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Luke lightly knocked on the door to April's room then waited for a few minutes for any semblance of a response that she was awake, which he got in the form of her saying 'I'm up,', before he announced that her breakfast was ready. After her surgery, she had stayed in the hospital recovering for two days before she was released with doctor's orders to take it easy and maybe stay home from school for a few days to allow her body to recover further. Orders that Luke had followed strictly by allowing her to sleep in later than usual, keeping a close eye on her and going to school to pick up her missed work so she wouldn't fall behind in her absent days. And even though she said she wanted to go back to school because she did feel better, he was still holding off.

He turned away from the door and grabbed her breakfast plate, oatmeal and a small bowl of mixed fruit, and set it down on the table next to Lorelai's plate which sported the slight difference of her bowl of oatmeal being piled high with whipped cream. The can of whipped cream had not been on the table in the few minutes that he turned his back to her. When she noticed him staring, she just gave him a sweet smile.

"If you're going to insist that I eat this bowl of mush, I'm going to do it my way," Lorelai said as if he should have already known this was going to happen.

"I'm trying to keep you healthy," Luke replied, grabbing the can of whipped cream and putting it back in the refrigerator before she could complain. "Keep you around longer."

"Aw babe, I'm not going anywhere for a long, long time," she replied, taking the time to smile at him before shoving a whole spoonful of what he was pretty sure was entirely whipped cream into her mouth. His response was one of disgust.

She gestured for him to join her at the table and pointed out the few bridal/wedding magazines she had open as what she wanted to discuss. He sat down next to her, grabbing the fruit bowl he prepared for her because he was fooling himself to believe that she was going to eat it all, and silently looked at the magazines with her. Not long after they had agreed to set a date and after getting distracted by other activities, he made it clear that he wanted to be a part of at least some of the planning this time around because despite what she or anyone else though, he was interested. He might now know a lot about weddings or the planning aspect behind them but he was interested. While Lorelai didn't need convincing that he should be involved, she reminded him that Sookie might have a harder time letting go of some of the reigns since the time before she declared herself as B-F-O-T-B, best friend of the bride, and booted him from the planning.

"So I checked and there's a few dates open at the inn during the spring and summer if we wanted to have the wedding there," Lorelai spoke up, idly switching between flipping through the magazine and glancing up at Luke. "Not that we have to have the wedding there though it can be an option if we want it to be. And since the town found out that we're now planning, Taylor made sure I knew that if we wanted to have it in the town square that there are several ordinances that we would have to deal with first."

"I say the less Taylor has to do with our wedding planning, the better," Luke replied.

Lorelai smiled at that. "While I agree that I don't want to deal with Taylor, the town square could be nice. It has the gazebo and plenty of room for the reception afterward. Though if we decide to do it there then it should probably be when the weather is warmer. I was already thinking Spring or Summer anyways because that gives us enough time to plan without waiting a long time. What do you think? Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall? And not the song but for us."

Luke waited a moment before answering. "I think we could forget all the planning and just head to the courthouse tomorrow."

She chuckled, not being able to tell if he as entirely serious or just joking. "I'm not entirely opposed to that plan and I may suggest it later if planning gets crazy but I do want to celebrate with the town."

"Insane town," Luke elaborated.

"Crazy, bonkers town that sees me buying a wedding magazine and automatically inserts themselves into the planning, but our town," Lorelai replied. "And I want to celebrate with them. Come on, you know it wouldn't feel right if they weren't there. Besides you're the one that wanted in on the planning."

Luke sighed, "I guess." He wouldn't admit that it wouldn't feel right without the town there even though he was open to the idea of eloping. The town might never forgive them if they were to pull that on them.

She patted his hand and smiled. "Good. Now we really need to decide when this wedding is actually going to happen."

