A/N: Moving house took way longer than expected and it was only this weekend that I got my computer really set up for writing again. I flew through this one this morning, eager to get it published. Hope there are not too many typos

Lorelai focused on her computer screen and tried to shuffle the guests around again to see if she could make them all fit. A wedding and a 50th anniversary on the same weekend was something that she could have avoided but she guess it was during her week of dates, her week of avoiding Luke that she was distracted and missed the double booking.

The in-house staff would have to be moved and their rooms offered to the guests, and the staff would have to be compensated. She looked at the bookings and realised she might just break even when it was all over but at least everyone would be happy.

Lorelai sat back in her chair and gently played with her lower lip with her fingers as she realised that was all she ever wanted. To make people happy. To make them smile. But the one person she wanted to see smile, was not smiling. She picked up her phone and opened the contacts list to scroll down to Liz's name. She wasn't even sure if this was the right number. Luke had given it to her a long time ago when she was visiting and he took her phone to call Lorelai at the inn.

If she was really as flaky as Luke said, there was no way this was going to be her number. There was no way.

Her thumb hovered over the call button but instead she locked the screen and dropped the phone onto the table. She tried to focus back on the computer but her eyes kept roaming back to the phone.

"Dammit…" she picked up the phone and stood to pace the room. Without giving herself a chance to stop she called the number and held the phone up to her ear. It rang, and rang and rang, and Lorelai took some solace in the fact that the number was not disconnected.

"Hello?" the voice that answered was soft and low, but not quite a whisper.

"Hi, Liz?"

"Who's askin'?"

"It's Lorelai, from Stars Hollow. I'm a friend of your brothers."

"Oh, yeah, I remember!" the voice became louder now and a little more sure of itself.

"I just wanted to call and see if you were doing ok. Luke said you tried to call him yesterday…?" Lorelai paused and waited for Liz to speak but all she was met with was static. "He said you seemed a little upset."

"Upset, right."

"Are you ok?" Lorelai asked plainly then added. "Can you talk?"

"Not really." Lorelai heard a voice in the background. "Listen I gotta go."

"No wait, meet me… for a coffee."

"No, thanks but I'm not interested."

"Liz, meet me at Cafe Sheila on Hanover St in Boston...meet me there at 3pm tomorrow."

"No, it's just someone trying to sell makeup or something."

Lorelai listened to the phone hang up and wondered if Liz would actually meet her. Then she wondered how she was going to get to Boston without anyone asking any questions. "Dammit."

Luke focused on the diner. Nothing else. Taking orders. Serving coffee. Delivering plates. Baking pies. He ignored the chatter from the usual locals that scattered around his tables and focused on anything else. But no matter what he tried to distract himself with, nothing would drown out the sound of Liz's voice on the call that morning. The lunch crowd almost worked but they faded away all too quickly. The dinner crowd didn't come close to drowning out the voice and instead just made it seem louder.

Lorelai. He needed Lorelai. But it was Friday. And she was in her parents house with Rory having dinner until late. He looked at the clock and saw it was well past closing but he wasn't yet ready to close up. Kirk was nursing a sliver of apple pie and Luke was inclined to let him as long as he didn't have to close up and go up to his cold, empty, silent, apartment.

"All done Luke, what do I owe you."

Luke looked up and saw Kirk push the now empty plate away as he balled up a napkin and dropped it onto it.

"Another slice Kirk?"

"No, not for me. I need to keep this slim figure that Lulu loves so much."

Luke winced and moved towards the till. He took the money off Kirk and watched as he slipped on his coat and left. It was on the tip of his tongue to call him back and see if he wanted to...what, go for a beer? Luke shook his head and slowly moved over to the door. He locked up and flipped the sign then slowly moved about his nightly cleaning routine. Taking more care than usual as a delay tactic to avoid going upstairs, all too soon he found himself standing at the door to his apartment, one hand on his hip, the other on the knob.

"Dammit."

