04.06.2006, 12:15
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Chapter 10: The second night
âI think we have to get him out of his wet shorts.â Luke said half an hour later. They had been dozing in the sun, William was asleep on top of Lorelai, whimpering from time to time, which caused Lorelai to place kisses on his cap-covered head or his forehead.
Sara had woken up ten minutes ago and now lay on top of Luke, pulling on his chest-hair from time to time, which caused him to groan and her to giggle.
âI know, but it´s so nice to have him with me like this.â Lorelai sighed and kissed her son again.
Luke suddenly felt something on his legs and saw Laila crawling on top of him.
âHey princess, sleep well?â He asked her while she lay down next to her sister and snuggled close to him.
âYes. Daddy, I am hungry.â She told him and yawned.
âWhen are you not hungry, princess? But I will start dinner soon. But first you have to take a shower and change into your pjs and then we will eat before you go to bed,â Luke played with her dark-blonde curls while he talked to her.
âBut only if we get a story!â Sara insisted and sat up, causing him to groan, because she used his stomach to steady herself.
Lorelai laughed when she saw this and sat up. She carefully lay William on the deck chair and opened his bathrobe. She took another pair of shorts out of the backpack they had brought out with them, to save them trips inside, and then took his wet shorts off. She toweled him dry, took a closer look at his face, which was still fire red from the crash on the water. Some blood was still visible in his nostrils and she carefully tried to rub it away with an edge of the towel, which caused him to flinch.
She dressed him in dry shorts and scooped him back up into her arms.
âI´m gonna go inside with him; get him ready for dinner and bed. â Lorelai said and realized, when she turned towards Luke, that he had already taken the backpack, the towels, and the twins and was ready to go inside. They smiled at each other and Lorelai took the towels from him and together they walked into the house.
Luke started the water for the bathtub and Lorelai nudged William awake. He was sleepy and confused by his surroundings and buried his head once again in his motherâs shoulder. Lorelai placed him on the bathroom floor, took off his bathrobe and his shorts, and placed him in the shower, while Luke placed the twins in the tub.
He had to laugh when he saw William in the shower because the boy wasn´t really awake and had trouble keeping himself up, so much that Lorelai had to steady him.
At one point she just jumped into the shower with him, which was no problem because she was still wearing her bathing suit.
After she stepped out of the shower and had wrapped William in a towel, he immediately clung to her again and she had to carry him into his room to dress him.
âSo, honey, what do you want to wear tonight? Your blue pajamas or your other blue pajamas?â Lorelai smiled at William who sat up in his bed.
âThat one!â He decided and pointed to a dark blue shirt and black shorts.
âOkay, then we will get you the matching boxers, huh?â She said and took out blue boxers for him.
She threw the boxers to him and he laughed when they hit him in the face. He stood up and slipped them on.
âHey you, wait. First we have to cream you so that you smell good and don´t have skin like an old elephant!â She stopped him when he wanted to dress himself.
âDaddy never creams himself and he doesn´t have skin like an old elephant.â William protested.
âThat´s what you think!â Lorelai laughed.
âHe doesn´t have skin like an old elephant!â William said again and shook his head.
âNo, he doesn´t because he creams himself.â
âUh-uh!â William said.
âUh-huhâ said Lorelai and nodded.
âI will ask him and then he can tell you that he doesn´t!â William insisted.
âOh, he does, Will, believe me!â Lorelai grinned.
âHow do you know that? You´re never at home, you don´t know that!â Lorelai´s smile disappeared and she needed a moment to compose herself, but then she plastered a smile on her face again and sat down on the bed beside him.
âI know that Will because even though I haven´t been home much during the last year, your daddy and I took one or two showers together, so I know stuff like that. I also know that you won another soccer game and shot some goals. William, I wanted so badly to be there when you had your soccer-cup or on your first day of kindergarten. I know I can´t make up for it, but I am trying. All I am asking for is another chance. Can you give me that?â Lorelai asked him and was on the verge of tears again, but tried to keep the smile on her face.
