The following morning Luke and Ellie shared a quiet breakfast together before Mrs Winters came to collect her. Luke had a to go cup of coffee ready for Tim's mother, put a few donuts in a carry out box for them when waved them off and focused his attention back on other customers at the diner. The morning flew by without a second thought and by lunch time he was watching the clock for Lorelai's appearance. As if on clockwork the door opened at 12.20 and she came bounding in and up to the counter. He didn't hesitate in leaning over to present himself for a kiss and though the simple gesture shocked her she met him halfway and kissed him.
"Hey," he said with a slight blush as if he just realized where they were.
"And a good morning to you too."
He was pouring out a coffee for her and smiled up at her jovial tone. "Sleep well?" he asked with a crooked smile.
"Incredibly well. Completely sated I was."
He looked up at her words and caught the tail end of her mischievous smile but before he could respond the phone rang. He turned his back to her to answer it. "Luke's."
"Luke, its Rachel."
His heart stopped at the sound of her voice and he wondered if this was the call. The call she would make to delay Ellie's visit. Or worse he realized, the call to confirm it.
"Rachel. How's the new job going? Busy?" he said his voice bitter and angry.
"Incredibly busy. Sorry I haven't been calling."
"It's not me you need to apologize to."
"Is she there?"
"No Rachel, she's not."
"Luke..." he voice faded off on the phone and he waited with bated breath for her to continue.
"Spit it out."
"I've found a place to live on the outskirts of the city. Rent in this city is astronomical. But I think Ellie will love it here." Luke's heart sank. "I've signed the lease and I'm moving in on Monday so I should have it all set up for Rachel on the 23rd."
"So you still want her to come visit?"
"Visit? I still want her to come live with me." There was a pause on both ends of the phone. "Does she still want to come?"
"That's a question you had better ask her."
"When will she be back?"
"This evening."
"Okay then, I'll call back this evening. I've already emailed her the details of the apartment."
"Great." Luke spoke with no emotion and wanted nothing more than for this conversation to be over.
"Look, I'll just call back later ok?"
"Sure. Fine."
"Bye."
He hung up without speaking and took a moment to compose his face before turning back to Lorelai but he needn't have bothered. She saw right through his resolve and reached across the counter to take one of his hands.
"She found an apartment for them and wants Ellie to move out there next Saturday."
"I heard."
"I thought, I guess I hoped she would mess this up and..Ellie would stay."
"Oh honey I know you did. But you're doing the right thing."
"I hope so."
When Ellie spoke to Rachel on the phone she squealed and laughed with delight. Luke listened to them make plans and Ellie giggled her way through the phone call. When he eventually hung up she came rushing over to where he stood at the end of the counter and hugged him.
"It's happening! She bought my ticket and she emailed me the confirmation. I just need to print it off and pack my bags!"
"Are you going to be ok flying to Chicago on your own?"
"Yeah dad, it's only about 2 hours. I'll be fine." She pulled off her apron and tossed it into the cubby hole behind the counter. "I have to go pack."
She raced up to the apartment and grabbed a duffel bag from the top of her wardrobe. By the time Luke closed up and joined her in the apartment she had most of her packing done.
"Honey, you aren't leaving for another week right?" he said half joking half panicking at the sight of her.
"I know dad, I just want to be ready."
Later that evening after they had dinner, she checked her mail to look up the apartment. She ohh'd and aaah'd and turned her laptop to show him where she would be staying. He tried to muster up some enthusiasm but he was finding it increasingly hard. And so was the rest of the week. He tried his best to not bark at her, not show her how irritated and annoyed he was. He tried to mirror her excitement and help her make plans but all the while he felt like he was dying inside.
When Saturday came they both opened the diner and set up for the breakfast rush. Ellie watched the clock and counted down the hours until she had to leave. Then finally when five o'clock hit she yelled out for Luke to grab his coat and keys so they could leave for the airport.
With only a slight reluctance he followed her out to the truck where she had already stored her bag in the back. She asked him to detour to Tim's house and he stayed seated as she rushed up to the door. Tim opened the door before she climbed up the steps to ring the doorbell. She shoved a bag into his hands, gathered him into a tight hug then kissed him quickly and hurried back to Luke, who was trying to look like he hadn't been staring.
