Luke pulls up and chair and holds her the best he can.
"Shhh...I don't know why he would do this to you, and we will get married soon, you will eventually walk again and everything will get back to normal, you'll see."
She lays her head and his shoulder and cries "Normal? It won't ever be normal Luke. I'll always remember that day. The day and how this happened. Even if I'm better"
"I know baby, I just wish there was something I could do. If there is anything let me know. Whatever you want."
"Really?" She pulls away slowly.
"Yes really."
"Would you be willing to wait to I'm better fully so I can actually walk down the aisle in our wedding?"
Luke Looked at her and smiled.
"Of course. You see, it doesn't matter when I marry you or how I marry you or how you walk down the aisle. I love you and I will wait as long as you need me to wait. I'll always be here Lorelai."
She wipes away her tears. "I love you."
"I love you too." He leans over her and kisses her.
Then she lifts her shirt up and uncovers the massive bruise on her stomach and points to it.
"I think this may actually hurt more than my hip and leg put together."
"Yeah, the doctor said to ice that every 10 minutes for 3 weeks then move to every 15 minutes until it heals."
"I'm going to be covered in ice, and casts. Why did this happen to me Luke, Why?" She cries to him again.
"Honey I don't know. It's hard not to but please don't cry."
"It hurts the most remembering how I got them" She cries a little more.
"I know. I know" He holds her hand and strokes her hair.
"How am I going to get around?" She asked sincerely.
"I'll take care of you" He kissed her hand.
"I don't want you to have to quit work."
"Oh well I'm closing the diner for as long as you need me. Until you are stable enough to go to work and what not I'm by your side. I'll be you knight in shinning armor."
"Thank you." She whispers.
"Your welcome, and don't be afraid to tell me if you need anything."
"I won't actually I need something right now."
"What?"
"Rory. I want to see her."
He then realized she had not seen Rory since she awoke and was stable.
"Okay, I'll go get her. I love you." He kisses her and she kisses him back.
"Thank you and I love you too Luke."
5 minutes later Rory comes flying into the room while Luke waits outside.
"Oh my god mom! Thank god you're okay! I was so scared." She hugged her mom carefully and started crying.
"Oh hunny its okay, I'm here, I'm okay."
"I can't believe dad did this. I am never speaking to him again."
"You have every right to feel that way kiddo."
"And I'm going to be by your side whenever Luke can't, you just call me up and I will rush home from Yale. Even if I'm in the middle of a class."
"Thanks angel."
"Your welcome"
"There is something I should tell you." She looks at Rory
"Yeah?"
"You are going to have to attend court also"
"I know, and I can't believe grandma and grandpa are going to side against Luke"
"well you know them"
"Yeah" She smiles at her mom "Are you in any pain right now?"
"My head hurts a little, my stomach, around my ribs where he kicked me hurts a lot. MY hip hurts a lot too, my leg they gave me some medicine so the pain in my leg would go away. But I can't move at all."
"OH mom, don't worry you will get better, and just remember everyone is here for you."
Lorelai nods and then stares as if something is on her mind.
"Is there anything else you want to talk about mom?"
Lorelai looks at her daughter with tears in her eyes. "Rory, I don't want Luke to go to jail for something Chris did."
Rory sits in the chair Luke was sitting in before and holds her hand.
"Mom, Luke isn't going to go to jail. We have too many people on our side."
"But my parents have money, lots of money. They will make Luke seem like the bad guy I just know they will."
"Well then we will just fight ten times harder. You know, I know someone with money."
"Rory no."
"Come on mom, Logan would do it if I asked him."
"No Rory, that would make us just as bad as my parents."
"Okay fine, so do you need anything right now? A doctor, or Luke or food?"
"I'm not to sure what I can eat so no food. You can tell Luke to come back in, but what I want the most is to rest. You guys can stay though."
She goes and gets Luke.
"Okay here he is mom, but I have to get back to school. I promise to visit tomorrow and call a lot." She kisses her mom goodbye.
"Thanks Hun, drive save." Rory leaves the room and Luke sits next to Lorelai's bed.
"Luke listen you don't have to stay here all night."
"But I want to."
"They are going to kick you out."
"Just go to sleep and once I know you are asleep I will leave, but I'm coming back first thing tomorrow morning."
"Okay babe." He leans over to her so they can give each other a good night kiss, and 5 minutes later Lorelai is sound asleep.
Luke got up from the chair quietly. He walked out the door and drove home. He felt bad for leaving her but like she said they would kick him out.
At around 8:00 the next morning Lorelai woke up and found a police officer and the doctor in her hospital room.
"Um...hello?" She says looking nervous and really wants Luke now.
The doctor looked over to Lorelai "Good you're awake. Miss Gilmore the officer would like to ask you some questions for the court case and police report."
"Okay. I would really like to wait until my fiancé got here. If that's okay."
The officer buts in before the doctor can answer. "I'm very busy today miss. I need to get this done."
"Understanding her condition we should wait for her fiancé officer" The doctor put in
"I would like to ask Miss Gilmore the questions. She can fill him in then."
The doctor sighed "I'm sorry Miss Gilmore"
"It's okay"
"So tell me what happened" He gets out his pad and a pen and stares at Lorelai
"Well, we were having thanksgiving dinner at my inn and that's when Chris showed up, then he punched Luke and brought me upstairs and locked me in a room. I remember Luke bringing me home after Chris hurt me, and then Chris followed us home and he threatened to kill me and Luke if we moved, then Chris hurt me more, that's all I can really remember I'm sorry." Lorelai says very nervous and scared.
"Thank you Miss Gilmore, now I need to ask another question."
"Okay."
"Is it at all possible that it was Luke Danes who did this to you and not the man who you are saying did in fact do this?"