Sookie slammed the apartment door and threw her purse onto the couch. Luke suddenly appeared from the bedroom, still in his pajamas.

Sookie raised her eyebrow. "I thought you were going fishing?"

"I changed my mind." Luke replied looking down at his clothes. "Staying in bed and watching baseball seemed like a better idea. So, how'd everything go?"

"Horrible." Sookie sighed as she walked towards the bedroom and began to change clothes.

Luke followed closely behind. "What happened?"

"All I done was end up making her even more angry."

"What? How?"

"She thinks, that I think she's going to take you away from me. She thinks that I'm afraid that now that she's back you'll leave me for her." Luke was hesitant to reply, but Sookie didn't notice. "I told her that it's not true."

"What did she say?" Luke asked.

"About what?"

"About us, what did she say?" Luke impatiently asked.

Sookie slowly shook her head. "She said she was happy for us… that she's glad we have each other."

"Oh." Luke replied blankly. "Well, that's good. So, why is she mad?"

Sookie rubbed her eyes. "Because I asked her if she still loved you… like an idiot. I just got caught up in my emotions and blurted it out…."

Luke's mouth opened and didn't close for several seconds. "And she said?..."

"No." Sookie replied distantly. "She said no. And I guess I kind of accused her of lying. Damn it, I'm such an imbecile. I have one chance to make everything right with my best friend who I haven't seen in 12 years and instead, I screw it up!"

Luke put his hand on Sookie's shoulder. "You didn't screw it up, Sook."

"You didn't see her face, Luke. She's not the same… she's not the old Lorelai."

"Well, she's lived in London. She has a 14 year old daughter. A lot of things are different now."

"I think I'll take a bath." Sookie replied randomly. "Lay back down… watch your baseball games."

(The Inn)

"Rory.. are you all packed?" Lorelai asked as she opened the room door.

Rory was laying on the bed reading a novel. "I've been packed for an hour."

"Sorry…" Lorelai apologized. "It took a little longer than I expected."

"Did you work everything out?" Rory asked as she placed her novel down and focused her attention on her mother.

"Not hardly." Lorelai groaned. "I'm starting to wonder if it's worth the effort."

"I'm sure it'll get better." Rory optimistically replied. "You guys are best friends. You'll work it out."

"That's sweet, Rory, but it's not looking so good. I mean you don't know our history… our past feelings or our present."

"I'd know if you'd tell me." Rory replied

Lorelai glanced over at her daughter. She was in need of a friend now more than ever and though she had tried to keep her past a secret for the most part, she had to open up to someone eventually. Rory was getting older, perhaps she could start talking to her more on an adult level.

"Alright…" Lorelai said softly. "Let's get everything over to the townhouse and I'll tell you all about it."

"Really?" Rory asked, shocked that her mother would give in so easily.

"Really."

Later that evening, Rory and Lorelai sat on their air mattress in the empty townhouse eating Chinese food. Lorelai was impressed at how well Rory seemed to understand the situation. Rory was thankful that her mom trusted her enough to open up to her. They had definitely bonded a higher level that night.

"I think it's so romantic that he came after you at the airport." Rory replied as she stuffed an egg roll into her mouth.

"I didn't even know he came after me until last night." Lorelai said sadly.

"Maybe he still loves you, mom. It would explain why Sookie is so worried about it. She can probably tell he's not over you."

"Well, I can't just make that assumption. They've been together way longer than Luke and I ever were."

"That doesn't mean he stopped loving you. You should talk to him. See how he feels."

"Rory…"

"Come on, what's the worst that can happen? You and Sookie have already got into a fight."

"Fight is a strong word."

"Argument."

"Still strong."

"Spat."

"Spat?" Lorelai asked critically.

"Disagreement?"

Lorelai laughed. "God, why did I ever by that thesaurus? I had you this whole time."

"Are you going to talk to him?" Rory sat down her Chinese food and laid down across the air mattress.

"Maybe." Lorelai replied as she did the same. "If the time ever comes."

"It'll come." Rory yawned as she snuggled under the covers.