June 21st 2011-

Lorelai comes home from the inn, looking drained.

Luke hears her foot steps and comes to the front door to greet her, "Hey honey. How was work?"

Lorelai looks at him and yawns, "Ugh it was horrible. Michel was a bigger pain in the ass than usual. God. He kept asking me when were going to have any more kids. I finally snapped."

Luke's eyes widen then a sigh comes from his mouth, "Lorelai we are trying. Isn't that enough?"

Lorelai looks away from him, "It's not enough. We've done too little."

Luke turns Lorelai around to look at him, "We have no time to keep trying. We have three young children to take care of! One is blind. You seemed to have forgotten."

Lorelai shakes her head at him as she blinks back tears, "It's now or never! We keep getting older!!"

Luke puts his hands on his hips and sighs, "Lorelai, look what do you want from me?? I'm trying as hard as you are. You know that."

Lorelai wipes her eyes, "I'm going to bed."

Luke grimaces as Lorelai brushes past him, not long before his face softens, "I love you."

Lorelai gets half way up the stairs before turning around and whispering, "I love you too."

Luke watches her walk up the stairs and once she's no longer around, pulls out his phone and dials a number before putting it to his ear, "Hey Nicole. I'm leaving the house now. No Lorelai doesn't know what's going on. But let's get this over with so Lorelai and I could have that fresh kid."

The Next Day- The Apartment-

Luke wakes up with a pounding headache, closes his eyes again and rolls over to rap an arm around who he thinks is Lorelai.

Suddenly he opens his eyes and sees Nicole, one of Taylor's lawyers.

He peeks under the covers and notices that he is naked, making him cover his mouth in surprise.

Nicole suddenly wakes up and pulls Luke down to kiss him, "Hi Lukey."

Luke pulls away before her lips could touch his, "Get the fuck off of me. How the hell did you get in my apartment?"

Nicole looks at him in surprise, "I didn't realize this wasn't a one time thing…"

Luke looks down at his finger, and notices that his wedding band has disappeared, "Where the fuck is my wedding band?"

Nicole sighs, "You threw it down and refused to put it back on."

Luke shakes his head, "I'd never cheat on my wife. I'm not that kind of guy."

Nicole shakes her head, "You've been so depressed lately. I mean, you and Lorelai have been trying for kids for a while now, and she hasn't been able to even get pregnant."

Luke shakes his head again, "No. no. This isn't right. I'd never hurt Lorelai. Never."

Nicole smiles a sly smile and touches his hand softly, "Ready for round four?"

Luke gags and walks to the front door of the apartment, flings it open and barks angrily, "GET THE FUCK OUT!!! NOW!"

Suddenly Lorelai comes bouncing up the stairs and finds her naked husband standing in the doorway of their apartment, and Nicole Leahey, naked in their bed, that they shared when they wanted a break from home.

Lorelai feels the anger rise up in her chest as Luke turns around to look at her in shock, "Luke, what the actual fuck. Why is that bitch in our bed? WHY IN THE HELL ARE YOU BOTH NAKED???"

Luke shakes his head and tries to take her hand, but she pulls away, "Lorelai…"

Lorelais eyes fill with tears, "To think, I thought you would never cheat on me. That I was the only woman you ever loved. Fuck you. Stupid piece of shit."

She turns and runs down the stairs leaving Luke speechless.

Crap Shack-

Lorelai runs into the house and locks the front door.

She falls on to the couch and starts to sob.

Lorelai feels a sharp pain in her stomach from cramps, as she screams.

She suddenly remembers that she had missed her period a while back.

Lorelai shakes her head over and over, "No. This can't be happening."

She looks down at her pants and sees the blood start seeping through.

Lorelai runs to the bathroom and lays on the floor in a fetal position, as she lets the miscarriage take its course.

20 Mins later-

As Lorelai fades in and out of consciousness, she hears Sookies voice calling out for her, "Lorelai!! Where are you?!?!?!"

Lorelais dry lips can barely whisper, "Sookie."

Sookie suddenly hears a loud sob come from Luke and Lorelais downstairs bathroom, making her run towards it.

When Sookie gets to the doorway and sees her barely conscious, and bloody best friend, she runs outside to Babette's house, screaming loudly, "BABETTE!! CALL 911!!! LORELAI IS BLEEDING OUT!!! HURRY!!"

Babette runs out holding her phone in her hand, "Calling 'em right now sugah. Where is Luke? Shouldn't he be home?"

Sookie shakes her head, "I don't know. But it looks like to me that that something happened because Lorelai wasn't wearing her rings."

Babette starts to fear the worst as she dials 911.

Sookie runs back into the house, back to Lorelais side, "Lorelai, sweetie, what happened?"

Lorelai closes her eyes and feels the tears roll down her pale cheeks, "Luke. He- he cheated on me last night. It's over. We're over."

Sookie is speechless, "That's not something Luke would do. He would never hurt you like that. That's not him."

Lorelai shakes as she feels a sharp pain in her stomach, "It is. It's over. We are done."

Sookie watches Lorelai fade out of consciousness again.

Sookie starts to sob, glad her best friend couldn't see her cry.

25 Minutes Later-

The ambulance arrives, and Lorelai gets wheeled away with Sookie by her side.

And as soon as they are in the ambulance, the sirens turn on and it pulls out of the driveway quickly and down the street

The ambulance drives off past the diner.

As Luke is taking an order, he sees it going toward Hartford, and he turns to Miss Patty, "Hey Miss Patty, did that come off of my street?"

Miss Patty nods, "Yes dear. I was just visiting Babette when Sookie ran up to the front door screaming that Lorelai was bleeding out. Babette told me to come here, and to let you know."

Luke is in shock and freezes in place, "What? Is she okay?"

Miss Patty shakes her head, "We don't know what's wrong yet. But you should go see her."

Luke turns to Ceaser, "Ceaser, please close up the diner. I have to go be with my wife, no matter how much she probably doesn't want me there."

Ceaser nods, "On it boss. Be careful."

Luke pats him on the shoulder, before twisting his wedding ring around on his finger and running to the truck.

Hartford Memorial-

Luke runs through the doors and heads to the front desk, tears filling his baby blue eyes, "Please tell me which room my wife is in! Please!!!"

A nurse comes over, "What's her name?"

Luke rubs his forehead, "Lorelai Victoria Danes."

The nurse nods, "We have a Lorelai Victoria Gilmore. Not a Danes."

Luke shakes his head as anger fills his chest, "That's her maiden name. She hasn't been a Gilmore in ten years. She's Danes legally. Where is she?? My god. Tell me where she fucking is!!!"

The nurse sighs and point towards Lorelais room, "She's the first room at the end of the hall on the right."

Luke nods at the nurse before running to Lorelais room.

As soon as Luke walks to the doorway, he notices how tiny Lorelai looks and bites his knuckle to hold back a gut wrenching sob.

Sookie looks up and notices him, "What are you doing here? Get out!"

Luke shakes his head, "Why the hell did you tell them that this is Lorelai Gilmore, when we've been married for ten years now?"

Sookie gets out of her chair and pulls Luke out into the lobby, "YOU FUCKING DOUCHEBAG!!! YOU CHEATED ON HER!!!"

Luke balls up his fist, "I DIDN'T DO IT ON PURPOSE!!! I WAS DRUNK LAST NIGHT!!!"

Sookie shakes her head and looks down at her feet, "Even the drunk Luke I know, would never cheat on his soulmate. Never in my wildest dreams or hers."

The doctor comes over, "Mr. Danes, your wife had a miscarriage."

Luke's eyes fill with tears again and a hand goes over his mouth, "What? I didn't even know she was pregnant. Why didn't she tell me? I mean I know it's too early to tell if the baby will make it since she's forty three, and not twenty. But why would she never tell me?"

The doctor sighs, "The baby died due to stress. Not just because of how old Lorelai is."

Sookie pushes Luke in anger, "SHE LOST THE BABY BECAUSE OF YOU!!!!"

Luke yells in rage, "IF SHE WOULD HAVE TOLD ME, I WOULD HAVE NEVER SLEPT WITH A WOMAN I DESPISED LAST NIGHT!!!"

Sookie rolls her eyes, "So you slept with Nicole, because Lorelai couldn't have a baby, even though you kept trying? Fucking pathetic Luke. I am ashamed of you. Get out of my face."

Luke goes to speak again, but she cuts him off, "GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME!!! DON'T YOU DARE GO NEAR HER!!!"

Luke runs past her and to Lorelais room, where he sees Lorelais icy blue eyes open and look at him right as the security guards drag him away.

Luke's eyes fill with tears as he screams her name over and over, as he's being pulled down the hallway.

