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Luke opened the door of the Dragonfly Inn purposefully, forgetting to close it again. He was using every last bit of restraint not to be angry at Lorelai for not telling him, every bit of restraint not to unload all his anger at himself onto her. He easily spotted her at the front desk with Michel. He walked up to the desk and leant his hands on the polished wood. Lorelai's eyes widened as Luke stepped into view. It was hard enough her having to see him around everyday without him turning up at her business angry.

"Dean just came to see me" Lorelai's eyes widened even further.

"Luke-" Lorelai tried to grab hold of the conversation but Luke wouldn't let her. Michel had already forgotten his work and was now eavesdropping shamelessly.

"He told me about your bruises" Lorelai would rather walk naked around Stars Hollow than have Michel-the-gossip-king listening into the exchange. She grabbed an arm and pulled him around the desk and into her office. She pushed him in and slammed the door behind her.

"What the hell Luke! Not in front of Michel or anyone who works for me for that matter!" She screamed at him. The one thing she hated was for her employees to be gossiping about her behind her back.

"I don't care Lorelai, explain the bruises" Lorelai took her eyes off Luke and stared at the wall. She didn't want this discussion, that's why she asked Dean to keep it to himself. What was it with men and anger problems around here? She asked herself.

"It's nothing to do with you" She folded her arms to her chest protectively and moved past Luke. She sat on the edge of her desk, moving her eyes from the wall to the floor.

"Let me see them" Luke asked, his voice now more controlled and gentle. Lorelai shook her head. "Please"

"No, I would have to take my top off"

"So?"

"We broke up remember? You don't get to see this anymore" Luke winced at broke up. It's not like he always wanted to be reminded.

"I just want to see the bruises; I just wanna make sure that you're okay" Lorelai face softened at his concern. Her eyes flicked up towards Luke's, Damn those eyes. Lorelai sighed. She tugged at the hem on her shirt, pulling it up over her head and throwing the top at Luke. She stood there in her jeans and a bra, her arms loose at her sides and her eyes not able to meet Luke.

"There, you happy now?" Luke got his first look at the ugly brown markings on her upper arms.

"No" He spoke honestly. "Who did this to you?" Lorelai shook her head again. Luke grasped her arm gently, running a thumb over the discoloration. "Who did this to you?" Lorelai pulled her arm away.

"No"

"Lorelai" He tried to reason. He lifted his hand towards her and tried to push her hair back behind her ear. She shied away quickly, trying to stop Luke from seeing the cut hidden by her hair, unfortunately, it didn't work. "What is that?"

"It's nothing" Lorelai put the hair back over the cut.

"It's not nothing" Luke pushed her hand out of the way and lifted her hair away. His eyes widened slightly at the reddened cut that was surrounded by another bruise. Before he could speak the door swung open and Sookie burst through.

"Lorelai!" She spoke blindly. Luke instantly stepped in front of Lorelai to shield her from Sookie.

"Oops sorry! Are you guys back together?" She asked excitedly, clapping her hands together and jumping up and down slightly.

"Sookie, you think we can talk about this later? You know, when I'm not half dressed?" Lorelai spoke up, glad that Luke's broad shoulders hid the bruises from Sookie.

"Oh! Say no more! You and Luke finish what you were doing!" Sookie laugh and winked suggestively at the couple. She backed out of the room, pulling the door handle with her. As soon as the door shut Lorelai sighed and placed a hand over her eyes.

"Here" Luke handed her top back to her which she accepted graciously. She shyly lifted it back over her head and pulled it down into place. "You should go to the hospital about that cut, you could have a concussion" Lorelai shook her head.

"No hospitals"

"At least see a doctor about it"

"I'm fine, a little headache maybe but I'm fine. I just want to finish the day and forget it even happened"

"I should go" Luke spoke, his anger turned into shyness and nerves. It was the way he used to act around her when he'd first started to like her.

"Yeah me too, correct Sookie about us"

"Don't" Lorelai's eyes snapped up towards Luke with a questioning look. "I just mean, I don't mind, if she thought that. If you corrected her you would then have to explain what you were doing with your top off" Lorelai smiled at Luke's thoughtfulness.

"I'll just tell her to keep it to herself then"

"Okay" Luke nodded and stood uncomfortably still, his hands in his back pockets.

"Okay then" Lorelai brushed passed Luke and out of the door.