A/N: The next chapter will be LONG…

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Two weeks later…

The town of Stars Hollow refused to quit gossiping about Luke and Lorelai's reuniting. The town had seemed to regain the radiance that had been lost that fateful night some while ago. Order had been restored in Stars Hollow and all was right with the world. The impending marriage of said couple was soon approaching and while most were extremely happy that it was to take place in two days most were still astonished that their love had managed to endure all that it had the past two years and still result in a happy ending. None however could be more surprised than Lorelai Victoria Gilmore…

Neither Luke or Lorelai was seen for a week after the night of their reconciliation. It had been informed to all by a trusty neighbor of Lorelai's that the two had not left the house but it was clear that they were occupying the bedroom. They were both oblivious to the towns festivities and could have really cared less until the day that they had rejoined the outside world. Luke had returned to his diner with an utter look of enchantment on his face because for another whole day she did not leave the diner, fearing that once she did she would wake up from her dream and be devastated. The next day however when Luke dropped her off at the Inn she found herself unbothered by her fear because their lovemaking had made it damn near impossible for it to be a dream.

The town was filled in on all that had happened thanks to Jackson whom Sookie had kept up to date on information as she heard it from Lorelai. While most of the time both found it annoying they were extremely happy that they weren't the ones having to explain everything, everyone already knew. All was not well in Whoville however exactly one week and three days afterwards however as a scene began to play at the diner.

As soon as Anna Nardini had entered the diner the town began to file out, leaving Anna, Luke, and a very out of place feeling Lorelai in their wake.

"You called Luke?" Anna sighed, plopping herself at a table near the door. Luke walked over to Lorelai and grabbed her hand, pulling her over to the table to sit beside him as the conversation ensued.

"Yeah, we need to talk."

"About what?"

"About April."

"What about her?"

"Well…" Luke trailed, Lorelai squeezing his hand reassuringly under the table. "I want her to start coming back to the diner to visit."

"Oh really?"

"Yes really, she is my daughter."

"I am well aware."

"Good."

"You know that she can come visit you anytime you want her to."

"Well I do. But I don't want me to be the only one she visits, I want her to visit with Lorelai too."

"Luke…" Anna trailed, a warning tone in her voice.

"Anna listen to me." Luke interrupted. "Lorelai and Rory are a part of my life. When you see me you see them, it's been that way for years and that's the way it's gonna stay. Lorelai and I are getting married in a week."

"Are you sure?"

"About what the wedding? Damn straight we are." Lorelai interjected, beginning to lose her patience.

"Luke can't we talk about this later?" Anna replied, ignoring Lorelai all together.

"No Anna we'll talk about this now. What's your problem?"

"My problem is that I don't want April to become attached to this woman."

"Are you jealous?"

"Heavens no, Luke!" She glanced over at Lorelai and took a shaky breath before continuing. "It's just that I don't want her to be influenced by a woman who cheated on her father-"

"HEY!" Lorelai and Luke exclaimed simultaneously. "That is none of your business!" Lorelai fumed.

"When my kid is involved yes it does. Luke, you came to my house two weeks ago completely shattered by this woman. April thought that you and I were going to make a go of it, be a family, you can't imagine the disappointment in her eyes when I told her that you had left."

"And I'm sorry about that Anna, I never meant to disappoint her. I am in love with Lorelai and I am going to marry her. If I can work through what happened then surely to God you can." His last statement dripping with sarcasm.

"I just don't want her to get hurt. I explained this to Lorelai once before. If she gets attached and you and her don't work out then April will be devastated."

"That's what you told her?" Luke smiled, looking to Lorelai.

"Yeah." Anna replied, looking utterly confused.

"Then you two are a lot more alike than you know."

"How do you figure?"

"Lorelai had the same guidelines when she was raising Rory. She didn't even start dating until Rory was almost sixteen."

"Really?" Anna asked, looking finally at Lorelai.

"Yeah. I was engaged to one of Rory's teachers there for a while. But we dated to secretly, the last thing that I wanted was to make Rory uncomfortable. Anyone who entered my life would in turn enter hers, I didn't want to do anything that would hurt her."

"Sixteen years?"

"I have a lot of patience." Lorelai smiled, looking down at her and Luke's conjoined hands. "Luke was there for me and my daughter since she was eleven. At first he just supplied the food and most important of all the coffee but he…he grew on me. I had three failed relationships because it was him that I wanted. He knows Rory though, he watched her grow up and is more her father than her real dad. He's a good man."

"That he is." Anna wholeheartedly agreed, eyeing the googly-eyed couple.

"Well then you know that April needs her father. In a week I will be her step-mother whether or not you allow her to visit or not. But I can assure you from the bottom of my heart that I don't want to take her from you. Rory's father's ex-wife attempted to bond with Rory and it didn't turn out so well. I'll be there for her if she ever needs me and I'll be more than happy to be her friend, but she is your daughter."

"I'm glad that is understood." Anna sighed.

"Well then let her come visit." Luke pleaded. She contemplated another moment before finally sighing in defeat.

"If anything happens you know what'll happen Luke."

"Yes." He replied, beaming at Lorelai and pulling her closer. "Thank-you."

"You're welcome. When do you want to see her?"

"Well…" Luke trailed. "We were hoping she'd be a flower girl at the wedding." Anna only smiled at the thought.

"I think she'd love that."

"Well Friday's the rehearsal." Lorelai offered.

"She'll be here, do you need her measurements?"

"Yeah, I'll need to start on her dress."

"You're making the dresses?"

"Well….yeah. I designed a lot of Rory's dresses growing up." Anna slightly smiled at this and told the woman her daughter's measurements, for some reason growing kind of fond of this woman.

A/N: I know it's not the last chapter, the next one will be the last. Oh and to any offended by my author's note at the end of the last chapter, I'm sorry, it was meant to my beta Jen who bitched cos it had no dialogue, it was only pointed to her. REVIEW PLEASE!