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That afternoon, Richard Gilmore walked into his daughters house and found Rory, Emily and Lorelai sitting together in the living room. Emily smiled and stood up, quickly walking over to her husband side.
"What took you so long?" Emily asked leaning up to kiss his cheek.
"I told you I had some business to take care of." He paused and looked at Lorelai, "How are you doing Lorelai?"
"I'm okay Dad…" She whispered softly trying to assure him she meant what she said.
Richard nodded once, "Good." He looked around the house, "Where's Luke?"
"He should be here in a little while. He was just meeting with Caesar and Lane about stuff at the Diner. He wanted to make sure they were all set for the next few days so he didn't have to keep checking in." Rory answered.
Richard nodded and held the manila envelope closer to his side, "Good. Good." He cleared his throat, "Rory, Emily…do you think you could go make me some coffee? I'm very tired. And I need to talk to Lorelai for a moment."
Emily tensed up, "Is everything alright Richard?"
He smiled slowly at her, "Everything is fine darling. I would just like to talk to Lorelai about a few things before everyone else weighs in."
Emily looked between her husband and daughter and then nodded, "Oh. Alright." She looked at Rory and cocked her head towards the kitchen, "Come on Rory."
Rory stood up slowly and looked over at her Mother, offering a supportive smile before she followed Emily to the kitchen. Lorelai fidgeted nervously on her spot on the couch before her Father sat down beside her. She waited and watched as he opened the folder and shuffled through the papers for a few moments before turning back to her.
Lorelai swallowed hard, "What is it? Can I not press charges or something? Did I do something wrong?"
Richard shook his head, "No. No. That's not it. I just had my lawyers look into your options and what a divorce would mean for you."
Lorelai sighed, "What, am I going to lose everything? Do I have to sell the house? We didn't sign any prenuptial agreements or anything…"
He shook his head again, "No. The thing is you can't get a divorce Lorelia-"
She grimaced at his words and practically levitated off the couch at his words, "What do you mean? I have to stay married to him forever? But why? How is that even possible."
He put a hand up to silence her, "You didn't let me finish. What I was saying is you can't get a divorce because you were never actually legally married."
Lorelai stopped her frantic movements and let his words sink in, "Not legally married? How? Why?"
Richard took a few forms out of the folder and handed it to her, "If you get married outside of the United States and you are a U.S. citizen, you need to have another ceremony here to make it legal. Even if it just means going down to the Court House. But you two never did that…"
Lorelai looked down at the papers her father had handed her. "No. We didn't…I didn't realize that we would have too…"
Richard nodded, "Christopher found out that it wasn't legal. He knew you weren't actually married here."
She lifted her face and stared at him in shock, "He knew? If he knew then why didn't he say anything? Why wouldn't he have told me?"
Richard smiled, "Because he knew that if you weren't legally married he had no way of keeping you."
"Keeping me? I don't…" She whispered shaking her head in confusion.
He reached a hand out to his daughter, "Lorelai I know you didn't really love him. I know that in that moment in Paris you just wanted to feel loved and you agreed to marry him. But can you honestly tell me if he had told you that you weren't legally married that you would have done it all over again?"
Lorelai sighed and looked down at the papers again, "No. I wouldn't have…"
Richard reached out a gentle hand to her, he stroked her arm reassuringly. "He knew you loved Luke. He knew that marrying him wasn't what you wanted and he knew that he was preying on you in a moment of weakness. Both with marrying you in Paris and hitting you…"
Lorelai sniffled slightly and looked back up at him, "I tried really hard to love him. Once I realized what I had done in Paris…I told myself I had to make it work because I had screwed up enough already. I couldn't handle another failure." She laughed sadly, "Got to say this failure is worse than any I could have imagined…I became that girl…"
"I already told you that you are not a failure." Richard said shaking his head, "Christopher knew what he was doing Lorelai…you know he did. He made his own choices."
She nodded slowly, "So if we aren't legally married then we don't have to do the whole divorce thing…then we just have to focus on the trial. And then once that's over…" She took a deep breath, "I can just…move on?"
Richard smiled, "Yes."
Lorelai smiled weakly back, "If only it were that easy…"
He sighed and reached for her hand again, "Lorelai, you aren't going through this alone. Your Mother and I will be here every step of the way and Rory is here too." He shrugged, "And I have a feeling Luke may never let you out of his sight for more than a few minutes at a time from now on."
Lorelai laughed, "You may just be right about that…"
Richard smile, "He loves you."
She nodded slowly, "It seems that he does. I just haven't figured out why yet."
