As Rory walked through the streets of Stars Holow, she noticed she got more cramps in her belly. She had more of those earlier that day, but she thought that maybe the baby turning some more but now she became suspicious. Could the delivery have started?
The cramps became stronger and heavier and she wanted to ask for somebody's help but as she had noticed earlier the streets were almost deserted for once. Just her luck. She tried to call her mom or Logan with her cell phone but the cramps became heavier and she failed to do so.
She walked into the nearest store for help, the video store. And since luck just seemed to be on her side today, Kirk was working at the videostore today.
"Kirk!" Rory called out for him at the counter.
"Yes?" Kirk replied politely. "How may I help you? Today I have an excellent collection of videos which are for rent, two for the price of one."
"Kirk!" Rory tried to interrupt him, but she failed.
"We have various movies from 'Gangs of New York' to 'Get over it' and from 'Miss Congeniality' to..."
But Rory was sick of it now and yelled louder. "Kirk!"
"What?" Kirk said rather rudely. "I wasn't finished yet."
"My water broke," Rory said calmly.
"Fix it!" Kirk replied as he noticed how Rory looked down to the ground. When looking at the ground below Rory himself, he saw a puddle of water.
"Kirk you need to call for an ambulance and my mom and Logan," Rory told him. "And don't forget Luke! I'm positive my mom will forget it because of the excitement and ow!"
"What?" Kirk wondered.
"A contraction," Rory explained as she sat down on the ground, leaning against the counter. "Please call for an ambulance!"
Kirk did as he was told and went over to a nearby phone but soon returned.
"They're not answering," Kirk told her. "Seems like you chose the wrong time."
"It's not like I had the choice of what time I wanted to deliver this baby," Rory said angrily. "this is all so bad. I had a fight with Logan, my mom's not here and 911 is busy. Luck is truly on my side today. Have you called Logan or my mom yet?"
"You named so many things that I couldn't remember anymore," Kirk said bluntly.
'Kirk!" Rory said once more as a contraction followed. "Ow!"
"Who should I call first?" Kirk asked panicked.
"Call them later," Rory told him. "I'm getting contractions faster and faster, most likely every five minutes, so I need to get to a hospital and you're going to drive me Kirk."
"How?"
"With your car of course," Rory stated the obvious.
"Taylor took my license when I hit the Gazebo two weeks ago," Kirk said. "I'm not allowed to drive. What if we'll get an accident? Lulu would never forgive me."
"She would," Rory assured him. "Please Kirk! I beg you or otherwise I'll give birth here and you don't want to know how big of a mess it will be and guess who's going to have to clean up the mess?"
"Fine," Kirk surrendered as he helped Rory back on her feet.
Kirk lead Rory to his car which was parked near the videostore and helped her in the backseat of the car. As he drove Rory to the hospital, the contractions become heavier. After a thirty minute drive, they arrived at the hospital. Leaning on Kirk, Rory walked to the nearby counter and announced that she was getting a baby right now. A nurse immediately got Rory a wheelchair where she could sit in and took her to a nearby empty room as Kirk made a call to Logan, Lorelai and Luke as Rory had told him to.
As nurses were preparing the delivery by getting everything ready, Kirk stayed by Rory's side.
As Kirk helps Rory breath, Dr. Mitchells payed Rory a visit.
"Is mr. Huntzberger on his way?" Dr. Mitchells asked Rory.
"Yeah, Kirk called him about five minutes ago," Rory replied. "So how is everything going doc?"
"You and the baby seem to be doing fine," Dr. Mitchells started as he examined Rory. "You're about five centimeters so it might take a while before you can push but we'll check every now and then. I'll be back later, okay?"
"Sure, thanks doctor Mitchells," Rory thanked him as he left the room, leaving Kirk and Rory alone.
"You know, this is just like in the movies, two people in love waiting for their child to be born," Kirk said simply.
"We're not in love and this isn't your baby," Rory told him. "This is nothing like in the movies."
"The thought was nice," Kirk said.
"The thought of me expecting your baby?" Rory questioned him.
"No Lulu would be pregnant. You're too fat," Kirk said bluntly.
"An yes Lulu would be as skinny as Nicole Richie," Rory said sarcastically as she got another contraction. "Ow!"
"Push! Push!" Kirk supported her.
"I can't push yet," Rory told him between breaths.
"Why not? They always yell that in the movies," Kirk wondered.
"Yeah when the doctor says that she can push," Rory explained as the contraction stopped, which made Rory happy since the contaction didn't take so long. "I need to breath in and out calmly."
"Okay," Kirk replied sadly. "I'm sorry."
"It's okay Kirk," Rory assured him. "You were just trying to help me, which is really sweet."
"And another one," Rory said as another contraction followed quickly and Rory started to breath in and out slowly. Kirk joined Rory with her breathing but he made the most hilarious faces which made Rory laugh really hard which made the contractions more painful because she couldn't breathe properly.
"Stop Kirk!" Rory told him while still laughing. "It hurts even more!"
