I'll be the elf watching the TV." Lorelai joked.
Luke reluctantly left the house and drove back to the diner, Zach was sweeping the floor and only Kirk was the only customer.
About thirty minutes later Luke locking up, it was a clear night, the snow had cleared from earlier in the week so Luke had decided to leave the truck parked behind the diner and walk back to the house. When he turned from the door he noticed a Volvo parked across the street and Chris walking towards him.
"You!" Chris shouted.
"What the hell do you want?" Luke yelled.
"This is all your fault, you turned Lorelai against me." He said swinging his fist at Luke and missing.
"What are you doing?" Luke asked angry but amused, Chris was clearly drunk.
"Payback, you came to my home and hit me." He said trying to hit Luke again.
"I'm not fighting you, go home and sober up." Luke said as he walked towards Lorelai's house.
Before he knew what hit him Chris was on his back pushing Luke in to lawn. Luke shook him off, rolling over to stand up.
"What was that?" Luke yelled.
"Payback I told you!" The drunken Chris came at Luke again.
They were in a headlock, circling each other and colliding with the various displays. "You know she begged me for it that night, she couldn't get enough of me." Chris told Luke.
"From what I heard that's not surprise considering it was over in less time than you average Springsteen song." Luke fired back.
He knocked Chris into the Christmas tree sending it crashing to the ground. The fight was more of a scuffle than anything, it only lasted a couple of minutes but displays were a mess. They circled each other once again before walking off in opposite directions. Luke took a quick look around; he knew Taylor would be mad in the morning. Luke was upset with the mess after all the hard work they had put into the display, but that would have to wait till the morning.
--
It was Lorelai's turn to comfort Luke as she cleaned up the few minor scraps on his hands and face from the fight.
"So he just hit you?" Lorelai asked again.
"Yes I told you." Luke said taking the cloth from Lorelai. "Guess I should have expected it at some point since I hit him."
"I still can't believe guy's, why do you have the need to hit out when things are hard?" Lorelai asked.
"Lorelai you know that's not me. I've been one fight in my adult life and that wasn't a real fight." Luke said.
"You went to his apartment and hit him!" Lorelai reminded Luke.
"I was upset. I guess I know how Chris is feeling." Luke stood getting some water from the dispenser.
"It's not the same Luke. He's upset over one night that meant nothing to me," Lorelai told him. "You had ever right to be upset at loosing your fiancée of a year."
Lorelai stood and stepped over to stand in front of Luke.
"You know Taylor is going to have a fraken heartache in the morning when he sees the Christmas display." Luke said frankly.
"Should be fun to see, maybe you can take the video camera when you go to work in the morning." Lorelai joked.
Luke said kissing Lorelai with a quick peck on the lips. "Okay it's been a long day, lets get you out of those green tights."
Lorelai took Luke's hand and lead him up to the bedroom.
TBC…
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A/N the Bruce Springsteen thing was a reference to his song "No Surrender" if you know the lyrics.