Chapter Three: Dresses and Mia

"This has to be killing him," she said to no in particular. "Not having his mom and dad here to see him get married. I wish for a moment, just a small one that they could be here."

He hand went to the necklace that she now wore. She felt so connected to the woman that gave it to her even though all she knew about her was that she was Luke's mother. This was the day that she had been waiting her whole life for and she couldn't get happy for that one reason. William and Avery Danes were not there to witness this day.

"I still don't know why I'm doing this," Luke had said to her.

"You're doing it for your dad," she replied.

"I guess, although he's dead so he'd never know if I was doing it any different."

"He knows. He's got the big Luke picture screen on 24 hours a day and he watched ans smiles."

Lorelai remembers that conversation so clearly. She just had to remember it herself today.

"Mom? Mom?" she heard Rory call from inside the house.

"Outside honey," she called back.

Rory joined her on the porch. Rory already had her dress on and almost had her hair finished. Lorelai had decided that she wanted to have her bridesmaids in Revoultionary War period dresses. Rory's was a light green and Sookie's was lavender. Luke agreed to a tux so he and Jackson and Jess's bow ties matched their partner's dress.

It was a surprise to both Luke and Lorelai that Jess agreed to be Luke's best man. Then again whatever it was that he had said to Rory that got her to go back to Yale put him back on their good side.

The two Gilmore girls went back into the house and up to Lorelai's room. Rory helped her mother into her dress. The strapless figure forming gown was a thing of beauty. In the bodice it had tiny green and lavender beading. It had a delicate tulle train that started at the waist and billowed out. Emily tried to talk Lorelai into wearing gloves but Lorelai stubbornly refused.

She had decided to wear her hair up. He pulled it into a French twist and let her soft curls drape in the back. Emily carefully added the tiara and veil. The three Gilmore Girls looked into the mirror.

"You look wonderful Lorelai," Emily said, being the first one to speak.

"And with a straight face you said that, Mom," Lorelai replied.

Rory notices the necklace that Lorelai was wearing. "Hey Mom? Where did you get that necklace? I've never seen it before."

"Luke. It was his mother's. She wanted me to have it and wear it on my wedding day."

"Mom that is so sweet."

"Yes it is," Emily agreed. "We should get going. The car will be here soon."

"Oh Mom, we were going to walk," Lorelai said teasing.

"You will not be walking, Lorelai Gilmore! You will arrive at the inn properly. Walking to your wedding, honestly."

"Grandma, Mom was kidding," Rory said.

Just then a horn honked outside. Rory stuck her head out the window to see who it was.

"Oh my God! Mom!"

"Who is it?"

"Mia!"