A/N: When I started writing this chapter, I ended up somewhere completely different than where I intended to go in the first place. But I really like how it turned out. All I'm going to say is look out for some drama, and probably not in a way you think at this moment :D I hope you'll all enjoy it and I really want to hear your feedback!
Chapter 15 Missing
"Hey Tom." Luke greeted his contractor.
"Morning Luke. Where do you want us to start?"
"How about we start with a cup of coffee and I'll show you around after that so you know what I want done where? I think it's best for you to decide where you want to start. Everywhere is fine with me. It's just that Lorelai's still asleep and I'd like her to have at least 15 more minutes."
"That's okay. Coffee sounds good."
"Follow me into the kitchen." Both man walked into the kitchen where Luke started a pot of coffee and boiled some water for tea. Then he walked into the living room to get the sketches. He put them on the table and sat down next to Tom. "This is the plan."
"Some big changes. We need a foundation and than we have to add. We can keep the walls down here but we have to take away the one on the top floor. The wall carries the roof so we have to be really careful. But don't worry, everything is going to be alright. It will take a few weeks and I advice you once again to find another place to sleep for a few weeks."
"I'll discuss it with Lorelai again. She thinks it's okay if we move into Rory's room, but when you start working early in the morning, it will only be a few days before she changed her mind."
"Okay."
Luke stood up and filled a cup with coffee and a mug with tea for himself, then he sat back down. "Is there anything I can do?"
"Not at this point, really. I have my men so it's best when you stay away, and even better, keep Lorelai and that son of yours away from here. This won't be a good place for them to be around. Especially for the boy."
"I know. I'll make sure it happens."
"Good. We'll start outside. My men will be here in about 15 minutes with all the equipment. I just wanted to see for myself that you were ready before we started."
"We're ready when you are. I'll go see if Lorelai's awake. If you need anything just call me."
"I will."
Luke walked upstairs into their bedroom. Lorelai was still asleep. He sat down on the bed next to her. "Lorelai." He whispered.
No response.
"Lorelai." A little louder this time. He placed a kiss on her lips. "Wake up."
"Ughhh…. it's too early." She kept her eyes closed.
"Tom's here. You better wake up now otherwise you'll wake up from his machines 10 minutes from now. And you won't like it."
"Why do they have to start in the middle of the night."
"If we were in the diner right now you wouldn't have had this problem."
"Not nice to throw that in my face." She opened her eyes and looked at him.
"You know it's true. I've told you at least 10 times already that it's better to move into my old apartment for a few weeks. This is no good place to be the next few weeks. Besides waking you up early, there will be a lot of mess and it's not good for Lucan to be here. There will be dust, there will be small parts on the floor everywhere which he can put in his mouth. And you know I can go on for a while."
"But…." They heard a few trucks pull up on their driveways and the doors opened a few seconds later. Soon voices were heard. "Ugh…" She took Luke's pillow and put it on top of her face.
"This is only the beginning. There will be a lot more noise after this. Come on, get up, take a shower then I'll start packing."
"Fine." She threw Luke's pillow away. "But I don't like it."
"Just think about what it will be like when it's finished. Then we never have to leave this house again if we don't want to. It's only for a few weeks."
"I know."
"Think of it like vacation."
She smiled. "Nice vacation when I still have to work."
"You don't have to if you don't want to."
"Tell that to Michel." She kissed his lips before getting out of bed to take a shower.
Luke watched Lorelai walk away with a smile, then walked into Lucan's room to get the boy out of bed. He was already sitting up, playing with one of his stuffed animals. "Dada." The little boy looked at his father and pulled himself into standing position.
"Hey buddy." Luke walked towards his son and picked him up. "How about a shower?" He walked towards the changing table and put his son down. He undressed him and took him in his arms again, walking into the bathroom. He heard Lorelai singing in the shower and was glad she was in a good mood. He opened the shower curtain and Lorelai shrieked.
"What are you doing?"
"Your son wants a shower too." He handed her Lucan.
"Why can't he wait 10 minutes until I'm finished?" She protested, but took her son in her arms anyway. "Good morning little boy."
"This is so much easier. If you wash his body and his hair I'll take him from you again."
"Yeah yeah. Just close the curtain because the floor is getting soaked."
Luke did what he was told.