Luke fights back but ends up being thrown out the door of the hospital.

Back in Lorelais Room-

Sookie comes back in and finds Lorelai staring at the wall, "Lorelai, are you alright?"

Lorelai turns to look at her, "No. I'm not. He came to see me like he always would if I needed him."

Sookie nods, "I know hon. I told him to stay away. It's okay."

Lorelai bites her lip, "Sookie, I want a separation. Not a legal one. But I think it's time that he and I take a break. It's time for us both to move on. We've been together long enough. But maybe someday, I may be able to forgive him."

Sookie moans, "Divorce him. It'll save you the trouble of ever having to look at him again."

Lorelai shakes her head, "Get yourself a pen and a notepad, because I have a list of demands and things for him."

The Next Day-

Sookie comes into the diner after driving Lorelai home.

Luke looks up and barks, "What???!!!"

Sookie rolls her eyes, "What's wrong butch?"

Luke nods, "What can I do for you Sookie? I'm running a business."

Sookie hands him a piece of paper, "This is from your former wife."

Luke snorts, "We are still married Sookie."

Sookie rolls her eyes again, "Look, this is her list of demands."

Luke nods, feeling the pain in his heart, and looks at the list.

Sookie looks at her feet, "I've memorized this list. Her first demand, is that you only get the twins and Nate on the weekends and when she works late. The second is that you come and get your stuff while she's at work tonight. And the third is that, she doesn't want you to be around as her husband anymore. She's done."

Luke feels his lips quiver and he nods, "You better go Sookie. Thanks for coming by."

Sookie feels a tear roll down her cheek as she walks to the door and turns around to look at him, "Do you still love her, Luke? Do you really?"

Luke nods again as tears roll down his cheeks, "Always and forever. I'll never stop."

Sookie gives him a tiny smile, before she walks out the door.

As Sookie walks out to her car, she sees Luke look down at the wedding ring and engagement ring that Lorelai made her give back to him.

Luke suddenly breaks into a full on sob before running up to the apartment.

December 2011- 3pm-

Lorelai packs up Mel's bag and hands it to her without saying a word.

Mel sighs, "Mommy, you seem sad."

Lorelai was always amazed at how her daughter could read her, even without being able to see

Lorelai shakes her head and looks at her daughter in surprise, "I'm fine angel. It's just, you have never been away from me for this long since I was kidnapped."

Mel laughs, "Mom. It's only two days. I'll be fine."

Lorelai leans down to hug Mel, "I know, babe. I know."

Suddenly Sookie walks through the door, "Hey guys. Where is Junior and Nate?"

Lorelai calls up the stairs, "BOYS, YOU BETTER HURRY! YOUR DADDY IS GETTING RESTLESS!"

Junior runs down the stairs with Nate behind him, "Mom, Do we have to go? Dad looks so lonely, and he barely talks much anymore. We used to talk about baseball, now it's just a couple words and mostly silence."

Lorelai shakes her head, "You have to go. No buts, Lucas! Go with your Aunt. And have a good time."

Lorelai kisses each of her children goodbye before they walk out the door with Sookie.

Lorelai is suddenly paralyzed with overwhelming sadness, as she watches Sookie drive away towards the diner.

She finally falls to her knees in tears.

Luke's Diner- 3:20pm-

Luke is cooking a omelet in the kitchen, when all three of the youngest Danes children burst through the front door.

Mel smells the food cooking, and runs to her father, "Daddy!!"

Luke looks down at the most sweetest face, an exact replica of his estranged wife, and slowly stops himself from crying as he pulls his baby close to him.

Luke can't help but hold his daughter close to him for a while, and suddenly a whiff of Lorelais perfume enters his nose, making him feel a pain that he thought he wouldn't feel again.

He sits Mel down quickly, and runs over and hugs both of his boys, "God I missed you both so much."

Mel sighs and turns to Sookie, "Auntie Sookie, daddy don't want me anymore."

Sookie looks down into what was the most beautiful blue eyes, not long ago, and takes Mel by the arm gently, "Sweetheart, that's not true. Why would you think that?"

Mel starts to cry, "Because I remind him of mommy. And he didn't want mommy."

Sookies eyes fill with tears, "Baby girl, don't cry. Please don't."

Mel shakes her head as she sobs, "I wanna go home to mommy. Please. I don't wanna be here."

Luke, who had taken to the boys upstairs to the apartment, comes down to see his little girl in tears.

He walks over and crouches down and takes her into his arms, "Baby girl, what's wrong?"

Mel sobs harder, "Daddy, you don't want me anymore, like you didn't want mommy. You- you don't love me anymore, because I'm the tiny version of mommy."

Luke looks up at Sookie, who is looking down at him with tears falling down her cheeks, then back down at his daughter,"Sweetheart, listen to me. I love you. I'm going to never stop loving you. And I did want your mother. Please never forget that."

Mel buries her head in her father's chest as she sobs, "I love you, daddy."

Luke holds her tighter, "I love you more angel."

Crap Shack-

Lorelai is laying on her side of the bed, and staring at the wall.

Her phone rings and she rolls over and answers, "Hello?"

April sighs, "Mom, you okay?"

Lorelai sits up and rubs her forehead, "Yeah kid. I'm alright. What's going on? How are the twins doing? How's Ray?"

April nods, "They are all fine. They all say hi. So tonight, you, me and Rory are gonna go out and party. You can't say no because you're going."

Lorelai rolls her eyes, "Fine. That's better than me sitting here crying all night. Or walking around finding stuff your dad left behind."

April smiles, "Yasss. Pick you up around seven. Love you mom."

Before Lorelai could answer, April hangs up.

Lorelai lays back down, hoping her pounding headache would stop.

Later That Evening-

Lorelai hears the door bell ring, and she goes to open it to find both of her eldest daughters behind it.

Rory looks her mother up and down and looks back at April, "Mommmm. Why are you still in your 'I'm a bum" clothes?"

April reaches out and takes her mother by the hand, "Lets go get on big girl clothes."

Lorelai starts moaning and groaning, "Aprilllllll. Noooo. Let me get dressed at my own pace."

Rory shakes her head, "Go. Room. Now."

A Few Minutes Later-

Rory and April come down the stairs with Lorelai behind them, "How does it feel to be clean and look pretty? Do you go like that to runway shows?"

Lorelai shakes her head, "Nope. I actually shower and put on a brave face. Look like I give a shit."

Aprils eyebrows go up in surprise, "Mother, Language!"

Rory rolls her eyes, "You need to get out more."

April scoffs as Lorelai looks at her face in the mirror.

Her face once full of life, looks hollow and her once glimmering blue eyes, are dull and sad.

When she turns to look at the girls, they both give her a sweet smile.

Rory pats her mothers arm, "Ready to go?"

Lorelai nods, "Ready, kid."

Luke's-

Junior and Nate are watching Casablanca on Luke's flat screen, while Luke reads to Melody.

Luke luckily gets to 'And they lived happily after", right as Mel yawns.

As Luke puts her in her princess bed, She turns her head and speaks softly, "Daddy?"

Luke tucks the blanket under her, before he starts folding her clean clothes, "Yeah angel?"

Mel sighs, "Do you miss mommy? Because she misses you, but she won't admit it."

Luke keeps his back turned away from her as he puts a pair of Mickey Mouse pjs away, but Mel senses that Luke is very upset, "Melody, I don't want to talk about it."

Mel groans, "You two are silly. April and Rory tell me that you both are stubborn."

Mel continues when her father stays silent, "Mommy cries every night. She does does drink. She also thinks about the baby she lost that day."

Luke bites his lip to stop himself from sobbing, before turning around and kissing his daughters forehead, "Night Melly belly. Love you."

Mel starts to close her eyelids and whispers, "Always and forever daddy."

New York- New York- The club-

All three Danes women walk into the club, and April sees Taylor Swift from afar, "Taylor!"

Taylor runs to them and gives April a big hug, "Oh my god, April! I missed you girl."

April pulls away and turns to her mother and sister, "Tay, this is my mom and sister. Lorelai and Rory."

Taylor smiles wide, "Nice to meet you both. Lorelai, a lot of my songs are based on you."

Lorelai is speechless, "What? How?"

Taylor chuckles, "April started writing with me when I first started out writing songs for my albums.. She would tell me about your life, and your relationship with your husband. I know right now you both aren't speaking. But I want you to know, that I'm here for you."

April frowns, "Mom I had to talk to her. Please don't be mad."

Lorelai smiles, "How could I be mad at you? I mean, I'm so happy that I have songs based on my life."

Taylor laughs, "Well, its both of our lives. But yeah. I'm glad you feel that way."