"Ready?" he asked and part of him wanted her to scream "NO!" and stay with him but instead she smiled and clapped her hands and bounced up and down as she put on her seatbelt. He pulled out into traffic and took the highway to the airport. In good traffic he knew he could make it to the airport in about 30 minutes but with his severe reluctance to get there it was closer to 50 minutes before they got there. He parked up and grabbed her bag from the back. She slung her knapsack over her shoulder and did something he didn't expect.
She stepped over to him and held him in a half hug as they walked. Her head pressed into his chest and her fingers locked on his side. Luke squeezed her against him and kissed the top of her head. They checked her in and he handed over her luggage then they walked ever so slowly towards the security gate.
"Okay so this is it." He said and he stopped their movements before she could join the queue. "You know I'm here for you if you need me, day or night, whatever it is, big or small, you call me and I'm here. You need me to come to Chicago and I'm there. Whatever it is Ellie."
"I know Dad."
He crouched down before her and hugged her tightly. he tried to control his tears, as he didn't want to send her away worrying about him but it was a losing battle. When she pulled back and reached into her knapsack he watched as she pulled out a small package and handed it to him.
"I got you this." He looked down at the simply wrapped package and back up at her with a frown. "Open it."
He pulled on the tab of the package and ripped it open to see a jewelry box inside. When he opened that he found a watch and looked up at her. "It's a watch."
"I know it's a watch," she said with a chuckle. She took the box off him and pulled the watch out of the box then tugged on his wrist and slipped it on. She fastened the leather clasp and turned his wrist for him to see the face. "See?" she pointed at the face which displayed two times instead of just one. "Its got the time for Stars Hollow and the time for Chicago." Luke looked up at her and smiled. "I've got one too." She pulled up the sleeve of her jumper to show him that she was wearing a similar watch in a smaller size. "Now it won't matter that we're so far apart, because we'll always be connected."
Luke felt his heart breaking and he pulled her in for a tight hug until he couldn't bear to look at her. She stroked his face and kissed his cheek and Luke stood up when she released him. He took her hand and held it in both of his as they walked to the queue. He held her close as they snaked around the queue then when they got to the point where Luke could not go with her anymore he pulled her aside for a hug and kiss then reluctantly let her go.
She told him she loved him, promised to call daily and held his hand for as long as she could reach. Luke stood by the security gate and watched as she snaked around on the other side. It wasn't until she was fully out of sight that he could bring himself to leave the area but even then he was reluctant to leave the airport. he checked the departures board and found her flight details then took the elevator up to the viewing platform. He checked the gates and found her plane. He looked at he watched and realized it would be close to an hour before she took off but he didn't mind. There was no way he was going to leave this airport before she did.
He found an empty seat that allowed him to see her plane and he watched as the luggage was loaded, the grounds crew checked the equipment and even saw the flight crew boarding. When the passenger tunnel was pulled back and the doors closed he stood up and leaned against the window with one hand flat against the cold pane. He watched as the plane taxied out to the runway, waited its turn then take off. He watched it soar into the air until it was out of sight at which point he leaned his head against the window and closed his eyes over. He wasn't sure how long he had waited there for but when he pulled back from the window most of the platform around him was empty. He walked back to the car and climbed in but it was a moment more before he could muster up the will to start the engine and drive off.
When he got back to Stars Hollow he parked the truck in the alley to the side then let himself in through the back door. He climbed the stairs to his apartment, but once inside he felt himself start to crumble. He walked over to Ellie's room and stood by the door. He looked over her tousled bed, the discarded clothes from when she was packing. The posters on the wall and CDs on the shelf as if she was just gone over to Lane's for the evening. He brushed the tears off his face and closed the door then walked over to his room. He stood inside the door and looked down at his small bed where Lorelai was lying beneath his sheets with her back to him. He realized she was asleep when she didn't stir as he closed the door and started to undress.