âMommy, I don´t hate you!â He told her and wiped the tears cascading down her face away with a finger. She took him in her arms again and cried for some time in his shoulder, pressing him against her. The relieve flooded her so suddenly and hard, that she wasn´t able to hold back.
âMommy, don´t cry. It´s okay, I´m here. I won´t let you go! I love you.â William repeated her words from this afternoon and stroked over her hair, like he had seen his father do so often.
âI love you too my baby!â She whispered in his ear and pulled back to wipe her tears away and take a deep breath.
âLet´s get you ready.â She smiled at him then, pulled him close, and placed another kiss on top of his head.
âMommy is there also a body-cream for men? Does daddy use that one?â William asked a minute later while Lorelai creamed his body .
âI´m sorry to disappoint you, honey, but your daddy uses the normal body cream. Nothing overly-manly there.â She grinned and stroked a bit of cream on his nose. William looked at her, then wiped the cream away with one finger and smeared it on her nose. Lorelai, without any other reaction, dipped her finger in the cream-box and smeared it on his nose again. William grinned and she grinned back and within seconds they were smearing the cream all over each other.
When they finished, William was completely greasy and Lorelai had cream in her face, on her bathing-suit, and in her hair.
âYou dress yourself, I´m gonna take a shower and we will meet at dinner, kind sir?â She asked him and wiped the rest of the cream from his cheek.
âOkay. And mommy? Don´t cry anymore, okay? I saw you crying sometimes in the last year and I don´t want you to cry.â He said when she was nearly out of the room already.
âI won´t. And if I do then I have two strong men to soothe me now!â She smiled and blew him a kiss.
âAnd, what did my big strong diner-man cook for me?â She teased Luke when she entered the dinning-room some time later. The kids were already there and started to giggle when they heard her talk like that. Luke just gave her a look.
âMy beautiful, sexy honey-bunny you cooked for me, so cute!â She said in a girlish voice and winked at the kids.
âKeep talking like that and you won´t get any!â Luke grumped and placed the potatoes on the table.
âDirty!â She exclaimed and kissed him after his usual âAh geezâ comment.
After dinner and after they had read a bedtime-story for the kids together, Luke and Lorelai sat outside on the roof-terrace, which was connected to their bedroom, drank red wine and talked. They sat on the large swing, which was a lot more comfortable than the one Lorelai had had on her porch at the crap shack. Luke was leaning against the arm-rest and had his legs on the swing; Lorelai was sitting between his legs and leaning on his chest, playing with his hands in her lap.
âI was so scared when William fell into the pool today. We should have paid more attention to them and not just let them run around without supervision.â Lorelai said quietly.
âWe told them a thousand times today that they should stay away from the pool and they weren´t without supervision, we were both there. You were in the pool and I was right next to it. He was just underwater for a few seconds and of course he was scared, but I think it brought you two closer again.â Luke said and stroked with his index finger over the back of her hand.
âYouâre right, but I wouldn´t want to repeat it. I think the last time I was that scared was when Laila went MIA at the cabin two years ago.â
âAnd then we found her sleeping on the toilet.â Luke chuckled. Lorelai turned around on top of him and nuzzled his ear with her nose and placed a kiss on his throat.
âI couldn´t bear losing one of our kids. Or you. When I tried to grab him and couldn´t I panicked, I was seconds away from screaming hysterically so that you would come and save us.â She mumbled and he felt her tears on his skin.
âI knew that you would get him, that´s why I didn´t jump in. I knew that you wouldn´t give up until you got him and you did.â He said and stroked over Lorelai´s hair which caused her to laugh.
âWhat?â Luke asked confused and Lorelai looked up, still laughing.
âWill told me before dinner that he doesn´t hate me. He caught me so off guard because seconds before we had been discussing your creaming-habits...â
âMy what?â
â... that I started crying again and he soothed me and stroked over my head, like you just did.â She finished her explanation.
âYou´ve been crying a lot lately.â Luke said and looked concerned. He wiped the last tears off her cheeks.
