Hey guys, here is the next chapter! I almost done with 11 as well so I will try and upload it soon. The more feedback I get, the more motivation I have to finish ;)

The following morning, Lorelai made herself coffee and a poptart before getting ready for work. She filled Paul Anka's bowl and let herself try and fall back into her normal rhythm. She parked in her normal spot at the Inn, took a deep breath and walked in the side door. She smiled when she saw Michel standing behind the desk grumbling about something.

"Hi Michel…" She said walking over to him, "On a scale from 1-10 how badly do you want to kill me?"

Michel turned and glared at her, "You cannot just take off without tell me Lorelai! And then Sookie left too and I was left here to keep this place standing. You're lucky I take pride in my job!"

She grimaced, "I know...I'm so sorry. And I'm also really grateful that you have been handing things here. I was just...in need of a little break. I just should have gone about it a different way."

Michel paused and stared at her, "Well fine...are you okay now?"

She shrugged, "Getting there…"

Michel nodded, "I know you have been sad lately...more sarcastic than usual. A good sign that you are hiding something."

Lorelai frowned, "You know me well…"

"Are you and Luke okay?" He asked looking down at her bare ring finger.

Lorelai sighed and lifted her hand to look at her finger, "We are working on things…"

"Good…" Michel said nodding once, "Well...you make sure he doesn't make any stupid mistakes again."

Lorelai smiled, "I'll work on in it." She looked around, "Why don't you take the day off? Go treat yourself at the spa or something. You deserve some time off after what I put you through."

"Really?" Michel asked with a hopeful smile, "Are you sure?"

Lorelai smiled, "Go. Get out of here and enjoy the day. We'll talk later."

Michel smiled happily and started to walk around the desk, he paused and turned back to her, "It's good to see you smile again…"

Lorelai blushed, "Thank you Michel."

He nodded and then quickly left before she could change her mind. Lorelai smiled and went to her office to sort through any paperwork she had missed while she was gone. She was just about to sit at her desk when her door opened again.

"Lorelai Gilmore!" A loud and familiar voice boomed through the small room.

"Jesus Christ!" Lorelai jumped and placed a hand over her beating heart, "Mom?"

Emily glared at her, "Well who else would it be?"

Lorelai sighed and leaned against her desk, "What are you doing here?"

"I haven't heard from you since you left Friday night Dinner and you were quite upset. And then I kept trying to call and you weren't answering. And then I FINALLY got a hold of Rory and she said you were in North Carolina! Why would you take a vacation without telling me?" Emily asked angrily.

"It wasn't exactly planned…" Lorelai said with a grimace, "It just sort of happened. I'm sorry if I worried you but-"

"Worried me? Of course you worried me! The last time you ran off without telling us where you were going we barely spoke for years!" Emily said quickly.

The room fell silent for a moment, neither of them quite knew what to say, "Mom…"

"Well are you alright?" Emily asked trying to hide the emotion in her voice.

Lorelai swallowed hard, "Yes. I think so. Luke...Luke and I got into a fight and I sort of lost it. I took off...wasn't thinking straight. I didn't even tell Rory where I was...she just sort of figured it out."

"Well why North Carolina?" Emily asked curiously.

Lorelai felt her cheeks burn, Mia had always been an uncomfortable subject for them. "Um...Mia lives down there. You remember Mia don't-"

"Yes. I remember her." Emily said with pursed lips.

Lorelai felt the tension in the room, "Mom…"

"Are you and Luke okay?" She glanced down at her hand, "You aren't wearing your ring…"

Lorelai lifted her hand to her chest and placed her other hand protectively over it, "We have decided to take some time to figure things out…"

"So the engagement is off?" Emily asked with a raised eyebrow.

Lorelai shook her head, "No. Not really...we just….we need to work on things. It's been complicated lately and we haven't been communicating. You know that…"

Emily walked into the office and shut the door behind her, "I know that...which is why I was worried about you."

"I'm sorry Mom. I should have called. I've just been in a daze the last few days…" She said with a sigh as she sat her desk, "I'm still now just coming out of it…"

Emily sat down in the chair beside Lorelai's desk, "Have you spoken to Luke?"

"He came down to North Carolina when he realized that's where I was. We talked there...we've talked a little over the phone. He's going to come by tonight...we will work some things out I hope." She said with a shrug.

Emily nodded slowly, "Well that's good...I hope he can finally come to his senses and let you in. Let you meet his daughter properly…"

"That's the plan…" Lorelai whispered trying to gave her mother's emotions.

