A few days later, Lorelai woke with the feeling that she was forgetting something. Luke was still asleep, snoring softly next to her. She got out of bed slowly and walked over to the door where her purse was sitting on the floor. Picking it up, she dug around in it until she found her pocketbook.

She opened it to November and saw that she had written Luke with a little heart on today's date, November 30th. It was Luke's dark day, she realized. She wondered if he had forgotten. Getting back into bed, she curled up next to him. His back was to her so she pressed her face to the back of his shoulders and wrapped an arm around his waist. She kissed his neck and his cheek.

That woke him up. He groaned.

"Sorry. You slept in a little, are you okay?" She whispered.

He took a second to reply, "Yeah, why?"

She let out a breath. Maybe he doesn't remember. "It's your dark day honey."

Luke stiffened. Lorelai kissed his cheek again. "I'm sorry"

He took hold of her hand. "It's okay. I forgot about it… but I'm fine."

Lorelai pulled back from him. He turned to face her. She gave him a wary look.

"Really, I'm fine." He promised. He kissed her cheek then got up, heading to the bathroom.

Lorelai's brow furrowed. She was worried about him. The past few months had been about him being there for her and now was the time to show him that she would be there for him. He had been her rock and she wanted to be his.

She lied in bed for a few more minutes and heard the shower running. She got out of bed and went downstairs. Picking up the phone, she dialed Rory's number.

"Hi Mom,"

"Hey sweets, are you headed to class right now?"

"No. Not for another half hour. I can talk, what's up?"

"Well remember Luke's dark day last year?" Lorelai said slowly.

"Oh yeah… it's today. November 30th, right?" Rory answered.

"Right. I want to do something for him you know? I want to show him that I appreciate all he's done for me in the past few months, well the past nine years really. I know he knows I love him but I just want to comfort him. I want to do something special for him."

"Yeah um… hmm I don't know what you could do. Maybe go on a day trip or something?" Rory said.

"Oh yeah, that might make him smile. Um… we could go fishing maybe."

"You? Go fishing?" Rory almost laughed.

"Hey! I went fishing with Alex remember?"

"Oh yeah, and Luke was the one who taught you how. I feel bad for him, he was into you and he was teaching you how to fish for your date with another guy."

"Well he didn't tell me how he felt for years!" Lorelai exclaimed. She shook her head. "That's not the point, we're engaged now and I just want to do something that will cheer him up a little. I think fishing might make him smile. I'm not really into it, but I just want to do something that will make him happy."

"Okay." Rory smiled. "I think fishing will make him happy. I just hope he actually catches something or else the whole day would kind of be a bummer."

"Rory! Don't think like that."

"Sorry. Yes, I think going fishing is a great idea."

"Thank you." Lorelai sighed. "He should be getting out of the shower soon so I need to go. I'll call you later."

"Okay. Tell Luke I say hi and that I'm thinking about him."

"I will. Love you bye."

"Love you too bye."

Lorelai hung up the phone just as she heard Luke walking down the stairs.

"Who was that?" He asked.

"Rory, she says hi and she's thinking about you. She reached out and rubbed his arm. "What do you want to do today?" She asked.

He shrugged and walked to the kitchen. She followed.

"I'm just gonna make breakfast for now." He told her.

"Okay. Um after that what do you want to do?" She stood next to the stove and watched him get cooking utensils out of the cupboards and food out of the fridge.

"I don't know. Why?" He didn't look at her.

"Because I uh want to do something," She put a hand on his arm to get him to stop what he was doing.

"What kind of something?" He turned to her.

"We could go fishing." She said, keeping her eyes on his.

He gaped at her. "You don't want to fish."

"Yes I do, with you. I want to do something you like to do." She insisted. He had gone back to preparing breakfast.

"You don't have to do that… just because it's my dark day." He said gently, his voice lacking emotion.

"But I want to. Please Luke. I want to make you happy."

"You do make me happy. But these past few months have been about you, about making you comfortable and making you smile when you can." He grumbled.

