Under the Counter ~ Luke Danes

4. The Interview

Isabella woke up the next morning to sound of her alarm ringing at 8 am. She rubbed her eyes and spread her arms and her legs, stretching. She had excitement splattered across her face. She was genuinely happy. It had been such a long time since she felt truly happy. With the breakup of her ex boyfriend and the leaving her best friends back at her hometown, it was just too much to handle all at once. It seemed like her world was crashing down and she was being beat while she was down. Leaving her friends was the hardest because she grew up with them. They were her rock. She didn't know where she'd be without them. She still keeps daily contact with them, calling and texting everyday. However, she didn't mention her little crush on Luke to them. She thought she'd keep it to herself. Besides she thought she'd get over it quick. She usually did with the people she liked previously.

She sat up on the edge of her bed and slipped on her slippers. She grabbed her clothes and decided to take a hot shower. She opened the door to her room and walked towards her bathroom. She switched on the light which made her squint from how bright it was.
She placed her clothes on the sink counter and began taking off her clothes. She placed her hand on the knob of the shower and switched it from cold to hot. She flicked the water with her fingers until it was the right temperature. Once it was warm enough, she got in. She did everything to make sure she smelled good. She shampooed twice, conditioned twice, washed her body twice, washed her face, shaved, and brushed her teeth twice as well. Once she was out, she wrapped her hair in a towel and dried off her body with an extra towel in the bathroom. She got dressed while she let her hair dry with the towel on her head. Once she was dressed she removed the towel and pulled out her hair dryer. She decided to go with a blowout hair style. She grabbed her round brush and got to work.

Once she was done she headed back to her room and sat at her desk to begin her makeup. She decided to go with a natural base and a brown and black Smokey eye look. That was her signature look. She added the tiniest bit of blush and a lip stick that matched the tone of her plump lips. She layered on some necklaces which looked flattering with the low v-neck long sleeve she's wearing, paying more attention to her breasts. She slipped on her black boots. Spritzing some perfume to her wrists, elbows, and neck. She wanted to look more adult like, not a child, so Luke could take her more seriously.

She headed towards the mirror and began to get teary eyed. She never thought she looked good enough, but she quickly snapped out of it, looking at the time. It was 10:34. She grabbed her purse and quickly left the house and explained to her parents that she got an interview at Luke's Diner, they wished her good luck. She hopped into her black car and drove to Luke's diner which was a short 5 minute drive depending on how traffic is.

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Luke woke up with something to look forward too. He liked seeing Isabella, talking to her. He liked that she was new, a breath of fresh air. He woke up at 6 am, having trouble sleeping. He was energized and was in a good mood, which might be surprising to some of the Stars Hollow residents. He got dressed in a khaki and burgundy flannel, dark blue jeans, brown work boots, and a black baseball cap, backwards of course. He tidied up his apartment a little, made the bed, cleaned the table, picked up some clothes from the floor, considering he was going to interview Isabella in his apartment.

He went downstairs to the diner and began putting the chairs from on top of the tables onto the floor, started placing some pastries into the glass dessert stand on the counter, made a fresh pot of coffee, heating up the stoves, wiping down the tables. 8 o'clock rolled by so it was time to open the diner. He patiently waited for Isabella's arrival.

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It was around 10:45 when Isabella stepped foot in the diner with the bell ring as she opened the door. She was early. Luke was working the counter and could immediately smell her signature perfume, he did a double take. Isabella searched the diner for Luke as she entered, she met Luke's gaze and gave him a toothy smile and a small wave. He looked at her in awe. He returned a wave as to signal that he will be with her shortly. She waited for about 30 seconds before Luke walked towards her.