A/N: I guess my complaining paid off… That usually never happens. Thank you for reviewing, reviewers! Bonjour! Je m'appelle Kristen. J'ai 15 ans! Tehe Translation for the 'not quite there' people. "Hello. My name is Kristen. I am 15 years old." DUN Dun DuN I just realized that Taylor hasn't been in this fic at all! Tisk tisk!

Shenanigans - Don't be nervous. I love Luke and Lorelai together; I could be mean to everyone and myself and fix one of them up with a character I made up, but for now, I like them together.

A-Karana- Don't worry about it. And thank you… I think. I'm hoping quick but realistic was good enough for you. That's just one of the many ways I made it happen. I don't want them to have this huge fight yet. I'm saving that for something special! There will be LL fluff this chapter because of the uh… late-night rendezvous.

Justaskme- Thank you. I'm glad you hate him in this story. That's exactly what I was going for…

Katie- No worries, thank you.

Kylie1403- I LOVE that I made her not sleep with Dean too. That made me so freaking mad… It was funny. (When I was mad, not when she did what she did.)

See, you guys? These are the reviews I'm looking for! Thank you, and please keep it up. You're all awesome, but Cough Reviewers are more awesome. Cough Heh heh for some reason, I decided to average out the reviews, and I found out that I get about 3.5 reviews per chapter! HA ha ha I hate math…

Just Can't Help It

Chapter 26 (Dude! 26?)

It was around seven o'clock, and Luke had just called Lorelai to let her know that he would be closing the diner in about an hour and at her house around 8:45. She said that was fine and hung up the phone. Okay. I have an hour and a half to get ready… Crap! She ran up the stairs to her room and stood in front of her closet staring at her clothes. She started pulling clothes out of her closet setting possible choices on her bed and throwing the rest on the floor. By the time she was finished, her floor was a huge mess, and her bed only had a few "maybes" on it. She sighed staring at the clothing on her bed, hoping the right choice would speak to her or that a heavenly spotlight would be shining on the correct apparel, but all she got was a big mess. She checked her clock: 7:21. She now had and our and twenty minutes to get dressed, do her hair and make-up, set up the junk food and movie, and clean up a little bit. I think I can handle it… I hope I can handle it.

Meanwhile, at the diner…

"Luke! Why wont you decorate the diner?"

"Taylor, we go over this every year for every holiday and every stupid event in this town. I am never going to decorate my diner. Just forget it and move on!"

"No! I realized there was still hope for you after I finally convinced you to repaint the diner. I am not giving up on you that easily, Luke Danes."

"Well, Taylor Dose, I'll have you know that I did that for me. It wasn't for any stupid events or for the town. It was for me and my profits at this diner!"

"Well, that seems a little selfish, don't you think?"

"Taylor, my father didn't participate in these stupid events, and I'm not going to either! Get over it. It's been years! And no, it's not selfish; it's business. At least I'm not as cheap as you, and I'm not trying to buy the town piece by piece. You're the selfish one here, not me."

"I am not selfish! I simply am just trying to bring more tourists to this town. They will bring in money to all of the places in town."

"Taylor, you own at least a third of the shops in this town, therefore, you would be benefited the most. That way, you'd have more money to buy everything else. You might as well change the name from Stars Hollow to Dose's Mega-Mart." He laughed. "The town motto could be 'Come to Dose's Mega-Mart, Connecticut: small town, tacky shops, all owned by one man.' I'm sure the whole world would want to come and spend all their money on dumb plates and measure their grass, so that it's the same size on every square inch of their property. It sounds like a wonderful resort!"

"Luke, you are taking this way off subject." Luke laughed. "What is so funny young man?"

"Oh. You mean besides the fact that you didn't even deny that last statement? Absolutely nothing, nothing whatsoever is funny. I didn't even mean to laugh. I uh… I choked on my own spit. Yeah lets go with that one, shall we?"

Taylor looked at Luke annoyed. "Whatever. I think Lorelai may be rubbing off on you, Luke. You're starting to sound crazy."

"No. If Lorelai were rubbing off on me, I'd be setting up decorations for the stupid festival right now instead of lashing out this lovely dispute with you."

"Don't get sarcastic with me, young man!"

Luke scoffed. "Young man? You cannot be serious! I can't even remember what we were arguing about anymore…" Luke sighed.

"I am very serious, Luke. You need to decorate your diner."

"I need to? Why? Will someone die if I don't? You know, Taylor, having decorations up will most likely increase the chance of someone getting hurt. We should bring that up at the next town meeting. What do you think?"

"Fine! I am leaving, but don't think you've won. Oh no! You are far from it, my friend."

"Whatever, Taylor." Taylor quickly walked out of the diner in a huff. Luke smiled to himself and saw Kirk staring at him. "What?"

"I just uh… It's nothing." He turned away but kept steeling sideways glances at Luke.

"What, Kirk? Are you trying to stalk me? Well, you can stop now because you got caught."

"It's jus that… I wish I could argue like that."

"You shouldn't argue with people, Kirk. Your mother might get mad."

"Oh yeah. Damn! … Oh! Please don't tell her I just said that!"

"Okay, Kirk." Luke walked into the kitchen and sat down on the stool trying to get his mind off of Taylor. He remember what he was doing right before he talked to Taylor, talking to Lorelai on the phone to confirm their date, and he smiled from ear to ear. He checked his clock and sighed. He needed to start getting ready soon. "Caesar, keep an eye on the diner, please. I have to go get ready."

"Sure thing, boss." Caesar was just happy because he got to leave work early. I hope Luke and Lorelai stay together for a while. She can get that man to do anything for her… Oh, Taylor… Caesar laughed out loud, and a few people in the diner looked at him funny. He shook away his evil thoughts and said, "Hi, sorry. What can I get for you?"

A/N: Yay! I added Taylor! I have decided to wait for their date, just to hear you guys complain. Plus, it's 12:29 A.M., and I'm exhausted and sick and my shoulder popped out of its socket earlier, so it hurts really bad right now. Please review! You know I like it! … That sounded dirty… Ha ha wow… I need sleep.