Ok, so this is the sequel , I promised you Id write. sorry it took so much time, but I was writting my Scott/Lauren fic. So if you want to read a new update the link to my side is in my profile :)
I want to thank Angela, who did great job with beta- your name says true- you are an angel! lol
And Nat this is for you! you always support me, when I need this! you are a great friend!
Summary: A sequel of "Lost and Found, other way a round" ( so if you havent read that, it will be better if you do that) Luke and Lorelai are together, but only Rory knows about it. What will happen if that change. will they survive this?
The fic is based on episode: "Dead Uncles and Vegetables" so there are lost of original lines from the epi- I hope you dont mind, but for me it makes the fic more realistic:)
Again I own nothing but my imagination.
please read and review :D
nowgo with the story:
Lorelai was sitting with Sookie and Emily in Independence Inn's dining room, desperately trying to stay calm as Emily tried the same soup for the 20th time, still not sure if this was the right one.
'Why did I agree to this?' Lorelai thought.
"Haven't you already tasted that one, Mom?" Lorelai groaned. All she wanted now was to finish this tasting with her mother and finally go to Luke's for lunch. Well, not only for lunch. It had been almost a month since they had first kissed, and still it felt as magical as the first time. Somehow they had managed to keep their relationship as a secret from the town. Only Rory knew; Luke wasn't really comfortable telling Jess about it. They had not had many opportunities to spend more time alone. Really alone.
"Mmm..." Emily tried again.
"Twice, you've tasted that soup twice." 'Multiply by ten' Lorelai thought frustrated. ' Why on earth did I agree to this DAR thing?'
"You're keeping a running tally?" Emily sarcastically asked her daughter.
"I'm morbidly fascinated." There was as much sarcasm in Lorelai's response.
"Well, Lorelai, when you're tasting anything, the first taste acclimates the palate, the second establishes the foundation, and the third is to make your decision." Emily explained.
"Oh, there's going to be a third taste." Lorelai rolled her eyes. Now she wasn't listening to her mother at all. She wanted this to just end as quickly as possible. She really wanted to just go to Luke's for coffee and maybe something...more.
Just as the discussion about the soups was turning into discussion about Sookie's wedding plans, Michel showed up in the dining hall with his annoying trademark exhausted and bored expression.
"That fellow from the restaurant is on the phone," he announced to Lorelai.
"Who?" Lorelai asked. Distracted by the bridesmaids dresses discussion, she didn't realize whom Michel was talking about.
"The flannel man with the protruding ankles, " he clarified with a visual disgust on his face.
"Oh, Luke?" Lorelai asked, a little bit surprised Like was calling her, and still trying to sound casual as if it was a the most normal thing in the world.
"I forgot his name from the desk to here, that's how memorable he is." Michel rolled his eyes
"Okay, thank you," Lorelai replied standing up from her chair in attempt to go after Michel to the front hall, and desperately trying to hide a grin that now was forming of her lips.
Emily looked at Lorelai a little bit shocked. 'She is leaving me to take a call from that...Diner Man? This must be a joke or something,' she thought.
"Where are you going?" Emily asked, firmly eyeing Lorelai up and down.
"Oh, to talk to Luke," Lorelai replied as if this was the most normal thing in the world, but it definitely wasn't normal to her mother.
"Can't you call him back?" Emily insisted. She couldn't believe her daughter was throwing everything aside just to talk to that rustic man. 'Unbelievable,' she thought.
"Have your third taste, Mom." Lorelai rolled her eyes and left, leaving shocked Emily behind her.
"Lorelai!" her mother called after her. " Is she always this scattered?" Emily asked Sookie after a second.
"She's the most stable person I know," Sookie replied right away.
"That's very sad." Emily said, but she didn't want to think too much about her daughter's inappropriate behavior. "Well, I think you're right, mushroom." She told Sookie.
"Great." Sookie smiled widely glad that finally Emily made her choice.
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The moment Lorelai appeared at the front desk she couldn't stop the smile forming on her face anymore. She was glad that no one paid any attention on her bright grin at that moment, and she definitely was glad neither her mother nor Sookie saw it. Emily was definitely the last person Lorelai wanted to find out about her and Luke. And Sookie... well she was her best friend, but Lorelai knew as much Sookie would have tried to keep a secret, soon Jason would know about everything and then it would be impossible for whole the town not to find out as well.
Lorelai picked up the phone and took a deep breath trying to calm herself down a little, but she was still a little curious about why Luke would be calling her in the first place. The thought occurred to her that they hadn't had too much time alone lately. 'Oh maybe he wants to ask me on out second date?' she thought, remembering the first time they went out and the wonderful night they had together. It had been over a week ago, and they still hadn't gone out again.
"Luke?" Lorelai finally said to the phone still smiling, waiting to hear this low, grumpy, yet sexy voice.
"Yeah, hi," Luke replied. She could sense in his voice that he was smiling.
"Hello," she said, not really knowing what to actually say to him. She felt like a lovesick teenager talking on the phone with her new boyfriend.
"How's it going?" Luke tried to sound casual.
"Pretty good, pretty good," Lorelai said nervously. It was funny that after all these years, now he had this effect on her. " How are things with you?" Lorelai grinned to the phone.
"Oh, not bad. Dropped some eggs," Luke said as if it was the biggest attraction of the day.
"Bummer." Lorelai laughed flirtatiously.
"Hazard of the business," Luke flirted back. "Am I catching you at a bad time?" He finally asked, now worried.
