"Hi, can I help you?" the petite girl behind the counter asked paying full attention to the very nervous man in front of her. She had long ago realized that she worked in a prime place for town gossip. Many very important "secrets" began there and it looked as though this man would definitely be the beginning of another bit for the gossip mill.

"Yea, there's this thing that I need to do for someone." He nervously explained trying not to give away too much information.

"OK, I'm gonna need a little more to go on than that." She pried. "I'm not psychic." She joked. But the man didn't look like he was going to continue. "Ok, let's start from the beginning. Does it involve a person?" the man nodded his head. "Ok, good. Does it involve two people who love each other?" she asked realizing that love was obviously the only thing that could make anyone this frazzled. But the man was still not giving in. the girl began to loose patience. After several minutes of silence the girl gave up. "Ok, as much as I really love this game of twenty questions I've got other people waiting who know what they want. So if you're not going to tell me I'm going to go see if I can help them."

"Look can I just talk to the owner please." He really had no desire to go through this girl on a matter so important.

"Yea, sure, he'll be back in few minutes. You can wait if you want." The girl told him, now completely weirded out, and that was really saying something for the town of Stars Hollow. Looking down at her watch she realized that she was 15 minutes over due for a break so after helping all three of the other people in the room she stepped out to call and tell her friend about weird creepy guy. Just as she stepped out the door the owner went in and was greeted by the perturbed looking man.

"Can I help you?" he asked.

"Luke we need to talk."

"Chris, I really don't see what we could possibly have to say to each other." Luke answered feeling even more annoyed than he had the night before when he had suddenly appeared.

"Well look you may not have anything to say but I do. So all you have to do is listen." Chris said stubbornly.

"Fine, you have ten minutes." Luke told him in his usual prince charming tone as he lead the way upstairs.

Shortly after he went inside he found himself back outside getting back into his car. It hadn't worked. But he wasn't giving up. He had plan B. He had known Lorelei long enough to know that you always had to have plan B. so with that though he started towards home to try to make his plans reality. If the last 19 years had taught him anything about Lorelei it was not to give up. She would realize that they were meant to be, he would make her see it.

Lorelei made it to the dinner in record time but when she walked in the door saw that Luke was no where in sight. "Lane!" she said making lane jump behind the counter.

"Lorelei!" She gasped. "You scared me. You know after the weirdo morning I've had it's really not fair to scare me like that." Lane complained.

"You're weirdo morning? What happened." She asked as Lane gave her a large mug of coffee. "He came here?" she asked after hearing Lane's story. "What happened what did they say? Where did he go? Where's Luke?" she asked in light speed mode.

"Whoa, slow down." Lane told her. "I don't know what they said they went upstairs. He left pretty quickly and then Luke said he'd be back before the lunch rush. Do you know that guy?"

"UHG! Yes, it's Rory's dad. Thanks I'll see you later!" she answered as she finished off the last of her coffee and pulled out her phone. The line rang with no answer. She dialed the second number and told Michel that she would be in at noon. After she hung up she began her search.