Lorelai and Sookie stepped out of Taylor's and stood on the sidewalk.

"Sookie, this is my chance to apologize to him."

"What?" Sookie asked in high pitched voice.

"I've never seen him since… well that day." Lorelai glanced inside the window. "I should apologize."

"I don't know… I've heard some pretty bad things about Luke since he's left school."

"Like what?"

Sookie frowned. "I hear he's into a lot of trouble with the police. Perhaps even robbery."

"Sookie, if he was committing robberies why is working as a bag boy for Taylor?"

Sookie shrugged. "I don't have answers, I just have the gossip."

"Well, I need to do this." Lorelai continued. "It's one thing I'm going to clear my conscience about." Lorelai took a deep breath and walked back inside of the market. Sookie followed close behind. Lorelai slowly walked towards Luke who was busy bagging an old lady's groceries. "Hey…" Lorelai said softly, but before she could continue a younger, but still just as pushy Taylor stepped in front of her.

"Ma'am, please do not bother the workers." Taylor replied.

"Don't call me ma'am Taylor." Lorelai dully remarked.

"Fine, Ms. Gilmore, please do not bother the workers."

Lorelai placed her hands on her hips. "What makes you think I was going to bother him? I may have had a very important question to ask him about a product."

Taylor rolled his eyes and huffed. "You're a fifteen year old girl. You're not going to approach a young, good looking, bag boy who is currently preoccupied with another customer unless it is for some "product unrelated" reason."

"So, you think Luke is good looking?" Lorelai smirked. "That's nice."

Taylor sighed. "If you wish to speak to Luke, you may do so during his break at 4:30."

Lorelai quickly looked at her watch. "Okay, I can wait five minutes."

Taylor, noticing a customer needing assistance in one of his isles, took off and left the girls standing alone.

"Well, you have five minutes to decide what you want to say to him." Sookie replied.

Lorelai continued to stare at Luke, who had not taken his eyes of the bags of groceries.

"I'm just going to tell him the truth… That I was being just as much of a jerk as he was."

"So, you're going to apologize, but you're still going to call him a jerk?" Sookie asked. "Doesn't that sound a bit counterproductive?"

"Well…" Lorelai frowned. "He was a jerk."

Luke finished up the lady's bags and lifted his head to wipe at his brow. It was at that moment his eyes landed on Lorelai. He stared for a moment, then looked away. He loaded up the bags, and carried them outside to the woman's car. Lorelai and Sookie followed after him.

"Hey, Luke." Lorelai greeted.

"Hey." Luke repeated as he continued to load the groceries.

"You have a break in a couple of minutes, right?" Lorelai asked.

Luke didn't reply.

"I was wondering if I could talk to you…" Lorelai glanced back at Sookie who looked just as confused as she did. "Please." Lorelai ended.

Luke closed the trunk to the lady's car. "Have a good day ma'am. Thank you for shopping at Taylor's Market."

"Thank you, young man." The woman replied as she slowly sank into her car.

Luke's attention focused back on Lorelai. "I have ten minutes." He said as he pulled a dollar out of his pocket and fed into an outside vending machine.

"It's really warm today, huh?" Lorelai replied. "Which is strange cause it's March. You'd think it wouldn't be so warm…"

Sookie sighed and shook her head. Lorelai was always so bad at getting to the point about things.

"Look, I only get two 10 minute breaks a day and a thirty minute lunch break, I don't want to spend them talking about the unusual weather we're having." Luke took a drink of his cool water.

"Me either." Lorelai continued. "What I really want to talk to you about is… well, I haven't seen you since … well, you know… and I just wanted to say I'm sorry."

"Sorry for what?" Luke asked.

"You know… for saying what I said to you. I was being just as much of a jerk as… as anyone."

Luke didn't appear affected by Lorelai's apology. "Well, that was like two years ago. I've not really thought about that in a while."

Lorelai smiled. "Well, that's good… that you don't hold a grudge or anything… but, you know, I just… I just felt obligated to tell you that I'm sorry… and now I've told you, so… I guess we'll just go buy some candy." Lorelai turned to leave the staggering conversation.

"I'm sorry too." Lorelai quickly turned back around when she heard his voice. Luke's eyes were squinting from the sunlight. "I deserved everything you said."

"Well, I'm glad we resolved this." Lorelai smiled. "I'll see you around?"

"Sure." Luke replied. "If you hang out at Taylor's often."

Lorelai and Sookie walked back inside. Sookie had that extra large smile on her face, that already told Lorelai what she was thinking.

"Sookie, please don't say it." Lorelai begged.

"Okay…" Sookie agreed. "I won't say it. But I'm going to be thinking it."

"Fine, let's just get some candy and go." Lorelai grabbed a handful of candy bars.

As the daylight slowly drifted away, Lorelai kept her promise and returned home before dark. Feeling much better about a lot of things, she entered the apartment. Joan was sitting on the couch watching tv.

"Hey." Lorelai greeted.

"Hey, sweetie." Joan replied. "Did you get Sookie straightened out on everything?"

"Actually, I got a lot of things straightened out. I saw Luke today. I finally got to apologize."

Joan smiled. "Wow, that was a very long awaited apology."

"Maybe on my end." Lorelai remarked. "I don't think he was waiting for or expecting an apology."

"Well, I'm glad to hear you worked it out anyway." Lorelai took a seat on the couch beside Joan. "I called Richard today." Joan randomly stated.

Lorelai's attention quickly escaladed. "About me?" she asked.

"Yes… I wanted to let him know about your pregnancy. I figured it would be best if he heard it now. I didn't want him thinking we keep secrets from him."

"I don't see how it's even any of his business." Lorelai spat.

"Apparently, that's how he feels as well." Joan sighed. "He wasn't the least bit concerned that you were pregnant. He said it was my problem now, not his, and not to bother him."

Lorelai's feelings were secretly hurt, but she wasn't going to let anyone know that. "Well, that's fine; saves us a lot of trouble."

Joan shook her head. "That woman has really changed Richard."

"He let her change him." Lorelai noted. "It doesn't matter. We're our own family now."

"You know, I'm going to be a grandmother at thirty two years old." Joan smiled.

Lorelai giggled. "And what if you're a great grandmother by 48?"

"Lorelai…" Joan laughed.

"All I'm saying is, there could be a pattern."