A/N: Submission as part of the Enscotched ficathon. Stand alone chapter that works as being completed as is, however I will be adding more to this as I write it.

Luke stood hidden behind the arch into the kitchen and concentrated on the way that guys hand moved slowly across the top of Lorelai's ass. He rubbed the towel on the plate in his hand to dry it even more, but as the guy leaned in to kiss her he had to tear his eyes away. He purposefully had his back to the diner but her laugh found his ears and he clenched his jaw in an effort not to look back. But it was no use, her laugh was intoxicating like that.

He put the plate down and slowly turned in time to see him lean down and kiss her again, this time on her cheek, his hand was still on her ass, his fingers now sank into her back pocket which he knew would be a tight fit, considering how snug her jeans usually fit. Well, he didn't know, he imagined. But from what he could see, he figured it was a good guess as he spent quite a lot of time staring at her ass.

Her laugh made him pull his eyes away from her ass and he looked up to her face. She was smiling. A wide sensual smile. Her hand was on his cheek and his head was bowed next to hers as he whispered something at her. Something that was making her laugh, making her smile, making her stroke his cheek.

Luke tossed the towel over his shoulder onto the counter behind him.

"Close up for me Caesar, I'm going out.." He didn't wait for a response and instead walked straight through the diner, out to this truck and drove away.

Lorelai looked up as he passed by and watched as he pulled into traffic, narrowly missing Taylor's car in the process. She checked over her shoulder to see Caesar looking out after Luke, a bewildered expression on his face. He shook his head and returned to the kitchen and Lorelai strained her neck to see if she could see where Luke had gone.

"Everything ok?"

Lorelai turned her focus back to Brian and smiled. "Yeah, everything is fine."

"So, later, you wanna come round for dinner?"

"Hmmm let me see," She lifted a finger to her pursed lips as if pondering a tough decision. "Call round to a handsome man's house, to be fed with home cooked food or...stay home, watch I love Lucy reruns while eating leftover take out that I'm way too lazy to reheat! It's a no brainer."

"How does eight sound?"

"Perfect." She smiled and leaned in and Brian closed the distance to kiss her.

"Right, I gotta go. See you later?"

"Yup."

He leaned in and kissed her cheek, but when he pulled away she leaned in and kissed his lips. He smiled and kissed her back and curled the fingers he had in her back pocket to stroke her ass. "I gotta go," he muttered against her lips and kissed her again. He made to stand up but she moved with him and they walked, practically lip locked to the door, out onto the street and to his car which was parked on the corner. "You need to release me woman."

"But this is better."

"Might cause an accident." He kissed her again and turned her towards his car where he could lean her back against it and press his whole body against hers.

"Mmm Hmm." She ignored his mild protestations and instead wrapped her arms around his neck to secure his position then deepened the kiss and rolled her hips towards his.

"Um Lorelai?" Taylor coughed politely into his hand and tried again. "Lorelai?"

Lorelai broke her kiss with Brian who chuckled and dropped his forehead onto her shoulder as she turned and glared at Taylor. "Yes?"

"Tomorrow night at the town meeting, you mentioned that you wanted to talk about the Inn Summer Festival?"

"Yes."

"It's just that I wanted to see what material you intended to distribute, any charts or posters you wanted to display at the meeting."

"Taylor!" Lorelai rolled her eyes and looked away.

"As the town selectman it is my sworn duty to vet and filter any and all topics discussed at the town meeting. And if the material is not submitted for approval-"

"There is no material, Taylor."

"Then what are you going to say?"

"I don't know, I'm going to talk about the festival!"

"I better go," Brian muttered into her ear and he kissed her lobe then stepped back away from her, nodded at Taylor and climbed into his own car. Lorelai stepped onto the curb and waved him off then turned to Taylor with a glare.

"What!"

"I need to know what you intend to say, to ensure that it is suitable for the town meeting."

"Oh my god Taylor!" She covered her face with her hands and bowed her head. "I'm going to say the same thing I say every year." She dropped her hands to her sides and looked up at him. "The Festival is on from the 26th til the 28th. The events at the Inn are free to attend. The opening ceremony kicks off at 8pm on Friday and the closing ball is at 6pm on Sunday."

"That's it?"

"Pretty much."

"Pretty much?"

"Oh did I not mention the part about the swingers club meeting on Saturday afternoon and anyone who wants to submit their car keys to the bowl must first pass visual inspection." She looked Taylor up and down and waggled her eyebrows.

He harrumphed and shook his head. "I don't think that's particularly funny."

"Well that's because you didn't see the image I saw in my head!" She laughed and waved then turned on her heel and walked off.

Lorelai fixed her jacket closed and slung the bag over her shoulder so the strap crossed her chest and was easier to carry. She sung aloud a pop tune that had been circling her head all day and let her mind wander to what her evening at Brian's might entail.

Sookie rang the doorbell with repeated presses but didn't wait for a response and instead banged on the door with a closed fist.

"Lorelai!" She called out, banging on the door again, making the frosted glass rattle then reached for the doorbell to commence more pressing. The tinny tune rang out around the house accompanying Lorelai's frenzied footsteps down stairs to pull the door open.

"Sookie, what is it?"

"Get dressed, quick!"

Lorelai looked down at the jeans and tee she was wearing and frowned. "I am dressed."

"No get dressed up! We're going out!"

"What? I thought Jackson was sick?

"Jackson's Mother is in town. She arrived this afternoon and decided to take Davy for the night so Jackson wouldn't give him his stomach virus."

"So shouldn't you be at home looking after Jackson?"

"No, he is puking up left right and centre!" Sookie shivered and rolled her eyes. "He has set up camp next to the toilet in the bathroom and says he is not moving until he is sure there is nothing left to come out. He won't even let me in to help him. He says he is a man and can hold back his own hair."

Lorelai snorted but Sookie was already dragging her up stairs. "Where are we going?"

