I'm all in

AN: Okay, this chapter is basically about Luke and Lorelai. I'm sorry, but I'm going to keep the mystery going. You won't find out who the almost killer is until later! Anways, read and review please. And thanks for all the reviews I've gotten. I really appreciate them. 

I Love you

When Luke returned to the hospital, he was a little reluctant to go back into her room. Little did he know that it would make a difference if her went in or not, for Lorelai wasn't even there. He soon found that out when he saw her bed empty and made. He turned around and went to the front desk.

"How may I help you sir??" A lady asked him.

"Umm, the woman in that room." He pointed. "Lorelai Gilmore. Where is she?" He was a little nervous. Where had Lorelai gone? What if something happened? What if she wasn't better??

She smiled. "I'm sorry, sir. She was released a little while ago. You just missed her."

Luke looked puzzled. "They released her??" He asked himself as he began to exit the building. He took the elevator and walked out to his truck. It was then he got a sudden struck of guilt. She had woken up without him there. He said he was going to stay with her. Now, she was no longer at the hospital. Luke could picture her telling the doctor she was fine to go when she was really not. The question was, where did she go? She wouldn't have gone home. Luke thought as he pulled out onto the rode and headed back to Stars Hollow. She didn't have a car, so she's not alone, he concluded. Now…..who was she with??? A ball of realization hit him in the head. Of course she would call Sookie. Sookie was the sister Lorelai never had.

"Alright, we're here." Sookie turned the car off and turned to face a quiet Lorelai. "What's the matter sweetie??"

I need Luke, she thought. "Nothing." She gave Sookie a fake smile. "I'll be fine. Just a little tired."

"Oh, okay. We'll just get you settled in then. And then after that, I'll head over to your place to get some more of your stuff."

"Thanks." Lorelai reached for her door handle and hopped out. Sookie rushed around the car to Lorelai and helped her inside. Once in the guestroom, Lorelai immediately went for the bed. "Oh my god, this bed is so much better. Except for the whole button thing. That's was fun. Hey! Maybe you could get Jackson to install some. You could do it on your bed too! That'd make you-know-what a little more interesting, don't ya think???" Lorelai laughed. Sookie joined her.

A while later, Luke drove into Stars Hollow. He decided to just drive around for a bit. If Lorelai was with Sookie, which he was willing to bet a lot on, then she was okay and didn't' need him anymore. But that was not how he felt. He needed her. And he's go crazy until he saw her again. I should call, he thought. "Yeah, I'll call." He said aloud, liking his idea.

So he dialed in Sookie's home phone number and waited for someone to pick up. On the third ring, Sookie picked up. "Hello?" He heard her say.

"Sookie, hey, this is Luke. I was just calling to check up on Lorelai. I thought she'd be with you."

"Yeah, she's with me. I picked her up from the hospital. She's doing fine, though." Sookie walked into the guest room where Lorelai was sleeping on the bed. "I'd let you talk to her but she's asleep right now."

"Oh, yeah, no that's fine. I just wanted to make sure she was okay. So, um, I'll just go now. You know, now that I know she's fine."

"O…kay…." Sookie said hesitantly. Why was Luke acting so weird? She could sense something had happened. "I'll talk to you later then."

"Oh! Wait! Umm, could you just tell her to call me back??"

Sookie smiled. "Sure, I'll tell her."

"Okay, then, bye…."

"Bye-bye."

The clock on the nightstand read 5:42 P.M. Lorelai moaned. "I cannot believe I slept that long." She told herself, then sat herself up in bed. She noticed the blanket over her legs. Sookie must have covered her up. Lorelai smiled just thinking about it. She was lucky to have such a great friend.

"Hey, sleeping beauty!" Sookie walked into the room, holding a tray of items. Food items. Lorelai felt like she hadn't eaten forever.

"Oh! Have I told you how much I love you, Sookie??!!??" Lorelai joked.

"Yeah, the last time I made your food." Sookie laughed.

"Well it is good food." Lorelai said. "But really, I do love you Sookie. I hope you know that. And I really appreciate all you've done for me. And not just now. I'm talking about over the years." Lorelai said while stuffing a mouth full of pancakes in her mouth. Sookie made the best pancakes ever….

Sookie took a seat on the bed. "Diddo." She had something on her mind, that she wanted to ask, but she didn't know how to. Oh well, here it goes, she thought. "So, Lorelai…." She placed a hand on her friends lap. Lorelai was now eating a fresh piece of bacon. "Did something happen….between you and Luke??"

Lorelai's facial expression changed. She finished swallowing her food. "Um, why are you asking?" The mention of Luke made her emotions go crazy. They kissed! They finally kissed. But he left…..why did he leave? Did he not mean to do that? He was the one who kissed her first, though!

"It's just that Luke called earlier and….."

"Luke called??!!?? Here? When?" Lorelai interrupted.

"When you were sleeping. He wanted to talk to you." Sookie told her.

