Rory stepped inside the house and called out for Lorelai. When there was no answer, she looked at her watch and saw that it was after nine o' clock. She wondered if Lorelai and Luke were sleeping. Rory headed to her room but stopped walking when she heard someone coming downstairs.

"Rory!" Lorelai yelled.

Before Rory could answer her, Lorelai had tackled her in an embrace.

"Oh," Rory gasped. She hugged Lorelai back. "I missed you too but you know I was only gone for a week."

"I know but I have something exciting to tell you." Lorelai pulled back but kept her hands on Rory's shoulders.

"What is it?" Rory asked.

"Guess."

"No just tell me." Rory smiled. She could tell that Lorelai was very happy about something.

Lorelai took a breath. "Okay." She looked Rory in the eye. "I'm officially cancer free!"

Rory grinned. "Oh my god! That's amazing! I can't believe it!" She hugged Lorelai.

Lorelai laughed softly. "Believe it." They hugged each other for a long time.

Luke came downstairs and smiled at the sight. Rory saw him over Lorelai's shoulder and smiled at him. She pulled away.

"Hey Luke," She greeted him.

"Hey Rory, how was the drive?"

"Fine, the traffic wasn't too bad."

"That's good."

Lorelai looked back and forth between them and frowned. "Why are you two talking about traffic when we should be celebrating?"

Luke smirked and Rory laughed. Lorelai gestured for Luke to come closer.

"Get over here, we should have a family hug." She said.

"I don't know I mean-"Luke protested but Rory cut him off:

"Come on, you're family Luke. You've been family for years."

Luke smiled at that and stepped closer to them. His arm came around Lorelai and Rory put her arm around him then he put his other arm around her. They stood like that for a minute, happy.

"Does anyone else know?" Rory asked.

"Nope, just you and Luke, I want to tell everyone in person." Lorelai answered.

"Then tomorrow will be a busy day."

Lorelai nodded. "Which is why I'm going to bed after I get caught up with you."

"There isn't much to tell you."

"Well just tell me how your classes are and how Paris is…" Lorelai led Rory to the couch, talking a mile a minute.

Luke headed back upstairs to give the girls some alone time.

After Rory and Lorelai chatted for a bit, Rory gently nudged Lorelai,

"Hey now you can start planning the wedding."

Lorelai grinned. "I know."

"Once you have the date set we can go dress shopping and pick out the flowers and oh! Get invitations made." Rory said excitedly.

The smile on Lorelai's face didn't fade. "Hey, will you be my maid of honour?" She asked gently.

"Oh mom, I'd be honored… I just thought you'd want Sookie to be your matron of honour."

Lorelai shook her head. "I want you as my maid of honour."

Rory smiled softly. "Okay." She whispered. She thought for a second before she asked:
"Are you going to wear a veil?"

"Hmm I don't know, maybe." Lorelai thought about it and remembered that Emily said she might want to consider a tiara. "Maybe a tiara would be nice."

"Maybe," Rory looked at Lorelai. "You should get some sleep."

"Yeah I guess so, I took a nap before you got here but I still feel tired… but I'm also exhilarated."

"Well at least try to get some sleep." Rory kissed Lorelai's cheek. "Good night Mom."

"Night hon." After Rory headed to her room, Lorelai got up and slowly headed upstairs.

She found Luke lying on the bed. His eyes were closed but the lamp was on.

"Still awake babe?" She whispered as she slipped into the bed.

He opened his eyes and took a breath when she curled up to him.

"Today was a great day." She said softly.

"Mmm hmm." He agreed.

"And there are only more great days to come."

"Yep." He murmured. His eyes were closing.

"Like our wedding day." She whispered.

"Right," He whispered back. He traced circles on her back.

"Goodnight." She said turning her head to give him a kiss.

He made the kiss last longer, pressing his lips firmly to hers. She smiled against his lips and gave him another soft kiss before she pulled away.

"Night," He said when she had settled next to him after turning off the lamp.

The three of them had a big breakfast the next morning. Once they were finished eating, they quickly got dressed and headed out. Lorelai wanted to tell Sookie first, so she made sure to get to her house early enough so that she wouldn't have already left for work.

Lorelai knocked and they waited for Sookie or Jackson to answer.

"Jackson, can you get the door?! I'm feeding Martha!" They heard Sookie yell.

"Who's here so early in the morning?" Jackson asked.

"I don't know! Just answer the door please!"

