Title: A Perfect, and Somewhat Dysfunctional, Family

By: bokayjunkie

Summary: Luke and Rory has always had a special father/daughter bond that no one can break. But what happens when someone comes along to ruin that bond. Set in Season 1. Luke and Lorelai are NOT together…yet.

Disclaimer: I try and I try, and yet, it's still not mine.

-Now, this will not be just all about Luke and Rory. There will be plenty of java junkie stuff too.

A/N: From the episode 1.06 (Rory's Birthday Parties). Though some scenes and dialogue's will be changed for the story benefits.

CHAPTER 4: Secrets and Traditions

"Next year, we are going to McDonalds with one of those slides and that's it." proclaimed Lorelai as she put more trash in to the garbage back that she's holding.

"Jeez. The two of you already eat enough burgers at my diner as it is." Luke grumbled, entering the kitchen with a big garbage bag that was already filled. "Living room's done." he announced as he threw away the garbage bag in the huge garbage can that he put inside the kitchen.

"Thanks Luke." smiled Lorelai, then turned around so he doesn't see her blushing. Curse you Emily. Since her mother had mention Luke's longing eyes for her, she could never look at Luke without blushing. Just having the thought that he might be looking at her like she was someone directly out of a porno magazine, just made her rising red...and really excited. What is wrong with me?

"The party was a hit." squealed Sookie.

"And we'll be eating onion dip for breakfast for a week." commented Lorelai.

"Jesus Christ." muttered Luke. Lorelai giggled...god I'm pathetic.

"You know, you mix that dip with some ground turkey and some garlic and it's really not too bad." Sookie mused.

"Not looking for a recipe Sook." said Lorelai.

"Ooo, reflex, sorry." Sookie said, then turned to Luke, "Hey Luke, you know if you want you can-"

"No!."

"But-"

"No!"

"If you just-"

Luke looked at her with a fixed glare. "For the last time Sookie, No!"

Sookie sighed in defeat. "Fine. I'm gonna go take down the decorations in the living room." she said deflated.

Lorelai giggled. "Ok." then Sookie left. Not really such a good idea. Being in a room alone, with Luke non the less. Lorelai was really cursing Emily now. Why did she have to mention Luke to her. And the fact that she kept insisting they're married. So what if we have played house before? So what if Rory may have called Luke daddy the first time she met him, in fact, it was the first word she had said to him? It doesn't mean anything! It was just an illusion people.

Trying not to look at Luke's direction, Lorelai turned to face the kitchen window, when she looked up, her eyes widen, and felt as if she couldn't breath. An alarm started to go off in her head. She started to panic inwardly. She is witnessing right now, a tall, thick haired boy, talking to her daughter. Her offspring. Her one and only. That is until Luke and I have a baby together. But her head was just busy with Rory and this boy, that she hadn't really registered what she had just thought.

She must have had a horrified look on her face, because Luke was at her side. Either that or he's a mind reader.

"Hey, you ok?" he asked, placing his hand on her shoulder. Then his head turned his direction to what Lorelai was looking at, his expression was just like hers. "Who the-"

Lorelai's instinct was to immediately, take Luke's eyes away from Rory and the mysterious boy. She pushed him away from the window and try to calm him down. "Now Luke, don't get all harsh now." then it just registered to her that her hand was on his chest. She immediately pulled it away.

"But…who was that kid?" he demanded. She could see the anger in his eyes.

"Luke, I don't know. But please, just take It slowly. I'm sure he was just a friend…from town." she bet he was that kid that Miss Patty told her about. The kid that her daughter helped find a job, and was the reason for why she first didn't want to go to Chilton. But no need for Luke to know that.

"He better not lay a hand on her." he said, his jaw tighten."I swear I am gonna kill him if he does."

Lorelai's heart melted by how protective he was of Rory. He really does care about Rory. "Look, just don't do anything irational, ok? Relax. I'm sure it's nothing." I'll be sure it is. "Just don't do anything you'll regret. Specially in front of Rory. Alright?"

It took a moment for Luke to control his anger. "Fine. But if he does anything-"

"You take his dead carcass body and bury it yourself in Taylor's yard. I know."

