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Chapter Eleven - Maybe I'm Amazed

"How's the ankle?" Jess walked backwards from the kitchen holding two mugs, one with tea, the other other coffee.

"Still throbbing." Lydia sighed, as Jess handed her the tea and sat his own coffee on the table, lifting the ice pack of her ankle to look at her injury.

"It's really swollen. Maybe we should take you to the ER."

Lydia winced in pain, as Jess lightly ran his fingertips over her dark purple bruise. "I'm fine." She exhaled. "It's not the first time my ankle has given out in heels."

"First time on the ice." Jess countered, sitting beside her, placing his arm around her waist.

"It's the same injury, whether it's achieved by too much alcohol or slipping on the ice, it's the same injury. It'll be fine after a few days rest." She smiled at Jess, taking a sip of her tea.

The front door opened and Lily came in, taking her black heels off.

"Oh, hey." Lydia smiled, "How was the date?"

"Perfect." Lily muttered, "Just prefect." She reached her bedroom and slammed the door without looking back at Lydia or Jess.

"Uh oh." Lydia winced. "That was a 'I-hate-boys' door slam. Must have been a bad date. Or worse."

"Worse?" Jess raised an eyebrow.

"A breakup."

"I'll kill him." Jess growled.

"Easy cowboy. We don't know what happened. He might have just forgotten to buy her Red Vines at the movies."

"So, how do we know?"

"Well someone talks to her." Lydia smiled, as Jess went to stand up.

"Okay, whoa there!" Lydia placed her hand on Jess' chest to keep him seated. "Where are you going?"

"To talk to her." Jess pointed at Lily's door.

"Uh, no you're not. You are a boy and were included in that door slam. Someone with a uterus needs to talk to her."

"You?"

"Yeah." Lydia smiled.

"You can't walk." Jess smirked as Lydia struggled to her one good foot.

"Well, I can hobble," she grabbed his shoulder for support, "and you can help."

Jess stood and took most of her weight as they slowly made their way to Lily's room. Lydia knocked on her door and gently called out, "Lil? Can I come in?"

They heard a muttered "Sure", so Jess opened the door and left Lydia to hop her way across Lily's room to the bed.

"I'm fine, Lydia. You didn't need to hop in here to check up on me." Lily muttered, sitting at the head of her bed, Indian style, her back against her head board.

"I know." Lydia sat on the foot of the bed, tucking her good foot under her, and stretching her hurt one out in front of her, "I just wanted to show you my impressive bruise. You stormed in here before I got a chance to show you."

"You should get that checked by a doctor."

"It's fine. It's not broken. Just sore." Lydia ran her hand through her hair. "You sure don't want to talk? About anything?"

"I'm sure."

"Okay. I'll go in a minute. Kinda over exerted myself with all that hopping."

Lily nodded, picking the corner of the pillow she was holding and then let out a loud sigh, "Why do boys suck?"

"They're boys. They're predetermined to suck. What happened?"

"Nothing." Lily shook her head. "Today was our three month anniversary."

"It was?"

"Yeah, fifth of November was when we had that date here. With you and Jess." She wiped away a tear from her cheek before continuing, "He said that three months was long enough to wait, but I said no, I'm not read-"

"Hold on, are you saying he was pressuring you to have sex?"

"Yeah." Lily nodded. "He broke up with me." She let out a loud sob and tears fell from her eyes.

"Oh hun," Lydia took the pillow from Lily and placed it on her knee, gesturing to Lily to lie down. "He's an idiot." Lydia stroked the teenager's hair. "I might get Jess to kill him."

"No!" Lily sobbed, "You can't tell Jess. I don't anyone to know."

"Well, he's gonna know you guys broke up. That's reason enough for him."

"It's just so embarrassing. He said he's gonna tell everyone in school. How am I gonna face him?"

"It's not embarrassing. He's a jerk. I'm so flunking him. And, if you want me and you could come down with food poisoning tomorrow? You don't have to face anyone, and your story about being sick is backed up by the fact that a teacher also failed to come in."

"No, I should go in." Lily sat up and wiped her eyes. "Not give him a chance to spread the story around."

"That's the spirit. Say you broke up with him. Say you didn't sleep with him 'cause he has herpes!"

"You are horrible." Lily laughed.

"I'm not." Lydia smiled. "And this is a good thing, you're too young to be in a relationship. You should date, play the field. There's plenty of time for relationships when your older."

"Says the girl who has had two long term boyfriends and married the second one."