Emily was quiet for a moment, "So...how is Mia?"

Lorelai sighed, "Mom...I know what you are thinking…"

"That once again you went to her instead of your own Mother?" Emily said lifting her head to look her straight in the eye.

She swallowed hard, "Yes...but it's not like that. I didn't mean...I don't…"

Emily sighed and put her purse on Lorelai's desk, "I wish you could come to talk to me about things the way you do with her."

Lorelai leaned over and reached for her mother's hand, "Mom...we have come so far since I was 16. Back then...when I found out I was pregnant I was so confused. And so were you and Dad. We all said a lot of hurtful things...things that can't be unsaid. I had to get away...I had to figure it out myself."

Emily nodded slowly and swallowed the lump in her throat, "And now?"

"And now…" Lorelai wiped a tear from her face, "Now...I just need to get as far away from here as possible. I know that sounds stupid...but my heart was breaking when I thought Luke didn't want me. I didn't want to go somewhere he would automatically look for me...I needed space. It has nothing to do with you or our relationship."

Emily snorted, "Doesn't it?"

Lorelai sighed and leaned back in her chair, "Okay...maybe it does a little bit. You've never been a huge fan of Luke...part of me was afraid you would be happy that it was over. And I couldn't handle that…"

Emily studied her only daughter for a moment, "If you were hurting...I would have been there for you."

"But deep down...would you have been happy it was over between Luke and I?" Lorelai asked with a questioning look.

Emily sighed, "I will admit that I have thought you could do better than Luke…"

"But I want him. I love him." Lorelai said softly, "And I need you to respect that."

"And I do." Emily said honestly, "At least now I do. I know in the past...I have had said and done things to make you think otherwise…" She looked straight at her, "But...I want you to be happy Lorelai. I used to think I knew what would make you happy. But I realize now that you have to choose that for yourself. And if you choose Luke than I will support you 100%."

Lorelai felt the tears burning in her eyes, "Do you mean that?"

Emily nodded, "I do. But only if he pulls his head out of his ass!"

"Mom!" Lorelai said with a laugh, totally shocked by her choice of words.

Emily rolled her eyes, "Well I'm serious Lorelai! The man has been a fool lately! He waited 8 years to finally admit he had feelings for you which was plain as day. And then he finally has you and he let you slip away! And I will admit the long lost daughter thing still baffles me...but if he can find a way to balance it all then he will be fine."

"We are going to work on it." Lorelai said with a nod, "It's not totally his fault...we are both terrible at communication."

Emily smirked, "Family trait...we enjoy yelling more."

Lorelai laughed, "True…"

Emily sighed, "Lorelai...you and I have never had an easy relationship. But you are my daughter...and I...I do...I lo-"

"I know." Lorelai said reaching for her hand, "And I love you too Mom."

Emily sniffled, "Right well…" She stood up quickly, "I have a D.A.R. meeting to get to in Hartford. But I just wanted to make sure you were still alive or hadn't changed your identity."

Lorelai couldn't help but laugh at the sudden shift in emotion and topic, "Well thank you for the concern."

Emily nodded, "If you need to skip Friday Night Dinner this week...I will understand."

Lorelai smiled, "I'll let you know."

"Good. Good. Because I will have to let the maids and chef know how much to cook." Emily said.

"Right." Lorelai said as she stood up, "I will call. I promise."

Emily nodded and smiled softly before walking out of the office and out to her car. Lorelai watched her go and took a deep breath before sitting down at her desk. Maybe it was time to start working on her communication with her parents as well as Luke…

Later that night, Lorelai finished up at the Inn and then packed up to go home. She made a quick call to Rory to let her know she was doing okay and then started to prepare for Luke's visit. She took a quick shower, dressed in something casual but still attractive. She suddenly felt nervousness overcome her as the clock ticked closer to 6:30.

They had been through so much...and they had promised to work through things. But could they really fix it all? Was it all that simple? She of course knew it wasn't simple. But...she wished it could be. She was afraid he wouldn't let her in like he had promised he would. He had made those promises before...and had changed his tune as soon as the returned to Stars Hollow.

And here they were home again...would he fall into old habits? What would she do if he did? She couldn't live the way she had been the last few months...that was for sure. Her mind was reeling and the many emotions she had been feeling before leaving for North Carolina came rushing back to her. She had been feeling so happy since they were talking again. She was swept up in how sweet he was being and all the romantic gestures. But she had to remind herself to stand her ground and be completely honest with him or nothing would change.

