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He knew what she was asking. The tone of her voice hadn't changed, there was a slight pause as she thought about the comment, but it wasn't an out of the ordinary question. And yet it was. Luke knew exactly what she meant by the question.
Unless, you know, there's some other reason you don't want to.
Like what? Like being in love with some other woman who wasn't Rachel?
Like I… I don't know.
Like the woman standing not two feet away, helping to unload the pickles?
He knew what she was asking him. What he didn't know was how to answer it. The obvious answer would be no. It was the one she expected and needed to finish proving her point. But what if he said there was another reason? What if he told her that Rachel was great, but Lorelai was the one he'd always wanted.
It was a crazy idea to even consider. Even more so considering she was telling him he was crazy for not doing everything he could to make it work with some other girl. And yet…
She was looking at him expectantly, and Luke knew she'd caught the pause before his answer. She was now thinking the same thing he was, and an uncomfortable feeling settled in his stomach. He didn't get an option. There was only one thing he could say.
There's no other reason.
