Lorelai walked to her bathroom clutching the brown paper bag. She locked the door and pulled the box out. Her heart was racing as she read the pink, bold letters written on the cardboard box in her hands: Pregnancy Test. She opened it with shaking hands and followed the instructions. It told her to wait five minutes after completing the test. First she sat down on the toilet seat, then got up and started to pick up around her. Those five minutes were the longest five minutes of her life. She walked over and picked up the pregnancy tester, her eyes were closed. She knew that when she opened her eyes, her life would change forever, pregnant or not. Her heart was racing even faster now, she opened her eyes and she saw it. Written in small letterswas the word Pregnant

It took a long time to register the words. Lorelai was pregnant. She was pregnant and with Luke's child. She didn't know what to feel. What she did feel was numb with shock, that was for sure. This was what she least expected. It was all happening to soon. She had been sure it was a false alarm at the hospital when Sookie had her baby. But then again it had been to soon to tell anything. It was now two weeks later. Two weeks after she proposed to Luke. He had said yes of course, but they hadn't even really started planning the wedding. They also hadn't told her parents yet. Or Rory for the matter, considering the situation between her and Lorelai.

How would he take this? Would he be happy? Mad? Would he still want to marry her? They had agreed that they both wanted kids, but this was a little sudden. She wasn't sure Luke would welcome the pregnancy with open arms. It was going to be very stressfull for them both. It was going to be complicated being newlyweds with a new baby. It was going to be hard enough getting used to their new lifestyles. That is, of course, if he still wanted to marry her. Lorelai was sick to her stomache with worry. As she thought all of this, she heard the front door open and footsteps coming upstars. She quickly shoved the test under the sink and walked out of the bathroom to find Luke walking into her room.

"Hey." Lorelai's voice was shaking.

"Hey. Are you ok?" Luke asked with concern.

"Me? Oh, yeah, I'm great. Never been better. Why do you ask?" Lorelai rambled.

"Well, you look worried about something and a little flushed. Are you sure you're ok?"

"Yeah. Really, I'm fine."

"Ok." Luke said unconvinced but letting it go anyway.

"So, what are you doing here? I thought we were going to meet at the diner for dinner?" Lorelai asked, eager to get the subject off of her.

"Oh yeah, we are. I was just bringing over the rest of my stuff." Luke told her. After Luke said yes to getting married to Lorelai, they decided to move in together. And since Lorelai's place was bigger than Luke's, they decided to live at her place.

"Ok, well, um, let mehelp you, uh, bring it up here." Lorelai said heading downstairs.Luke followed her confused. Lorelai was acting strange today. She had been fine this morning when she came in for her usual coffee. But now she wasn't acting herself. Luke knew Lorelai well enough to know that something was wrong. She was his fiancé after all. He also knew her well enough to know that when she was ready to tell him what it is that was bothering her she would. They never kept secrets from each other, so he decided not to push her.

Lorelai was still in shock when she picked up one of Luke's boxes and clumsily dropped it. She couldn't help it. She was scared, worried, shocked, and confused all in one. She wanted to cry but she couldn't do it front of Luke. If she did then she knew he would make her tell him what was going on and she wasn't ready to tell him. She didn't want to face his reaction.

:"Sorry.I've been a real clutz today." Lorelai said trying her best to cover up the worry in her voice and picking up the box. Luke definitely knew now that whatever it was that was wrong was pretty big. But still he didn't push. He could tell that she needed time to think of how she was going to tell him whatever it was. After bringing the rest of his stuff up to her room, he decided to give her time to herself to calm down.

"Ok. Well, I'm going to go back to the diner. I'll see you tonight?" He asked

"Actually, I think I'm going to stay home and rest. I'm feeling a little sick. It's probably just a cold." Lorelai told him.

"Ok. Call me later and let me know how you feel. I love you." Luke told her and kissed her goodbye.

"I love you, too." Lorelai said as he walked out of the room.

When she heard the front door close downstairs, she sank down on her bed and buried her face in her hands.How was she going to tell him? She very well couldn't keep it from him. She'd eventually start to show. She was afraid that when she told him, he wouldn't love her anymore. She was afraid he wouldn't want to marry her. As well as it was raising Rory alone, she didn't want to do it again. She wanted it to be different this time. She wanted to raise her baby with Luke. She wanted them to be the family she'd always dreamt of. Mom, dad, the baby, and Rory living happily together. She wanted to be with Luke. She wanted him to be there when the baby was born, holding her hand as she gave birth to him or her. She wanted him to be there to help her raise the child. She needed Luke in her life..

Luke was all she had now. Rory wasn't speaking to her and Lorelai wasn't speaking to her parents. Aside from Luke, she needed Rory. She missed her daughter and wanted to see her. Why had things turned out the way they did? Why couldn't things have gone the way they used to be? Everything was fine until Logan came along. She didn't like him at all but she never said that to Rory. Rory was old enough to decide who she wanted to date, and Lorelai telling her what she thought of Logan wasn't going to stop her from seeing him. Since she didn't have Rory, she needed Luke. She needed him more than life itself. Without him she wouldn't be able to function. He was her everything and she needed him. She needed him so bad that her heart ached.

There were so many emotions swarming inside her that she couldn't control them any longer. She felt the warm, salty tears escape the barrier holding them back and roll down her cheeks. She let all of her worries and emotions be released as she lay on her bed and cry. She decided to tell Luke the big news tomorrow. She really needed to relax today. Lorelai pulled the covers over herself and let herslef cry herself to sleep.