SUMMARY: SPOILER ALERT: this is your friendly BLANTANT SEASON 5 SPOILER ALERT!!! You HAVE BEEN WARNED!! AVOID IF YOU MUST…..IF you DON'T want to WAIT … COME ON DOWN… I hope you all appreciate the effort.

Don't Rock The Boat!!
By GilmoreGirl1979

A/N: I assume those of you brave souls who have chosen to stay are not offended or spoiled, by well… spoilers… this is how This is a story based on my own Specs of a certain events that has come to my attention from my very own spoiler pixie …(and now the promo cause I've known for like a month, and I would write and re-write as more info became availible… )

LuvzAFunEthing, your Cobalt Fic Fairy loves you… and all the advise you give, talking me down from the ledge, and encouraging me to stick with this concept. …

And to bob, the mystery, thank you for gracing us (GG1979 and LUVZ) with your presence and wit and brillance…

Other Author Assumptions: I try to be as accurate as possible with known undisputable Gilmore history. Such things as where Lorelai works, Where Rory goes to school, that Luke is PRETTY, or that Christohper is just a total ass, dare I say A BASTARD? NAY, THE BASTARD!… you know, true hard undisputable FACTS!! But some of this is my own Bull Specualtions (BS, clever huh… ) … enjoy…

-till Next week... All we have is our own SPECS!!

-Any similarities between this and the acutal eppy will amaze me.. maybe I'll finally earn my PHD in Lukeology (Currently, I only have a Masters in RANTS)

A/N: For the record, may I just say this was really hard to write… my heart hurt… I hope you all appreciate the effort. This story is kinda like tortillas from the package (crap) tell me different.R/R

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Chapter 1:
Throw Me A Line, We're Sinking!!

Lorelai was contently reading a magazine on the couch. I really did get a lot done today! I should celebrate with a shopping day. Myabe if Rory is free this weekend.

She was happy. She had done something amazing and selfless for her boyfriend, and she had just realized why. The feelings that had been intensifying over the last few months, Lorelai knew exactly what they were now. She just needed the right moment, occasion to say those magic words. An occasion like a very special Surprise?

She reflected on the past few months. How being with Luke was different than any relationship she had before. If anything, by being seperated for the first seven weeks, being forced to take it slow, made it better. She told him as much when he stayed the night the previous evening.

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"It just keeps getting better and better."

"Well, practice makes perfect," he joked. That was different too. The relationshipseemed to lighten himup with her; he smiled more, joked more.

"Dirty and SO not what I meant." she snuggled closer to him, " but yes, aggreed, that is mind blowing too. BUT, I meant, 'US' in general. We have a routine down, we are learning about each other. I didn't know you could make gumbo and stuff before. You didn't know about my toasty Sock method. I think... its just great,... it's perfect." she smiled with her head on his chest as he drew random circles on her back with his fingers. They fell asleep in each others arms, prefectly satisfied with each other. Whatever I don't know, will come in time.

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All the more reason for her grand gesture. She couldn't wait for the right moment to present itself.

Snapped out of her reminsing, Lorelai noticed the headlights, and recognized the sound of his truck. Oh you've got it bad, you know the distinct sound of his engine. Her lovey musings were interupted by a hard thudding at the door. Lorelai came to the pounding front door concerned. When she opened it, she was face to face with Luke, a very unhappy, very disgruntled looking Luke. If he was wearing postman's uniform, I'd be very scared. Something was wrong, terribly wrong. This was not the affectionate face of the lover she had come to endear over the last few months. His face was dark, his expression was stone, and his eyes were ice cold, "Where is it?" he said deep and even, without so much as a greeting.

He hasn't even kissed me, yet. "Where is what?" trying to play dumb, hoping her surprise may yet be salvaged.

"The boat, … I know you have my dad's boat." He delivered slowly, "Where is it?", maintaining the gravel monotone.

Damn, "Luke?" she tried to chuckle "What are you talking about?"

Luke put two and two together … "In the garage?.. of course… ", Luke turned on his heel.

