Author's Note: Here lies chapter two.Thanks for all the reviews! They are greatly appreciated.

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She's Almost perfect, but She's Not
Chapter 2- Let's Talk

Sunlight streamed in through the small window, a rainbow of colors playing across the sleeping female's face. Sensing a distraction, she shook herself awake. Still half asleep, she felt around, only feeling fluffy pillows all around her.

"Luke?" she mumbled, rubbing her eyes. Finally she pulled herself up out of the warm bed, feeling a cool breeze. Suddenly her senses kicked in; she looked around and found a cup of steaming hot coffee. "Angel…" she mumbled again, taking a long sip. Taking the coffee in her hands she wrapped the blanket around herself as she made her way into the bathroom, picking her clothes up off of the chair from the night before.

"Hey…" she greeted him, with a large smile as she made her way behind the counter. The diner was bustling and she was still in her clothes from the day before but somehow she didn't mind.

"Hey!" he exclaimed, kissing her long and hard, something new for both of them. Lorelai was accustomed to the usual peck on the lips she gave him before leaving, but this was all right with her too. When they finally pulled apart they noticed a silence crept over the diner. When they turned to look at the crowd, they went back to their usual chatty selves, pretending like they hadn't been eavesdropping a second before.

"Okay, so I need to get to work," Lorelai stated, with a large yawn. "Coffee so I can make it home to change in one piece?"

"Here you go," he said handing her the take out cup, filled with coffee, and a brown paper bag. "Blueberry muffin," he said as an answer to her questioning look.

"Angel." She gave him a quick peck on the lips and turned to go when he called her name and she turned.

"I'll pick you up at eight tonight, okay? I thought we could catch some dinner at Scruffy's and talk. You know, about last night."

"Oh. Sure. I'll be ready."

After changing, and ignoring the flashing light of her answering machine, Lorelai headed to work. It was a slow drive, with the clean up process going on after the previous day's bicycle race. Her mind wandered while she sat at the red light. She thought about Rory but found she didn't want to think about that subject at the moment. So her thoughts drifted to Luke and how he had said they needed to 'talk'. Had he had a last minute change of heart?

A car's horn broke her from her thoughts and she realized she was holding up traffic. With a wave to the person behind her, she drove on.

"Hey, Sook," Lorelai greeted as she sat down on a kitchen stool and watched her best friend cook. Sookie had found she couldn't bear to stay away from the Inn any longer and set up a play pen in the far corner of the kitchen, away from all the utensils, to keep baby Izzy in.

"Hey! Oh! I was thinking, how about we do a Weston's Night again! Now that I'm able to make it up past 7…" she added with a chuckle. "You, Rory, Me. Us three- What's wrong sweetie?"

"Um, nothing. It's nothing. I just…" she looked around, seeing if anyone else was around. The kitchen staff was busy at work and she doubted they would care anyway.

"You're kind of scaring me now."

"Rory doesn't live here anymore." It came out before she thought about it. She had intended to tell her about the engagement, but having Rory on her mind, she let it out.

"What? I'm sorry, I'm kind of confused here, Lorelai."

"She doesn't live in Stars Hollow anymore. She moved in with my parents, of all people." She felt the tears welling up in her eyes as she spoke, but was determined not to cry over this. It was Rory's life. If she wanted to screw it up let her.

"What? I am so sorry, honey. What happened?"

"That's not all. She dropped out of Yale. After getting arrested for stealing a yacht. I seriously don't know what to do anymore, Sook. I went to my parents for help and they stabbed me in the back. Rory went and saw them or something and they took her side over mine. They wanted this! They wanted her to go to Yale! She went to Yale! And now they're supporting her dropping out?" her voice got louder as she spoke and she realized she started pacing half way through. The kitchen staff looked over, a terrified expression playing on each one's face.

"Okay, sweetie. Come on…" she wiped her hands on a towel and led Lorelai into her office. "I am so sorry," she said softly, enclosing Lorelai in a hug. "I can't believe she did this to you! You have given that kid everything she's wanted. What's gotten into her?"

