Hey I hope everyone likes this chapter, it's short but the next one will be up in a few days. If anyone has any ideas or just general feedback just review, what do people think about me putting Rory in a bit more and adding Jess into the mix? I'm not sure because I kinda wanted to keep it a Luke/Lorelai piece. Give me your thoughts :) Thanks for all the feedback so far, love you guys for it :)

CHAPTER 16 – Insomnia & Aneurisms

The day after the night before

Lorelai woke up around 5am that day, she had barely slept that night thinking about Luke and Chris, what would happen now? She knew that she would always care about Chris but did she love him? She got out of bed slowly trying to make sure that she wasn't going to wake Rory as she slept soundly beside her. She looked down at herself as she saw that in all the 'chaos' that had happened the night before she had just fallen asleep in her clothes! She tip-toed down the stairs slowly as she saw Chris still asleep on the sofa, she smiled as she looked at him curled in a ball sleeping soundly.

She walked into the kitchen and tried to be quiet as she started to make coffee. A few minutes later she sat down at the table and started to think what she would do now. Luke was probably at the diner right now, she so wanted to see him and talk to him†and kiss him. How could she think that he would cheat on her? Was she crazy, she knew in her heart that he wouldn't do that to her but she didn't listen to it, she just jumped to stupid conclusions. 'Now he probably hates me'

"Morning" a voice said as it woke her from her daze.

"Hey – did I wake you?"

"Yea well I heard someone trying to be quiet in the kitchen which didn't work and then I smelt the coffee so I knew it was you"

"Sorry but I needed my fix"

"Why are you up this early?"

"Just couldn't really sleep"

"Any reason"

"Didn't I tell you about my insomnia?"

"No you didn't, sounds tough" he said playing along as usual.

"Yeah it is, I go to my support groups every Tuesday night". He started to pour some coffee and came over to the table, he sat down and leaned in a kissed Lorelai softly on the lips. 'What the hell am I doing?' Lorelai thought as she watched him pull back and smile at her.

"Lor, I wanna talk to you about something?"

"Oooh sounds serious"

"Yeah it is kinda" he said nervously.

"Is this about the dirty screensaver I put on your computer?"

"What?" he asked confused.

"Oh nevermind" she said grinning wickedly.

"I know that just a short time ago you were with Luke and you didn't wanna be with me. But I think my break up with Sherry and yours with Luke†it's like fate and we're supposed to be together ya know? I love you Lor, I've looked for that person for me and I know you're it"

"That serious, this early?" she said attempting to use her humour to avoid the subject again.

"Well I've given it some serious thought. And I really want you to do me a favour.

"Dirty"

"I want you to be my wife, I want you, me and Rory to be a real family†I want it all with you. Lor will you marry me?" he said ignoring her previous comment as he watched her face turn serious.

"Excuse me?" she said as she tried to stop choking on her coffee.

"I want to marry you Lorelai"

"Um humm" is all Lorela could manage to get out.

"Oh damn I told Sookie I would be over early, and I'm late, I gotta go" Lorelai said as she ran to the hall and grabbed her jacket and bag and shouted that she would be back later. He just watched her leave, he knew this was a massive step and that she would need some time to think about things, but it felt so right now even after everything.

Lorelai ran out to the car and started it as she started to drive to Sookie's. She was driving past Luke's and saw that it was open, she really needed to see him and speak to him right now. She quickly jumped out of the jeep and ran into the diner as she searched for him, she couldn't see him anywhere. Why the hell isn't he here when I'm about to have an aneurism? she thought.

"Luke?" she said loudly as she looked around desperately.

"He's in his apartment" Lane said.

"Thanks hon" Lorelai shouted a she ran upstairs and burst through the door of Luke's apartment.

"Luke?" she shouted as he walked out of the bathroom with no shirt on and a toothbrush in his mouth.

"I need to talk to you"

"I duhn wheys" was all she could make out as she watched him walk back into the bathroom and come out a few moments later with a shirt on and no toothbrush.

"I dunno what to say Luke, I'm sorry"

"For which part?" he said coldly. He knew it was wrong but he wanted her to hurt just a fraction of the amount that she had hurt him.

"All of it. For Nicole making me believe you slept together and not trusting you, for ignoring you the past while and for Chris, I wanted to believe he was the one after I thought you were with Nicole but he's not" she said as her eyes started welling up again.

"What happened between you two?"

"We kissed"

"You kissed?"

"Yes"

"That's all?"

"†and he asked me to marry him"

"We were barely broken up and as soon as he came along you two started right up again, Obviously I meant nothing to you. And now he's asked you to marry him? How can you expect me to understand that Lorelai? I mean look how you treated me when you thought I was back with Nicole?" he said angrily.

"I know and I'm sorryâ€but you do mean something to me" she said louder than she had meant too, 'Not a good time to argue with him hon' she thought to herself.

"Just leave me alone" he said as he looked away from her. She turned away from him as she wiped her eyes and started to walk out, she would have fought harder but she didn't know if she could have forgiven Luke if had done everything that she had done to him.

"Luke?" she said just above a whisper as she turned around to look at him, he just stared back at her and didn't say anything.

"I love you" she said just above a whisper as she turned and walked out closing the door behind her.

He walked over to the window and watched her as she walked out of the diner and get in her truck.

"I love you too" he whispered.