Hello all! Here is Chapter 10! Thank you for reading! Please review and keep reading! You won't be disappointed!
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October 1989- Williams' Passing
Not long after giving birth to April, Lorelai finds out that William is on his death bed, so Lorelai and Rory go to say goodbye to him. After arriving to the hospital, Lorelai carries Rory in her arms keeping Rorys head covered, because like Luke, Rory didn't have a tolerance for hospitals either. Rory looks at Lorelai and sighs, "Mommy, why are we here?" Lorelai smiles slightly at Rory, "We have to do something important before you tell someone who loves you very much, goodbye." Lorelai walks towards Williams room and opens the door. Luke is standing at the window, while William is sleeping. Lorelai walks towards him and whispers, "Luke. I'm here." Luke turns around to look at her, "Lorelai! Thank god! I'm so glad you're here!" Lorelai smiles, "Babe, we need to talk." Luke smiles back, "Of course. Let's do it. Wherever."
Lorelai smiles and sets Rorys down on her feet and grins, "Luke, this is your daughter. And Rory this is your daddy." Luke goes into shock, "You named her Lorelai Leigh? Didn't you? The buzz was all around town the day she was born. But no one mentioned it to me. I didn't find out until when we saw each other at the elementary school. Miss Patty told me. Why did YOU never tell me?" Lorelai sighs, "Luke, I didn't tell you because of your scholarship. That's what you had worked for since we kids. I didn't want you to lose that." Luke looks down at Rory, she still hasn't spoke, which worries him, "Did she inherit my monosyllabic qualities? And my silence? She hasn't said a word" Lorelai laughs, "Sometimes she's me. And sometimes she's you. I'm never sure." Rory looks up at her father, "Are you really my daddy?" Luke smiles brightly at his first born daughter, "Yes sweetheart. I'm your daddy. I promise, I'll never leave again. I won't do it. It's too much for your mother." Lorelai smiles at Rory and Luke, "Rory, grandpa is awake. You wanna go say hi to him?" Rory smiles at her mother, "Sure mommy…", she pauses and looks at her father, "… Daddy, we have much more to talk about later." Luke chuckles at Rory, "Of course sweets." Rory walks over to Williams bed and crawls into the chair next to him, and the two begin chatting.
Luke motions out into the waiting room outside and Lorelai follows him out. Luke sits down and Lorelai sits down on his lap. After a few minutes, Luke speaks first, "Lorelai, I'm sorry I left. That was stupid of me. I got scared." Lorelai lays her head down on his shoulder, "Baby. It's okay. I was stupid. I let my mother get in my head and then after it had been 4 years of you at college, I had panicked because my mother could still take Rory away from me, if I ever had told you."
Rory suddenly runs in, "Mommy! Daddy! Grandpa isn't looking too good! Come quick!" Lorelai and Luke run in and tell Rory to stay out with the nurses. William is paler than he was when Lorelai came in. Luke looks at his father with tears running down his cheeks, "Dad. I love you so much. Thank you for spending some time with Rory. That meant a lot to her, and Lorelai and I. Thank you for being there for me all of my life, and never giving up on me." Lorelai takes Lukes hand and puts a hand on Williams cheek, "William… Thank you for never giving up on us. Thank you for being our rock. Even when we couldn't be together, you still fought for us alongside my dad. Thank you. I love you so much dad." William smiles and squeezes Lukes arm gently and squeezes Lorelais hand softly, "Take care of the girls Luke. And when you find Aprilanne, Tell her that I love her. But, find her okay?" Luke and Lorelai both nod, to scared to speak because of the strangled sobs in their throats. Suddenly, Williams eyes shut and he flat lines. Luke and Lorelai fall into each other, sobbing hard. Luke rubs circles into Lorelais back and she puts her head in the crook of his neck, "Shhh. Lorelai. It's okay my beautiful crazy lady." Lorelai pouts as she wipes her eyes, "Luke, we better go get Rory and go home. If we stay here for too long, we might lose our minds."