Luke smiled little, which made Lorelai proud. At this moment, she realized the close proximity they are in. Her eyes were directly at his luscious lips. She was having mental images of kissing them. She was even licking her lips the way she would whenever she sees chocolate, or pie, or ice cream, or...

"Lorelai." came Sookie's voice.

She immediately jumped apart from him. That was a close one. Lorelai thought. Damn you Emily. Lorelai made sure that she's at least three steps away from Luke. He seemed to no have noticed Lorelai's close proximity. Or wondering eyes, and sensual lip licking. He was too busy trying to restrain himself from killing whoever that boy was.

Lorelai turned her head towards Sookie, "Yeah hun?" she asked in what, she hoped, was a calm voice.

"I'm leaving now." she said. "Decorations are by the table."

"Ok, well bye Sookie. Thanks for all your help." said Lorelai as she hugged her.

"Welcome. Hug Rory good-bye for me. Bye Luke." waved Sookie.

Luke waved back then Sookie left. Before he could say anything to Lorelai, Rory walked in the kitchen with a content smile on her face.

"Hey." Rory said, both the adults turned to look at her.

"Hey," smiled Lorelai, "Sookie just left."

"Oh, well, I hope you said thank you for me?"

"I did."

"Ok. Well, wanna start now?" she asked excitedly.

Luke and Lorelai nodded. The three headed in the, now decoration-less, living room. Luke sat on the further end of the couch, with Rory next to him. Lorelai put on the video tape in the VCR. She walked back and sat down next to Rory, on the other end of the couch, the one closest to the kitchen.

Rory was seated cross-legged, leaning back to Luke's arms, which was rested on the backrest of the couch. She took the remote and pressed play. The screen showed Rory, starting her first day at Stars Hollow High, from last year. Lorelai was hugging her tightly, and Rory looked like she couldn't breath.

"Lorelai could you at least let your daughter breath?" came Luke's voice from the screen. But he was not seen. Obviously he was the one holding the camera.

"NO!" screamed Lorelai. "I'm her mother and I'll say when she can breath."

Luke chuckled, so did Rory. Lorelai just pouted.

"Mom!" came Rory's muffled chocking voice.

"Oh, for pete's sake." muttered Luke. Then the camera shook, and changed to Luke hugging Rory, but more gentle than Lorelai. Lorelai was now the one holding the camera.

"you be good in there ok?" said Luke. Rory nodded, smiling up at him, looking like she was about to cry. "learn a lot of stuff."

Then the camera shook more and was out of view from Rory and Luke's face. It grew a bit dark, because Lorelai shoved the camera against Luke's chest.

"my baby" cried Lorelai. The camera was now focused on Lorelai hugging Rory, feircly, again.

Rory and Luke chuckled in their seats as they watched this. Lorelai stayed quiet. She watched the screen, then looked towards Rory and Luke. Every year, on Rory's birthday, after the party, the three of them would watch home movies that they made of Rory's life the past year. They would watch it and reminisce on the past year. It was their tradition. William had actually started it. When he first met the girls, he always had a video camera attached to his hand, recording Rory's every move, every day.

'it's important to document these things.' he said. 'one day, when she's all grown up, you'll want to remember these moments.'

He was right. Every year, she would look back on the past year and feel content and happy with her life. She has a great life right now. A great job. Have really great friends, and an amazing daughter. Whos seemed to be pretty content with her life too. And doesn't need her father after all.

Before, Lorelai would often though that her daughter would resent her because she didn't put much more effort on making Christopher stay. But she didn't. Rory loves her life. She doesn't need Christopher, because she has Luke. He's done so much for them. He's already like a father to her. Lorelai would watch all those family moives, and shows, with the mother and the father and the kid, and would sometimes think, 'I wonder what that feels like'. But all thanks to Luke, she already knew the feeling of a happy, somewhat dysfucntional, family. She looks back at her daughter and Luke sitting next to her, and then back at the screen, all her worries, the mysterious boy with Rory, and the incident in the kitchen, were easing away.

Oh my god! I thought about having a kid with Luke!

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