She was suddenly interrupted by her thoughts by a knock on the door. She glanced at the clock, 6:30 sharp...he wasn't going to be a minute late for this. Taking a deep breath she went to the door and tried to remember to smile when she opened the door.

He smiled nervously at her over the bags in his hands, "Hey. Wasn't sure what you would be in the mood for...so I made a ton of different stuff. Hope that's okay…"

She nodded and stepped aside, "Sure. Of course it is. Come in."

Luke smiled and walked past her towards the kitchen as he had done a million times before. She took a deep breath, shut the door and followed him trying desperately to not ruin the night before it even started.

She stood by the table as he emptied the bags, "So I made your standard burgers and fries...chicken fingers because I know you like those sometimes. But I also made some spaghetti and meatballs...and I even had time to make a small pizza today. And for desert…" He turned and held a plage up, "My famous triple chocolate cake."

She crossed her arms over her chest and smiled softly, "Great."

Luke stared at her for a moment, by her tone and body language he could tell that they weren't going to be enjoying dinner any time soon. "Are you okay?"

Lorelai snapped out of her daze and nodded quickly, trying to make herself smile. "Yeah. I'm good. Sorry. Must be tired…"

He frowned, her smile wasn't as wide and contagious as it normally was which meant she was lying. "Lorelai...we said we were going to be honest with each other. Tell me what's bothering you."

She sighed and threw her hands up in the air, "Everything!"

Luke sighed and put the plate down beside him, "So...I guess we're just gonna jump right in here?"

"Might as well. We've been skirting around all our problems for months now and it did us a lot more harm than good." She said staring at him.

Luke cleared his throat, "Okay...well where exactly do you want to start?"

"I want to start with why you let me walk away the other night." She said trying to keep her tears in, "How could you do that?"

Luke sighed, "I just...I thought we both needed some time to clear our heads. How was I supposed to know you were going to go crazy and take off like that?" As soon as the word crazy left his mouth he wished he could take it back, "Lorelai…"

She laughed, "So I'm crazy? I'm crazy for being so heartbroken that I had to leave? It's my fault you smashed my heart into a million pieces so easily that I had to leave the state just to try and put it back together?"

He grimaced, "That was a poor choice of words on my part...I'm so-"

"Don't you say you are sorry." She said pointing an angry finger at him, "Don't say it. I'm so tired of you saying you are sorry. It doesn't even have any meaning anymore…"

Luke frowned, "That's not true. I am sorry!"

"Well what are you sorry for, Luke? Are you sorry you lied to me for 2 months about April? Are you sorry that you made me feel like a complete idiot for thinking we were 100% honest with one another? Are you sorry that you have treated me like absolute crap for months and kept pushing me farther away? Are you sorry for breaking my heart and letting me walk away like a fool?" She said as he eyes burned with tears.

Luke groaned and put a hand on his forehead, "I'm sorry for all of it okay? I really didn't mean for any of this to happen. You know that. I told you that at Mia's...and we have been getting along so well since then. I didn't think you would turn so quickly on me once we got back home."

She snorted, "Hurts doesn't it? To get your hopes up about something and then have it all come crashing down as soon as you pull into Stars Hollow?"

Luke squinted at her, "What's that supposed to mean?"

Lorelai smiled sadly, "We are getting married Lorelai...I love you...and we will have Lobster at our wedding…" She said in a mocking tone, "As soon as walked into the Diner after Martha's Vineyard you completely forgot about me again. How can I trust you won't do that again?"

Luke sighed and leaned against the counter behind him, "It wasn't like that…"

"Wasn't it? As soon as April's name came out of Caesar's mouth you panicked and pushed me away again. Even worse than before." Lorelai said as she swiped quickly at her tears, "I thought after I told you how I had been feeling you would change but you didn't...and I don't know if I can believe you will now."

Luke swallowed hard and looked over at her. It was once again hitting him how much he had hurt her. She had always been so strong...so fiercely independent and capable of anything. And yet here she stood before him crying and breaking and he didn't think his heart could take it. Knowing that it was his fault made it even worse…

"I told you I would try." Luke said in a whisper, "I met with Anna...we talked. She agreed that it was time we let April really meet you. She wants all four of us to sit down and talk...she said April could spend more time here if she was comfortable with it and you too."

