Summary: JJ. Long buried secrets and memories are awakened during this game of Truth. Slowly but surely, the relationship between Luke and Lorelai deepens. This story is based on the book, The Truth About Forever, by Sarah Dessen.

Disclaimer: Don't own a thing - This fan fiction is based on the book The Truth About Forever, by Sarah Dessen. I'm not taking full credit for all of the dialogue and plot of this story, seeing as some of it belongs to one of my all-time favorite authors. Keep in mind most of it is written by me, so I'm not just copying the book. Okay, having said that, hope you like it and please leave a review!

xxitsallaboutthepinkxx- My sister's reading that right now. I plan on starting as soon as she's done. Thanks for the review!

A Game of Truth

Chapter Six: A Change In the Rules

"Lorelai-" He was interrupted by the door bell. I was going to ignore it, but when it rang a second time, I started walking to the foyer. I could hear Max following me, "Lorelai, wait." I have to admit, when I opened the door, I didn't expect to see Luke.

"Lorelai, I have to talk to-" He stopped mid-sentence when he saw Max standing there, his expression suddenly changing. "Sorry, I didn't know you had... company." He wasn't mad, just embarrassed.

"No, it's fine, Luke. We were just talking, it's not a big-"

He began walking down the steps, "No, I'll call you later."

"You sure? You said you had to tell me-"

"No, no it wasn't important."

"But-"

"I'll call you later." He said, emphasizing his words.

I watched as he walked across the lawn, shaking his head in an aggravated manner. I watched him walk over to his truck, I was watching him slip away for the hundredth Goddamn time. That's when I turned to face him, quietly pleading, "Max?"

He stared straight into my eyes. I don't know what he was looking for, but he kept staring. He finally looked down and nodded, swallowing hard, "Yeah... I'll just... go."

"I'm sorry." I whispered back. He didn't say anything, he just walked away. The man certainly got the guilt-trip bit down.

I averted my gaze back to Luke, who was now opening the door. I began running down the steps, shivering at the feel of rain on my skin. I called out to him, "Luke, wait!"

He turned around, somewhat surprised, "Yeah?" I spotted Max taking one last look, before he disappeared in his car. I turned back to Luke, "There's - there's been a change!" I yelled back, running over to him.

"A change..." He seemed confused.

I was now standing in front of him, catching my breath. "In the rules."

He thought for a moment, before realizing, "Ah, the rules..."

"Yes."

"I wasn't notified." He pointed out.

"Well, it was pretty recent."

"As in..."

"As in, effective right now."

"Lorelai, you don't have to-"

"The change," I interrupted him. "ask me about the change." I wiped my wet hair back, and squinted my eyes in the rain.

"Okay. What's the change?"

"It's been decided, that there's another step to winning the game. And that is that in order for me to really win, I have to answer the question you passed on, that night in the diner. Only then is it final."

"The question I passed on." He repeated.

"That's the rule."

"Okay..." He paused for a moment, "What would you do, if you could do anything?"

I took a step forward, filling in the space between us. "This", I said, and I lightly pressed my lips against his.

I pulled back slightly, trying to read his expression. He was looking back at me, a smile tugging at his lips.

I then felt his hands slide their way to my back, my muscles loosened under his touch.

Without hesitation, I crashed my lips onto his, causing him to stumble a bit. When he regained his balance, I linked my arms around his neck, as he drew me in closer against him.

The rain was pouring on us, and our clothes were sticking to our bodies. It wasn't long before I felt him ease, and place his hands firmly on my waist, almost forcefully. A soft moan escaped from me as his tongue skidded over mine.

I couldn't believe this was real.

TBC