When the cold from the refrigerator began to actually register as cold to Luke's brain he grabbed four bottles of water and headed into the living room where things seemed to be eerily quiet, not to mention awkward. He handed two of the waters to Rory, grunting in response to her thank-you and taking a seat on the floor in front of Lorelai, who occupied the loveseat. He reached forward for a slice of pizza before he was halted by Lorelai's grasp on his arm. "What?" He asked, wondering why she was stopping him from eating.

"We ordered half veggie." She replied, pointing to the side of the pizza that looked untouched, he smiled thankfully at her.

"No, I hadn't, thanks."

"No problem." Lorelai smiled, looking across the couch at her daughter. " I told you he'd appreciate it."

"Yeah, but he didn't notice it." Rory retorted.

"You're right." Lorelai agreed, gasping in mock horror. "Luke Danes was about to eat something unhealthy!"

"And you stopped him." Rory pointed out, finishing off a second slice.

"My God, why didn't you interrupt, you could've stalled, cameras could've been prepared, life as we know it would change forever,-"

"Don't you thing we're getting a little dramatic here?" Chris interrupted, clearly clueless.

"No." Lorelai replied, tapping Luke on the shoulder and signaling for him to hand her another slice. As she grasped it with her right hand, she lovingly stroked the side of his cheek while explaining. "Luke here never eats anything fattening."

"Really?" Chris asked, laughing slightly at the thought of someone constantly watching what they eat.

"They're over dramatizing it." Luke offered dully, finishing off his slice of pizza.

"Ah, bs." Lorelai replied. "When was the last time something touched your mouth that we," She motioned between her and Rory. "Would approve of?"

"About five minutes ago." Luke responded, trying to hide his smile. Rory cast a questioning glance at her mother and noticed that her mother was actually blushing. She instantly got what he meant and was actually surprised that he was that open about it, no matter how cryptic it sounded. He bent his head back to smile devilishly at him and she wanted to lean down and kiss him right there.

"You mean that Hershey's Kiss you stole from the table? That doesn't count. Everyone eats Hershey's Kisses."

"Yeah." He replied. "Yeah, some prefer those with nuts." Rory almost choked on her water as Chris sat there, oblivious to the code talk around him. Luke jerked his head up and looked surprised to see Rory and Chris still there. "You ok?" He asked, his voice full of concern as she pounded herself in the chest, a smile on her face.

"Yeah." She replied, slowly lifting herself from the couch. "I'm just gonna…" She motioned towards the kitchen and scurried off, unleashing a laugh that could clearly be heard from those still in the living room. Lorelai couldn't help herself any longer and burst out in laughter, Luke following close behind as Christopher watched, still oblivious to what the laughing was about. After about five minutes Christopher gave up and slowly stood to his feet.

"Listen Lore, I'm gonna go take a shower if you don't care, I had a long trip from California and-" As the laughter ensued Lorelai shooed him off and Chris stared puzzled for another moment before taking off upstairs. Lorelai playfully slapped Luke on the shoulder as Rory re-entered the room and Luke only stared down at the floor, almost shyly.

"Well." Lorelai said after calming herself down a bit. "That was some high quality entertainment."

"You're telling me." Rory smiled, giggling slightly at the thought of Luke's comment.

"Ok." Lorelai started, taking on a serious tone. "Rory, while you're here and your dad's not, I was just wanting you to know that Luke's going to be sleeping over tonight."

"Really?" Rory asked, looking skeptically at Luke, who looked up from the ground to see how she took it. "Alright, but I do have to ask you one question Luke." She said seriously.

"Shoot."

"I want an honest answer here."

"And you'll get one."

"I trust that." Rory said, inhaling sharply before asking. "Just what are your intentions with my mother?"

Luke was slightly taken aback at the question, Lorelai only snickered slightly, her hand covering her mouth behind him as Rory eyed him seriously. "Wasn't expecting that." He said, shaking his head as if trying to clear it.

"The truth now." Rory encouraged him.

"My intentions with your mother are quite simple, I plan to love and take care of you both," He emphasized. "For as long as you'll have me." Lorelai watched her daughter's face brighten at his response and she watched as Rory lunged from her seat to hug Luke fiercely. After a moment he returned the hug, and Lorelai couldn't help the tears that sprung up in her eyes.

"I think he's a keeper." Rory smiled up at her mother, watching as tears of joy ran down her face.

"I agree hon." She laughed, smiling as Rory slowly got to her feet and looked at the two of them.

"Good." Rory stated. "Well, I hate to do this but it's already seven-thirty and I have a test tomorrow in U.S. History."

"Go on." Lorelai shooed her, her smile growing wider as Rory bent to kiss her mother. "Say goodnight before you go to bed though."

"I will." Rory smiled, bouncing off to her room. Once she was out of sight and her door closed Lorelai stood and brought Luke with her before trading him places and sitting across his lap on the chair. As soon as they were situated she brought her lips to his in a fervent kiss, Luke moaning in surprise as her tongue softly began stroking his, her hands making their way under his flannel.

"You wear too many layers." She sighed as his hands, continuing her activity as his hands ran through her silky hair. When she finally pulled away she looked as if a coat-hanger was forced in her mouth. "I love you Luke." She smiled, leaning down to brush her lips to his once more.

"I love you too, Lorelai." He replied, bringing his hand to her face and tracing a circle on her cheek. She hugged herself up to him, content of this stolen moment in his arms. He wrapped his arms around her waist as hers dug into the cushions on either side of him and her head coming to rest in his chest, and his chin resting on her shoulder. She breathed in deeply, thankful of her heart's persistence in helping her come to realize that it was indeed Luke and no one else that she loved.

A/N: I know I promised a long chapter and I'm sorry, I will follow through on that promise, but it may not actually be until this weekend. I am currently at ninety reviews and it would make me very happy and more eager to write longer chapters knowing I finally hit a hundred. Please do your part, it only takes like three seconds, thank you.

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