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Lorelai was sitting on a rocking chair reading to the bubbly toddler in her arms. The little boy had dark brown hair and bright blue eyes. He reached for the book in his Mother's hands as he tried to stifled a yawn.

"Goodnight stars...goodnight air...goodnight noises everywhere." Lorelai whispered as she pressed a kiss to her son's head.

"Mama." The little boy whispered.

Lorelai smiled and shifted the small boy so she could see his face, "Hi baby boy. I am afraid it's time for you to go to sleep…"

"No seep." The little boy said again through another long, deep yawn.

She giggled and stood up as she began to rock him back and forth, "I know little man...but you need sleep so you can grow up to be big and strong just like Daddy."

The boy's eyes drooped shut slowly as he leaned into the crook of her neck and began to suck his thumb. She smiled and began to hum softly to him to soothe him to sleep. She paced the room a few times until she felt his body fully succumb to sleep. She slowly walked to the crib and placed him slowly down and smoothed his hair back.

She sighed happily and sat up, still staring down at her sleeping son. After a moment, she felt a hand on the small of her back, she smiled immediately knowing who it was. "Asleep already?" The deep voice asked.

Lorelai smiled and wrapped an arm around his waist, "He skipped nap today so he was pretty tired...though he tried to fight it."

"Just like his Mother." He said with a chuckle as he leaned over and pressed a kiss to her head, "Good day?"

Lorelai smiled and turned towards him, "Great day. Fantastically amazing day actually."

He raised an eyebrow, "Those are some big words...something good happen or did you find a chocolate bar in the back of the freezer again?"

Lorelai laughed and took his hand before leading him out of their sons room and towards the hallway. She lead him to their bedroom and told him to sit on the bed. He smirked, kicked off his shoes and growled at her, "Rory's not even asleep yet…"

She laughed, "Get your head out of the gutter mister."

He laughed and pulled his legs up onto the bed as he watched her rummage in her top drawer, "What's up?"

She smiled and walked back over to him, she took a seat on the bed and handed him an envelope, "Here."

He frowned, "What's this?"

She shrugged, "Why don't you open it and find out?"

He gave her one last look and then pulled at the tab on the envelope. He pulled a sheet of paper and a black and white photo out of the envelope and flipped the photo over. His heart leapt in his chest when it dawned on him what he was looking at.

"This is an ultrasound…" He whispered softly, his gaze never left the grainy image.

Lorelai smiled, "Looks like you're gonna be a Daddy again…"

He lifted his face to look at her, "You're serious? This is real? You're pregnant again?"

She giggled, "I am indeed babe. Our sexy New Year's Date provided us with a lot to look forward to this year."

He let out a happy laugh, "You're pregnant."

"Yep." She flipped the little card from the doctor over, "Due sometime around the end of August, beginning of September. And I have a feeling this one is a little girl…"

He groaned playfully, "God help me…"

She smiled and put a hand on his arm, "Are you happy? I know we thought we'd wait a little longer but…"

He lifted his head and smiled brilliantly at her, "Lorelai of course I'm happy. I think I'm just still letting it sink in. Another baby…" He stared down at the picture again, "Our baby…"

"Our baby…" She repeated after him, "Three kids…"

He lifted his head and smiled, "Best thing I ever did was ask you to marry me."

She smiled, "Best thing I ever did was say yes. I happen to love being Mrs. Danes…."

Luke smiled and pulled her close in a fierce hug, she giggled as he lay her down on the bed to begin to celebrate this new milestone in their life.

Lorelai woke quickly and glanced down at her flat stomach. A slow smile spread on her lips and she couldn't help but hope that someday her dream would become a reality. She turned her head and smiled when she saw Luke fast asleep beside her. He was on his stomach, with his head facing towards her in the middle of the bed. His breathing was slow and even and his back rose and fell with each breath he took.

She sighed happily, lay back down beside him and snuggled into his side. Luke never woke up, but in his sleep he snuggled in closer making her feel more loved than ever.


Before they knew it, Labor day weekend arrived. It was Friday afternoon and Rory was with Lane at the lake. Lorelai sat at the kitchen table watching Luke maneuver around her kitchen with ease. He had stopped in to make lunch for her during a lull at the Diner. She had been working from home today while Mia put the finishing touches on her office makeover. She watched the way that Luke moved between the sink and the counter top and then to the stove. Adding some spices into a pot here, rinsing something, chopping and more. A small smile spread over her face and a calm fell over her heart and her mind. Her mind wandered to her dream she had had a few nights before...

