A/N: Another day, another update. Okay, so I know it really isn't every day that I update this story, but it's only been a few days since the last chapter was up. I hope you are enjoying it! For those of you who read my other story "A Family Beginnings"
don't fret, another update is close. I'm almost done with the next chapter there. Well, enjoy and have a fantastic day!

Disclaimer: I don't own it. It's sad, I'm getting over it.

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"Hello home," Lorelai exclaimed as she struggled to get inside the door with her suitcase, "it's so good to be home."

"Lorelai," Luke said exasperated, "we were only gone for a week. Nothing has changed since we left."

"You don't know that," Lorelai argued with a smirk, "what if the sofa finally decided to revolt and got a facelift?"

"You really are crazy," Luke said with a smile and kiss before brining their last bag through the door.

"I might be crazy, but you're the one who married me," Lorelai retorted, "willingly I might add."

"And that just makes me as crazy," Luke relented. "Are you hungry?"

"Starving," Lorelai sighed, "And I could certainly go for a cup of coffee."

"Decaf only."

"But Luke…"

"Decaf only."

"Fine," Lorelai groaned, "it's better than nothing."

"I'll make you some and I'll fix us something to eat for dinner," Luke whispered in her ear, "you get comfy and we'll watch a movie tonight. Just relax."

"Sounds perfect," Lorelai agreed and happily made her way into the living room to pick a movie. While she waited for Luke to come back with coffee and dinner she decided to listen to the messages and get that out of the way.

Hitting the button she waited for the first message to play. She wasn't surprised when Rory's voice filled her ears.

"Hey mom, hey Luke. Logan and I just wanted to call and welcome you back from your honeymoon and also wanted to invite you over to our apartment for dinner one night next week. We've finally finished Lorie's nursery and we want you to see it. Give me a call when you get in and we'll make plans. Love you both. Bye."

Lorelai smiled at the message her daughter left and could tell simply by her voice how happy she was. Lorelai was thrilled that she and Logan were able to work through their differences and stubbornness to make their little family work. Lorelai waited for the next message to start playing.

"Hey dad, Lorelai, I just wanted to call to finalize plans for Christmas break. Mom is getting ready to book the tickets so, yeah. I thought you guys would be back by now, I guess not. Hope you had a great time in New York, give me a call when you get a chance so we can get those tickets bought. Can't wait to see you guys again. Love ya."

Lorelai chuckled at her step-daughter's message and rambling. It was a total Lorelai message, rambled and rushed and Lorelai couldn't help but feel proud. She made a mental note to have Luke call his daughter tomorrow so they could make the plans official. She'd be spending her Christmas break with them and neither her nor Luke could wait.

The third message took Lorelai by surprise when they voice started, "Hey Lor, it's me, Chris. I'm not sure if I should be calling you or not. I heard about your wedding and was just calling to say congratulations. Luke is a very lucky man. Anyways, I wanted to tell you that I decided to move to France, to Paris. Gigi deserves to have a somewhat normal relationship with Sherry and we've decided that is the best way. We aren't getting back together, at least not yet. But, who knows. Well, I should go. Congratulations again."

Lorelai was shocked at the message. She hadn't talked to Chris in almost a year, since Rory's graduation from Yale to be exact so this message out of the blue from him caught her by surprise. She wasn't sure what to think or how to tell Luke, but she knew she had to.

She listened to the rest of the messages and nothing of complete significance jumped out at her. Of course there were a few rambling messages from Michel, cursing her for choosing to be away from her business for so long, since everything seemed to fall apart when she wasn't there and there was even one from Caesar from earlier that same day to call him, he had a question for him. She figured everyone was calling them today since originally they were supposed to be home yesterday. They had at the last minute decided to stay another night, only telling Caesar and Michel to hold down the forts for one more day.

"Hey," Luke greeted, just as the last message was finishing, "dinner will be ready in a minute."

"Great," Lorelai responded with a kiss, "Caesar called, says you need to give him a call when you get a chance. Has some sort of question for you."

