Title: Father's Day Works Magic

Summary: A really late Father's Day fic. Rory wants to spend Father's Day with Luke. Set after season 6.

Disclaimer: Do I have to say it? IT'S NOT MINE!

Previously: Rory wants to go to Sniffy's. Lorelai calls Roryand explaines toher mother she's spending the day with Luke.

­­CHAPTER 3: WHAT HAPPENED?

"How much longer until we get there?" asked Rory.

"We're here." he said.

"Yay!" exclaimed Rory. Once the car was parked and turned off, Rory immediately unbuckled her seatbelt and got off the car.

"Hey, hey, slow down." said Luke, getting off the car as well.

"Can't slow down." she said, clutching to his hand as she led him to Sniffy's. "Too hungry."

"Of course." Luke mumbled.

Once inside, Rory marveled at how beautiful it looked and the homey vibe she got. "Wow. Very prancing pony." she said in admiration, her hand still holding Luke's.

Luke looked at her and, again, was amused at how much Rory was like her mother.

"Lucas!" came Maisy's squeal.

Rory giggled. "Lucas." she teased. Luke rolled his eyes as Buddy and Maisy entered.

"Oh Lucas, look at you." she said in her cheerful self. She grabbed and Luke and gave him a big hug.

"Lucas." said Buddy, giving him the same treatment. "And who's this young lady? Why, she looks familiar."

"Is this April?" asked Maisy.

"Uh, no. this is Rory. Lorelai's daughter." explained Luke.

Buddy and Maise gasped, their smile growing wider. "Oh, of course. Rory. No wonder she looks familiar." said Buddy, giving Rory a warm welcoming hug.

"You are right. She is a spitting image of her mother. Such beauty." Rory blushed, as Maisy hugged her. "Hello Rory. I'm Maisy, and this here is Buddy. we've heard such wonderful things about you from our boy Lucas here."

"All good I hope." said Rory shyly.

"Oh, of course they are." smiled Buddy. "You have no idea how much Lucas here raves about you. Always saying how smart you are and how your opinions will be known and can make a difference."

Rory blush, looking up at Luke who just looked at her proudly.

"So what brings you two here at this hour? Where's Lorelai?" asked Maisy.

Rory looked up at Luke again, who was now tense. He hasn't told them.

"Uh…" Luke started hesitantly.

"Well," interrupted Rory, "It's just me and Luke. Father/daughter bonding."

Buddy and Maisy looked at them both with raised brows. "Father/daughter bonding?"

"Yeah." said Rory with a smile, linking her arms with Luke. "You know, since it's father's day?"

"Oh, right." said Maisy, with a huge grin on her face.

"Which reminds me, happy father's day Buddy." smiled Rory shyly. Buddy looked at her, his heart melted at her comment.

"Oh thank you." he said, once again giving her a hug.

Maisy had tears in her eyes. "Why don't I get you two a table." she said, leading them to a booth. Rory and Luke sat down. "I'll be back with your orders." she said then left.

"But, we didn't order anything." said Rory.

"Don't worry, if you'd order, they'll bring you something else anyway."

Rory nodded. "So, you haven't told them."

"Nope." he said.

"Why?"

Luke sighed. "I couldn't. I know how much they love Lorelai. And I couldn't grasp the fact that, we're…you know. I guess I'm still hoping."

"You are?" she asked in a hopeful voice.

"Yeah. Since, I've always envisioned that I'd be married to your mom. I guess I still do."

"Really? That's great!" she exclaimed, happily.

"It is?"

"Yes! Can't you see? You guys just need to work it out, talk to each other. And I'm sure that all of this will be forgotten."

"Rory. it's harder than you think."

"What's hard? You love mom, mom loves you. And you guys want to be together. You guys can make it work if you want to. And I know you guys want to."

"But, I hurt your mom really badly. I don't know if she can ever forgive me."

"Why what did happen?" Luke just looked down without saying anything. "Luke you have to tell me. I mean, know that it has to do with April-"

"How did you…?"

"Come on Luke, she's my mom. She tells me these kinds of stuff. And even if she didn't I'll still know. She was hurt, that you didn't tell her about April. And that you didn't introduce her to her. She didn't want to postpone the wedding. She felt jealous of Anna. It seemed like you were spending more time with them than with her. Call her selfish, but mom was used to having you around to depend on. And when Anna came, she felt that, you were gonna leave her."

"She said that?" he asked, quietly.

"Said, ranted. Same thing. I know those are some issues that caused it, but I also know that there's more to it. what happened?"

Luke sighed. "She came to the diner one night, after Friday Night Dinner, she wanted to elope."

"Elope?"

