Hello all! Here is Chapter 9! Thank you for reading! Please review and keep reading! You won't be disappointed!

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4 years Later- 1988- Stars Hollow-

Lorelai and Rory have lived at the Independence Inn since the day after Rorys birth, four years ago. Lorelai did graduate high school with her father, and Luke staring proudly at her in the audience. Now, Lorelai works really hard as a maid and barely gets any sleep. Rory is actually starting Kindergarten and has her mother go with her to open house. Lorelai is nervous to send Rory to school, but she's excited. Lorelai hopes for a better future for Rory.

Rory is pulling on her mothers arms, as they get to the doors of the elementary school. Lorelai feels the tears burning in the corners of her eyes. Rory looks at Lorelai sadly, her eyes full of confusion, "What's wrong mommy?" Lorelai looks down at Rory, "Nothing baby girl. Let's go inside! Are you ready?" Rory nods happily, "Yes mommy. After we are done here, can we go home and watch Casablanca?" Lorelai giggles at her mini me, "Of course hon. Whatever you want." The Gilmore Girls walk into the school. Rory is running around in front of Lorelai talking to everyone she meets. Lorelai smiles at her daughter and at the people around her. Rory walks over to a small black haired girl with round glasses and they start chatting profusely.

Lorelai starts talking to Rorys teachers, when at the corner of her eye, she notices a normal and familiar face staring at her from a few feet away. Lorelai gulps as a strangled sob tries to exit her throat. Luke is looking at her with the same look that her gave her on the night of Rorys conception, but with shock added in. His beautiful baby blue eyes staring deep into her soul. Luke notices her staring back, her gorgeous icy ocean blue eyes looking straight into his and full of tears. Both of them feel like they are moving in slow motion. After a few seconds, Lorelai turns, grabs Rory by the hand and runs out of the door to the school, leaving Luke in shock.

Luke barely moves a muscle, because he just let the love of his life run away. It was the first time in four years, that he has saw her face. She still looked as gorgeous as the day he had to leave her. For the next few weeks leading up to the first day of elementary school for the kids of Stars Hollow, Luke is literally in a funk. He remembers the first day of school eighteen years ago. When he was angry for being told to stop reading his favorite book, he didn't pay enough attention to realize that he had ran into the most beautiful girl he had ever seen, Lorelai then proceeded to yell at him, like her mother would. After she calmed down, he asked her 'what cha reading?' and the rest was history. Luke smiles at the memories running through his head. What shook him out of his daze, was what happened to be his unknown daughter walking to school, with her best friend Lane Kim. Luke pulls a picture of Rory out of his wallet and his eyes are filled with wonder and whispers to himself, "Is that my daughter? But how would I have a kid?"

Mid December 1988- Aprils Conception-

Lorelai is hard at work one day at the inn, and Mia comes running to Lorelai in shock, "Lorelai! You have a visitor! Come quick!" Lorelai follows Mia out into the lobby, and there is Luke. Lorelai looks at Luke, and feels the tears burning in her eyes and she turns to Mia, "Mia please take Rory. Let Sookie keep her, until I can tell Luke about her. Please." Mia walks away and Lorelai turns to Luke, "Luke. Oh my god. Baby. What are you doing here? How did you find me?" Luke laughs, "Hey crazy lady. Sookies big mouth spilled the beans. I'm here, because I have to talk to you about something important." Lorelai smiles and waves him towards the empty dining room, "What's up backwards baseball cap?" He pulls out her seat and she sits. Luke starts pacing, "Lorelai. I need you to be a surrogate for my ex girlfriend Rachel. She can't have a baby. Please. She left me because she wants kids but can't have them." Lorelais heart suddenly breaks, "Luke… you dated someone else after everything?" Luke wipes a tear from his eye and puts his head in his hands, " I only did, to mask the pain I was feeling when I had to leave you. I was scared that I'd kill my self. I was so depressed. Everything was going down hill. Rachel was never a serious girlfriend. She just kept me busy." Lorelai gulps, "Did you sleep with her?" Luke shakes his head, "No. I couldn't touch her like I touched you."