He tossed his jeans onto the chair by the end of the bed, pulled his shirts off over his head and threw them over his jeans then walked over to the bed and stood by the side. She was still lying on her side, her back to him and the sheets pulled up to her chin. He wasn't sure if he was going to be able to climb into the bed without waking her but he was sure as hell going to try. He sat on the edge, and slipped under the sheets. In the small bed he had no choice but to lie on his side behind her and slipped one arm around her waist to pull her back against him. She snuggled in without waking and he lowered his head into the pillow behind her.
Within moments he was asleep. Some time later Lorelai woke up with his limbs entangled around hers. It took her a moment to realize where she was but as her senses came alive and she realized he was spooning behind her sleeping softly she let her body relax against his and snuggled in closer. Some time before dawn Luke woke up and pulled her tighter against him. She sighed and turned her head towards him.
"Hey," she said in a soft whisper.
"Morning." He lifted his head enough to kiss her cheek.
"I hope you don't mind my being here." She rolled over onto her other side so she was facing him and he slipped one arm beneath her neck while the other rested on her hip.
"Mind? God no, never." He leaned in and kissed her on the lips.
"I thought I would surprise you when you got back. I must have fallen asleep. When did you get in?"
"I dunno, I think it was close to eleven."
"Eleven? Wasn't her flight at seven?"
"Yeah but I hung around to watch it take of and I just...just couldn't bear to leave." She rubbed his arms soothingly. "Why? What time did you get here at?"
"I came in just as Caesar was closing at about 6.30."
"And you were lying up here in my bed…" he lifted the duvet to look down at her body and it only seemed to clock with him then that she was completely naked. "Naked?"
Lorelai chuckled and blushed a little but it soon faded when she realized how happy he was to see her. "I just thought you might have liked some company last night. I thought I might have been able to distract you from your afternoon. But I must have fallen asleep. Sorry about that but I also didn't want you waking up alone in the apartment for the first time without Ellie."
"You're amazing." He leaned in and kissed her, rolled towards her and pulled her body against his to hold her in place.
"So...how was it?" she asked when he stopped kissing her and leaned back enough to look in her face.
"It was horrible." He closed his eyes and took a deep shaky breath. "She was so excited and happy. I was just fucking miserable."
"Oh Luke."
"She gave me this watch." He lifted his arm up to show her. "See if has both Chicago and New York time on it?"
"Thats so sweet!" Lorelai said and she brushed her thumb over the smooth face of his watch and squeezed his hand.
"She said it's so we can always feel connected but it felt more like a goodbye gift. It felt like she had already made up her mind about not coming back."
He felt the tears sparkle in his eyes again and sat up suddenly to rub them. She sat up beside him and curled her arm around his waist as she leaned against his back. She had no words to soothe him and knew whatever she said would be too soft to penetrate his sorrow so she just leaned against him and let him know she was there.
"What time do you have to get up?" she asked and he looked over at the clock to see what time it was now.
"Not for another three hours."
"You should try to get some sleep."
She lay back onto the bed and pulled him down to curl up beside her. He draped one leg over her thighs and the other stretched out along her legs. His head rested on the top of her chest and her chin on the top of his head. She held onto the arm that he draped across her chest and brushed his hair back off his face to comfort him. He held onto her tightly and kissed her skin as he let his eyes drift closed and followed them into a shallow slumber.
Lorelai stayed awake for the rest of the night. She hugged him when he whimpered from his dream, kissed his brow to soothe away his frown and massaged his back when he tensed up. For the most part he allowed her to soothe him back to sleep but she knew it wasn't a restful sleep and in the morning he would wake up as tense as he was the moment Ellie stepped out of his sight at the airport. When the alarm went off he moved immediately to roll over and switch it off. He turned back towards her and blinked his eyes a few times as if to check if she would disappear. When she didn't, he leaned up and kissed her gently then turned on his ass and swiveled his legs over the edge of the bed.
He braced his elbows on his knees and his face in his hands and took a few deep breaths before he slapped his legs and stood up. Lorelai watched as he rummaged through his clothes and pulled out clean underwear, and shirt. He draped them over the end of the bed then walked into the bathroom, but left the door slightly ajar.
