"Emily what's wrong? What is it?"
"She's pregnant."
"Are you sure?" Richard asked now concerned.
"That's what he said upstairs. They are up there right now arguing over rather or not they should tell us."
"How could she be so irresponsible? This is it, she has ruined her life. She becomes more and more like her mother everyday. The thought of her having to marry that...that boy, it just makes me sick."
"No Richard, we are not going to pressure them into getting married."
"What do you mean? If Rory is pregnant then she should marry the father of the baby. It's the proper thing to do Emily; a child needs a mother and a father."
"We can't pressure them into doing anything. This is exactly how they are expecting us to react, when she does decide to tell us I want you to follow my lead. From what I heard upstairs if we are ever going to see our first grandchild we are going to have to put on quite a show for them tonight."
"Emily this is absurd, I'm not just going to pretend everything is okay."
"Richard they are both adults. Rory is almost twenty two years old; this isn't going to be like it was with Lorelai."
"So what do you suppose we do?"
"Just follow my lead when the time comes. And remember you have to be completely surprised by the news when she tells us."
The doorbell rang making them both jump. As Emily went to answer the door Rory and Dean made their way downstairs hoping that the doorbell meant that Lorelai had now arrived.
"Lorelai is now here Richard." Emily said as the two entered the living room.
"Hey dad."
"Hello Lorelai. Would you like a drink?"
"Sure."
"Mom you're finally here." Rory said practically running down the stairs to get to her.
"Yeah, sorry I'm so late. Sookie had an incident in the kitchen at the Inn. We may need to re-staff soon." She said with a smile. "But anyways I didn't miss anything important did I?" Lorelai asked mainly looking in Rory's direction.
"Oh no, we've just been…talking." Rory thought to herself yelling is more like it.
"So mom, shouldn't dinner be ready?"
"Yes actually it's been ready. We have been waiting for your arrival; Sophia has been keeping the food warm."
"Well then let's go eat, shall we?"
"Yes let's." Emily said walking into the dining area followed by Richard.
Dean, Rory and Lorelai stayed behind on purpose to catch each other up.
"Why didn't you tell her?" Lorelai whispered.
"Are you kidding me? You weren't even here yet. I was depending on you to be here for support and then you go and show up late."
"What were you and Dean doing upstairs?"
"Rory kind of started to freak out a bit. I was trying to convince her to tell them and get this over with."
"Dean's right, the longer you wait the harder this is going to be."
"I know, let's just go do this."
Rory turned away from them and went to join Emily and Richard in the dining room. Dean and Lorelai quickly followed and took their seats as well. Everyone seemed to make it through dinner without fighting, which Rory found strange considering Dean and Emily barely made it out of the driveway before their first argument that day. Once everyone finished dessert they all sat around the table in silence. Emily decided to be the one to break it.
"Rory how is school going? Has it been hard for you to catch up after taking a few months off?"
"Actually no, everything is going fine. I'm going to be taking some classes this summer to make up for the semester I missed. I plan on still graduating on time."
"That's such good news. Richard did you hear that? Rory still plans on graduating on time."
"Yes I did. That's wonderful news Rory. Dean have you thought about going back to school?"
"Not really, like I said earlier I'm just trying to work as much as I can right now and save money."
"Yes that's right you mentioned that, for your and Rory's future correct?"
"Yeah."
"Have the two of you talked about getting married? I mean if you are saving money for your future there must be a reason. It sounds like the two of you have plans that maybe you aren't telling us about."
"Dean and I are not getting married Grandpa." Rory said with confidence.
After Dean heard the severity in her voice he turned to her with a very concerned look on his face. He thought about asking the obvious question of why not but before he could get anything out Rory began to speak again.
"But we are going to have a baby together. Congratulations the two of you are going to be great grandparents by Thanksgiving." Rory stated quickly before she lost the confidence to finish.
Lorelai had to restrain from busting out in laughter after Rory's Thanksgiving comment, which resulted in a very wide grin instead.
"Richard did you hear Rory? We are going to be great grandparents."