"Oh, no, it's kind of slow here. So slow, in fact, that Michel and I were about to get the tetherball out." Lorelai joked, but she still was wondering why Luke had called her; it was nice but Luke definitely wasn't the type of guy who called just to talk about the weather.
"That's the thing with a ball tethered to a rope?" He really enjoyed Lorelai's craziness from time to time.
"Hey, I never knew that's where the tether comes from."
"Yeah, it's tethered. It's tied, like an anchor is tethered to a rope on a boat."
"Neat, neat."
"Yeah, most people probably don't put that together."
"Probably not," Lorelai said.
"Yeah," Was Luke's only reply. There was a moment of silence between the two of them.
'Okay, this is getting nowhere!' Lorelai thought 'He must have a reason for this call.'
"So, anything else?" Lorelai finally asked, too cheerfully, she thought.
"Uh, yeah, actually," Luke cleared his throat" – if I needed a room or two for a couple of days, would that be possible?" he asked hopefully.
'Wow!' Lorelai thought 'Oh My God! I know we don't have much opportunity to spend time together. But are we so desperate that we need a room at the inn? Hold on there, Gilmore! He doesn't need a room, he needs 2 rooms, why does he need 2 rooms?'
"You need rooms?" Lorelai asked a little bit shocked still considering a thousand options to as to why.
"Like nine," Luke clarified.
"You need nine rooms?" Lorelai asked just to be sure. 'He isn't planning to christen all the rooms in the Inn with me, is he?' Lorelai thought wide eyed. 'Although it wouldn't be that bad of an idea...'She added. 'Oh stop that Gilmore! It's Luke we're talking about here. But on the other hand it's Luke we're talking about ' said a little voice in her head.
"Just for a couple of days, Wednesday and Thursday," Luke said asking with the tone of his voice if it was okay.
" Uh, well, I can take care of that." Lorelai smiled. Now she was just confused as before. "What's it for?" she finally asked, unable to stand the mystery of Luke's request.
"Uh, just got some family coming in," Luke answered. Lorelai could sense he wasn't really comfortable saying that. 'A family? Lukes family was coming to town? Why I didn't know? What is this all about?' She was mentally racking her brain.
"Reunion?" she offered, " 'Cause we can get the tetherball out," she joked trying to break the tension that was now somehow rising between them.
"Nah, funeral," Luke said as if it was exactly what she expected him to say.
"What?" Lorelai asked shocked. 'Oh my god! How stupid am I, and I was thinking...and flirting and thinking...'
"Yeah, my Uncle Louie died last night, and I'm arranging the funeral for him," Luke elaborated.
"Oh, Luke, I'm so sorry. Here I was babbling about tetherball," Lorelai said, feeling horrible about her earlier train of thought. 'And thinking of us christening the inn's rooms. Oh God how could I?'
"You weren't babbling," Luke smiled. With all that was going on, he was glad that he could just call her and talk. She didn't even realize how much support it gave him. Just hearing her smiling voice and crazy chitchat made him feel better.
"Well, you've got nine rooms, Wednesday and Thursday," Lorelai said now with a serious tone.
"You sure?" Luke asked.
'Oh Luke,' Lorelai thought. Now she wanted nothing more to just to hug him and kiss him and help him as much as it was possible.
"It's a done deal," she said.
"Thanks," Luke said sincerely, thanking her for more than the rooms.
After a moment of silence Lorelai spoke:
"Luke, I'm so, so sorry." She really didn't know what to say to him. This simple expression of sympathy seemed to be the most appropriate.
"It's okay. It sounds like he went peacefully. He was eighty-five," Luke replied.
"But it's always hard. Um, are you okay?" She asked. Now she really would do anything to help him. They had been friends for years, but now that they were together they were growing closer and closer.
"Yeah, I'm okay," Luke said, but he didn't sound very convincing.
"Can I help you with anything else?" Lorelai finally asked clearly. 'Please Luke, let me help you, you stubborn man.'
"No, the rooms are help enough," He spoke softly, in the voice that melted her every time.
"Are you sure, 'cause I'm dealing with my mom now and I'd be happy to rush over and help with whatever or just to see you," she babbled. "I haven't seen all you day, or had your coffee." Lorelai said softly, almost in a whisper.
"Yeah cause coffee is all you need," Luke joked. 'Oh you're so wrong, mister,' Lorelai thought unwaveringly.
"The rooms are all I need, thanks," he said and sighed.
"You're welcome," Lorelai smiled once again. She was smiling quite a lot lately, and it didn't go unnoticed by everyone around her.
"Well, I gotta go. Will I see you later?" he asked, hoping he would see her soon.
"Yeah as soon I get rid of my mother, I'll be there. Please call if you need anything."
"I will. By the way, that French guy's a putz." Luke remarked.
"Oh yeah, he knows," Lorelai agreed resignedly.
"All right, see ya soon," Luke said his final goodbye.
"As soon as possible. I can't wait. Bye," Lorelai replied hanging up. She sighed deeply closing her eyes. Then she took a deep breath then groaned at the memory of her mother waiting for her in the dinning room. She just wanted the tasting to end--fast. She wanted be there for Luke even though he was trying to convince her he was ok.
'The sooner you go in there, the sooner it will end, and you can go to Luke's,' she tried to convince herself making her way back to the dining room where both Sookie and Emily were waiting for her.
TBC
Ok, so this is the first chapter, not much action I know, but this will change. Tell me what do you think- it means really much for me. Just tell me if you want more, and I promis it will be worth to read :)