"Okay, I'll him right now," Luke said picking up the phone and heading into the kitchen to check on their dinner while talking.

Ten minutes later he came out to join Lorelai on the couch to settle down for their dinner and a movie.

"Everything okay?" Lorelai asked and Luke nodded.

"He just wanted to know if he could have tomorrow off," Luke said with a laugh, "of course I said yes."

"Of course," Lorelai agreed. "Hey, I have to tell you something."

"What?"

"Christopher called," Lorelai murmured and she could feel Luke tense the second his name had left her lips. "He left a message."

"What did he want?" Luke asked, his voice strain and his eyes dark and unreadable.

"He wanted to say congratulations," Lorelai told him gently, "and to tell me that he is moving to Paris with Gigi."

"He's moving to Paris?"

"That's what the message said."

"Are you going to call him back?"

"No."

"You aren't?"

"I have no reason to Luke," Lorelai assured him. We agreed when the divorce was final that Rory would be the only tie that kept us together. He's still her father, but that doesn't mean I have to call him back."

"Okay."

"Are you really okay Luke?" Lorelai asked her voice timid, "I don't want to hold this in. If you are upset, please just tell me."

"I'm not upset," Luke assured her with a kiss, "you can't control him calling. Though I'd be lying to say I wish he wouldn't have."

"I know," Lorelai said, her fingers rubbing Luke's arms, "and I wish I could tell you that he won't call again…"

"But you can't control him," Luke finished for her. "I'm really not mad."

"Good," Lorelai said, "I'm glad."

Conversation was then forgotten as they lost themselves in the movie, wrapped in each other's embrace as husband and wife.

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Cuddled together on the couch later than evening Lorelai was fading fast into sleep. Luke held his wife and unborn babies in his arm, happily picturing their futures.

"Hey Lorelai," Luke whispered, "Let's get up and to bed."

"Mmm…" Lorelai responded sleepily and Luke gently picked her up and cradled her in his arms. Adjusting himself before stepping he quickly and careful made his way up the stairs and tucked his sound asleep wife into bed.

Luke, unable to sleep, watched his wife as her chest rose and fell with each breath she took. He couldn't believe he'd gotten lucky enough to finally be able to call her his own, his wife. He'd dreamed of this moment for years and years ever since the day he'd met her in her coffee daze and he couldn't hide the smile when he thought about their future now together.

They'd been through a lot, their relationship was like a rollercoaster that you were riding for the first time and didn't know where the next curve was going to take you, but that was the thrill of it for them. They might not know exactly where their future was heading but they knew now they'd be taking the ride together.

Luke finally drifted off into sleep, a smile plastered to his face and his arm protectively around his family.

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"Heeellllooo," Lorelai sang as she entered the diner the next morning and walked pointedly over to Luke at the counter. Putting on her best pout she whined, "You left me this morning."

"I told you yesterday that I was opening today," Luke told her, leaning over the counter to kiss her squarely. "I didn't think you'd want me to wake you up at four thirty this morning when I had to leave."

The look on Lorelai's face made Luke smirk and he poured her a cup of decaf coffee, "here you go. Drink up. Your pancakes will be up in a minute."

"Can I get a glass of milk?" Lorelai asked and Luke turned around suddenly with a funny look on his face.

"What?" he asked, trying unsuccessfully to hid his smile and stifle his laugh.

"Don't laugh at me," Lorelai warned rubbing her hands over her stomach, "your children want milk."

"Thank god," Luke mumbled as he went into the back, returning seconds later with a large glass of milk. "Here you go."

"Thank you," Lorelai answered and before she could get another word in Miss Patty entered the diner in a whirlwind.

"Lorelai," she exclaimed, "Luke, welcome back. How was it dear?"

Luke's face turned four different shades of red in embarrassment before he was able to escape into the kitchen, a mumbled, "not a word," to Lorelai harshly.

"We had a very nice time touring New York Patty," Lorelai told her and Patty nudged her suggestively.

