Lorelai was sitting on the couch with Rory fast asleep on her lap, watching Willy Wonka. Rory normally wouldn't be asleep so soon, but it had been a long day for both of them. It was about 7:30 when the movie finished, and Lorelai carefully carried Rory to her room and tucked her in.

"G'night, sweets," she said and she pulled the covers up over her.

"Night, mom," Rory said through sleepy eyes.

As soon as Lorelai walked out of Rory's room and she quietly shut the door behind her, the phone rang. She walked over to the phone, wondering who would be calling her.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Lor," came the response from the other end.

This can only be one person, she thought. "Hey, Chris. What's up? Are you still coming this weekend to spend time with Rory?"

"Well, about that-" Christopher said. This seemed all too familiar to Lorelai. He cannot be doing this again! She thought. He hasn't seen her all year!

"What, Chris?" Lorelai said harshly.

"Something came up."

"No, Chris. This is bull! It's November and you haven't seen your daughter all year! You've already cancelled 4 times! I can't believe you!"

"I know, I'm sorry," Christopher pleaded.

"Sorry's not good enough this time. You tell Rory yourself this time. I'm not breaking her heart again. I can't handle that this time. Here she is." Lorelai was so angry with Christopher, she went in and woke Rory up to make him tell her himself.

"What's going on?" Rory asked as her mother handed her the phone.

"It's your dad. He wants to talk to you."

"Hey, Dad!" Rory said excitedly.

"Hey, kiddo. I have something I need to tell you."

Rory sighed. She knew what was coming next. "You're not coming, are you?"

"No. I'm so sorry. Something just came up. I really wish I could come, I really do."

"I know, Dad. Bye." Rory hung up the phone before her Dad could say anything else.

Lorelai was almost in tears as she watched their whole exchange. Rory lay back down and closed her eyes, blinking away a few of her own tears. Lorelai took the phone back, kissed Rory on the head, and left her to sleep again.

As she was walking past the front door, she heard something outside. Bye now, she was crying freely. She couldn't believe Christopher. She opened the door slightly to see what was going on. She saw Luke working tediously on the bookshelf again. Luke caught sight of her.

"Hey," he said. "I brought dinner, like I promised. I wasn't sure if you still wanted it."

Great. Now he's gonna see that I've been crying. Just what I need, she thought. She discretely wiped away her tears and walked out to receive her food.

"Thanks, Luke."

"Are you okay?" He said, seeing her tear stained cheeks and red eyes.

"I'm fine. Really. It's nothing."

"What's wrong?"

They walked over to the front porch and sat on the stairs. He didn't know what came over him, but he put his arm around her to comfort her.

Once his arm was safely around her, the tears started flowing freely again. She didn't know why she felt so safe in Luke's arms, but it felt right.

"Christopher called," she said between sobs.

"Who's Christopher?"

"Rory's dad. He was supposed to come visit her for her birthday, even though that was weeks ago. He actually supposed to come weeks ago. He promised her five times already, and he's backed out five times."

"Oh."

"You should've seen her face, Luke. It was heartbreaking. I hate telling her when he backs out. She's just a kid. She shouldn't have to deal with his shit. That should just be me." She buried her head in Luke's chest and cried hard.

"Shh… It's okay. It'll be okay." Luke didn't know how to comfort her, so he did the best he knew how.

They sat like this for five more minutes, when Lorelai's cries finally let up. She looked up at him and said, "Thanks, Luke."

"No problem."

"But, I got your shirt all wet," she said with a little chuckle.

"It'll dry," Luke said through a laugh.

Lorelai laughed along with him. "Ya know, you are a really great friend."

"Yeah, a friend," Luke whispered.

"Did you say something?"

"Me? No. Nothing."

"Oh."

They still sat together in silence, with Luke's arm still wrapped around her. Lorelai felt so warm in his embrace. She looked up into his eyes. There they are. I love his eyes. I can't get enough of them. I love them… I love him.

Luke felt right as he held Lorelai close to him. He looked down into her eyes. There they are. I love her eyes. I can't get enough of them. I love them… I love her.

They were both lost in each other's eyes. Nothing could tear their gazes away from each other. They started leaning in closer to each other. The heat between the, became so obvious, it was almost unbearable. Neither one of them could stand not being together any longer. Their lips crashed together and they got lost in the moment. Lorelai shifted herself more to face him. This felt so perfect to both of them. The kiss deepened.

In that moment, it seemed as if the world stopped spinning just for them.