A/N: Here I am once again writing in the wee hours of the night cranking out another chapter. Thank you to my faithful readers who make me want to continue this story. I'm still working on the hard copy of the very last chapter of Collide before I start in on the song fics that are the memories. In it Audrey gives away something important to her and loses one of her best friends on the pageant. The chapter will be called Who You'd Be Today. I hope you all like it.

Chapter 46: Together Again

Audrey sat in the library of Chilton trying to come up with an idea how to make her parents talk to each other again. She got on her phone and called her cousin.

"You have to help me Jess," Audrey begged. "All you have to do is host a family dinner and there we'll lock Mom and Dad in the basement until they work out their problems like in that Jamie Lee Curtis Kevin Pollack movie!"

"Audrey I know you mean well and want your parents back together but you need to let them do it themselves," Jess replied. "If I know my aunt and uncle they will be so miserable without each other that it will only be a few days until they're back to arguing over the amount of coffee a person should be allowed to drink."

"It's just breaking my heart, Jess," Audrey sighed.

"Last night Jeffy and Haylee asked me if Annie and I were going to get broken like Auntie Lorelai and Unca Luke. I didn't know what to say. All I know is that Luke and Lorelai will put themselves back together because if they don't I think the universe will fold in on itself."

"Thanks for that Jess. Kiss Jeffy and Haylee for me."

Audrey hung up her phone and noticed that the class period was almost up and it was almost time for lunch. She had just gotten an idea. She left the library and sought out the last person in the entire school that she would willingly go to for anything. Walking right up to her she said, "We need to talk."

Crashing and banging could be heard echoing throughout the diner. Miss Patty and the others that frequented the diner couldn't understand why he didn't just take a few days off until things between him and Lorelai calmed down. It wold be safer for him and the other townies. It was lunch and he knew she wouldn't be coming in for her daily dose of burger, fries, coffee and pie.

"Lorelai," Michel said coming into the kitchen. "Your daughter is on the phone."

"Which one Michel?" Lorelai asked, not really listening to him.

"Will you just take the phone?"

"Michel I have two daughters, Rory and Audrey. Which of my beautiful daughters is on the phone?"

"The little one. I want a raise," Michel whined, dropping the phone on the counter.

"You always say that, Michel. Hey kid what's up?"

"Mom are you sitting down?" Audrey asked timidly.

"What did you do?" Lorelai asked, still not really listening.

"I got in a fight," she whispered.

"I didn't catch that kid, say again."

"I got in a fight with Andie. Apparently she overheard when I told Aunt Paris that I wanted out of Mr. Medina's class."

"What do I have to do?"

"I need you and Daddy to come down to the school and talk to Aunt Paris about the situation."

"Have you called your father yet?"

"No. Not yet."

"You call your father and I'll be there as soon as I can."

Twenty minutes or so later a still fueding Luke and Lorelai Danes sat apart from each other in the outer part of Paris's office. Mr. and Mrs. Michaelson sat across from them with their daughters to either side of them. Audrey had a scratch on her cheek, her hair was tousled and her Chilton tie was askew. Andie was equally a mess. Max entered the office and face the four irate parents.

"Mr. and Mrs. Danes? Mr. and Mrs. Michaelson? Ms. Geller will see you now," Louise said.

Luke, out of instinct takes Lorelai's hand and is surprised when Lorelai doesn't pull it away but gives it a light squeeze. Luke and Lorelai take a seat on the right side of Paris's desk and Edwin and Sabrina Michaelson sit on the left side. Paris sets four files on the top of the desk. Each one seems to have a pair. Paris stares at the four parents sternly.

"Mr. and Mrs. Michaelson, sitting on my left is the discplineary file and recommandtion file for your daughter Andrea aka Andie. Notice that the file for staff recs isnearly empty. Mr. and Mrs. Danes, sitting on my right is the discplineary and reccomendation file for your daughter Audrey. Notice that her discplineary file is nearly empty."

"What is your point, Ms. Geller?" Mr. Michaelson asked.

"I find it sad that two girls of equal intelligence and personalities seem to be such polar oppoisites. For every complaint I get from a teacher about Andrea, I get a compliment about Audrey," Paris said. She opens the two of the larger files. "'Miss Audrey Danes is a delight to have in class. She is so polite and well mannered. I wish I had more students like her in class.' That was from Mrs. Hannah Capelli. Would you like to hear what the same teacher has to say about your daughter sir?"

"No that will not be needed."

"The reason I have called this meeting between the four of you. It seems that the Danes family is going through a rough time at home and your daughter used that information to pick a fight with Miss Danes. Based on Andrea's pervious history I am suspending her for two weeks and she will be under constant adminisrative watch for the rest of the year."

"Now just one moment Ms. Geller," Mrs. Michaelson began. "This is the second time that this Audrey has gotten my daughter suspended. From what I was told this Audrey took the first swing."

"I am fully aware of that. Audrey is also to be suspended for two weeks, but because this is the first time a situation like this has befallen Audrey's record she will not be under the same watch. I suggest you have a long talk with Andrea about her behavior at school. I will be in touchto discuss this matter more. You and your daughter may go."

Mr. and Mrs. Michaelson leave the office. Max is called in. He took the seat closest to Lorelai but she and Luke switch places. She wants nothing to do with Max Medina ever again.Luke contols his urge to not beat the shit out of Max. Paris looks back and forth at her staff member and her best friend's parents.