"I know and I love you for caring about me and focusing on me but today is about you. I want to make you smile. I," She stopped and let out a breath. "I want you to have some light on your dark day."

He stopped preparing the food and looked at her. She met his eyes and gave him a pleading look. "I don't even know if the weather's good today."

"I'll check!" She scurried away to find her laptop.

Luke just shook his head and started cooking. Lorelai returned a few minutes later. She sat at the table and waited for her laptop to boot up. A few minutes later, she called him over to look at the screen.

"Wait until I finish cooking." He said. It took him several minutes to finish cooking their omelettes. He put her plate next to her laptop and his on the other side of the table then stood behind her chair and bent down.

Lorelai looked at him as he read the weather information on the screen. "I guess it's not too bad. It's cold though so you should wear layers." He muttered then turned to go sit down. Once he sat down, she shot up and went over to him.

"So we can go?" She asked with a small smile.

"Yeah. I guess so." He looked at her face. "Yes." He clarified.

"Yay!" She shouted bending down to give him a quick hug.

He chuckled thinking it was funny to see her be this enthusiastic about fishing.

"You won't regret this babe." She said as she took her seat.

He just smiled at her, wondering what he had gotten himself into.

Two hours later, they were at the fishing spot. They would be fishing from the dock as Luke had never finished his father's boat. Lorelai told him she'd watch at first to see if he got any fish before she tried fishing. He brought a lawn chair for her.

After ten minutes had passed, Lorelai shouted: "No bites yet?"

"You have to be patient. And you're gonna scare the fish if you yell like that." Luke replied. He smirked to himself. He knew she would be bored.

Another few minutes passed and Lorelai decided she wanted to try. She got up and picked up the rod Luke had brought for her.

She walked up and stood next to him. "Heyyy Luke." She said slowly.

Luke quickly reeled in his line. "Hmm?" He glanced at her.

"Teach me how to fish again, I don't remember."

"All right," He instructed her how to hold the rod and she copied him. Then he showed her how to cast. She followed his directions and made a perfect cast the first time.

"I did it!" She cheered.

Luke grinned. She didn't see it as she was looking out at the water.

"And now we wait." She scrunched up her nose.

He didn't say anything. Ten minutes of silence passed without either of them saying anything. Luke was surprised that Lorelai wasn't complaining. He figured that she didn't want to upset him and that she was really trying to make this a good day and he appreciated that.

Luke felt a tug on his rod suddenly. He pulled up and started reeling.

"Oh! Do you have a fish?!" Lorelai said.

Luke just nodded and continued reeling in the fish. It didn't take long. He reeled in a small fish a minute later.

"Aww it's cute. We should name it." Lorelai glanced at the fish then at Luke.

"Why? It's going back in." Luke held his rod in one hand and removed the hook from the fish with the other.

"Woah. You did that really fast and without tools. You're a real pro."

Luke laughed. He gently threw the fish back in the water.

"Aw I didn't get to say goodbye to Bob." Lorelai pouted.

"Bob? Really?" He rolled his eyes.

She shrugged. "He looked like a Bob."

"Oh!" She shouted as she felt a pull on her rod.

"Got one?" He asked.

"I think so." She started reeling. After a minute she groaned.

"Need some help." He asked?"

"Nah I got it." She grunted as she kept reeling.

He watched her as she struggled a little but managed to reel the fish in. It was bigger than the one he caught.

"Wow! I caught a fish! And it's bigger than the one you got!" She exclaimed.

"Yep," Was all he said. He helped her remove the hook and release the fish.

She looked at him. "I made you smile." She said softly.

He looked back at her; the smile didn't leave his face. She beamed and leaned in to kiss him. They pecked on the lips.

"Now, let's see if we can get any more!" She said when she pulled away.

Soon, they took a break to eat lunch. They didn't catch any more fish that afternoon. Lorelai gave up before Luke did. He tried a few more casts then told her that they could leave.

"Wait, look." She pointed at the scenery.

