(The next morning)

"Aww! He said that?" Rory asked her face brightening.

"Every word." Lorelai grinned.

"That's the most romantic thing I've ever heard!"

"Well, honey, you're 14 how many romantic things have you heard?" Lorelai asked.

"Not many." Rory agreed. "But never the less that's by far the most romantic."

Lorelai let her mind wonder to what it would be like if Luke, her, and Rory were a family again. Living in one house. Would the connection still be there? Would it be like waking up to the perfect live everyday?

"Do you remember anything at all about Stars Hollow?" Lorelai asked. What she really wanted to know was if Rory remembered anything about Luke.

"Not really." Rory replied. "Something attracted me to the diner though." She replied. "I felt a strange connection with from the first time I saw it."

"That's kind of freaky." Lorelai smiled. "But a good freaky."

"Yes, definitely a good freaky…" Rory nodded. "I've never felt so comfortable in strange place before."

Lorelai wasn't sure if she had heard Rory correctly. "Strange place as in Stars Hollow or strange place as in Luke's diner?"

Rory quickly realized her mistake. "Um.." She paused. "Stars Hollow."

"Rory, you're a horrible liar." Lorelai replied.

"I know. I've been meaning to practice."

"When did you go to Luke's?"

Rory let out a deep breath. "Promise you won't be mad."

"No." Lorelai replied.

"Then I'm not telling."

"Rory." Lorelai demanded sternly.

"Saturday." Rory quickly spat.

"Saturday?" Lorelai asked shocked. "Oh my God… Saturday?"

"I couldn't help it… I just had to go in and see it."

"What happened?"

"Nothing…"

"Nothing… you walked into Luke's diner and nothing happened? No one said 'hi' or 'bye' or 'my heavens, you bare a striking resemblance to Audrey Hepburn.'"

"You think I look like Audrey Hepburn?" Rory asked intriguingly.

"On you're good days…" Lorelai replied. "Now, what happened at Luke's."

"Okay, he asked me if I wanted something to eat. I said no… he said it was free… I still said no… then he offered me a job." Rory sighed. "Oh, and I said no."

Lorelai's mouth stayed opened for several seconds. "He offered you free food… then he offered you a job?" Lorelai thought for a moment. "That's the strangest thing I have ever heard in my life."

"Imagine how I felt when they showed up at Miss Patty's?" Rory remarked.

"Yeah, I bet that was a tad bit awkward." Lorelai agreed. "I don't think Luke has ever offered anyone free food… ever. And I'm positive he never offered anyone free food followed by a job."

"He might of… there is a 12 year gap."

"No, there's no way. I know Luke better than that. Did he know it was you?"

"I don't think so." Rory honestly replied. "If you would have just told me everything to begin with I never would have ventured over to the diner."

"You said you had an attraction to the diner to begin with, so if you're attraction was as strong as you say then you still would have ventured over there."

"Not if you would have just told me… I'm starting to wonder just how much you are keeping from me. Is my real name Rory… am I really 14… am I even you're biological daughter?"

"No, you're real name is Beatrice… you're 56 and you own a bingo hall down the street." Lorelai rolled her eyes. "It doesn't matter… you know everything now. And we agreed, from now on we tell each other everything."

"In all fairness I should get 14 years of secrets before I have to start being completely honest."

"In all fairness… I don't think so." Lorelai ended with a smile. Suddenly, Lorelai's cell phone rang. She reached in her pocket and pulled it out. "Hmmm. I don't recognize this number." Lorelai said as she decided to answer the call. "Hello?"

"Lorelai… It's Babbette… Oh, thank God I got the right number. There's been an accident!"

"What? What happened?" Lorelai asked frightened.

"Oh, I don't have all the details, all I know is there was a truck and Luke and he's in the hospital."

"Luke's in the hospital?!" Lorelai asked frantically. "Which hospital?!"

Rory's eyes bulged from her head as her heart sank to her stomach.

"Hartford…" Babbette managed to reply. "Oh, sugar I'm so sorry."

Lorelai quickly hung up the phone and grabbed her keys.

"Mom…" Rory called. "What's going on?"

"I don't know." Lorelai replied distantly as she continued towards the door. Only thinking of one thing and that was to get to Luke.

Rory grabbed her jacket and rushed to her mother's side. "I'm coming with you." Rory replied.