1991
It starts out with Lorelei going into the diner after a very bad Christmas dinner with her parents. You see, she got into a fight with Emily, as always, but this one was different. Emily was first being nice, asking about both of their lives' so far (Rory was six, so she had information too) Lorelei was telling all about the inn and then Emily got to what she wanted.
"So, is there any men in your life, Lorelei" Emily got to the point.
Lorelei sighed, "No, mom, not yet"
"Typical" Emily mumbled
"What was that mom?" Lorelei asked, already knowing the answer.
They went on about how Lorelei never has a man, and why could she not have just married Christopher. Lorelei finally got fed up, said goodbye to her father, took Rory, and left.
So that is how she ended up in the diner.
Luke was at the counter, as usual. He looked up and a smile formed on his face. God, she looks beautiful, was the thought going on in his head.
"Coffee?" he asked, already getting the pot and cup.
She sighed and slowly said "No, not tonight"
He raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Bad night?" he asked.
"You could say that again" she replied.
He looks around and asks "Where's Rory?"
"Over Lane's" was her response.
"Can I get you anything to eat?" he asked.
"Do you have any cookies?" she asked like a child.
Luke just stared at her.
"What? I've had a crappy night and I need some comfort food" she gives him the famous Gilmore pout and he caved in.
"Now why Luke Danes, what are you doing with cookies?" she teased him and she took a bite.
"You bought them, brought them to me, and made me take them. You even cheated by bringing Rory with you, you know I can't say no to her" he rants on.
She giggles and smiles her 'Lorelei' smile. She gets up and starts to walk around the diner. They are the only two in there. She looks at the stairs and says "Do you realize that I have never been up there?" But before he could answer, she runs up the steps.
Luke races after her, but when he gets to the top; his apartment door is wide open. "Ahh, jeez" he mumbles. He walks in to find her sitting on the couch, looking around amusedly.
She then finds the bed and gets a smile on her face. She quickly gets up and runs to the bed. She flops down and closes her eyes.
"Now, don't get to comfortable, that's still my bed" Luke says as he heads on over, but he trips on one of Lorelei's shoes and falls on top of her.
(Now, you all knew that was coming.)
Their faces are only inches apart and that's when Lorelei does something surprising. She leans up and kisses Luke!
That's when things start getting dirty.
The next morning, Lorelei wakes up to find, Luke, naked, lying next to her. She leans over, kisses Luke, and grabs her cloths and leaves. Out the back way, so no customers can see her.
He calls her that night, and from then on, they decided to see if dating would work. Everything is going great until Lorelei gets a surprise a couple weeks later.