A/N: Guys, it's over. I know it's a little abrupt to end it here, but I was straying from the original plot. This last chapter is 14 years in the future. Lots of tears went into this whole story, but this last chapter is probably the biggest tear jearker. It's of the POV of each of the main characters on how Luke's death affected them within the past 14 years.

Looking Back

DEREK'S POV

November 30: Dad's Dark Day, April 27: my Dark Day. It's the one-day a year I hate that man. The man who decided to illegally drive his car while intoxicated. I promised myself a long time ago I wouldn't do that, drive drunk or let my friends drive drunk. April 27 is the day I go away. I have never gone to school that day ever. I don't hang out with my friends or anything. I can't go into Luke's and I can't look at Jess or Anna and Holden, my niece and nephew. I know it's weird that I do it. I mean, I didn't even no him that well, but yet on April 27 I have my dark day. I go to his grave and then go to the bridge and take the Lorelai, the boat, out on the lake. This was my mom's and I's tradition till I turned 12, when I went on my own. This is the one-day, besides Father's Day, that not having a dad shuts me down and I cannot function. Growing up without wasn't as bad as one might think. I always have had Jess, he's the one person who I trust totally and completely. I was never that close with Mom. She was the best mom I could have asked for, but she and I were never as close as Rory and she. I am glad that happened, though. The relationship Rory and mom have is too special and a once in a lifetime thing. On this day I look through all the old baby pictures of me and my dad. I have memorized them so well it's not even funny. I'll admit I cry every April 27, while sitting in that boat. It's the perfect place to be alone. I can just sit there with a can of coke and cry, without having to feel pathetic or anything. It feels good. This is the one-day where I hate everyone's dads. I hate Jackson, Jess, and Christopher. I hate that they get to watch their kids grow up and mine doesn't get that. This is the day I'm most selfish. I don't feel for Rory, Mom, and Jess, who lost him when they most needed him. But at least they knew him. At least they get to tell stories about him. I have always imagined life with a dad. But really I was ok without him. I had Mom, Rory, Jess, and Stella and, even though on April 27 I cry because he's not here, I've been ok with those four.

LORELAI'S POV

I miss him so much. Some days more than others, our anniversary, Derek's birthday, Rory's wedding. The day my parents died I needed him so bad. I needed his shoulder so bad, I thought it was the one thing that would've kept me sane. I have moved on after these 14 years, dated a few times, but it never felt right. So one Christmas when Derek was 6, I bought a cat, named her Stella and called it a day. Jess laughed, pregnant Rory cried. Stupid hormones. For me that was the end, after I bought a cat. God, I sound so depressed, but really that made me free. Free to raise my kid and be the best mother. Although Derek didn't become mini-Rory, I still needed to be there for my kid because he'd never have Luke, who is irreplaceable. Sometimes, I wish it could've been me for Derek's sake. I remember one day 2 months after Luke was gone, he cried his head off, saying, "I want daddy." For almost 3 hours, he cried. I cried that night, harder than I ever had before. I wish Luke could have watched him so badly… I know he is watching, but that's not the same. I wished Luke could've been there the day he first played baseball. Or when he went to kindergarten. Or when he was learning to read and he and Rory'd fall asleep in Rory's room, cuddled together. Or when Holden and Anna were born. It's not fair that he missed some of the best things in our son and daughter's life and will continue to miss things in our son and daughter's life. It's not fair. I hate that he wasn't here. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it. And I know no matter how many times I say it, it won't change. I also know that one day we'll all meet again and that is the great white hope of the Danes clan.

RORY'S POV

Life without Luke was hard. At my graduation, receiving my diploma wasn't the same because when I looked out into that audience and saw the people I loved most he wasn't there. When I got married, Chris walking me down the aisle didn't feel right because Luke wasn't on my other arm. When Holden was born, naming him Lucas Holden Danes made me cry because Luke wasn't there. The day my first article for the Hartford Gazette was printed Luke wasn't there and I wish he could've because those were the times I wanted to share with him. Looking into my coffee cup brings back memories, the happy ones. The ones I thank god for. I was so lucky to share my life with this incredible man and I took it for granted. I loved Luke. He was my daddy, always will be.

JESS' POV

I hate myself for those years. I was such a stupid kid. Luke had taken me in and deemed me an ok kid. I was so lucky. I didn't realize it then, but I was so lucky to end up here, in this town with him. He brought me to Rory and for that I'm eternally grateful. He was the reason I didn't fall of the face of the earth or go to jail. He was the reason I got my G.E.D. He was the reason that I grew up. Luke was a better person than most. He may not have written the great American novel or served our country in a war, but he loved his family and his work and this town. I can only aspire to such greatness. Although, I think I'm coming pretty damn close.

A/N: I loved this story and this chapter and I hoped you did too. Thanks to anyone who reviewed. Look for my next story that will start pretty soon. It's called Oh, He's a Gilmore, Alright! JoEySaNgEl1534 thanks for all your advice and anytime you need to e-mail me. The Dark Day thing was from But Not As Cute As Pushkin and the 'great white hope of the Danes clan' was from Sadie, Sadie.