Wow so 21 reviews for the last chapter....thanks guys! I'm glad you liked the fluff :D I didn't get one negative review for the last chapter and that's really built up my confidence. Usually at least one person picks up on something that I did wrong but nobody did this time....so thank you!! I haven't proof-read this chapter cause it's long and I'm kinda tired but I hope there's not many mistakes. Oh and I nearly got a tattoo today! I was just gonna get a little flower on the back of my shoulder but the guy asked me for ID and I'm not 18 till another 4 weeks so I'm gonna get one then! Anyway, the weekend begins....

Lorelai woke up to an empty bed the next morning. She sat up and remembered where they were, the events of the night before flowing through her mind. She smiled and untangled her naked body from the sheets, grabbing the flannel Luke was wearing the day before and slipping into it. She walked downstairs, fastening the remaining buttons of the shirt, and made her way to the kitchen.

"Luke," she called.

"Kitchen," he replied. She found him stood by the stove, wearing only his swimming shorts.

"Something smells good," she said as she walked up behind him and wrapped her arms around his exposed waist.

"I thought you'd want some bacon," he said.

"You know me so well." She picked up a slice of toast and nibbled on it as she watched Luke cook.

"I brought our luggage in, it's in the foyer."

"Ok, I'll unpack later." She seated herself at the breakfast bar and watched as he put the bacon onto a plate in front of her. "Where's your breakfast?" she asked.

"You just ate it," he replied.

"What, the toast was yours?"

"Yeah don't worry about it, I'll get some cereal."

"Sorry, I didn't mean to eat your breakfast," she said with a grin.

"Sure you didn't." He grinned back then went to prepare his breakfast.

"So what do you wanna do today?" she asked.

"I was thinking we could hang out in the pool this morning then go for a walk on the beach after lunch, you know, explore the area a little," he shrugged.

"Sounds good to me. Are you wearing those in the pool?" she asked, pointing to his shorts.

"Do you want me to?" he asked flirtatiously.

"Not really."

"Well then I might be persuaded to take them off." He walked back over to her with some cornflakes and left a tender kiss on her lips.

"Mmm I'm gonna take my stuff upstairs," she said, taking her plate over to the sink then leaving the kitchen. "I'll look for my bikini."

"Oh I don't think you'll really need it." She shrugged then disappeared into the foyer. Ten minutes later, Luke heard groaning come from the stairs. "Lorelai?" he asked.

"What?"

"What are you doing?"

"Trying to get my suitcase upstairs," she replied, as if it were obvious.

"Have you been stood in that same position for ten minutes?" he asked incredulously. She was stood facing downstairs, her luggage rested on the third step as she held the handle, trying to drag it upstairs.

"It won't move," she complained.

"Why didn't you call me? I would have helped."

"I thought I could do it," she shrugged. He smiled then joined her on the steps.

"Step aside, I'll do it." She moved out of the way then watched Luke lift the large suitcase with what looked like very little effort. He walked up the stairs and deposited it in their bedroom.

"How did you do that?" she asked. "You made it look so easy." Luke shrugged modestly. "I'm so glad I have a strong man to carry things for me," she gushed.

"Don't start," he warned.

"But Luke, I wanna shout from the rooftops what a wonderful guy you are."

"Do it and I'm gone," he said gruffly.

"Aww you don't mean that," she teased as she followed him downstairs. He lifted her other suitcase and carried that up to their bedroom as well. Lorelai began searching through them until she pulled out two black scraps of material and dropped them on the bed. "Are you gonna stand there and watch me change?" she asked as she began unbuttoning the shirt she wore.

"Hell yeah," he replied, a slight blush rising in his cheeks. She pulled her bikini bottoms up her slim legs then took the shirt off and held the triangles in place.

"Will you tie me up?" she asked. Luke nodded and was stood behind her in a heartbeat. She closed her eyes as his fingers grazed her back while he tied the knot. He moved up to the halter strap around her neck and tied that too, showering kisses over her neck and shoulders in the process. "Luke," she moaned. "Save it for the pool." He pulled away and took her hand, guiding her back downstairs.

"Are you gonna call Rory?" he asked. "It's almost nine so she'll be awake."

"Yeah." She took the phone from the counter in the kitchen and dialled her parent's number. The maid answered again and they exchanged the usual pleasantries before she went to collect Emily.

"Lorelai hello," said Emily happily. She almost didn't sound like Emily Gilmore.

"Mom, you sound happy."

"I am, it's a great morning."

"Did you and dad....eww I don't even wanna think about it."

"Lorelai be quiet," she scolded.

"Well then what would be the point of calling you if I have to be quiet?" Emily sighed.

"Did you get to the house ok?" she asked.

"Yeah, did you know what car dad hired for us?"

"No," she replied.

"It's a corvette, it's amazing," she gushed. "You should have seen Luke's face when he turned the engine on; he was like a kid in a candy store." Luke gave her a stern look and shook his head.

"I had no idea Richard had hired such an expensive car."

"Well we love it; we can travel in style now."

"So are you having a good time so far?"

"Yeah we arrived about ten last night so we went straight to bed." There was a silence on the other line and Lorelai knew she had made the conversation awkward. "So err...we're gonna lounge by the pool this morning then walk on the beach after lunch."

"It sounds wonderful. Make sure you wear something warm, the wind will freeze you to death."

"We will. Is Rory there?" she asked.

