"Coffee, Please" 
By: Erin (SilverCharm4@aol.com)
Rated: PG
Summary: Lorelai hurts her back, and Luke helps her out. 
Pairing: L/L 
Note: This is the first time I have ever written any type of fan fiction, 
so be nice. Sorry if its not that good.  Feedback would be good. I want 
to improve my writing, and I want to know what you thought of the story. 
Happy reading. :)


"Luke!" Lorelai whined. She was standing outside his diner, looking 
in the window with her best begging face. "Come on, I need coffee!" 

Luke looked at her through the window. How could he say no to her? 
Even though he always bugged her, and teased her, he loved her. Luke 
slowly walked over to the door and unlocked it. Lorelai jumped in the
door.

"Brrrr. It's cold out there. You were gonna leave me out there to 
freeze to death, weren't you?"

Luke just grunted at her. 

"Coffee please" Lorelai grinned. 

"Why, may I ask, do you need to come down here at 10:00 at night, 
when you have a perfectly useful coffee machine at your OWN house?" 
He looked at her, waiting for an answer.

"Well, for your information, my coffee maker has been abducted by 
aliens, and I can't live without my coffee, so I came here." She 
joked. 

"Oh I see." Luke muttered.

"Come on Lukey, you know you want to give me coffee!" She sat down on 
her stool at the counter. 

"Lorelai, it's late. It's time for you to sleep. You don't need any 
more caffeine."

"Oh, like one more cup is gonna make any difference?"

Luke was behind the counter washing the floor, blocking the coffee. 
Otherwise, Lorelai would already be back there getting it herself. To 
her joy, Luke moved back into the kitchen to put away the mop. She got 
up quickly and ran behind the counter. 

"Lorelai! Get out of there. And be careful, the floor is wet."

But it was too late. She already had her coffee poured in a cup on the 
counter, and when she went to sit back down, she slipped on the wet 
floor, landing hard on the ground. 

"Lorelai!" Luke yelled concerned. "You okay." He was on his way over 
to her.

"Yea, I'm perfectly fine. Just a little wet." She put her hand up on 
the counter to pull herself up, sending a wave of pain through her back. 
"Okay, maybe not." She began to fall back down, but Luke was there to 
catch her. 

"Come on, lets sit you down." He said, while helping her over to one of 
the booths. "What hurts?" He asked, concerned. 

"My back, again." She whined. 

"Again?"

"Yeah, there was a whole incident with a mannequin and..." She winced. 
"Ooow. Evil back! Do I really need it?" 

"Yes, I think so. See what this awful coffee addiction has done to you?"

"Yeah, yeah. I'm sure it's all the coffee's fault!" 

"Okay, well, we need to get you home. Do you have your car?" 

"No, I walked." She frowned. "What about your truck?"

"It's being fixed."

"Again? You really need a new form of transportation. One that things 
aren't going to fall off of if you attempt to drive it." 

"Okay, fine. If it will make you happy, I'll buy a new truck." He said, 
knowing that if it would please her, he'd do it. But he knew he could 
never afford a new car. "All right, then I guess I'll take you upstairs."

Lorelai just made a small noise, because the pain was back, and it hurt 
too much for her to reply. 

Luke helped her to her feet and slowly over to the stairs. They stepped 
up onto the first stair and Lorelai yelled out in pain. 

"Yeah, that hurts!" She said.

"All right, there's no way you can walk up these stairs." He replied. 
"I'll have to carry you." He said uncomfortably.

"No, Luke, you can't carry me all the way up the stairs." But she knew 
perfectly well that he was capable of getting up the stairs without a 
problem. 

"Yes I can. So, come on. Let's just get you up there." 

"Fine." She agreed, reluctantly. 

Luke picked her up, and she put her arms around his neck. Luke was tense 
and he was nervous being so close to her. Lorelai was still in pain, but 
she felt safe in his strong arms. They reached his door, and he opened it 
quickly. He made his way over to the couch, and placed her down on it 
carefully. She looked up at him and smiled, sending chills down his spine. 
Her smile always gave him goose bumps. 

"Can I get you something?" He asked.

"Umm...." She thought, "coffee?"

"You're crazy." He said while walking over to the kitchen. He made the 
coffee, and brought it back to her in a big mug. 

