"That Elusive Soulmate – Part 5"
AUTHOR: Ann
EMAIL:
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SPOILER: Takes place after "The Bracebridge Dinner"
RATING: PG
PAIRING: Lorelai/Christopher
SUMMARY: When Christopher visits again, Lorelai has to deal with some
lingering feelings for him.
DISCLAIMER: I own nothing; all characters belong to Amy Sherman-Palladino
and the WB.
Part 5
* * *
On Tuesday night at Lorelai’s house, the doorbell rang at slightly past 5:30 p.m. "I got it!" Rory called from her bedroom. Lorelai and Christopher sat on the couch watching TV as Rory rushed out of her room to answer the door. Lorelai heard Dean and Rory talking briefly in the hallway before Rory called, "Bye, we’re leaving."
"Bye, have fun!" Lorelai called.
"Bye guys!" Christopher said.
Lorelai and Christopher stared at each other until they heard the front door slam. They immediately jumped up off the couch. Lorelai ran up to her room to get dressed and Christopher pulled a suit out of the front hall closet, which was where his clothes were being stored.
Twenty minutes later Christopher was waiting on the sofa ready to go as Lorelai made her way down the stairs. His eyes widened as she came into view, and he stood up and walked towards her. As she stepped off the bottom step, he eyed her up and down, starting with her soft curls that were neatly pulled out of her face with two barrettes. He brought his gaze down, trying to sneak a peak down the teasing v-neck of her black dress that fell just above the knees. He drank in her long legs, then slowly brought his gaze back up to meet hers.
He exhaled loudly. "Wow. You look perfect. Gorgeous. Amazing." His eyes continued to roam up and down her body.
Lorelai glanced down at her dress and smiled. "Thank you. You look pretty great yourself," she said, gesturing to his perfectly fitted suit.
"Thanks," he replied. He held out a hand to her and said, "Ready?"
She nodded and took his hand, and Lorelai grabbed her purse and jacket as they walked out to the car.
* * *
They pulled up the restaurant, the dashboard clock reading 6:35. "Wow," Lorelai said. "You made good time. We still have ten minutes."
A smile slowly formed on Christopher’s lips. "Hmm. Ten minutes, huh? What should we do for 10 minutes?" He raised his eyebrows and stared at her with a sly grin on his face.
Lorelai shrugged. "Good question. Maybe we should talk about the problems with the environment," she said, smirking.
"Yeah, that’s a possibility," Christopher said, nodding. "Or we could make out."
"Or we could make out," Lorelai said, nodding in agreement. She smiled as they leaned towards each other and kissed, a kiss so long and deep it had them gasping for air when they finally broke apart. After catching their breaths, they leaned forward and kissed again, their tongues playfully wrestling each other.
Christopher placed his hand on Lorelai’s knee and started sliding it up her thigh. He slowly brought it under the hem of her dress and down between her legs. Lorelai moaned loudly through their kiss as Christopher’s hand grazed her panties and a shot of arousal surged through her body. He gently ran a finger up and down the soft fabric, tracing the outline of her slit and evoking small whimpers from her throat. His finger ran up and down teasing her as it circled around her opening. Lorelai’s thighs started to quiver from the stimulation and she broke away from their kiss.
"Oh my God," she moaned. She leaned her head back and closed her eyes as he pushed his finger harder against her. He continued stroking her sensitive lips through her panties, making her legs weak with pleasure. As her breathing started to get heavy, Christopher suddenly pulled his hand back.
Lorelai opened her eyes and stared at him with a pleading look. "What’s wrong?" she asked, panting to catch her breath.
He smiled and shrugged. "Nothing. Ready to go in?"
Lorelai gasped. "I can’t believe you did that!" she exclaimed with a laugh of surprise. "You go and get me all hot and bothered and then . . . ugh! You’re such a tease!" She playfully slapped him on the arm.
Christopher leaned in close to her. "Gives you something to look forward to later though, doesn’t it?" He smiled and kissed her.
"Mmm," Lorelai said, smiling through the kiss. They pulled away from each other and Lorelai pulled her sun visor down and checked her makeup. She wiped the smeared lipstick off of Christopher’s lips, and they headed inside.
The dim lighting and soft music that greeted them as they walked inside made them smile at each other. As they were seated at a table, Lorelai gestured to the dance floor, which several couples were taking advantage of. "See, they’re dancing. Lots of people like dancing," she informed him.
