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A/N: So, here it is another chapter. And frankly I think ya'll are going to like this one. Please let me know. Read, review you know the drill. Even if you don't like it let me know...that helps me out. Enjoy. (Oh, and before you do, this has some spoilers from tonights finale, it's pretty much based on the promo I've seen, so if you aren't one for knowing what's going on you might want to wait till after you watch it tonight to read it. Not sure how exactly it will follow, that is something I'll find out tonight too, but hey, if ya'll still like it, I'll continue it, even after GG is no longer on our TV's.)

Luke walked sleepily through the diner and up to his apartment. I had been a long night and he wasn't quite sure of the time anymore. The clock over his stove glowed a bright 5:00 am.

God, he thought, twenty four hours up in a row will kill a guy.

He flung himself on his side of the bed, not bothering to change from his slightly damp clothes and let his eyes close. He'd fallen asleep in less than thirty seconds; thankful he had already hung the "closed for the day" sign on the diner's door. As he slept bright blue eyes filled his dreams.

Lorelai and Rory stayed in Hartford through breakfast before heading out into the still very gray and damp weather. The rain had lightened, though it was supposed to continue for the rest of the day.

They drove home in silence, both contemplating separately the conversation the night before.

Rory wondered if she had pushed her mother too far too fast with all the talk about Luke, but she knew it was ridiculous that they still hadn't worked out their problems. It was evident to her and the entire town how much they still cared about each other, if only they would let each other see that, Rory thought to herself.

She had watched Luke pine for her mom for many years and was thrilled that the man she considered as a surrogate father had finally made a move. She watched their relationship progress and get stronger even through the many bumps in the road. She couldn't believe that it was going to end this way, with them both alone and miserable.

She glanced sideways at her mom who was concentrating heavily on the road, Rory was sad to see her suffering so.

Lorelai was even more confused now about her relationship status with Luke and she could barely concentrate on anything else. She knew in her heart that she stilled cared deeply for him, but she was so unsure of how to proceed.

She started replaying the last few weeks in her head, the apology in that stupid hay bale maze, the car shopping and the absurd horn she just had to have. She remembered discovering that he was once again wearing the blue hate she had given him so many years ago for Christmas and the song…nothing could make her forget that song.

It had started off as a joke, a graduation song for Rory, then she watched him walk in and order a beer, and her eyes never left him. She had successfully repressed the tears until she was off the stage, in the bathroom, freaking out. She had left right after that.

She remembered the reactions she'd received from everyone about that stupid song. Everyone had assumed they'd jump back in together, Miss Patty and Babette especially. Lorelai though back to the looks they had given her over the next couple of days and her repeatedly lying to them, telling them it hadn't mattered, just wanting them off her back while she sorted out her very mixed up feelings.

Wait…wait, oh God Lorelai, how could you have been so stupid? She asked herself, everything suddenly making more sense, smacking her hand on the steering wheel.

Rory looked over at her mother concerned, she could tell she was having a very heated internal conversation and wasn't sure if she should interrupt it.

"Um, mom, you ok?"

"What?" Oh, yeah babe, I'm fine. Feeling pretty stupid right now, but I'll be fine. I'll explain later." Lorelai answered quickly and then retreated back into her thoughts, determined to figure this whole thing out.

He had to have heard me that day, Lorelai's thoughts raced, the day in the diner. I told Babette and Miss Patty it hadn't meant anything, no wonder he'd started giving me the cold shoulder. God, I'm such an idiot. I've got to explain everything to him, tonight.

Rory was worried about her mom. She hadn't been acting herself all morning. Heck, who was she kidding, her mom hadn't been acting like herself for the past year.

And now Rory could understand why.

Breaking up with Logan had not been what she'd intended to do when she turned down his proposal. She needed more time, she loved him, that she knew, but she wasn't ready to become Mrs. Logan Huntzberger yet and she couldn't let him believe she was.

It had been what, a week or so since it had happened and she didn't feel like herself. There had been so many times over the last five days where she had picked up her phone to call him, the realized she couldn't and that hurt, more than words could express.

