"Ok mom, what's wrong?" Lorelai broke the never ending silence.
Emily just sat there as if nothing was said. "Hello? Anybody home? Come on you know we al love your witty and insightful conversation." Lorelai said with a smirk.
"Really Lorelai, must you take that tone with me at the dinner table? Perhaps you'd like to mock me after desert?" Emily replied calmly.
"wow, invasion of the pod people. What's up?" Lorelai looked at her dad expectantly.
"Please don't give your mother a hard time tonight. She has a lot on her mind." "Emily, I think you need to tell them now." Richard stated firmly.
Lorelai and Rory both looked at Emily, mouths slightly open, waiting. "Grama, it's ok you can tell us anything." Rory finally spoke.
"Oh honey,…..I'm…I'm not your grandmother."
Lorelai and Rory sat there dumbstruck for a few moments before both of them said in unison "WHAT!!"
"So what, am I like alien spawn or something?" Lorelai asked trying to lighten the mood.
"You'd like that wouldn't you? Aw well. I knew I was going to have to tell you someday, but I've been fearing it; Hush Richard I'll tell them; There were complications, you always were such a small girl Lorelai, well the babies head grew up against one of your bones. As a result the poor things brain wasn't developed enough to support any living function once the cord was cut. We were shocked and pained, we didn't know how to tell you. Believe it or not I was proud of you, I mean I was disappointed that you and Christopher had gotten into the situation in the first place, but you handled it. You took responsibility for your actions, you stood up to Christopher's parents and us, you were a very brave 16 year old. So many girls would've just ran out and got an abortion, but not my Lorelai."
'whoa, is that a tear in moms eye'
"Anyway, your father and I were upset and went to look at the other babies, all so beautiful and fragile. We noticed one that was all in pink but didn't have a name and it was a big baby, not a newborn. When we inquired about it the nurse said the baby was found in a store all alone and had been at the hospital for a week. There had been no reports filed with the police, so in a few days they would turn her over to the state. I stood there watching the little beauty and she suddenly opened her eyes and met mine. I swear she was looking right into my soul. Well, as it was the nurse didn't want the baby to go to an orphanage and she could tell we were well to do, so she switched the babies. Their "Jane doe" had been written up as died in her sleep and you had a large baby. You didn't seem to notice, you were so happy and relieved, I understand you made quite a fuss when they didn't give you your baby right away." Emily smiled at the memory. Actually Lorelai had thrown a couple things and almost punched a nurse. Emily shook her head.
"How could you have kept this from me…from us?" Lorelai asked numbly. She was still in shock and didn't know what to say to her mom.
"So…um…what do I call you now?" Was the first thing Rory thought to ask.
"Grama…Emily, whatever makes you feel comfortable dear. You know we love you very much no matter what."
"What about da… Chris, I mean did he know? Is that why he hasn't been here?"