He squeezed her hand, "You are an amazing woman Lorelai. And you deserve the best and I believe that Luke will give you the best. You'll make it work this time."
Lorelai smiled weakly, "I hope so…"
He shrugged again, "Besides…this way Luke could be your first husband. Not your second." He said with a smile.
Lorelai's heart fluttered in her chest, "Don't get ahead of yourself Dad…"
"It will happen…you'll see." He said with a reassuring smile.
Lorelai smiled back just as the front door opened again and Luke walked in. Luke smiled at them as he walked in with bags of food from the Diner.
"Hey…thought you guys might be hungry." He said looking down at the bags, "I whipped up some stuff before I came over."
Richard smiled and patted Lorelai's hand again before he stood up to face Luke, "That sounds wonderful Luke. I am quite hungry now that I think about it." He turned back to Lorelai, "We will finish talking about this later okay? You probably want to talk to Luke about a few things anyway…"
Lorelai smiled nervously up at him and tried to ignore the way she could feel Luke's eyes boring into the side of her head. "Sure. Thanks Dad."
Richard smiled again and then walked over to Luke, he took the bags from him and then walked back to the kitchen. Luke watched him go before he walked all the way into the living room and sat down beside her.
"Everything okay?" Luke asked looking down at the folder in Lorelai's hands, "Did your Dad suddenly come to his senses and realize I am no where near good enough for you?"
Lorelai smirked and shook her head, "Would you stop that. They like you Luke. Trust me…they really do."
Luke nodded slowly, "Okay. So what's going on? Is it the case? Is Christopher trying to fight it somehow?"
She shook her head, "No. I mean yes it is about the case but he isn't trying to fight me for anything. The only option he has at this point is plead guilty to the charges and deal with the consequences."
"But what about the divorce?" Luke asked curiously.
She opened the folder again and handed him the papers her Father had given her, "Turns out getting married in Paris isn't legal here in the States…"
Luke's wrinkled his brow and then looked down at the papers, "What do you mean? You aren't actually married?"
Lorelai shook her head, "Nope. Still never been a bride…"
Luke let her words sink in for a moment before looking up at her, "You're not married…"
She licked her lips nervously and shook her head, "Nope."
He cleared his throat and looked back down at the papers in front of him, "You didn't marry him." He paused, "Not legally…"
Shaking her head again she continued on, "No. I didn't realize that you would have to have another ceremony here in the States to make it official. But it turns out Christopher did."
His head snapped up and he frowned at her, "He knew it wasn't legal?" She nodded in response, "Well then why didn't he tell you?"
"Because he knew that I didn't really want to be married to him I suppose." She shrugged, "We were in Paris and I got so swept up in the idea because for once I wasn't thinking about you. But once we were here I realized that I had made a mistake and he knew that…so if he had told me I would have just walked away."
Luke huffed softly, "He knew this was his only way of keeping you with him."
Lorelai nodded, "I guess so."
He nodded slowly and then closed the folder before throwing it on the coffee table in front of them. "He really is a coward."
She smirked; "Yeah…"
Luke looked back at her and tried to read her expression, "So…how do you feel about this?"
Lorelai sighed, "I mean…it's kind of confusing. I guess I understand why he did it but it still makes me mad that he lied about it. I feel a little guilty though for leading him on in the first place…"
"Lorelai…" Luke whispered to her.
"I should have known better than to say yes when we were in Paris. But I didn't…I just needed to feel something." She whispered.
He nodded, "I know…"
"I'm not saying all the things he did were right but…" She shrugged, "I guess I'm not all that innocent in all this…"
Luke watched her for a moment before answering, "But how exactly do you feel about never actually being married to him?"
She licked her lips and smiled nervously, "Relieved…"
He couldn't help but smile a little, "Really?"
She smiled back, "Really…"
"How come?" Luke asked leaning closer to her.
"Because…" She whispered looking down as her cheeks flushed, "I only want to be married once. To the right guy…"
"To the right guy…" Luke whispered slowly letting her words sink in.
She smiled nervously, "You were the only guy I could ever actually picture myself being married to Luke. Even with Max…I tried to picture it but I couldn't see it. But with you…" She reached out for her hand and smiled, "With you I saw it all…"
He nodded slowly, "I know what you mean. When I realized I had married Nicole…"
Lorelai cringed and stuck her tongue out in disgust, "Ugh…Nicole…"
Luke laughed and continued, "I wanted to die. And then I realized when I said those words to her on that boat…I was pretending…wishing it was you."