She hadn't only lost the love of her life, she had lost her best friend and that is why she has cried herself to sleep for the past week.

The party was now in full wing and Luke had to admit it was actually fun. The gloomy weather wasn't going to put a damper on anyone's mood today.

He was glad that after such a late night he'd decided to close the diner for the day. It made cooking for the party much easier as well. He was in and out all day, delivering fresh portions of all the food that he and Caesar were preparing, and enjoying the party in-between.

When Lorelai and Rory had pulled up to the square several hours before he loved the surprised look on their faces when they saw the huge "tent" that covered the square.

Luke had panicked the night before with the threat of rain and had found himself suddenly on the phone with Taylor discussing the options they had to work around the rain. Hours later they had finished putting up the tarps, shower curtains, and tents they had gathered from the townspeople to make a nice cocoon over the square that was completely water proof. They had finished just in time too. They were working on the last corner when they first started feeling the rain drops.

Luke smiled to himself as he watched Rory and Lorelai dance to some funky song playing and turned to head back to the diner again.

Lorelai had been watching him all day, wanting to talk to him, but she was nervous. She wasn't quite sure what she would say, and that kept her from getting close enough to bridge a conversation or even make eye contact.

The party was starting to wind down and it was getting late. Lorelai knew she was losing her opportunity and running out of time if she wanted to talk to him tonight.

"Hey Lorelai, what did you think?" Sookie asked, coming to stand next to her best friend.

"Are you kidding? This party was amazing. Taylor really out did himself this time" Lorelai responded, gesturing to the covering over their heads.

"Well, that really wasn't Taylor's doing." Sookie said simply, not noticing the confused look on her friend's face.

"What do you mean?" Lorelai asked turning to face Sookie straight on.

"Well," Sookie started, now looking increasingly uncomfortable. She knew she caught her friend with some kind of information.

"Sook, what is it?"

"Honey, it was all Luke, the tent cover. He called everyone in town asking them to donate, or let him borrow this stuff," she said, her turn to point to the covering, "and then must have stayed up all night working with Kirk, Taylor, Andrew and Jackson getting everything put up. Jackson came home about three, but told me Luke was still working…"

Lorelai was stunned, she didn't know how to respond to such a gesture. Her heart swelled with love.

"Lorelai, you ok?" Sookie asked gently, not sure of the look on Lorelai's face.

"Sookie?"

"Yeah sweetie?"

"I'll be right back."

"Ok sweetie." Sookie smiled as she watched Lorelai walk away and towards Luke's.

She was nervous, she didn't know what she was going to say, but she at the same time was exhilarated.

She loved Luke Danes and she knew it better now than ever before.

She was headed towards the diner and then there he was standing not more than five feet away from her in his normal flannel and her blue baseball cap.

"Hey," he said questions in his blue eyes and in his voice.

"Luke." Lorelai paused, wringing her hands together nervously trying to figure out the words she wanted to say. "I just wanted to say thanks, you know, for all that," pointing towards the square, "you made it happen."

"No, I just…I just made sure it didn't get washed out." He responded, looking nervously to the ground.

"It was amazing anyways, what you did for m…for Rory."

"Well, I wanted to make sure she had an great party…"

"Luke," Lorelai interrupted him taking several small steps toward him, gaining her confidence.

This is it, she thought, it's now or never. She took another step towards him.

Lorelai was inches away from him now and looking directly into his eyes they both waited. She placed her hands gently on his chest, forming the words she wanted to say carefully.

He broke the silence, "Lorelai? What are you doing?"

She smiled up at him, tears glistening in her eyes. "Would you just stand still?"

Luke cocked his head to one side and smiled. He lowered his lips to hers and kissed her with a years worth of pent up emotion and love. They stood there, in each other's arms, kissing, and neither cared the looks that they were getting from the town square.

He was kissing her for the first time in over a year and God did it feel good.

A/N: So, ya'll finally got the Luke and Lorelai action you've been begging for. Did you like it? Please let me know, the reviews and opionons you give are what keep me going and keep my mind filled with storylines. Let me know what you think and I'll start working on the next chapter.