âI know. I am just so emotional and I can´t help it.â
âBut you´re not...?â He asked and his eyebrows nearly disappeared into his hair.
âI am not... what?â She didn´t understand.
âPregnant?â He clarified.
âNo.â She said and looked down fixated on his shoulder.
âHey what is it?â He asked her, placed a hand under her chin and made her look at him.
âDid you ever think about it?â She asked him and looked him in the eyes.
âAbout...?â He asked this time.
âHaving another kid.â She said and looked down.
âBecause I sometimes thought about it. After the twins started pre-school I thought that maybe another one would be nice, maybe another boy this time. I mean, we were able to handle three little kids at a time then another baby wouldn´t be that hard. But then all this stuff at the Inn happened and I didn´t find the time to talk with you about it. And then I realized that I wasn´t able to handle the Inn and my kids, how would I be able to handle another one. It wouldn´t have been fair because you would have to deal with it alone, while I was working like crazy. But i thought about it and it would have been nice.â She confessed. Luke was quiet for some time and she knew he needed time to process what she had said.
âIt would be nice, yes. But it´s not too late. The twins started pre-school a year ago, it´s not that much later. We could... think about it and maybe...â He said and kissed her forehead.
âI think the last year showed that first I should concentrate on the kids we already have rather than getting pregnant again. Will has forgiven me, but I can´t go back to the way it was before that easily. I need to figure things out when we get back, how I will be able to deal with everything in a good way, without neglecting you and the kids or giving up the Inn. But still, it would have been nice to have another little one.â She smiled.
âYes, it would have been nice.â He agreed and kissed her softly. Lorelai´s hands went in his hair and they both moaned when their tongues found each other.
âYou know, we could still do what is required to get pregnant, without actually getting pregnant. I am still on the pill, you know.â Lorelai mumbled against his lips, while they were still kissing each other.
âReally?â He whispered back, grinned and sat up, sitting her in his lap and kissing her some more before he stood up, bringing her with him and carried her inside.
He placed her on the bed and she pulled him on top of her. Their hands found their way under their clothes and kept roaming over their bodies. Lorelai pulled Luke´s shirt over his head and placed kisses on his chest. He caressed her stomach and let his hands glide up to her breasts. His fingers found the clasp on the front of her bra when they heard a loud scream.
âMommy! Mommy!â They heard William scream panicked.
They both jumped out of the bed and ran into his room, where they found him tossing and turning in his bed, still asleep. He was crying, screaming, and struggling.
âWilliam, Will, hey!â Luke said and nudged him gently to wake him up, while Lorelai sat down on the bed, stroking soothingly over his cheeks. His eyes fluttered open, he looked around, still crying, and saw his parents. He threw himself into his motherâs arms, whimpering and sobbing.
âHey, Will what is it? What´s wrong?â Luke asked and sat down beside them.
âI was under the water and couldn´t breathe and I couldn´t see.â He sobbed and his voice broke.
âIt´s all right, we are here and you are safe. We would never let anything happen to you.â Luke said and kissed him on his head, while Lorelai rocked him from side to side.
âCan I sleep with you?â William cried into his mother´s shoulder. Lorelai gave Luke a sad smile, which he returned, before she said.
âOf course you can, baby.â She handed him to Luke, who carried him over to their bedroom.
They all got situated on the bed, William in the middle between his parents, his head lying on Luke´s outstretched arm, while his face was buried in his motherâs chest. Luke caressed his head with one hand, while Lorelai hugged him to her with one arm.
After a few minutes his sobs subsided and his breaths evened and they knew he was asleep.
Lorelai reached over with her free hand to Luke and caressed his cheek.
âThere goes our second night.â She said and sighed, but placed another kiss on William´s head. Luke took her hand in his and placed some kisses on it, kissed every finger.
âWelcome back, mummy!â He smiled, squeezed her hand and placed a last kiss on it.
âGood night.â He said and switched off his lamp.
âGood night.â She said and groaned again in disappointment. She heard Luke chuckle and switched off her lamp.