"I'm sure you did sweetie," Miss Patty said and they heard Luke groan from the kitchen. "Did you hear the latest town news?"

"You mean gossip?" Luke asked from the kitchen and the woman ignored him.

"I didn't Miss Patty," Lorelai answered, "What is it?"

"Well," Miss Patty said, glancing around, "It seems like Kirk finally sealed the deal."

"What?" Lorelai asked perplexed.

"Kirk and Lulu are engaged."

"No!"

"I never lie dear," Miss Patty said, "oops, I gotta go. Tap class in two. Toodles."

"Toodles," Lorelai answered, holding her laugh in until Patty was out the door, "Luke!"

"What?"

"Did you hear that?"

"Hear what?"

"Kirk and Lulu are engaged," Lorelai hissed, "engaged. I didn't think that day would ever come."

"Wow," Luke answered adjusting his baseball hat, "I hope he doesn't ask me to cater."

"He will," Lorelai told him, "and you'll accept."

"Lorelai," Luke warned and Lorelai just smiled.

"I have to go," Lorelai interrupted, "Michel will kill me if I'm not there soon."

"Will you be in for lunch?" Luke asked pouring a cup of decaf coffee for her to go.

"I'll try," Lorelai answered accepting the cup graciously, "as long as Michel hasn't burnt the place down yet."

"Okay," Luke said, "see you later."

"Love you."

"Love you too."

And with that Lorelai was out the door and headed towards the Dragonfly.

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"Do we really have to spend Christmas Eve with my parents?" Logan asked for the third time as he buttoned up his dress shirt.

"Yes," Rory told him as she zipped up her boots, "It won't be that bad. Honor and Josh will be there with little Jacob. It'll be fun."

"No it won't," Logan argued, "It'll be awful. God, a whole night with my parents and grandfather telling me that I'm a failure and that I need to find my place in the Huntzberger Empire."

"You are not a failure," Rory told him, assuring him with a kiss. "Besides, everyone will be more focused on poor Jacob and Honor."

"If you say so," Logan groaned, "I can't believe I let you talk me into this."

"I want your parents to finally understand that what we've got is final," Rory told him. "I want them to be apart of Lorie's life."

"Mom is excited for a granddaughter," Logan said reluctantly. "She already dotes on Jacob and she told Honor she was excited about Lorie."

"See, things are already starting to look up," Rory said helping him slip his jacket on. "And your mom is excited about the wedding."

"I think she's just more excited about the face that I'm actually getting married," Logan said with a laugh. "They didn't think I'd ever settle down long enough to find someone who would want to marry me."

"Then you met me."

"Then I met you and I couldn't wait to settle down."

"I'm glad I took that job at the Chronicle and you ran into Luke at the coffee shop."

"Me too," Logan said, "it was the best thing that happened to us."

"I think Lorie might really be the answer to that," Rory said with a squeeze. "I can't wait for her to get out of me."

"Only another month."

"True. Thank god."

"Okay," Logan said, "I'm finally ready and if we don't leave now I'll cop out and we'll end up who knows where."

"We can't do that," Rory told him, "we have to be at my grandparent's tomorrow morning for Christmas with them."

"I forgot about that," Logan said, "what about Luke and Lorelai?"

"Remember," Rory said locking the door behind her, "we are having our family Christmas with them the following week when April is in town."

"Right," Logan said, "I like this whole multi-family thing. We get to celebrate many times."

"It's the best part," Rory agreed, "come on or we'll be late."

Logan groaned again as Rory dragged him to the elevator and they drove towards the Huntzberger mansion. It was a long night for both of them, but they survived with only minor insults and it seemed as if Mitchum and Shira were going to actually accept Rory into the family now. Rory couldn't hide her excitement for her Lorie's birth in January and her April wedding.

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"I can't believe that you are going to be Kirk's best man Luke," Rory teased later that week as she and Logan joined Luke, Lorelai, and April for their Christmas celebration. "That is so…great."

