A/N: Sorry for the delay in updating. Hope you guys enjoy. Also I'm lacking in reviews, so please tell me what you think, honestly good or bad?
Luke woke up to find Lorelai not in bed beside him. He rolled over and groaned. Where could she be now? He wondered to himself. She's such a live wire, always moving, that once she quit working during her pregnancy she'd been a mess, never knowing what to do with herself. There was no way to keep a woman like that bottled up in a house all the time. Luke had to run the diner, Rory had school, and Sookie not only had to cook and make sure Michel behaved himself while Lorelai was away she also had two children and a husband of her own to take care of. As much as everyone wanted to no one had time to baby sit Lorelai. Luke sighed giving himself another moment to wake up before going to find her. He slowly climbed out of bed.
"Lorelai!" He called. No answer he sighed again realizing that she was going to make this difficult. Rubbing the sleep from his eyes he walked down the stairs.
"Lorelai!" he called again.
"Hmm?" he heard although it was muffled and sounded far away. He walked through the back and into the new hallway added to their house which housed two doors, one on the left and one on the right.
"Where are you?" he called.
"In here!" she returned.
"What are you doing in here?" He asked as he made his way into the nursery. The walls are green and yellow and just so bright. Lorelai sat in the rocking chair which was near the window. She sat there staring out at the sunny morning, feeling relaxed.
"I was just relaxing." she said calmly.
"Oh...Everything okay?"
"Yes everything is perfect. I just enjoy sitting in here." she stood up and waddled over to the crib, looking down into it. "I am glad in just a few months we will be looking down at a beautiful little girl." She smiled.
"Me too. Come on let's go get ready for the baby shower, you can boss me around and tell
me where to hang things." Luke joked.
"Okay. Sounds great!" Lorelai giggled. They went downstairs, Lorelai took a seat on the couch as Luke grabbed the box of streamers and balloons.
"You do realize that as soon as that clock hits twelve I am kicking your manly ass out right." Lorelai laughed.
"Yes." Luke said with a smile.
She told him where to put everything and how she wanted it and changed her mind 12 times before the doorbell rang. "I'll get it!" she said, trying to stand up quickly.
"Hey there Sookie!" Luke greeted as he helped her with the mounds of food.
"Where do you want this?" she asked holding a gift bag that was wrapped with pink ribbons and bows.
"Over there." Luke pointed to the designated present table.
Sookie passed by Lorelai. "Hey there sweets!" Sookie squealed as she hugged Lorelai tightly.
"Hey Sook. So what cha get me?"
"You'll just have to find out." Sookie said grinning. "Well you sit tight I'm going to make
sure Luke sets the platters right. Sookie scurries to the kitchen.
About an hour later all the guests arrived. Luke was just there for helping Lorelai, he wasn't into the whole baby talk and baby shower games. He would rather be hanging with his friends, but instead he stayed around to see what his neighbors and friends bought Skylar.
Everyone was gathered around in a circle playing ridiculous games. One game was the ladies would pass around diapers full of melted chocolate, and you had to smell and figure out what candy bar it was. Lorelai with her sense of smell, won and decided to crown herself the Chocolate Sniffing Queen.
It was finally time for Lorelai's favorite. "Presents!" Lorelai squealed as she was handed the first present. It was from Sookie. Lorelai teared the paper ope to find a little pink cloth apron, chef hat, and cooking mitten. Lorelai gushed as she thought it is exactly something that Sookie would give her. Jackson bought her mini plastic vegetable toys, seeing he was a farmer. Rory got Skylar a baby bouncer and some clothes. April's present was next. Lorelai opens the neatly wrapped pink paper to find a bib, some baby booties, a towel and some baby wash, which all had a little turtle on them. Babette had gotten her a big wash bin full of baby lotions, soaps, and rubber duckies. Lorelai thanked everyone before she got to Luke's gift. Luke was the cutest of them all, he got his daughter a onesie that said 'Be nice to my mommy she hasn't had her coffee yet'.
Emily and Richard arrived, even though their gift was the add on to the house, they decided it wasn't enough. Emily sat down and handed Lorelai an envelope. Lorelai eyed it suspiciously.
