Disclaimer: Chapter 1

SA-fan 2011: Yes, Luke's father is still alive. It was suspected in the show that Luke was a few years older than Lorelai but in this fic he's only a couple months older, so they are both in the same grade. As for Lorelai and school/pregnancy; that will come out within the next two or three chapters.

Chapter 2: Confessions Of The Heart

End of December 1983

For once in her life, Lorelai woke up early in anticipation of Luke's phone call. She busied herself by cleaning her already spotless room. At all times the phone was right by her. How anxious she was was driving her crazy. There was a time when she thought shew was insane for being this anxious, but excused it by saying she was wanting to get out of the house.

When the phone rang, she stared at it through the first ring and picked up on the second. "Hello?"

"Hey, Lorelai. It's Luke."

"Oh, hey, Luke."

"So I was thinking I would pick you up and bring you back to Stars Hollow for the winter festival they have going on and you won't be wasting money on bus tickets."

"Great. Yeah, that works. Besides I have something I want to talk to you about."

"Okay. Um...I'm going to leave in five minutes."

"See ya when you get here."

Luke sat in his room smiling at the conversation he had just had with Lorelai. His mother's words from last night swam around in his head.

Actions speak louder than words, but some people would rather hear words. If you truly know the person you have feelings for, you will know what she would prefer.

He took his mother's words into consideration and knew what Lorelai would prefer. He had gotten advice from his mother, but his father overheard and gave some insight.

Lucas, I saw that girl you were with. Go with what you feel. She was looking at you just like you were looking at her. And don't be let ex-girlfriends' actions reflect on your decision.

Luke knew. He knew what he was going to say to her that day. And by the sound of it, she's going to bring up the same subject. He looked at the time and grabbed his keys to head off to Hartford.

Luke arrived thirty minutes later and saw Lorelai waiting outside the gate of her house. She hopped in when he stopped and smiled at him. They drove for about ten minutes before Lorelai brought the subject they both wanted to discuss up.

"So...I hope I'm not being to forward or scaring you away when I bring this up. But last night after you left I couldn't stop thinking about the whole day. And I realized something; I can be myself around you. I could never do that with my ex-boyfriend he always said I was embarrassing him. By being able to be myself around you...it made me see that you're not like any other guy out there and I like you. I mean like really like you."

Luke kept his eyes on the road but when he stopped at a red light, he looked at her. "I really like you too. Thought about it all night." He watched as Lorelai nodded her head and smiled. "So do you want to make this winter fesitval a...date?"

"If you're asking."

"I'm asking."

"Then I'd love to."

Luke had taken Lorelai to meet his parents since there was still a few hours before the festival began. Both of his parents fell in love with Lorelai and her bubbly personality instantly. He thought about introducing her to his sister, but decided against it, for now. But now, it was eight at night and they were walking around the town square holding hands and laughing. The citizens of Stars Hollow were shocked and couldn't take their eyes off of the couple.

After they walked around and stopped to talk to different friends of Luke's for a few hours, Lorelai spoke, "So is this the way the people around here ring in the new year?"

"In a way, yes."

"Fun. I wish it was like this in Hartford. My parents normally have some party that they throw but were beaten to it by their friends, so that's where they are. I love it here. One day, when I'm done school, I'm going to move here. It seems so...magical."

A smile grew on Luke's face. "Yeah, until you meet the mental patients. Like Patty or Babbette who are staring at us right now."

"Probably because it's about to strike midnight in a minute."

"Jeez. Nothing but gossip around here."

Lorelai was ready to reply but then the two heard the count down begin. She knew what her next move would be. The crowd shouted 'Happy New Year' and Lorelai turned to Luke. They both leaned into each other and their lips connected like magnets.

Lorelai wrapped her hands around Luke's neck and Luke's hands went to her waist. Sure it wasn't your average new year kiss, but it was their first kiss and new year kiss. They broke apart and Lorelai smiled.

