Because today is the premier of season 5 in Germany and I´m so happy about it (although I have already seen all the episodes), I´m posting this chapter already. I hope you like it!

They are baaaack in Germany! Juhuuuuuu!

Chapter 10: Can you fix it?

"Absolutely beautiful, sparkling mother and wife..." Lorelai answered the phone and Luke interrupted her.

"I slapped him!" he nearly yelled into the phone.

"What?" Lorelai asked, not knowing what he was talking about.

"I slapped him. Just now. He was just...and then I grabbed him...and then I slapped him" Luke stuttered.

"Luke, honey, calm down. You slapped who? Taylor? Kirk?" Lorelai asked and walked into the bathroom avoiding her mothers curious looks.

"William. I slapped William." he stated.

"WHAT? ...Why?... How?" she stammered now.

"He pushed Laila and she fell on her head and cried and then Sara hit William and he hit her back and they both screamed and then Laila bit William and Sara kicked me and Laila cried and William destroyed his room and there is another whole in the door and he threw a book into my face and then I slapped him." Luke finished out of breath.

"Wow!... uhm, when did all this happen? I mean I talked with you this morning and everything was fine" Lorelai wanted to know.

"Nothing was fine! They are driving me crazy and you are not here. They are screaming all the time, I have a headache since yesterday morning. And they are crying and kicking and slapping all the time. And they just do what they want. And if they can´t this horrible screaming and crying and kicking starts again. They don´t want to eat, they don´t want to sleep, the are just running around and causing chaos. And then I just freaked out. I lost my nerves." he said defeated.

"Luke, I know that. I know all of that. And I lost my nerves two weeks ago during that dinner."

"But you didn´t slap our son. God, how could I do that? It was like a reflex when the book hit my face. You can never let me near our kids again. You have to come back! You have to protect them from me!" he rambled.

"Luke calm down! Please! You are an amazing father. And you made a fault. Everybody makes faults sometimes. And I´m more than sure that it will never happen again."

"It won´t!"

"Honey, I will be back tomorrow. I knew how they behave and I left you alone with them, so it´s just my fault as much as it is yours."

"Don´t say that. It´s not. You warned me. You asked me for help and I let you down. This is my fault, mine alone. And I really understand it if you are upset and angry and if William doesn´t want to see me again."

"Oh, Luke. Please stop that now. What´s done is done, you can´t change it. And yes I´m still a bit angry because you let me down, but I also know now that you will help me when I´m back. We will finally change some things." she told him.

"We will. We really need to, I see that now. This should never have happened. And I also think we need to change some things in our relationship, too!"

"What?" Lorelai said shocked, afraid of what would come.

"I think we should have more time for us. Maybe go out sometimes. It´s been a long time." he said softly.

"You wanna date me again?" she smiled.

"If you still want me"

"Of course I do. It´s been nearly a year since we went out the last time. I would love to do that again."

"Ok, then it´s a deal. I think I will check on Will and the twins now. I need to apologize. Hopefully he won´t run away screaming."

"He won´t. I love you" she said

"Love you too. See you tomorrow!" he smiled and hung up.

Lorelai walked out of the bathroom and then fell down on the bed and sighed.

"Who was it he slapped?" Emily asked immediately.

"None of your business mum" Lorelai answered annoyed.

"Of course it is. Does he need a lawyer? Is somebody hurt?"

"No mum!"

"So who was it he slapped?" Emily asked again and looked down on Lorelai who was still sprawled over the bed.

"Taylor, mum. He got in a fight with Taylor again. Everything is fine!" she lied and rolled her eyes before she groaned annoyed when Emily began a rant about how inappropriate a behavior slapping somebody was.

Luke opened the door to Williams room slowly. It was quiet and when he looked inside he saw William sitting on the floor, inspecting his broken car.

"Hey Will!" Luke said softly and walked inside, closing the door behind him.

"Daddy, look! It´s broken!" William said and held out his car towards Luke.

"Yeah, I see it. You threw it against the door, that´s why!" he said and sat down beside William.

"Can you fix it?" Will asked and held the car under Luke´s nose. Luke inspected the truck for some seconds.

"Yes, I think I can fix it" he said then.

"Thank you daddy!" William squeaked and threw himself against Luke and hugged him. Luke held him tight.

"Will, I´m so so sorry for slapping you. Daddy never meant to do that. And it will never happen again. I was just so angry when you threw that book into my face. But I promise that I will never ever do it again. Okay?" Luke said and then pulled away from Will, so that he could see his face.

"Okay. It didn´t hurt daddy. I your face still auw?" he asked his father and touched Luke´s face lightly.

"No, my face is fine now. It doesn´t hurt anymore. But you are not allowed to throw things around, Will. Your car is broken now."

"I´m sorry, daddy!" William said and then leaned back into Luke´s embrace and lay his head on Luke´s shoulder.

"Come on, son. We have to look after your sisters before we are getting you ready for bed." he said and took William with him when he stood up and walked over to the girls room.

"Look, William, they are both asleep. We have to be very quiet." Luke whispered.

"yeah, pssst!" William whispered back and placed a finger on his lips.

"I have to change them into their pjs and fresh diapers. Do you want to stay here or go back to your room?" Luke asked him.

"I help you, daddy" William decided and walked to the wardrobe and took out his sisters pajamas out while Luke carefully placed Sara on the changing table and took off her clothes, then changed her diaper. He dressed her in her pajama and lay her back in her bed and took Laila out. He did the same like he had done with Sara. Then he carefully inspected her head. The bump was now clearly visible. When he stroked her curls softly away from her eyes she opened them and looked sleepily at him, then smiled.

"Hey princess, you´re supposed to sleep." Luke whispered and kissed her on the forehead.

"Your bed" she tried to whisper back.

"Me too! Your bed!" Sara´s voice suddenly could be heard.

"And you are also awake, baby?" Luke asked surprised.

"I wanna sleep in mommy´s bed!" William decided.

"Okay, fine. But just this one time. When you´re mother will be back you will sleep in your own beds again." Luke said and took Sara out of her bed again.

"Daddy, carry me, too!" William demanded.

"Son, I have only two hands"

"Piggy-back!" William said and jumped up and down excitedly.

"Okay, come here!" Luke said, kneeled down and William slung his arms around his fathers neck.

In the bedroom he placed all three on the bed, walked into Williams room to get his pajama and then changed him, too. Then they all brushed their teeth and combed their hair and then fell on the big bed.

"When will mommy be back?" William whispered after some minutes already half asleep.

"Tomorrow, William. And now sleep!" Luke said and stroked over his hair.

TBC Please review!