"I played the field in collage." Lydia pouted.

"Whatever. I'm glad you married Jess. You're pretty good with the advice."

"Well, in some alternative universe, it could have been Rory giving you the pep talk."

"I'm glad it's not. You know I love Rory, but she's not you." Lily smiled.

"Well, thank you. Now I know you are all for school tomorrow, but how about some wallowing tonight. I'll kick Jess out, we'll have chocolate cake and ice cream and watch 'Titanic'?"

"Jess can stay."

"Good. 'Cause I know in 'Grease' they said a girl can only depend on her dad, but that's not strictly true. Brothers have pretty good shoulders for crying on."

"I know." Lily nodded, "And can we skip 'Titanic'? I'm feeling more in the mood for 'The Heathers'."

"Revenge and Christian Slater. I love it."

"You know I think I'm most bummed about missing out of both a Valentines and a birthday gift." Lily offered Lydia her hand to help her out of the room.

"Yeah, that does suck." Lydia laughed as she crashed on the sofa beside Jess.

"I'll get the movie." Lily turned and headed to Lydia and Jess' room.

"They broke up." Lydia sighed.

"Is she okay?"

"She will be." Lydia smiled as Lily returned waving the DVD. She put it in the player and then sat in between Lydia and Jess. Jess threw his arm over her shoulder and she rested her head on his, while Lydia rested her sore ankle over both Jess and Lily's laps.

"Hey!" Rory entered Truncheon, her overnight bag slung over her arm

"You're a day early." Mathew walked from his desk to greet her, pressing a kiss to her forehead. "Why are you early?"

"Just what every girl wants to here." Rory frowned, "Jenna told me she'd cover me today, since we missed Valentines."

"Oh. Well, that's awesome, but we have loads to do. The 'zines out on Monday, but we're behind, and we don't have tomorrow because of Lil's birthday and you're here."

"Well, then put me to work. I am a newspaper woman after all."

"No, it's your day off."

"And I came to spend it with my boyfriend."

"Rory," Mathew sighed, running his hand over the back of his neck, "We need to get this done, and we all know what we are doing, it's just easier this way."

"Okay. I'll just hang upstairs then."

"You could hang with Lyds," Jess looked up from his computer, "School's off today."

"Thanks. I'll go now. She at your apartment?"

"Yeah. She said she's was coming by later this evening. We'll be done by then."

"Okay. See ya." Rory gave Mathew one last glance and turned back out of Truncheon.

"Rory!" Mathew ran out after her, catching her by the arm, "You know I'd spend the day with you if I had a choice, but this needs done."

"I understand deadlines, Mathew."

"I know, but you have to trust me, it'll be easier with just the three of us."

"Okay," Rory shrugged, "I'll see you later." She stood on her tiptoes and kissed him.

"Can't wait." He whispered in her ear, before pressing a kiss on her neck and walking back to work, without a glance back at her.

"God that sucks." Rory took a sip of her coffee.

"I know." Lydia nodded in agreement, "It's bad enough to break up with her, but then to parade around school with another girl they day after? I wanted to slap him."

"I would have." Rory tucked her hair behind her ear as their food arrived.

"Well, it seemed slightly hypocritical after I'd convinced Jess not to kill him."

"How was she on Valentines ?That can't have been easy after a breakup."

"She was fine. Anna and Fern showed up and took her to dinner and a double feature." Lydia cut her chicken.

"They ditched their boyfriends to hang with her?" Rory asked, taking a bite of a fry.

"Yeah, pretty cool for a couple of sixteen year olds."

"I love them."

"My sentiments exactly." Lydia smiled. "And Ror, about Mathew this morning, I wouldn't take it to heart. They have a finely honed system that gets royally screwed up if someone tries to help. Trust me, I know from experience."

"I know," Rory sighed, "I just wanted to spend the day with him. We did miss Valentines."

"Well if it makes you feel any better, I spend Valentines night throwing up, with Jess holding my hair. It was very romantic." Lydia took a bite of her chicken. "Jess made dinner, a chicken pasta thing, and I think it was the cream in the sauce or something, but I was so ill."

"That's awful. But you get to see Jess everyday. I only see Mathew every other weekend. That's not nearly enough time."

"I know." Lydia nodded, and covered her mouth with her hand. "I think I'm gonna be sick again." She ran towards the bathroom, Rory close behind her.

"You okay?" Rory held Lydia's hair out of her face, rubbing circles on her back.