"This isn't one of those trees you planted in Israel in the baby's name is it?"
"Don't be silly just open it." Emily said quickly.
Lorelai did as she was told and ripped open the back of the envelope. Lorelai read the parchment. "Oh my god." She muttered.
"What?" Luke asked.
"They opened a trust found." Lorelai said with disbelief.
"It's for college or a wedding if she would like," Emily defended. "Before you get all bent out of shape Lorelai, we did bring her one more present."
Richard walked out the door and returned a few seconds later setting the large box in front of his daughter. Lorelai looked at her parents reluctantly before tearing into the package. She got all the paper off and lifted the lid before gasping. "It's perfect." She whispers.
"It was one of your favorite things when you were a baby." Emily admitted with a smile.
"You had one just like it.
Luke looked over Lorelai's shoulder to see a wooden record player adorned.
"It took me forever to find one just like the one you had when you were a little girl but I did."
"Wow. Thanks mom!" she squealed then grabbed onto her mom, with tears in her eyes. "I love you guys so much. I know don't say it enough, but you guys put up with me and help me through so much." her emotions were all over the place, due to her hormones.
"We do it because we love you too and want what is best for you and your family." Richard says smiling, coming over to give her daughter a hug.
"Thanks guys." Lorelai said with a genuine smile.
After the party was dismissed and Luke was beginning to clean up, it dawned on him that he had forgotten one special gift. He dropped the rag in the sink and ran to his truck, pulling out a small gift bag from under the seat. After returning into the house he found Lorelai was sprawled out on the couch, looking over at the baby shower gifts. He watched in the doorway as he saw Lorelai take one of the outfits and put it up to her stomach. He smiled just waiting for the day to see his little angel in one of those outfits. After admiring his lovely fiancé, he walked over and sat down next to her.
"Have fun?"
"Yeah! Loads! How about you are you tired from all the estrogen that filled the room?" she joked.
"Nah I would do anything for you." he said smiling as he pecked her on the lips. "Here I forgot to give this to you earlier." he said placing the gift bag on her lap.
"You already got Skylar something."
"Just open it."
Lorelai was surprised to find a little hand knitted pink baby bonnet. "Oh my gosh. This is so cute. Where did you get?"
"My mother made that and told me to save it for when I have a little girl of my own."
"Awww. That's so sweet of her."
"She was a very a sweet lady."
"I bet you miss her." Lorelai said sympathetically.
"Day after day. But do you want to know one thing she would be proud of me for?"
"What's that?"
"That I found a loving and sweet person to spend the rest of my life with."
"Luke?" she said leaning in towards him.
"Shh..." he said as he placed his hands on her cheek and drew her closer. With all love and happiness he gives her a kiss that no words could explain. She smiled and they shared a moment of just gazing into each other's eyes. "I love you Lorelai. And I always will."
"I love you too Luke and I always will!" she came in again and gave him another passionate kiss, but they were interrupted by a kick. "Oops, look like Skylar says we're squishing her."
Luke smiled and took his hand her stomach. The kicking had stop and they continued to kiss.
Lorelai broke their kiss and grabbed his hand leading him up the stairs and into their bedroom because Rory and April were in their rooms downstairs. She wrapped her arms around his neck standing on her toes to reach him and kissed him like she would never get the chance again. "Lorelai." Luke tried to mumble through her rough kisses. She didn't want to hear it. She kissed him harder and tried to remove his clothes at the same time. She found with her hormones increasing she desired him more.. Lorelai managed to remove his flannel shirt with ease without breaking their kiss at all and went for his belt he pushed her hands out of the way she goes for the baseball cap and almost manages to get it completely off his head before he stops her pulling his body away from her completely.
"What?" she asked gasping for air.
"I don't think we should." He said in a low voice.
Lorelai turned away from him putting her hands to her face. "You don't want me?" She
cried into her hands, her hormones got the beset of her. "I knew it!"
"Lorelai?" he asks wondering why she is freaking out.
"It's okay." she sobbed. "I wouldn't want me either. I'm fat and ugly and disgusting and pregnant."
"Honey, no! It's not that. You are beautiful and I love you. It's just Rory and April are here downstairs, and beside I'm afraid I might hurt her." Luke said as he took his thumb to her face and wiped away the tears.
