"Mommy" asked Rory who was sitting on the couch in the shed, holding a copy of Little Red Riding Hood in her hands "Why we leaving?"
"Because our house needs to be fixed."
"Broken?"
"Yes, kinda." Replied Lorelai "but don't worry we have another house."
"Where?"
"We are going to live with Luke at the diner."
"Why?"
"Because he wants to help us out."
"Why?"
"Because he is our good friend."
"Why?"
This was starting to irritate Lorelai a little "Because he is very nice."
"Why?"
"Because he likes you so much." Lorelai was sure that if she, as a child, ever did this to her mother she would be up in her room before she even finished getting the second 'why' out of her little mouth/. That is why Lorelai never lost her temper at Rory and answered all her questions no matter how many that was. No matter what, she vowed that she would never be her mother.
"Oh," Replied Rory "when we leave?"
Now, actually" Lorelai said taping the last of the few boxes they actually had shut. "Ready babe?"
"Yep!" Rory said taking her coat from her mothers hands."
Minutes later Luke showed up in his green pick up truck. (a/n this is before they had the jeep.)
"Is this all?" he asked looking at the 9 boxes and 2 shopping bags that were on the ground.
"That's it." Said Lorelai.
"Okay said Luke picking up the first box and loading it in the truck. 5 minutes later they were all ready to go.
"Hop in" said Luke
"Just a sec." Lorelai said in response. "Come here Rory." Her daughter cam running into her arms, and Lorelai scooped her up. Luke couldn't help but notice how much Lorelai loved her daughter and how much Rory loved her mother. Lorelai was so good at being a mom even if she was only 18.
'She had nailed down that tactic right when the doctors handed Rory to her in the deliver room.' Like thought to himself.
"Hey Ror." Lorelai directed to her daughter. "This was you first home. I always want you to remember that. This is where everything happened."
"Kay Mommy." Said Rory giving her mother a kiss on the cheek. "Can we go to the new house now?"
"Sure babe. Lets go." Lorelai walked to the car with Rory in her arms.
All 3 piled into the truck. Lorelai had to hold Rory on her lap seeing how there was no car seat.
When they arrived at the diner Luke went around to the passenger side door and opened it. Immediately he felt something clinging around his neck.
"He Rory." He said, "You're excited I see!" She said returning the hug. He loved this little girl with all his heart. He'd see her grow up. From the first time Lorelai walked into the diner holding a little ting thing all wrapped in pink blankets he knew he loved her. Both of them...
When they entered the apartment upstairs, Lorelai was shocked. He had gone all out. Luke had made a crib for Rory. It was obvious he did it all by himself. I was a deep stained brown crib with carvings of flowers along the edges. And over the top of the crib, along the headboard he carved out "Rory" and painted it pink.
Directly across form that in the opposite corner there was a double bed. It had purple sheet and many pink and blue pillows. One, which was a big "L" witched matched Rory's "R" in her crib. Above the bed hung big posters of U2, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, and one of The Offspring with a big read "X" over it.
"Oh my goodness, Luke" she said with tears in her eyes
"You don't like it?" He asked
"No, I love it!" she replied putting Rory down on the floor. "You didn't have to do all this!"
"I didn't," he replied "but I wanted to."
"You are the sweetest man alive!" she said embracing him in a huge hug "I don't know what we would have done without you!"
She pulled away from him, though still holding on to his strong forearms, and looked him straight in his eyes. 'His big beautiful green eyes" she thought. Lorelai leaned in and gave him a quick peck on the lips. "Thank you" she said and then he pulled her into another hug.
'This is how I always want it to be' Lorelai thought to herself 'In his arms, Forever. But I can't be. I have a kid. He's 20 years old. He doesn't want the responsibility of a 2 year old.
'This is how I always want it to be' Luke thought to himself still holding Lorelai close to his body 'With her forever. But I can't. She has a kid. She wouldn't want me intruding on her live and making things harder for her.'
"MOMMY!!" cried Rory, pulling on her pant leg. "Did you see my new bed?!?!"
"Yeah!" replied Lorelai kneeling down to be the same height as Rory "It awesome!" she said with a big smile "Thank Luke."
Rory skipped over to Luke who was now sitting at the kitchen table "Hey Lukey?" she asked attempting to pull herself onto his lap.
"What can I help you with kiddo?" he asked pulling her to his lap.
"Thanks for my bed." She said in a softer voice than normal. She kissed his cheek. "I love it."
"No problem kiddo." He said returning her kiss.
She was just about to hop off his lap when she looked at him again "Mommy happy too." She said. Then she smile and hopped off his lap.