She listened to him go through his morning routine of brushing his teeth and washing his face, and when the shower turned on she was reminded of what he had said earlier in the week when they lay in her bed. A devilish grin curved her lips and she wondered what his reaction would be but emboldened now by the very idea she couldn't resist. She pulled her hair back into a messy ponytail as she climbed out of the bed and moved across the room to his en suite bathroom stealthily.
When she moved the door open to step inside he was already in the shower and rinsing shampoo into his hair. She moved to the other end of the bath and pulled the curtain aside then stepped in behind him and reached out to place her hands on his shoulders.
"Jesus…" he yelled out and twirled around to face her. "Lorelai, you scared the crap outta me."
"Sorry," she said with a giggle as she stepped forward and let her hands drape over his shoulders.
"What are you doing in here?" he asked and when she met his question with only an arched eyebrow he rolled his eyes and smiled. "Stupid question."
"Good retraction."
She stepped closer and let her hands roam down over his slick wet slippery skin to his hips then up his ribs around to the back of his shoulders and back to the front of his chest.
"Wait, don't, I need to be down in the diner in about 30 minutes to start opening up."
"Then don't waste time talking to me!" she gripped his shoulders and pulled him over to her to kiss him gruffly as one of her hands raked her nails down his chest and grasped his cock without preamble. He grunted into her mouth as he moved his hips away from her but she held fast and only followed. The spray of the water came over his shoulders and sprinkled her skin so she ducked her head away from his kiss and moved her lips to concentrate on making his flat nipples peak with her tongue. His hands moved from her shoulders to her neck to bury into her hair. He pulled her hair tie out and mussed her hair up and she looked up at him with a gratifying smile.
"I like it better down."
She waggled her eyebrows and returned her focus to the task at hand, as she continued to stroke and massage his genitals in time with the motion of her tongue on his alternating nipples. He wanted to turn and push her against the cold tiles then ram himself into her but he realized what she was doing and knew she wanted to be in control, feel like she was accomplishing something, soothing his loneliness or something, and for the most part, he realized, she was. When she moved lower he stopped her progression by holding onto her arms.
"Lorelai, you don't need-"
"I know I don't need to Luke, I never need to, that's not the point. I want to." She leaned up to kiss his lips, moved her mouth to let her lips drag across his jaw to his ears, bit his lobe gently then whispered softly. "Let me, let me feel you in my mouth, hot, pulsating, twitching with need until I can swallow you…"
Her mere words were enough to make him cum there and then in her hand. He braced himself against the tiled wall next to him and nodded his head. He felt her smile against his neck then move her lips over his chest again and lowered herself onto her knees so she was at eye level with his now fully erect cock.
He looked down at her and watched in wonderment as she leaned forward enough to to circle the base of his cock with her tongue then lick the underside up to his tip and flick that with the pointed end of her tongue before leaning back to look up at him with a smile.
That smile alone could push him over the edge. She gripped the underside of one of his thighs and urged him to lift his leg so his foot was on the edge of the tub. She leaned forward again and angled her body enough so she could take him in her mouth completely. When his cock hit the back of her throat she made a gulping motion that rubbed his tip and his cock twitched at the sensation.
"Jesus…" he gasped and couldn't help his hips jerking towards her face. She braced her hands on his hips to steady him. "Sorry."
She didn't bother to break contact with him to let him know it was ok, instead she started to move her head and stroke him in and out of her wet mouth in slow motions then when she was comfortable with the rhythm she squeezed his hips and encouraged him to move with her. When she had him controlling the pace she moved her hands to massage his balls, letting one finger behind them to press against his perineum and he moaned loudly at the sensation.
She hummed with mirth at his reaction and did it again, but this time he was ready for her and his reaction was less surprised and more engulfed. His hips started to speed up so she angled her head again to take him in deep. her fingers worked magic on his sensitive body and soon she felt his hands gripping her hair in tight fists as his hips fucked her face as fast as he dared, as fast as she allowed.