He spun on his heel, patting his pocket for his keys then hurried out of the door and over to his truck. He sped through town to Lorelai's house, though knowing she was not going to be home, he was unsure why he was speeding, just that he knew he needed to be there. Annoyingly he found the back door unlocked and left the lights off as he moved upstairs to her room. He pulled off his shoes and jeans then tugged his shirt off over his head without undoing any of the buttons. He draped it over the back of the chair at the end of her bed and made his way to her bathroom.

Her shower was hot and powerful and did it's best in easing his tension as it pummelled against his shoulders and neck. He turned his head to face the spray for as long as he could take it then turned off the water and grabbed a towel.

A little more relaxed than before, he dried off, brushed his teeth then slowly made his way into bed and crashed. Every muscle in his body tingled from the cold sheets and stress but as his head his the pillow and his eyes closed over, everything faded away and he slept.

Lorelai took the first exit off the highway and steered the car towards town. Rory who was sitting beside her idly chewing on a red rope liquorice she found in the glove box smiled.

"Detour?"

"Huh?" Lorelai feigned ignorance.

"Detour through town? Hoping for a late night nibble?"

"Rory!" Lorelai hit her arm playfully but her smile faltered as she drove past the diner and saw it and the apartment above was all locked up and dark.

"You'll see him tomorrow I'm sure." Rory said with a sad smile.

"Yeah."

But as they pulled into the driveway and spotted Luke's car both of the Gilmore girls looked at each other and smiled.

"Maybe he brought over some pastries," Rory said.

"Maybe he brought over some coffee," Lorelai said.

"Maybe he brought over both!" they both chimed in unisen and giggled. Lorelai hurried across the lawn and opened the door with a flourish, expecting him to be waiting by the couch or the kitchen but he was nowhere to be found.

"Luke?" she called out softly. "Are you here?"

"Where is he?" rory asked as she walked past her mother and into her room where she dropped her coat and kicked off her shoes.

"I dunno…" Lorelai walked further into the room as she unbuttoned her coat revealing and teal chiffon wide necked top along with her black skirt. She toed off her heels and dropped them and her coat on the couch. "Maybe he's upstairs fixing the shelving I asked him about."

She hurried upstairs and pushed open her bedroom door with a flourish, expecting to see him struggling to hold a shelf up against the wall as he fixed the mount. But instead she saw him asleep in her bed.

Lorelai frowned. She moved closer to the bed and sure enough, he was fast asleep. One hand was curled under his pillow which the other was flung across the bed over on her side. The duvet was low on his waist and she wasn't sure, but she thought he was naked underneath.

She backed out of the room quietly and hurried back down stairs to where Rory was curling up on the couch, having changed into a hoodie and a pair of sweats. She had a half packed of cookies on her lap and was flicking through the tv channels faster than Lorelai could register what she was even watching.

"There's a boy in my bed."

"Luke?"

"Yes, Luke!" Lorelai flumped onto the couch beside her daughter and grabbed a cookie.

"He's asleep?"

"Fast asleep and snoring."

"Didn't you know he was going to be coming by?"

"No, I thought we were going to meet for breakfast tomorrow."

"You think he is ok?"

"I don't know." Lorelai sat up and ran her hands through her hair. "I might just go up and see." She leaned over and kissed Rory on the cheek. "'Night honey."

"Night mom."

Lorelai made her way back upstairs and this time taking it easy as she opened the door she closed it behind her with a soft click then padded over to the bathroom, closing that door too before turning on the light. She quickly went through her nightly routine, trying her best not to sing her usual songs then undressed to her bra and panties before turning off the light and going back into the bedroom.

Over at the drawers she managed to pull out a tee and a pair of shorts and quickly discarded her underwear and pulled those on. Back over at the bed she gently tugged the duvet back and climbed in, ever so careful not to disturb Luke.

But now she found herself lying flat on her back, staring at the ceiling with Luke snoring softly beside her. She wasn't tired enough to sleep, but she didn't want to wake him either. She looked over at him and carefully sat up then scooted closer. Moving slower than she thought she ever did she rolled her away from him and lowered her head onto his arm. As if a trigger had been pulled, Luke rolled towards her and curled his body around hers.

