Will's first birthday was on a Monday, so Luke and Lorelai decided to have his birthday party on the Saturday before.

Friday Afternoon

Luke returned home to find Lorelai folding laundry. "Hey." He greets her and puts down a box that he was carrying. He sits next to her on the couch.

"Hey back." She says and she leans in to give him a quick kiss.

"Where's Will?" He asks.

"Napping," She replies. Luke just nods.

"So, what's in the box?" Lorelai asks.

"Oh, I found it in the mail box. It's from April; I'm thinking it might be a birthday present for Will."

Lorelai smiles, "That's nice of her. She didn't have to send him anything."

"Yeah, she told me on the phone the other day that she wishes she could be here."

Lorelai nods, it would be nice to have April with them. Lorelai and April really bonded after they became stepmother and daughter. Luke picks up the box and starts to peel the tape off the sides. Lorelai continues folding laundry while he takes a couple of minutes to open the box. She hears Luke sigh and she looks at him. Inside the box was a small blue baseball hat.

"For Will, so he and his dad can match." Luke reads April's note out load. Lorelai laughs. "What's so funny? It's kind of strange I think… I don't want him to match me."

"What's funny is Rory stopped by today to give Will a present that goes so well with the hat."

"Oh, she came by the diner for lunch and we talked a bit, she didn't mention anything about a present."

"Well, I'll go get it so you can see." Lorelai gets up, leaving Luke confused about Rory's present. She returns a few minutes later, holding a bag in her hand. "Ta-da." She pulls out a shirt from the bag, unfolds it and holds it out in front of her.

Luke stares at it and realizes it's a baby-sized flannel shirt. He groans; "Lorelai, I don't want him to match me. Everyone will see it and make fun of me or something… it will be weird for me."

"Aww, Luke it will be cute trust me." Luke just rolls his eyes. They both hear Will crying on the baby monitor. "I'll get him." Lorelai says and she picks up the hat on the way. She returns fifteen minutes later with Will. "Luke… get ready for the most adorable thing ever. He looks so cute in this outfit, you simply can't deny it." Lorelai walks over and stands in front of Luke and holds Will in front of her. Luke stares at his son, wearing the blue hat, turned backwards, the flannel shirt, blue and white in colour and jeans. He couldn't help the smile that formed on his face. He didn't want to admit it to Lorelai, but Will did look cute. Lorelai sees his smile and she knows that he thinks Will looks cute. "Can you take him? I'm gonna go put these clothes away." She tells him.

"Sure." He replies and he holds out his arms and Lorelai hands him Will. Lorelai leaves the room with the laundry basket of clothes. Luke gently rubs Will's back and Will looks at him and gives him a small smile. Luke returns the smile.

The next day

Almost all of Lorelai and Luke's friends and family attended Will's party, including: Sookie, Jackson and their three kids, Liz, TJ, and Doula, Miss Patty, Babette and Morey, Lane, Zach and their twins and even Emily and Richard.

Luke helps Will blow out his candles and Lorelai helps him open his presents.

Monday Morning

Lorelai wakes up early. She wakes up just before 8 A.M. Will was born at 8:11 AM, one year ago. She goes into his room to find him standing up in his crib, not crying, just standing there. "Hi, Baby." She greets him as she walks over to him. He puts his arms up when she stands in front of him. "Aww, how's my birthday boy?" She asks when she picks him up. He rests his head on her shoulder and she smiles. She sits on the rocking chair and holds him close. At exactly 8:11, she whispers "Happy Birthday, honey. I love you." She holds him for a few more minutes then gets up and changes his diaper. She goes back into the master bedroom and sets Will down on the foot of the bed. Luke is still sleeping, so she gently nudges him until he opens his eyes. "Hey." She whispers.

He yawns then whispers "Morning." She smiles at him then walks over to pick up Will. She sets him down in front of Luke. Luke sits up then wraps his arms around Will and lifts him onto his lap. "Happy Birthday, Will." He says and he quickly kisses the top of his head. Lorelai sits next to him.

"Hey, Hon." She says to get Luke's attention. Luke takes his eyes off Will and turns to face Lorelai.

"Yeah?" He asks. "How are you feeling about your dad? I'm sorry I didn't want ask if it upsets you to talk about it."

"No, it's alright, Lorelai. I'm uh… well I think maybe I'll go and visit his grave if that's okay."

Lorelai nods, "Of course, take all the time you need."

"Thanks, I'm gonna go shower and then I'll leave." He hands Will to her and gives her a quick peck on the lips.

A couple hours later, Luke returns to find Lorelai playing with Will. "Hi." Lorelai smiles at him. He gives her a small smile back and sits next to her. Lorelai notices he looks sad. She leans over and kisses his cheek. When she pulls away, he looks at her and she sees tears in his eyes. "Oh, Hon. Are you okay?"

"Yeah," He blinks "I'm just still not over it you know? Even after all these years, it's kind of pathetic." He sighs.

"No, it's not you just miss him and bet you he'd be so proud of you. He's probably looking down and smiling at us right now." She says, trying to make him feel better.

"You really think so?" He asks.

"Yeah, I do." She says softly. She puts her arm on his back and gently rubs her hand up and down it then rests her head on his shoulder. He puts his arm around her and kisses her temple. Will stands up and walks over to them. Luke smiles at him, "Hi, buddy," Will holds out a small toy truck to him. Luke takes it and wraps his other arm around Will. They all enjoy a family hug.