"I don't know what's going on between you three, but whatever it is, it now has involved my school and I can't have that," Paris snapped.

"Ms. Geller, it is all my fault. I did a very stupid thing yesterday that caused all this to happen," Max began.

Outside in the office Audrey hands Andie $150. "Just like we agreed."

"Ok so what's the deal?"

"Truce. Lay off Tarah and Ryan. War camp Audrey and Andie are now in peace time."

"Agreed. Audrey, I'm sorry about the flier. And the tomato thing at the pageant. I just want you to know that I'll be rooting for you to win Miss America this fall."

The two former enemies shared a hug before Mrs. Michaelson came back and yelled at Andie to get going.

"Lorelai, Luke," Max began. "I am sorry for my stupid actions yesterday. A side of me that I had long forgotten awoke and took over. I know that's no excuse for what I did. The nuttiness took control of my heart and control of a dream I had long wished to be free of."

"I don't need to be here for this," Paris said, excusing herself.

The three adukts waited for Paris to be fully gone before Luke exploded first.

"Where the hell do you come off kissing my wife!" Luke roared.

"Luke, calm down," Lorelai said softly.

"Look I know you're mad and you have every right to be, but screaming at me won't change anything."

"I have to know one thing, was yesterday the first time you two had seen each other since Parent's Day?"

"Yes Luke," Lorelai answered. "There is nothing going on. There never has been or ever will be. I am with you completely."

"Good."

He placed his hand across her lap like he always does when they are together. Max looked over at them.

"I know I can never fully regain any sort of plutonic relationship with you two and I accept it. I just hope that with time your daughter will be able to forgive me as well."

"Good luck. She still hasn't forgiven me for washing her teddy bear while she was asleep when she was three," Lorelai teased. "She may never forgive you Max."

Max stood up and left the office. The best man had won the girl of his dreams and now he had to bow out gracefully.

"Now I have one question for you Mrs. Danes," Luke said. "Since I never got to ask you properly I think now would bea good time." He reached over and took her hand slipping her engagement ring off. He slipped down to one knee and held out her ring to her. "Lorelai Victoria Danes, will you marry me? Again?"

"Lucas Danes I thought you'd never ask!"

Lorelai fell into her husband's arms and kissed him tenderly. He held her to him tightly, never wanting to let go. They stayed like that for almost five minutes.

"Miss Danes?" Max called to Audrey whose nose was stuck in a book. "Audrey?"

"I heard you. I was just choosing to ignore you."

"Audrey, I hope that with time you'll be able to forgive me," Max said. "I respect your choice to drop out of my class and hopefully you will consider coming back."

Audrey flipped the page of her book, pretending not to listen. He sighed and left the office. A few moments later, Luke and Lorelai came out of Paris's office laughing and holding hands.

"It worked! I can't believe it really worked!" Audrey thought. "I think the two week suspension will be well worth it."

"Audrey Avery Danes, you are in so much trouble, young lady," Luke said in his scary voice. "We will discuss this at home."

"'We?'" Audrey questioned, trying to act shocked. "Mom are you coming home?"

"We'll see you at home," Lorelai answered.

Luke and Lorelai left and began to walk down the hall of Chilton. They walked hand in hand like a pair of silly teenagers. Soon their giddiness turned serious. Things were all right between them but they still had much to talk about. Things that had to get out before another word was spoken.

"Lorelai, we need to talk," Luke said, pulling her down to the stairs. "I have never felt so stupid in my life. I never should have thought that you would go outside our marriage. I knew you were telling the truth but I was too hurt, angry, upset to care, to see it."

"You've never yelled at me like that before. I seriously thought that you were going to hit me. I was so scared of you. You had that look in your eye you had seventeen years ago."

"I promised you then and I'm promsing you again. I wil never lift my hands at you in anger ever again. I wanted to. I wanted you to feel as bad as I did."

"But I was. Knowing what you had to be thinking was breaking my heart. I went into my office and sobbed. I love you so much Luke. Till death do us part."

She kissed him deeply. "Let me come home."

"There's no place I want you more."

"Dirty!"

"Ah jeeze!"

A few weeks later the entire town turned out for the big celebration in the square. It was the Danes renewal ceremony.

"I never thought I'd be marrying these two ever again," Reverend Skinner said. "Luke and Lorelai Danes have been two of the most beloved people in this town. With the town behind them they have made it through very trying times in their lives. It's nice for me to remember that there was a day, a day when these two chose each other for the first time."

Audrey looked out into the square from her place next to her sister and standing by the trees, dressed in a suit that matched her father's was Christian. He was smiling widely, enjoying the ceremony. Next to him she saw William and Avery appear. Audrey began to cry as she saw them. Rory nudged her sister, thinking that she was crying over what Reverend Skinner was saying.

"Lorelai, many things have changed between us over the years. But one thing has remained the same. My love for you will never tire or fade away. I'm all in."

"Luke, I love you more than anyone else in the world. You've given me more than I have ever wanted. You have given me two children, one who is no longer with us, and more love ans devotion that at times I never thought I deserved."

"Lorelai with this ring, I promise to love you, honor you, cherish you more and more, until death do us part."

He slipped the ring onto her finger and gave it a light sqeeze.

"Lucas, with this ring, I promise to love you, honor you, cherish you more and more, until death do us part."

"It gives me great pleasure to introduce to you again, Mr. and Mrs. Backwards Baseball Cap. Luke you may kiss your bride."

A/N: Happy Valentines Day!