Lorelai sighed and walked over to sit at the kitchen table, "I want to believe you Luke...but I don't know if I can…"

Luke quickly walked over to her and crouched down in front of her, he took her hands in his, "Lorelai I love you…"

She nodded, "So you keep saying…"

He squeezed her hands tighter, "I do...you know I do. I have for so long...and I'm not going to just stand by and let this die between us. I won't let it…"

"But you have been…" She said as her voice got choked up again, "You have been for months Luke…"

Luke sighed and leaned forward to rest his forehead against her hands in her lap, "I didn't mean too…"

"Sometimes I think…" She sniffled hard, "I think that this isn't what you really want. That you don't want to get married…"

Luke's head snapped up again, "No. That's crazy. I do want this…"

She smiled sadly, "Do you really? Maybe you thought you did...and then when it started becoming more real it was to much for you to handle."

Luke shook his head, "Lorelai I want to marry you…"

"I asked you." She said with a soft voice, "And my timing wasn't that great...and maybe you just felt bad for me...and you said yes…"

"No." Luke said shaking his head and squeezing her hands hard, "Lorelai no-"

"And then...maybe the idea of having a family was good...and kids...and then April showed up." She swallowed hard and looked down at their joined hands, "And maybe you thought you didn't need me anymore because you already had a kid-"

"Lorelai stop." Luke said through gritted teeth, desperate for her to stop talking. "Stop it."

"It's okay…" She said lifting her head to look at him again as the tears fell freely from her eyes, "You can tell me if that's what it is...I just want you to be honest with me. Maybe you don't want me as the mother of your kids...maybe that's why you didn't want me around April. I know I don't always make the best choices...and lord knows I probably screwed up 1000 times with Rory. Maybe my judgement isn't-"

"Lorelai stop!" Luke yelled, "Just stop it! Okay? None of that is true...I do want to marry you. And I do want to have children with you. I want you to be the mother of my children. I want a life with you...and Rory and April and whoever else may come along. I was just confused...and I let myself get stuck in my head."

"But what if you have gotten so used to life alone that the idea of really sharing it with me was too much?" Lorelai said softly, "I don't want you to wake up one day and regret me."

Luke pulled her hands up against his chest, "Lorelai the only thing I could ever regret would be losing you completely…I don't want to be alone forever. Yes...I got used to my routine. But it doesn't mean I was happy...there was always something missing. And when I finally admitted to myself that I had feelings for you...I realized you were the thing that was missing."

"Luke…" Lorelai said trying to pull her hands away.

He shook his head and only held her hands tighter, "I was always afraid to admit my feelings for you because I never felt good enough for you. And then when April showed up...those old feelings resurfaced. I wanted to be everything you deserved. And I couldn't be when my head was so screwed up. I thought I had to figure that out before I could give you what you deserve…"

"Luke...just because we grew up differently doesn't mean you aren't good enough for me." She said shaking her head, "I want you. I chose you way before I even realized it…"

"Lorelai…" He said as he felt his own tears burning in her eyes.

"I was just afraid...afraid to let you close so you'd see how crazy I actually was." She said with a sad laugh. "And Rory...she loved you so much and I was afraid she would get hurt. And I...I was afraid to get hurt myself. I didn't think I could handle not having you in my life at all...so I figured being friends was much safer."

Luke sighed, "I don't want you to ever think I don't love you. Because I do...more than I thought it was possible to love someone. And I get scared too...I have always lost the people I love the most. My parents...Liz and Jess in their own way left…"

"Rachel…" Lorelai whispered softly and looked down, afraid to meet his eyes.

Luke cleared his throat and nodded, "Yes...I did lose her. But I didn't love her the way I loved you...she left because she knew I wanted you."

Lorelai lifted her head again, "She did?"

He smiled, "Yup. I was pushing her away...and hiding away at your house. She brought it to my attention that I may have feelings for you as more than just a friend." He shrugged, "She told me not to wait too long to tell you…"

She laughed, "Well you clearly didn't listen to her…"

Luke nodded slowly, "I was going to tell you sooner…"

"But why didn't you?" She asked shifting in her seat desperate for his answer.

"Max…" Luke said as he cleared his throat again trying hard not to get to emotional. "I came by...and he was here...and then there was 1000 yellow daisies and you were getting married…"

"Oh Luke…" She whispered sadly.

"And I guess even after you called it off...I lost my nerve." He shrugged, "And then it felt like when I did again there was someone else…"

"Who? I didn't start dating Jason until after you were married to Nicole." She said defensively, wishing he had made a move sooner.