"Yeah, I bet every one of those guys out there had to be begged," Christopher said.
Lorelai shrugged. "Whatever works."
They perused their menus. Several minutes later, they had ordered their meals and were starting on their salads.
"So how was your second day?" Lorelai asked.
"Great. It was great. Everyone seems cool there," Christopher said. "And I haven’t screwed up yet."
Lorelai laughed. "Well, that’s good then. So do you work by yourself or directly with other people?"
"Well, sometimes with other people," Christopher said. "But mostly they just give me this data sheet with a customer’s information on it, and I’ll set up their account in the computer. Then if anyone has trouble with any of the accounts, or if they need stuff changed in the way the account was set up, they come tell me."
Lorelai nodded. "Wow, so you’re pretty important there."
Christopher smiled. "Yup. I’m pretty much running the whole place. Without me, the company would probably die out."
Lorelai laughed. "Nice and humble, as always," she said, rolling her eyes.
He smiled. "Yup. How was your day?" Christopher asked.
"Oh, it was great," Lorelai said. "Michel was being completely neurotic about someone eating his Lean Cuisine meal, so that was fun."
Christopher laughed. "Sounds it."
"And Sookie was –." Lorelai paused and smiled. "And Sookie was being so cute. Well, she knows about us, remember?"
"Right," Christopher nodded.
"Yeah, so I told her we were going out dancing tonight and that we were gonna tell Rory about us tomorrow, and she was just so excited for us. She was all giddy about how happy Rory would be when she found out and everything. It was very cute." Lorelai smiled thinking about it.
"Aw, that’s sweet," Christopher said. "You have great friends, Lor."
Lorelai smiled and nodded. "Yeah. And things are going really good with her and Jackson too, so it’s great that both of us are in strong relationships right now."
Christopher nodded. "We should all go out together sometime."
Lorelai smiled and nodded. "Good idea." She paused and then laughed.
Christopher smiled. "What?"
"I was just thinking about the first double date I went on with Sookie and Jackson." Lorelai told Christopher about her date from hell with Rune.
Christopher laughed. "Oh wow, I can’t imagine anyone not being thrilled to be on a date with you. I mean, how could he not see how gorgeous you are?"
Lorelai shrugged. "He was obviously blinded by my beauty."
Christopher smiled. "Guess so." He glanced around the restaurant, his eyes stopping at the dance floor. He turned back to Lorelai and smiled. "May I have this dance?"
Lorelai smiled. "Aw, look at you being Mr. Romance."
"Is that a yes?" he asked.
Lorelai nodded. Christopher stood up and helped her out of her chair, then led her by the hand to the dance floor. They stared at each other as they danced, completely oblivious to anyone else in the room. Occasionally they would kiss softly as they swayed back and forth, and soon one dance turned into two and two turned into three as they got lost in their own little world.
After the third song finished, Christopher pointed to their table where the waiters had just arrived with their meals. They walked back to the table and sat down, conversing while they ate dinner.
When they were finished, they ordered coffee and dessert, and several minutes later, Lorelai’s chocolate cheesecake and Christopher’s banana crème brulee came. Their mouths watered as they each eyed the other’s plate and they ended up sharing their desserts.
When they had finished eating, they sat sipping their coffees slowly, talking and joking with each other. Finally Christopher leaned forward and said, "Okay, I’ll give you one more dance before we leave."
Lorelai smiled excitedly. "Thank you! What do you say we do some breakdancing, huh?"
Christopher laughed and leaned back in his chair. "Okay, forget it."
Lorelai smiled. "No, no, I’m kidding. Come on."
They walked down to the dance floor as an instrumental version of "Wonderful Tonight" started flowing through the room. Lorelai wrapped her arms around Christopher’s waist and rested her head against his chest as they danced. Christopher kissed the top of Lorelai’s head and inhaled the sweet scent of her hair. As the song ended, Lorelai lifted her head up and they kissed gently before walking back to the table to pay the check.
* * *
They walked out to the parking lot hand in hand, gazing at the clear sky above them. They stopped at the back of the car and kissed. Lorelai smiled through the kiss and said, "You know what?"
"You secretly had a crush on the "Time to make the donuts" guy?" Christopher asked.
