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Chapter 3

Okay, so my friend though of a way to fix Luke and Lorelai…..so I need to take a vote. Should Luke and Lorelai end up together, or Christopher and Lorelai?

Luke got up super early the next morning and called Caesar to open for him. He hadn't been sleeping really anyways, and there was no point in just laying there. Luke took a walk, and had been so lost in thought that he was surprised when he ended up on Lorelai's front porch. All the lights were out, and her jeep wasn't out front. There was really no point knocking because even on the slight chance that she was home, she wouldn't answer to him. He had been trying to figure out all night if all of this was really his fault. But the overwhelming evidence declared that it was. This was his fault. Luke had driven away the love of his life. He sighed, the absolute finality of that hadn't really hit him yet at all- but he knew that it would. Where was she? Would she come home? The promise he had made to the whole town at that town meeting came back to him. "I will pack up and leave town" The last time they had broken up Luke hadn't left…..but that didn't seem quite as final as this time. He walked up the steps and looked in her windows. Everything in that house was SO Lorelai. Everything in there screamed her name, and every memory they had ever made there came flying back to him all at once. He looked away- he couldn't stand it. He didn't really want to leave though, so he just sat down the bench by the front door and waited. He didn't know if he was waiting for her to come home, or for the end of the world, but he just sat there. Somewhere along the line Luke fell asleep.

As soon as Christopher wrapped his arm around her, Lorelai leaped out of the bed. "What are we doing Chris?"

Okay, so she finally wants to talk about this….is what went through Christopher's mind. When she had knocked on his door all upset, he had been completely taken off guard. Earlier, she had seemed so happy, what could have possibly happened in those few hours between Friday Night Dinner and putting GiGi to bed? She didn't say, but she sure let him take advantage of her! But by now, Chris had grown up a little, and really did want to know what was bugging her enough that she came to him. "I don't know Lore- you came to me remember?"

She looked down and covered herself up a little with the covers from his bed. She had forgotten when she jumped up that she was naked. "Chris- I was upset." She didn't know if she really wanted to tell Chris everything about her and Luke. But she realized that she could without regret. She had no plan to go back to Luke. "Luke has been completely devoted to his new daughter- well, not new daughter. She's been around for 12 years, but she's new for him. And he put off our wedding…." And she had to stop because those words made the tears come. Tucking her messy curls behind her ears she continued at a squeeze of the hand from Christopher. "And he had no clue how much it was all hurting me. Anyways it's over between us, and- and I don't know I was upset."

"So you broke it off with him? Tonight?" Chris was getting the picture.

"Yeah, I was just through you know? I can't marry him- how he is now. He- he isn't the Luke that I fell in love with." She said shaking her head. "He's different. And this whole thing showed me a part of Luke that I can't live with." And with that she broke down all over again.

Chris quickly took her into his arms and held her. I could get her back through this, he thought.

"How can two people be so sure that they were made for each and then this?" She asked through her sobs. She just didn't understand. Love had screwed her over for the last time. This time was worse then ever before, and she didn't think that she could live through this.

"I don't know Lore, you guys were pretty happy….but you'll find the guy. There is someone out there for you." And he backed away from her a little to look her in the eye and say, "I want to help you through this. I- I want to really be there for you through this. Will you just give us a chance? Not right away, let's get you through this first as friends. But then, I think the time might finally be right for us!"

At first she was disgusted at the thought. But that feeling subsided and she thought about it. Were Chris and her really finally given their chance? There was a whole lot to think about, and Lorelai needed some space suddenly. "Um, can I think about that one Chris? I mean all of this is a lot all at once. I am not saying no, but I need to think about it. And I really need to go think about everything for awhile. Is this area safe? I need to get some fresh air."

"Yeah sure Lore. And of course. I didn't really expect an answer right away."

And with that their conversation ended. Lorelai went to get dressed, and realized that she had nothing besides the dress from the night before. She wanted to burn that dress- too many bad memories all in one night. "Chris? Can I borrow some sweats?"

Chris dug through his closet trying to find something for Lorelai to wear. When he found something, he threw it into the bathroom, and walked back to his bed. There was really a lot for him to think about too.

When Luke woke up again, he was completely confused. Where was he? He was sore, and grumpy and in no mood to be awake yet. When he was awake enough to look around he found himself on Lorelai's bench outside of her house. Why was he out here? When everything flooded back to him, the tears that hadn't come last night came all at once now. He cried for quite some time, but didn't want anyone to catch him there, so he snuck into her house. He hoped beyond hope that she had come home and hadn't wakened him up. But the whole house was empty, with no sign that she had been home. Luke couldn't stay there for the same reasons he couldn't last night, everything hurt him, and so he walked through the kitchen to the back door and out of the house so that no one could see him there. He wasn't ready to answer to anyone about what had happened the night before. He just wanted to find Lorelai and fix everything. But where could she have gone? He didn't really want to call Rory, incase she wasn't there, that would only make Rory worry. Would she go to Sookie's? Was she just out driving around with no end somewhere? In the end, he called Rory. He just had to know.

"Rory?" Luke said when she picked up.

"Luke? What's up?" Rory said with a little concern in her voice

"Is your mom there with you?"

"No, why Luke? What happened?"

"Your mom- broke up with me last night and….." that was the first time he had had to say that out loud and it hurt a lot. "She didn't go home. I don't know where she is….and I'm kind of getting worried."

"Oh my gosh! Luke, what happ- never mind. We can talk about that later. I will try to get a hold of her on her cell. She wouldn't answer it from you anyways. I will call you back when I have news. I promise. I need to go though; she's going to need me.

Christopher thought that whole situation out all the way through several times while Lorelai was on her walk. And he really thought that this just might be their chance. Several times one or the other had been ready, but never both at once. Except when they had gotten pregnant. But they had been really young. That time didn't count. This was it! This was their chance. He was sure he could win her this time. If he was just a little patient and caring, she would be his.