She squeezed his hand as the little coffin was carried to the front of the church. The little coffin that she had picked out so lovingly. She wanted her to be happy; she wanted everything to be okay. But it hadn't turned out okay. A little baby was lying dead in a coffin and she felt like it was all her fault. He kept reassuring her no one could have done anything. The doctors had tried all they could.

She couldn't possibly have anymore tears left, yet she felt a wave of new tears coming on. She rummaged through her purse but couldn't find any dry tissues left. She wiped her cheeks with the back of her hand. He turned toward her, lifted her face up and wiped her tears with his thumbs. She looked into his eyes and could see that he was tearing up too. She leaned her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes.

Flashback

Lorelei walked lethargically down the tree lined street to Luke's Diner. Luke's Diner: the place it had all started. She had met Luke seven years age when she wandered in for a cup of coffee. She knew there was something special about him the minute she set eyes on him. It had taken them five years to officially become a "couple." She looked down at the beautiful ring on her finger and smiled, remembering the night she had proposed. Then her mood soured when she thought about Rory. Her and her daughter had still not spoken and the rift in their relationship was causing a delay in the wedding plans.

She had been having a bad week and she really needed to see Luke. She entered the diner to the ringing of the bells on the door. She quickly scanned the diner and couldn't see Luke anywhere. "Luke, Luke," she called, walking up to the counter and plopping onto a bar stool. He appeared out of the kitchen and leaned across the counter to give her a quick kiss. "Hey, how you doin'?" he asked. "Okay, it's been a long week," she sighed. "I know how you feel," he replied as he poured her a cup of steaming hot coffee. "So are we still going out to dinner tonight?" he asked. "I don't know. I don't know if I feel like going out tonight," she said. "Yeah that's fine. I'll even let you pick the movie," he said trying to coax a smile out of her. She didn't smile back. "Thanks for the coffee," she said standing up to leave. He grabbed her arm just as she was turning around. "Hey are you feeling okay?" he asked with a concerned look on his face. "Yeah I'm just really tired," she said giving him a weak smile, "I'll see you at home." "Okay. See you," he replied. Luke knew something was wrong but he'd worry about that tonight.

Flashback ends

"We only knew her for a short time, but she brightened Start Hollow like no other little girl could. She constantly had a smile on her face and she possessed the ability to make others smile easily. We will all miss her, but we will always love that little doll." Babette stepped down from the podium and wiped her eyes. Lorelei smiled feebly up at Babette as she passed their pew. Babette hoped her words offered a little comfort to Lorelei. She couldn't imagine what she was going through. Lorelei turned back towards the front of the church as Luke stepped up to the podium.

Flashback

Lorelei walked into the front entrance of her house and dropped her keys on the hall table. She walked over to the bed (which was still in the living room because of the construction) and sat down to take off her shoes. Just as she was about to start making a pot of coffee the phone rang. "Hello," she said as she picked up the phone. "Ms. Gilmore?" "This is she," she replied. "This is Rebecca, Dr. Brennon's secretary. I'm calling to confirm your appointment for tomorrow at 12:15." "Yes, I'll be there. Thank you for calling," Lorelei said. "Okay we'll see you tomorrow. Goodbye," Rebecca replied.

"Lorelei, I'm home!" Luke called as he walked into the living room/bedroom. "How was your afternoon?" he asked. "Fine," she said. He leaned over and kissed her. "So I was thinking we could order out for dinner and watch a movie," he suggested. "I think I'm just gonna go to sleep," Lorelei said as she crawled into bed. She turned her back to Luke and tried to hold back her tears. Luke sat down on the bed and slipped his shoes off. He put his hand on Lorelei's shoulder and gently tapped her. "What's wrong?" he asked. "Nothing," she said as she quickly wiped away her tears. "You know you can talk to me about anything," he reassured her. "There's nothing to talk about for sure yet," she mumbled.

Luke got up and walked into the kitchen for a beer. He knew she needed some space. He'd just try again later. He sat down at the kitchen and massaged his brow. It had been an especially tough week and he needed a break. He noticed Lorelei's open purse on the chair next to him and a brown paper bag sticking out of the top. He pulled out the bag and recognized the name on the bag as a pharmacy in Hartford. I knew she was sick, he thought as he peeked into the bag. He froze as he saw the label on the box inside the bag. Wow this is anything but sick. Inside was an already used pregnancy test. He opened the box but it was empty. Damn. He walked into the bathroom and noticed that the garbage was empty. Man, she's good. He headed outside to check the garbage bins. He saw that the trash cans outside were empty too. Trash day. He went back inside and sat down on the bed next to Lorelei. "We need to talk," he stated.