AN: Computer, check. Alone time, check. Rot Hot Chili Peppers playing, check. I'm really sorry for the wait but this is the first time I've been able to update. This will mainly be a Luke/Lorelai chapter so I hope you're happy about that.

Disclaimer: I don't own Gilmore Girls, or do I?

Chapter 19: A Chance

Lorelai had been pacing for the last ten minutes, since Jess had joined Lane and Rory, and showed no signs of stopping.

"You should rest" Luke said.

"I know but I can't" Lorelai said as she continued pacing.

"Why not?" Luke asked.

"Because I've never felt so betrayed before" Lorelai admitted.

Luke thought of something to say but came up with nothing.

"It's all my fault though" Lorelai continued.

"It's not your fault" Luke said.

"Yes it is, I didn't know what was going on, God I should have followed that gut feeling" Lorelai said finally sitting down.

"What gut feeling?" Luke asked interested where this was going.

"The night before I married Max had a feeling that I should call the wedding off but I just thought I had cold feet" Lorelai said.

"That wasn't your fault you just really thought it was nerves" Luke said.

"Still if I had listened and cancelled that wedding nothing would have ever happened to Rory" Lorelai said as she started to cry.

"Once again not your fault Max had everyone fooled even I thought he was great" Luke said the last part lying through his teeth.

"Really even you?" Lorelai asked looking right in his eyes.

'I can't lie to her when she looks at me like that' Luke thought looking back at her.

"Fine I didn't think he was so great" Luke admitted staring into her blue eyes.

"Why didn't you?" Lorelai asked.

'I can't say why' Luke thought keeping quiet.

"Hello, earth to Luke I asked you why you didn't like him" Lorelai said.

"I didn't think he was good enough for you" Luke said telling the truth.

'Only I'm good enough for her' Luke thought.

"Why didn't you think he was good enough for me?" Lorelai asked.

'Luke can't possibly care for me can he?' Lorelai asked herself waiting for the answer.

'It's now or never' Luke thought.

"I guess because I think that only I'm good enough for you" Luke said quietly and nervously half expecting her to laugh at him as he looked down at the ground.

'What did he just say?' Lorelai asked herself as she tried to comprehend what he had said.

"What did you just say?" Lorelai asked trying to be sure that she had heard right.

"I said that I think I'm the only one good enough for you" Luke said reluctantly as he got up and started to walk off leaving Lorelai there shocked.

'Everyone was right Luke does have a crush on me' Lorelai thought. Just then everything clicked in her mind, why Luke was always doing things for her, why he never had a girlfriend, and why he put up with her even when she annoyed him.

'I have to find him' Lorelai thought to herself as she got up and went after him.

Meanwhile on the other side of the hospital Luke was panicking.

'I can't believe I just told her after all these years and I pick the worst possible time' Luke thought as he sat on a chair.

'Now I'm going to have to move because it would never work out between us, I mean she's perfect and I'm just a friend to her' Luke thought.

'She never turned you down though and maybe it could work' a voice in the back of his mind said.

"Luke how long?" Luke heard Lorelai ask as he looked up to see her.

"What do you mean?" Luke asked not sure what she was talking about.

"How long have you loved me?" Lorelai asked needing to know.

"Since the day I saw you" Luke answered looking back down at the ground.

"Why didn't you ever tell me?" Lorelai asked not believing that he hadn't said and that she hadn't known for years.

Luke sighed "Well at first it was just my nerves from stopping me, then it was the fact that you had Rory and in the event that something should happen between us and we break up, then I was just Max" Luke said not looking up once.

'Those are all good reasons' Lorelai thought.

"You should have told me we could tried" Lorelai said.

Luke stayed silent as Lorelai continued.

"I mean I would have given you a chance you already were ahead of everyone else" Lorelai said.

Luke's head shot up "What's that mean?" Luke asked looking right at her.

"It means that you would have passed all the tests, you're nice, sweet, and when you want to be funny, you would never hurt Rory or me, and you had a job" Lorelai said.

"You really would give me a chance?" Luke asked hopefully.

"I would but not right now" Lorelai said hoping he would understand.

Luke felt his heart break a little, 'Don't worry about it Rory comes first and then you'll have your chance' a voice in the back of Luke's head told him.

"I understand Rory comes first and you still have to get things settled with Max but remember you owe me a chance to wow you" Luke said.

'Thanks God he is so understanding' Lorelai thought as she held his hand.

"Don't worry you'll get your chance" Lorelai said as she led him back to Rory's room.

Meanwhile the phone was ringing at Headmaster Charleston's house.

"Hello" The Headmaster said yawning.

"Hello sir, this is Max" Max said as he continued driving into the night.

"Yes Max what is it?" Charleston asked.

"I regret to inform you that I'm leaving Chilton" Max said.

"What, why?" Charleston asked very confused.

"I've gotten another offer and I won't be coming in ever again" Max said getting a little nervous.

"Max we would have preferred a two week notice" Charleston said.

"I'm sorry but I have to leave now" Max said.

Charleston sighed, "Well Max I'm sorry to lose you and I hope you'll be happy wherever you're going" he said.

"Don't worry I'll be just fine" Max said hanging up the phone.

'But Rory Gilmore won't ever be fine again' Max thought as he began to think up a suitable punishment for her.

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