Lorelai sat Lucan down on the floor of the bathtub as she took the baby shampoo bottle in her hands. She let some shampoo drop in her hand and kneeled down next to her son. "Close your eyes sweetie." She pulled her hand through his short hair, making sure the shampoo got everywhere. She put her other hand in front of his eyes and when she was finished, she lifted him up in her arms again and stepped under the shower head, making sure his head was backwards a little so he wouldn't get any shampoo in his eyes. When she was done with his hair she opened another bottle and washed Lucan's stomach and his back. "All finished." She kissed his cheek and opened the shower curtain. "Go to your daddy."
When the cold air hit his wet body, Lucan started crying. "Ma…ma…."
Luke put a towel around him and hold him close. "Come on, let's get you into your warm clothes. Mommy will be here soon okay." Then to Lorelai he said. "Don't be in there too long. I don't know if Tom has to take off the water."
"5 minutes."
"No more."
"I promise."
Luke smiled, knowing it would take at least 10 minutes before she would get out of the shower. He lifted Lucan a little higher. "Come on, let's get you in some clothes."
-xxxxxx-
"Hey Sookie." Lorelai walked into the Dragonfly's kitchen almost an hour later, with Lucan in her arms.
"Hey sweetie. You're early."
"I know. They started working on the house today so Luke woke me up early. We'll be staying at the diner the next few weeks though, so it won't happen again."
"How far are they?"
"They just started. All I've seen is that they pulled tools and stuff out of the trucks."
"Where are they going to start?"
"Beats me. I'm sure they know what they're doing and Luke will be around to supervise and I'll stop by with coffee and lunches."
"And who's going to make that?"
"Well…" She gave Sookie a big smile.
"I'll fix something. You better see where Michel's up to. He's been in a bad mood this morning."
"Okay I will. I'll see you later hon." Lorelai walked away and into her office. She put Lucan into the playpen and put a car in his hands. "Mommy will go talk to Michel okay? You stay here and be a good boy." When she was sure Lucan was focused on his toys and she could leave him alone for a few minutes, Lorelai walked away, closing the door behind her. She found Michel behind the front desk. "Morning Michel."
Michel looked up and gave her a glance. "Hello Lorelai."
"No good morning?"
"Not today."
"What's wrong?"
"Paw paw has been sick since yesterday evening. I don't know what's wrong with him. I called the vet, but he has no time so I have to wait until tomorrow."
"Which vet did you call?"
"The one in Hartford of course."
"We have one here. Why don't you call him? From what I've heard he's good."
"Do you know the number?"
Lorelai grabbed the phone book from behind the front desk and started looking for the right number. "Here it is." She picked up the phone and dialed the number before handing the phone to Michel.
"Thanks."
"If he has time for you now, you can go and take the morning off."
Michel nodded and waited for the vet to pick up.
Lorelai knew he would come and tell her when he left so she walked back into her office. She was surprised to see the door open, because she never left the door open when Lucan was in there. She looked inside her office and was surprised to find the play pen empty. She turned around immediately, walking into the kitchen. "Sookie, what did I tell you about…." She stopped when she saw her friend busy with some bowl.
"What did you tell me about what?" Sookie looked up from her work.
"Where's Lucan?"
"I don't know. I thought he was with you?"
"He was into his playpen in my office. I went to talk to Michel for 5 minutes and when I came back, he was gone."
"Maybe Claire has him?"
"I don't know. Maybe." Lorelai walked away a little unsure. She had a strange feeling in her stomach. She almost ran to the front desk. "Michel, where's Claire?"
"I think upstairs. So you don't mind if I take the morning off? They said I can bring him in right away."
"Who?" Lorelai was confused, not knowing where he was talking about.
"Paw paw."
She shook her head. "Have you seen someone with Lucan while I was gone?"
"No. Now can I go?"
"In a minute Michel. My son is missing."
"He's a baby. How can you lose him?"
"I don't know. Someone took him from my office. Can you please help me look?"
"But I have to take Paw Paw to the doctor."
"Michel please." She begged him, while she had tears in her eyes.
"Okay." Lorelai walked into the dining room first, scanning the place for her son. The place was crowded, but Lucan wasn't there. She walked up the stairs where she found Michel talking to Claire in the hallway. "Have you seen him?"
"No, sorry."
"Damn it."
"We'll find him."
Lorelai nodded while tears streamed down her eyes. She saw how Michel and Claire knocked on every door, asking the people if they saw her son, while she stood frozen in the hallway for a few seconds. Then she started moving. She ran down the stairs again. She entered her office, hoping Lucan was in his playpen and it was all a mistake. Her heart broke when she found the playpen empty. It wasn't a mistake. It wasn't a bad dream, it was really happening. "Lucan where are you?" She waited for a response, but non came. She looked around her office, but there was nothing. Not even a note.
