Luke looked up as the diner bell rung. It was an unconscious action that had formed soon after meeting Lorelai. He was rewarded this time by the smiling faces of his fiancé and her daughter.
"This is a good sign" He greeted them, already grabbing two large mugs for them. They trundled in, hands full with shopping bags. They dropped the bags by their stools and sat up at the counter. Lorelai leaned across and gave Luke a kiss.
"As you can see me and Rory worked things out"
"Lots of talking" Rory added.
"I'm glad"
"So are we, by the way Luke congrats"
"Thanks" Luke smiled at Rory, glad that she was okay about the wedding. He was a little nervous about her reaction to the big news.
"Man I'm tired!" Lorelai cried out dramatically. She picked up her coffee and gulped it all down. "All that shopping wore me out"
"Exactly how much shopping did you do?" Luke asked warily.
"Essentials only, boots, this gorgeous dress, two shrugs, one blue, one black-"
"Lorelai!"
"Plus a couple of items you'll definitely enjoy" Lorelai added with a wink.
"Eww, not in front of the child!" Luke laughed. Everything was definitely back to normal. He would have hated it if Lorelai and Rory weren't speaking on their wedding day. He knew Lorelai would have hated it also.
"Hey Luke, Rory's moving back!" Lorelai spoke up, remembering the conversation they'd had at lunch.
"Oh yeah?"
"Well, I've heard of this apartment in Stars Hollow that's just become available" Luke looked confused, he hadn't heard about someone leaving town. "It's small but cosy and is just ten feet away from coffee and pie at all times" It finally clicked.
"You want Rory to move above the diner?" Luke looked unsure. No-one had lived alone up there apart from him.
"Come on Luke, its empty, it's near home, it's far away from my parents, its perfect!"
"You want to do this?" Luke asked Rory.
"I think it's a good idea. I'll finally have a place of my own that's not a dorm room or a pool house" Luke looked at both mother and daughter who were giving him the double puppy eyes and pout that he could never say no too.
"Okay, I'll help you move whenever. The apartments just going to waste otherwise, and it will be good having someone watching over the diner when it's closed"
"Perfect!" Lorelai grinned wildly. Luke realised that she hadn't been this happy since before Rory was arrested. Of course, she was smiling when they had got engaged but now she was ecstatic. "It's time to celebrate, time to get out the doughnuts!" She and Rory laughed and began chatting amongst themselves. Luke half listened in but as always he lost them halfway between Gone With The Wind and Harry Potter.
"So you'll stay with us tonight and we'll pack up your stuff tomorrow and move it all here" Luke tuned back in. "God I hate packing!" Luke laughed as he brought over the doughnuts. "And we'll need to borrow your truck, Rory has more junk than you and me put together" Luke nodded.
"I'll take the day off and help if you want" He offered.
"Nah, we'll manage, but expect phone calls begging for food"
"sure"
"Things are going to turn out just right, I can feel it" Lorelai spoke up a minute later, glad that her life was back on track. She listened as Rory made Luke laugh about goings on back at the Gilmore mansion and about the last party, she attended. Luke the filled her in about going on in Stars Hollow starting with Kirk and his new fascination with balloons. She smiled as Luke poured Rory coffee after Coffee, bringing them pie before they had even asked. "If only I could take a photo of this" She spoke up, Luke and Rory turned to her. "I wanna remember things like this forever" Her fiancé and daughter smiled at her. "Seriously, I need to start taking a camcorder everywhere I go. I wanna remember moments like his forever, take photos, start a diary, whatever, but when I'm old and grey, this is what I wanna think about"