Luke's POV

LUKE: Hey. How you doing? Approaches

JASON: Good.

LUKE: Good. Luke Danes. Offers hand shake

Luke usually didn't make a point of introducing himself to complete strangers, but this was important.

JASON: Jason Stiles. Takes Luke's hand

LUKE: So, I see you had the pot roast. sits down in chair next to Jason

JASON: Yeah.

LUKE: Good, huh?

Now he was just talking about anything, but he was waiting for the right moment to bring up Lorelai, and Jason's relationship with her, or, he hoped, lack thereof.

JASON: Yeah, very good.

LUKE: All the food was great tonight. So,('Don't be a coward Danes, just ask' he coached himself) Jason Stiles, Jason Stiles. I'll tell ya, that name is familiar.

JASON: I'm a friend of Lorelai's.

And there it was. Stay causal, just two random guys talking about a mutual friend.

LUKE: Yeah, me too. I own the diner in town.

JASON: Yeah, she's mentioned you.

He looked up at this. Lorelai had mentioned him? Just like he had mentioned her to Nicole? He hoped it was the same thing.

LUKE: Has she? Well, it's nice to be mentioned. Chuckles So, uh, clears throat you know Lorelai from where?

JASON: Actually, we're dating.

He could have sworn he felt his heart stop.

LUKE: You're dating?

JASON: Going on six months.



Six months? Didn't lorelai just say 2 weeks ago that she just broke up with someone? This was not making sense at all.

LUKE: You're dating now? –just to clarify

JASON: Yeah.

LUKE: Oh sorry, my mistake. I thought you two had, uh -

JASON: well, we hit a rough patch, but we're working through it.

LUKE: Well, good for you.

JASON: when it's right, it's right, and Lorelai and I are right.

LUKE: That's great. I'm very happy for you.

What he meant by that was 'do you love her as much as I love her? Do you want nothing more than for her to be happy? If so, then I can try to be happy for you. If not, I couldn't care less.'

JASON: Thanks. Hey, you have any idea where the men's room is?

LUKE: It's back through the dining room.

JASON: Thanks, it was nice meeting you.

LUKE: Sure, you too.

'Oh yeah'his inner voice said sarcastically 'always a thrill to meet the guys who are dating the woman I love. Christopher, Max, Jason, all a big hoot.'

Luke sits and stews on their conversation. He finally shakes head and rises. Lorelai enters.

When he sees her, he rises, wanting to clear this up once and for all.

LORELAI: Hey. The last one up?

LUKE: No, not the last one.

The second to last, the two people left up both wanted to be with lorelai.

LORELAI: Chuckles you okay? I heard Babette was kicking your butt at Yahtzee.

Yep, she could always tell when something was up.

LUKE: Actually, I'm feeling pretty stupid right now.



Pretty stupid? Just get me a class full of sixth graders and a big hat that says dunce, because I feel like a complete IDIOT

LORELAI: Why?

This is what's weird. She appears to be flirting, yet she's with Jason?

LUKE: I'm not a mysterious man, am I?

He didn't think he was, but then again, he did live above a diner in his dad's old office, so what did he know?

LORELAI: Well, the wardrobe's a bit of a head scratcher.

He loved that wacky sense of humor, but right now he just didn't have the patience for it. He was aggravated, frustrated, and upset. Not exactly the best time to have his clothing choices thrown in his face.

LUKE: I think I've been very, very clear with my intentions -

LORELAI: Your…

God! She had absolutely no clue what he was talking about!

LUKE: You know the wedding, the movie invite, the flowers.

He thought that cleared it up precisely.

LORELAI: Chuckles Luke -

Was she STILL confused?!

LUKE: You knew what I was doing!

LORELAI: Well, no, not officially.

Not officially? He had done everything but told her he loved her, and the only reason he didn't do that was because they weren't "officially" In a relationship yet, plus he wasn't the good with telling women how he felt. But he thought is actions lately had been pretty damn clear.

LUKE: Not officially? Oh, come on. I mean, I didn't have a ref present, but other than that.