"Yeah, fine." Lydia stood up and wiped her mouth. "Just a rush of nausea. Can we get out of here?"

"Sure I'll go pay the bill," Rory lead her out of the bathroom, "you go drink some water."

"Thanks." Lydia smiled, pulling a pack of gum out of her bag.

"You feeling better?" Rory squeezed Lydia's arm on their walk back to Truncheon.

"Yeah,I dunno what that was? Maybe because I was talking about being sick, or the thought of you and Mathew turned my stom-" Lydia trailed of when she spotted an ad in the window of the small pharmacy they were passing. "Oh my. The chicken." She turned back and headed into the store, picking up the blue and white box. "Is this the only brand you have?" She asked the passing employee.

"Yeah." She nodded popping her gum.

"Here." Lydia handed Rory three boxes, lifting three herself.

"Oh." Rory stared down at her hands, "Are you sure?"

"No. But I will be. And we can't go to Truncheon, we have to go to the apartment."

"Okay." Rory followed Lydia to the checkout, when Lydia turned and faced her.

"What if I am?"

"Then you'll figure it out. Now come on."

"Lydia?" Jess called out when he arrived home later that evening.

"I'm here." Lydia sat up on the couch, where she'd been lying for the past hour.

"You didn't come to Truncheon." Jess sat beside her.

"Yeah. I got sick again, so Rory brought me home. She left about twenty minutes ago."

"Must have just missed her at work. How are you feeling?"

"I'm fine. But it wasn't the sauce that made me sick on Valentines."

"It wasn't?"

"No," She shook her head. "It was the chicken. It was the chicken today at lunch too. And then I remembered something that my mom once told me. She had really bad poultry aversion when she was..."

"When she was?"

Lydia looked Jess in eye, biting on her lip before sighing, "Pregnant."

"Preg...Are you saying that you're?"

"Yeah." Lydia nodded.

"And you're sure?"

"Yeah, five pregnancy tests sure." She sighed. "Six if you include the one I made Rory take just in case they were defective and telling everyone they were up the spout. They weren't and she's not. No baby Gilmore-Mitchell on the way. Baby Mariano however is cooking with gas. Say something?"

"How?" Jess asked, eyes wide, still shocked.

"Well, when a man and woman love each other very much they give each other a very special hug."

"I mean, I thought you were on the pill."

"I am, but we made a rookie mistake. I'm guessing it was New Year's Eve. I was still on my antibiotics, from my throat infection."

"So?"

"Well antibiotics can make birth control ineffective. Every sixteen year old worth her salt knows that. And I forgot. And you still haven't said anything?"

"We're going to be parents?"

"Yeah. I know we haven't talked about kids, ever, but-"

Jess cut her off, crashing his lips to hers. "This is incredible, Murphy." He smiled.

"It is, isn't it?" She laughed.

"Yeah. So Rory knows?"

"Yeah, but she promised to look surprised when we tell everyone."

Jess chuckled and pulled her into another kiss as Lily opened the door. "Jeez, do you two ever stop?"

"Oh shut it, Lil." Jess told her as she headed to her room. "Actually, Lil, can you come here? We have something to tell you."

"Okay." Lily threw her bag into her room and headed back to the living room, sitting on the arm of the armchair. "What's up?"

"Well, we just found out," Lydia started, smiling, "and it's pretty big, but, well, we're having a baby."

"What?" Lily looked between Jess and Lydia, "Are you serious?"

"Yeah." Jess nodded.

Lily's face broke into a wide grin and she hugged Lydia. "This is amazing! Congratulations! Oh my gosh! This baby is so lucky. You're going to be awesome parents!"

"So you're okay with it?" Jess asked.

"Okay with it? Of course! This is the best early birthday present ever! Have you told Mathew and Chris? Jamie?"

"No, I just told Jess ten minutes before you came home." Lydia laughed. "And I was thinking we could wait to tell the boys. 'Til after your birthday at least. I don't want to steal your thunder."

"Are you kidding?" Lily grabbed the phone from it's cradle and handed it to Lydia. "Call Jamie, and then we'll head to Truncheon." She took her cell phone from her pocket. "I'll text Mathew and tell him that we're coming over 'cause the heating's out here. We'll stop for takeout. Simon and Chris were there too, right?" She asked Jess.

"Yeah." He nodded.

"Good." She snapped her phone closed.

"We can't go to Truncheon. Rory's there and her and Math have plans." Lydia shook her head, as Lily's phone beeped.

