A/N: Once again thanks for all the reviews. They are very helpful. I realized that there haven't been many LL moments in my story yet so this chapter is meant for that purpose. Plus, I had some writer's block. But I hope you enjoy it anyway and remember to review!
"Rory? Wake up Rory," Lorelai called out in a sing song voice. "Rory?" Rory turned over and glanced at the clock beside her bed.
"Oh mom, it's early."
"It's my wedding day. We have so much that needs to be done."
"Can't we post-pone it a little?"
"Rory, get up."
"Fine. But you owe me." Rory sighed and gradually got out of bed.
"Thank you. Now, get dressed so we can go to Luke's and get some coffee to revive ourselves."
"No, we can't go to Luke's. The bride is not supposed to see her groom before the wedding."
"Rory, hun, that's just one of those silly superstitions."
"Well, I still can't chance it. He might see you and then suddenly not want to marry you. Then, you'll end up being an old woman living with thirty cats."
"That's not going to happen."
"Well, it's your wedding and thirty cats."
"Fine, fine, I won't go into Luke's. You'll get the coffee and I'll stay in the car. Ok?"
"Whatever you want. It is your wedding day," Rory said with a smile on her face.
Rory and Lorelai had spent the entire day at the inn preparing for the wedding. Dress fitting, floral arrangements, etc. Lorelai and Luke decided to have the ceremony at the inn because it wasn't too big or too small for the wedding. It was also nearby, which was a great convenience. They had also decided that Lorelai, Rory, and Sookie would do most of the wedding arrangements to save money. Lorelai didn't want to burden Luke or her parents with expenses. Plus, it allowed her to make sure everything was the way she wanted it and not her mothers. Rory sat in an upstairs room, which Lorelai and she had turned into a temporary dressing room.
"Hey Rory! Sorry, I'm late. Where's your mom?" Sookie exclaimed when she entered the room.
"Oh, she just went downstairs to get some coffee. I told her to hurry up because you were going to be here and we need to do her hair and make-up."
"Sweetie, I was just downstairs and she wasn't there," Sookie said replied with some concern.
"What? She has to be. She just left."
"No, no she wasn't. I checked on the menus, the food, the set up. I couldn't have missed her."
Rory stood up from her seat and ran downstairs to see if she could find her mom. It worried her that Sookie didn't see Lorelai on her way up. Lorelai didn't have the best record in intense moments like this. She pushed Chris away the first time, cancelled on Max at the last minute, broke off her engagement with Luke, married Chris for a few months then divorced him, now she was with finally with Luke and happier than ever but she was mysteriously missing. She didn't want her mom to walk out on another guy, especially Luke. Rory looked around the dining room, kitchen, everywhere and there was no sign of her mom. Rory couldn't help but think that Lorelai had run off. She ran back upstairs in a panicked state and ran into Jess.
"Oh, I'm sorry," Rory said before she continued down the hallway.
"Whoa, wait a minute. Is everything ok?"
"Huh, oh yea. I'm just looking for my mom."
"What the bride has gone missing?"
"No, no. I just…misplaced her, that's all."
"Right. Well, I can help you find her if you want me to."
"Really? That would be great," Rory said still a little panicked.
As Rory and Jess searched for Lorelai, Lorelai did her on searching for Luke. She finally found him a spare bedroom that she guessed he was using as his dressing room.
"Lorelai? What are doing here? I'm not supposed to see you yet," Luke said with a startled look on his face.
"I know, I know. I just needed to see you."
"Well, is everything ok?"
"Yes."
"No cold feet or wedding jitters."
"No," Lorelai said with a smile on her face. "In fact I can't wait to become Mrs. Luke Danes."
"Good because I can't wait for you to become Mrs. Luke Danes either," he replied. Luke grabbed Lorelai's hands and pulled her close to him and kissed her.
"So, you're not nervous either?"
"No," he said and kissed her again.
"Do you believe in happily ever after?"
"Yes, don't you?"
"I do now," Lorelai said as she kissed him once more.
Their embrace was suddenly interrupted by Jess. "Hey Ror, I found them."
"Mom, what are you doing? I told you, you are not allowed to see Luke."
"Yes, I know this from the many conversations we've had. But I needed some coffee and I thought who better to ask for coffee then Luke. I mean I always get my coffee from Luke."
"Mom, stop rationalizing."
"I hate silly superstitions. I'll see you in a little bit," she said as she walked out of the room.
Once they were safely outside of the room, Rory gave her mom a questioning look. "I need an explanation missy."
"What? I can't help myself Rory. I don't want to spend a moment without him. I love him," she answered her daughter with a smile on her face.
