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Chapter 4

Lorelai slept relatively well considering. Luke must have worn her out, she giggled in remembrance before she let her eyes slip open and then everything came properly flooding back to her. Oh, that's right. Chris, Nicole. Oy.

Lorelai's body felt light and floaty, although a tad sore.

She showered quickly and changed. She was starving. Craving a big break fast. She couldn't go into Luke's. No way. It would be way to weird and awkward, and if she saw Nicole walking down from his apartment she may not be able to contain her scream of frustration.

She glanced at the clock and with a small yelp realized she was late for work, damn her brain that moves a mile a minute. It distracted her.

She grabbed her jacket and raced out the door towards her car.

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She hurtled through the doors at the front desk of the inn.

"You are late" Michele said lazily without looking up from his task.

"I know Michele, I know. Thanks for the love" Lorelai threw her jacket behind the desk and headed for the kitchen.

"Hey Sook-" she was interrupted by a wooden spoon being shoved into her mouth.

"You like? You like?" Sookie said excitedly.

"Still trying to get feeling back into my tongue Sook, but yeah love, what is it?"

"Mushroom and bacon soup"

"Hmm yummy, but disturbing to be eaten at this time of the day.

Sookie laughed and returned to her pan. "So what's new?"

"Well uh—" I slept with Luke in my kitchen yesterday and yes we are both still with people and no we haven't spoken since. Hmm, maybe not the best opener.

"Nothing too exciting, ya know." Lorelai opted to say.

Sookie noticed her friend's hesitation. "What's up hun? You seem... off"

Lorelai looked up at her friend, she was desperate to tell her everything, but she just couldn't. "I uh… just didn't get much sleep last night is all, I'll live"

Lorelai smiled quickly and left to retreat to her office. Wanting complete silence, away from eyes of people who seemed to see right through her.

She slumped into her chair with a sigh, pulling papers towards her.

She stayed in her office all day, working and trying not to think. At finishing time she began to clean up her desk, and by mistake let her mind wander.

She thought of yesterday, of Luke, his heat, his breath, his soft lips, the feel of his body on hers. God. She felt her face flush and her hands had become sweaty.

Knock, knock, knock.

Lorelai's head jerked up at the sound. "Come in."

Lorelai's mouth dropped open at the person standing at her door. It was the last person she would expect to see today, voluntarily coming to see her, at her place or work no less.

"L-Luke, wh-wha-what are you doing here?" Lorelai struggled out.

Luke looked down shyly, "I um just wanted to ah chat…"

"Chat?" Lorelai inquired confused.

"Yeah about stuff… things… events… oh god I don't know how to do this." Luke groaned dropping down onto the couch in her office.

Lorelai stood from her desk walking around and leaning on the other side.

"Luke just… forget it. Forget it all, forget what happened. It doesn't matter" Lorelai sighed resigned.

Luke looked up at her sharply. "What? You just want to forget everything that happened? Not just yesterday but all week? Heck, all the years I've known you?"

Lorelai looked away, not wanting to meet his eyes, knowing if she looked into the blue depths she would be lost. She had to be strong.

"Yes."

"You are unbelievable!" Luke yelled at her.

"Excuse me?" Lorelai said sharply.

"You miss high and mighty acting like you've done absolutely nothing wrong, like you've been an outsider in all of this! Standing there judging the situation when YOU are in it! You're involved! This is not just all on me" Luke yelled, flailing his arms around.

"I am not doing any of that! I trying to make this simple, giving you an easy out without an uncomfortable conversation like the one we are having now! For gods sake Luke, we did a huge thing yesterday and it was wrong! You're with Nicole!"

"And you're with Chris!"

"Exactly!"

They stood there breathing heavily, staring at each other, the tense atmosphere filled with venom from each party.

"Fine."

"Fine"

And with that Luke turned and left, slamming the door hard as he left.