"What are you so worried about?" Luke asked as he leaned across the doorway.

"I'm not worried." Sookie replied. She slipped on her necklace and turned to face Luke. "This is something Lorelai and I have to talk about… Alone."

"Oh, and Lorelai and I don't have plenty to talk about?" Luke asked offended.

"There's nothing you can tell Lorelai that I can't."

"Just say it, you don't want me to go."

Sookie sighed. "Fine, Luke, I don't want you to go."

"Fine…" Luke looked quickly around the room. "While you're having coffee with Lorelai, I'll go fishing."

"Fishing?" Sookie asked. "Luke, you can't go fishing…"

"You're just full of things that I can't do today, huh?" Luke shot back.

"Someone has to run the diner, Luke." Sookie was clearly becoming frustrated.

"No, Sookie, someone doesn't have to run the diner. That damn diner is open every day of the week. Well, you know what, this day I'm going fishing!"

"I'm not arguing anymore about this." Sookie grabbed her purse from the night stand. "I'm going to be late."

"Well, we wouldn't want that, would we?"

"Good bye, Luke. I'll see you tonight."

"Maybe… I might decide to fish all night too." Luke quickly replied.

"Good bye, Luke." Sookie repeated as she marched out of the bedroom.

(The Inn)

Sookie stood outside of Lorelai's room and knocked on the door. A few seconds later Rory opened the door.

"Hey, is your mom around?" Sookie smiled.

"She's getting ready." Rory replied. Rory checked over her shoulder to make sure Lorelai wasn't going to sneak up behind her. "Hey, could you not tell mom that I was at the diner yesterday?"

"Were you not supposed to be there?" Sookie asked.

"No." Rory answered. "If she found out, she'd be really mad."

"You're secret's safe with me." Sookie winked her eye.

"Thanks. I'll tell her you're here." Rory opened the door farther and Sookie stepped inside. Rory walked back to the bathroom. "Mom… Sookie is here."

"Okay. I'm ready." Lorelai took one last look in the mirror. She focused her attention to Rory. "I won't be gone long. Try to have everything packed up by the time I get back. We can start moving this evening."

"Have you scheduled to have our things shipped from London?"

"Not yet, that'll be done tomorrow. Companies are closed on Sundays." Lorelai gently kissed Rory on the head. "I'll be back soon."

"Bye." Rory replied. "Bye Sookie." She added.

"Bye" Sookie smiled.

Sookie and Lorelai walked out of the inn. "She's such a well behaved kid." Sookie noted.

"Are you kidding… she's a saint." Lorelai replied. "She's never been in any trouble at school or anywhere for that matter. I got really lucky."

"I don't think it's luck, Lorelai."

"So, where are you wanting to have coffee?"

"I was thinking we could try a new coffee shop that was put in a few weeks ago. It's called "The Coffee Café." I figured I wouldn't judge it by its name."

Lorelai shook her head. "That's very noble of you, Sookie."

Once at the café Lorelai and Sookie indulged in conversation. Sookie explained everything from the day Lorelai left to the day they found out she was back in town. Lorelai was amazed to hear about all the things she had been missing. She didn't tell Sookie, but after hearing how Luke came after her and Rory she couldn't help but regret the fact that she had gotten on the plane. Lorelai was so happy with Luke all those years ago, she never would have left if she thought Luke really wanted her to stay.

In return, Lorelai told Sookie about her and Rory's life in London. She did make it a point, however, to leave out the fact that Trix had left all of her estate to Rory. She didn't feel it was really anyone's business. Besides, Sookie and her were close, but not as close as they used to be. And with this conflict over Luke, it could take a while before she'd trust Sookie completely.

"I'm sorry about losing Trix." Sookie replied after hearing the story. "I couldn't imagine what it must feel like to keep losing people you care about so much."

"It's horrifying." Lorelai said blankly. "It's like you just wake up one day and someone you really care about is gone. You didn't know it was going to be their last day… you had no idea that they were even in danger of dying." Lorelai paused. "What terrifies me more than anything is the thought of losing Rory. I can handle anyone else, but if something ever happened to her…"

Sookie reached her hand across the tiny table and took Lorelai's. Lorelai stopped her sentence. She glanced down at her watch. Time had flown by since the two friends sat down for coffee. It was nearly 3:00 pm and Lorelai had expected to be home hours ago.

"Sookie, I have to get going."

A sad look crossed Sookie's face. "One more cup?... Please?"

Lorelai smirked. "Alright, but just one more."

"Besides, we haven't really talked about how you feel."

"About what?" Lorelai asked as she took a sip of her coffee.

"About Luke… about me and Luke." Sookie clarified.

"What's there to feel?" Lorelai asked. "You and Luke are together. You're happy, you're doing what you love. I'm happy for you two."

Sookie didn't believe Lorelai was being completely honest. "I know it must seem weird… I mean I still feel weird about it."

"Luke and I are over." Lorelai stated clearly. "It's been a very long time, Sookie."

"But now that you're back…."

"You're afraid I'm going to try to take him away from you?" Lorelai interrupted.

"No." Sookie replied her facial emotion swaying to shock. "No, that's not what I meant. It's just, I know things are going to feel strange… stranger than they already have."

"Sookie, if you're looking for reasons to split up with Luke, you can stop looking at me."

"Why would I want to split up with Luke?" Sookie offensively replied. "I'm trying to let you know that I understand how it must feel for you. I care about your feelings."

Lorelai scratched the back of her head. "All you've talked about is Luke, Luke, Luke, you make me stay for one more cup of coffee so we can talk about Luke. I don't want to keep talking about Luke, Sookie. You keep bringing him up cause you want to make sure that he's safe… that I don't still have feelings for him."

"That's not true."

"It is true."

"I love Luke!" Sookie screeched. "I have never loved a man the way I love Luke Danes."

"Does he love you back, Sookie?" Lorelai asked in an eerily calm voice.

"Of course he does…" Sookie replied.

Lorelai stood from the table. "Then you shouldn't be so worried."

"Do you still love him?" Sookie quickly asked before Lorelai could leave.

"No." Lorelai answered, not looking Sookie in the eyes.

"Then why were we the last ones to know you were back in town? Why did you never call… never write… never visit?"

"It just seemed easier." Lorelai stressed. "I couldn't deal with it all. I wouldn't even be here now if it wasn't for the fact that my grandmother died and this is where Rory wanted to be."

"And where do you want to be, Lorelai?"

"I want to be in my new townhouse with my daughter unpacking my things." Lorelai threw a few bills down on the table. "Bye, Sookie."