Gilmore Girls - Where You Lead, I Will Follow
Summary: Lorelai leaves her parents home shortly after she finds out she is pregnant. While seeking refuge in the small town of Stars Hollow she meets a nineteen year old Luke Danes who vows to stick by her no matter what. Java Junkie.
Disclaimer: I don't own Gilmore Girls or the characters.
Chapter 1 - Hartford
"Mom, Dad, I'm pregnant." Said sixteen year old Lorelai Gilmore.
"Is this some kind of a joke Lorelai? Because if it is, it really isn't funny!" Emily said furiously.
Lorelai shuffled her feet and forced herself to meet her mothers gaze. "No Mom it's not a joke. I'm really pregnant."
"Well goody! I just thought I'd check I know far too well what you are like with your jokes." She sniped back sarcastically. Lorelai sighed. Was there really any point trying to reason with Emily?
"Emily do try to remain calm. It must have taken a lot of courage for Lorelai to tell us this, and now we have to proceed in the correct manner." Her father Richard told her mother, evidently struggling to remain calm himself.
On one hand this little scene that was unfolding was making Lorelai very happy. She knew this would be the only time her parents would look small to her. The ever controlling parents had not managed to control her this time. She was already pregnant, and there was nothing they could do about it. On the other hand, she knew she was about to get VERY angry. It was coming. The lecture on marriage and babies. The PROPER way to do things.
This was not what she wanted. She knew exactly what she wanted to do.
"I assume that Christopher is the child's father." She heard her Dad continue.
"Ha! Of course Christopher is the father, the pair of them are always gallivanting about!"
"You don't have to sound so condescending mother!" Lorelai spat before adding "And Chris and I do not 'gallivant' as you put it. We were dating."
"Well Lorelai you know the proper procedure that must be followed in a situation like this. You and Christopher must get married as soon as possible." Her father clearly dictated the condition that came with her unexpected pregnancy.
"I am NOT getting married. Chris and I are only sixteen this will ruin our lives!"
"But Lorelai you and Christopher are dating, don't you love him?" Emily asked her only daughter smugly.
"Of course! I care about Chris a lot, I could love him. But I won't let this baby ruin both of our lives. I'll have to run the risk of ruining my own life. You never know, this could be the best thing that could ever happen to me." She tried to make her argument sound as compelling as possible.
"Don't be absurd Lorelai! You are the brightest in your class, you are set on the path to Yale." Her father argued.
"I know Dad, but even if I did marry Chris it wouldn't make it any easier for me to go to Yale I'd still have a child. Besides I might be able to go to Yale once the kid starts school." She said persuasively.
"I don NOT want my teenage daughter having a child out of wedlock!" Emily exploded.
"Well that's tough because that is EXACTLY what your teenage daughter is doing. I've had it with this life and this family. I'm dropping out of school and I'm moving away, I'll contact you with my address when I've settled and calmed down." She said storming upstairs to her room with her parents in hot pursuit.
"You don't have any money!" Her Mom exclaimed.
"You might not be able to find anywhere to live." Her father called.
Lorelai pulled out a large duffle bag and started shoving different items of clothing in it before answering her parents questions. "I'll get a job, the money from my job will pay rent." She said confidently.
"If that's what you think then you're living in a dream world!" Richard sneered.
"Maybe so, I don't care!" She told him as she shoved some books into her duffle bag followed by her favourite teddy she had since she was a baby. She stuffed her purse with what little savings she had in her jacket pocket, pulled her jacket on and hitched her bag onto her shoulder. She pushed past her parents and headed downstairs towards the front door.
"I'll call you in a week to let you know I'm okay." She said coolly.
"Lorelai get back here!" Emily and Richard yelled in unison.
Lorelai spun around. "Don't follow me!" She yelled before slamming the door and heading towards the bus stop.
There was someone else waiting at the bus stop as Lorelai approached and as she got close she realised who it was.
"Chris! Hi!" She sounded surprised as she met her boyfriend who immediately enveloped her in a gentle hug. She wrapped her arms around him in response and buried her head in his shoulder. Chris softly stroked her long hair, trying to soothe her.
"You okay Lor? What happened?" He questioned as they separated from their embrace.
She forced a smile. "I guess I'm okay, just a little shaken up. As for what happened, I told them and basically what we expected they totally freaked out."
"Lor I'm so sorry I should have been there with you." He frowned both looking and sounding incredibly guilty.
Lorelai smiled a beautiful smile. One that Chris loved. Her smile could light up a whole room.
"Oh sweets, I really think it was better you weren't there, Richard would have probably ripped you in two!"
"They were mad huh?" Chris asked her. Even in this horrible mess Lorelai noticed Chris had not lost his irresistible charm.
"Only as mad as can be expected. You know, I really don't know who was more pissed. Emily was pretty vocal, but Richard was ready to burst, explode even!" She grinned as did Chris.
"See you're fantastic sense of humour is still intact."
"Yep that's me. I can turn any situation into a complete joke." She replied, giving him a cheeky wink.
There was a long pause. The pair linked hands and stared into each others eyes, both looking completely heartbroken.
"Did you tell Strobe and Francine?" Lorelai managed to mutter, maintaining eye contact the whole time.
"Yeah I told them just before I came here. I told them, then took off. Probably not the most mature thing to do." He trailed off and stared at the ground.
"Hon don't beat yourself up about this, it took two people to create this mess, and now . . . I'm gonna get one of us out." She told him, completely determined look in her eyes.
"What'cha gonna do Lor?" She heard Chris ask as he began to stroke her cheek.
She took a deep breath and forced a smile. "I'm leaving, don't worry I'm not going far. Chris you can be as involved as you want with this pregnancy it's totally up to you. Just promise me that you'll graduate high school, maybe go to Princeton? F or me and our baby."
Chris smiled. "I will do ANYTHING for you Lorelai. I love you." He whispered softly.
"I love you too." She said equally as softly as her tears began to flow.
"The pair shared a passionate, bittersweet kiss, complete with tears from both parties. They broke apart and pressed their foreheads together.
A bus slowly pulled into the bus stop.
"I have to go. My bus . . ." She muttered sadly.
"Listen to me Lor. I will always be here for you, both of you. You just call me and I'll be there." He told her sincerely with so much love for her visible in his look.
"See you later." She climbed onto the bus.
"See you later." He leaned forward placing a gentle kiss on her cheek, then on her stomach.
And then she was gone.
Chris sighed sadly and decided to head home.
AN: This is my first GG fic, I would really appreciate it if you would review and let me know what you think.