"Carlitos!" Sookie exclaimed excitedly.

"How romantic!" Lorelai was pushed back onto the end of her bed as Sookie opened her wardrobe and started to rifle through all her clothing.

"They have a new chef working there and I've heard the lamb is amazing. I've been dying to try it!"

"Are you sure you shouldn't wait for Jackson to feel better so you can both go?"

"No, no, no! He has refused to step inside Carlito's since they took their vegetable business to Flanagan's last summer."

"Oh, burn." Lorelai looked up in time to catch the mini skirt Sookie tossed towards her. "Wait, this? Isn't this a bit too…"

"Sexy!" Sookie exclaimed excitedly and tossed deep red blouse to go with it. "Oh and put on that black bra too!"

"Sookie, we're going Carlito's! Not Studio 54!"

"But after dinner we might want to go out dancing."

"Dancing?"

"Oh Lorelai, I haven't been out dancing in forever!" Sookie's face fell into this wistful expression as she recalled the last time she was out dancing.

Lorelai felt her resolve break and agreed. Sookie squealed in delight and jumped on the spot clapping her hands. "I'll be down stairs, hurry up, we have a table booked in 40 minutes."

At the restaurant they were seated in a booth near the back, by the bar and Sookie ordered an appetizer without even looking at the menu. Before the waiter could leave the table she snatched his wrist and added two cocktails to the order then released him and turned to Lorelai with a wide excited smile.

"Isn't this great?"

"Yeah," Lorelai said with a chuckle, her friends excitement quickly becoming infectious. "It is great."

"So tell me, how are things going with Brian. It must be a couple of months now huh?"

"They are going well enough."

"Well enough?" Sookie frowned and leaned forward, interlocking her hands in front of her as if suddenly engaged in European peace talks.

"I mean it's fun, he's fun, things are going well."

"Just well though, not exciting, or fantastic, or sexy?"

"I don't know what to say Sookie…"

The waiter arrived with their drinks and before he could leave again, Sookie grabbed his wrist for a second time and ordered two more cocktails.

"WI have a feeling we're going to need these."

"Why?"

"Because, this conversation is going to need the support to lift it out of the doldrums."

Lorelai chuckled but avoided her friends eyes and bend her head to clasp the straw between her lips and suck her drink. "Oh Shit!" She exclaimed suddenly, slapped her palms flat on the table and sitting bolt upright.

"What? What is it?"

"Brian. I was supposed to meet him tonight." She searched the walls of the bar for a clock to see what time it was then grabbed her friend's hand to turn it and see her watch. "I was supposed to be at his house twenty…" she leaned closer to see the exact time. "Three minutes ago!"

"Oh honey I'm sorry!"

"I better call him. Do you have your phone?"

"No I left it home so Jackson's mother couldn't call me," Sookie admitted with a sheepish grin. "Don't you have yours?"

"No…" Lorelai slid out of the booth. "I bet there is a phone around here somewhere. I'll be right back."

Lorelai left the table in search of a phone and found one by the restrooms. She took a few quarters out of her purse and only then realized she didn't know his number. It was stored in his phone, she never wrote it down. The only numbers she ever did recall were Rory's, Luke's, Sookie's, the Inn and her folks. She dialed for an operator and asked if his number was listed and with a sigh of relief agreed to be put through. As the phone rang on the other side Lorelai leaned closer to the wall and pressed a finger into her free ear to be sure she could hear him. He answered quickly and she knew he had been waiting for her to call.

"Brian!"

"Lorelai, where have you been, I've been calling your phone."

"I'm so sorry, it died on me this afternoon and I never charged it."

"Where are you?" She heard a tinge of annoyance in his voice.

"My friend Sookie, you remember Sookie?" Lorelai paused for an acknowledgement but when it didn't arrive she continued. "She called round and dragged me out. She hasn't been able to get out for a night since having the baby and her husband is really ill-"

"She left her baby home with her sick husband?"

"No her mother in law took the baby, her sick husband has locked himself into the bathroom and so she came to me for company and a fun night out."

"I see."

"I'm so sorry, it was a whirlwind of activity and before I know it I was dressed and out of the house. I didn't really have a say in it."

"Okay, it's fine."

She heard the tone he used and it wasn't one she would associate with understanding. "Brian, I'm truly sorry."

"Don't worry about it. Another time eh?"

"Yes of course, I'll make this up to you."

"Forget about it Lorelai." He said his voice steady and even.

"I'll call you tomorrow?"

"If you want. Bye."

He didn't wait for her to respond and just hung up. Lorelai looked at the phone handset for a moment then slowly hung it up. She took a deep breath and blinked her eyes rapidly, then turned to go back to Sookie.

"So? Was he mad?"

"I'm not sure."

"What do you mean?" Sookie lifted her cocktail to her lips and took a long drink.

"I mean he seemed upset at first but then he just kinda shrugged it off."

"Are you guys ok?"

"I dunno."

"Oh honey, I'm sorry. Do you want to leave?"

Lorelai looked up to her friend who was reaching across the table, patting her hand gently and shook her head. "No. I want to stay here with you."

"Sweetie, we can leave, it's fine. I got you into this mess, you shouldn't have to pay-"

"Sookie, no, it's fine. I want to stay with you."

Sookie paused, looked at Lorelai's sincere expression for a few moments then nodded and resettled herself into her seat. "So things with you and Brian were just going ok."

"Were."

"Was he not any good in bed?" Sookie giggled around her straw and waggled her eyes suggestively at Lorelai.

"I don't know."

This response made Sookie frown and she sat up and cocked her head in confusion. "Haven't you guys been dating for 2 months?"

Lorelai nodded.

"Haven't you been going round to his house for dinner at least once or twice a week?"

Lorelai nodded again, caught her straw and sucked up the last of her drink.

"Hasn't he tried to get into your pants?"