Luke glanced over at her and caught that very smile, he smiled back, "What?"

She snapped out of her daze and shrugged, "Are you comfortable here?"

Luke grabbed a wooden spoon and started to stir what was in the pot on the stove, "What do you mean here, you're house?"

Lorelai nodded and leaned forward in her chair so she could rest her elbows on the table, "Yeah...here. My house...you look comfortable."

He reached up over and turned the heat down on the stove, "Yeah. I'm comfortable."

She nodded slowly and then glanced down at her hands, "You haven't spent any nights at the apartment lately…"

Luke shrugged, "No. I haven't. You said you wanted me here."

She swallowed hard and gave him a slow nod, "I did. And I still do...but um…" She curled her hair behind her ears and blushed, "Do uh...do you want to be here?"

Luke stared at her for a moment before walking over to the table and sitting down across from her, "You know I do…" When she didn't respond he reached across the table and took her hand in his giving it a gentle squeeze, "Lorelai?"

She smiled softly at him, "I just don't want you to feel out of place you know? Rory and I love having you here. We always do but especially more now...I know it makes me feel a lot more safe." She bit her lip nervously and shrugged, "But...if you wanted to go home I'd understand."

Luke smiled, "I feel at home here…"

Her heart sped up and then she cleared her throat, "Do you uh...do you want it to be your home?"

He sat up a little straighter, "Lore-"

"No. Forget I said that." She said with a quick shake of her head feeling worried she had scared him off, "Way too soon right? That would be insane. Ignore me."

She went to get up but he grabbed her hand and forced her to stay in her seat, "Do you want it to be my home?"

"I…" She paused and then smiled, "I just...I like having you here Luke." She giggled a little, "I mean I love you here...I love the idea of coming home from work and you being here...and going to bed with you at night…"

He cracked a small affectionate smile, "I like that idea too…" He smirked, "No I love that idea."

Her eyes welled up with tears and she shifted in her seat, "So...so you would want it to be your home? And I want it to be your home…" She paused, "I mean...Can we do this?" Her eyes bugged slightly, "Should we do this?"

Luke shrugged, "Can we do this? Yes. If we both want too then yes. Should we do this? I don't see why not...we're both adults and can make that type of decision. Of course I'd want to to discuss it with Rory before we made any final decisions though."

"It's not too soon?" Lorelai asked cocking her head to the side, "It doesn't totally freak you out?"

Luke shook his head, "I think I made my intentions pretty clear Lorelai...at least I hope I did. I told you I want a future...and I practically already live here. The majority of my stuff has made it's way over in the last few weeks…"

She stared at him for a moment and then smiled, "Luke…"

He scooted his chair closer and lifted her hand to kiss it gently, "I want to be here."

"I want you here…" She whispered softly, "I really want you here…"

"That's good…" He said with a small chuckle, "It should be a mutual thing…"

"You won't miss the bachelor pad?" She asked softly, "Your own space?"

Luke frowned, "To be honest...the bachelor pad gets pretty lonely. Sure it was convenient being able to go up and down the stairs each morning and night but…" He sighed, "I've liked coming here after work. Having two people to come home too...I know I seem like a mute sometimes but the quiet in the apartment was often too much."

She smirked, "Well you won't get much quiet here...not ever."

Luke chuckled, "Trust me I know…"

"And you'd be okay with that?" Lorelai asked, "It doesn't drive you nuts?"

"It's nice." Luke whispered, "It's comforting…"

She chuckled, "I'm not sure I believe that. My voice has been called a lot of things but comforting isn't one of them."

"Well for me...it is." He shrugged, "I have been alone for a long time Lorelai…" He let out a shaky breath, "I like feeling like I belong somewhere."

She smiled softly, "You do belong somewhere. You belong here Luke...with us."

"Well alright then." Luke said sitting up a little straighter, "You think Rory will be okay with it? It needs to be okay with her…"

Lorelai smiled, "I think she will be more than okay with this. She adores you Luke…"

He nodded, "Yeah...but me living here would be big. She's not used to having a guy around."