"Yes she is, would you like to talk to her?"

"Of course," she replied excitedly. Lorelai heard Emily tell Rory her mom was on the phone then she passed it over. "Hey sweets," she said enthusiastically.

"Mama," said Rory, looking around for Lorelai, not realising she was talking through the phone.

"Are you having a good time with grandma and grandpa?"

"Yesh," she replied, still looking around.

"Are you being a good girl?"

"Yesh."

"Did you have fun playing Twister last night?"

"Yesh."

"Are you just gonna keep answering yes to everything I ask?" she asked knowingly.

"Yesh," she replied. Lorelai laughed and Rory began to giggle too. She'd missed that sound. She looked at Luke who was gesturing towards the phone.

"Rory I'm gonna put daddy on ok?"

"Dada," she exclaimed. Luke took the phone from her.

"Hey Ror," he said softly.

"Dada," she repeated.

"What did you have for breakfast?" he asked.

"Nana," she replied.

"Banana? I never would have guessed." Lorelai smiled at him.

"Nana ummy," she said.

"Was the banana yummy?"

"Yesh."

"Well I'm sorry I couldn't be there to make you breakfast this morning," he apologised. "We'll be back soon."

"Shoon," she repeated.

"Yes soon. Ok I'm gonna put mommy back on now, bye."

"Bye bye," she said, waving her hand. It had become a habit. Emily took the phone from her.

"Rory?" asked Lorelai.

"No it's me again," said Emily.

"Oh put her back on, I just wanna say something else," she begged. Emily agreed and gave the phone back to Rory.

"Is that Rory?" she asked.

"Mama," she exclaimed.

"I really miss you babe, we both do but we'll be back soon ok?"

"Shoon," she said.

"Yeah, we'll bring you a really good gift home," she promised. "Love you," she said sadly.

"Wove you," repeated Rory.

"Bye."

"Bye bye." Lorelai eyes filled up with tears and she quickly gave the phone to Luke.

"Lorelai?" asked Emily's voice.

"No it's Luke," he said.

"Oh where did Lorelai go?"

"To the bathroom," he lied. He pulled Lorelai into his arms and she buried her head in his chest.

"Ok well have a good weekend and make sure you both have a wonderful time."

"We will, thanks Emily." He put the phone back on the cradle and wrapped his other arm around Lorelai. "What's going on?" he asked.

"It's Rory, she's too damn cute. It makes me miss her even more," she sobbed.

"Hey come on, we'll be seeing her tomorrow night," he soothed.

"I know but it seems so far away."

"It'll fly by, the weekend's gonna be over before we know it so we should enjoy ourselves while we have the time alone right?" Lorelai looked up at him.

"Yeah I guess."

"I miss Rory too but she's ok where she is, we don't have to worry about her."

"I know, I just...I can't help but worry." He kissed her temple.

"Come on; show me where this pool is." She smiled weakly and took his hand, guiding him towards the indoor pool they were gonna have so much fun in.

"So this is it," she exclaimed as they walked through the big glass doors into the pool area.

"Wow," he said in awe. There was a big rectangular pool with steps leading down into the shallow area. On the pool floor, there was a deep blue mosaic dolphin with small orange mosaic fish surrounding it. "Your parents are rich," he said.

"Did you just figure that out now?"

"No but my god this place is like a palace."

"The Gilmores wouldn't have it any other way." He looked to the deep side of the pool where a circular pool was joined to it. Lorelai followed his gaze and smiled. "That would be the hot tub," she said excitedly.

"Well I gathered that," he replied sarcastically.

"I wonder how you turn it on," she frowned.

"You don't know?" He sighed in disappointment, maybe they wouldn't be getting up to anything in the hot tub after all.

"Well I know there are some controls somewhere," she said thoughtfully. "But I have no idea where and I don't know how to use them anyway."

"How about we go in the pool for now and call your dad later about the hot tub."

"Ok," she shrugged. Without warning, Luke picked up Lorelai and ran over to the pool, causing her to yelp in surprise. "Luke," she shrieked. "Put me down, don't you dare throw me in!" she warned. He stopped at the edge of the pool.

"Oh what are you gonna do?" he asked, one eyebrow raised.

"I'll...." she hesitated. "I'll...I'll think of something later, when you least expect it."

"Ooh I'm scared."

"Well you should be, now put me down," she begged.

"As you wish." He put her on her feet in front of him and just as she began to steady herself, he pushed her backwards and she landed with a small splash in the pool. He watched her splutter as she recovered then open her eyes to glare at him.

"Luke," she said, feigning anger as she wiped the water from her eyes.

"What?" he asked innocently.

"You pushed me!"

"I did not," he replied.

"Oh come on I didn't just fall in myself did I?"

"You were stood very close to the edge of the pool," he shrugged.

"That's your fault, you put me there."

"You were gonna go in anyway so what's the big deal?" She pouted at him.

"I could have died!" she exclaimed.

"Oh please."

"For all you know I might not be able to swim."

"Seeing as we've been to the pool before, I think you can," he replied sarcastically.

"It was still mean."

"You still love me though." She glared at him and he grinned in return. She couldn't stand it for much longer and a smile curved her lips too.

"You coming in?" she asked.

"I might sit here and watch you for a while." He sat on the edge of the pool, his legs dipping into the water.

