J.Stone: Nice suggestion, but I thought I'd use something slightly different! And, don't worry, not too much drama (no more then I could help, anyway).

hollyfan4eva, Beautifulbutterfly, Kylie1403, bunk64, Miss-Lionesse, ProFfeSseR, Faith5x5, Gilmoregrl519, starshollow108, JavaJunkiE006, and No.13dreamer: You are all extremely curious, but I guess by updating I'm only fueling it, so carry on.

GilmoreGirlNumber27: Thanks! You've made me feel quirky. I really just put those notes there to amuse myself, but the fact that they make you happy just makes them have an actual purpose. Cool. And yeah, I also wanted more L/L interaction, but the new daughter theme doesn't make for a good setting. I promise they'll be more after the whole Rory drama is taken care of (partially anyway).

Bloomin Daisy: Lorelai and Rory are gonna work out and figure out their relationship first. Then we'll see how her and Rory get along.

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A/N: Sorry, but Lorelai does not attack Rory with the peeler.

Piper looked from her mom to Rory. Neither had said anything in five minutes. Both looked from her, to eachother, to their hands or the floor. Neither had moved.

"Okay. Mom?" Piper addressed her mom thinking she should let them talk. "I'm gonna go to Dad's to help him load my boxes onto his truck. I'll be back soon. The food needs to cook for another fifteen minutes exactly how it is. Just make sure nothing catches on fire." Piper gave Lorelai a peck on the cheek.

"It was nice to meet you." Piper said to Rory a bit unsure.

"Yeah," came Rory's response. Figuring that was the best she was going to get Piper nodded and left.

"Get out of here Rory," Lorelai said as unemotionally, but calmly as she could.

"Mom, you replaced me."

"Piper is Luke's daughter and since we're getting married she's my daughter, too." Rory saw that the walls in her old bedroom were a different color since Piper had left the light on and she walked into it. She saw the new furniture and carpeting as well and turned to Lorelai.

"Where's my furniture?"

"It's in the garage. You can take it if that's why you came here."

"No, it's not. I hate this!" Rory finally broke out of the emotionless mask she had been using to protect her and Lorelai soon did the same. "I don't understand how it got this way!"

"Okay, well I do. You dropped out of Yale. You have done so much your whole life, have made so many sacrifices, to get into a good school. And I've helped you as much as I could, making sacrifices of my own. All because you said that it was what you wanted. And everything we've done was worth it when you were going to Yale. But now, it all means nothing."

"Of coarse it means something."

"No, Rory, it doesn't. We might as well have not done any of it. And all because one guy told you he didn't think you 'had it.' Well so what, Rory? My encouragement has always been enough, but now it's nothing to you. And to top it all off you ran away from me, completely shut me out, and ran to your grandparents. That world I have been trying so hard to save you from. All the pettiness."

"Mom, I know I screwed up, but …"

"No, Rory. It hurts. It hurts a lot and I just can't talk to you right now. If you want that life, then I'll try to accept it. Whatever you decide I'll learn to deal with it. But I haven't acccepted this yet and I can't deal with it, and you. I'm sorry, but I just can't, it just hurts."

Rory looked at her mom and tears were welling up in her eyes. She had hurt her so much, it couldn't be more clear that Lorelai was in complete and total pain. "Mom, I'm gonna try to figure out what I want. I'm gonna try as hard as I can, I promise."

And with that Rory left. Just turned around and walked out of Lorelai's life once again. And that's when the tears came, for both of them; Rory while she was driving and Lorelai when she was sitting at her kitchen table peeling the carrots.

That's when Luke and Piper entered the house. It was clear that Luke had told Piper about Rory because she was looking around unsure of what to do and at the same time willing to do anything Lorelai wanted her to.

Luke simply walked over to Lorelai who was teary eyed and put one arm under her knees and the other on her back. He lifted her up into a cradling position and Piper added, "Dinner won't be done for a while. Chinese women love to cook." Piper watched as her father carried the woman he loved to their bedroom and went outside to get her sterio.

Luke entered their bedroom and sat down on the bed with Lorelai in his arms. He held her tight and after a few minutes she looked up at him. "She looked good." And with that she gave Luke a kiss hard on the mouth that was so full of passion that it had them both gasping for air when they pulled apart.

Luke understood, Lorelai needed him. She needed to know that another person who meant so much to her wasn't going to go away. He wanted to show her, but then his ability to think came back and he looked back up at Lorelai, "Piper."

But no sooner had he said this then they both heard music. It was coming from downstairs and was so loud that both Luke and Lorelai could hear Aretha Franklin's voice pouring out of the speakers.

Lorelai looked back at Luke, "She's got good taste." They smiled and Luke kissed her as hard as he could. He wanted to show her that he would always be there. And he did.

Piper continued cooking the Chinese food with her stereo blasting throughout the kitchen; she had figured her dad and mom might want some time to themselves. She worked tediously to make sure that each type of food was prepared perfectly. And in the end it was all worth it.

She had set the table with three beautifuly decorated plates, cloth napkins, chop sticks, and forks (she didn't know if either of her new parents had ever used chopsticks). There were small bowls, decorated with the same pattern as the plates, set in the middle of the table and each was filled with a different sauce she had made. She had food lining every inch of counter space of the kitchen.

When her parents finally came down stairs they all enjoyed the amazing meal she had prepared for them.

"Piper, we wanted to talk to you about something," Luke told his daughter.

"Okay."

"Now, you obviously know that Lorelai and I are getting married. But you may not know that our wedding is going to be this December."

"December? That's soon. It's the beginning of August."

"Yeah," Lorelai continued, "but I have an obsession with snow. And since Luke wants to get married in the church where his parents were wed, and I saw the place and its beautiful, the weather outside won't affect the ceremony. So we wanted to talk to you about the bridesmaid arrangement."

"You know, I don't have to be a bridesmaid. It's okay if you just want the people who you've known for longer."

"Well, actually you aren't going to be a bridesmaid. See, my best friend Sookie is a bridesmaid and her husband Jackson is a groomsman. Luke's sister Liz is a bridesmaid and her husband T.J. is a groomsman. And Rory is a bridesmaid. So already the numbers are uneven."

"But we do want you to be in the ceremony," Luke stepped in seeing Piper try to mask her look of disappointment and hurt. "At Lorelai's parents vow renewal Rory was the best man and so we asked and you can be my best man. So, I guess I'm asking you, Piper, to be my best man."

"Yes!" Piper jumped out of her seat and grabbed her dad in a tight hug. "Yes, yes of coarse!" The rest of the night went smoothly and Lorelai and Piper went to bed in anticipation of their movie day.

A/N: Best men, should always be women.