The next morning, after breakfast in the diner, Luke walked Ellie to school. She seemed confused by this but didn't refuse his request when he offered. she had noticed he was out of sorts and wanted to help him get back to normal. Outside the school he slowed his gait and put a hand on her shoulder to turn her to face him.

"How did that bio exam go?"

"A minus," she said with a slight frown. "I mixed up my cell division labels."

"A minus is pretty impressive. How about the debate? When is the next one?"

"Not for another week, last one before the summer sessions."

"Summer sessions?"

"There is a camp in DC for the national debate championships."

"And you are going?" Luke's ears pricked up at the thought of her summer plans.

"No, we didn't qualify, but we have one final debate this season, like we're guinea pigs for the seniors who did make it."

"That's not so bad."

"It's all practice!" Ellie looked up at her father and then over at the school door when the first bell rang. "You ok dad?"

"Today is Wednesday right?"

"Yeah, all day," she said with a chuckle.

"And on Wednesdays you have PE and study hall in the afternoons right?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Would you mind if I collected you and we went off for the afternoon?"

"Leave school early?" she glanced at the school door and the streams of people that were walking in, in an effort to make it to home room in time.

"Just for today, I just want to hang out, talk to you."

"And we can't do that after school?"

"We could...I guess." he let his hand fall off her shoulder and she saw his own shoulders slump. It was only then she noticed the cuts on his forehead and the tired and worried look in his eyes.

"No dad, it's ok, I can leave. My last full class is finished at 12.20."

"Okay, I'll collect you then." He smiled warmly at her and backed away as the 2nd bell rang. "Go, don't be late!"

She smiled and turned then hurried to the school with only one more glance over her shoulder at him as he walked back to the diner.

Luke sat in his truck outside the school and glanced at his watch. 12.26 and she was still not here. It wasn't like her to be late but he knew better than to barge into school to demand to know where his daughter was when he was planning on taking her to play hooky with him for the day. He was watching the door intently when he saw her walking out, one hand holding her bag on her shoulder, the other interlocked with a boy's hand. He squinted to get a better look and realized with mixed relief it was Tim. He tried to look away as they shared a chaste kiss and watched Tim with a frown as he waved at her and she hurried to Luke's Jeep.

"How's Tim?" he asked as he turned on the engine and they drove off.

"He's fine." she blushed and avoided her father's intense gaze then fiddled with the radio to get some music as she pulled off her jacket and tossed both it and her book back into the back. "So where are we going?"

"To the lake."

"Windsor lake?" she said excitedly.

"Yeah."

"Are we staying?" she looked into the back seat and tried to see into the bed of the truck to see if there was any camping gear.

"No, not tonight. Just for a few hours." He nodded towards the back. "I brought food and your swim gear and we can cook what we catch."

"Pffft I presume that's the royal we you mean, as if I recall correctly it was I who caught that trout last time."

"Beginners luck." he chuckled and let himself relax into her company.

"Where is mom?" he bristled at the mention of Rachel but damped down his annoyance.

"She was busy sorting some stuff out."

"Oh. Ok." she seemed satisfied with that response and turned her attention back to the passing roads.

They reached the lake in no time and Luke parked the truck under the shade of a large oak tree. They both climbed out and he hiked two bags over his shoulder as she grabbed the fishing rods. They walked the short trail to the water side and found a secluded spot. Ellie ducked into the bushes to change into her swim gear behind a towel as Luke threaded the hooks on their rods with bait. He set up two deck chairs and sat into one and held both rod until Ellie joined him. She had on a pair of shorts and a top over her togs and she sat into the chair next to him with a contented sigh.

"This beats the hell out of an afternoon of dodgeball."

Luke chuckled then handed her a bottle of soda. He opened his own and they clinked the bottlenecks before settled back in their chairs and basked in the silence around them. After a while Ellie rolled her head towards Luke and watched him battle with his thoughts.

"So...she told you." she said. Luke looked over at her and nodded.

