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After a few minutes, Lorelai pulled back from Luke's arms. She smiled up at him with a weary face. "What did the doctor say?" she asked with a sniffle.

"Lorelai..." Luke said, not wanting her to shut him out.

"I'm fine," Lorelai insisted.

Luke studied her for a moment, but decided that if it was important she would tell him. And if not he would get it out of her anyways. "He said that I can get a walking cast at the end of the week," he replied. "And then a week after that I can get that off, but I'm going to need a lot of physical therapy."

Lorelai nodded. "I'm glad you're going to be okay," she said softly.

Luke looked at her closely. "Lorelai," he said, taking her hand in his. "What happened?"

"My mother came," Lorelai whispered so softly that Luke barely heard her.

Luke's eyes widened. "What did she say?" he asked.

Lorelai shrugged. "She was yelling at me," she said. "Even when I'm here lying in a hospital bed she finds something to yell at me about. I didn't even have the chance to tell her that I'm pregnant."

"Oh, Lorelai," Luke pulled her close to his chest, wishing that he could take all of her pain away. She'd been through a lot the past couple of weeks, and most of it was his fault.

Lorelai buried her face in Luke's chest, gripping handfuls of his shirt as she tried to forget. "Why can't she just care about me?" she whispered.

Luke held her tighter and kissed the top of her head, not knowing what to say.

"Mom?" Rory's voice coming from the doorway made both Luke and Lorelai turn. Lorelai's eyes brightened a little, and she wiped her tears away with the back of her hand. "Hey, kiddo."

"What's wrong?" Rory asked, tentatively coming closer.

Lorelai shrugged. "I just got a little overstressed," she replied.

Rory eyed her suspiciously but decided to let it go. "What a pair you two make," she said. "When are you getting out of that thing, Luke?"

"As soon as possible," Luke replied as he reached for his crutches. "Do you guys want some time alone?"

"No!" both Lorelai and Rory cried. Lorelai grabbed his hand and Rory smiled at him.

"You and my mom are back together, and that means that you have to deal with me too," Rory said as she sat down in a chair.

"You're the easy one to get along with," Luke replied.

"Hey!" Lorelai said, smacking his arm.

Luke rolled his eyes and ignored her otherwise. He cleared his throat and said, "Uh, Rory, we have some news for you."

Rory looked from Luke to Lorelai, a little scared as to what they were about to tell her. "Are you okay?" she asked Lorelai fearfully.

Lorelai smiled and reached out to take her daughter's hand. "I'm fine," she said. "It's nothing bad at all."

"Then what is it?" Rory asked anxiously.

"I'm...pregnant," Lorelai replied. "I'm going to have a baby with Luke."

There was silence in the room for a long moment as Rory processed the information. "Pregnant," she repeated, almost to herself.

Lorelai nodded, and Luke could see the fear in her eyes that Rory was going to be upset. He squeezed her hand, assuring her that he was there for her no matter what.

Rory suddenly jumped out of her seat with a squeal of delight and leaned over Luke to hug her mother. "This is so exciting!" she cried.

"Then you're not upset?" Lorelai asked, relief filling her body.

Luke smiled as Rory turned to hug him. He put his arms around her for a moment, savoring the feeling of holding the closest person he had to a daughter in his arms. When Rory pulled back, she frowned and looked at them

"Of course I'm not upset," she said. "I'm going to bea big sister, for real this time. Why in the world would that upset me?"

"You were pretty quiet there for a minute, kiddo," Lorelai replied. "I thought you were going to flip out."

Rory couldn't keep the smile off of her face as she sat down again. "It just took me a minute to process, that's all," she said. "So when do you get out of here?"

"Tomorrow morning," Lorelai replied. "Assuming everything stays as it is now."

"I'll come pick you up," Rory said.

Lorelai shook her head. "You don't need to do that," she said.

"Mom, how else are you going to get home?" Rory asked, rolling her eyes at Lorelai's stubborn attitude. "Luke certainly can't drive with that cast."

"I'm perfectly capable of driving," Lorelai replied. "I'm pregnant, not disabled."

"You've been on an IV," Rory replied. "They won't let you drive."

Lorelai leaned back against the pillows and sighed. "Fine," she said. "Be here by eleven."

"Okay," Rory stood and leaned down to kiss her mother on the cheek. She then surprised Luke by kissing him on the cheek as well. "I should get back to school. I'm glad you're both okay."

"Bye hon," Lorelai said. She leaned her head against Luke's shoulder as she watched Rory leave, then looked up at him. "Do you think the hospital would get mad if I ordered a pizza?" she asked.