He decided to take a leaf from her book and toss a joke into an otherwise completely serious conversation.

LORELAI: Well, you didn't say anything official.

What was it with her and needing everything to be official?



LUKE: What was I supposed to say? I did things. I let my actions speak. That's what you're supposed to do. You're supposed to let your actions speak. That's the romantic way to do this, damn it.

LORELAI: Okay, you're right. I'm sorry.

Did Lorelai Gilmore actually apologize? Luke didn't think that had happened since the big fight following the car accident.

LUKE: And you went along with all of it. So naturally, I assumed we were on the same page, and then your boyfriend shows up here at the inn that I invested in.

She seemed to react to this last sentence.

LORELAI: Whoa, what boyfriend? Are you talking about Jason?

Who the hell did she think he was talking about?

LUKE: No, Tom. Yes, Jason.

LORELAI: You guys were talking? What did he say?

LUKE: He said you were together. I mean, I was sitting there listening to this guy spout on and on about how it's right, you're right, he's right. The whole time, I'm thinking, "What the hell have I been doing all this for? She's taken."

That's it. He'd had it. At that he just stormed out the door. But to his immense surprise, she followed.

LORELAI: I -- I'm not taken! We broke up!

They broke up, or she did?

LUKE: Well, he doesn't know that!

LORELAI: Well, just calm down!

Calm down? He was supposed to calm down when he had tried for a relationship, a guy claimed to be her boyfriend, then she says he isn't?

LUKE: Aw, I don't want to calm down! I did everything right! I did exactly what the book said!

LORELAI: The book?!

Whoops. He didn't mean to let that slip, so he just skipped over it, hoping it would just disappear.



LUKE: I thought we were on track, and now you're standing there looking at me like I'm crazy.

LORELAI: I'm not looking at you like you're crazy!

Maybe not, but there was a mixture of certain feelings in her eyes-frustration confusion, and something else he couldn't name.

LUKE: You know the last time I bought flowers for someone? Never! That's when! Very easy stat to remember!

Nope. Never for Nicole, he ex-Wife, never Rachel who he was with on and off for years, none of them before her.

LORELAI: I loved the flowers!

She loved them? She didn't just like them, but loved them? That could mean something; the rational part of his mind told him. But the extremely irrational and impatient part of his mind was still upset.

LUKE: And then when I walked you home after the wedding, there was a moment. I thought there was a moment.

He wasn't prepared for what she said next:

LORELAI: There was! There was a moment

Now it was his turn to be speechless. She had felt it too? Then he recognized the other emotion in her eyes. When he did, he stepped toward her. She took a tiny step back.

LORELAI: What are you doing?

What was he doing? What was he-The woman in front of him was irritating, infuriating, and at the same time, beautiful and wonderful.

LUKE: Will you just stand still?

She did, and he stepped closer, put his arms around her, and kissed her with all the emotion he had kept bottled up for almost 8 years. Then she surprised him. She kissed him back. But maybe it had something to do with how she was raised? Etiquette and such? He knew it wasn't likely, but he was not capable of thinking straight at the moment.

Then, all too soon, she pulled away. He waited to see her reaction. And when he did, it baffled him beyond belief. She took a step towards him and began to raise her hands toward his face.

LUKE: What are you doing?



Now, instead of his voice being aggravated and impatient, it was husky with emotion, with a bit of doubt.

LORELAI: Will you just stand still?

He noticed her voice was shaky, the emotions she was feeling, mixed with uncertainty. Then all thoughts went away as she kissed him. Not just returning a kiss, she was giving the kiss, and it was full of meaning. One arm went around her waist, the other around her shoulders. Then she pulled away, his hand remained on her waist, and pulled her back towards him again. Not that she needed much encouragement. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and just as the leaned in to kiss again, a shrill yet recognizable scream pierced the night air. They separated, and saw, naked except for a pillow placed in front of him, Kirk Gleason running down the stairs.

Luke had to run after him, telling lorelai "I'll explain later" and left her standing on the porch.

He really hated Kirk sometimes.