"She told me some stuff but I thought me and you should talk properly, without distractions." Ellie nodded. She turned her attention back to her rod then glanced at Luke again when he spoke. "Do you want to go?"

"I don't want to leave you." Those simple words warmed his heart enough and made him brave enough to continue.

"But do you want to go to Chicago?"

"I want…" Luke's breath hitched in his throat as he waited for her response. "I want all of us to go."

"Ellie…"

"I know, I know." she waved on his response. "You and mom are not connected like that anymore. At least that's what she said."

"She's right." He silently thanked Rachel for her words.

"So what you're saying is, I need to make a choice."

"I just want you to be honest with me." Luke put his rod down and looked over at Ellie with a blank expression on his face. "If you want to go to Chicago and live with your mom, I won't stop you. I'll miss you like crazy and I'll be here if you decide to come back but I think you are smart enough and old enough to make a decision yourself." he said then as an afterthought he added. "I trust you."

"You want me to go?"

"Oh god no Ellie, I never want you to leave. But I don't want to stop you from doing something...something that will help you get to know your mom, have a relationship with your mom."

"I...I kind of do want to go. But…"

"But?"

"But I'm scared."

"Of Chicago?"

"No," Ellie chuckled. "I'm scared of leaving you." her chuckle turned into a sob as a few errant tears ran down her cheeks.

Luke felt his heart spasm at the sound of fear in his daughter's voice. "I'll be here Ellie, I'll always be here for you. But maybe this is something you need to do."

"Sounds like you are trying to get rid of me." she tried to hide her fears behind a joke but Luke saw right through her.

"Never." Luke got up off his own chair and crouched in front of Ellie's. "It doesn't have to be forever you know. School is finished in a couple of weeks. You could go out there and just spend a few weeks in Chicago during the summer. Then come back to Stars Hollow and decide what you think is best."

"At least then I'd have an experience from both sides and I would be better equipped to make a decision."

"Exactly."

"What about you?"

"What about me?"

"Will you be okay if I'm in Chicago for a few weeks?"

"I'll be fine Ellie." he smiled and patted her knee then returned to his seat and hoped that she didn't see the shattering of his heart on his face.

Back in Stars Hollow they left their gear in the truck and walked around to the ice cream shop. Luke handed her a sundae and took his own sorbet and they walked out to the square to sit on the steps to the bandstand.

"So have you ever been to Chicago?" she asked as she tucked into her treat.

"Sure, a few times."

"What's it like?"

Luke glanced at her as she concentrated on not dropping the ice cream from her spoon and wondered how to approach his answer. Truth was he hated it. Every single minute of it. From the moment he stepped off the plane at the over crowded airport to the moment he stepped back onto fly home he simply hated it. But to impart those thoughts now, to his daughter who was already in two minds about whether or not to go to the city and spend time with her mother could be seen as contriving. As if he were conspiring to make her stay with him. So he just shrugged. "It was ok."

"You hated it didn't you," she said with a chuckle and she nudged him with her elbow.

"I did," he admitted with a useful smile. "But that doesn't mean you will."

They finished their ice cream and Luke took her trash then waved her off to see Lane as he strolled back to the diner. He promised Caesar he'd be down shortly and slowly made his way to his apartment where he found Rachel sitting at the kitchen table waiting for him.

"So?" she prompted, a bitter tone in her voice.

"What?" Luke asked as he dumped their bags in the corner and proceeded to empty them out.

"Did you convince her to stay?"

"No." He avoided her eyes as he tossed some clothing into the laundry basket and the remains of their lunch into the trash. "I told her she should go spend the summer with you."

"You did?" Rachel stood up and followed him into his room where he was putting the bag away in a top shelf in the cupboard.

"Yeah, of course I did. She's your daughter Rachel, she needs more time to get to know you."

It was a masked jibe, not very well masked but she didn't care. She threw herself at him. Locked her arms around his neck and pressed his body against his. His hands came to her waist to steady them both and stop them from falling onto the bed behind him and gently he pushed her away.