"Luke, no, wait…", How did he find out?… Lorelai went after him.

Gravely and intently, he marched out to the garage, and opened the double doors. His breath caught in his chest at the sight. His dad's boat, so innocent and unassuming, sitting in his girlfirend's garage. A boat he hasn't looked at since … that day. Luke slowly entered the garage, and stood beside the boat in question. The boat he tried not to think about, the day he tried not to think about; Barely noticing that Lorelai had followed him and was watching. He apprehensively touched the boat, and after a moment of contact with the wood, he managed to choke out "Why?"

Lorelai stepped to door frame, cautiously admired her handy work unable to read why he was upset. "Well, you needed a place for the boat, and here is a space that hasn't been used since Lane's Band ended their Garage phase. So I cleaned out what had moved back in here, and … you have a place for your boat."

He blinked a few times, still unable to believe what he was seeing., "How did you get it here?"

"I bought it … for you, … I contacted the scarp yard, The guy hitched the trailer to his truck and we moved it here, we were very careful with it … we actually had to take the long way around town, and come back in again on the other side, so you wouldn't see it go by the diner …." Lorelai could tell Luke was affected in some way, he was actually getting emotional. He was usually quiet, but this was different, was this speechless? She smiled, hoping that he was pleased. "I wanted it to be a surprise…"

"You … bought it." he said evenly.

"Yes, … so you could keep it."

"I can't believe this …"

"..I know.." she was proud, thinking of why she did it, the feelings bursting out of her heart. Thinking he was happy with this arrangement. Thinking this may be the right moment to say those three little words. the words rose in her throat.

"…you have some nerve!" he said in a growl, his eyes still just as cold.

"Luke?" she was naturally confused.

Luke's attack began. "How could you do this? Go behind my back and buy his boat. My dad's boat?!?! "

Realizing she was on the defensive."You were just gonna have it rot in the junk yard? I thought, … it meant more to you than that."

Luke was now in her face. "That is not the point.. "

"Yes it is. I didn't want you to regret throwing away a keep sake."

"I knew what I was doing,"

"Luke, you didn't know what you wanted."

His voice was rising by the syllable."Oh, and you think you know what I want?"

I didn't hear a bell, When did the fight start? "I was trying to help you have more time…."

"No, you were butting in again… butting into things you know nothing about … "

"Butting in? Luke, you are my boyfriend. I was concerned. I know this boat must mean a lot to you, it was your Father's."

"Don't presume to know me; or my relationship with my Father; or my relationship with my His boat!"

"Luke."

"I was handling the situation, I was doing it my own way, in my own time, and you swoop in ..."

"Luke, what did I do wrong?"

"You bought the boat! You had no respect for what I wanted…" he couldn't stand being near it any more, He had to get away from the boat, away from her. So he rushed off with his hot head, heading home to the diner. Leaving the boat behind, If only I could leave the pain, too.

"No, no, Luke… Wait."She wanted to follow him, concerned about his reaction to the boat.but he way heslammed the truck door stopped her.He needs to cool off. It will be alright. Won't it?

She returned inside trying to figure out what she did wrong.

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You try to do a nice thing for someone, and it blows up in your face. Lorelai didn't go to the diner the following morning. It was straight to the Inn, bright and early, … well, early anyway. She didn't get much sleep last night.

"Coffee?" was the only thought in Lorelai's brain, as she heavily trudged into the Dragonfly's kitchen.

"Hey sweetie? Nice face you got there?" and Sookie habitually poured her friend a mug of Coffee.

Lorelai accepted the cup of "black death", at least, that is what Luke would call it, and sighed. Lorelai sat on a stool at the kitchen's center island and nursed her drink with a confused mind.

"What happened?" Sookie leaned on the counter wanting to be there for her friend, knowing something was wrong.

"Nothing, ...Friday Night Dinner tonight, that's all." she still sulked.

Sookie new better, "uh huh, AND?"

She knows me well."Luke and I had a fight." Lorelai admitted.

