A/N: Thanks to my reviewers: Christi06, sarahb2007, and jennatheJesusfreak. You guys are the reason for this update.

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The next morning, Lorelai woke up to the sun shining brightly in her eyes. She groaned, knowing that she needed to get up and get ready for work. She opened her eyes and found that the space beside her was empty. For a moment, she thought yesterday had been a dream and that things were still as they were before... bad.

She sighed and began to get up, when something caught her eye. On the pillow beside her was a note. She picked it up and read it.

Lorelai,

Had to open the diner this morning because Caeser couldn't. See you for breakfast.

Love,

Luke

Lorelai smiled. It hadn't been a dream after all. Everything that had happened yesterday was real and not just her imagination. She climbed out of bed and headed for the shower, ready to begin the day.

oOoOo

"Oh Lucas!" Lorelai chimed as she entered the diner and sat down at the counter. "I need coffee pronto!"

Luke rolled his eyes. "You always need coffee."

"Yes, but today I really need it."

"And you say that all the time, too."

"Come on Luke! Pleeeease." she begged, giving him the infamous pout.

Luke stared at her for a few minutes, but knew he was going to give in eventually. He could never turn down Lorelai when she gave him that face. He sighed and reached for a cup.

"Score! I win." she gloated.

"You did not win." he said.

"Yes I did. I'm irrisistable, so you gave in."

"I gave in because I know that if didn't, I'd have to listen to you complain all day and gripe and whine. And, plus, a coffeeless Lorelai is the last thing I, or anyone else for that matter, wants to deal with."

"Hey! That's not very nice."

"Well, you do get pretty crabby when you haven't had a cup. And I'm only teasing you." he said, leaning over the counter and giving her a short kiss and then pouring coffee into her cup. "Here you go, you junkie. Five more years off your life."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. You just keep saying that. I bet I live just as long as you do."

"Uh huh. Not if you keep drinking that stuff, you won't."

"That's the optimistic attitude!" she said sarcastically. "Ok, well, I'm off."

"Ok, see you later."

"You bet. Bye hun." she said, giving him a quick kiss and then walking out of the diner.

oOoOo

Miss Patty had been eyeing the two from a table near by. She had been suprised when the couple seemed to be acting as they usually did, flirting with their usual bantar. Only two days ago Lorelai had walked out of the diner in tears and left town. Now, she was back and everything seemed fine.

She continued watching them closely, when she saw Luke lean over and kiss Lorelai. She got out of her seat and quickly left the diner in search of Babette.

oOoOo

Lorelai walked into the Dragonfly to find Michel standing at the front desk reading Men's Health Magazine. The phone was ringing off the hook and he could clearly hear it, yet chose to ignore it.

"Michel, the phone." she stated in a "duh" tone.

Michel looked up from his magazine annoyed.

"What are you doing here?" he asked in his thick French accent.

"What do you mean? I work here." she stated.

"I heard you left."

"Yeah, well, I'm back."

"So, you didn't quit?"

"What? No! Why the hell would I quit?"

"Just when I thought things were starting to look up." he sighed.

Lorelai rolled her eyes. "Get the phone Michel or find another job."

"Gladly." he said sarcastically before picking up the phone. "Dragonfly Inn, this is Michel Gerard speaking. How may I help you?"

Satisfied, Lorelai walked into the kitchen.

"Hey Sook, got any coffee made?" she asked.

Sookie turned her head away from the stove towards Lorelai.

"Hey! You're back?"

"People, I didn't permanantly leave. I was just going away for a little while." she said to the room.

"Well, after you left the Inn I called you house and you didn't pick up so I went over to the diner to see if you were there. I ran into Miss Patty and she said she saw you leaving town. She told me you looked like you'd been crying and had come down from Luke's apartment."

"Yeah, well, I left and now I'm back." she told her, making herself a cup of coffee and taking a sip.

"What happened? Are you ok?" Sookie asked gently.

"Sookie I'm fine."

"Well.. I heard you broke it off with Luke..." she said tentavely.