There was a beautiful sunset over the water. Lorelai stood and walked over to Luke. He put his rod down. She leaned against him and his arm came around her. She wrapped her arms around his waist and pressed her face into his chest.

They stood like that for a while, content.

"Thank you." Luke whispered.

"You're welcome." Lorelai replied. She pulled back a little and smiled at him.

When they got home, they ate dinner. Afterwards, Luke went upstairs. He seemed to be in a bad mood. Lorelai followed him upstairs to the bedroom.

He was lying on the bed. She sat on the end of the bed.

"Luke? I thought you had a good time? Are you okay hon?"

"I did have a good time. I just want to be alone right now." He said quietly.

"But I thought, I mean… I thought I could help you feel better." Lorelai felt herself tear up.

Luke sighed. He sat up. "You did make me feel better, for a while. I just still miss my dad. I wish he could be here. I wish he could meet you. That he could see us get married."

"Oh," She breathed. She felt heartbroken.

"I just need some time alone. I'll be fine, really." He tried to assure her. He didn't want her to see him like this. Even though more than fifteen years had passed, he still felt broken on this day. He didn't want to push Lorelai away but it was hard for him to talk about his feelings and he'd rather deal with them alone.

"Okay." She got up and left the room.

Lorelai made some popcorn and sat down to watch some TV. She watched two episodes of a sitcom before she fell asleep.

Left alone, Luke thought about his father. He tried to think about the good times, but his mind always drifted to the memories of the day of his dad's death. Liz wasn't even there on the day her own father died. She was living in New York with a young Jess and Luke was left to take care of their sick father.

William Danes was a stubborn man. Luke supposed he had gotten his stubbornness from his father. William refused to die at the hospital, he had wanted to die at home but Luke eventually managed to convince him that he would be more comfortable at a hospice. On his final day, Luke barely had time to say goodbye. He was working at the hardware shop and had closed early to visit his dad. His dad had looked so pale and so weak during his final days. Luke could barely make himself visit, the image of his father so sick had made him uncomfortable and upset. Ever since his mother passed away, hospitals made him feel sick. But he pushed those emotions aside and visited his father every day.

When Luke said goodbye to his dad, he didn't cry for hours. He had called Liz an hour later, and then he called Buddy and Maisy and his father's friends. Finally, when he came home he allowed himself to cry. Now, he couldn't shed a tear. It had been way too long to still be upset about it, he told himself. Losing a parent was difficult, losing both was unbearable. But Luke had somehow made it through all these years. Rachel had come and gone too many times to count. He had only visited Liz and Jess once a year. Luke was lonely for years.

Until Lorelai came into his life, Luke wasn't sure he would ever truly love someone again. He was afraid of getting too attached to people. He had abandonment issues, he realized. But Lorelai, Lorelai was a constant. Yes, they had had fights and they had broken up before. She was still the person he loved most in this world. She can help me he thought. He finally realized that he was stupid to push her away. He had been there for her and now was the time she would be there for him. She would never leave, he knew that.

Luke finally got up and went downstairs. He found Lorelai asleep on the couch. He bent down and gently shook her shoulder.

Lorelai opened her eyes to see Luke in front of her. "Is the dark day over?" She asked gently.

He touched her cheek with his thumb. "No, but come to bed."

She stared at him. "But I thought you wanted to be alone."

"No. I want you. I was wrong to tell you to leave." He cleared his throat. "Uh I'm sorry. I do need you."

She smiled softly. He helped her up. Once they were both standing, she pulled him into her arms. He let her hold him for a bit before her pulled back and kissed her tenderly.

She sighed against his lips and deepened the kiss. He was the one to break the kiss and he took her hand and led her upstairs.

They lied in bed for a bit, Lorelai still in her clothes. When she moved he made a sound of protest.

"I'm just gonna go change and brush my teeth, I'll be right back." She said.

