Thank you guys for ALL your reviews! Loved them all! Every single one of them. And to be honest, I wanted to post this days ago. But there was always something that preoccupied me and I forgot. Well I got reminded to put it up, so I took some time and actually did it. Incredible I know. Dont you all feel special. Just so you know, this is the last chapter of this story. This story is completed after you have made it down all the way until you can read THE END. Yep. teary eyed I have to let go of my lil baby. But I'm sure you will all love it as much as I do. So enough about me trying to get your attention when all of you just want to read what makes the last chapter of this story. So, here goes:

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Part 10: Hell to pay

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Hell to pay describes the act that follows a failure. In most cases "hell to pay" is standing in no competition to the failure.

Note: When "hell to pay" is used as punishment for a bet, it has to stand in some relation to the bet. Else the revenge for said sufered "hell to pay" act might cause "severe injuries", "death" or even "revenge"

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Many hours of cookie baking (yeah right) later:

Lorelai skipped into the diner, purse in hand. Tight jeans and a blue shirt covering her body. She sat down at the counter, looking around for Luke. But he was nowhere in sight. Instead of him, Caesar came out of the kitchen. He walked up to Lorelai.

"Coffee! Coffee! Coffee!" she said happily.

She bounced up and down on her stool.

"No."

"What?"

Shock evident on Lorelais face. She knew that she had to charm the coffee out of Luke but not Caesar! Caesar was new.

"Can I pretty pretty please have coffee?"

Lorelai smiled a seductive smile at him. Caesar grinned. Oh he was enjoying the show. Oh yeah he was. He just shook his head at her. He smirked and walked off, attending to a customer. Only seconds later Luke entered the diner from behind the curtain that separated his private area from the well public area. He noticed Lorelai immediately. She had a frown on her face.

"Hey."

He greeted her, trying very hard not to smile. He leaned in for a kiss, but Lorelai turned her head.

"Don't hey me mister! Your employee is denying me service!" Lorelai whined.

"Oh. Is that so." He said far too innocently.

She narrowed her eyes.

"That was your doing!" she accused.

She pointed her finger threatingly at him.

"And what if so?"

"That's not fair! We agreed on no coffee withdrawal!"

He smiled.

"And we also agreed on me controlling everything that passes your mouth and gets swallowed by you."

Lorelai pouted. He smirked and turned around. He retrieved a plate and mug from the kitchen window. He placed it in front of her.

"Enjoy."

He smirked and crossed his arms before his chest. She stared at the mug and the plate. Oatmeal and carrot juice.

"You've got to be kidding me."

He smirked.

"No way."

He nodded silently.

"Nope."

She pushed the plate away.

"A deal is a deal."

She smiled smugly at him.

"Did I sign any contract?"

He shrugged.

"Do whatever you want. But believe me. You will come back and eat what I give you."

He smirked. She shook her head.

"My best friend is a chef."

She smirked and stood up. He waved at her when she left the diner. Oh yeah. That was going to be so funny. So funny. When she thought she was going to come off so easy. Little innocent Lorelai.

Half an hour later a very angry Lorelai entered the diner. Luke off course was no where to be found. She spotted Caesar serving a customer. She walked up straight to him.

"Where is he?" she demanded.

The customer stared at her. Frightened. Caesar just pointed up the stairs silently. She turned around, crossed the room and stalked up the stairs. She flung the door open, to reveal Luke sitting on the kitchen table smirking at her.

"You!" she screamed.

She walked up to him her hand raised. He kept smiling.

"You turned them all against me! All of them! Taylor, Sookie and the whole friggin town!"

He kept smiling.

"How did you do it? How did you get Taylor to not sell me any food or coffee?"

"I promised him he could hang one of his stupid posters for the firelight festival in my window."

"Sookie. How did you get Sookie?"

"I told her about the bet."

"You what?"

"And she promised to not give you any coffee or food."

He smirked.

"You even stole the freaking tires of my car!"

"Stole is such a hard word. I borrowed."

"You even stole everything out of my fridge and cabinets!"

She walked up and down in front of the kitchentable.

"Well, there was nothing much to take. A few pop-tarts and your coffee."

"How could you!"

"I know you."