TBC
âI think we have to get him out of his wet shorts.â Luke said half an hour later. They had been dozing in the sun, William was asleep on top of Lorelai, whimpering from time to time, which caused Lorelai to place kisses on his cap-covered head or his forehead.
Sara had woken up ten minutes ago and now lay on top of Luke, pulling on his chest-hair from time to time, which caused him to groan and her to giggle.
âI know, but it´s so nice to have him with me like this.â Lorelai sighed and kissed her son again.
Luke suddenly felt something on his legs and saw Laila crawling on top of him.
âHey princess, sleep well?â He asked her while she lay down next to her sister and snuggled close to him.
âYes. Daddy, I am hungry.â She told him and yawned.
âWhen are you not hungry, princess? But I will start dinner soon. But first you have to take a shower and change into your pjs and then we will eat before you go to bed,â Luke played with her dark-blonde curls while he talked to her.
âBut only if we get a story!â Sara insisted and sat up, causing him to groan, because she used his stomach to steady herself.
Lorelai laughed when she saw this and sat up. She carefully lay William on the deck chair and opened his bathrobe. She took another pair of shorts out of the backpack they had brought out with them, to save them trips inside, and then took his wet shorts off. She toweled him dry, took a closer look at his face, which was still fire red from the crash on the water. Some blood was still visible in his nostrils and she carefully tried to rub it away with an edge of the towel, which caused him to flinch.
She dressed him in dry shorts and scooped him back up into her arms.
âI´m gonna go inside with him; get him ready for dinner and bed. â Lorelai said and realized, when she turned towards Luke, that he had already taken the backpack, the towels, and the twins and was ready to go inside. They smiled at each other and Lorelai took the towels from him and together they walked into the house.
Luke started the water for the bathtub and Lorelai nudged William awake. He was sleepy and confused by his surroundings and buried his head once again in his motherâs shoulder. Lorelai placed him on the bathroom floor, took off his bathrobe and his shorts, and placed him in the shower, while Luke placed the twins in the tub.
He had to laugh when he saw William in the shower because the boy wasn´t really awake and had trouble keeping himself up, so much that Lorelai had to steady him.
At one point she just jumped into the shower with him, which was no problem because she was still wearing her bathing suit.
After she stepped out of the shower and had wrapped William in a towel, he immediately clung to her again and she had to carry him into his room to dress him.
âSo, honey, what do you want to wear tonight? Your blue pajamas or your other blue pajamas?â Lorelai smiled at William who sat up in his bed.
âThat one!â He decided and pointed to a dark blue shirt and black shorts.
âOkay, then we will get you the matching boxers, huh?â She said and took out blue boxers for him.
She threw the boxers to him and he laughed when they hit him in the face. He stood up and slipped them on.
âHey you, wait. First we have to cream you so that you smell good and don´t have skin like an old elephant!â She stopped him when he wanted to dress himself.
âDaddy never creams himself and he doesn´t have skin like an old elephant.â William protested.
âThat´s what you think!â Lorelai laughed.
âHe doesn´t have skin like an old elephant!â William said again and shook his head.
âNo, he doesn´t because he creams himself.â
âUh-uh!â William said.
âUh-huhâ said Lorelai and nodded.
âI will ask him and then he can tell you that he doesn´t!â William insisted.
âOh, he does, Will, believe me!â Lorelai grinned.
âHow do you know that? You´re never at home, you don´t know that!â Lorelai´s smile disappeared and she needed a moment to compose herself, but then she plastered a smile on her face again and sat down on the bed beside him.
âI know that Will because even though I haven´t been home much during the last year, your daddy and I took one or two showers together, so I know stuff like that. I also know that you won another soccer game and shot some goals. William, I wanted so badly to be there when you had your soccer-cup or on your first day of kindergarten. I know I can´t make up for it, but I am trying. All I am asking for is another chance. Can you give me that?â Lorelai asked him and was on the verge of tears again, but tried to keep the smile on her face.
