"I don't know, he seems nice to me." Rory commented.

"Let's go back today." Lorelai suggested.

"You like him!" Rory teased.

"I do not!" Lorelai objected, "I like his food, and coffee."

"I think it's sweet."

"There's nothing to be sweet Rory."

"Come on Mom, when's the last time you went out on a date?"

"Who said anything about a date?" Lorelai asked suddenly.

"He might, if you drop him a couple hints."

"Rory, stop it." Lorelai said becoming annoyed.

"Sorry." Rory, apologized. She looked at Lorelai who was blushing, then she smiled and Lorelai couldn't help but smile back.

"Stop it!" Lorelai laughed.

That evening once again the Gilmore girls made their way to Luke's diner. Lorelai now felt nervous and uncomfortable knowing that Rory saw through her.

"Hello ladies. What will it be?" Luke asked holding his pen.

"I'll have the same as yesterday." Lorelai replied.

"And I'll just have a piece of lemon pie. I'm not really feeling very hungry." Rory added.

"Do you want coffee with your pie?" Luke teased.

"Yes." Rory replied cheerfully.

Luke smiled and walked off.

"See, he's nice." Rory whispered.

Lorelai sat there feeling very odd. She hadn't even thought of dating the past 6 years. She had stayed single mainly for Rory's benefit, but also for her own. She wasn't sure if she could ever be in another relationship since Chris. But then again the relationship she had with Chris wasn't a prime example to set all relationships by.

"Here you go." Luke said "Enjoy your food."

After another night of eating at Luke's Lorelai soon realized that there was something special about this man. She couldn't quite put her finger on it, but he had something.

That night Rory was reading one of her novels when Lorelai knocked on her bedroom door.

"Come in." Rory replied.

"Hey." Lorelai greeted.

"Hey."

"I've been thinking about what you said. You know about when was the last time I had been on a date. Well the last time I was on a date it was with your father, so if that tells you anything..."

"I didn't mean to offend you." Rory said sorrowfully.

"Oh no... no... You didn't offend me. You just gave me something to think about yah know. I mean I never thought about dating, I never knew how you would feel about it, or even how I would feel about it."

"I wouldn't mind." Rory said casually.

"You wouldn't?" Lorelai clarified.

"Nope."

"Oh... well, okay then." Lorelai confirmed.

Rory started reading her novel again, Lorelai paced around the room and then stopped abruptly.

"So, if I was to go out on a date, it'd be cool, right?"

"Right." Rory said not lifting her eyes from the book.

"And you wouldn't hold any type of grudge against me for spending time with someone else?"

"I don't mind sharing." Rory replied still focused on her novel.

Lorelai shook her head and then clapped her hands together. "Great. So I'll see you later, then."

Now, Rory looked up from her novel. "What do you mean?"

"You said it was okay." Lorelai spoke quickly.

"What?"

"Dating."

"You're going on a date tonight?" Rory asked confused.

Lorelai shook her head.

"With who?"

"Luke."

"Luke!" Rory gasped. "We just left there like an hour ago, he never mentioned a date."

"No, but I kinda left my number on the table." Lorelai gave Rory a "please approve" look.

"How is that a date?" Rory asked.

"He called me. And asked me if I would be interested in maybe getting together after he closes the diner, and yah know, getting to know each other."

"What does he mean by getting to know each other?" Rory asked.

"I don't know." Lorelai replied. "I'm sure he just means getting to know each other. You're okay with this right?"

"Yeah, of course." Rory replied. "It just surprised me it happened so fast."

"Me too." Lorelai agreed. "But I promise I'll be home by 12:00 okay."

"Okay." Rory replied softly. "Have a good time." She added semi-cheerfully.

Lorelai leaned in and kissed her daughter on the cheek. "Bye babe."

Rory didn't feel much like reading after hearing her mother was going out on a date. She thought she'd be okay with it, and she probably would have been had she been given more time to accept it. Anyway, she liked Luke. He was upset over drinking coffee, so the odds of him being a drunk were low, and that was a relief to Rory.