They both stir awake and Luke sits up when he notices Lorelai "Lorelai.." She cuts him off.
"I can't believe you would do this to me! Go to hell Luke!" She screams and throws her wedding ring at his face, then leaves the house.
Luke looks down at his ring he had proposed to Lorelai with as memories of that day rushed in, the engagement, the wedding, everything with the two of them then he heard Rachel's voice.
"You are married!?" She asks.
"Yeah.."
"To Lorelai? You told me you lived here alone!"
Luke looks at her "I didn't know what to do. I haven't seen you in awhile and .." He goes blank.
Rachel quickly gets out of bed and gets changed. "I can't believe you would do this to her. What made you think you could do this to her Luke? Did she ever do something to hurt you!?" Luke looks down, because he can't think of anything.
"No, shes been perfect. I've been the ass. It doesnt matter now. I lost her." He says.
"I don't know what happened to you Luke, but your a jerk." Rachel leaves on that note and doesn't come back.
Meanwhile, Lorelai is on her way back to the Inn, not wanting to have anything to do with Luke right now.
He went to try and find her, but noticed her car gone and the kids too.
Lorelai came back home about 2 hours later. She sat out of the front porch and started to cry.
Luke came out sitting next to her.
She at him and gives him a nasty look. "Get the hell away from me." She says in a sharp tone of voice.
He puts his hands up in the air and began to walk away, but turns around
"I'll be in my old apartment, you and the kids can stay here" He says as if they were splitting apart forever.
"Good! Stay there with your new girlfriend! I hope you two are very happy together! And do me a favor, stay the hell away from me and my kids!" She screams at him across the yard and then walks in the house, slamming the door behind him.
He sighs, putting his head down, walking toward his truck.
She slides down the front door and puts her head in her hands and starts to cry, long choking sobs. A few minutes later she hears a loud bang on the front door, she opens it and sees an angry Luke on the other side. He quickly wipes her eyes.
"I thought I told you not to come back here."
"It's my house just as equally as it is yours, and who the hell are you to tell me I can't see my children? They are not just yours, they are OURS! Without me you wouldn't have them!" He yells.
"No! It became my house the minute you slept with another woman in our bed! ANd after the kids find out what you did, they will want nothing to do with you! Go to hell Luke! I hate you!" She yells loud at him and slaps him across the face. "You can be sure, you will never see them again."
Just then Katrina came down the stairs wiping her eyes. She was awaken by their yelling "What is going on?" She asks.
"Nothing, go back to bed." She tells her daughter.
She nods groggily and goes back up the stairs. "You are really going to keep me from seeing my children!?" Luke yells once he hears Katrina's door shut.
"Right now, yes! I don't want them getting hurt! What am I supposed to tell them now!? Daddy's leaving us because he has a new girlfriend! I don't want them around that Luke! I should have known you'd do something like this!"
"I never said I was leaving you and Rachel is not my girlfriend! Damnit it Lorelai, I never meant for this to happen."
"But guess what Luke! It did happen! And don't think that I am-" She is interupted by someone knocking and opening her front door. Its Rachel.
"Um..hi...I just..I left my bag in the living room.
"Get the hell out of my house!" She yells at Rachel.
"Im..uh sorry.."She says grabbing her bag and not looking at either one of them, she just leaves quietly.
"Lorelai, can we please just talk about this?" He asks kindly.
She takes a deep breath, calming herself down a little so that she can stop yelling. "I really don't want to talk to you right now...please...just leave."
"Okay." He nods. not taking anything with him and leaves looking back "Goodbye Lorelai."
She doesn't say anything back, she just closes and locks the door behind him. Then gets some pillows and blankets out of the closet and sleeps on the couch for the night.
Colin comes down the stairs the next morning and crawls up on Lorelai, kissing her cheek and then lays down on her.
Lorelai wakes up when she feels something heave on top of her. "Colin? Why are you laying on top of me sweetie?"
"I can't sleep." He says "Can I lay with you?"
"Sure, you can lay here. But do not turn on the T.V."
