What I don't want to see is a whole episode of Luke & Lorelai venting, screaming at each other about how hurt they are/were, blaming each other for what went wrong. And I don't want some long drawn out process where Luke gradually sees Lorelai has changed.

When she ends things with Chris, I see her getting on with life, busying herself with the inn, and reaquainting herself with the town, including the diner. A second chance with Luke isn't forefront in her mind, based on what he told her at the market, but she will try to repair their friendship -- a process that's already begun.

I'd like it though, if Luke already has some idea of why she made the choices she did, and her state of mind during the whole ordeal, without her actually telling him. One way to do that would be for him to overhear her talking to an unconcious Richard, pouring her heart out to him, how she started questioning every choice she's ever made, thinking she was wrong; but that she wasn't wrong after all; acknowledging how much she screwed up, and knows what she needs to do to fix herself and get her self-confidence back. I want Luke to see that she understands, and in the process see the part that he played in it.

He won't act on it right away, but he'll understand what happened, and it'll help him move forward.

That'll speed it up a bit anyway.