What happens when Luke and Lorelai get stuck in the diner together on account of the snow? Read and fine out.

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Okay, I'm a 16-year-old girl, which means I have absolutely nothing. Gilmore Girls is not mine I am just borrowing the charters from ASP and the WB.

Sorry for little later update just had way too much to do leaving me with almost no time to write. Well here's the next chapter and I hope you like! Reviews are greatly accepted, and any ideas of where I should go from here.

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Chapter eleven: two hats and a picture frame

Luke sat on the couch in the living room of the Gilmore house, and Lorelai stood surveying the decorations.

"It looks pretty good, doesn't it?" she asked admiring her handy work.

"Yeah it does." Lorelai walked over and sat on Luke's lap, he wrapped his arms around her and held her tight.

"Thank you." She said giving him a kiss on the lips. A small one that wasn't that heated because Rory was in the next room stringing a bowl of popcorn. (Or what was left of it after Lorelai attacked it.)

"No problem." Luke told her once they had pulled apart.

"Hey can I give you your Christmas present now?"

"Sure."

She smiled. "Good, hold on I'll be right back." she slid off of Luke's lap and ran up the stairs. 1 minute later she flew back down the stairs, and took a seat on the coffee table across from Luke.

"Okay well the first one is just a little thing that Rory and I saw when we were at the mall and just had to get it." Lorelai handed him a bag filled with tissue paper obviously wrapped by the two girls. Luke pushed the paper aside and found a navy blue baseball cap. Just above the hole in the back it had 'Luke' stitched into it with a lighter blue thread.

Luke smiled. "Thank you Lorelai."

"Wait, turn it over." She said full of glee. Luke obeyed and flipped the cap over. Above the bill he found the words 'Mr. Backwards baseball cap' Stitched in the same blue thread. Leave it to Lorelai to do something original.

"Do you like it? Because if you don't like it you don't have to keep it, you - " Luke brushed his finger up to her lips.

"I love it." They both smiled at this.

"I'm glad. Okay now this is still part of the first gift, although technically it's really for me, but oh well." Lorelai pulled out another hat from behind her back. This one looked exactly the same as the first; the only difference was the writing. On the back it said 'Lorelai' and on the front the words read 'Mr. Backwards baseball cap's girlfriend'. Luke just smiled and shook his head. Lorelai giggled a little, then put the hat on backwards.

"So does this hat make me look good?" she asked now standing up.

"Definitely."

"Well if I look that good maybe I should just wear it all night long."

"If I have to dress in fancy pants and a nice shirt, there is no way you are wearing that hat."

"Hey Luke open up your other present." She said switching subjects.

"Okay." She thought she could switch subjects now did she? Luke took the narrow little box, and opened it. Inside he found a silver watch.

"Wow Lorelai, this is beautiful!"

"You like it?"

"Yeah."

"Hey flip it over!" Luke turned the watch over in his hand. On the back was an engraving. It read Luke & Lorelai with a heart around their names and an arrow through it. Below the heart it said Christmas 2000. It looked like something teenagers would carve in a tree, and Luke loved it.

"I thought this one would be nice because it's not to fancy for work, but it's still something nice to wear."

"It's perfect." Luke told her as he put the watch on his wrist. "You have good taste."

"I know." She said with a shrug. "So now do I get my present?" She asked hopefully.

"No." he answered simply.

"What? Why?" She had a confused look on her face.

"Because you have to wait till everyone else is here opening their presents."

"But I gave you your present now!"

"That was your choice"

"Meany."

Just then the doorbell rang. Lorelai grabbed the wrist Luke had just put his watch on, and turned it so she could read the time. It was a little after two. "That must be Sookie, she said she would be here early to setup the food."

"I'll go let her in and you go get changed."

"Okay thanks." She turned and started up the stairs.

When she was halfway up Luke called after her. "And leave the hat!"

"But - " damn he remembered.

"Leave the hat!"

She exhaled loudly. "If I must."

"You must."

"Fine." With that Lorelai finished going up the stairs, and Luke walked over to the door to let Sookie in.

Luke opened the door to find Sookie with all sorts of containers. Sookie seemed kinda surprised to see Luke answer the door.

"Hey Sookie."

"Hi, why are you answering the door?" Sookie asked as Luke took some of the containers, and they walked into the kitchen.

"Oh, I was helping Lorelai decorate and she is up stairs getting changed, so I answered the door."

"Oh." She then noticed Rory sitting at the table. "Hey!" she said walking over and giving Rory a hug. "Merry Christmas hone!"