Before any further plans could be made though no plans had been made at all besides Lorelai setting up a time with Rory and Sookie to begin the actual heavy planning, April opened up the door to her room and joined them at the table for breakfast. Lorelai, of course, told April that she wanted her involved in the wedding planning as well, that is if she wanted to do it. Despite having no real opinions on anything wedding related and just happy to be involved, she agreed to help in any way that she could. Emily was still in the dark about the actual planning of the wedding but with their somewhat improved relationship, Lorelai made a mental note to tell her soon.

Lorelai pushed her half-eaten bowl of oatmeal away and begrudgingly accepted the bowl of fruit that Luke had pilfered and picked off of while flipping through a magazine section dealing with bridesmaid's dresses. "So April, I have a question for you."

April looked up from her breakfast. "What's going on?"

Lorelai looked to Luke first who gave a subtle nod of his head, already knowing what she was going to ask. There was no question to Rory being her Maid of Honor and she even referred to her as that when she called to tell her that the planning was back on but there was still the unanswered question if April wanted to be involved in the wedding party as well. Lorelai was more than happy to have her as a bridesmaid and suggested the idea to Luke who agreed that it was a good idea but thought they should ask if she wanted to do it first.

"Well as everyone knows a bride is nothing without her bridesmaids," Lorelai started to say only to be interrupted by Luke.

"The groom is important too."

Lorelai rolled her eyes yet had a grin on her face. "I think he's feeling left out," she informed her soon to be step-daughter nodded her head in agreement. "Anyways, as a soon to be bride, I need my bridesmaids. I already have Rory and Sookie lined up so I was wondering if you wanted to be a bridesmaid too. It would meant a lot to your father and me if you were a part of our wedding too."

"I kind of thought that I already was," April replied hesitantly. Noting the confused look on both of the adult's face, she went on to explain herself. "I just thought when you asked me to be a part of a planning that meant also being a part of the wedding, being a bridesmaid."

"Oh," Lorelai laughed, finally clued in. "No...I mean of course I want you to be a part of both. I just wanted to make sure that you wanted to do it, I didn't want to assume."

"Because you know what they say when you assume," April chimed in.

Knowing the phrase himself and having used it a time or two before, Luke turned to his daughter. "Don't say it."

"Okay, Dad," April said pointedly while trying not to laugh. "Being a bridesmaid means wearing a dress, right?"

"Typically," Lorelai answered. "And I know you're not big on dresses at all but I promise it will be a dress that you won't hate. Picking the dress definitely falls under your part in the wedding planning."

April nodded her head. "I'll do it."

"Thanks kid," Lorelai replied sincerely. Pushing the last of her breakfast away and gathering up the magazines, she got up from the table. "Okay, now I really have to get to the inn but more wedding plans can be discussed later."

She planted a goodbye kiss on Luke's lips then moved to April and gave her a hug as best as she could with the younger girl sitting down all while telling her again how much it meant to her that she agreed to be a part of the wedding. After saying goodbye to Paul Anka as well and asking for Luke's help to find her keys that ended up being stuck in the couch cushions, she was finally out the door and headed to The Dragonfly leaving Luke and April alone.

After helping Lorelai find her keys and saying goodbye to her again at the door, Luke walked back into the kitchen and began to clean up her breakfast mess. April still sat at the table working on her breakfast though he did notice that she had went to her room for her textbook in the time that he was gone. He dumped what Lorelai didn't eat in the trash then placed the dishes in the sink to clean them later once April was done with her breakfast.

"If I rest all day today and since I'm feeling better, can I finally go back to school tomorrow?" April asked.

Luke sighed, turning away from the sink to face his daughter. "I'm not sure April. I know you're ready to go back but I just don't want you to push yourself too much. You just had surgery, you need your rest."

"I know that and I've been resting, that's all I've done. I finished the schoolwork that was sent home and I have rested, I slept a lot," April reminded him. "I do feel better, honestly. I'm ready to go back."

"I'll think about it," Luke said after a few minutes of contemplation. "Not promising anything but I'll think about, we'll see how you feel in the morning."

April nodded her head. "Okay. I'll accept that."

