Part 4

"Lorelai, I've got a delivery for you." She looked up and saw a huge bouquet of daisies.

"Wow, Kirk, who are they from?" Kirk shook his head.

"I don't know. Whoever it was stuck the card in himself and threatened to pound anyone who talked about the flowers." She nodded.

"Oh, well, thanks for the delivery, Kirk."

"No, problem." Lorelai pulled the card out of flowers and read.

"Lorelai- I guess the stat is two now. I know this is a special day for you and I just wanted you to know that I'm so proud of you. I always knew you could do it. This is such an exciting day for you and I'm happy that I can be apart of it. I'll see you later tonight. -Luke.

P.S. Only a week until we can have sex again. I'm really starting to regret this." Lorelai giggled.

"Lorelai, I just came to say congratulations about the inn opening. Who gave you the flowers?" Miss Patty asked.

"Uh, my parents."

"That's nice."

"Yeah, it is. I'd better go put this in my office." Lorelai picked the flowers up and walked away, not noticing the card falling on the floor. Miss Patty waited until she was gone and picked it up and read the card.

"Wow!" She walked out of the inn and dialed on her cell phone. "Babette! I've got big news. You won't believe what I've just found out! Lorelai and Luke are together." She continued the conversation as she walked back into town.

Luke tapped his fingers impatiently on his counter. Lane was supposed to get here soon so that he could leave. He wanted to go and see how Lorelai was doing, but he couldn't leave the diner unattended. He groaned when he saw Kirk enter the diner. He definitely did not have the patience to deal with him right now.

"Luke! I need to talk to you."

"I'm sorry, Kirk, but I don't really have time to talk right now. I'm getting ready to leave."

"No, this can't wait. I thought we were best friends, how could you not tell me about this?"

"Tell you what? And since when are we best friends?" Luke asked, looking bewildered.

"I told you about Lulu and my night terrors, but you didn't tell me about Lorelai?"

"What about Lorelai?"

"Don't play dumb. I know you two are sleeping together." Luke grabbed Kirk's shirt and yanked him close.

"Where did you here that?"

"I-"

"Who the hell told you and what business is it of yours anyway?"

"Andrew told me. Please let me go."

"How did he find out?"

"I don't know; he didn't say. Please let me go." Luke sighed deeply and shoved Kirk away from him. Kirk ran out of the diner as fast as he could. "Oh, shit," Luke said as Bootsy walked in.

"Well, well, Luke. I understand you've been busy."

"Get out."

"Aw, come on, Luke. Everyone knows you've had a thing for Lorelai for years. It surprising that she actually went for you, of course, but hey, stranger things have happened. I'm just-"

"You really need to get away from me, Bootsy."

"Luke-"

"Get out before I hurt you." Andrew came in snapping pictures. "What the hell are you doing?"

"I'm taking pictures for the Stars Hollow Gazette. They also want pictures of the happy couple together so can you and Lorelai arrange a time-?

"Get out!" Luke roared. Andrew left, bumping into Lane on her way in. "Good you're here. I've got to go, Lane." He practically ran out of the diner.

"What was that about?" Lane asked, confused.

"You haven't heard about Luke and Lorelai? Let me tell you." Bootsy told Lane everything he had heard.

Lorelai looked over the inn's guest book. They had a pretty good turn out for the first day. Lorelai heard a noise and looked up to see Babette walking in. "Lorelai, sweetie. I'm so happy for you!"

"Oh, thanks, Babette, but the inn just opened. It's a little soon to call it a success."

"Oh, I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about Luke." Lorelai paled.

"Luke? What?"

"Oh, don't pretend. It's all over town. You and Luke had sex for the past week at night in the gazebo."

"What? We didn't-"

"Don't try to deny it. Miss Patty saw you guys."

"No, she didn't!"

"Lorelai!" Luke interrupted the conversation.

"Luke! I'm so happy to see you. Look at the happy couple."

"Yeah, yeah, it's great. Listen, I need to talk to Lorelai alone." Luke and Lorelai left the room and went into Lorelai's office.

"Oh, my God. What the hell happened?" Luke asked as he started pacing around the room.

"Well, I think everyone found out about us."

"This is not funny, Lorelai. The whole town's talking about us having sex on every table in the diner."

"I thought we had sex in the gazebo." Luke rolled his eyes.

"Look, what are we going to do? And take this seriously. I don't want to hear any talk about us going and making all the rumors true."

"That's a good idea."

"Lorelai!"

"Hey, this situation is a little funny. Think about it. The whole town is talking about our sex life. Doesn't that make you laugh a little?"

"No."

"Oh, come on. Not even a little bit?" Luke shook his head.

"Nope." Lorelai walked over to him and wrapped her arms around.

"Not at all?"

"Well, maybe a little." He smiled and kissed her.

"See, we can a deal with this," she said as she deepened the kiss. All of a sudden the door opened and Andrew came in.

"Oh, this is perfect," he said, snapping a picture. "This is exactly the kind of picture I needed. This will be great."

"Get out before I break your camera, Andrew!" Luke pushed him out the door and slammed it. "Oh, God. Look at our life."

"Luke, think about it. It would have come out eventually. At least we didn't have to tell everyone."

"I guess you're right. I'd still like to know how everyone found out about it, though."

"Who knows? It really doesn't matter. Someone could have seen us kiss that night or walking home. It'd be impossible to figure out."

"Yeah. Hey, did you get the flowers I sent?" Lorelai smiled.

"Yes, I did. Thank you." Luke smiled back.

"No problem. Did you like the card?"

"Oh, yeah. In fact, I think I want you to read it me."

"Lorelai-"

"Well, you wrote it. Why can't you read it?" He sighed.

"You're not going to drop this, are you?"

"You know, I don't think I will."

"Fine, give it to me."

"Dirty!"

"Oh, God." Lorelai looked through the flowers for the card.

"It's not here." Luke walked over to her.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, it's missing."

"It was here earlier, right?"

"Yeah, I read it."

"So, where'd it go?"

"I don't know. It must have fallen out."

"And I bet someone found the card-"

"And spread all around that we were dating."

"Well, at least we know how everyone found out."

"That card was personal. I didn't want everyone knowing about it."

"Hey, everyone knows what a softy you are. That's a good thing, isn't it?"

"No, it's not a good thing." Lorelai kissed him again. "Well, maybe it's an okay thing."