Chapter 13
Several weeks had past and Rory had succeeded in avoiding Tristan. He had kept his word, and did not speak to her at school. She was grateful
that he could at least uphold his promise. Maybe he really did care?
And as time continued, Rory began to fall back into place. It was impossible to say that things were going back to normal. Rory didn't think
things could ever be the same, but she was slowly beginning to feel like she could at least function again. She even began to participate in class again.
Mr. Medina was pleased to see her hand pop up again. She always did have good insight in their literature conversations. She was one of few students who
could correctly identify the major archetypes in King Lear.
She had also gotten close the girls in her support group. She and Angela had made a personal bond and spent a lot of time together. Angela had
told her whole story to Rory; how she had been raped a year earlier by a colleague from her mother's business. She had been dealing with the issue for
the last twelve odd months and thus could offer great advice to Rory. Lorelai was happy to see that her daughter had found someone she could confide in
and relate too.
Rory had dived into her writing. Her recent serge of emotions was evident in all of her pieces.
: You should share some of you stuff sometime to the group. You know, other girls would benefit from hearing what you have to say as someone
who has been through it. And what better way than to do it through written word. I've read your stuff, Gilmore. You're a great writer."
"I'm not that good." Rory blushed. "Besides, I don't know if I would ever want to…"
"It's up to you. I know that that kind of thing is private, but I'm just saying, I know other girls would definitely treasure it. And you are
a good writer. Don't you want to be a journalist or whatever?"
"Yeah, hopefully."
Rory pondered over what her new friend had said. Should she share her experience through written word? Would it really have an impact? As an
avid writer, she had always been an advocate for the idea that you should write what you know. It definitely brought an element to the work that know one
else could.
But several weeks had passed, and Rory had another thing on her mind. She tapped her finger nervously on Luke's diner table as she thought to
herself. The last several days her mind had raced with questions. She tried to do the math in her head to calculate if her suspicions might be true.
Rory?" Luke looked up at the girl. Lorelai had to work late that night, so Luke volunteered to feed her that night at the diner and let her
hang around and do her homework. Rory hated staying home by herself and more, and thus spent much time at Luke's. She didn't mind though. Luke and her
mom had begun to grow closer in the last several weeks. Rory could definitely see chemistry between the two. And she was happy for her mom. She seemed
to light up every time Luke was around.
"Are you ok?"
"Um, I don't know?" Rory answered honestly.
"What's up, Rory?" he said as he finished dealing with the receipt tape behind the counter and joined her on an adjacent stool.
"Well, I don't know if it's anything, but, um, Luke, I um, haven't started, um, my period in like several weeks. I'm really late." She managed
to get out.
Luke looked at her for a few minutes before answering. He wanted to say the right thing, but took a moment to decide what that was.
"Rory," was all he managed to get out at first. He couldn't imagine what was going through her head at that time, and didn't know what to say.
"Are you sure…?"
"I don't know, I just can't get the idea out of my head."
"Ok, why don't we call your mom, and the three of us can get a pregnancy test and…"
"Ok, that sounds good."
Rory didn't move as Luke retrieved the phone and dialed Lorelei's cell. Rory barely understood a word Luke said as she sat there numb to what
was transpiring around her.
Rory wasn't sure much time had passed when suddenly her mom walked through the diner doors.
"Rory!" she called as she spotted her daughter and ran to embrace her. "Why didn't you say anything?"
"I don't know. I didn't know what to think. But I just haven't; been able to shake it from my mind."
"It's ok. It's ok. We're going to get a pregnancy test and go from there."
So the three exited the diner and drove down the desolate street to the grocery store. To embarrassed to show her face, Rory refused to make
the purchase. Lorelai exited the car and slipped into the store to make the purchase. Luke remained in the car with Rory.
Lorelai bought the desired product, and returned quickly to the car. Luke then proceeded to drive the two girls home.
"Ok, we'll wait out here. Just read the instructions, and we'll wait with you when you're done." Lorelai explained.
"Ok," Rory said nervously.
Her hands shook as she read the package. She quickly did as the directions read and then called her mother in. The two peered at the clock together
as they waited for the required time to lapse. Luke joined the two and squeezed both of their hands.
The time passed slowly and no words were spoken. Rory could barely breath let along speak. Lorelai found it impossible to physically open her
mouth. Luke didn't know what to say at that moment.
Finally, the time had passed and the three peered down at the pregnancy test.
A/N:
Hahaha, I love cliff hangers. This just means you're going to have to keep reading.
By the way, thanks for all the sweet reviews everyone. I've never had over 100 reviews for any fic before. You all make me feel special.