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Chapter 25

Lorelai fell asleep at Luke's bedside. She woke up early morning. She looked at Luke and saw that there had been no difference. She gave him another kiss. "I need to get back to Rory. But I'll come back. Rory wants to see you as well." She said. She sighed when she didn't see any recognition in his face. "Bye." She said quietly and left the room. She took a breath before rushing back to Rory's room, hoping she hadn't woken up yet. She went in and stopped when she found her mother sat next to Rory. "Mom?" She said surprised.

"I came back last night with some books from Richard's office. I thought if Rory had to stay here for a couple of days, she might like them." Emily said.

"You stayed here all night?" Lorelai asked surprised.

Emily hesitated before saying. "I found you in Luke's room. I thought you might want to stay there for the night so I came to sit with Rory incase she woke up." She said. "I figured you wouldn't want her to wake up alone."

"No. Thank you." Lorelai said giving her mom a small smile. "Rory didn't wake?" She asked.

"No. Slept through the night." Emily said.

"Ok, good." Lorelai said sitting on the other side.

"Any change with Luke?" Emily asked cautiously.

Lorelai just shook her head. "No." She said quietly.

"Lorelai, I'm sorry." Emily said quietly.

Lorelai looked up in surprise. "What?"

"For everything. For trying to get custody of Rory. For treating Luke badly. Everything." Emily said.

"Wow...um..mom..." Lorelai said not really knowing what to say.

"When Richard told me you had been in a car accident, I was so worried." Emily admitted. "I didn't want your last image of me being me trying to take Rory away." She took a minute. "Lorelai, I know I've never told you this before but you're a great mother. You've done a great job with Rory."

Lorelai gave her a watery smile. "Thanks mom."

"I heard you with Luke last night." Emily admitted. "I wasn't deliberately listening in, I promise. I was trying to find you to tell you about the books but when I got there, you were talking and I didn't want to interrupt." She said. "I'm just...I misjudged Luke and I'm sorry. Can you forgive me?" She asked.

Lorelai looked at her mom and saw the sincerity of her words. "Yeh I forgive you."

"Thank you." Emily said gratefully.

"I think he's the one." Lorelai admitted.

"Luke?" Emily said, surprised Lorelai was opening up to her.

Lorelai nodded. "I've never felt this happy with anyone before. Normally when anyone I dated found out about Rory, they'd do a runner." She then smiled to herself. "But Luke was different. She talked to Rory like she was an adult. He was nice to her, he made her laugh, he even made her a bookcase for her birthday."

"He did?" Emily asked surprised.

"That was before we even started dating. We'd hadn't even known him that long then." Lorelai smiled at the memory. "He's the first guy who knew Rory and I came as a package and he respected that. I love him, mom. I really do." She admitted.

"I'm glad you found someone like that." Emily said. "Everyone should have someone who makes them feel special." She smiled, thinking about Richard.

"Luke's moved in with us." Lorelai admitted quietly.

"Really?" Emily asked surprised.

"I bought a house recently and after a week, he moved in with us. We spoke about it a lot and I spoke to Rory. We all wanted it and it felt right." Lorelai said. "I want to spend the rest of my life with him."

Emily was quiet for a moment and Lorelai thought that maybe she shouldn't have told her about Luke moving in. "Well maybe your father and I can come and see you in your new house sometime." She said.

Lorelai smiled. "Yeh, sure."

A couple of days had past and Rory had gotten the all clear from the doctor. Lorelai had practically lived at the hospital for those couple of days. Lorelai and Rory were stood outside Luke's room the day Rory had been discharged. It was first time Rory was going to see Luke.

"You ready hon?" Lorelai asked softly.

Rory looked up at her. "Will he look different?"

"He'll just look like he's sleeping." Lorelai assured her.

"He's not in pain is he?" Rory asked worried.

"No hon, a coma is just like a deep sleep. He's not in any pain." She said.

Rory nodded. "Ready." She said quietly.

Lorelai pushed the door open and they went inside. She got two chairs and put them next to him. Rory sat on the closest one to him and looked at him.

"You can talk to him if you want? I have." Lorelai encouraged. "He might be able to hear us."

"Luke?" Rory asked quietly.

"Here, take his hand." Lorelai said.

Rory put her small hand in his big one. "Luke, it's me. Rory." She said quietly. She looked at her mom who gave her an encouraging smile. She looked back at Luke. "Haven't you slept enough already? I want you to wake up. Please?"

Lorelai's heart broke as she listened to her daughter but she knew she had to let Rory do this. It would be good for her to let it all out.

"I promise I won't drink coffee when I'm older if you wake up now. Or eat all that junk food. I'll eat more healthily, I promise." Rory said. "Please, just wake up." She sniffed.

Lorelai blinked back tears as she saw Rory's face fall as there was no difference in Luke.

Rory looked up at her with tears in her eyes. "Why won't he wake up? I want him to wake up." She sniffed.

"I know hon." Lorelai said softly. "So do I. But he'll wake up when he's ready. When it's right for his body to wake up."

"Mom, I don't want him to die..." Rory said quietly, sniffling.

Lorelai's heart broke and she pulled Rory into a hug. "He won't hon. We need to stay positive, ok? We need to stay strong for him." She said softly.

Rory nodded but tears were falling down her face now. "Can we stay with him? I don't want to leave him." She said.

"Of course. We can stay as long as we want." Lorelai assured her.

"Maybe I can read him one of the books Grandma brought me?" Rory suggested.

Lorelai gave her a small smile. "I'm sure he'd like that."

Rory gave her a small smile.

Lorelai saw her parents standing outside the door. "I'll just be minute. Will you be ok?"

Rory nodded and watched her mom leave the room and talk to her grandparents. She looked back at Luke and took his hand again. "Mom misses you. She's been crying. She tries to hide it from me but I can see when her eyes are red." She said quietly. "Please wake up. You're...you're the only dad I really have... I need you." She said quietly, sniffing.

Meanwhile, Lorelai gave her parents a watery smile as she let herself out the room closing the door behind him.

"How was it?" Emily asked.

"Nothing worse than hearing your own daughter begging him to wake up." Lorelai said quietly, tears threatening to spill over. "She's really bonded with Luke. She loves him. If...if he doesn't make it..." Her voice cracked. "I..I don't know how she'll take it. Let alone me." She said. "I try to stay positive for her but it's hard. She knows. She's smart. She knows this is bad."

"MOM! MOM!" Rory suddenly shouted from inside.

The three of them all rushed in. "What is it?" Lorelai asked worried.

"I felt his hand move! He squeezed my hand!" Rory said.

"What?" Lorelai asked shocked.

"Just now! I was talking to him and he squeezed my hand! I felt his fingers move." She exclaimed.

Lorelai went round to his other side. "Luke? Luke, can you hear me? Please, if you can hear me, squeeze my hand." She begged.

Nothing happened for a few seconds but then she felt what Rory felt. She felt his fingers twitch and a very weak squeeze. "We'll go get a doctor." Emily said rushing out, with Richard following her.

Lorelai smiled through her tears. "I love you, Luke.I love you so much!" She said bringing his hand up to give it a kiss. She looked at his face. His eyes stayed close but she just hoped that this was the start of him coming to.

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