Title- Friends Forever

Summary- What if Luke and Lorelai had been friends from day one? A story about their lives and how they grew up with each other.

Disclaimer- If I owned it, Chris would be dead, April would have a different father and Luke and Lorelai would be happily married.

Lorelai's a newborn and Luke's one year and five months

April 1968

"Aw, Emily, she's adorable," Amy Danes cooed to her best friend as she hiked her seventeen month old son up higher on her hip, adjusting him around her six month pregnant stomach.

"She's perfect," Emily Gilmore whispered lovingly, softly stroking baby Lorelai's cheek with a smile on her face.

"Baby!" Luke shouted happily, clasping his hands together as he smiled, leaning forward towards Lorelai.

"Yes, Luke, that's Lorelai, can you say, 'Lorelai'?" Emily asked as Amy sat Luke down on the hospital bed.

He mumbled something incoherently as he leaned over to get a better focus on the baby. He reached out and poked her fingers and when they spread out, he jumped back, nearly falling off the bed in surprise.

"Shh, it's okay Luke," Amy soothed as she noticed her sons frightened and puzzled expression.

Amy sat down on the edge bed next Emily and pulled Luke on her lap. "Pretty," he murmured in complete captivation as he reached out to touch her fingers again only this time when the baby's fingers moved slightly, he wrapped his hand around them.

"They are going to be best friends," Amy stated confidently, looking at Emily for reassurance.

"And you would know this how?" Emily asked, unconvinced.

"Look at them," she said as if it were obvious. "They already love each other."

"They're not even toddlers, they aren't in love," Emily scoffed, watching the way Luke caringly acted towards Lorelai.

"How much do you want to bet they will be best friends forever?" Amy asked with a smile as she stood up and placed Luke on the pillow next to Emily. "They will be best friends and then at one point they'll turn into lovers." At this point she was picking Lorelai up off Emily's lap and cradling her in her arms, she then gently placed Lorelai into Luke's arms, carefully making sure that Luke wouldn't drop her.

"What are you doing now?" Emily asked as she watched her best friend dig through her extraordinarily large purse.

"When they get married someone's going to need to bring out the old pictures and what could be better than Luke holding a newborn Lorelai?" she asked, retrieving the camera from her purse.

"You're crazy," Emily stated obviously as Amy began to take about twenty shots of Luke and Lorelai.

Ignoring Emily's comment, Amy went on. "They even have the alliterating names. Luke and Lorelai, Lorelai and Luke. And they both have the matching blue eyes."

"Have you figured out what you're going to name that little one?" Emily questioned, gesturing towards Amy's stomach while keeping a close eye on Luke who was handling Lorelai carefully, occasionally poking her cheek or arm in interest.

"I was talking to William and I was thinking of keeping the 'L' thing going and calling her Liz, short for Elizabeth." she said, proudly placing her hands on her protruding stomach.

"It sounds wonderful," Emily commented sincerely.

There was a pause in the conversation and it was broken suddenly by a squeal. "Mommy," Luke repeated over and over as he gestured for her to come closer, a smile plastered on his face with glistening eyes.

Both Emily and Amy came near, crowding around Luke as he pointed to Lorelai's open and curious eyes. "Look!" he exclaimed excitedly as he gently poked at her cheek.

"She's pretty, isn't she Luke?" Amy crooned, shooting Emily a smile as she rolled her eyes.

"Soft," Luke said as he leant down and placed a kiss on her forehead, pulling back quickly to smile at Emily and his mom.

"See," Amy smiled, gesturing to the two kids. "He already shows signs of love and affection."

"Dear god, help me," Emily mumbled though a smile was playing at her lips.

"Aw, now you know, that would be a cute picture," Amy said, grabbing her camera. "Luke, give Lorelai another kiss," She instructed.

"Lucas, my boy, make sure you know that your mother is crazy and belongs in an institution," Emily informed Luke, though the blank stare he returned made it obvious he had no clue as to what she was saying.

"Emily, honestly," Amy sighed, snapping one last shot of Luke and Lorelai before putting her camera away.

She walked over to Luke and sat on the edge of the bed next to him. "Okay, Luke, can mommy hold Lorelai?" she asked in a little baby voice.

Luke shook his head and scrunched up his nose in disapproval, pulling Lorelai about a millimeter closer.

"Please, Lukey, I just want to hold her," Amy pouted sadly, but Luke just smiled and leaned down to give Lorelai another kiss on the forehead.

"My baby," he said with a giggle.

"And he already gave her a cute, little pet name. I'm telling you, Em, those two are going to be the perfect couple." Amy said, smirking at Emily.

Emily sighed and shook her head, a small smile tugging at her lips, "If you say so, Amy, if you say so."

AN- Each chapter will be a stand-alone from either a significant moment in Luke and Lorelai's lives or just something that shows how their friendship works. Once they hit a certain age, though, it'll transform into a chapter story. I already have this story planned and I fully intend on finishing it.

That's the first chapter. I'll probably be updating weekly but don't worry, the next chapters will have more Luke and Lorelai. It's hard to write when Lorelai's only a newborn. If you have any questions, let me know and I will gladly try and answer them. Reviews are gladly appreciated. And I've had this story planned long before all the LL meeting when they were teens stories suddenly began coming out.