es wird bald wieder nicht-depremierend, ich schwörs *corinna zuzwinker* *ggg* wink-wink, nudge-nudge (kennt jemand die Monty Pythons?
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They sat down at the dining table and Lorelai repeated everything the doctor explained to her, about symptoms, treatments and also the chances that the therapy wasnât effective.
âSo he said weâll try to operate first and if that doesnât work weâll try radiotherapy and if that doesnât catch on we have to resort to chemotherapy.â
âWhat are the chances?â he asked quietly
âOf survival?â Luke nodded
â70%. Luke, I donât want you to treat me differently than normal, okay?â He nodded again
âAnd I donât want anyone to know, especially not in my firm, theyâll feel like they have to pity me and I canât take that right know. I donât want pity or false concern or hovering or anything, I just wanna get on with my lifeâ
âAlright, I wonât tell anyone. Can I tell my parents?â She sighed
âYeah, they have a right to know, I guessâ
âWhat about your parentsâ
âThey wonât care until Iâm in the ICU with tubes coming out of me, so why bother? You know, sometimes I wish my parents were more like yoursâ¦.â she trailed off, looking away.
âWell, I canât see why, reallyâ he reached over and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear "Tell you what: sometimes
I wish your parents were more like mine too, itâs hell to watch how cold they are toward their own daughter, on which they should be proud because she turned out to be this amazing woman.â he brushed his hand over her cheek, still feeling her recently dried tears and she leaned into his touch, closing her eyes. She took his hand and laced her fingers through his.
âIâm gladâ he waited for her to go on, stroking his thumb over the back of her hand
âThat I ran into you back then. That we got stuck in this elevator together, even though I didnât show it right that minuteâ he chuckled
âThat Mia had the idea of me designing her ad campaignâ
âOh yeah, howâs that coming, I totally forgot about thatâ
âItâs going pretty good, we finished the storyboards and my people are negotiating with the Druckerei for a reasonable price for folders, Plakate and so forth. So weâre good, Miaâs happy, Iâm happy, everybodyâs happyâ âSo what about tomorrow?â
âWhat about it?â
âThe function you wanna drag me to?â She gasped
âOh no, do you have a tux?â
âI have to wear a
tux?â
âWell, dâuh, this is official business, baby. So do you have one?â
âI guess I do, somewhere in the back of my closed, I got it at JC Pennys a while ago.â
âWhoa, JC who? No no, you have to wear at least some designer suit, Armani, Dolce, whatever. Weâre gonna go shopping together, howâs that?â Luke screwed up his face and wrinkled his nose
"I donât wanna go shoppingâ
âStop being a baby, you promised, remember?â she gave him her best pout, to which she knew he couldnât resist
âFineâ he held up his hands in surrender
â Iâll go shopping with you, but I swear, if I look just a little bit gay...â
âYay!â she exclaimed and jumped up
âOuch, shouldnâtâve done thatâ she held her head
âGotta remember that, no more jumping. Hereâs the game plan for this afternoon: Iâll go shower real fast, then we hit the major designersâ she ticked them off
âArmani, Dolce and Gabbana, Versace, Gucci, with D&G being my favorite, they have suits, I tell ya, heaven on earth! Anyway, then we have to find shoes, tie, and weâll get you a new haircutâ he groaned
âNo please donât turn me into a fag, please?â
âIâm gonna turn you into the best looking man in the whole society, hon. I mean not that you already are, you just need some polishing, if you understandâ
âWhatever, go showerâ
âOooh I love it when you get all bossy and everything, raaaarâ she giggled, running up the stairs to the bathroom, leaving Luke alone with his thoughts.
Wow, bummer. Just donât think about it now, you have to be strong for her, she needs you
He took a deep breath, shoved his hands into his pockets and called up to her âYou need any help honey?â âNo Iâm fine, just â need â to â get â this â stupid â zipper â" she fiddled with her dress
"Hey, I said I donât need anything, what are you doing here?â Smiling, he stepped up behind her and zipped up her dress
âI told you Iâm not buying your bullshit so donât even try, okay?â She turned around and smiled apologetically
âSorry, old habits die hardâ She stood on tiptoe and kissed him, hard. He wrapped his hands around her waist, holding her close, his hands traveling up and down her back. They broke apart after a while, breathing heavily.
âLetâs go! Cause if we donât go soon, weâll never even make it out of the bedroomâ
Charlie already waited outside, holding open the back door of the limo. Luke was taken aback
âWeâre going shopping with
this??â he gestured to the black, stretched Rover limousine with tinted windows.
âYeah, stop drooling or I might consider getting jealous!â she joked
âAs long as youâre only considering..â Lorelai smacked his arm and got into the limo, scooting all the way over, grabbing the remote control.
Luke got in after her and made an exasperated face when he saw who was in charge of the remote.
âOh noâ Her grin broadened and she clicked on the TV.
âWhat do you wanna watch? âThe Story of Usâ, âThe Stepford wivesâ, âSteel Magnoliaâ or âMen in Blackâ?â
âGeez, I donât know, you pick one. As long as it isnât Steel Magnolia, whatever you take is fine with meâ âAlright, then Steel Magnolia is it. Kidding, kidding!â she quickly added when she saw his murderous glance. âFine, then weâll watch âThe Story of Usââ They snuggled up on the back seat, Lorelai leaning against Lukeâs chest, watching Michelle Pfeiffer and Bruce Willis struggle to keep up their marriage despite the fact that theyâve grown apart over the last few years, while they sped towards Staten Island.