What if Mrs. Kim hadn't interrupted Lorelai and Luke playing poker in Double Date? Would Luke ask Lorelai out? This is the way that I would've had the episode end…
Luke and Lorelai are playing 5 card draw poker. Lorelai sniggers at the cards she was just delt.
"Ooo, much better, thank you." Lorelai says. Luke, knowing now was a good time to crack a joke, looks and her and plainly states "Rune knew when to run away." She gives him a look. They both look over at Sookie and Jackson on their date.
"God, that's nice." Lorelai says.
"Yep." Luke says back.
"The whole first date 'beginning of the relationship' glow – everything is new and exciting."
"Every joke is hilarious." Luke shoots back.
"Every little touch is incredible." Lorelai says, touching Luke's arm.
"Mm hmm" Luke murmurs.
"That's a good feeling."
Luke had to admit, it was a nice feeling. "It is at that."
"I miss that." Lorelai says sadly.
"You'll have it again." Luke says trying to cheer her up. He never liked to see her sad.
"Mm hm. Maybe. I guess." Lorelai says distracted.
Luke is working up enough courage to do it. To finally ask her out.
"You know, maybe sometime we could…"
Lorelai looks back over at him. "Could what?"
Luke stutters and looks at the cards in his hand. "We could- you know- have dinner together or something."
Lorelai looks up from her cards to his face quickly. She hadn't expected this-especially from him!
"I'd love it" She says smiling, looking back at the cards in her hand.
Luke looks up shocked, and smiles back.
"Now, I'd like to exchange one card, please." She says jokingly.
"What! I've already bended the rules for you once, and THAT was pushing it!" Luke says faking anger.
"Well, remember what I said not so long ago 'These cards don't help me and I have vowed to discard anything negative in my life." Don't be the cause of negativity in my life, Luke! GIVE ME THE CARD!
Luke sighed and flipped her a card, which she smiled at.
"One more! I don't like this one." She joked.
"No WAY!" He hid the cards beneath the counter.
"Just kidding. Look!"
She laid down her hand and laughed.
It was a perfect flush.
Luke sighed and knew it was going to be a long night.
"Again, again!" Lorelai shouted. "I rock at this game!"
Luke laughed and gathered up the cards to re-deal. "Yeah, the master of poker is sitting right in front of me. I feel honored! Can I have your autograph please?"
Lorelai grabs the pen out of his shirt pocket and writes her name on a napkin.
"You'd better keep that. Pin it up on the wall 'cause one day, I'm gonna be a FAMOUS poker player and win LOTS of money which I won't know what to do with. HAHA! You'll see..."
Luke just smiles and deals out the cards once again
"This time you can only discard once!"
Lorelai squints her eyes and gives him a nasty look. "FINE!"
Now, the dating process begins…