"Thank you Lukey." She smiled again. This time he smiled back. 

"You're welcome." He said, still smiling. "Hey, I have some medicine 
I got when I hurt my back playing baseball a couple years ago. You can 
have some if you want."

"Okay, I guess. Think it will help?" She replied.

"Well, it worked really good for me, but it makes you drowsy for a 
little while."

"I'll try anything." She groaned as more pain shot up her back.

Luke walked away and came back a minute later with the medicine. He 
handed it to Lorelai. She took one pill with her last sip of coffee.

"Do you want to call Rory? She can come get you." Luke asked.

"She's staying over Lane's house tonight."

"That crazy lady actually let Rory stay overnight there?"

"Yeah, well, Lane agreed to go out with another future Korean doctor 
so that Rory could stay over for one night, but I was pretty surprised 
too." 

"Oh"

"I can call her there, and she can come get me. I'm sure she won't 
mind." 

"It's almost 11:00. Will they really still be awake?"

"Oh, geez, it's that late?"

"Yep" he pointed to the clock up on the wall. "Why don't you just sleep 
here tonight? Your back will probably be better in the morning, and you 
can walk home."

"Oh, Luke, I couldn't stay here. I don't want to be any trouble. I'll 
just call Rory."

"It's no trouble, really." He said.

Lorelai looked uncomfortable thinking about the idea of staying the 
night at Luke's.

"Lorelai. We're not 12. It's okay for you to stay here one night." He 
said, seeing the worry in her eyes. 

"I know, but..."

"You're staying here, and that's final." He cut her off, "It will be 
much easier on you if you just stay put rather than try to get home. You 
can call Rory in the morning"

" Okay." She finally agreed. "I guess I'll just try to get some sleep." 
She laid down on the coach, causing more pain in her back. She tried to 
push it away, but Luke could see from the look on her face that she was 
uncomfortable. 

"Why don't you sleep in the bed? It will be much more comfortable than 
this old couch." Luke suggested.

"Um.." She started to protest, but decided against it. If that's what 
Luke wanted, that's what would happen. Anyway, she was too weak to argue. 
So she just said "Only if its okay with you." 

"Yea, it's fine. I'll sleep on the couch. No problem." He replied. "Here, 
let me help you." He held out his hand and she took it. He put his arm 
around her back, and began to walk toward the bedroom. Luke sat her down
on the bed, and she carefully crawled under the covers. 

She felt so strange, and Luke looked a little uncomfortable too. She just 
gave him a little smile and put her head on the pillow. The medicine was 
beginning to kick in, and she was starting to get drowsy. 

"You need anything else?" He asked her.

"Some water would be good." 

Luke turned around and walked to the kitchen. He couldn't remember her 
ever drinking water. Only coffee, and more coffee. He grabbed a glass out 
of the cupboard and filled it with water and ice. He stood at the counter
for a minute, thinking about the situation. He never imagined anything 
like this happening. He grinned, thinking of her, and how much he wished
she felt the same way about him as he felt for her. As much as he wished 
it, he couldn't make it come true. He grabbed to glass and walked back to
the bedroom. But, when he got there, Lorelai was already fast asleep. He 
set the glass down on the table by the bed, and stood above her, watching
her sleep. She looked so peaceful, even when she was in pain she looked
beautiful. He reached out his hand and brushed some hair out of her eyes.
He bent down and kissed her gently on the forehead. Luckily for him, she 
didn't wake up. *What an awkward situation that would be.* He thought.

"Goodnight Lorelai." He said, quietly. He turned away, turning out the 
light before he left. He grabbed some blankets and laid down on the couch. 
It creaked under his weight. *Darn thing's a piece of junk.* He thought. 
He closed his eyes, and soon fell asleep, thinking of Lorelai. 
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Luke woke up early the next morning to open up the diner. He changed his 
clothes, which he had not changed out of the night before, and walked into 
the bedroom before going downstairs. He looked at the sleeping figure in 
his bed and smiled to himself. He walked down the stairs and began to 
open up the diner.

A little while later, the bell above the door jingled and Rory walked in. 

"Hey Luke." Rory greeted him.

"Hey Rory." He replied. "What are you doing here?"

