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"Hey where is everyone" Lorelai asked as she and Rory walked into the diner.

"Who knows" Rory looked at Jess.

"Hey didn't you want to see that book" Jess asked.

"Oh yeah" Rory followed him upstairs.

Lorelai sat at the counter alone. Luke come out of the kitchen and looked around. He was obviously surprised that no one was there.

"What can I get you" he asked. He didn't look the same. His hair was dirty and longer than ever. He wasn't even wearing his normal flannel shirts just a dirty white tee. Even Lorelai didn't look the same. Her hair hadn't been brushed in weeks. She was doing better during the day but nighttime was a different story.

"Coffee" she choked.

He poured her a cup of coffee. He took a sip the spit it out.

"Gross"

"Something wrong"

"Did you switch suppliers?"

"No"

"It's not the same"

"Well nothing is anymore is it"

"Luke don't do this"

"Don't do what notpretend that I'm ok with this"

"Hey don't pin this on me this is your fault"

"My fault you're the one who broke up with me"

"I'm leaving."

Rory came running down the stairs and stood in front of the door. She convinced Lorelai to stay for a few minutes so they could get a burger. This gave Jess enough time to take off the handle. Rory slipped out right as Jess unhooked it.

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They walked into the newly remodeled house. It must be torture for Lorelai looking at all the renovations they did so they could get married and live here. Rory and Jess lied in her bed reading a book together. The phone kept ringing but it didn't bother them they just kept reading. When the phone rang for the seventh time in the past ten minute Rory answered it.

"Hello"

"Rory it's Paris where have you been"

"Stars Hollow"

"Is everything ok you've been gone for three weeks?"

"It's fine Paris I'm just helping my mom with some things"

"Logan's looking for you he says he's called your cell and you won't answer and he called your mom's and no one answered."

"I don't want to talk to him"

"Why did you guys fight?"

"No Paris I'm just a little busy Paris don't have a cow Paris"

"Are you sure you're ok you're a little testy"

"I'm fine you just tore me away from a great book." She heard Jess laughing and looked at the title of the book. She shoved him.

"Who's there?"

"No one Paris"

"Who's there?"

"Paul Anka"

"The person"

"No the dog"

"I heard a person"

"Well Paris you might want to get that checked out"

"Ok"

"Bye Paris"

Rory put the phone down but didn't hang it up.

"So I'm a dog" Jess laughed.

"HA!" Paris's voice came from the phone. Jess picked it up.

"Don't you have a life Paris" he asked.

"Who are you?"

"Bond, James Bond"

"Very funny now who are you"

"You're worst nightmare"

"If this is Logan I hate you, you call me very ten minutes asking where she is and…"

"I'm not Logan"

"Well who are you"

"I'm not going to tell you"

"Why?"

"This is too much fun"

"Jess"

"Ding! Ding! Ding!"

"You know she has a boyfriend right"

"Yep"

"You know you're pathetic right"

"Yep"

"Good we're clear hope you get her"

"I don't want it"

"Sure you don't" Jess hung up the phone and picked up the book.

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After about an hour of trying to open the door Lorelai gave up and sat at one of the tables. She pulled her phone out of her purse and dialed the familiar number.

"Sookie"

"Yea"

"I'm stuck"

"Where"

"Luke's"

"Oh yeah I know"

"What"

"Rory and Jess told everyone the plan so no one went to Luke's they even brought some food the Miss Patty's so people could still eat"

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I thought it was pretty clever plus Jackson is growing a new vegetable and wants me to watch"

"These are things you tell me"

"Right, tell you about plotting relatives got it"

"Well I might as well talk to him"

"Yea"

"Bye"

"Bye"

Lorelai got up and sat at the counter. There were little pencil marks that looked like hearts there was some grease around the marks. Luke would never do that and would never let anyone else do that except Jess who could get away with anything now that he had pulled his life together. He almost started a fire teaching Rory how to make flambé like on Fresh Prince. The only problem with him teaching her was he didn't really know himself. Luke had told her during one of their normal conversations on a good day that the night he told her he would teach her he spent the whole night researching how to do it. Jess really loved Rory even after almost 4 years. Lorelai absent mindedly ran her finger along it. She guessed the grease was Rory's. She had probably been drawing them with her fingers after eating something then Jess went over them in pencil.

"I couldn't bring myself to erase it" Luke spoke.

"They're oblivious"

"Well that's what they think of us"

"I love you Luke really I do but I want to get married"

"I know I just need to fix some things before we can"

"I don't want us to be apart"

"We don't have to be"

"Yes we do"

"Why does it have to be all or nothing?"

"Because I had nothing for so long and now I want it all and I'm not patient"

"Well you didn't exactly make a move either you almost got married"

"I didn't"

"How do I know you won't call Chris before our wedding then runaway?"

"Because I love you so much more than either of them"

"Why don't you wait and we'll elope on the day we were supposed to get married"

"Because that was last week"

"Oh"

"Oh that's all you have to say"

"Wait a month"

"A month"

"Yea just a month"

"Fine"

"Good"

"I'm going to call Rory" Lorelai smiled inwardly.