"Aw, why not?"
"Because I am still trying to sleep."
"Okay." He says and cuddles next to Lorelai.
A little bit later, Colin had gotten back up and went to play with some toys. Lorela got up and went to her room, staring at her bed, where the sheets were all messed up from Luke and Rachel.
She stared a bit more and then went over and frantically tore of the sheets and began to tear them up and they her cell phone rang. It was Sookie.
"Sookie, now is really not a good time. I'll call you back." SHe says and hangs up on her, then packs all of Luke's things and leaves the house.
She marches into the diner and throws his bag at him. "Here's your stuff, I'll have the divorce papers drawn up and mailed to you! Have a horrible life jerk!"
"A divorce? Are you kidding me?" He asks.
"Are you kidding me? You really think I wouldn't ask for a divorce after I find you in bed with your ex girlfriend?"
"I know. I know and I guess if a divorce is what you want then I will sign the papers." He says.
Lorelai just nods, leaving the diner, not caring that she just caused a scene in front of almost everyone in town. She goes home and into the guest room, slamming the door shut, sliding down on the floor, and starts crying.
About an hour later Katrina came knocking on the door. It was around 10:00am and the kids hadn't left for school. Lorelai didn't wake them. Luke usually was in charge of getting them up and taking them to school.
"Mom? Its 10 why didn't you wake us up?"
"Go to school if you want, I don't care." Lorelai mumbles, still laying on the guest bed sobbing.
Katrina tried to open the door, but it was locked. She shrugged and went back into her room, not going to school.
An hour later, Lorelai leaves the guest room, her eyes puffy and red with tear stains still on her cheeks. She tries to make it to the bathroom to clean up, but Katrina and Kelsey see her.
"Mom? Are you okay?"
"I'm fine girls." She says, hiding her face.
"No you aren't. You and daddy were fighting." Katrina says.
Lorelai sighs and looks at her daughters. "Okay, let me go get cleaned up, then the three of us can talk downstairs. Okay?"
They nod and go,letting their mother get cleaned up.
Lorelai takes a quick shower, gets dressed and goes downstairs, where Kelsey and Katrina are sitting on the couch waiting for her.
"Okay, Are you girls sure you want to hear this?"
They look at each other and nod. "What's going on?" She asks.
She rubs her hands together and takes a deep breath, then slowly lets it out.
"Last night...when you weren't home, I came home early...and your dad..he was....together....with..someone..."She finally gets it out and then puts her head down, she can't believe she just had to tell her daughters that their dad was a cheater.
"So he cheated?" Katrina asks.
"Why?" Kelsey asks.
"I don't know sweetie, I guess he just wasn't happy...anyway, we are getting a divorce."
"What?!" They both ask.
"Please, girls, don't yell at me. I just...things haven't been good between your dad and I lately and what happened last night was the last straw."
Katrina gets up off the couch. "I want to live with dad." She says.
Hearing her daughter say that was like a punch in her gut, knocking all the wind out of her. But she wasn't going to stop her daughter from doing what she wanted.
"Sweetie, we can figured all that out after he and I sign the papers."
She just nods and goes up to her room and Kelsey looks over to Lorelai.
"I want to live with you mama."
Lorelai gives her daughter a big hug. "Don't worry honey, you will always stay with me. Now why don't you go in the kitchen and get some breakfast, I'll be right back." Kelsey nods and skips off to the kitchen, while Lorelai goes upstairs and knocks on her oldest daughters door.
"Katie, can I come in please?"
"Yeah." She let's her in.
They both smile at each other as Lorelai sits next to her on the end of her bed. "I really just...need someone to talk to right now. I don't know what to do, do you think maybe you and I could talk?"
"Sure mom. What's up?"
"Do you think I'm making the right decsion?"
She shrugs "I don't know mom. I mean you and dad always talk things out. Why can't you two sit down and talk?"
"Because this time it isn't that simple. I walked in on him in bed with another woman, I can't just sit down and talk and pretend I'm okay with that."