April puts her arms around her mothers neck and leans her head against Lorelais, "Tay is performing a few tonight. And I thought you'd want to know who they were about and why."

Lorelai lets go of her daughter and gives her a kiss on her forehead, before letting go and turning to Taylor and giving her a big hug, "Thanks Taylor. Thanks for taking care of my Apricot. And thank you for basing your songs on me. That's truly an honor. I honest to God, love your music."

Taylor hugs tighter and smiles, "No problem. You are truly sweet and an amazing mother. And for what it's worth, an amazing wife."

A few hours and drinks later-

Lorelai turns to the bartender and smiles, "Another one please."

As the bartender goes to make her drink, a guy comes up behind Lorelai and takes her by the arm, "You are mighty fine. Would you like to dance?"

Lorelai shakes her head, "No thanks. I'm married. But thanks anyway."

The guy looks at her strangely, "But you aren't wearing your ring? Are you sure that you're not trying to tell me off?"

Lorelai shakes her head, "No. I left my rings at home. They are very expensive. And if you don't believe me, those are my offspring."

When she points to April and Rory, the guy shakes his head, "You have very good genes."

Lorelai suddenly gets up in a hurry and runs to her daughters, "Girls, I have to go home."

Rory looks worriedly at her mother who looks like she's about to break down, "Can we drive you home?"

Lorelai shakes her head, "No babe, it's fine. I can get a cab."

April sighs, "Mom…"

Lorelai grabs her purse and waves goodbye to her daughters as she runs out to catch a taxi.

Back at the crap shack-

Lorelai bursts through the front door as she sobs.

Lorelai runs over to the answering machine and goes back through her old voicemails, and she finds the one from the morning before Luke hurt her deeply.

As she listens, she touches a finger to her lips.

The last time he had kissed her, was when they were curled up together on the couch before Luke had suggested that they go up to their bed.

Lorelai silently whispers to herself, "I miss him so much."

Midnight-

Rain starts pouring out of the clouds as Lorelai takes her old CD player with her to the front porch.

Taylor had handed Lorelai, her most recent album as she was on the way out the door, and told her to listen to track thirteen.

As Lorelai skips to track thirteen, she raps her arms around her legs.

"I still remember the look on your face

Lit through the darkness at 1:58

The words that you whispered

For just us to know

You told me you loved me

So why did you go

Away

Away…"

Lorelai puts her head in hands as she sobs quietly.

"I do recall now

The smell of the rain

Fresh on the pavement

I ran off the plane

That July ninth

The beat of your heart

It jumps through your shirt

I can still feel your arms…"

She looks back up at the front yard and through the rain, she imagines seeing Luke standing with her in the rain like they used to.

"But now I'll go sit on the floor

Wearing your clothes

All that I know is

I don't know how to be something you missed

Never thought we'd have a last kiss

Never imagined we'd end like this

Your name, forever the name on my lips…"

Lorelai puts her finger on her lips again and smiles a sad smile.

"I do remember

The swing in your step

The life of the party, you're showing off again

And I roll my eyes and then

You pull me in

I'm not much for dancing

But for you I did…"

"Because I love your handshake

Meetin' my father

I love how you walk with your hands in your pockets

How you kissed me when I was in the middle of saying something

There's not a day I don't miss those rude interruptions…"

Lorelai stands and walks toward the bottom step, and lets the soft drops of rain hit her tear stained cheeks.

"And I'll go sit on the floor

Wearing your clothes

All that I know is that

I don't know how to be something you miss

Never thought we'd have a last kiss

Never imagined we'd end like this

Your name, forever the name on my lips…"

Lorelai sighs as she raps her arms around herself as the rain pours down on her.

"So I'll watch your life in pictures like I used to watch you sleep

And I feel you forget me like I used to feel you breathe

And I'll keep up with our old friends just to ask them how you are

Hope it's nice where you are…"

"And I hope the sun shines

And it's a beautiful day

And something reminds you

You wish you had stayed

You can plan for a change in weather and time

But I never planned on you changing your mind…"

That last line shook Lorelai to the core, making the tears fall harder.

She looks up at the sky and lets the rain wash her flowing tears away as she tugs on Lukes flannel that she rapped around herself.

"So I'll go sit on the floor

Wearing your clothes

All that I know is that

I don't know how to be something you miss

Never thought we'd have a last kiss

Never imagined we'd end like this

Your name, forever the name on my lips…"

"Just like our last kiss

Forever the name on my lips

Forever the name on my lips

Just like our last…"

When the song ends, Lorelai realizes that she was moving her hips around to the song, like she was dancing, but without her partner.

3 Weeks Later- A Day Before Christmas Eve-

Paul Anka comes running up the stairs to Lorelais bedroom, and hops on the bed beside her.

Lorelai groans as she rolls over to look at him, but a small smile spreads across her face when she sees it's him, "Hi baby boy. How's mommies handsome boy?"

Paul Anka lays his head down and wags his tail as Lorelai rubs his back, "It's okay sweetie. Mommy misses daddy too."

Downstairs-

All three of the youngest Danes children are sitting around a fake tree that Lorelai put up, since Luke usually cut down their very own tree and put it up himself.

Junior sighs, "I miss our real tree."

Mel looks surprised, "Mommy didn't get a real tree?"

Junior sighs louder, "Dad usually got it for us."

Nate looks at his feet, "And mommy would tell daddy how amazing it looks. And daddy would be so excited. I miss that."

The twins sigh and say together, "Yeah. Me too."

Mel rubs her forehead, "Do you think she's okay? I can sense that she isn't."

Juniors eyes light up and he turns to Nate, "Nate, you should go get mom and we can open up presents!"

Nate nods happily before running up the stairs to Lorelais room screaming excitedly, "Mommy!!! Mommy!!!! Mommy!!! Can we open presents???"

Lorelai rolls over to look at him, "Yeah sweets. Let's go."

Nate comes down the stairs pulling Lorelai by the hand, "Lets open presents!!!! Mommy said we could!"

Junior puts everyone's gifts into their own pile before opening his own.

Lorelai starts to choke back tears and can't sit down, "I can't kids. I'm sorry."

Junior looks worriedly at his mother, who loved Christmas so much, "Mom, what's wrong?"

Lorelai closes her eyes, "Your father and I went shopping for this stuff at the beginning of the year. That pile over there is his…," she feels a tear roll down her cheek…", That shouldn't be here."

Junior rubs his forehead, "Mom, it's okay. But you don't need to make a big deal about it…"

Lorelai cuts him off before he could finish, and points her finger at him as she says through clinched teeth, "Do not tell me, that I don't need to make a big deal of it!! Your father hurt me!! I have a right to feel angry and upset! So Lucas William Richard Danes, you need to mind your own goddamn business!!"

Lorelai wipes her eyes quickly before running up the stairs, leaving Junior speechless.

Christmas Eve-

Lorelai gets the courage to drop the kids of at Luke's.

Lorelai lets all the kids out the car after giving them her goodbyes.

As she drives away, she can see Luke standing on the front steps of the diner, watching her drive away with a longing look on his face.

The Apartment-

As the kids walk in, there is a pile of presents for each of them, but no tree.

Junior looks over at his father and raises his brow, "No tree this year?"

Luke sighs, "Oh… yeah. I thought it'd be low key this year."

Luke continues once he realizes his eldest son didn't believe him, "It's no fun without your mom."

Junior smirks, "I knew it."

Mel crosses her arms, "So you do miss mommy, don't you?"

Luke nods and looks down at his work boots, "Yes I miss your mother, Melody. A lot."

Mel sighs, "Daddy, mommy got a fake tree this year. And cried because you weren't there to open presents with us."

Junior rolls his eyes, "Melody, you weren't supposed to tell dad that."

Mel pouts, "Daddy, mommy needs you. I don't care if you are fighting. She's falling apart, I can feel it."

Luke shakes his head, "Melody Victoria Rose, it's not that simple."

Junior looks at his father and squints, "That's a lie."

Luke looks over at Junior and groans, "Lucas William Richard Danes, don't you start with me."

Junior rolls his eyes and Luke points a finger at him, "You know, if we were at the house, I would send you up to your room."

Junior scoffs, "If only."

Luke gets frustrated and crosses his arms, "What's that supposed to mean?"

Junior stands up and starts to pace, "I know a lot more about this then you think."

Luke's blue eyes grow wide, "What do you know son?"

Juniors blue eyes literally pierce Luke through his soul as he turns to look at his father, "You were upset because mom couldn't get pregnant. You tried and tried, but nothing happened. You went and slept with someone else. But you know what the saddest part was? It was that, mom was pregnant. Mom didn't know it yet, but she was expecting a baby. You couldn't have waited just a little longer, could you?"

