2:30pm
Lorelai returns home after finishing help Lane set up her new room. She flips through the mail while listening to the messages on the machine.
Msg 1- Sookie: "Hey Lorelai, it's Sookie, I have a favor to ask. I'll try you at Luke's or call you later.
Msg 2 – Luke: "Um…Hi…You're probably still at Lane's, but I was wondering if I could take you up on your offer to help me this afternoon…oh, Sookie called here looking for you…uh...that's it…uh...bye.
Lorelai walked into the kitchen throwing the unexciting mail on the table and heading to the cupboards. She opens the first one, mallowmars, she had those for lunch yesterday. Next cupboard, microwave popcorn and beefaroni, that wasn't what she was after either. She walks to the fridge, left over pizza from 3 days ago and mystery food from "grab bag night" at Al's. She closes the fridge. Luke's it is.
Lorelai is walking down the street when she sees Sookie walking Davey. "Hey, wait up!" Sookie turns around waves and waits for Lorelai to catch up.
"Lorelai, I've been looking for you all day. I wanted to ask if you would baby-sit Davey for me tomorrow night? Jackson and me have tickets to the Litchfield Wine Festival tomorrow, and Davey can't come. I called Luke and he said you might be heading over to the diner around 3:00 so I was trying to catch you there."
Lorelai smiles at her "Sure I'll watch Davey tomorrow night! Rory's staying over at Lane's and he'll keep my company. We'll rent some classics and I'll start his pop culture education." Lorelai grabs her stomach, trying to suppress the growling, "I told Luke I would help him move his sister and her boyfriend into his apartment today. But first I need some food."
Sookie looks surprised, "His sister is moving in with him? For how long? I can't picture Luke with roommates, I can hardly even picture Luke with a sister!" she says giggling. "Well, I guess he did have Jess there for a while." She pauses as if remembering, "Brave man to try it again."
Lorelai smiles and nods in agreement. They round the corner towards Luke's. A large U-Haul is backed up to the front doors of the diner and you can see Luke angrily pacing out front as TJ and Liz grab boxes from the truck and take them inside.
"Hey Luke." Lorelai waves at him. " Wow!" she says looking into the truck, "That's a lot of stuff." She turns to Luke, who nods his head in exasperation.
Luke explains, "They couldn't find any storage places in town here and they have to have the truck back in Hartford by seven, so guess where all this stuff is going! In my apartment!" He looked like he was going to explode.
"Oh, hey Sookie." He says in a calmer voice after noticing her standing behind Lorelai. He glances into the stroller but the baby is bundled up and can't be seen.
Sookie smiles at him, "I would ask how you're doing, but I see you don't have time for chit-chat"
Inside the diner there is a loud crash and you can hear TJ holler out "Don't worry, I got it." Followed directly by Kirk saying, "No he doesn't!" and another crash. Luke's face turns a deep shade of purple. Lorelai couldn't stop herself from smiling. Then Luke's sister Liz came outside.
She notices Loreali, "Oh, hey. Nice to see you again." She points over her shoulder at Luke and says, "What did I tell you 'My Hero'." She walks over to Luke and kisses him on the cheek and links her arm into his. "He's helping his pain in the ass sister out of another jam again." She looks up at him adoringly.
Lorelai notices how Luke's face turns from deep purple to a cute shade of pink, as he looks down at his sister hanging on his arm. Sookie takes in the whole picture Luke, Liz, and Lorelai smiling at them. She smiles and shakes her head. 'Maybe someday Lorelai will figure out where she should be in this picture.'
Lorelai looks at Liz, "I'm just gonna grab a burger and refuel, then I'll come give you guys a hand." She said as she and Sookie started squeezing their way into the diner.
Luke hollers out, "Just tell Lane that I said your guys' lunch is on the house today. Rory's inside too, she already ate"
Lorelai turns back and gives Luke a big smile. "You are a sweetie, Luke"
He smirks, "You say that now, but I'm leaving the heavy boxes for you!"