This author's note is for GilmoreGirl4ever. LoL This is a correction chapter.

Lorelai grabbed a bag from her closet and began stuffing clothes into it. She quickly changed from her "little back dress" to a pair of jeans and a shirt. She opened a drawer beside her bed and pulled out a wad of cash. Lorelai had saved up a little over a thousand dollars held back from allowances and birthdays. Her savings account at the bank had nearly 50,000 dollars, but that was for her college. She couldn't even touch it till she turned 18. Lorelai didn't want the money anyway, Emily and Richard could keep it. She'd find a way without it and them. Lorelai tossed the bag out her window hoping it would land in a safe place. After taking one last look at her room she closed the door and quietly tip toed down stairs and into the basement. She opened the basement window and slid herself out. By the time she picked up her bag and made it to the front gate, Luke was waiting for her.

Lorelai gazed at the strange truck sitting in the road. "What is this?" she asked.

"My truck." Luke replied.

"You have a truck?" her stunned voice replied. It was a very old red chevy, and had rust on the side of it. Judging by the sound of the motor it wasn't in the best shape of it's life.

"I've been working on it for a while. Hop in."

Lorelai opened the door to ratty truck and a loud squeak sounded. "What model is this?" she asked slamming the door shut.

"68." Luke replied. "I actually just got it running a few days ago. I was going to work on the body before I let you ride in it, but..."

Lorelai smiled. "I love it."

"Really?" Luke asked a little surprised and yet thankful.

"Yes, it has character."

Luke fiddled around with the radio til he found a station. A couple of minutes passed and then Luke finally had to ask. "Lorelai, where are we going?"

She sighed. "I don't know. Where do you feel like going?"

Luke paused. "Well, I was thinking, how about California? You mentioned wanting to go there."

Lorelai's heart melted and she felt her entire body heat up. "Really?" She cracked a huge smiled. "You'll go to California?"

"Hey, if I love you enough to run away with you, I love you enough to run away with you to California." he smiled.

Lorelai looked down and her smiled faded. "What did you tell your dad?" she asked a little gloomy.

"I left him a note. I told him I had to go away for a while but not to worry I'd call him when I got there."

"Do you think he'll understand?" Lorelai asked.

"Yeah, I'm sure he will." Luke confirmed. "He left his own home when he was 16. Of course he left because times were tougher back then, and he had to fend for himself and stop depending on his folks. But he'll understand. I told him I' d call him soon."

"You're lucky to have a dad who cares about you so much." Lorelai replied.

"Your parents care about you, Lorelai." Luke added. "Their way is just very unique."

"When I have a kid, I'll never treat her it way my parents treated me." She leaned her head against the window. "I think I could be a great mother."

Luke removed one hand from the steering wheel and gently took Lorelai's hand. "I know you could." Lorelai scooted across the seat and laid her head on Luke's shoulder. As he drove off into the darkness she dozed off into sleep.

The next morning Lorelai awoke with stiff neck cramp. She rose up and noticed they were parked beside the highway. As a large truck zoomed by, Luke suddenly awoke. Lorelai yawned and rubbed at her neck. Luke wiped at his eyes a few times and then he too was rubbing his neck.

"Sleeping in a truck is bad." Lorelai noted.

"Bad for you neck." Luke added.

"Where are we?" she asked.

"Danbury." Luke replied.

"What the hell is Danbury?"

"It's a town."

"Are we still in Connecticut?"

"Yep. I only made it about an hour and a half last night before I became too sleepy to drive. It's a good start anyway." Luke turned the key to the truck, it sputtered a few times and then finally made connection. "You up for some coffee?"

"Coffee?" Lorelai asked. "I've never drank it."

"It's pretty good of the mornings. Especially when you need to wake up fast. There should be a gas station or something soon, we can stop there."

Within a few minutes Lorelai and Luke found a gas station and pulled in.

"Let's get some donuts." Lorelai added. "Not exactly the best breakfast, but very tasty."

"You go ahead." Luke replied. "I'll eat one of these." Luke grabbed a breakfast bar from one of the isles.

Lorelai shrugged her shoulders and grabbed several donuts. After paying for their food and coffee, Lorelai and Luke sat in the old beat up truck and had their first breakfast together. Lorelai had drank the whole cup of coffee extremely fast.

"You weren't kidding." She smiled. "This stuff really is good. I'm going to get another cup for the road."

Luke laughed. "Lorelai, I think one cup is plenty for the day."

"Luke, it's not like it's alcohol." Lorelai replied as she stepped out of the truck and hurried back into the gas station. When she returned she had a much larger cup than the first one. "What?" She asked as she stepped back into the truck. Luke looked at the large cup of coffee. "This is the only size they had left." Lorelai replied cunningly.

"Uh huh." Luke replied as she started the engine and drove off from the gas station.