Luke clinches his teeth, "That is none of your business!!"

Junior sighs, "You lost that baby, because of stress. Mom couldn't handle the pain of being cheated on, and you should know that stress is not good for mom and the baby."

Luke looks even more surprised, "How do you know all this stuff?"

Junior looks down at his feet, "I hear mom crying about it every night and she talks to aunt Sookie about it too."

Luke clinches his fist, "Alright. That's it. It's time for bed. Every single one of you!"

As the kids get ready for bed, Luke calls Sookie.

Sookie finally picks up and laughs, "Well isn't it Butch Danes. What do I owe the pleasure?"

Luke barks into the phone, "Sookie, I know you told Junior about what happened. I'm not dumb."

Sookie rolls her eyes, "Apparently you are dumb enough to cheat on your wife."

Suddenly all the kids turn around to look at him and they all look terrified.

Luke starts to feel his eyes fill with tears, "Whatever Sookie. Look, the kids are coming home tomorrow."

Sookie looks over at Lorelai and mouths, 'They are coming home tomorrow.'

Lorelai shakes her head, "Tell him that they are supposed to stay until the day after Christmas! That was our agreement."

Sookie nods and speaks back to Luke, "They stay until the day after. That was your agreement with your wife. Take it or leave it."

Luke scoffs, "These kids don't love me as much as her. I betrayed them too."

Before Sookie can speak, Luke hangs up the phone.

Two Years Later- Early July 2013-

Lorelai is at the inn checking in a guest when the phone rings.

Lorelai answers quietly, "Dragonfly Inn, Lorelai speaking."

Max Medina answers, "Mrs. Danes, this is Max Medina, I am calling on behalf of your son, Nathaniel."

Lorelai drops her pen and rushes to grab her coat, "Oh my god. Is he okay?"

Max shakes his head, "Your son is in the principals office. He has been acting out since your separation. I need to speak to you."

Lorelai groans, "Mr. Medina, I run a business, I have no time to come and speak to you at this very moment."

Max sighs, "Mrs. Danes, you need to be here."

Lorelai huffs, "Fine. Let me check in this guest, then I will be right there."

Max nods again, "Goodbye Lorelai."

Lorelai sets the phone down after Max hangs up, and turns back to the customer, "Alright, ma'am. You are now all checked in. Enjoy your stay."

Once the customer walks away, Lorelai finds Michel and pats his shoulder, "Okay Michel. I have to leave. Family emergency."

Michel groans, "Do not leave me here, please."

Lorelai rolls her eyes, "This is about my kid. Okay. Look, This is your job. So do it. And do it right, or you won't get your bonus, and you and your wife and dog children, will all be very hungry."

Michel stomps his feet and pouts, "Fine."

Lorelai waves at him as she walks out of the inn to her jeep.

Stars Hollow Elementary School-

Lorelai pulls up to the school in a hurry and runs through the front doors as fast as she can.

Once she enters the front lobby, she sees her son sitting in on a bench beside the office and she points a finger in his direction, "Son, we'll talk about this later."

A few feet away at the corner of her eye, she sees her estranged husband of twelve years, looking at some old pictures of them that were in an old yearbook.

Lorelai closes her eyes slightly as she tries to hold back the tears, but wonders why he is there.

When Luke doesn't look up at her, Lorelai goes to over to her son and sits beside him.

Nate starts rubbing her back in an attempt to calm her down, "It's okay mommy."

When Lorelai isn't paying attention, Luke looks over at her and feels his heart break, but keeps his cool.

Lorelai feels a sharp pain in the pit of her stomach, and gets up to walk out with Nate, when Max comes out of the office, "Mrs. Danes, glad to see you. Mr. Danes, what are you doing here?"

Luke nods, "I was called earlier by Nate. He wanted me to come get him."

Lorelai clinches her teeth, and balls up her little fists, "Nathaniel, you are in so much trouble son."

Luke rolls his eyes and looks at Max who is looking Lorelai up and down, "Excuse me, but don't you have something else to look at, and not my wife?"

Max shakes his head, "Lets go. Nate, stay here okay? Your mom and dad will come get you soon."

Lorelai walks to the table and sits down, and Luke pushes his chair as far away as possible and sits down.

Max gives Lorelai a sly smile from across the table as his foot touches hers, and she kicks it away.

After a few minutes, Max speaks again, "You both look very uncomfortable."

Luke nods, "It's the first time we've seen each other in two years, so of course."

Lorelai crosses her arms, "Just get to the point Max."

Max sighs, "Nate hasn't been himself lately. He's been acting out, and not doing his work. At this point, he won't get into Chilton."

Lorelais eyes grow wide, "No! He has to get into Chilton! That's what are working toward!"

Max crosses his arms, "Well, Lorelai, your son has to get this in gear. I know that you're so stressed at home and it's hard to not have Luke at home, but you two need to do a better job of communication, because your son sees you both falling apart at the seams everyday. It's bothering him to the point of no return."

Luke groans, "Mr. Medina, no disrespect, but you know nothing about my marriage and nothing about my children. So please keep your thoughts to yourself."

Max nods and puts his fingers to his chin as Lorelai starts to speak, "Look, what ever you can do that will help our son. We'll do whatever."

Suddenly Lorelais phone rings and she gets up to answer it, "I'll be right back."

When Lorelai steps outside of the room, Max gives Luke an evil grin, "You better watch out. I'm gonna steal her right out from under you."

Luke stands up and points a finger at him, "I knew you've always had a thing for Lorelai. But she is my wife, not yours. I know we're separated and haven't even spoken in two years. But if you even try anything, I'll kill you."

Max pretends to be scared, "Oooh. You are so scary and threatening. You don't scare me, Lucas."

Luke grits his teeth, "You don't understand how hard it is, to watch my wife live without me, because of my own stupidity. So I suggest that you fuck off. Because she's still mine."

Max scoffs, "Not before I convince her to put together those divorce papers."

Luke looks shocked, "What fucking divorce papers?"

Max shakes his head, "Oh, she didn't tell you? We are together."

Luke's heart falls into the pit of his stomach and he gets up and walks out of the room and past Lorelai.

Max follows him out, "That's what you get for hurting a strong woman like your wife. Fucking asshole."

Luke turns around, "Excuse me? Who the fuck do you think you are?"

Max rolls his eyes, "Someone who could treat your wife better than you could."

Luke wipes his eyes, "Fuckin douche bag."

Max's face turns red, "You are disgusting."

Lorelai gets off the phone as she witnesses Luke and Max's shouting match, "Max, what the fuck did you tell Luke?"

Max rubs his forehead, "That we are together."

Lorelai shakes her head, "We aren't together. And never will be. Look, can we talk about this later?"

Max nods as Lorelai takes Nate by the hand, "Come on baby. Let's go home. I'm not so mad anymore. I know you miss your daddy."

As they walk out to jeep, Lorelai hears Luke's work boots hitting the ground as he runs after her.

Lorelai turns around and sees his tired, but lovely blue eyes look into hers, "Hey. I'm sorry that Max was an ass."

As Luke takes off his hat and runs a hand through his hair, Lorelai sees that he is wearing his wedding band, "No, I'm sorry he was an ass to you. I hate that guy."

Lorelai smiles politely, "So how's the diner? Is Taylor still trying to take my special table?"

Luke laughs, "The diner is great. He is always trying to take it. Never changes. So how's the inn?"

Lorelai runs a hand through her hair, "Its good. Michel is still pain in my ass. And Sookie is making the most amazing food. You need to come by sometime and try it, as long as she doesn't kill you first."

Luke looks down at his youngest son, "Have you been noticing anything different with Nate lately?"

Lorelai shakes her head, "Kinda. He's just been out of his element lately."

Luke nods, "I've noticed. So how are the girls? They won't answer my calls or texts."

Lorelai looks down at her feet before looking up into his worried eyes again, "They are okay. Their kids are adorable per usual. But that's strange. They are supposed to call you every once in a while. How long has it been?"

Luke nods and says quickly, "Two years."

Lorelai cringes as she thinks about giving their two oldest girls a very big mouthful later that evening, "Luke, I'm sorry. They shouldn't be ignoring you."

Luke shrugs, "What can I say, they stick up for you. I'm proud of them for that."

Lorelai looks at her watch and turns to their youngest son, "Nate, we better go. Say bye to daddy."

Nate runs over to Luke and hugs him tight, "Bye daddy."

Luke hugs his son tight, "Bye son. Take care of your mommy for me. See you later."

Nate smiles and runs over to Lorelai and reaches his arms out for her to pick him up.

Once Nate is in her arms, Lorelai looks over at Luke, "Bye Ba-, Luke. By the way, Santa came. A little late, but he came. Make sure you check outside of the apartment."