"Oh...he tried." Lorelai said with a chuckle and a crooked smile. "But…"

"Go on," Sookie urged and leaned forward to listen.

"But there was no spark."

"What do you mean? I saw you guys at the spring fest and you couldn't keep your hands off him."

"That's just it, there was this initial kapow," she said making an explosion gesture with her hands. "We'd be in a restaurant, a bar, walking on the pier, at the beach and it would be all but impossible to keep our hands off each other, but then back at his house, on his couch… it would all just fizzle away. It felt contrived and forced."

"So you never got so far as to…"

"No."

"Was he a good kisser?"

Lorelai half shrugged, one of her shoulders jerking up in a half-hearted motion. "He wasn't bad… he was just… bland."

"Ugh, I'd rather have bad than bland." The waiter arrived with two more cocktails and took the empty glasses. "At least with a bad lover you can teach him things, but bland ones think they know the ropes."

Lorelai caught the waiter's eyes and smiled as the blush crept up his cheeks before he hurried away. They both giggled at his reaction and Sookie reached across the table to pat her friend's hand again.

"Do you think you will see him again? Try again?" She asked but at the defeated look that crossed Lorelai's face she squeezed her hand and nodded. "I'm sorry honey."

"Anyway, tonight it not about that, it's about you."

"Us!" Sookie corrected and she lifted her fresh cocktail towards Lorelai who lifted hers and they clinked.

The food arrived soon and they spent a few hours talking about the ingredients, trying to coax the waiter to get the chef to come out and talk to them and ordering roulette cocktails of the menu that they chose with closed eyes.

By ten o'clock they needed more life around them and decided to leave the restaurant with a hefty tip and find another establishment to enjoy the rest of the evening. At least that's what Lorelai thought she said though with the collection of slurred words she used Sookie caught dancing and disco and readily agreed.

They linked arms as they idled down the street, the crisp spring air sobering them up somewhat. Sookie was still talking about the lamb they ate when Lorelai spotted a bar across the road.

"Bar crawl to the disco!" She declared and Sookie whooped with her as they hurried across the road to the door which was manned by a large ominous looking bouncer.

"Hello Ladies," he said solemnly as he tried to determine if they were too drunk to be let in.

They both stood to attention for his inspection and Lorelai smiled.

"Have you ladies had a lot to drink tonight?" He asked with a cocked eyebrow.

"Not half as much as you'd think," Lorelai said with a wry smile trying desperately to appear sober.

"But twice as much as we need!" Sookie bellowed with a laugh.

Lorelai nudged her and they both giggled. "Sorry sir, we're no trouble, we just want to sit in the corner and have some girl talk, I just broke up with my boyfriend-"

"And I just abandoned my husband!" Sookie chimed in.

The bouncer looked between them both and decided they were sober enough to be let in. Lorelai smiled with gratitude and led Sookie into the bar. It was packed to the rafters so they joined hands as they slithered through the crowd. There was a band playing at the back of the bar and a crowd gathered before them, dancing and yelling out songs. They made their way to the bar and Sookie ordered two more cocktails, though Lorelai was simply craving a tall cold glass of beer. She took the cocktail with a smile, and looked around the room for a place where they could talk comfortably.

"Hey!" She exclaimed with delight as she pointed at an area to the far left of the bar. "There is a pool table over there, how about you and I do a bit of hustling?" She wiggled her hips with a smile and Sookie giggled.

"I'm not very good at pool."

"Then you do the distracting!" She grabbed Sookie's hand and dragged her laughing across the room to where she spied the table. There were two people playing a game, and Lorelai placed a couple of quarters next to the pay slot and called next. The two guys looked her up and down with a smile and one of them called out "Winner stays on, that ok?" Lorelai's smile widened and they got back to their game.

Sookie leaned against the window and rested her drink on the sill and Lorelai joined her though kept her eyes on the game going on behind them.

"Can you really play?" Sookie asked.

"I'm ok, get better with a few drinks in me."

"You should be great by now then!" Sookie chuckled. Then grabbed her friend's hand and tugged her a little closer. "So tell me about Brian."

"Nothing to really tell," Lorelai shrugged, a gesture she was using all too much when talking about the man who was supposed to be her boyfriend, and had she not dragged Lorelai out tonight, probably would still be.

"Are you settling?"

"Hmm?"

"Are you settling? Were you settling for him?" She took Lorelai's glass out of her hand and put it down next to her own. "Because you think the clock is ticking and you won't be able to find anyone else?"

"What? No!" Lorelai rolled her eyes at Sookie and looked away but Sookie tugged on her arm again.

"Lorelai…"

"I wasn't settling...I just wasn't too bothered about looking for anyone else."

"If you weren't happy with Brian, you should have walked away. That's not fair on him."

"I wasn't not happy."

"But you weren't too happy either."

"I was content."

"Content?" Sookie slapped her friend on the shoulder. "You can be content when you are 60!"

"It wasn't like that Sookie. Brian is a great guy. He's a great cook, he is always trying to impress me, and does nice things for me."

"Sounds nice."

"Yeah, it is...was… maybe still is...I dunno." She looked away from her friends intense gaze and turned back to check on the game in time to see one of the guys pot the black ball and shake hands with his competitor. He turned immediately to Lorelai and nodded his head. "I'm up, you wanna play doubles?"

"No you go ahead, win the table and then I can play you."

Lorelai practically skipped over to the pool table and bent down to put the coins into the pay slot. The guy stood at the top of the table, chalking his cue and watching her with a predatory smile that Sookie was not too fond of. She watched as Lorelai leaned against him after arranging the balls and they both discussed rules. He graciously offered her the first break and stepped back to admire the view as Lorelai lined up her shot.

The game was close but the players even closer. Every now and then Lorelai would bend at the waist to line up her shot, purposefully lining her ass up with the guys line of sight, and when he stepped near her, leaned over her and helped her with cue placement Lorelai looked up at Sookie and winked at her. By the time the game was over he was practically lolling his tongue on the floor, watching her with keen interest, hoping against hope that she would forgo her win on the table and come have a drink with him.

