[Kayara]

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LORELAI'S HOUSE – LORELAI’S BEDROOM
[Chris enters still looking for the level]

CHRISTOPHER: Mm-hmm. Nope. [Sighs, opens a draw] Aha! All right. [then sees the note pad and picks it up]

COURT HOUSE – HEARING ROOM
JUDGE: Alright now that I've had the opportunity to hear from both sides in this case, I'm going to read some personal references into the court record. The first letter is written on behalf of Mr. Danes by a miss Lorelai Gilmore. This is dated January 9, 2007.
"To whom it may concern, In the nearly 10 years that I have known Luke Danes, I have come to know him as an honest and decent man. He's also one of the most kind and caring persons I have ever met.”
[Cut to Chris reading the letter, we hear Lorelai’s voice.]
LORELAI: "I'm a single mother, and I raised my daughter by myself, but once Luke Danes became my friend in this town, I never really felt alone. Luke and I have had our ups and downs over the years, but through it all, his relationship with my daughter, Rory, has never changed. He's always been there for her no matter what. He was there to celebrate her birthdays. He was there cheering her on at her high school graduation. Luke has been a sort of father figure in my daughter's life. With his own daughter, Luke wasn't given the opportunity to be there for her first 12 years, but he should be given that opportunity now. Once Luke Danes is in your life, he is in your life forever.”
[Back to the court room, still reading the letter, back to the judge speaking]
JUDGE: "I know from personal experience what an amazing gift that is, and not to allow him access to his daughter” [cut to shot of Luke’s reaction] “would be to seriously deprive her of all this man has to offer, and he offers so much. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Lorelai Gilmore."
[Closing shot of Chris finishing the letter.]

LORELAI'S HOUSE – EXTERIOR
[Night time, Lorelai pulls up in the Jeep and goes inside.]

LORELAI'S HOUSE – ENTRY
[Lorelai enters]
LORELAI: Hiya! I want to see the TV. [Gasps] Holy cripes, that's big! Oh, my gosh. Does that come with a slushee machine and a gangly teenage usher? Honey, the deal with sookie...[sees the not pad] Chris?
CHRISTOPHER: I read your letter.
LORELAI: Honey, it's not a letter. It's just a character reference that Luke asked me to write for his court case.
CHRISTOPHER: Reads like a letter.
LORELAI: Oh, yeah?
CHRISTOPHER: Almost like a love letter.
LORELAI: No, it's a favor that Luke asked 'cause he needed…
CHRISTOPHER: You know what? Before you go through a whole list of excuses, let me just ask -- is our marriage for you basically just marking time?
LORELAI: What?
CHRISTOPHER: Come on, Lore.
LORELAI: Of course not.
CHRISTOPHER: I mean obviously you still have very deep feelings for the guy.
LORELAI: No, no, I just have known him a long time, and he's...
CHRISTOPHER: always been there, always will be there.
LORELAI: Luke needed a character reference for court to prove that he deserves partial custody of April,and I know him really well.
CHRISTOPHER: Yes, you do.
LORELAI: And so it just made sense that he would ask me to write that character reference.
CHRISTOPHER: I can't believe I just had coffee from his place.
LORELAI: Coffee? Sweetie, I told you Sookie brought that, okay?
CHRISTOPHER: Do you still talk to him? I mean, do you see him?
LORELAI: This is crazy.
CHRISTOPHER: Hey, I got a right. I have a right to know.
LORELAI: Occasionally I see him because we live in the same town.
CHRISTOPHER: Yeah, and I know you, Lore.
LORELAI: And?
CHRISTOPHER: And I know that you're not done with him.
LORELAI: Okay, this is ridiculous. This is -- hey, this is a ridiculous conversation, okay? I have a history with him, yes. I was engaged to him, yes. But I married you.
CHRISTOPHER: Tell me you're not in love with him.
LORELAI: I'm not in love with him.
CHRISTOPHER: [Sighs] I should've known. I mean, I mean, all the signs were there.
LORELAI: What signs?
CHRISTOPHER: The fact that you didn't want to leave stars hollow, that you were dead set against redoing the wedding, that you didn't want to have a baby with me. I mean, it's all because of him, right?
LORELAI: No. How can I tell… it's over, okay? What I had with him, it's over, Chris.
CHRISTOPHER: Then why did you hide the letter from me?
LORELAI: I wasn't hiding it. I put it in the drawer in case they lost the typed copy or the judge spilled coffee on it, the dog ate it. I don't know why I didn't tell you about it.
CHRISTOPHER: I think that it's because you're still in love with him.
LORELAI: No, I love you. I love you.
CHRISTOPHER: You know what? I-I'm sorry, Lore. I just -- I can't handle this.
LORELAI: Handle what?
CHRISTOPHER: This. You and him. I just -- I can't handle being your second choice. I thought I could, but I can't, all right? I can't be your rebound. I'm sorry.
[Chris leave]
LORELAI: Christopher?
[The door closes]
LORELAI: Chris? [Lorelai is left standing there in the kitchen]