Nate giggles, "Mommy, he came two years late."

Lorelai laughs, "Santa has been busy, baby. So of course it'd be late."

Luke looks into her eyes and sees a tiny spark for a second, before it disappears and nods back at Lorelai, "Thanks. I better go. By the way, I had Lane drop off a vat of coffee for you. I miss giving you your coffee."

Lorelai nods back, "Thanks."

Lorelai gives him a small shrug before walking out the door, leaving him to think about what he had done to her.

As he looks around the hallway, and he sees the spot where they first met, it makes him choke back a sob.

A Few Weeks Later-

While the kids are at school, Lorelai is laying out on the couch watching The Office, when she hears a pipe bust in the kitchen.

Lorelai gets up and runs into the kitchen and sees water pouring out from under the sink.

She screams and runs to grab her phone and dials Luke on instinct, "LUKE!! HOUSE!! NOW!!!"

Luke looks at the phone in shock, "Lorelai?"

Lorelai nods, clearly frustrated, "The one and only. You don't have other wives do you?!"

Luke shakes his head, "I'll be right over."

5 Minutes Later-

Luke walks to the front door and hears his wife squealing from in the kitchen.

He unlocks the door and peeks his head in and yells, "Lorelai? Where are you?"

Lorelai yells back, "Kitchen!!!"

Luke opens the door all the way and walks casually into the kitchen, "Lorelai Victoria Danes, what on earth happened here?"

Lorelai looks up at him, "The pipe burst while I was watching tv."

When Luke looks worried and confused, Lorelai continues, "The pipes must have froze."

Luke shivers and thinks to himself how cold it is in the house.

He looks Lorelai up and down, and he notices that his usually barely clothed wife, is wearing all of her clothes that she usually wouldn't wear unless if it was cold in the house on rare occasions.

Luke raises his eyebrow, "Lorelai, are you having trouble with money? Because this is something you don't do."

Lorelai looks down at her feet then back up at him, "I am. I'm running out of money. And it's getting harder to do this without you here."

Luke shakes his head, "It doesn't have to be this way. I could help you. I'm still your husband… that has to mean something."

Lorelai wipes her eyes and whispers, "Luke. That's asking for too much, and you know it."

Luke sighs, "Please. Lorelai, I wanna help."

Lorelai feels her pride getting the best of her, "Please just fix this problem and we'll talk about this later… okay?"

Luke nods, "Sounds good. Now I need to go get Bert the toolbox out of the truck. Don't do anything that would cause the house to float away."

When Luke walks out the door, Lorelai watches him walk away, her old feelings coming back.

She had tried to push her love for him, far far away, but she can't.

In a few minutes, Luke comes back with his tool box and a cup of coffee, "Here. I brought this with me. I figured that you drank the last batch up before you even finished the week."

Lorelai takes it and gives him a grateful smile, "Thanks. How did you know?"

Luke chuckles, "Oh it isn't a big deal. I've been a Lorelai expert since 1972, so I feel like I'm the oracle. I carry all the knowledge."

Lorelai smiles bigger, "You better get to work and leave before the kids get home, they'll get suspicious."

5 Minutes Later-

Luke is under the sink as he fixes the pipe.

Lorelai peeks under the sink at him before looking further down his body, and sees where his hips begin while his shirt is raised up, making her literally choke on her water.

She finally speaks, "Need anything?"

Luke shakes his head, "No, I'm good at the moment."

Lorelai looks back down and starts imagining him naked, before slapping herself and whispering to herself, "You're mad. Be mad."

10 Minutes Later-

Luke finishes and stands up and by mistake, runs into Lorelai and raps his arms around her body by instinct.

Lorelais breath hitches as she feels his body against hers for the first time in almost three years.

Luke feels her wet clothing against his uncovered skin, and he pulls away, "I should go."

As he goes to walk away, he turns and looks Lorelai in the eye, "For what it's worth, I still think about you everyday. You haven't left my mind since we separated."

Lorelai watches him walk away from her and feels her legs wobble, as she restrains herself from going after him.

November 2013-

Lorelai is reading a magazine on the couch when the phone rings.

Lorelai leans over, looks at the caller ID then picks it up, "Ah, long time, no hear sister in law of mine. What's new?"

Liz smiles wide, "I'm expecting twins Lorelai!!! Oh my god! I can't believe it!!"

Lorelai feels her heart shatter, but puts on a brave face, "Oh my god Liz. That's amazing."

Liz smiles wider, "I guess since the move to New York, I think God was trying to give us another amazing thing to be grateful for."

Lorelai feels an small tear leak down her cheek, "I'm so happy for you, hon."

Liz clears her throat, "I want you to come with me to find out the sexes today!"

Lorelai nods, "Sure. I'd love to go with you."

Liz cheers, "Yay! I'll be over to pick you up soon."

Once they both hang up, Lorelai looks around the empty house and sighs, "Just my luck."

A Few Hours Later- The Ultra Sound-

Once in the room, Lorelai smiles at Liz, "Are you excited? I mean, whenever Luke and I found out that I was pregnant, we had friggin parties."

Liz smiles wide, "Yes!! TJ is already building cribs."

Lorelai feels a sadness wash over her, "Luke did that too. He's so good at building stuff."

Liz frowns and takes Lorelais hand in hers, "Hey, you okay?

Lorelai shakes her head, "No, I'm fine. Look sis, this is your big day. Don't worry about me."

Lorelai somehow isn't sad anymore and finally feels like it's really over, as she watches her sister in law squeal with joy, when she finds out the she was having a boy and a girl.

She walks out to the hallway and pulls off the decades old locket that Luke had given her, and throws it in her purse and whispers to herself, "It's over. I can't keep holding on to the hope anymore."

December 9th- Crap Shack-

Lorelai walks into the house to find both of her oldest daughters laying on either sides of the couch watching '90210'.

When she walks over and sits next to them, both girls sit up and look at her.

Lorelai shakes her head, "Nothings wrong. I'm fine girls."

April shakes her head, "Mom, it's not that."

Lorelai sighs; She had just went to her lawyer and filled for divorce from Luke. Now coming home to find out that something else was going on while she was gone, made her cringe.

Rory takes her mothers hand and sighs, "Junior is with dad. And he is going to get full custody of junior."

Lorelai shakes her head, "That's bullshit. Did your father take him on his own?"

April shakes her head, "Junior said and I quote, 'I wanna live with you dad. Please please please.' And dad took him home."

Lorelai sighs and wipes a tear from her eye, "I did the best I could. I really did."

Rory wraps her arms around her mother and pulls her in for a tight hug, "It's okay mama."

As Lorelai cries into Rorys shoulder, April leans over and rubs her mothers arm, "Mom, none of this is your fault."

Lorelai tightens her grip on Rorys waist as she sobs, "I can't tell him no. Junior needs your father, no matter how much it hurts."

Rory looks over Lorelais shoulder at her sister, who is wiping her eyes, and takes Aprils free hand and gives it a loving but sad squeeze.

February 18th 2014- Dragonfly Inn-

Lorelai is making a reservation with a guest over the phone, when Luke's new lawyer walks through the front door and over to her, "Are you Mrs. Lorelai Victoria Danes?"

Lorelai nods curiously, "The one and only. What can I do for you?"

The lady nods, "I'm Jennifer Marx. I'm your husbands lawyer. I am here on behalf of your son. Your husband is taking you to court for sole legal and physical custody of Lucas William Richard Danes. The court date is next Wednesday. And here all all of the papers. Have a wonderful day."

As Jennifer walks away, Lorelais mouth hangs open and tears start falling down her cheeks.

Sookie walks into the room and takes Lorelai by the arm, "What's wrong sweetie?"

Lorelai sniffs, "Luke's taking me to court."

Sookies eyes grow wide, "Why? What's going on?"

Lorelai silently hands her best friend the papers in her hand, and Sookie reads them without a word.

Her eyes grow wide, "Lorelai, he's taking Junior away?!! Why?! What happened Lorelai?"

Lorelai closes her eyes as she wipes the tears away, "Junior wanted his father. I couldn't tell him no. I couldn't tell my baby boy, no."

Sookie grabs her keys, "This is getting out of hand. He's such a jackass."

Lorelai shakes her head, "No Sookie. Don't. You'll just make it worse by going over there. He won't let me see my son. Please don't make it worse."

Sookie closes her eyes and rubs her forehead while she thinks, "Lorelai, you can't let him treat you like that. You brought Junior into the world, not him."

Lorelai chokes back her tears, "I can't do anything now. It's too late. He doesn't love me anymore, and he's taking Junior to piss me off."