She shrugged, "Neither am I...but it's been good so far. Unless you've been holding back." She teased, "You gonna turn into some crazy monster now?"

He smirked, "No. But habits would have to mesh and routines and all that…"

She nodded, "I'm willing to work through it if you are."

"I am." Luke whispered softly, "To be honest I can't imagine spending a night apart now that I've been here so much. I've become pretty accustomed to sleeping next to you…"

She smiled, "Me too." She blushed slightly, "I'm sure at some point I'll be ready too-"

"It's okay." He whispered before she could finish her sentence, "I'd wait forever for you Lorelai...you know that."

Lorelai's eyes welled up with tears, "I know. But...I don't want you to have too...and I don't want too. I miss that part of our relationship. I miss feeling that close to you but it...it scares me after what happened."

"I know." Luke whispered, "We'll figure it out when the time is right."

"I love you." Lorelai whispered, "I really love you…"

He lifted her hand to his lips again and kissed her palm softly, "I love you too…"

"We'll talk to Rory this weekend?" Lorelai asked with a sniffle, "Figure things out…"

Luke nodded, "Yes."

"Last chance to back out...because once we tell she'll never let you leave again." Lorelai said with a knowing smile.

"Not backing out." Luke whispered, "You're stuck with me."

Lorelai stood up and then leaned down to cup his face in her hands, "Luckiest girl ever." She pressed her lips to his and kissed him passionately.

He smiled and kissed her back just as there was a knock on the front door. Lorelai gave him a smile and then turned to walk towards the foyer to see who it was. She opened the door and smiled when she saw her Father standing there.

"Hey Dad." She said, "Was I expecting you?"

He looked nervous and shook his head, "No. This was an impromptu visit...am I interrupting something?"

Lorelai shook her head, "No. Luke is just making lunch for me before she heads back to the Diner. I'm not moving back into my office until at least tomorrow."

Richard nodded, "Okay. Um...can we talk?"

Lorelai nodded, "Sure. Is everything alright? You look nervous…"

He sighed, "I heard you talked to your Mother…"

Lorelai swallowed hard, "I uh...I did. You were away so I didn't get a chance to talk to you about it. Did you get into a fight about it?"

He shook his head, "No...not a fight."

She sighed and stepped aside, "Why don't you come in?"

Richard smiled and stepped into the foyer and followed Lorelai into the kitchen. Luke was putting some pasta into a bowl and paused slightly when he saw Richard. They had had a few interactions since he had been more involved with the girls but Luke still felt slightly awkward. Dealing with a girlfriend's parents was always awkward. But knowing about the strained relationship that Lorelai had with her parents made it a little worse. Plus...deep down knowing where Lorelai came from he assumed that Richard didn't think the man from the Diner was up to his daughter's standards.

"Mr. Gilmore-" Richard gave him a look as if reminding him he had told him to refer to him as Richard, "I mean Richard...how are you?"

Richard smile, "I'm good Luke. It smells delicious in here. What did you make?"

"One of my Mother's pasta dishes." Luke said with a smile, "A special vodka sauce and a few veggies mixed in so I can attempt to keep her somewhat healthy." He smirked at Lorelai and then turned back to Richard, "I need to get back to work, but there is plenty here for you to have some. Are you hungry?"

Richard turned and looked at his daughter, "Do you mind?"

Lorelai smiled and shook her head, "No. Stay. We can eat and chat…"

Richard nodded, "Okay. I would like that."

Lorelai smiled and turned back to Luke, "I'll walk you out."

Richard smiled, "May I use the restroom?"

Lorelai nodded, "Sure. You remember where it is, right?"

He nodded, "Yes. Take your time."

Lorelai smiled and followed Luke out the back door and around towards his car, Luke put a hand on her lower back and rubbed it gently, "You okay?"

Lorelai nodded, "Yeah...I guess he talked to my Mom about my visit. Can't tell how he's feeling about it."

"Has he still been staying in the Pool House?" Luke asked as they approached his truck.

Lorelai nodded, "As far as I know. I mean he's been away most of this week in the city so I'm not sure how much contact they have had. He's been angry with her…" She sighed, "I just don't want to be the cause of this riff between them. My relationship with my parents it's complicated but I don't want them to get divorced. I know they do love each other."

Luke frowned and reached his hands up to rub her shoulders, "Lorelai you can't feel bad about this. This is their issue to handle…"

She nodded, "I guess."

