Disclaimer: I own nothing Gilmore Girls related, not even a box set cause I'm poor!!

Summary: After receiving devastating news, Lorelai realizes the true extent of her friendships she has made in Stars Hollow.

Rating is T but mostly just for language. Please keep in mind that this is my first ever fanfic and that I do not have a BETA so some mistakes may be found…plus I suck at punctuation!!

Chapter 2

He was starting to get worried. It was Friday night and he had yet to see or hear from Lorelai. It was so unlike her to go so long with out his food especially Friday's. Most Friday's she came barreling in, complaining about her upcoming dinner and begged him to have a huge pot of coffee and pie with whipped cream and ice cream waiting on her when she returned. At close, Luke was determined to find out what was going on. Going out back he turned off the grill and put some coffee and pie in to go containers and flipped the sign to closed. Just as he was about to open the door to leave, Lorelai pulled up in front of the dinner. She slowly got out, head hung low and Luke held the door open for her, knowing that whatever happened had been bad, and she would most likely be needing more than a cup of coffee and a slice of pie to cheer her up.

Lorelai had managed to avoid everyone that day. She had locked herself in her office and done paperwork. Since the fire at the Independence Inn, her best friend Sookie, their previous concierge, Michel, and herself had started plans for their own Inn. Sookie and herself would be the co-owners with Michel accepting more duties when the new Dragonfly would open. She had been lucky, the Independence had only had severe damage to one side of the building and she was able to continue to use the office for her plans to open the Dragonfly. Mia, the former owner, and a second mother to her, had left the power hooked up for her for the next few months while she looked for a buyer for the damaged property. This way Lorelai could still show potential buyers the property since Mia lived on the other side of the country, but also so Lorelai had an office to use for her own plans.

Leaving at 5:30, Lorelai left to go straight to her parent's house. She knew they would not be happy with her choice of clothing, or that she smelled somewhat like smoke, but she couldn't seem to care at all. Lorelai knew how critical Emily would be on her, especially since Rory was unable to join them for dinner due to a last minute deadline for a paper for one of her classes at Yale. Arriving early, Lorelai checked her appearance in her rear view mirror, and got out and rang the doorbell. Praying the evening would end sooner if she started it sooner, Lorelai waited for the maid to open the door.

She was startled from her thoughts when her mother opened the door. "Well Lorelai, if you were going to be earlier you might as well have gone home and changed first. Please don't tell me you wore that to work. It's not very professional looking," she said with a grimace. "Well hello to you to Mother" Lorelai said rolling her eyes and walking past her and dropping her coat and purse on the leather chair in the entry.

"Richard, Lorelai is here hurry up and come out here" rolling her eyes at the closed study door Emily complained how he had been locked away in his office all day working. Richard exited the office and headed straight to the drink cart. "Well Lorelai it's nice to see you, what can I get you to drink?"

"Water's fine dad" she sighed.

"Lorelai what is wrong with you, you are always quick to down as much alcohol as fast as possible, and you look positively terrible. You look like you're losing weight in one area and putting on twice as much in another…oh my god you're pregnant" she exclaimed. "I can't believe you're doing this again, how can you put us through this humiliation again Lorelai, and what will Rory think, she is a young and impressionable girl. You can't just…"

Lorelai cut her off then. Her face was beat red and it was clear she was trying to keep from crying. "God Mom, I just wanted water what the hell is wrong with you!" At this the tears started pouring down her face. "Why do you always do this, you know what it doesn't even matter, you'll never have to worry about it happening again" quickly she ran out of the room grabbing her coat and purse and running to her Jeep leaving a shocked Emily and tired Richard in her wake. She wasn't sure how she had made it back to Stars Hollow, but she found herself pulling up in front of Luke's and saw him holding the door for her. Lowering her head so he couldn't see her face Lorelai got out of the car and made her way slowly into the diner.

Keeping her head low and her back to Luke, Lorelai asked if they could go upstairs. She heard Luke lock the door and felt his hand guiding her back gently towards the curtain leading to his apartment. Once they reached the top Luke leaned against Lorelai to open the door. Feeling him behind her, and feeling the weight of the last week on her Lorelai sunk back into him and let out a small muffled cry. She could feel Luke tense and then wrap his arm around her waist and lead them inside. Leading her to the couch he sat her down and then sat on the coffee table in front of her. She watches him sit a take out bag on the coffee table beside him and she can feel his gaze on her. "Lorelai" he says.

She stands and starts pacing, she can feel him watching her but does not move. Finally she slows and turns to him. "Luke I really need a friend tonight actually I need two. I need you, and Jose, or Bud, or Morgan or God I don't know, but have you ever realized that all the good alcohol names are male. Yea there's Sherry or Brandy, well I guess Morgan could be a female name to but…" she has been rambling fast even for her and is losing her breath. She feels Luke wrap his arms around her and feels him leading them to the kitchen. Sitting her down at the kitchen table Luke opens the fridge and pulls out a half full bottle of Jack Daniels.

"Oh Jack, how could I forget Jack he's a strong male alcohol, I definitely shouldn't have forgotten him."

"Lorelai I'll make you a deal, I will drink with you but you have to stay here. Take the bed and I'll take the couch. You seem really upset and I definitely don't want you going home alone, sad and drunk."

Nodding, she sighs. "You know I never thought I would be alone" she says reaching for the glass Luke is pouring for her. As he sits down he hands it to her and puts the bottle back in the centre of the table and wraps his hands around his glass.

She downs the glass she is holding and fills it again from the bottle on the table, making sure to fill it to the rim unlike Luke who had filled it half way. She takes another large sip as Luke looks on, emptying half the glass in that one mouthful. "God Luke I really need to talk about this but I haven't even told Rory. Oh God, how am I going to tell Rory" she says starring at the table and feeling the tears rolling down her cheeks. She hears Luke scraping his chair along the floor and looks up to see him knee to knee with her. He brushes a hair behind her ear and whispers softly "you can tell me anything Lorelai, I'm always here for you."

Getting up she pulls his hand so he is standing as well. With almost all of their body parts touching she realizes how close they are to each other and takes his hand pulling him to the couch where she sits down and pulls him down beside her. Noticing she has forgotten the bottle and their drinks she puts up a finger signifying for him to wait there and she goes back to the table and gets their things. Sitting back down she leans against the arm of the couch and looks at him.

"If it's okay, can we just play a game or talk about something else for a bit. I just need a bit more alcohol before I can spit this one out."

He picks up their glasses from the coffee table where she has left them and they each hold their glass. He looks at her and holds up his glass, "truth or dare" he finally asks.