A/N The next two chapters will be an alternate ending taking the place of 39 and 40. Enjoy.

Luke's fist connected with Chris' face in such perfect order, that Chris found himself laying flat on his back. He shook his head several times trying to straighten his vision.

"I've been wanting to do this for a long time." Luke said solemnly as he grabbed Chris by the coat and pulled him back to his feet. Luke once again took a punch a Christopher, this time knocking him back a few paces. Luke followed up again with another swift hit. Chris fell helplessly to the floor.

"Enough." Chris cried. "Please, no more."

"Did you quit when Lorelai said please?" Luke asked as he helped to Chris to his feet once more? "Huh! Did you !"

"No." Chris replied.

Luke kneed Christopher in the stomach then smacked him across the face with the back of his hand. "I should kill you." Luke said breathlessly. "I really should."

"Go ahead." Chris muttered through the blood that was pouring from his nose. "I don't care anymore." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a gun. Chris slid the ground across the floor to Luke. "Kill me." Chris said demandingly. "Kill me!"

Luke bent over and picked up the gun. He held it for several seconds. He pulled back on the gun and aimed it towards Chris.

"What are you waiting for!" Chris roared. "Do it!"

Luke's hand began to shake. He may have hated Christopher with every fiber of his being, but Luke was not a murderer, he couldn't just kill a man.

"Do it!" Chris cried again.

Luke put the gun down. "You don't deserve death, Christopher." Luke replied calmly. "Death is too good for you." Luke grabbed some rags from a table and tied them together. Easily, he tied Chris' hands and feet together. "This ought to hold you until the police get here."

Chris didn't reply, instead he lay there on the cold floor shaking. Luke walked back into the lobby where Lorelai and Rory were sitting with Mia and Sookie.

"I tied him up." Luke stated. "Call the police." He flopped into a nearby chair.

"I'll call them." Sookie said as she stood up.

Lorelai had been very quiet since she had seen Christopher. She held Rory in her lap while she gazed out the window. Luke could tell she was thinking about something, he figured she was reliving the night she was raped. He almost wished he had pulled the trigger.

"Mia." Luke began. "I hope you're not still blaming yourself for what happened."

Mia smiled. "Part of me will probably always feel it is my fault. I'm just so thankful she's back. Though, I don't understand this man that brought her back. If he is such an evil person why has he done such a good thing?"

"He was behind it all from the start." Luke replied. "I guess this some sick way of trying to make Lorelai fall in love with him, again."

Lorelai turned her head. "Luke, can we go?"

"As soon as the police get here." Luke replied. "In fact, I'd better go back into the kitchen and make sure he doesn't try to escape." Luke stood from his chair.

Half an hour later, Chris was placed in the back seat of a cop car, and Lorelai and Luke were heading back to the diner. The truck ride back was very silent.

"He's going to get what's coming to him." Luke said reassuringly. "You won't have to worry about that."

Lorelai looked down at Rory who was nearly asleep. "Luke?" She asked.

"Yeah?"

"I think I'd like to see my parents."

"Your parents?" Luke repeated.

Lorelai took a deep breath. "I haven't been in contact with them all these years."

"Wow." Luke replied. "That's the last thing I ever expected to come out of your mouth."

"Rory needs to meet her grandparents." Lorelai concluded. "I'm sure they'd like to meet her as well."

Luke pulled up beside the diner. "Do you want me to come with you?"

"No, this is something Rory and I need to do."

"Okay." Replied softly. "I'll support you all the way on this."

"I know you will." Lorelai smiled.