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"Alright, Luke," his physical therapist said as Luke finished his first therapy session. "You did well today, don't get discouraged. It will take some time for your leg to become normal again."
"Thanks," Luke said as he reached for his crutch. Since having his cast off, he would only have to use one to lean on until his leg was fully healed. He walked out into the waiting room and smiled at Lorelai. "I'm all set," he said.
"Good." Lorelai stood and leaned up for a kiss. "How does it feel?"
"It hurts," Luke replied. "But at least that damn cast is off."
Lorelai frowned. "Well, at least you have a positive attitude about this whole thing."
"Can we please just get out of here?" Luke asked. "I-"
"Hate hospitals, I know," Lorelai finished for him. "Let's go before you have a heart attack."
Luke smiled as she took his free hand in hers and walked out of the physical therapy office slowly with him.
"Are you working this afternoon?" Luke asked when they were on the road back to Stars Hollow.
"No, I took the whole day off because I figured you might need some attention after getting the cast off. I didn't know if it would be hurting or not, so I figured it would be better for me to stay home with you."
"You know, it doesn't really hurt that badly," Luke said with a slight grin on his face.
Lorelai glanced at him suspiciously for a moment. "What are you thinking about, burger boy?"
Luke shrugged. "Nothing," He replied. Lorelai saw him shift slightly in his seat and smiled.
"Ah, I know what you want to do this afternoon," she said. "We never did get to have that make up sex. Or the sex after we found out I was pregnant sex. or the-"
"I get it," Luke said.
Lorelai laughed. "I just meant that I think it's a good idea," she said.
Luke swallowed hard and nodded, trying to focus his mind on something besides Lorelai until they got back to the house.
When Lorelai finally pulled into the driveway, she turned off the engine and she could have sworn that she could hear both hers and Luke's hearts beating. The sexual tension in the car was extrememly high, and it was all Lorelai could do not to shove Luke into the backseat and make love to him right then and there.
"So, do you need help getting out?" Lorelai finally asked.
"Uh, no I think I'm okay," Luke replied.
Lorelai nodded as she got out of the car and waited for Luke at the hood. She smiled and slid her arm through his as they made their way up the porch steps. When Lorelai opened the door, she looked around the house nervously, trying to figure out what to say.
Before she could figure anything out, Luke's lips were on hers and she felt herself being pulled against him. After a moment, she was drawn into the kiss. She wrapped her arms tightly around Luke's neck, trying to deepen the kiss.
After a moment, Lorelai pulled back and rested her forehead against Luke's. "We should take this upstairs," she whispered.
"Good idea," Luke replied. Lorelai took his hand and led him to the stairs, letting him lean on her as they made their way up. When they reached her bedroom, Lorelai closed the door and smiled at Luke, who was lying on her bed.
"Hi," she whispered.
"Hi," Luke replied as he grabbed her hand and pulled her to lie next to him on the bed. He kissed her deeply, and after a moment, Lorelai rolled him over onto his back and sprawled across him. As she started to litter kisses down his neck and cheeks, he whispered, "Are you sure this okay for baby?"
"It's fine, Luke," Lorelai whispered. "What makes Mommy happy makes baby happy."
Luke smiled as he brought Lorelai's lips down to rest on his again.
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An hour later, Lorelai was lying at Luke's side, both of them breathing heavily as they recovered from their intimacy of the past minutes.
"Oh my God," Lorelai whispered as she sprinkled kisses over Luke's chest. "I love you so much."
"I love you too," Luke replied.
Lorelai leaned her head on her hand and asked, "You didn't practice with anyone while we were broken up, did you?"
"No," Luke replied. "Believe me, there's no way that I would have done anything with anyone else."
"Good." Lorelai settled at his side again.
"You didn't...practice at all, did you?" Luke asked, dreading the answer.
"No," Lorelai replied. "It was hard for me to even go out of the house, let alone go out on dates."
"Good," Luke replied. "I mean, not good that you were lonely, but I'm glad that you didn't do anything with anyone else."
Lorelai smiled and looked at the clock across Luke's chest. "What time is Liz coming over for dinner?" she asked.
" Five," Luke replied, running a hand through Lorelai's hair and placing a kiss on the top of her head.
"It's four thirty," Lorelai replied.
"So we can stay in bed for another fifteen minutes," Luke said.
Lorelai smiled and kissed his forehead. "Maybe you can," she replied. "But you know how long it takes me to get ready to go anywhere."
Luke laughed and released her from his arms. He smiled as he settled into the pillows and watched Lorelai walk across the room to her closet naked. After a moment Lorelai said over her shoulder, "Take a picture, it'll last longer."
"It won't be as good as the original," Luke replied immediately.
Lorelai smiled. "Flattery will get you nowhere," she said as she disappeared into the bathroom.
Luke started to move off the bed, remembering his disabled leg for the first time that afternoon. He winced in pain, then reached for his clothes, slowly getting dressed.
Fifteen minutes later, Lorelai was blow drying her hair when Luke knocked on the door. "I'm going to go down and wait for Liz," he said.
"Okay," Lorelai replied. A moment later, the blow dryer clicked back on.
Luke made his way down the stairs, and before he could sit down there was a knock on the door. When he opened it, he smiled into the face of his sister. "Hi, Liz."
"Hey big brother," Liz said as she walked into the entryway of the house. "How are you feeling?"
"I'm fine," Luke replied as he followed her into the living room.
"Of course I brought it," Liz replied. "Crippled or not, you could do some serious damage to anyone who ruined any of your plans for this."
"Let me see it," Luke said impatiently, wanting to see if his mother's diamond engagement ring would need any adjusting to become Lorelai's.
"Calm down, Luke," Liz said as she watched Luke open the small jewelry box with trembling hands.