Lorelai takes a deep breath and steps closer to Luke, startling him, "What are you doing?" Lorelai puts her arms around him and pulls him into her chest, "Would you just stand still?" She leans into him for a passionate kiss, and feels the sparks fly all over again. After a few minutes, she pulls away and is out of breath. Luke realizes what she was doing and leans closer to her, Lorelai panics, "What are you doing?" Luke looks deep into her eyes, finding the love that she had for him, for the last eighteen years, "Would you just stand still?" Luke kisses her more passionately than he ever thought he would. Luke raps his hands in her hair first, then he lets his hands roam down her body. Lorelai pulls away, "Luke, lets go to the shed. We can't let Mia find us like this." Luke takes Lorelai by the hand to the potting shed, and leads her to the bed to continue where they left off. Lorelai sucks Lukes bottom lip as she straddles him against her, "Luke. I need you back. I've been pretending that I'm fine. But I'm really not. My mother is not around me and won't be for a long time." Luke smiles a seductive smile, "I'm back crazy lady. I'm back until you don't want me here anymore." Lorelai smiles and pushes him down, "Good. Now, love me like you did four years ago." Luke and Lorelai fall to each other's embrace and both lose their senses.

8weeks later-

Lorelai is nauseous all over again. She hasn't felt like this in five years. She is eating apples and vegetables. Luke is living with her in the potting shed, because they have gotten back together. One day he comes home with a pregnancy test, and hands it to Lorelai, "Here. I think you need to check and see if we have a bun in the oven." Lorelai smiles, "Oooooh. Okay! I'll go check right now!" As she walks to the bathroom, she laughs and says to Luke, "Do you want us to have a boy or girl?" Luke chuckles at her enthusiasm, "Whichever. As long as they look like you, I think I'll be okay." Lorelai goes into the bathroom and finishes peeing on the stick and waits quietly.

10 minutes later-

Lorelai gasps with glee as she runs into the living room, "Luke, I'm pregnant! We're having another baby!" Luke looks at Lorelai with a confused look, "Lorelai? What are you talking about? Another baby?"

Lorelai panics, "Oh Luke. It's nothing." Luke looks at her and realizes that he needs to brush off her comment. Lorelai hugs him tight from behind and kisses his cheek, "Luke! I'm so excited! I'm going to go and call my dad, and tell him the amazing news! I love you. Always and Forever, backwards baseball cap!" Luke smiles as he watches her walk away.

After she walks away, the guilt that he feels is numbing. He starts to think about not giving the baby to Rachel, because that's all Rachel wanted from him, nothing else. Luke never loved Rachel. Not even the slightest. But he needed to get over the pain. Emily had pushed Lorelai so far away from him, that he was so afraid that he'd never see her again. So one day, he just saw Rachel walk into the hardware store, and he asked her out. They went on a few dates and she asked him to be her boyfriend on the fourth date, and he said yes. But he never meant it, because Lorelai was always his one true love. Luke felt suicidal all the time, knowing that he couldn't have her back while she was in her mothers grasp and his father was on the verge of death, and he couldn't change any of it. The night he called Lorelai while he was drunk, angry and upset, Luke had thought about ending his life before he called her. But as luck would have it, Lorelai answered the phone. She saved him, time and time again. Luke was so very lucky to have her always, even when they were separated because of Emily. But now that she's never going home, and she hasn't been back home in five years, what does that mean for their relationship? Luke questioned everything, but he definitely questioned himself, when Lorelais comment about 'another baby' came back up into his mind. Luke whispers to himself, "I have another baby? How come she never told me?"

Some Months later- During the pregnancy-

Luke is so protective of Lorelai and their unborn child. Every ultrasound they go to, Luke oohs and ahhs at the baby. When they find out the baby is a girl, Luke is beside himself. He asks the doctor for every single ultrasound picture that the doctor has, reluctantly the doctor compiles and gives them to him. Every time a townie comes near Lorelai to ask how she is doing, Luke protectively whisks her away to safety. Just a few days after finding out the sex of the baby, Luke takes Lorelai to Sniffys to celebrate. As soon as the couple walks through the door, Buddy and Maisie rush over to hug the both of them. Maisie grins at Lorelai, "Lorelai, my dear. You're all grown up. I haven't seen you since Lukes sixteenth birthday! You never aged a day!" Lorelai smiles and blushes, "Thank you Maisie. I'm actually 21 now. Oh I wanted to tell you and Buddy that you both are the first to know, that me and Luke are expecting a baby girl!" Maisie lights up and gives Luke a tight hug, "Lucas, at at almost 23 years old? Buddy and I betted a bit earlier than that." Lorelai gulps and changes the subject when she looks over at Buddy and gives him a hug, "Buddy, you wanna know what we picked for the baby's name?" Buddy and Maisie both smile brightly, "Yes! We are dying to know!" Lorelai puts her arm around Lukes waist, "Her full name will be: Aprilanne Marie Elizabeth Gilmore Danes!" Maisie smiles bigger, "Lorelai, Luke. Her name is beautiful."