She returned a few minutes later, wearing one of his flannels. He smiled as she got back in bed and cuddled up to him. She laid her head on his chest and his hand rested on head. They lied in that position until he fell asleep. She lifted her head and moved but stayed close to him. When he woke in the middle of the night in a cold sweat, she comforted him with kisses and gentle words.

A week later, Lorelai had her first radiation treatment. Rory was still at Yale and it was finals week so she couldn't make it. Luke was the only one who came to the appointment as Emily and Richard were busy. Luke couldn't go in the room with her so he waited in the waiting room. When Lorelai came out, he asked her how it went.

"Fine. It didn't hurt at all." She answered. "And there are almost no side effects so it's the least stressful treatment."

"That's good." He said. He took her hand and they walked out of the hospital together.

When they got home, Lorelai called Rory to tell her how treatment went. After they chatted for a bit, Rory changed the subject.

"Um Mom, I wanted to run something by you."

"Yes? What is it?" Lorelai asked calmly.

"Well Logan wants to spend some time in Asia during the holidays, after Christmas and he wants me to come." Rory stopped, wanting to hear what Lorelai thought.

"You should go." Lorelai said quickly. She would never tell Rory not to go.

"Really? I mean I want to stay here and spend time with you but I also want to go but I don't want to leave you at a time like this."

"Really. Go, have fun. I'll be fine. I'll miss you but this is a great opportunity. I have Luke and your grandparents and Sookie and the town. No one can replace you of course but I think you deserve to go on this trip and have fun with Logan."

"Okay." Rory relented. "I'll go. Thank you Mom."

"You don't need to thank me hon." Lorelai smiled.

"I'll be home in a few days and we can spend half of my break together. We can do whatever you want." Rory said. She sounded a little concerned.

"I know you love to spend time with mommy." Lorelai laughed a little. "Don't worry we'll get enough time together before your trip, you'll get sick of me by the time you have to go so much so that you'll can't wait to get away from me." She teased.

Rory faked a gasp. "Never"

"So what countries in Asia are you going to?"

"Um so far China, Thailand and Japan if we have time, we only have a week."

"Sounds like fun. Is Logan paying for all of it?" Lorelai wondered.

"Yes. Well I told him I'd pay for some of it but he told me he'd handle it."

"Ah Mr. Moneybags and he's only twenty four, damn those trust fund kids." Lorelai said. She didn't mean for it to come off as offensive.

"Hey! He's working hard to graduate and he wants to get away from his family." Rory lowered her voice.

"I know, I'm sorry I didn't mean to be offensive. I know he loves you and you love him and that you're happy. That's all I want, for you to be happy." Lorelai answered.

"I am…me too. I want you to be happy too." Rory said.

"I know and I am happy." I'll be really happy once I'm cancer free. She didn't want to say that out loud.

"I better go, Logan just got here and we're going out for dinner."

"Okay. Bye. See you soon."

"Bye." Rory hung up. She rushed over to Logan and gave him a hello kiss.

"Hey Ace, ready to go?" He smiled when she pulled back.

"Yep. Let me just get my coat." She picked up her coat.

They walked to his car. "I talked to my mom and I've decided that I want to go to Asia with you."

"Are you sure?"

"Yep. We talked and decided that I should go. I'll miss her but she'll be fine."

Logan wrapped his arm around her. "I can't wait; it's going to be one hell of a trip."

Rory looked at him for a second. "Wait it's gonna be just us right? No Life and Death Brigade?" She worried.

Logan laughed. "No, of course not, it's only gonna be us. I wouldn't want to bring the guys. I want to be alone with you." He stopped walking which caused her to stop.

"Good." Rory smiled at him. He pulled her in for a kiss. They kissed a few times before she pulled away and took a step back.

"Come on, let's get to the restaurant. I'm starving." She tugged on his hand.

He grinned and they walked the rest of the way to his car.

Author's note: I feel like the last chapter was lacking… it was a filler chapter. I wanted this chapter to focus more on Luke hence the dark day but I added the Logan and Rory part at the end because I felt like the story needed a little bit more of them.
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