After a few days, Luke figured out what Liz's answer was. She left the night of the argument and said she had thinking to do, but never returned.
"Lorelai, I'm home!" Luke announced walking in the door
"Hey" she gave him a quick kiss "got everything?"
"Yup. Pickles, peanut butter, mayo, whipped cream, cashews, pickles, hot sauce and nutri-grain bars"
"Blueberry flavored?" she asked grabbing the bags
"Blueberry flavored" she confirmed following her into the kitchen "I didn't even know you knew what they were"
"I had them once when we lived at the apartment, I… kinda just craved them" she was saying as she dug through the bag "LUKE!"
"What?"
"I did not ask for these" she said holding up a bag of carrots
"They are mine, can't I get something for me?" snatching the carrots out of her hand
"Well don't out them in my bag, they'll contaminate the food"
"Whatever" he rolled his eyes as he turned to see Rory running in the kitchen in tears
"DADDY!" she yelled
"Baby, whats wrong?"
"Jess" was all she said before she ran into his open arms
"What about Jess?" he asked trying to calm her down
"Rory, what happened to Jess?" Lorelai said starting to worry
"She came and tooked him" she said holding up a piece of paper. Lorelai grabbed it out of her hand and read the letter
Luke,
I'm sorry about the way this is being handle, but you left me no choice. He is my son and I'm keeping him.
Liz
Lorelai gasped and covered her mouth as Luke situated a still crying Rory and read the letter himself
"Rory, when did this happen?" Luke asked with anger in his eyes
"Now, when we was pwayin outside, she told him to get in the car and gave me the letter"
"She just took him?" Lorelai asked, still in shock
"He ran but she caught him" Rory said trying to stop crying
"I'm going to get him" Luke said as he handed Rory to Lorelai and ran out the door
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"She couldn't have gotten far" Luke was saying to hisself as he drove the highway. When he noticed a car broke down on the side of the road he decided to give it a chance.
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Liz had been driving for about an hour when Jess' screams, smacks and kicks had subsided. That's when she realized that she had no gas and no money to get gas.
That's what I guess for making a rash decision she thought as she pulled over to the side of the road.
"Why are you doing this?" Jess asked from the back seat
"Because… I love you baby" she said trying to sound sincere
"I want uncle Luke" he said crossing his arms and pouting
"Aren't I more important than Luke?"
"Am I more important than Richard?" even though Jess was 4, almost 5, he was far beyond his years. He seemed to understand things a 10 year old was still working on
"Of course you are"
"Then why did you choose him over me?" he said in an angry voice
"You have to understand Jess…"
"I DON'T WANT TO, I JUST WANT UNCLE LUKE!" he said as he kicked the back of the seat again
"Well, you wont get him!" she yelled back. Just then she heard a knock on her window and saw the back door fly open.
Why didn't I lock that, she thought to herself as she saw Jess get snatched out of the car.
"Jess" she yelled jumping out of the car
Once she was out she recognized the person holding her son. It was Luke and Jess was cuddling into his chest and you could tell she was holding him tight because his knuckles were white.
"Give me back my son!" she yelled, well aware of the situation
"Liz, I warned you"
"Luke, he's mine"
"He's terrified Liz. Look at him. I can barely feel my left arm right now, he doesn't want to be with you"
"I made you a deal Liz…" he started to yell "… it wasn't even that hard of a decision, if anything, I got the bad end of it"
"I don't want to live in Star's Hollow…" she was now crying "…I don't think Jess does either"
"I do" Jess yelled into Luke's shoulder
"He doesn't even know what he wants right now" Liz says trying to justify her comment
"He want to live with stability Liz" Luke says calmly as he turned to walk away
"Luke, I need my son" She says through her tears
"You need to get help" was the last thing Luke said before he got in the truck and sped away, with Jess still clinging to him for dear life
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"JESS!" Lorelai yelled as she ran, or wobbled, to the truck
"Aunt Lor" he yelled back as he extended his arms for a hug
"Oh. My. Gosh. You scared me half to death" she said clinging him tight
"Sowwy"
"It wasn't your fault baby." Lorelai said staring at him and brushing his cheek
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They all fell asleep in Luke and Lorelai's room. Lorelai on the left, then Jess and Rory in the middle and Luke on the end. Luke and Lorelai's arms draped over the kids and their hands met in the middle. Jess clung tightly to Lorelai as Rory clung to Luke.
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Liz decided that she wasn't going to give up her son that easily, she hitch hiked back to stars hollow and snuck into their house and into Jess' room. To her surprise he wass no where around. After searching Rory's room and noticing she wasn't thereeither she approached Luke and Lorelai's room. As she entered, she tried not to be too loud, just in case. She noticed the bodies lying on the bed and soon recognized her son.
Part of her was yelling, grab him and go, but the other part was just staring at him, realizing how peaceful he looked. She noticed he was clinging to Lorelai and snuggled as close as her belly would allow. She had never seen him sleep peaceful, never the less, look so happy. Maybe Luke was right. Maybe Jess was happy and deserved this life. The thing she hated the most was the rejection. Her 5 year old son rejected her, and that hurt.
She realized that she should leave before one of them wakes up and calls the cops. She noticed Luke was beginning to groan so she motioned towards the door
"Liz?"
Too late, she had been caught"Sorry Luke, I shouldn't have come back… it's just"
"Liz, he's happy here"
"I know, it's just… I don't know" she said looking at the ground
"He doesn't hate you"
"I wish I knew that was true" she said now playing with the hem of her shirt
"Give him time, call, visit. He needs to take steps"
"He doesn't need me anymore though"
"Everyone needs their mother, just in different ways, that's all"
"Thanks" Liz said as she turned away and walked out of the house and Stars Hollow
