Lorelai stared at the pregnancy test in her hand. She had woken up sick the past two days. She prayed that it was just the flu, but she knew deep down it probably wasn't. She bought a pregnancy test, which was she was staring at, shocked, right now. She was pregnant. Again. She slid to the floor of her bathroom, a strange feeling in her stomach. What was she going to tell Rory, Luke, and her parents? Oh, God! Especially her mom! Her mom wasn't too happy when she got pregnant with Rory. Now what will she say about her second pregnancy? What would happen to her relationship with her daughter? And Luke, would he understand? She was so mad at herself. Why? was all she could ask herself. She was scared. Scared of what her friends and family would think of her. She would be known as the town slut. Who wouldn't think of her of that after having two children without being married? Rory's classmates would probably make fun of her. Lorelai got up and lay down on her bed. About two hours later she heard the door open. For a minute she thought it was Rory, but then she remembered that Rory didn't have the car, and she was still at school.
"Lorelai! Where are you!" Sookie called. Lorelai breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'm up here!" she called down. A few minutes later, Sookie arrived at her door.
"Lorelai, where were you? I thought we were meeting for lunch!"
"Oh, Sookie! I totally forgot! I'm so sorry, I - I was preoccupied," she stammered, not quite looking at Sookie. Sookie sat on her bed.
"What were you doing? Its okay, anyway. Jackson met me at Luke's. Are you hungry? I can go fix you something up real quick," she babbled. Lorelai couldn't look at her. She felt tears welling in her eyes.
"Lorelai, whats wrong? Something happen to Rory? Or Luke?" Sookie asked worriedly. Lorelai shook her head. "What?" Lorelai wordlessly handed her the pregnancy test. Sookie squealed and hugged Lorelai, but Lorelai pushed away. "What? This isn't what you want?"
"No. Not at all," Lorelai responded. Sookie's happy nature immedietly turned serious. "I only want it to be Rory. Me and Rory. Thats what we promised each other, it would only be us. I mean, with the exception of boyfriends. I promised I wouldn't expand our family, and I've broken our promise. And, she's too old to have a baby brother or sister! Sookie, what is going to happen to me? What are people going to think of me? What will Max think of me? I thought we might have a chance, but definitely not now! Nobody will want me, Sookie. Who wants an unmarried woman with two kids?" she burst out. Sookie hugged her and this time Lorelai let her. "What am I going to tell Rory?"
"What are you going to tell your parents?"
Lorelai gave a small laugh. Then she sobered up. "What am I going to tell my parents? What if they don't forgive me!"
"Lorelai, they're your parents. Just tell them. We're all here for you, remember that."
"Thanks Sookie."
"So, how about some coffee? On me."
Lorelai couldn't quite face Luke yet, so they went to another place.
"I have to say, Luke's coffee is definitely much better," Lorelai said.
"Really? Then why did you get five cups?"
Sookie meant it as a joke, but Lorelai's eyes filled again with tears. "I was only joking."
"I know, I'm just so worried. Coffee is the only way to get my mind off of it. Now, Sookie, you go back to the Inn and don't worry about me. I'll tell my parents first and then Rory."
"Speaking of Rory, shouldn't you be picking her up soon?"
Lorelai looked at her watch. "Oh, no! I'm going to be late! Thanks, Sookie. I'll talk to you later." Lorelai tore out of the restraunt.
She was fifteen minutes late picking up Rory.
"Mom, Dean is picking me up and we're going to get some coffee and hang out for a little. I'll be home before dinner," Rory said through the window.
"No, wait, Rory! I have to go to my parent's house. You need to come with me."
"What? Mom, no. I want to go with Dean."
"And I want you to go with me to my parent's. Come on, get in."
"Well, can we at least wait until he gets here?" Lorelai nodded. "And why are you calling them "my" parents? You never call them that."
Boy, she's sharp, Lorelai thought. "I need to give them some - important information." Rory looked at her mother strangely. She was acting very weird.
"There he is, I'll be right back." Rory hopped out of the car and ran to Dean. "Hey, Dean, I'm sorry, but my mom is making me go to my grandparents house with her. We can go tomorrow."
"O-kay," Dean said. "I have to work tomorrow, so maybe the day after." He kissed her before she ran back to the car.
"So, why are we going to Grandma and Grandpa's house?" Rory asked on the way.
"I'd rather not tell you right now, Rory."
"Mom! I cancelled a date with Dean to come with you. The least you could do is tell me."
"Rory, please don't be upset right now. I'll tell you later. Tonight. Maybe," Lorelai said, not looking at Rory. "I have to talk to my parents before I talk to you. So, how was school today?"
"Great. Paris and I got a 97 on our debate. We had the highest grade in all of our classes AND one of two A's in my class," Rory said proudly.
"How many groups were there?"
"Eight."
"Good job, honey," she turned the car off in the driveway. "Okay, stay in the car while I go in. I shouldn't be too long."
