Author's Note: Unfortunately I still don't own Gilmore Girls...

Lane's POV

Luke is an intense guy. I mean he's a great boss and a nice person, but if I had to pick one word to describe him intense would be my choice. There were times when I was little and I'd go to the diner with Rory and Lorelai and I'd think, 'That guy needs to lay off the Pearl Jam eat some ice cream.' Hey I was 12, ice cream and ridding yourself of grunge rock equaled happiness okay?

Anyway, ever since I can remember Luke has been intense. Never carefree, never happy-go-lucky. Always perturbed or preoccupied. He'll probably be that way again--always fixing things for people, cooking for them, cleaning up after them. He is in a service business after all, but the point is I don't remember him ever taking a moment for himself. There were a few exceptions like when he was younger and he'd go to the movies with Rachel, or when he went on that cruise with Nicole, or when he closed the diner to go fishing. Of course the closing the diner to go fishing had more to do with Lorelai than a vacation.

Lorelai. That was when he changed. She was the reason he went from being Mr. Fix-It to Mr. Fixed. You're probably wondering what that means, but bear with me. Luke was always trying to help people, fix what was broken in their lives, whether it was a physical thing or some other problem. But the problem with being Mr. Fix-It is that it left him broken. The man never really got over Rachel until he developed an unrequited crush on Lorelai. Of course it didn't help that she didn't notice it for years so he moved on thinking he could make a life with Nicole. Anyway, the point is Luke Danes was a broken man looking to fix the hole in his heart, in his soul. Hey that could be a really cool song -- Mental note for Brian and Zach.

So Luke wandered aimlessly looking for something, someone to help while he waited for something to fix him. That something was a someone and her name was Lorelai. When they started dating it was like Luke let go of all the anger and sadness he'd been holding in for years. Sure, he still fixed everything at her house and he still tired to help other people, but something was different. The intensity was gone. He seemed almost relaxed. It was weird.

I'll never forget the day I first noticed it. Luke had come back from helping his sister at the Renaissance Fair, which should have put him in a foul mood when he got back, but it didn't. He strolled into the diner and casually asked how the week had gone without him. No sooner had he arrived then he got a phone call on his cell phone (take a minute to process that!) and he left the diner again. He didn't even seem stressed or frustrated. It was odd. I found out later who had put him in such a good mood.

The diner was dead because of the town's big fall parade so I took my lunch break a little early. I had to get home and get some practice in while the guys were at work and that's when I ran into Luke and Lorelai. Well, I didn't run into them so much as I saw them and I decided to eavesdrop on their conversation. What can I say with Rory in Europe I was hungry for some juicy gossip!

"So, how was the Renaissance Fair?" Lorelai asked smiling pleasantly.

"Remember how I told you if I lived there I would have to blow my brains out?" Luke said.

Lorelai must have nodded because he continued. "Well I don't think blowing my brains out would be a quick enough death," Luke kidded. "However, Liz and T.J. have told me they are in my debt forever so I think that might be useful in the future. And after four weeks there I've also grown sickeningly accustomed to soup in a bread bowl."

I heard Lorelai chuckle. "Well I'm glad you're back," she said, almost shyly.

"Me too," Luke replied softly. "Oh, I almost forgot," he said. "Liz wanted me to give you this."

Okay, now I admit it wasn't the best idea, but I looked through the bush I was standing behind and tried to catch a glimpse of what he gave her. He was holding up a necklace, which looked pretty nice actually. Although the whole exchange between them was really weird. They were friends and it was definitely a friendly conversation, but there was something there that seemed different. It only took a few more minutes for me to figure out how different things really were.

"It goes with the earrings," Luke said. "A perfect match."

"A perfect match," Lorelai murmured. Then, before I knew it she was leaning in. Lorelai was leaning in to kiss Luke! His hand was reaching for her waist and her lips were dangerously close to touching his when the parade started and a crowd of people brushed by them. There was so much tension and it was broken by a marching band. This could only happen to Lorelai and it could only happen in Stars Hollow.

As much as I thought it would be wise to join the throng of people passing by I decided to wait it out and see what would happen. This was juicy. This was better than a Noel/Liam Gallagher feud. This was Luke and Lorelai kissing in the middle of the street!

Lorelai looked disappointed by the interruption. Luke looked puzzled, but, surprisingly, not angry. They watched the parade go by and no one seemed to notice that anything had been interrupted. Miss Patty waved to them as she walked by with her dancing apples. Taylor was too busy barking orders into his bullhorn to notice them and the parade just passed by.

After the crowd passed and it looked like they were alone again they looked at each other. It was then that I realized that the kiss was no fluke. It wasn't something that was just about to happen. This was something that they both wanted. They had anticipated kissing. I wondered if Rory knew about it, but then I was drawn into what was happening.

"Never a dull moment in Stars Hollow," Lorelai said. She looked a little bit nervous.

"That's for sure," Luke replied. "And I thought the Renaissance Fair was full of crazies."

"So I was gonna thank you for the necklace," Lorelai said stepping closer to Luke.

"Right, well Liz sent it and I don't want you to feel like you have to wear it if you don't like it because--," Luke said tentatively.

Lorelai closed the gap between them and stopped his sentence with a firm kiss on the lips. She rested her free hand on his forearm and he pulled her closer to him. I blushed a little. I felt a little bit like those Internet voyeurs, but it was like looking at RuPaul. I couldn't help but stare and try to figure it all out.

Once they pulled away Luke replied, "You're welcome." He had a smile on his face. Pause for a moment and reflect on that. Luke had a smile on his face. It was a smile that wasn't in the privacy of his own home. It wasn't a tiny grin. This was a full-fledged 'I'm happy' smile and he was smiling in front of the entire town. I mean, the entire town had just passed by so no one saw it but me, but it was still this was something.

I stood for a moment still shocked by what I saw so I missed the end of their conversation. What I did see was Luke walking back to the diner and he was smiling to himself. I'd probably seen Luke at least twice a week for a good portion of my life and I'd never seen him look is the word I'd use. His face wasn't intense it was relaxed. For the first time since I'd known Luke he didn't look broken. Mr. Fix-It had finally found the person to fix his broken emotions and all it took was a kiss.

TBC