"Maybe we came here too early…" Rory muttered.

"It's fine. Sookie will be so thrilled with the news; she won't care how early it is." Lorelai said.

The door opened and Jackson stood there blinking at them. He was wearing one of his farming outfits.

"Oh hi guys. What brings you here so early?" Jackson was calm. He didn't seem to be angry.

"I've got some good news and I need to tell Sookie, you and Sookie." Lorelai said.

"Jackson? Who is it?" Sookie called out.

"It's Lorelai, Rory and Luke."

"Oh, let them in."

"That's what I was doing." Jackson stepped aside and let them in. He ushered them to sit in the living room and told them he would go get Sookie.

Sookie came downstairs a few minutes later, Jackson on her heels carrying Martha.

"Hi guys. Jackson said you have some news?"

Lorelai smiled and nodded. "Sit down, actually no wait stand because you're gonna end up hugging me." She stood.

"Oh," Sookie gasped. She stared at Lorelai. "Just tell me!" She insisted.

"Okay, okay." Lorelai smiled. "As of yesterday, I'm cancer free."

Sookie stared at Lorelai for a few seconds; it took a bit for the news to hit her. "Oh my god! Oh my god!" She reached out and pulled Lorelai to her.

"That's amazing." Sookie said in Lorelai's ear.

"I know." Lorelai whispered back.

"I'm so happy! I have to cook something for you to celebrate and oh! I should bake a cake too!" Sookie jumped up and down a little bit, Lorelai joined in. She suddenly grasped Lorelai's hands.

"And you and Luke can set a date!" She squealed glancing at Luke. He stood up and stepped next to Lorelai. He figured Sookie might want to hug him too.

Sookie gave Luke a quick hug and gestured for Rory to stand up and she hugged her too.

"This is just so… ah I'm…" Sookie just grinned.

"I know, we're ecstatic," Lorelai crowed.

"Does everyone know?" Sookie asked.

"No. Just everyone in this room," Lorelai replied.

"Oh you didn't tell you parents yet?" Jackson questioned.

"No we're going there next."

"Oh so we were the first ones you told…"

"Yes. Besides Rory and Luke of course,"

"Oh honey we're touched that you told us first but you better go tell your parents." Sookie said slowly.

"I will." Lorelai assured them.

Sookie pulled her into another hug. "I'm so happy for you."

"Thanks." Lorelai felt herself tear up a little.

They said their goodbyes, telling Sookie and Jackson that they would see them soon.

On the drive to the Gilmore residence, Lorelai took Luke's hand and when he tried to pull it away she held on tighter.

"I need both of my hands on the wheel." He said sternly.

"Sorry." She dropped his hand.

"Are you okay?" He asked.

Rory gave her a concerned look.

"I'm just anxious for some reason." Lorelai responded.

"But you can tell Grandma and Grandpa the good news. They're going to be thrilled." Rory said.

"I know." Lorelai gave her a small smile. "I just feel a little strange for some reason. I don't know… I'm sure it will pass."

Luke remained silent, he listened but focused on the road, he knew Lorelai would be okay.

When they arrived at the house, Rory went ahead and waited at the front door. Lorelai stopped and looked around. Luke put his arm around and pressed a quick kiss to the top of her head.

"Let's go." She said with a smile. She knew Emily and Richard would be happy to hear the news. She couldn't understand why she felt so anxious.

They stepped next to Rory and she glanced at them before she knocked on the door.

Emily opened the door a minute later. "Oh, were we expecting you?"

Lorelai frowned. "Um no but I have some news." She looked at Emily and added, "Good news."

"Oh, all right, come on in." Emily said.

The three of them stepped inside.

"Your father isn't here and I just fired the maid so it's been a rough morning so far." Emily informed them.

"Oh I'm sorry Mom." Lorelai said sincerely. "But this news will make you feel better, trust me."

Emily just nodded as she took a seat in the living room. Lorelai, Luke and Rory sat across from her.

"I'm officially cancer free." Lorelai said, smiling.

"Really?" Emily seemed to have trouble believing it.

"Really, my oncologist told me. I'm in remission."

"That's wonderful…" Emily lifted her hand to her face. She started to cry. "I wish your father was here to hear this."

"Well why don't you call him?"

"You don't want to tell him in person?"

"No that's okay. You can just put him on speaker phone."

"All right," Emily got up and walked over to the phone. She looked at Lorelai before she picked up the phone and they shared a smile.

