Author's Note: This is an extension of the scene where Luke and Lorelai go to break the bells. I was informed that it's season 4...lol Should've known that seeing as Luke was with Nicole.

Disclaimer: I do not own Gilmore Girls or the first few lines of dialogue in italics.

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"It's absolutely my business!" Lorelai yelled.

"How?" Luke asked, incredulous.

"Because! I wasted a week of my life adjusting to the idea that you had moved, only to find out that you haven't moved!"

"How much adjusting did you have to do? Nothing's changed! I still see you everyday, I still cook your food, I still serve your coffee. What do you care?" Luke asked.

"I care." She said quietly.

"Why?"

"Because I don't want you to move." Lorelai said, voice barely above a whisper.

"Why? Why don't you want me to move?" He asked, staring determinedly into her eyes.

"Because-" She sighed frustratingly and cut off, taking a deep breath in the process. "Because you're moving in with Nicole!"

Luke clenched his jaw in impatience. He fixed his incredulous stare on her before continuing.

"Why don't you like Nicole??" He asked, trying to keep his anger in check.

"I like Nicole fine!" Lorelai yelled, balling her hands into fists.

"Obviously you don't or you wouldn't have a problem with me moving in with her!" He yelled back.

"Ah!" She groaned loudly. "It's not that I don't like Nicole. It's just that I don't-I don't think that she's good enough for you."

Luke sighed and shook his head slowly. He furrowed his brows and scratched his head.

"How is she not good enough for me? What's wrong with her?"

"What's wrong with her?" She repeated.

"Yes. What's wrong with her that makes you think she's not good enough for me?" He asked again.

"What's wrong with her? You wanna know what's wrong with her?! What's wrong with her is that she's not me! That's what's wrong with her!"

Lorelai took a deep breath, her voice trembling as the air left her lungs. Her blue eyes widened in shock as she processed the words that came out of her mouth. Luke stared at her, seemingly shocked into submission.

"Shit." She whispered just before turning on her heal and fleeing the scene. As she began to take off, she was surprised to find a hand gently grab her upper arm. He quickly pulled her around to face him, refusing to let her get away that easily. He took a step toward her, desperately hoping to close the gap between them. And as he leaned down to kiss her, she stopped him with four simple words.

"What are you doing?" She asked, trying to step back.

He placed a finger to her lips and shook his head, not breaking eye contact.

"Don't ruin this." He whispered, with authority.

She smiled at the feel of his finger on her lips, not really comprehending his words. She stood still as his lips crashed onto hers. Within seconds, she wrapped her arms around his neck as his hands found their place on her back. The Church around them seemed to dissolve as he deepened the kiss, completely taking control. She literally melted within his embrace as the kiss deepened even more. Keeping their arms around each other, they pulled their lips apart, for the need of oxygen became too great. Luke leaned his forehead against hers, breathing rather rapidly. Lorelai tried to steady her breathing as she gently played with the hair on the base of his neck. He leaned down to kiss her again, but she stopped him by placing a hand on his chest.

"Luke…" She whispered, finally looking into his eyes.

"What?" He asked, fearing that she'd changed her mind already.

"We can't-we can't do this." She said, gingerly fingering his plaid shirt.

"Why? I thought-"

"Nicole." She cut him off. "We can't do this while you're with Nicole."

He rubbed his hand up and down her back, unintentionally sending shivers along her spine. He sighed, placing his forehead against hers again.

"I know…" He whispered, seemingly somewhat defeated.

"We can't do this while you're with her. I can't be the other woman. I can't be apart of that tawdry affair where the girl knows she's helping the guy cheat. I can't. And I won't." Lorelai said, forcing him to meet her piercing stare.

"Yeah, I know. I would never ask you to be. I'll go talk to her."

They both nodded, not wanting to break that feeling of absolute comfort by moving from within their embrace.

"Luke." She whispered, still with that breathless air. "Don't break up with Nicole…"

"What? You don't want me to break up with her? Then what's this?" He asked, indicating to the soul searing embrace.

"Will you let me finish?? I wasn't done talking!" She said.

"What? You finished speaking!" He retorted.

"No, Mr. Jump-the-gun, I did not. I was breathing. We did just share an absolutely amazing kiss. Breathing is essential after something like that."

He smiled and shook his head, telling her to finish with a nod.

"Don't break up with her for me. Don't break up with her if you really have deep feelings for her. I don't want you to make a mistake by choosing me. I don't want you to feel cheated or end up blaming me later because you were supposed to be with Nicole."

"Lorelai. Do you have any idea how long I've wanted this to happen?" He asked.

"Probably about as long as me, but I don't want you to give up something that you have now for something you think might be better."

"No. I know that you're better. I know that we're supposed to be together. That fact has kept me from truly being in a worthwhile relationship. I've always known that it's supposed to be you. Just you." He said adamantly.

"Luke…" She whispered.

"You know why Rachel left?" He asked.

She shook her head slowly, wondering where that had come from.

"She left because she knew that I had feelings for you. She knew that it wasn't going to last between us because of my feelings for you. She knew it even before I did."

"I know…I heard it through the grapevine that we're supposed to be together."

Luke laughed and nodded.

"I just want you to think about it, okay? Promise me that you'll think about it before you make a decision."

Luke sighed and shook his head again as if saying "This is insane, I don't need to think about it." He finally nodded, meeting her gaze.

"I promise." He whispered.

"Good. I have to go." She said and turned toward the door, only to be stopped by a hand grasping hers.

"Luke." She looked into his eyes. "We can't."

She shook her head before lifting his hand to her mouth and pressing a quick kiss to the back of it. He nodded and grazed her knuckles with his thumb before letting go. She turned and made her way toward the doors, grabbing her purse as she went. As she reached the doors, she turned back to him.

"Don't forget to break the bells. I'll have to hunt you down if I hear those damn things one more time." She stuck her tongue out at him and smiled just before heading out the door.

He stood where she'd left him, smile upon his face. He sighed and bit his lip before retrieving his tools and making his way to the stairs, ready to break the bells.