"Oh, well, I just ate at Lane's, and umm, well that can't really be 
considered an actual meal, so..." Rory told him.

"Oh. Coffee?" Luke asked her.

"Yes, please." Rory said. "Hey Luke, have you seen my mom this morning? I 
stopped by the house before I came here, and she wasn't there. I figured 
she was here, but, I guess she's not."

"Oh, yea, she's upstairs." Luke said.

"What's she doing upstairs?" Rory questioned. 

"Sleeping." Luke said without thinking. After he spoke, he realized how 
bad that could sound to Rory.

"What?" Rory looked at him, a little shocked, and confused.

"Oh, no...umm..." Luke fumbled on the words. "She was here last night 
while I was closing, and she slipped on the wet floor and hurt her back. 
So I took her upstairs and she slept there."

"Oh, geez. Is she okay?" Rory looked concerned.

"Yea. I think she'll be fine. I gave her some medicine, and it should 
be okay when she wakes up." He reassured her. "Why don't I go see if 
she's up yet"

"Okay." Luke yelled back to Jim, telling him he'd be right back. He ran 
up the stairs and opened the door to his apartment, just as Lorelai was 
walking out of Luke's bedroom. 

"Oh, hey." She said, smiling.

"Good morning." Luke greeted her, "How's your back?"

"Oh, it's much better. But it would be better if I had some coffee..." 

"You never give up, do you?" He smiled. "Rory's downstairs waiting for 
you."

"Oh, came for some real breakfast?" 

"Yep." He told her as he walked toward the door.

Before he could leave, Lorelai grabbed his arm and pulled him around so 
he was facing her. "Thanks for everything Luke. It means a lot to me." 
She smiled genuinely. 

Luke stared into her eyes with his intense gaze. She looked back at him, 
trying to figure out what he was thinking, with no luck. Instead of 
responding, Luke leaned in and kissed Lorelai lightly. She was surprised, 
but she didn't pull away, and she kissed him back. He finally pulled away 
from her, and they stared into each others eyes for a minute after before
Luke spoke "Your welcome Lorelai." She smiled her beautiful smile again 
and they turned and walked down the stairs into the diner. Jim has already 
brought Rory  some coffee and food, and she was almost done. 

"Hey mom!" Rory yelled to her mom before running up to her and giving 
her a hug. "How are you?" Some of the other customers stared at Lorelai 
strangely, wondering why she had just come down from Luke's apartment. 
No doubt there would be tons of rumors about them flying around Stars 
Hollow.

"I'm great. Much better." She smiled at her daughter. Luke had already 
gone behind the counter to pour Lorelai some coffee. She turned to look 
at him for a minute before he handed her the cup. She drank it quickly 
while Rory finished eating. She felt awkward after what had just happened, 
but inside she was incredibly happy. Rory looked at her mother, who 
smiling without even knowing it, while staring off into space. 

"Mom, you okay?" Rory asked.

"Yea. Fine. Why?" Lorelai questioned. 

"You're just staring at the wall. And you're smiling." Luke looked over 
his shoulder back at Lorelai.

"I guess I'm just happy today." Lorelai responded, and she looked up at 
Luke, indicating that she was talking about him. 

"Okay. Well, I'm done. You ready to go?" Rory asked.

"Yep. See you later Luke."Lorelai said before getting up to leave with 
her daughter. 

"Yep. Bye Lorelai." He smiled as he watched her walk out the door.

Outside, Rory looked at Lorelai, who was still smiling.

"Okay. What the heck happened up there?" She waited for an answer 
anxiously.

"Nothing." Lorelai said rather unconvincingly.

"Mom." Rory said, knowing her mother was lying to her. "You can't lie 
to me."

"Okay, okay..." She couldn't quite find the words. "He kissed me." She 
smiled.

"What. Oh my god!" Rory exclaimed. "Was it a good kiss?"

"Rory!" Lorelai yelled. "Yes."

"So, are you guys going to get together now?"

"I don't know."

"Do you want to?"

"I don't know." She said. "Do you want us to?"

"I think you and Luke would be really happy together."

"Yea?"

"Yea."

"Well. Then I guess I do." Lorelai smiled widely as the two girls 
walked down the street.

                   ~*~THE END~*~