Sookie watched as Lorelai shook his hand with a smile but pointed over at Sookie and shrugged then accepted a kiss on the cheek from him and turned away to to back to Sookie.

"That was quite some show!" Sookie said with a smile.

"What?" Lorelai snatched her drink from the window sill and took a long drink then as a waitress collected empty glasses she ordered a couple of beers and turned back to her friend with a wide wolf like grin.

"I know what you are doing Lorelai."

"Having fun?"

"Yes," Sookie replied but waggled her finger and shook her head smiling. "You feel undesirable."

"Huh?"

"The last stint with Brian. The blandness. The lack of sex. The terrible kissing…"

"It wasn't terrible!"

"So you feel undesirable, and now you are in this bar, flirting with the guys refilling your ego jar."

Lorelai sucked on her straw and swayed her shoulders to and fro. "So?" She said defiantly catching Sookie's eye and smiling.

"No so, no further points, I just wanted to put it out there."

"And there is shall stay." She went back to the pool table and paid the money to reset the game. After getting all the balls in place she handed a cue to Sookie and led her to the top to let her break. They played and laughed and drank, the single game lasting almost forty minutes. With only a black ball left on the table, Lorelai lined up her shot and looked over at Sookie who was gesturing wildly trying to get her look behind her. Lorelai ignored her, concentrated on potting her ball, wiggling her hips and smiling as she watched the ball glide across the table and sink into the pocket. She lifted the cue high above her arms in victory but Sookie was still gesturing wildly to get her to look behind her. Lorelai joined her friend's side.

"What?" She looked to where her friend was pointing but couldn't see anything. "What are you looking at?"

"Luke!"

"What?!" Lorelai did a double take between her friend and where she was pointing to. "Where?"

"Back there, he was just at the bar and I thought he was coming this way."

"Where did he go?"

"I dunno, I lost him."

"Are you sure it was Luke?" Lorelai stepped up on her tip toes in an effort to see him through the crowd. "He would never come into a place like this."

"What if he was on a date?!"

"A date?" Lorelai scoffed. "As if."

Sookie giggled but slapped her friends arm. "Stop! It was him, for sure."

"Well, tonight is about luring men into our spiderweb of flirtations," she said as she paid for the next game and began to set up the balls again. "Not for the blah flannel clad men of Stars Hollow!"

"Luke? Blah?" Sookie shook her head. "Now I know you are drunk."

Lorelai chuckled and handed her friend the cue again. Minutes later they were lost in their game again and all notions of Luke being in the crowd disappeared. Until he turned the corner, slapped two quarters onto the table and called next.

Lorelai looked up from where she was bent over, lining up her shot had already released her cue and totally missed the pocket she was aiming for.

"Luke!" Sookie cried out with joy. "I thought I saw you! What are you doing here?"

"Playing pool." He lifted his beer to his lips and took a long drink as he watched Lorelai come around the table and stand in front of him. "What about you two?"

"Playing pool," Lorelai said, matching his words and gesture as she drank her own beer.

Sookie looked between them both, caught in the maelstrom of tension that electrified the air. "Not me, I'm just having a few drinks."

"Your shot Sookie," Lorelai passed her the cue and Sookie went to take her shot. Lorelai dropped her now empty bottle of beer onto the table and ordered two more from the passing waitress, but before she could escape to get their drinks Lorelai called her back and looked at Luke. "You need one?" He nodded, not quite trusting himself to speak full sentences. "Make that three."

"Just the two of you tonight?" Luke asked as he cast a surreptitious glance around the room as if looking for the rest of their party, though they both knew who he was looking for.

"Yep, just the girls."

"Oh… am I intruding?" He looked over at her with genuine concern in his eyes.

"No, we're just hanging out, playing pool, having a few beers."

"Few?" He said and lifted his beer to his lips to finish off the dregs then looked her up and down with a cocked eyebrow.

Sookie came over and handed the cue back to Lorelai then shoved her over to the table. "Jackson is sick."

"Oh?"

"His mom came into town and took Davy for the night. I jumped at the chance to get out of the house and dragged Lorelai out with me."

"Kicking and screaming in protest no doubt." Luke looked over at her again and admired the short skirt she was wearing, how it covered her ass just enough, especially with the lace trim, but when she bent over to take her shot he got a fulfilling view of her upper thighs and the lower curve of her ass encased in a pair of hot pink panties.

"Something like that." Sookie watched him looking at Lorelai and smiled so when he looked back at her she winked making him blush and look down at his feet. Thankfully the waitress arrived with their beers then and Luke graciously paid.

Lorelai was concentrating on the shot she was taking and took no heed of what was happening behind her. But she still managed to cock her hips and wiggle her butt as the cue hit the ball and the ball glided into the pocket.

"Ah man, I lost huh?" Sookie snapped her fingers then hopped up onto a stool by the window and settled in with her drink to watch the game that was about to unfold in front of her.

"Yep, looks like someone didn't have a misspent youth."

"House rules?" Luke asked as he slid past her to crouch at the table and pay for the return of the potted balls, then arranged them with the triangle in the correct position.

"No back table, one on the black, call final pocket and shots do not carry!" Lorelai called out as she circled the table chalking her cue.

"Looks like someone did have a misspent youth…" Luke said as she joined Sookie and sipped his beer.

Lorelai stuck her tongue out at him and he smiled but when she bent over the smile curving his lips faded and died. The red top she was wearing hung low and gave him a wide open view of her breasts, encased in a black lacy bra, the top of the curves meeting in the middle to create an enticing crevice. Luke looked away quickly but not before Sookie clocked him watching Lorelai. He focused on the ball she was trying to hit and awaited his turn patiently.

