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Summary: Picks up after Sookie's wedding. Lorelai is devastated because Chris is gone and she's trying to drive the pain out of her heart by jogging through Stars Hollow in the middle of the night when suddenly...

Thanks to: my Computer, with whom the story wouldn't exist! Garbage with the song why do you love me, because you inspired me to write this story and finally I wanna thank ProFfeSseR who keeps encouraging me to write new stories. You rock.

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Chapter 1: A broken heart

The hot sweat ran down her cheeks and mixed itself with the salty tears which came out of her eyes. Her t-shirt was already soggy and the words:"Red hot mama!" were hardly recognizable on the wet fabric. Her heart pounded in a fast pace as she ran down the dark streets sobbing heartbreakingly.

She wanted to drive the pain out of her heart, which he had caused, she wanted it gone. With every time her foot landed on the wet ground she felt a stinging pain in her heart. She knew why, she knew who was responsible for her aching core. It was him, always him. The one who had left her for some anorexic, rich chick.

She was hurting and he didn't care. She understood that he wanted to be there for his new child, but he had never ever been there for their kid. She had to raise her all on her own, she was the one who kept waking up all night to calm down her little girl.

"Why? Why?" she kept asking herself over and over again. She kept running and running, not excatly knowing where to go, her pace started getting quicker and quicker, but all she felt was the agony.

She didn't know where her feet were leading her but soon she reached the small lake. She let herself fall down on the foot bridge and started sobbing, she felt like the pain in her chest was never coming to an end. She started screaming:"I hate you, damn it you ruined my life!"

That wasn't her, it was not Lorelai Gilmore's way to overcome a relationship. She was the witty, always happy one with the gorgeous smile and the spark in her eyes. The caffeine addict, the Bangels stalker, freind of everyone. Now she's crying her heart out because of some jerk who can't make up his mind. No it definitly wasn't her.

That thought only made her cry harder."Why am I doing this? What is happening to me?" she asked herself evermore. She got up and tried to calm herself down. Lorelai now slowly started walking, brushing the tears away from her face still sobbing a bit. She was heading home when she suddenly heard a familliar voice calling her name.

She jerked to a halt and turned around. It was him, always him, the one who was always there for her. She started crying again, for no reason just to show him how she felt. She ran down the street and jumped into his arms sobbing heavily. No words were needed.

He held her in his arms in the middle of the street. His heart was aching, because he hated it to see her in such bad shape. He promised to kill the little, stinking person who had done this to her.

They both fell to their feet. She sobbed into his chest and he was holdinh her tighly, rubbing her back.

They sat there for nearly an hour, but then she abruptly stopped crying. She looked up and met his shiny blue eyes filled with concern and sorrow.

He saw the great pain in her eyes and was eager to know what had happened, but he didn't say anything, because he knew she wasn't ready to talk. There was a long silence where they both just stared at eachother, never getting tired of what they saw in the face of their opponent. Finally she broke the silence with a quiet "Thanks".

"You are welcome! I think we need to get up or we'll get a cold " he whispered referring to the wet, still steamy ground. He got up and offered her his hand, which she greatfully took. Still clutching the hem of his shirt, she hugged him tightly, just enjoying his warm embrace.

"Would you mind taking me home? I think I won't be able to make it on my own." she spoke under the breath.

He entwined his hand in her's and started walking slowly down the street. Neither of them spoke the entire way to her house.

As they reached the door she turned towards him:"Luke, thanks for being such a great guy but I think you can...!" she started , but was cut off by his finger on her lips.

"I'm not leaving you alone when you are in such a bad shape. You have to sleep and I'm not going away until the sandman comes and leads you to dreamland ok? I'll leave when you are fast asleep, ok?"

"Luke you don't need to." she said, but deep down in her heart she wanted him to stay, because she knew she needed a friend to comfort her.

"But I want to." he assured and opened the door. "Come on in the house or do you want to freeze to death?"

She obeyed and closed the door behind her. He lead her to the kitchen and sat her down at the table. He made some coffe and sat down in the chair beside hers. He still felt that stinging pain in his heart, when he saw her leaning on the kitchen table being on the verge of tears again. He knew she needed a friend to comofort her so he put his hand on her back stroking it lightly.

As she felt his hand on her back she shivered slightly. She knew he would always be there for her, not asking her any questions just calming her down and protecting her from all the pain. Now she thought of him again the one who was to blame for all this and she started sobbing again.

He couldn't take it anymore, he got up from his sett grabbed her by the waist and sat down on the chair again so she was sitting in his lap. He pulled her close to him and whiped away the tears.

"Shhh, Shhh it's okay... come here!" he said pulling her face twoward his schoulder, where she cried in his soft flannel. He stroked her back over and over to calm her down.

She deeply inhaled his scent. He smelled like coffee and pancakes with a touch of Axe. It was a comforting scent, a scent which exhaled a sort of clam. She then stopped crying again and got up.

"So I think I'll go to sleep now, thanks for everything Luke!" she smiled weakly.

"Uh uh. I told you I was staying until you are fast asleep so I'm not leaving yet." He got up and lifted her onto his shoulders and carried her up the stairs.

"Luke!" she yelled, but he didn't give in he kept her on his shoulders and when they reached her room he threw her on the bed. He went to her drawer and pulled out some ne pajamas.

"You go change and I'll wait here!" he said pointing out the door.As she was out of sight, he layed down on the bed and let this past two hours renanact infront of his eyes. He had been looking for Jess, but when he had seen Lorelai walking down the street he had been running to her and had checked if she was okay, but when he had senn her face he could tell something was wrong, he could tell that she had been crying. As she was running into his arms, he had known that she needed a comforting friend and, as always, he was there for her, holding her. When she had started crying in his chest he had smelled her hair. It had smelled like strawberries and he had kept inhaling the scent.

"I'm back!" her voice snapped him out of his beautiful thoughts.

"Great! So how you feeling right now?" he asked concerned.

"Well I guss I'm better now. You know you don't have to stay! Really I'm fine." No please stay I need you so badly she thought to herself.

"No I am staying, I can tell you're not fine!" Besides, I've always wanted to share a bed with you he thought smiling.

"Thanks Luke I appreciate it." he knows me so well.

"Stop thanking me that's weird!" I should normally thank you for being so beautiful, STOP that man she's hurting she needs you as a friend not as a freer right now.

"OK!" with that she sat down on the bad beside him.

He didn't want to push it, but he wanted to know what had happend to her.

"Lorelai?"

"Yeah!"

"You wanna talk about it?"

"No please don't make me talk about it or I'll start crying again. I'll tell you when I feel better okay?" she didn't want to humiliate herself again infront of him.

"Yeah, I'm just concerned you know, I'm gonna kill that person who did that, Jeez I swear!"

"Thanks Luke you are great, you are the best friend you could wish for!" she smiled and gave him a small hug.

"Stop that! I mean it!" he said half serious.

She laid down and pulled the sheets up to her face, beacause she felt tears welling up her eyes again and she didn' t want Luke to see it. She winced as quietly as possible, but after a while she saw Luke leaning over her.

"Come here!" he said turning her around, pulling the sheets over them and hugging her tightly. She nuzzeld into his neck and smelled him again. He felt Luke placing small kisses on her forehead and with his warm breath in her hair she drifted off to sleep.


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