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The next morning, Rory walked into Lorelai's hospital room a little before eleven and smiled when she saw Luke sitting next to Lorelai's bed, holding her hand as they talked.

"Hey," she said. "I brought you some clothes."

Lorelai smiled as she started to get out of bed. "Thanks, hon," she said. "I won't be able to wear them much longer."

Rory rolled her eyes and pointed to the bathroom. "Just change," she said as she sat down on the edge of the bed, across from Luke. When Lorelai closed the door to the bedroom, she looked at him and sighed. "I feel like I was just here doing this with you," she said.

Luke shrugged. "I'm almost glad that accident happened," he said. "Otherwise I probably wouldn't be back together with your mom, and she probably wouldn't have told me about the baby."

"Yeah, I'm really glad that you guys are back together," Rory said, nodding in agreement. "I've never seen my mom so happy as she is with you."

Rory paused fora moment, then looked back at Luke. "Luke?" she said softly. "Do you want to marry my mom?"

Luke sighed and looked at the ceiling. He'd been tossing that question around in his head for the past week, but he hadn't been expecting to have to voice his thoughts so soon.

"But?" Rory prompted.

"I don't want to pressure her into anything," Luke replied. "I mean, we just got back together, and the baby is on it's way...I just don't know if now would be a good time to add another thing onto her plate."

Rory looked at him closely. "You think she's going to say no," she stated.

"What?" Luke asked in surprise.

"You're scared," Rory replied. "Luke..."

Before she could go on, Lorelai emerged from the bathroom in jeans and a sweater. "Alright, let's hit the road," she said. She saw the serious expressions on Luke and Rory's faces and asked, "Okay, what did I miss?"

"Nothing," Rory replied quickly. "If you're ready, let's go."

Lorelai walked over to Luke, who was starting to stand up and asked, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine," Luke replied. "You're feeling okay?"

"Great," Lorelai replied. "Let's go."

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Two hours later, Lorelai and Luke were sitting on the bed in the living room, eating take out that Liz had brought over from the diner and talking. When Lorelai had finished her burger, she set her plate on the table and said, "Luke, can we talk?"

Luke put down his fork and looked at her, knowing that a serious conversation was on its way. "Sure," he said. "About what?"

"About...us," Lorelai replied. "And the baby. I mean, how is this going to work?"

"Well, we already decided to live together," Luke replied. "And once my leg gets better, I'm going to move all my stuff in."

Lorelai nodded softly. "Yeah, I know," she said.

"Hey," Luke said, taking her chin in his hands. "What's going on?"

"I just...Do you think we'll last?" she asked softly. "I mean, I know that we're going to be living together and having a baby, but...that doesn't really guarantee anything."

"Lorelai," Luke said firmly. "Listen to me. I was miserable without you. And I never want to be without you ever again. I'm ready to make thisa permenant arrangement. All you have to do is say the word, and I'll go out and marry you right away."

Lorelai looked up at him and smiled softly. "I want you to surprise me," she whispered. "I just...knowing that it's coming makes me feel secure, you know?"

Luke leaned forward and kissed her. "I love you," he whispered.

"I love you too," Lorelai replied. She frowned down at his cast. "You know, this thing sure inhibits us from doing everything we should be doing."

Luke narrowed his eyes at her. "What are you talking about?" he asked, not sure he wanted to know.

"Well, you can't drive, you can barely walk, you can't work," Lorelai started. "And then we should have had lots of sex this week," she continued, making Luke groan in response. "I mean, we got back together, we found out we're having a baby, we decided to move in together, and we just got sort of pre-engaged. That would have been lots of fun."

"Stop," Luke begged. "Right there, that was too much."

Lorelai giggled. "Don't worry, hon," she said. "By the time you get that cast off, it will be the stage of my pregnancy where the hormones are raging. We can make this week up then."

Luke squirmed around uncomfortably, trying to find a position that would accomodate his arousal better.

"Wow, it's getting hot in here," Lorelai said, fanning herself with her hand. "I think I'm going to go take a nice, cold shower."

"Lorelai!" Luke cried as she stood and began walking over to the stairs. "You are an evil evil woman."

Lorelai shrugged. "You love me," she said as if that proved everything before she disappeared up the stairs, her laughter trailing behind her.

It took Luke a few minutes to calm himself down, but when he had finally done so, he reached for the phone and dialed Liz's cell phone number.

"Hey Liz, it's Luke...fine, but I need you to do mea favor..."

Next chapter: What doesLuke need from Liz? We figure out after Luke gets his cast taken off and takes Lorelai out.