"She has a boyfriend." He said over and over in his head but glanced at her as she moved around the table and took another shot that involved her lifting one leg off the ground to reach for the right ball. Luke rolled his eyes in an effort to look away from her panties. "A crazy boyfriend who let her out to a bar dressed like that." He looked around the room and noticed that their audience was predominantly male and had grown in size since Lorelai started playing. He watched as they all ogled her, smiled if she looked in her direction and followed her every move.

Finally when she missed a ball she pouted then looked for Luke and gestured at the table for him to take his shot. Luke eyed the balls up on the table and figured he could end this game in about 5 easy shots. But as Lorelai walked around the table towards him, smiling, holding her cue and chalking the tip as she walked smugly he wondered if he was out of his mind trying to finish this game quickly.

"You're stripes."

"I noticed." He still hadn't moved from his spot next to Sookie and when Lorelai got to his side her smile turned into a frown.

"Well?"

"I'm eyeing up my shot."

"Well eye it up from over there!" She poked him in the ribs with her fingers and he slowly turned his head to look at her. He held her eyes for a beat then stood and walked away.

That beat, seemed to last forever and Lorelai felt the air expand in her lungs until he looked away and she could exhale. He walked around the table as Lorelai took her seat. She looked over at Sookie who was smiling and giggling in her own seat, enjoying the show a little too much.

"C'mon Luke!" Sookie called out when he bent down to line up a shot at the far end of the table. "Show us the goods!"

Luke rolled his eyes and concentrated on his shot then easily potted a ball and set the white ball up for another shot. He looked up at Lorelai who was watching him intently, her legs stretched out in front of her, the cue between her knees, being tossed from hand to hand as she awaited her next turn.

"You sure you wanna go for that one?"

"Yep." Luke responded without looking up.

"But the 18 is right there by the pocket."

"That's ok, it will still be there in a little while too." He looked up at her, caught her eye, swung his cue and potted the next ball, all while holding her gaze.

Lorelai laughed and bowed her head with an impressed expression as Luke straightened up and looked for his next shot. They played neck and neck, potting ball for ball until both of them were on the black. Lorelai walked the table, crouched down at different angles to line up the best shot as Luke leaned against the table next to Sookie.

Then with a triumphant smile she hurried around to the far side of the table and bent to take her shot. Lined up the cue, took a few warm up swings then hit the ball and stepped back as the black hit the cushion and bounced back to pot smoothly into the centre pocket beside her. She lifted her cue up over her head with a victorious shout and came bounding over to where Luke and Sookie were watching, Sookie clapping and laughing, Luke stoic, unmoving from his resting position.

"How do you like them apples!" She said as she jumped up and down in front of him.

"It was an excellent shot." Lorelai nodded but Luke started to shake his head. "Shame it's disqualified because you never called your pocket."

"What?" Lorelai's victory dance slowed down and eventually stopped as she looked up at Luke, over at the table then back at Luke again. "No way, you knew which pocket I was going for."

"The rule isn't make sure your opponent knows which pocket you are aiming for. It's call your final pocket. It's your rule."

"But…" Lorelai looked over at the table again then back to Luke. "But…"

"But?" Luke urged her to continue.

"But...dammit Luke!"

She reached out and slapped his shoulder and he half turned away from her advances but his smile widened making her slap him again.

"Okay, okay, one more game and this time I won't go easy on you," she said as she went over to the table to set the balls up again.

"Again?" Luke looked down at her and wondered if he would be able to keep his cool for another game. "Sookie, you want to play?"

"No, no, I'm having way too much fun watching. And besides, I just want to go call Jackson and make sure all is ok at home. " Luke looked back at Lorelai who was stretching over the table to reach for the triangle and he looked back to Sookie who winked at him with a smile before hopping off her stool and going to a phone by the door..

"I dunno, I should really be going." He glanced at his watch and saw it was just after 10. He had left his diner in the early afternoon, for reasons that were quickly manifesting in front of him again and after trying to blow off some steam fishing by the lake he found himself sitting in this very bar nursing a drink for a few hours as he tried to convince himself everything was ok. He was now 6 beers in, would have to abandon his truck in town and collect it tomorrow at some stage. And knowing he was going to have be up at 5.30 for deliveries he knew he should really already be in bed. But something was keeping him here. He looked up at Lorelai who had the table ready to go and was leaning back against it waiting for him to make a decision.

"We could make this one inter-" she started to say as she blinked those impossibly long lashes and watched him with a crooked smile. Luke wanted to grab her arms and yell at her to finish her sentence but when she stopped talking he looked behind him to see Sookie approaching with a wide smile. "What is it?" Lorelai asked her.

"Jackson is feeling much better."

"Oh that's great." Lorelai came over to stand next to Luke and watched as Sookie grabbed her coat and slipped it on. "You're leaving?"

"Yeah, Jackson is feeling MUCH better… and Davy is still with his granny!" Sookie said with a giggle and Lorelai smiled and nodded as she got the inference. Luke Looked between them both in confusion for a moment then watched as Lorelai reached for her own coat. "No honey, you stay here," Sookie practically wrenched Lorelai's coat out from her hands and tossed it back onto the stool behind her. "Luke can look after you and get you back to stars hollow, right Luke?"

"Um, yeah sure, but I was just about to go anyway."

"Right, we can all leave," Lorelai confirmed as she tried to get her coat again.

"No, stay, I would feel awful if I made you call your night short."

"Sookie, it's fine really, I'm tired anyway, and Luke has an early morning delivery, probably."

"Yeah, I do," he said but cast a quizzical look at wondered how much of his routine did she know.

"Stay, finish the game you already paid for and the beers on the table at least!" Sookie implored.

Lorelai glanced over at Luke who looked back and offered a half shrug. She dropped her battle for her coat and stepped back to let Sookie leave in peace but not before hugging her friend tightly.

