A/N: I told you I'd make it up to you. Two Chapters in the same day :)

Chapter 4: Suprises and I miss you's

Lorelai was depressed.

She missed Rory. She hated that they had to plan things as simple as phone conversations. She hated that they were too busy to talk to each other. She hated that she felt like she was losing her best friend.

She missed being able to sleep. She hated that the all she ever thought about was the Inn. She hated waking up in the middle of the night with a million things on her mine. She hated that she was starting to hate the Inn before it even opened.

She actually missed her parents not fighting all the time. She hated that they were… whatever they were. She hated that they wouldn't look each other in the eye. She hated that they she didn't know what was going on with them anymore.

Worst of all she missed Luke/Coffee. She hated that she was too nervous to go to the diner. She hated that Luke and her were avoiding each other. She hated hating Luke.

She poured another cup of sucky coffee into her mug. There was no way she could live off of this stuff for the rest of her life. She had tried everything to make it taste better. She even added a little nutmeg as Luke once recommended but it still was gross.

No one made coffee like Luke did.

Luke was in his truck heading back home from Hartford.

He had just attended a meeting with his accountant, which of course left him in a bad mood. He tugged on his tie before tossing it into the back seat of his truck.

So let's see what's going on in my life right now. Lorelai hates me. I'm newly divorced. Lorelai hates me. I have no idea what happening with Liz or Jess or Etcha-Sketch man, and oh yea Lorelai hates me.

He drove by the Dragonfly to see Lorelai's jeep parked near the entrance.

She's probably going crazy by now. The test run is in two weeks, huh? I wonder if I'm still invited. I did RSVP. She probably doesn't want me there. I guess I shouldn't go… too bad… I actually wanted to. You know be there the day all her dreams came true.

He parked in his normal spot in front of the diner and entered his business. He saw Caesar in the corner and nodded to him before saying "I'll be down in a minute. Just want to change real quick."

"No problem Boss."

Luke opened the door to his apartment already unbuttoning his shirt.

He looked around his place and something felt different. Almost as if someone else was in the room. His eyes circled the apartment before he spotted a body sleeping in the corner. He jumped up so fast that he almost lost his balance.

What the---

Then he realized who it was. How could he not. That leather Jacket, the gelled hair, the book lying on his chest.

Jess.

Okay so what the hell's he doing back? Maybe he's already sick of that father of his. Maybe he wants to go back to school… psh fat chance.

He approached the snoozing Jess in the corner and shook him a couple times. His eyes slowly blinked open as he took Luke in.

"Um Luke… hey…"

"Hi… sorry to be blunt but what are you doing here?"

"Let me guess good ol' Lizzy didn't tell you."

"Tell me what"

"I figured she wouldn't. Okay so you might want to get comfortable. You know grab a chair."

"I think I'll be fine. What's going on?"

"You know if I were you I really would sit down first."

"Jess…"

"Sorry it's just I don't want to be responsible for the major head wound you might get after you faint."

"Jess what the hell's going on!"

"Okay, okay don't freak out. Save that for after I tell you.

"Tell me what?"

"You remember TJ right?"

"Did you actually expect me to forget Mr. Etcha-Sketch?

"Well Liz and TJ are getting married."

Luke fell back in to the chair behind him

"Please tell me you're joking."

"Nope, and trust me I was just as freaked as you."

Luke pondered for a moment before remembering that he had found Jess asleep in his apartment and still didn't know why he was there.

"So wait a second you still haven't told me why you're here."

"She used the guilt trip. Told me that I never went to any of her other weddings and she really wanted me to at least be there. I told her no but then she just started crying, and well I'm not that great with tears."

"Yeah but that still doesn't explain why your in my apartment."

"Their having the wedding this week in the square and I don't feel like getting a hotel and there's no way in hell I'm staying with her and TJ, because I actually care about keeping my sanity so she told me that she would convince you to let me stay here. From that 'what the fuck' expression on your face when you saw me I'm guessing she didn't yet."

"Well you guessed right…"

"Um so are you cool with this. I mean I'll leave."

"No, no it's fine… Um I kinda got to change and head back down. You know take care of the diner."

"Cool."

"So I guess I'll see you later."

"I guess."

Luke couldn't believe that he just had to break up a fight between his nephew and his soon to be brother and law (gross) at TJ's bachelor party.

Jess sat down at one of the diner tables. He clasped his hands together and sat patiently pretending to prepare for the lecture Luke was going to give him.

Luke on the other hand didn't feel like yelling at him. Jess was a grown man. If he wanted to act as immature as TJ then so be it, but it was no longer his responsibility. Instead he decided talk about something else.

"So why don't you want to walk your mom down the aisle?"

"I just… I don't know it's too much attention."

"Too cool?"

"Basically, but I just don't feel like this whole crazy town of yours seeing me again."

Luke sat down in the chair across from him.

"What are you talking about? I know you don't give a shit what anyone here thinks."

"Yeah I know it's just… I don't want to see… Well I mean I don't feel like having to deal with certain people."

"Certain people? What are you…? Oh…"

"Yeah."

"But you haven't even seen her in ages."

"No I saw her a couple months ago when I was here."

"I didn't know that."

"Yeah well I did… So what about you?"

"What about me?"

"You hook up with the coffee vacuum yet?"

"Lorelai?"

"No Rory… Okay disturbing image."

"Why the hell would Lorelai and I be together!"

"Geez, calm down. I just figured…"

"Well you figured wrong!"

"What the hell's your problem?"

"…Well her and I aren't exactly talking?"

"Why… I know this probably seems weird that I'm asking but you have no idea how TV deprived I am."

"Just were in this whole mess. She asked me if I loved her and I said no."

"Why'd you do that? No offence, but your not exactly double 0 seven with your feelings about her."

"Because I just… it wouldn't work out…"

"Okay you know I hate manly bonding and all but take it from someone who knows. Tell her you love her or else you're gonna regret it someday."

Luke sat there deep in thought for a couple minutes.

"Well I'll leave you to your pondering," Jess said heading towards the stairs. "If you see Liz, tell her I'll walk her, okay?"

He then disappeared behind the curtain leaving Luke lost in thought.

Lorelai woke up the next day at 6:45 to the sound of a loud automobile pulling out of her driveway.

She moved towards her window to see Luke's truck pulling away. She furrowed her brow for a second before convincing herself that she had just made up the image in her head. How pathetic was she. She was actually seeing his car in her driveway now.

An hour later she was clean and ready for another long day at work.

She decided to just get coffee from the Inn because hers wasn't worth it. As she opened the door she noticed a small bag on her doorstop.

But it wasn't just any bag. It was a Luke's bag.

She ran into her kitchen and tore it open like a little kid at Christmas time.

A MUFFIN! Its muffin day isn't it? How could I ever forget muffin day? Wait is that coffee? Aw man it is coffee! Its cold coffee but coffee none the less.

She poured it into a mug and slipped it into the microwave. The aroma soon filled her house and she smiled.

Wait a second, as much as I'd wish it were true, Luke bags don't just fall out of the sky and land on people doorsteps in the morning. How did this… Oh, so it was Luke's Truck this morning.

She opened the bag hoping to see some type of note and surely enough there lying in the bottom was a small piece of paper

Lorelai,

I'm sorry for being a jerk.

I miss you.

-Luke

PS. Come by the diner later. I'd get on my knees and beg but I don't want to ruin my rep.

She smiled, put the note down and bit into her muffin.

Maybe she would pay him a visit after work.

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