"Get some coffee, Christopher." she snapped, spitting his name out with venom as she shot him a glare as she walked off in the direction of where Luke was heading. The anger she felt inside was evident in her eyes. She wanted more than anything to just talk to Luke, make it all better.

"This wasn't the way I wanted it to go down. I wanted to get you alone and – what are you doing?" he asked her, noticing that she wasn't paying all that much attention and walking away from him.

"I'm going after Luke!" she stated, as if it were obvious.

And with that, she weaved her way through the many guests and disappeared.

Lorelai managed to exit the vacinity of the building without being stopped and walked outside into the cold night air. She looked around and saw no sign of Luke. She whipped out her cell phone as she hurriedly put on her coat and dialed the number for a cab. Once connected, she immediately gave the directions to where she was.

She waited impatiently, replaying the whole scene over again inside her head. Light snow began to fall and she looked up towards the sky. Normally she would be happy to see the snow. She would tilt her head up towards the white, fluffy clouds and let the flakes fall on the tip of her tongue. But not tonight. Tonight she just pulled her coat tighter around her and looked down at her feet.

"Damn you, Christopher." she muttered, shaking her head and looking up to see a cab pull up and stop in front of her. She opened the back door and climbed in, not wasting any time in telling the cab driver where she was headed to.

The drive back to Stars Hollow seemed to take forever. She kept trying to call Luke's cell, but he didn't pick up. She left message after message and then tried the diner, but the only answer she got was from Caesar. She'd asked if Luke had come by and he, to her disappointment, told her no. Sighing, she looked out the window, contemplating on how she was going to repair the damage that had been done.

She finally felt the cab come to a halt. She paid the driver what she owed him and got out. She headed into the diner, but the only person she saw was Caesar, who had been dancing to blaring music with a mop.

"Hey Caesar. Has Luke come back yet?" she asked hopefully, raising her voice above the music. Caesar looked over to her and quickly turned the music off.

"Sorry, I was just..." he pointed to the mop and then the radio. "And... No, I haven't seen him since this morning. Hey, didn't you two leave together?" he asked her curiously.

"Well, yeah, but-"

"Uh oh." he said.

"What?" she asked, brows furrowed.

"Something happened." he stated rather than asked.

"No, nothing happened. I-"

"Is it over between the two of you?"

Lorelai sighed, shaking her head and walking out. She walked down the sidewalk as she called him once more. It, again, went straight to voicemail. She snapped the phone shut, tossing it into her purse having decided that she'd left enough voice messages for the night. She crossed her arms as she walked, trying to think of where he might be. She saw Babette and Morey walking past her and stopped them.

"Oh, hey, Babette, have you seen Luke?"

"Oh yeah doll, we just got out of the movie theatre and saw him walking in," she said, pointing behind her with her thumb. "We were a bit suprised when we saw that you weren't with him. Everything's ok though, right? Didn't you two head to your mom's weddin' together? Oh suga, what happened?" Babette asked, her voice dripping with concern as she grabbed ahold of Lorelai's arm.

"It's nothing. Look, I have to go- um- yeah." she said, pointing in the opposite direction. She pulled away from Babette's grasp and walked away.

Damn crazy town. Why must they always jump to conclusions? she thought.

She walked into the theatre, not even bothering to stop and buy a ticket. Kirk stepped in front of her, preventing her from entering.

"Get out of my way, Kirk." she said sternly.

"I can't let you in here without a ticket."

"Kirk, please. Move. Now." she said, threateningly. She could tell that her tone of voice had an effect on him when she noticed him draw back slightly.

"I could lose my job. I'm sorry. It's policy."

"Kirk, you have five thousand jobs. I doubt that losing one would make a big difference. I don't have time for this," she said, digging through her wallet. She took out a five dollar bill and threw it in his face. "Happy?"

She moved her away around him and walked inside. She saw Luke sitting in the front row on the big red couch, his arms folded across his chest, and quietly made her way up to him. She took a seat and turned towards him. He wore a stony expression, not even paying attention to what he was watching. Luke noticed her presence, but kept his attention focused on the screen.

"Luke," she whispered. "Please, just let me explain."

No answer.

"I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry. I don't know what got into Chris tonight. I know it seems bad, but I had no part in this scheme. I swear."

Still no answer. She sighed and closed her eyes.

"Please say something, Luke."

"Something." he responded.

Smartass. Lorelai thought. I've rubbed off on him too much.

"Cute." she said sarcastically. "Come on, Luke. Serious moment here, ok? I've been trying to call you all night."

"I turned my phone off." he stated.

"Yeah, I figured that much." she said, looking down at her hands in her lap and then looking back up at him. "I know you don't want to talk to me right now. I know that you are angry and upset, but just let me explain, ok?" she took took her pointer finger and turning his head to face her.

