Alternate Universe - Gilmore Girls/? inspired. Just know I'm picturing Lauren Graham, Scott Patterson, and Sides Babett Knudsen in my head.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Lorelai and Luke moved to Texas. They bought a vineyard with the inheritance and run it together. Luke never had April.
Lorelai saw Genevieve before Genevieve saw her. She didn't so much walk as slink onto the premises. Lorelai had seen most of her movies, just like the rest of America, but she still couldn't get over that she'd chosen Noir Rose Vineyard as her home base after shooting The Duke. The Duke grossed 200 million worldwide last year. It propelled Genevieve from French actress to "Movie Star" status worldwide. Luke had never seen a single frame of any of her work. This delighted Genevieve.
To say that Luke and Lorelai had changed in 9 years would be an understatement. They were partners, in every sense of the word. After Richard's death and with Emily's blessing, they moved to Texas to open the vineyard. They married under the chuppa after miraculously turning a profit after year one. Austin fit Lorelai's quirky sensibility and as Luke revealed later, his mother's family was in Texas. She always knew Luke was a cowboy at heart.
They never had children, but they did adopt Charlie, a catahoula puppy after Paul Anka went to doggy heaven a few months ago. Luke and Charlie were inseparable. They hunted every other Saturday morning like clockwork. Meanwhile, Lorelai thrived running the vineyard. She fell in love with Hill Country, and even learned to embrace the heat.
Speaking of heat, Genevieve was approaching her quickly and kissed both of her cheeks. Lorelai blushed. "Welcome to Noir Rose, we're so pleased to welcome you Ms. Grant." Genevieve put a hand up to stop her, "No need to be so formal, please call me Gen." Genevieve reached behind her and put her hands on the shoulders of Grey Grant. "Fair enough, welcome Gen. And who's this?" Genevieve ruffled Grey's curly blonde mop of hair. "This is Grey. He prefers Mr. Grant of course." Grey spoke up, "Mom, no I don't!" Lorelai chuckled, "Nice to meet you Grey. Hey, do you like dogs? My husband's running errands in town, and he left his dog Charlie to bother my ducks. Do you think you could walk him to the stables while I show your Mom around?" Grey's eyes widened. "Yes! My mom won't let me get a pet." Lorelai eyed Genevieve. "MOM?!" she teased. "Lolly! Can you take these two gents to the stables?" Lorelai turned to Genevieve, "He's been here 22 years. We bought the vineyard because he was friends with my husband's late mother, June."
Genevieve watched Grey prance away with Charlie and Lolly. She didn't like sharing Grey with anyone, but for some reason she instantly felt comfortable with Lorelai.