"Alex…" He said through gritted teeth, "The guy I taught you how to fish for…"

Lorelai's mouth formed a small O, "I completely forgot about him…

Luke nodded, "Well I didn't...and so I asked out Nicole...and then we got married…"

"Why did you marry her?" Lorelai asked curiously.

"Because she was there…" Luke said with a laugh, "It sounds terrible...but I just got to a point where I didn't know if I could wait any longer for you...so I figured I'd take what I could get. And I asked...she said yes...we were drunk and then made it official. And then it was a mess after that…"

"I'll say…" Lorelai said with a sad laugh as she wiped at her eyes, "You were getting divorced...and then you weren't...and then there was the sock guy…"

"That night when we broke the bells…" Luke whispered softly.

She smiled, "When I said I cared...I meant I was in love with you but was to afraid to admit it. And then the Reverend showed up...so it was easier to run away and pretend nothing had happened."

He nodded slowly, "We've always been good at avoiding things…"

She motioned her hands between them, "Hence how we got here…"

Luke sighed, stood up and walked over to lean against the counter. "I guess you're right." They were silent for a moment, "Look...I'm trying here. Trying to learn to talk to you...but I can't do it if I'm afraid you are going to run again. Or keep things from me…"

"Keep things from you?" Lorelai asked in a whispered voice.

Luke looked up at her and took a deep nervous breath, "We said complete and total honesty, right? Only way this can work."

Lorelai swallowed hard. "Right…"

Luke nodded and stared directly at her, "Well then we have to talk about why you didn't tell me sooner that you were upset about all of this."

She grimaced, "I tried in-"

"In Martha's Vineyard yes...and I should have made changes then but I didn't. That's on me." He said pointing a finger at his chest, "But you've never been an open book with me either Lorelai."

"Is this about Chris again?" She asked narrowing her eyes, "I thought we were past all that…"

Luke nodded, "We are. I'm referring more to when Rory was gone...when you guys were fighting and you wouldn't talk to me about how you were feeling. Maybe you didn't push me away physically but emotionally you did in some ways."

Lorelai paused and let his words sink in, "Luke I-"

"I know you felt a lot of guilt over that. You thought it was your fault that Rory had made bad choices. But...it wasn't. We both know that. Rory is an adult and made her choices and she fixed them. But...I tried so hard to be there for you. But you wouldn't let me in either." He said with a shrug, "Maybe it wasn't as bad as things are now but-"

She shook her head, "No. You're right...you are completely right. I shut you out."

Luke nodded slowly and walked closer to her, he picked her hand up and held it against his chest, "Why?"

She sighed, "I don't know...maybe I did feel guilt about it. And...I just felt like Rory was slipping away. You knew that I was afraid that she was falling into my parents world...and then she did and I panicked. I didn't know how to describe how I was feeling. Rory's always been my responsibility...I was always the one who made the choices and I didn't know what to do that time. It scared me."

He nodded, "I understand that...but if we are going to be married then we have to do things together. I wanted to help, just like you wanted to help with April."

Lorelai nodded, "You're right…" She swallowed hard, "Luke I...I need you to know that when I asked you to marry me…" She glanced up at him and her eyes filled up with tears, "It wasn't because I was sad about Rory…" She closed her eyes and shook her head, "I mean yes I was sad but…" She sniffled quietly, "I asked you to marry me because you were standing there coming up with a plan to kidnap my kid and fix her life and I thought…" She smiled up at him, "I thought I can't believe this man loves me enough to try and come up with this plan...he wants to protect my kid and put our life back together. He wants us to be happy...and I just…" She smiled sadly, "I couldn't let you get away...I wanted to marry you. I do want to marry you. I just had to ask you...the timing I know was terrible but I meant it."

Luke held her face in his hands, "I do love you, and Rory. And I would do anything for either of you."

Lorelai nodded, "I know…"

"We have agreed that neither of us have been great with communication...but we both have to try harder. I need you to tell me when you are hurting...sometimes I can read you but sometime's you're a very good actress." He said with a smile.

"It's the Gilmore way...pretend you're happy no matter what." She said with a sad smile as she wiped a tear away.

Luke nodded, "Well if you want to be a Danes...we are both going to have to make some changes."

She smiled at him, "I do Luke. I do want to be a Danes...I love you."

Luke swallowed hard, "My parents...they had an amazing relationship. I'm not quite sure how it worked...he was tough and closed off. She was bright and open...always talking." He smiled softly, "I think that I'm realizing they were a bit like us...they made it work somehow. I suppose they talked...they had to have to make it work."