âMommy, I don´t hate you!â He told her and wiped the tears cascading down her face away with a finger. She took him in her arms again and cried for some time in his shoulder, pressing him against her. The relieve flooded her so suddenly and hard, that she wasn´t able to hold back.
âMommy, don´t cry. It´s okay, I´m here. I won´t let you go! I love you.â William repeated her words from this afternoon and stroked over her hair, like he had seen his father do so often.
âI love you too my baby!â She whispered in his ear and pulled back to wipe her tears away and take a deep breath.
âLet´s get you ready.â She smiled at him then, pulled him close, and placed another kiss on top of his head.
âMommy is there also a body-cream for men? Does daddy use that one?â William asked a minute later while Lorelai creamed his body .
âI´m sorry to disappoint you, honey, but your daddy uses the normal body cream. Nothing overly-manly there.â She grinned and stroked a bit of cream on his nose. William looked at her, then wiped the cream away with one finger and smeared it on her nose. Lorelai, without any other reaction, dipped her finger in the cream-box and smeared it on his nose again. William grinned and she grinned back and within seconds they were smearing the cream all over each other.
When they finished, William was completely greasy and Lorelai had cream in her face, on her bathing-suit, and in her hair.
âYou dress yourself, I´m gonna take a shower and we will meet at dinner, kind sir?â She asked him and wiped the rest of the cream from his cheek.
âOkay. And mommy? Don´t cry anymore, okay? I saw you crying sometimes in the last year and I don´t want you to cry.â He said when she was nearly out of the room already.
âI won´t. And if I do then I have two strong men to soothe me now!â She smiled and blew him a kiss.
âAnd, what did my big strong diner-man cook for me?â She teased Luke when she entered the dinning-room some time later. The kids were already there and started to giggle when they heard her talk like that. Luke just gave her a look.
âMy beautiful, sexy honey-bunny you cooked for me, so cute!â She said in a girlish voice and winked at the kids.
âKeep talking like that and you won´t get any!â Luke grumped and placed the potatoes on the table.
âDirty!â She exclaimed and kissed him after his usual âAh geezâ comment.
After dinner and after they had read a bedtime-story for the kids together, Luke and Lorelai sat outside on the roof-terrace, which was connected to their bedroom, drank red wine and talked. They sat on the large swing, which was a lot more comfortable than the one Lorelai had had on her porch at the crap shack. Luke was leaning against the arm-rest and had his legs on the swing; Lorelai was sitting between his legs and leaning on his chest, playing with his hands in her lap.
âI was so scared when William fell into the pool today. We should have paid more attention to them and not just let them run around without supervision.â Lorelai said quietly.
âWe told them a thousand times today that they should stay away from the pool and they weren´t without supervision, we were both there. You were in the pool and I was right next to it. He was just underwater for a few seconds and of course he was scared, but I think it brought you two closer again.â Luke said and stroked with his index finger over the back of her hand.
âYouâre right, but I wouldn´t want to repeat it. I think the last time I was that scared was when Laila went MIA at the cabin two years ago.â
âAnd then we found her sleeping on the toilet.â Luke chuckled. Lorelai turned around on top of him and nuzzled his ear with her nose and placed a kiss on his throat.
âI couldn´t bear losing one of our kids. Or you. When I tried to grab him and couldn´t I panicked, I was seconds away from screaming hysterically so that you would come and save us.â She mumbled and he felt her tears on his skin.
âI knew that you would get him, that´s why I didn´t jump in. I knew that you wouldn´t give up until you got him and you did.â He said and stroked over Lorelai´s hair which caused her to laugh.
âWhat?â Luke asked confused and Lorelai looked up, still laughing.
âWill told me before dinner that he doesn´t hate me. He caught me so off guard because seconds before we had been discussing your creaming-habits...â
âMy what?â
â... that I started crying again and he soothed me and stroked over my head, like you just did.â She finished her explanation.
âYou´ve been crying a lot lately.â Luke said and looked concerned. He wiped the last tears off her cheeks.