The next twenty minutes were followed with Rory still suffering from contractions while Kirk held her hand, which in return she squeezed really hard. In the middle of another contraction, Logan stepped into the room.
"Rory!" Logan said happily as he joined her at the bed. Kirk immediately let go of Rory and walked out of the room quickly.
"You're killing me!" Kirk yelled as he left the room. "Lulu, I'm coming home!"
"Bye Kirk! Thank you!" Rory yelled as soon as the contraction had stopped and Logan sat down beside Rory on Kirk's chair. "Hey."
"Hey, how are you?" Logan asked concerned.
"Pretty good under the circumstances," Rory smiled at him at the thought that he had come. "Look Logan, I'm really sorry."
"So am I," Logan told her. "I should have been more considerate."
"No you were right. I know that now. I was just panicked this morning," Rory assured him.
"Okay," Logan said. "So when we were on the phone, did you already have contractions?"
"I think so. When I think of it I did have slight cramps but I thought I just ate my breakfast too fast," Rory rambled. "But when I got here half an hour ago, the delivery proces had already started and I'm about five centimeters already so I'm halfway there. But how did you get here? Were you in the middle of class? Then I'm really sorry."
"Hold your breath Ace," Logan interrupted her while smiling. "You'll need it later. And to answer your question, no I wasn't in class. I was having lunch with Colin and Finn when Kirk called me and Colin and Finn are now in the waiting room."
"They're here?" Rory wondered.
"Yeah they insisted," Logan said. "Colin is already calling Steph and Finn is anxious to see the baby. He's all happy and cheerful to become uncle Finn!"
"That sounds like Finn," Rory laughed. "But that's really..."
But a contraction interrupted her as Logan grabbed her hand and he suddenly realised why Kirk was yelling 'You're killing me!' earlier but he held tight. When the contraction stopped, Rory finished her sentence. "Sweet!"
"You're doing great Rory," Logan said as he kissed her temple and hand.
"Thanks," Rory smiled as she let out a deep breath when suddenly Lorelai ran into the room.
"Mom!" Rory said happily as they hugged each other.
"How are you holding up kid?" Lorelai asked her daughter.
"Good," Rory smiled. "grandma"
"Yeah I'm become one today mommy," Lorelai grinned back as she turned to Logan. "and daddy."
"Where's Luke?" Rory wondered.
"In the waiting room with Colin and Finn," Lorelai answered. "I ran into Kirk by the way on the parking lot. He yelled something about killing and I assumed you were involved."
"You assumed right," Rory smiled. "Kirk brought me here."
"He did?" Lorelai wondered. "Really brave of you to let him drive you here when he hit the Gazebo not so long ago. You've got guts kid."
As soon as Lorelai finished her sentence, Rory got another contraction and Logan held her hand tightly as Rory calmly breathed in and out.
"They're really following up quickly," Logan told Rory who nodded in return.
"Should I get the doctor?" Lorelai asked and Rory nodded in return as once again another contraction followed.. Lorelai left the room in a hurry as in return doctor Mitchells entered the room after a few minutes as Lorelai waited with everybody else in the waiting room.
"So they're following up really quickly, those contactions?" the doctor asked Rory.
"Yes," Rory replied simply as she was already tired and she wasn't there yet, the pushing hadn't begun yet.
"Then I'll do another check up," Dr. Mitchells said as a nurse entered the room and the doctor checked Rory. "Well you're about eight centimeters now. And with the speed you're going right now, I think it will be best if we'll prepare the delivery now because I think the baby will be here shortly."
"That soon?" Logan wondered.
"Yes," the doctor confirmed. "So Rory, I need to ask, when did those contactions start?"
"I really don't know. But I guess around eight o'clock," Rory answered. "I thought I had cramps because of something I ate and I didn't think they were contractions because I hardly felt them."
"Well apparently not," the doctor smiled. "You can consider yourself lucky because sometimes a first born labor can take about twenty hours or more. If it keeps going like this you'll have this baby within the nine hours. That's really quick. Of course it could be that the contractions already started during the night."
"That's good right?" Rory wondered.
"Very good," the doctor assured her. "You're a very amazing woman, miss Gilmore."
"That she is," Logan confirmed which made Rory blush slightly as another contraction followed.
It took another hour before the pushing could begin.
"In a few minutes you can push miss Gilmore," the doctor announced as he prepared the delivery some more.
"Tell mom and the others what's going on okay?" Rory asked Logan.
"You sure?" Logan wondered as Rory nodded in return. He didn't really want to leave her side but he didn't want to question it right now either, Rory needed her energy. "I'm proud of you Ace."
Logan kissed her on the lips as he headed for the waiting room where he noticed Lorelai pacing in front of Luke, Finn, Colin and Stephanie.
"Hey Logan! How is she holding up?" Lorelai immediately asked when she noticed Logan walking up to them.
"She's fantastic," Logan smiled. "She wanted me to tell you guys that Lorelai here will be grandma within the hour. She's ready to start pushing."
