I know you're thinking why is she starting another story but I've recently been reading fics where Rory is younger and I realised how much I enjoyed writing my previous ones so I fancied doing another one! Don't worry, I will still continue with Falling For Him as I'm really enjoying that one and once I get over my writer's block, I will update Found, Now Home as well. :) I'd just like to thank you for all your support. It really does mean a lot to me. :)

So this will take place when Rory is 10. They've already moved into the Crap Shack but they meet Luke earlier and Lorelai and Luke will get together earlier. :) Obviously there will be a fair share of drama but also a lot of fluff so I hope you enjoy! :)

Chapter 1

"Bye hon! Have a good day!" Lorelai waved as she watched her daughter disappear into school with her best friend, Lane. She yawned and looked down at her watch which showed that she still had half an hour before her shift at the inn. "I really need to coffee." She muttered as she started walking across the square heading for Weston's.

However something caught her eye on her way there. It looked like a diner. She had always ignored it because of the hardware sign above the door but getting a closer look, it definitely didn't look like a hardware shop. She wandered slowly over to it and saw Luke's on the window. She opened the door and some bells rang obviously signalling her arrival. Lorelai looked round and noticed that it must be popular as all the tables were taken so she went up to the counter to sit on a vacant stool. By this time she was really craving coffee so she looked round to see if she could find anyone who looked in charge. She suddenly saw a scruffy looking guy wearing flannel and a backwards baseball cap emerging from what she guessed was the kitchen with plates of food. She waited until he was back behind the counter and then made herself know. "Hey! You in the baseball cap! Load me up, I need coffee!" She said.

"Yeah you and everyone else in this crazy town." He grumbled.

"Yeah but I need it now!" Lorelai grinned.

Luke scowled over at her. "Wait your turn." He said as he grabbed the coffee jug and went over to another table to refill their coffee and then took his pad out and took the people's orders.

Lorelai got up and followed him. "I don't think you understand. I need coffee to function! And I need to go to work soon!" She exclaimed dramatically.

Luke turned to her annoyed. "I do understand. I understand that you're crazy. Now go sit down and stop being annoying." He said.

Lorelai pouted and went back to the counter. She spotted a newspaper lying there so she grabbed it and turned to the horoscope page. "What's your horoscope?" She called out to him.

Luke turned to her. "What are you talking about now?" He groaned.

"What's your horoscope?" She repeated.

"Why?" He exclaimed.

"I'll leave you alone if you tell me." She grinned.

Luke let out an exasperated sigh. "Scorpio." He said, giving in.

"Thanks!" She grinned and started writing something in the newspaper and then tore it out. She waited until Luke gave out an order and was back behind the counter. "Here!" She said.

"I thought you were going to leave me alone." He said.

"After you read this!" She grinned.

Luke sighed but took the piece of paper and read it. You will meet an annoying woman today. Give her coffee and she will go away. He looked back at her and had to smirk at her expectant face and it was then that he noticed that she had the bluest, most beautiful eyes. He suddenly realised he was staring at her and she was looking back hopefully at him. He sighed and got a mug and poured some coffee in it. "This stuff will kill you." He grumbled as he handed it over.

Lorelai grinned. "At least it will be a happy death!" She said eagerly sipping the coffee. "Oh my god, this is amazing!" She exclaimed. "What do you put in this?"

"Secret." He said.

"This has to be the best cup of coffee I've had in years." She exclaimed.

"I thought you said this would get rid of you." He said but he was smirking. He didn't know why but he was drawn in by this crazy woman.

"After I've drunk this." Lorelai said. She glanced up at him. "I'm Lorelai by the way."

"Luke." He said.

"Oh you're Luke? This is your diner?" She asked.

"Seeing as it's called Luke's, I'd say that was pretty obvious." He said dryly.

"Alright, I was just asking!" Lorelai rolled her eyes. She drank the rest of her coffee and brought out her purse and placed some notes on the counter. "Thanks for the counter and the amazing service!" She grinned. "Oh and put the horoscope in your wallet. You never know, it might bring you luck one day." She joked getting up.

Luke watched her leave and he didn't realise until he saw Patty smiling at him from the counter that he had a smile on his face. "What?" He growled.

"Oh nothing dear." Patty smiled.

Luke gave her a look and went back to the kitchen, making sure to pocket the horoscope on the way.

"I went to that diner today in the square. I hadn't noticed it before but that Luke guy makes the most amazing coffee!" Lorelai said to her best friend, Sookie, in the kitchen at the inn later that day.

"Oh Luke's! Yeah I know Luke." Sookie smiled.

"You do?"

"Yeah I went to school with him."

"Isn't he such a ray of sunshine?" Lorelai joked.

Sookie laughed. "Yeah don't worry about that. He's like that with everyone."

"Really? How am I not surprised?" She said.

"You can't blame him though. He's not exactly had the best few years." Sookie said.

"What do you mean?" Lorelai frowned.

"Oh I probably shouldn't really tell you this. He's sort of a private person." Sookie said guiltily.

"Oh ok. Don't worry." She said.

"It's just he's not always been this...well...grumpy. Well he's always been grumpy but it got worse. He lost his mother when he was a kid and was brought up by his dad. They were really close but then his dad got ill and well he passed away a few years ago. It completely broke Luke and he had to deal with all the aftermath by himself." Sookie said sadly. "He's a good guy though. Even though he's not exactly the most sociable."