âI know. I am just so emotional and I can´t help it.â
âBut you´re not...?â He asked and his eyebrows nearly disappeared into his hair.
âI am not... what?â She didn´t understand.
âPregnant?â He clarified.
âNo.â She said and looked down fixated on his shoulder.
âHey what is it?â He asked her, placed a hand under her chin and made her look at him.
âDid you ever think about it?â She asked him and looked him in the eyes.
âAbout...?â He asked this time.
âHaving another kid.â She said and looked down.
âBecause I sometimes thought about it. After the twins started pre-school I thought that maybe another one would be nice, maybe another boy this time. I mean, we were able to handle three little kids at a time then another baby wouldn´t be that hard. But then all this stuff at the Inn happened and I didn´t find the time to talk with you about it. And then I realized that I wasn´t able to handle the Inn and my kids, how would I be able to handle another one. It wouldn´t have been fair because you would have to deal with it alone, while I was working like crazy. But i thought about it and it would have been nice.â She confessed. Luke was quiet for some time and she knew he needed time to process what she had said.
âIt would be nice, yes. But it´s not too late. The twins started pre-school a year ago, it´s not that much later. We could... think about it and maybe...â He said and kissed her forehead.
âI think the last year showed that first I should concentrate on the kids we already have rather than getting pregnant again. Will has forgiven me, but I can´t go back to the way it was before that easily. I need to figure things out when we get back, how I will be able to deal with everything in a good way, without neglecting you and the kids or giving up the Inn. But still, it would have been nice to have another little one.â She smiled.
âYes, it would have been nice.â He agreed and kissed her softly. Lorelai´s hands went in his hair and they both moaned when their tongues found each other.
âYou know, we could still do what is required to get pregnant, without actually getting pregnant. I am still on the pill, you know.â Lorelai mumbled against his lips, while they were still kissing each other.
âReally?â He whispered back, grinned and sat up, sitting her in his lap and kissing her some more before he stood up, bringing her with him and carried her inside.
He placed her on the bed and she pulled him on top of her. Their hands found their way under their clothes and kept roaming over their bodies. Lorelai pulled Luke´s shirt over his head and placed kisses on his chest. He caressed her stomach and let his hands glide up to her breasts. His fingers found the clasp on the front of her bra when they heard a loud scream.
âMommy! Mommy!â They heard William scream panicked.
They both jumped out of the bed and ran into his room, where they found him tossing and turning in his bed, still asleep. He was crying, screaming, and struggling.
âWilliam, Will, hey!â Luke said and nudged him gently to wake him up, while Lorelai sat down on the bed, stroking soothingly over his cheeks. His eyes fluttered open, he looked around, still crying, and saw his parents. He threw himself into his motherâs arms, whimpering and sobbing.
âHey, Will what is it? What´s wrong?â Luke asked and sat down beside them.
âI was under the water and couldn´t breathe and I couldn´t see.â He sobbed and his voice broke.
âIt´s all right, we are here and you are safe. We would never let anything happen to you.â Luke said and kissed him on his head, while Lorelai rocked him from side to side.
âCan I sleep with you?â William cried into his mother´s shoulder. Lorelai gave Luke a sad smile, which he returned, before she said.
âOf course you can, baby.â She handed him to Luke, who carried him over to their bedroom.
They all got situated on the bed, William in the middle between his parents, his head lying on Luke´s outstretched arm, while his face was buried in his motherâs chest. Luke caressed his head with one hand, while Lorelai hugged him to her with one arm.
After a few minutes his sobs subsided and his breaths evened and they knew he was asleep.
Lorelai reached over with her free hand to Luke and caressed his cheek.
âThere goes our second night.â She said and sighed, but placed another kiss on William´s head. Luke took her hand in his and placed some kisses on it, kissed every finger.
âWelcome back, mummy!â He smiled, squeezed her hand and placed a last kiss on it.
âGood night.â He said and switched off his lamp.
âGood night.â She said and groaned again in disappointment. She heard Luke chuckle and switched off her lamp.
TBC