"Hey," Lorelai said excitedly, sitting at the counter at Luke's. "Two coffees!"
Luke looked at Lorelai suspiciously. "Why two coffees?"
"I was at the inn late last night. I had to decorate until 10:00 for the Christmas Stars Hollow Dinner Reunion of the Apes we're having, and I had to write out invitations."
"Do I get an invitation?" Luke said, placing two cups of coffee onto the counter.
"Oh yes," Lorelai said sarcastically, sipping her coffee. "You get a golden engraved invitation, made specially for you, and you only, because you're so special, because you're the special coffee guy, and-"
"So that's a yes?"
"And I'll even have Santa Clause and his reindeer deliver the golden engraved invitation specially made for you, because you're the special coffee guy, and he'll even give you a sleigh ride down to the inn, oh yes, and he'll let you pet Rudolph, and then-"
"Coffee's getting cold!"
"Oh no! It's all your fault!" Lorelai shouted, half kidding and half serious, quickly drinking the coffee.
Luke cracked a smile.
"Wow," Lorelai said teasingly. "The special coffee guy smiled."
"I did not."
"Did too."
"Did not."
"Did too!"
"Are we in preschool again?" Luke arched an eyebrow.
"I don't know, but it sure feels like it!" Lorelai giggled.
"You giggled."
"I did? No I didn't."
"Yes you did!"
"No I- okay, this is getting too insane for me!" Lorelai said standing up, holding both of her coffees. "I should be at the inn."
"I should be taking that persons order that just walked in."
"Bye, Luke. I'll get started on the gold invitation!"
"Bye, Lorelai."
As Lorelai walked out the door, Luke smiled. Genuinely.