Author: Katie
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters
Summar: Takes place right after the Season 5 finale, and what happens from there out
Authors Note: Since this is the first chapter, it will be a little shorter but the rest will be a reasonable length.
"Luke, will you marry me?"
Her voice was hoarse from the crying she had done earlier over Rory, but there was no doubt in her voice. If she couldn't trust her own family, there was only one person she could trust. The silence that filled the diner in those mere seconds was deafening.
"What?" Bewilderment filled his voice as he stared at her in shock. She just stared back at him, determined, yet lovingly.
"Lorelai, I love you. And I do want to marry you, but this isn't the right way to do this. You've had a horrible night and it just..it shouldn't be done like this." He said, stammering toward the end. She nodded slowly and looked down. She knew Luke was right. A moment like this should be perfect, she could still remember the anger that flowed through her when Max had proposed irrationally in her home. Luke was right. It had to be special.
"You're right. You're completely right." She whispered. The silence overcame them again. The town around them had an eerie feel to Lorelai, something was wrong with this. Rory should be at home in her bed on summer break with the plans to go back to Yale in the fall. She would end up being a fantastic journalist, and afterward would shove it in that rich yuppie's face. Of course, Lorelai was a little bias.
She just wished she could find the answer to her probelms.
The phone decided to ring at that silent moment. Luke gave Lorelai an apologetic look and picked up the phone.
"Hello?"
"What?" A shocked look spread across Luke's face.
"You're kidding me." He deadpanned.
"Fine, but if you cause any trouble, whatsoever, you are going to be out on your ass." He growled and hung up the phone.
"Who was that on the phone?" She asked, confused. He hesitated before answering her.
"It was Jess. He's coming back home."
And for some reason, when those words were spoken, Lorelai knew that maybe, just maybe despite her dislike for Jess, this could be the answer to her prayers.