"Already?" Steph wondered. "That's quick."
"Exactly what the doctor said," Logan smirked.
"Well the baby looks more like her grandmother then her mother," Lorelai commented. "It's impatient like me because Rory's delivery took 24 hours!"
"And that should assure us that everything will be okay?" Luke grinned. "That it looks like you?"
Lorelai smirked as she gave him a slight slap on his arm. "Mean!"
"I have to get back," Logan announced.
"Bye daddy!" Finn yelled as Logan returned to Rory's room where he saw how Rory was ready to start pushing.
"Finally!" Rory said as Logan entered the room.
"Sorry Ace," Logan apologised as he stood by her side.
"Ready to start pushing miss Gilmore?" Dr. Mitchells asked as Rory nodded in return.
Thirty minutes passed till the head was free and the rest of the child's body followed.
"It's a girl!" The doctor announced happily as he placed the baby on Rory's chest.
Rory smiled at the sight of the baby that was placed on her chest. The baby looked beautiful even though it was still dirty. The baby cried loudly but it was good, that was a good sign and for now she could enjoy the sound of crying, but she wasn't sure how long that would last. This was it, she was now a mother, she was responsible for this baby along with Logan. When looking at Logan in return who smiled at both Rory and the baby, Rory couldn't help but think that everything would be okay. After all, they were a family.
Logan smiled at his girlfriend and his daughter, his beautiful daughter. She was just as beautiful as her mother, that he knew for sure. And now he was a dad, something he would have never expected a year ago when his friendship with Rory blossomed. He had never expected Rory to be the mother of his child but he couldn't be happier. He loved Rory and their child and there was nothing in the world he would trade it for. This was it, this was home.
"She's beautiful," Rory smiled as did Logan.
"Just like her mother," Logan smirked.
"And her dad," Rory added with a smile.
As minutes passed by, the baby was cleaned up as the doctor gave Rory a final check up. After a few minutes, the baby was returned to Rory as everybody else who was waiting in the waiting room entered the room, like Rory had asked the nurse.
"A Gilmore girl!" Lorelai smiled as she hugged both Rory and Logan. Everybody else congratuled the couple as they admired the little girl in Rory's arms.
"A Huntzberger girl," Rory corrected her mother.
"She looks just like you Rory," Stephanie admired the baby.
"Yeah the dark hair and blue eyes do make her look like me but everything else is Logan's," Rory said.
"What do you mean?" Logan wondered as he adored his daughter and caressed her cheek.
"Her chin, nose, ears, the whole package," Rory summed. "That's all you. I'll bet she'll get that smirk of you as well. And she only got the hair and eyes from me, no fair!"
"Well she's beautiful," Lorelai said.
"What's her name?" Finn spoke up. "This beautiful girl must have a name."
"We do have a name," Rory said with a smile. "The honors are all yours daddy."
"Well," Logan started. "We thought that Amelia Lorelai Huntzberger would be a nice name for her."
"A beautiful name," Luke commented as everybody agreed.
"But we are calling her Amy for short," Logan added with a smile.
An hour later, everybody went home leaving Logan and Rory alone with baby Amy.
"She's really beautiful," Rory smiled once again.
"She is," Logan agreed.
"Here," Rory said. "You hold her."
Logan took Amy out of Rory's arms and in his own as she sat down on his seat again.
He looked down at the baby and smiled as did Rory who enjoyed the sight of her boyfriend and daughter.
"So Ace," Logan started. "So how are we going to tell your grandparents and my parents?"
"By card," Rory said as she let out a big yawn.
"Ace," Logan objected.
"My mom?" Rory suggested.
"Ace," Logan objected once again.
"Fine, I'll call them tomorrow when I get home," Rory said. "But you're so calling your own parents!"
"I will, tonight," Logan said.
"Tonight?"
"You don't want them to read it in the paper do you?" Logan asked her.
"I guess not, that would be bad," Rory said. "Or wouldn't it?"
"Rory," Logan objected while smiling at her. "How about I call them both tonight, after all you had a pretty rough day already."
"Thanks Logan," Rory said softly as she closed her eyes.
"Hey Ace?" Logan asked her but soon noticed she was already nearly asleep.
"Hmmm?" Rory hummed.
"Sweet dreams," Logan smiled as he kissed her temple and rocked Amy while smiling at both his girls. For once in his life, he felt complete. Well almost, at least.
Amelia 'Amy' Lorelai Huntzberger
Born on December 1st, 2005, at 16:51 hours
50 centimers 3250 grams
Author's note: I'm totally loving the reviews!
Also a while ago I said there were already small hints on what the gender would be. Those hints were mostly in the titles like 'How the GILMORE GIRLS spend their summer!' It said girls and the title 'Give a Girl a Break'. Also Girl in it, but even though the chapter had another meaning as well, I liked the hint to Girl as well... I think there was another hint as well but I can't really remember where I put it again :PNext chapter: All eyes on Amy
Rory returns in Stars Hollow with baby Amy and a few people come to visit...