Lorelai let out a small gasp. "What? No." She paused and smiled. "Well, kinda. I mean, he was in charge of all the donuts! You know how much I love donuts!"
Christopher laughed. "I know, I know. So what were you gonna say?"
Lorelai smiled. "This date was perfect," she said. "This whole night was perfect. In fact, the perfection level of this night is so incredibly high that if we were to get struck by lightning right now, even though this perfect night would drop a little in perfect-ness, it would still be in the perfect range. That’s how perfectly high on the perfection scale it is." She nodded enthusiastically.
Christopher’s eyes widened as he let out a small laugh. "Wow, I’ve never heard someone say perfect thirty times in one rant. But I’m glad to hear it. I had a great time too. And you know, the dancing wasn’t so bad. It was actually pretty nice," he admitted.
Lorelai smiled and nodded. "See? We should do it every week."
Christopher tilted his head and narrowed his eyes at her.
Lorelai smiled. "Or not. Not’s good." They kissed, then got into the car and drove back to Stars Hollow.
* * *
As they pulled up to Lorelai’s house, the first thing they noticed was that Rory’s bedroom light was on. "She’s home already," Lorelai said.
"Well, we’re running late. It’s like 9:30," Christopher pointed out.
"Yeah, but you know she’s gonna ask where we went," Lorelai said, a worried tone in her voice.
Christopher shrugged. "So, we’ll tell her we went out for dinner. Lorelai, we’re telling her about us tomorrow, it doesn’t really matter if she’s suspicious for the next 18 hours, does it?"
Lorelai sighed. "I guess not. You’re right." They got out of the car and walked to the house. "Rory!" Lorelai called. "We’re home." They hung up their jackets, and hearing nothing from Rory, Lorelai called, "Yoo hoo, Rory!" Christopher waited in the hallway as Lorelai walked to Rory’s bedroom and looked inside, with no luck. She walked back and knocked on the bathroom door, but was greeted with silence.
"Hmm," Lorelai said, narrowing her eyes. "Maybe she’s upstairs."
Christopher waited at the bottom of the steps while Lorelai walked upstairs. When she reached the top step, Lorelai heard running water in her bathroom. She turned around and quickly walked down a few steps. She whispered to Christopher, "I think she’s taking a shower. Gives us time to change."
Christopher and Lorelai changed out of their evening clothes and into more casual ones, then started watching television. A little while later, Rory walked downstairs in her robe. "Hey, where were you guys?" Rory asked, using a towel to dry her hair.
"Oh, we grabbed a late dinner," Lorelai said casually. "How was your night?"
"Oh, great. It was really nice. And Dean thinks he did well on his test," Rory said.
"That’s great," Lorelai said, smiling.
"Yeah. Okay, I’m gonna go finish my homework," Rory said. She walked to her bedroom and shut the door. Lorelai and Christopher looked at each other and smiled.
"See, no suspicion," Christopher said.
Lorelai nodded. "I know, I worry too much."
Christopher leaned towards her and said quietly, "So you know what I was thinking?"
"That you can’t believe it’s not butter?" Lorelai suggested.
Christopher laughed. "No. Uh, I was thinking that later tonight. . .you know, if you’re up for it. . . I might just drop by and finish what I started in the car."
Lorelai smiled. "Hmm. A very intriguing offer."
"Yes it is. You taking it?" Christopher asked.
"Of course I’m taking it," Lorelai said, smiling.
Christopher smiled. "Good."
"And on that note, I’m gonna go make some coffee. We’ll need energy," Lorelai said.
"I’ll help," Christopher said. He turned off the TV and followed Lorelai into the kitchen.
* * *
Later that night, Lorelai sat at her vanity in her pink satin camisole and matching panties, waiting impatiently for Christopher to come upstairs. Getting antsy, she stood up and started pacing around the bedroom, constantly glancing at the clock.
Finally she heard footsteps on the stairs and ran to the door. She waited for a knock, then pulled the door open. Christopher stood there in a T-shirt and boxer shorts, and Lorelai quickly pulled him into the room and locked the door. She pinned him against the door and kissed him hungrily, not hiding the fact that she’d been waiting for him all night.
As they broke apart, Christopher let out a laugh. "Man, you’re like a cat in heat. Calm down."