"But-"
"But nothing. I love you Lorelai, believe me I want this as much as you. But maybe after the baby is born."
"Fine…" she stopped for a moment looking up at him, "But can we still make out?" she asked sounding like a teenager.
"Lorelai..." before he could finish Lorelai was at it again.
The morning had come. Lorelai walked downstairs to see everyone was up and on with their day. "Morning."
"Morning Mom!" Rory said as she sipped at her coffee.
"Hey Lorelai." April responded as she began to read her book.
"Where's Luke?"
"He's at the diner, he said he just had to give Caesar the keys."
"Ahh." Lorelai said as she grabbed herself a plate to eat. "So what is the plan for today?"
"Well I was going to spend some sister time with April, if you want you can join."
"Nah you girls have fun. I'm still pooped from the party. Besides I have to organize all the presents."
"No you don't" Rory said.
"Yes I do. If I don't they will pile up and it's hard to walk around them."
"No mom. I meant that April and I already handled it. No worries."
"Aww you did?"
"Yep." April exclaimed.
"Thank you guys so much!"
"So what do you say join us? Now that you don't have a to clean up." April asked excitedly.
"Sure why not!"
"Yeah!" Rory said throwing her hands in the air cheering.
"Awesome!" April continued giving her almost big sister a high five.
"So…" Lorelai began to ask. "What do you guys want to do today?"
"I don't know," Rory said. "We were thinking a movie."
"And the mall." April continued. "Rory is going to make me over." She giggled.
"You can't forget food." Rory finished.
"Wow. That sounds like fun." Lorelai said with a frown. "To bad I can't go."
"You just said you were able to." April stated.
"Well your father isn't going to let me leave the house. Especially not to do fun stuff." Lorelai pouts.
"Oh." April said looking down. "Did you ask him?"
"No. He has been watching me so much lately. A few times I had to convince him I could bathe myself. So I can't go as I think about it."
Rory thought to herself for a moment. "New idea!" she said leaning over to whisper in April's ear.
"That's sounds great," April laughs.
"I wanna know! I wanna know!" Lorelai whined. The girls looked at each other and
smiled. "Aw, come on. It's not nice to keep secrets from Mommy."
"Alright." Rory said rolling her eyes playfully. She stood up to whisper in her mother's ear.
"I can't hear you." Lorelai said.
Rory sighed. "We can do all that stuff here." She says aloud. "I will go to the video store and then I will go get all the makeup and hair products we will need for April's make over and then I will go to Doose's for the junk food and April will stay here and keep you company."
"Yeah! I like that idea!" Lorelai grins. "Let me get dressed and showered and then the fun will begin!"
"Well I'm heading out now." Rory announced as she grabbed her coat.
Lorelai runs up the stairs and takes a quick shower. She gets dress in a pink plaid top and Khaki Capri and plaid pink shoes to match.
"Wow! You look cute!" Aprils says admiring.
"Thanks sweetie I love that dress!" Lorelai said as she saw that April was wearing a cute yellow daisy printed dress.
Meanwhile, Rory was walking through the square, with a bag full of candy from Doose's heading her way to the video stores. While walking down each aisle, trying to find the perfect movie. She picked up three, Pretty in Pink, Sleepless in Seattle,and Grease.
She stepped through the front door, taking off her coat before fully entering the living room. "Hey Mom I'm home!" she shouted.
"Let's get this party started!" Lorelai tried to jump, but resulting in just a leg lift. "I already have the makeup and hair stuff out. All we need is to start a movie and feel are tummies with junk food!"
Rory laughed and emptied the bag of snack onto the coffee table, and grabbed Grease and put it into the DVD player. "April come on! Movie is starting!"
"Coming Coming! So what movie is it?" April ask as she made her way from the kitchen to the living room, sitting on the floor, with a tub of ice cream in her lap.
"A classic we call Grease!"
"Cool! Press play!" April says excitedly.
The girls all sat around the TV as Rory began to straighten April's hair and Lorelai added make-up. "This is fun!" April said.
"Let's just make sure we get all the make-up off before you go. I Don't want your mom to be upset."
