Richard gazed down at his watch. "What on earth is taking so long?" he grumbled. Suddenly, he saw Chris walking out of the hotel. "Where's Lorelai?" Richard asked.

"It's not them." Chris sighed.

"What?" Richard asked in disbelief.

"They're not there." Chris replied.

"They must be under fake names." Richard concluded.

"No." Chris answered, shaking his head. "That's why I was in there so long. I was asking the desk clerk all kinds of questions. No teenagers have checked in within the last twenty-four hours."

Richard placed his hand to his forehead. "And the truck?"

"It must belong to someone else." Chris answered. "Look, Richard, it's okay. We found them once, we'll find them again."

"Well, we're wasting time." Richard replied. "Let's go."

"Alright." Chris replied. "I'll drive, you go ahead and get some rest." Chris took the keys from Richard and patted him on the back. "We'll find her." He said sure of himself.

In the hotel room, Luke had finished his shower and was drying off. He heard the door open and someone come into the room. "Is that you, Lore?" he asked as he continued to dry himself. "Lorelai?"

"Yeah." Lorelai finally answered, frailly.

"I'll be out in minute." Luke called.

Lorelai walked over and sat down on the bed. Luke opened the door and came out of the bathroom. "Man, do I feel better. The water pressure is great here." Lorelai just sat there, not moving, not talking, not doing anything. "It's all yours now." Luke stated as he sat down on the bed beside her.

"Luke..." She whispered.

Luke noticed the strange look in Lorelia's eyes. "Lorelai, what's wrong?"

"I saw Chris." She answered softly.

"You saw who?" Luke asked as he stood up from the bed.

"I saw Christopher." Lorelai repeated.

"How did he find us?" Luke immediately became upset. "He must have been with Richard." Focusing back on Lorelai he sat back down beside her. "Did he hurt you?" Luke asked directly.

Lorelai didn't answer, but tears began to fill her eyes. "Lorelai, what did he do to you?" Luke asked becoming even more upset.

"I can't say." Lorelai cried. "I can't..."

Luke's breathing began to deepen and become more frequent. "I can't believe this."

"Please, don't be mad. I didn't want it." Lorelai whimpered. "I swear Luke, I didn't want it!"

Luke wrapped his arms around Lorelai. "I know." he replied. "It's okay... I know." Luke gently caressed Lorelai's head as she lay buried in his arms. "Where did he go?"

" I don't know." Lorelai answered. "He just ran off."

"We've got to call to the police." Luke said as he reached for the phone.

"No." Lorelai objected. "You can't."

"What are you talking about, Lorelai. He raped you. The police have to know."

"No, my parents, they'll find me." She cried.

"They've already found you." Luke answered.

"Chris wouldn't tell my father we were here after raping me." Lorelai concluded. "If my father had any idea I was in this hotel room, he would have burst through the door by now."

"Lorelai, we can't just let him get away with this."

"Please, Luke. Let's just pack our things and go."

"Tonight?"

Lorelai shook her head yes.

"But..."

"Please, Luke... Please." She begged.

"Alright." Luke answered. "We'll leave." Luke hugged Lorelai tightly and kissed her on the cheek. "I'm so sorry." he apologized. "I'm so sorry I wasn't there to stop him."

"It's okay." Lorelai replied wiping a tear from her eye. "You didn't know."

"I love you, Lorelai. I love you so much." Luke refrained from letting tears fill his eyes. "If I ever see him again...I swear to God, he'll pay."