�Did you know about this?� she demanded of Luke as soon as she spotted him. She waved around the papers that had been inside the envelope the Suit had handed her.
�Know about what?� Luke said, angry about how Lorelai was acting. �And keep your voice down. I�ve got customers.�
�Good for you. It must be nice, your livelihood not being a burnt-out building that does nothing but mock you. I wouldn�t know what that�s like, though, since the Inn is ruined and I�m probably going to lose everything I have because your girlfriend convinced one of her clients to sue me!� Lorelai yelled. She was angry and hurt�more hurt than angry�and didn�t care that she was making a scene. �Did you talk Nicole into it? I never thought you were the type to kick a friend when they�re down but, hey, what do I know? I mean, I didn�t know that I was a career fuck-up who has a harmful disregard for human life!� she ranted, loosely quoting from the documents in her hand.
�What?� Luke said, stunned. He looked around the diner and realized that half the town was watching Lorelai�s meltdown and that she would be humiliated later, so he put down his pad and pen and grabbed Lorelai�s hand and pulled her up to his apartment, closing the door and locking it securely.
�Did you know?� Lorelai asked, her voice soft and tearful, anger giving way to grief.
�Lorelai, I swear, I have no idea what you�re talking about,� Luke said gently. He reached out and tucked her hair behind her ear, something he had wanted to do for years. �Sit down. Tell me what happened,� he said, leading her over to the couch.
Lorelai took a deep breath as she curled up in the corner of the couch as far away from Luke as she could. �I� I got to the Inn and there was this guy there� he gave me an envelope and told me that I had been served. Then the cretin told me to have a nice day before peeling off in his Beemer.�
�Can I see?� Luke asked. Lorelai held out the papers and Luke took them and quickly read them over. Once he was done he put them on the coffee table. �I swear I didn�t know anything about this. If I did I would have tried to stop it� warned you somehow. I hate that Nicole�s doing this to you.