My Happy Ending.

Chapter One: Let's Talk This Over

Summary: Based on the lyrics to the song My Happy Ending (Avril Lavigne). Post Partings. When Lorelai walked away, we all know Pod-Lorelai took over… but what if she didn't go to Christopher? What if she just went home? What would happen if Luke didn't come to her house the next day asking to elope? How would they find their way back to each other? Eventually Java Junkie, but for now, enjoy the drama. NOT a songfic. I promise, just roughly based on some of the lyrics.

Just a heads up: This story will not be as "fluffy" as any of my other stories.

A/N: Lorelai may be a little OOC. Sorry about that.

Please note that this chapter was not beta-ed. Sorry.

Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I do not own Gilmore Girls or Avril Lavigne's song…

Please R&R.

Let's Talk This Over

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"…and I, I have to go..."

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When she finally reached her car there were about a thousand possible places she could go. There was Rory, but tonight was Logan's last night in Connecticut, and that could be awkward. There was Sookie, but she was there the previous night. There was Christopher's…. but if there was any hope of her and Luke ever reconciling, or speaking for that matter, that would be bad. So she went home. Their home. The moment she walked through the door, she dropped her coat and her purse on the floor walked over to the couch and collapsed.

"Lorelai the relationship killer strikes again." She whispered to herself. That was the moment she fell apart. Heart wrenching sobs took over her body. When she finally pulled herself together it was almost 2:00AM. So, she trudged up the stairs took off her blue dress letting it slide to the floor and put on one of Luke's shirts and pulled on some sweatpants. It smells like Luke. She thought, falling into bed, laying her head on Luke's pillow. Taking in the scent that still lingered on the pillow. After an hour, she fell asleep. Not too much later, she heard an alarm go off. She opened her eyes slightly to see the clock next to her- it read 4:45.

"Luke, shut it off please…" She whispered. When no one shut the annoying alarm off, she sat up. Took in her surroundings and remembered the events of the night before. Without thinking, Lorelai reached for the clock and threw it off the table as hard as she could. The clock shattered as it made contact with the dresser on the other side of the room. Lorelai took her head in her hands and cried a bit before falling back into the pillows and giving sleep another try.

When Luke's alarm went off at 4:45, he didn't want to get up. He didn't want to move. So he didn't. He reached over and gently tapped to 'off' button on his alarm clock. Luke put his hands behind his head and starred at the ceiling. He thought about last night… Why didn't I go after her? Where did she go? He thought. He didn't want to think of the possibilities, so he stared at the ceiling until he heard the jingle of the diner bells. Cesar's here. Time to get up.

"Hey boss, I thought you were livin' with Lorelai, now." Cesar said as Luke jogged down the stairs a half hour later. Luke grumbled in response and started making the coffee. After the breakfast rush, Luke decided to at least try to talk to Lorelai. No matter how it turns out, he should try right? He hopped in his truck and drove the quick three minutes to Lorelai's house.

It was 7:30 and Lorelai was still in bed. She wasn't sleeping, just lying there looking around her bedroom, taking in the smaller details of the newly finished room, details she rarely got the chance to scrutinize. In the midst of her staring someone knocked on the door. Reluctantly she got out of bed, fixed her hair and wiped off some of the running eyeliner. She hopped down the stairs, taking them one at a time, slowly, in hopes that the person at the door would get tired of waiting and go away.

"Luke." She whispered when she opened the door.

"We should talk."

"Should, yes. Want to? Not at the moment, no." She replied, crossing her arms firmly across her chest.

"Lorelai, please, I love you and last night you told me you loved me. We're engaged we have to talk, I can't loose you. I can't and I won't. Just… Let's talk this over."

"I can't talk to you right now!"

"You have to talk to me! If you don't talk this isn't going to work! We have to communicate and not hide things from each other! I can't lose you Lorelai, I-I can't…"

"Say's the man who kept the fact that he had a daughter from his fiancée for two months! I've talked, I've communicated, I have not lied to you...ever! So don't come here and tell me to talk to you, when I spent two months not knowing what the hell was wrong with you. You pushed me away Luke! This is your fault! We wouldn't be standing here having this loud conversation at 7:30 in the morning if it weren't for you!"

"Don't dump this on me. You're in this too! You have to share some of the blame. You could have told me something was wrong! You could have said, 'Luke, I want to meet April!'"

"That's just it! I never had to tell you how I was feeling before! You always just knew! You had this weird sixth sense about it. No matter what you always knew exactly what was going on inside my head, even when I didn't and then one day you just don't! I didn't know what to do. You were shutting me out and you were distant. Then, when you finally did tell me about April you were busy with her! I didn't want to intrude, but I wanted to meet her. I said it last night and I'll say it again: You have to figure out how she fits into our lives not the other way around!" She shouted, making less sense every time she opened her mouth. Her thoughts were jumbled and mixed up. She was doing her best to get them out straight. Luckily, Luke had known her long enough to get what she meant.

"Lorelai, I can't loose you. I'm just not… I'm not right when you're not with me. I don't… I can't be that grumpy diner-owner anymore. With you, I'm happy, I'm nice to people. I can tolerate Taylor, if you're there. I just can't be that guy anymore. The one who scowls at little kids and yells at people who get in my way. You changed me for the better. As sappy as that sounds, you did. You took the town loner and changed him. I'm a better person with you. and I know I sound like I came straight from sappy romance-book, but, I don't care, because it's true."

"Stop. Please. I don't want to do this right now."

"If we don't do it now, it'll be too late. It can't be too late. In case you didn't hear me, I cannot lose you." Lorelai simply shook her head and wiped her eyes with her left hand. Noticing the ring on her finger Luke spoke again, "I want to marry you. If I didn't, I would not have paid Kirk 9,000 dollars for that ring."

"Nine thousand? Are you insane?"

"I wanted you to have to best, because I love you."

"You bought if off Kirk? Gah! Off topic, I'm mad at you." Lorelai put her hand down. "Luke, listen to me. I don't want to lose you either, but I can't talk to you right now. It hurts. Standing here, hurts. Okay? And as much as I want you to just… kiss me and hug me and hold me… you can't do that right now because it hurts. I don't know why, but it does. And it's early, so I have to ask you to leave."

"Lorelai, you can't do that."

"Oh, but I can." And she shut the door.

Next Chapter: Was it Something I Did? Was it Something You Said?

I suppose you could call this a teaser… I dunno, I think it's a pretty good size first chapter. Gives you a taste of what's to come.

I will probably update sometime before next Friday. I like to do every other day when it's possible, but with new stories, sometimes it's harder, so if it's longer than expected, don't worry, it'll be up in due time and it's probably worth the wait.

Please, please, please R&R! Criticism is welcome if you have it. I'm strong, I can take it.

Check out my other stories, Could it Be Something More?, Don't Mess With Imperfection, Always and Forever, and Pain.

Alaina Rose.