He sighed and stepped in closer to her, "You gonna be okay?"

Lorelai smiled, "Yeah. Thanks for Lunch. Rory and I will be in for dinner. But maybe we should wait until tomorrow to talk to her about the whole moving in thing. Did you still want to spend the day together? We can go and see my office sometime in the afternoon."

Luke nodded, "Sounds great."

She took a deep breath and wrapped her arms around his waist, "Thank you for being so good to me."

He smiled and kissed the side of her face, "Thanks for being so incredible."

She smiled and nuzzled the side of his face, "See you later?"

He nodded and leaned back so he could reach her lips, "Absolutely. Good luck with your Dad."

"Thanks hon. Drive safe." She said with a smile as he climbed into the truck.

He gave her a wink and then pulled the truck out of the driveway leaving her standing there alone. She took a few steadying breaths and then turned back to the house. When she got into the kitchen she saw her father putting more pasta into a second bowl. She smiled and walked over to him and took out some silverware, "Would you like some water? Iced tea?"

"Water is good." He said with a smile as he took the two bowls to the table.

Lorelai filled the two glasses and got napkins for them before she joined him. She sat across from him and put her napkin on her lap as she slid a fork and a knife over to him. They smiled and took a few bites before Lorelai felt the need to break the silence.

"So…" Lorelai whispered, "How was the talk with Mom?"

Richard sighed and wiped his mouth with his napkin, "I know she is my wife and I vowed for better or worse...but I feel angry that she kept this from me."

Lorelai frowned, "Technically I did too Dad…"

Richard shook his head, "You were just a child Lorelai...and your Mother made you think you had done something wrong."

"Dad you love Mom...the two of you are a packaged deal. You make sense. You know each other inside and out." She said sadly.

"But maybe I don't." Richard said, "I mean how could I not know that she was keeping something so huge from me?"

She sighed and placed her fork down, "Dad...it can't be changed. It's in the past…"

"How can you just be so calm? She said you were calm…" He whispered.

She smiled sadly, "Because I'm happy Dad...my life is good. I'm not saying Mom and I are going to be best friends but I felt that I had to see her. I had to have it on my terms. To be honest she always scared the crap out of me."

Richard chuckled, "To be honest...she has always scared the crap out of me too."

Lorelai smiled, "And yet you love her…"

He gave her a look of pain and sadness, "I do...but I'm also angry."

"I understand and respect that." Lorelai whispered, "But I also want you to try and work through this…"

"You would be okay with me figuring things out with her? You'd be okay with us staying together?" He asked.

"Dad of course…" Lorelai whispered softly, "The last thing I want is to be the cause of your marriage ending. Despite everything you are still my parents and I want you to be happy. I think you can work through this…"

He stared at her for a moment, "She seems remorseful...I think she's finally understanding the pain and damage it caused."

"Maybe…" Lorelai whispered, "I always did feel misunderstood by her."

"Do you think you could ever have a relationship with her?" He asked curiously.

Lorelai shrugged and glanced down at her bowl, moving the pasta around to avoid his gaze, "I'm not sure...that would take a lot more effort than this with you has. I'll be honest...there have been moments of fear and insecurities on my part now that you are more involved. But then I remind myself how happy it makes Rory. She's really enjoyed getting to know you better…"

Richard smiled, his eyes sparked slightly, "She's a remarkable young girl Lorelai. You did an incredible job with her…"

She blushed slightly, "Thank you Dad...that means a lot."

"I mean it. She is going to take the world by storm." He paused and smiled softly, "Just like her own Mother."

Lorelai glanced down at her bowl, "I don't think that's true...I haven't done much in my life."

"Nonsense! I have seen the Inn. And from what I hear you run that place from top to bottom. Clearly the people in this town adore you and you managed to raise Rory for the last 12, almost 13 years all on your own. Don't discredit yourself." He said sternly.

She swallowed hard, "Yeah...but I also know this isn't really the life you wanted for me."

He sighed sadly and put his fork down, "Lorelai…"

"You expected more from moe. You probably assumed I'd go to Yale...marry rich and-" She was babbling and he soon cut her off.

"Maybe I did." He said quickly, "But that's not what I want now. I just want you to be happy. Are you happy?"