"Aww but you have to get in." She swam over to him and pulled his legs apart, settling herself between them, using them to keep her afloat in the deep water. "I'm all lonely in here by myself," she pouted.

"Stop pouting already," he complained.

"But it works." Luke sighed and gestured for her to move away. She complied and watched as he dropped his body into the water gently. "Finally." She wrapped her arms and legs around him and kissed him softly.

"This water's freezing," he complained.

"Wuss."

"You have goosebumps," he said, running his fingers up and down her forearms.

"They're not cause of the water, they're cause of you."

"Likely story."

"No Luke seriously, you give me goosebumps," she said shyly. Luke blushed.

"So do I make you shake too?" He wrapped his arms tighter around her shivering body and skimmed his hands over her ass.

"Of course you do," she replied. "You give me the shivers."

"I think you're cold."

"I think I know the perfect way to warm up," she said, arching her eyebrows suggestively.

"I think I do too." Their lips came crashing together and they made out in the pool for a long ten minutes. When they found it hard to get into position in the water, Lorelai gave up and moved away from him.

"This isn't gonna work," she said with a frown. She saw the disappointment written across Luke's face.

"Ok uh...I guess I'll just stay here for a while, you know, to cool off a little," he said in embarrassment. Lorelai looked down into the water then an idea popped into her head.

"Wait here ok? I'll be right back." She pulled herself out of the pool and disappeared into the house, water dripping from her slim body. She emerged a few minutes later with two inflatable rings, an inflatable mattress and a beach ball.

"What are those?" he asked.

"Well these are for later," she said, dropping the rings and the ball. "But this," she held up the mattress. "Is for right now." She smiled cheekily as she waited for Luke to catch onto her idea. When realisation crossed his face, she put the mattress in the pool and sat down on the side.

"Is that gonna be big enough?" he asked, sizing the mat up.

"Yeah, it'll work," she shrugged. "You get on first," she ordered.

"Why do you get to go on top?" he argued.

"Because it was me that thought of this genius idea," she reminded him. He sighed in defeat then climbed out of the pool.

"Fine." He pulled the mattress to the edge of the pool and rolled onto it, failing miserably and landing in the water. Lorelai laughed loudly.

"Good show," she applauded.

"I'm glad you find this so amusing." He tried again and this time he successfully lay on his back on the firm mattress. "Right, I'm ready," he said. Lorelai nodded then carefully climbed on top of him but was also unsuccessful and the mattress flipped over, sending them both into the water.

"Ah," she screamed. They both laughed when they resurfaced. "This is fun," she exclaimed.

"Yeah, yeah," he mumbled in irritation at the suspense. He was secretly happy that she was enjoying herself though, even if it was a strange situation. They climbed out of the pool and Luke lay on the mattress again. "Ok, try again," he said, giving her the go-ahead.

"Gladly," she replied enthusiastically. She swung her right leg over his body then brought her left over but she brought it too far and lost balance, once again falling into the water. "Damn it," she cursed when she reached the surface. Luke sighed heavily from his place on the mattress.

"Maybe we should just go upstairs," he shrugged.

"No, this is gonna work, it will work," she told herself. She carefully climbed onto him and this time found herself safely laid on top of him, the mattress dipping under the water slightly from both their weights. "Perfect," she whispered before they kissed passionately.

"We still have our bathing suits on," said Luke when they pulled away.

"Oh guess we didn't think about that huh?" Lorelai looked down at their bodies then pulled his boxers down at the front. Luke watched her then caught her drift and pulled her panties aside, granting him clear access. When he pushed forward slightly, Lorelai spoke up. "Can you imagine what my parents would say if they knew what we were doing right now? In their pool on their inflatable." She chuckled then looked into his exasperated eyes.

"Please don't talk about your parents right now," he said, not wanting to think about Emily and Richard at this moment in time.

"Their faces would be hilarious though," she gushed.

"Lorelai," he warned.

"Ok, ok, now let's do this." Luke smiled and they did exactly what she said.

Not ten minutes later, Luke and Lorelai fell into the cool water, breathing heavily. They floated on top of the water as they caught their breath then swam over to meet each other.

"I told you that'd work," she said happily.

"That was some experience," he observed.

"Yes it was, one we might have to re-enact before we leave."

"I have no objection to that," he replied cheekily.

"How about we find out how to work that hot tub now?" she asked eagerly.

"What are you some kind of sex addict?" he asked.

"No I'm getting chilly and the hot tub has warm water." Luke pulled Lorelai over to the side of the pool and climbed out, then helped her out too.

"There's gotta be some kinda switchboard around here somewhere," said Luke.

"Just call dad, he'll tell you where it is." Luke walked back into the house to get to the phone but something caught his eye on the wall. He pulled open the small door to find a series of switches, all with letters above them.

"I found it," he called. Lorelai hurried into the house and examined the switches.

"Which one's for the hot tub?" she asked. Luke looked at the letters above each switch.

"It's probably the one that says 'HT' above it," he said logically.

"Hmm, what if we break something?"

"We'll fix it," he shrugged. "It doesn't look like there's any other letters that relate to the hot tub so we might as well try it."

"Ok but I'm blaming you if the house burns down."

"The house is not gonna burn down." He flicked the switch and Lorelai rushed out to the pool to see bubbles start to form in the previously calm water.

"It's working," she exclaimed, running over to it and hopping in. She settled on the seat and relaxed in the warm water.

