DISCLAIMER: I don't own Gilmore Girls, Journey or any of the lyrics. Sadly I also don't own Luke or Lorelai :(

OPEN ARMS -Journey

Lying beside you, here in the dark

Feeling your heartbeat with mine

Softly you whisper, you're so sincere

How could our love be so blind

We sailed on together

We drifted apart

And here you are, by my side

So now I come to you with open arms

Nothing to hide, believe what I say

So here I am, with open arms

Hoping you'll see what your love means to me

Open arms

Lorelai's head was on Luke's chest. She listens to his heartbeat. It's a small reminded that he's here, and that this is real. They're finally back in each other's arms.

"Luke." She whispers, not sure if he's even still awake. "I love you."

"I love you too." Luke replies quietly. He plants a kiss on top of her matted curls.

How could they have been so stupid? They had been apart for a year, and now they were home. After Rory left for the campaign Luke had been there for Lorelai. They'd tried to take things slowly, but things didn't work that way. They were addicted to one another, and somehow they had ended up in her bed.

Lorelai had no complaints, however, about things going this way. It had been clear since her divorce that she belonged to the Diner Man. The kiss at Rory's goodbye party only confirmed that. She didn't see the point in wasting anymore time. They had already done too much of that.

"I'm glad you're here." Lorelai tells her lover. He smiles into the dark. He couldn't put into words how happy he was to have her back.

Lorelai leans up and kisses Luke on the lips. She couldn't stop touching him. It was like if she wasn't constantly feeling him, she'd wake up. She never wanted to be away from Luke again. Their time apart had nearly killed them both.

"Do you believe that I'm sorry?" Lorelai asks him.

"I do." Luke replies sincerely running his hand up and down her arm comfortingly. "And you have to stop apologizing. We were both in the wrong. I don't want to live in the past anymore. I just want you to be here, in my arms."

"I can do that." Lorelai smiles, kissing him once again.

Living without you, living alone

This empty house seems so cold

Wanting to hold you

Wanting you near

How much I wanted you home

Now that you've come back

Turned night into day

I need you to stay

Things weren't always easy. Their first fight comes just days after their official reunion. Luke was terrified that he'd lose her again, and Lorelai was afraid he'd decide she wasn't worth it. Luke had gotten pissed off when he found an old shirt of Christopher's forgotten in her closet. She hadn't know it was there. Luke saw red. He leaves. Lorelai crumbles. He's back in just minutes.

"You can't just leave when you're mad." Lorelai tells him, with tears still sliding down her cheeks. Luke feels like an ass. He gently pulls her from her seat on the couch and lifts her into his lap.

"You don't know how badly I wanted to do this when we were apart." He whisper into her hair. "I just wanted you near me."

Lorelai wants to stay mad at him for leaving, but she isn't strong enough. She knows exactly how he feels because the last year had been Hell for her as well. She'd have given anything to be able to be in his arms, even when she was married to Chris.

"This house was so empty without you." Lorelai cries. Luke tightens his hold on her. "I hate thinking about our time apart, Luke."

"Lorelai, now that you've came back to me, I need you to know I need you to stay. I can't lose you ever again." Luke tells the his former fiancee.

"You have to stay too." Lorelai replies.

"I will." Luke promises.

The pair sit in silence. They both want to enjoy this both felt stronger than they had in a long time. It was evident to both of them that nothing would be able to come between them. They were in this for good now, and even if they took the long way, they were together. It was all either of them had ever wanted.

"Marry me." Luke says suddenly. "Marry me on June 3rd."

"Are you serious?" Lorelai asks pulling away slightly. Luke nods. He'd never been more sure of anything in his life. "Luke that's in like three months."

"I know." Luke chuckles. "And honestly, I'd marry you right here and right now, but I know you want a wedding. You always have, and I should have given it to you a long time again."

"June third." Lorelai smiles. "We're getting married on June 3rd, for real this time."

"For real this time." Luke agrees.

Lorelai grins and kisses him. She didn't care what anyone would say. This was meant to be. They were meant to be. She was going to marry him. Nothing would stop them this time.

"I love you, my soon to be Mrs. Danes." Luke tells her. Lorelai grins.

"I love you so much, my coffee man."

So now I come to you

With open arms

Nothing to hide

Believe what I say

So here I am

With open arms

Hoping you'll see

What your love means to me

Open arms

Luke holds his bride closely as the song continues on. After much debate they'd decided that Open Arms by Journey was the perfect first dance for them. It described their relationship perfectly.

Lorelai rests her head on her husband's shoulder. She had never been this happy before. She had absolutely everything she could ever want. She was finally married, and this time it was to the right man, and it wasn't because she'd been guilted into it. Even her parents had been supportive when she'd told them about Luke's return, and proposal.

"I hope you do see what your love means to me." Luke whispers in her ear. Lorelai looks up at him and smiles.

"Of course I do, Mr. Danes." She replies. She's practically bursting with glee.

Luke leans down and connects his lips with hers. He could hardly believe that they had finally gotten here. For so long it seemed like he would go back to being the man who poured her coffee and she'd go back to being his customer. Now he knows it was stupid to ever even think that. She was his Ava Gardner, and he would always pine for her.

"Luke, would you like your present now?" Lorelai asks him. Luke looks at her in confusion. She giggles a little.

"Uh, sure, but shouldn't we finish our dance?" He asks her. She leans up and whispers something in his ear. A grin from ear to ear appears on the Diner owner's face. "Really?"

"Yes." She smiles. He pulls her ever closer, if that was possible, and kisses her again. "You're happy right?"

"I've never been happier." He replies sincerely. "We're going to have a baby, Lorelai. You and me."

Lorelai snuggles back against him. The music is coming to an end, and they'll have to rejoin their guests, but for a moment she wants to be here with just him. His arms were always open for her, and she would never leave them again.

A/N I'll update my other GG fanfic soon, but I have a list of songs that remind of Luke and Lorelai so I'll update this as often as I can as well. If anyone has songs they want me to include let me know :) Next up is (of course) I Will Always Love You 3 -Kaila