"Yeah. We talked about it. When we were at the Vineyard. We said that maybe, if the big wedding didn't come out as planned, we would elope…and…she said she wanted to elope. I said, we should think about this. But she said that if I didn't want to elope, then we…wouldn't…she gave me the ring back." he said, his voice cracking. It took him all he could to not cry.

Rory, sensing his pain, rubbed his back. "Oh Luke."

"I mean, I want to get married, there's nothing more that I want that to marry your mother. But it was all so sudden. I just…I…I want to get married to her so badly."

"I know you do. You know, you and mom can still work it out."

"She hates me."

"She was rushing you. She shouldn't of had. She should of just talked to you first. Tell you how she was feeling. I've tried to make her open up to you, but she was in denial."

"She wouldn't of had been hurt if I didn't hurt her. I mean I broke our promise, that we wouldn't keep secrets from each other. And I broke my promise to myself that I would never hurt her and that I would never let go of her again."

"Then don't. Get her back."

"I don't know Rory. I don't know if I could live to hurt her again."

"But she's more hurt now that you're not with her. Please Luke, give it a try." she said, with hopeful eyes.

Luke looked at her, this Lorelai mini-me. He wants to be with Lorelai, spend the rest of his life with her. But if he hurts her again, he will never forgive himself. But seeing Rory, and hearing her say that. She's right. He is hurting Lorelai by not being with her.

"Ok, here are your father's day special." announced Maisy with Buddy in tow, both holding a platter with food.

Luke and Rory broke off from their staring escapade to admire the food. While eating, all Luke could think about was that what would happen if he would get back with Lorelai. Will he hurt her again? He won't let it happen. Meanwhile, Rory was thinking that she finally got through Luke and hopefully he'd do something and get back with her mother.

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"She's spending father's day with him." exclaimed Lorelai, into the phone, pacing around the living room. "Can you believe it? My daughter is spending father's day with Luke."

"Well, I'm not surprised Lorelai. He has been more of a father to her than Christopher ever has." she pointed.

"I know. I don't know, it's just, she's spending the day with him and I'm not. And it's so sweet that she is. That she looks up to him as a father." she sighed."And they're going to Sniffy's." she said, resting on the couch.

"To where?"

"Sniffy's. it was where Luke and I had our first date. It's owned by Buddy and Maisy. They were good friends with Luke's parents. When I met them I felt like I was meeting Luke's parents. they're really great people." she smiled recalling their first date.

"That sounds nice."

"It is. And now they're there. Without me."

"Why are you obsessed about this?"

"I'm not. I guess I just miss him. God I want to be with him so bad. I miss him so much. I love him. Why did I have to give him that ultimatum? Why couldn't I just let him be?"

"Because you were hurt. And if you didn't do something, then you will end up being hurt with him completely oblivious to your feelings."

"You're right. But I didn't have to go in there and barge in and just demand that we elope that second. I could of just told him how I felt. But no, I had to just make him choose, wedding now or never." she sighed. "And he chose never."

"That's not true. He was probably just, surprised. He may have needed time to process it. It did came to him unexpectedly."

"He still chose never. It just proves he doesn't want to be with me."

"Lorelai. That's not true. Luke loves you. I have never seen a man love anyone so much the way Luke loves you."'

Lorelai stayed quiet. She thought about Rory's last statement from their phone call earlier. "Thanks mom." she smiled.

"Anytime Lorelai. And you know it's true." Emily said.

"I guess. Hey mom?"

"Yes Lorelai?"

"Can you do me a favor?"

"Anything. What is it?"

"Well, could you…"

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Ok, who was as surprised as I am with that outcome? I swear I did not think it would be Emily that Lorelai would talk to. At first It was gonna be Sookie that Lorelai was talking to, cause usually, if in a problem, Lorelai would either talk to Sookie, Rory or Luke. Since Luke and Rory are out, I decided Sookie. But then, I had another idea. What if it was Emily? It's totally unexpected, and something new. And besides, who wouldn't love to see a different side of Emily? The kinder side? The side that loves her daughter and respects her decision? I sure would. So no meddling from Emily in this fic.

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A/N: As you may all know, I have finished Father, Mother, Daughter. And people have been telling me that maybe i should do a sequel. I was not planning on doing one, but, maybeI will. I'm not sure yet. We'll see. i'll let you know. But, maybe to help me is if you give me suggestions.

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Things I like about this chapter/
+Bud and Maisy happy to see Rory
+Rory saying Happy Father's Day to Buddy
+Rory telling Luke to get back with her mother
+Lorelai and Emily actually having a mother/daughter talk

Mood: sleepy

Main thought while writting this chapter;
I hope Heart will guest star in that new sitcom of John's. That would be so cool. Like them getting back together again (note: again, watching something Filipino). I wonder what Alexis did while in Greece. Is she s6till with Milo.

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