She glanced up at him and nodded slowly, "Yes...I'm very happy Dad. Despite things that have happened lately...I have a good life. Rory is my life and Luke…" She blushed again and looked back down at the table.

Richard smile, "Luke obviously loves you very much. And I think that feeling is mutual. Am I right about that?"

She glanced up again and nodded, "You're right...he's…" Her smile grew as her eyes welled with tears, "He's wonderful Dad."

"I can tell." Richard said softly, "I look forward to getting to know him better if you will both allow it."

Lorelai smiled, "I think that would be nice...I don't see him going anywhere anytime soon."

"I don't either." Richard said, he glanced down at his bowl, "Which is great for you but bad for my waist line...what a remarkable cook he is!"

Lorelai laughed, "You should try one of his cheeseburgers…"

Richard looked up with a happy expression, "Looks like we will have to take a trip to the Diner together someday."

Lorelai smiled, "Sounds good Dad."

Richard smiled back and continued to eat his pasta as he began to talk about Rory again. Lorelai loved the way his face lit up when referring to his granddaughter. She was slowly beginning to feel comfortable with him in her life so much. She just hoped it stayed that way.


The following evening, Lorelai, Rory and Luke sat at the edge of the lake watching the sunset as they munched on dinner brought from the Diner. Rory was listing off all the fun things they had done over the summer and what she was looking forward to for next summer.

Lorelai glanced at Luke and gave him a small smile, "So...you want to go to Maine again next summer then?"

Rory nodded enthusiastically, "Of course!"

She smiled at her daughter, "Well that's good. That means you are hoping Luke is around for the long run...right?"

Rory smiled, "I think we've been over this. I want him around…"

Lorelai smiled and brushed her hands off before turning to look at her daughter straight on, "Well that's good...because Luke and I were talking yesterday about…" She paused and looked at Luke who looked both nervous and excited, "About the possibility of him moving into our house. Permanently."

Rory paused, "You mean get rid of the apartment completely?"

Lorelai shrugged, "Well I don't know what he would do with it. Maybe rent it out...or keep it as an office." She paused, "But um...but yeah he would live with us. All the time. He's been spending a lot of time with us recently...he hasn't' spent any nights at the apartment and we just thought that maybe we would make it official."

Rory shifted in her spot, "Officially move in…"

Luke cleared his throat, "Yes but...Rory if this is too much too soon for you than your Mom and I completely understand. We wanted to talk to you about this before we made any final decisions. This is your house first and foremost and I would never want you to feel uncomfortable with me being there. If you say no...then we drop it and move on. No questions asked. Okay? Nothing has to change. I won't be upset and neither will your Mom."

Rory was quiet for a moment, "So that means you'd be there every night before I go to bed?"

Luke nodded, "Yeah. I mean some nights I work late but I'm home before you ever go to sleep."

"And some mornings you'd be around instead of opening the Diner so you could make breakfast at the house…" She whispered as a slow smile grew on her face.

Luke smiled back, "If you want me too then yes."

Rory looked out over the lake and looked to be in deep thought. Lorelai reached forward and took her daughter's hand. "What's going on in your head kid? I know this is big...tell us what you feel about it. Nothing has to change if you don't want it too. Like Luke said, we won't be upset. I promise."

Rory turned back to her Mom and Luke, "And you'd spend holidays with us? Christmas? Thanksgiving? Birthdays?"

Luke smiled, "Of course."

"And usually moving in together is a precursor to marriage…" She whispered again as that smile grew even more.

Lorelai laughed, "Um...that's where we would head someday…"

"So this is really just one step closer to being a real official family…" She said as she leaned up on her knees.

Lorelai smiled, "You could look at it that way." She paused, "Does this mean you are okay with the idea? You'd be alright with Luke moving in?"

Rory smiled, leaned forward and wrapped her arms around both Luke and Lorelai, "I think it's the best idea ever!"

Both Luke and Lorelai held her close and caught each other's gaze behind her head, "Rory…" Luke whispered.

Rory pulled away and smiled, "I mean to be honest...I can't imagine you not being around now. You've been there for the past few weeks all the time and I really liked it. I don't' think I'd like if you went home. But are you sure you can handle living with us full time?"

Luke smiled, "I think I can handle it."

"We'll have things we need to workout of course." Lorelai said, "Schedules and chores and all that."

