Hey guys! Here is part three!
Attention- I don't own Gilmore Girls! But I wish I did!
It's All God Given Talent
9 AM-
Lorelai wakes up to the smell of bacon being fried, and smiles.
She gets up out of bed, and heads down the stairs without remembering that she needed to get dressed.
Lorelai pads into the kitchen to find her husband cooking away.
Luke smells her perfume and turns around to look at her.
He drops his spatula and starts to stare, "My god. You are… breathtaking."
Lorelai grins, "Babe, you dropped something."
Luke licks his lips, "I'll get it."
He bends down to pick up the spatula before turning back around to look at his wife, "So you said that you wanted to talk about something important?"
Lorelai nods, "Yes. It's about Rory."
She sits down at the dinner table and taps her fingers on the wood, "You need to understand that I hid this from you because of Emily."
Luke shuts his eyes and runs a hand through his hatless hair, before sitting down across from her.
Lorelai pulls out an old envelope and lays it on the table before finally speaking, "It was late December 1984. Rory was a month old. I was so nervous to take her to the hardware store. But Sookie went with me. She had Ms. Celine put me in a fancy disguise."
Lorelai looks down at her wedding and engagement rings, before taking a deep breath and speaking again, "We went in, and Sookie came over to you to ask you about a part that we needed for the inn. I came over and handed you our daughter and ran out the door saying that I was going to Weston's."
Lorelai feels the sob at the back of her throat as she starts to speak again, "You didn't notice that I was still there. Standing outside. Looking through the window. I saw you, gruff Luke Danes, melting as you looked into your baby girls eyes."
She pauses again to look at Luke, his head is in his hands as he silently cries, then she speaks again, "Honey, Sookie said that was the first time you had smiled in months. I could tell you weren't really there. You looked miserable. But seeing Rory, it made those baby blues light up. And you only saved them for me."
Lorelai feels a tear drip down her cheek, "I stood out there and cried. With the town walking by, knowing why I was breaking down. They knew it was me. What other sixteen year old mother would be standing out in front of her fiancés place of business, looking like a complete wreck? Anyway, I watched Sookie who was a few feet away from you two, take the most beautiful picture of a father and his daughter… meeting for the very first time. Luckily the flash was off. Otherwise, I'd never have this picture for the last twenty-six years."
Lorelai takes the old polaroid gently out of the envelope, and sets it in front of her teary eyed husband, "Here you go baby. You deserve to see this beautiful picture in its glory."
Luke looks down at the picture and gasps.
It shows an eighteen year old Luke, so young; his curly brown hair peeking out through the baseball cap his wife had given him years before, and on his body, was a red flannel that Lorelai had loved, and always told him that it made his blue eyes pop.
Luke's eyes are looking down into the eyes of his first born daughter, Lorelai Leigh Danes.
A smile appearing on both of the Danes' faces.
Luke's eyes are showing just a tiny spark as he looked at his baby, not knowing that he already missed out on so much, and he wouldn't see her for the next four years.
Rory's beautiful blue eyes never left her fathers matching eyes, as her little fingers rapped around his thumb.
Her curly brown hair looking just like Luke's, peaking out of the tiny pink winter cap on her head.
Luke looks back up at his wife and a sob escapes his throat, "She was so beautiful. The most beautiful thing in the whole world. I can't believe that I didn't realize that she was mine."
Lorelai reaches across the table to grab Luke's hand, but Luke pulls his hand away, "Luke… I'm sorry. You know that Emily could have taken Rory away if she knew that you knew about her."
Luke stands up fast, making the chair tip over in the process, "Goddamnit Lorelai. She would have taken Rory away over my dead body. You should have told me about my goddamn daughter!"
Lorelai feels something inside of her snap, and she stands, "LUKE, YOU KNOW THAT SHE WOULD HAVE SOMEONE KILL YOU TO GET RORY AND ME! GOD LUKE! DO YOU CARE ABOUT OUR DAUGHTER?"
Luke grinds his teeth together as he yells, "I CARE ABOUT OUR CHILDREN MORE THAN MYSELF! BUT I WOULD HAVE FAUGHT FOR YOU AND RORY!"
Lorelai puts a hand over her eyes and she starts sobbing again, "Why the fuck are you treating me like I didn't love you? Like I hid Rory from you on purpose? Why in the hell would you think anything like that?"
Luke shakes his head and wipes a tear from his eyes, "I don't wanna talk about this right now."
Lorelai points a finger to the couch, "Well, you're sleeping there until you're ready to stop being an ass."
