"Where's Luke?" Lorelai practically demanded

"Gone."

"Where?"

"I don't know, he didn't say." Taylor looked at Lorelai carefully. "How come you don't know where he is?" Taylor asked.

Lorelai paused for a moment. "When did he leave?"

"About an hour ago."

Lorelai turned and walked back down the stairs. Taylor shrugged, and closed the door to his new apartment. Lorelai quickly ran out of the diner and jumped into the jeep.

"Well?" Rory asked hopefully and hastily.

"He's not there." Lorelai replied starting the engine.

"Where are we going?" Rory asked as they quickly sped out from the diner.

"To Ms. Patty's."

"What, why are we going to Ms. Patty's?"

"Cause Ms. Patty knows everything."

A look of depression fell over Lorelai's face.

"He said he'd rather us not know where he's going." Ms. Patty replied. "I can't believe he left. He was such handsome man."

Lorelai sat in silence.

"We were all looking forward to the wedding. You must feel so horrible, that he's up and left. But darling, take it from me there are millions of guys out there."

Lorelai suddenly looked up, if Ms. Patty didn't know she was the one who called off the wedding, then no one did.

"Thank you, Ms. Patty." Lorelai replied. "We'll be going now."

Rory noticed her mother had an idea floating around in her head.

"Oh, yes, I understand." Ms. Patty sympathized. "Good bye darlings."

"Good bye." they both replied.

"Okay, what are you thinking?" Rory asked as they stepped out onto the sidewalk and back into the jeep.

"Luke didn't tell anyone that I called off the wedding." Lorelai said, shutting her door.

"So." Rory replied. "Luke's not one to discuss personal issues with people."

"Or..." Lorelai inputted. "It means there still might be a chance he hasn't accepted it."

Rory raised an eyebrow. "What's it matter?"

"I don't know." Lorelai replied. "It just seems sad now. To think that it's over." She paused. "It feels like everyone was just waiting for me and him to hook up."

"Everyone was." Rory agreed. "But I thought it didn't matter what the decision was about him shooting dad?"

"It doesn't." Lorelai answered softly. "He's gone, and it's over." she purposely faked a smile. "But life goes on."

She looked out the window on the way home. The whole town seemed empty, and it no longer felt like home. Rory was noticing the same. When they got home, even their cozy house no longer felt warm and fuzzy. Lorelai flopped down on the couch. Rory mimicked her mother.

"You know, we've never stayed in the same place for more than 6 years." Lorelai noted. "We moved from Hartford to Tennessee, then from our small apartment, to our new house, to another apartment, and then to Hartford again for a few days, and then to an inn and finally wound up here."

Rory was impressed at how well her mother had memorized their life story.

"I know this has been the only place we've actually called home." Lorelai replied. "But without Luke..." she paused and began a new sentence. "It just always been easier and worked out better we've started completely over."

Lorelai was hoping she wouldn't have to come right out and say it, and luckily she didn't Rory caught on to exactly what Lorelai was implying. Lorelai wanted to leave Stars Hollow as well, and how could Rory blame her? Everything here would always remind her of Luke. Rory thought for a moment, if they left, she'd never see Lane again. Lane had became her only friend aside from her mother, but there would be other friends. Her mother was the most important person in her life and her being happy meant the most to Rory.

"Let's start packing." Rory smiled, determined to please her mother.