A/N: Wow, I'm totally flattered at all the reviews I got for this story. I really was only expecting a couple, but gee, was I wrong or what?
I was trying to answer everyone's reviews, but either my computer's internet is really acting up on the site, or ff(dot)net has something going on. Anyone notice all the ads now? Ag!
Disclaimer: If I had to pick whether to own Gilmore Girls, or a waffle, I'd probably pick the waffle. One reason for this is that ASP already does a fantastic job at keeping us fans on our toes, and also, I'm really hungry for a waffle.
Last Chapter:
But then Luke Danes saw something he didn't expect.
He saw himself… Only a different himself. With Lorelai. Laughing, talking, holding a normal conversation.
"…What is this, some kind of weird Back to the Future thi-?" Real Luke asked his Dad, but got cut off.
"Shut your trap, I'm trying to show you something here." Was his father's reply, along with a thwack on the arm.
A Return
August 2007
"Lime green with pink polka dots." The future Lorelai said, "That way, the boy, girl, or hermaphrodite, can be happy all the way around."
"Please, don't think our kid'll be a hermaphrodite. Though with your coffee addiction, it'll probably have your quick wit," The future Luke grunted, yet a twinkle lay in his eye from seeing Lorelai so happy.
"I can not believe you just said that! Quick wit! You never rhyme!" Lorelai laughed.
"First time for everything." Future Luke grunted, rolling his eyes.
"That's like Lindsay Lohan dyeing her hair blonde, or Tom Cruise jumping on Oprah's couch," Lorelai explained, "You just don't expect it."
"Okay then." Future Luke was already confused by the pop culture references. Since when had that girl dyed her hair blonde?
That's when real Luke noticed the ring. Or rings; on each of their left hands.
They had gotten married. Finally. Luke wondered how they had done it, and how they had gotten over the disagreement.
"You came back." His father answered the question in his eyes. "Just about a month later. Couldn't take a day without her. Same way with your mother and I."
"…She's pregnant." Luke saw the little lump in Lorelai's stomach as she passed by, still laughing.
"What'd you think she was? Dreaming about future kids? Mothers don't think about room colors until they're about four months along. Then the stomach comes, and the reality hits them." Luke's father snorted. "Of course, your mother denied you were with her until the hour the labor pains started."
Real Luke started following them, interested where they were living. He saw them turn down the familiar road, and there he saw the mailbox. The red plastic thing notifying them that they had mail was down, and painted above 'Gilmore' was the word 'Danes' with a dash mark connecting the two.
So, they had moved in. Lorelai had gotten to keep her house, and everything looked just the same.
Luke was almost to the point of running when he got to the door. Reaching for the doorknob, he felt his hand plunge through the cold wood.
While the few seconds he stood in shock, realizing that he could in fact walk through walls, the future couple had reached their destination. Future Lorelai walked right through real Luke without a second thought. She turned the knob, and she and future Luke disappeared inside, the door closing firmly behind them.
"Pretty neat feeling, 'eh? Having someone walk through you is always a joy." His father walked up beside him, a sarcastic note in his voice.
Real Luke grunted and plunged through the door, ignoring the weird feeling it gave him.
Some things had changed, furniture-wise, and real Luke noticed that most of his furniture had been entwined with hers.
The phone rang and the machine picked up, with the message, "Hi, this is the Danes-Gilmore Household. We're either not here, or not interested in your call. Leave a message if you must."
"Luke, let the machine get it!" Lorelai called to the future Luke from the kitchen.
"Hi Mom and Luke, this is Rory. I know you're probably not home if you're not picking up my call, because if you were, that'd be like Bono quitting his support for Greenpeace. It just doesn't happen. Anyway, I have some big news for you. Call me back when you c-" Her message was cut off by Lorelai answering it.
"Hi, honey! …Yeah, I know, we were busy… No, not like that. Tell me your big news!" Lorelai's face changed to a myriad of emotions in a matter of seconds. "You're what! …No way! …It is? Aww, babe, that's so great! Have you told him yet? …Well, tell him soon! Can I tell Luke? …Whhhhhy? …Oh, okay! Bye, babe, love you!" She hung up the phone.
"What's her big news?" Real Luke asked aloud, expecting an answer. But future Lorelai only walked to the kitchen with a big smile on her face.
"Was that Rory?" Real Luke heard future Luke ask Lorelai. His stomach gave a turn. It was so easy to be sucked in this.
"I can't tell you." Lorelai replied.
"What'd she want?" Future Luke asked, knowing the truth.
"Can't tell." Was the only answer.
"Why?"
"I just can't. The law of mother-daughter bonding forbids it."
Future Luke just sighed and rolled his eyes. "Well, if the end of the world was coming, would you tell me if Rory asked you not to tell?"
"I dunno. It depends how fast the world is ending."
"Lorelai." Real Luke was getting irritated, once again voicing his emotions.
"Lorelai." He could hear future Luke using the same tone.
"Sorry, buster! No can do! But I can tell you now that the world isn't ending, or at least not to my knowledge." Future Lorelai shot back, her 'quick wit' getting the best of her.
Real Luke smiled at the response.
"She really does get annoying sometimes." His father said.
"Oh shut up, Dad." Luke was too weirded out to say anything else.
"Excuse me? What'd you just say?"
A/N: I know, short chapter. But longer one next time, when real Luke sees the town and such. Hopefully it'll be out soon.
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Next Chapter: Real Luke gets uncomfortable when future Lorelai and Luke engage in some interesting activities. So what better to do then to take a tour of the town! Includes Taylor, Patty, and of course, Kirk. But that's all a given!
