Okay sometimes we need to see the in-between. Just a quick addition.

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Sometimes We Need to See Them Get from A to B

"Lorelai, you wanna make a Morey sandwich?" Babette asked from the dance floor .

"Maybe later, Babette," Lorelai answered her absently. She was focused on finding Luke. Nothing else mattered at the moment.

Her eyes narrowed as she scanned the crowd. He wasn't by the grill. He wasn't anywhere to be found.

As she passed the food table, she picked up a fragment of a conversation.

"…went to get another bag of charcoal. We're almost out." Jackson said.

Lorelai immediately headed towards the diner, knowing she would find him there. She slipped away unnoticed and headed towards the diner. She was across the street when Luke emerged carrying a bag of charcoal. They stared at each other.

"Hey, Lorelai said walking up to him.

"Hey." Luke stopped a few feet away from her.

Her emotions were all jumbled up. Based on his abrupt behavior, she had been positive they were done. She had told Rory so, but now she was not so sure. Once again he had gone out of his way for them.

"Thank you," she said sincerely, inwardly kicking herself, knowing now she did still have strong feelings for him, that she couldn't deny it anymore and he would see how desperately she was in love with him. She would make a fool of herself again, because he didn't care.

"Ah, it's no big deal," Luke shrugged.

"Luke..." she said softly then stopped the emotion in his eyes making her catch her breath. She wasn't imagining it; suddenly she could see the love, the vulnerability and the regrets of the past in that split second.

"I just like to see you happy," Luke admitted, knowing she had stripped away his defenses by the look in her eyes.

He dropped the bag of charcoal. They both stepped forward at the same time and then they were kissing each other. Luke wound his arm around Lorelai's neck. Lorelai arms went around him.

They finally broke the kiss but did not move. The sounds of the party gradually filtered over to them and they realized they were in full view of the whole town. Fortunately, no one was looking in there direction.

"C'mon," he tugged her arm. "Let's go to the diner."

Lorelai went with him, in a state of disbelief that everything had turned around so quickly. Luke led her into the diner and locked the door and drew the blinds. He pulled her close once again.

"I didn't think you cared anymore," Lorelai admitted in a small voice. "After the song and everything…."

"You told Miss Patty and Babette that it didn't mean anything…"

Lorelai laid her head on Luke's shoulder. "Boy, we still need to work on our communication."

"We can, if you want to," his soft tone making it clear he wanted to.

"I want to," she whispered and kissed him again, "but it will take time." They stood holding each other.

"Take all the time you need," he said. Now that he knew she loved him he could wait.

"Thank you for throwing this party for Rory," Lorelai said softly. "You didn't have to. You already got her the earrings which she loves."

"I wanted to do this for her and for you," he stated. He reached into his back pocket and drew out the pink box. He handed it to her.

"Here," he said simply. "I bought you this when I got the earrings."

Lorelai opened the box and saw the necklace. She smiled at him, happy that she had something he had given her to wear again.

"It's beautiful." Her eyes were shining. "I love it."

He smiled at her, a great weight lifted from his chest. He felt like he had when they first started dating. The pain and the heartache of the past two years were gone. He could see she felt the same way too.

"We should get back to the party before anyone misses us." He said regretfully.

"I know," she agreed quietly. "I want to spend as much time as I can with Rory before she leaves. It's all happening too fast. I have to take her to the airport very early tomorrow." Lorelai said sadly.

"Bring her by for breakfast before you go," he urged her.

"We'll be leaving very early," she cautioned him. "Like 5 a.m."

"Perfect," Luke said bringing her close again. "We'll have the diner all to ourselves."

"You are amazing," she said slipping her arms around his neck, kissing him passionately, forgetting about the party a little while longer.

Jackson headed to the diner looking for Luke. Sookie had told him that she had told Lorelai how Luke coordinated the whole party and now she couldn't find her. As he approached he saw the bag sitting in the middle of the sidewalk. He picked it up and looked towards the closed diner, wondering.

They still needed the charcoal for the grill. Jackson shrugged his shoulders and headed back to the party, smiling.

The End