"Oh don't worry, Mom lets me borrow her make-up."
"As long it's alright." Lorelai said concerned.
"It's cool."
"So what do you say? You look okay to go to a dance?" Rory joked.
"Dance?" Lorelai questioned.
"No, we were just joking. But April does have a school dance coming up."
"Oh cool. You going?"
"Yeah. Teddy asked me."
"Awww!!!" Lorelai gushed. "You're getting too old!"
"That's what my mom says." April compared.
Rory finished with April hair and make-up and then continue to watch the remainder of the movie.
"Any one else hungry?" Lorelai wondered.
"We just consumed pounds of junk food." Rory stated.
"Well sorry, but I on the other hand is eating for two."
"You know as you talk about I'm hungry for some real food." April agreed. "What do you say we stop by the diner and hang with Dad."
"That sounds great!" Rory and Lorelai both said in agreement. The girls grabbed their coats and out their shoes on. As they walked through the square, they felt the warm breeze hit their faces.
They arrived at Luke's and walked through the door and took a seat in a booth. Luke must have been in back because no one was in sight. Rory starts up a conversation with Lane. April and Lorelai waited but Lorelai got impatient.
"Oh, burger boy!" Lorelai called. April laughed.
They hear a clank. "Damn cabinet," Luke yelled.
"Oh no!" Lorelai replied. "Not the damn cabinet again!" She joked.
Luke comes out rubbing his head. "What are you doing here?" he asked.
"I love you too."
"Are you being cute?" he asked huffy.
"Always doll," Lorelai smiled. He leaned over and gave her a peck on the lips. "Your girls
are hungry Lucas." She told him.
"Oh, right. So cheeseburger with chili, fries, pickles on the side and three cherry cokes."
"Yep that's it!"
"No pie?" Luke asked unsure.
"Of course." Lorelai added. "It wouldn't be a Sunday without pie."
April looked at Lorelai wondering how she was going to eat all that. "I just want hamburger, dad." She said.
"Put a double on that chili cheese burger, Luke." Rory smiled.
"Wow you guys know how to eat!" April said astonished.
"I know I can't believe it either." Luke said. "Let me put you order in and I'll be right back." Luke said as he reentered the kitchen.
"Wow I can't believe how much older you look with your hair straight." Rory said amazed.
"How old do you think I can pass for?" April asked.
"I say 17."
"Really?" April said shocked.
"Totally!" Lorelai agreed.
Luke came back with their plates. He looked over at April, who seemed to look different. "Are you wearing make-up?"
"Yeah. And what do you think of my hair?"
"I like it. You look cute." he said not sure what to say to this new change.
"Cute?" April asked.
"Yeah. I mean what do want me to say? I personally think you are too young for makeup, you look pretty with out it."
"Thanks dad. I know what you meant." she said trying to give her dad a hard time.
It was getting late, and the girls were full. So they decided to head home. April and to go home, so Luke took her home after closing. As Lorelai and Rory walked through the door, the phone rang.
"Hello?" Lorelai answered it a bit out of breath, trying to answer before the person hung up.
"Hey it's Anna."
"Oh hello Anna." Lorelai said as she watched Rory's eye grew wide. "Is everything okay?"
"Yes, I just called to let you know April had a great time. She said she loves her room so much and had a blast at the baby shower. Once again thanks for looking after her." Anna said.
"Anytime, she's like a daughter to me."
"I'm sure she wouldn't disagree. Well I should head to bed. Thanks again, and tell Rory she did a great job with the makeover."
"Oh yeah we had fun! Tell her she is welcome over anytime."
"Alright Bye."
"Bye Anna." Lorelai said after hanging up the phone. "That was Anna, and she said thanks for April having a good time."
"Wow that was nice of her." Rory grinned. "Well I should be heading back to school. I have a paper to finish."
"Alright kiddo drive safe and call me tomorrow."
"Will do. Love ya"
"Love you too."
Rory had left and Luke arrived moments after, so Lorelai wasn't bored for long. They had a long day, they exchanged goodnights and drifted to sleep.
Review and I posted some links of what the girls got Baby Danes on my profile. Enjoy. :)