"OH" the picture suddenly clear to Sookie. And Sookie went back to kneading her bread dough.

Lorelai continued to vent."Not just any fight, but our first major 'as a couple' fight. I mean, I thought it was kinda funny that we would do our mock banter/arguing, and never really fought. Even when TJ and Liz interupted our dinner that one time. I was like 'Wow, thank God we don't fly off the handle like that, isn't our relationship great'. And now, we have lift off."

"Well honey, all couples fight, remember when Jackson and I got married, the redecorating blow out… "

"but Luke and I only fight for fun, … and now, to be incommunicado after dating, and ... you know ... it's weird. I'm used to him, and ...I don't know.."

"When was the fight?"

"Last night."

"And you miss him already?"

"Yeah, " she admitted shepishly, " ... all this over a stupid boat." Now Lorelai, it was his father's, it's not stupid.

"A boat?"

"Yeah, the boat, his dad's boat?"

"What boat?" Sookie was lost.

"Ummm, I don't know really, his dad's boat,.. the one Mrs.Thompson was storing for him."

"You say that like I should have known about it."

"Didn't you?"

"No."

"huh, … mystery."

Jackson burst into the kitchen with a small crate of Squash. "I hope these are to your liking, cause now I have to go, I'm late for a meeting. My whole day is off schedule,…"

"Jackson honey wait" Sookie stopped her husband.

"Please, I let the forging thing slide that one time. Does this have to do with Selectman business?"

"No" the girls said in unison.

"Oh, okay, good, I'm all yours, what can I do for you?" and he sat down across from Lorelai eager to just be Jackson again and not SELECTMAN Jackson.

Lorelai asked, "Jackson, do you know anything about Luke's dad's boat?" Being a town Gossip Guru, he should know.

Jackson considered, "Uuhhh no, is it a good story?"

"We don't know the story," Lorelai griped. "Wow, the one thing people don't know about in this town, and it's my boyfriend's secret."

And Sookie made the connection, "Oooh it's like a Stars Hollow Scooby Doo mystery."

"I get to be Daphne," Lorelai calling dibs, and perking up a bit.

"Hey, that's not fair, I'm the red head."

"Well, now you are a blonde." Lorelai reasoned.

"But I have Jackson, he's like Fred"

"Really, I see him more as a Shaggy?"

"Jackson hates dogs. Luke, … Luke can be Shaggy with that scruffy beard of his …" Sookie's excitement faded when she saw Lorelai's face fall at the mention of Luke.

"Yeah, right .. Luke," Lorelai remembering again the fight, the boat, the mystery, and how easily a train of thought could go off track.

"Sorry" Sookie winced realizing her gaffe

"It's okay," Lorelai forced a smile, "Were we seriously arguing over which Doo Girl we were, huh? " Lorlelai set down her mug and headed to her office. Before she left the kitchen she made one last point. "You know, I do look better in purple." And she made her exit before Sookie could rebut.

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A/N: on this same subject line, may I recommend Row Row, by LorelaiGilmoreDanes (Shameless PLUG ... wink)

THE SPOILS

Episode 5.10
Airdate: November 2004

11/01 - While driving down the street, Lorelai sees Luke arguing with an older woman. She stops her car and goes over to them. The woman, Mrs. Thompson, has been renting her garage to Luke (and his father before him) to store the boat that Luke's father was building. Now Mrs. Thompson is moving into a nursing home in Florida. She has found renters for her house and they want the use of the garage for their cars. Luke has a week to find a new place for his father's boat. Upset, Luke tells Mrs. Thompson to find someone to haul the boat and trash it and send him the bill, then he stomps off in a huff. Lorelai follows him and tries to calm him down, reminding him that Mrs. Thompson is going into a nursing home.

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R/R: PLEASE, I like to better myself. To quote The Princess Bride,
"...Remember this is for posterity, ... so be honest."

Please be specific with R/R; name one(or as many as you can think of or want to mention..…) at least specific thing you like please!!! It makes me feel good...inside (Dirty!)

Hence the Rant option below.

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