"Thank you Luke! Thank you."

"She is really excited to go with you but she is also kind of nervous."

"It will be fine. I'm going out there on Friday and I'll have a place for us set up by the time she finishes school. That's in two weeks right?"

"Yeah, the last day is on the 23rd."

"Thats perfect." Rachel started to pace, and muttered out a list of things she needed to do for the trip.

"Rachel," Luke called out but she didn't respond. "Rach!" He grabbed her arm to stop her from pacing and forced her to look at him. "This isn't like a sleep away camp. You can't just treat her to gifts and excursions, she needs stability and discipline."

"I know, I know."

"She needs rules too and someone to enforce them. She's fourteen."

"God Luke, I know," she shook his hand off her arm and continued to pace.

"So what do you think she will do in the city while you are working?"

"What?"

"This job you have, for the paper, while you are off taking photos what is it you expect her to be doing?"

"Chicago is an amazing city to explore."

"Rachel she's fourteen! You can't leave her off on her own to explore the city!"

"I know, but there are groups, day camps, science fairs and exhibitions. Don't worry, I have it all covered." Luke was silent. He didn't want to argue with her, he needed her to figure this stuff out. He just didn't want Ellie hurt in the process. "Look, I know you are worried about her…about any time she spends with me, but I promise I'll look after her." She reached out and grasped his hand. "I love her Luke, I love…her."

Luke frowned and looked up to her face. Saw the trepidation there, thoughts crossing her features and furrowing her brow and he squeezed her hand back. He nodded slowly. "I know you do. I just want her to be happy." They both shared a smile then Luke released her hand and went back down to the diner.

On Friday Luke and Ellie dropped Rachel off at the airport. She promised to call every night and email Ellie pictures of the flats she was thinking of renting. They hugged tightly at the gate and even Luke leaned in for a short hug and a surprising kiss on his cheek. He ducked his head and blushed as she leaned away and hugged Ellie again then disappeared behind the security cordon. Luke and Ellie drove back to the truck and Ellie chatted excitedly about all the stuff she would be able to do in Chicago. Luke tried not to stifle her too much with his worries and instead smiled and nodded, asked enough questions to show his interest and keep her talking. When they pulled up outside the diner Ellie jumped out and yelled she was going to go see Lane then raced off across the square. Luke watched her leave before turning and walking back into the diner. He caught up with Caesar then immediately got stuck into the diner service. By half six he was ready to keel over but the customers seemed to have other plans for his evening. Eventually the steady stream slowed and he was able to take a breather. He made a cup of tea and leaned against the end of the counter to read the paper. When the bells rang again he looked up to see Lorelai walking in with a shy smile.

"Hey" he said with a nod of his head and a smile. She waved and sat into the seat at the end of the counter, next to him. "Coffee?" She nodded eagerly so he ducked behind the counter and poured out a large mug for her. "Hungry?" she nodded again. "What can I get you?" She lifted the coffee to her lips, holding the cup with two hands and took a long sip. Her eyes closed over as the liquid slid down her throat then she opened her mouth and sighed. He recognized that sigh and he knew she was done it on purpose. He dragged his eyes up from her lips to her smiling eyes and it was all he could do not to reach across the counter and plant a rough kiss on her lips. "How about a burger?"

She nodded and he turned to the kitchen to put her order in with Caesar before resuming his stance at the end of the counter, next to her.

"So…how's it going?" she asked. They hadn't spoken since he left her apartment the other day. She knew he was having a tough time and probably needed some space to work things through with Ellie. She waited for him to call but he didn't. She waited for him to come round, but he didn't. Then today on her way home from work she drove past the diner and instinctively pulled in to park.

"Been a strange few days," he muttered as his hands played against the pattern on the formica counter top. "I'm sorry I didn't call…"

"That's ok," she said with a dismissive wave of her hand.