"I know, I know, but..nevermind your going to get the divorce anyhow so it's not going to matter what my opinion really is here."
"No, your opinion does matter. I care about what all you kids think...I just don't want you guys to get hurt." She sighs. "Just forget it." Lorelai stands up and starts to leave the room.
"Mom, wait please."
"Yeah?" She asks, turning around, looking sad and worn out.
"Wanna play 1,2,3, he's yours by looking out the house window?" She smiles.
She smiles back and runs over to the window with her daughter. "Sure!"
"And one.."Katrina says and Kirk was delivering mail.
"Oh my new daddy" She jokes.
She glares at her. "Sooo not funny."
"So I take him as a no?" She laughs.
"Thats a never in a million years."
She laughs and a young boy walks by "Wanna pull a Demi Moore?"
"Maybe next year." She laughs and says sarcastically.
"Okay, and three" She says and they look and Luke walks by.
Lorelai's face falls and she looks away from the window in silence.
Katrina doesn't say a word, she only turns from the window.
"Maybe we should...go eat breakfast."
"Yeah...let's go."
Kelsey, Katrina, Colin and Lorelai are all eating breakfast, Brendan is the last one to wake up and come downstairs.
"Mom, where's dad?" He asks curiously as he takes a seat at the table with them.
"Oh..um...he went out for a little while."
"He going to be home for dinner?"
"Probably not kiddo, I'll talk to you more about it later. Right now we are just all enjoying breakfast as a family."
He nods "Mom, you actually cooked breakfast?"
"God no, I took out the boxes of cereal, and the girls put some waffles in the toaster oven. Take your pick."
Kelsey looks up to her mom as Brendan grabs waffles "If daddy doesn't come home, how are we going to eat?" She asks.
"Honey don't worry, there's always take out and I do know how to cook frozen things."
"We can't live on that forever though." She says honestly.
"We will be fine okay! Rory and I were fine and we will all be fine too! If you all think I'm so horrible than just go live with your father!" Lorelai leaves the room upset and with fresh tears in her eyes. She goes upstairs and lays in the guest room again, crying.
"Way to go Kels" Katrina says
"I..I..I didn't mean to." She says as her lip starts to tremble and she runs to her room.
"Good job Katie, you made Kelsey cry." Brendan says and goes after her little sister. Katrina takes Colin upstairs with her and they go into the guest room.
"Mom?"
"What?"
"Kelsey didn't mean any of that."
"She's right, you guys should be with your father. I'm not good enough to take care of all of you."
"Your a great mother, Kelsey was only asking a question and keep in mine she is 7 mom."
"I know, she's only 7 and I shouldn't take what she asks too seriously....but its not just about her question. What if...what if we get this divorce and I can't take care of you guys by myself?"
"I'm sure dad will want to help right?"
"I don't want his help...I don't want him in my life anymore." She says, beginning to cry again. She really hates Luke for making her feel like this.
Katrina hugs her mom tightly "Won't Kelsey, brendan and Collin need him?"
"He can be in their life without being in mine....soon I won't have you in my life as much either.." She says sadly.
"What do you mean?"
"You said before...you want to live with your dad."
"But I want to still see you."
"I want to see you too...I'm just afraid that when you go live with your dad, I won't be involved in your life as much anymore."
"Why? I will still come to see you. Dad won't keep me from you."
"Yeah, but in the end, you'll be going home to that apartment above the diner...not here. I don't want to make you feel guilty, I'll just really miss you...but you know, you have to ask your dad if its okay to move in with him first."
She does start to feel bad and stands up. "I'm not going."
"No, no honey. If you really want to, I don't want to stop you. You just need to talk to your dad about it first."
"No, I'm staying."
"Okay, how about you go through the day today, just thinking about it. Then tonight we will go out to dinner and you can tell me your final decision."
"Okay. That sounds like a good idea."
"Okay...now could you take Colin and help him get dressed please."
"No mommy, I want you to help me." Colin whines.
"Your sister can help you."
"No, I want you to!" He says and throws himself on the ground.