Buddy takes Lorelai by the arm and Maisie takes Luke by his hand and leads them to their table. Lorelai puts her arm through Lukes and gasps, "No way! You guys are seating us at our usual table!" Maisie smiles as the couple sits down, "I'm getting you both root beer." Luke groans, "She needs to drink water." Lorelai slaps him playfully on the arm, "Lukeeeee. Come on. April wants mommy to have a root beer." Buddy laughs, "Son, give April and Lorelai what they want." Luke sighs, "Fine. But make it a diet. And whatever you give to Lorelai to eat, make it healthy. I don't want our child to be pudgy."Maisie and Buddy laugh as they walk away. Lorelai chuckles and leans into him and smiles, "Luke. This is nice. I missed this place, I missed you, and Buddy and Maisie." Luke smiles and raps his arms around her middle and rubs her stomach. Suddenly Luke and Lorelai feel April kicking in her stomach. Lorelai groans a bit in pain but she laughs at the same time, "Oh April. You are a feisty little girl." Luke smiles, "Just like your mother." Lorelai sticks her tongue out at him, "You're mean. Mean I say."

2 Months Later- September 18th 1989- 12:00 AM-Aprils Birth-

Luke and Lorelai are asleep in bed, after going to a surprise baby shower thrown by the town the night before. Lorelai feels a huge kick to her ribs, and the sheets under her feel soaking wet. She sits up and pokes at Luke, "Luke…", she pauses to do a breathing technique, " The baby is coming. LIKE NOW! MY WATER JUST BROKE!" Luke stirs for a minute before he jumps up and starts grabbing the 'pregnancy preparedness' bag that he made for the day of the birth. Lorelai is screaming loudly and cursing as Luke picks her up bridal style and takes her to the car. Lorelai groans then says dryly, "You know, I hoped that you'd pick me up like this on our wedding day." Luke places her in her seat and buckles her up, "Yeah yeah yeah, crazy lady."

10 Minutes later- Hartford Memorial-

Luke pulls up to the hospital and rushes to Lorelais side of the car and pulls her out gently. As Luke carries her into the hospital, Lorelai is wailing loudly. As soon they find a nurse, Lorelai is on a stretcher and heading into the delivery room. A few minutes later, Sookie, Richard and William come into the waiting room and wait for the arrival of April. Just like the birth of Rory, Lorelai pelts the nurses with ice chips and curses like a sailor on leave. Luke tries stopping her, but she whines like a five year old, so he leaves her be. The doctor looks at Luke, "Mr. Danes, we will put your fiancé on demerol. She will be very disoriented." Lorelai takes the demerol like she is supposed to as Luke changes into his scrubs. When he comes back into the delivery room, the doctor smiles at him, "It's time to deliver your baby." Luke walks to Lorelais side, and takes her hands in his and kisses her forehead, "Okay beautiful. It's time to push April out. Are you ready?" Lorelai groans in pain, "Yes. I'm as ready as I'll ever be."

10 Minutes Later-

Lorelai is pushing as hard as she can, while Luke is wiping her forehead with one hand, and holding one of her hands with the other. Mid push, Lorelai screams: "Keep April!" Luke looks at her with his eyes full of shock, "What?!" Lorelai nods, "I want our daughter Luke. More than anything. I don't wanna give her away." Luke is suddenly very unsure If she is being serious, or if it's the demerol. So he ignores her for the moment, and goes back to focusing on her pushing, "Come on baby. Push! You can do it Lorelai!"