"Lorelai…" he warned her but she was steps ahead of him when she felt the head of his cock stiffen and pulsate against the inside of her cheek. She sucked on him hard, hummed her desire and dragged his orgasm out of him with all the air from his lungs. "Christ, fuck," he uttered as he held her in place to keep hold of his twitching cock in her mouth until his hips slowed down and finally stopped. He moved his hands out of her hair and up to his face to press the heel of his hands into his eyes.
She released him with an audible pop, kissed his thighs, his pubic bone, his belly his ribs, up to his chest and his neck until she was standing in front of him with a predatory smile. He moved his head to look down at her then pulled her against him and kissed her gruffly. "You are fucking amazing."
"Thanks."
"I'm this incredible mix of being completely satisfied and incredibly horny right now."
Lorelai chuckled at his words and hugged him. The water on his back had started to chill so she pulled the curtain aside and climbed out. She passed him a towel as he stepped out too then wrapped one around herself and walked back to his bedroom. When he followed he found she was standing next to his bed, bent at the waist and drying her legs with the towel. His eyes were fixated on her ass in the air as she slowly stood up and though he knew she knew he was watching, he didn't care to look away when she did turn around.
He smiled and winked then turned to grab the clothing he had laid out. When he had on his boxers and jeans he pulled a flannel shirt on and started to do up the buttons then turned to see her climbing back into his bed.
"What are you doing?" he asked with a frown.
"Getting back into bed." she slipped her legs under the covers, leaned back into his pillows and pulled the cover up to her chin so he could still see her mischievous smile.
"Are you not getting up?"
"Just because you chose to get up early on a Sunday for work, doesn't mean we all have to."
"You're gonna stay here?"
"Yep."
"In my bed?"
"Mmm-Hmm."
"Naked?"
"Indeed."
"While I'm down there serving the town freaks pancakes?"
"Uh-huh." She watched his frown turn into a display of anguish and she began to have second thoughts. "Unless you'd rather I went home…" her hands started to peel the covers off her but he hurried over to her and held them in place.
"No!" he all but yelled. "Stay here, be naked. I don't mind."
"You're sure?"
"Completely." He leaned down and kissed her gently then continued to get dressed. When he grabbed his wallet and keys just before he left he came back over to his bed and sat on the edge. "Want me to bring you up some breakfast later?"
"Brunch."
"Okay," he chuckled. "And you'll be here right?" he asked as if still unable to believe she would be waiting in his bed, naked for him all day.
"I'm not going anywhere."
"Okay, good." He leaned over and kissed her then went down to the diner to open up.
Shortly after the breakfast rush was over Ellie rang the diner. He answered the call mid conversation with Kirk and held it to his chest for a moment.
"The bacon is from the same place, the oil I'm using to fry it is the same, Caesar has assured me he use the same method, so if it tastes funny, it probably because you poured malt vinegar over it instead of maple syrup." He turned his back to kirk and answered the spoke into the phone. "Luke's."
"Dad," Ellie said, still laughing at the conversation she heard him have with kirk.
"Ellie!" Luke stretched the phone cable away from the counter and behind the curtain to sit on the bottom of the stairs. "How's it goin? How was the flight? Did your mom pick you up?"
"It's great Dad. The flight was really quick, I watched a documentary movie about fonts and graphic design. Mom was waiting for me at arrivals and we went out for dinner. Sorry I didn't call last night but it was so late by the time we got back to the apartment."
"That's ok honey, I figured you were distracted." he said and he tried to dampen down his hurt at her not calling him.
"Not distracted, exhausted!" She chuckled. "I fell asleep in the cab on the way home and mom put me to bed, I don't really remember. I woke up only five minutes ago and I wanted to call you right away."
"Thanks honey."
"So the apartment is amazing!"
"Oh?"
"It's overlooking grant park, one block over from the shopping district, there are popcorn shops everywhere!"
"Sounds amazing." he urged his voice to sound as excited as hers but he knew he was failing miserably. "What are your plans today?"
"I'm going to unpack and shower and get ready. Mom is gone into work but she said she would be home around 4 then we're going to go out exploring the city. I need to look up some things to get my bearings. This city is amazing."
