Logan and Rory spent New Year's Eve in Tokyo. After having dinner, they returned to their hotel to spend the evening alone. Rory was falling asleep in the bed. She was exhausted from all the traveling.

"Rory wake up." Logan whispered.

"No." She groaned.

"It's almost midnight." Logan began kissing her face and down her neck.

Rory opened her eyes. She smiled softly, "You want me to be awake for midnight?"

"Yeah and then we can both sleep, I promise." Logan replied.

"Okay." Rory sat up slowly.

The clock in the room read 11:50.

"Come on," Logan wanted her to get out of bed.

"Hey. I never said I would get out of bed."

"Fine. We'll stay in bed." Logan moved the pillows against the headboard.

They sat back and waited for the minutes to pass by.

"Hey Ace?" Logan said gently.

Rory turned her face to him.

"I'm glad you came on this trip with me."

"Me too," She reached out and ran her hand over his hair. They had had a fun time on the trip. They experienced new things and they grew closer during the past few days. Rory had sent Lorelai a few emails to keep in touch and Lorelai had sent replies. Rory was so happy that she had decided to go on this trip. It had really helped her relax and she was happy to be spending some alone time with Logan.

At 11:59, they both started counting down in their heads, when they got to ten seconds, they counted out loud. At midnight on the dot, Logan pulled Rory close and kissed her deeply.

They kept kissing until they had to pull apart to breathe. Rory rested her forehead against his.

"I love you Rory Gilmore." He breathed.

"I love you too." She gave him another kiss before she pulled back.

They were asleep minutes later.

Many hours later, Luke and Lorelai were ringing in the New Year. They stayed home snuggled up on the couch watching movies. It was a cold night. Luke was drifting off.

Lorelai had her head against his shoulder and she felt his head slump forward.

"Don't fall asleep hon, you'll miss it."

Luke lifted his head and opened his eyes. He blinked a few times. "Miss what?" He asked. The movie they were watching had just ended, the credits beginning.

"The start of the new year,"

"Oh."

"And you won't get your new year's kiss."

"Hmm?" Luke rubbed her shoulder.

"And if you fall asleep you don't get to come up to bed with me." She teased.

"Is that so?"

She nodded then kissed his chin. Then she kissed his cheek, his temple and made her way to his upper neck. When she nibbled on his earlobe he let out a low moan.

She pulled away and smiled at him. He pulled her closer and she rested her head on his shoulder again.

He lifted his arm and looked at his watch. "Two minutes." He told her.

She had closed her eyes. She looked comfortable and he couldn't help but smile at the sight.

When he whispered that there were ten seconds before midnight, she lifted her head and counted down the remaining seconds. As soon as midnight stoke, she whispered "Happy New Year."

"Happy New Year" He said. He cupped her check and brought his lips to hers. They kissed tenderly for a couple minutes. Lorelai pulled back and buried her face in his chest.

"You okay?" He asked.

She pulled her face away. "Yep, I'm happy."

"Let's go upstairs." He mumbled after a minute had passed.

"Mmm okay," She pulled back and got up slowly. He followed her and they headed upstairs.

The next morning, Lorelai woke up to find the bed empty. When she reached for him and found cold sheets, she panicked for a second. Then she remembered that he sometimes woke up earlier to make breakfast. She got out of bed and put on her robe.

As she made her way to the kitchen, the smell of bacon cooking got stronger. She found Luke in front of the stove.

"Good morning." She said sweetly.

"Morning," He glanced at her for a second before focusing on cooking again.

She walked up to the stove and stood next to him, waiting for him to look at her again. When he did she leaned in for a quick kiss.

He told her that breakfast would be ready soon so she sat at the table and waited. After they ate, she got up to help with the dishes.

When she reached for the spatula, he was surprised. "You're gonna help me with the dishes?"

"Yes." She said simply.

"Really? You never help."

"Hey, I like doing dishes." She held out the spatula to him. "Or maybe I want to have a spatula fight."

"A spatula fight?" He was not amused.

"Yeah, kind of like a sword fight. Here." She dug through a drawer, pulling out another spatula. She held it out to him.

He took it from her. "I'm not going to have a fight with you." He put the spatula on the counter and held out his hand to get her to give him the one she was holding so he could put it in the sink.

"You're admitting defeat!" Lorelai yelled. She took a step closer to him and tried to hit him but he stepped back.

