I just want to thank you in advance for reading my story. I do not own Gilmore Girls, the characters or anything that they reference or the song Say Something.
Luke P.O.V.
Say something, I'm giving up on you
I'll be the one, if you want me to
I knew as soon as she left the dinner that I was brining foolish when I told her I would not elope. I do not know what got in me, I have loved Lorelai for over 10 years and I turned her away.
Anywhere, I would've followed you
I guess I have always been worried that she would want to leave Stars Hollow. Granted I would not blame her, this is one small crazy town, honestly I do not know why I even stay here. I guess seeing the big hotel chain guy try to woo Lorelai into his business got me feeling a little insecure. I do not fear her leaving the Hallow, I fear her leaving me.
Say something, I'm giving up on you
All she wanted was for me to say yes.
And I am feeling so small
It was over my head
I know nothing at all
I know that I have been keeping April away from Lorelai, but I am afraid that the two most important women in my life will not like each other, or even worse like each other more than me. I am not used to having a fiancé or a daughter or both. It was all too much to handle so I tried to compartmentalize my life, but it only caused more problems. One thing is for sure, I am to blame for this argument.
And I will stumble and fall
I'm still learning to love
Just starting to crawl
I am new to this whole relationship thing. Yes, I was married to Nicole, but honestly it was more of a paper marriage then a relationship marriage. Even when we said the vows we knew that we were not going to last through sickness or health or honestly back to Connecticut. Lorelai is the first woman I have really loved since my Dad died and will be the only woman I ever love. I am known as the town Hermit for a reason, I don't date. Or at least I did not date until I knew I had Lorelei. I know that I have to make it up to her, if she will still have me. I meant it to her when I said I was all in, now it is time for me to prove it to her.
Say something, I'm giving up on you
I filled up my truck and went over to her house. I packed it with anything that we would possible need on our trip to elope. I packed beach stuff for Maryland and hiking equipment for if she wants to honeymoon in Maine. I am not going to let my fears get in the way of the best thing that could ever happen to me, a happy life with the woman I love. I am so confident in my plan until I hear Lorelai say "Luke stop, it's over." These are not the words I want to hear.
I'm sorry that I couldn't get to you
Anywhere, I would've followed you
I told her that I was ready right then to marry her. I will not let anything stop this from being the best day of my life.
Say something, I'm giving up on you
She slept with Chris. I walk away.
And I will swallow my pride
It hurt so much to see her in the grocery store. I purposely avoided Dosse's at all cost because I did not want to bump into her. It hurts so much to talk to her. I guess that Liz is right; me and Lorelai are in two different solar systems and we never found the correct worm hole to connect the two. It takes everything in me not to follow her as she walked away from me for the second time this week.
You're the one that I love
And I'm saying goodbye
She married Chris, at least one of us is happy. It hurts a lot, but the question is was she ever really mine to lose.
Say something, I'm giving up on you
Even though we are not really talking I still felt that she is the best person for my character reference. And boy was I right, I think that her letter is what won me the case:
To whom it may concern,
In the nearly ten years that I have known Luke Danes I have come to know him as an honest and decent man. He's also one of the most kind and caring persons I have ever met.
I'm a single mother and I raised my daughter by myself. But once Luke Danes became my friend in this town, I never really felt alone. Luke and I have had our ups and downs over the years, but through it all his relationship with my daughter Rory has never changed. He's always been there for her no matter what. He was there to celebrate her birthdays, he was there cheering her on at her high school graduation. Luke has been a sort of father figure in my daughter's life.
With his own daughter Luke wasn't given the opportunity to be there for her first twelve years, but he should be given that opportunity now. Once Luke Danes is in your life, he is in your life forever.
I know from personal experience what an amazing gift that is and not to allow him access to his daughter would be to seriously deprive her of all this man has to offer, and he offers so much. Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Lorelai Gilmore
She might never say this kind of a thing about me again out loud, but at least that is how she feels in her heart.
And I'm sorry that I couldn't get to you
She and Chris break up, she still goes to Weston's for coffee.
And anywhere, I would have followed you
Lorelai is back. She comes to the dinner and I am her go to man again. When her car dies I go with her to the lot. Her being the weirdo that she is does not like any of them because they do not smell like her stinky 7 year old Jeep. Though I'll never understand her logic, I know catering to the Gilmore Girl wimps even if that means scourging Craigslist for a 1999 Jeep to get its engine.
Oh, oh, oh, oh say something, I'm giving up on you
She sings that damn Whitney Huston song. Little does she know I feel the same way and that her singing I Will Always Love You was what I needed to hear to insure that we could still be a thing.
Say something, I'm giving up on you
Sookie must of told her my involvement in Rory's surprise party because Lorelai comes and thanks me for my involvement. Little does she know the lengths I would go to make her happy.
Say something
Her and Rory come in for one last breakfast at Luke's before going out on the campaign trail. Am I worried, yes, I feel like I am sending my own daughter off. But it's all good because I love them and they love me. I know that I could lose Lorelai at any moment, but for now she is mine and that is all that matters.