"Yeah sure, me and Ror are in for the night. We've plans tomorrow. Chris and Si are here too, come over and get warm." Lily read out the text message. "See. It's fine. Call Jamie already!" She laughed at Lydia."We can go to Stars Hollow and tell Luke and your mom next weekend." She told Jess before hugging him. "This is really amazing, big brother."

"Thanks squirt." Jess smiled as Lydia hung up.

"Voicemail." She shrugged. "We'll hit New Haven after we tell the Stars Hollow contingency of the clan."

"Okay. Now pizza or chinese?"

"Pizza." Both Jess and Lydia said at once, Jess pulling a grey hat onto Lydia's head.

"Okay, well you're probably wondering why we're here, right?" Lydia smiled as she placed her plate on the coffee table.

"Your heating's out." Mathew shrugged, his mouth full of pizza, sitting on the floor, leaning back against Rory's legs.

"Shh." Rory hissed, swatting his shoulder.

"Thanks, Ror. And that's not exactly true." Lydia told Mathew. "We got some big news today, and someone couldn't wait to tell you all. But, am, well, Jess and I are, well, I'm pregnant." Lydia grinned, watching as Mathew, Chris and Simon's jaws dropped.

Rory locked eyes with Jess and grinned, "Congratulations guys."

"Thanks." Jess gave her a small smile, as Lydia stared at the three silent males.

"Aren't gonna say anything?"

"This is great!" Mathew jumped to his feet and pulled Jess into a hug. "Finally knocked her up! Well done man!"

"Are you kidding me?" Lydia smacked Mathew upside the head.

"Yes." He turned to her grinning. "Congrats, Teach. This is big. First Truncheon baby."

"I know." She smiled as she hugged Chris and Simon.

"Congratulations Red." Simon smiled kissing her on the cheek.

"Thank you."

"Yeah, Lyds if anyone deserves this, it's you and Jess." Chris grinned, "And you know, the name Chris works for both a boy or a girl."

"Yeah, I'll think about it." Lydia rolled her eyes sitting back down.

"We are not naming the kid after you." Jess pointed at Chris, "You took the last bagel this morning."

"And apparently I'll be living with two babies, not one." Lydia laughed.

"And you'll love it." Jess kissed her cheek.

"Sad part is, I think I will."

"You told Jamie yet?" Simon asked pouring himself a glass of water.

"No, we're hitting Connecticut next weekend. Get Jamie, then Luke and Jess' mom."

"You're going to the Hollow? Jealous." Rory pouted.

"We'll tell them you said hello." Jess smirked.

"Not the same."

"I know, it's terrible." Jess winked at her before grinning, "Now, if you don't mind, it's been a long day, and I'd like to get my pregnant wife home to bed."

"Look how overprotective he now is? Last night I could have been out dancing the night away with crack whores and he wouldn't have cared less."

"I would have cared." Jess kissed the crown of her head. "I hate the smell of crack whore on you."

"Charming." Lydia rolled her eyes. "See you all tomorrow for Lily-Lou's Sweet Sixteen."

"Presents aren't mandatory, but will be greatly appreciated. Remember I was recently dumped." Lily smiled.

"She's spending far too much time around you." Mathew pointed at Lydia.

"And you." Jess nodded at Rory.

"We did nothing." Rory winked at Lily, while Lydia gave her a thumbs up.

"That was perfect. Just work on the Bambi eyes,and you'll have it nailed."

"Out." Jess laughed, pulling open the door and ushering his wife and sister out. "Bye guys." He pulled the door closed behind him.

"Where are they going?" Mathew asked, "Wasn't their heating broken?"

"No you dope." Rory laughed. "That was Lily's way of getting them over here without raising suspicion.

"Oh." He nodded, a frown still on his face while Rory, Chris and Simon laughed. "Hey, Gilmore, you didn't seem to surprised."

"I was plenty surprised when I found out." Rory smiled, "Maybe you were just so surprised, that I seemed less surprised, by compassion, when in fact I was surprised. A lot surprised."

"Are you talking in circles to try and confuse me?"

"I dunno. Is it working?"

"Yes, my head hurts."

"Well, then, let's go to bed. I know a great headache cure." Rory smiled, taking his hand. "Night guys." She smiled at Chris and Simon.

"Night." They said in unison as Mathew closed his bedroom door.

"Your place?" Chris asked his boyfriend.

"After last time? Definitely." Simon replied, throwing Chris his coat.