"Hey." He said. When she tried to hit him again, he debated picking up the discarded spatula. "Lorelai," He warned.

"It's fun. Rory and I used to do this when she was younger. It's not like we would actually use the spatulas for cooking. I don't even know why we have a spatula. One of them is yours." She smiled. "But we had two back then too…"

Luke picked up the spatula, held it in front of him. Lorelai grinned and hit her spatula against his. He didn't smile.

"Lorelai this is ridiculous. We're too old to be doing this."

Lorelai stuck her tongue out at him and ran behind him. Before he could move, she hit his backside with the spatula.

"Lorelai," He said wearily but he laughed.

She laughed too and hit him again, his arm this time. He turned and quickly grabbed the spatula from her hand.

"Aw you're no fun." She tried to take back the spatula but he held it tightly.

Luke didn't answer her; he put the clean spatula back in the drawer then walked back over to her.

"I made you laugh, you were having fun." She stated.

"I know." He said gently. He cupped her chin with one hand and gave her a short but sweet kiss. "Let's get the dishes done."

"Okay." She reluctantly conceded. He washed the dishes and she dried them.

Rory returned home the next day and spent one day recovering from jet lag before she had to go back to Yale. Lorelai and Luke were happy to have her home. A late Christmas present from Christopher arrived in the mail. It was a book that Rory had already read and she already owned it so she gave it to the Goodwill in New Haven.

A week later, Lorelai had her final radiation treatment. A little bit after that, she was called in to receive the results of the treatment. Rory was at Yale and would be coming home later that night. Luke went to the hospital with Lorelai. They both let out a breath as they stepped into Stephanie's office.

"It's good news, don't worry." Stephanie said.

Lorelai gave her a small smile and took a seat. Luke sat next to her and offered his hand to her. She took it, entwined her fingers with his.

Stephanie looked at both of them and gave a slight nod. "I'm pleased to tell you that you're official cancer free, Lorelai." She smiled.

The news took a few seconds to sink in. Luke dropped Lorelai's hand and shot up out of his chair then looked down at Lorelai. She also stood up and once she was standing he embraced her. He pulled her away from the chairs and picked her up, spinning her around a bit. He made sure that she didn't bump into anything and set her down gently.

Lorelai pulled away from Luke but he kept an arm around her waist.

"Are you sure?" Lorelai asked her voice a little shaky.

"Yes." Stephanie answered with another nod.

Lorelai smiled brightly as she felt tears prick her eyes. Luke took her hand and squeezed it.

"Thank you." Luke said to Stephanie.

"Yes, thank you so much. There are no words." Lorelai marveled.

"You're welcome."

Lorelai stepped away from Luke and walked over to Stephanie. She gave the oncologist a hug.

Luke walked over and shook Stephanie's hand.

"You'll need to come in for check-ups every once and a while, but you're in remission. Congratulations." Stephanie told Lorelai

"Thanks again." Lorelai couldn't describe all the emotions she was feeling. She couldn't wait to tell Rory in person.

Luke and Lorelai said their goodbyes to Stephanie and left the hospital. When they were stopped at a red light on the way home, Luke took Lorelai's hand and kissed it. She grinned at him. It was the biggest smile he had seen on her face in months. It was probably even bigger than when he proposed.

"We can start planning our wedding soon." She said quietly.

"That's right." He smiled.

At home, Lorelai took in a deep breath. "It's weird, I feel like I'm breathing in new air. Now that I'm not sick, everything seems brighter and better."

Luke noticed she was crying. He knew they were happy tears but he still pulled her into his arms. They hugged fiercely. Lorelai let her tears fall on his shirt.

"Love you." She whispered.

"Love you too." He whispered back.

They shared a few kisses then pulled apart. Looking around the living room, Luke asked what she wanted to do while they waited for Rory to get home.

"Take a nap." Lorelai responded. She was exhilarated and exhausted at the same time.

"I could go for a nap too." Luke admitted.

"Well come on then. " She took his hand and led him upstairs.

They changed their clothes and lied down on the bed. When sleep didn't come a half hour later, they just lied there in each other's arms, content. Sleep eventually came and they woke up a few hours later, an hour before Rory was due to arrive home.

Author's note: Thank you for reading, reviewing, following and favouriting this story. I really appreciate it. I'm saving Rory's return for the next chapter. I'm thinking there will only be 3 or 4 more chapters of this story.

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