"I told you it was the right one didn't I?" he bragged.

"Alright you were right, I was wrong," she admitted.

"Did I just hear you admit that you were wrong?" he asked in surprise.

"Shut up and get in here," she ordered. Luke smirked then took a seat opposite Lorelai in the bubbling water. "Why so far away?" she asked longingly.

"Just in case," he said, putting his hands up.

"Scared you'll have the urge to jump me?"

"It's you I'm worried about, now I know what a huge sex addict you are."

"I am not a sex addict!" she argued.

"You keep telling yourself that, the only reason you wanted to get in the hot tub was so you could have your way with me."

"I'm appalled that you think that of me," she said in mock surprise.

"You'll get over it," he shrugged.

"Luke!" she exclaimed, kicking him in his private area under the water.

"Ow! If you do that then there won't be any sex at all," he warned.

"Why will I damage the goods?"

"Yes now behave." She grinned cheekily then brought her feet up to rest on his knees.

"This is great," she said happily.

"Yeah," he agreed blissfully.

"I'm hungry," she sighed.

"What's new?"

"What time is it?"

"I have no idea."

"I'm going to get a snack." She stood up from the water and Luke watched it cascade down her body. She walked into the house and into the kitchen in search of food. She looked through the fridge and found a king size Hershey bar. "Perfect," she said to herself. When she made it back out to the pool, she had already eaten half of it.

"Did you have to choose chocolate?" he asked as she settled back into her previous seat.

"Yep, it's yummy."

"It's full of sugar."

"Luke when has that ever bothered me before?" He sighed in defeat, once again. "It's an aphrodisiac," she said flirtatiously. His eyes shot up to meet hers and he smiled slightly.

"I know," he replied, moving forward a bit to get closer to her.

"I'm planning on eating the whole bar, imagine how horny I'll be," she said.

"Jeez, you have to ruin the moment don't you?" Lorelai laughed.

"I just like annoying you," she replied.

"Well it works," he grumbled.

"Come on, let's start over. Chocolate is an aphrodisiac you know," she repeated.

"Lorelai just eat it," he ordered.

"Ok but when I'm finished, things are gonna happen in this hot tub," she said. Luke couldn't help but smile as he sat in anticipation, waiting for her to finish the giant Hershey bar so they could explore another new found experience.

In Hartford, Rory was in living room in the pack and play that Emily had bought. She didn't like the small space she was in; she wanted to walk around freely like she did at home. Emily was on the phone in the other room and Rory could hear her faint voice arguing with somebody on the other line. She sighed to herself as she picked up Kermit the Frog and mumbled to him quietly.

Emily put the phone down; tired of arguing with the agency she hires her maids from. She had just fired another and the agency was getting fed up of it. She walked into the living room and saw Rory gurgling to her soft toy so she decided to leave her to it. Rory looked up as Emily turned around and left the room. Her eyes began to fill up with tears, she wasn't used to getting so little attention and she just wanted her mommy and daddy back. She began to cry and heard Emily's voice.

"Richard!" she shouted.

"I'm busy," replied Richard's faint voice from the study. Rory continued to sob.

"Richard can you see what's wrong with Rory? I'm in the middle of something." Richard sighed and stood up to see to his granddaughter. He opened the door of his study and walked into the living room to find her face red from crying so much.

"What's the matter darling?" he asked. Rory looked up at him and her sobs quietened a little. "I have work to do you know." She held her arms up to him, begging to be picked up. Richard lifted her to him and Rory smiled slightly. "Did you just want some attention?" he asked softly.

"Mama," she whispered.

"Are you missing your mom?" He had a feeling Rory was going to get a little upset that Lorelai wasn't around; they were very close after all.

"Mama gone," she said sadly.

"She's coming back tomorrow," he promised.

"Dada?" she questioned.

"He's coming back too," he replied, still getting used to referring to Luke as Rory's dad.

"Richard is she ok?" called Emily.

"Yes she's fine, she was wanted some attention," he informed. Emily didn't reply. "Why don't you come into my study and we'll read a book?" Rory grinned up at him.

"Wed Hood," she said, meaning Little Red Riding Hood.

"Wed Hood?" asked Richard in confusion.

"Wed Hood," she repeated. Richard sighed and carried her into his study.

"I bet you like children's books don't you?"

"Book," said Rory excitedly.

"Let's read something a bit more advanced," he suggested, scanning his book collection. He put Rory in his office chair and she admired it with interest. "Ah, To Kill a Mockingbird," he exclaimed. "Perfect." He took the book from his collection and settled Rory into his lap as he got comfortable in the chair.

"Book," repeated Rory.

"I bet you haven't read this one before," he said knowingly. Rory opened the book, wondering why it was so much bigger than the books she normally read, and pointed to the first page. "No, that's the title page," he explained. He skipped a couple of pages then settled on the beginning of the first chapter. As he finished the first page, he reached his hand out to turn the page but Rory stopped him.

"No, me," she said, quickly turning the page over herself before Richard had a chance.

"Oh do you like to turn the pages?" he asked. "Soon you'll be able to read it all by yourself won't you?" Rory looked up at him and pointed to the next page.

"Wead," she ordered.

"Sorry I've gotten distracted haven't I?" Rory nodded her head, waiting for him to resume reading. After three pages, he felt Rory lean back against him and sigh. He smiled; enjoying the closeness he was sharing with his granddaughter and continued to read softly to her.