7:04 AM-

After a seven hour wait, and poor Luke's hand falling asleep, Lorelai is on her very last push. "Okay Lorelai. Push one more time! The baby is almost out!", says the doctor as he prepares for Aprils arrival. Lorelai screams blood curdling screams as she squeezes Luke's hand so tight, that she causes him to gasp in pain. Suddenly a small cry is heard from the foot of the bed. The doctor smiles, picks up April and hands her to Lorelai and looks at the couple, "It's a girl! Congratulations!"Lorelai holds April against her, and looks up at Luke, "Luke, she has your eyes. Oh. She is so gorgeous." Luke smiles proudly at the small bundle in his future wifes arms, "Can I hold April?" Lorelai smiles proudly at the both of them, "You sure can." She hands April to Luke, and he takes her in his arms. "Oh. Aprilanne. You are an amazing angel. Just like your mommy. If you have my eyes, you have your moms hair. Super curly, thick and soft." Sookie runs in with William and Richard in tow, "Guys, I need pictures!" Sookie gets pictures of Luke and Lorelai by themselves with April, then some of them together with April; both of them are beaming with pride and joy. After the parents get their pictures taken with April, William and Richard meet their new granddaughter and get their pictures taken with her. Both Lorelai and Luke know that William doesn't have much time left to live.

William and Richard are too proud, as they gush over her, making Luke and Lorelai cry silently in each other's arms.

20 Minutes later-

A nurse comes to take April away from Lorelai, and Lorelai panics.

"Luke! Where is she taking our daughter?! Nurse! Bring her back! Give me back my baby!" The nurse exits the room with Luke in tow and takes her down the hallway to give her to Rachel. Luke is pissed off because he and Lorelai wanted her back, "Hey! Lady! Give me my damn daughter back!" The nurse sighs, "Mr. Danes. We were told to bring her down. Lorelai signed the paper, after the deal was made." Luke is furious, "I don't give a damn. She said to my face, that she wanted Aprilanne. Now I'm not a very calm man, and I do not want to see Lorelai in pain." The nurse huffs, "I'm sorry. But no exceptions."

After he walks away and is closer to Lorelais room, an adoption agency employee named Mae, lets Luke know that a woman named Anna Nardini has taken April home with her, because Rachel rejected April as soon as they brought her over. Luke feels the tears burning in his eyes, as he falls to his knees in pain. Luke sobs hard and pounds his hands on the ground, "Lorelai did want her. God. I'm an idiot. The face she made when the nurse took April away. I can't believe I asked her to sigh those adoption papers. Damnit! She's gonna hate me, but she has to know that I tried to get her back." Luke comes back into the room, where Lorelai is still laying. She is in tears, "Luke! Oh thank god! Where is April?! Where is our daughter?! I never got to name her officially. They did her foot prints for her birth certificate, but I never got to name her officially." Luke looks at the nurse and gulps, "Her name is: Aprilanne Marie Elizabeth Gilmore Danes." The nurse officiates Aprils birth and walks out, leaving the two with the birth certificate, but not the baby.

Later-

After midnight the next day, Luke and Lorelai go home in a daze. They both can't believe that they lost April to the adoption agency. Luke looks at Lorelai as they enter the shed, "I tried to get her back. But you signed the papers. After you signed the papers, we were pretty much screwed." Lorelai sobs, "I shouldn't have sighed those damn adoption papers. Because of me, our daughter is gone!" Luke turns around and softly grabs her by the shoulders, "Hey! Lorelai. Sweetheart, don't blame it on yourself. I'm the one who asked you to. I am truly sorry. I wanted her as much as you did." Suddenly Mia with Rory in her arms whose head is covered from the rain, comes back to the shed and opens the door, to find Luke and Lorelai in each other's embrace. She looks scared, "Oh Lorelai. I didn't know Luke was here. Hi Luke." Luke looks sternly at Lorelai, "Who's kid is that?" Lorelai gulps, "Mine." Luke groans,"Lorelai, for the love of God." Mia quietly leaves before they wake up Rory. Lorelai falls on to the bed while Luke is towering over her, "Luke. She's yours." Luke doesn't know if he should be scared, worried or excited,"How old is she?"

Lorelai slightly smiles, "She's five now Hun. The night you came to fix up my mothers house for my birthday ball, is when she was conceived." Luke takes Lorelais hands in his, "We have two daughters. I'm just so happy. I had to go through all of the emotions just now. But I'm happy." Lorelai smiles back, "I'm happy that you're happy. I was scared of the outcome. But I'm glad you found out, sooner than later." Luke kisses Lorelai gently, "When can I meet my daughter?" Lorelai smiles, "Whenever she's up for it." Luke smiles a mega watt smile at her, "I love you crazy lady." Lorelai smiles brighter than him, "Backwards baseball cap, I will ALWAYS love you.