"Nobody has seen him." Claire entered the office.
"He can't be missing. He's just a year old. He can't walk away. He has to be here."
"We'll look outside. Maybe someone took him to the garden." Lorelai nodded and walked outside, not bothering to put her coat on. Claire followed her. "You go left, I'll go right."
Claire nodded.
"Lucan." Lorelai screamed her son's name. "Lucan where are you." She looked everywhere. Even inside the stables, but he was nowhere to be found. Halfway she ran into Claire. "Have you seen him." But she already knew the answer. She swallowed. "Who wants to take a baby? Who wants to take my baby Claire? Why would they do that?"
"I don't know. Let's go inside. Maybe Michel knows something."
Lorelai nodded and together they walked inside. "Michel?"
"I'm sorry." He shook his head. "Can I go now ?"
She nodded. "Thanks Michel."
"I'll be back as soon as I can."
"Thanks."
"I have to call Luke. I have to call my husband and tell him our son is missing. He's going to kill me. He'll say it's my fault."
"It's not your fault, and he'll know it. Do you want me to get Sookie?"
"I just want to be alone. Make sure you stay in the lobby and keep an eye on everybody who's coming in and going out."
She just nodded.
Lorelai walked into her office and her eyes filled with tears all over again when she saw the empty playpen. She sat down at her desk and stared at one of the pictures of Lucan. She put her fingers on the glass. "Where are you?" She had to swallow away the lump in her throat before she picked up the phone. She dialed the number she had dialed so many times before.
"Luke's."
"Luke it's me."
"Lorelai? What's wrong?" He sensed the panic in her voice.
She had to swallow again, unable to speak at the moment.
"Lorelai what's going on?" He was instantly worried. "Talk to me."
She sniffled. "Luke…" She couldn't get the words out. She turned around when the door to her office opened and saw Sookie standing in the door opening.
"Lorelai!"
Sookie shook her head, knowing what Lorelai was thinking. Then she walked towards her and took the phone out of her hands. "Luke?"
"Sookie? What's going on?"
"Lucan's missing."
"What?"
"Lorelai left her office for 5 minutes to talk to Michel at the front desk. When she came back the playpen was empty."
Luke was confused. "How?"
"I don't know Luke. You should come over here."
"I'll be right there." With that Luke hang up.
Sookie put the phone down and looked at her friend. Tears were running silently down her cheeks. "It's going to be okay. We're going to find him. I promise."
Lorelai nodded. "He'll hate me."
"He won't remember. I promise he won't remember. He's too small."
"I mean Luke. All I had to do was take care of our son. And I just lost him. He can't even walk yet so how can I lose him?"
"We'll figure it out sweetie. I promise." Sookie pulled her friend in a hug. "We'll find him."
Lorelai was still crying into Sookie's arms when Luke ran into her office a few minutes later. Lorelai pulled away from Sookie and dropped herself in Luke's arms. "I'm so sorry Luke. I left him alone for 5 minutes. I do it all the time. He was playing with his yellow car and he was fine. When I came back he was gone. Nobody has seen him. How is that possible? I.. I…"
"We're going to find him Lorelai. I promise we'll find him." He placed a kiss on the top of her head. "Did you call the police?"
She shook her head. "No."
"Let's do that first."
Lorelai nodded as she loosened the grip she had on Luke. She watched how he dialed 911 and asked for the police. "Hello, my name is Luke Danes. My son is missing."
"How long has he been missing sir?"
"I don't know. About half an hour I think. But he's only a year old. He was with my wife in her office and she left him alone for 5 minutes and when she came back he was gone. He can't walk so someone must have taken him. We asked everybody but nobody has seen him."
"What's the address sir?"
"The Dragonfly inn in Stars Hallow. The address is Sores and Boils Alley."
"We'll send someone right away sir."
"Thank you."
"And?" Lorelai looked at him, her eyes begging.
"They'll send someone."
She nodded. "I'm so sorry Luke. I shouldn't have left him. It's all my fault."
"It's not your fault Lorelai."
"I left him alone, didn't I?"
"I leave him alone sometimes too. Then I go to the kitchen or into the storage room."
"But there's always someone to watch him. You don't work in the diner alone."
"And you don't work alone in here. Don't blame yourself okay. We won't get him back with that."