"Richard have you seen Rory?" asked Emily. She walked into the study and saw them reading the book together. "Oh, I thought she'd escaped the pack and play," she said in relief.

"No I don't think she likes it very much in there," he said. "Lorelai lets her roam around freely."

"But Lorelai lives in a shed," said Emily pointedly. "It's the size of a tent."

"Now Emily, she's done well for herself these past few months. At least she's not living on the street." Emily exhaled.

"I know, I just thought Rory could get hold of something and hurt herself, the pack and play seemed like a safe option."

"I'll keep an eye on her, she's used to getting a lot of attention and we haven't been able to give her much today."

"So you're reading her a book?" she asked, her lips curving into a smile.

"Yes, To Kill a Mockingbird," he replied.

"That's hardly appropriate," she argued. "It's not something a one year old should be hearing."

"It's fine Emily," he replied patiently.

"I've read that book Richard, it's all about criminals."

"It is not."

"Rory shouldn't be reading it."

"Do you really think she understands a word I'm saying?" he asked incredulously.

"What if she picks up on words she shouldn't? I don't think Lorelai would be very happy if Rory went round repeating the word 'negro'."

"Emily, calm down, I'm leaving out the words she shouldn't hear. I think she's more interested in turning the pages than what I'm saying." Emily stared at him for a few moments before nodding.

"Ok but I'm coming to get her in a half an hour, we're going to the mall."

"Yes dear," he said, not really paying attention to Emily. He looked down at the book and continued from where he left off when Emily interrupted them. She shook her head in bewilderment then left the study, hoping to find something to occupy herself for the next half an hour.

Luke and Lorelai were stood in the kitchen cleaning up after lunch. Luke had made hot dogs, much to Lorelai's satisfaction.

"Lunch was great, thank you," she said sweetly as she towel-dried a plate.

"It was hot dogs, it wasn't hard," he replied.

"They were nice though," she shrugged. "So are we gonna go to the beach?"

"I don't think so, look outside." He gestured towards the window and Lorelai's mouth dropped open.

"It wasn't raining before," she said in disappointment. The rain was heavy and a stroll along the beach was definitely out of the question.

"We can find something else to do," he shrugged. "We'll go to the beach when the rain stops."

"Ooh can we go shopping?" she asked.

"Shopping, that's how you want to spend our weekend away?"

"Yeah, what's wrong with that?"

"You can shop in Hartford."

"But they might have different stores here and we need to buy Rory a gift." Luke looked at her pouting face and found himself agreeing. "Thank you! Thank you!" she screamed. "I'll go get my coat." She abandoned the towel and cutlery she was drying and raced towards the door.

"Aren't you gonna finish the dishes?" he asked.

"But we have shopping to do."

"It's only twelve thirty, we have plenty of time." Lorelai's shoulders drooped and she dragged herself back over to the sink.

"Fine." Luke smiled. "I'll go get our coats and see if there's an umbrella anywhere."

"We don't need one," she said. "My hair's already wet from the pool and we only have to walk to the car."

"Are we going to the mall?"

"Of course," she said in a duh tone.

"You could have meant outdoor shopping."

"Why would I suggest that when it's bouncing it down outside?" Luke shrugged. "Now go get our things so we can go," she ordered.

"Yes ma'am." She smiled cheekily at him and finished drying the dishes. Luke shrugged into his jacket then helped Lorelai put hers on. "You ready?" he asked.

"Yep, I'm always ready to shop," she said happily. She threw her purse over her shoulder then they rushed over to the car after locking the door up. "Quick unlock it," she squealed as the rain beat down on them. They jumped into the sports car and Luke turned the engine on, his face lit up again. "You just love that sound don't you?" she asked.

"I still can't get over the fact I'm driving a corvette," he grinned from ear to ear.

"Hmm nice story now drive," she said impatiently. After three wrong turns, all Lorelai's fault, they found the mall they were looking for. Luke found a space near the entrance and parked the car proudly. He got out and helped Lorelai at her side, locking the car up and making a run for the entrance. "Damn weather," complained Lorelai once they were inside.

"It'll stop," he assured. She sighed and he wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her closer to him. "Now let's get this over with," he grumbled, secretly happy that he was spending time with her but keeping his 'I can't stand shopping' front.

"Come on, let's get Rory's gift first so we know we've got it." She dragged him along with her as she searched for the toy store.

"It's there," he said, pointing to large store to their left.

"Ooh well done," she squealed, grabbing his hand and pulling him over to the entrance. "Aww look at these," she exclaimed, pointing to a big display of soft toys. "They're so cute, aren't they cute Luke?" She turned around to look at him and saw his less than amused expression. She sighed and turned her whole body to stand in front of him. "Will you cheer up? We're looking for a gift for Rory, you like Rory right?" He continued to look at her. "Right?" He rolled his eyes.

"Right," he confirmed.

"So we're doing this for her, can you at least look like you wanna be here?" Luke saw the hurt in her usually bright blue eyes and frowned. Did she really think he didn't wanna be here with her? That he'd rather be doing something else?

"Ok," he agreed quietly. Lorelai nodded and turned around to study the soft toys again. Luke watched her from behind with concern but quickly smiled when she turned to him.

"Do you think she'll like this one?" she asked, holding up a stuffed bunny.

"Well she already has a bunny," he said. He stepped around her and looked over the selection. "What about this?" He held up a stuffed hen and Lorelai smiled at him, glad that he was taking part.

