I know it's been a while but after reading the sequel to Overjoyed, I've been inspired to start this up again. Just to answer a question that was asked frequently in my reviews about Rory flying to New York instead of driving, to be honest I probably made an error there but seeing as it's New York, Rory would probably be using the subway anyway. And I can see Emily and Richard paying for the flight. :)

Anyway, onwards to the next chapter! :)

Chapter 3

Lorelai glanced across at Luke, unsure of how to start. She took a deep breath. "Why didn't you tell me about April straight away?" She asked. "I mean, it was two months. Did you think I'd be mad or something?"

Luke took a deep breath. "No I knew you wouldn't be mad. I was going to tell you, I swear I was."

"Then why didn't you?" Lorelai asked.

"I was going to tell you the day I found out but then..."

"Then what?" Lorelai exclaimed.

"Then that evening you came bursting into the diner all happy because Rory had just come home." Luke said.

"Oh.." Lorelai said quietly. "I didn't know..."

"You were so happy that she was back. I didn't want to ruin that." Luke sighed. "It was wrong, I know. I should have told you the day after but I guess I was..well I guess I was a coward. I'm sorry."

Lorelai sighed. "No I get it. I had no idea it was that day that you found out." She said.

"And I finally plucked up courage to tell you that day that you organised our wedding and then you came down the stairs in your dress and...well I bottled out again." Luke admitted. "I really am sorry. I never wanted you to find out the way you did."

"It's ok." Lorelai said quietly. "Did you really want to postpone our wedding though? When I mentioned it, you jumped at the chance. It...It sort of made me feel like you didn't want to marry me."

"What? That's crazy!" Luke said. "Lorelai, you have no idea how much I wanted to marry you. I just...I was so overwhelmed with everything."

"But you didn't even set another date for it!" Lorelai exclaimed.

"Hey, when you didn't want to set a date until things were right with Rory, I respected that and I agreed!" Luke exclaimed. "All I needed was some time. Some time to get to know April who I hadn't even known had existed for the last 12 years! I didn't think that was too much to ask!"

"Yeah but you didn't tell me how much time! I sort of hoped you'd change your mind. That's why I didn't cancel everything straight away. Luke, I so wanted to marry you and you kept pushing me away. I get that you wanted to get to know April, I totally understand that. I even offered to help but that just made you push me away more. Do you know how it made me feel that the whole town got to spend time with April except your own fiancee? Even Rory met her!"

Luke groaned and rubbed his hands over his face. "I know I messed up! But you know me! You know what I'm like and you know that I take time to get my head round things. And finding out that I had a long lost daughter was going to take me some time!"

"I understand that! But when I wanted to help you, you just pushed me away!"

"I needed to sort it out by myself. I wanted to have some time with April alone." Luke said.

"I get that. But it went on for months, Luke! And you still wouldn't let me in and it broke me Luke! It really got me down and you didn't even notice!"

"Because you didn't tell me!" Luke exclaimed. "Was I meant to be a mind reader?"

"No but it would have been nice for you to notice I wasn't exactly myself! I mean, did you even notice that I was coming to the diner less and less?" Lorelai said.

"Yes and that's when I started to realise but when I tried calling you to talk, you just ignored my calls or blew me off. Then you come bursting into the diner saying you needed to talk. You know what I'm like with ultimatums. Did your really think I would just jump and go and elope?" Luke exclaimed. "You know that's not me and I knew it wasn't you either. You would never have wanted Rory to miss the wedding. You would have regretted it!" He said. He then took a deep breath and his jaw tensed. "And then you just went off and...slept with...him." He gritted his teeth.

"Because I felt it was over!" Lorelai exclaimed. "I said now or never and you didn't choose now!"

"I didn't choose never either!" Luke exclaimed. "But I guess you'd thought I had." He said. "You went to him." He said quietly.

Lorelai saw the hurt in his face. She let out a breath. "I'm sorry." She said quietly. "That night. What I did. It was wrong. It's the biggest regret of my life and I'm so sorry I hurt you like that."

"If it was the biggest regret of your life, why did you marry him?" Luke said.

Lorelai sighed. This was going to be a long evening.

Meanwhile, in New York, Rory was sat on her couch in her living room doing some last minute research about the New York Times. She sighed as she shut her laptop having exhausted her research. She glanced round her new accommodation and her eyes found the photo frame that she had put up on her mantelpiece. It was of her and her mom after her Yale graduation. She smiled slightly at it and reached for her cell. She hesitated though, not wanting to be so pathetic like she was on her first day at Yale. She sighed and put her cell phone back down on the table. However, as soon as she placed it down, it rang. She frowned when she didn't recognise the caller ID.

"Hello?" She answered.

"So a little bird told me that someone got an internship at the New York Times." A familiar voice said.

"Jess?" Rory said surprised. She never expected to hear from him, especially after what had happened during their last meeting at Truncheon.

"Hey." Jess said.

"How..what..how did you know about the internship?" Rory asked.

"You forget about the mutual person we have in common." Jess said.

"Luke." Rory smiled.

"The very one." Jess said. "He wasn't sure if you'd want me to know or even hear from me but I used my amazing persuasive skills to get him to. I know things haven't been great between him and your mom so I think he was just worried he'd be overstepping the mark."

"No it's fine. I'm glad he told you." Rory said. "I'm just...I'm just a bit surprised to be hearing from you, that's all. Especially after...well what happened before." She said quietly.