She pouted softly, "I really wanted to marry you Luke…"
He nodded back, "I really wanted to marry you too Lorelai…I'm sorry I made you doubt that."
She opened her mouth to say that she couldn't wait for them to have that but she stopped. She didn't want to push him any further than this. They had talked about a lot in the last few days but she also knew that inside Luke still could only handle so much.
She fidgeted in her seat again and cleared her throat, "My Dad said that all we have to worry about now is the trial but there is enough evidence to convict. Once that's over and he gets his sentence it will be over…" Lorelai whispered, "I mean I'll have a lot to work through I suppose but having to deal with him will be over."
Luke nodded in understanding, "That must make you feel better. It won't be as dragged out now…"
She smiled, "Yup."
Luke looked back at the folder on the table and let out a small laugh, "I'm sorry…I just I can't help but feel really happy right now."
"Luke…" She whispered softly as she moved closer to him.
He turned back to her, a smile growing on his face. "I know how fucked up this all is and I hate that he did this all to you Lorelai. God you know I do…I could kill him myself if I had the chance."
"But you won't because of April…" Lorelai said with a warning tone.
Luke nodded, "Right. But I'm just really happy that you weren't really married to him." He paused and watched her smile slightly, "Does that make me selfish?"
She felt the smile grow on her lips and she shook her head, "No. Not at all."
He smiled and then rubbed his thighs slowly, "Okay. We should go in the kitchen…"
She watched him stand up quickly, "Are you okay?" She asked nervously.
Luke laughed and looked back at her, "Lorelai its taking all of my strength not to kiss you right now so I just think it would be best if we go in the kitchen…I may feel less prone to kiss you if other people are around. Especially your parents."
Lorelai blushed and smirked, "You want to kiss me?"
Luke rolled his eyes, "Lorelai I always want to kiss you. I've wanted to kiss you since the day I met you and everyday since then. These past months have been torture…"
She licked her lips and then stood up on wobbly legs, "I know what you mean…"
He nodded and took a step back, "And even though you aren't legally married…I just think that we should wait for that. You know until things settle down…I don't want it to be a rushed thing. I want it to be right…"
Lorelai smiled up at him and whispered, "Every kiss with you is right Luke…"
He felt the usual ache in his chest that she caused, "Right. Well…I just really think we should wait."
Lorelai studied his face, she could see the inner battle he was fighting and it both killed her and warmed her heart at the same time. She hated to see him in pain, in any kind of pain. But she also liked knowing he still wanted her as much as she wanted him, even after everything they had been through.
"Okay…we can wait." She said smiling at him, "I understand."
He put his nervous hands in his pockets and smiled slightly, "Okay. Thanks…"
She smiled and reached for his hand, squeezing it gently. "I'm the one who should be thanking you Luke. You're always looking out for me…"
He smiled and lifted the hand she wasn't holding, brushing a stray curl out of her face he spoke sincerely. "And I always will…"
She smiled as he let his hand drop from her face but squeeze her hand in his. He let go just to step back and let her walk towards the kitchen so he could follow her. Just like he always did…
In the kitchen, Rory was sitting at the table with her Grandparents discussing what would happen to her little sister GiGi.
"So you had someone contact Sherry?" Rory asked her Grandfather curiously.
Lorelai and Luke walked in at that exact moment and Lorelai gasped, "Oh God…I forgot all about Gigi. I know she was with Sherry that night thank God…She was visiting but I totally forgot to call her."
Richard shook his head, "It's all been taken care of. Sherry knows what happened and she's taking full custody of Gigi again."
"But will she leave her again?" Rory asked nervously, "Gigi is going to need someone to be looking out for her…someone she can count on."
Richard nodded, "I spoke to Sherry myself and she understands she can't run off again. I told her that we would help her anyway we could if need be, but I know that Christophers Mother will also be assisting her."
"So Francine knows what happened?" Lorelai asked pulling her sweater around her more tightly suddenly feeling cold, she could feel Luke beside her which helped her relax but only slightly. "What did she say?"
"I talked to her this morning and explained the situation. She was shocked…and we argued a bit but she knows that her son has to pay the price for what he did." Richard said looking directly at his daughter. "She won't be a problem. I promise."
Lorelai sighed and leaned against the cool counter, "Okay…"
"Grandpa told us that you and Dad weren't actually married…" Rory whispered looking from Luke to her Mother.
Lorelai nodded slowly, "Looks that way."
Rory glanced at Luke who couldn't seem to take his eye off of Lorelai, "It will speed up this process…so that's good."