Rory frowned, "I've never had chores."

Lorelai smiled, "Yes but now we are going to have someone else living in the house...we can't live like total slobs."

Rory sighed dramatically, "Oh fine…"

Luke chuckled, "Don't worry I don't expect the house to look like a museum everyday."

"Well good because that will never happen." Rory said with a playful eye roll.

"But you're really, really sure about this?" Luke asked looking straight at her, "Because your approval matters more than anything else. We can wait."

Rory shook her head, "I don't want you guys to wait. I want you to move in." She paused, "But...but what if you change your mind?"

Those insecurities caused by Christopher's absence were written all over Rory's face and it broke Lorelai's heart, "Hon we can't predict the future. But Luke and I want to be together. We want to make this work and sure things will get hard sometimes but I think we can work through it."

Rory turned towards Luke, "You won't walk away if things get a little complicated? You won't get sick of me? Or annoyed if I make a mistake? I can always tell when Dad's had enough of me when he visits…"

Luke sighed and reached for Rory's hand, "Rory I'm not your Dad…"

She nodded, "No...but I wish you were."

He smiled sadly at her, "I'm not going to get sick of you. I care about you. Like your Mom said, we want this to work. It won't' always be easy but I think we can do this."

"We can do this…" Rory whispered, "We can be a family…"

Lorelai smiled, "We already are kid."

Rory smiled and scooted closer to her Mom, "It's always just been you and me…"

Lorelai smiled and lifted a hand to brush some hair out of her face, "Yes it has. But I think we can make room for someone else...don't you?"

"I think so." Rory said as she leaned against her Mom and smiled at Luke, "I think it's time…"

Lorelai smiled and kissed the top of her head, "This doesn't change anything with you and me though...you know that right?"

Rory nodded against her Mom's shoulder, "I know. It just makes it even better." She paused, "So when we are we moving your stuff in?"

Luke smiled, "I can start bringing more things over slowly. Clothes and all that...I don't have much really."

"You have us." Rory said with a brilliant smile.

Luke's heart jumped in his chest and he smiled, "Yes I do. And that's all I need."

Rory smiled and looked out at the lake, "It's a really good thing Sookie couldn't help me cook Mother's Day breakfast this year...otherwise I would have had to come up with some other way to get you guys together. I was starting to get impatient with you two…"

Lorelai and Luke giggled and Lorelai started tickling Rory's side's making her shriek with laughter. Luke sat back and watched the scene wanting to pinch himself to make sure this was all really happening...


Rory's excitement of the big move resulted in her insisting they start to pack that very night. A few hours later, Luke was unpacking a box up in Lorelai's room of various articles of clothing. Lorelai was downstairs saying goodnight to Rory, she got the mail and then met Luke upstairs. She smiled as she sat down on the edge of the bed and watched him put some things away in one of the dressers they brought over in the truck.

"Have enough space?" She asked sorting through the mail.

Luke nodded, "So far so good. Lucky for us I don't own much other than the flannel and a few pairs of jeans."

She smirked, "Good. Because you will not find much extra room in my closet." She put a few bills aside, "We'll have to change your address so mail gets sent here...unless you still want it to get sent to the apartment."

He shook his head, "No I can change it to here if that's okay with you."

She nodded, "Okay with me." She paused when she came across a post card.

Luke caught the sudden change in her expression and stopped what he was doing, "Lorelai?"

She sighed and flashed the postcard at him, "Chris is in Japan…says he will try and visit when he gets back to the State's."

Luke was quiet, "He hasn't called at all this summer...not even once."

She smiled sadly and tossed the postcard onto the bed, "Clearly he's been too busy traveling the world than to care about the fact that he's got a 12 year old daughter back in Stars Hollow…"

He sighed and walked over to the bed to sit next to her, "I will never understand how he could ignore her or you. He's an idiot."

Lorelai glanced up at him, "I hate that he has the ability to put me in such a bad mood so quickly. I was so happy after talking to Rory and getting some of your stuff...things are falling into place and then this shows up here. He always comes in at the worst time and I never know how to handle it for her. Hearing her today asking if you would get sick of her broke my heart...because I know that's what she thinks the issue is with him."

"I'm never going to turn my back on her like he has. Or you…" He said reaching for her hand.

"I know." She said with a soft smile, "You're a much better man than he is or ever could be."

