What I would give to have you look in my direction

And I'd give my life to somehow attract your attention

And I touch myself like it's somebody else

Thoughts of you are tattooed on my mind, let me show you

Prologue.

"I can't do this Lorelai."

"Why?"

"You know why." Max stood in front of the door staring at his shoes.

"I told you he's just a friend."

"Yeah so you've said."

"It's the truth he's been my friend for years, why won't you believe me?"

"Because you never look at me the way you look at him, listen I'm making this simple for you Lorelai."

Lorelai took a step forward but Max stepped back his hand on the doorknob

"Simple how?"

"I'm calling off the wedding Lorelai."

Max sighed and opened the door closing it quietly behind him, Lorelai blinked her feet rooted to the spot. The wedding was off and she wasn't upset she felt relieved.

Luke wandered around the tables re-filling cups of coffee, this was his life serving customers and going to sleep early. He felt like he was an old man, and the worse thing was he didn't have anyone to share those early nights. His thoughts were interrupted by Babette running through the square her hand fixed firmly on her buxom; he never understood why she did that until she explained that her breasts would knock out anyone she ran past. After that little explanation he never asked her anything again. His eyes followed her running towards his diner and his door being forced open that it almost hit one of his customers.

"Whoa Babette where's the fire?"

"Have you seen Patty?"

He placed a hand on her shoulder as she took deep gulps of air.

"I..."

"Come on Luke quickly, there's some news that I have to tell her before east side Tilly tells her. I mean I should be the one to divulge the rumor after all she is my next door neighbor."

Luke's eyes widened slightly his breathing hitched in his chest, he gripped the handle of the coffee tighter his skin stretching over his knuckles.

"What happened?"

"Since when are you interested in town rumors?"

Luke pretended to act nonchalant, shrugging his shoulders. He knew for a fact Babette wouldn't be able to keep any news to herself for too long.

"Well it seems the wedding is off, I was out on the porch the other night because Maury and I like to sit out under the stars because it's romantic and maybe it's something about the night air that makes him a little frisky."

Babette giggled her cheeks flushed.Luke rolled his eyes suddenly and placed the coffee on the counter before turning round to face Babette.

"Oh well we heard arguing, I mean most of it was about you. About twenty minutes later she walked outside and just stood underneath that chuppah, it's very sad."

"Arguments about me, are you sure it was about me?"

"Oh yeah doll I was standing outside her door on the porch when I heard the conversation."

Luke stood silent as Babette carried on with the conversation, why was he involved? He was just the friend that served her coffee.

"….. And that's when I saw her pack her bags and head off out of town."

His head snapped back to reality very quickly, he had a sudden ache in his chest."

You mean she's gone?"

"Yeah she said she had to get away for a while, to think. Which I get because when my first husband left I went away, I still can't remember what I did in that week it's a total blur."

Luke left Babette to talk aimlessly to herself, and went to stand behind the counter he stared at the phone debating whether he should leave her a message or not. He was sure she would check her messages eventually.

"So tell me again why you decided on a vacation." Rory sat in the passenger seat, the bags pressed heavily against the back of her head.

"I told you I need a break and I thought we could do with some mother daughter time."

"As appealing as that sounds I don't believe you, I mean you've got all the wedding plans yet."

Lorelai was quiet she kept her eyes fixed firmly on the road, her hands holding the steering wheel tightly. Rory looked closely at her mother's profile, something wasn't right. Her mother pressed her lips in a fine line, her eyes blinking rapidly to stop the flow of tears.

"There are wedding plans mom?"

Lorelai turned to face her daughter, her throat closing she had to swallow. Pulling the car over and turning the engine off she leaned back in her seat.

"Kid the wedding's off."

"Off but why, I don't understand?"

"I wasn't excited to be getting married, I didn't feel the need to parade around in my wedding dress and he was very clear and pointed out a few things that I really need to concentrate on."

"Like what?"

Lorelai stared out of the passenger window at the trees that bordered on the highway.

"Mom?"

"Max thinks that I have feelings for Luke."

"Oh really. Well do you?"

"I don't know." Lorelai shook her knee, a clear sign that she was nervous. Watching as her daughter digested the information; Rory covered her mouth with her hand and closed her eyes.

"You know that this is seriously i mean this is Luke we're talking about, and he's loved you for a long time. If you date him things are gonna change."

"Rory I haven't said anything about dating Luke." Rory watched as she bit her bottom lip before grinning.

"Oh this is big you like Luke…. Hey we may even get special service like free coffee."

"That's my girl always thinking, but this is big hence the vacation for some alone thinking time."

Rory nodded tightening her seatbelt giving a thumbs up Lorelai smiled and turned on the ignition, driving back onto the road and along the highway.