A/N: Here's the long awaited proposal scene. I had a whole picture of it in my head, but I couldn't get it down. So this is the best I came up with. I borrowed a few lines from Coyote Ugly.

Disclaimer: I still don't own the Gilmore Girls. Although, I wish I owned Luke and Jess.

Chapter 6

Lorelai stirred in her sleep as she tried to ignore the alarm clock that was mooing at her. Luke was right, it was annoying. When she finally realized Luke wasn't going to stop the cows, she reached over and hit the snooze button. She was about to fall asleep again when the doorbell began to ring.

"Who in their right mind would be ringing our doorbell at two in the morning? Luke, could you go kill whoever's at the door?" Lorelai joked.

There was no response from Luke. She opened her eyes and looked over where he was supposed to be. His side of the bed was empty. Lorelai figured he was just in the bathroom. She got out of bed and headed downstairs. She noticed the bathroom door was open and empty when she passed by. Where could Luke be? He promised to watch the first snow of the season fall with her. It was an hour to go time and he wasn't in bed or in the bathroom. She passed through the kitchen. Still no Luke. But at least whoever was at the door was still there.

Lorelai opened the door and on the other side was Kirk in what seemed to be a chauffeur's uniform. Complete with the hat. "Kirk?" Lorelai asked, trying to contain her laughter.

"Good evening Ms. Gilmore," Kirk greeted formally. "Mr. Danes has given this to me to deliver to you." Kirk he out a box to Lorelai.

"What's this?"

"A surprise from Mr. Danes."

Lorelai opened the box and pulled out an elegant royal blue gown. "Oh my. This is beautiful."

"These go with them." Kirk handed Lorelai a bag with matching gloves, shoes, and shawl. "Mr. Danes would like you to be ready in forty-five minutes, wearing these garments. Then I am to take you to your destination."

"Which would be?"

"Forty-four minutes."

Lorelai rolled her eyes and ran upstairs to get ready. She changed as quickly as she could. She was down to her last five minutes when she finally came downstairs, dressed and ready to go.

"Ok, I'm ready," Lorelai said. "Let's go."

"We still have two minutes and forty-seven seconds," Kirk remarked.

"So?"

"We can't leave until two fifty."

"Why?"

"Because I was instructed to escort you to the limo at exactly two fifty."

"What limo?"

"Ok. It's time. Right this way Ms. Gilmore." Kirk ushered Lorelai to a limo parked at the curb.

"Oh my. Where on earth..."

"Ms. Gilmore if you would. We're about to be late." Kirk held the door open for Lorelai. After she got in, he shut the door and climbed into the driver's seat. Kirk turned on the engine and started down the street. Kirk flashed the high beams and stuck his hand out the window, giving the thumbs up.

Babette picked up the phone. "They're on the road," she said.

"Great," Luke said. "Thanks Babette."

"No problem sugar."

Luke put the phone down and turned to Sookie. "We've got two minutes. You think everything will be ready in time?"

"We're going to cut it close, but I think we can pull it off. You better get out there. You're running out of time."

"Ok. How do I look?"

"You look fine."

Luke took a deep breath and walked out of the diner. He walked over to the gazebo and stood inside. At the first sight of the limo, he signaled to Lane and the rest of her band to start playing. Luke's heart started to beat faster as the limo got closer. Kirk pulled up to the curb and helped Lorelai out of the back seat. The sight before Lorelai's eyes took her breath away. There were lights all around the gazebo, lighting it up and Lane and her band stood beside it in formal wear, playing soft, romantic music. She spotted Luke standing in the gazebo and went to join him. She smiled at him. He was dressed in a tux. Tie, vest, jacket and all. He looked very stunning.

"Glad you could join me," Luke said.

"What are you up to Luke Danes?" Lorelai asked with a smile.

"I thought you wanted to watch the first snow of the season. The first flake is due to hit the ground in a few minutes."

"You set all this up just to watch the first snow fall?"

"Maybe. Maybe not."

"Luke..."

"Remember that surprise I wanted to give you last week at the restaurant?"

"Yeah."

"How about I give it to you now?"

"Alright."

"Hey, Patty put up her Christmas lights. Why don't you turn around and take a look at them?"

"Ok, but I don't see what this has anything to do with your surprise. Plus it's way too early to have Christmas lights up."

Lorelai turned around and faced Miss Patty's studio. Luke gave the thumbs up and lights on the doors turned on making the words 'Will you marry me?' appear. Lorelai stared at the words for a long while. She slowly turned around to find Luke down on one knee, looking up at her. She covered her mouth in shock and tried to keep from crying.

"I tried this once and it didn't work out so well. I'm going to do this and I'm going to do it right. Lorelai, I love you. I'd move heaven and earth for you. I can't give you a big house or a fancy car or anything flashy. But I can give you the world. You and Rory are my world. Lorelai Victoria Gilmore, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?" He took a small velvet box out of his pocket and presented her with his family's engagement ring.

It became one of those rare moments where Lorelai actually couldn't speak. She opened her mouth, but all that came out was a whimper. She was shocked by Luke's proposal and the ring. She knew it was the ring that had been in his family for three generations. She closed her mouth and tried speaking again. "Yes," she said, tears now streaming down her face. "Yes Luke. I'll marry you."

Luke smiled and stood as he placed the ring on Lorelai's finger. He wrapped his arms around her and lifted her into the air. He placed her back on the ground and kissed her passionately. Lorelai looked around and realized that it had started snowing.

"It may not be one thousand daisies, but I hope it's ok," Luke joked.

"It's perfect," Lorelai said softly.

Luke looked over his shoulder at the diner. Sookie was standing outside, motioning for them to come inside. "Do you know what I'm in the mood for right about now?" he whispered into Lorelai's ear.