Luke chuckled at that then reminded April to finish her breakfast and that included the fruit because she needed her nutrients if she was going to get better. She followed the reminder before turning her attention back to her science book. Lorelai had informed him that Rory was exactly the same way every time she got sick when it concerned school, she was anxious to get back and hated being out of school for even a day. Then lovingly referred to them as their nerdy kids. He didn't tell her how much it meant to hear her refer to their individual kids as theirs, he thought she might know.


At the Dragonfly, Lorelai worked along side Michel and occasionally flipped through the wedding and bridal magazines she brought from him, taking the time to dog-ear pages that she thought would be helpful in her planning. Although much like the first time around in her early planning stages, not much had been decided on at this point. She tried to involve Michel but unlike Sookie who almost passed out from hyperventilating when Lorelai told her that planning was back on, he wasn't as thrilled and was pessimistic about whether or not this wedding was going to happen. She assured him that it most definitely was going to happen and that nothing was going to stand in their way but he pointed out what happened this first time around as his excuse for not believing a word she said. Though his skepticism was alleviated in the slightest amount when Lorelai reminded him that she could schedule him to work whenever she wanted despite his request for certain days off.

"Must you plan your wedding while you're at work?" Michel asked after hanging up the phone that Lorelai ordered him to answer while she flipped through a magazine.

"I'm working too," Lorelai defended herself. "I just happen to be getting ideas of what I might want and what I definitely don't want in my downtime at work. I'm just delegating some things to you so you don't lose that fabulous work ethic."

"I don't appreciate your sarcasm," Michel replied dryly.

"I don't appreciate you not appreciating my sarcasm."

Michel rolled his eyes. "I'm not getting into this with you."

"Because I'll win," Lorelai said. She closed the magazine she was currently flipping through and started to check the datebook again. This time, she copied the dates down that the Dragonfly had open onto a spare sheet of paper. "Also remember Michel that I'm giving you a chance to jump in on the wedding planning, I don't want this to be one of the times where you accuse us of not involving you in our lives."

Michel huffed even though he wasn't mad and was kind of looking forward to helping out with the planning. He just couldn't let Lorelai know that because she might use it to her advantage. "I can help a little, I suppose. If I must."

"No one said you had to help Michel."

Michel mumbled something about how she was pestering him but her focus went to the front desk phone that chose that time to ring. Instead of putting it off on Michel again, though it was part of his job description, she scooped up the phone and pressed it to her ear. She greeted the person on the other end with customary Dragonfly Inn greetings and was met with her mother's voice.

"Hey Mom, what's going on?"

"I was just planning out dinner for Friday Night when I realized I had no idea whether or not you were going to be there," Emily replied. "Rory made it clear that she was going to be there but as usual, I don't know about you."

Lorelai bit her tongue, wasn't worth it to mention that this was the first time her mom asked her about dinner this week and it was usually a set thing every week unless something came up. "Well you can count me in, I'll be there."

"Okay, and what about Luke and April? April is still staying with you and Luke, isn't she? Will they be joining your for dinner?" Emily listed off her questions. "I do need to know beforehand so I can make sure there is enough prepared for everyone and that it will be something that April will enjoy."

Lorelai hesitated for a few seconds, there hadn't been much talk of Friday Night dinners recently and April's involvement in them. "I'm not sure Mom, I think I would need to talk to Luke about it. See if he can be there Friday night."

"You do realize that your father and I have to meet April at some point, don't you?" Emily questioned.

Lorelai could imagine the look on her mother's face as she asked that question. "Of course I do and you and dad will meet her. I'm just not sure if it will be this Friday."

Emily sighed dramatically before giving her response. "Well I suppose we can meet her at the wedding, whenever that will be. You will let us meet her before she goes off to college, won't you?"

"I'll talk with Luke about dinner this Friday and let you know as soon as I can," Lorelai replied. She looked up to see Sookie standing in the front desk and silently demanding her attention. She held up her finger to let her friend know that she would be off the phone as soon as possible. "Mom, I do have to get back to work but I will let you know as soon as I can about dinner."

