Chapter 12

Lorelai

Okay I admit it. I became distant to Luke.

I came to the only once a day and barely talked then. I made a note to be always asleep when he got home and went to work early. I had decided on this routine about four days ago. The day after April was at the diner.

I could tell Luke was frustrated, but he did know what was wrong with me, so he didn't ask. Until today.

"Lorelai, just talk to me," He pleaded.

"Luke, there's nothing to talk about!"I told him and grabbed my purse so I could leave.

He grabbed my arm. "Lorelai what is it?" he asked. "Is it because I didn't tell April was coming? I swear I didn't know! I told you that!"

"Luke, there's nothing the matter except for why I can't go to work." I gestured to his hand.

He let go of my arm and walked to the opposite side of the room.

"Lorelai," He exclaimed. "You're always at work! Take a break…"

He drifted off as he picked up a letter on the table.

I walked over to him and looked over his shoulder at the letter. "What?" I asked.

"R-Rory and Jess they got married." He told me.

I jolted up in bed. Oh, thank god it was just a dream. Actually I think it was more along the lines of a nightmare.

-000-

"You have to talk to Luke," Sookie told me.

"I know, but," I couldn't figure out what to say.

"What are you so upset about?" She asked. "He told you he didn't know April was coming."

"I don't know I'm just over emotional and I want to cry and scream and I just wanna stuff my face with enormous amounts of junk food and Oh, my god."

"What," Sookie asked looking up from the omelet she was making.

"Sookie," I said dramatically. "I think I'm pregnant."

"You're pregnant?" She asked.

"I think so," I squealed.

Sookie came over and hugged me and we screamed and jumped around excitedly. Just then Michele walked through the door.

"What are you doing?" He asked at the sight of Sookie and me bouncing around like a pair of jumping beans.

"I pregnant!" I told him.

"Oh, goodie!" He exclaimed sarcastically. "Little Lorelais running around is just what I want."

I shot him a look and told him to go man the desk. He gratefully accepted.

"Is something burning?" I asked Sookie.

"My eggs!" she exclaimed.

All I could think about all day is that I could be pregnant.

Remy

Okay so I took the plunge. I joined the debate team.

"Guys," I said. "Come on."

"What?" one of the girls asked.

"You seriously can't be telling me we're debating this."

"I can and I am," said the leader of the group, Darrel.

"We're discussing the Scarlet Letter," I told him.

"Yes, we are," He confirmed and went back to his notes obviously think the conversation was over. He obviously didn't know me.

"It's a book. We're fighting over a book."

"Yes, we are. It's debate team. We fight." He said.

"Okay, but if I wanted to fight over a book, I would go to English class. And since I'm not in English class, so therefore you can draw the obvious conclusion."

"What are you saying?" he asked.

"I mean we're young we shouldn't be so well, square."

"What you suggesting we debate over?"

"Well," I said. "There are several things."

"Give me a few," Darrell ordered.

"Okay," I said. "First we can fight over what that fish stuff is in the kitchen or um, we can debate over what is the best method of teaching." I suggested. "It's all kind of stale, but it's better than books."

"Okay," Darrell said. "Give me one you think the whole school will line up for."

I thought for a minute and said, "Um, well," then it hit me. "Prom queen, sacred school tradition or materialism?"

"And how do you know that's what kids want to hear?" asked a girl.

"Because, I'm a kid," I said.

"So, are we," Jo pointed out.

"Let me rephrase that," I said. "I'm a normal kid."

Jo rolled her eyes.

Darrell thought for a minute and said, "Fine. We'll try things your way."

The class cheered. Right then the bell rang and a kid from the back said, "Now that was a debate class."

As I was walking through the door Jo caught up to me. "Hey," she said.

"Hey," I said back.

"You're a natural."

"I wouldn't go that far," I said.

She ignored that comment. "You should join the paper," She said.

"No way," I said.

Rory

I was walking around town when I ran into to Kirk and Lulu, engaged.

"No, I never thought you would actually pop the question, Kirk," I said. The only problem was they had been chatting me up for over an hour.

Right then, thank God, my cell phone rang. I looked at the caller Id it was mom.

"Oh, shoot, guy, I have to go," I told Kirk and Lulu.

"Okay," they said together. "Bye, Rory."

I walked around the corner and answered the phone.

"Hello," I answered.

"Yeah, it's me hon, I called you like thirty minutes ago," she exaggerated

"Yeah, well, I answered now, didn't I?"

"Sure, whatever," She said.

"So," I said. "What's up?"

"You really want to know?" She asked.

"I'm not sure," I admitted.

-000-

"Are you sure?" I asked.

"Yep, I took the test," Mom said over the receiver.

"Well, then wow, mom, I'm really happy for you," I told her truthfully.

"Really," She asked.

"Yeah, mom, why wouldn't I happy for you?"

"Well…" she said. "I don't know."

"Have you told Luke yet?" I asked her.

"Uh, well, no," she admitted.

"Mom," I said. "Tell him and now I have to go, but tomorrow night we're celebrating."

"Okay, kid, got to as well, bye!"

"Bye mom," I said and hung up.