"They're all watching us," Lorelai whispered.

"This damn town!" Luke said and it sent Lorelai into a fit of laughter. "What?"

"You're so cute when you're annoyed."

"I am not cute. Men are not cute."

Lorelai nodded her head. "Then whatever you like to be called that is the equivalent to cute. That's what you are, especially when you're annoyed."

Their night ended with Luke dropping Lorelai back off at her house. But before she got out, she gave Luke one last kiss, for now.

Middle of January 1984

It had been two weeks since Lorelai had wandered into the little town Stars Hollow and met Luke Danes. Luke Danes, the boy she found herself falling for. It's unusual for Lorelai to fall this fast for a guy, but then she remembered; Luke is different. She doesn't have to pretend around him. That's one of the things she liked most about him. She had been coming to Stars Hollow whenever she got the chance. On one of her visits, Lorelai bumped into a red-headed girl who looked about her age. She met her during the winter festival when she and Luke stopped to talk to Luke's friends. Lorelai wracked her brain for the name of the girl, then when the girl spoke, Lorelai remembered.

"Oh! I'm sorry, Lorelai. I'm clumsy most of the time."

"Oh, it's okay. Sookie, right? We met at the winter festival thing Luke brought me to."

"That's me. We still can't believe that Luke fell this hard for a girl."

Intrigued, Lorelai urged Sookie on. "What do you mean?"

"You're all he ever talks about. Whenever someone brings up 'that chick' they met at new years, Luke gets a goofy grin on his face and corrects them by saying 'Lorelai'. It's so cute! I'm really happy for him."

Lorelai smiled at the way Luke's affection was described to her by one of his friends. "Hey, since he's still working for a few hours, do you want to hang out? I always come at the earliest time I can to get away from my house."

"Sure! We can go to my house."

So Sookie and Lorelai walked to Sookie's house talking casually, getting to know one another. From the second they started talking, Lorelai knew that she and Sookie could become good friends, best friends even. For the next few hours, the two women chatted about anything. One particular topic was why Lorelai wanted to be away from Hartford. That took a whole half hour to explain. Their time was cut short when they both took note of the time.

"I'll be back next weekend. Instead of walking around Hartford aimlessly wasting time, I'll come to Stars Hollow and we'll hang out again if you want."

"I would love that!"

The two exchanged numbers and then Lorelai was out the door on her way to meet Luke.

"Hey," Luke greeted when she walked into the store.

"Hiya."

"I'll be done in about two minutes."

Luke finished his work and he guided Lorelai out of the store and the two walked around holding hands. "So, what do you want to do today?"

"I was thinking of taking you out to eat," Luke answered.

"Ah. That's the best way to a girl's heart. Where to?"

"It's a secret."

Lorelai wrinkled her nose. "You and your damn secrets."

After a fifteen minutes drive, Luke pulled the truck into a parking space. "Here we are."

"Sniffy's Tavern? I've never heard of it."

"Friends of my parents own it. We come here all the time; they'll love you."

The two sat through a dinner chatting quietly about their week. When they reached a comfortable silence, Lorelai thought back to all her visits here since new years. Their dates had been dinners and movies, make out sessions happened here or there. A few times they became very, very close to going all the way, but one of them always stopped themselves. They had talked about it. She knew that he had already had sex; he knew that she never had sex. He claimed that's why he stopped her when she didn't stop them; Luke said that it will happen when the time is right.

"Luke?"

"Yes?"

"When will if finally be time to...you know?"

"Give us two more weeks and then we'll see."

"I'm holding that to you mister."

Filler chapter. I had another one written but I didn't really like it when I reread it. So, bringing Sookie in...I did that so we know that Lorelai is already becoming friends with her...and she'll be needed a few chapters. The website wasn't working when I went to upload the other day which is why nothing has been posted since then. Anyway...this isn't one of my best chapters but before they actually sleep together, I wanted you to know that they did talk about it.