Rory's last word was choked out in laughter and Lorelai and April couldn't help but join in. They'd been teasing him for days since Kirk had finally got up enough courage to ask him. Luke groaned in annoyance and Logan sent him a sympathy glance. They'd been laughing and joking around since dinner earlier that afternoon and to Luke it really felt like the family atmosphere he loved as a kid.

"Yeah Luke," Lorelai joined in, "it's great that your Kirk's closest and bestest friend and he didn't want anyone else to stand up there with him. You should feel honored Luke."

"Oh I do," Luke said sarcastically and Rory almost choked on the drink she'd just taken. "I can't help I've known him since we were teenagers. He was just as weird then. I used to make fun of him and pick on him while we were in high school."

"You went to high school with Kirk dad? I didn't know that," April threw in, her curiosity getting the better of her.

"I didn't know that either," Rory added and Lorelai looked at him pointedly.

"Ah, well…" Luke stammered, frustrated with himself for walking into that, "You should have guessed, he's grown up in this town too. He was a year or two younger than me in school though."

"Really?" Logan asked, not even his sincere apologies for being attacked could keep him out of his strange and bizarre revelation.

"Changing the subject now," Luke tried desperately and Rory shook her head.

"Tell us some Kirk stories?" April asked and Luke shook his head.

"It was a long time ago, I really don't remember anything," Luke said, "besides, I as much as he bugs me, I wouldn't do that to him."

"You are just too nice sometimes babe," Lorelai pouted and Luke shrugged. "Okay, for Luke's sake we'll change the subject, any ideas?"

"Have you decided on baby names for the twins?" April asked and Luke groaned.

"Not this again, please," Luke begged, "I can't seem to get a break tonight."

"I'm guessing that's a no," April said with a chuckled and Lorelai nodded.

"They can't decide on a girl's name," Rory informed them, "I don't understand why though. It should be an obvious pick."

"It should?" Luke and Lorelai asked together and Rory nodded.

"What was your mom's name Luke?" Rory asked and April sensed where this was heading.

"Emma." Luke provided quietly. "Emma Gail."

"Okay," April added, "What do you think of the name Emma, Lorelai?"

"I like it," Lorelai said, "It's close to my mom's name so that could be good too. What about Emma Victoria. Victoria is my mom's middle name, and my middle name and this time I could use it without it making it too completely confusing since the first name won't be same."

"Emma Victoria Dane," Luke pondered quietly, "I like it."

"Really?" Lorelai asked, "Did we really just decide?"

"I think so," Luke said with a smile. "So we are going to go with Emma Victoria and William Richard."

"Our babies have names," Lorelai gushed, leaning over to press her lips to Luke's. "I'm so excited."

"I like them," April added with Rory and Logan nodding in agreement. "They are very nice."

They discussed for awhile longer the babies, the holidays, and of course Kirk and Lulu's wedding before Rory and Logan retired to their room for the evening with April close behind to hers. Luke and Lorelai quickly cleaned up for the night before the made their way upstairs into bed themselves.

"Do you really like the names?" Lorelai asked Luke as she nestled herself in his arms. "Cause I really want to know."

"I love the names Lorelai," Luke assured her pulling her close to his body, his hand gently rubbing her belly, "I never thought to name the kids after my parents."

"I'm glad Rory thought of that," Lorelai whispered, "They are perfect names."

"They are," Luke agreed pressing his lips against her forehead and then against her stomach. "Good night Will and Emma, I love you two."

With Luke's whispered words, Lorelai's eyes filled with tears and he gently kissed her lips. "I love you too Lorelai Danes."

"I love you Luke Danes," Lorelai replied hoarsely and together they drifted off into a deep and peaceful sleep.

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A/N: So here it is, another installment in the saga. These last few chapters have been awfully fluffy with no major drama or intrigue. I hope you guys are still reading and still enjoying it. This story will probably only last for a few more chapters, maybe to 30, then I am planning on picking it up with a sequel. That is, if you the readers will read it. I'll explain more as I get closer to actually getting there. Hope you liked this one.