Best Mistake I Ever Made…
Summary: Rory has too much to drink, she wakes up with a warm body next to her, neither can remember fully how they got there, as they attempt to piece together the previous night they begin to realise that the 'mistake' might mean more… Set five years after season seven. Rated M for adult scenes and moderate swearing.
Chapter Four: Unexpected News
Finn had got up early to get back to his apartment and get ready for work. The whole time he was getting ready he had a stupid grin plastered on his face, so did Rory. Even when she eventually made it into the office and her small cubicle the grin was still there. She started on her next story but all she could think about was Finn.
Over the next month Finn called Rory multiple times, for the first few weeks they met for lunch every day. They'd meet, stare at each other across the table, kiss and part ways. Neither felt it was enough but they were both so busy with work it was the best they could do… or at least that's how Finn felt.
It had been about a month and a half since they had last spent the night together, Finn missed her, he still felt stupid, he had feelings for her after a couple of nights and a few lunches together? He needed her, he needed to feel her body against him and most of all he needed to tell her he loved her. It made him nervous and it made him worry whether she'd be ready for this or not. It wasn't like he was used to doing this! He took a deep breath and picked up his phone…
"Rory Gilmore,"
"Kitten?"
"Oh…Finn, I'm kinda busy at work right now, can I call you later?" she lied,
"I was just wondering if you wanted to get dinner tonight? Apart from lunch I haven't seen you in a while and we've not even done lunch that many times, is everything okay?"
"Uh… yeah. Dinner tonight, Harry's?"
He grinned, "Is that the only restaurant you know? Or is it because of the amazing coffee?"
"Bit of both, see you later Finn."
"Bye Kitten" he hung up smiling, she'd been distracted the whole conversation but if she was at work of course shed be distracted.
Rory laid there smiling at her phone,
"Are you ready now?" the nurse asked her,
"Yeah, sorry"
"Well you're definitely pregnant. About a month or so, does that fit with a time when you and your partner had intercourse?"
"Um… yeah." Rory said, panic rising in her voice, This was NOT supposed to happen! She'd had an idea for about a week now, since she'd missed her period but hearing the nurse say it made it more scary, more Real!
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Rory eventually walked out of the Doctor's office, tears falling down her cheeks, she was unsure why she was crying, she wasn't sad? She wasn't happy? She just felt lost… Walking across the hospital car park she stared down at the leaflets the nurse had given her on the changes she would start experiencing soon. Like mother like daughter! She thought, trying to give her something to concentrate on other than the massive life changing news she'd just received…
"Rory?" she heard a familiar voice call over her shoulder,
"Hi Colin!" she said, blinking away the tears quickly and plastering on her best fake smile. "What are you doing here?"
He held his hand out, showing a broken wrist covered in a pink cast, "Steph and I went out for a laugh one night, we got so drunk I don't really remember what happened but then I woke up with this and found out I'd broken it, about to get it taken off," he looked down about to ask Rory the same question when he saw the leaflets she was holding…
"Shit." She followed his gaze and stuffed them into the purse she was carrying,
"Look Colin…"
"Rory." He said in a tone much sterner than she expected, "Tell me its Finn's?"
"How dare you? Of course it is!" she felt hurt immediately, did he really think she'd cheat on Finn?
"Look sorry, I know you wouldn't… does he know?" he said putting his hands up in a defensive gesture,
"Not yet, I didn't until about half hour ago…" this was when he noticed her tear stained cheeks, the fact she was shivering despite the fact she was clearly sweating and far too hot…
"Come here Ror…" he put his arms around her in an affectionate way, pulling her face into his chest. All he could here was her muffled sobbing against him,
"What….do…I…do? I… cant… do this…" she managed between sobs,
"What do you mean?"
"Well… Finn isn't exactly….gonna be thrilled about this…" she again sobbed,
"Rory," he pulled her away from him and held her directly in front of him staring into her eyes, "No matter how Finn responds you'll be fine. You've got your mother who I know will support you, your dad, your step-dad, Paris, your friend Lane, Steph, me and all those crazy people from that Stars Hollow! And I need to tell you something, something you need to swear not to tell Finn?" she nodded, "Rory he told me he thinks he loves you, it's crazy, you've only been dating for like a month and a bit and no REAL date has actually happened but when have you two ever done anything normally? You'll be fine, all three of you," Rory had never seen Colin be this sweet or caring but it was exactly what she needed,
"Thank you Colin!" she threw her arms around him once more before she turned and headed to her car. Tonight's date was going to be interesting at least.