Jess sighed. "That was what it was. I still care about you, Rory. You're the reason why I've gotten to where I am so I wanted to congratulate you on getting where you wanted to get."

Rory smiled. "Thanks Jess." She said softly.

"So you got there today?" He asked.

"Yep, am in my new apartment right now. It's weird really." Rory said.

"Weird? How is it weird?" Jess asked.

"I don't know. I guess, having this apartment and this internship. It feels permanent..." Rory admitted.

"You're homesick." Jess said.

"Ok, tell me I'm pathetic!" Rory sighed.

Jess chuckled. "No, Rory, you're not pathetic. You and your mom have been close your entire life. It's natural that you're going to miss her." He said. "I miss Luke." He admitted.

"You do?" Rory said with a slight smirk.

"Yes but if you tell anyone that, I will have to hunt you down and kill you." Jess smirked.

Rory laughed. "Your secret's safe with me. But to be honest, I already knew about your soft side."

"Yeah alright. So how was your goodbye party?" Jess asked.

"You know everything!" Rory laughed.

"Yeah well, Luke mentioned it. He said I could come but I figured I wouldn't exactly get the best reaction going back there so I didn't. Besides..I didn't want to make it weird for you and well..." He said.

"Me and who?" Rory asked.

"You know who. Do I have to say his name?" Jess said.

"I guess Luke didn't tell you everything..." Rory said surprised.

"What do you mean?" He asked.

"Me and Logan, we..uh..broke up." She said quietly.

"Oh." Jess said. "Sorry."

"Yeah right." Rory said.

Jess sighed. "Look I know I didn't like the guy but I know you did so...I'm sorry." He said.

"Thanks." Rory said quietly. "We broke up on my graduation day."

"Ouch." Jess said.

"He proposed to me." Rory admitted.

"Wow.." Jess said surprised.

"He said it was all or nothing. He'd gotten a job in California and he wanted me to go with him. He said he wanted to move on with our relationship and not go back to long distance." Rory sighed. "But I wasn't ready to get married. I'm still young so..."

"So you chose nothing?"

"Yeah.." Rory said quietly.

"I'm sorry." Jess said.

"Yeah well..." Rory said.

There was silence at the end of the phone for a moment. "So I'm actually going to be in New York for a couple of days. Meeting a possible editor." Jess said.

"For you? Have you written another book?" Rory asked perking up.

"Maybe." Jess said humbly.

"Oh my god, Jess that's amazing!" Rory enthused.

"I guess. It's not much." Jess shrugged.

"No it is! It's amazing! Jess, I'm so proud of you!" She exclaimed.

"Thanks." Jess said.

"You have to tell Luke!" Rory grinned. "He'll be so proud too!"

"I need to meet with this editor first. It's not ready yet." Jess said.

"I know but afterwards you have to tell him." Rory said.

Jess chuckled. "Yeah I will."

"So you'll be in New York..." Rory said.

"Yep." Jess said. He hesitated for a moment. "Would you..uh..would you maybe want to grab a coffee or something?"

Rory was quiet for a moment. "Yeah, that would be nice." She said quietly.

"Cool. So I'll call you when I get there?" He said.

"Sounds good." Rory smiled.

"Ok well I better get going. Congratulations again." Jess said.

"Yeah thanks." Rory smiled. "Thanks for calling."

"Bye Rory." Jess smiled.

"Bye Dodger." Rory said with a slight smirk.

"I thought we were going to start with the easier topics..." Lorelai said trying to lighten the mood.

"Lorelai.." Luke said.

Lorelai sighed. "I don't know." She admitted. "Because...he wanted me." She cringed even saying it.

"You married him because he wanted you?" Luke said incredulous. "I thought people normally marry people because they love them."

"We were in Paris and we were having a really nice time. I don't know what happened but he asked me and I was so in the moment, it just...happened..." She said. She looked up at him. "It shouldn't have happened, I know. I knew as soon as I got back to Stars Hollow. And god, when I told Rory..." She said.

"Rory wasn't happy?" Luke asked surprised.

"Not really. I don't think it was the fact that me and Chris got married. It was because she wasn't there." She admitted. She glanced at him. "Guess you know her better than me. You knew that us eloping would upset Rory." She sighed.

"No one knows Rory better than you." Luke sighed. "I just...don't get it. Did you love him?"

Lorelai sighed. "I think I thought I did. I will always care about him because he gave me Rory. I can't regret that." She said.

Luke nodded. "I get that." He reluctantly admitted.

She looked over at him. "I think I thought he would make me happy but he...didn't. I didn't feel with him what I felt like with you. I really care about him but I don't...love him. I wasn't over you, Luke, and I used him. It was wrong."

"That song..." Luke said, glancing at her. "Did you mean it? You told Patty and Babette it meant nothing."

Lorelai cringed, thinking back to that moment, suddenly realising why he'd blown her off that time in the diner. "Oh god, I can't believe you heard that. I was only saying that to get them off my back."

"So you did mean it?" Luke said.

"At first, it was just a fun song for Rory. Then you walked in and it just...changed. The meaning of the song just changed. I saw you standing there and I just felt it. I meant it, Luke." She said quietly. "I never got over you. I still love you." She admitted.

"I don't think I ever got over you either." Luke admitted gruffly.

Lorelai looked over at him for a moment. "Want a drink?" She asked.

"Yeah a drink would be good." Luke smiled slightly at her attempt to try and diffuse the tension a bit.

"I'll be right back." She gave him a small smile and headed off to the kitchen.

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