The temperature is scorching, the humidity is at it's highest, and there's sweat running down his forehead into his eyes. Luke sets his toolbox down on Lorelai's front steps, takes off his hat and wipes his face on his shirt. The front door opens. "Thank God you're here. You think you can fix the air conditioner?" Luke puts his hat back on his head and looks up at Lorelai. His eyes widen as she walks over to him in a bikini top with cutoff denim shorts. He has trouble pulling his gaze away from the beads of perspiration that are running down her chest. He finally looks away and says, "I don't know. I'll try."


Lorelai gives him a little smile. "Come in. Do you want a drink first?"
"Yeah, water. Thanks." Luke is still having trouble tearing his gaze from Lorelai.
"Are you alright Luke? You looked a little dazed?"
"I'm good..just hot"
Lorelai smiles and pulls out two waters from the fridge.
Twenty minutes later Luke is sprawled on the floor inspecting the AC. Lorelai catches a glimpse of his washboard stomach peeking from beneath his shirt.
"We need to replace a part of the AC...Lorelai? Lorelai!"
Lorelai quickly tears her gaze from Luke's chest and looked him in the eyes. "Oh, uh what? I'm sorry. I..uh..spaced out there for a sec."
Luke stared at her for a moment, *this heat is getting to us both*.
"I said you need a new part for the AC. I can go buy the part and be back here."
"Oh, ok. Hey, let me come with you?"
"Uh, yeah..sure. You won't be bored going to a hardware store?"
"Nah. It'll be fun"
"You have strange passions!"

After they come back from the hardware store...

"Oh my god, I'm seriously going to faint from all this heat," Lorelai exclaimed as she flopped down in a kitchen chair.
"I know, it's never been this hot in Stars Hollow before," replied Luke, joining her at the table.
Luke wiped the beads of sweat that were trickling down his forehead with the back of his hand. He glanced at Lorelai, and found that her head was tilted back and she was moaning with pleasure as she ran an ice cube down her neck. Luke shifted in his chair to hide his arousal as he watched her chest heave up and down.
"God, this feels good..." she moaned softly. "You want one?" she asked, motioning to the ice cube.
"Nah, I'm good."
"You sure? It's really refreshing."
"I'm sure."
"Ok," smiled Lorelai. She glanced down at her bikini top and then glanced back up at Luke. "You know what, I'll be right back. I'm wearing a bikini top, I might as well wear the bottom that goes with it."
Luke felt a lump forming in his throat. "Oh, ok," he gulped.
Lorelai grinned and walked out of the kitchen.

Lorelai comes back downstairs in her bikini.
"Luke?"
"In here, looking at the A.." Luke stared at Lorelai as she came into the room. He starts shifting.
"Am I making you nervous?"
"Uh..no..I was just..uh..uh, so what seems to be the problem with the AC?"
"If I knew that Luke, I wouldn't have called you over here. Boy, it's hot in this room!"
"Yeah"
"You're sweating like a pig!"
Luke laughs, "Thanks".
Giggling, Lorelai looks at him.
"I just meant..why don't you take off your shirt? You'll be cooler. And your shirt is already soaked..so it would make sense to just not have it on."
Luke thinks for a minute. He is getting pretty hot in his shirt. The sight of Lorelai in her bikini sure isn't helping much either. He puts down his tools and takes off his shirt.
"Ok..it is pretty hot in here."
"There you go, now we both can be comfortable."
Lorelai catches his eye for a moment and looks away.