"Life is not complete without Breakfast at Tiffany's" Lorelai exclaimed as the film started. They had already watched.

"Did you know that Audrey Hepburn hated Danish pastries?"

"Making that opening scene just that more funny to watch" Lorelai and Rory had begun another movie marathon evening. They'd been having them more often to make up for all the times they had missed out when Rory was at Yale or busy. They sat at each end of the sofa, their legs stretching out and crossing in the middle. A huge bowl of popcorn sat in-between them, only an arms length away and on the coffee table in front of them sat every sugary goodness known to man. Pizza, marshmallows, pop tarts, waffles with maple syrup, pie and cookies. "And who doesn't like Danish?"

"Life is not complete without Danish," Rory agreed. It was evenings like this that really brought Rory and Lorelai closer together. It gave them a chance to relax, no talk of college, boys or grandparents. Their easy camaraderie was in full swing and there was no chance of a big fight.

"You know what's wrong with you, Miss Whoever-you-are? You're chicken, you've got no guts. You're afraid to stick out your chin and say, "Okay, life's a fact, people do fall in love, people do belong to each other, because that's the only chance anybody's got for real happiness." You call yourself a free spirit, a "wild thing," and you're terrified somebody's gonna stick you in a cage. Well baby, you're already in that cage. You built it yourself. And it's not bounded in the west by Tulip, Texas, or in the east by Somali-land. It's wherever you go. Because no matter where you run, you just end up running into yourself"Paul Varjak spoke from the TV. Both stayed silent as he spoke, the words ringing deeply for Lorelai.

"Hey mom?"

"Yeah sweetie?"

"You're not gonna…you know"

"Runaway? Bolt? Escape? Flee? Take off?"

"One of the above" Lorelai looked at her daughter for a second. She knew she'd really turned her daughters life upside down with Max. First the engagement and then her braking off the engagement just days before the wedding, dragging her off on a road trip. Now she was worried that she would do the same thing to Luke.

"Rory, I didn't love Max, I cared about him, enough to break off the wedding before we did something both of us would regret. I love Luke, I am not making a mistake and this wedding will happen" Rory's worried expression easily turned into a smile.

"Does Luke know that?" She asked, grabbing a handful of popcorn.

"He knows I love him"

"Does he know your planning to stick around? I mean, it's only natural for him to be concerned about your flightiness"

"You think he thinks I'm gonna bolt?" Rory shrugged. "Pause the movie, I need to go talk to him" Rory seized the remote and pressed pause. She lifted her legs out of the way so Lorelai could get up. She then watched as her mom pull a coat out of the downstairs closet and head out the door. Rory took the opportunity to press play.

Lorelai stepped out into the chilly autumn air, she hugged the coat tighter around her. She stepped off the porch and made her way around the house, knocking gently of the garage door.

"Come in" She heard his gruff voice answer. She pulled the heavy door open and stepped into the garage. Luke stopped his sanding and turned around. "Hey, what are you doing out here?" He noticed her shiver and quickly gathered her in his arms for a warming hug.

"I just wanted, I mean…"

"What is it?" Now he was concerned, there were very few times when she was actually lost for words.

"Rory asked me if I was going to, you know, bolt. Leave you standing at the altar" Luke was even more worried now. He knew of her fickle past but he had put it at the back of his mind. "She was worried that you didn't know"

"Know what?"

"That I'm here to stay" Lorelai smiled up at Luke. "I love you, I wanna marry you and it's really not easy to get rid of me so get used to having me around"

"That's very good to know, but I didn't for once second believe you would leave me at the altar, for one I know how hard it is to get rid of you. You standing here is proving how hard it is" Lorelai laughed "And secondly if you love me as much as I love you, then we have no problem at all" Luke moved towards Lorelai and kissed her passionately. "Now get back inside and finish you movies, and all that food before I come in the house and see what you're eating"

"Hmm, Rory's watching the movie without me"

"Why didn't you get her to pause it?"

"I did!"

"I'm not going to ask"