Luke reached out and cupped her face in her hands, "Are you gonna show her the postcard?"

She sighed, "It's funny...when she was really little I would make up birthday cards and letters from him because I knew he would never send one. Her face would light up when those fake cards came. And then she sort of caught on as she got older because she recognized my handwriting...and then he started writing from time to time. But with each letter...each postcard...it seems to just break her heart more." She looked over at the card again, "But I don't feel like I can hide it from her...I just hate to see the look of disappointment on her face…"

"I know." Luke whispered, "But you're right...you can't hide it from her. She's growing up...she knows who he is...what to expect from him. And what to not expect from him…"

She nodded sadly, "You're right…"

The frown on her face broke his heart, he tilted her chin up so he could meet her gaze, "Hey…"

She swallowed hard, "What?"

"Don't let him ruin things for you...don't let him have that much power. He doesn't deserve it." Luke whispered.

She took a deep breath and stared directly at him, "You're right. Things are good right now...big changes are coming. Big really good changes are coming. He can't ruin that." A smile grew on her face, "Can I tell you something?"

He smiled, "You know you can tell me anything…"

She took a deep breath and reached for both of his hands, holding them in her lap, "I had a dream the other night...about us."

He returned her smile, "About us?"

She nodded, "I was reading to our son…"

Luke's face brightened, "Son...our son? We had a son…"

She giggled, "Yes. And he was so adorable Luke. Curly brown hair and big blue eyes. And…" Her smile grew, "I was pregnant again…"

His eyes grew wide, "Wow…" He laughed slightly, "Two kids." He paused, "Three kids." He reminded himself.

She smiled, "Yeah...what do you think about that? Because I for one wouldn't be upset if that dream became a reality…"

He took a deep breath and reached out to touch her face, "I'd be more than okay with that if it became a reality. That's what I want with you…"

"You will make the most amazing Dad. Seeing you with Rory means everything to me. She adores you…" She whispered.

Luke smiled, "Rory's easy to love...I'm afraid I won't be any good with a baby though. I don't really have any experience. With Jess I was afraid to hold him because I thought I'd drop him."

Lorelai smiled, "I was terrified with Rory too...but you'll learn. And I'll help you."

Luke smiled and looked down at her stomach, "I can't wait to see you pregnant with my child…"

She put her hand over his and took a deep breath, "Hey Luke?"

His gaze lingered over their joined hands on her stomach for a moment before he glanced back up at her, "Yes?"

She let out a shaky breath and stared directly into his eyes, "Love me…"

He pursed his lips, "I do love you...you know that."

She smiled and shook her head as her eyes welled up with tears, "No. I mean…" She took her hand back and played with the buttons on his shirt, pulling them apart one by one, "Love me Luke…"

He swallowed hard and glanced at her softly, "Lorelai we don't have too-"

She nodded, "I know...but I want to Luke. I want to feel you again. I miss you." She leaned forward and pressed her lips to his, "I trust you…" Her smile grew slightly, "I love you…"

He cocked his head slightly and held her face in his strong hands, "I love you too...are you sure?"

She nodded and leaned into him, "I want that future we talked about Luke. You're the only man I want to be with now and forever...I have to let go of the past in order to have that future. This is what I want...you are what I want."

Luke scanned her face slowly and caressed her cheek gently, "I will never hurt you."

She smiled and leaned her forehead against his, "I know."

After a moment she pulled away and stood up beside him, she kept his gaze as she reached for the buttons on her own shirt. She started to pull at them one by one. When they were all undone, she pushed the material aside so that her pale pink bra was shown to him. Her eyes closed tightly for a moment as she tried to compose herself.

Luke reached up and held her hands in his, "It's okay...it's just me…"

She nodded slowly and let her eyes flutter open as a slow smile spread on her lips, "Love me…"

Leaning forward, he pressed a kiss to her bare stomach, "Always Lorelai…Always…"

Lorelai held his head against her body as he lavished her with kisses. And in that moment her fears and insecurities slipped away. He was her rock. He was her safe haven and harbor to come home too. As he lay her down on the bed and let herself open up to him body and soul again she knew that this was the man she would be with for the rest of her life. That dream had every possibility of becoming a reality...


Hope you liked it! As I said, lots more to come soon! :) :) Happy end of Summer!