Lorelai had woke up that morning with a nagging in her stomach. She didn't know what it was but it didn't seem to feel right. She hadn't seen Jason since last night, because its bad luck, but even when she was with him she found her mind wandering off. To the message. To Luke. Was she making a mistake? She didn't know anymore, all she knew was that she had a nagging. The wedding preparations had been done, it was to take place behind The Dragonfly and Lorelai was in room number six getting ready. She came out in front of the mirror. Her dress was fitted around her stomach and then poofed out at her waist. Not so far to take out the whole orchestra, but far enough so that everyone would know it was her wedding day. It was strapless and had a heart shaped cut, Her dark curls falling naturally around her face and her mom's tiara on her head. She looked at herself for a long time, not so much looking as she was staring. There was a knock on the door.
"Come in." Lorelai said. The door opened and in walked Luke Danes.
"Wow." Luke breathed. His eyes watered, Lorelai looked… "You look- amazing." He made out. His heart hurt. She was looking at him funny.
"Thanks." She said with a small smile. "That suit looks great on you by the way." If he was going to tell her something, he better do it now. No one spoke.
"Right." Luke said. He handed her flowers from behind his back. "I know you get your own, you know to walk down the isle with but, I just figured these could be for you." She took them from him and smelt them. She smiled. "Daisies." She said. He nodded. "How did you-" Lorelai stopped. Luke knew her better than anyone in the world, save for Rory. She hoped he would say something.
"So how are you doing?" He asked sitting on the bed.
"Oh you know-" She started but decided she wasn't going to lie to Luke. "I feel like I'm gonna puke." She admitted. He nodded. For a second she thought she saw something in his eye, but she didn't know for sure. He started to speak and she held her breath.
"You'll be fine." He said instead. Lorelai looked disappointed and Luke couldn't figure why.
"Yeah." She nodded putting her hand on her stomach. His heart raced. She looked amazing and he wanted to tell her how he felt about her. But could he do that to her on her wedding day? Lorelai sat next to him on the bed, not caring how scrunched her dress was getting. She looked him straight in the eyes.
"Is there something you wanna say Luke?" She asked gently and quietly barely above a whisper. Did he mean what he said on the message? She looked at the way he was looking at her now, deep into his eyes, to try to find the truth. Everyone had told her Luke had feelings for her, Rory, Her mom, Sookie, and everyone in town. Did he though? She thought about the other night. They had almost kissed. Her and Luke. All the times they had been so close in the past. When Luke had almost asked her out on Sookie and Jackson's first date, how he got jealous of all her boyfriends, that moment when she was helping him pick out paint chips when she thought they had almost kissed, how Luke stayed open extra late just so her and Rory would have somewhere to go after Friday night dinners. He was always around, always there for her. He was her best friend. And she needed him. Then the message happened and Lorelai wanted to know the truth from Luke after all these years. Not the drunk answering machine Luke. The completely amazing wonderful handsome sober real life Luke sitting not three inches away from her.
"I just want you to be happy Lorelai." Luke said. I want to make you happy. Lorelai nodded and forced a smile, was he holding back? Because now was definitely not a good time to be holding back.
"You're my best friend Lorelai. Did you know that?" He asked her. Her eyes started to water.
"Yeah. You're mine too." She said and leaned over to hug him as a tear ran down her face. Luke embraced her and held her there hoping that somehow she would know what he was feeling without him having to tell her. Lorelai felt safe, like nothing and no one could hurt her. They stayed there for what seemed like forever when the door opened. Luke and Lorelai separated. Emily Gilmore and Rory were standing in the doorway.
"So I'll see you out there?" He asked. She nodded and he got up and left, a tear sliding down his cheek. He wiped it away before anyone saw. Rory caught it however and her heart ached for him. She followed him down the hallway.
"Lorelai, are you ready?" Emily asked her daughter.
Lorelai looked up at her mother. "What is it?" Emily asked her. "Oh will you please get up your dress will be wrinkled." Emily demanded.
"Mom." Lorelai said urging her mom to stop badgering her.
Emily nodded. "Wedding day jitters are completely normal" Emily said sitting next to her daughter.
Lorelai looked concerned. "Look at me Lorelai." Lorelai looked at the ground and Emily took her face in her hands and turned Lorelai's face to her own. This was the first endearing thing Emily had done for her daughter in years. "Are you happy?" she asked truly caring.
"Do you think he loves me mom?" Lorelai asked Emily. Emily wiped a tear off of her daughter's cheek and held her hand.
"Jaso-?"Emily started but knew that he was not the man that her daughter was talking about. Lorelai raised a guilty eyebrow. "Lorelai, you have never been one to let me in on the intimate details of your life, but let me tell you one thing." Lorelai raised her head.
"The way he looks at you, speaks to you, the way he was just holding you right now when I walked in. The tear running down his cheek when he was leaving, I didn't know that it was possible to have so much room in your heart for another person before I met him. It scared me. I knew that if you ever saw it you would spend the rest of your life with him. That scared me Lorelai, and not just because he works in a diner although I use that as my front. Because to me he represents Stars Hollow, the life you abandoned us to go to. And I think that I believed that if you found so much love in your new life, you would never come back to us." A tear ran down Emily's cheek.
