This story is starting off at the end of season 6, but Lorelai never went and slept with Chris. instead she went home and fell asleep crying.

The next morning, Rory shows up in Stars Hollow. "Mom, I'm home!" She yells into the empty house. Her words bouncing off the clean surfaces and vacuumed floors. "Mom?" Rory asks a little surprised to see the house so clean. She walked upstairs and found her mom vigorously scrubbing at the grout.

Rory asks is a questioning voice, "Mom what's going on? Did you kill someone? If so cleaning the entire house this much might be a bit of a give away because everyone knows our house is never this clean and the only reason it would be this clean is if you committed a very gruesome murder."

Lorelai turned around and Rory could tell she had been crying. Instantly, Rory sat down on the ground. "What's going on?" she asked.

Lorelai took a deep breath and groggily managed to say, "I asked Luke to marry me".

"What? You're already engaged?" Rory said a little confused.

"No, to really marry me. I gave him an ultimatum." Lorelai said, wiping away the tears.

Rory stood up and extended out and hand which Lorelai took graciously and helped herself get up. The crossed the hall into Lorelai's bedroom where Lorelai sat propped up against the wall. Rory sat cross legged in front of her.

"I was tired of waiting for him… I was tired of waiting." Lorelai said and Rory nodded for her to continue. "I'm ready to get married and I'm… I just don't want to wait anymore."

Rory scooted over next to her mom and leaned against the backboard of the bed. There they sat in an understanding silence.

Luke walked up to Babette and Miss Patty. "What do you want?" Luke said in a rude I'm sixteen and I don't want to be here voice.

Miss Patty, a little taken aback, ordered "Just coffee and a muffin." Luke turned to Babette who just said "Same."

As soon as Luke walked away Miss Patty turned to Babette and whispered, "Yeah, they really broke up."

"At first I didn't believe it but just look at Kirk's food! He's got uncooked bacon and mutant eggs." Babette whispered. "East Side Tillie said that Lorelai gave him an ultimatum."

"And he said no, that fool" Babette said at an audible level.

Kirk leaned over and said, "I was there. She wanted him to close the diner so they could go get married. It was a huge fight and…" Kirk lowered to a hush as Luke walked over "Luke said he needed more time to think but Lorelai was tired of giving him more time so she just left."

Lorelai told the whole story to Sookie at the inn. "So it's over?" Sookie asked.

"Yeah." Lorelai replied.

"But, you're getting back together right? This is just a break." Sookie said while taking a place of cookies out of the over.

"I don't know." Lorelai replied taking a bit of the cookie Sookie handed her. "O my God this is good."

"Thanks. It's Mocha Chocolate Orange Spice." Sookie said without really caring. "You don't really think it's over do you? I mean your perfect for each other. There's no way you don't still have feeling for him."

"Yeah, I still have feelings for him but I don't want to wait anymore." Lorelai said.

"So you're just going to wait without being with him." Sookie asked.

"No, I'm not going to wait." Lorelai responded as Michel walked in the room.

"That man is here to see you." Michel said as he got himself a cup of coffee.

"Luke?" Sookie asked eagerly.

"No, the other man." Michel said taking a long sip of his coffee.

"What other man?" Sookie asked turning to Lorelai.

"The man, you were going to marry." Michel replied taking another sip.

"Max?" Lorelai asked surprised.

"Yes, that man/" Michel said as Lorelai went to the front desk.

"Max/" she said as soon as she saw him.

"Lorelai, hi." Max replied.

"Long time no see." Lorelai said trying to ask why the hell he was here without sounding rude.

"Yeah, I'm teaching at Chilton again and I thought drop by to see how the Gilmore Girls were. Rory told me you were here" He said adding the last part to cover all bases.

"Oh." Lorelai said without really knowing what to say.

"I thought we could get lunch or something." He said "Just to catch up with an old friend."

"Yeah, okay great." She said growing in confidence. "You just wanna eat here?"

"I would never pass up a chance to eat anything Sookie made." He said. "That is if she's the chef stil/l"

"Yeah Sookie co-owns the inn with me." she said.