"No, no it's not." He grasped one of her hands and held it in his on the counter then looked up another face and waited for her to look at him. "I meant to call, but everything was so unresolved here and I didn't know…I didn't know what to say."

"What to say?"

"I mean…" He squeezed her hand. "I can't thank you enough for the help you gave me the other night and I just wanted to talk to you when it was over and tell you I'm going to be ok."

"And are you?"

He shrugged. She squeezed his hand back. "I dunno, but I still should have called you."

"It's ok, I know you were busy."

"That's no excuse Lorelai. But…" He turned slightly to face her more, let his hand reach up to brush her cheek and tucked a strand of wild hair behind her ear. "You're here now."

"Yep."

"Do you want to hang around after?"

"After what?"

"Your burger. I'm about to close anyway. You can eat eat while I clean and maybe after we can…watch movie or something?"

"I'd like that."

Caesar called out from the kitchen that the burger was ready so Luke grabbed it and deposited in front of her then proceeded to let Caesar go home. He flipped the sign to closed and went through the motions of cleaning up. By the time she was finished he had all the seats up on the tables and the floor swept. Caesar had cleaned out the kitchen and readied it for the next day so Luke went around turning off the lights in the back rooms, and in front of the diner. He took her empty plate and brought into the kitchen where he rinsed it and put it into the dishwasher before locking up and walking over to stand behind her. "Ready?" he asked with one hand on the small of her back, his fingers splayed wide enough for one of them to rest on the curve at the top of her ass. She nodded and turned to slip off her stool then he led her through the curtain and up to his apartment. He brought her over to the couch and urged her to sit then grabbed a couple of beers from the fridge and joined her.

"So what do you want to watch?" she asked after they clinked their bottles together.

"How about we talk." he said and sipped his beer again, unable to believe those words had really just some out of his mouth.

"Sure…you wanna tell me what happened with Ellie?"

Luke nodded but before he spoke he took a long drink then placed the beer on the coffee table in front of him and turned to face her. "We went out to the lake on Wednesday. I convinced her to play hooky with me after lunch," he added with a chuckle. "We talked about Chicago and plans and what her options were. She asked me what I wanted her to do, I told her she should go for the summer and see how she likes it."

"Good answer." Lorelai smiled and reached over to rub his arm.

"Rachel left this morning. We dropped her at the airport and she promised to call every night." Lorelai arched an eyebrow in skepticism and Luke nodded. "I'm not too hopeful myself but who knows."

"So Ellie will go to Chicago." Luke nodded. He reached for his beer and sipped it again then held it between his knees and picked at the label. "When will she leave?"

"Two weeks. She will probably fly out on the 24th or 25th."

"For how long?"

Luke shrugged. He drained his beer then stood to get another one from the fridge, bringing one for her too, though her first lay all but untouched on the table in front of them. He sat down heavily with a sigh and took another sip. "It's supposed to be for the summer. But if she loves it…it could be for longer."

"And if she doesn't?"

"Then I told her I'd be back here waiting for her whenever she needed me."

"You're a great father Luke," Lorelai said softly and she rested a hand on his chest and patted him gently. "Ellie loves you and she is really lucky to have you in her life. I have no doubt that she will miss you and come home to you soon enough." Luke offered her a tight lipped smile and covered the hand she had on his chest with one of his own, then he lifted her fingers and kissed them lightly. He pulled her closer and lifted an arm so she could snuggle against him. Her arms circled his waist and her head rested on the front of his shoulder. He kissed the top of her head and passed her the remote for the TV.

"Well right now my daughter is visiting a friend and she is likely to come home pretty soon, so with that in mind, I'm going to resist my seduction plans and instead hold you here and watch a movie."

"Seduction plans?"

"Well…not plural. Just one."

"And what might that plan entail?"

"You'll have to wait and see."

"Tease."