"No such thing as undesirable when Luke Danes is around you," Sookie whispered as she held Lorelai in a tight embrace.

Lorelai blushed and looked away as Sookie released her to look into her eyes. "Enjoy your evening," she called out to them both as she hurried out of the bar.

"So…" Luke said as he turned to Lorelai and dared his eyes to keep looking above her neck. "You want to give her a head start then leave?"

"Yeah sure… or…"

"Or?"

"We could just finish this game like she said."

"And those beers too."

"They are already paid for."

They both looked at each other with conspiratorial smiles and Lorelai reached for two of the beers and passed one to him. They clicked bottlenecks and took long swigs maintaining eye contact the whole time.

"My break," he said after placing his bottle onto the table. "And I believe you were going to say something before?" he urged, hoping she would finish her sentence.

"Was I?" Her voice was challenging and one of her eyebrows cocked, along with a hip as she joined him at the top of the table.

"Something about making this game more interesting?"

"Hmmm I don't recall."

"Well, do you?" He turned to face her fully, resting his hip against the table as he folded his arms across his chest and waited for her response.

"Do I what?"

"Want to make it more interesting?"

"You mean like a bet?"

"Yeah."

"Twenty dollars?"

"Twenty?" His eyebrow arched.

"Fifty?"

Luke looked away and lined up his shot. "To be honest Lorelai, I don't find money all that interesting." He swung the cue and stood up as the white ball smashed into the set at the bottom of the table, scattering them to all corners and potting 2, one of each kind.

"So winner takes all kind of bet?" She asked and followed him closely to his next position, so close that when he stopped to line up his next shot she careened into him. "Sorry."

"Step back, no player interference."

"So how about a no questions asked favour."

"For the winner?

"Yeah, winner gets to cash in a no questions asked favour, which must be redeemed before the end of the month or it is invalid."

"Wait what?" Luke straightened up and turned to face her with a frown. "You're putting an expiry date on a favour?"

"Yeah, otherwise you will get locked into a vicious cycle of wondering if a better opportunity will arise to cash in the favour." She explained patiently. "But with an expiry date you get to force your hand and cash in."

Luke studied her for a long minute. Long enough to make her feel uncomfortable and look down at her feet, then brush her hair behind her ear before looking up, only to find him still watching her.

"Okay, I'm in." He said quickly then abruptly turned away, took his shot and missed.

Lorelai chuckled, took his cue and walked away to take her shot. Again Luke studied the table and saw his route to victory but instead, when it was his go, he let the balls move around the table, positioned them in places to make it hard for her to pot her balls, make her stretch and move, lean further and crouch lower from all angles of the table. He enjoyed the show before him and more than once had to reseat himself on the stool to prevent a tightening of his jeans become visible to anyone else.

Though anyone who was watching Lorelai playing pool would forgive his semi erect cock, especially when they saw what she was wearing. He wasn't sure which was his favourite, when she was bent in front of him, her ass in plain view, or bent over facing him, the curves of her breasts entrapping his eyes.

When he was taking his shots she stood close to him, brushing her hip against his, her hand on his shoulder as she passed him the cue and at one stage he was sure he felt her hand on the curve of his ass as she squeezed by him to get to their table but when he looked up at her she wasn't even looking at him. He shook his head and concentrated on his shots trying not to think about her presence.

Lorelai watched him carefully and wondered how she could maneuver herself into a position enough to place a hand on his chest. She knew that to be his weak spot. His ass was always being groped and patted in the diner by Patty or Babbette so Lorelai brushing her hand on there, was merely adding to that list, though that didn't stop her from caressing it strategically when she had the chance. What she needed was to pat his chest. Rest her hand, palm open and flat against his sternum and feel his heart beating, then she knew he would cave.

She could feel his eyes burning holes all over her body. Her ass, her breasts, her lips. Anywhere or anytime he thought she wouldn't notice but she noticed. She always noticed what he noticed. Lorelai shook her head to rid herself of her reverie then looked down to see Luke potting another ball. Realising he had only one left before the black she let herself daydream about what his favour would be. Would he ask her to eat healthily for a week? Wear something leather on a sunday? Clean up his apartment? Maybe in a maids outfit? Lorelai smiled and let out a chuckle loud enough to get Luke's attention and when she turned to see he was standing watching her as he chalked his cue.

"You ok over there?" He called out a crooked smile curving his lips and making his eyes dance. Lorelai would have blushed at the notion that he knew what she was just thinking about but instead she looked him squarely in the eye and returned his smile.

During her daydream he had potted the ball and had left only the black which was resting against a pocket edge, the white ball an easy angle to hit it. Lorelai looked at the table then up at Luke who was watching her with interest.

"I call this pocket." Luke spoke clearly and pointed at the pocket where the black was resting.

"Oh Luke this is it… this is your final shot!" She called out as she skipped over to him and poked him in the ribs. She leaned down with him as he angled his shot and walked behind him with a hand resting on the small of his back to get to his other side so she could lean over him and whisper in his ear as he prepared his cue. "If you pot this ball I will be indebted to you for one free, no questions asked favour." She was leaning so close to him that her breath tickled his neck and ear and more than once her lips brushed against the outer shell of her ear. "No hold barred, whatever you want, I'll do it without question.".

Luke struggled to maintain concentration as he felt himself harden in his jeans at the sensation of her leaning so close, whispering in his ear offering promises he wasn't sure he could cash in. He closed his eyes up tight and counted to ten as she continued to speak, then taking a large inhalation of breath he opened his eyes, took the shot and they both watched in silence as the ball sank into the pocket he called. The white ball moved forward and almost followed it into the pocket but bounced on the lip of the cushion and stayed out, rolling on the table.

