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Chapter 10-The Day Arrives

Lorelai crawled into bed on the night before her wedding. Her bachelorette party had just ended, much to Lorelai's relief. It wasn't that she hadn't had fun; she's had tons of fun. It was just that Luke wasn't there. Lorelai had never thought she would become one of those girls. The girl who couldn't last five minutes without her man. For a long time, Lorelai hadn't been one of those girls. But now that she was with Luke, things were different. She was so in love with him; she wanted nothing more then to be with him, all the time.

Lorelai sighed as she slipped under the covers. The bed felt too big. And it felt cold, even though it was the springtime. She used to like having a big bed all to herself, but now that she'd found Luke, she couldn't sleep as well without him with her.

Geez. If I wasn't me, I'd think I was pathetic. Lorelai thought with a small grin.

Lorelai picked up the phone, inwardly debating weather or not to reveal her patheicness and call Luke.

After barely a moment's hesitation, she punched in Luke's number.

"Hello?" Luke's voice came groggily over the phone.

"Hey. It's me." Lorelai said.

"Lorelai?" Luke asked, suddenly alert. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing," Lorelai assured him, feeling stupid for waking him up and making him worry. "I couldn't sleep."

"Oh. Um, are you having….second thoughts?" Luke asked quietly, the worry evident in his voice.

"No!" Lorelai assured him quickly. "No, not at all. I just; I miss you." Luke smiled.

"I miss you too," he replied.

"The bed's too big. And it's cold," Lorelai whined.

"Well, after tomorrow, you'll never have to stay in it alone," he told her, causing her to smile.

"Were you sleeping? I didn't mean to wake you."

"Nah, it's okay. I wasn't having much more luck then you were," Luke said sweetly, causing Lorelai's feelings of regret for calling to wash away.

"You really are the perfect man."

"What about Willy Wonka?"

"Ohh, that's a close one. He does have the candy. And he wouldn't lecture me about my excessive junk food intake. But I still like you better. And I'd like you ever better if you were here."

"I want to be. But I'll see you tomorrow. Now go to sleep. You don't want big bags under you r eyes on our wedding day."

"Would you still love me if I did?" Lorelai teased.

"More then ever. Now, goodnight."

"'Night," she replied with a grin that faded soon after she hung up. She felt better after talking to Luke, but the room still felt empty without him. A moment later, she got up and went over to her closet. Their closet. She took out one of Luke's flannel shirts, the blue one, and put it on over her tee-shirt before crawling back into bed. She felt much better now, enveloped in the soft fabric the carried Luke's scent. She soon drifted off to sleep, dreams of her wedding filling her head.

The next morning, Lorelai woke up, somewhat tangled in Luke's shirt, and found her bed empty. She sat up with a frown, looking around her bedroom for Luke. It took her a moment to remember what day it was-her wedding day! Lorelai smiled to herself.

A minute later, Rory, who had spent the night at the house rather then at the dorm, came flying up the stairs.

"Mom!" she squealed, entering the room and hopping onto the bed. "You're getting married today!"

"I know!" Lorelai exclaimed, clapping her hands together giddily.

"Well, come on! Don't just sit there!" Rory ordered. "Let's go! Chop chop! Copper boom!"

"Copper boom!" Lorelai exclaimed in agreement, getting off her bed.

About and hour later, Rory and Lorelai were in one of the Dragonfly's rooms

getting ready. Luke and Jess were in a room down the hall. The wedding was to take place at the Inn, and the reception was to be in the town square.

Rory was all ready to go and she was helping Lorelai to put the finishing touches on her hair.

"There you go." Rory said as she finished. "All done."

"Thanks hun," Lorelai said, standing up. Now completely ready, she gave a little twirl in her dress. "So how do I look?"

"You look absolutely beautiful, mom," Rory said. She wrapped her mom in a huge hug. I am so happy for you."

"Thanks, sweets. I'm happy too. I finally got it all. An amazing kid, and an amazing husband. I'm finally going to have my whole package," Lorelai said with a smile and a faraway look in her eyes. Rory smiled to herself. "Hey, hun, what room did you say Luke was in?"

"He's two doors down. Why?"

"Just wondering," Lorelai replied as she made her way to the door.

"Where are you going?" Rory asked suspiciously. She had to stop Lorelai from seeing Luke twice since shed put on her wedding gown. It's bad luck, after all.

"Oh, I'm uh, gonna go make sure my dad's all ready to go," Lorelai lied.

"That's alright. I'll do it," Rory told her.

"No, no, I got it," Lorelai said as she slipped out the door. A moment later, Rory followed. Her mother was a terrible lair.

Just as Lorelai was about to knock on Luke's door, Rory jumped into action and wedged herself between her mom and the door.

"Ah!" Lorelai exclaimed.

"What do you think you're doing?" Rory demanded.

"Uh, I was just-," Lorelai began just as the door swung open. Rory tried to sheld her mother from who she thought was Luke, and was shocked to find Jess standing at the door.

"What's going on out here?" Jess asked.

"Mom was trying to see Luke," Rory explained.

"Doesn't she know that's bad luck?"

"I tried to tell her, but, well, you know her."

"Yea. Listen, Rory, can I talk to you for a sec?" he asked, coming out from the room, pulling the door shut behind him.

"Sure. Uh, mom, why dint you go back to the room and stay there."

"Alright! I'm going," Lorelai said as she walked away, shooting questioning glances at Jess and Rory as she walked away.

"So, you wanted to talk?" Rory asked.

"Yea. Look, I don't want this whole best man/maid of honor thing to be any more awkward then it has to be, so I have to tell you something. I'm sorry. I'm sorry for everything I put you through. I know now that it was all wrong. I went about everything the wrong way, and I hurt you in the process. I didn't treat you the way I should have. You deserve more then that. You deserve everything the world has to offer. So I really, truly am sorry."

"It's okay." Rory said after a minute. "We just weren't meant to be, I guess. Maybe it was all for the best, anyway, since we're going to be assort-of cousins now." Jess laughed.

"Well I better go check on Luke." He said as he disappeared into the room. Rory sighed. She was glad they cleared the air, but it was still bound to be awkward between them for a while, at least. Maybe one day they could be friends again.

Rory turned back to her room to go and get Lorelai. In five minutes, the ceremony everyone had been waiting years for would begin.

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