Lorelai smiled and shrugged. "Can I help it if you make me incredibly aroused?" she asked. She took a few steps back and said, "But fine, if you want me to play hard to get, I can do that too. How’s this?" She crossed her arms over her chest and pouted.
Christopher laughed. "Very good. But you don’t have to play hard to get." He took a step towards her. "But I do like the idea of roleplay."
Lorelai smiled and clasped her hands together. "Ooh, we haven’t done that in a long time!"
Christopher narrowed his eyes. "We haven’t done that ever, actually."
Lorelai raised an eyebrow and put a hand on her hip. "Huh. Are you sure?"
Christopher nodded.
Lorelai thought for a moment, a look of concentration on her face. She snapped her fingers and said, "Oh, sorry. That was with Max."
Christopher stepped back and leaned against the door. "Right, Max. Uh, so what kind of role playing did you and Max do?"
Lorelai shrugged. "I don’t know, just some random stuff. You know, he’s a teacher, so sometimes. . ." She gestured for Christopher to finish the sentence.
Christopher smiled. "Ah, so you would play the student who really wants a good grade."
Lorelai smiled and nodded. She licked her lips and said in her best sexy teenager voice, "Oh please change my grade, sir. I’ll do anything for an A, anything you want." She tilted her head and gave a pout.
"Wow," Christopher said, smiling. "You’re good at that. I’d change your grade."
Lorelai smiled and walked over to him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him. She pulled back and said, "So what kind of roleplay do you want?"
Christopher draped his arms around her shoulder and ran his fingers through her hair as he thought about it. Finally he said, "Okay, you’re the evil waitress who refuses to serve anyone coffee because she wants it all for herself."
Lorelai laughed. "I can do that. So what are you?"
Christopher smiled. "I’m the customer who must prove he’s worthy of tasting your coffee."
Lorelai smiled. "Ahh, nice." She stifled a yawn, then glanced at the clock. "It’s almost midnight."
Christopher looked at the clock. "Yeah. So you wanna forget the role playing and just have sex?"
"Yeah, that’d be good," Lorelai said, nodding. She laughed and said, "We’re so romantic."
"Yes, we are," he agreed, leaning in to kiss her. He brought his hand up under her camisole, and the feel of his hand against her breasts made a jolt of arousal shoot through Lorelai’s body. She leaned her head back and moaned towards the ceiling as Christopher’s fingers gently pulled at her nipples. He lowered his mouth to her neck, kissing up and down it gently.
Christopher slowly turned their bodies so that Lorelai’s back was against the door. He continued caressing her breasts as they kissed deeply, and the stimulation was causing Lorelai’s upper body to quiver with pleasure. Christopher removed his warm hand from her breasts, making Lorelai release a whimper as her body yearned for more contact.
Christopher’s hand traveled down her flat stomach and ran itself along the outside of her panties. "Mmmmm," Lorelai moaned softly at the sensation. Her breathing increased as Christopher cupped his hand over her sex and rubbed it gently.
He brought his hand up to the waistband of her panties and slowly slipped it inside. Lorelai groaned loudly at the direct contact of his hand against her swollen lips. He brushed against them lightly, running his fingertips over them, teasing her, making her body overflow with desire.
Lorelai pressed her head against the door and stared up at the ceiling panting heavy. "Oh my God. . . please," she muttered. "Chris, please. . ."
Christopher succumbed to her pleas by slipping a finger inside her wetness and she let out a long moan of satisfaction. Christopher inserted another finger and pushed them deep inside of her, slowly circling them in her juices. He kept his eyes on her face at all times, watching her facial expressions as she became more and more stimulated. He brought his fingers up to her clit and Lorelai’s body jerked at the touch. She groaned loudly as he started rubbing it gently with his fingertips. He moved very deliberately, building her up slowly, not wanting her to climax just yet.
As her panting started to increase, he slowly withdrew his hand from her panties and she groaned disappointedly. He smiled and leaned in to kiss her. She smiled through the kiss as they rearranged their bodies, and now Christopher was leaning against the door. Lorelai reached for the bottom of his T-shirt and brought it up over his head. She dropped it to the floor and started kissing him, moving her mouth down his neck and chest to his stomach while her hands roamed his body. She bit her lip and raised her eyebrows flirtingly before she gave his boxer shorts a tug and pulled them down. She pressed her lips against his as she slowly ran her hand down his body to his hardness, dragging her fingernails over it gently before wrapping her hand around it.
