One year later:

Luke and Lorelai were happier than ever. Together they had made a little family; Luke, Lorelai, Rory and Liam. Rory was now a very active two year old. She had piercing blue eyes, just like her mother, and brown curly locks of hair. Liam was now a year and a half old and had started walking and talking. He had light brown loose curls of hair, like his mother, and deep grayish brown eyes. Luke and Lorelai had been together since that night just one year earlier. For their one year anniversary Luke had made up his mind that he would ask Lorelai to marry him. Just one day before their anniversary there was a knock at their front door. Luke answered the door and saw a man he didn't know standing on the other side. The stranger looked at Luke and said, "I'm sorry do I have the right house? I'm looking for Lorelai. . . Lorelai Gilmore." Luke didn't know who this man was, but he called to Lorelai that the door was for her. She came to the door holding a messy Liam in her arms. Her steps slowed when she saw who was at the door. Luke noticed the change in her state. "Lorelai? Are you okay? Who is this?" Luke asked. "Lorelai?"

"Christopher" was all that Lorelai sad and Luke knew.

"Lor?" said Chris, "You okay?"
"What? Oh, yeah I'm fine."
"You don't look fine and is that your kid?"

"Oh, um, no this is Luke's son Liam. Why are you here Chris?"

"I wanted to see Rory. I want her to get to know me. I thought maybe we could be a family."
"Chris, Rory has a family, me and Luke and Liam. She has us. You can't just come back after two years and expect nothing to have changed. She's older now you know; walking, talking. And she doesn't know you at all. She won't remember who you are."

"Lor, can I just see her. She's my daughter too you know?"

"If you wanted to know her you would have been there to comfort her when she cried through the night, or when she was teething, or when she fell all the time when she learned to walk. You would know her and she would know you."

"Lorelai! What are you trying to tell me that I can't see her!"

"No Chris, just that she won't remember you. You should know her, but you can't just walk in and out of her life."

"And yours right?"

"No Chris, I've moved on. I'm with Luke now. And we are happy together. Rory deserves that stability."

From behind Lorelai came a pretty girl of two running towards her mother. "Mommy! Mommy!" exclaimed Rory. "Who's dat man?" asked Rory when she noticed their visitor.

Lorelai passed Liam to Luke and picked Rory up, "Rory, this is Christopher, your daddy."

It had been two months since Christopher had showed up and so far he had kept his word about not leaving Rory again, mostly. He had missed one weekend visit, but he tried his best to make up for it. Rory seemed to love her time with him, but Lorelai knew it was only a matter of time before Chris left again. Luke had also never gotten to ask Lorelai to marry him because of Chris. He still wanted to ask her and decided that on Lorelai's nineteenth birthday he would propose. As the day came closer Luke's excitement grew. He couldn't wait to make her Lorelai Victoria Gilmore-Danes, or maybe even Lorelai Victoria Danes. He loved their life so far together and he couldn't wait to be with her forever, forever one.

On the night of Lorelai's birthday Luke decided not to take her anywhere fancy, but rather the place he took her on their first date. He had called and asked that they be seated at the same table. Once they had eaten dinner Luke asked Lorelai if she had a sense of de-ja-vu about the evening. She remembered the restaurant but that as it. It was then he told her, "Lorelai. This is the exact table where you and I sat on our first date as 'friends'. This is where you told me you were afraid of what our being together could do and now I ask you if you are still scared?" As Luke spoke he slid off the chair and onto one knee "Are you still scared of what our being together could be? And I now I ask you, Lorelai Victoria Gilmore, will you honor me by becoming my wife?" Lorelai felt tears streaming down her face. She loved Luke more than anything and she wanted him to be Rory's father and the father of any future children she had. Lorelai looked up into Luke's eyes and said, "Yes I will marry you. I love you." And Luke replied, "I love you too."