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"Mum please pick up?!" Rory begged knowing her mum was waiting to answer to know who it was, "Shit!" she yelled, almost falling over. She was late to her date, running around trying to get ready but she couldn't find a pair of tights without any holes or ladders and when she finally had she'd just caught them on her coffee table falling over.
"Really Hun? That's not how you should answer the phone."
"Mum I don't know what to wear I have thirty minutes and I need to talk to you!"
"Okay, this is for the long awaited date?"
"Yep" she said putting on the only other tights she had with no holes in them,
"Okay, Harry's I'm assuming? Right, the knee length dark green halter neck with the matching wedge heels and no jacket?"
"Great, what bag?"
"Small black clutch grandma bought you that time she went crazy and wanted to by that whole damn department store,"
"What the moustache debacle?"
"Mm hm, what did you need to tell me, put me on speaker phone so you can get ready while we talk,"
"Okay mum… I'm pregnant." She didn't want to give Lorelai time to answer, afraid of what she'd say, "Please don't be disappointed in me, right now I really need my best friend?"
"Does Finn know?"
"I was gonna tell him tonight,"
"Wow Hun, you're pregnant before the first date? You truly are my daughter," she joked, she wanted to be serious and do the mum thing but she knew deep down that from the tone in Rory's voice talking about it right now could break her, "Rory, I'm gonna ask something I'm 99% sure I know the answer to but Hun… You're gonna keep it right?"
"Yeah! Of course!"
"Good, you know if Finn can't handle it I'm here, Luke and I are more than willing to help you… Hun I have news too and right now I'm betting you really need a distraction?"
"Yeah I really do"
"Luke and I are getting married!"
"Yeah mum I know… we kinda all expected it." Irritated that the distraction was not helping
"No I don't mean engaged I mean in three months! That church, the perfect church from the first time we were gonna get married, it's free again, three months! I have an entire wedding to plan in three months! Luckily I still have most of the planning from the first time and Sookie is going crazy helping!"
"Oh my God! Congratulations Mum!" the doorbell rang, "Are you kidding? Twenty minutes early? I gotta go mum love you!"
"Love you too kiddo!"
She made her way to the door, avoiding the tight murdering coffee table and opened the door,
"I really need to get a peephole for this door," she muttered more to herself than the current occupant of the door way,
"Ace. Look I'm sorry about the other night but I really need to talk to you right now," she could see the desperation in his eyes and she knew there was no way he was just gonna leave,
"Fine, ten minutes but Finn's picking me up soon…" she saw his jaw tighten but he managed to keep calm, she stepped aside allowing him into her apartment,
"Ace I don't know what to do! I don't love her," he collapsed on the sofa,
"You mean your fiancé?" he nodded, "Logan why are you doing this?" she sat next to him and looked into his eyes,
"If I don't get married by next year my parents are cutting me off, this girl she's nice and sweet but neither of us are faithful, you're the only girl I ever…"
"Stop. Logan don't you deserve happiness, we both do but we won't find it in one another, Logan I really want us to be friends I do but you not only hurt me by not telling me about your marriage but you hurt your best friend? That's just not you!"
"I don't want to marry her Ace,"
"Then don't. I know you're making a lot of money yourself you don't need your parents support anymore, maybe you won't have as much money as you're used to but if you don't love her don't marry her!"
"You're right I guess, and luckily my parents already bought me my two flats so they can't take them back at least,"
"Two flats?" she raised one eyebrow and he laughed in a way he hadn't in a long time,
"I'm gonna leave her,"
"I think that's best, Logan you'll find that girl one day, I promise you." She smiled, he got up and headed for the door,
"I hope so Ace." And he left.
About ten minutes later there was another knock, she dragged herself to the door,
"Hey kitten" he smiled kissing her cheek, "Ready to go?"
"Yep" she smiled grabbing her purse.
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"Seriously?" Finn asked shocked as they sat in Harry's, "No coffee or alcohol? What are you gonna drink tonight?"
"Apple juice please," she told her regular waitress who looked just as shocked as Finn, the waitress nodded and walked away, Rory saw this as a great way to tell him…
"Actually I won't be having coffee or alcohol for at least the next nine months…" she said looking down at her hands as she said it. It took Finn a few seconds to understand but once he did his reaction was… unexpected.
"Rory are you saying…?"
"Finn I'm pregnant…"
Author's Note: Mean right? Sorry it took a while but I had so many ideas for this chapter and I couldn't decide which one to do! I decided to make Logan and Rory good friends from now on, partly because I didn't want to hurt my most faithful reviewer and partly because I couldn't bear writing anymore mean Logan, hope you enjoyed, please review?