"Lukkkke! I've got a surprise for you!," Lorelai Gilmore called throughout Luke's Diner. The door slammed shut and Lorelai sat on a stool at the counter.

"Luke?," she called out again. Luke Danes came out of the kitchen. His baseball was on backwards and there was stubble on his handsome face. He was wiping his hands on his jeans.

"Hey Lorelai. You said something about a surprise?" Luke said, while he poured her coffee in a big mug and slide it across the counter towards her.

"Well, I was – thanks – and I got you, a birthday present!"

"What? My birthday's not yet!"

"Yeah, but I wanted to get you this now, it was on sale! I mean, I can't pass up on a sale, come on Luke!" She sipped on her coffee, then placed a small pink bag on the counter.
Luke gave her a look.

"Pink?"

"Only thing I had. Now open it!" Luke fumbled with the ribbon for a moment, and took out the pink tissue paper. He pulled out a cell phone.

"A cellphone? You got me a cellphone?" He sent Lorelai a blank look.

"Hey! At least it isn't pink mister!" Lorelai told him. She leaned over and tried take it from him.

"Here let me show you how it works. Luke, phone please!" Lorelai told him. But he pulled the phone towards him.

"I can figure out how it works, come on, it's a phone. I'm not a idiot Lorelai." Luke played with the cell phone for a couple of minutes, while Lorelai sat there, starring at him and drinking her coffee.

"You don't know how to work it, do you?" Lorelai asked him. He hit the phone lightly and placed it on the counter. He rested his elbows on the counter, propping his head on with his hands.

"It's cause there's so many damn buttons! I mean, there's a button with a phone that's green, and there's a red phone button, one that says mail , the numbers, and more on the side! Can't there be a button to turn it on and off, and the numbers?"

"Luke, here, let me show you." She leaned in a took the phone from him. "This button is for your inbox, this is on, this is off, here's the menu."

"What's this?"

"Umm, that's one of the games."

"Games? It has games?!" Luke said unbelievably.

"What? That's nothing Luke! Here," she said, sticking her hand out, palm up, "Pass the phone."

"Why?" Luke asked. Lorelai rolled her eyes and pushed her hand out a bit farther towards him.

"Phone, Luke." He gave in and passed the phone to her. He watched as she pushed some buttons and the phone made some beeping noises. She gave it back to him with a smile.

"There," she said, "I programmed my number in speed dial. All you have to do it press 1 and push that button," she said, pointing to a button. "And you'll be talking me! Now I can call and have my coffee hot and ready."

"I always have coffee ready for you." Luke looked at her with a soft smile. Their eyes met for a moment and Luke held her gaze. Lorelai felt her heart race and her palm become warmer on her empty mug. She looked down at the counter.

"Ummm, I better get going. I'm going to call Rory, I have to talk to her." She got up and grabbed her purse. She flashed him a quick smile.

"Coffee to go, pleasssseee?" Lorelai pleaded to Luke. He groaned and rolled his eyes.

"Lorelai, you've already two cups of coffee here, and probably a half a dozen at work! So no, you'll be killing yourself if you had another." Lorelai put her hand on her chest, and pretended to look shock.

"Why, I've only had three cups today!" Lorelai cried. She pouted for a moment, until Luke gave in and filled a cup for Lorelai. She grinned at Luke took it from his hand. Their hands brushed and Lorelai blushed. Luke smiled sweetly at her and could not stop thinking about her beautiful she looked in that moment. He just wanted to reach over and kiss her, like he had been longing for years. He was concentrating on the thought of kissing her so much that he found himself leaning towards her over the counter.

"I –umm, I have to go.." Lorelai stuttered out, looking bewildered. Luke realized what was happening and quickly pulled back. 'Oh, um, yeah. Um, see you, later.. I guess." Luke mumbled. Lorelai looked at him once more, then walked away and went outside. She sat down on the steps of the diner and pulled out her cell phone.

"Hello?" said Rory Gilmore. She tried to balance her three binders and the phone at once.

"Rory!" cried Lorelai, "It's been too long!" She played with the drawstring on her black skirt. Rory rolled her eyes and put down her binders. Rory fell back her bed and sighed.

"Mom, I know I haven't seen you as much this year, but I talked to you a couple of hours ago!" Rory pushed her hair back, out of her face. "So what's new in Stars Hollow?"

Lorelai bit her bottom lip. "Well, Liz is getting married in a couple of days, and guess whose back?"

"Who?" Rory asked, thinking. Liz's wedding,… meaning.. She gasped. "Jess?" Rory cried out.

"Yeah huh! I can see him now. He's doing something on the bench."

"Knowing him, he's probably reading."Lorelai nodded, though she knew Rory couldn't see her. "So what does this mean? Like, will you be coming home this weekend?" There was a pause. Rory sighed.

"I don't know. It would be awkward, right? Yeah it would awkward." Rory said, answering her own question. "Should I?"

"Well, I want you too, so I can see you. But I'll see you Friday, so if you really don't want to, then stay. Besides, you have a lot of packing to do still."

Rory looked around her dorm room. Her mom was right, she did have a lot of packing to do. Besides, avoiding Jess was probably for the best. But, it would help answer the questions that had been going through her head lately.

"Rory, hun?" Her mom said, breaking Rory's thoughts.

"Umm, how about I see how much packing I get done, then I'll tell you later?"

Lorelai stood got up from the steps. She straighten out her skirt with one hand.
"So I'll talk to later? Soon?" She said, giving a light laugh, which made Rory smile.

"Definitely. Love you!"

"Bye hun!" Lorelai shut her cellphone and put it in her purse. She was about to walk off to work when Luke came out of the Diner.

"Lorelai!" He said nervously. He had his hands stuck in his back pockets and he look as though he wanted to run back inside.

"Hey Luke, I was just about to go to the Inn." She pointed to the direction of it with her free hand. Luke nodded and came down the steps towards her.

"Umm, I was wondering. Your working hard at the Inn, getting it ready and all and you probably want a break.."

"Oooh," Lorelai started, interrupting him, "Yes, I need a break from everything, I've been so busy. But, you have to come by and see the Inn! I'll give you a official 'investors tour' since you're a investor." Luke waited for her to finish before he started again. "Oh sorry, you were saying something?"

"Well," Luke started again. He took his hands out of his pockets. He could feel some sweat on his forehead. Why did he have to be this nervous? "Liz's wedding is coming up, and I was wondering if you'd," he paused and tried to get it out, "if you'd go with me."

Lorelai looked at him. "Like,.. like a date?"

"Umm, well if you want. Or we could go as friends, if that's better for you." He felt like smacking himself in the face. He sounded like such a idiot! Lorelai looked into his eyes. A date. With Luke. It sounded weird, but the thought of going on a date somehow didn't.

She smiled at him. "Yeah.. I'd like that. Meet you here Friday?" Luke took a breath of relief. He didn't even realize that he had been holding his breathe. He felt much better now.

"Yeah, Friday, four " He started to go back in as Lorelai turned to walk away. "Oh!" he called out to her, "It's medieval theme, by the way." Lorelai smiled at him and waved, taking a sip of coffee. Luke smiled back and went inside.

So he had a date, with Lorelai Gilmore. Finally. He had been putting off asking her out for a long time. 'I wonder how that will go..' He thought, walking back behind the counter.