"Yeah, I think she'll like that one." She took it from him and examined it.

"Should we get her something else too?" he asked.

"We could get her some candy or something," she shrugged.

"Or a bunch of bananas," he joked. Lorelai's smile widened.

"We could get her this too." She held up a stuffed banana with her free hand and Luke chuckled.

"She'd probably try to eat it," he said.

"Yeah but once she realises it's furry, she won't attempt it again."

"Ok we'll get her this one instead." He took the banana from her and tucked it under his arm.

"But I still want the hen," she pouted.

"We only need one," he said.

"But I like the hen," she argued. Luke rolled his eyes.

"Fine we will buy the hen but Rory is having both of them," he warned.

"Why don't I get to keep him?"

"Because you're too old for soft toys."

"I am not!"

"Lorelai I am not going to argue with you in a toy store, I'm gonna go pay for these."

"Fine I'm gonna go find a restroom; I'll meet you out there." Luke nodded and watched her walk away. So far their trip to the mall hadn't gone so well, they had argued more than they had the whole time they'd been together. He could tell Lorelai was mad at him, he knew it was over something stupid but she liked to stand her ground and wouldn't stop till she got what she wanted.

He made his way over to the cash register but stopped when something caught his attention. There was a cute teddy bear holding a large heart that read, 'I love you yummy mommy'. He picked it up and examined it a bit more before deciding to buy it for Lorelai. He needed to make it up to her somehow. Once he had checked out, he took the shopping bag and went to wait outside the store for Lorelai. She emerged five minutes later, smiling tightly.

"Did you get them?" she asked. He nodded. "How much do I owe you?"

"Nothing, I paid for them, it's ok," he assured. Lorelai looked at him for a few seconds.

"Ok," she agreed. "So let's get going I guess," she said, disappointment washing over her. She turned around and walked in the direction they came in, towards the exit.

"Lorelai wait." He grabbed her arm and turned her around to face him.

"What?" she asked in irritation.

"What happened in there?" he asked. She sighed.

"I don't know," she admitted. "But I'm mad at you."

"Is it cause I said you were too old for soft toys?" he pushed.

"I guess it was that you were trying to change me somehow. You were saying I'm too old for soft toys but I like them, I don't wanna change that."

"I wasn't trying to change you; I love you for who you are." Lorelai shrugged her shoulders and looked at the floor. "I got you something." Her eyes shot up as he reached into the bag and pulled out the bear he had bought for her. "I thought you'd like it," he said lamely. Lorelai took it from him and smiled softly.

"I love you too yummy daddy," she replied, throwing her arms around his neck. Luke smiled and put his arms around her waist.

"I think that phrase only works for mommies," he said against her hair. She smiled into his shoulder and pulled back to look at him.

"Thank you," she said quietly. "And I'm sorry; I don't know what came over me."

"Don't worry about it," he replied. "Just remember that I never want you to change, except maybe your eating habits," he said. She pulled away from him completely and clutched the bear in her hands.

"Face it, I will always eat junk and I will always remain a yummy mommy, the burgers have no effect on me whatsoever."

"Keep dreaming."

"Oh I will and then you can see all my dreams come true," she said.

"Yeah, yeah, now where to next?" he asked.

"I was thinking a clothing store."

"You couldn't possibly need more clothes."

"Need no, want yes," she corrected. "Now, this one looks good." Luke followed her over to the store and watched her look at various garments then pass them to him, telling him to add them to her 'trying on' pile.

"We're gonna have to buy another suitcase," he said as he looked at the large stack of clothes draped over his arm.

"I'm not getting all of them Luke, I'm not made of money. I just have some choices," she explained. "I'm going to the changing rooms, you coming?" Luke nodded and once again followed her. He set all the clothes down then left the cubicle, telling her he'd wait outside. "You don't have to leave; you can give me your opinion."

"You're not gonna listen to my advice on clothes," he pointed out.

"Uh...yes I will cause if you think it looks good on me, that's all that matters."

"Are you sure you don't want some flannels to try on?"

"What's the point of buying me some when I can just wear yours?" she asked. Luke shook his head and watched as she slipped into a red dress. "Zip me up?" Luke quickly stood up and pulled the zipper to the top.

"I like this," he said, moving his hands down rest on her hips from behind as he looked at her in the mirror.

"Really?" she asked.

"Yeah it's sexy," he whispered. Lorelai felt shivers running down her spine. "It's perfect for tonight."

"What's happening tonight?" she asked with intrigue.

"I made us dinner reservations at the Detente Restaurant and Wine Bar," he replied. "It's meant to be one of the most romantic restaurants on the island."

"Hmm sounds amazing and if the food's good you might get lucky tonight," she winked.

"Oh I will get lucky tonight," he said, pretty sure of himself.

"Someone's confident."

"Well when your girlfriend's a sex addict, it's kinda implied," he shrugged.

"Luke!" she exclaimed, playfully hitting his arm. "Now who's spoiling the moment?"

"You walked right into it," he replied, laughing at her bemused expression. "Ok I'll wait outside till you're done but we're buying that dress," he told her. She smiled and nodded her head.

"If you insist."

An hour later, Lorelai and Luke were wandering around Sears.

"Let's go to the guy section," she suggested.

"I don't need any new clothes," he protested.

