Rory, Lorelai, and Alyssa are sitting on the floor in the living room
watching the movie. Each of them is sipping out of a mug. Rory glances over
at Alyssa and stand up.
"I;m going to get more coffee. Be right back." she says as she winks at her mother. Lorelai winks back as Rory backs out of the room.
"Alyssa..."
"Rory told you didn't she?" Alyssa interrupts.
"Yes, she did, but don't be mad with her. She's worried about you, and frankly, so am I." Lorelai says as Alyssa looks at her.
"Not to be rude or anything but, it doesn't really concern you."
"Well, I'd like it to concern me. I know exactally what you're going through." Lorelai tells her. "I was in your same position 17 years ago."
"Really? How did you deal with it?" Alyssa asks, suddenly interested.
"I ran away. I did everything on my own, and I'm not saying that things didn't work out just fine, but I got a lucky break. You are in a very fragile situation, and Rory and I would like to help you through it if you'll let us?" Lorelai says inching closer to Alyssa and looking honestly into her eyes.
"How?"
"Well, first of all you can stay here with us. We'll help you through all of this. If you let us that is." Lorelai takes Alyssa's hand in her own.
"I don't know, I don't want to be a burden."Alyssa says uneasily.
"You are 100% not a burden. I personally would be thrilled if you would stay with us."
"Are you sure? Rory won't mind?"
Just then Rory rushes into the room and sits down next to Alyssa. "Are you kidding, of course I wouldn't mind. I would love it!" she says.
"Well.............." Alyssa pauses as Rory and Lorelai's eyes get wide, "I guess so?" she finishes.
"Yea," Rory says as she puts an arm around Alyssa's shoulder.
**THREE MONTHS LATER**
"UGH! Look at me. I'm fat." Alyssa says, looking into a full length mirror, as Lorelai stands behind her.
"You're not fat. Fat is an ugly thing. This...." Lorelai says as she puts her hand on Alyssa's stomach, "...is cute. This is adorable. Look how your shirt fits snugly over it." Lorelai teases.
"Stop it, you're not funny." Alyssa says.
"I'm not funny huh? Sit down." Alyssa sits on the bed with Lorelai, "I'm not funny. No one has ever told me that. I'm not funny. Hmm. Well, lets see how funny this is." she says as she begins to tickle Alyssa's sides.
"OK, I give, you're hilarious." Alyssa gives in. "And you're wonderful, I can't believe you let me stay here."
"Speaking of that. I have a question for you." Lorelai said.
"Yeah, what's that?" Alyssa replied half interested. She was trying to find a bigger shirt to wear.
"Well, I'm curious, how are you paying for Chilton? It's a very expensive school."
"It's kind of a long story."
"I have all the time in the world."
"Well, my parents paid for my tuition all at once. Then a few months ago they got into a bad car accident." Alyssa said as she sat back down on the bed. "Tuition at Chilton is non-refunadble as you know, so I am still able to go there."
"Wow, so you're a rich kid by birth?"
"Yeah." Alyssa says as she strips off the tight shirt and opts for a looser long sleeved one. She stands in front of the full length mirror. Lorelai gets upp and stand behind her. She makes a vow to herself not to let this young girl go through what she had.
"Mom, where are you?" Rory calls from the front door.
"We're in your room." Lorelai answers.
Rory appears in the doorway to her room."Hey, what's going on?" she asks.
"Alyssa has a doctors appointment today."
"Rory, will you come? Please come?" Alyssa pleads.
"Sure, I'd love to."
**AT THE DOCTORS**
"Well, Alyssa, everything looks great. Would you like to know the sex of your baby?" Dr. Andrews asked.
Alyssa looked over at Lorelai and Rory questioningly. They give her a thumbs up.
"Sure." Alyssa says excitedly.
"Well...it's a little...girl." Dr. Andrews says.
"A girl?" Alyssa asks.
"Yes, a girl." the doctor says as she wipes gell off of Alyssa's stomach.