"Hello Richard… yes I know you're busy but Lorelai is here and she has some good news… she told me already but you need to hear it… yes I'll put you on speaker phone."

Lorelai got up and walked over to the table with the phone. She cleared her throat and said:

"Hi Dad,"

"Hello Lorelai. How are you? Your mother tells me that you have some news."

"Yes, I… I'm cancer free." Lorelai said, choking up a little even though she had cleared her throat.

Richard was silent for about a minute. "Well, that's wonderful. We'll have to celebrate tonight."

"Yeah," Lorelai said gently. A couple tears fell from her eyes.

"All right so I'll see you and Rory and Luke tonight. I have to get back to work but thank you for telling me your news. My day has brightened." Richard sounded emotional.

"You're welcome Dad." Lorelai almost said 'I love you' but she couldn't get it out.

Richard hung up. Emily looked at Lorelai and Lorelai gave her a weak smile.

"Oh my I'll have to hire a new maid and tell our cook to make your favourite meal and…" Emily trailed off.

"Mom," Lorelai said to get her attention.

Emily turned to her.

"Thank you for being here these past few months. It really means a lot. I couldn't have gotten through this without you and Dad, really."

"You're welcome." Emily's voice shook a little. "Thank you for letting us in."

"You're welcome." Lorelai said in a low voice.

"So I'll tell the cook to make your favourite meal?"

Lorelai smiled, "Yeah, sure."

Rory got up suddenly and she walked over to Emily. She wrapped her arms around her grandmother, holding her close. Lorelai saw her whisper something in her ear.

Emily nodded and whispered something back. Luke also gave her his thanks. They chatted a bit before they left to return later that night.

The drive home was mostly silent. When they returned home, they saw Babette and Morey heading out.

"Do you want to tell them now?" Luke asked.

"I might as well and it will spread around town in no time if I tell Babette."

"Is it all right if I go tell Lane?" Rory asked.

"Of course hon,"

"Okay, see you later." Rory gave Lorelai a quick hug.

Luke took Lorelai's hand and they walked over to Babette and Morey just as they got to the end of their lawn.

"Hiya you two," Babette greeted them.

"Hey Babette, Morey, how are you?" Luke said.

"We're good sugah, and yourself?" Babette turned her gaze to Lorelai.

"Well I actually got some great news yesterday, I'm cancer free."

"What? That's great Lorelai! I can't wait to tell everyone!" Babette cried.

Lorelai grinned as Babette's face changed.

"Wait, I can tell people, right?" Babette sounded worried.

"Yeah sure, feel free to spread it around town." Lorelai said with a wave of her hand.

Babette smiled. "This is really wonderful, I'm so happy for you. For both of you," She gently hit Luke's arm. "Your wedding's going to be beautiful."

Luke smiled at Babette then at Lorelai. She could feel his eyes on her so she turned and flashed him a smile.

"We'll we better head inside, it's getting cold." Lorelai said as she squeezed Luke's hand.

"All right, have a good night." Morey said as he held out his arm to Babette.

"You too," Lorelai said.

They said their goodbyes and Luke and Lorelai headed inside. Once they were inside, Lorelai quickly stripped her coat, hat and boots.

Luke barely had his coat off before Lorelai was pulling him by the arm.

"Ow, what are you doing?"

"Sorry I just-"She kissed him then smiled up at him. "We only have a limited amount of alone time here."

"Oh," Luke muttered.

Lorelai gestured for him to take his boots off. He did but he looked at her once he had them off.

"Are you sure you… I mean we don't have to." He stammered.

"I'm sure." She didn't feel tired or anything.

He reached out and brushed her chin with his thumb. She closed her eyes and waited for his kiss.

He slowly brought his lips to hers and kissed her softly. When he pulled away she kept her eyes closed.

"Come on." He whispered as he took her hand and led her upstairs.

Once they were in the bedroom, Lorelai shut the door behind them and pulled Luke close. They kissed slowly and passionately. Clothing was shed and they made their way to the bed.

When they lied on the bed, Lorelai suddenly turned her head, feeling shy. They hadn't made love since she had the lumpectomy. She felt self-conscious.

Luke kissed her neck and kissed down her body to her belly button. "You're beautiful." He whispered softly.

She blushed and put her hand on his head and ran her fingers through his hair. He looked into her eyes before he brought his lips back to hers.

Author's Note: I feel like this is a strange place to end the chapter but I didn't really know what else to add…
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