Their Journey Back Chapter 4: It's Not Over, a gilmore girls fanfic

Wow, so this whole last chapter thing took a lot longer than I expected. Sorry! Would you believe that I had this typed up on my computer since I posted the last chapter? Yea, I'm a bit of a procrastinator. But I made some changes to this chapter. I originally had it set to I'll Be by Edwin McCain(I'll be your crying shoulder/I'll be your love suicide/And I'll be better when I'm older/I'll be the greatest fan of your life), but I changed it to It's Not Over by Daughtry, because I thought the lyrics fit better. So, this is the last chapter. I really hope you like it! And please Review!

Chapter 4- It's Not Over

"Maybe you'd better go," he told her suddenly, pain evident in his eyes.

"W-what?" Lorelai asked, bewildered.

"I just, I cant do this, Lorelai."

"Do what?"

"I can't stand here and listen to you talk about marrying Christopher!"

"No, Luke-," Lorelai tried to tell him, shaking her head.

"Lorelai-,"

"Luke!' She cut in. "I am not marrying Chris!"

I was blown away
What could I say
It all seemed to make sense.
You've taken away everything
And I can't deal with that.
I try to see the good in life.
But good things in life are hard to find.
I'll blow it away, blow it away
Can we make this something good?

"But you said-,"

"I said he asked me to marry him. I told him I couldn't."

"Why couldn't you?" Luke asked, suddenly feeling a spark of hope that maybe, just maybe, there would be another chance for them.

"Because I-," Lorelai wanted to say so many things. Because I miss you, because I love you, but she couldn't. "I don't know," she finally mumbles, her gaze dropping from Luke's eyes to her half empty coffee cup. She could see the disappointment register in Luke's eyes. This was ridiculous. If she wanted him back, she was going to have to tell him the truth.

(Well I'll try to do to it right this time around)
Let's start over,
Try to do it right this time around
It's not over
Cause a part of me is dead and in the ground.
This love is killin me
But you're the only one
It's not over.

"Luke, I really missed…" This was it. She would tell him how she felt and maybe, just maybe, things begin to be okay. But as she met the intensity in his eyes, she got scared. "…this coffee. I swear you make the best coffee in the world." The disappointed returned to Luke's face as he nodded in response.

Lorelai signed. This really was insane. Luke had been a huge part of her life for almost ten years. She had always been able to talk to him. And now she couldn't even muster up a simple "I miss you"? If she ever hoped to get any semblance of a relationship back with Luke, any relationship, she had to tell him how she felt. She took a deep breath.

"The coffee's not the only thing I missed, Luke," Lorelai said suddenly. Luke looked at her, the tiniest glimmer of hope back in his eyes. "I-I missed you Luke," she confessed, almost in a whisper. "I know that so much went wrong and what I did was…awful, but not having you in my life-I hate it. Everyday I wake up missing you. I need you, Luke." Lorelai confessed. Luke looked at her, almost in shock.

I've taken all I can take
And I cannot wait
We're wasting too much time
Being strong and holding on
Can't let it bring us down

"Lorelai," he began.

"I know I was an idiot, and I know I shouldn't have pushed you and gone to- him of all people, but I was hurt and confused and I just- I don't know; I snapped. I couldn't take it anymore. I needed to talk to someone, so I went to Chris and we had too much to drink and-,"

"Lorelai," Luke interrupted, mid-rant, "I don't really need the details of that particular part."

"Right. Sorry."

"Why couldn't you talk to me? You always used to be able to talk to me."

"I know. And you'll never know how sorry I am. But I felt like I wasn't as important to you anymore. I know it's selfish, but you had always been able to tell how I felt without me telling you, but suddenly, you couldn't. And it hurt."

My life with you means everything
So I won't give up that easily
I'll blow it away, blow it away

Can we make this something good?
Cause it's all misunderstood

"Lorelai, I am so sorry. I just- everything was happening so fast, and I didn't know how to deal with it. Regardless, you have always been the most important thing in my life. You and Rory. But now there's April too. But that never made you any less important to me."

"I know that now. But Luke, do you think that we could ever get back what we had?" Luke looked into her eyes. For the first time in a long time, he could see everything that she was feeling, and all of the hurt that he had caused her.

"I think that we have a lot to work out, but I definitely thing that it's worth a try."

"Good," Lorelai said with a smile, her first real smile in almost a year. "'Cause I really, really, missed my diner man."

We can't let this get away
Let it out, let it out
Don't get caught up in yourself
Let it out.

Luke let the nickname slide for once as he tentatively put his hand on hers.

"I missed you too. But Lorelai, no matter what's going on with us, I want you to know that I'll be there for you."

"Just like on Friends!" Lorelai exclaimed. Luke couldn't help but grin as he took a seat in the stool next to her, still holding her hand.

"Yea, we're just like Ross and Rachel," he joked.

"No," Lorelai argued. "It took them like, ten years to make it work." Luke gave her a pointed look. "We've only known each other…wow, we really are Ross and Rachel," Lorelai agreed as the realization hit her of just how long she and Luke had known each other. Luke laughed.

"Wait a minute. Did you just make a Friends reference?" Lorelai asked in shock. Luke shrugged. "Wow. I must have really rubbed off on you all these years," Lorelai said.

"Dirty," Luke pointed out with a grin.

"See! There you go again!" Lorelai said, laughing. They were both glad that things seemed to be getting back to normal. Being together, joking and laughing, just always seemed so natural to them, and this time was no different.

Let's start over
Well try to do to it right this time around
Its not over
Cause a part of me is dead and in the ground.
This love is killin me
But you're the only one
It's not over.

"Lorelai," Luke began seriously after their laughter had died down. "I want this to work this time. We can't keep messing this up."

"I know. I want it to work to. I need this to work. I can't lose you again, Luke. I love you too much." Luke pulled her into a sweet kiss.

"I love you too, Lorelai, more than you know. And if you ever feel like I don't or that I'm pushing you away, please just talk to me, okay?"

"I will," Lorelai promised as she leaned into kiss him again. "I missed you so much," she whispered.

"I'm not going anywhere anytime soon," he assured her, giving her hand a squeeze.

Lets start over
Its not over
This love is killin me
But you're the only one
It's not over

"You know, I definitely think I missed you more than the coffee," Lorelai told him.

"Wow. I must be pretty special." Luke replied.

"You could say that," Lorelai said as Luke pulled her into a hug. They both knew that there was still a lot to sort out, but for right now, they were just glad to be together.

The end!!
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