Out of Nowhere | By : Parazession Category: G through L > Gilmore Girls Views: 14851 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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A/N: I certainly hope this part sounds at least a little
realistic. As always, all reviews are
appreciated.
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Chapter 4 – Capitulation
“Huh?” Luke was positive he hadn’t heard that right.
“I want you to sleep with me.” He was going to make this
difficult she knew it. Well, she’d come
this far. No way was she giving up
without a fight.
‘Oh hell. I heard her right. Where the hell did that come
from? Stay calm! She’s upset and she’s not thinking clearly.’ His hands were fidgeting badly and he really
needed to move. He stood up dislodging
the arm she had still had around him, and then paced over to the window and
back trying to think of what to say.
Lane watched him start to pace, ‘I think I’ve got my work
cut out for me. Maybe now would be a
good time to put those saleswoman skills I’m supposed to have to good use.
Let’s see, the first rule in sales: Attractive Display.’
She waited until his back was turned and removed the button
up sweater she had been wearing to reveal a thin black tank camisole. She knew it had worked when he turned and
tripped over his feet.
‘What the hell is she doing? Alright, just tell her this
won’t work and gently rush her out the door.’
Luke cleared his throat, after catching a glimpse of her sitting so
innocently on the couch his mouth had suddenly gone dry. “Lane, I’m sure you
think this is a good idea right now but tomorrow when you’ve had a chance to
think about it you’re going to regret it.
I mean I’m way too old for you and what would Rory think or your mother
for that matter? Why don’t you put
your, uh, sweater back on and we’ll just talk about this for a minute.” There he’d gotten that out reasonable well
with only a little rambling. He really
hoped she’d put that sweater back on.
He was fighting a losing battle to focus on her face.
‘Second Rule: Approach the Customer in an Inviting Manner.’
She stood up from the couch and saw his eyes flicker to her waist where a strip
of skin was showing between her tank and her pants. ‘Thank God for low-rise
jeans.’ “I know you think I’m just reacting to stress or something but I’m sure
of what I want. Just let me explain how
I got this idea and if you still want to say no, then I’ll leave and we can
just forget this whole conversation ever happened.” Pleased that her voice had remained steady she allowed herself to
smile at his panicked look. “Come here
and sit down. You’re a little too tall for me to talk to like this.”
He wasn’t sure when she’d gotten control of the
situation. He was pretty sas
as
as
the one who was supposed to calling the shots here but he’d lost track of what
was going on when she’d stood up from the couch. That little strip of skin seemed to have permanently captured his
attention. ‘Stop it. You are the adult here. It’s your responsibility to let
her down gently and explain to her why this is not going to happen.’ Deciding
that it would be easier to talk to her while sitting down he moved over to the
chair and sat down.
“Listen, you’ve…” Lane put her hand over his mouth pleased
to see his eyes widen a little at her forward move. “No, I would like for you
to listen to me for a minute okay?”
Luke nodded his head.
Best to let her get it out of her system then maybe she’d feel like she
still had some control over things and it wouldn’t hurt her so badly when he
told her no. ‘And you are going to tell her no, aren’t you? Yes of course I’m
going to tell her no. I’m just saying opportunity like this doesn’t come
everyday, maybe you should think about it for a minute. No there is nothing to
think about; she’s eighteen and I’m…older than that. Much older. End of
discussion.’ This arguing in his head was proving to be very distracting. He’d apparently blocked out her moving to
kneel in front of him and if ever there was something he shouldn’t block out it
was a young woman kneeling in front of him.
“Luke, please look at me.”
She waited until his eyes focused on hers. ‘Third Rule: Describe and Present Truthfully. Here goes nothing.’
“I don’t want to marry you.” His eyes flickered at that, confusion starting to replace the
panic. “I haven’t been carrying some torch for you for years. I’m not in love with you and I don’t want a
commitment from you.” That should keep
him guessing. “What I do want is to make a choice for myself that doesn’t involve
reacting to something or is out of a desire to please someone else. I want to decide when and where one of the
most important moments of my life happens.
I want it to be on my terms and with the man I trust the most in the
world.”
Luke was still feeling a lot of confusion; her initial
statements had thrown him for a loop.
