Please Don't Tell Her

Summary: What if, instead of Lorelai seeking comfort from Chris, Luke is the one who goes to find comfort, and then tries to make it right.

Disclaimer: I own nothing, except my pretty new computer, and that isn't fully paid for yet, so in fact I own nothing.

Rating: Teen.

Author's Note: sorry about the lack of updates. Blame my best friend Eve. She told me she was coming home for the only visit until August. Damn pratt for being in Brooklyn, anyhoo she distracted me, and so now that she is gone, I can update. I have no clue where to go after this chapter, but I guess it will figure itself..right? if anyone has some suggestions, feel free to give them. Have a good one. RnR

Luke didn't even flinch when the door slam and thought back to when he had thought that lying would be better. Of course Lorelai knew that he was lying. Who was he kidding, Luke Danes never lied. He didn't cheat; he wasn't the sort to betray. Maybe it was in his blood, but he never felt the need to hurt anyone. And he tried his hardest to make sure that record kept.

And now he was the one who ruined things with Lorelai. He couldn't put the blame on anyone but himself. It wasn't the manipulations of Emily Gilmore that made things turn to shit, and it wasn't the irresponsible actions of his nephew. It was 100 on his shoulders, and Luke Danes felt like he had aged thirty years.

Would he, in thirty years think back to this moment, as the moment his life truly ended. He wished he could take it back, that he had simply chased after Lorelai when she gave him the ultimatum. Who was he kidding; he would never get the chance at such an offer again.

Even in the briefest amounts of time, he had wondered if he was maybe making a mistake. Could he and Anna make things work? For April at least. And then sanity returned a few seconds later. He had seen first hand that being together for the children never worked. Look at Lorelai, she had refused to be with Chris just for the sake of their daughter, and she had been right.

Would Lorelai now run to Christopher? He couldn't even blame her. She was the one who had not betrayed anyone. She was the one who had supported him when really she had no reason to. He hadn't even told her about his daughter, she stumbled upon it by accident, and he never even apologized for it.

He went to go put stuff in a bag when he heard the door slam. He held his breath. Could Lorelai have somehow forgiven him? Or was she just making sure he was leaving. He heard footsteps going up the stairs, and a bizarre thought came to him? Would that be the last time he would hear the squeaks of the stairs?

The door was pushed open, and the younger Gilmore stood there in the door, arms crossed, and eyes full of betrayal and he winced inside. Hurting Lorelai was one thing, but hurting the young girl, was something he thought he would never be able to do.

She looked extremely angry and she just stood there, quiet yet deadly. He had once heard that a women scorned was one thing, but nothing was scarier than a best friend scorned. He even felt a little intimidated by this small slip of a girl. Her eyes were the coldest he had ever seen and he closed his eyes to protect himself. Never in his entire life, had he felt such hate coming from one person. He felt like he had murdered a bus full of orphaned children with horrible diseases by the one glance she gave him.

'Rory!' He said in surprise and she just continued to stare him down. 'I know what you are going to say, and I am really truly sorry.' He tried to say but she continued to look at him. Now the disgust was beginning to appear on her face. 'She did everything right, she talked to you, really talked to you, she trusted you and she was all in for the first time since my father screwed her around the first time, and what do you do? Have some cheap affair, that you can't even pretend to be remorseful for?' Rory said in an even tone, but her body language was singing like a canary.

'I know I made a mistake.' Luke said trying to make things better, but he just didn't realize what he had done yet. 'A mistake? Luke, you've ruined the family I had been hoping for, for years. Do you get that? I doubt my mother will ever try to find the complete package again, thanks to you. You've ruined her, crushed her. I thought my dad was dangerous, but you, your hazard waste.'

As the nasty words hit him, Luke suddenly felt very tired. 'I'm sorry Rory, one mistake and it all goes away, doesn't it?' Luke says and for the first time Rory softens for one second. 'Yeah, but if it was reversed would you forgive mom?' Rory asked and went to help Luke pack.

This man had been very important to her at one time in her life, and his actions caused that to ruin, but still, she wanted one last nice memory of the man who had been actually there for her.

'If it was some random guy she met at a bar, I don't think so. But if it was Christopher, I could almost understand that. I don't know if I could truly forgive her thought. Which is why I have accepted my fate.' Luke said with a finality in his voice.

The two were silent and finally Luke had gathered his meager amount of clothes and little items that he wanted to keep. 'I'm sorry Rory, for hurting you.' Luke said and they both stood face to face, with little distance to disguise the hurt that Luke had caused.

'Maybe you shouldn't be apologizing to me. But you are going to have a lot of time to rethink things.' With that, Rory was out of the door, with as much surprise as her presence in the doorway.

Luke sat on the bed, with one bag containing the evidence of his relationship with Lorelai, and for the first time he realized how truly pathetic he was.