"What do I do mom?" Lorelai asked. Her mom patted her hand.
Lorelai thought about it. Did she have a choice? Emily leaned forward and kissed her forehead. "You'll make the right choice." Emily said. She got up and left the room, leaving Lorelai so deep in thought that she didn't have time to be shocked by her mother's actions.
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Rory was in the hallway. Luke had gone into room four at the end of the hallway and was pacing, He looked upset and Rory had never seen him like this.
"Shit!" Luke barked and he punched the wall. Rory jumped back as his fist broke through the wall. Tears ran down his face and he sat down on the bed. He saw Rory standing in the hallway and looked embarrassed.
"Sorry Rory." He whispered. She nodded and sat in the chair next to the bed. She patted his knee.
"Luke, it's ok." She said. "look I know how you feel about my mom." She said quietly. "Why don't you just tell her?"
"It's not that easy Rory." Luke replied. His hand hurt. When Rory noticed his hand was starting to swell she insisted they go downstairs and put ice on it.
"Crap. Now look what I'm giving your mom to worry about." He said about the hole in the wall.
"There are more important things-" Rory said nodding her head in the direction of room number six.
"Rory- you don't understand. Your mom will never think of me like that." He said.
"How do you know until you tell her Luke! You're letting her make a big mistake! Jason will never feel the way about mom that you do, we both know that. I know her, she already thinks of you like that, she's just afraid of the same things you are." Rory said.
"She said that?" Luke asked hopefully, that would make it easier.
"No. Not exactly. But like I said I know her, we practically have the same brain. And when she got your message yeah she freaked out a little but she wasn't disappointed, she was scared." Rory said and then immediately wishing she hadn't brought it up.
"My mess-" Luke started. "Oh my god!" Luke panicked as it all hit him. "She didn't say anything, it's been days and she hasn't said anything."
"That's because she's afraid you're just going to tell her that you were drunk, that you didn't mean it. She's scared Luke, just like you. If you tell her how you feel and leave her no room for doubt, she'll admit it I know she will." Rory pleaded with him.
"I-I can't." Luke hung his head. "She knows how I feel. If she wants- it's her decision. She's getting married it's up to her." Luke winced and Rory got up and lead him downstairs to get ice.
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The music started up and everyone stood up and then turned around to see the beautiful bride coming out of the back entrance to the Dragonfly. Luke, Jason, and Rory were all standing at the alter with a minister. Rory looked from her mom to Luke, hoping that someone would do something and stop her mom from making the mistake she was about to make. Luke couldn't take his eyes off of Lorelai. What would she do? He wished he had some way to tell her before she said I Do, but it was too late. Richard was walking her down the isle and they were almost halfway there. Lorelai looked from Jason to Luke as the music played but she found her eyes finally resting on Luke.
Her dad kissed her cheek and sat down next to Emily who was hoping that something would happen. Luke and Lorelai's eyes locked and Luke hoped that she could somehow see into his heart, she was hoping the same but when she found she could not she turned to Jason. Jason had noticed that Lorelai was not looking at him but rather behind him, he wasn't comforted when he saw what was in her eyes when she turned to him. It was not comfort but fear. The music stopped and Jason took Lorelai's hands to reassure her that she was making the right choice.
"Dearly beloved." The minister started. "We gather here today to witness the joining of Jason Stiles and Lorelai Gilmore in the lovely sacrament of marriage." He nodded as he continued with the ceremony. Lorelai's hands were shaking. She was barely paying attention to the ceremony. What was she doing? Was it right? Did Luke love her? She had so many questions but was shaken out of them when Jason started to talk. He squeezed her hands a little to get her attention. This was not good.
"If anyone has reason why these two should not be joined in marriage please speak now or forever hold your peace."
There was silence. The five seconds the minister waited seemed to take an hour. Lorelai was hoping Luke would say something. In every movie she had ever seen this was the moment when she was yelling at the screen, telling the main character to confess to his love before he lost her forever. Now however there was no screaming. Some were screaming inside but there was no screaming. Jason almost cried when he saw Lorelai look disappointed, she turned from Jason and looked at Luke, who shared a long silent gaze. Luke's heart was racing, she knows how I feel, he kept reminding himself, it's up to her now.
"All right then, repeat after me, I Jason Stiles"
"I Jason Stiles." He repeated after the minister.
"Take Lorelai Gilmore"
"Take Lorelai Gilmore." Jason repeated. Lorelai looked into his eyes. Was this the man who would take care of her forever?
"To be my lawful wedded wife." The minister guided.
"To be my lawful wedded wife." Jason continued, emphasizing his words to let Lorelai know that he meant them. He smiled and nodded at Lorelai. She stared at him blankly and inhaled deeply.
"To have and to hold." Rory's heart was racing. She knew her mom would make the right choice.
"In sickness and in health."
" "till death do us part." Jason finished.
"I Lorelai Gilmore." The minister said as he turned to Lorelai.
"I Lorelai Gilmore..."
a/n- Hah hah. Im sorry I stopped it there but it seamed appropriate. Im writing the next chapter right now so it shouldn't take that long for me to post it. Thank you for all of you kind reviews and ideas, they really encourage me and keep me going with the story.