[MissLilli]

erm... Elü ich weiß nicht was du dran seltsam findest, sorry *schäm* ich bemüh mich echt, aber ich raffs nicht, weil Mia will nur das Beste für Luke und das Beste is unbestrittener Weise Lorelai und Lore sollte mit wem drüber reden meint sie, deswegen der "professional" *g* egal...

Danke wie immer für das grandiose FB *bussis austeil* :knuddel: an alle *g*



“Lorelai, when I said I wanted to go skiing, I mean to Vail or Salt Lake City, but not over the big pont to Europe, to Kitzbühel! I mean, this is too much, it’s too expensive, it’s-“ Lorelai interrupted his rant by hitting him over the head with the folder containing the tickets, then walking off in the direction of the fridge, pulling out a bottle of water.
“Jesus Luke, I wanna go away, far far away from all of this, why can’t you accept this?”
He held his hands up in surrender “Okay, okay, I’m sorry, I didn’t wanna pick a fight with you… but this is so expensive… And I feel really bad when you pay all the expenses on this trip”
Lorelai screwed the cap off the bottle and took a big gulp. She wiped her mouth with her index finger, then turned her eyes on him.
She walked over to him and took his hand
“Hey, it’s gonna be a great vacation, we could use one after all we’ve been through and I don’t want you to worry about money issues… I’ve got it, Luke, and what good would a vacation do without you?” She looked at him lovingly.

“Hey, I heard that they play Citizen Kane tonight, you wanna watch?” he interrupted the silence, surprising her with that suggestion.
“Throw in some popcorn and you got yourself a deal” she grinned, knowing she’d never get him to agree to popcorn unless she blackmailed him.
He only rolled his eyes at her “Fine, I’ll make you some popcorn… As long as I don’t have to eat it” He gave her hand a last gentle squeeze and went over to the microwave, preparing her popcorn.

She grabbed her favorite blanket from the bed, putting it neatly onto the couch, standing in the middle of the room, her hands in her pockets, not knowing what to do.
“Hey, can I help you?” she offered, hoping he’d give her something to do “I’m making popcorn, that’s not that hard that I’d need help, thank you”

“Okaaaay” she sighed, looking around the room, jumping from one foot to the other impatiently. He looked back at her over his shoulder and scowled.
“You can’t stand still for 2 seconds, can you?” She grinned brightly at him “Noooo I can’t and that’s why you love me” She extended her hands for the bowl of popcorn, sitting down on the couch “No, I love you in spite of that” he mumbled to himself.
“Heeeey! I heard that!” She swatted his arm playfully, spilling some popcorn onto the floor. She looked at him apologetically, batting her eyelashes
“Oopsi, clumsy me….” He gave her his best you-annoy-me-but-I-won’t-give-you-the-satisfaction-of-reacting-the-way-you-want-me-to and grabbed the remote. She only extended her hand, commanding him to hand it over immediately in a very stern voice. He held it out to her, knowing she wouldn’t rest until she had it. She clicked on the TV, zapping around a little until she had found the right station.
She wrapped herself in “her” blanket (she had acquired it immediately after she had spent the first night at his place, calling it hers ever since) and scooted closer to him, putting her head on his shoulder, offering him a corner of the blanket silently. He gladly took it, not daring to wrap her arms around her, this being the first real physical contact ever since. He just didn’t want to push her.

Lorelai kept stuffing popcorn into her mouth, munching away on it happily, almost falling asleep on his shoulder. The movie wasn’t that entertaining so she wondered if she could annoy Luke into eating some popcorn. A smile tugged at the corner of her lips as she offered the bowl to him, never taking her eyes off the screen. He didn’t catch on the first time she tried so she shook the bowl a little, trying to get his attention.
“What?” she felt his voice against her ear before she actually heard him “Want some?” she asked innocently.
He merely snorted and replied monotonously “You really thing I’d eat that?” gesturing to the bowl, he almost knocked it out of her hand
“Watch it, this is sacred! You sure you don’t want some?”
“Yes, now be quiet, I wanna watch the movie” he hushed her, slightly annoyed.
Lorelai smiled to herself. She was getting there.

“Come on, at least try it” she whined.
“No” he said flatly “It’s unhealthy, it’s fat and I don’t wanna clog my arteries with that junk, okay?”
She sat up next to him, grabbing one piece of popcorn, holding it out to him “One piece, come on” He shook his head resolutely
“Don’t be such a baby, Luke” She touched the popcorn to his lips, waiting patiently for him to open it.
But he wasn’t gonna give in this easily.
“Luuuuuke just eat it, for me?” She smiled sweetly, but no effect. She nudged his lips gently “I’m not gonna give up, you know that, might be better for you if you’d just eat it now” He gave her an exasperated look, then opened his mouth.
She quickly pushed the popcorn in before he changed his mind and was about to pull her fingers back as he closed his lips around them. Keeping his eyes locked on hers for any sign of discomfort from her side he gently licked the salt off her fingers.
She swallowed hard, removing her fingers shakily, looking away.

He hung his head. “I’m sorry, Lore, really. I shouldn’t have done that… I don’t know why I did it, I-“
He almost cried as he realized what he did to her, but she cut him off by saying quietly “I understand, Luke, I know it’s hard for you, but I can’t jump over my own shadow you know?”
She put her head on his shoulder again, closing her eyes. She felt so safe when she was with him, she knew it sounded cheesy and corny, but she felt … home.
She stroked her fingers over the back of his hand, contemplating her next move. Was she ready? She opted for ‘yes’, took his arm and put it around her shoulders. He looked down at her, surprised at her move, but soon relaxed into her and put his head atop hers.

They soon were fast asleep, cuddled together on the couch, the TV showing the test picture of the TV station.