Author: aynat (©Tanya Long)
Description: A funeral, a baby and a new beginning. To start over Lorelai needs to say goodbye.
Spoilers: ONE MAJOR ONE FROM SEASON SIX (well... season five finale on)
Disclaimer: I don't own the Gilmore Girls characters, though I would kindly pay for Luke. I make no money from this, it's purely for fun!
After a few moments Lorelai turned and looked at Luke. "Are you going to say anything?" he asked.
"Yes," she whispered.
After another moment he shrugged, "So what are you going to say?"
"No Luke," she started, "I mean yes. Of course I'll marry you, now."
"Really?" he asked. "I gotta admit, I didn't think you would I just wanted you to know I was open to the opton."
"So you don't want to get married now?" she asked.
He jumped up. "Oh I definitely want to get married now, let's go."
"Wait," she whispered. "Rory should be there, let me phone her."
"Of course Rory should be there," Luke said. "Sookie and Jackson should be too."
"You're right," she said, her excitement evident in her voice. "You phone them, I'll phone Rory."
Lorelai was surprised when Rory had picked up, knowing she had call display. Explaining what was happening she was ready to hear objections on it happening at this time, but Rory just said she would be there. No doubt she'd bring Logan, but Lorelai didn't care. This was a happy day. She was marrying the man she loved, and both her daughters would be there.
It wasn't until after she'd thought this that she stopped. Daughters. It was plural, and so beautiful. She realized Gigi brought something into her life that she had been missing since the day Rory started Yale. Something she was beginning to feel she would never have again.
When Luke left to go get a good suit Lorelai began to head upstairs to get something to wear when she stopped. Heading into the kitchen she went straight for the drawer and opened it. Knowing the letter would be exactly where she had left it she didn't even look as she pulled it out. She knew she had to read this, she had to know what it said. Before. Before she was to be married. Before she was to be happily ever after. Before she started over.
Opening the seal carefully she carefully unfolded the letter and took a deep breath.