Hi, I'm back with another chapter. I wrote on my day off while dog sitting, don't laugh cause I am dog sitting, it's not a typo. I hope its what all of you want as I was really not sure where to take this story. It comes in the form of Luke's POV. I hope you like

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In the move I got rid of almost all my assets so when I say I own nothing it's the truth. My CD collection is at an all time low of 10. Any suggestions on which new CD's to buy would be great and please tell me what you think of season 6. It will be a long time till I get to watch the episodes so I would really appreciate if you could write something about it in the review. Only if you want :-) now on with the chapter

I was slowly finding myself getting into a routine. My new life away from Stars Hollow finally seemed like it could last. I got work and was able to afford to keep the diner, or the building anyway, as Luke's is officially closed. I still have the rent from Taylor coming in so that helps and I live at the cabin so I don't have to worry about rent. There has never been a day when I haven't thought about her but it was definitely getting easier as timewent by. It's been 8 weeks since my last contact with her. She returned my money to me and I left Stars Hollow. I don't know what has been going on with her or Rory and at this moment in time I really don't want to know. I was happy with how things were turning out but it was all messed up when she arrived at the door of my cabin. Upon opening the door there were no words exchanged. She leapt into my arms and held on tight. She was crying and I could sense that it was to do with us and nobody else so I held her close and kept quiet. It was good to have her in my arms again.

I don't know how long we stood there for, but after what I thought was 10 minutes I pulled away, closed the door and led her to the couch. I laid her down on my lap and stroked her hair. She was soon asleep and I lay her down fully on the couch and got up. I was confused as to why she was there but it was good to see her again. She looked sickly which scared me. She was pale and had big black bags under her eyes. There was no longer that happy, caffienated sparkle in her eyes and body language. She was limp. She was no longer the Lorelai I fell in love with. I left her sleeping and spent a few hours down by the lake fishing, it always helped me think.

I returned to the cabin mid afternoon to find her sleeping in the same position as I left her. She was probably hungry so I put the oven on to heat and looked in the fridge for something that she would eat. When the lasagne was finished I dished her a plate and made my way to the couch to wake her. It took me a while to wake her, I used to kiss her awake but that was not an option here and I didn't have an alarm clock either, so I had to slowly coax her from her slumber. When she finally did wake, I handed her the plate and received I small smile as my thank you. Again no words were spoken and I made my way back to the kitchen to get my salad. I didn't eat with her in the sitting room but made my way outside and sat on the docks.

When she had finished eating she met me outside. 'Thank you', she said as she sat next to me, legs dangling off the edge of the dock returning us to the silence that haunted us. It was no longer the comfortable silences that we got used to but and awkward silence that neither of us could fill. We sat there for a while, watching the sunset. A little while later I took her hand and led her back through the cabin and towards her car. It was no longer good to have her there, as all the pain was resurfacing. We reached her car, as I let go of her hand and turned she spoke. 'I'm sorry'. It was not the words that were going to make this better. I know she loved me and it hurt her to break up with me but being sorry was not going to fix it. She needs to know that our love should have been able to overcome anything, including Rory. I told her that and she looked shocked, I don't think she wanted me to put the blame on her but that is exactly what I want to do, it was her decision, I wanted none of this, she needed to know that she ripped my heart out, stuck it in a freezer and put it back. I had no feelings anymore and it was a result of her decision.

She began to cry again and because i'm me I pulled her into a tight embrace. ' Lorelai, it will be ok one day, not today but one day, ok?' I told her. 'Luke!'...'Lorelai, we will be friends again'. ' I don't want to be just friends Luke, I need you, I love you.' I don't think she realised it but that was the first time she ever said those 3 words. Yes she had told me in the letter ending our engagement but she had never uttered those words. I felt my heart start melting and I knew there was no turning back. ' I love you too' I gave her a soft kiss on the lips and pulled away. 'One day, ok?'

