Rory and Logan had been spending more time than usual in Stars Hollow. It was now early March, and they were planning on being married in mid- June. Some things were planned right away. Lorelai would make the dress. Sookie would make the cake. But other things were a little harder. Like facing the Shira- Emily shindig. Though Mitchum was very for this union, especially after he and Rory had a heart to heart, which gave him the realization that a non society girl was exactly what Logan needed. Right now, they were sitting at Luke's, while Luke and Lorelai were talking.
Luke watched the brunette sitting next to her soon to be husband, and felt a pang of pain. This was his baby girl. He felt like he truly was her father, not Christopher. Luke first met Lorelai and two year old Rory when the elder Lorelai whisked into his diner, dying for a cup of coffee. Little Rory was tired, in dire need of a nap. She fussed a little, especially when her mom was getting more attention when she was. Luke picked her up, something he never did, and his gruff exterior melted when the little girl snuggled into his chest, falling asleep. From that day on, they were regulars. Luke taught Rory how to ride a bike, and was there to clean her up every time she fell off. He was there for every one of Lorelai's disastrous dates, from the chipper beginnings to the chilly endings. The day he married Lorelai those three years ago was the day the second to last puzzle piece fell into place. The last? A little perfect being of their own.
Lorelai studied how Logan watched Rory, like he was still in awe, even though they had been dating for over two years now. He was so much better for her than Dean. At first, she thought Dean and Rory were perfect together. Rory was only sixteen, the same age she was when she first really let herself go with Chris. She knew Rory wasn't the same girl she was, and Dean sure wasn't Chris. Or so she thought. But, by the end of the teens' relationship, Dean was an abusive drunk, while Chris was only a drunk. Wow, Dean was an overachiever. Her gaze turned to Luke, who himself was engulfed staring at the younger couple. She remembered the day he himself had proposed to her, right in the middle of a town meeting.
"Please, please, everyone, calm down! Motion not carried! The gazebo will stay!" Taylor Doose was once again shot down at some crazy idea about moving that piece of town history.
"Taylor, will you just give it up for the night! I have a business to get back to!" Gypsy had been very busy lately, with all the rain that had been around lately.
"Yeah, we're ready to go! You've been babblin on for three hours now!" Babbette and Miss Patty were snickering in the back, no doubt talking about Luke being caught with a ring box behind the counter. He only hoped his girlfriend hadn't heard. He turned to face her, and he smiled, as she and Rory were arguing over whether or not to split their last Red Vine. Taylor was caught up with something between Kirk and Gypsy, and he couldn't wait any longer. He moved his chair, so that he knelt right in front of Lorelai.
"No Luke, you cannot have it." Lorelai stuck her tongue out.
"Marry me, Lor." She stopped trying to split the candy, staring wide eyed at the diner owner.
"What?"
"I love you, Lorelai. You and Rory are my world. I'd do anything for you. Please. It would be the only thing in the world I want, just to really be able to call you mine, forever." Lorelai nodded, eyes full of tears.
"Does this mean I have to call you daddy?" Rory quipped, even though they both knew she had been calling him dad since she was five. Chris just wasn't her dad. He was the one who helped conceive her, but Lucas Daniel Danes was her father.
Rory and Logan were talking, mainly about if Finn was going to go through a naked phase during their wedding, when Logan noticed the sudden tension in her body. Looking around, he noticed it in Lorelai too. Only when he looked out the window did he see what was causing the problem.
Christopher Hayden.