"You're back," he whispered against her head as he nuzzled in ever closer and pulled her tight against him.

"Yeah, just back."

"I meant to stay awake for you."

"S'okay," she kissed the arm that curled around her neck. "You were tired."

"Yeah. A long stressful day."

"Did Liz call again?"

"No," Luke kissed the back of her head. "No, she didn't."

"I'm sorry Luke, I wish…"

"I wish too." His arms tightened around her and pulled her against him and she felt him sigh. "I hope you don't mind I came over."

"Mind? Finding a hot naked man in my bed?" Lorelai chuckled. "No, I don't mind in the slightest."

Luke chuckled. "You didn't have the back door locked."

"If it means I'll come home to find you in my bed, I'll never lock that door again." This time Luke chuckled and Lorelai kissed his arm again. "What time do you need to be up in the morning?"

"Five. I set the alarm already."

The room was silent for a while and Lorelai wondered if he had fallen back asleep, but when she glanced over her shoulder she found him watching her through half closed eyes. "Will I see you in the diner tomorrow?"

"I'll come in for a late breakfast but I have 2 events at the inn so I won't be able to be in after."

"How about tomorrow night?"

"Will I find you in my bed again?"

"How about in the kitchen?"

"The kitchen?" Lorelai looked over her shoulder at him with fake shock. "Outside Rory's room! I didn't think you would be an exhibishionist lover Luke."

"No, I meant, cooking in the kitchen. How about I cook you dinner tomorrow."

"Oh, well...that's less fun but sure." She could feel him roll her eyes and smiled smugly. "I might not get home till about 7ish...is that ok?" she added, remembering her appointment in Boston tomorrow. An appointment she wasn't sure Liz would even keep.

"That's fine. How does lasagna sound?"

"Perfect."

Luke leaned forward and kissed her shoulder then tightened his hold on her for a moment before loosening his grip and settling back into the pillow. Lorelai relaxed against him and let the lull of his soft breathing pull her into a deep, safe sleep.

After only a little convincing, Sookie was able to take care of the events at the inn while Lorelai jumped into the jeep and sped off to Boston. She made it in record time and was delighted to find a parking spot outside the cafe. With twenty minutes to spare, Lorelai went in and picked a seat by the window with a view of the door and the street in the hopes she would see Liz coming. She ordered a coffee and a slice of pie and waited.

She tried not to watch the clock, tried not to keep peeking out the window. She focused on the book she was pretending to read and tried to relax. At four o'clock her heartbeat quickened and she dropped the pretence of reading and just stared at the door. By half four her shoulders were slumped and she was on her third cup of coffee and second slice of carrot cake. By five she was refreshing her traffic app on her phone and watching with increasing worry the more red lines on the highway that meant she might not make it home by seven.

Lorelai paid her bill and slowly walked out of the cafe. She made her way to her car and even waited there ten minutes more but there was no point. She started the engine and pulled out into traffic, ready for a frantic drive home.

Luke pulled the lasagna out of the oven and rested it onto the heat pad in the centre of the table. He was just starting to grab delf and cutlery when Rory came in.

"Here, let me do that," she said, grabbing the mismatched plates out of his hand. She set the table humming a little tune as Luke tossed a salad in a large bowl and added a sweet dressing.

"So, uh...how was your, uh… day?" he asked when she was reaching for three glasses.

"Fine. Except the library borrowed out a book I had on hold to someone else and now I have to wait another three weeks to borrow it myself."

"What was the book?"

"Catherine the Great, portrait of a woman." she said and then added. "It's for a project at school."

"She was that Russian leader right?"

"Yeah," rory said surprised and turned to face him as Luke put the salad on the table.

"What, I know things."

Rory chuckled as she went to the fridge. "I don't doubt it for a second Luke." she put a jug of iced tea on the table and stood back to admire her handi work. "There, all done."

