Author's Note: Firstly, thank you guys for all the review, they mean so much to me. Secondly, nope. I unfortunately still don't own Gilmore girls.
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Chapter 4: First time for everything.
Rory felt her cheeks cover in tears of utter relief. Two small negative signs. Thank god. Rory threw the tests away and smiled at herself in the mirror. She wasn't pregnant. She walked out of the bathroom with a spring in her step. She would eventually love to have kids, but just… Not then. A sudden thought struck her. Should she tell Logan? On the one hand, he might want to know about something that could have changed their lives forever, but on the other hand it might freak him out. Rory sighed, ran a hand through her hair, and nodded to herself. Logan loved her, and she couldn't be with him if she didn't feel like she could tell him everything. So, she'd tell him about the scare, and hopefully all would be well. Since she didn't have any plans for the weekend she left a note for Paris and decided to go see her mom, ready to find out what results her mom had gotten.
Lorelai poured herself a cup of water and sipped, trying it out. While it didn't fit her usual caffeine frenzy it would have to do. She heard the door open and sprang up. She had wanted to wait, and tell Luke later on, when she'd prepared herself. She was still standing in a panic, when Rory entered the kitchen.
"Hi mom!" She said brightly, pouring a cup of coffee and grabbing a marshmallow from the open bag on the counter.
"So…" Rory said, scooting in to the table.
"What happened mom?" She was now serious, biting into her candy while peering curiously, and a little apprehensively up at Lorelai. Lorelai sighed.
"You first. Even though I think I already know. The smile, the coffee, the junk food…" Rory nodded.
"Negative!" She grinned and then turned sober.
"I know it sounds mean to be so excited but… I just wasn't ready." Lorelai reached out and took Rory's hand.
"Sweets, you don't have to feel guilty. You and Logan aren't ready for a baby." Rory nodded, and then turned to her mom.
"Ok. What about you?" Lorelai gulped and took a swig of water and smiled gently.
"It was positive. But, I didn't trust it, so I drove out to Hartford and bought two more tests, and they came back positive." Rory's eyes widened, and she threw her arms around her mother.
"Mom that's great!" Lorelai looked up at Rory with tear filled eyes.
"Is it?" Rory sat back and frowned at her.
"Of course! You and Luke are having a baby! It's fantastic!" Lorelai sighed and gazed at her lap.
"Well, that's what I thought too, but now I'm second guessing it. What if Luke's mad? I mean, we just got married six months ago! Is it too soon? I mean… What if he says it's too much and leaves…" By now Lorelai was crying and Rory scooted her chair closer to mom.
"Mom, you're clearly just hormonal, because this entire thing is insane!" Lorelai wiped her tears and sniffed.
"Really?" Rory nodded.
"You've known luke for 10 years, been friends with him for eight, and been in a relationship with him for almost three years. You guys are ready to take this step. Secondly, Luke would never, in a million years be mad! He was pining for you for years and years, watching you date all those other losers, and he wouldn't leave you just because you were having a baby. Do you hear how ludicrous that sounds?" Lorelai nodded and broke into a wide grin.
"Yeah. I guess I was just having flashbacks of last time. When you find out your pregnant at 15, not everything is this easy." Rory smiled and broke into a smile equal to her mother's.
"Ice cream?" Lorelai threw her hands up in the air in fake giving up.
"How could I protest?" Lorelai and Rory spent the next hour talking about all of the things that they had to buy for the new arrival, and names, and other girl stuff. Finally Rory said that she had to unpack her stuff for the weekend and left her mom in the kitchen.
Lorelai went upstairs and peered into the two guest bedrooms they had added to the home. When they were doing the construction, they added the two bedrooms under the pretense of visiting neighbors and friends, but there had been a slight hint that one of them could be a nursery. Lorelai stepped into one, switching on the light, glancing around. It was a pretty boring room. They had their spare mattress and sheets, with an end table and lamp. Lorelai glanced into the next room, which was completely empty. It would be perfect if they had a boy, because the walls were a nice shade of blue. Lorelai sat on the floor and smiled. They were having a baby. Suddenly, she heard the front door open and Luke's steps on the stairs. It was time to tell him.
Rory set her bag down on her bed and began taking items of various clothing out of it. She was halfway done when she heard an excited, luke sounding yell.
"I'm gonna be a dad?!" Rory grinned. Everything was going to be just fine.