About a month after Lorelai and Rory moved to Stars Hollow, Lorelai and Luke became closer and closer. They soon began flirting. She called him 'Duke' and he called her 'Crazy Lady'.

It was now January, and Rory could say little things, but not what Lorelai wanted her to say.

"Rory, say 'mama'. Ma-ma," Lorelai says slowly. Rory just smiles and points at Lorelai. "Well, she knows who birthed her," Lorelai jokes.

"Let me try," Luke offers, "Rory that,"he points to Lorelai, "is mama. Can you say that? Mama."

"Ama," Rory says.

Lorelai's head shoots up, "What?"

"Ama, ama, ama!" Rory shouts.

Lorelai picks her up and says, with a proud smile on her face, "You did it! You said mama."

"Actually, she said 'ama'," Luke points out.

"Don't rain on my parade," Lorelai say.

It's been a week, and Luke can't hide his feelings anymore, he has finally worked up enough courage to ask Lorelai out, so, here goes nothing.

Lorelai was at the park with Rory, pushing her on the swing when Luke walked up to them.

"Hey Luke," Lorelai greets him.

"Hey, you guys having fun?" he asks.

"Just a blast, she won't go on anything else…and I'm getting sick of pushing her," Lorelai says.

Stepping a little closer, Luke offers, "Want me to take over?"

In a hurry to relieve her arm of the cramp she can feel coming on, Lorelai says, "Be my guest."

She steps aside and Luke takes over. She notices that he looks a bit off, so she asks, "Are you ok, Luke?"

He looks at her, gives Rory a good push, and says, "Yeah."

"No you're not," she sees through his lie and says, "Tell me what you have going on under that baseball cap."

He steps away from Rory and says, "I think we've been having a good time. You know, hanging out and talking, and teaching Rory things, don't you?"

"Yeah, Luke I do," she says, wondering what he's getting at.

"Well, I can't keep this from you any longer. Um, I-I like you Lorelai. I like you a lot. But, what I need to know is if the feeling is mutual."

She stands there, with a blank expression on her face thinking, 'I never thought he felt this way about me. I mean I like him, a lot, but I never thought that he felt the same way. Wow, he does, he likes me. Mother of a one and a half year old or not, he likes me. I guess I better say something, he's looking worried.'

She smiles, steps closer to him and says, "The feeling is completely mutual. You treat me like a human, you love Rory. You're my best friend."

"You're my best friend too, Lorelai," he says, taking her hands in his, then asks, "Will you go out with me. On a date, whenever you're free?"

She looks up at him, and smiles, "Yes, I would love to."

By this time, the swing has stopped swinging and Rory turns, or tries to turn, andlooks up at Luke and exclaims, "Dada!"

Luke and Lorelai turn their heads and look at the toddler in the swing.

"Did she just-" Luke begins.

Lorelai smiles and says, "Yeah, she did."

Rory smiles happy that she is being acknowledged, wiggles her body, signaling that she wants to swing again. Luke walks up and begins pushing her, Lorelai stands by his side holding his hand, and rests her head on his shoulder.