Luke and Lorelai sat at their table talking, drinking, and just having a good time. The date was going so much better than either had expected. Not that either of them were expecting it to go bad.. it just seemed too 'perfect'.

"so Luke, what have you been up to lately? anything new that I don't know about?" Lorelai asked while taking a sip of her martini.

"You see me everyday, I do the same thing, run my diner. If anything were new you would have heard it already. Babette and Patty would make sure of it."

Smiling " I know all that, I mean don't you ever just go out? Besides what we're doing now. You know, to get away from everything. Some 'Luke alone time'.

"I already have 'Luke alone time' I live by myself, every night. It's just me."

"C'mon Luke you know what I mean"

"I know, I don't do much, I go to a small restaurant about two or three times a week and that's about it. I don't have time to do other things."

"Of course you have time to do things, I have time to do things." A waitress came by and gave them both fresh drinks. They forgot how many they had had already but they were having a good time. It was nice.

"Yeah well your job is different than mine. It's not as difficult, you don't have to be there all the time. You can go and just drink the coffee. To me that's really not 'working'. Once Luke had finished talking, he thought about what he just said and how that probably sounded to Lorelai. He didn't mean for it to bash her, or making her feel bad about her job. It to him was just an observation.

"I don't just drink the coffee, I do a lot around there, you don't know what you're talking about. That inn wouldn't be running as well as it is now if I wasn't there." Lorelai stated, clearly becoming upset, and angry. She thought he was her friend.

"Lorelai, I am so sorry I didn't mean for it to come out that way." Luke was trying to make it better, after seeing the look on her face. It hurt him, and knew it hurt her. He didn't think he would ever be the one to hurt her.

"And how did you mean it Luke? Since I don't own the place I cant possibly work as hard as you do? Is that it?"

"No, not at all, I just meant that you have an easier job than me. You don't have to be there all the time and that's a big part of why my job is different than yours. you have other employees to work and do things that you don't have to. They are there to pick of any slack."

All she could do was give Luke a look of 'I can't believe you are saying this to me' " What! Luke, Slack. I do what I need to do and what I am told to do. I am above most of them. I am their boss. They are paid to work, and to pick of any "slack"" Using air quotes " No one ever complains about how I do my work, until now apparently."

"Lore..." Luke started but was quickly cut off by Lorelai

"I'm going to the restroom, I don't want to talk to you right now." She was obviously upset that Luke, Luke the man who was always there for her, the Luke who comforted her, the Luke who told her she could accomplish things, the man she just kissed, was telling her she didn't do her work good enough. He was talking down to her and she couldn't take it anymore. She couldn't look at him. She didn't want him to see her cry.

Luke, not being one to leave her hurt tried to talk to her. "Lorelai, wait I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that. You misunderstood" but she didn't turn around. She just kept on walking in the direction of the restroom. Not once looking back. Thinking to himself 'this was a night that was supposed to be unforgettable, now all I want to do is forget what just happened' "damn it"

(A/N) Sorry it took me so long to update.. and I know that this is short, and I'm sorry. School! Reviews are appreciated.