Sorry for the long update. I know how annoying it is, but let's face it, this is a bust time of year for me with school ending and everything. I hope the people who are still reading this will enjoy it!

When Luke woke again, he saw Lorelai still sitting at his bedside, reading a magazine. He smiled as he watched her, wishing that he could hold her again. But for now he was just grateful that she was here with him, even though they weren't together.

He cleared his throat, and Lorelai looked up at him. She smiled and closed her magazine. "Hi," she said.

"Hi," Luke replied. "You're still here."

Lorelai shrugged. "I called Liz, she said that she's going to be here in a couple of hours. But I figured until then you could use some company," she said.

"I'm glad you're here," Luke said.

Lorelai smiled. "Me too," she whispered.

Before either one of them could say anything, Dr. Tompkins walked in and smiled at them. "Hi, Lorelai," she said. "Hello, Luke. I'm Dr. Tompkins. I've been taking care of you since you've been here."

Luke looked from Dr. Tompkins to Lorelai, then back again. "You know each other?" he asked.

Dr. Tompkins nodded. "She is your girlfriend," she said. "And she got here with you in the ambulance. I wanted to make sure she knew what your injuries were and to make sure it was okay for you to stay with her when you get out of here."

Luke's eyes widened, and he looked to Lorelai. She was looking down at her feet, shifting uncomfortably. She hadn't wanted Luke to find out that she'd lied about who she was, at least not right away. "I'm going to go get some coffee," she mumbled.

"Lorelai," Luke said to her retreating back, but she either didn't hear him or didn't want to hear him.

"I've got to examine your wounds anyway, Luke," Dr. Tompkins said. "She would have had to leave anyways."

For the next five minutes, Luke was too uncomfortable to think about Lorelai as his bandages were changed and his broken leg was shifted. When Dr. Tompkins left his room, however, Luke's thoughts immediately shifted to Lorelai. She'd ridden in the ambulance with him, she'd been sitting by his bed, and she'd told the hospital that she was his girlfriend. What did that mean? She'd told him only the day before that they couldn't be together, and now she was offering to let him recover at her house. Could that mean that she'd changed her mind?

But if she had changed her mind, why the hell had she left when Dr. Tompkins told him what she'd said? Why hadn't she just been able to talk to him?

Luke turned these questions over in head until Lorelai returned nearly an hour after she'd left. "Hi," he said, looking at her closely. She'd been crying, he could tell.

"Hi," Lorelai said softly. "Listen, I talked to Liz, and she said she's going to be here in about an hour. So unless you want me to do anything for you, I'm going to head home."

Luke felt his heart drop. "Are you going to come back?" he asked.

Lorelai shurgged. "Don't you think that would be a little inappropriate?" she asked.

"You told the doctor that I can stay with you," Luke pushed.

"She thinks I'm your girlfriend," Lorelai replied. "I couldn't say no. Liz said she'll figure something out."

Luke sighed. Lorelai hadn't changed her mind. "Thank you for everything that you did for me," he mumbled.

"You're welcome," Lorelai said. "Oh, this is from Rory." She pulled an envelope out of her pocket and handed it to him. "She was here for awhile, but I told her that you wouldn't want her to miss too much school. She wantedme to give this to you."

"Thanks," Luke said as he took the envelope.

"So...I'm going to go, but I'll see you around," Lorelai said. "I hope your leg gets better fast."

"Do you have to go?" Luke asked.

"What would I be doing here?" Lorelai asked. Without waiting for an answer, she turned and walked out the door.

"Making me better," Luke said softly to himself.

With a sigh, he opened the envelope that Rory had sent to him and found a get well card. When he opened it, he was surprised to see a long message written inside.

Luke,

I really hope that you're going to be okay. When Sookie called me and told me that you were in an accident, I was so scared. But when I got to the hospital and saw Mom, I knew that I needed to be strong for her. I know my mother Luke, and I know that she probably isn't letting you see any of her emotions. But she's terrified. Especially before we heard from the doctor, she could barely even stand.

I'm asking you to realize that she loves you. I know you're broken up, but from what I hear from Lane, you're just as miserable as Mom. She's too stubborn to be the one who comes to you, and I know that you two belong together. If there's anything good to come out of this accident, it will be the fact that you and Mom have to realize that you're right for each other.

I'm glad that you're getting better. I'm going to come see you this weekend, when I have more time. I love you Luke, like you were my father.

Love,

Rory

Luke was surprised by the contents of Rory's note, but he realized that she was right. He was at a disadvantage, however, as he was unable to move from his hospital bed.

Before he could figure anything out, Liz walked into the room and rushed to his bed. "Big brother!" she cried. "I'm so glad to see you!"

Luke couldn't help but smile as he hugged Liz. "Hi, Liz," he said. "Thanks for coming."

"Of course I came," Liz said. "How are you?"

"A little banged up," Luke replied. "I can't wait to get out of here."

"I called the Dragonfly," Liz said. "Sookie said she'll get you a room on the first floor."

"I don't want to stay at the Dragonfly," Luke said stubbornly. If Lorelai didn't want him at her house, then she wouldn't want him at her inn either.

"Why not?" Liz asked.

"Liz, the Dragonfly is Lorelai's inn," Luke said.

"Oh," Liz said. She tilted her head, then said, "You know, Lorelai was the one who called and told me about your accident."

"Yeah, I know," Luke replied.

"I thought you were broken up."

"We are."

"Then why was she here?"

"I don't know."

Liz looked down at her brother for a moment. "You look tired," she said. "I'm going to go talk to the doctors and hear for myself what's wrong with you. While I'm gone, you try and get some sleep okay?"

Luke nodded. "Kay."

Liz walked out of Luke's room, but instead of finding the doctor, she walked down to the lobby. After placing a quick call to Jess, she punched a new number into her phone and waited until someone picked up.

"Rory? This is Liz, Luke's sister...he's going to be fine...Listen, I was wondering if you could do mea favor..."

When Liz entered Luke's room fifteen minutes later, she had a sly smile on her face as she thought about her new co-conspirator and the plan they had formed. Things were going to work out between Luke and Lorelai if it was the last thing she did.

Next chapter: Rory talks to Lorelai and Liz talks to Luke about what's going to happen when he finally leaves the hospital. Lorelai pays another visit to Luke in the hospital