Luke reached the forest edge, his eyes desperately scanning for any sign of Lorelai. Boy was he going to yell at her for this complete stupidity once he found her.
He ran out of his truck, the cold air whipping his coat as his worry intensified.
Suddenly, he saw her, arms hugging her chest, weakly walking though the snow.
Luke ran to her desperately.
"Lorelai!"
She looked up, only just hearing her name over the wind.
Her legs nearly collapsed in relief.
Luke reached her in seconds, quickly taking of his coat and wrapping it around her freezing body. He hugged her tight.
"Lorelai! We have to get you out of here. You're freezing!"
She leaned into his side weakly, as he tried to pull her towards his car.
Luke quickly scanned her face.
"Lorelai are, are you hurt?! My gosh come on, let's get you out of here quickly!" She held onto his coat around her body as his arm rested on her shoulders.
"Luke?" Lorelai's vision was fading and dizziness was becoming consuming.
"Lorelai?" Luke grabbed her shoulders, looking her in the face.
Her eyes slowly shut in exhaustion.
Luke's eyes widened as he grabbed her swaying form, scooping her up under her knees.
"Crap." His heart pounded as he sprinted to his truck, carefully playing her freezing form in the front.
When he reached the dinner, all customers had left thankfully.
He carried Lorelai frantically into the diner, placing her gently on the couch near the fire.
She slowly opened her eyes.
"Luke?" She looked relieved.
"Oh thank god." Luke rested his head on her lap, completely overwhelmed with relief. He pressed a hot cup of coffee into her hands, not liking her blue skin shade.
"Lorelai, are you hurt? Are you okay?"
He bent down, meeting her eyes.
The warmth of the fire was already spreading through her and thawing her freezing body. She grasped his coat tighter, inhaling his scent and embracing the warmth.
"I'm okay. Thank you so much Luke."
She smiled gratefully.
Luke slowly stood up. He took a deep breath.
"Lorelai, what the hell were you thinking? To just go risk your life in the freezing cold with no protection? You could have been killed!" He boomed.
She quickly pulled out the hat from her side. "Luke,I ,I'm sorry, I, I just wanted to get your hat back because I couldn't stand seeing you sad." She stammered.
Tears welled in her eyes.
Luke's expression quickly softened as he sat beside her, slowly taking the hat and placing an arm around her shoulders.
"Lorelai, just promise me you won't ever scare me that bad again."
She smiled, knowing she was forgiven.
He slowly rested his head on hers hugging her tight.
