A hero & A Lover. Who would have guessed?

Summary: Luke saves Rory from drowning. The events bring Luke and Loralie together and only strenghtens the bond between Luke and Rory as him being a father figure to her. No spoilers, no gay slash, L/L. Includes Sookie, Jackson, Taylor, Lane, Luke, Loralie, Rory, ect.

Disclaimer: I dont own anything but the DVDs and the dreams. All belongs to Amy Sherman Palladino. I just wish that I owned Luke and Jess and the relationship with my mom like Rory and Loralie has.

A/N: I am writing this at 1am cause I just got the idea. I love Luke hes the bomb. He makes the whole show:) I have no beta so I appologize for any mistakes. Please Read and Review! Enjoy 3333333333333

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(A/N: OKAY I FINALLY FIXED HER NAME. Now its spelt the right way Lorelai instead of the way I had it Loralie:) Enjoy.

Chapter 1: Shakes, Shivers, and Tears.

"Taylor I swear to god if you don't stop annoying me about the stupid winter festival crap I'll spit in your food every time you come eat here." Luke growled as he lifted the garbage bag out of the pail.

"You are a ruffian and a grump mister and your wrong cause if you ever spit in my food I wouldn't come here again."

"Really? Do you promise? Cause I can write a reminder on my hand for the next time I cook you something that way I will ever have to listen to this stupid town activities babble ever again."

"Listen Luke what would it hurt for you to just put one little paper up on your window? I wouldn't kill you."

"TALOR WHAT THE HELL IS THE POINT OF PUTTING ONE DAWM FLYER UP? FOR THAT MATTER WHAT THE HELL IS THE POINT OF PUTTING ANY FLYERS UP. THE WHOLE DAWM TOWN COMES TO ALL THE MEETINGS JUST ANNOUNCE IT THERE! AND FOR CHRIST SAKES WE LIVE IN FRICKIN STARS HOLLOW YOU TAKE 3 LEFTS AND YOUR BACK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAWM TOWN!" Luke finished yelling and took a deep breath before talking to a shocked Taylor again. "I don't even think that there is one dam person in the town that doesn't know about it anyway. The dates never change and neither do the people in this town."

"Well that's not entirely true Luke y just last week four new people mov... " Luke cut him off.

"Listen Taylor for the last dam time I AM NOT PUTTING FLYERS UP ON MY DINER NOW GET AWAY FROM ME OR I WILL THROUGH THE GARBAGE DOWN YOUR THROAT." Luke warned.

"FINE. BUT DONT EXPECT ME TO STICK UP FOR YOU AT THE TOWN MEETINGS ANYTIME SOON."

"DAMMIT TAYLOR YOU'RE THE ONE WHO ALWAYS BITCHES TO ME AT THE TOWN MEETINGS YOU NEVER STICK UP FOR ME ANYWAY!" With that said Taylor stormed out of the diner. He took one quick glance inside and saw that Luke had went into the back of the diner to dispose of the trash in the dumpster behind it. He quickly stuck a bunch of flyers on Lukes windows and darted back to his market.

Luke came back into the dinner and everyone was staring at him. "What?" He said grumpily. He began to ignore them and clean the counter but as the people started to snicker and laugh it made him angry. He looked up. "What the hell is wrong with you pe..."

He immediately saw what they were chuckling at. His view fell over little different colored squares on all over his windows.

"DAMMIT TAYLOR!" Luke was furious as he made his way quickly out of the diner, ripped the posters off and stomped down to Dooseys, intent on killing Taylor.

He was about twenty feet from Dooseys market full of anger for the senial old pain in his ass that pissed him off so much ever since child hood growing up in Stars Hollow.

He stopped dead in his tracks as Lane came running up the hill from the bridge yelling for help. She spotted him and ran to him completely out of breath. "Lane what's wr..."

"ITS RORY! HURRY YOU HAVE TO HELP, SHE FELL INTO THE LAKE BY THE BRIDGE!"

"WHAT! OH MY GOD!" Luke took off toward the bridge all his anger disappearing into pure fear. All of a sudden his track skills came back to him as he flew in front of Lane jumping over rocks and sticks nearly loosing his balance many times. "LANE, CALL AN AMBULENCE!" "LORELAI ALREADY DID I CALLED HER RIGHT BEFORE I SAW YOU!"

Luke jumped and slid down the snowy hill twisting his ankle as he made his way to the bridge. Without thinking he dove into the water where the ice looked shallow enough for him to break through. He hit the freezing water and as he broke through the thin layer of ice all of the wind and warmth got knocked out of him.

Lorelai had just pulled up well skidded and swerved to a stop nearly flipping her jeep from speeding and then stopping short on the ice just as Luke hit the ice. "LANE!" Lorelai was frantic her eye shadow trailed down her face and down her neck from cry. She was filled with fear as she slipped down the hill running toward the bridge. Her eyes scanned the water for any sign of Rory she hadn't seen Luke jump in. Loralie attempted to try and jump in but Lane held her back. "LANE LET GO RORY'S IN THERE I HAVE TO..." She said quickly and loudly but was stopped when Luke's head came up from under the ice.

He gasped taking deep breaths trying to get air to refill his chilled lungs. He dragged a limp, pail, and what seemed to be unconscious Rory up from under the water and tried to swim back to the shore. It was hard as hell and he cut up his hand from breaking through the ice to make a path.