Christopher groaned through the kiss as her soft hand slid up and down his shaft. Lorelai leaned closely against him, listening to his grunting. He rested one hand on the doorknob and slipped his other hand into the back of Lorelai’s panties, slowly running his fingers over the curves of her soft bottom. As her hand continued stimulating Christopher, she felt an overwhelming desire between her legs begging to be fulfilled.
She smiled as she pulled away from him and said, "Enough foreplay." She quickly led him to the bed and gestured for him to lie down, and he did so while she removed her clothes. Seconds later she was climbing onto the bed, straddling him and lowering herself onto his hardness. She moaned loudly as it disappeared inside of her and both of their mouths dropped open as she started grinding her pelvis against his. He jerked his hips up at her, pushing into her fast and hard, making her body bounce wildly. She leaned forward and pressed her palms against his chest for balance as she rocked her hips rhythmically, an unbelievable sensation overcoming her body.
Suddenly Christopher pulled her close to his chest and rolled their bodies over so that she was lying on her back. He didn’t miss a beat as he started to thrust into her, quickly settling into a rhythm. She stretched out her hands on either side of her and clutched the sheets tightly, her mouth widening with every powerful thrust. Her entire body was starting to feel weak as the intense gratification overwhelmed her. Christopher’s constant grunting was low and subtle, but Lorelai’s moaning kept increasing in volume. Remembering that it was after midnight and Rory was just below them, she gritted her teeth and tried to muffle the sounds.
Christopher seemed to get a sudden surge of energy as he started pushing into Lorelai at a much faster pace, one that surprised even her. She gave up trying to meet his quick thrusts and instead concentrated on the intense pleasure they brought as she felt herself reaching her peak.
With one final thrust and a loud groan, Christopher buried his hardness deep inside of her and Lorelai felt his warm juices filling her. She clenched her eyes shut tight as her entire body writhed on the bed in pleasure. She tried to keep her climactic moans as repressed as possible, but they were too strong to be silenced entirely.
Christopher collapsed on top of her as her body relaxed, and they smiled at each other as they panted to catch their breaths. Christopher kissed her passionately before he rolled off of her onto the bed. He lay on his back and Lorelai moved closer to lean against him, resting her head against his chest and pulling the covers over them. Christopher wrapped an arm around her and ran his fingers up and down her arm, stroking it softly as they lay in silence. Lorelai rested her eyes shut as the soothing motion of his fingers relaxed her, and soon she was drifting off to sleep.
* * *
As her alarm beeped the next morning, Lorelai groggily fumbled to hit the off button without even opening her eyes. She groaned, wishing she didn’t have to go to work. Suddenly her eyes opened and she sat up quickly, remembering her night with Christopher - remembering that she fell asleep while he was still in her room. She glanced around, not seeing a sign of him or his clothes.
She quickly got up, pulled her robe on, and ran downstairs. Not seeing him in the living room, she walked into the kitchen. Rory sat at the table drinking coffee and eating a Pop Tart. "Morning Mom," Rory said in between bites.
Lorelai smiled. "Morning hon," she said. "Uh, have you seen your dad?"
Rory nodded and swallowed her food before she said, "Yeah, he left a few minutes ago. Said he had to get to work early so he couldn’t take me to school today."
"Oh," Lorelai said, biting her lip uncomfortably, wondering when he had left her bedroom. "Was he already up when you woke up?"
Rory nodded. "Yeah, he’d already made the coffee," she said, gesturing to the pot.
"Oh, that was nice." Lorelai smiled. She was glad that Rory hadn’t discovered that he’d slept in her room, because despite the fact that Rory would find out about them later that day, Lorelai wanted them to be the ones to tell her. Lorelai turned around and walked back upstairs, disappointed that she didn’t get to see Christopher before he had left.
She went into her room and walked over to her closet to look for something to wear. She passed her bureau and a piece of paper caught her eye. She picked it up and, recognizing Christopher’s handwriting, she read it aloud. "Didn’t want to wake you, you’re adorable when you sleep. Thanks for a great night. Love you. Chris." Lorelai smiled to herself and tucked the note into the pocket of her robe, then walked into the bathroom to take a shower.
To be continued. . .