Luke and Lorelai grab Rory and head home. During the drive, all three of them are silent. Finally when they get home, Rory is fast asleep. Luke gets out of the truck and takes Rory out of her car seat, and into the shed. Lorelai gets out a few minutes later and walks into the bedroom in a daze. She lays down on the bed after kicking off her shoes and most of her clothes. Luke walks into the room and strips off every inch of clothing before falling next to her in the bed. Lorelai leans into his chest and wraps her arms around his neck, and looks into his eyes, "Luke. Honey. You have to cry. You can't keep holding it in like that." Luke looks deep into her eyes and after careful consideration, finally lets himself cry.
Days later- Williams funeral-
Luke, Lorelai and Rory head over to the funeral with solemn expressions. The couple hadn't slept well the night before because Liz and Luke kept getting into arguments on the phone. Liz wasn't even coming to her fathers funeral and that made Luke furious, not just a little furious, but a lot. She didn't even want to meet her niece, who was actually the same age that his and Lorelais nephew Jess was. Besides Taylor and Kirk, and maybe a few other townies, Liz was on the list of annoyances. Lorelai tried to encourage him and make him feel better, but Luke was still too bitter. During the funeral, Rory tried to keep her distance from new family members, but they'd find her and be all over her, trying to show love and affection. Luke and Lorelai stayed close at all times, he had his arm rapped around her waist and she had hers intertwined with his.
After speeches were made and respects were paid, Luke, Lorelai and Rory head home barely speaking to each other. But each knowing that they were grateful to have each other.
The next few days, the Gilmore- Danes crew go over to Lukes dads hardware store to figure out what to do with it next. Luke turns to Lorelai, "Hey. Remember when I told you that someday, I'd like to open my own diner?" Lorelai nods smiling, "Yes. I remember you being so excited about it and waiting for the perfect opportunity." Luke looks deep in her eyes, "Let's do it. We can open back up the hardware store as a diner. Let's call it Luke's." Lorelai takes his hands in hers, "Let's do it. I'm in. I'm all in."
Grand opening of Luke's Diner on June 3rd, 1993-
Luke and Lorelai have been working diligently on preparing the dinner to make sure that opening day happens perfectly. This has been 22 years in the making, and Luke and Lorelai are truly excited.
Cesar comes in looking for Luke or Lorelai, but instead finds Rory chewing bubblegum and reading "Journey To The Center Of The Earth", at the counter. He looks at Rory and smiles, "Are you Rory? The owners daughter?" Rory looks away from her book and smiles back, " Yes. You must be Cesar. It's nice to meet you!" Cesar laughs, "Nice to meet you too." Rory points upstairs to the old office, "Mom and dad are up there. But everything you need is in the kitchen." Rory goes up stairs and finds her parents looking over everything, "Mom! Dad! It's almost time to open. Are you guys ready?" Luke chuckles at Rory, "Someone is really excited!" Lorelai laughs, "Come on kid. Let's go get ready to open the door."
Lorelai winks at Luke as she walks out of the office door, "You got this babe."
After Rory and Lorelai walk downstairs, Luke takes a look around his dad's office. He feels a great presence and that leaves a smile on his face, "Dad, I hope you're proud of me." Luke then walks downstairs to find his fiancée and daughter standing near the door laughing while watching Kirk have a spaz moment. Lukes attention turns to the line around the diner; every one of Stars Hollows residents is in the line. Right at 5:30 am, Luke tells the girls to open the doors. Every single townie rushes in, heading in whatever direction. Luke smiles as he passes out the coffee to the customers, and sees Lorelai and Rory in the crowd of people. Lorelai notices him too, and waves. She looks at Rory, points at Luke and mouths, "Daddy". Rory looks back at him and waves at him, and gives him a thumbs up and mouths, "We did it daddy!"