Hey, I'm back! I hope you guys don't hate me for taking forever to update, but I've been pretty busy. I'm almost done school, so expect me to be updating more quickly. Thanks to everyone who reviewed, I love yas!

Even though the finale was almost two weeks ago, I'm going to vent now: (don't read it if you didn't see the finale!)

It broke my heart, especially that little scene at the end. Maybe I'm being overly optimistic, but I don't think anything happened. It looked bad, but I think they're trying to make it worse then it really was, to keep us hooked. As much as I dislike Chris, what kind of a guy would sleep with a girl right after she broke up with her fiancée? I don't even think Chris is that stupid, especially since even he knows that Lorelai loves Luke, not him. Also, even though ASP went a way we may not all have liked; I honestly don't think that she would do that to us.

Okay, I'm done now. On with the story! R&R

Chapter 5 – No More Surprises

The next afternoon, Lorelai was on her way from the inn to Luke's for her mid-day Luke fix. As she approached the diner, she saw that Luke was on the phone. He looked up and caught her eye. She smiled and waved. Luke, flustered, quickly hung up the phone.

Well, that was a little odd, Lorelai thought, but she quickly pushed any suspicious thoughts aside as she walked through the door. Luke came out from behind the counter to greet her. She kissed him sweetly, then sat down at the counter while Luke got her some coffee.

"Who was on the phone?" Lorelai asked, trying to sound innocent.

"Oh, no one. Just one of my suppliers," Luke said while scrubbing furiously at the counter and nearly throwing his back out avoiding Lorelai's gaze.

Oookay, Lorelai thought, he is definitely hiding something.

"So, what do you have planned for tonight?" Luke asked, successfully changing the subject and getting Lorelai's mind off the phone call.

"Schedule's free at the moment. Why?"

"Well," Luke started, "I thought we could go have dinner at Sniffy's. Kind of relive our first date. What do you say?"

"I guess I could pencil you in," Lorelai said with a wink, "but are you going to actually show up for our date this time?" Lorelai asked, referring to their 'date' to celebrate their engagement.

"I'll be there," Luke said with a grin.

"No more surprises?"

"No more surprises." Luke replied.

"Okay, sounds good," Lorelai giving him a sweet, lingering kiss as she got up from her seat at the counter. "What time?"

"I'll pick you up at seven."

"Alright. You better actually pick me up this time!" Lorelai called on her way out the door. Luke grinned.

"Seven o clock!" he called after her.

Luke actually did pick her up, at seven o clock on the dot. Of course, Lorelai wasn't ready yet, so they weren't actually on their way to Sniffy's until quarter after.

At Sniffy's, where Buddy and Maizie we overjoyed at the news of their engagement, Lorelai ordered a burger and fries, and Luke got a salad. Lorelai waved a fry in Luke's face.

"Come on! Eat it!" You know you want to!" Lorelai begged.

"Actually, I don't," Luke responded. "There's no reason for both of us to die at fifty."

"Sure there is. That way you won't be lonely without me. Please?" Lorelai asked in a singsong voice.

I am not going to cave, Luke thought.

Oh, he is soo going to cave, Lorelai thought, as she pulled out her secret weapon and began to pout at Luke.

Aw, jeez.

"Only if you eat one of these," Luke retaliated, pointing to a cherry tomato on his plate.

"Heck no!" Lorelai exclaimed, shoving her fry into her mouth.

"That's what I thought," Luke said. "I actually win for once." Lorelai shrugged.

"Yea, well there's a first time for everything. And a last. So don't get used to it, buddy," Lorelai said playfully. She looked down at her engagement ring.

"Hey Luke?"

"Yea?" He responded distractedly, absorbed in his salad.

"We're getting married," Lorelai said with a bright smile.

"I'm aware of this," Luke said, with one of his rare, only-for-Lorelai smiles. He looked up from his salad and gave Lorelai a deep, loving kiss. By just looking into her eyes, Luke could tell she was happy. He had learned to read her eyes a long time ago. It was a trait that came in handy quite often with Lorelai. He knew her, better then anybody.

After dinner, they were on their way back to Stars Hollow. Luke held Lorelai's hand while driving, absentmindedly playing with her engagement ring. They were discussing their wedding.

"So, I definitely want Rory to be the maid of honor, if it's okay with you," Lorelai threw out, knowing that Luke would be fine with the idea. He nodded his head in agreement. He knew there was really no other candidate.

"What about your best man?" Lorelai asked.

A thought entered Luke's head, but he quickly pushed it aside.

Not a good idea, Luke thought. He shrugged.

"I don't know."

"What about TJ?" Lorelai halfheartedly suggested.

"Oh dear god no," Luke said quickly. Lorelai could tell that he had someone in mind. And she knew exactly who it was.

"Ash him, Luke," Lorelai said softly, clearly no longer talking about TJ. Thankfully, Luke followed her subject change.

"Lorelai, no, that'd be awkward. Especially for Rory…"

"It's not Rory's wedding," Lorelai cut in. "She a big girl she can handle it. Ask Jess."

Luke smiled slightly. She could read him just as well as he could read her.

"Okay, I'll ask him."

Lorelai smiled, then looked up as they were entering Stars Hollow and the square was coming into view.

"Luke, you are such a lair!" Lorelai suddenly exclaimed.

TBC

I know, I'm evil. Don't worry, I'll update soon, hopefully. If you review! Also, I have another oneshot I want to post, but I'm not finished yet. Be on the lookout for it!

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