Luke grunts out an okay, before going to the living room.
Lorelai runs upstairs and puts on a pair of Luke's sweats and a flannel, before falling face first on their bed.
Lorelai turns over onto her side and shakes as she cries, "I'm so sorry. I'm so so sorry."
She suddenly hears a knock on the bedroom door, and gets up to open it.
Luke is standing on the other side with tears in his big blue eyes, and after a few quiet seconds, he pulls Lorelai into a loving embrace, "I'm so so very very sorry Lorelai. I shouldn't have been an ass. You were protecting our little family. And I respect that. And I'm so proud of you. You handled it well."
Lorelai lays her head in the crook of his neck and tries to hold back the sobs, "You have to understand how hard it was for me. You have to see it from my perspective. My mother had so much control over us."
Luke pulls back to look into her eyes, "Thank you for giving me that chance to see Rory. Thank you for everything. You are the most amazing woman to ever live, and I know where our daughters got it from."
Lorelai leans her head back and laughs an airy laugh, "Duh of course. They didn't get it from my mother."
Luke laughs and plays with a strand of her hair without saying a word.
Lorelai suddenly breaks the silence, "Luke. I'm late."
Luke's hands cover his mouth, "What? I thought…"
Lorelai shakes her head, "Maybe… but it could be a false alarm. I just thought you should know, just in case."
Luke's eyes grow wide and he sighs, "Don't get too attached. Got it."
Lorelai closes her eyes, "I would love to have four boys and four girls. It'd really even It out."
Luke nods, "I'd like that too. The kids would stop complaining."
Lorelai giggles as she mimics her daughters, "Moooooommmmm! This isn't fair. Just because Nate's the baby, doesn't mean that he should get special treatment!"
Luke laughs, "You wanted girls first."
Lorelais mouth drops open and she pushes him slightly, "Not true. I wanted boys or girls and both at the same time."
Luke rolls his eyes, "Fine. You win. Do you want pancakes?"
Lorelai laughs, "You know that answer. Do you have to ask?"
Luke chuckles, "Sorry. My bad."
September 15th- Crap Shack-
Lorelai wakes up to a empty bed.
She searches around for Luke's hand, and finds nothing.
Lorelai gets out of bed and heads down the stairs to find all five of her children in the kitchen.
April notices her mother and smiles at her, "Hi mama. What are you doing up?"
Luke suddenly walks in wearing his penguin suit, and jumps when he sees his wife, "God, Lorelai. I almost had a heart attack. What are you doing up?"
Lorelai rubs her eyes, "You weren't in bed anymore so I got worried. Why are you wearing your suit? Did I miss something here?"
April smiles wider at her mother, "Mom, my album release party! You guys are on my VIP list. There's a red carpet… and a buffet… and I'm pregnant. Surprise!"
Lorelai and Luke stop in their tracks and their eyes grow wide.
April waves her hands in front of their faces, "Mom? Dad?"
Lorelai suddenly squeals and pulls her daughter into her arms, "APRILANNE! Oh honey I'm just so excited for you! How's Ray doing? Is he excited? God. I was the same age when I found out that I was pregnant with you. Well, you're almost twenty one. Just until Saturday! Three more days away! Luke? Babe, aren't you excited?"
April clears her throat, "Ray proposed. I'm getting married."
Luke looks like he's about to yell, but suddenly smiles, "Rays a good guy, kid. He'll make an amazing father and husband. He even asked me if he could marry you and I gave him my approval."
Lorelai starts jumping around, "Can I see the ring?"
April smiles so wide that everyone of the Danes family, had tears in their eyes, "Yes mom."
April sticks out her hand and Lorelai grabs her hand to admire the diamond on her daughters finger, "Honey, that's beautiful. Congratulations. You'll make a beautiful bride."
Rory comes over, "In other news, I'm pregnant too!"
Lorelais mouth drops open, "Damn, is there something going around? Because I have tried and tried to have more kids, but every test comes back negative."
She looks over at Luke and he shrugs at her, "What? You're not gonna be pissed because both of them are pregnant at the same time? Are you serious? My god. I wanna have a baby!"
Luke watches his wife start pouting and sighs, "Lorelai…"
Lorelai shakes her head, "This is bullshit."
April sighs, "Mom, I'm sorry. Please don't be upset. You could adopt or get a surrogate?"
Luke shakes his head, "No, I want to have a baby naturally with the mother of my children."
Lorelai starts sobbing, "This isn't fair. I want another baby."