She's never seen him act like this before, she and Katrina get off the bed and lift him off the floor.
"Colin, mommy is busy, Katie gonna help you."
He continues to cry. "No! You are not busy..you just sleeping."
"I have something I need to go do. Katie is going to take care of you."
He gets up walking out, making the comment, "You don't love me anymore." He says.
Lorelai freezes, and tears start to fall down her face. She just can't take getting hurt anymore, she collaspes back into bed. Katrina grabs her brother and then grabs the phone, not knowing who else to call.
"Dad....I need you to come home, now." She tells him and then hangs up. "Come on Colin, say sorry to mommy and let's get you dressed."
"No! She is being mean to me. She is never like this to me." Colin says as tears begin to fall down his tiny face
On the phone.. "Katie. Your mom doesn't want me there" Luke says.
"Colin, all she said was for me to help you get dressed, she wasn't being mean."
He just takes his sisters hand and goes.
Things were a little rocky in the house the rest of the day. The kids didn't say much throughout the day. Lorelai had left them all home alone now and was walking around town by herself.
She is walking down the sidewalk when an arm reaches out and grabs her. Spinning her around, she almost falls. It is Luke, not looking to happy.
"Luke. What are you doing? You almost most knocked me down." She says softly and wraps her coat tighter around her body.
"First off..where is the kids?"
"They are at the house, I needed to get out for a couple minutes."
"Why didn't they go to school today? Katie says things crazy at the house."
"I heard what she said Luke, she called asking you for help and you didn't come. She called telling you that you were needed here...but you didn't come. No matter what happens between us, I always thought you were the guy that would come rushing over the minute your kids need help...I guess there's a lot I don't know about you anymore...Please, let go of my arm." She says, not raising her voice at all during the entire speech. But he doesn't let go. "What do you want from me?"
"I wanted to rush over there Lorelai, but you know why I didn't? Because YOU told me not to come to that house ever again, YOU said to stay out of your life and the kids! So, when our kids ask why daddy isin't coming home or coming to be with them, you better make sure you tell them that YOU and YOU only told their daddy not to come around and to stay out of their lives." He says and lets go, walking away.
Lorelai lets out a sob and falls to the ground. She just can't keep herself together anymore, she sits against the cold brick wall on the sidewalk, her knees pulled up to her chest, sobbing. Luke freezes, he hates seeing and hearing her cry and to know that he caused all of it is even worse.
Luke turns to say something to her, but doesn't know exactly what to say. He knows that she doesn't want him to touch her or be there for her, so he wasn't sure what to do. He carefully goes over and sits next to her.
"I didn't mean for all this to happen and you know it. I'm sorry Lorelai, and I don't know really know what else to say besides I'm sorry and I will always love you and be here for you and just know I want to be there for my children to, if you would allow me, but if you don't want me in your life, or the children's then get up and go be with them. Stop pushing them aside, take care of them, and find someone who will make you happy." He says not touching her at all, just sitting there and looking at her.
She wipes her eyes and looks at him, her face red and puffy. "I'm sorry I said that I would keep the kids away from you...I pro..promise...I didn't mean it...I'd never...never do that...I just need to know...why did you do it?"
"I felt like we were drifting. You were so different...and the night you worked late and when I asked you what was the matter..you told you thought u were getting sick and I knew it just wasn't that Lorelai, you haven't been telling me things lately and I guess when I saw Rachel I took it overboard and when she ws telling me about her life..I felt like hey this is a person who will be open with me. I never intended we would have sex. It just happened. I have no feelings for her at all..I never intended to hurt you."
Suddenly she becomes a little defensive, but still doesn't raise her voice. "I was pulling away? I wasn't talking? You're like a freakin' brick wall Luke. The other day when I tired to tell you I love you, you changed the subject. You never drop by the Inn anymore like you used to, you never call me just to see how my day's going like you used to....for 3 years, since I had Colin, you haven't done anything the way you use to."
"I'd rather not fight on the street in public like this. Your little scene yesterday in the dinner was enough." He says
"Can we go upstairs in the apartment and talk please?"