Sookie rushes past Lorelai and to her car, and Lorelai follows her, "Sookie Saint James!! You better get back here!! Don't you dare put those keys in the ignition!!!"

Sookie puts the keys in the ignition, and shuts the door and locks it quickly before Lorelai gets closer.

She rolls down the window as she pulls away and yells back at Lorelai, "I'm going to Luke's!!"

As Lorelai watches her best friend drive away, she feels the pain run through her, and basically paralyze her for a moment, before she takes off her heels and runs to the jeep.

Luke's Diner-

Sookie pulls up to the front of the diner, quickly gets out and runs in.

She finds Ceaser who is cleaning off a table and walks over to him, "Hey, where is Lucas? I have a bone to pick with him."

As soon as Luke walks down the stairs and into the diner, Sookie walks over to him with her fist balled up, "You are in so much trouble! Why in the fucking hell, are you doing this to your wife? She just got the papers for court, and she is in deep deep destress and pain."

Luke scoffs, "This isn't your problem. This is my problem with my wife, and it doesn't concern you."

Sookie crosses her arms, "So you say 'my wife', like she's a burden to you. She's the one who gave you five precious children. She is the one who supported you when you wanted to open the diner, and she made this place as amazing as it is. She has lost many of your children due to miscarriages. She's still dealing with the last one, from the day you cheated on her. So I don't want you to ever say 'my wife' like that ever again."

Luke shakes his head, "Get the hell out of my diner Sookie. I mean it."

As soon as Sookie goes to yell again, the door to the diner opens wide, and the whole diner suddenly goes silent.

Lorelai steps through and sighs.

Miss Patty is the first one to speak to Lorelai, "Hi honey. Looks like you may have let yourself go a little. Are you alright?"

Lorelai nods, "Miss Patty, I'm alive, that's all that matters."

Luke who was looking down at Sookie, finally looks up at Lorelai.

He notices how tired she looks, instead of her chippy demure, she looks agitated and weak.

Her perfect blue eyes were more of a cloudy grey, and there are wrinkles all over her face, which shocked Luke.

'She never ages.', Luke thought as he looked at her face.

Lorelai walks over and grabs Sookie by the arm, "Sookie, please calm down…"

Before Lorelai can finish her sentence, Junior comes downstairs.

Lorelais eyes light up at the sight of her twelve year old son, in his flannel and backwards baseball cap.

She runs over and hugs him tight, "Oh honey! Mommy missed you so much. Are you okay? Is your dad treating you right? And feeding you?"

Junior laughs into his mothers hair, "Yeah mom."

Lorelai feels the tears roll down her cheeks as she hugs him tighter, "I missed you so much kid. You have no idea. My sweet baby boy."

Junior lays his cheek on his mothers shoulder, "I missed you too. More than you could imagine."

Lorelai kisses his cheek before letting him go and walking away with Sookie.

Luke watches her walk away, then looks at his son sternly, "You weren't supposed to see your mother. Go get ready for dinner. We'll talk about your punishment later."

Junior groans, "You've changed. You aren't the same without mom. By the way, mom is much more kind and fun."

Luke barks back at his son, "Do not bring your mother into this! She's not going to be your primary guardian! I will! So you better start listening to me!! You will never see your mother again! I'm done feeling guilty for your mother not being able to have another baby!! I never wanted another one anyway!!!!"

Junior chokes back a sob, "You monster!! I can't believe you would be this stupid!! Poor mom. She had to deal with this long before I was born."

Before Luke could say anything else, Junior ran up the stairs to the apartment.

When he turns around, he notices that the diner is deserted.

Luke instantly regrets what he said and starts to sob as he falls into a chair, "I didn't mean it. Any of it."

Crap Shack-

Lorelai is laying on the couch, practically in a daze.

She finally gets the courage to go back up their bed.

Her and Luke's bed.

After dressing in her pajamas, Lorelai climbs into her side of the bed, and sighs as she lays her face into Luke's pillow.

After three years, the pillow still smells like Luke.

Lorelai finally falls asleep after a while of crying.

The Apartment-

After finally getting Junior to bed, Luke climbs into his side of the bed he shared with her.

His beautiful wife.

The guilt that Luke had said that he wouldn't feel again, comes back and hits him hard.

He rolls over onto his back and stares at the ceiling for a moment, wide awake, before falling to sleep quickly.

April 26th 2014-

Lorelai wakes up and rolls over to stare at her youngest daughter, who is sleeping soundly next to her.

At almost thirteen years old, Melody was starting to look more and more like Lorelai everyday,

Sadly, since the accident, she no longer had Luke's eyes, but Lorelai could still picture them. They were once so beautiful.

She rolls over to look at the clock and yawns, "Melody Victoria Rose, it's time to get up."

Mel groans from her father's side of the bed and rolls over to face her mother, "Do we have to get up?"

Lorelai nods as she sits up, "Yes honey. It's my birthday today, and I have the big expansion of the Inn today, so we have to get up sweets."

Mel sits up, her wild long, and curly brown locks framing her face, "How old are you today mom?"

Lorelai cringes, "Forty six."

Mel chokes back a giggle, "Oh my god."

Lorelai looks at her daughter with a smile as she gets out of the bed and runs to the bathroom.

Mel yells back at her mom before heading downstairs, "I'm going to get ready. Happy birthday mom."

Lorelai yells back, "Thanks sweets."

When she hears her bedroom door shut, she grips the edge of her bathroom counter and sighs.

It's been almost three years since her separation from Luke.

She's had to always put on a brave face on for her children.

But today, was a day that always brought her joy.

Today she gets to open an expansion of the Inn with Sookie.

Lorelai was elated, but a part of her always felt missing, and that was taking some of her joy away.

20 Minutes Later-

Lorelai walks down the stairs to find Mel playing with Paul Anka.

She smiles at her daughter, "You ready to go kid?"

Mel nods and gives Paul Anka a loving pat on the head, before getting up and walking out to the jeep.

Lorelai grabs her keys and pats Paul Ankas head, before waking out the jeep.

The Dragonfly-

Luke looks at his watch then back at his daughters, "Girls, shouldn't your mother be here by now?"

April nods, "Yes Mr. Impatient. She'll be here any minute."

Luke pulls at his tie, "I hope so."

Rory rolls her eyes, "She'll hate us because you're here."

Suddenly, Rory hears her mothers voice and looks at Luke, "Dad, are you ready? You better not fuck this up. Or she'll stop talking to us all together."

Luke nods at his oldest daughter, "I'm as ready as I'll ever be Lorelai Leigh."

He turns around and sees Lorelai come into his line of sight, making a small smile spread across his face.

Lorelais long hair is still dyed raven black, and piled up on top of her head in a high bun.

Her toned body is adorned in a blue dress with a plunging v-neckline.

Luke can't help but stare at Lorelai from across the room.

He turns to his daughters, "Girls, your mother never ages does she? She doesn't even look forty six."

April and Rory nod, "She still looks twenty six."

Suddenly, Lorelai turns around to see her hatless husband in his fancy penguin suit.

Lorelai feels her heart burst with love before stopping herself and giving her daughters a stern look.

She walks over and puts both of her arms around both of her daughters shoulders, "Hi girls. What are you doing?"

Rory laughs and points to her father, "Oh, just hanging out with dad. Right Aprilanne?"

April nods, "It's true Lorelai Leigh, we are hanging out with dad."

Lorelai turns to her estranged husband and smiles a kind smile, "Hi Luke, thanks for coming. You look nice, really nice."

Luke grins, "Thanks. Happy Birthday, Lorelai. Also congratulations for the expansion. By the way, you look beautiful."

Lorelai smiles before leading the girls away, "Hey, I'm gonna go talk to the girls. I'll see you later."

She yanks the girls into the pantry and turns on the light, "What the fuck?? What did I tell you girls?"

Rory rolls her eyes, "Mom, what's the big deal? He's here to support you."

April crosses her arms, "After you talked with us about treating him right no matter what, we asked him along time ago if he wanted to be here for you. And he said yes."

Lorelai rolls her eyes, "Fine. Whatever."

When Lorelai walks out, she sees Luke looking at her again and he walks over.

Luke is the first one to speak, "The inn looks mighty beautiful. You have done an amazing job with it. I'm very proud of you honey."

Lorelai sighs and crosses her arms, "Luke, not here. Not now."

Luke shakes his head, "Lorelai, please. I don't want this anymore. I want us back. Please don't keep pushing me further away. It's been almost four years."

Lorelai feels a tear roll down her cheek as she walks out the front door of the inn, "I can't forgive someone who hurt me. Especially the way you did. That's unforgivable, Luke."

