Hello all! Yes, I'm starting another story...which considering I have several others that are still incomplete, seems rediculous! But this idea just came to me, and I don't know if this has ever been done before. Starts during the S6 finale, when Lorelai comes home from Sookie's and Patty is there. My spin on the last episode of S6, NO CHRISTOPHER at all!
Be kind, please review!
She's been avoiding him, ignoring his calls, not going to the diner. She's even stayed at Sookie's for a couple of nights. All because she's been to scared to face him. She's been able to tell Luke everything, but why can't she tell him this? Probably because he's been slowly pushing her away. Keeping their lives separate when they are supposed to be coming together.
At first, she was happy. This is what she wanted, then everything that's been going on the last few months reminded her. She's losing him. The only man she's ever loved is becoming a name she says, a person in a picture, a blurred image in her head. The man who gave her a ring, a promise, but no follow through.
She feels physically sick when she looks back on the last few months of their relationship. He'd lied to her about April, even told her to stay away. She's never felt so out of place with him before. Usually in the beginning of relationships there is awkwardness and feeling out of place, but not two years into a relationship.
She knows its confusing to love someone who is oblivious to her feelings, and his actions. But she can't help it. She has to believe that things will change. That he'll wake up and see the light; that he's been shutting her out.
She's even thought about calling everything off, and leave everything she knows behind. She needs him to see that he's breaking down. She's tired of being strong.
She convinces Patty to lie for her when he shows up at the house. This of course works, and she prepares herself for Patty's interrogation. She skillfully dodges questions, or she answers them with as little detail as possible.
After getting rid of Patty, she goes up to her room and prepares for a relaxing bubble bath. Once the water is just right, she slides under the blanket of bubbles. She throws her head back and begins thinking, letting everything sink in. she's finally admitting to herself that she's losing Luke. She's hopelessly in love with him, and she's losing him. She just found out that she's eight weeks pregnant with his baby. It's been one hell of a week.
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After her bath, and thinking session, she gets dressed in her most comfortable outfit. She towel dries her hair, and applies some eye make-up, not really caring about cover up or blush or lip gloss. A second look in the mirror tells her that some cover up under her eyes is needed. The dark circles that have shown up dew to lack of sleep and crying on Sookie's couch.
She puts her hair in a ponytail at the nape of her neck, and walks into the bedroom. She puts on her flip flops and finds a light sweater.
'It's time to be brave now,' she thinks, while grabbing her purse. She heads down stairs and out the door. She begins walking through town, making her way to her only destination.
Luke's.
She walks past Patty's and gets a curious glance from the dance teacher as she makes her way across the street. She stands outside the diner, just watching him. April's there. Maybe that's why he came over this morning, to tell her that he'd 'see her after she's gone'. Slowly she turns, but stops, regaining her nerve, and walks into the diner.
The bells jingle above her head and he looks over to her, noticing how pale she looks, like she's just seen a ghost. He excuses himself from April and head over to her.
Deep breath.
He's talking, she can hear it. But she's not processing it. Only one thing is on her mind, and she's wondering how to tell him.
Deep breath.
"Can we go up to the office?" she hears herself ask.
He tells Caesar that he'll be back in a few minutes, and tells April to keep an eye on him, with a wink.
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She feels his hand on the small of her back, wondering why she's shocked at this gesture. They make their way up to the office, and walk in. He goes over and sits at the table, she remains by the door.
"Come sit, Lorelai," he tells her.
"I'm good," she says softly.
Something about standing near the exit is really working for her.
"I've been worried about you," he tells her. "You haven't been answering my calls, you haven't been at your house. I thought you skipped town on me."
'You haven't been at your house,' she scoffs at that. Her house. They renovated the house so he could move in, and he had. Until April showed up.
No time to get mad about that right now, though. She's here to tell him. Tell him that he's going to be a father, and get to be there for everything.
"Luke, I have to tell you something. But you have to listen. No interrupting, ok?" she asks, finally making eye contact with him. Beautiful blue eyed man.
He nods, "Okay."
Deep breath.
No easy way to say this. She just has to blurt it out.
"I'm pregnant."