He chuckled and she snuggled closer to feel the vibrations through her own body, then flicked on the TV and surfed through enough channels find a movie. She tossed the remote onto the table and kicked off her shoes to lift her feet up behind her. Luke let his arms rest along her body and rubbed her hip softly but with enough pressure she could feel the idle shapes he drew into her then after a moment he pulled her blouse up high enough to slip his fingers in and let his fingers play on her skin instead. Lorelai smiled and kissed his chest through his shirt and he tilted his head to rest against the top of hers.

It was like this that Ellie found them when she came bustling in through the apartment a song on her lips as she went to the fridge to grab a juice. She turned to the living room and halted in her tracks at the sight of Lorelai and her father asleep and entangled in an embrace on the couch. She glanced at the TV and saw there was some infomercial on and guessed they had been asleep for quite some time. She flicked off the TV and looked down at them both sleeping so soundly and smiled. The wall of worry she had about leaving her father alone during the summer started to crumble as she realized that he would not be entirely alone. Then before she could turn and creep back out of the room she noticed Lorelai stir. She snuggled closer against Luke then slowly her eyes open and started to take in her surroundings. When she clocked Ellie standing there watching them she was suddenly alert.

"Shhh…" Ellie said and lifted a finger to her lips with a smile.

Lorelai slowly extracted herself from Luke's grip and sat on the edge of the couch. She brushed her hair back from her face with both hands then sat up and smiled sheepishly at the teenager watching her so carefully. She grabbed her shoes and slipped them on then slowly stood and walked towards the kitchen.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you, you don't need to leave," she said with a worried lilt in her voice.

"Oh honey, no that's ok, I didn't mean to sleep!" she glanced at the clock on the wall and saw it was just before nine. "I really need to be leaving."

"Without saying goodbye?" Ellie said and she jerked her thumb over her shoulder at Luke's still sleeping form.

"You can say goodbye for me." Ellie nodded solemnly and walked Lorelai to the door. "Are um, are you and my dad dating?" Shocked by the simple question and her lack of knowledge on how to answer it Lorelai was stunned into silence as she stood at the top of the stairs. "It's okay with me if you are, I mean he really likes you."

"He does?" she turned to Ellie with a soft smile.

"Yeah, for sure."

"Well…maybe you should talk to your dad about this."

"I would but he gets all embarrassed and flustered and he goes all red. Its pretty funny actually." Ellie came out into the hallway with Lorelai and sat on the top step. Lorelai took her silent cue and sat next to her.

"Yeah it is pretty funny when he does that," she agreed. "I heard you were dating someone too?"

"Yeah…Tim Winters." Ellie said with only a hint of the blush her father would have shown with the same topic. "He goes to my school but we only have one class together."

"Which class?"

"Science."

"Oh that's the best one!"

"What? Ellie looked at her with a frown. "Why?"

"Well in PE you have to wear those awful school shorts and tee shirts and there are infinite ways of making an ass of yourself. English is too much work to be worrying about looking good in front of a guy. Math is good too, you can wow him with your equations but there is a fine line between prowess and mathlete." Ellie chuckled. "But in Science you get to wear the lab coats and those goggles which are great if you happen to get a pimple." This time Ellie laughed outright.

"I never thought of it like that."

"So are you guys going steady?" This time Ellie's blush was a little deeper and Lorelai nudged her with a smile. "Good for you! Not only did you snag a good guy but you managed to do it and all without Luke's head exploding."

"There were some close calls."

Lorelai smiled and let the silence fall between them. She had a feeling that Ellie was trying to talk to her about something but just didn't know how to broach the subject. "So are you looking forward to going to Chicago?"

"He told you about that huh." Lorelai nodded. "Yeah I'm pretty excited but…"

"But what…"

"I'm trying not to be too excited. I don't want Dad to think that I'm too excited to be leaving him."

"Oh honey he would never think that, not in a million years."

"Well there is that, and…I just don't want to let my hopes get too high." The words were simple and delivered with a shrug as if to play down their meaning but Lorelai knew better.