"Yes Emily I heard her. Must you repeat everything she says by asking if I heard her? I'm sitting just as close to them as you are, I'm well aware of what is being said."
"I can't wait to tell the girls at the D.A.R., you realize they will want to throw you a baby shower? So how far along are you?" Emily said with a smile.
"Oh um well a guess a little over a month at this point." Rory said nervously expecting the calm mood to change anytime.
"You have gone to see a doctor haven't you? It is very important to see the doctor often when you are pregnant."
"Yes Grandma, Dean and I have gone to see a doctor. We have another appointment for an ultrasound in a week and a half."
"Well I'm excited, Richard aren't you excited about this?"
"Yes, couldn't be happier. That is as long as Rory is going to finish school."
"Yes Grandpa, I'm going to finish school. I've already worked everything out."
Richard just nodded in approval.
"Lorelai, what do you think of this? You are going to be an even younger Grandma then I was."
"I'm coming around to the idea. Not nearly as fast as the two of you just did but I'm still working through it."
"Well I think it's just wonderful."
"Yes mom, you've already said that." Lorelai said disbelievingly.
"I'm so glad that the two of you are happy about this. Dean and I were both worried that your reaction wasn't going to be a good one. I feel so much better about this now that I know the two of you are happy for us. Thank you so much for being understanding."
"Of course Rory, we're your grandparents. Why shouldn't we be happy about you having a baby with someone you are in a committed relationship with? You know what's funny though, I didn't even know you and Dean were back together until your mother told me yesterday he would be coming to dinner. How long have the two of you been back together?"
Rory wasn't sure how to answer the question without upsetting Emily and Richard. Lorelai quickly took notice of her discomfort and also began to realize exactly what her parents were up to.
"Rory are you feeling okay? You look pale, maybe you and Dean should head home. I'm sure you've had enough excitement for one night."
"Yeah I am a little tired. I guess Dean and I will see you two next week at dinner." Rory said as she and Dean stood up to leave.
"Of course, we'll see you then."
As soon as Rory and Dean were outside of the box Emily's expression changed drastically revealing to Lorelai that she was right about the situation.
"What the hell is going on with the two of you? I know you don't approve of this."
"You told them to go home…is she living with him?"
"Not yet, but she will be soon. Why did you do this to them? Are you really that selfish that you're going to smile to her face and pretend to approve when you really just want to scream and tell her how much you are disappointed in her?"
"You are her mother Lorelai, you have to fix this. That boy has no future, at least when you got pregnant it was with someone worthy of marrying, not that you cared."
"I have already told Rory and Dean exactly how I feel about this. I'm happy for them, even though I did tell Rory that I wish she could have waited until she finished school."
"She ignored your mother's question. How long have the two of them been back together?" Richard asked.
"They started to see each other again in January."
"Lorelai, it is only February now."
"I'm aware mom."
"You mean she got pregnant right away? What was it the first night they were together?"
Lorelai's silence answered the question for her.
"Oh my God, this is worse then we thought Richard. She is just staying with him out of pity."
"No, it's not like that. They both really do love each other."
"Well then why doesn't she want to marry him Lorelai? She was very clear on that subject."
"I'm gonna go now. Thank you for another lovely evening at the Gilmore's."
Lorelai left the house leaving the two of them to figure everything else out on their own. Meanwhile Dean and Rory were now almost halfway home.
"Dean you haven't said anything since we left the house, are you okay?"
"Not exactly."
"Why not, what's wrong? You were right I was worried over nothing, Richard and Emily were fine with us having a baby."
"Rory come on, you really didn't fall for that did you? Don't you think it's a little odd that your grandmother goes from talking about getting rid of me to I'm so glad you are the father of our great grandchild? I don't think so."
"You think that were just pretending to be happy for us?" Rory asked now with a sad expression.
"I know they were."
"Okay well even if they were, it doesn't change anything. I still want to be with you. Why are you still upset?"
"I'm not upset with your grandparents. I'm upset with you."
"Why?"
"Would it really be that horrible for you to be married to me?"