"Why that sounds like it deserves a dirty," she joked. "What did you have in mind?"

"I want what every man wants at three o'clock in the morning. Breakfast."

"Where we going to find food at this time?"

"The diner."

Lorelai looked toward the diner and saw a glow coming from inside. Luke took her hand and brought her inside. He led her to the table that was set and had a candle on it. He pulled out a chair for her.

"Smells like Sookie is making something really great," Luke said as he took his seat.

"Sookie's here? Who else did you get to do this?" Lorelai asked.

"Kirk, Babette and Morey, Lane, the band, Patty, Sookie, Michel..."

"Michel? Michel's here?" Luke pointed across the room where Michel was standing, arguing with Jackson about something. "It's Michel! How'd you get him to help?"

"My sledgehammer is very persuasive."

"You did not."

"It got Kirk into the monkey suit." Luke pulled out a cell phone and handed it to Lorelai. "Press the call button."

"Who is it?"

"Rory. Before you utter a word to anyone and make it official, you need to tell her. Come on. I'm letting you use a cell phone in the diner. It's a once in a life time opportunity."

Lorelai took the phone and pressed the call button. It rang twice before Rory picked up. "Hey kiddo, did I wake you?"

"Nope."

"It snowed."

"I know."

"The best thing that could happen to me since you happened."

"Did he ask?"

"He asked."

"It's about time. So, you're getting married?"

Lorelai looked up at Luke and smiled. "I'm getting married."

"It's about time."

As Lorelai and Rory talked on the phone, Michel walked over to the table and was soon arguing with Luke. "I despise you, you lumber jack," Michel spat.

"Good. I'm not too fond of you, you fruit loop," Luke said sarcastically.

"A come come back from the talking beast. You must be an insane man to attack people with sledgehammers."

"You must not like your head."

"I despise you."

"You said that already."

"You are a mongrel."

"With a sledgehammer."

"What's going on?" Rory asked.

"Oh nothing. Luke's just about to play baseball with Michel's head as the ball," Lorelai joked.

"Ok, good. Hey Mom?"

"Yeah kiddo?"

"You sound happy."

"I am happy."

"I'm happy for you."

"Thank you. And one day, you'll find a man like Luke who'll love you and care for you and one day he'll make all your dreams come true."

"Will he be wearing flannel?"

"It wouldn't be Luke if he wasn't wearing flannel."

"We're lucky to have him aren't we?"

"Yeah, we are."

"I'd love to stay up all night and chat with you, but I have to go."

"Probably a good idea. Don't want you listening in on me and Luke."

"Dirty."

"Night."

"Night."

It had to be at least three in the morning when some crazed maniac knocked on Logan's door. He dragged himself out of bed and answered the door to find Rory standing on the other side. "Rory? What are you doing? It's three o…" Logan started. He was cut off when Rory threw her arms around him and kissed him passionately.

"Hi," Rory smiled when she finally pulled away.

"Hi. What was that for?"

"My parents are getting married."

"I'd love to see what happens when they announce they're having a baby."

"Dirty. Sorry it's late. Mom just called with the good news."

"Don't worry about it. I didn't know your folks weren't married," Logan remarked as he led Rory inside. "Did they get divorced or something?"

"No. They've just never been married. To each other at least."

"So in twenty years, they've never gotten married."

"To each other."

"Why not?"

"There were things that got in the way. Other people mainly."

"Your grandparents?"

"Mom's fiancé and Dad's ex-wife."

"Your dad was married?"

"Yup. I'm not too sure what happened though. All I know is he divorced her."

"And your mom's fiancé? What happened to him?"

"Nothing. She didn't think he was the one and called the wedding off. If it weren't for him, my parents would have been engaged for a week by now."

"What do you mean if it weren't for him?"

"Max Medina, Mom's ex-fiancé, showed up at the restaurant my parents were at the day of the original proposal. Because of him, there was no proposal that night. I hope he doesn't ruin anything now. My parents are so happy together."

"I'm sure he won't. So, does this glorious news merit me an invitation to meet the couple?"

"It merits me a family dinner with them and my grandfather. They want it just to be us tonight. I'm sorry Logan."

"I should have guessed," Logan mumbled.

"What was that?"

"Nothing. Listen Ace, I've got a big day tomorrow so I need to get back to bed. I'll see you before you visit your folks?"

"Uh…yeah. Sure."

"Alright." Logan gave Rory a kiss. "Bye."

"Bye." Rory left and on her way back to her dorm, she couldn't help but feel that something was off.

"Thank you," Lorelai said as she handed Luke the phone. "Who else knows about you proposing?"

"The whole town knows. They've known for a month," Luke laughed.

"A month?!?"

"Yup. I'm surprised you didn't hear Babette or Patty talking about it."

"So am I. So, how did they all find out?"

"Well, I went to get the ring polished and Babette saw me walking out of the jewelry store. She told Patty and it was all down hill from there. They went crazy when they found out I went to Rory and your parents to ask for their permission."

"You asked Rory and my parents for permission to propose to me? I can understand Rory saying yes, but my parents?!?"

"Actually, I got your father's permission. I found out last week that your mom wasn't to hot about it though. But your dad insisted I propose anyway."

"I can't believe you asked for permission."

"It was important to me that it was ok. I wanted everything to be perfect."

"Oh Luke. It is. Everything is perfect. And it always will be."

Luke leaned over the table and kissed Lorelai. After their meal, Luke took Lorelai home and made love to her all night. Afterwards, they lay in bed. Lorelai's head rested on Luke's sweaty chest as he stroked her hair. Lorelai held out her and walk looked at the ring on her finger.

"We're getting married," she smiled. Unlike the time she said it when she was Max, she was positive it was going to work out this time.

"We're getting married," Luke repeated, kissing the top of her head.