He smirked. She frowned. She plopped down on the chair on the opposite side of his. She placed her hands on the plate of the table and burried her face in them. She finally shot up and looked at him.

"Ok. Fine. I surrender." She said almost too low to hear.

"See? I knew you would give up."

He smirked. She stood back up.

"Come on and gimme my breakfast. Im hungry."

She walked down the stairs before him and resumed her pervious place at the counter. He slid the plate and mug across the counter once again. And this time she took it. She started to dig in. Tasting the oatmeal and making a face the entire time. And he was enjoying the hell out of it.

When she had finished the oatmeal she reached for the mug. She held her nose closed, in order to not taste as much of that poisonous liquid called carrot juice. He had been standing behind the counter, watching her the entire time. His hands folded across his chest. When she had gulped down the last of the juice he smiled at her, turned around and filled another mug.

"No. No. Not another one. Please!" she begged.

He smiled.

"You've been such a good girl. Heres your coffee."

He slid the mug towards her. She beamed. She looked into the mug and found only its bottom filled.

"You've got to be kidding me!" she yelled.

"Well if you don't want it…"

Lorelai flinched her teeth.

"My preciousssss…"

He removed his hands, that were about to take the mug back, as quickly as possible. Afraid she would bite them off in order to defend her precious coffee. She greedily took the mug and smelled on it. She closed her eyes to take the smell all in. And then, very slowly her lips connected with the mug and she drank the coffee. Which was merely a gulp. She made a religious expierience out of it. She kept the coffee in her mouth as long as possible before she swallowed it down.

He was fascinated. She was a true addict.

Her eyes opened once again.

"I gotta go." She said matter of factly and got up from her stool.

He noticed, that she didn't even kiss him goodbye. He smirked.

"See you for lunch!" he yelled after her.

She let her head hang down for a mere second and walked out of the diner. Maybe they were right. Sex was overrated. Especially if you had to give coffee up for it!

Some hours later, at Lorelais dinner time, to be exact, she entered the diner again. A frown painted across her face. She plopped down at the counter and laid her head on it. Luke walked up behind her and placed his hand on her shoulder. She looked up at him. Misery in her eyes.

"Hi."

She said in a very low voice. He smiled at her.

"You hungry?"

She nodded slowly. Afraid what she would have to eat now. She remembered the spinach and grapefruit she had for lunch in horror.

He slid a plate towards her. It smelled delicious. She narrowed her eyes and sat up straight again. It was meat loaf! Meat loaf with a side of strawberries. Her frown was gone. She took the fork and dug in.

He watched in horror, as she gulped down the whole plate she inhaled the food. A combination he would never even…

"Why is she allowed to have meat loaf and strawberries?" Kirk whined.

Luke just shook his head. He went into the kitchen and filled another plate with meat loaf with a side of strawberries. He planted the plate in front of Kirk.

"Here you go."

"Thanks Luke!"

Kirk greedily dug in as well. Lorelai who now sat next to Kirk demanded Lukes attention.

"More please."

She handed him her plate.

"Oh and something to drink."

"Sorry I forgot."

He took the plate and went back into the kitchen, to retrieve some orange juice and more meat loaf with a side of strawberries. He placed it in front of Lorelai.

What was wrong with these people? How could someone like to eat meat loaf with a side of strawberries. It looked gross. And he was sure of that, tasted gross too. But the both of them didn't seem to mind. They even loved it. He frowned. He walked back in the kitchen, changing spots with Caesar. The thought of meat loaf with a side of strawberries made him barf.

Minutes later Caesar came back into the kitchen.

"Theyre done."

"Thanks Caesar."

Luke walked back out and filled a mug with coffee. Only the bottom off course. And once again Lorelai made a religious expirience out of it.

"Can I have meat loaf and strawberries more often?" Kirk asked.

Luke frowned.

"No Kirk. That was a one time thing."

"But I really liked…"

"It was a one time thing Kirk."

"Ok, ok!" he surrendered.

Lorelai was about to leave the diner in the direction of her home, when she noticed a familiar blonde walk in. She stayed seated. Oh she had to enjoy the show.

The woman came up to the counter.

"Hi Luke!" she greeted.

"Crystal."