April puts a hand over her stomach and looks back to see her older sister do the same, as if they were in sync.
As soon as both girls had found out that they were expecting, they both called each other to only find out, that they were expecting at the same time.
Luke rubs his forehead, "Fine, we'll go talk to a doctor."
April squeals, "Yay! Let's get the show on the road for siblings one, two, and three."
Next Day- The Doctors Office- After Tests Were Ran-
The doctor comes into the room.
It had been thirty minutes since she had left to go to the lab.
Luke's heart was breaking for his wife, who was biting her nails nervously and rocking back and fourth in her chair, as they waited for the results.
Lorelai could hear her heart beating so loud that it made her anxiety go through the roof.
After a few seconds, the doctor finally speaks in a sad whisper, "I'm so sorry to tell you this… but since you are in your forties now, chances are slim. But you can no longer officially have children unless you get help from a fertility clinic."
Lorelai suddenly curls up into a ball in her chair and sobs.
Luke's mouth falls open and he suddenly stares off into the distance.
Lorelai feels her head spinning as she tries to calm herself, and leans her head back, before looking at Luke.
Luke finally looks over at her, tears falling down his cheeks.
She reaches over and takes his hand in hers, as they silently mourn their dreams together.
Later That Evening- Crap Shack-
Lorelai excuses herself to go take a bath after a quiet dinner.
She turns on the water and gets in.
After a few minutes, the tears start rolling down her cheeks again.
She turns off the faucet and sinks her body down further into the water until it fully covers her head.
Luke opens the bathroom door right as she goes under, and runs over to pull her out.
Lorelai tries to push him away, but he doesn't let go as he pulls her naked body into his arms.
All that comes out of her mouth is angry sobs and muffled cries, "Luke."
She shakes against him as the sobs get louder and louder.
Luke lays his head on hers as she screams, "Baby, shhhh. It's okay."
Lorelai says the words that he'd never thought he'd hear again, making the tears pour out of his eyes even more, "Luke I want to die."
Luke rubs her shoulders, "Don't say that. Ever Again. Do you hear me? We just need to keep trying. Prove them and ourselves wrong."
Lorelai shakes her head, "No. No. No. it's over. The doctor said so. It's over."
Luke makes his grip on Lorelai tighter as he holds her closer, "It's never over until we say so."
Lorelais breath hitches as she sobs louder, "Why did I have to get older? Why did we have to get older?"
Luke shakes his head, "Baby, come on. It's all gonna be okay. You will have another chance."
Lorelai shakes her head again and mumbles, as Luke picks her up and moves her to their bed.
He places her gently under the covers and lays beside her, "Lorelai. It's all gonna work out. You'll see."
Lorelai takes his hand in hers, interlocks their fingers together, "I hope you're right."
Luke smiles, "We are gonna be grandparents again. I mean, that's amazing, right?"
Lorelai smiles a tiny smile, as she tries to calm herself, "I can't believe it. I mean, it feels like just yesterday, Rory came home and announced she was going to have Mia. Now she's having another baby. And April… wow. Our baby is having a baby. She's still so young."
Luke chuckles, "They are both strong women who will succeed just like you did and still do."
Lorelai sighs as she looks into Luke's eyes, "Do you think we'll have another baby? Like for real? You're not just saying it to make me feel better?"
Luke nods, "Sweetheart, it'll be tough, but I know somehow it'll happen. It'll all work out."
Lorelais mouth suddenly breaks out into a mischievous grin, "Lets start right now."
Luke's eyes grow wide, "Right now? With all of our children in the house?"
Lorelai nods, "Mmmhmmm."
Luke grins, "Let's do this."
A few days later- Aprils 21st birthday- September 18th, 2010-
April looks over at her future husband from across the dinner table, as Lorelai and Luke give them both the rundown on the birthday festivities.
Ray smiles wide at her, making her smile wider back at him.
Lorelai snaps her fingers in front of her daughter and laughs, "Kid, focus. So, you're gonna perform some songs tonight? Right?"
April nods, "By the way, so are you."
Lorelai points at herself, "Me?"
April nods, "You've got some pipes on you so I made you a setlist. Now you can serenade me for my birthday."
Luke smirks, "This will be pretty good."
Lorelai points her finger at him now, "You are evil."
Luke laughs, "Lorelai, you're music major. It's in your blood."
Lorelai giggles, "I know. I'm just trying to be modest so I don't get a big head."
Rory walks in with Marty and laughs, "I think it already happened."
