Chapter 7: Time to Talk, Finally!


"Okay, Luke. I really need to discuss something with you," I pull away, reluctantly I might add. He is so much fun to kiss! "It's serious!" my voice goes an octave higher as he starts kissing my neck. He finally pulls back, looking at me expectantly. It takes all of my willpower not to kiss him again. "It's about Nicole," That got his attention.


"What about her?" okay, his face has gotten really serious. That might not be too good. Great


"Well, you're still married to her, right?" Luke slowly nods. I can totally tell he doesn't like where this is going. "Okay. So I don't think I want to break up a marriage, especially if this is just a fling. It's cheating on your wife."


"I don't want this to be just a fling," Look at him. He is so sincere. God, he makes this so hard! Why can't Luke be a jerk?"


"Neither do I. But you need to sort this out with Nicole before we can do anything, okay? It was wrong for us to sleep together. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it, but it just doesn't feel right. Okay?" God, this is harder than giving birth!


Oh no. I hurt him. I'm such an ass. Oops. He's saying something. "Yeah, I see. I need to take care of the Nicole situation before we can do anything. Yeah, I get it. I need to go. I'll see you tomorrow. Bye." Luke gets up from the couch on which we were making out and leaves. I follow him and close the door behind him. I lean against the door, the tears I had been holding in finally rushing out.


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I pick up the phone, needing to talk to someone. At first I think of calling Rory, but she doesn't know about me and Luke. Besides, I can never reach her. So Rory is out. Instead, I call Sookie. I dial the number, having dialed it so many times before.


"Hello?".


"Sook, can you come over?" I need her right now. I need somebody to comfort me and say I'm wrong when I call myself a total ass. She immediately knows something is wrong and heads right over. She is just the best friend ever.


I leave the door open for her so I don't have to get up. I'm lying on the couch, silently crying. I'm an idiot, a complete, moronic idiot. Why did I sleep with him in the first place? Then I wouldn't have had to break his heart and possibly his marriage, and I wouldn't be lying here with tears pouring down my face. I'm stupid.


"Lorelai, what happened?" Sookie's voice is bursting with concern when she sees me in this state. "This morning you were really happy! Wait, why are you all dressed up?" she asks when she notices how dressed up I am.


"I'm stupid. I shouldn't have called him and asked him to come over!" I wipe my cheeks. Great, my mascara's running!


"You were on a date with him?!" Sookie sounds so excited I almost don't tell her the truth.


"No, Sookie, it wasn't a date. I called him over to talk about Nicole." I hold my hand up to stop Sookie from talking. If I don't tell her now I'm going to sob hysterically. "I told him I couldn't see him until he's sorted out everything with Nicole. And then he left. I've been like this ever since," I cry out. So much for not sobbing hysterically.


Sookie is with me the entire night, soothing and comforting me. She calls Jackson saying that she is spending the night with me. I don't know what I would do without Sookie. She is just what I need right now: a friend. TBC...


To be continued...