Luke runs a hand through his hair, "Please. Please. I love you. Don't run again."

Lorelai looks up into his eyes, "That baby would have been the most beautiful thing in the whole world. We could have been so beautiful. Also, you could never love me. You have never loved me."

As she turns to walk away, Luke grabs her arm gently and turns her around to look at him, "Lorelai please don't leave me again. I've been angry with myself for so long."

Lorelai feels a drop of rain hit her face and Luke speaks again, "Lorelai, don't go."

Lorelai looks up at the sky and the rain starts pouring down on her face as she looks back at him , "Luke, I cant. You know I can't. This can't happen. You and I have drifted apart. You don't love me, and- and, I don't… love you anymore."

Luke holds back a sob, "You don't mean that Lorelai. You aren't over me yet. You can't be."

Lorelai looks down at her feet, "It was now or never. You picked never. So that's your problem."

When Luke goes to speak again, Lorelai walks away from him, her shoulder brushing against his as she went back into the party.

Sookie sees Lorelai walk in, her whole body drenched from the rain.

She wants to go to Lorelai, but is afraid to make this worse for her best friend.

Sookie looks at Lorelais face and sees mascara smeared all over her cheeks, and tears, maybe raindrops too, but mostly tears.

Lorelai grabs Mel and runs out the door to the jeep and drives away, never looking back.

Inside the inn-

Luke runs in and is in a blind panic, Sookie sees him and runs over to him, "What the fuck did you do to Lorelai? She took Melody and left. She was sobbing."

Luke shakes his head, "She's gone. She's never coming back. Ever."

Rory and April run over, "Where's mom? Where is she? Dad what did you do?"

Luke wipes his eyes, "She's gone. She's absolutely gone."

Rory and April look at their father in defeat and hug each other in silence.

Mel's Therapist-

Lorelai and Mel go into the office and sit in front of a big black desk and wait quietly for Mrs. Hanna, Mel's therapist.

Mrs. Hanna comes in with a folder and a box of tissues, "Hi ladies. How are you today?"

Lorelai smiles a fake smile, "I'm fine."

Mel nods with a wave.

Mrs. Hanna nods back, "You probably have wondered why I have a box of tissues with me today, Lorelai."

Lorelai nods and curiously looks at the box again, "I did, yes."

Mrs. Hanna sighs, "Lorelai, I really don't want to have to tell you this, but Melody has autism. That's why she's been shutting people and having trouble communicating."

Lorelai sighs, "She's stopped speaking. Is she becoming nonverbal because of it? Or her life is falling apart and she's shutting us out because of it?"

Mrs. Hanna looks up at Melody then back to Lorelai, "It could be either. Time will tell."

Lorelai brings a hand to her mouth as she watches Mel's eyes fill with tears, "Honey, don't cry. Please don't."

Mel sighs before pointing to the door and signing 'home' to Lorelai.

Lorelai talks to Mrs. Hanna for a few minutes, before being lead out the door by a quiet Mel.

As she walks out, her phone rings.

Lorelai looks at it and rolls her eyes when she sees Luke's name popping up on her screen, "He needs to get a life."

Hartford Beer Company- Later That Evening-

"I'd like another beer please.", Luke says to the bartender as he finishes another bottle.

Luke had been trying to call Lorelai all day, because he wanted to fix what was broken even more after their fight.

Now Luke was trying to drink away the pain of losing her for good.

As he was handed another beer, Luke dialed her number again.

Once he heard her voice on her voicemail, Luke slowly felt his heart break.

Then throughout the night, Luke proceeded to drink his pain away and called her a few more times.

Finally, at 1am, Luke decides to get into his truck and drive home.

As he drunkenly gets into the drivers seat and turns the key in the ignition, Luke looks down at his wedding band and finally decides to give up on his marriage.

As he pulls out into the road, Luke drives out in front of a truck and is struck.

Crap Shack- 2 am-

Lorelais phone starts to ring, jolting her out of her sleep.

She sits up and looks down at her iPhone screen and sees Luke's picture and name appear on her screen.

Frustrated, she picks up the phone and hits answer, "Lucas William Danes, stop calling me damnit. We are no longer speaking! Do I make myself clear?!?!"

The police chief answers with a sad voice, "Mrs. Danes, this is the Hartford police chief Jim Danvers, I have something I have to tell you. It's not good news. You'll need to sit down."

Lorelai sits down, Jim starts to speak again, "Your husband pulled out into the middle of the road at 1:05. He was very drunk. And another car was coming from the direction from where he was pulled up at. The car hit him. His truck is torn up horribly. And as for Lucas, he's in critical condition. They don't know if he'll make it. But when they found him, he was whispering your name, until he passed out."

Lorelai puts a hand over her mouth and speaks again, "Is he allowed visitors? I want and need to see him."

Jim nods, "They will let you in since you are still his wife. Right? You aren't officially divorced are you?"

Lorelai sighs, "Jim, how do you know?"

Jim sighs too, "I'm friends with your daughters. They go out with me and my wife on occasion. They needed to vent, we listened."

Lorelai bites her knuckles, "Tell the doctors that I'm leaving home right now."

When Lorelai and Jim hang up, Lorelai starts to sob, luckily Mel and Nate were at Lanes house for the night, so they didn't have to see her cry.

Luke's Apartment-

Lorelai runs through the front door, and over to her abandoned jewelry box where Junior had told her that Luke had placed her wedding and engagement rings.

She takes them out and places them on her finger and smiles at them.

They felt right again. Like they were supposed to be there all along.

Lorelai missed the feeling of them touching her skin. As much as she missed Luke's touch.

She closes the box and takes a look around the room, noticing how everything was still in the same spot.

Luke was never a fan of change, but when she wanted to change something, he gave in because he loved her so.

Across the room, Luke's old blue baseball cap caught her eye.

She remembered how Luke was wearing his dress clothes to her party and that he frowned upon wearing his cap to fancy functions, even to his own wife's party, even though she had told him countless times that he could wear a box on his head and she wouldn't care, because she loved him too much.

Lorelai walks over to their bed and pulls the baseball cap off of the bed post and holds it close to her heart, "Please don't die. Please. Don't leave me. I know I'm still really hurt and angry, but I'd never want to lose you."

She tucks the hat into her purse, before giving the room one last look before shutting the door and running out to the jeep, and quickly driving away towards the hospital.

Hartford Memorial-

Lorelai runs into the hospital, becoming blind with fear as she expects the worse.

As she rounds the corner, towards the room Jim had told her was Luke's, she sees a face that she's always loved and missed more than anything.

Richard Gilmore sees his daughter and runs to her side.

He raps his arms around Lorelai as she starts to break down.

Lorelai cries into his shoulder, "Daddy. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have fought with him last night. He got drunk because he was giving up."

Richard rubs her back and whispers, "Angel, don't be sorry. You both are just trying to forget this but it's hard when the love is still strong and won't go away."

Lorelai pulls away and shows her father her rings, "I put them back on."

He squints, "Why?"

Lorelai rubs her eyes, "They probably wouldn't let me see him without them. I mean, we are still married. But not for long."

Richard raises his eyebrows, "What are you talking about Lorelai? Don't tell me that you are honestly going to divorce the love of your life because of one mistake."

Lorelais voice cracks as tears fill her eyes again, "I am daddy. It's over. By next summer, the papers will be all drawn up and we can sign them. You don't know how bad I don't want to do this to him. How much I want to fix this. But I'm not sure if it can be fixed."

Richard wipes his eyes and hands Lorelai his handkerchief, "Does he know?"

Lorelai shakes her head, "He doesn't know. Because if he knows now, he'll fight me on it. He won't let me go, when he knows he needs to."

Richard looks down at his feet before sighing, "I'll go get your step mom and we'll go home, so you can have time with Luke. We love you dear."

Lorelai leans over and kisses her dad's cheek before walking away, "Love you daddy."

She walks further down to the open door of Luke's room, to find him laid on the hospital bed, wrapped in bandages and tubes.

Lorelai takes the old hat out of her purse and walks further into his room.

She pulls up a chair and sits next to him, "Hey baby…" she pauses to run a hand down his scruffy cheek, "… I want you to know that I love you. I never stopped. All those things I said last night was in anger."

As she listens to his breathing, she looks back down at his hat, "I brought you your hat. I thought you may want this when you wake up. I found it at the apartment."

Lorelai sighs with a laugh, "I can't believe you got drunk. You are defiantly your father's son."

She fumbles with her rings, "I'm keeping the rings. Because I'll always have you when I wear them. Because no matter what, I'll always need and want you. Always and forever."

Lorelai suddenly feels a squeeze from Luke's hand making her look down at the bloody wedding band on his finger, "Baby, it's good to know that you're still in there."