"I won't wait by the phone."

Lorelai shook her head at her mother's response before hanging up the phone. As soon as she set the phone down, Sookie moved behind the front desk, grabbed her hand, and started to lead her in the direction of the kitchen. Sookie was talking a mile a minute and despite the fact that she spoke fast as well and could understand others that spoke fast, she could barely make out a word that Sookie was saying. However as soon as she entered the kitchen, Sookie's incoherent words suddenly made sense. Throughout the kitchen were mini versions of cake, all varying in style and flavors at least according to Sookie.

"What is going on in here?"

"Testing for your wedding cake!" Sookie squealed excitedly, picking up a fork from the counter and stabbing into a chocolate cake.

"Sookie, we haven't even picked a date yet. We have zero plans," Lorelai replied. Still she accepted the fork with cake on it from Sookie. She was never one to shy away from cake.

"That doesn't mean you can't decide on the cake! That is a coffee infused chocolate cake with an espresso buttercream," Sookie said, referring to the cake that Lorelai had just put into her mouth.

Lorelai hummed in satisfaction before going back for another bite of cake. "I'm totally a fan of this one. I want to marry this cake." She paused long enough to take another bite. "But I'm not sure if it's a wedding cake."

"It might not be a traditional wedding cake but it can be your wedding cake," Sookie replied. She took the fork from her friend and poked it into another cake, lemon raspberry. "I am making the cake, right?" She gasped. "Have you decided that I'm not making the cake?"

"You're the only one I trust to make this cake," Lorelai said to soothe her friend. "No one else would get that job. I just don't know if I can decide on the cake at the minute. Luke does want to be a part of the planning."

"He's a guy, he doesn't have any interest in the planning."

"Actually he does," Lorelai corrected. "He said that he wants to be a part of planning this time around."

Sookie poked her bottom lip out in the slightest way. "Like he knows anything about floral arrangements."

Lorelai stifled a laugh, "No one said he has to be in charge of the flowers. Cake tasting he may want to be a part of though."

"He doesn't even eat cake!" Sookie exclaimed. "He doesn't like sweets."

"He'll eat this cake," Lorelai replied. She poked around at another mini cake whose flavor she was unsure of but it was decorated with white frosting. "I'm not kicking you out of the planning or anything because you're still a major part of this but Luke wants to be a part of it too. Plus we can plan some of this in the diner so it's easy to get his opinion."

"Fine," Sookie relented after just a few moments. "I guess he can be a part of the planning."

"For his own wedding, imagine that." She picked at the mini cakes some more, switching between flavors for a few minutes and listening to Sookie describe each one. "You know, I think this is going to be my favorite part of wedding planning."

"The cake testing?" Sookie asked.

Lorelai nodded her head, "It's definitely the most delicious part."

Sookie giggled then clasped her hands together. "Well I have plenty more ideas! I'm also doing the catering, right, not just the cake?" she asked to which Lorelai nodded. "Good. Because I have ideas for that menu too! You need to decide on a date so I'll know what's in season."

"I know, I know," Lorelai replied. "And I'm working on that. I'm thinking Spring or Summer, because that's not too far away but gives us enough time to plan. No solid date yet though."

"Then you can have the wedding outside, Luke always seemed like an outdoor wedding type of guy." She leaned down on the counter next to her friend. "I wonder what his ideas for planning will be? Did you tell him that he can't wear that baseball cap to the wedding? I won't allow that."

"Sookie, I'm sure he knows that a wedding means no backwards baseballs caps."

"Are you sure? Have you checked to make sure it's not permanently attached to his head lately?"

Lorelai laughed. "I'm sure Sookie. He's not like he wears it all the time. He doesn't wear it in the shower, in bed, or when we go out somewhere. He won't wear it to the wedding."

