*Next Day

*Lorelei is in the driveway waving to Sookie as Jackson pulls out of the driveway. Luke is starting to load things into the trunk while Rory and Jess are inside.

Lorelei walks cheerfully into the cabin, "Ready, babe?"

Rory reaches for her coat, "Absolutely." She smiles and kisses Jes good- bye. "See later."

"Bye."

*Small diner in town

Lorelei and Rory are seated in a small booth. They've have already ordered.

Rory mechanically plays with her fork, "So, mom. You were right about this trip. It was a great Christmas."

"It was. I'm sorry Lane and Ryan couldn't make it but we really had a good time."

"Yea…and I know that I didn't spend a whole lot of time with you…I've been really preoccupied…with something, and I wasn't sure how to tell you…this but, I'm pregnant."

I broad smile crosses Lorelei's face, "That's great! I'm so excited." Lorelei's smiles fades slightly, "It took you long enough to tell me." Lorelei raises an eyebrow at Rory."

"You knew?"

"Mother's always know…well except for mine." Lorelei rolls her eyes.

"Luke told you, didn't he?" Rory says skeptical of her mother.

"No of course n— Luke knew, before me?!" Lorelei stands up.

"Mom, sit down. He wasn't supposed to…he walked in on Jess and I when were talking about it. We told him not tell you."

"Why?"

"Because I wanted to be the one to tell you. Please say it's ok."

Lorelei sits down taking Rory's hand in hers; gently squeezing it. "It's ok…I just can't believe that Luke kept that from me…he's has more self control than I thought…hm I'll have to do something about that."

Rory laughs, "So, how did you know?"

"I knew this was going to happen sooner or later and then when you said no to coffee…I knew it had to be something important, plus Jess hasn't let you out of his sight for 3 days…and he's not a very clingy guy."

"I was so afraid he'd be upset about it too, but he actually brought it up before I did."

"Really?"

"Yea, Elliott did some job on him, he came in the other night and told me he wanted to do that, so then I just told him and—

"He's going to be a great father." Lorelei beams

"I know." Rory blushes. "And you're going to be the best grandmother ever."

"That's right, I am." Lorelei smirks.

*Back at the Cabin

Rory pulls into the driveway, she smiles seeing Jess and Luke loading things into the truck.

Lorelei pounces on Luke who's back is turned. He jumps in shock. "What the hell are you doing?"

Lorelei swats him playfully. "I can't believe you didn't tell me!"

"Did I really need to?"

"No, but it would've been nice if you did." Lorelei puts her arms around Luke and kisses him.

Jess coughs interrupting Lorelei and Luke, "Um, We have to get going…it's almost 3."

Lorelei lets go of Luke and rushes over to Rory. "Safe trip, ok? Call us when you get home."

"Will do. I love you."

"Love you too." Lorelei replies suddenly turning to Jess, "Take good care of my baby, and yourself."

"I'll try." Jess says flatly.

"Bye Jess." Lorelei says pulling him into a hug.

Jess staggers dazed by Lorelei's affection. He watches as Lorelei Walks back to the Truck and Luke kisses Rory on the cheek. Things have defiantly changed in the last year. The restlessness he had once possessed had completely left him. He was happy being with Rory. Surprisingly, Jess found comfort in being part of a family. Jess smiles to himself as he pulls out of the driveway. Looking at himself in the rear view mirror Jess marvels at the man staring back at him. No longer the lanky mislaid Dodger but Jess Mariano, the husband of Rory Gilmore; a writer, a father…a man with a future.

"Jess?"

His thoughts broken, Jess replies, "yea?"

"You ok?"

"Sure. I was just thinking about something, but I'm done now." Jess remarks smiling at Rory.

*Luke's Truck

The truck is quiet except for the music playing.

The silence is broken suddenly. "EE!" Lorelei exclaims.

"What?" Luke asks exasperated.

"I'm going to be a grandma!"

Luke gives Lorelei a stern but playful stare, "You're going to turn this kid against me aren't you."

"Of course…this baby's going be drinking coffee right out of its bottle, just like Rory did."

"Stop exaggerating" Luke replies rolling his eyes.

"I'm not!"

"Enough."

"Why, Luke, Lucas…Papa Luke!" Lorelei says giddily.

"Rory told you about that?" Luke says smiling.

"Nope…Jess did."

"Yea, well what do you think about it?"

"I think it's a good move…even though you'll probably lecture the poor kid on the hazards of hamburgers."

"Shut up."

"No you shut up Grandpa Luke!" Lorelei says teasingly as Luke turns onto the highway.

A/N ok, so this wasn't the greatest chapter. It was just some filler until I could write some more. I was basically just filling in a few spaces. This is not the end I'll probably do at least 2-3 more chapters. I hope you enjoy my story I know some spellings off and some parts may not make sense but my spell checker is ancient and I tend to write my chapters on the spur of the moment. Well that's about it, thanks for the positive reviews. It's very encouraging thanks again.