So I've been rereading some of my stories and I realised how much I loved writing The Gilmore Twins and This is Life and I feel like I could make it into a trilogy. I will still be working on The Sister Code but I'm suffering from a bit of writer's block at the moment so bear with me. But having reread my old stories, I've been hit with some inspiration for a trequel (if that's a word! :P). Please do let me know if you're interested in this! :)

So to summarise quickly where we finished in This is Life: Chris got married to Penny and is very happy and became friends with Luke. Rory told Sam she was pregnant. Charlotte and Jess enjoyed Lizzie's 1st birthday celebrations with their 6 year old son Jack and their family. Lorelai and Luke have a 5 year old daughter called Mia and a one month old son called Will.

Where this story will begin: It will be set two years after the end of This is Life. To quickly summarise ages, Jack will be 8, Mia will be 7, Lizzie will be 3, Will will be 2 and seeing as Rory was just pregnant in the epilogue, her and Sam's daughter will be 1. Everything else will be filled in during the chapters.

I really hope you enjoy! :)

Chapter 1

"Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to Millie, Happy birthday to you!" Everyone chorused together.

"I can't believe she's one." Rory smiled softly at Sam.

"I know." Sam smiled. "Seems like yesterday that you were in hospital having her."

"Yeah..." Rory said softly, thinking back to that day.

"I can't do it anymore, I just can't!" Rory panted heavily.

"You can." Lorelai assured her.

"I can't!" Rory cried.

"Ror, you've done amazing. It's just one more push and we get to see our daughter for the first time. One more push and we become parents. How cool is that?" Sam smiled, taking hold of her hand.

"I...I'm so tired..." Rory said.

"I know." Sam said. "You're doing amazing. It's just one more push. Squeeze my hand as hard as you like, ok? I'm in this with you." Sam said. She saw his wife glare at him. "Ok, sorry. I'm not in it with you in that way obviously! But I'm here ok and I believe you can do this. One more push."

"Are you ready?" The midwife kindly asked.

Rory glanced at her mom and then at Sam. "I can do this..." She said.

"You can do this." Sam smiled softly.

"Absolutely." Lorelai smiled tremulously.

"Ok, on three, I want one last big push from you, Rory, ok?" The midwife said. "One, two, three..." She said and a few moments later, a cry engulfed the room.

"Is she ok?" Rory asked.

"She's perfect." The midwife smiled, taking some time to clean her and wrap her up before smiling at the couple. "Would you like to hold her?"

"Yes please." Rory said breathlessly.

"Congratulations." The midwife smiled, handing their daughter over.

"Oh hon, she's beautiful." Lorelai smiled tremulously.

"She really is huh?" Rory smiled softly down at her daughter who she felt so much love for already. She glanced up at Sam who had tears in his eyes. "She broke you too huh?" She joked.

Sam chuckled slightly. "Just a bit. She's amazing." He said softly. He smiled at Rory. "And so are you. You did it, Ror." He said giving her a kiss. "I love you so much."

"I love you too." Rory said softly.

"I'll give you two a minute." Lorelai said softly before leaving the room.

"I can't believe how much love I felt for her in that moment." Rory admitted. "You know me, I was so worried that I wouldn't feel...connected. I never have with babies and kids, well apart from family obviously. But with her, it was instant. I guess it's different when they're your own flesh and blood." She smiled softly.

"Absolutely." Sam nodded. "And you're a great mom."

"And you're a great dad." Rory said.

"Hey! How does it feel having a one year old now?" Charlotte grinned bounding up to them.

"Surreal!" Rory laughed.

"Well just one year until the terrible twos so enjoy this year with her!" Charlotte joked.

"Gee thanks." Rory said dryly.

Sam chuckled. "How does it feel being an aunt to a one year old?"

"Great!" Charlotte grinned.

"Where's Jess?" Rory asked.

"Outside trying to referee a game of soccer that's going on." She smirked. "Dad and Luke are getting competitive."

Rory laughed. "That's still so weird even after all this time, seeing them get on."

"Tell me about it!" Charlotte laughed. "And you'd think it would be the kids having to be refereed. But I think Jess has already threatened to send Luke off."

"Now this I have to see!" She grinned. "Come on!"

"We'll be right behind you." Sam laughed watching Rory bound off after Charlotte as he picked Millie up and followed them.

"I still remember holding Millie for the first time. It feels like yesterday." Charlotte said as they all lounged in the living room after a day of fun and celebrations. All the kids had gone to bed so it was only Luke, Lorelai, Richard, Emily, Chris, Penny, Rory, Sam, Charlotte, Jess and April left up.

"Tell me about it." Rory smiled softly.

"I still can't believe you named her after mom." Lorelai teased.

"Well that's not exactly true." Emily said.

"Aw don't be modest, Grandma." Charlotte said. "Amelia is close to Emily and you know the sentiment behind it. Rory didn't want to use your exact name but you know she's named after you."

Emily ducked her head slightly. "I still don't know why you wanted to."

