A few days later, Anna comes to pick April up. Luke is sad to see her go, but he knows that she has been missing her mother. The town came up with the idea to do a knit-a-thon to raise money to fix the bridge over the river. Luke doesn't usually care about town events unless they directly affect him or his business. After a couple days of it, the knit-a-thon has officially pushed Luke to his breaking point. He worries that someone will end up poking an eye out or something.
T.J. comes into the diner to tell Luke that Liz wants to deliver her baby at home. Luke thinks that's crazy, why would Liz want to deliver a baby at home? Wouldn't it be easier and safer to do it in a hospital? T.J. tells Luke that Liz wants Luke to be there for the birth of the baby. Luke tells him he'll be there; he doesn't want to miss it since he wasn't there for Jess' birth. He doesn't know if he'll be any help, but he's happy to be there to support his sister. After Luke leads T.J. out of the diner, he looks across the street to see if any customers are coming. What he sees agitates him. Lorelai and Christopher are walking together, holding hands, smiling. He stares at them for a few seconds before slamming the diner door shut. They have the nerve to walk around this town, my town? Are they trying to rub it in my face? Is Lorelai trying to prove to me that's she's happier with Christopher? As he walks back into the diner, he gets tangled up in someone's yarn. That's it; I'm done with this damn knit-a-thon. "That's it! All right, this diner is now a knit-free zone! Stop knitting or get the hell out!" Luke shouts at everyone.
A few hours later, Anna comes into the diner wanting to talk to Luke in private. He takes her up to the apartment. Anna tells him that her mom is still recovering and that she and April will have to move to New Mexico. Luke asks if April is okay with this, he can't exactly imagine her being happy about moving away from her friends and her school. Anna tells Luke that April isn't thrilled. Luke understands why Anna feels she needs to move. He knows what it's like to have a sick parent. But he can't help but wonder what this will mean for his and April's relationship. He had truly felt like they had just started to bond, that they had just started to form a proper father-daughter relationship. How can they continue to bond if they're over a thousand miles apart?
That weekend, April comes to visit. Luke informs her that Anna told him that they're moving to New Mexico. April lets him know exactly how she feels about it, telling him that Anna is ruining her life. Luke comforts her, tells her that it's gonna be fine. He wraps his arm around her and holds her close.
Luke decides to try to make a deal with Anna. He offers to let April stay with him for the rest of the school year. Anna shuts this down immediately, telling him that she won't be away from April for six months. Luke mentions that he already told April that she could stay with him during spring break and part of the summer. Anna doesn't take this well, telling Luke that he has no right to make promises to April or make decisions without her say. She leaves the Café before Luke can really try to reason with her. And before he can even think about what just happened, T.J. calls him to tell him the baby is on the way.
After the baby, Doula is born; Liz and T.J. both urge Luke to hold her. He doesn't want to as he's never really held a baby before and he's afraid he'll drop her or she'll cry. He holds her and it's not bad. He smiles, enjoying the moment. T.J says that April can be Doula's number-one babysitter. Well that will be hard if she's living in another state. Doula is April's cousin and she should get to meet her and get to know her. I have to try to convince Anna that I have a right to have a say in decisions about April's life.
"Yeah. Sure." Luke tells T.J.
That night, Luke goes to Anna's house. He thought about it on the drive there, he's going to give Anna a piece of his mind. He's done letting Anna call all the shots. Its Anna's fault that he didn't even know he had a daughter for all those years. It's Anna's fault that he missed out on all the milestones in April's life. April's not only Anna's daughter, she's Luke's too and he has the right to make decisions about April's life.
"I'm not gonna let you treat me this way. I'm her father…. April and I we have this relationship and you can't just decide things… we have to make decisions together. And I will fight you. I will fight you for that Anna, if I have to. I have rights. I'm her father, and I have rights." He tells her angrily. He leaves before she can argue with him.