"You need something to wear tonight," she reasoned. "It sounds like a posh restaurant." Luke realised she was right. He hadn't brought anything dressy and he couldn't just wear flannel and worn out jeans.

"Ok but one outfit and that's it," he warned.

"Of course," she replied. They reached the men's department and Lorelai began searching for something of Luke's taste. "How about this?" she asked, holding up a blue shirt. "It brings out your eyes."

"Yeah uh...sure," he shrugs.

"You have to try it on. Now we need some slacks," she pondered. Luke waited by the shirts as Lorelai wandered off. When she returned, she'd chosen three different pairs.

"What are those?" he asked.

"Slacks," she replied obviously.

"Why are there three pairs?"

"Cause I couldn't decide so you have to try them to see which looks best." Luke simply agreed, knowing there was no point in arguing with her. After fifteen minutes of Lorelai dressing Luke, staring at his butt and staring at him, she finally decided on a simple black pair that went nicely with the shirt.

"Can we pay now?" he asked as they left the dressing room.

"Wait I wanna look at clothes for Rory," she said. "She's on a growth spurt again and I don't have the time to make her new ones."

"Sure," he agreed. In the baby department, Lorelai immediately found something that she had to buy.

"Luke look!" she exclaimed. "Baby flannel PJs!"

"Jeez, you just love mocking me don't you?"

"Yeah I do," she said cheekily. "We have to buy these they are so adorable," she gushed. "You and Rory can match."

"Ok we'll get them but no more baby flannel items," he said sternly. She agreed and moved onto the next rack.

"This would look so cute on Rory," she said, picking up a winter suit with bunny ears on the hood.

"She has a winter suit," said Luke.

"Yeah but can you imagine Rory dressed up as a bunny?" she asked. Luke rolled his eyes, knowing he was going to lose the argument, once again.

"Put it in the cart," he sighed.

"Yay!" She picked up a few basic long sleeve t-shirts and a pair of jeans then Luke dragged her to the cash register.

"That'll do for now," he said. "We can buy more in Hartford if we need it."

"Ok," she pouted. "Wait," she called, rushing over to a display she had seen. "Look at these!" Luke followed her over and saw exactly what she was referring to.

"No way, we are not getting those," he refused.

"But Luuuke, they're so cute," she whined. She picked up a t-shirt that read 'I'm the daddy' across the front. "This would suit you," she said thoughtfully. She picked up another that read 'I'm the mommy'. "And this is my size too!"

"Are you seriously expecting me to wear that t-shirt?" he asked.

"It's something to show that the adoption's gone through," she said, a hint of longing in her eyes. Luke could tell these shirts meant a lot to her, he didn't understand why but he gave in anyway.

"Ok we'll buy them but don't expect me to wear it all the time," he said. He picked up the t-shirt reading 'I'm the baby' and added it to their cart.

"Thank you," she said, kissing his cheek lightly then making their way to the checkout.

That evening, Lorelai walked down the stairs to find Luke waiting for her in the foyer. She saw his eyes light up when she appeared and watched his eyes move up and down her body, taking in her appearance. When she stopped in front of him, his eyes were on her chest.

"My face is up here," said Lorelai, snapping him out of his trance.

"Oh...uh..."

"It's ok, you're allowed to check me out," she assured. Luke chuckled.

"You look beautiful," he said, letting his eyes dance down her body once more, making her blush. "You ready to go?" he asked.

"I'm just gonna call my mom, Rory should be going to sleep soon so I'm just gonna check up." Luke nodded and watched Lorelai punch in the number. "Mom hi," she said happily.

"Lorelai, how's your day been?" asked Emily eagerly.

"It's been good. We went in the pool this morning then after lunch we went shopping cause it was raining."

"Oh it's raining here too," she said. "It looks like it's going to snow."

"What I'm gonna miss the snow?" she worried.

"I'm sure you'll be back before it gets here," she said. "So what are your plans for tonight?"

"We're just about to go out to dinner," she said.

"Oh where?" Emily was familiar with most of the restaurants in the Vineyard from visiting so often with Richard.

"Detente," she replied.

"Oh it's marvellous there," gushed Emily. "It's quite small, very romantic," she said knowingly.

"Err....great," she replied awkwardly. "So how's Rory been today?"

"She's doing fine, she got a bit upset earlier but she just wanted some attention. I think we left her in the pack and play for too long."

"Yeah she hates those things, she likes to roam around."

"Well I didn't want her to hurt herself when we weren't looking so I thought it'd be a good idea," defended Emily.

"Mom I wasn't criticising you, I was just saying."

"Anyway Richard took her and read her a book."

"Oh yeah, which book did they read?" Emily hesitated.

"To Kill a Mockingbird," she said.

"To Kill a Mockingbird," she said thoughtfully. "Isn't that the one where that innocent guy gets shot cause he's from a different race?"

"Yes I told Richard it was inappropriate but he wouldn't listen to me," rambled Emily.

"Mom it's fine, Rory won't understand it anyway," she dismissed.

"I didn't know if you'd be mad."

"Nah I'm way too cool," she replied with a smile. "So is Rory there?"

"She's in the living room with your father; he's reading her a bedtime story. She keeps asking for something called Wed Hood, do you know what that is?" asked Emily confusedly. Lorelai smiled to herself.

"It's Little Red Riding Hood, she can't say it properly," she explained.

"Oh, she's been saying it all day."

