Authors Note: I hope you liked my last chapter, I think this one's a little better written, not just soley dialogue. Please review, it would be very helpful.


Lorelai and Rory, and many of the people who were in the diner when this girl first walked in were long gone by the time the girl was done eating her breakfast. Kirk was already back in the diner when she was done, and as she walked up to the counter her heart was pounding,her palms were sweaty. She must have went over what she was going to say when she got to the counter a million times in the past hour. She wondered what he might say, how he may react, if he'd even be surprised. Even now, as she walked up to him, she couldn't take her eyes off of him, he looked almost exactly how shethought he would. I'll just do this and get it over with. I'm sure he'll be happy. I'm sure he'll like me-- I hope he likes me. I have to do this now. It's now or never, she thought as she approached him.

"Excuse me, Luke?"

"What is it now?" Luke said annoyed.

"I-- I just wanted to pay my bill" she said as she handed him the money. No, no! that's not what you were supposed to say! You have to do this, you can't stop now, you've come so far, just tell him. "Actually, You're Luke Danes, right?" Of course he is Alexis, what are you talking about? Stop chickening out!

"Haven't we been through this before? Yes, I'm Luke Danes. Who are you?"

"My name's Alexis, it's nice to meet you."

"Yeah, nice to meet you too. Excuse me, I have to get back to work."

"Excuse me, Luke, can I get some of that blackened Cajun bread you were serving the other day?" it was Kirk's turn to interrupt now. She had been up there for only a minute, and already the way she had picture this going, almost her entire life wasn't happening. Just say it, it doesn't matter, as soon as he hears it, he wont be busy anymore. He'll talk to you, it will get his attention. Do something.

"Luke!" she blurted out, again he looked at her frustrated, "You dated a Christine Zippose in High School, right?"

"Excuse me?" a look of shock came over his face, "Who are you?"

"My name's Alexis Mark," the girl said matter of factly, "I was born 16 years ago, to a woman named Christine Zippose. I was put up for adoption, because she didn't have enough money to support me. My family wouldn't let me see my birth certificate, until recently. I wanted to find both my parents. I came here to ask you if you know where Christine Zippose might be." Well atleast you have half of the truth out. This isn't the way it was supposed to go, but you lied, you know exactly where Christine is.

"Luke--"

"One second Kirk!" he screamed, "You want to know where Christine Zippose is? How did you know I would know her?"

"My parents used to know her, but lost touch with her many many years ago," she lied, "they said she talked about you a lot."

"Oh," he said thoughfully, "Christine Zippose." He hadn't thought about her in years, and then he remembered. "Christine, oh my God, she died in a fire about 15 years ago. I'm so sorry." He said, feeling very badly for the girl, trying to help her out he asked, "Did the birth certificate have a father's name, maybe I could help you with him." he offered.

"Oh," fake disappointment covered her face, she tried to lookas ifshe was about to cry. "That was the only name on it," she lied. Alexis! It was not! she thought to herself. You knew she had died, that's what you really came here for. Just tell him your fathers name, afterall, he deffinately knows him. You can do it, you came all this way.

"Oh well, I'm really sor--"

"Luke Danes!"

"What?"

"That was the name on the birth certificate."


Chapter 3 should be coming soon. Please review and tell me what ya'll think.