Lorelai lit up with relief but at the site of Rory's closed eyes her heart filled with fear again. She leaped off the bridge onto the snowy ground with Lane right on her heals as all the onlookers that were showing up at the scene held their breath in anticipation and fear. Andrew, and Jackson helped Luke out of the water as Kirk and Babette helped Lorelai and Lane with Rory.

Luke was coughing painfully trying to get the warmth and air back into his lungs and shook violently. He was bent over and Jackson put his hand on his friends back leaning down to try and help Luke. Luke just shook him off and continually pointed to Rory still coughing.

"Rory… Honey! RORY PLEASE WAKE UP PLEASE!" Lorelai was hysterical crying as the paramedics showed up and began giving Rory CPR. Luke looked over to them still shaking from the freezing cold water. Seeing Rory unconscious surrounded by paramedics terrified him. Rory was like a daughter to him and this situation reminded him all to much like the time his father had a heart attack in the store and Luke found him. He was helpless then and he is helpless now. Then he saw Lorelai and his heart broke at the sight of her crying like that. She was curled up in a hug from Miss. Patty and Babette. Both women trying to comfort her but it was useless. She was a wreck.

The female paramedic gave the male an order to receive something from the ambulance as she gave Rory CPR. After a few attempts all of the people in the on looking crowd let out the breaths they were holding as Rory began to breath and choked up the water from in her lungs. Lorelai looked at Rory and fell to the ground as her knees gave out from under her. "Rory. Sweetie its mommy I'm here for you."

"Mom?" Rory choked out with more water. "That's right Rory I'm right here for you I'm not going anywhere and neither are you your gonna be fine." Lorelai was sobbing happily as she saw the color slightly return to Rory's cheeks. Then she asked the scary question that she was afraid to hear the answer to.

Luke hadn't moved from where he was standing he eyes locked in place on Rory. He was so scared that he would loose her, that Lorelai would loose her. They were best friends Rory and Lorelai and he wasn't sure if he could take the heartbreak of loosing Rory and seeing Lorelai try to cope.

"She is going to be... to be okay right?" Lorelai asked the paramedic.

The women put a smile on her face and said. "She'll be just fine. Really. Don't worry. We're just gonna take her to the hospital so we can warm her up and give her some meds."

"Thank you so much."

"Don't thank me miss thank whoever pulled her out of the water. If that person were to have gotten there a few minutes later it would have been too late." The male paramedic brought down a gurney and they loaded Rory up as the crowd dissipated and everyone went back to their daily routines with Rory and only good wishes in their hearts. Before they started to move Rory up the hill she spoke, "mom please come with me I'm so scared." Hearing Rory say that broke her mothers resolve as Loralie started to cry desperately loosing the fight to keep her tears in she replied, "Don't worry Rory mommy's gonna be there when you get to the hospital. I'm gonna drive right up behind you and the ambulance. So don't worry. Rory... I love you."

"I love you too mom." With that the paramedics pulled Rory to the ambulance on the Gurney.

Lorelais eyes followed their every move from the ground to the Ambulance as it drove away. For the first time since this whole event happened she relaxed some. That is until she saw Luke. He was shivering but trying to hide it and dripping wet in nothing but his flannel shirt with the sleeves rolled up and jeans. He bent down unsteadily and picked his hat up out of the water when he stood up he looked at Lorelai and lipped something to her.

Go, I'll be right behind you when I can.

She smiled in appreciation and overwhelming happiness that he saved Rorys life and seemed to be okay. Her smile said it all to Luke and he smiled back nodding his head toward her jeep signaling for her to get going. She darted up the hill and got in her car. Shooting one more appreciative look at Luke who was being helped slightly up the hill by Jackson before she sped up making her way to the Hospital in Hartford. Thanking god over and over again that Luke was there and that the ambulance had been near because she knew that if it was all the way in Hartford Rory would be dead.

"Luke why didn't you go in the ambulance you need to get your hand checked out and your friggin freezing?" Jackson asked concern obvious in his voice.

"Truthfully One: I hate ambulances and Two: I have to do something before I head up there."

"Just call me when you're ready to go. You shur as hell aren't driving yourself to the dang hospital, besides I'm sure Sookie will want to go as soon as I tell her about Rory."

Luke really didn't want to be driven to Hartford especially with Sookie and Jackson. It made him feel to helpless but right now all he could think about was Rory and Lorelai so he gave in. "Thanks Jackson just pick me up in front of the diner in about 15 minutes.

15 minutes later Luke got into the car with Sookie and Jackson caring 4 cups of coffee and some dinner. He was certain Lorelai wouldn't eat anything tonight so he brought food to make her eat.

Lorelai arrived at the Hospital as they were heating Rory up and getting her situated. She had fallen asleep 10 minutes after getting to the hospital so Lorelai left her room in search of coffee.

'I almost lost my Rory today. My best friend, my life, my everything. Luke saved her, the man who has been there for me whenever I needed him even when I never asked to be. He's been more of a father to Rory then Chris ever was and ever could be. God why haven't I seen this before... Luke. I think that I have feelings for Luke… But how does he feel about me?'

Chapter 1 END PLEASE REVIEW. THANX FOR READING 3333

Chapter 2 up. I think there may be a few more chapters to this story:) Please enjoy and please review. One word comments are fine. Okay im gonna stop begging now lololol.

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