"All we need now is Lorelai." Luke looked at his watch. Seven forty. He had timed the dinner to be after seven so she would have time to change after work and wind down a little before eating but now, with dinner on the table, there was no sign of her.

"The events at the inn must have run over. I'll give her a call." Rory spun on her heel to go for the phone in the hall.

"No!" Luke called out taking a step towards the arch to block her. "I don't want to disturb her."

"It won't disturb her. And if it did, she wouldn't answer." Rory shooed him out of the way and grabbed the phone. The speeddial connected the call and she tapped her foot as she waited for Lorelai to pick up.

"Hey, hey, I'm sorry, I'm almost there."

"How close?"

"Pulling onto cherry street. T minus 1 minute."

"Ok."

Rory hung up the phone and turned to see Luke's anxious face. "She should be pulling p outside any second."

"Ok, great." he looked relieved and rory walked over and patted his arm.

"Relax Luke. This is it right?"

"Huh?"

"This is what you've been waiting for."

Luke looked down at Rory with a slight frown. "Yes." he said solemnly and Rory smiled.

The front door burst open with a bang against the wall and Lorelai left a trail of coat, shoes and bag in her wake to get to the kitchen.

"Sorry, sorry, sorry," she reached up on tippy toes to kiss Luke who was standing by the stove then leaned down to kiss Rory who was sitting at the table. "I'm here, and I'm starved!"

"Take a breath, Lorelai. Go upstairs and change if you like, we can wait."

"No, no, no more waiting. Lets eat."

They chatted idly throughout dinner though Luke noticed that Lorelai seemed to evade any questions about the events at the inn. She kept steering the conversation back to Rory's day at the library or Luke's day at the diner. By the time the table was cleared Rory was slipping into her coat and kissing her mother's cheek.

"I'm going to Lane's."

Lorelai nodded and patted her daughters arm as she sat back in her chair and twirled the glass of win between her thumb and forefinger, her eyes glazed and distant. Luke let the silence prevail until the dishes were all clean and put away then pulled out the chair beside her and sat facing her, his hands clasped between his knees, his frown stitched prominently on his brow.

"Hey, whats up?"

"Huh?" she moved her eyes and focused on him with a soft smile.

"Whats going on? You seem distracted."

Lorelai's smile faltered and she knew there was no way she could keep her trip from him. She pushed the remains of her wine aside and mimicked his pose, brushing her hair behind her ears as she sat forward.

"I wasn't in work today."

"Where were you?" Luke asked though in his mind he knew what she was going to say before she said it.

"I was in Boston."

"Lorelai." Luke sat back and brushed a hand over his face.

"I called Liz yesterday to try to talk to her."

"Lorelai. I told you there was no point."

"I called her and asked her to meet me in a cafe in Boston."

"What did she say?"

"She didn't show up."

"I told you it was a waste of time." Luke stood and started to walk around the kitchen with his hands on his hips. "I told you she is flaky and selfish and will only meet you if there is something she could get out of it."

"Well I wanted to give her a chance. I thought she might be in trouble."

"She's always in trouble."

"Well I wanted to try."

Luke slumped against the counter by the sink and crossed his arms over his chest, his chin low and his eyes closed. Lorelai let him stew for a moment longer then slowly crossed the room to stand in front of him. She tugged on his arms and he let her loosen his grip then she draped them over her shoulders and rested her forehead on his chest.

"I wanted to do something for you, I wanted to fix something for you."

"It's not something you can fix."

"I didn't know."

"But I told you."

"But…" Lorelai lifted her head and looked up into his eyes, afraid she might see anger there, or something worse but instead she saw only sadness.

"I don't want you to be dragged into all my family drama. I want to protect you from that."

"Luke I want to be dragged into it. I want to be in it, if you're in it. I want to-"

Luke stopped her with a kiss. He swallowed her words and moved his arms to pull her against him, flush from head to toe, then tilted his head to get better access and sighed as she opened her mouth and allowed him further exploration.

