While making their way back to Lorelai's Luke comments, "Did you see the 2 etch-a-sketches I brought in? How many does the man need?"
Lorelai giggles, "I brought in one too! I hope there was nothing important on it 'cause I dropped it on the way upstairs. Now he'll have to start all over."
They continued laughing as they approached the driveway, but as soon as Luke saw the pathetic trail through the snow, which he figured was where the walkway was supposed to be, he threw his hands in the air and said, "Why can you not keep your damn walkway shoveled?!"
Lorelai defends herself, "Well, number one: you took the shovel, remember. Number two: it's not that bad as long as you step in the tracks already made. Although I will say that in high heels it can be a little tricky."
Luke looks at her with an exasperated scowl. She shrugs back at him, "Hey, just wanted to let you know before you try prowling my house in your pumps." She turns and starts trudging up to the door.
"Has it ever occurred to you to buy your OWN shovel?" He says, literally following in her footsteps.
Lorelai answers thoughtfully, "Actually it occurs to me every time I walk down this path, but by then I'm either in my house all warm and cozy, or I'm on my way out and probably to busy to remember to get a shovel. Then I return home again…vicious cycle really." She turns back to him with a smile and he just shakes his head.
"So what your saying is that if there happened to be a shovel store right beside your walkway, you would then buy a shovel and clean your walkway?" Luke asks.
Lorelai shrugs, "No, I would probably just flirt with the guy who owns the shovel store until he promised to clean it for me." With that they reach the door and go inside. After taking off their coats, Luke heads into the kitchen to find the kettle and Lorelai stops to check her messages.
MSG 1- Rory- "Hey mom, just wanted to let you know that I'm gonna crash at Lane's tonight. I figured you wouldn't mind because you said you had to go over resumes tonight anyway. If you come across any good ones set them aside and we'll mock them later. I'll call you later tonight, love you, bye."
MSG 2- Emily- "Lorelai, it's your mother I'm just calling to remind you that you promised to attend the Zoo Expansion Benefit on Wednesday and I need you to bring a date. If you can't find anyone I'll ask Jason if he'll go with you, as he seems almost as bad as you do, at finding someone on short notice. I am also glad to hear that your answering machine message is normal for a change. I will talk to you tomorrow."
Lorelai had crossed her arms somewhere in the middle of the conversation. She now uncrossed them and reached over to the message record button on the machine. "Stars Hollow Morgue, you stab 'em, we slab 'em." She records over the old message then goes to the kitchen to find Luke who is sitting at the table reading the Motrin bottle.
Lorelai- "Hey Luke, Rory's crashing at Lane's tonight, so if you want you could stay in her room tonight."
Luke- "No, I'll be fine. I'll talk to Jackson about that cot on my way back."
Lorelai- "I put fresh sheets on the bed this morning."
Luke- "No, really. Don't worry about it."
Lorelai- "You could help me go through resumes tonight."
Luke- "Oh, boy. No, really Lorelai it's fine."
Lorelai- "I'll put a cookie on your pillow?"
Luke- "Dirty!"
Lorelai- "Nice to see you're catching on!" she says giggling. "Come on Luke, there's no way your gonna get any rest tonight if you go back to your place, then you'll be sleepy tomorrow morning, and I have to get up early tomorrow which means I'll need coffee..."
Luke- "You always need coffee."
Lorelai- "…and you'll be to sleepy to have made coffee, and I'll get upset at you, and you'll get upset at me, and over time this hostility will grow until one day you cut me up and serve me for the Sunday special."
Luke rolls his eyes and looks over towards Rory's room, then back at Lorelai. "I'll have to go home and grab some things."
Lorelai- "Like your teddy bear and your toothbrush?"
Luke chuckles, then gets up and starts to leave.
Lorelai- "I thought you wanted tea?"
Luke- "I couldn't find your kettle." He says while doing up his boots.
Lorelai- "Oh. It's in the oven."
Luke- "Why is your kettle in the oven?"
Lorelai- "Because we never use it for anything."
Luke- "The kettle or the oven?"
Lorelai- "You know me well."
Luke nods as he zips up his jacket. "I'll bring back some burgers too." He opens the door to leave and looks out, "And maybe a shovel. See ya in a bit."
Lorelai- "No rush, it'll give me time to actually put fresh sheets on the bed."
Luke looks up at the sky in a quick silent prayer and then heads back to the Diner.