Lorelai nodded, "When people love each other...they make sacrifices even if it's hard sometimes...they do what they need to do."

Luke took a deep breath, walked closer to her and took her hands. "Look...Im still confused about a lot of things." He watched her swallow hard, and he knew she was nervous. "But one thing I'm not confused about is that I love you...and I want to be with you. I want to marry you...and make a life with you no matter what it takes."

She sniffled softly and squeezed his hands hopefully, "So what do we do…"

"We take one step at a time." Luke said pulling her closer and wrapping his arms around her waist, "And I think we should start by meeting with April and Anna…"

Lorelai tensed for a moment and then licked her lips, "I'm afraid that they won't like me…"

Luke shook his head, "April already loves you. She always talks about the birthday party. She really wants to get to know you…" He shrugged, "And Anna...well it's not like she will be living with us."

Lorelai nodded, "True. But she'll still be around...if you have joint custody we have to deal with each other. I don't want it to be tense...I don't want to fight. That's not good for April. I want her to have an easy transition."

Luke smiled at her concern for his daughter, "I appreciate that. And we are going to work on it. Plus I think that once Anna gets to know you...she'll see how hard you worked as a single mother too. You understand what she is going through more than anyone...I really think that will make her feel better. She's just afraid that April will like you more…"

Lorelai shook her head, "I don't want to take Anna's place. It would kill me if someone did that with Rory. I could never do that to another mother…"

Luke nodded, "I know that. And I told Anna that...I told her that I was going to fight to be in April's life no matter what it took. And I also told her that I loved you...and that I want you to be in April's life because you are important to me. I think she's starting to understand."

Lorelai took a deep breath and leaned into him, resting her head in the crook of his neck, "I really want it to work Luke…"

He rubbed her back gently and swayed her back and forth, "Me too. And I'm not going to give up until we figure this all out."

She pulled back slightly to look him the eye, "You promise?"

Luke smiled softly and cupped her face in his hands, "LorelaI I love you...and I will never let you walk away again. Knowing I have caused you pain...has been the worst feeling in the world. I never want to cause you pain…"

She closed her eyes as he rubbed her cheeks, "Luke…"

"Do you remember after our huge fight...when you came into the Diner and pretended to be...what was her name?" Luke asked with a smile.

Lorelai's eyes fluttered open and she blushed, "Mimi…"

Luke nodded, "Mimi right...do you remember what I told you that night? You were upset...Chris was with Sherry and they were having a baby...and you were upset you would be alone forever. You wanted the whole package…"

Lorelai nodded, "You told me I would have it someday...you were so sure about it."

Luke nodded, "I still am. Back then I wanted it to be me to give it to you...and I still do. And I will…"

She smiled softly, "I was always hoping it would be you…"

He smiled and leaned forward to kiss her softly, "Glad to hear that…"

She rested her head against his shoulder, "Hey Luke…?"

He nodded against her, "Yes Lorelai?"

"Remember when I said I wanted you to stay at the apartment...and I'd stay here?" She asked nervously.

Luke nodded against her head as he held her close, "Yes."

"Do you think you could stay tonight?" She asked in barely a whisper, she pulled away again, "I don't' think...I'm not ready for…" She swallowed hard, "I just don't want to be alone…"

Luke pushed her hair out of her face and caressed her cheeks, "I'll do whatever you want me to do Lorelai. I just...I want you to be happy again."

"I want to be happy again…" She whispered softly, "And...I think I'm on the way there…"

Luke smiled, "Good. I'm glad…"

She glanced behind him at the counter, "And having some food and that delicious chocolate cake will certainly help push that happiness feeling along…"

Luke chuckled, "Of course...the way to get to you is through your stomach…"

She smiled and patted his cheek, "You know me so well…"

Luke nodded and turned towards the counter, "Which is also why I brought coffee."

She put a hand on her heart and batted her eyelashes, "Bless you…"

He smiled and held the to go coffee cup out to her, "Addict…"

"Supplier…" She said pointing a finger straight at him.

He chuckled and started to get plates for their food as she sat down at the table. As he worked, she breathed a sigh of relief at the sight of him in her home again. It had been so long since things had felt so normal...and she hoped it would stay that way. And this time around...she had a good feeling about it.

So...what did you think? I tried to have them have a real conversation about a lot of things. Probably could have been longer...but I worked on this for like two days and this was what I came up with and was satisfied. Hope you liked it.

Up next - Luke and Lorelai finally sit down with Anna and April