When she pulled back from him and broke the kiss he tried his best not to follow but his lips sought her out. He kissed her neck, her ear, her jaw. "Luke I'm here with you in this. If you lose something, I lose it too."

"Mmmhmm," he moved his kisses to the front of her neck and over to her other ear.

"I want you to…" he bit down gently on her ear and suckled her lobe into his mouth making her lose her train of thought. "I want you to…" his tongue brushed against the outer shell of her ear and he licked the sensitive spot behind it. "I want you to…"

Luke pulled back from her and looked down with a half smile. "You want me to what?"

"Do that thing with your tongue again." Luke chuckled and moved his head down to kiss her again but like lightening her hand came between them, covered his lips and pushed him back. "No, what I meant to say was I want you to stop trying to protect me. We're in this together right?" Luke nodded. "And we're going to be side by side if something like this happens again, right?" Luke nodded. "And you're going to definitely do that thing with your tongue again, right?" She felt him smile beneath her fingers and his tongue came out to caress them.

She lowered her hand and their lips crashed together hungrily. Her hands buried in his hair, his pulled her hips against him and he leaned forward to deepen the connection. Lorelai lifted her leg and ran it over his to cradle his hip and she moaned into his mouth as her arousal pressed into her centre. His hands moved from her hips to her ass then one slid up her back, beneath her blouse to her bra fastening but as his fingers moved the clasp the shrill sound of her cell phone ringing broke the silence.

Luke looked up, startled, half expecting Rory to be standing in the archway and Lorelai chuckled as she moved to disentangle herself from him. "It's just a message on my phone...hang on...keep those dirty thoughts active."

She leaned across the table to reach for her bag, giving Luke a tantalising view of her ass that he couldn't resist. He reached over and rested his hands on the curve of her cheeks and moved his fingers around her skirt to find the fastening. Lorelai looked over her shoulder with a smile as she fished her phone out of the bag and Luke smiled triumphantly as he undid the hook and pulled on the zipper.

"Oh gosh!" Lorelai exclaimed.

"My thoughts exactly," Luke murmured, forgetting she was distracted, and focusing on a distraction of his own.

"No Luke, look…" Lorelai batter his hands away and it took a moment for Luke to focus on what she was showing her. She had her phone out to face him and he squinted to read the small black text. "It's from Liz."

"Huh?" He took the phone off her and stepped back from her tantalizing heat to read the message. "On the bus to Stars Hollow. Should get in at 10.30. Can't get through to Luke, can you let him know?"

"She's coming to Stars Hollow."

"She must have been trying to call me. Can I use your phone?"

"Yes, of course, c'mon."

Lorelai grabbed his hand and only then seemed to notice her skirt was sagging at her hips. She looked up at him with a frown and slapped his chest. Luke shrugged as she bunched her skirt at the side and held it together enough to make their way upstairs. "Use this phone," she said as she led him over to the bed. "Call her and I'll shower and change."

Luke nodded and picked up the phone as Lorelai went into the bathroom. She ran the shower to get it hot enough as she stripped out of her clothes. She could hear him talking softly and she felt the tension of her day fade away under the relief and powerful spray. She bowed her head and let it pummell her neck for a moment then lifted her face to the spray and sighed.

So enchanted by the relaxing water, she didn't notice when the curtain pulled back and Luke stepped in behind her. She was startled by his large hands gripping her waist but immediately fell back against him and signed as he wrapped his arms around her.

"She's coming to stay?"

"For a while. With her son."

"Full house, huh."

"Yeah, but it'll be fine." He held her against him and rocked slightly from side to side. "Thank you, Lorelai."

"I didn't do anything."

"You did everything."

He bent down and kissed her neck where it met her shoulder and just encircled her with his whole body. "I gotta go meet her off the bus soon."

"Soon."

"Yeah." his arms loosened their grip and his hands started to roam, making her smile. "Not too soon though."

"Soon enough."