"Just making sure." Sookie moved away from her friend only to turn right back around to face her. "Also no flannel."

"You do realize this is my wedding, right?" Lorelai asked.

"I know but the groom can't wear flannel, that's not a wedding."

"Your groom wore a skirt," Lorelai pointed out.

"Technically, it was a kilt. And that was a tradition."

"I know. As attached as Luke may be to his flannel and baseball cap, I'm sure that even his idea won't be to wear them to the wedding," Lorelai replied. "And if it is, that idea is going to be vetoed quickly."

The two women sat in silence for a few minutes until Sookie squealed loudly, startling her kitchen staff and nearly causing one of them to cut himself with a knife. She startled Lorelai too just because she was glad to finally being a part of Lorelai's wedding planning that she was assured several times that it was going to happen this time. While she enjoyed a cup of coffee, Lorelai remained in the kitchen with Sookie going over wedding plans as best they could when Lorelai wasn't making any commitments to anything right now.


Later that night, after dinner and more sampling of cake since Sookie sent all of it home with Lorelai with orders to maybe get Luke's opinions so the cakes wouldn't go to waste, Luke and Lorelai sat on the couch relaxing with one another. The television played on in the background but neither one of them were focused on it instead they talked about their days, Luke's day at home with April since he took off from the diner and Lorelai's day at the inn that involved talks of wedding planning and tales about the various guests that never failed to be entertaining. April had retired to her room not long ago, claiming that if she was going to be allowed to go back to school the next day that she would need plenty of rest as well as a little refreshment over the work she missed.

Lorelai leaned back onto Luke while they relaxed on the couch, she intertwined her hand with his and lazily stroked over the rough skin. She tilted her head back just enough to look at him. "So my mom called about Friday Night dinner today, she wanted to know if you and April would be there. I told her that I wasn't sure."

Luke's response wasn't immediate but she knew by the furrow in his brow that he was thinking so she waited patiently. "We've talked about this before."

She nodded. "I know. And I thought we were under the agreement that we would take April over there one night so my parents can get to know here."

"No, no, we are," Luke replied a bit faster than the last time when he felt that she misunderstood what he was trying to say. "Your parents should get to know her, she asked about them before and said she would be willing to go over there."

"I know, you told me."

"Do you think we should?" he asked.

"I think that my parents do want to meet her. Mom wanted to make sure that dinner was something that April would like, but I think the decision should be up to you, you're her father," Lorelai replied. "If you don't want her to right now then I'll explain it to my parents. They'll have to understand."

Again, his response wasn't immediate. He was thinking. "I think we should do it."

She arched an eyebrow. "Really?"

"Really," Luke confirmed. "I think April should meet your parents since we are getting married. Might as well go ahead and do it, if it doesn't go well then we'll deal with that."

"I know how my parents can be but I don't think it's going to go bad. They really want to get to know her," Lorelai replied. Then suddenly it was as if a light bulb went off in her head. "I have an idea."

"I'm not going to get you more cake."

"Not that, although that might be good." Lorelai leaned forward then turned around so she was fully facing him. "What if we do it here?"

"Here? Our house?" Luke questioned. "You want to willingly invite your parents over?"

"Well I was thinking that my parent's house can be uncomfortable for some, with the maids and everything, but if we have it here it will just be like dinners we already have just with the inclusion of my parents," Lorelai answered. "Emily might not go for it at first since dinners are her thing, but maybe just this once to introduce April to them."

"It's not a bad idea."

"You know this means that you have to cook, right?"

"Well I know that you're not going to cook," Luke replied. "You really think your parents are going to go for this?"

She gave a slight shrug of her shoulders, "It's an option, something different for one time. They can go along with it. I think it will be a nice way to introduce April to them."

"Our table isn't big enough to fit everyone."

"We'll figure something out."


So how does a Friday Night dinner in Stars Hollow with Emily, Richard, Rory, Lorelai, Luke, and April sound? Because I think it sounds interesting. That'll be the next update.

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