"Everyone needs something to be excited for Ellie, and you shouldn't stop yourself from feeling that excitement. It's all part of the adventure. "

"I really hope you like my dad as much as he likes you." she said suddenly. This time it was Lorelai who looked away and blushed. "I just want him to…be happy."

"Your happiness is what makes him happy." Lorelai offered but even as the words tumbled out of her mouth she felt the saccharine aftertaste. "Sorry, that was pretty sappy."

Ellie chuckled. "Yeah. Well maybe while I'm gone you can look out for him? Make sure he doesn't just hole up in here on his own?"

"Sure thing."

"Good." Ellie stood and dusted off the back of her jeans and Lorelai did the same. "Good to see you again Lorelai." She walked back to the apartment and closed and locked the door as Lorelai went downstairs and drove home.

Without turning on any lights Lorelai walked upstairs to her room and undressed. She turned on the bath and filled it with hot water before pouring in some bubble soap and stirring it vigorously. When the phone rang she hurried down to answer it but immediately regretted it when she heard her mother's shrill tones on the other side. She brushed aside the thinly veiled attempts to guilt her into agreeing to dinner next week, professed to be extremely busy and even faked a coughing fit before she managed to end the call. She placed the handset onto the side of the tub then slowly slid into the hot water and drew the curtain over to create a cocoon of steam. Lorelai sighed and sunk below the surface of the water completely then lifted out enough to breathe and relaxed.

When the phone rang again Lorelai tried to ignore it but the incessant noise seemed to bounce and amplify off the tiled bathroom walls. She yanked the curtain open and snatched for the phone then connected the call and barked into the receiver.

"What now!"

"Lorelai?"

"Oh, Luke, sorry." she chuckled and moved a bit higher out of the water. "I thought it was someone else?"

"Who?"

"My mother." she wiped her face and let the sound of his voice soothe the tension from her muscles.

"So you left."

"Yeah."

"Ellie said you guys chatted."

"A bit."

A small silence inflated between them as Luke waited for her to continue and she refused to betray a confidence. "I wish you had woken me before you left."

"Sorry, you just looked so darn cute and peaceful," she said with a smile and her laugh made the water move around her and he was sure he heard the splash.

"Are you…are you in the bath?"

Lorelai stilled and wondered if she should be truthful with him. "Yes." she said as if her mouth had other ideas.

"Geez…"

"Hey it's not like I called you from the bath, you called me."

"Yeah but you could have let the machine get it."

"Do you want me to hang up?" she lifted her leg out of the water and let him know what she was doing.

"…no."

"What do you want me to do?" she heard him standing up and realized he must have been sitting in the living room. She listened as he moved into his room, closed the door behind him then the faint groan of the bed springs as he lay onto his bed.

"I just want you to stay right where you are."

"What else?" She splashed the water around some more and smiled as she listened to him struggling with his thoughts and try to decide whether to not to carry this conversation further.

"Maybe you need more soap…you should probably lather some up."

"Oh I have loads of soap…and it's very lathered. I have it on my arms and my shoulders, my legs and my chest…I just need to rub it in a bit."

"Oh man…" Luke chuckled and shook his head. This was supposed to be a good night call, let her know he was thinking about her as he tried to make up for his radio silence over the last few days.

"Sorry..should I stop?" she asked but he could tell by the playful lilt in her voice that she had no intention of stopping.

"No. Don't you dare…" his voice was low, barely above a whisper. "Tell me more."

She moved her hand off her knee and dragged it over her silken skin between her breasts, over her torso and circled her navel. She described in great detail how soft her skin was, how wet and slippy she was from the soap but all the while she remained off the core areas he really wanted her to go. But she wasn't about to give in to that so easily. No, he was going to have to ask her for that. She described her legs and how she was soaping them then rinsing them all the way up to her hip and inner thigh. She heard his breath catch when she almost went where he needed her to be but instead she moved back to her knee and he moaned.

"Lorelai…" he uttered. He had his phone pressed to his ear and his other hand gripped the bed sheets tightly.

