Luke woke up early the next morning. Lorelai and the kids were still fast asleep. Luke gets up, gets dressed and goes downstairs to make Lorelai a cup of coffee. Several minutes later, he returns to the bedroom and as soon as he sets the mug of coffee down on the nightstand, he hears Sam waking up. He walks over to the crib and picks her up just as she starts to cry. He gently rocks her in his arms and kisses her forehead. "Hey." He hears Lorelai whisper from across the room.
"Hey. I made you coffee, but you have some more time to sleep before you have to leave for work." Luke tells her.
"Okay." Lorelai responds.
Will is still sleeping. Luke goes downstairs to make a bottle for Sam. He manages to hold her in one arm and make a bottle with the other. He sits down at the kitchen table and gives her the bottle, smiling down at her. He tries to imagine what April looked like as a baby, but he's only seen a few pictures so he can't really picture her. He's delighted that he gets to experience being a father from the beginning (twice), but he regrets the things he said about kids in the past that made Anna think he wouldn't want to be involved in his kid's life. However, he and Anna were never meant to be more than a casual relationship, Lorelai on the other hand, she's the only women he's ever loved, his soulmate, his perfect match. He's happy that Lorelai is the one he gets to experience being a parent with, happy that she is April's stepmother and that he is Rory's stepfather.
Ten minutes later, Lorelai comes downstairs, carrying Will.
"Daddy, I want pancakes!" Will shouts when he sees Luke.
Luke gives Lorelai a knowing smile and asks, "Did you tell him to say that because you want pancakes?"
"Maybe." Lorelai replies with a nonchalant shrug. Luke just shakes his head and walks over to Lorelai. She puts Will down and takes Sam from Luke.
"Good morning, baby girl." Lorelai whispers to Sam. Luke gets out a frying pan, a bowl and the ingredients for pancakes. They enjoy a nice family breakfast together.
That night, Lorelai returns home to find Luke putting dinner on the table. "Hi." She greets him and leans in to give him a quick kiss. Will comes running into the room.
"Hi, Mommy!" He runs up to Lorelai and hugs her legs. She bends down to pick him up.
"Did you have a fun day with Daddy?" She asks him.
Will nods and says: "Daddy played baseball…"
"He did? Wow that must have been fun." Lorelai replies and she turns to smile at Luke. She sets Will down and before she can sit down, she hears Samantha crying on the baby monitor, which is on the counter. Luke starts to get up from his seat, but Lorelai stops him by saying; "I'll get her." Luke flashes her a smile. Lorelai goes upstairs to the master bedroom and takes Sam out of her crib. "How's my little girl?" She whispers. After changing Sam's diaper, Lorelai takes her downstairs. Once she returns to the kitchen, she starts to make a bottle.
"Let me do that, you were at work all day, sit down, relax, eat." Luke tells her. She thinks about it for a second then gives him a look of gratitude. He gets up and she walks over to him and hands him Sam.
Later that evening, Lorelai is helping Will brush his teeth while Luke watches a baseball game on TV. A few minutes later, Lorelai takes Will to Luke. Luke gets up to give Will a hug and kiss, "Goodnight, Will." Lorelai takes Will to bed and comes back ten minutes later. They watch TV together for a little bit before Lorelai starts to feel very tired. She moves on the couch and lies down so that her head is on Luke's lap. Luke doesn't protest or complain, he just runs a hand through her hair.
About an hour later, Lorelai is fast asleep. Luke turns off the TV and gently lifts Lorelai's head off his lap. He decides not to wake her up and he gets off the couch and puts his hands under her back and knees and lifts her up. She doesn't wake up as he carries her to the bedroom. He sets her down gently on the bed then gets ready for bed. A few minutes later he settles in next to her, wrapping an arm around her waist.
The next morning, Lorelai wakes up confused as to how she got to bed, she remembers falling asleep on the couch. Luke wakes up and mutters, "Morning."
"Morning… did you carry me to bed last night?"
Luke nods. "Yeah, I didn't want to wake you and I figured you'd be more comfortable in bed so I just decided to carry you to bed. How'd you sleep?"
"Well that was really sweet of you. I slept great, how about you, did Sam wake up during the night… I don't think I heard her…"
"Yeah, she only woke up once and I took care of her, you slept through it. She's already becoming a good sleeper, I think."
Lorelai smiles at him and kisses his scruffy cheek. "You are the perfect husband."
Luke laughs a little, "Well I don't know about that, but thanks." He gives her a loving smile. She lays her head on his chest and they snuggle for a little while before Sam wakes up.