Lorelai rolls her eyes, "Roryyyyyy."
Rory mock rolls her eyes, "Mommmmmm."
Marty grins wide, "We have to all leave right now. Our wedding is at Miss Pattys in ten minutes!"
Lorelai grins too, "Oh my god! Let's go! Luke, lets go."
Luke stands there taking it all in before taking his wife's hand and leading her out to the truck.
April looks at Ray, "Guess my birthday is gonna be eventful."
Ray laughs, "Of course it is Apricot."
They both stand up and run out to the car together.
Miss Pattys Dance Studio-
Once they arrive, Sookie is standing up at the front of the studio, holding Lorelais wedding dress.
Rory walks up to her then turns back to her mother, "Mom, you didn't have to…"
Lorelai cuts her off gently, "I know. But I thought you deserved a proper wedding. Marty did too. Which is why, you're getting married in the gazebo in a proper wedding."
Rorys eyes fill with tears but grow wide as she turns to Marty, "Marty? You knew all along?"
Marty nods, "Your dad did too."
Luke groans, " Oh jeez Marty. She's gonna kill me."
Rory reaches over and pulls her mother and father, into her arms, "I love you both so much. Thank you."
Lorelai kisses Rorys hair as Luke kisses Rorys forehead, "Anytime kid. Now go get ready. I'll be in to check on you in a few. Sookie will get you all dolled up and your dad will be waiting to walk you down the aisle."
Rory squeezes her parents tighter before pulling away and running into Miss Pattys.
Luke raps his arm around Lorelais waist and pulls her closer to him, "She'll look just like you honey."
Lorelai grinned, "That dress was the greatest choice."
Luke squeezes her hip, "Of course. It was fit for a queen."
Lorelai kisses him with a smile, before pulling away and walking into towards Miss Pattys, giving him a goofy look before shutting the door.
Inside Miss. Pattys-
Lorelai walks in and finds Sookie waiting in front of a screen, where Rory was waiting.
Sookie has tears in her eyes and she speaks, "Lorelai Leigh Danes, please step out from behind the screen."
Rory steps out with a big smile on her face.
Sookie had replicated Rory to look just like Lorelai had on her wedding day.
Lorelais eyes fill with tears, "Oh my god. Baby girl, you are truly stunning. Marty's a lucky guy, babe."
Sookie smiles wide, "Truly a goddess. Look more like your mother every day."
Rory takes her mothers hands in hers, "How did you feel on your wedding day mom?"
Lorelai smiles, "Hon, I was so nervous. But so excited, because I was marring the love of my life. And I couldn't wait to spend the rest of my life with him."
Rory grins, "That's how I feel too. Thanks mom."
Lorelai squeezes her hand, "Anytime kid. Anytime."
Sookie sees Jackson peek his head through and nods to him, "Ready Pumpkin?"
Rory nods as she places her vail over her face and starts walking out the door, "Lets do this."
As Rory rounds the corner, Luke sees his little girl and can't help but cry.
Rory links her arm with his as soon as she gets close to him, their looks doing the talking for them.
As they get up the the gazebo, Rory looks back at her mother and father, tears in their eyes as Rory marries the love of her life.
Later at Aprils Party-
April looks over at Ray and takes his arm, "Lets dance babe. Please?"
Ray laughs, "Aprillllll, I'm tired honey. But I'll do it anyway."
On the stage, Rory walks up with a big smile on her face, "I know that Marty and I already had our first dance together as husband and wife, but I think we're gonna throw it back to the year 1991. That's when this song was played and it became my parents song, and many years later, it was played at their wedding for their very first dance as husband and wife. So please welcome my parents, Lorelai Victoria Danes and Lucas William Danes to the dance floor. Kirk, please play the song."
As "It's Your Love" by Tim McGraw starts to play, Luke takes Lorelais hand in his, and leads her to the floor.
Lorelai wraps an arm around Luke's neck as he spins her around.
Rory and April watch Luke and Lorelai spin around the floor, hand in hand with their foreheads pressed together.
Rory smiles wide, "They look like they did the night of their wedding. So happy, and content."
April grins, "They are relationship goals. I want Ray and I to be just like them."
Rory looks over at her little sister, her smile never leaving her face, "They are one of a kind. One of greatest couples I have ever had the pleasure of calling my parents. But I think in someway, we will be like them someday."