"Because we've used up Lorelai!" Rory joked. "No, but seriously, you've been a big part of our lives. I wanted Millie to know that."

"Well, I think it's a grand name." Richard smiled. "Don't you?"

Emily smiled softly. "Yes. Yes I do."

"So, one last movie and then bed?" Charlotte suggested.

"I don't think I could last one more." Luke said.

"What, did that soccer match take it out of you? Not so fit now huh?" Jess smirked.

"Shut up." Luke retorted. "You threatening to send me off, didn't help."

"You were getting too competitive! You full on tackled Jack for the ball!" Jess said.

"And me." April added.

"I did not." He protested.

"You did." Chris chuckled.

"Hey, you weren't much better, Mr I will tackle my own daughter for the ball." Lorelai smirked.

"It was a fair tackle! And she wasn't on my team. Jack was on Luke's!" Chris smirked.

"But April wasn't." Luke smirked slightly.

"Well I think you should both be banned from the games in the future now." Jess smirked.

Luke smield slightly. "Maybe you're right." He conceded. "Sorry." He said sheepishly to April.

"I'm over it." April grinned.

"I can't argue with that." Chris chuckled.

"Ok let's put the movie on and see how everyone does! People can retire to bed when they want." Lorelai smiled.

"Sounds good. Ror?" Charlotte said.

"I'm up for one more." Rory nodded. She smiled and snuggled into Sam as Charlotte turned the movie on. "Good day." She said softly.

"Great day." Sam smiled softly.

Rory smiled and glanced round the room as everyone focused on the tv. Richard and Emily were sat together, exchanging small smiles. Her grandparents really had become a big part of their lives in the last couple of years. They had made the effort to visit all of them frequently and they were starting to relax in more informal settings which was nice. She knew she wanted to honour her Grandma when she found out she was having a daughter. Her and Charlotte had their mom's name in different ways so she wanted Emily included in that tradition. She didn't want just Emily so after lots of deliberation, her and Sam had settled on Amelia, Millie for short. It was a lovely moment when they had told their family what was behind the name.

Rory then glanced over at her mom and Luke. They were still going strong. Luke was still working at the diner every day and her mom was still at the Dragonfly with Michel and Sookie. They shared parenting duties with Mia and Will. They would alternate having Will either at the diner or the inn or sometimes a family member or townsperson would offer to watch him for them. Mia would then either go to the diner or inn after school until they finished work. Mia was a great big sister to Will. She doted on him. Rory smiled as she thought about how precious they both were and she loved spending time with them when she could.

She glanced over at her dad and Penny. They were still going strong as well. She smiled softly as she thought about the changes over the last couple of years. He had really kept up the effort of staying in her and Charlotte's lives and making sure to be there for them when needed. He has also had to deal with Sherry totally flaking out on Gigi. It had looked, at one moment, that Sherry was finally committing to being a mom and Gigi had gone to visit her in France a few times but it was obvious Gigi didn't enjoy it. Whereas, she absolutely adored Penny and whatever Sherry failed in, Penny was there for Gigi. Last year, her dad had had enough and petitioned for Penny to adopt Gigi. Not surprisingly, Sherry signed the papers so Gigi was finally part of a proper family. She was really proud of her dad. He had really stepped up.

Rory looked over at Charlotte and Jess who were also snuggled together. They were still living in Hartford and Jess was still writing and publishing books along with running the bookstore with Sam which was doing very well. Charlotte was still illustrating in her free time still but she had recently started working at the bookstore as well and she knew how much her sister loved it. She smiled as she thought about her nephew and niece. Jack was doing really well at school, along with Mia. The two of them were inseparable. He was a great big brother to Lizzie as well. They had their moments like all siblings, especially when Lizzie messed with some of Jack's books, but she knew her nephew doted on his sister.

She finally glanced up at her own husband who smiled back at her. She thought about how much had changed recently. She wasn't embarrassed to say that she was worried sick about becoming a mom but having Millie was the best thing that had ever happened to her. And Sam had been a great constant in her life. He had really found himself, really getting stuck into the bookstore with Jess and she knew how much he loved working alongside his best friend. She was ecstatic when she found out Charlotte was joining her team as well. She was happy that her sister and husband got on so well. She had been travelling a lot doing overseas journalism so it was nice to know that Sam wasn't alone when she wasn't there. She wasn't exactly sure what her future held jobwise as she had been having some time off work, focussing on Millie for the last year but she wasn't worried. She knew she would find something even if it meant she wasn't travelling. She was more than happy to be close to home to enjoy her family life for a while. She snuggled closer to Sam who put his arm round her and she smiled softly to herself as she turned her focus back to the tv. Life was pretty good at the moment.

I'm sorry it's a bit shorter than normal but I wanted to set the scene and fill in some gaps in this first chapter. The next one will be longer, I promise! :) Please do let me know if you're interested in this becoming a trilogy. I really love reading your reviews so please do let me know what you think. Thank you! :)