Luke looked horrified. Crystal smiled. She took her place right next to Lorelai. Lorelai smirked. She needed to see how he was going to get out of this one!

"Yeah. I wanted to talk to you again. Being your girlfriend and all."

Lorelai smirked. Oh this was fabulous.

Luke flinched.

"Well, we only went out once."

"Yeah. I know. But Billy-Bobby and I enjoyed spending time with you so much!"

Lorelai cocked her head.

"Oh you have a girlfriend Luke! You didn't say!" Lorelai said in her most serious tone.

She tried very hard not to laugh.

"Im Crystal."

Crystal offered her hand.

"Lorelai."

Lorelai accepted her hand.

Luke shook his head again and again. He was in the wrong movie. His girlfriend and the woman he had tried to make his girlfriend jealous with were not supposed to sit next to each other and gang up against him!

"You are a friend of Lukes?"

"Yeah. I am a friend of Luke." Lorelai agreed.

"Youre too pretty."

"Why thank you."

Lorelai was flattered.

"You cant spend anymore time with him."

Lorelai stared at Crystal. Who did this woman think she was?

"Well…"

"I think it would be best if you left now."

"Excuse me? You cant tell me to leave!"

Lorelai was furious now.

"Off course I can! I am his girlfriend! And we'll be married soon!"

Lorelai laughed. She laughed whole heartedly.

"Why are you laughing?" Crystal asked confused.

"You better marry him quick. He wants to have a sex-change soon."

Luke who had stood and watched the ping-pong match silently was about to say something. But Crystal was faster.

"What?"

"He wants to be called Lucy from now on."

"Oh no. But he looks so butch."

"Too butch if you ask me…hes trying to hard."

Crystal frowned.

"Eww. Billy-Bobby and I cant be the girlfriend of a man who wants to have a sex-change."

"Sorry."

"Bye Lucy. Lorelai."

Crystal had a horrified look on her face and exited the diner as quickly as possible.

"Lucy?"

Luke had a frown on his face.

"Worked. Didn't it."

"You were jealous." He accused.

"Oh come on! Not of that barbie-wannabe, Im not! But she had no right to tell me to leave!"

"Defending your territory huh?"

He smirked.

"Off course I am."

She smirked.

They smiled at each other and leaned in for a tender kiss.

Much later that night, our beloved couple lay in bed. She in the crook of his arm.

"I told you, you wouldn't last a week."

"Its not my fault!"

"Yeah I know. You tried it all! Reminding me of things we've done."

"Oh so dirty memories.

She smirked.

"You even became somebody else."

"Its called seductive role-plays buddy."

He smiled.

"But you flirted with Crystal."

He frowned.

"Don't even remind me."

"Flirting extraordinaire." She teased.

"You even tried to strip!"

"What do you mean tried! I gave you a striptease session!"

"But Caesar walked in on us!"

She frowned.

"Don't even…"

"And then you put on a little lingerie."

"Oh. Rory shouldn't have seen that."

Luke frowned.

"Rory saw it?"

"Her and Logan."

"Serves you right."

She frowned.

"You flirted too. With that Craig fellow."

"No backbone that buddy."

He smirked.

"And then you gave me a booty call."

"But you enjoyed it."

"What if I did."

"I know you did."

"Fine. But you lost."

"You did too much butch handiwork."

"Well you needed it done."

"Next time this wont happen."

"If you say so."

He smirked.

"But youre getting punished for it." A smile audible in his voice.

"Yeah. A very tough punishment."

"Only six more days left." He teased.

He made sure to look in her face, when he said that, just to see her reaction. And her reaction was beyond blank. He smirked.

"You know what?" he whispered in her ear.

"No. And I don't wanna know."

"Ok. I just wanted to tell you that I didn't want to punish you anymore, but if you don't wanna hear it…"

Her head snapped up.

"Really?" she asked hopefully.

A glint in her eyes. He smiled at her softly.

"Yeah. Really. I couldn't see you suffer for a whole week."

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" she shrieked.

He smiled and knew fully well, that she would have let him go the whole week if he had lost.

"I love you." He whispered.

"I love you too." She whispered back.

They lay still for a few minutes. Until Lorelai spoke up again.

"Luke, I bet…"

THE END

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