Lorelai smiled and glanced at Luke out of the corner of her eye, "Yeah. It's good."
Rory smiled and stood up from her spot at the table, "Well I don't know about anyone else but I'm starving!" She turned to Luke, "Want to help me Luke?"
He smiled at Rory and walked up beside her and began emptying the bags of food with her. Richard and Emily grabbed plates and Lorelai went to feed Paul Anka. When she was finished she looked around her small kitchen, the exact place where one of the worst moments of her life had happened. But as she stood there and stared at the people that were surrounding her she knew she was pretty damn lucky.
Later that night, Richard and Emily once again said their goodbyes and went back to their house. Richard said they would be back in the morning with Lorelai's lawyers to discuss the case and what she would need to do. Rory had gone to take Paul Anka for another walk as Luke and Lorelai sat together in the living room talking.
"Rory said Logan wants to come out here soon." Luke said softly, "How are they doing? Do you like him now?"
Lorelai shrugged, "He's growing on me…"
Luke smirked, "I still don't like him."
She laughed, "Of course you don't. But Rory is a grown woman and if he is the man she decides she loves we need to respect that."
He sighed, "I guess…"
Lorelai laughed again and shook her head, "I just wish she would go back to school soon. Its not that I don't love having her here but I don't want her missing too much school. She already has enough catching up to do and I don't want her to fall any further behind…"
He nodded in understanding, "I know. But you know she is just worried about you…"
Lorelai smiled, "I know…but we both need to get on with our lives if we have any chance of living normal lives again."
He nodded, "You will. Both of you…in time."
"Time…" Lorelai said with a raised eyebrow, "I've never been fond of time…I'm not good at waiting."
Luke chuckled, "You don't have to tell me that…"
She smirked and was about to respond when she heard a knock on the front door. Lorelai frowned and looked at the clock before she stood up from the couch.
"Who could that be?" Lorelai asked, "If it's Sookie with more food I'm sending her away. I am going to gain a thousand pounds between the two of you and your delicious food…"
He smirked and watched her walk towards the door, "If you haven't gained weight over the years with all the crap you eat I think you'll be safe…"
Lorelai just rolled her eyes and walked to the door to answer it, when she opened it her heart jumped in her chest. "April…"
The young girl stood on the porch and looked up at Lorelai nervously, "H-hi Lorelai. I'm sorry to just show up like this…"
Luke who had heard Lorelai speak his daughters name rushed to the door. "April?" He asked looking over at her, "What are you doing here? How did you get here?"
Lorelai felt the old fears and insecurities creep in at the sight of Luke's long lost daughter. She couldn't help but worry that he would leave her once again. And this time she wasn't sure she could survive if he did…
April seemed transfixed by the bruises on Lorelai's face. "Uh…I talked to Mom and told her I wanted to come see you because of everything that happened. Aunt Liz met me at the Diner and told me you were here…she dropped me off. She wanted to come in but she didn't want to crowd Lorelai…"
Lorelai felt nervous under the girl's intense stare, Luke shifted slightly. "April I told you I would take care of everything…"
April sighed and looked at her Dad and then back at Lorelai, "I'm really sorry Lorelai."
Lorelai smiled nervously and leaned against the doorframe, "April it's okay-"
April shook her head, "If I had never done that stupid project Dad wouldn't know about me. And then you guys would have gotten married and everything would have been okay. None of this would have happened…"
Lorelai shook her head, "God. No…no April none of this is your fault." She looked at Luke who looked at a loss for words, "Come in here…"
Stepping aside, April walked into the house and over to the living room. Luke and Lorelai shared a nervous glance, he reached for her before she could step into the living room.
"Lorelai…" He whispered softly, "I didn't expect her to show up like this…"
Lorelai smiled weakly up at him, "Luke…it's okay. Just…can we…will we be okay? Can you deal with-"
He shook his head, "I'm not leaving you again if that's what you're worried about."
She smiled slowly and then turned, pulling him with her towards the living room where April was waiting. Lorelai and Luke sat down on the couch while April sat nervously in the corner chair, staring down at her hands.
"April…" Lorelai whispered tentatively, the young girl lifted her head slowly to reveal tears in her eyes. "None of this is your fault. You have to know that."
"But you hate me. You have to hate me. I'm the reason Dad pushed you away." April said as her lip trembled.
Luke grimaced and Lorelai shook her head adamantly before lifting herself up and kneeling down in front of her, "Oh sweetie no that's not true. I don't hate you at all! Not even a little bit!"
