Disclaimer: Since hell has not yet frozen over, I do not own nor am I affiliated with Gilmore Girls in any way. Please do not sue me, I do not own Gilmore Girls or the characters.

Thanks for all your great comments, please keep writing to me and telling me what you think. I hope you like this chapter… and by the way LORELAI AND LUKE KICK ASS TOGETHER! Sorry I just felt there was a need for an outburst like that- here you go… sorry it took so long – I had finals.

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A week had gone by and Lorelai still hadn't entered the diner since her very hot, but awkward moment with Luke. It is 7 pm and the Gilmore Girls are starting to get hungry.

"Mom…" Rory cried, suddenly feeling the empty hole in her stomach.

"What?" Lorelai asked, also aware of how badly her stomach hurt in desperation for food.

"I… need… food," Rory started slowly.

"Ok… what food? Chinese? Italian? Indian? Moroccan?" Lorelai questioned, fully aware of what her and her daughter wanted.

"Burgers mom, we need burgers," Rory replied.

"Ok… McDonalds or Burger King?" Lorelai asked hoping her daughter would pick one and not begin the conversation she felt was coming.

"LUKES MOM!" Rory exclaimed. "I need Luke's burgers… and don't say dirty because this is so not the time. You can come or not, but I am not in a fight with him and I am going to the diner."

"You would leave your own mother for BURGERS?" she asked, amused.

"Are you forgetting the time, you were an hour late picking me up from preschool because you had to get Taco Bell?" Rory retorted.

"There is no possible way you remember that," she answered, dumbfounded.

"Coming?" Rory questioned, putting on her coat.

"FINE… I'll come, but it's only to make up for the Taco Bell incident."

"I can live with that," Rory answered.

The girls arrive at the diner, even hungrier than they thought they were.

"Sit over there," Lorelai instructed Rory and motioned for her to sit in the corner.

"Mom… we are sitting where we always sit. Exactly what happened between you and Luke?" Rory asked, with peaked interests.

"Umm… just a minor disagreement that's all." She answered, avoiding the subject.

Lorelai knew that no such disagreement had taken place, but she didn't want to rehash the awkward moment that had taken place between the diner owner and the inn manager. She didn't want to start any unnecessary rumors. Just as she was thinking about what would have happened if each person had no exclusive partners, Luke interrupted her thoughts by asking her what she wanted to eat.

"I assume you want food?" Luke questioned, rather coldly, obviously still a little miffed.

"You have no idea," Rory answered for her mother, as her stomach growled.

"I want a cheeseburger, chili fries, and a Coke," Rory said happily.

"All of which are very healthy choices," Luke sighed.

"A diet Coke?" Rory suggested.

Luke just looked at her and then turned to Lorelai, without looking up from his ordering pad.

"And you?" he asked.

"Just coffee." Lorelai answered.

"Just coffee?" Luke questioned.

"Yea… just coffee, what's the big deal?"

"You have never once ordered 'just coffee'." Luke told her.

"I have so… there was that time when it was really cold out… and that other time when it was hot…" Lorelai trailed off, desperately trying to defend herself.

"Your remembrance of false events and their climates is impressing," Luke replied.

"Umm… Rory don't you want to eat your food at home, where it is nice and warm?" Lorelai suggested.

"Well… I don't really have a preference," she stated.

"Yes… but if you eat your food at home… mommy will buy you that new sweater you liked some much," Lorelai bargained.

"Bye Luke," Rory exclaimed. "Oh… Luke? Will you wrap up my food?"

"Fine." Luke conceded.

Rory quickly left, once she had her food, but Lorelai lingered around the diner for a little while longer, even though she was the last person left.

"Why did you do that?" Luke asked.

"Do what?" Lorelai questioned, innocently.

"Bargain with Rory, to make her leave." He promptly answered.

"Well…we were the last ones in the diner and I figured without us, you could call it a night." She stated, lamely.

"Ok…" Luke started.

"And since we could just as easily eat at home… I just thought it was logical." Lorelai firmly presented.

Luke looked up at her and felt his heart race as he looked at what she was wearing. Lorelai had on a little black dress that epitomized the word sexy.

"Ok…" Luke finally choked out.

"Something wrong?" Lorelai asked, suddenly aware of the fact that he hadn't said anything more than 'ok' in the past five minutes.

"You look…" Luke started.

Lorelai's eyes lit up at the prospect of what he was about to say to her.

"You look amazing." He finally finished, still in somewhat of a trance.

"Oh… thanks." Lorelai stated, slightly embarrassed at the way he was looking at her.

She suddenly had the impulse to start kissing him, and was fighting the idea, when Luke, who obviously had similar impulses, closed the space between them and kissed her on the forehead. It was sweet, but it wasn't what either of them wanted and as soon as his lips left her forehead, he brushed his thumb over her pouty lips and kissed them. He didn't know how Lorelai would react. Whether she would be thrilled or pissed off, but he wanted her so badly that he figured whatever the reaction, it would be worth it. Slowly, he slipped his tongue into her mouth and felt her move her hands around his neck. It was at this point that Lorelai wrapped her legs around him and he gently pushed her up against a wall. She broke the kiss but only for a moment when she said, "Rory."

"What?" he replied, confused.

"I promised Rory," she exclaimed.

And suddenly he understood.