Author's Note: Wow, so I can't believe that it's the tenth chapter already. Are things moving too slowly? Just wondering. In any case, I have ideas, but I really am interested in what you the reader thinks. So let me know? Oh, and well...this chapter is kind of fluffy-well, sorta. Anyway, Read and Review please!

Lorelai was at the desk when she saw Rory enter the Dragonfly. "Hey...how's it goin'?"She asked, trying to hide any excitement.

"Hey Mom...so I got your message. Sorry i'm late. The band-well...you know how carried away Zach can get."

"Ahh..I gotcha. So-"

Rory sighed, twisting where she stood. "Um, well, Mom-"

"Spit it out kid, I don't have all day."

"Mom.."Rory said, making it clear that she had something to say. "Okay. Now that i've got your attention-it's Logan. I mean, he said he was coming home for Christmas. But I got a call a few hours ago. He's...well, he's been in New York on some business trip thing. Anyway, thinking I would be back at school already, he decided to go there. To see me while he's still here. And I know I said I'd have dinner with you, but now that Luke's coming, it won't be that bad, right?"

"Are you kidding? It's Luke. You can't just...leave me alone with him!"

"What? Mom, everything was fine this morning."Rory replied, suddenly concerned.

Lorelai sighed, drawing something on a sheet of paper. "I didn't mean it like that. I just meant that, you know, I planned the night thinking you would be there."

"Oh."

"Uh-huh...so now I have to go through all of my movies and see if I can find one that he'd actually want to watch. You know, saying he doesn't have some big plan or something."Lorelai replied. Truth be told, she wasn't dreading having dinner alone with Luke-it was just the thought of it, and coming up with things to say that scared her.

"What movie did you have planned?"

Lorelai shrugged, scrunching up her nose. "It was a toos-up between 'How To Lose A Guy in Ten Days' and 'Jerry McGuire'. But you know what? I'll be fine. I'm fine with it...He's okay with it. I mean, as long as there aren't any of those long, awkward pauses where you have no idea what to say until the waiter or someone comes up to the table and you pretend that nothing happened."She stopped, smiling. "Luke and I are..friends. We're okay."

Rory looked back at her, wanting to make sure that her mother would be okay.

"Rory, it's Luke. The worst that could happen would be that noone said anything. But we really wanna get back what we had...so maybe you going back early will be a good thing. Not that, you know, you going back is good because I will miss you like crazy."

"I know, I'll miss you, too."Rory said, laughing. "But I think I'm leaving you in good hands. Anyway, I have to go. I'll call you when I get there, okay?"

Lorelai pouted, but walked around the desk to hug Rory. "I guess. But these hands-what are you talking about?"

Rory didn't speak, but simply smiled.

"Oh. Oh, I get it. Go ahead, Kid...drive safe."

"I will."Rory said, hugging her again. "Bye, Mom."

"Bye, Rory."Lorelai said, watching her leave. She waited until Rory had fully left to reach for her phone, immedialtely dialing his number.

"Kirk-Lorelai already asked me this morning..I am not gonna add anything 'Christmas' around here, okay? A strand of lights, maybe...but the town square isn't that far away, and the gazebo's lit up."

"Come on, Luke...You gotta...you gotta celebrate, you know? You gotta-"

Just then the phone rang. "Luke's."

"Luke...I'm glad I got a hold of you."

"Hi."Luke said, hoping what she had to say was good. "Is something wrong?"

"Oh, No. Well, not exactly. Rory cancelled on us."

Luke's end of the line went silent, him trying to come up with something decent to say. "Okay...uh, if you wanna wait 'til she comes back-"

"No. I don't wanna wait until she comes back. So I guess I was wondering what your plans were. Do you want to change them?"Lorelai asked, back behind the desk. She was slowly twisting her neck, trying to relieve tension.

"Plans? Well, uh...you could come by here. No, No..it's not the right thing. Um-"

"Are you kidding? And miss a meal cooked by the one and only Luke Danes? It's perfect."

Luke frowned, a little confused by Lorelai's reaction. "Perfect. So...Lorelai-"

She was quiet, not really sure of what to say. Dinner at the diner meant that it couldn't really be considered a date, right? Sure, they were 'out'-but his house was right upstairs, it could have easily been considered home.

"Lorelai?"He asked again after a few minutes of her not saying anything.

"Hmm? Oh, of course. I'll see you then."She said, hanging up before she would change her mind.

Lorelai kneeled down in front of her bed, searching for one of her shoes. "Come on. They couldn't have disappeared."She said to herself. Deciding to try a different, more comfortable pair, she slipped them on and stood in front of her mirror. "Okay." She thought she looked nice, but not too over the top. A pink sweater witha white shirt underneath, a pair of jeans and boots. Smoothing down her hair, Lorelai felt that she was ready.