Luke sighed and sat down on the couch, looking down at the ring in his hands. "I don't know what the hell is wrong with me, Liz," he said. "I just…I don't know how to do this."
Liz sat down next to him, placing a comforting hand on his shoulder. "Lorelai is going to love it," she said softly. "Don't be nervous, just be Luke."
"I'm going to love what?" Lorelai asked, walking down the stairs with a smile on her face.
Luke looked at Liz with pleading eyes, not knowing what to say.
Liz smiled as she stood and hugged Lorelai. "I was just telling Luke that TJ is sick, and I can't stay for dinner," she said. "So I told Luke that you two should have a nice, romantic dinner together.
"Oh," Lorelai replied, a little disappointed at not seeing Liz, but looking forward to having the night alone with Luke.
Luke smiled brightly at Liz, thankful for her quick thinking.
Liz hooked her arm through Lorelai's. "So my brother tells me that you're pregnant with my niece or nephew," she said as she began to walk towards the front door.
Lorelai smiled as she rubbed a gentle hand over her belly. "Yeah, Luke junior is kicking around in here," she said, giggling when she heard Luke groan in protest.
When Lorelai returned to the couch a few minutes later, she sat down next to Luke and looked at him. "Luke?" she asked sweetly, looking at him closely. She could tell that he was deep in thought about something.
"Hmm?" Luke asked, thinking about the ring that was burning a hole in his pocket.
"Liz was supposed to bring us dinner, but she didn't," Lorelai said. "So we should go out."
Luke sighed and leaned his head against the back of the couch. "Lorelai, I'm tired," he said.
"Come on, Luke," Lorelai said, tugging on his arm. "You aren't going to refuse the mother of your only child anything, are you?"
"You're going to do that for the rest of your pregnancy, aren't you?" Luke asked.
"Of course," Lorelai replied with an eye roll. "It's pretty much the only perk. Not that I can't get you to do whatever I want by putting on that leather skirt and flipping my hair."
"All right, let's go," Luke said, trying not to think about her hair flip and the effect that it had on him.
"Thank you," Lorelai said, kissing Luke softly on the forehead before she helped him off of the couch and into the car.
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An hour later, Luke was staring at the table as Lorelai babbled away about something. Seeing that Luke was lost in her own little world, she decided to change the subject. "So I talked to the doctor today," she commented. "She said I'm having triplets."
"What?" Luke asked, suddenly snapping back to attention. "Three babies?"
Lorelai smiled and reached out to take his hand. "I had to get you to pay attention somehow," she said softly.
Luke sighed and looked down at their joined hands. "Sorry," he said softly.
"Seriously, Luke, what's going on?" Lorelai asked. "You've been distant ever since Liz came over."
Luke sighed and looked at her for a moment before he said, "You remember that night that you got home from the hospital?" he asked. "We talked about our future?"
Lorelai narrowed her eyes at him. "Yeah," she said. "What about it?"
Luke reached into his pocket and pulled out the box with the engagement ring. "I want to marry you, Lorelai," he said.
Lorelai gasped as she laid eyes on the princess cut diamond, then raised her gaze to meet Luke's. "Yes," she said softly.
Luke looked at her, his eyes sparkling. "Yes?" he asked to confirm.
Lorelai nodded and smiled brightly. "Yes," she said again.
Luke smiled as he reached out to slip the ring onto Lorelai's finger. He pulled her close to him and kissed her passionately before pulling her into a tight hug.
"Oh my God," Lorelai said as she buried her face into Luke's shoulder. "I can't believe that this is happening."
Luke pulled back and kissed the top of her head. "I love you," he whispered into her hair.
"I love you too," Lorelai whispered. She pulled back and looked at the ring. "I love this ring too."
"Do you want to get out of here?" Luke asked. He wanted to tell her about the ring when they were alone.
Lorelai nodded, and turned to grab her purse that was slung over the back of her chair.
Luke reached into his pocket and put some money on the table, then reached for his crutch. Lorelai smiled and took his arm, walking slowly out of the restaurant with him.
Once they were in the jeep, Lorelai reached over and took Luke's hand, not letting go for the rest of the drive. When they reached Stars Hollow, Luke cleared his throat and said, "Uh, would you mind stopping at the diner?"
"The diner?" Lorelai asked, wrinkling her nose. "Can't we just go home?"
"Just do it," Luke said, pointing to the main road in Stars Hollow.
Lorelai sighed and pulled the jeep into a parking space across from the diner. She got out and hurried to help Luke, although he didn't need to lean on her as much as he had in past weeks.
When they opened the door to the diner, Lorelai was shocked to see Rory, Lane, Jackson, Sookie and Logan standing in the middle of the diner. Rory smiled and threw herself into Lorelai's arms. "Congratulations, Mom!" she cried.
"Oh my God!" Lorelai cried. She wrapped her arms around Rory. "How did you guys know?" she cried.
Rory laughed as she pulled away from Lorelai. "It was Luke's idea," she said. "Mom, you're getting married to someone who cares about you more than anything in the world."
Lorelai turned to Luke, who had seated himself at a table next to the window. "I can't believe you did this for me," she said softly.
Luke shrugged as he reached out and took her hand, pulling her close to him. "I want you to be happy," he replied with a smile.
Lorelai dropped onto Luke's lap. "Thank you," she whispered, leaning down to kiss him.
Luke kissed the top of Lorelai's head. "You're welcome," he replied.
Lorelai smiled as she looked around the room. She was sitting with the man she loved, his child safe inside of her. Her daughter was standing next to her, admiring her ring, and all the other people she cared most about were surrounding her as well. Life couldn't be more perfect.
Next Chapter: Emily visits and exchanges words with both Luke and Lorelai.
