After it Fades

Chapter Four- Always a Godmother, Never a God

Disclaimer: It's all Amy, etc.

Summary: My version of what happens after the screen fades to black each week.

A/N: This takes place not exactly at the end but when Lorelai and Luke are at the diner. I hated how they made that scene and I'm sure many people agree so here is the way I believe it should have gone…

I saw him outside the diner, bringing in his camping stuff. He was supposed to be in the woods right now, doing all those manly camping things... I told Sookie I'd be right back and I left Miss Patty's.

I walked in the diner and he looked up at me. I couldn't even begin to describe the look he gave me, but I could tell you this much, it wasn't good.

"Hey." I said.

"Hi." He replied.

"Um…I thought you were camping." I said, sitting on the stool at the counter.

"I was… I went, I saw, I'm back. I'm allowed to come back whenever I want." He said a little bit coldly.

"Of course you are." I told him. Why was he so mad? "I just…I thought you were camping, that's all."

"Well, not anymore." He said.

"But, you like camping." I said trying to figure out what was wrong with him.

"Not when I'm being banished." He said. "I'm just trying to figure out why tonight…Why were you trying to get rid of me tonight." He said.

That caught me off guard a little bit. "I wasn't trying to get rid of you." I said and I wasn't. I wansn't trying to get rid of him at all.

"Well it felt like you were." He said. I suddenly felt so guilty. He looked so sad and I caused that.

I didn't mean to, but I still did.

"Well that's my fault…I just thought…You like camping and…Well, we've been doing so much stuff that I like and I just thought you'd want to do some Luke stuff." I told him.

He was silent.

"I just felt bad that I was dragging you along to the mall and dinner with Sookie and Jackson and all those others things. I just wanted you to have fun. You haven't gone camping since we got together and I just thought…I was trying to…I just thought you'd like to go…I'm sorry." I told him.

"I like doing things with you, Lorelai. I have fun with you. I'm surprised I have to tell you that." He said, coming a little closer to me. I sat down on the stool and stared at him for a split second.

"You-you don't…I-I just…You deserve to do things you like, too." I said.

"I do, do things I like." He said, sitting on the stool beside me.

"OK." Was all I could say.

"I like being with you." He told me.

"I know." I said. "I like being with you, too…" I told him. "I really wasn't trying to banish you. I just thought…you know, you like camping." I said.

"I do like camping… But you know… I could have been fun at this dancing thing...I mean, you and Sookie were probably just mocking the whole thing…I'm a good mocker." He said.

"I know you are. You're a great mocker." I said. I was still a little bit shocked. He really thought I was banishing him? He thought I was sick of him or just trying to get rid of him? That sad face was stuck in my brain. This definitely was not what I was expecting when I came over here.

"Kirk is doing something really disturbing…Wanna go back with me?" I smiled, trying to show him that I really wanted to be with him.

"No…I think I'll..hey, you wanna come with me?" He asked.

"Where?"

"Camping." He smiled.

I laughed. "Are you sure you want to go camping with me?" I asked him.

He nodded.

"OK." I said. I could see the shocked expression on his face. He never expected me to say yes, which kind of made me wonder if he actually wanted me there, but I didn't want to get into that again.

"Really?" He asked.

"I like doing things with you. I'm surprised I have to tell you that." I mocked him.

He smiled and kissed me.

"You know there isn't coffee in the woods, right?" He asked.

"Lucky for you, I have a really big thermos at home." I said.

"You know there's no showers." He asked.

"Well, you're the one whose going to have to deal with me being shower-less and smelly tomorrow morning." I told him.

"Well, I think I'll be OK. I'll bring some Lysol or something." He smiled.

"Haha." I told him.

"You know you have to sleep in a tent, right?" He asked.

"Yes." I said.

"And your OK with that? A tent? On the ground? In the woods? Camping?" He asked.

"Well, you know, on TV…they always share a sleeping bag." I told him.

He smiled. "I guess that could be arranged." He shrugged.

"Good." I smiled.