"God, poor Luke." Lorelai said suddenly feeling guilty for giving him such a hard time.

"You weren't to know." Sookie reassured her. "He just sort of keeps himself to himself."

"It must have been tough on him." Lorelai nodded. "Anyway, I better get back to the desk before Michel kills me. Thanks for the food." She smiled.

"Anytime hon." Sookie smiled.

"So what do we need from Doose's?" Rory asked as she walked alongside her mom dragging her backpack behind her.

"Uh snacks!" Lorelai said as if it was obvious.

Rory grinned. "Sorry, my mistake."

"So how was school?" Lorelai smiled down at her daughter.

"Good! We got a new book in English!" Rory said excitedly. "I'm going to start it tonight."

"Uh excuse me?" Lorelai said raising her eyebrows.

"After our movie night of course!" Rory rolled her eyes.

"Good girl!" Lorelai grinned. She pulled out her purse and took out some money. "Here. Go grab a movie and then meet me in the snacks aisle." She said giving it to Rory.

"Ok!" Rory smiled.

"Come straight back here ok?" Lorelai called after her.

"I will!" Rory called back as she headed to the movie store.

Lorelai smiled as she watched her. Sometimes she couldn't believe how lucky she had gotten. She had a great kid who she loved so much and who was everything to her and they lived in a lovely town where everyone had been so welcoming to them. She remembered back to the first day she had arrived here. She'd stepped off that bus with Rory in her arms and had felt so nervous and scared. She couldn't have coped at home any longer. Her mother had hired nannies and Lorelai couldn't deal with their ways of looking after Rory and she didn't want Rory growing up being forced to go to cotillions and debutante balls so she packed their stuff, left a note and took the first bus out of there. She was directed to the Independence inn where she had met Mia who had given her a job and allowed them to live in the small potting shed at the back of the inn rent free. She couldn't believe how generous Mia had been. She was definitely her guardian angel. A few years ago, Mia had given her a promotion at the inn and she had finally saved enough money to put a deposit on a house. It had been a long and hard journey but she never looked back. This town was the best thing that had happened to her and Rory was really happy which was the most important thing to her.

She entered Doose's where she grabbed a basket and went directly to the snacks aisle. She wasn't looking where she was going as she was walking along the aisle putting several different kinds of snacks in her basket when she bumped into someone. "Oh sorry!" She exclaimed looking up. "Oh hi!" She said as she realised it was Luke.

"Hey." He said. He frowned when he saw her basket. "Are you seriously going to eat all that?" He said.

"Well it's not all for me. But yeah!" Lorelai grinned.

Just then Rory came running in. "Mom, I got Willy Wonka! Felt in a Wonka mood!" She grinned. She stopped when she saw that her mom wasn't alone. "Oh.." She said embarrassed.

"Oh uh hon, this is Luke. He owns the diner down the road. I met him this morning." Lorelai explained. She glanced at Luke's surprised face. "Uh this is Rory, my daughter." She said.

"Um hi." Luke said surprised but made sure to give Rory a smile.

"Hi." Rory smiled shyly.

"Here. Why don't you go get some ice cream? I'll meet you there." Lorelai smiled at her daughter.

"Ok!" Rory said and went off to the freezer section.

"You have a daughter." Luke said. He then kicked himself. "Sorry that was stating the obvious. You just...You don't look..." He sighed not really knowing what to say.

"Yeah I know. I don't look old enough to have a daughter. I'm 26, she's 10. Do the math." Lorelai sighed. She was already used to the reactions she got when she told people she had a daughter.

Luke saw her expression and kicked himself. "I'm sorry. I wasn't judging. I swear I wasn't."

"It's ok. It's the normal reaction anyway." Lorelai shrugged.

"No I mean it. My sister had a kid when she was 17. I swear I wasn't judging. I was just surprised, that's all. I wasn't expecting..." He sighed as he realised he was rambling. "She seems like a great kid."

Lorelai had to smile at his awkwardness. "Don't worry about it. Honestly. And thank you. She's the best kid. Perfect in fact. Although I am a little biased." She joked.

Luke chuckled, relaxing a bit, glad that he hadn't offended her. "Anyway, I should get going. Maybe I'll see you around. Apparently my coffee's amazing, well according to a crazy woman I met today." He smirked.

Lorelai grinned. "Well I guess I might see you around then. I love coffee."

"Bye. And please at least eat something healthy tonight as well!" He said.

"No promises!" Lorelai grinned.

Luke just shook his head. "See ya." He said but Lorelai saw his lips twitch.

"Bye." Lorelai smiled as he watched him leave. She then went over to the ice cream where Rory was waiting. "Chosen?" She asked.

"Yep! Cookie dough!" Rory grinned.

"Good choice." Lorelai approved. "Come on, let's go pay." She said taking hold of Rory's hand.

As they were walking back through the square to go home, Lorelai couldn't help but glance over at the diner. She had a feeling that they would probably become frequent visitors there. Lorelai managed to take her gaze away from the diner and turned to focus on her daughter. "So pizza or chinese tonight?" She asked.

"Pizza!" Rory chose.

"Pizza it is!" Lorelai nodded as she took hold of Rory's hand to cross the road to get home.

So I hope you liked it! :) Let me know whether this is worth continuing. I really do love reading what you think so please review if you want! Thanks! :)