She nodded. Then her lip started quivering and Luke opened his arms again.
They didn't know how long it took before they heard a knock on the door. "Come in." Lorelai pulled away from Luke.
Claire opened the door. "The police are here."
Lorelai nodded as two police officers walked into her office.
"Hello, I'm officer Lorraine Sullivan and this is my partner Joel Davis."
"Lorelai Danes, and this is my husband Luke."
"Let's sit down, then you can tell me what happened." They all took a seat. "Now, let's start at the beginning. Was everything normal when you walked in here this morning?"
Lorelai nodded. "I went into my office to hang up my and Lucan's coat. Then I walked into the kitchen to let Sookie know I'm here. We talked for a few minutes and she said Michel was cranky so I brought Lucan into my office and went to talk to her."
"Sookie works in the kitchen?" Lorraine asked the questions while Joel took notes.
"She's the chef. We own this place together."
"Okay, so after you left the kitchen you came in here. Anything weird?"
"No. Nobody was here. I put Lucan in the playpen, handed him his yellow car because that's one of his favorite toys. When I was sure he would enjoy himself for a few minutes I went to talk to Michel."
"Where was that?"
"At the front desk."
"Okay. Where did you talk about?"
"About his dog. The dog was sick and Michel loves his dogs like they're his kids so he was worried. His vet couldn't take him in, so I gave him the number of the vet here in Stars Hallow. Then I went into my office and found Lucan gone."
"How long have you been gone."
She shook her head. "5 minutes most."
"You haven't seen anybody while you were talking to Michel? Nobody came in our out?"
"No."
"You're positive."
"Yes." She got frustrated. "Why all these questions. My son is missing and I heard somewhere that the long it takes, the lower the chances are that you're going to find him."
"Ma'am. We have to ask these questions so we're sure what happened. We need that information to find your son."
She nodded.
"You came into your office and you're son wasn't in the playpen. What did you do then?"
"I ran into the kitchen to yell at Sookie. She sometimes takes him out of the playpen without mentioning it to me. But she was working and hadn't seen him."
"What happened after that?"
"I went back to Michel and had him help me seek. I looked in the dining room and in went upstairs where Michel was talking to Claire. She hadn't seen him either. They knocked on every door and asked everybody if they'd seen Lucan, when I went back downstairs to see if he was there. After that we went outside and looked there, but we couldn't find him."
"What did you do then?"
"I went back inside and called Luke. And he called you when he came here."
"Okay. How old is your son?"
"He turned one a few weeks ago."
"Is there any way he could have gotten out of the playpen himself?"
"No. He can't walk yet. Only in the playpen when he holds himself, or around the table, but he can't walk loose. And he definitely can't climb so there's no way he got out of the playpen by himself."
"Do you have a recent picture of him?"
Lorelai handed the officer one of the pictures that was standing on her desk. "This is one from his birthday."
"Ok. Do you have any idea who took him?"
"No. He wouldn't be missing if I knew because I would have gone there and picked up my son myself."
Luke took Lorelai's hand in his and squeezed it. "We live in a crazy town. But I don't think anyone would take away our son without telling Lorelai."
"Do you have enemies?"
They both shook their head. "No."
"Do you have more kids?"
"I have a daughter. Rory."
"Do you know where she is?"
"Yale."
Lorraine looked at Lorelai confused.
"She's 22."
"Oh. I'm sorry."
"That's okay."
"When is the last time you talked to your daughter?"
"Why, do you think the person who took our son could be after my daughter as well?"
"We don't know. Let's not assume that, but it's good to have your daughter informed."
Lorelai nodded.
"When you call your daughter, we'll ask your husband a few more questions, okay?"
Lorelai nodded again. "I'll step outside for a while." She took her cell phone out of her purse and hit speed dial number one.
"Hello?"
"Rory it's me."
"Mom?"
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine. I'm on my way to the library. What's up?"
"You're brother's missing."
"What?"
"Someone took him from the playpen in my office when I was talking to Michel for a few minutes."
"I'll be there in half an hour."
"Rory that's okay. I just… the police said you have to be careful."
"Mom, I'm coming home. I'll call Warren and have him stay with me for a while, but I'm not staying here knowing that Lucan is missing. Understand?"
"Okay. Just be careful okay? Take it easy."
"I will. And mom?"
"Yeah?"
"They'll find him. I promise."
"Thanks." Lorelai hung up and walked back into her office. "She's fine and coming here. She'll make sure Warren stays with her all the time."