"I put some books in the bottom of her suitcase, it might be in there."

"Ok I'll have a look, have a nice evening," she said sincerely.

"You too mom, tell Rory goodnight and that I love her."

"I will, goodnight." They hung up and Luke took her hand.

"Ready to go?" he asked.

"Yeah, I'm starving." It was a short drive to the restaurant but it took them a little while to find it because it was well hidden. Luke parked the corvette and helped Lorelai out before guiding her inside, his hand on the small of her back. They walked through the entrance and Lorelai looked around in amazement. "Wow, this place is great."

"Yeah," agreed Luke. The waiter showed them to their table and lit two candles in the middle. He gave them their menus and told them he'd be back in a little while to take their orders. They glanced at the menu and Lorelai's eyes opened wide in shock.

"Luke," she hissed. "This place is expensive."

"I know but it's something special right?"

"Well yeah, judging by these prices I'd say it's something special."

"This is a special weekend so we deserve a special meal," he reasoned. "Anyway it's my treat, don't worry about it."

"You always pay for me," she said quietly while smiling.

"As I've said before, the guy pays on a date, always."

"I know, you're the perfect gentleman." He took her hand over the table and the waiter came up to take their drink orders.

"I'll have sparkling water please," said Luke. The waiter turned to Lorelai.

"And I'll have a glass of white wine," she said confidently. The waiter surveyed her for a moment then nodded and wrote it down.

"Coming right up," he said before walking away to get their drinks. Lorelai smiled over at Luke.

"Did you see that? I just passed for twenty one!" she exclaimed.

"Yeah, you do look very dressed up tonight though."

"Ha I can't believe I just ordered alcohol and got away with it, that's never happened before," she said proudly.

"You'd better shut up before the waiter hears you and brings you sparkling water," he warned. She grinned at him and leant over the table to kiss him.

"Thank you for this weekend, it's been great so far."

"Yeah it has," he agreed as the waiter brought their drinks over.

A couple of hours later, they made it back to the house with a few stumbles from Lorelai.

"I shouldn't have had that third glass of wine," she said.

"I think you got a bit carried away with the fact that they were serving you," he said as he supported her. They stepped into the living room and Lorelai fell onto the couch.

"It was really good wine too, sometimes wine can be really gross and strong and just gross," she babbled drunkenly.

"Ok crazy lady wait here, I'll be right back." Luke went into the kitchen and opened the fridge. He found some beer on the bottom shelf and picked out a bottle for himself before joining Lorelai in the living room again.

"What's that?" she asked, looking at his ice cold beer longingly.

"Beer," he answered.

"Where'd you find that?"

"In the fridge." He opened it with his teeth and took a long sip.

"I want some," she pouted.

"You're already tipsy," he said.

"But I wanna be drunk, like stupid drunk. Come on we don't have any responsibility tonight, we don't have Rory so what's stopping us?" Luke stared at her thoughtfully. "I haven't been crazy drunk in such a long time, I wanna experience it again." Luke sighed and looked at her pouting face.

"I'll get us some beers," he said. He came back with eleven bottles, plus the one he'd already opened. He opened another one for Lorelai and watched her take a few sips.

"It's been almost two years since I've been drunk," she began.

"Really?"

"Yeah, the last time was the night Rory was um.....you know...made," she finished lamely. Luke nodded. They both took tentative sips of their alcoholic beverages, both preparing to get very drunk and have a serious hangover in the morning.

Twelve beer bottles later, Lorelai and Luke were laid on the couch giggling like idiots.

"Then she came upstairs and told me to hurry up cause the photographer was waiting. But I couldn't zip my dress up, I was....I was too fat," she said, trying to contain her laughter. They both burst out laughing again, the story not really all that funny but to the two drunken teens it was hilarious.

"I can't believe you were gonna have a coming out party," mocked Luke.

"Wasn't my idea," she argued, still chuckling.

"What happens at those things?"

"Well you walk down some stairs with your dad, curtsey to your boyfriend then he leads you off somewhere," she explained, smiling at the fact that she got away with it. "And then....this is the best part," she said, a few giggles escaping from within her.

"What tell me," he begged.

"All the girls...get in a...circle and do a stupid...fan dance," she said through her laughter.

"Fan dance?" he asked, laughing too.

"Yeah it's completely stupid but so hilarious to watch." They erupted with laughter again and both fell to the floor, sending them even crazier. "I like beer," said Lorelai decisively as she sobered.

"Me too," agreed Luke.

"Luke I'm horny," she said suggestively.

"Sex addict," he mumbled, bursting into laughter again.

"That's not funny," she whined, failing not to laugh. She crawled up next to him and pushed him flat on his back. "We're gonna do it right here on Emily Gilmore's carpet," she said, swinging her leg over his thighs.

"That's bad," said Luke with a nod.

"Emily would freak."

"She'd never talk to us again."

"It'd be wonderful, we'd better make sure we leave a stain," she muttered before closing the gap between their faces. From there, their surroundings disappeared around them as they engaged in their drunken activity, neither one thinking about the consequences.

I have something planned for this fic....but it's a secret lol, wait and see. So please tell me what you thought, was it as good as the last chapter? I don't wanna seem greedy but I need 28 reviews to get to 400 and I'm thinking that maybe it's possible with this chapter....do you think so? It's up to all you readers. So just leave a teeny tiny comment, thanks :D

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