What was going on?? All of a sudden, Lorelai felt sick. Physically sick. What was wrong with her? Lorelai knew the answer, though. She was falling in love. Never before had she felt this way about a man, but now that she did, she finally understood what love truly meant. Luke had always been there for her throughout the years. Helping her, looking out for her, being a great friend to her. All this time, it was right in front of her eyes. The perfect man. She loved Luke Danes!

While Lorelai was having this epiphany, Sookie was trying to talk to her. "…and he sounded all weird on the phone. Are you gonna tell me what happened??" Lorelai caught the end of whatever Sookie was trying to say to her.

"Um, Sookie, I have to go…." She ignored her friend's question and proceeded to get out of the bed. Sookie protested.

"Wait! Lorelai, where are you going?? You can't leave. You need to rest!" Sookie followed a fast moving Lorelai out of the guest room, across the house and to the front door. Lorelai was in a great deal of pain, but she ignored it.

"Sookie." Lorelai turned back around to face her. "I promise I'll be back. Just let me do this." Lorelai opened the door and left.

"Ugh! Do what? What are you doing?" Sookie wanted to stop her, but Lorelai was a hard person to stop. Once her mind was set, there was no changing it. Not even a tiny little chance. She was a very stubborn person. "…Great….." Sookie sighed.

The walk to Lukes was never really a long walk. Especially from Sookie's house, but Lorelai was too exhausted to move any further. She found a bench on the side walk and took a seat. A few minutes later, she decided to lay down. She really wasn't feeling well. She would have asked someone in town for help, but she literally couldn't. So much for that, she thought as she closed her eyes and rested.

"Hello?" Luke picked up the phone in his apartment.

"Hey Luke, this is Sookie. Have you seen Lorelai?" Sookie sounded worried. It had been almost an hour since Lorelai left and she hadn't called or anything.

Luke was now worried as well. "No, I thought she was staying with you."

"Yeah, well, she said she had to do something earlier and then she left. She doesn't have her cell and I can't leave the baby alone to look for her. Jackson's out right now."

"Do you think something happened to her? Was she still in pain when she left?"

"I don't know. She's a very god liar. She seemed okay, but I don't know."

"Okay, I'll go look for her. She probably went back to her place. Don't worry, Sookie. Lorelai's tough. I'm sure she's fine. Just needs a little space, probably." Luke didn't buy any of what he had just said, but apparently Sookie did. And she hung up the phone sounding less panicked.

Luke ran down the stairs, out the door, and headed straight for her house. He stopped halfway, though. Something out of the corner of his eyes stopped him. He turned his head so he could see the full image.

There, across the street, on one of the sidewalk benches, was Lorelai Gilmore. But she was not in the upright position, she was laying down. Luke ran over as quick as his brain signaled his legs to move. Was she hurt? He kept asking himself. But when he got there, he saw her chest moving up and down. A good sign of life. And then he looked at her face. It was so peaceful. I guess she got tired, Luke thought, as he gently shook her, trying to wake her up.

"Hey, sleepy."

Lorelai squinted her eyes. Then used both of her arms to push her self up into the sitting position on the bench. She looked around some more, a little disoriented. "Where am I?"

"On a bench on the side of the street." Luke explained to her. He couldn't help but think this was kinda funny.

"Oh all the places I pictured myself waking up, this was never on the list." Luke laughed. Lorelai looked at him and remembered everything. "You called?" She asked.

"Yeah, is that why your out here??" He asked, sitting down himself, and looking into her eyes.

"Why did you leave the hospital?"

Luke didn't want to explain that story at all. Lorelai didn't need that. "I um, had some work to do. You were still asleep, and I didn't want to wake you. I did come back though, but you were already gone." He said, almost all truthfully.

"Oh, yeah, sorry about that…"

"Don't be, you have nothing to apologize for."

Lorelai turned away from him to stare down at the ground. She played with her hands. "Luke?" She asked, in a quiet voice. He still heard her though.

"Yeah?"

"I love you…." She turned her head back to him. Looking into his eyes for an answer. She got one….

Look pondered the words for a moment, and smiled. That's all he did before he pulled her into a passionate kiss. When it ended, both kept looking at each other. A smile on their faces and a happier look in their eyes.

After some minutes passed, Lorelai laughed a little bit. "Wow…."

"Yeah." Luke agreed. "….And Lorelai??"

"Yeah?"

"I love you too." This time, he pulled her in for a hug.

"Ummm…Luke?" She asked, while she was still in his arms. He didn't want to let go.

"hmmm??"

"I'm tired. Take me home?"

"Of course." Never breaking the hug, Luke grabbed lorelai under her legs and scooped her up off the bench. Then, he carried her back to his place, knowing exactly what Lorelai meant by 'home'.

AN: Okay, I did this chapter just for you Girl from the Hollow!!!! I wasn't going to update until probably like next month! I hope you and all the other readers like it. I'll try to post the next chapter within a few days.