Luke's lawyer tells him that a character reference will really help his case. He asks Liz to write one and she does, but when Luke shows it to his lawyer, he tells him that it's sweet but, it's filled with things about his childhood which won't exactly help him with the case. Luke thinks about who else he could ask to write a character reference. Jess? No he might not be able to convince anyone that I'm a good role model or parent. Who knows me better than anyone? Lorelai. Or at least she did. It won't hurt to ask her, what is there to lose?

Luke drives to the dragonfly to meet with Lorelai. He doesn't think to call first. He asks Michel if Lorelai is there and Michel calls someone to tell Lorelai that someone is here to see her. It's awkward for a few seconds until Lorelai shows up.
"Hi." She greets Luke.

Luke tells her he's sorry to just barge in like this, but Lorelai says it's okay. He asks if they can talk somewhere.
"Um, sure." Lorelai replies.

They go to the library and sit on the couch. Luke tells her the situation, that Anna is moving April to New Mexico, that he has to fight for custody in order to see April. He tells Lorelai that the court date is coming up; that he'll need a character reference since the one Liz wrote isn't good.
"And I need another one, and I just don't know who to go to and I know it's an awful lot to ask. And if it's weird or whatever…"

"Yes." Lorelai tells him, but he doesn't hear her.

"I mean I totally understand." Luke says.

"Yes." Lorelai says again.

"But if you could, uh…" Luke continues

"Yes I'll do it." Lorelai tells him again and he finally realizes she agreed to do it.

Luke raises his eyebrows at her, surprised, "Yeah? Okay. Alright, well…" He takes the paper with his lawyer's address on it out of his pocket and hands it to her. "This is my lawyer's address, and you can just mail the letter directly to him."

"Okay." Lorelai replies. Their eyes meet. Luke looks away.

"Yeah, and, look, if you don't mind." He looks back at her. …"if you could do it as soon as possible…" Lorelai nods. "I mean the court date's right around the corner." He finishes.

"Definitely." Lorelai answers.

"Thanks. Thank you." Luke thanks her twice and quickly touches her hand gently without thinking first, then immediately pulls his hand away.

"You're welcome." Lorelai tells him.

Luke looks away, feeling nervous all of a sudden. It's hard to look at her without being able to touch her. "Yeah. Um, okay, well…I'll just…thanks." He thanks her again, not knowing what else to say. He stands up as Lorelai tells him she'll get right on it.

"Okay, alright." Luke mutters. He holds out his hand to her. She shakes it. "Thanks." He says again before leaving.

He had wanted to hug her… just to see what it would feel like after all this time, and to thank her, but a handshake was more appropriate for the situation. She's a married woman after all.

The next day, April surprises Luke by showing up at the diner. He's so happy to see her. He opens his arms and she hugs him. He asks if Anna knows that she's here. April tells him that Anna has no clue that she lied about where she is. No, this isn't good. April lying to her mother will only make Anna angrier. Luke tells April that he'll have to take her home. April protests: "Dad, no. Please, no. I've missed you so much."

He's missed her too and he tells her this, but it's still not right for her to be here without Anna knowing. April hands him a gift, a belated Christmas present, she says. He takes it and tells her that he got her something too. He gives in and decides to let her stay for a few hours.

Later, in the apartment, he tries to sell April on the idea that New Mexico won't be so bad. But, April just puts negative spins on his comments, so he gives up and gives her Christmas present to her. It's a rock polisher, a present that she hinted at wanting a couple months ago, but she informs him that her grandmother already bought her a rock polisher. She tries not to hurt his feelings by telling him that she could use two of them. But he offers to exchange it and get her a new present.

They go a mall in Hartford, and Luke is surprised when they run into Lorelai and Rory there. Luke asks Lorelai how it's going. She thinks he's talking about the letter, but he meant just in general.

"Good. I'm good. We're good." Lorelai tells Luke and he's happy to hear it. After Luke exchanges the rock polisher for a microscope and hands the bag to April, Lorelai asks what she got. April brags a little, telling them Luke gave her the greatest present ever. Luke smiles, happy that April is happy.

"My dad's always been a great gift giver." April tells them.

"I don't know if I was always considered good at picking out presents, right, Rory?" Luke asks Rory, remembering all the presents he bought her over the years.

They discuss the various presents that Luke bought Rory over the years, including many monogrammed items. April gets a kick out of it. Rory continues telling April about Luke, telling her that he was so nice, he never forgot her birthday and made sure that she got a present every holiday. Luke smiles at Rory, remembering the good times. His gaze shifts over to Lorelai for a second and he notices that she's also smiling. He feels at ease with them, he's always seen them as sort of a second family. Rory was sort of like a daughter to him and he loves her. Lorelai was a great friend and the only woman he really fell in love with. It's was nice to see them and not feel uncomfortable or angry. And they seemed to be happy. That's good, they're fine without you. It's alright that they seem happy with Christopher in their life. At least you had them in your life for all those years. Luke tells himself, coming to the conclusion that he and Lorelai may be able to be friends again someday.

When they get back form Hartford, April tries to come up with a plan to see him without telling Anna. He shuts down the idea right away, telling her it wouldn't be right to lie to Anna. He tells her not to worry, because hopefully the court will see his side of things. Hopefully, he can see his daughter again soon. He hugs her goodbye, holding her close. He can't lose her too.