"Hmm." One hand moved up her gently rounded belly to cup her breast while the other moved down to the apex of her legs and cup her mound. Lorelai moaned and arched her back and moved her hips into both hands as Luke bit down on his favourite spot and growled a little.

He wasn't one for dirty talk. Lorelai knew that. Even though they had spent very little time in bed, she knew he wasn't about to spout out words of desire about her body but that guttural growl did more for her than any word in any language ever could. That guttural growl was uncontrolled and primal and it made her arousal kick up a notch or two, regardless of what his hands were doing. She wanted to turn and face him, prop her leg on his hip and trust herself toward shim but she held her in place, one hand exploring her breasts, his fingers and thumb gently and roughly rolling her nipples, as his other hand stroked her softly, refusing to slip between her folds no matter how much she writhed against his hand.

"Luke…" she panted, tipping her head back and screwing her eyes shut as her whole body tensed with need. "I want you to…"

"To?"

"I want you to…"

"To what, Lorelai," he whispered and her name on his lips, with his lips against her ear, made her moan.

"I want you."

Luke's fingers on both hands, stilled and she felt his cock against her ass twitch. Lorelai clenched her ass around him making him jerk back into action. He pulled her shoulder and twirled her around to face him then pushed her back against the cold tiles. He pulled her leg up to his hip and kissed her gruffly as her hand moved between them and grabbed his cock.

He moaned into her mouth, refusing to break the kiss as she stroked him firmly but slowly, them moved the head of his cock against herself in slow tantalizing brushes until he moved forward enough to part her folds and she grunted with need.

"Now, Luke."

He brushed her hands aside and she gripped his shoulders as he guided himself to her entrance. But before he pushed in he looked up to her and saw her head tossed back against the tiles, her eyes screwed shut with need and anticipation.

"Lorelai, look at me." but she didn't move. He started to pull back and she inhaled sharply. "Look at me."

Her eyes opened wide and her left lifted to look at him and he pushed into her in slow, shallow strokes until he was fully sheathed in her hot pulsating warmth. Her mouth was agape and the grip she had on his shoulders was sure to leave eight small crescent marks on his skin. Luke felt himself tremble with need to pull back but he was buried deep within her and wanted to stay there as long as he could.

But as if his body was on auto pilot he pulled back out almost to the tip and slowly sank into her again. She tried to keep her eyes locked on his, but the sensation of him sliding into her, filling her so completely, made it hard to control anything. His eyes fluttered closed and she took her cue and dropped her head back again to bask in the sensation of his body moving so fluidly. His chest hair rasped against her already peaked nipples, his hands on her ass pulled her towards him with every stroke, pulling her ass to make room for his trusts and his lips clamped down on her shoulder, oblivious to any marks he may leave of his own.

"Lorelai…" he warned after a moment of pure bliss and she knew he was on edge. His shoulders tensed, his eyes screwed shut and his hands gripped her ass tighter.

She wanted to tell him to come for her, wanted to tell him she already had, wanted to tell him to not wait for her but her body was holding back all power of thought and speech and all she could do was moan.

He felt her body tense, felt her muscles clamp around cock and listened to her breathing hitch in her throat until a breathy moan signalled her release and he stopped trying to hold back. She panted in his ear, his name repeated over and over until he finally peaked and broke. Still pumping heedlessly into her, his cock pulsated against her tight walls until he was fully spent.

Luke fell against her, pressing her into the tiles as he gathered his breath and enough strength to stand again. The water was turning cold and he felt goosebumps break out on her skin before he could move. Slowly he lowered her leg to let her stand on her own, then with both hands planted on the tiles either side of her face, he pushed back and they both sighed at the loss of connection.

"Cold." she said and immediately Luke stepped out of the shower and grabbed a large towel. She turned off the water and stepped into his arms and he wrapped them both into the towel. "Not going to dry like this."

"Who cares." He loved having her body pressed up against him and he didn't care if it took twice as long to dry. His body heat was enough to warm her and she circled her arms around his waist and rested her head on his chest.