"You excited?" Jess asked in bed later that night, lying on his side, tracing his hand over Lydia's exposed stomach.

"About Lil's party? Sure, but it's only a movie marathon and junk food. I swear, if I didn't know better, I'd think you two shared DNA. I suggested a proper party and she nearly had a heart attack at the thought of being the center of that many attentions." Lydia smiled up at Jess, who had a bemused expression on his face. "Oh, you meant the baby, right?"

"Yeah."

"I am excited, but I'm scared. What if I'm a terrible mom. I'll probably leave it in the supermarket, or drop it on it's head."

"Lydia, you practically raised Jamie, and Lil loves you. You'll be a great mom."

"You have to say that."

"I don't." Jess kissed her shoulder, "And Liz thinks so too."

"Your mom?"

"Yeah, when we were there in August she basically told me to knock you up."

Lydia let out a small laugh and rolled off her back to face Jess. "No she didn't!"

"Not in those words, but she did say you were born to be a mom and I had to give you kids."

"What did you say?"

"That we hadn't talked about." He shrugged.

"We still haven't." Lydia ran her fingers through his hair.

"I don't think we do well with talks, Lyds. We slept together before we were dating. We got married five hours after getting engaged. It makes sense that we dive head first in parenthood with having a discussion before hand."

"I love you." Lydia smiled, a tear rolling down her cheek.

"What's with the tears?" Jess asked, wiping his thumb across her cheek.

"Hormones?" She laughed. "I don't deserve you."

"Sure you do." Jess smiled, kissing her neck, "And Murphy? I love you too."

"You're not going to start saying it now are you?"

"No, I think that'll do until the kid's at least here. You're officially aggravating again."

"Good." She smiled, "And you can tell the baby you love it. I'm sure how social services will take you tell your kid you find them aggravating."

"I'll consider it." He grinned, crashing his lips to hers. "Now sleep." He smiled as he pulled away resting his forehead against hers.

"Night." She whispered, kissing the tip of his nose, before turning in his arms.

"Hey, babe. I'm really happy."

"Me too, Lyds. Me too."

"I can't believe that you were offered a proper party, and you turned it down!" Fern curled her blonde hair around her hand, sitting beside Lily on the couch.

"You know I hate being center of attention." Lily adjusted the crown Lydia had placed on her head.

"So? It would have crushed Ryan to not be invited to what would have been the party of the year!"

"Yeah," Anna agreed. "Tell Lydia she can throw me a birthday party. I'll be legendary!"

"Having a math. teacher throw you party?" Lily grinned.

"I heard that!" Lydia came out of the kitchen carrying a stack of plates. "Keep it up and I'll kick Anna and Fern out and make you watch 'Dirty Dancing'!"

"You wouldn't!"

"Try me!" Lydia winked at Fern, as the front door opened and Jess came in with Rory and Mathew.

"Happy birthday!" Rory yelled, hugging Lily from behind.

"Thanks! Where's Chris and Si?"

"Struggling upstairs with their party contribution." Mathew grinned.

"What?" Lily jumped off the couch and ran to the door, to see Chris and Simon come in carrying a large karaoke machine.

"You need to get that elevator fixed." Simon took a deep breath before turning to Lily. "Happy sixteenth, girlie!"

"Thanks! And you know Lydia will hog the machine."

"Oh, we've made her promise not to."

"And you think that'll work?"

"No, but it's worth a shot." Chris hugged the teenager, "Happy birthday."

Lily smiled at them and joined her friends back on the couch, as Jess sat down three glasses of virgin cocktails for them.

"God, your brother's so hot." Fern whispered to Lily as Jess walked away.

"Gross. He's old and married." Lily made a face as she sipped her drink.

"Who's old and married?" Rory asked sitting on the armchair.

"Uh, Colin Firth."

"You don't love The Firth?"

"Nope, Fern does though."

"Well she has good taste." Rory smiled as everyone else joined them around the coffee table.

"I think it's time for presents." Jess announced as Lydia placed a party hat on his head.

"Thank you guys for everything." Lily smiled. She had received a silver charm bracelet from Lydia and Jess, along with four charms, a book, a star, and music note and small water carrier to symbolise her star sign. Rory and Mathew had both gotten her a charm each, a 'sweet 16' one from Rory and a small 'L' from Mathew.

Chris and Simon had gotten her a voucher for a makeover and new makeup, which was awarded with, "So, you think I'm ugly?" before she broken into a fit of giggles and told them she loved it.