"Look at me," she said and waited for him to look her in the eye. Once he did, she took a deep breath before continuing. "Remember the night of our first date? You asked me if I was in, if I was all in, and I said yes. Luke, I am in. I am all in." she paused, letting him take that in. His face relaxed a bit, but it was clear that he was still angry. "I know I've done some stupid things. I never should have gone to see Chris that night. I should have at least left out the alcohol. I mean, nothing happened. I swear, but still.

"You have to trust me, Luke. I would never go behind your back," she told him, shaking her head as to prove herself. "Tonight... I don't even know what happened or why. This has to be my mother's doing. I was just as shocked to have heard all of that as you were. I'm done with them. With both of them. I'm not going to let them stand in our way anymore."

"You can't cut them out of your life, Lorelai." he said, his expression serious. "Christopher and Emily will always be there. They will always be apart of your life and they will always want me out of it. I'll never be good enough"

"And why should you care? Luke, I want you. Why do you think I ran away? I didn't want that life. The life that they've tried to force on me since the day I was born. Just because you aren't good enough for them, doesn't mean you're not good enough for me. You're exactly what I want. I don't want Chris and I don't give a damn what him and my mother want for me. I'm thirty-seven years old, I think that obligates me to do whatever I want. They have no say in what I do or who I'm with. You shouldn't let this get to you so much. Do you honestly think that I'm going to leave you for Chris? The man who has walked in and out of my life whenever he pleases."

Luke didn't say anything, he just looked down at the hands that now rested in his lap. He let her words sink in and thought about what she'd just said. He could hear the sincerity in her voice and knew that what she was saying was true, but he was still hurt. He felt that he'd lost her, that he'd lost her to Chris and that's what made him feel even worse. To lose the woman he cared about so much to the jerk he'd seen hurt her so many times. He wanted to be good enough for her, yet he couldn't help feeling sometimes that he never would me. They came from two completely different worlds.

"We're adults. We can live the life we want and we shouldn't let them interefere. If you let it be known that they intimidate you, then they'll keep trying to get to you. They have no say in our relationship. This is between you and I only and why should we let them rule over us?"

Luke looked up after a minute or two and said, "They do not intimidate me."

That statement earned a look from Lorelai that said she didn't buy the lie he just told her.

"Well, maybe your mother does. She's a scary woman," he told her.

"Luke, it's obvious that you're threatened by Chris. You have to understand that he's Rory's father. If he weren't, he and I wouldn't be talking. She's the only reason that we keep in touch. As much as I wish I could just cut him out of my life right now, you're right. I can't. But is that any reason to let him come between us?"

"We can't keep things from each other." he told her seriously.

"But I didn't keep anything from you."

"You lied to me about going to see Chris. I know you told me eventually, but you still lied about it. You shouldn't have to lie to me if you know you did nothing wrong. I want you to be honest from now on."

Lorelai nodded her head, looking down into her lap. "Ok, I will. I won't keep things from you anymore."

"I know Chris will always be in your life, but it doesn't mean I have to like it. If you want me to trust you, then just tell me these things, ok? We shouldn't have to avoid Chris like we did tonight. If we aren't going to let him bother us, then it shouldnt matter if he's in the same room or not."

"You're right. You're completely right. I just... I know you don't like him and I didn't want you two going at it, but apparently that plan was shot down."

Luke sighed. "So you really didn't know about all of what he was saying tonight, did you? All that junk about how you and him 'belong together.'"

"Not a clue," she said, shaking her head.

Luke nodded and silence fell between them. He repeated everything she had said inside his head. She had made a point, they were adults. They didn't have to listen to what anyone told them to do. If this is what they wanted, then why let all of the obstacles keep them lagging behind? He finally looked up and said in a softer tone than what he'd been using before, "Ok, I believe you."

Lorelai let out a sigh of relief and she took his hand in hers.

"I really am sorry, Luke. About everything. Can we just please put this behind us and move forward?" she asked and got a nod of his head in return. She smiled and said, "Spend the night with me? I promise I'll make it worth your while."

"I'll be over in an hour. I have some things to take care of at the diner first," he said, giving her a small smile.

"Alright, I'll see you soon," she said. They both got up and exited the theatre, Lorelai still holding onto his hand. She turned to face him and gave him a peck on the lips before walking off in the direction of her house.

xox

A/N: Ok, I'm not all too pleased with this chapter. It lacks details, but I can't think of anything to add in without ruining it all. So, a lot of you are probably mad right now (if you read my other fics) because you've been sending me review after review begging me to update and asking if I quit writing. My answer is no, I have not quit writing, but I have had a seriously bad case of two month writers block and this story was just an idea given to me by a friend (much love Noah!! 3) that I decided to play with to help me recover from said writers block. This, unlike my other stories, is going to be a short one. Three to four chapters. But enjoy!