Lorelai looked at Rachel sympathetically, feeling sorry that she and Luke were having trouble, even though a part of her was jealous of her relationship with Luke. Rachel sighed. "I don't know how long I can stick around here waiting for Luke when I feel like I don't have a friend in the world."

"Hey, if you can French braid hair, I'll be your friend," Lorelai replied.

Rachel smiled. "Really?"

Lorelai smiled back and patted Rachel's knee. "Absolutely. Any time you ever need anything. To talk, hang out, whatever. I'm always around."

"Thank you. That's really sweet of you." Rachel smiled at her appreciatively. "I guess now I have to learn how to French braid hair though, huh?" she added with a laugh.

Lorelai laughed. "No, that's okay. I'll just make Rory do it for me."

Rachel smiled. "How is Rory anyway?"

Lorelai sighed. "Well, she's trying to hide it, but I think she's still pretty upset about breaking up with Dean."

"Aww," Rachel replied. "Her first breakup?"

Lorelai nodded. "Yup. I feel so bad for her."

Rachel nodded. "Yeah, I know how that feels. All breakups are tough, but the first one's the hardest because you've never experienced it before."

"Exactly," Lorelai agreed. "That's exactly what I told her." Lorelai glanced around the apartment. She paused. "Um, can I ask you something personal... about Luke?"

"Sure... what?" Rachel asked curiously.

"Does he leave his hat on... all the time?" Lorelai asked with a smile.

Rachel laughed. "No, umm, he actually removes it at night. And when we go out to nice places. And in the shower -- sometimes."

Lorelai laughed. "You know, I think I've only seen him without it a few times before. It's like a security blanket or something with him."

Rachel nodded. "Yeah, I know. He's been wearing it forever. He wore it back when we dated several years ago too."

"Geez, him and his hats. I can't even picture Max in a hat." Lorelai laughed at the thought.

"Max? Is that your boyfriend?" Rachel asked.

"Yeah," Lorelai replied. "Well, sort of. I guess so. We're sort of just talking right now... it's a long story. I'll tell you some other time. We should go out to lunch sometime this week."

Rachel smiled. "That would be really great. Thanks…thanks for being so friendly. I'm glad Luke has friends as nice as you."

Lorelai smiled. "Aww, you're welcome."

Rachel stared at Lorelai for a moment. She was grateful that Lorelai was being so kind to her, and even though they'd only known each other for a few weeks, she felt really comfortable with her. Rachel suddenly had a strange impulse. Being the adventure-seeker that she was, she decided to make a seemingly risky move. Keeping her eyes locked with Lorelai's, she leaned forward and pressed her lips against hers.

Lorelai quickly jumped off the couch and took a few steps back. "Whoa, whoa, whoa. What are you doing?" She looked at Rachel uncomfortably.

Rachel stood up, slightly disappointed at the rejection but still persistent. "Come on, Lorelai, haven't you ever experimented?"

Lorelai raised her eyebrows. "Um, yes, in chemistry, we mixed chemicals. In biology, we dissected frogs. During elementary school lunch, we mixed the chocolate milk with soda and convinced people to drink it. I've done lots of experimenting in my day." She waved a finger towards Rachel. "But they never taught us... that... in school."

Rachel smiled. "But haven't you ever been curious about what it's like to be with another woman?"

"Um, no, not really." Lorelai shook her head. Then she paused a moment and sighed. "Well, you know, I've wondered what it would be like... but I never intended on doing anything about it. It's just something you think about once in awhile but..."

"Yeah, well I've thought about it too," Rachel interrupted. "But I never thought about doing anything about it until right now." Rachel stepped right in front of her. "Come on, we're both curious, and we're friends now, right? What's a little experimentation between friends? Let's just see what it's like. Let's just try it out, and as soon as one of us wants to stop, we'll stop."

Lorelai didn't say anything for a moment. She crossed her arms across her chest and stared at the floor, thinking things over. `I am kind of curious. And a little experimentation never hurt anybody, right? And this is Rachel – she's gorgeous. What better person to experiment with than someone that looks like her?' She slowly looked up and stared into Rachel's eyes. "Let's... try it out," Lorelai said with a sly smile.

Rachel smiled. She dropped the pictures she was holding onto the coffee table, as Lorelai removed her scarf from her neck. She dropped it on the floor as Rachel helped Lorelai take off her jacket. They slipped off their shoes and stared at each other for a second before they leaned towards each other and kissed. Just as Lorelai had thought it would be, it was soft, delicate, and warm. They broke the kiss and looked at each other, both smiling. "I liked it," Rachel said.

"Me too," Lorelai replied, moving in for another kiss. This time though, both of their mouths opened, inviting their tongues to meet. As their tongues swirled softly around each other, Rachel led Lorelai back to the couch. They both sat down and continued to kiss. Lorelai felt Rachel's hand on her shoulder, and it slowly slid down to her chest, where it cupped her breast and gave it a gentle squeeze. Lorelai moaned through the kiss as a chill ran through her body.