"We ordered backup. We will spread around his picture so every police car in the area knows to look out for him. We'll have officers on the street to look for him. I want you and your husband to stay here in case someone contacts you. Alright?"
"We can't just sit and wait here while our son is missing." Luke shot up from his chair.
"We understand that sir, but it's the best thing to do. We'll have a lot of people on the street looking for your son but someone has to stay here."
"What if I stay here and Luke helps you search for him? It won't hurt to have an extra person looking for him right?" Lorelai looked at the police officers in front of her, her eyes begging.
"Okay. As long as you stay here."
"I will."
"We're going to talk to all the quests. Our colleagues will be here soon to pick up the picture."
The police officers walked outside and Lorelai turned to Luke. "I'm so sorry."
"Don't say it okay. We're going to find him. I'll leave now." He placed a kiss on the top of Lorelai's head.
"Do you have your cell phone?"
"I do. I'll call you when I know something, you do the same."
She nodded. When he wanted to walk away she grabbed his hand and pulled him towards her. She kissed his lips and then she let him go.
-xxxxxx-
"Lorelai?"
Lorelai looked up when and saw how her mother entered the inn. She was standing behind the front desk so she could keep an eye on everybody coming in and going out. "Mom?"
"Rory called me and said that Lucan's missing?"
Lorelai nodded and before she realized it, tears were rolling down her cheeks again. "It's all my fault mom."
Emily walked towards her daughter and pulled her into a hug. "It's not your fault Lorelai. Don't say that. They're going to find him. Before you know it you'll have him in your arms again. I promise."
Lorelai nodded, wanting nothing more than to believe her mother. "I'm scared mom."
"I know you are. But they're going to find him. You're father's is helping Luke search."
"Thank you for coming mom. It means a lot to me."
"I wouldn't want to be anywhere else."
Lorelai gave her mother a slight smile. "I just don't understand mom. Why would anyone take my son? I don't understand. He's so small. He can't even walk yet mom."
"I know Lorelai. I know." She held her daughter tight, hoping they would find her grandson soon. She hated to see her daughter like this.
"This morning they started working on the house. I was complaining when Luke woke me up a little early so I wouldn't wake up from the machines later. And I complained again when he said it's better for us to stay at the diner the next few weeks, until they're finished with the house. It seems so stupid now."
"I know it does." Emily let her daughter cry into her arms for a while.
When Lorelai managed to get control of herself, she slowly pulled away from her mother. "Thanks mom."
Emily just nodded.
Rory walked in a few minutes after that, with Warren a few steps behind. "Mom."
Lorelai pulled her daughter into a hug.
"Did you hear something yet?"
"Nothing." Lorelai had to swallow again.
"They'll find him. I promise."
Lorelai nodded, not knowing if she still believed it, but knowing she had to think positive.
"Where's Luke?"
"He's helping the police search. As is grandpa."
"Can I go to?"
Lorelai nodded. "Make sure you and Warren stay together okay?"
"We will. I'll call you when I hear something."
-xxxxxx-
It seemed like hours. Lorelai waited together with her mother. First they had no idea what to say, then they started talking. They talked about everything. About how Lucan is walking around the table but won't even take a few steps when you're just holding his hands. About Rory and Warren and how they're doing right now. About the house. About Luke. About Richard and his new project at work. And every time someone walked in they fell silent, staring at the door, hoping to see Lucan. But they were disappointed over and over again. Every time the phone rang they were hoping for information. But they were disappointed over and over again.
Then two people Lorelai hadn't seen before walked into the lobby. She tried to get herself together and to be polite. "Good afternoon. Can I help you?"
"Have you seen our daughter?"
"I don't know. What does she look like?" A weird feeling entered her stomach again. Now not only her son was missing, but these people had lost their daughter as well.
"She's 12 years old and has down syndrome. She has dark blond hair and is about this tall." The man indicated with his hand how big his daughter was. "Her name is Tess."
"I'm sorry." Lorelai swallowed as tears appeared in her eyes.
The man looked at Lorelai confused and Emily noticed this so she took a step forward. "My name is Emily Gilmore and this is my daughter Lorelai. Her son has been missing since this morning. There might be a connection…"
The man turned pale. "How old is he?"
"Lucan turned one a few weeks ago." Emily answered for Lorelai, who was still too shocked to speak.
"There's a change our daughter took your son. Tess really likes small children. We left her here this morning because she was still asleep. I'm really sorry."