"So, we'll stop by your house on the way and get your stuff?" He asked.

"OK. Lemme just go tell Sookie that I'm leaving."

He nodded and I kissed him goodbye before skipping across the street back to Miss Pattie's. I walked in and Kirk was still on stage. I sat in the seat next to Sookie.

"Where'd you go?" She asked. "You missed the part where Kirk is in 5th grade and the bullies won't let him go on the sea-saw…You should have seen his sea-saw impression…" Sookie explained, complete with hand motions and everything.

"Hey, I'm leaving OK?" I interrupted her.

"What? Why? Is everything OK?" She asked.

"Yeah. I'm going camping with Luke." I smiled.

"Camping? With Luke? You hate Camping…" Sookie asked. "Why are you and Luke going camping?"

"We like doing things together." I told her.

Sookie smiled. "Have fun." She said in a sing-song voice.

"Bye." I told her.

"Lorelai the woods is going to be closed by the time we get there!" Luke told me as he watched me frantically pack things into a bag.

"The woods does not close, Luke." I told him matter-of-factly.

"C'mon." He smiled.

"OK, OK I'm done. Let's go!" I said, taking his hand and leading him outside.

It wasn't long before we got there. I watched as Luke unloaded the things from the truck because he wouldn't let me help. Normally, I wouldn't have even offered, but tonight was different. I mean, of course it was, I was camping.

"Done." Luke stated after he finally set the tent up.

"So, this is camping." I said after twirling around and looking at my surroundings.

"This is camping." He said.

"The stars are so pretty." I told him. And they were. They were beautiful and bright and just shining down on us.

"Yeah." He nodded. Then he looked at me and came closer, putting an arm around my waist. I took one last glance at the stars and then pulled myself closer to him, resting my head on his shoulder. He played with my hair and pulled me even closer to him.

It was moments like this when I realized just how amazing he was, how happy he made me, how much I loved him.

I pulled away and took his hand. "So, can I have the grand tour?" I asked him.

"Uhh…Well, that's the lake, me and Liz used to swim in it when we were little. My Dad would take us here all the time. We'd swim here until it got dark…Everyday until it got too cold to swim in…" He said bringing me closer to the water. I bent down and felt the water, thinking that maybe we could go swimming. But, it was much too cold.

"And, one year, over there." He pointed to a spot near our tent. "Dad made this huge bonfire and we roasted marshmallows the whole night."

"You ate marshmallows?" I asked him. "There was actually a time in Luke Danes life were he didn't eat rabbit food?" I said.

"Believe it or not." He joked.

"You tired yet?" I asked him, walking toward the tent.

"Yeah, c'mon." He said.

And we went inside the tent and changed into our pajamas. Then we got into the sleeping bag and snuggled close together.

"You know, camping isn't so bad." I told him.

"Really?" He asked.

"Yeah, I mean, the stars are beautiful…and I'm loving this sharing a sleeping bag thing." I told him.

"I'm glad." He said, kissing the top of my head as I moved even closer to him.

"Hey, I'm sorry about before." I told him.

"It's OK. Iwas reading too much into it. I over reacted." He told me.

"I was really just trying to make you happy." I told him.

"You do make me happy." He told me.

"OK." I said, resting my head on his chest. But, I still wasn't convinced that he knew what I was trying to tell him. "Hey, Luke?" I asked.

"Yeah?" He said sleepily.

"You know…You make me happy, too…Really, really happy." I told him.

I'm not sure how, but I could tell he was smiling. It was too dark to see his face, but I could tell.

"I know." He said.

Sooo, here it is...

I absoluetly hated the scene from camping, I wished she had gone with him or that he had gone with her. Or atleast had a real kiss instead of just that stupid, little kiss on the cheek. I mean, c'mon, you're engaged...

I did like that scene at Sookie and Jackson's though and the parts at the Inn with the fire. And how Richard finally realized that Rory needs to go back to Yale.

So, yes, please tell me what you thought. I'd greatly appreciate it. And only 2 more days until the new eppy, can't wait!

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