Grabbing her purse off of the bed, she went downstairs, stopping at the front door. What if I say something stupid? What if it's not like I wanted?Lorelai thought to herself. No, you know what? It'll be good. It'll be great. It'll be...it'll be Luke. That's what matters, right?

Deciding that everything would be fine, Lorelai opened the door and stared out into the night. It was cold, and the slightest sign of snow was visible. Grabbing her coat, she slipped it on, locked the door, got into her car and left.

Luke stared at the table-their table. Well, it was his diner-but whenever Lorelai and Rory were there, it was where they sat. It seemed like the perfect place. It wasn't at home, so it would still be considered a 'date'-but one that was in a familiar setting. It was tacky, he knew that. He shouldn't have mentioned it in the first place. He had managed to close curtains on the windows (to prevent any Stars Hollowians from finding out before they wanted them to know). Hearing someone outside, he went to the door.

Lorelai stood a few feet away from him, shrugging. "I'm here. And uh...a little cold."

"Of course...come in."Luke said, suddenly feeling more nervous than he had planned.

"You know, i'm think it could snow out there. Not that it's a bad thing but-"

"I know what you mean. So..."Luke said, shutting the door behind her.

Staring around the diner, Lorelai was met by an onslaught of memories. There were so many things that Luke's meant for her. Clearing her throat, she tried her best to blink back tears. "This...for me?"

Luke pretended to shrug it off. "Well, you know...I wanted to atleast make it a little special."He said, walking over to the wall. "Oh-and...for you."He turned on a switch, illuminating a strand of Christmas lights.

Her eyes lit up as she let out a gasp. "Really? For me?"

He sighed, pretending that it was nothing, but on the inside, he couldn't have been happier to see her reaction. "Yep. So-I made dinner. I guess, you know...we should eat."

Lorelai smiled, sitting down. "Right."

"I'll be right out."Luke said as he walked into the kitchen.

"No problem. I'll just be...sitting here."

Her hands began tearing at a straw wrapper, slowly tearing small peices and letting them fall onto the table. The room was partially dark with some of the lights turned off. The strand of blinking Christmas lights added a certain touch that was just enough to make it special. Not that it wouldn't be, of course. Seeing Luke walk back out of the kitchen, Lorelai smiled. "Mmm...food."

"There is on thing, though."

"What?"

"It's just-you know, we're having dinner and everything..and I know we both said it's not that big of a deal. But do you really have to have coffee with dinner? I don't have a problem firing up the coffee machine if you want but-"

She laughed a little, clearly surprised. "Since when are you okay with my drinking coffee?"

"Well, I'm not. I still think that stuff's bad for you. But if it makes you happy-"Luke said, sitting down. He found himself actually smiling a little, staring at Lorelai. "Then you know...of course I'm happy."

"Okay then..."She said, slowly. "Shall we eat?"

So they ate-each thankful for the company. Through the meal, the sky outside grew a dark gray-something that neither of them noticed. Snow had begun to fall, at first soft but soon it fell even thicker. The two people inside the diner never seemed to notice.

"So Luke..."

"Yes?"

Lorelai avoided his eyes, feeling a little awkward.

"This-This doesn't have to be awkward, ya know."Luke said, reaching out for her hand. When she put her hand in his, he closed his hand, giving hers a squeeze.

"Luke...I-"

Suddenly, the radio in the kitchen that had been playing music softly in the background began making scratching, static-like sounds.

"What's that?"Lorelai asked, feeling offended that she had been cut off.

"It's the radio."Luke said, grabbing the plates off of the table. Walking behind the counter, he caught a glimpse of what was happening outside. "What the.."

"What?"

Walking into the kitchen, Luke placed the dishes on the counter and walked back towards the diner door. Staring out at Lorelai's car, a blanket of snow had fallen on it. It wasn't enough to completely cover the car, but it was enough the frost the windows and hood. The ground had snow as well, and the sky still seemed to be falling.

"It's snowing."

"Really?"Luke said, not intending to be sarcastic.

"No. I mean-it's really snowing."Lorelai said.

He let out a sigh, going through in his mind what his options were. He knew that it wasn't bad enough for roads to be closed, but it was bad enough to make them hard to drive on-even in a small town like Stars Hollow.

"What?"Lorelai asked, seeing the concern on his face.

Luke tried to find words, but instead found himself staring out the door.

Understanding what he was worried about, Lorelai stepped closer to him. "It's not that bad."

"Yeah it is, Lorelai. It's the first real snow of the year..there's alot of stuff on the road. Come on, it won't be that big of a deal."

"No. I-I couldn't. Luke, really...what, you wanna drive me home? I'll be fine."She insisted.

The radio in the background was still making static, but through it they could hear the song ending and the DJ saying that there was snow over the state and it was expected to last for a few hours.

Luke and Lorelai were, for once-silent.

"So...I'll take the couch?"