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When Lorelai walked into her house after returning from visiting Luke at the hospital, she threw her purse on the floor and collapsed onto the couch. The past few days had been exhausting, and she didn't even know what she was supposed to be feeling. She was relieved that Luke was going to be okay, but she felt guilty that she'd refused him from staying at her house.

But they weren't together. He was the one who had ended it. How could she possibly let him stay in her house, take care of him while knowing they were still in love with each other.

Why did she have to be so stubborn? She knew that they were both miserable, but she refused to give in. She didn't want to get hurt again, because losing Luke was the hardest thing she'd ever gone through. She couldn't do it, not without losing herself again. She couldn't go back to the person that she'd been right after Luke had broken up with her.

With a sigh, Lorelai closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep, hoping to rid herself of all her troubling thoughts.

DRAGONFLY INN

While Lorelai was arguing with herself about her feelings for Luke, Rory drove up to the Dragonfly and turned her car off. She took a deep breath before she got out of the car and headed inside. She passed by Michel at the front desk without a second glance and walked into the kitchen.

"Hi, Sookie," she said.

When Sookie heard Rory's voice, her head snapped up. "How's Luke?" she asked. "Is he okay, how's your mom holding up?"

Rory smiled. "Luke's going to be fine," she said. "And Mom...she's in denial about the whole thing. Luke can't stay at his apartment when he gets out of the hospital because he needs to stay somewhere on the first floor. Mom didn't want him to stay with her, so she got him a reservation here."

Sookie narrowed her eyes. "What are you trying to say?" she asked.

Rory smiled slyly. "Has the Dragonfly ever...overbooked? Lost a reservation?" she asked.

Sookie's eyes widened. "Rory..." she said. "If Lorelai made the reservations herself, then there's no way she would have overbooked."

"That's fine," Rory replied. "Michel stepped out for a moment, and I was here visiting you. The phone rang with a reservation request, and I overbooked. It'll all be my fault."

Sookie looked at Rory doubtfully. "Why are you doing this, Rory?" she asked.

"I talked to Liz, Luke's sister," Rory replied. "It's obvious that Luke and Mom both want to get back together. They just need a little push in the right direction. If Luke doesn't have a reservation here, then the only other place he has to go is Mom's. Please Sookie, you know how miserable Mom's been. I promise, if Mom gets mad at anyone, it will be me because this was all my idea. I just...I want her to be happy again. I hate seeing her miserable."

Sookie sighed and looked down, resting her hands on her belly, biting her lip as she thought for a moment. Finally, she looked back up at Rory and smiled. "Okay," she said.

Rory's eyes widened with excitement. "Really?" she cried. "Oh thank you, Sookie, thank you, thank you."

Sookie smiled as she hugged Rory. "Okay, let's go," she said. "Time's wasting."

Rory smiled. "You go distract Michel, I'll erase the reservation from the computer."

Sookie nodded. They walked out into the lobby and Sookie smiled at Michel. "Michel," she said sweetly.

"What?" Michel asked dryly without looking up from his work.

"I need you to get me the jar of tomatoes off the top shelf of the refrigerator."

"Can't you stand on a stool?"

"No!" Sookie cried. "Michel, I can't lift anything heavy, and I need those tomatoes for the spaghetti sauce I'm making tonight."

Michel sighed loudly and rolled his eyes. He walked out from behind the desk. "If I ruin my suit,you will buy me three new ones," Rory could hear him say as he and Sookie walked back towards the kitchen.

Rory hurried around the desk and tapped into the reservation book. She knew that there would be a day when she was glad for all the work she did with her mother while she was growing up at the Independance Inn. She found the reservation for Luke's stay and looked a the screen for a moment. She bit her lip, then hit delete. With a beep, the computer deleted the reservation and the screen appeared with a empty space. She paused for a moment before she typed in a fake name, number, and address, then ran back around the desk as she heard Sookie and Michel coming back.

"I'm sorry, Michel," Sookie said. "I forgot that I'd already sliced the tomatoes."

"Well next time you might want to check before you get me to ruin my clothes," Michel replied. "My suit is all wrinkled."

Sookie rolled her eyes. "That's why they make irons, Michel," she said. "I'm going to get back to the kitchen."

She looked at Rory, who gave her a smile and a thumbs up before she turned and slid out the door. She sat back down in the driver's side of her car and pulled out her phone. She called Liz, waiting for her to pick up.

HARTFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Liz was watching Luke grumble about eating hospital food when her phone rang. "Hello?"

"I did it," Rory said. "The reservation's gone."

Liz smiled. "Good," she said. "I can't really talk right now, I'll call you back later."

Luke narrowed his eyes at his sister. "Who is that?" he asked.

Liz waved him off, then said, "Okay, I'll talk to you then. Bye."

"Liz, who was that?" Luke asked before she'd eve closed her phone.

"You think you can monitor all my calls, big brother?" Liz asked. "I am allowed to have my own life. Eat, you need your strength to get that leg back to normal."

Luke sighed as he looked down at the dry meat and aged salad. "Why the hell would I want to eat this?" he asked.

Liz rolled her eyes. "Fine," she said. "Don't eat it. See if I care."

Luke shoved the tray aside and leaned his head agaisnt the back of the bed. "Lizzy, can I ask you something?" he asked.

Liz looked up in surprise. No one had called her that since their dad had died. "Sure," she said. "What is it?"

"When I told Lorelai it was over...I didn't mean it. But I guess that was my own fault, because she was trying to explain, and I was too damn stubborn to listen. But now...when we were at the show, she said that she was still in love with me. And she was here...for two days, she sat next to me, she told the hospital that she was my girlfriend so they would let her in. But when I tried to talk to her, she ran. She doesn't want me at her house, she doesn't want to take care of me. How can she do that if she really loves me?"

Liz sighed and took Luke's hand. "Lorelai's been through a lot in her life," she said. "She's been a lot like me...she's never had anyone who really cared about her, besides Rory. And I know that you cared about her. You still do. But Lorelai...well, I think you hurt her a lot, and now she's scared. She's scared if she goes back to you you'll hurt her again."

Luke hung his head, hating himself for causing Lorelai so much pain. "Why do I have to be such a jerk?" he asked. "She was the best thing that ever happened to me, I should have believed her when she told me nothing happened."

"Why don't you talk to her?" Liz asked. "Tell her how sorry you are?"

Luke sighed. "She doesn't want to talk to me anymore," he said. "And I don't blame her."

Liz started to say something, but was cut off by her phone ringing again. She pulled it out of her pocket and opened it. "Hello...what?...well, what are we supposed to do...he can't stay there, he can't climb steps...Lorelai..."

Luke's head snapped up when he heard that Liz was talking to Lorelai. He frowned, then leaned forward to try and hear what Lorelai was saying.

"Thank you, Lorelai...I know...I really appreciate that...Yeah, I'll tell him...thanks again..." Liz hung up the phone and looked at Luke.

"What the hell was that all about?" Luke asked.

"The reservation was never finalized at the inn," Liz replied. "When you get out of here, you're staying at Lorelai's."

Luke's jaw dropped, and he tried to figure out what that meant. Was Lorelai giving him another chance?

He could dare to hope so.

Next chapter: Luke is released from the hospital and Lorelai prepares the hosue for him.