After a moment he moved the towel against her back and focused on drying her and himself off properly then stepped back to admire his handiwork.

"Like what you see?" she said when she caught him ogling her appreciatively.

"Oh yes. Very much so."

Lorelai chuckled and moved past him into the bedroom to her clothing where she pulled on a pair of sweats and a tank top. "What time do you need to go at." Luke sat at the end of the bed, the large damp towel still draped around his waist.

"Well I better get back in time to make up the bed and the couch before I pick them up at the bus stop." he checked his watch. "I'd say I can stay about an hour."

"An hour?" Lorelai said as she crossed the room and straddled his legs then grabbed his watch to see the time. "That's not long." she pouted. Luke rested his hands on her thighs and stroked her softly from her knees to her ass.

"Not long at all." He tilted his head up for her to kiss him and she obliged.

"Shoud we go down and watch a movie or something?"

"Not enough time for a whole movie."

"We could watch some TV or the game. Thats sports team you like is playing tonight I think."

Luke chuckled. "The game is over by now."

"Or we could…" Lorelai began and she let her eyes wander down his bare chest to the towel which was just about covering him. Her fingers raked through the dusting of hair there all the way down to where it tapered off below the towel.

"We just did that."

"Snuggle, I was going to say snuggle."

"I'd like that."

"And you won't be needing this." she said as she playfully tugged on the towel he was wearing.

"Then you won't be needing these." he replied, doing the same to the waistband of her sweats.

"Deal!" she said with a smile and sealed it with a kiss before she jumped off his lap and lost the sweats. Luke watched her with a smile and she moved to straddle his hips again.

"What about this?" he said, pulling at the bottom of her tank top.

"You're only taking off one thing, so I only took off one thing."

"But don't I get to choose?" he said with a slight pout. He hands moved up over her ribs and brushed the underside of her breasts then gently cupped them under her top. Lorelai arched her back to press her breasts into his palms and he leaned forward to kiss them over the soft cotton material.

"Okay, okay, I'll lose the top." She lifted her arms up and slowly Luke pushed the top higher and higher until her breasts were fully exposed. He spent time there exploring them with his hands and lips until she moaned impatiently and pulled the top off the rest of the way herself. "There, now, happy?"

Luke looked up at her with a smug smile. "Very."

"You are incorrigible."

"Just for you." He returned his focus back to her breasts and he made to cover every inch of them with his lips, tongue and teeth.

"I feel so special."

"You are special." He glanced up at her as his teeth gently bit down on her nipple and she gasped at the sensation and the eye contact, lifting herself off his lap a little as she arched her back to get closer to him.

"Luke," she uttered, as her hands gripped his shoulders.

"Hmm?"

"Get rid of the god damned towel."

Luke smiled and looked down at the towel he forgot he was wearing then she lifted herself up on her knees high enough for him to pull the towel out from between them. As she lowered herself back onto his lap her hands immediately went for his half erect cock and slowly started to stroke him.

"I'm not as quick at the recovery part as I used to be," he said softly, still enjoying the sensation of her warm hands stroking him to full arousal. He wasn't sure how long it would take, or how long it would last but while it was happening there was nothing that was going to stop him from enjoying it.

"Recovery is part of the fun," she said with a giggle

"Lots of fun." Lorelai lowered her head and captured his mouth in a searing kiss as her grip on his tightened and he trust weakly into her hands. She broke the kiss and moved her legs to kneel on the ground before him, her hands still stroking him she kissed and licked his nipples then lowered her head and licked the head of his cock. "Lots and lots of fun…"

With her hands stroking his shaft, and her lips and tongue teasing his head Luke was fully erect, and a little lightheaded, in no time. His hands gripped bunches of the sheets beneath him and no matter how much he tried he was unable to stop his hips from trusting up into her.

Lorelai took her cue and when he thought she was going to lick him again she took him into her mouth and suckled on his tip firmly.