As soon as the song stops, Lorelai goes up to the stage with a smile on her face, "Wow. I'm a proud mommy of these two beautiful angels. My beautiful daughters, Lorelai Leigh Danes- Crocker and Aprilanne Marie Elizabeth Danes, are absolutely the best gifts a mother can receive. I had Rory when I was sixteen and April when I was twenty-one. I was so young but I was so lucky that God chose me to be their mom. Rory and Marty, you remind me so much of Luke and I. Younger then we were. But, you two have so much greatness coming for you, especially a new baby on the way. And my darling April. Honey bun, I cannot believe you are the same age I was when I found out I was expecting you. Twenty-one. I feel bad for you because you can't even have a drink to celebrate your big day. But don't worry kid, I couldn't have one when you became known either. She's expecting."
Lorelai smiles at April, "April has me singing tonight. Cause she's says I got some pipes on me."
April giggles and claps, "YOU KNOW YOU DO!"
Lorelai smiles, "I'm gonna sing, 'I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston. This is for you April."
Later that evening-
Lorelai is flat out drunk and singing somehow in key.
Luke has to drag her off the stage and off to the truck.
Once they get to the truck, Lorelai pushes him up against the passenger side door, and starts kissing him.
The smell of her perfume, mixed with the s'mores flavored vodka that she had drank for the past few hours, filled his nose making him drool.
Luke suddenly feels her tongue force open his lips to find his tongue, and her hips grinding up against Bert.
Lorelai grins into the kiss and gives his ass a pat, "Luke. Get. In. Truck. Now. Hurry."
Luke opens the door and pushes her down into the long front seat and literally tears open her shirt before shutting the door, "Lorelai, I'm ready to devour you."
Lorelai moans, "Please. Baby. Please."
Luke leans down and kisses her softly as he unbuttons his pants, "Ready?"
Lorelai nods, "Now. Do. It."
Luke carefully places his length inside of her as she holds onto his shoulders.
Suddenly a scream comes from her lips, "HOLY HELL! LUKE!"
Luke chuckles, "You'll feel this tomorrow morning for sure."
Lorelai whimpers, "Fuck me til I can't walk."
Luke nods, "I'll make sure to do that my beautiful queen."
Lorelai suddenly feels him start to go faster, and she screams louder, "LUKEEEEEEEEE! GOD! GO FASTER!"
Luke goes faster and faster as Lorelais hips keep grinding against him, making him moan in pleasure.
Luke grits his teeth as Lorelais hips suddenly start to buckle, signaling her climax.
He finally hits his climax too and breathlessly pulls out of her, before flipping her over and laying her on his bare chest.
Lorelai smiles contently, "Woah. I'm very impressed for the billionth time."
Luke laughs, "I've heard that since eighty-four, and I've gotten used to it."
Suddenly there is a knock on the window, and Lorelai jumps, "Luke, quick change. Hurry now."
Luke scrambles to get Lorelais clothes on her first before himself.
Once she's dressed, Luke puts on his clothes quickly before rolling down the window, to find both of his eldest daughters.
Rorys eyes are wide as she speaks, "Are you guys okay? It sounded like somebody died in here."
Lorelai gulps and nods, "Yeah kid. Everything is fine."
April snickers, "Dirty."
Luke blushes, "Damn it Aprilanne. Must you embarrass me. Look we did the dirty in the truck okay?"
Lorelai giggles, "We sure did, and it was magical."
Both girls faces turn into a grimace as they turn away from their parents as April groans, "Gross. Jeez. Can you both just have a little compassion?"
Lorelai sticks her tongue out of them, "My loin fruits, this is how you got created. So don't judge mommy and daddies technique."
Luke nods and smirks, "Yeah girls, listen to your mother. She's right. If it wasn't for us, you wouldn't be standing here today."
Rory rolls her eyes, "Can we all go back inside to the party? You have Eastside Tilly on watch."
Luke gets out of the truck pulling Lorelai up with him.
He gently pulls her close to him, and wraps his arm around her waist as they walk back to the gazebo.
April and Rory watch them from afar, smiles appearing again on the oldest Danes girls faces.
Rory looks at her sister and sighs, "Mom is doing pretty well. Usually on my birthday, she's a gigantic mess."
Rory nods, "Well, you were taken away from her twenty one years ago today. She's still probably gonna cry about it. Give her time."
April nods and wraps a arm around Rorys shoulder as both girls walk back over to their mom and dad.
Lorelai suddenly is hit with the pain and guilt of Aprils kidnapping the day of her birth, and starts sobbing.
Luke feels sadness and guilt too, and cries with his wife, while both of their daughters pull them into their arms for a long overdue hug.
