Luke's POV:
It's been a month since the fight. It's been a month since I've seen her. Once I called Anna and calmed her down, she agreed to let me see April sooner. The days are some what more tolerable since the dinner takes up my focus, but the night's are spent going over everything I've done since I found out about April. Fairly quickly after the fight I realized how stupid I acted. Sure I was biting my tongue not wanting to piss off Anna, but I'm April's father; I shouldn't have to check with Anna to be told what I can and can't do with my own kid. I even confronted Anna about everything, how she didn't tell me about April, missing out on April growing up, and especially about how she treated Lorelai. Needles to say that conversation didn't go well. Two weeks ago while I was on a trip to the bank, I had a meeting with a lawyer to see what I could do about getting joint custody of April or something better so if Anna gets pissed she cant take April from me again.
One day just after the lunch rush, I was standing behind the cash register checking receipts when the door opened making the bell chime. Hoping it's Lorelai who had walked in I quickly glanced up, only to see Mia walking to me. Quietly I reach underneath the counter and grab a coffee mug, just to be stopped when she places her hand over the mug before I can fill it. "I've just come from The Dragonfly, had lunch with Lorelai." Mia stated offhandedly. Wordlessly I went back to the register pointlessly ignoring her. "She's getting along better with her parents, but Rory and I are worried about her. She's given up coffee and eating salad, She is not herself Luke; and that is because of you. Now fix this!" Mia stated forcefully before leaving me stunned behind the counter. Lorelai giving up coffee, eating salad? This is my fault. I'm the one that completely shut her out of my life, that walked out on her when she started calling me out on my shit. I need to fix this, and I need to fix this right now. I thought worriedly as I shoved the receipts into the register.
After closing the diner for the day, I showered and shaved; then dressed in a nice black shirt and a pair of dark slacks. When I was finally satisfied with my look, I went down the street and bought a bouquet of rainbow tulips before getting in my truck and driving to The Dragonfly. Pulling up and parking in front of the Inn, I took a moment to breath then I reached into the glove compartment and got out. Micheal was behind the front desk talking on the phone, people were bustling around, and then Lorelai came walking out of the dinning room with Mia. Without a second thought I walked up to Lorelai and handed her the flowers. "Lorelai these are for you. Now before you say anything, I just want you to know that I love you. I've been in love with you since that Christmas your father went to the hospital. Ever since I met you I've admired you strength, your intelligence, you creativity, and you ginormous heart; but the one thing I love most about you is your eye's. There so expressive and sometimes I swear I can tell exactly what your feeling just by looking into them, and if you'll give me one more chance I'd live to live the rest of my life looking into those eye's." I state as fast and as clearly as I possibly can.
Why isn't she answering? Did I screw it all up again? God what am I going to do if I don't get to tell her about my planes with April. What if she kicks me out and wants nothing more to do with me anymore? I thought as I stood there waiting for Lorelai to say or do something. We just continued to stand there in the doorway to the dinning room as everyone watched us, finally Mia had had enough and moved us into Lorelai's office and locking us in. "You told me you were all in on our first date while I sat there holding that horoscope imagining the wonderful life we could have had, a nice house, maybe a couple of kids, and a dog. But then something happened and I stopped imagining that life for us...until we got engaged then it came back with a vengeance; I realized that I wanted all of that with you and only you. Then you found out about April and you didn't tell me for two months, people who love each other and are planning o spend the rest of there lives together don't keep secrets from each other Luke...I've at least learned that much growing up with my parents." Lorelai stated getting angrier the more she spoke as she paced her office. "I envisioned that life for us too Lorelai, more times than you could count. As for April now it sounds stupid, but I didn't want her to end up liking you more that me but I shouldn't have worried about that; as for now I'm suing Anna for joint custody so I can be a real father to April." I explain wholeheartedly as I gently take her hands into mine and look her in the eye's. "I'm all in Lorelai, I've always been all in. Now you have yet to answer my question. Lorelai will you give me a second chance to show you just how much I love you?" I question as I bring up my right hand and cup her cheek in my palm with my eye's locked on hers. "Yes."