07x22: Sew All Night
It was the night before Rory's big Bon Voyage bash in Stars Hollow, to celebrate her college graduation from Yale and her impending job covering Barack Obama's presidential campaign. It was the middle of the night, and all of the town was asleep.
But not Luke Danes. He was sitting in his darkened diner, furiously stitching – of all things – raincoats together. He felt like those prisoners who had escaped from Alcatraz Island all those decades ago under a similar method. And he only knew the basics of stitching from his mother! But, when the weatherman had predicted showers for the day of the party, Luke knew he had to do something. This was for Rory, her big moment….. and he would be damned if a bit of inclement weather ruined it.
Unfortunately, it did rain, just as the forecast had predicted. But the whole town was ready, conducting the party under thrown-together (or rather, stictched-together) ponchos and a couple of tents. Lorelai was relieved about the last-minute save, and went to Sookie to thank her profusely. But when she did, her best friend blinked.
"What do you mean? Luke stitched those raincoats together." Then, she clapped a hand over her mouth. "Oh, damn! That was supposed to be a secret…."
Now it was Lorelai's turn to be shocked and confused. Turning on her heel, she tracked Luke down.
"You did all this for Rory?"
Luke just shrugged. "It was her big day, and….. I like to see you happy."
Lorelai couldn't help it, even after their bitter, drawn-out fight. She kissed him.