I left her standing there and made my way inside. About 5 minutes later I heard her jeep pull away. It hurt having her leave but I knew that things had made a shift in the right direction. I waited a week before phoning her, and checking how she was doing. It became a weekly thing, I would phone every Tuesday and she would phone every Saturday. When never spoke about Rory, I think we both knew that it was to early. We spoke about the inn, Sookie, Jackson and the kids, Michel and even the horrible Friday night dinners she went to for Rory,as long as the story didn't have to do with Rory. I told her about work and how it wasn't fun and I hated it. She asked me if I would ever consider coming back and opening up Luke's again. I told her I didn't want to even though it was the thing I wanted most right now. But I was scared, what if things went wrong again.

We upgraded from phone calls to have an occasional lunch and dinner. We were finally feeling comfortable around each other even in the silences. We were able to joke and laugh with each other again which I know we both missed. Lorelai looked better every time I saw her. She put some weight back on and the colour returned to her face. She looked awake and refreshed, beautiful if I might say, and she even had the sparkle I love so much.

When winter started rolling around, I packed up at the cabin and moved back to Stars Hollow. I chose the weekend I knew Lorelai was away on conference. I wanted to surprise her as she had asked me at least once a week to move back home. I love Stars Hollow in the winter, better than the lake anyway so it was the perfect time. I opened the diner for Sunday breakfast and once again it was packed with people wanting to know why I left and why I returned. I simply told them that it was just time I needed and that all will be fine now. Of course I didn't know that but I had faith. It was early Sunday evening when I saw her jeep come to a screeching halt outside the diner. She jumped out of the jeep and ran straight into my arms. It was better than the reaction I was expecting. 'You want coffee?' 'Yes please... I cant believe you are home' she sat at the counter while I went to fetch the coffee. I was happy that I put that smile on her face. 'How was your weekend?' I asked. She said, ' I would have saidit was terribleearlier, but now this here changed it all'. 'I'm glad' I said.

She stayed there until closing, I know I was more lenient than I ever was before because she got away with drinking 8 cups of coffee. When the last nosy customer had left I took her hand and led her upstairs. We sat on the couch and drank a few beers while continuing our discussion from earlier. ' Come on Luke, why did you come back?' 'I told you I needed the money', I said with a grin on my face so that she knew I was lying. ' Luke!' 'I came back for you ok' I said eventually. 'I'm glad' she said. We fell into a comfortable silence. We must have sat there for a good 5 minutes. Lorelai finished off her beer and snuggled into my shoulder. I could tell she was tired, but I wasn't sure whether I was to offer for her to stay or not. Before I even got to come up with an answer she got up and said she was heading home. I walked her out and gave her a kiss on the cheek good-bye.

Again we fell into a routine; she came for breakfast and dinner most nights. We spoke and had fun; it was like it was before, but at least I knew now that she loved me. We planned to go out to dinner on Saturdays so that we could get back into the dating side of things. It was an unspoken agreement we made. After a few weeks, I wondered if Rory had been told, but I really didn't care, I was happy and I wasn't going to let her ruin it again.

I took Lorelai to Sniffys on the one Saturday 'date'. I asked her to marry me and without hesitation she said yes and told me that nothing would get in our way. I believed her with all my might. Slowly the town found out we were engaged again and the plans for the wedding were resumed. I'm not sure if she ever told Rory or her parents, shehasn't spoke to them in the last few months and I certainly don't bring them up, but I was happy to have her. She was all I needed. The future will be what we make it and we plan on making it wonderful. It's a week till the wedding and she is expecting our first child. I am so happy and proud, my own child, I can't wait to meet him. My son. And maybe one day, not sure when, maybe I will get my daughter back, maybe we will get our daughter back. Until then life will be grand.

Thanks for reading; I have decided to end the story here with a small possibility of a sequel. I hope I did not disappoint, but if I did please tell me. I haven't written in a while so I think it will help for updating the other stories if I get praise or critisism. Also feel free to tell me if you want a sequel and please give me an idea of what you would want to see happen that is different to what has already been written.I know that not everything was tied up in the story that is whyI think a sequel could work, solet me know.Thanks again for reading and I hope to see your review in my inbox