"Gah, oh yeah." he said and the words melted with his panting breath as she repeated the motion this time taking him into her mouth deeper and deeper with each stroke. Luke wanted to stop her, to roll her over and bury himself inside her again, but his body was a molton pool of need and he was totally at her mercy. All he managed to do was move her hair aside so he could better see what she was doing then he cupped the back of her head and guided her to a pace he could take.

Lorelai let him help her find the right motion and when his fingers tightened against her scalp she knew she had him. She made a swallowing motion to brush the head of his cock against the back of her throat then hummed in pleasure at the sound of his reciprocating moan, making he cry out her name with a breathy gasp.

He tried to warn her, tried to pull her back from him when he felt his cock stiffen against the inside of her cheek but she sucked on him harder, hummed against him longer and tightened her grip on the bottom of his shaft to show him she had no intention of leaving until he was finished and with that, Luke stopped trying to hold back. He trust his hips towards her and tightened his grip on her head and she let him set the final pace for the last few strokes to finish. His orgasam hit him hard and he called out her name, over and over and she held him in place and took all he offered until his cock twitched softly, and fully spent.

Lorelai slowly released him and gently stroked her hand up his shaft then rested on his thigh. Luke was leaning back on his hands, his head rolled as far back as it would go and his breathing was shallow and erratic. Lorelai pushed herself up with both hands on his thighs and rested her head against his chest. Luke's heart beat rapidly beneath her head and she listened to it with a smile until his breathing returned to normal and he could lift up his head.

"You are amazing." he whispered, not thrusting his voice to be any louder.

"Why thank you kind sir." Lorelai stood and bowed with a flourish before she turned and went into the bathroom. Luke fell back against the bed and stopped trying to control his breathing and heartbeat and just melted into the cool cotton sheets. When she returned she skipped over to him and crawled over his body to lie atop of him and snuggle close. Her breath was minty fresh and her heart was beating as erratically as his own.

"Did you know it would be like this?" he asked softly.

"What?"

"Us. Did you know we would be like this?"

"No. No way!" She chuckled and lifted her head to look at him. "If I knew it was going to be like this, I would have jumped your bones a loooong time ago."

Luke smiled and nodded his head in agreement. "I think…" he started to say then seemed to stop and Lorelai looked up at him again to encourage him to continue. "I think this is going to work out fine." he said and she knew this was not what he was originally going to say.

"You do huh?" she said as she rested her head back down on his chest.

"Yes I do." he said with conviction. "I think with your mouth and my hands, we're both going to be very happy."

"Luke!" Lorelai sat up and swatted his chest and Luke laughed. He caught her wrists and rolled her onto her back to trap her.

But before he could even kiss her the front door slammed shut and Rory called out. "Mom, I'm home. Lane's mom kicked me out and said I needed to go home and say my prayers. I didn't have the heart to tell her we're a religion free household so I just left."

"Okay hun, I'll be down in a sec. Start making some popcorn!"

Luke smiled and kissed Lorelai on the lips quickly then climbed off her and started to search for his clothes.

"Saved by the bell. Well the door and the daughter." Lorelai said as she pulled on her sweats and tank top again, this time with a bra and a hoodie.

"I'm just glad it was now she came home and not five minutes ago," Luke muttered as he pulled on his boots.

Lorelai laughed and came over to rub his back as he bent over to tie his laces. "Lucky you. I guess you'll just have to owe me."

"I already do." he said as he grabbed her hand to stop her from walking fully past. Lorelai turned to see a serious look in his eyes and bent to kiss him softly the turned and hurried down to Rory. "and I already love you," he whispered at the closing door, then focused back on his laces and making himself look like he didn't just get a mind blowing blow job from Lorelai.

Though he was sure that was a look he was never going to be able to wipe off his face.

The End.

A/N: I didn't want to drag this fic out any more with a liz reunion and then Luke struggling to cope etc, that's whole other fic. So I'll leave it here, with the "What now?" fully resolved. Hope you enjoyed. Apologies for the delay.