Lorelai felt anger rise within her. Who were these people, leaving their 12 year old daughter alone in the inn?
"We arrived her very late yesterday evening. We wanted to walk through town but Tess was still asleep this morning. She was exhausted from the trip. We informed your manager that she was still here. He said it was no problem."
"Michel." Lorelai hissed, shaking her head. "Do you have any idea where your daughter could have taken my son?"
"Probably somewhere outside in the forest. She loves nature and walking. Let's go look for them."
Lorelai nodded. "Mom, you have to stay here in case they come back. And call Luke and Rory and the police and tell them what you just heard. I'm going with them."
"Of course."
Lorelai wanted to ran outside when Emily stopped her.
"Lorelai wait."
"What?" She turned around frustrated.
"Put on a coat. It's cold outside and I don't want you to get sick."
Lorelai nodded and walked into her office to get her coat. This is the first time she noticed Lucan's coat was gone. She sighed in relieve, happy that the girl was smart enough to think of that, but wondering how a 12 year old girl with down syndrome managed to sneak out a baby within 5 minutes without anyone noticing. She ran back into the lobby where the parents of the girl were still waiting. They walked outside. "Let's all take a side so we can be faster."
"Sounds like a plan. What's your son's name?"
"Lucan."
"Okay. Let's go."
Lorelai started running, yelling. "Tess… Lucan." She walked into the woods, screaming the two names over and over again. Between the yelling she was silent for a few seconds waiting for a response. After 10 minutes she heard someone yell back.
"Yes?"
"Tess where are you?"
"Here." The girl yelled back.
"Can you come to me please?"
"No."
"Come on, I'm not mad at you. Please I just want my son back." Lorelai started walking in the direction of the girl's voice. "Tess where are you?"
"I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry." The girl started crying, knowing she did something wrong.
Lorelai ran the last few steps and found the girl sitting on the floor, Lucan in her arms. The boy looked up when he saw his mother. "Mamma." He started smiling and put his arms in the air.
Lorelai kneeled down next to her son and took him in her arms. She started crying as she hugged her son tight against her.
"I'm sorry. I'm soo sorry." Tess was still crying.
Lorelai looked up at the young girl. She wiped away her tears. "It's okay. Just don't ever do this again okay? You really scared me. I want to make a phone call and then we're getting out of here." With Lucan still in her arms she took her cell phone out of her pocket. She dialed Luke's cell number. He answered almost immediately.
"Lorelai?"
"I found him. He's ok."
"You found him?" His voice was thick with emotion.
"Yes I found him. He's fine. The twelve year old daughter of one of my guests took him."
"Wouldn't a twelve year old know not to do that?"
"She has down syndrome. Meet me at the inn okay? I'm going there right now."
"I'll be right there."
Lorelai put her phone back into her pocket, then stood up. She took Tess' hand in hers while she supported Lucan with her other. "Come on, let's go find your mommy and daddy."
When they arrived back at the Dragonfly the girls parents were standing at the entrance. As were Luke, Rory, Warren, Sookie and her parents. As soon as Luke saw Lorelai he ran towards her, gathering her in her arms, with Lucan in between. Tess' parents ran to her and took their daughter in their arms.
"I'm so glad he's okay."
Lorelai could hear the emotion in Luke's voice and pulled away a little so she could see in his eyes. They were filled with tears. She smiled a little as she handed Lucan to him, then wiped his tears away. "Me too." She kissed his lips and then kissed Lucan on the top of his head. "I was so scared."
"I know me too. But he's okay."
She nodded and kissed Lucan again. Then she turned to Tess' parents. "Is she okay?"
"She's fine. Just a little worried that we're mad at her."
Lorelai nodded.
Lorraine Sullivan walked towards Luke and Lorelai. "Is everything okay?"
Lorelai nodded again. "He's fine."
"Do you want to file a complain against Tess and her parents?"
She looked at Luke, already knowing how she felt. He nodded to let her know he felt the same. "That's not necessary. I just want them to make sure something like this never happens again. They can't leave their daughter alone."
"Thank you." Tess' father looked grateful. "We'll make sure it never happens again. And if there's anything I can do."
"I don't think so. Just keep your daughter close and try to let her know that she can't take kids without telling someone."
"Of course."
"Come on. Let's all go inside and get something to drink and I'm sure we can get Sookie to make us something to eat." Lorelai put her arm around Luke, pulling him close and kissed Lucan once again. She was so happy he was okay and knew that she would never leave him alone again.
T.B.C.