Summary: What happens when two lonely people can't deny their feelings anymore? Set about after episode 4:17. Rory is back from Spring Break, Luke just got his divorce. LMLD

Disclaimer: I do not own Gilmore Girls, it's story, characters or episodes. They were created by Amy Sherman-Paladino and are owned by Dorothy Parker Drank Here and the WB/CW

Chapter 2: Divorced and Strange

It was late Saturday night and Rory pulled up in front of Luke's. She wasn't sure how she got there, it wasn't exactly where she had intended to go, though she didn't know where she had planned on going, she simply needed to go. It was late, nearing closing time and the diner was empty as she stepped inside, she didn't even see Luke. She walked up to the counter and sat down. After a few seconds she heard a crash from the storage room. She jumped up and ran over.

"Luke!? Are you okay?"

She heard another small crash and some yelling and then Luke emerged, holding a beer.

"Oh, Rory. Hey. I didn't hear you come in."

"Are you ok?"

"Yeah, just a stupid box, it was nothing."

"Oh, ok," she said, suddenly nervous.

"Are you here alone?"

"Yeah. I was sitting in my dorm room and had a sudden craving for a really good cup of coffee. Didn't even tell mom I was headed down here, just came straight here."

"Huh. Well I'll have to start a new pot so give me just a few minutes."

"All right."

"So how have you been? How's Yale treating you?"

"It's good. I really like it. It's hard, but good. I just got back from Spring Break though, some of us girls went to Florida."

"Oh. How was that?"

"Interesting," Rory said with a small laugh.

"Doesn't really seem like you're type of place," Luke commented.

"Yeah, I kind of felt that way, too. I had fun though."

"That's good," he said, pouring her a cup of coffee. He gestured towards his beer, "You don't mind if I…??"

"No, that's fine."

He smiled a small smile.

"I'm not sure I've ever seen you drink," Rory commented.

"Well I don't usually do it down here, so…"

"Any certain reason tonight?"

Luke coughed, "Well, a crossover between a celebration and a mourning."

Rory looked up at him, confused.

"My divorce was finalized today."
"Oh… I'm sorry..?" Rory said with a slight question to her tone.

"I don't know if I am. It's good that it's done with. She was cheating on me."

"Oh my gosh Luke. That's awful."

"You're mom didn't tell you? I can't believe she didn't get to gloat about getting to pick me up from jail." He noticed Rory's confused look. "Yeah, apparently kicking the crap out of a car that belongs to the man who is sleeping with your wife can get you thrown in jail. You're mom had to come bail me out."

"Oh, Luke, that's awful. I can't believe she did that to you."

"Yeah, well, the marriage was probably a bit of a mistake anyway, hence the part-celebration."

Rory smiled slightly and lifted her coffee mug in a mock-salute, "Well my condolences and my congratulations then," she said with a laugh.

He leaned over and clinked his bottle with her mug and they smiled at each other.

"I've got a piece of pie left, do you want it?" Luke asked her.

She laughed, "Do you really need to ask? I'm not sure I've ever said no to pie, I'm sure it's against some kind of Gilmore rule."

"Probably," Luke said with a laugh as he set the plate in front of her. She ate the piece and finished her coffee as they sat in silence.

She stood up slowly and cleared her throat as she put some money on the counter, "Thanks and I hope everything is good with the um divorce and stuff," she said lamely, mentally slapping herself.

"Thanks," he said as he looked down at his beer, "It was good to see you, Rory, don't be a stranger.

"I won't," she said with a smile as she turned to leave. "I won't," she whispered to herself.

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