"Sounds like you have a great day planned."
"Yeah, I can't wait for her to get home so we can go out!" she giggled with excitement and sighed. "Anyway I better go get ready. I don't want to be rushed when she comes home. I just wanted to talk to you let you know I was ok and got here safe."
"Thanks honey."
"I'll call you later tonight or early tomorrow and let you know all about it."
"Great, I look forward to it already."
"Later dad."
'
"Bye Ellie."
Luke listened to her hang up and then to the dial tone for a few seconds before he took a deep breath and stepped back into the diner to hang up the phone. He glanced at his watch and saw the time was just after twelve in Stars Hollow and eleven in Chicago. He replayed Ellie's conversation in his head and wondered if Rachel would make that 4pm appointment with her daughter. But rather than worry and fret he pushed it to the back of his head and went into the kitchen to fix Lorelai some food. He made a short stack of pancakes, a side of bacon and poured a coffee into a to go cup. He secured on the lid and went upstairs. In his apartment he put the food on the dining table and crept over to his room. He opened the door slowly in case she was asleep but when he spotted her wide awake he pushed the door open and stared at her brazenly, his mouth hanging open as he feasted on her.
She had made the bed, tucked the blankets in with hotel precision, fluffed his pillows and laid back down on the bed clad only in one of his shirts which she had failed to button up correctly. One of her hands was up over her head on the pillow, while the other was drawing circles on the soft warm skin of her stomach. Her head was rolled towards him and she watched him with a predatory smile as he registered her position. She had one leg stretched out towards the end of the bed and the other was bent high, her foot planted on the mattress, her knee swaying slightly.
"Took you long enough."
"Sorry, I didn't realize all this was waiting up here for me." his eyes roamed over her body without even trying to disguise his desire as he spoke. He stood unmoving by the door, one hand still on the handle.
"Well it was, and it's hungry."
"I brought you some pancakes." he nodded his head over his shoulder towards the kitchen where the food was cooling rapidly.
"Not that kind of hungry," she chuckled. "C'mere…" Her words were urging enough and he found the power to move his feet and approached. He stood by the bed, his knees pressing into the side of the mattress and let his eyes feast on her. Lorelai let her fingers roam over her stomach towards her breasts, lifting the shirt as she moved. "Take off your shirt." Without hesitation or moving his eyes from her hand he pulled his shirt off over his head and dropped it to his feet. "Nice...now...the jeans."
He undid the button and pulled his zipper down hastily and dropped his jeans around his ankles. With only a slight struggle he managed to toe off his boots and kick his jeans aside as he watched her hand massage her breasts, one after another, pinched one nipple then moved to the next. Back and forth, slowly cupping the weight and kneading the soft flesh. His vision was slightly obscured by the shirt he was wearing but he didn't mind because he knew when he got that shirt back it would smell like her and that would simply be amazing.
She let her eyes roam over his body, her smile widening at how his stomach twitched when her eyes fell lower to his erection that was unmistakable beneath the cotton boxer briefs he was wearing.
"I should let you go back down to the diner like that," she said with a chuckle.
"That would be beyond cruel." his voice was barely above a whisper.
"You're right...I wouldn't tease you like that." She started to undo the three buttons on her shirt and looked up at him to gauge his reaction. His eyes were locked on the movements of her fingers as she popped the first one at her midriff, then the second beneath her breasts and finally the last one that covered them then she pulled the cotton aside and let both her hands cover her breasts.
"Much better…" he uttered but hadn't realized he said it aloud until he heard her soft laugh.
"You like?"
"You have no idea…"
"I have some idea." She had let go of her breast and she reached out to grasp his erection. He moaned at the sensation but it was nothing in comparison to the feeling when she slipped her hand below the band of his underwear and grasped him without the cotton barrier.
"Christ, This is...wow...ugh," he tried to formulate a sentence but she was pulling all rational thought out of his head as she stroked him.
"Take these pesky things off." she said as she pulled on the elastic band and let it snap back against him.