"Hi, Merry Christmas!" Rory said returning the hug.

"Hey Sookie, do you need any help?" Luke asked.

"Yeah, that would be great. You can put these," she said holding a container. "on those." Pointing to some silver trays.

"Okay." Luke said as he took the container that Sookie had been holding.

"Well I'm going to go clean up the living room a little, we Gilmore's have to keep up a good impression for the town you know." Rory said moving into the living room.

"Of course." Luke said rolling his eyes. Rory giggled and started to straighten up the house.

Rory was folding the blankets on the couch when she noticed something blue on it. She picked it up and saw that it was the hat her mom had gotten Luke. She must have already given him his present. Rory thought as she took the hat and put it on the coat rack so it wouldn't get lost.

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Luke and Sookie had just finished setting up the tables with the food and drinks when Lorelai came out.

"Wow, you look amazing." Luke said as Lorelai walked down the stairs to join them, the whole time his eyes never left her.

Just the reaction I was hoping for. "Thanks." She said with a sweet smile, which Luke returned. This didn't go unnoticed to Sookie.

"Hey Lorelai can I see you for a second?"

This brought Lorelai's attention away from Luke, well halfway. "Hum?"

"Lorelai!"

This brought her attention fully away from him. "Oh, yeah sure."

The two women walked into the kitchen. "What was that?"

"What was what." Damn she noticed.

"Lorelai you know what I'm talking about. Now is something going on between you two?"

"What? No. Why-why would you think that?"

"Lorelai I have known you for years. I can tell when your keeping something from me, what's going on?"

"Okay there might be something going on between us."

"I knew it! Now what is it!" Sookie sounded so excited.

"Well um were kinda um well dating." She knew how Sookie would react to this news.

"What! Really?" Lorelai just nodded her head. "Oh my god I'm so happy for you. When did this happen?"

"Um almost a month ago."

"You two have been dating a month?"

"Yeah."

"How come I'm just finding out about this?"

"Well we didn't want the town bugging us so we kept it our secret, we only told Rory, and then the sneaking around kinda became fun for us."

"Wow you two have kept a secret this big without the town knowing for a month?"

"Almost."

"That must be a record." She said with a smile.

Lorelai was glad to that her friend wasn't mad at her. "Yeah, must be." She said with a dreamy smile of her own.

"Congratulations Lorelai." Sookie walked over to her and gave her a hug.

"Thanks Sookie."

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The party had started about a half-hour ago, and sure enough at exactly 3:30 there was a knock on the door, and when Rory opened it she found her grandparents on the other side.

"Grandma! Grandpa! Merry Christmas." she said giving them both a hug.

"Merry Christmas Rory." Emily said.

"Merry Christmas." Richard also told her

"Come in. oh here let me take your coats."

"Thank you Rory." Richard said.

Rory took their coats and hung them up on the coat rack. Emily watched her and saw a strange hat on the coat rack. Who the hell is Mr. Backwards Base Ball hat?

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It was now 5:30 and everyone in town was at the Gilmore house. Luke and Lorelai were standing away from the crowd at the foot of the stairs.

"Okay everyone is here opening presents, do I get mine now?" she pleaded.

"Yes."

Her face lit up. "Really?"

"Yes, but-"

"I don't like buts." Lorelai said stubbornly then laughed when she heard how that sounded.

"But," Luke continued as Lorelai snickered. "I want Rory to open her present with you, now where is she?"

"Um," Lorelai looked around the room. "Oh! There!" she pointed to Rory who happened to be talking to her grandparents. "I'll be right back." Lorelai said as she made her way over to Rory.

"Hey, dad, mom." She greeted them. Then put her hands on Rory's shoulders getting ready to lead her away. "I'm going to need to barrow Rory real quick."

"Lorelai we were having a conversation," Emily chimed in. "You can wait until we're through."

Lorelai had an impatient look on her face. "I know you were having a conversation mom, but I need Rory for five minutes. Okay? Thanks." She said the last part quickly and walked off with Rory.

"What was that all about?" Rory questioned her mother.

"I want Luke to give me my present."

Rory had a confused look on her face. "Then you should go tell that to him, not me."

"No, I already talked to Luke and he said he wants to give you your present when he gives me mine."

"Making you suffer, huh?"

"Yeah, now come on hurry up!"

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Emily watched Lorelai lead her granddaughter over to that diner man, where he was standing by the stairs. Why did Lorelai take Rory over there?

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"Okay Rory's here now it's present time."