"What?" she dared him to ask her.

"There are a few parts you seem to have missed…"

"Really?" she squirmed about in the water making it splash over the sides but ensuring he heard her and had a good visual. Luke was already picturing her in great detail and he wasn't sure how he had managed to keep his hands off himself up to this point, and worse, he wasn't sure how much longer he would last. "Where did I miss?"

"Tell me about your breasts…" he managed to get out eventually and Lorelai's smile widened with triumph.

"Well…" she began. "The water is really warm but the window in my bathroom is open a little so there is a cold breeze coming in and it's making my nipples ache."

"Ache?"

"For attention."

"Well goddammit Lorelai, give them some attention!" he commanded with a laugh.

"I've never been quite sure but I think my right breast is slightly bigger than my left one…right now with my hand covering it, it feels heavier, and my nipple is so tight." she squeezed her breast, palmed her nipple and moaned lightly into the phone. Luke reciprocated with moan of his own. "My other breast…"

"Yeah?"

"Oh this one fits so perfectly in my hand, with my palm pressed against my nipple I can feel it tightening even more." She fell silent for a few moments as she lavished attention on her breasts and Luke relished the sound of her labored breathing through the phone. "I wish…I want to…"

"What Lorelai?" he asked urging her to continue. He couldn't resist touching himself anymore and instead of trying he yanked his belt open and unfastened his jeans. He slipped his hand below the waistband of his boxers and pulled his straining erection free of the confines of his clothing. He moaned into the phone when he felt his hand circle his shaft.

"Oh…" she moaned loudly as her hand slipped lower and beneath the water to cup herself. She tossed one leg over the side of the bath to give herself more access then dragged her fingers along her slit before slipping her fingers into her folds and pulling them up to her clit.

"What Lorelai, tell me what you are doing?"

"I have one hand on my breast, and the other is lower…much lower."

"And what is it doing down there exactly?" he asked. He stroked himself slowly, matching the cadence of her breath. He tightened his grip against the toil of his cock when her breath hitched in his ear. "Tell me Lorelai."

"I'm stroking my clit with my thumb… and I have my fingers at my entrance."

"Lorelai…"

"Oh…I just slowly put one finger in, but it's not enough…I'm moving my hips to try and get deeper but it's not enough. I'm adding another finger…I need more!" She gasped as she slid another finger inside herself and curled it against her inner walls. "Oh yeah."

"Does it feel good?"

"Yeah, really good." she moved her fingers a little faster and the water around her splashed and spilled. She jerked her hips in time with her fingers and her gasps start to become moans.

Luke secured the phone between his ear and shoulder and reached down to cup his balls. He squeezed them and palmed them gruffly as his other hand stroked his cock. HIs thumb rubbed across his tip when she grunted and he imagined her doing the same thing to her clitoris.

"I wish you were here…" she moaned and her pure wanton need was enough to make his hands still.

He opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling. "Me too."

"Oh Luke…" she moaned aloud as her fingers found a sweet spot.

"Lorelai…"

"I'm so close…" her hands moved faster. He could hear the water splashing around her and moved his own hand faster. His cock was starting to twitch and ever conscious of his need to be quiet he bit his lips and held his breath. She curled her own fingers inside herself and let her thumb brush over her clit to pull herself over the edge. The explosion of pleasure was no where near as powerful as she wanted it to be but the sound of his own release coming through the phone took it up a notch. They both panted with their release and took a few moments to come back down before either of them spoke again and they both did it at the same time.

"That was unexpected…" he said.

"That was unexpected…" she said.

They both laughed, their laughter diluted with need.

"Not as good as the other night," he admitted, still chuckling.

"No, definitely not."

An easy silence fell between them. "So how about you come round for dinner tomorrow with me and Ellie?"

"I'd love that."

"How about 7?"

"Perfect."

"You should get out of that bath, I bet you are pruning."

"A little," she admitted looking down at her fingers.

"Goodnight Lorelai."

"Goodnight."