A/N: First, I want to apologize for not updating in a few days. I had to go back to my hometown and be a bride's maid in my cousin's wedding lol. Anyway, I am back now, so hopefully my updates will go back to regular.

Lorelai stood outside of Taylor's Market. As 4:30 finally came, Luke stepped outside and walked over to the vending machine.

"Hey."

Luke turned around quickly. "Hey… I didn't see you standing there."

"I thought I'd stop by." Lorelai smiled.

"Oh."

"You don't mind do you?"

Luke opened his water bottle. "No, of course not."

They took a seat on a bench sitting beside the vending machine. "You haven't been working for Taylor long have you?" Lorelai asked.

"No… just for a few days." Luke replied. "I did work for a guy across town. Mostly garage stuff… but he went out of business. Taylor's was the only place hiring, so I ended up taking the job."

"You're working full time?" Lorelai asked.

"Yep. I'm going to save up as much money as I can and reopen my dad's old hardware store." Luke pointed across the street.

Lorelai gazed at the run down building. "What about high school?"

"What about it?"

"Aren't you coming back?"

Luke huffed. "No. I'm done with school."

"Done? But you're Luke Danes… the great track star. The ladies' man… the most popular…"

"Stop." Luke interrupted. "I'm not any of those things anymore. I have a younger sister at home who needs taken care of, if I don't work and earn money to buy her food and clothes and keep the bills paid, who will? I have more things to worry about now than being a track star or the most popular guy in school."

"I'm sorry…" Lorelai said softly. "I wasn't thinking."

Luke sighed. "It's not your fault. I guess I'm still a little bitter towards my past. My mother died after she gave birth to Liz… and now my dad is dead too. Just doesn't seem fair."

Lorelai fiddled around with her bracelet, deciding whether or not she bring up her past to Luke. "Well, I understand. I really do. The woman who I thought was my mother passed away when I was eleven. Then, my father got remarried to this horrible woman who had a spoiled bratty son… but then I found out that my real mother was…"

Before Lorelai could finish, Taylor pulled Luke up by the back of his shirt. "Luke, your break time is over."

"Jesus, Taylor…" Luke snapped. "Take it easy."

"I'll take it easy, once you get back in there and start bagging groceries."

"Alright…" Luke groaned. "I'm coming."

Taylor looked down at Lorelai. "Have a question about a product, Lorelai?"

Lorelai stood to her feet. "Actually, yes." She smirked. "I noticed you have a shampoo that's supposed to reduce balding in your medicine isle."

"I do." Taylor admitted.

"Does it work?"

"All of my products work, Lorelai. If they say they'll do something, they'll do it, else I wouldn't have them in my store."

A grin crept across Lorelai's face as she glanced up at Taylor's balding head. "You should consider using your products, Taylor."

Taylor placed his hand on his head. Luke turned his face and smiled. Lorelai proceeded to leave, but Luke quickly stepped around Taylor and stopped her. "I get off work at 8:00." He replied.

"213 Pearl St. Apartment A." Lorelai replied.

"I'll be there." Luke smiled.

(The apartment)

"I'm just saying maybe it's not a good idea to begin another relationship so quickly."

"Mom, it's not a relationship."

"Lorelai, you used to like this boy." Joan recalled. "If you two start to hang around each other again old feelings will flare."

"It's not like that." Lorelai replied. "We have something in common now. He's not the same Luke he was when I first came here."

"Lorelai, keep in mind that you have a baby growing inside of you. You're not the same either."

Lorelai placed her hand on her stomach. "I know. I'll be honest with him about myself. Like I said, it's not a start of a new relationship. Just a new friendship. I'm honestly not concerned about a boyfriend. I want to focus on myself and my baby."

"That's the best thing for…" The doorbell rang, before Joan could finish her sentence.

"That's probably him." Lorelai smiled. "Be nice."

"Of course." Joan replied.

Lorelai walked over and opened the door. Her smile quickly faded as she saw Chris standing on her doorstep.

"Christopher…" Lorelai said blankly.

Joan quickly came over and stood beside her daughter.

"Hey." Chris replied. "Can we talk?"

"Chris, I don't think that would be a good idea." Joan replied, as she placed her arm around Lorelai.

"Joan, I really need to talk to her. It's about the baby and the stuff that I said. I didn't mean any of it. I've realized that now and I want to be the father that Lorelai wants me to be." He smiled.

"You're wrong." Lorelai replied. "I don't want you to have anything at all to do with my baby."

Chris' smile faded. "You did a few weeks ago."

"Well, that was a few weeks ago. But you've shown me what a horrible father you would make. You're too immature and too insensitive to ever be a father." Lorelai began to shut the door.

"Wait." Chris held up his hand. "Can we just talk about this?"

"There's nothing to talk about." Lorelai attempted to shut the door again.

Lorelai glanced behind Chris and spotted Luke walking up the sidewalk. Chris turned and nearly choked when he realized it was Luke.

"You have to be kidding me!" Chris replied as he turned back to Lorelai. "You're seeing Luke?"

"I'm not seeing, Luke." Lorelai defended. "And even if I were, it's none of your business."

"Lorelai, that is my baby too." Chris snarled.

Luke, who hadn't heard any of the conversation between Lorelai and Chris, had now made it to the doorstep. "Hey, is this a bad time?" he asked, oblivious to what he had just walked into.

"No..." Lorelai quickly answered. "Chris was just leaving. Come in." Lorelai opened the door wider.

Chris attempted to let himself through the doorway, but was immediately blocked by Joan.

"Damn it!" Chris smacked his hand up against the side of the door.

"Hey!" Luke shoved Chris away from the door. "What's your problem?"

"My problem?" Chris repeated. "You're my problem!"

"What did I do?" Luke asked.

"Don't play Mr. Innocent." Chris scoffed. "You've been after Lorelai for years. Well, she's mine!"

Luke turned back around. "You're with him?" Luke asked Lorelai.

"No. Not anymore." Lorelai replied. "Luke, I'm sorry. I didn't know he was going to show up here tonight, honest."

Luke focused his attention back to Chris. "I don't think they want you here."

Chris took a deep breath. "Stay out of this."

"I think you should go." Luke said forcefully. "Before there's any trouble."

"Trouble?" Chris laughed. "You're threatening me?"

"Chris, just get out here!" Lorelai yelled from the doorway.

Chris stood still for a moment. "Fine." He said softly. "But this isn't over." He took one final look at Lorelai and then walked away from the apartment.