"Hold on would ya?" Luke pulled out one present from behind his back and handed it to Rory.

"What! She gets her present first? Ugh not fare."

Luke smiled at her and Rory stuck out her tongue before turning to Luke. "Thank you." Rory proceeded to open her gift. Under the wrapping paper was a small velvet box. Inside she found a beautiful necklace. It was a little silver locket, engraved in gold with her name and a flower. In the center of the flower was her birth stone.

"Oh my god, Luke its beautiful!" she said genuinely touched and threw her arms around Luke. He returned the hug somewhat awkwardly, but he had been getting used to spending more and more time with Rory since he had started dating Lorelai. Once they broke apart Rory told him with a smile. "Thank you, I really love it."

"Your welcome." Luke smiled back at her.

"Okay, okay," Lorelai interrupted. "This is all very touching and everything, now where is my present?"

Luke pulled out another box from behind his back, this one bigger then the first, and handed it to Lorelai. She had the face of a five-year-old on Christmas morning as she tore off the paper. Inside she found a small velvet box, just like the one Rory had. She slowly opened it. She brought a hand to her mouth as she gasped. Oh my god! Lying in the box was a perfect silver snowflake charm on a silver necklace. In the center of the snowflake was a diamond, and engraved around the diamond in a circle were the words 'Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.'

"Luke this is- this is, amazing. Thank you." She almost whispered the last part. She was so touched by Luke's gift. She was just about to hug him we he stopped her.

"Wait, there's one more thing." Luke said gesturing to the box Lorelai had just put down.

"Luke the necklace was more than enough."

"Just look, okay?" Luke said a little shyly, I hope she likes it.

Lorelai picked up the box and pushed aside the tissue paper. Underneath she found a picture frame holding three pictures. The one in the top left-hand corner was a picture of Luke from the night of the cake fight. Above his picture the word 'live' was carved. In the top right hand corner was one of the pictures of Lorelai from the night of the snow war. 'Laugh' was carved above her picture. And last but not least, beneath the first two pictures was the one picture of Luke and Lorelai. Above their picture was 'love'.

Lorelai threw her arms around Luke and squeezed him tight, whispering in his ear. "I couldn't ask for ask for a better present, thank you."

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"Did you see that hug Lorelai gave Luke?" Patty asked Babette.

"I sure did. What was it for?"

"I think I was for her Christmas present."

"Well what was the present?" Babette asked eagerly.

"I'm not sure."

"Well we better find out."

"Yeah." They turned their attention back to Luke and Lorelai.

"They've been spending a lot of time together lately." Patty said here eyes never leaving the pair.

"So you've noticed to?" Babette asked taking her gaze of the couple and turning to her partner in crime and fellow gossip.

"Are you kidding the whole town has noticed. I think there getting close to what we have all been waiting for."

"Well it certainly took them long enough, now they just have to be pushed a little further."

"Don't I know it." Patty said as they both turned back to look at Luke and Lorelai.

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Emily had been watching Lorelai and Rory the whole time. She had seen Luke give a present to each girl, she had seen the hug that each one had given him in return, and she had seen the way her daughter and granddaughter were stunned and overjoyed by their gifts. But she didn't know what the gifts were or what they were saying. Emily was brought back out of her thoughts by Rory, who she hadn't even noticed approaching her.

"Hi grandma, sorry about all of that."

The first thing that Emily noticed was a new locket hanging from Rory's neck. "Rory, where did you get that?" she asked curiously, pointing at her necklace.

"Oh this? It was a Christmas present."

"From who?"

"Oh, um, Luke. Why?"

Luke, the diner man, gave that to her? But why would he give her that necklace. "No reason. I think your grandfather and I better be going."

"But the party's just starting, stay."

"No, no we have to go." If he gave that to Rory then what did he give to Lorelai?

"Okay, but say good bye to mom first." She then hugged Emily. "Bye grandma."

"Bye Rory." She then turned and left to find Richard. In doing so she happened to run into Lorelai.

"Oh good Lorelai, have you seen your father? We're leaving now." She noticed the snowflake necklace that Lorelai was wearing. Is that what he gave her?

"Um, okay bye mom, and I think I saw dad go out front."

"Is that new?" Emily asked pointing to Lorelai's necklace.

"Yeah, it was a Christmas present." Lorelai said with a smile.

"I see, bye Lorelai." She said with a cold tone in her voice and with that Emily was out the door. There's something going on between them I know it.

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well i hope you liked the chapter! and remember reviews and ideas ar greatly accepted! :D

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