Luke who was still bent over for his shot, turned his head to look at Lorelai who was smiling wickedly at the pocket that just swallowed the black ball. Luke frowned and wondered if he had actually won this game or not. In winning he had managed to secure a favour from Lorelai, but now was stuck with the dilemma of not knowing what to cash it in on. Lorelai turned her smile to Luke and without reducing the wattage, moved her head forward an inch or two, enough to kiss his cheek before patting him on the ass and standing up and away from him.

The sudden absence of heat and pressure where she was leaning against him only moments before shocked Luke into action and he straightened, grabbed her wrist, turned her to face him and planted a rough kiss on her lips. Luke swallowed her gasp of surprise, slipped his tongue past the barrier of her lips and lapped the inside of her mouth like a thirst starved man. Which he realized he was, thirsty for Lorelai. He was just the point of pulling back to gauge her reaction when he felt her arms snake up his chest, circle his neck and deepen the kiss.

Luke sighed into the kiss, re-positioned his hands to cover her ass and tug her closer making sure she could feel his hardness. She mewled and squirmed against him and it wasn't until someone dropped a cue onto the table that they broke apart. Neither of them looked behind to see who was at the table and instead their eyes locked and they both stared, panting.

"Your table?" Someone asked but Luke ignored them. In his head he was weighing up options. Take her home, take her back to his, take her to a hotel, or take her in the alley way behind the bar. He looked at her lips, and watched as her tongue came out of caress them, then her teeth pinched her bottom lip as she tried to dampen down her need and he realized only one of those options had him buried inside her in the next five minutes. "Yo, you playing with me or with her?"

Luke ignored the guy who was trying to get a game of pool going and instead grabbed Lorelai's hand, interlocked their fingers and led her through the bar to the back room, past the stage, to the beer garden and through the weave of tables there to the alley way behind it. From here there was enough light to see what he needed to, enough sound from the bar to muffle whatever noises they would make, and enough shelter to offer them privacy.

"Luke…" Lorelai said and he wasn't sure if she was questioning his bringing her here, or why he wasn't kissing her yet. He opted to test for the second one and gripped her hips to pull her close and kissed her roughly. To Luke's utter delight she reciprocated. Circled his neck with her arms to hold him in place, opened her mouth to invite him in and rolled her hips towards him. Luke lifted the cuff off her jumper and slid his hand up her warm smooth skin to her breast, palmed it roughly and pinched her nipple as his tongue dueled with her. Lorelai gasped, tilted her head back and offered him her neck to ravage before he switched hands and did the same to her other breast. She rolled her hips towards him and relished the feeling of his hard cock against her stomach.

She was torn by his actions. The part of her that wanted to, needed to be wrapped around him like bacon on a wiener was clearly driving all her actions this evening and even the small kernel of sober judgement was urging her on. All of it driven by the shot to her ego dating Brian had offered but despite everything converging on what was a damp, hot spot of need in her groin, a wave of hesitation washed over her as she realized she was about to fuck Luke Danes, in the back of a beer garden.

And yet she was still rolling her hips towards him.

She tried to think about how many beers she had had. 4? Maybe 5? Plus the cocktails? Her head started to spin and she lost track of her thoughts as he buried his face between her breasts and licked the crevice from there to her chin.

Luke nipped at her jaw and wondered briefly what was going through her head. Why had she let him lead her out here without a protest or a question about his motives. What about her boyfriend? Her relationship surely had to mean something. Was she cheating with him? Was Luke going to be the other man? This thought almost brought his actions to a stuttering halt but when her groin connected to the base of his cock he lost his resolve and pushed back. She moaned a deep throaty moan that vibrated through him and he buried his face into the crevice of her breasts again.

Lorelai clawed at his back but there was no way he could be any closer than he already was. She had her back pressed against a brick wall which was covered in ivy drapes, he had his hands on the back of her thighs and was lifting one leg, then the other to wrap around his hips and they both sighed with equal parts relief and need with the sections they needed to be connected got that much closer.

"Oh fuck Lorelai…" Luke said as he grinded into her, clearly signalling his intentions as he nipped her neck and licked it gruffly. "Boyfriend…" he managed to get out as he grinded into her again.

"Huh?" She asked, distracted by his tongue on her neck and his fingers kneading her ass, her skirt still in place enough to keep his hands off her skin.

"You have a boyfriend…"

"No…" Lorelai pushed back at him with a jerking motion. "Broke up."

At those words Luke leaned back, holding her in place with his lower body pressing her into the wall and his hands on her ass holding her up. It seemed like only a few hours ago they were pawing each other in the diner, so much that it made his blood boil and the main cause of his sudden departure. And now she was saying they were broken up. It took only a few seconds for Luke to weigh up his options but when she moaned at the pressure he was pressing into her with his cock, even through his jeans, and she tightened her hips around his waist he rolled his hips forward and watched as her eyes fluttered closed and she gasped.

"Fuck…" he moved one had at a time to displace her skirt, bunched it up around her waist and balanced her on one arm while the other moved between them to stroke her. She was already wet and from the mini internal convulsions she was having, he knew she had already come but that wasn't near enough for him. He tried to pull the scrap of material from her panties aside but with only two hands it was proving difficult. He muttered a curse under his breath and dropped her to her feet, She whimpered at the loss of contact and urged him to take her back but before she could re-position herself he had dropped to his knees before her. Her hands went to his shoulders and she looked down as he yanked the panties off her, helped her step out of them and shoved them into his pocket. Then held her skirt up with one arm across her torso, the other curled around to her ass and pulled her closer so he could bury his face between her legs. "Fucking hell Lorelai…" He said and lifted one of her legs to balance over his shoulder so he could get a better angle, lave his tongue against her core then slip it between her folds and slowly drag it up to her clit where he waggled it against her in swift short motions.

