Silence. Dead silence. There seemed to be way too much of it in the Gilmore house. Emily sat in her chair with her jaw dropped, Richard had the same expression as Emily, Luke looked uncomfortable (as always), and Logan was looking at Rory, who hadn't made a noise since either of the baby announcements. Rory had no idea how to feel about anything anymore. So without a word, she rushed out of her chair and ran out of the room.
God, it feels like high school again. Except this time, Dad's not the only having a kid. She thought.
She eventually found her way to the pool. She kicked off her heels and dipped her feet in the water. It was freezing, but Rory couldn't care less. She just needed to get away from that toxic room. She had been blindsided. Rory had always been in the loop when it came to Lorelai, so when and why did that change? She was pondering this and many other questions when she heard someone coming from behind her.
"There you are, Ace," Logan said softly. Rory smiled at him, but it didn't fool him at all. He knew better. So he didn't say a word. Instead, he wrapped his arms around her and let her cry. She finally pulled away,
"Why am I crying? My parents are both having kids. This is supposed to be happy news. Why can't I just be happy for them? Especially my mom. She deserves this," Rory murmured.
"Ace, is this really about the kids? Or is it that she didn't tell you," Logan said. He knew her.
"I guess that is why I'm upset. I just thought that she would have told me. She's always told me everything. Why am I suddenly kept out of the loop? Why is she shutting me out? And why would she break the news like this? Out of spite. I'm ready to go home, Logan," Rory sighed. Logan felt awful for Rory. But he couldn't relate to her situation at all. He'd never been near as with his mother as Rory was with Lorelai.
And to think we all thought I was going to have a rough night. Logan thought.
Eventually, Emily had to serve coffee and dessert without Rory and Logan. Needless to say, Christopher and Sherry didn't stay much longer, making up some excuse about Gigi staying up too late. Nobody even cared. Lorelai felt worse than terrible. Everything had gone all wrong. It wasn't supposed to go over this way- with contests and jealous and Rory being upset. That was the worst part for Lorelai. Luke knew this, so he wisely said nothing.
"Mom, before you say anything, I'm sorry. I'm sorry for the way I told you. It was supposed to be a nice moment, and then I got so caught up in one-upping Sherry," Lorelai said guilty.
"Lorelai, I am the one who should be sorry. None of this would have happened if I hadn't invited that awful woman," Emily said/
"It's not her fault. I need to find Rory," Lorelai said, rising from her chair.
"I think you should let her cool off," Luke finally spoke.
"No I need to fix this," Lorelai tried to protest.
"And you will. Everything will be okay. Right now, we should get you home. You need to stop stressing. It's bad for the baby," Luke advised. Lorelai frowned, but knew Luke was right. So they said their goodnights to Richard and Emily and left.