"How long would you wait for me?" Lorelai asked as she shoved another piece of pizza into her mouth.

Luke paused for a moment and came up with an honest answer. "I would wait for you till Emily Gilmore becomes the nicest person in Hartford."

Lorelai almost chocked on her pizza from laughter. She quickly grabbed her soda and took several drinks. "Don't ever do something like that while I'm eating!" She scolded.

Luke laughed. "I'm sorry."

God, she was so perfect. He was still amazed at how much she could eat, yet not gain a pound. He loved to just sit and look at her. It didn't matter what they were doing or where they were, just as long as he could allow his eyes to rest upon her, he was content. He knew she was the one. There was no question about it. He knew from day one this was the girl he was destined to marry. She was everything he could only hope for and more. He often found himself day dreaming about what their lives would be like when they both graduated from college. He would buy her a beautiful house by a pond, and during the winters they would go ice skating on it. He knew how much she loved the snow and if he could he would place her in a snow globe so that he could keep her with him at all times. He found himself aching to be with her every second of the day.

"Lorelai." he said as he slowly came out of his deep thought. "Let's go for a ride."

Tossing the last piece of pizza into the empty box Lorelai grabbed her purse. "Can I drive?"

"Absolutely not." Luke said half laughing.

"Aw, why?" she pouted.

"Because, that's my father's truck and if anything ever happened to it, he'd kill me."

"Well, I don't suppose you'd be any fun if you were dead." Lorelai concluded. "You can drive." She grinned and looked at him for a moment. "Where are we going?" she asked.

"It's a surprise." he replied as he took her by the hand and lead her out to the parking lot.

Luke had taken an exit that lead them to a dirt road. Lorelai had no clue as to where they were going, but she trusted Luke and she knew wherever it was he was taking her it would be romantic and special. As the road came to and end Lorelai gazed up from the truck to behold a gigantic and beautiful rock formation. It was as big as her high school, if not bigger. How could something like this exist in the state of Connecticut and she hadn't seen it?

"Wow..." Was the first complete word out of Lorelai's mouth as they both stood gazing up at the rocks.

"Some friends and I found this place when were about 12." Luke professed proudly.

"Gosh. So this was like your secret hide out?" She asked playfully.

"Sort of." Luke admitted.

"Are girls allowed?" she teased.

"Well, they are now." He smiled. "Come on, I'll take you to the top."

"The top?" Lorelai repeated in not such an excited tone.

"Yeah." Luke replied. "Don't be scared. I've climbed it a thousand times."

"Well, that's a thousand times more than I have." replied an unsure Lorelai.

"Hey, do you trust me?" Luke asked as he took her by the hand and looked her dead in the eye. He could feel the instant connection between them.

"Yes." Lorelai automatically answered. "I trust you."

Lorelai slowly stepped towards the rocks as Luke guided her along the way. Luke could have scaled the rock formation in a mater of seconds, but he didn't. He slowly eased himself and Lorelai up the rocks carefully, making sure she felt safe. After a few minutes, they had reached the very top. He placed his hands over her eyes, and lead her closer to the edge.

He removed his hands. "Alright, look." he encouraged.

Lorelai gasped. "Is that1?..."

"Hartford?" Luke asked. "Yep. And see that little gleam of light over there?" He pointed a little farther to the left. "That's Stars Hollow."

"Everything looks so different from here." Lorelai noted. "It really puts to spec how different your town is from mine." Lorelai compared the two. "It looks like a Christmas tree compared to a jar of fire flies." she giggled.

"Where would you rather be?" Luke asked as he wrapped his arms around her waste.

"With the fire flies." she replied.

"I knew you would say that."

She turned around and faced him. "How did you know that?" she asked raising an eye brow.

"Because, I know you Lorelai Gilmore." He paused. "You're the girl with the wavy brown hair and the deep blue eyes who lives in a black and white world, yet she's bursting with color. You're the girl that gives me a reason to wake up every morning. When I'm not with you, I'm thinking of being with you. I know you... Lorelai Gilmore."

Before he could continue on with anymore charming romantic sentences his lips were invaded by Lorelai's. They began to indulge in the most passionate and heated session of their entire dating experience. They slowly made their way to the ground, going farther and farther with each kiss. Lorelai's heart began to race and her whole body shivered.

Luke felt Lorelai shake. "Are you cold?" he asked in between kisses.

"No." She replied breathlessly. "I'm burning up on the inside."

"Let me cool you down." he smoothly answered as he began to unbutton her shirt.

"Luke..." she exhaled in a deep breath. "I love you."

Luke immediately stopped and pulled away from her. "What?" he asked not sure if he had heard that, or if he was making it up in his mind.

"I said, I love you." Lorelai repeated still trying to catch her breath.

His mouth opened and he could not find the strength to shut it. "I love you too." He replied as a smile the size of the horizon crossed his face. "I love you so much." He quickly picked back up where they had left off.

Twenty minutes later they lay looking up at the sky. Lorelai was snuggled deeply into Luke's arms and she was finding it hard to not fall asleep. Luke looked over at his watch. It was nearly 10:00. As much as he wished he could spend the entire night with Lorelai, his sensible side kicked in.

"Lorelai." He whispered. "We have to go." He heard a small groan followed by mumbling. "Your parents will come looking for you, if I don't have you back before they realize you've left."

Lorelai slowly rose from her position and inhaled deeply. They dressed themselves and Luke guided her down the rocks and back to the truck. Lorelai wasn't a naive teenager, she realized what she had done, but she did not regret it. Tonight she had taken orders from no one and for once be her own person. Tomorrow, she would deal with Emily.