Chapter 55

Lorelai entered the diner,sat at the counter and waited for Luke to finishing taking an order. When Luke had finished at the table he walked towards Lorelai and kissed her quickly before giving the order to Caesar to cook.

"Hi" Lorelai smiled

"Hi do you want to order?"

"Not yet, I'm waiting for Rory. She went straight to Lane's after school but I'm meeting her here for dinner."

Luke poured Lorelai a mug of coffee withoutbeing asked and placed it in front of her

"Wow no fight today?"

Luke shook his head "Too busy at the moment but if you like, later I'll tell you all the ways the unhealthy meal you'll order will kill you"

"Good, I look forward to it"

Luke went into the kitchen the returned a minute later and refilled the coffee machine.

"Oh I talked to Sookie about the extra cake. She's going to make another one, she's actually quiet excited about it. She's started going through all sorts of recipes and doing test batches"

"It wasn't suppose to be extra work for her. All she has to do it make a smaller version of the one she's already making. Actually it probably doesn't even have to be that hard, just a small sponge cake, nothing too difficult. I really don't think we're going to need it."

"I know but trying to tell Sookie to just make a plain old sponge cake is like trying to get you to paint the diner pink with a floral border – it just isn't gonna happen" Lorelai shook her head "Besides it's not going to go to waste. I promised it'll go to a great home" Lorelai said pointing to her stomach.

Luke rolled his eyes then went back to taking orders and Lorelai sat at the counter drinking her coffee and watching Luke and smiling to herself.

"Hi mom"

Lorelai jumped "Oh child don't sneak up on your mother like that"

"What sneaking up? It's the second time I said "Hi Mom". It's not my fault you were daydreaming about Luke"

"I wasn't daydreaming about Luke, just staring really hard" Lorelai giggled

"What about me?" Luke asked as he walked behind the counter

"Nothing" both girls answered at once

"Hi Rory" Luke said before placing a mug of coffee in front of her

Rory looked at Luke surprised "No argument?"

Lorelai shook her head "No but he's promised a great show with our main course"

Rory nodded "Oh mom remember last week when I told you I had something important to tell you but then I couldn't remember what it was?"

"No"

"Remember you spent the rest of the night trying to make me remember and you were throwing up all sorts of suggestions?"

"Oh that's right. We established that you didn't have to tell me something to do with the wedding, or Lane, or about Grandma canceling Friday night dinner...I was so hoping it was that one." Lorelai pouted before continuing "Or that you were going to quit school and join a rock band or that you wanted to become a nun"

Luke chuckled as he listened to the girls' conversation

Rory turned to Luke "And they were her same suggestion" Rorylooked backat Lorelai "Well today I remembered I was meant to tell you that next week we have a parent night a school where the parents come, the students show them around, talk to the teachers etc... expect next week is now this week because I forgot last week"

"When is it?"

"Tomorrow night" Rory look sheepishly "Sorry"

"Um.. yeah.. Tomorrow night... of course, can't miss that" Lorelai nodded

"I thought that's what you'd say that so I put both your names down"

"Our names?" Luke asked

"Yeah that's okay isn't it. I mean I know it's short noticed and you don't have to come if you can't or don't want to"

"No of course I'll be there" Luke smiled at her

"Thanks Luke, I'm just going to the bathroom" Rory got up and headed toward the back of the diner

Lorelai smiled and turned to Luke "You okay?"

"Yeah I just, it's a parent's night. I'm...wow... Rory wants me there"

"Of course she wants you there. You know she loves you like a father."

"I know I love her too, I guess I'm still getting used to the 'parent' thing"

Lorelai smiled "You're great at the parent thing you've been doing it with Rory for as long as I can remember"

Rory returned from the bathroom and looked at her mother and Luke smiling at each other. "What'd I miss?"

"Nothing." Luke replied quickly "You want to order?"

"Burger and fries" Lorelai answered

"Same here please"

"Oh and pie for later" Lorelai added

Luke rolled his eyes and turned to walk into the kitchen

"Thanks daddy Luke" Lorelai called after him

Luke blushed slightly but kept walking