"Yale. That's what's gotten into her. Logan and all their little rich friends."

Lorelai took a deep breath, and let it out.

"I also have kind of some good news, but you have to promise not to tell anyone. Not even Jackson!"

"Ooh… okay. What is it? Is it dirty?" she asked with a suggestive smile, dropping the subject of Rory with Lorelai's lead.

"Okay. Sookie, I'm engaged!" Lorelai exclaimed, with a large grin.

"What!" Sookie yelled, covering her mouth with her hands. "No! Luke proposed?"

"No! I proposed to him! He seemed kind of shocked, and I have no clue why he said yes, but…"

"No clue? The man is crazy about you, Lorelai. I mean, he bought you guys a house! So I think if you wouldn't have he would -"

"He bought us a what?" Lorelai whispered, staring at Sookie in shock.

"A… house? You didn't… Oh, God." Sookie said, a panicked look coming over her features. "I'm sorry, I thought you knew!"

"A house? What house?" Lorelai sat down in her chair, looking up at her friend.

"The Twickam House…" Sookie stated, looking apologetically at Lorelai.

"Wow. Okay. Now I understand the whole 'talk' thing…"

Eight o'clock rolled around and Lorelai, for once in her life, was dressed and ready to go. At 8:05 Luke pulled up and she approached the car.

"You bought a house?" she asked calmly, through the window.

"How?" Luke asked, looking up at her, astonished.

"Sookie." Lorelai stated, walking over and getting into the car. "We need to talk, Luke. Now."

Luke sighed, rubbing his face with his hands.

"Okay. I bought the house, okay? I knew I wanted to ask you to marry me but you beat me to it. And one day I woke up after this dream that we were married and living in that house and it was just so… amazing."

"Why didn't you tell me, Luke? You could have told me, you could have come to me."

"I know, but I thought it would be a surprise. A nice house for us and -"

"The kids." Lorelai said, it all coming back to her.

"What?" Luke asked, looking out the window at the chuppah.

"The kids. Our kids. That's what you meant, didn't you?" Lorelai was touched. Touched that he was thinking about these things, just as she was.

"Yeah… but it doesn't matter now. I backed out of it. Kirk is probably signing the papers as we speak."

"Why did you back out?" Lorelai asked and hoped the relief wasn't evident in her voice.

"You were mulling!" he exclaimed, suddenly, startling her. "You were thinking about traveling, moving around, leaving me behind. I thought that was what you wanted, not being tied down by a family."

"Luuuke…" Lorelai said, looking at him seriously. "I wasn't planning on taking the job offer. They wanted me; no one has ever wanted me like that. I had to mull it over."

"Dirty." Luke muttered, not looking at her.

Lorelai looked over at him a small smile on her lips. "My ways are rubbing off on you."

"Should I go back to Taylor and see if it's too late?"

"Um, Luke? What's wrong with my house? I mean, I know Bob isn't used to having a man live there but I'm sure he can get used to it."

"Bob?"

"My house. Wondering what you see in me?"

"You know it," Luke stated with a small smile. Seeing her shiver slightly he started the truck up, turning the heat on. "That's your and Rory's house. It wouldn't be ours."

"Rory moved out, remember? And it's already yours, babe. Who fixes everything around there? Who supplies the nutrition in that household? Huh? It certainly is not me."

"Rory will move back, eventually she'll come to her senses."

"She's almost 21. She has to move out sometime. I think now is the time. I'm not going to support this no-college path she's on, so I can't support her living here. But you, my fiancée, I can support living here. He's a nice house. He likes me. Jealous?"

"Of a house? You bet. Okay, then. I'll move in."

"Okay, then. Let's go, I'm starving."

"You know, we need to do this more frequently."

"Sit in a truck and starve?" she asked jokingly.

"No, talk. I think we need to talk about some other stuff at supper, too. But first, we have to make a stop."

"Nooo! I'm hungry!"

"I think you're going to like it," Luke said with a mysterious smile that sent shivers down Lorelai's spine. With that they set off into the night, Lorelai flipping through radio stations.