Fern and Anna had gotten her a tickets to see Ryan Adams and Lady Gaga, with Jess proclaiming the girls had the most eclectic taste in music he's ever seen.

"Okay well, we've a few more gifts." Lydia smiled, handing over another box to Lily.

"This is too much." Lily smiled, ripping of the paper. "A DSLR camera? You guys rock!"

"Well, we heard you complain about your camera so much, we'd figured you like something a bit more professional." Jess smiled.

"Thanks. Now can I go out for the paper in school. Be the girl Jimmy Olsen."

"Good." Simon smiled. "You're a talented photographer."

"And one last thing." Jess handed Lily a small box.

She opened it and her face dropped. "You got me a car?" She lifted out the set of car keys.

"Not exactly." Lydia shook her head. "We gave you car. Sharona."

"Your car? Your dad's car? Are you serious?"

"Take good care of her." Lydia smiled, and Lily squealed and hugged them both. "I love you guys."

"Good to know." Jess laughed as Lily started jumping around with Anna and Fern. "I own a Mustang!"

"Okay, calm down!" Lydia laughed, "It's movie time." She put 'Hairspray', Lily's first movie for the marathon in the DVD player.

"Okay." Lily crashed back on to the couch, "And karaoke after this. I feel a rendition of 'Mustang Sally' coming on!"

Lydia rolled her eyes and leaned back against Jess, both sitting on the floor on bean chairs. "I'm glad she's happy." She whispered to him. He didn't say anything, but tightened his grip around her waist and dropped a kiss on her neck.

"Are you sure you're okay with me staying here this weekend?"

"Yes. Mathew knows your curfew. Have fun with Dan." Lydia smiled Lily as she put a pair of jeans in her small case. Lily had been asked out by Dan Curtis, her partner at the school paper, and she'd been so excited about being asked out, and playing the field, Lydia hadn't the heart to tell her no.

"I will, have fun saying 'I'm pregnant' all weekend."

"It won't be that bad." Lydia put her coat on and ushered them out of the room. "Will it?"

"Might be." She grinned as Jess lifted Lydia's bag and the three left the apartment.

"You okay driving to Truncheon?" Jess asked as he opened the passenger door of his car for Lydia.

"Yes." Lily hugged him. "Go."

"Have fun, and don't give Mathew too much trouble." He grinned and got in the car, waving as he pulled out of his parking space.

"Positive you can't stay for dinner?" Jamie put his arm around his sister's shoulder.

"Yes. We have to get to Stars Hollow. This was a flying visit to tell you the big news."

"Well, congratulations again." He kissed her cheek, and offered his hand to Jess. "You too, dude."

"Thanks." Jess nodded, opened his car door.

"Tell Abby that we're sorry we missed her."

"Not as sorry as she'll be sis."

"Bye, Munchkin." Lydia smiled getting into the car.

"Bye. Phone me after your doctors appointment."

"Will do." Lydia waved as she closed her door and Jess drove off.

"To Stars Hollow." She smiled. "Nervous?"

"Kinda, but in a good way." Jess nodded, turning the radio off and putting in a Blondie CD.

"So, why the impromptu visit?" Luke asked his nephew at dinner that evening.

"Yeah?" Liz asked. "Not that I'm not pleased to see you two, but this is a surprise."

"Well, we have some news." Jess smiled at Lydia. " Lydia and I are having a baby."

"Oh my God!" Liz stood up and hugged Lydia, "This is amazing! Congratulations!" She then hugged Jess, as Luke and Lorelai stood up too.

"Congrats." Lorelai smiled, squeezing Jess' arm as Luke pulled him into a hug.

"This is great kid." He smiled, as Lorelai then hugged Lydia. Luke turned to Lydia and hugged her, "Congratulations."

"Thanks Uncle Luke." She smiled kissing his cheek.

"What have I told you?" He pulled back, keep one arm around her and pointing his index finger at her.

"Not to eat cheese before bed?"

"Enough of the Uncle Luke."

"Sorry Uncle Luke. It's stuck." She laughed and sat back down beside Jess.

"So you know what you guys are having?" Liz asked.

"No, our doctor's appointment is on Monday. And I don't think I'm gonna find out." Lydia pushed her hair out of her eyes.

"You're not?" Jess asked.

"No. Let it be a surprise." She shrugged. "Like you were Jessica." She winked as Luke and Liz burst out laughing and Lorelai begged to be let in on the joke.

A baby Mariano! The excitment! Please review and tell me what you think! :)