"I'm not trying to fight, I'm trying to talk to you. I don't want to talk in your apartment, I want to talk right here."
"Fine. That's fine, but the Lorelai I know, excuse me knew, wouldn't broadcast her life or our life to everyone, but maybe I don't know you anymore either like i thought. I did so call you at work, almost everyday to be exact, but you always had the same excuse for the past three years, you said you were busy and couldn't talk. It didn't matter what time of day it was, you were busy. You use to always make time for me when I called, so can you answer me a question. Why did you start doing that? Not wanting to talk to me when I called?"
"You are lying! I always wanted to talk to you! And the Luke I know wouldn't question my feelings or think that I don't want to talk to him! I didn't get in bed with anyone else Luke, you did. Remember that!? Because its burned into my freaking head! All I picture is the two of you together in our bed, doing god knows what. You cheated on me, you do not get to make me feel guilty." She says sharply and then turns to walk away.
"You think I don't feel bad for what happened?" He says running in front of her to stop her. "I do feel bad. I screwed up. I messed up her family, but don't blame this all on me. Yes, I slept with another woman, but I wasn't the only one who pulled away. You are just as guilty."
She says the first thing that comes to mind. "Well at least you don't have a son that hates you and a daughter that wants to move out!" This time she tries to hold herself together, not wanting to cry in front of him again. She taps her foot rapidly, trying to distract herself. Not realizing that a tear is sliding slowly down her cheek, the rest threatening to come soon.
"What are you talking about?" He asks confused.
She sighs and walks across the street, indicating him to follow her. They sit on the bench in the gazebo.
"I told Katrina about what's going on and she told me right away that she wants to live with you. She didn't even think about it, then when I wanted some time alone....Colin told me he doesn't love me. He hates me because I wouldn't help him get dressed."
"First off Colin doesn't hate you. He is a mommy's boy all the way through. He was probably upset because you usually dress him in the mornings and Katie wants to live with me?" Lorelai nods.
"I couldn't do that to you. She has to stay with you."
"I appericate that...but if she really wants to live with you, who am I to stop her?"
"You are her mother. You can tell her what to do."
"This is different Luke. Its not like she did something bad, she just wants think about living with you. She's going to tell me her finally decision tonight."
"She is welcome to if she wants to, but I will make sure she visits you everyday and every weekend she will spend with you."
For the firs time in the last 24 hours, Lorelai cracks a smile. "Thanks." She says softly and looks at the ground.
"Your welcome" Luke says as silence falls between them and Lorelai is still looking to the ground.
Luke looks over to her and lifts her face so she is looking at him and he suddenly kisses her.
Within in 5 seconds she pushes him away and stands up. "I can't believe you just did that!"
"I...I..I'm sorry." He says and walks away fast.
Lorelai chases after him, still wanting to know why he just kissed her. "Luke wait!" She calls after him. "Why'd you do it?"
"Because Lorelai, I still love you. I always have and I always will. I made a mistake, I'm sorry. I wish I could take it back but I can't."
" I gotta go." Lorelai says quickly and then runs all the way back home.
Luke sighs watching her as she runs away and then he goes back into the dinner and since no one was in there, closes for the day, then goes upstairs.
Lorelai gets home and slams the door shut behind her then stands in the living room trying to catch her breath since she just ran all the way home.
Kelsey comes out "Mommy? You okay?"
"Yeah, yeah sweetie. I'm fine...just..catching..my...breath..I ran...here."
"Why did you run?"
"Exercise," She makes up. "How's everything here?" She asks, changing the subject.
"Good. Colin is taking a nap."
"Where's Katie and Brendan?"
"Doing homework."
"And what are you doing?"
"I was watching a movie."
"Okay, well don't let me stop you." Lorelai is glad everyone is busy, it gives her some time to be alone and think.
"W..w..will you watch it with me?" She asks in a scared voice, after hearing about Colin this morning.
Lorelai stops and looks at her little daughter, who has within the last week, finally returned home.