"But…" April hiccupped nervously, "If I hadn't of shown up you and Dad would have gotten married like you planned too. I'm really sorry…"
Lorelai shook her head again and Luke sat transfixed from his seat on the couch, unable to think of anything to say. "April…I am so glad that you came into your Dads life. I know how much he loves you and how much he has loved getting to know you this past year. I wish he could have known about you from the beginning but I'm just glad he has you now. Don't you ever apologize for finding him."
"So you really don't hate me?" April questioned, looking at her over the rims of her glasses.
Lorelai smiled and reached for her hand, "No. Not at all. Any problems that your father and I had are between him and I. We both made mistakes that had nothing to do with you. We made our own choices. You have to understand that I don't blame you for any of this…and neither does your father."
April looked back at her Dad who sat motionless on the couch, "He hasn't been very happy since you guys broke up…"
Lorelai smiled sadly and glanced back at Luke slowly, "Well I haven't been very happy myself…"
April took a deep breath and continued to look at her Father, "I really wish that you would let me get to know Lorelai more."
Luke hesitated for a moment as he rubbed the tops of his thighs, his hands were sweating from his nerves. "I never should have tried to keep you from her. For that I'm sorry. I just…I was so surprised to see you kid…to find out that you had been out there all this time and I didn't know about you. I guess I just wanted to keep you to myself for awhile but I know that was wrong."
April nodded slowly, "I know Mom didn't want me to get to know her either…"
Luke nodded once, "No. She didn't…and I guess I was just nervous that she would take you away from me again so I just did whatever she wanted me to do. And in the process I hurt myself and Lorelai."
April nodded and turned back to Lorelai, "She thinks I'll love you more than her."
Lorelai smiled sadly, "April I would love to be a part of your life in anyway that you want me to be. But I can never take the place of your Mom. I would never want that. I know how important it is to have a relationship with your own Mom, I didn't have a great one with my Mom growing up."
"But you have a great relationship with Rory." April said softly, "Dad talks about you two like you're the dynamic duo of Mothers and Daughters."
Lorelai smiled and looked back at Luke, "We do have a pretty special bond her and I…"
"Well I told Mom that you would never replace her. But I also told her that I wanted to be a part of Dads life and that meant that I would be a part of your life too. She kept me away from him for too long and I don't want to lose him again." April said with a nervous whisper.
Lorelai shook her head and squeezed the young girls hand, "You won't."
"But we're moving to New Mexico…" April said swallowing hard, "Thousands of miles away from here…"
Lorelai looked back at Luke who once again had a sad expression on his face, "I'm going to fight for custody of you April. We won't be able to see each other everyday but we will see each other. And we can talk on the phone everyday if you want too. I won't let your Mom take you away from me again."
April reached a hand up to wipe another tear away, "You promise?"
He smiled and looked at her and then at Lorelai, "I've realized in this past year I need to start fighting harder for the things I love. I'm not going to give up so easily…"
Lorelai couldn't help but smile at his words and she felt April pull on her hands, she looked back at her. "I'm really glad you're okay…" April whispered softly. "When Dad told me what happened I was really scared…"
Lorelai let out a shaky breath, "Well I've had pretty amazing people looking out for me. And it helps a lot to have you here right now…"
April's smile grew, "Really? So it's okay that I'm here?"
Lorelai smiled and reached forward to hug her, "It is more than okay April. You are welcome here anytime."
April smiled and finally relaxed as she felt Lorelai wrap her arms around her. She hugged her back tightly and looked at her Father over Lorelai's shoulder and noticed the small smile on his own lips. She could see his eyes were sparkling with unshed tears and she let out a sigh of relief because for the first time in a long time she was starting to think everything was going to be okay again.
The front door opened, breaking the spell that had been cast as Paul Anka came trotting in with Rory beside him. "You could have warned me that he's now afraid of street lamps…" She said walking into the living room, she stopped in her tracks when she saw April sitting with her Mom. "April. Hey. I didn't know you were going to be here…"
Lorelai took a deep breath and stood up, wiping her own tears away she smiled at her Daughter and put a hand on April's back. "She came to surprise us. Isn't that nice of her?"
Rory glanced up at her Mom and noticed for the first time in a long time she had a genuine smile on her face. "Yeah. It is." She paused and looked at Luke who seemed lost in thought and she smiled and turned back to April. "Hey my Mom told me you are really into books. Want to take a look at some of the stuff I have in my room? I had so many I couldn't fit them all in my new apartment. I'd be happy to lend you some if you want."