Lorelai opened her eyes as Rachel pulled back from her lips and began to unbutton Lorelai's shirt. Lorelai lay back against the arm of the couch staring at Rachel, already getting turned on just at the thought of Rachel seeing her breasts. Rachel finished unbuttoning the shirt and opened it, exposing Lorelai's bra-covered chest. Lorelai leaned forward a little, enabling Rachel to slide off the shirt, and then Lorelai removed her own bra, tossing it on the floor. Rachel smiled as Lorelai lay in front of her half-naked.

"Very nice," Rachel said, running her finger softly over Lorelai's breasts.

"Thanks," Lorelai replied, with an embarrassed smile. "Your turn." She reached for the bottom of Rachel's sweater, and slowly brought it up over her head. Lorelai tossed it aside and glanced at Rachel's chest. "Wow, that's a really nice bra. Where'd you get that?" Lorelai asked, glancing at the light pink satin undergarment.

Rachel laughed. "A boutique in Chicago." She removed it and tossed it to the floor, giving Lorelai a full view of her ample breasts.

"Wow. I must say, yours are also very nice. You have a great body." Lorelai commented, smiling. Rachel thanked her as Lorelai slowly leaned forward and kissed Rachel's left breast. She softly flicked her tongue at the nipple as Rachel responded with a satisfied groan. Lorelai started sucking on it softly, swirling her tongue over it occasionally while Rachel leaned back against the couch, getting more aroused with each passing second. Rachel's panting increased as Lorelai moved her mouth onto the right breast, using her hand to lightly tweak the nipple on the left.

Lorelai could sense that Rachel was close to orgasm. To help her along, she reached down and started rubbing Rachel's denim covered crotch. Sure enough, moments later, Rachel hit the brink as her body started to quiver forcefully. "Ohhhh God, oh my God, that's it... yesssss." As her orgasm subsided, Lorelai moved up to her mouth and kissed her, smiling. "That sounded good."

Rachel exhaled loudly and smiled. "Oh, it was, it was excellent. You should try it." Lorelai smiled as Rachel gestured for her to lean back against the arm of the couch. Rachel straddled her and returned the favor by lightly sucking on Lorelai's breast. Lorelai leaned her head back and closed her eyes. She smiled to herself as she felt Rachel's soft lips move back and forth between her breasts. As she felt Rachel's lips move down her stomach, she wondered just how far Rachel would go.

She got her answer as she felt Rachel starting to unbutton her pants. Lorelai opened her eyes and watched her, arching her back to help Rachel slide them off. Rachel tossed them aside, then moved back up to kiss Lorelai, placing her knee between her thighs, causing Lorelai to moan with pleasure at the sheer touch. Rachel continued kissing her as she slid her hand down and placed her hand on top of Lorelai's very damp panties. She then ran her fingers along the waistband and slipped her hand inside. Lorelai felt an electric rush run through her body as Rachel's warm fingers slipped easily inside her moist opening and started moving in a circular motion.

Lorelai had never thought that being with a woman could ever feel this good. "Ugggghhhh," she groaned loudly, bucking her hips as Rachel increased her finger speed. "Oh yes!" she screamed repeatedly, as Rachel's fingers worked magic down below. Lorelai's body tightened and her eyes clenched shut as she let out one final loud moan with her orgasm. Lorelai opened her eyes and smiled as Rachel removed her hand and brought her fingers to her lips, tasting Lorelai's juices. Rachel kissed her one more time and then flopped back onto the couch next to her. They lay there for a few seconds staring at each other, both panting to catch their breath. "We should really do this again sometime." Lorelai suggested. Rachel nodded in agreement, and they started kissing once again.

They heard a loud gasp. They stopped kissing and glanced up and saw Luke standing there with the most shocked expression they'd ever seen. Lorelai and Rachel, who were still catching their breath and were too turned on to be as embarrassed as they should've been, both smiled at him.

"Oh my God." Luke said. "What the... when did... what are..." He stuttered for a moment before giving up trying to talk, and just stood there with his mouth gaping open, unable to stop staring at the two half-naked women on his couch. He immediately became aroused, and he focused much of his attention on Lorelai, whom he'd always wished to see in her panties but had never imagined it would be in this scenario.

"Luke, calm down. We're just... experimenting." Rachel explained, still smiling. She glanced at Lorelai, then back to Luke. "Uhhh, you wanna join us?"

Luke's mouth slowly closed and he raised his eyebrows. He glanced from Lorelai to Rachel and back to Lorelai. "Well, I'm no fool." Luke dropped the bag he was carrying and walked towards the couch smiling.

The End

(Well, not really...)