"Sure, I'll just go make some popcorn and watch it with you."
"Yay!" She cheers, going into the living room and plopping on the couch.
Lorelai get some popcorn and then sits with her daughter to watch the rest of the movie.
"Mommy who is going to watch us tomorrow since you have work and we don't have school?" She asks.
"You'll be with daddy at the diner."
"Really?" She asks.
"Yup, you and Colin are going to be with dad. Katrina and Brendan will be in and out."
"Where are they going to be?"
"I don't know, they'll probably just hang around town."
"How come I can't do that?"
"Because you are only 7."
"But Brendan only 9."
"Being 9 and being 7 are very different kiddo."
"No its not. Thats not fair that they can run around town, but I have to stay at the dinner with a baby"
"Relax Kelsey, chances are Brendan won't leave the diner because your dad won't let him. When your older you can be on your own more too."
"Okay" She says simply.
Later that night when all the rest of the kids are in bed after having an early dinner, Lorelai and Katrina sit down and have their own dinner.
"So...how was your day today?"
"It was okay. Dare I ask how yours was?" Katie asks.
"Well after my crying episode here, I went out for a walk and had one right in front of your dad. It was so embarrassing."
"You were embarrassed to cry in front of daddy? Why?"
"Honey its embarrassing to cry in front of anyone. Don't get me wrong, its good to cry sometimes, but I just don't like to do it in public."
"But daddy seen you cry before, I don't understand."
"I know..but this was different....anyway, after that, we talked and he...he kissed me."
"He kissed you? Why?" She asks confused.
"I have no idea...anyway, enough talk about what I did, have you made up your mind about who you'd like to live with?"
"I..I..I..don't know. I mean I love both of you..and I don't know."
She reaches across the table and holds her daughters hand. "Honey, no matter what you decide, your dad and I both know how much you love us, and we love you right back. No matter what choose."
"I just don't think it's fair that daddy will be alone. I..I want to go with him, I think."
Lorelai takes a deep breath, then slowly lets it out and smiles a little. "Okay, if thats what you want, you can live with him."
She looks at Lorelai. "But it upsets you."
"No honey, it doesn't. I'm fine. I'll help you pack up your stuff tomorrow, right now you should call your dad and tell him."
"I have to go tomorrow? And I have to call him?" She asks.
"Yes, you do need to call him right now. If you don't want to leave tomorrow, its okay, you don't have to. But its going to have to be soon so that you can get settled in the apartment."
She nods and slowly walks away, feeling like she was being pushed out of her mothers home.
Katrina dials Luke's diner and waits until she hears her dad answer. "Dad? Its me, Katrina."
"Hey kiddo. what's up?"
"I just talked to mom, and I decided that if you guys are separating...I want to live with you."
"Okay kiddo, but we may have to move. My apartment is too small for us."
"Dad, you apartment isn't that small. Remember when you made it bigger a long time ago, there's even a separate bed for me. I don't want to move."
"Okay." He sighs. "I just want the best for you. I won't be able to give you the best like your mom can."
"Your my dad, you have already given me a lot. You should be able to take care of me, I'm your daughter." She says, suddenly getting frustrated that Luke thinks he can't take care of his own daughter.
"You are your mother's daughter." He says in a joking matter. "I know I can kiddo."
"Good, so I can live with you?"
"Yes you can."
"Great! So I'll just pack all my stuff and be ready to move in tomorrow or in two days."
"Katie, stay with your mom this week and I'll come get you and your stuff this weekend."
"Why can't I just come tomorrow?" She whines.
"You don't want to stay with your mom?"
"Its not that I don't want to stay with her...I just want to see you soon."
"Okay, I understand that, but wait to the weekend okay?"
"Fine, I'll wait until this weekend."
"Thank you."
"Okay, well I have to go finish dinner. Bye dad." Luke says goodbye back and they both hang up. Then Katrina sits back down with Lorelai at the table.
"I called him."
"ANd?"
"He said I could move in this weekend."
"Okay...thats..uh great." Lorelai says, trying to sound happy.