A/N: Here is chapter 2! From Fight Face. Hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I still don't own, nothing has changed.

Chapter 2

He listens to her babble happily about her new pet. What possessed her to buy a dog? Suddenly, she mentions the love that the dog gives and it clicks. She needs someone or something to rely on her. This dog depends on her for everything and loves her unconditionally. She can do no wrong with this dog. It makes him nervous to see her attach herself to the dog like this. What will happen when he dies? How will she react? He also is slightly amused that the dog is just as neurotic as she is. What normal dog would be afraid of someone drinking? He realizes that she just needs to take care of something since her daughter has left, so he lets it go for now.

He decides to enter into banter with her hoping to distract her from any depression. A rant about the smell of dogs is the perfect distraction. Suddenly, she is pulling them out of the kitchen and onto the porch. Her crazy dog forced them out of the house so that he could eat. They sit down on the porch swing and he starts telling her about his plans for the Twickham House. She seems reluctant to sell her house and it baffles him. She was so gung-ho on the idea of buying the Twickham House. What happened? She coos as the crazy dog sits down on the steps inside. She is talking baby talk about a dog. It scares him slightly, but that is Lorelai for you. She can be slightly scary sometimes. He can't muster up the same enthusiasm over the dog as she can, so he simply guides them inside. She reminds him not to say any word beginning with q, but he is consumed by his thoughts and doesn't answer. He isn't even trying to be happy for her that she has a dog. Shouldn't he be? What if one day she gets tired of his non-supportive ways and leaves? He knows that it is a silly thing to think, but he can't help it. He would become sad and angry if his partner barely acknowledged his life. He makes a note to do that for her from now on. He is improving. He is going to be the best husband she will ever have or dream of having.

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Luke is mad. She doesn't know why, but things are strained between them. It makes her nervous. She realizes that it is probably the early hour making her tense, but she doesn't know why Luke is mad. Suddenly, he is yelling at her about a Frisbee on her roof. She tries not to be mad, but she is anyway. He is yelling at her over a stupid Frisbee! Then, he says it. It's like a slap in the face. She can't believe that he would tell Rory about the engagement. It's just one more reason for her daughter to hate her. She wasn't the one to tell her about one of the most important steps in her relationship with Luke. Worst of all, Luke is still mad. She hates it. She doesn't want to fight with him at all. It makes her scared. It simply reminds her that he could leave at any time. It forms knots in her stomach.

He lets it out. That he thinks she is being stupid over this fight with Rory. He turns around in a huff and the knots are pulled even tighter. He is still angry. Is he going to forgive her? She feels herself nearing a state of hysteria and contemplates begging him not to be mad. She calls out to him desperately. He assures her that they are okay, but there's still something off in his voice. She remains just as scared as before. She hates feeling so dependent on him, but she needs him. Now more than ever. She just can't let him see how shaken up she really is. It isn't time yet. Not now.

TBC…