April's face lit up, "Really?"
Rory smiled and leaned down to take off Paul Anka's leash, "Sure. I love talking books with people. It's one of my favorite past times."
April looked at Luke slowly, "Can I?"
He smiled at his daughter and then glanced at Rory with an appreciative stare, "Of course. Go ahead."
The young girl stood up quickly and followed Rory towards her room down the hall. Paul Anka quickly followed them, anxious to see what was going on. Lorelai smiled when she heard the sound of laughter coming from the room, glad that there was something other than the sound of tears in the house once again.
She pulled at her sweater nervously and then looked back at Luke who was staring at her so intensely her cheeks began to burn. "Luke…?" She questioned nervously.
He smiled and stood up, walking closer to her he saw the anxious expression on her face. Without saying a word he pulled her closer to him and slowly leaned his head down and captured her lips in a tender kiss. When he pulled away, he couldn't help but laugh at the stunned expression on Lorelai's face despite the fact that she was clinging to his strong arms desperately.
"Luke?" She asked again softly, unsure what that kiss had meant.
"I love you so much Lorelai." He whispered to her, his face only inches from her. "You are amazing."
She swallowed hard and felt herself relax in his embrace, "I thought you wanted to wait to do that…"
He sighed and reached one of his hands to cup her unbruised cheek with, "I did. And I should have." He shrugged. "But I couldn't help myself…seeing you with April like that despite everything you have been going through and everything that I put you through with April…" He paused and looked deep into her eyes, "It made me fall in love with you all over again…"
Her left hand rubbed against the soft flannel on his arm and she blinked a few times, "If we are going to make this work Luke I need to be a part of her life. A part of your life with her…"
He nodded slowly, "I know. I also know that if I have any chance of getting this whole parenting thing right I'm going to need your help."
She laughed slightly, "Well I'd love to help you. But it seems you are doing an amazing job without me Luke. That girl adores you."
He nodded nervously and looked down the hall, "I just don't want to disappoint her. I've already missed all this time with her and I can't stand the thought that she's going to go away again…"
She rubbed his arms soothingly, "I know. But you're going to fight for her. I know you will. And I'll be there right beside you the whole time. Just like you're here with me now…"
He stared deep into her eyes and took a deep breath, "I have missed you so much."
She felt the tears burning her eyes again and she nodded before answering in a chocked voice, "I missed you too Luke. So much…more than you could ever know." She watched him close his eyes and breath her in, gently moving side to side with her in his arms and she smiled, "For the record Luke…I never would have been able to survive on my own all those years with Rory if it weren't for you."
His eyes fluttered open and he cocked his head to the side, "What?"
She smiled and leaned forward to brush her lips against his softly, "All those years you helped me with Rory…I needed you then Luke and I need you now. All those times you brought us food even when you knew I couldn't pay. All those times you let Rory do her homework at the Diner afterhours because I had to work late…all those times you helped me take care of her when she was sick." She shrugged and smiled up at him as he beamed at her, "You've always been a natural at the parenting thing Luke…whether you realized it or not."
He cleared his throat, suddenly feeling very emotional. "Uh…well thank you Lorelai." He paused and smiled at her, "I would do it all again you know…even if you and I never got together I'd do it all again. I'd be there to help you in anyway I could…"
She smiled and kissed him again, "I know. And that makes me love you even more."
He smiled again and then reluctantly pulled away, "As much as I love this…" He said motioning between them, "We should probably-"
She nodded slowly and smiled, "I know."
He sighed and put a hand on his hip, chuckling to himself. "Damn you for being so irresistible Gilmore."
She laughed and flipped her hair, "I don't know what you are talking about Danes…"
He groaned, "And there you go with the hair flip." He shook his head and looked towards Rory's room. "Geez…you really are trying to kill me."
She giggled again and walked up behind him, grasping his hand in hers as they walked down the hall. "No. I'm not trying to kill you Luke. Now that I have you right where I want you…" She nuzzled his ear, "I'm never letting you go again!"
He smiled and leaned down to kiss the top of her head before they entered Rory's room. "Right back at ya…"
Lorelai couldn't help but smile even when she felt his hand slip from hers. She understood why it was important that they wait, why it was important that they take it slow but it didn't make it any easier. She had missed this man more than she thought it was possible to miss anyone.
She wanted their middle…and now that it was within reach she wanted to hold onto it as tightly as she could. Despite all the terrible things that were still going on for her…she knew that this was exactly where they were all supposed to be. And she couldn't have been happier about it…
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