She looked up at him. His exterior was calm, like vanilla, Lorelai decided. But underneath she could tell he was readying himself to go into Luke-protector mode. She sighed, her answer barely audible.
"Jason." She breathed. When Luke didn't say anything, she continued, "God. I'm so stupid. This has been happening for weeks and I haven't even tried to stop it. I just let him get away with it. I'm like those girls in those crappy lifetime movies, who just take everything and don't fight back. This isn't like me! This isn't me!"
She put her face in her hands and a sob escaped her lips. Luke looked up to see Babette and Patty approaching the establishment.. He went over to Lorelai and gently look her arm, leading her upstairs, turning the lights in the diner off along the way.
He sat her on the bed next to him in the apartment. Huge sobs racked her thin frame. Luke had no idea what to do, so he put one arm around her, surprised when she pushed herself closer to him. He wrapped his other arm around her protectively.
Luke was feeling the urge to find this Jason guy and kill him, but he knew he needed to be calm and supportive now. There would be time for his reenactment of Lizzie Borden later.
When she began to calm down, Luke let her out of his tight embrace. "What happened?" He asked a second time. She began the way she had before.
"Jason." She said, her voice was still a bit shaky. "A few weeks ago he was kind of drunk. I called him by his old nickname, "Digger", and he got really angry. He's been drunk a lot lately. My dad left their business and took all their cliental with them. He left Jason the business, which consists of a few pencil grips and a fax machine. Its been happening every time he comes over, I've been trying to be really careful, but one way or another I always do something to upset him."
"You have to report him." Luke said. She shook her head. "Come on, Lorelai. Like you said, this isn't you. Why are you letting this guy treat you like that?"
"I- I don't know. I guess I just don't want to be a spinster my whole life, you know? I feel like if I don't settle, I'm going to have to grow old alone. Jason is hardly "the Whole Package" but I just, I don't want to be alone." She said, voice spewing with emotion. She let out a shaky breath. Luke's protective arm was draped across her shoulders once again. He rubbed her arm gently. She stared at her shoes, "I know, it's stupid."
"Lorelai," He began, "Look at me." She obeyed. "You deserve so much more then this crap. Don't settle, because you'll get it, the whole package. You're an amazing woman. Don't let this guy belittle you like this."
For the first time in a while, Lorelai felt herself relax into a smile. It wasn't a huge one, but it was enough.
"Thank you, Luke." She said. She kissed him on the cheek and wrapped her arms around his middle, resting her head on his chest. Luke smiled and pulled her closer to him. "You're a good friend."
Fin.
EPILOUGE: Lorelai and Luke report Jason. He's arrested and all that Jazz. They get together the same way as in the show, except Jason, of course, does not show up at the Inn.