"Wow, Mom, this must be serious if you won't tell me or let me go inside," Rory joked. "Okay, sorry, Mom. Good luck talking to Grandma. I hope she gives you whatever you're asking."
If it were only that easy, Lorelai thought.
"Hey, Mom. Could I have the keys so I could listen to the radio while you're in there?" Lorelai turned and tossed the keys through the open passenger window. Then she took a deep breath and rang her parent's doorbell.
Please, please, please review! This is my first gilmore girls fic, so be nice.
Coming up: her confrontation with Lorelai's parents, Rory, and Luke.
"Lorelai! Where are you!" Sookie called. Lorelai breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'm up here!" she called down. A few minutes later, Sookie arrived at her door.
"Lorelai, where were you? I thought we were meeting for lunch!"
"Oh, Sookie! I totally forgot! I'm so sorry, I - I was preoccupied," she stammered, not quite looking at Sookie. Sookie sat on her bed.
"What were you doing? Its okay, anyway. Jackson met me at Luke's. Are you hungry? I can go fix you something up real quick," she babbled. Lorelai couldn't look at her. She felt tears welling in her eyes.
"Lorelai, whats wrong? Something happen to Rory? Or Luke?" Sookie asked worriedly. Lorelai shook her head. "What?" Lorelai wordlessly handed her the pregnancy test. Sookie squealed and hugged Lorelai, but Lorelai pushed away. "What? This isn't what you want?"
"No. Not at all," Lorelai responded. Sookie's happy nature immedietly turned serious. "I only want it to be Rory. Me and Rory. Thats what we promised each other, it would only be us. I mean, with the exception of boyfriends. I promised I wouldn't expand our family, and I've broken our promise. And, she's too old to have a baby brother or sister! Sookie, what is going to happen to me? What are people going to think of me? What will Max think of me? I thought we might have a chance, but definitely not now! Nobody will want me, Sookie. Who wants an unmarried woman with two kids?" she burst out. Sookie hugged her and this time Lorelai let her. "What am I going to tell Rory?"
"What are you going to tell your parents?"
Lorelai gave a small laugh. Then she sobered up. "What am I going to tell my parents? What if they don't forgive me!"
"Lorelai, they're your parents. Just tell them. We're all here for you, remember that."
"Thanks Sookie."
"So, how about some coffee? On me."
Lorelai couldn't quite face Luke yet, so they went to another place.
"I have to say, Luke's coffee is definitely much better," Lorelai said.
"Really? Then why did you get five cups?"
Sookie meant it as a joke, but Lorelai's eyes filled again with tears. "I was only joking."
"I know, I'm just so worried. Coffee is the only way to get my mind off of it. Now, Sookie, you go back to the Inn and don't worry about me. I'll tell my parents first and then Rory."
"Speaking of Rory, shouldn't you be picking her up soon?"
Lorelai looked at her watch. "Oh, no! I'm going to be late! Thanks, Sookie. I'll talk to you later." Lorelai tore out of the restraunt.
She was fifteen minutes late picking up Rory.
"Mom, Dean is picking me up and we're going to get some coffee and hang out for a little. I'll be home before dinner," Rory said through the window.
"No, wait, Rory! I have to go to my parent's house. You need to come with me."
"What? Mom, no. I want to go with Dean."
"And I want you to go with me to my parent's. Come on, get in."
"Well, can we at least wait until he gets here?" Lorelai nodded. "And why are you calling them "my" parents? You never call them that."
Boy, she's sharp, Lorelai thought. "I need to give them some - important information." Rory looked at her mother strangely. She was acting very weird.
"There he is, I'll be right back." Rory hopped out of the car and ran to Dean. "Hey, Dean, I'm sorry, but my mom is making me go to my grandparents house with her. We can go tomorrow."
"O-kay," Dean said. "I have to work tomorrow, so maybe the day after." He kissed her before she ran back to the car.
"So, why are we going to Grandma and Grandpa's house?" Rory asked on the way.
"I'd rather not tell you right now, Rory."
"Mom! I cancelled a date with Dean to come with you. The least you could do is tell me."
"Rory, please don't be upset right now. I'll tell you later. Tonight. Maybe," Lorelai said, not looking at Rory. "I have to talk to my parents before I talk to you. So, how was school today?"
"Great. Paris and I got a 97 on our debate. We had the highest grade in all of our classes AND one of two A's in my class," Rory said proudly.
"How many groups were there?"
"Eight."
"Good job, honey," she turned the car off in the driveway. "Okay, stay in the car while I go in. I shouldn't be too long."
"Wow, Mom, this must be serious if you won't tell me or let me go inside," Rory joked. "Okay, sorry, Mom. Good luck talking to Grandma. I hope she gives you whatever you're asking."
If it were only that easy, Lorelai thought.
"Hey, Mom. Could I have the keys so I could listen to the radio while you're in there?" Lorelai turned and tossed the keys through the open passenger window. Then she took a deep breath and rang her parent's doorbell.
Coming up: her confrontation with Lorelai's parents, Rory, and Luke.