Hello, and welcome to the wonderful world of I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY! It has been hell and ever since I updated this story and to beat it all the damn thing's almost done. For those of you who have been waiting I am extra sorry and the length of this chapter is going to leave a lot to be desired, I am such a bad person. I can tell you right now that I am posting this on the DL, my mom called me at work the other day and asked me what my pen name was so she could let her co-workers read my story so I lied and told her that I my membership was terminated due to my not complying with the rules and posting an author's note as a chapter in this story. TECHNICALLY I only half-lied so…I dunno. Anywayz I made up a pen name and of course she couldn't find it and here I am, two days later, at almost midnight posting another chapter, I AM AWFUL! But I did get paid Friday, YAY, and I'm rambling, did I forget to mention that I'm SORRY?

Disclaimer: Not mine…

Cutting the headlights and then the engine Luke looked over at a smiling Lorelai and could not suppress the grin that immediately graced his face and given the opportunity he wouldn't try to. He looked down at their joined hands as she squeezed his hand in reassurance and they slowly exited his truck, their bodies constantly touching, even while they stepped out. Lorelai couldn't help but laugh and as her eyes caught glimpse of the house her step increased and she found herself practically dragging Luke up the porch stairs.

As she swung the door to the house open she wasted not time in calling for her daughter. "RORY!" A confused Rory walks into the hallway from her bedroom, surprised to see her mom and Luke, 'Might as well call him dad.' She thought, home so soon.

"What's…right?" She asked, noticing the coat-hanger smiles each wore and finding it contagious couldn't help but smile as well.

"Well, we're happy…" Lorelai trailed.

"That's a given." Rory replied. "Now why are you happy? Ah…did you do it in the storage room, I told you I wouldn't be able to eat there if you had sex all over it…"

"Ah, jeez…" Luke exclaimed. "Why the hell would you think we did that?" He asked.

"Well mom said if you went to the diner afterwards she would see if you would fulfill one of her fantasies…" Rory trailed, laughing at the curious/petrified look on his face. "Luke…we don't talk about…that, I've always known about that dream, it's just been one of her subconscious desires every since we started going to the diner." Luke and Lorelai simultaneously thought of the last time they were in the storage room together, the day Lorelai convinced Luke to give Rachel another chance…Luke looked curiously over to her and she seemed almost shy about her fantasy being revealed.

"Well everybody has dreams." Luke stated. "Speaking of which, it's always been mine to be saying what you're mother and I are about to tell you."

"Well…what is it?" Rory asked, watching as Lorelai looked up at her with a smile that not only covered her face but sparkled in her eyes as well. "OH MY GOD…you're…pregnant?"

"No!" They both exclaimed and Lorelai finally spoke up. "We're the next best thing though, we're getting married!"

"No!"

"Yes!" Lorelai exclaimed as her daughter ran into her arms, both jumping up and down wildly, Luke and Lorelai's contact finally breaking.

"I want to hear all about how it…how'd it happen?"

"Well we had just…uh, we were at Luke's cabin…"

"Luke's cabin, I thought you were…"

"No." Luke explained, looking knowingly at Rory. "I decided to be a little spontaneous."

"Yeah, so we went to a store and got steaks and coffee and he took me to the most gorgeous place ever. We thought he was roughing it up there, but Rory…you would love it, the cabin's sitting on a lake and there's porch swings and a fire pit…"

"Luke's cabin?" Rory clarified and Luke only nodded in response, smirking at her disbelief.

"And we start talking about…well everything, and right before we left for here he just asked me to marry him. It was gorgeous."

"Sounds it." Rory replied.

"You are ok with this, right sweets?" Lorelai asked as the three of them walked into the living room.

"I couldn't be more happy." Rory smiled, looking over at Luke who was staring down at her mother.

"Well, if you don't care I'm gonna go get out of this dress and…"

"Actually mom, Lane called earlier and needs my help for a French test tomorrow."

"Really?"

"Yeah, I know it's your big night and all but…" Rory took advantage of Luke's blatant ignorance of everyone but Lorelai and perched her eyebrows knowingly, making Lorelai smile all the more.

"Yeah, you go and help Lane, hun. Me and Luke will be just fine."

"Oh I know that." She smiled and watched as Lorelai climbed the stairs, calling that she'd be right back and finally breaking Luke's spell. Heading over to Luke she hugged him tightly and was surprised when she felt him almost naturally embrace her. "I love you Luke."

"I love you too." He whispered, kissing the side of her head as she pulled away.

"L-Luke…" She started, suddenly feeling shy.

"Yeah?"

"W-would you, I mean, would it be ok, if later on down the road…after you and mom get married..if I- if I called you dad?" Luke stared stunned for a moment before finally getting out.

"I wouldn't mind at all." He replied, embracing her yet again as she hugged him. "But I don't want to take the place of your dad. I love you as much as you were my own, but he-"

"I know, but you feel more like my dad than he does." She explained after pulling away. "He helped give me life but you took care of me and my mom's life, you know?"

"Yeah…" He smiled, watching as she began twirling her fingers and staring down at her shoes. "It's up to you…but I'm more than fine with it, ok?"

"Thanks Luke."

"You're welcome. Are you still going to Lane's?" Rory stared in astonishment of this man and only nodded in response, heading off to her room, unaware of the pair of ears and teary eyes standing at the top of the stairs.

A/N: It's probably not as good or as much as you all had hoped for, but life for me since Friday hasn't been going to well. I'll start being good, hopefully my previous good record in updating will make up for my recent slacking, again I'm sorry, but please review, tell me what you want to see.