Women usually weren’t so straightforward with him. He waited for the other shoe to drop.
“Lane, I don’t want to hurt you feelings, I’m sure you think
you’ve thought this through but this is a big decision in your life. You should be having this conversation with
someone your age that you do want to have a relationship with.” He stopped when she took his hands in hers.
“That’s just it. I
wouldn’t be having this conversation with someone my age. I’d be too busy trying to figure out if he
was serious about me or if I could trust him or if he just wanted to get me in
the sack.” Luke winced at that unused
to hearing talk so…frankly. “But you’re different. You’re a good man. If you
weren’t you wouldn’t be protesting so much.
I’ve always respected you, that isn’t going to change, whether you tell
me yes or no. Just think about this, please.
I want this to happen with you because you’re an attractive, honest,
decent man that I trust and desire.yes"> Looking at her face, desperately trying to keep from looking any
lower. He knew as soon as he did he
would cross that line separating protective adult from potential lover and he
really didn’t think he was ready for that line to disappear.
He knew he needed to say something. But he didn’t know what. He tended to screw things up with women when
he tried to talk to them. Just look at
Nicole, he’d known there were problems but he hadn’t known what to say so they
had just ended up arguing. And Lorelai,
my God, the almost conversations he’d hadh heh her numbered in the thousands. Too bad none of them ever took place outside
of his head. Fully aware he was going
to mangle this up he knew he had to try.
“As flattered as I am that you think I’m good enough for you, I don’t
think this ich ach a good idea. I don’t
think I’m the one you really want for this.”
‘Well that wasn’t too bad was it?’ Luke was pretty pleased
with that statement nothing too bad there and Lane appeared to be handling it
well too. Although she seemed a little
surprised and maybe confused about something.
‘Good enough for me? What kind of inferiority complex am I
dealing with here, anyway? Just what
have those women he’s been involved with done to him?’ She was a little concerned about him. ‘Hadn’t anyone ever told him they’d be the
lucky one to have him and not the other way around?’
His statement had the opposite effect of what he’d hoped
for. She was more determined now plus
she had additional reasons for wanting this with him. ‘He doesn’t know what he’s up against. I’ll just have to try my best to make sure he knows he’s
valuable.’ She smiled to herself. ‘Even
if it takes all night.’
She wasn’t getting her sweater or leaving. In fact it looked she had just decided on
something and he was pretty sure it wasn’t in favor of his argument. She just smiled at him and he went into a
sudden sweat. That smile had a wealth
of meaning behind it. He was in
trouble.
“I know this is coming out of nowhere but my reasons still
stand. I may not be the most attractive
woman in the world…” It was his turn to interrupt. “You’re beautiful,
Lane. Don’t ever let anyone tell you
differently.” He was defensive on her
behalf and she was thrilled.“Thank you
Luke that means a lot to me. The truth
is guys don’t pay much attention to me.
And when they do I get tongue-tied and nervous and end up looking like
the village idiot. I don’t want to have
to go through this with someone I’m nervous around. You make me feel safe and comfortable. All I want is one night.
Maybe some good will come out of it for both of us.”
He could almost feel his defenses crumbling. She looked so sweet staring up at him with
her hands over top of his. She also
looked damned good kneeling at his feet and his ego among other things was
starting to get out of hand. What guy
didn’t have this scenario as one of their main fantasies? He was on the edge of
giving in. She was right; one night
with someone he was comfortable with certainly beat countless dates trying to
figure out the right approach to another woman. And who knows maybe some good would come out of it if they were
both determined enough.
“If you want to stop at anytime just say so, alright?” Lane
was stunned. She’d been sure it hadn’t
worked that he was going to say no. The
mixture of relief and excitement pouring through her almost made her
dizzy. She smiled at him and started to
move closer to him when he stopped her. “Tell me you understand. I don’t want there to be con confusion about
this. I do anything you don’t like
anything at all and you tell me.
Understood?” He was stunned
himself he hadn’t realized he’d made his decision but it was too late to back
out of it now. Not unless she wanted
to.
“I understand perfectly.
Now, I would really appreciate it if you would let go of my hands so I
can take that shirt of yours off. It’s
been driving me insane.”
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Chapter 5 Coming Soon
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