"It's a long story. But, I didn't really break it off with Luke. We're fine now. Really."

"Positive?"

"In fact, you better start getting a head start on finding a babysitter because you, my friend, have a wedding to help plan."

"Oh my God! You two are finally doing it! You're really getting married!" Sookie said excitedly, clapping her hands.

"Yes we are." Lorelai told her smiling. "This fall. Don't expect to have any free weekends in the near future, because I need my BFOTB to help me with the wedding plans. We have so much to do. Find caterers, floral arrangements, and all that jazz."

Sookie squealed and hugged Lorelai tightly.

"Sookie, hun, air." Lorelai gasped.

"Sorry. " she said, loosening her grip and standing back. "Ok, I want details!"

"Well, I went to Maine and Luke ended up finding out where I was and came after me. We talked and I told him everything and he let me meet April."

"He did! You guys drove all the way from Maine to Woodbridge to meet her?"

"No, he brought her."

"He brought her?"

"Yeah, anyway, so he let me meet her and it went pretty well. She's such a sweet kid. Then we went home, after he dropped April off, and talked. He told me he was really ready this time and to go ahead and start making plans. He even offered to help."

"Wow, he really does love you."

"Yeah, he does." she said and smiled. "Anyway, I'm going to talk to Reverand Skinner today to see if we can get married at the church here, because the one we were originally going to get married in is all booked."

"Have you guys chose a date yet?"

"No, not yet, that's why I'm going to talk to Reverand Skinner first. But we agreed the fall would be a good time."

"Are you still going to wear your dress?"

"Of course! After all, it is the perfect dress."

"I can't wait! After all these months, it's finally happening."

"I know. I'm happy."

"Me too."

"Well, better get to work."

"Bye."

"Bye."

oOoOo

"Hey." Lorelai said, walking into the diner.

"Hey. Hungry?" Luke asked her.

"Mmmm... I think I'll just have some pie."

"I'm not letting you have only pie for dinner."

"Aww, why not? It's good."

"How about you eat a salad and then I'll give you pie?"

"Do you want me to die early?"

"With all the coffee you consume, it doesn't matter what I want."

"Are we seriously doing this again?"

"One salad isn't going to kill you."

"How about a cheeseburger and fries, and then pie?"

"Fine, as long as you have a meal that doesn't just consist of sugar." he said, jotting down her order.

"I talked to Reverand Skinner today."

"Really? What did he say?"

"He said the church is free September seventh through the eighteenth and October fifteenth through the twenty-sixth."

"We might have to have it in September if you still want to wear your dress, because if we have it that late in October, it'll be freezing."

"True, and we'll have to have it on a weekend so people can actually attend. So, that leaves us with eighth, ninth, tenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth."

"Do you want to have it a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?" he asked.

"Hmm... maybe a Saturday."

"Alright, that leave the ninth and sixteenth."

"How about the ninth?"

Luke shook his head. "Yeah, the ninth sounds good."

"Good." she said smiling. "Now that that is out of the way, Sookie and I can begin our plans."

"Have fun." he said and kissed her, then went to check on her food.

Lorelai dug through her purse for her cell phone, then dialed her daughters number.

"Hello?"

"Hey kid. It's me."

"Mom, hey! How are you? Are you ok?"

"Hun, chill, I'm fine. Everything's fine."

"Really? Oh, good. What happened? I wanna know."

"Well, Luke came after me, we talked, I met April, went home, talked some more and set a date!"

"You met April?"

"Yeah, I'll give you the details later tonight."

"I'll hold you to that. And you set a date? When?"

"Just now. September ninth at the church here in Stars Hollow."

"Finally! It's about time." Rory said happily.

Lorelai chatted with Rory for a little while longer and then began to eat. It had been a good day for her, probably the best she'd had in months. She just really hoped it would stay that way. She'd had enough drama for now.

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A/N: So... what did you think? It was a pretty pointless chapter, but it's a chapter none the less: ) I'm gonna be gone all next week, so I won't have time to update. I'll try to update more before I leave. For those who asked, Cali was great! I had a blast.