Lorelai moaned loudly and slapped her hand over her mouth to halt the noise but Luke, without looking up, grabbed her arm and pulled it away as he pulled her clit into his mouth and suckled on it. Lorelai moaned again, her hands finding root in his hair she jerked her hips towards his face in quick motions as her orgasm shattered around her spine and turned her to jelly. Luke stood up and let her melt against him, held her close with one hand on the cheek of her ass, her skirt still bunched around her waist and the other cradled her head on his shoulder. When both of her feet were back on the ground and her panting had subsided enough Luke leaned back, cupped her face with both hands and looked down at her for a moment before covering her lips with his own in a long soft sensual kiss. Lorelai welcomed his tongue into her mouth, tilted her head and placed two hands on his chest, then slowly ran them down to his jeans and started to tug on his belt.

She half expected him to stop her, tell her it was fine, tell her he didn't need it but when he didn't she opened it, tugged on his button fly and quickly slid her hand into the band of his boxers and gripped him tightly. Luke moaned into her mouth but his tongue continued to move against her, albeit now with purpose. She took direction from his tongue and matched her strokes with his, pulling tighter when he pushed his tongue in deeper and softer when he pulled it out, Soon he had her maintaining a slow tight rhythm that had him almost peaking and he rolled his hips towards her in time until she ran her thumb over the wet tip of his cock making him break the kiss to release a guttural moan and thrust into her hand.

Lorelai's smile widened at his reaction but before she could do it again he brushed her hand away, cupped her ass and lifted her up again, then positioned himself at her entrance and thrust into her right to the hilt. They both moaned and clutched at each other to be sure the connection wasn't going to break. Luke let himself settle inside her until she flexed her inner muscles against him making him jerk.

"Fuck me Luke…" she whispered, her lips brushing his ear, her voice ticking his every nerve.

Luke pulled back and thrust into her again, delighting in the way her panting moan was right at his ear. He held her in place with his upper body crushing her to the wall, his hands on her ass cupped her cheeks, held them apart and tugged her towards him with every thrust he made into her and soon the only sound was their bodies slapping, the leaves rustling and her panting grunts in his ear. Luke gritted his teeth to hold on for her but knew his demise was very close. He felt his cock stiffen and throb and he buried his head into the crook of her shoulder to bite down, swallow the scream he wanted to make with his release. She clawed at his back, and with a fistful of hair held him in place as her hips tightened around him.

"Lorelai... " he grunted and her name on his lips, his voice diluted with need made the coil in her groin snap around her core as her orgasm engulfed her. She cried out with her release and it was all Luke needed to let go himself. He thrust deep into her, banging her into the wall, crushing her with his weight, his need, his release, his hips now moving of their own volition until he was completely spent.

Moments passed and neither of them moved. Lorelai was crushed between the wall and his chest, his head was still buried into the crook of her neck and hers in his. When his arms started to ache and his back was throbbing Luke lifted himself off her and slowly lowered her to the ground, finally breaking that connection with a soft sigh. Lorelai leaned away from him and gently tugged her skirt into place as he bent down to pull up his boxers and jeans to fix himself.

When they were both ready Luke looked over at her and saw her smoothe her hair back, tuck a few locks behind her ears then glance up at him with a tight smile.

Oh shit. He thought as the sudden realisation of what had just transpired came racing to the forefront of his mind. Lorelai seemed to notice his panic and went through a wave of panic herself. Luke stepped back to offer her some space then looked around to see if he could find an anivil or piano to drop on his own head.

"Um…" she started to speak and Luke turned to face her with a flash, wondering what she might say that could make this moment less mortifying. But as quickly as he turned to her, the words died on her lips.

"Maybe we should get out of here." He said and he stepped back again.

Lorelai nodded, not trusting herself to speak. She wanted to grab his shoulders and shake him enough to make him tell her what was going on in that head of his but instead she followed him mutely as they retraced their steps to their table and grabbed her coat. Back out on the street Luke gestured up the street and mentioned something about it being easier to find a taxi by the junction but she just nodded and followed him. They stood on the corner for what felt like an eternity but in reality was less than 3 minutes before he managed to hail a cab. He opened the door and let her slide in first then climbed in after her and called out her address to the driver.

After they traveled a few blocks in silence Luke looked over at her to see her gazing out the window, her elbow resting on the arm of the door, her chin in her hand. Her other hand was on the seat between them and Luke stared at it, wondering what she would do if he took it in his. He licked his lips and could taste her off him, and the flavour transported him back to that short time ago when his face was buried between her legs, licking her very core, inhaling her very essence and he rolled his eyes at how now he was afraid to move his hand a mere 6 inches to grasp her fingers.

Luke bit down on his lip hard enough to draw blood then with the sharp sensation spurring him on he closed the distance between their hands and curled his fingers around hers. Lorelai looked down at their intertwined hands and smiled. He moved his hands to interlock their fingers and she looked up at his face so he could see the unshed tears in her eyes.

"Come 'ere," he whispered and he tugged on her hand to pull her over to him. He lifted his arm, snaked it around her shoulders and guided her head to rest on the front of his shoulder. He kissed the top of her head, grabbed the hand that rested on his lap and interlocked their fingers again.

They rode back to Stars hollow like that and when the cab pulled up outside Lorelai's house, Luke paid for the journey then brought her across the garden and up to her door in slow lazy steps as if he loathed to release her.

"Do you, um, do you want to come in?" She asked as she stood before the door with her keys in her hand.

"I do, but I better not." Luke stood on her porch with both hands in his pockets and rocked on his heels as he spoke. "I have to be home to get a delivery in about 6 hours."

"Okay." She fiddled with the key in the door and opened it a fraction.

"Good night Lorelai." He said before she could step in completely.

"Good night Luke." She spoke over her shoulder as she walked into her house and looked back at him with a wanton smile that almost made Luke change his mind.

A/N: This is the complete entry for the ficathon but I'm nowhere near finished with this fic. I'll try for regular updates (1 or 2 a week)

Thanks Junienmomo for letting me join the ficathon! You can see the other ficathon stories here: /s/11813388/1/Enscotched-A-Gilmore-Girls-Ficathon