"Daddy, come with!" Ally was trying to convince Luke to go with her on the first day of kindergarten. Luke didn't know how to tell his little girl that she had to go by herself.
"I can't, slugger. I need to help your grandpa with the store."
"Grandpa can come too!" Ally's face lit up, trying to pull her dad closer to the school. She didn't know that grandpa was dying, only that he wasn't feeling good. Luke grabbed her hand and took her into school.
"Grandpa can't come, but you'll be home in a couple hours. Think of it like I'm taking you to Miss Patty's." Ally's face lit up as if it were Christmas.
"I get to dance?!" She kissed her daddy before running to her teacher, leaving Luke behind in the hallway. She loved dancing, so it wasn't a surprise when she ran off. After sitting in his truck for a few minutes, he finally left his little girl to enjoy her first day of school.
October 2000
"Please, Luke, please, please, please."
Luke turned around with a coffee carafe in one hand.
"How many cups have you had today?"
"None."
"Plus..."
"Five, but yours is better." This was a normal occurrence between Lorelai and Luke almost every day.
"You have a problem."
"Yes, I do." Lorelai stuck out her coffee mug giving it to Luke.
"Junkie."
"Angel." Lorelai smiled as the coffee was being poured.
Ally came downstairs wearing her favorite red flannel, black graphic tee that read 'I prefer books over people', ripped jeans and black combat boots.
"Slugger, don't ever drink as much coffee as this one. I don't want her to turn you into a java junkie too."
Ally knew that her dad didn't like her drinking a whole lot of coffee, so she only drank only one on the mornings that she really needed it.
"Hey Lorelai."
"Hi sweetie. Your dad is a sweetheart." Lorelai looked back at Luke, happy that she got her sixth cup of coffee. She then looked at Luke.
"You've got wings, baby."
Ally poured some coffee into her to-go mug and kissed her dad on the cheek.
"What did I just say?"
"I have a history test, Dad. I need it." She smirked as she left to get to school early, passing by her best friend before she left.
She couldn't help but laugh as the two guys who were talking to Rory and Lorelai walked out of the diner all embarrassed before heading to school.