A/N: I know I have been slow to update this story and let me start by saying I'm very sorry. Since October things have been weird. My grandpa was very sick and I was away in NJ every weekend visiting him and then I had 21 people at my house for thanksgiving. Then in mid-December my grandfather passed away and I missed a whole week of my crazy catholic/private school. When I got back I have to finish up all my makeup work and make up like 5 tests I missed. So things have been pretty hectic since then a week after Christmas I went to NY for a New Years Eve wedding and then I had to go back to school and try to figure out all this new crap everyone started without me! So then I had to worry about midterms! But now there over and I'm home so I'm doing a well-waited update! Sorry for the wait…I did get a comment on how I wasn't updating fast enough but now you know why….

8 Months Later

"RORY!" Lorelai yelled from the bottom of the diner stairs "It's time to go!… NOW!"

"Otay otay!" said Rory as she started down the stairs holding the railing tight. "I'm comin'!"

"Aww…Rory you look so cute! Are you excited about school?"

"Mommy, I don't think I gonna like school…."

"Of course you will kid. You will make lots of friends. Everyone will love you!"

"Prowmise?"

"Double promise."

Lorelai helped Rory put on her jean jacket and her new pink backpack (complements of Luke).

Just then Luke came out of the kitchen. "You girls ready for you big day?"

"You betcha!" replied Rory who skipped over to Luke. Luke scooped her up in his arms.

"Good!" he said giving her a peck on the cheek. "Lets get going!"

Lorelai walked out of the diner followed by Luke and Rory. It was just a short walk across the street to the school. When they arrived Luke put Rory down and she walked over to her mom.

"I don't wanna go mama. It's too big…." She said taking her mom's hand and holding it tight.

"Oh honey, listen, you'll be fine. Don't worry. And look you can see our house form the school. Whenever you miss home just look out the window and you will see the diner. Okay?" she said bending down so she was al eye level with Rory.

"Kay…" she said nervously.

The 3 of them entered the high school. The pre-school was located in the back. Rory held both Luke's and Lorelai's hand as the walked. When they got there they entered the classroom to meet the teacher. Each student was introducing themselves to the say their name and say who it was that they were with. Rory noticed that all the girls and boys were saying, "This is my mommy and daddy."

' If all these grown up boys are daddies….then is Luke my daddy?' Rory thought to herself.

"And what is you name?" the teacher asked Rory.

"Rory Gilmore." She answered simply.

"And who did you bring with you today?" the teacher inquired again.

"This is my mommy," she said pointing to Lorelai. "And this is my daddy." She said pointing at Luke.

Lorelai and Luke, surprised by this straightened their postures. "Um…" Lorelai spoke first "I'm Lorelai Gilmore and this is my…this is Luke Danes".

"Well nice to meet you both. I'm Miss Curran."

After about 5 minutes of small talk it was time for the parents to leave. Rory gave her mom a big hug. "Bye mommy. I love you." Lorelai kissed her cheek "Love you too Kiddo, now be good and one of us will pick you up at 12 o'clock."

Rory then hugged Luke "Bye daddy. Love ya!" This didn't make Luke anymore comfortable than the 1st time she said it. "Bye. And remember you can see the diner from the window."

Lorelai and Luke left the school and walked over to the gazebo. "Well that was awkward." Lorelai started.

"Just a little." He replied sticking his hands deep into his pockets.

"You are you know."

"What?"

"Rory's dad." Lorelai said moving close to him. "Your more of a dad that Christopher ever was. He disappeared before Rory was even 4 months old. And you…. you are just go great to her…to us…to me." she placed a light kiss on his lips.

"Yeah well, that's what you do for someone when you're in love." He said wrapping his arms around her waist.

"When your what?" she asked

"In love. I love you Lorelai Gilmore."

"I love you too Luke Danes. More than you know."

She put her arms around his neck and Luke slowly leaned in and placed a kiss on her lips. Their foreheads met and they just looked into each other's eyes and smiled.

Lorelai picked Rory up at school later that afternoon. She couldn't stop talking about how much she loved it.

"And her name is Lane, and he has brown hair, and she is super nice, and she likes to color, and we played together all day, and I shared my snack, and we sat together at story time, and…."

"Wow…slow down there kiddo. So you like it?"

"Love it."

"Good."

"Where are we going?" Rory asked her mother as they walk along the Stars Hollow streets.

"Well, we're going to Lu…I mean Daddy's to get some food and I though we could have a picnic outside in the town square."

"Fun!" Rory replied. "Hey mommy?"

"Yeah?"

"Can I ask you a question?"

"Sure, anything." Lorelai said sitting her and Rory on a bench.

"Is Lukey my daddy?"

"He's better."

"I like him as a daddy."

"Me too babe, me too."

One Month Later

"Okay bye sweetie. Tell Mrs. Kim if you need anything and she'll give me a call and I'll run right over."

"Kay mommy" Rory said giving her mom a hug. "Love ya."

"You too kiddo"

This was Lorelai's first night away form her daughter. She was a little nervous but knew she was in good hands with Mrs. Kim.

Lorelai walked toward the diner. She was so tired. She hadn't been home since 6 that morning. Her day started with going to school with Rory for Parent's Day then to the Inn where she had to deal with this couple that were stealing towels. Then she drove to Hartford to get to the bank and figure out where all her money was, and then picked up Rory at Miss Patty's then brought her to Lane's for her first sleepover. All that was on her mind was seeing Luke. It was Friday so Ceaser Sr. was running the diner because it was Luke's night off. Lorelai entered, greeted Ceaser and then headed up stairs.

When she walked into the apartment all the lights were out and the room was being illuminated with hundreds of candles. The table was set like in the movies and Luke was standing next to it holding a single rose.

"What is this?" she asked stepping more into the room. Luke walked over to her took her and looked her straight in the eye. "Lorelai, " he started

"When you walked into my diner 3 years ago I was amazed. Amazed by you. You are perfect. Everything I could have dreamed and more. You are what makes me get up in the morning and what makes me go all day with a smile on my face. I can't ever image living my life with out you. I know we are young and I know you have a past, but I can accept that, just like you have accepted me. I love you so much and nothing would honor me more that for you to become my wife."

"Luke…"

"Lorelai" he got down on one knee "Will you marry me?"

With tears in her eyes Lorelai looked at Luke and nodded. "Yes!"

Luke stood up and hugged her as tight as he could. He picked her up and swung her around. "I Love You."

"Right back at'cha"

Luke kissed her hard pulling her as close to him as possible. They both knew where this was leading

"L—lu—ukkee?" Lorelai said in between the kisses he placed on her color bone.

"Huh?" he replied

"I haven't….uummmm…I haven't been…umm…with…anyone...since Rory ..ya know…?"

"Do you not want to do this?"

"I do I really do. Trust me I've been wanting to do this for a while…but you know last time I had some…un-expected results…"

"We don't have to worry about that. We'll be totally safe. Promise."

"That's not what I'm worried about."

"What then?"

"Last time I …ya know…with someone…things were fine…but when life got a little messy, he took off. I don't want you to take off."

"Never."

"Promise?"

"Double Promise."

Lorelai smiled and leaned in for a kiss.

A:N- I'm going to start moving faster and jumping a couple months ahead just to get the new story line started.