Without hesitation Luke pulled his boxers down and kicked them over to his jeans then when she tugged on his arm he knelt on the bed and crawled over her, placing one leg, then the other in between her open legs and lowered his weight atop of her slowly. They both sighed at the skin to skin connection and even though they were not as connected as they were about to be, the mere touch of his skin on hers in places neither had dared expect just pulled all the air out of their lungs and more so when they kissed. Her hands ran up and down his back as he kissed her gently. his hands tickled her ribs, caressed her breasts and cupped her ass, pulling her leg around his hip as he stroked the back of her thigh.
He could feel her hot damp core against the underside of his cock and when she squeezed herself around him he almost came right then and there. He grunted and jerked his hips towards her and they both laughed softly at the near misfire.
"Careful…" she said as her tongue pulled his lobe into her mouth.
"Maybe don't do that then when you know what it does to me."
"What?" she asked innocently then squeezed him again. "That?"
"Oh fuck Lorelai…" he pushed her hip back into the mattress to try and break the connection a little and give himself a reprieve but his cock followed her heat and when she squeezed again he felt himself teeter. "Shit…" he drew his hips back and plunged into her. The connection as she wrapped around him, hot, wet, tight was too much and when he pulled out and plunged back in he felt himself snap. She moaned as she felt his cock twitching against her inner walls as he came inside her. His hips continued to move against hers in an effort to prolong his own orgasm and maybe catch her up but it was no use. "God dammit." he dropped on top of her, buried his head in the crook of her neck and nipped on her skin there.
Lorelai laughed softly beneath him, stroked his back and kissed his temple. He pulled his head back to look at her and smiled.
"I would apologize but I'm not in the slightest bit sorry, it was amazing, you are amazing. Also I'm pretty sure that went exactly how you intended it to go."
"Pretty much." she said triumphantly and her smile widened.
He leaned down and kissed her. "You want your pancakes now?"
She nodded her head eagerly so he slipped off her and walked to the kitchen to get the food. When he returned she was sitting up on the bed, her back to the headboard and a pillow across her lap. she clapped her hands eagerly as he approached, both at the sight of him naked and walking towards her, and the fact that he was carrying food. He placed the take out box on the pillow and sat on the bed in front of her, one leg bent under him, the other planted on the ground.
"Pancakes...my favorite!" she exclaimed as she poured the syrup from the small pot over the food.
"I thought burgers were your favorite."
"They are my favorite too." she bit into her food. "And chilli fries. with onion rings."
"They can't all be your favorite."
"You're my favorite, so whatever you bring me is my favorite." she wiggled her eyebrows at her cheesy line but he simply smiled and blushed which only made her laugh harder. "You can't blush, that's no longer allowed."
"I'm not blushing."
"Yes you are, look at it, creeping up there over your neck!"
"Lorelai!" he warned her and tried to look away but she pulled his chin with one finger to force him to look at her.
"You can't sit here naked on the bed with me and blush."
"You're not naked, you're wearing my shirt."
"But you're naked and yet you are still blushing. It's adorable!" she laughed again, enjoying how he squirmed under her scrutiny.
"Stop, eat your breakfast." he stood up and walked over to the bathroom. She finished her food as he took a quick shower then when he returned he dressed quickly and came over to sit next to her again. "Good?"
"Amazing." Then with a crooked smile she added. "And the food wasn't bad either."
Luke rolled his eyes, gathered up the cartons and tossed them into the bin. When he came back into his room he found her snuggling back into the pillows again, his shirt still open and brushed aside, her hands interlocked beneath the pillows as she looked up at the ceiling.
"Are you staying in bed?"
"Why do you keep asking me that?" she looked over at him with a mock frown. "Didn't you wait long enough to get me in to bed? now all I hear is you asking me to get out!"
Luke snorted as he approached and leaned over her, one hand either side of her head. "If I had my way you would never leave my bed. Ever." He punctuated his words with a kiss.
"In that case, go downstairs and make nice with the townspeople, I have some lying in bed to do."
He kissed her again and turned to leave but not before taking one last look at her lying on his bed.