She kisses his hand and intertwines their fingers together and sings in a whisper, "Stay stay stay, I've been loving you for quite some time."

When the doctor comes in, he tells Lorelai that Luke is still in critical condition, and that he has a fifty/fifty chance of living or dying. He also explains a lot of Luke's injuries, which made Lorelai throw up in her mouth.

Lorelai feels like it's all her fault, that she could have prevented all of it.

If only she could've gotten pregnant sooner.

Once the doctor leaves, Lorelai looks around the room before laying next to Luke.

Knowing that this may be the last time they have physical contact, she holds his hand tighter and places a kiss on the exposed skin of his forehead.

Right then and there, Lorelai makes a plan to leave Stars Hollow the next day, giving the people she loves a chance to live without her.

She also decides to leave Melody and Nathaniel with Lane.

'They'll be better off without me and better with her.', Lorelai thinks so herself as she caresses Luke's hand with her fingers.

Lorelai starts to cry when she finally lets go of Luke's hand and Luke himself as she gets up to leave.

She places a sweet kiss onto his lips before leaving the room, and pushing herself to not turn around and forgive him so easily.

Crap Shack- 3 Am-

Lorelai places a store bought for-sale sign on the front lawn, before turning to pick up her bags and walk towards the jeep.

She opens the door to the back seat and throws her bags in.

Lorelai looks back up at the house as she gets into the drivers seat and slams the door.

A tear falls down her cheek as she starts the car, feeling a painful jolt of guilt.

Lorelai never expected it to turn out this way, but she knew that it was for the best.

She takes in the sight of her home that had been hers for twenty-one years; from the blue paint that her and Luke had bought the same day they had bought the house, to the chuppah that he had built for their front yard for them to get married under long ago, long before Aprils return, built with strong, and loving hands.

She looks back to see Paul Anka sitting in Babette's living room window, looking at her with sad eyes, knowing that his mom was leaving him.

Lorelai smiles at her sad little dog, knowing he'll be safe.

Finally she pulls out the driveway, and watches the house fade out of view.

Tears fill her icy blue eyes as she takes a sip of Luke's coffee, that she picked up the night before from Ceaser, from his favorite Red Sox cup as she forces herself to not turn around.

Later That Morning-

Rory pulls up to her childhood home as she sees some people looking through the windows, "Hey! Get away from my house!! What do you people think you're doing?!"

The lady points to the sign in front of the Danes home and looks over at Rory, "I'm sorry dear. There was a sign up so I thought we'd come look at it."

Rory looks at the sign before calling her sister, "Aprilanne, we have a huge problem! Mom's gone."

Crap Shack-

April comes over to the abandoned house to find Rory sitting tearfully on the porch.

She gets out and walks over to her sister, "Hey, where's Marty?"

Rory looks up at her, "He's at home with the kids. Where's Ray?"

April shrugs, "Babe's at home with the kids. Olivianna wanted to teach him how to color the right way. And Newton wanted to teach Ray how to read big books the way he does. So I rode solo."

Rory sighs, "April, mom left everything behind. She left Paul Anka, Mel and Nate. She left the house filled with everything. She only took a few bags of clothes. But she left everything."

April sits next to Rory and runs a hand through her curls, "Why would she do this? Is this because of her fight with dad and his accident? She wouldn't ever just leave without a warning."

Rory wipes her eyes and looks down at her feet, "What are we supposed to tell Dad? I mean, we don't know where she is. But he's going to lose his mind."

April looks over at the chuppah and crosses her arms, "We'll have to tell him as soon as he wakes up. We can't hide it from him."

Both girls sit in silence before Rory speaks again, "I went into the house… she still had all the pictures on the wall. Dad was still in every one of them."

April looks at her sister, "She didn't even burn them, or crop him out?"

Rory shakes her head, "They are the same ones that she's been putting up since we moved in like twenty one years ago. She's not over him. She still loves him."

Aprils mouth drops open and she looks at her sister, "She took her rings too. I'm very positive that she took them with her."

Rory raises her eyebrow like her father does, "What the… how do you figure? She hasn't been in the apartment in almost four years."

Aprils big blue eyes hold back the tears as she touches Rorys shoulder, "Junior… he saw mom come in the night before when dad had been taken to hospital. He heard her sobbing and that woke him up. He saw her take the rings out of her jewelry box and slip them on."

Rory sighs, "You think someone will take our house?"

April sniffles, "I hope not."

New York-

Lorelai wakes up from a nightmare of Luke getting stabbed by Christopher.

Drenched in sweat, and breathing heavily, Lorelai looks at her clock and wipes her eyes.

'I haven't had that dream in years.', she thinks to herself as she swings her feet over to the edge of the bed.

As soon as her feet hit the floor, she walks into the kitchen to her refrigerator and pulls out a cup of coffee that Ceaser had given her from Luke's.

After heating up her cup, Lorelai walks out to the back porch, sits down in a chair and watches the sun rise.

She looks down at the sparkling rings on her finger and instantly feels an airy touch and the smell of Lukes cologne.

Lorelai takes a deep breath and looks down at her phone

Always and forever.

Hartford Memorial-

April and Rory walk into Luke's room and sit next to their father's bed.

Luke's eyes open at the presence of his two eldest daughters and he says groggily, "Hey angels. What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at home with your families?"

April looks down at her wedding ring then back up at her dad, "Daddy… there is something we need to tell you."

Rory takes Luke's hand, "Daddy, mama is gone."

Rory scoffs, "Aprilanne, did you have to tell him like that."

April turns to look at her sister and gives her a death glare, "You wouldn't tell him. So I figured that I will!"

Luke squeezes Aprils hand, "Did she leave a note? Anything?"

Rory sighs, "Daddy, she took two bags, her wedding and engagement rings and left everything else in its place. She put the house for sale."

Luke starts to sit up in a fit of tears, "No. No. No!!!"

Rory yells for a nurse and one runs in a few seconds later, and pushes Luke down into his bed.

Luke's eyes dart to both of daughters and he whispers in a broken voice, tears streaming down his scruffy cheeks, "She needs to come home. She can't be gone. I want her back. I love her… so much."

April starts so cover her mouth as Luke fights off the nurse with his gruff voice telling her to 'fuck off.'

Rory looks back at her father and grabs his hand again, "Daddy, it's no use fighting. It is what it is."

Luke shakes a bit as he looks into his daughters deep blue eyes, "Pumpkin, what happened to your brothers and sister? And Paul Anka?"

Rory sighs, "Paul Anka is with Babette, Junior is at Lanes, and Mel and Junior are with Lane as well."

Luke covers his mouth as he sobs, "She's gone and it's all my fault."

Rory looks back over at April as she grips Luke's hand tightly.

April sighs, "Daddy, you fucked up! You should have stayed away from Nicole!!"

Luke spats back at his middle daughter with fire in his blue eyes, "APRILANNE MARIE ELIZABETH, I DIDN'T DO IT ON PURPOSE!!!"

April yells back with rage, "THEN WHY IN THE FUCK DID YOU DO IT???"

Luke shakes his head as he calms down, "I was talking to her about getting a surrogate and needed to make sure I had legal representation in case something went wrong. I wanted to give your mom that last fresh kid or kids. She was so upset when she found out that we couldn't have any more. I told her that somehow we would try for another kid. That's why I met with Nicole that night after our fight. I wanted to make things right. I had no intention of fucking Nicole in the bed I shared with your mother. I think Nicole slipped something in my drink, because I didn't remember how she even got in my bed. I don't even remember having more than one drink."

Rory looks up from her father's wedding band and her eyes widen, "Emily Louise Gilmore."

April looks at her older sister in disbelief, "What the fuck? How? She's… Oh my god."

Rory stands up paces for a minute before turning to look at her father and sister, "I think she knew that she'd be dead long before you killed her April, and she decided to ruin mom and dad by implementing an evil plan. One that involved the marriage falling apart, and mom leaving and dad almost dying."

April looks back over at Luke, who is wiping his eyes, "Daddy, Emily did this to you guys. It's not your fault. You and mom were the victims. Nicole was a part of her plan to ruin your marriage. You were trying to make it right so mom could have a last chance at motherhood before she couldn't anymore. And Emily and Nicole ruined that chance."

Rory leans her head down in disbelief as she tries to understand why Emily had to ruin her parents picture perfect marriage.

Luke finally speaks, his voice cracking with every word, "It was never over. Emily really wanted us to fall apart to show us that she still was going to hover for the rest of our lives. She probably has something else cooking up that we didn't know about. I should've seen it coming. I know how much your mom hated Nicole, but Nicole was the last chance I had to lock down that last fresh kid."