"Wow, a little girl." Lorelai says, jumping up and hugging Alyssa.
Alyssa puts her hand on her stomach. "My daughter." she says happily.
"Your daughter, you're gonna have a daughter, a little girl." Rory says excitedly.
**LORELAI"S HOUSE**
Lorelai, Rory, and Alyssa walk in the door. After shedding many layers of jackets, sweaters, and scarves the three of them plop down onto the couch. Rory flicks on the tv and they sit and watch for a few minutes. Soon, Alyssa gets up and leaves the room. Lorelai turns off the TV.
"Where's she going?" Lorelai asks.
"Couldn't tell ya."
Lorelai gets up and walks into the kitchen. Alyssa is standing by a window looking outside.
"Hey kiddo. What's going on?" Lorelai said as she put an arm around Alyssa's shoulders.
"Nothing, just thinking." Alyssa sighed.
"About what? No, let me guess....chicken with lips?......no..........pigs flying?.........no..........a big bucket of KFC?.........mmm......now I'm hungry." Lorelai said trying to life the mood.
"I'm scared." Alyssa says under her breath so Lorelai can't hear.
"What's that?" Lorelai asks.
"I'm scared." Alyssa says through tears. "I'm afraid I won't make it through this. What if I can't be a good mom."
"Look, you are going to be just fine. You know, I can see a lot of me in you. It's funny sort of. I feel like I'm watching my life as a movie. One of the things I see in you is determination." Lorelai says as she and Alyssa move to the kitchen table.
"OK, that's all good and fine, but you can't tell me it wasn't hard."
"No, it most definatly was hard, but I came out on top and so will you. I have a lot of faith in you kiddo."
"I can't raise a baby on my own. What I make some horrible mistake?" Alyssa says not believing a word of what Lorelai is saying.
At this point Lorelai is tearing up. She begins to think about her past. "You know what, I thought about the same things. Look at Rory though, she turned out relativly normal right? Not to mention you'll have something I didn't have, you have people to help you out. You aren't alone in this." Lorelai is now in full blown tear mode, a first for her.
**FOUR MONTHS LATER**
Alyssa is home alone. Rory and Lorelai have gone to Emily and Richard's house for Friday night dinner. Alyss is lying on the couch watching a movie when her stomach begins to hurt. She ignores it for awhile but soon she can't stand the pain anymore and picks up the phone.
"Luke, it's Alyssa, could you come over, I'm having pains in my stomach." Alyssa groans over the phone.
"Yeah, sit tight I'll be right there." Luke says without saying goodbye.
**AT THE HOSPITAL**
Lorelai and Rory rush into the waiting room as Luke stands. He is visibly shaken.
"Luke, what happened, I just got your message. Where's Alyssa." Lorelai asks all at once.
"Alyssa went into early Labor. She's in the delivery room right now. One of you can go in." Luke says.
Lorelai and Rory look at each other. For a split second they seem to be debating who should go.
"You go." Rory says to Lorelai, "You've been through it before, you'll be more help to her."
"OK, baby." Lorelai says as she walks down the hallway.
"I;m going to get more coffee. Be right back." she says as she winks at her mother. Lorelai winks back as Rory backs out of the room.
"Alyssa..."
"Rory told you didn't she?" Alyssa interrupts.
"Yes, she did, but don't be mad with her. She's worried about you, and frankly, so am I." Lorelai says as Alyssa looks at her.
"Not to be rude or anything but, it doesn't really concern you."
"Well, I'd like it to concern me. I know exactally what you're going through." Lorelai tells her. "I was in your same position 17 years ago."
"Really? How did you deal with it?" Alyssa asks, suddenly interested.
"I ran away. I did everything on my own, and I'm not saying that things didn't work out just fine, but I got a lucky break. You are in a very fragile situation, and Rory and I would like to help you through it if you'll let us?" Lorelai says inching closer to Alyssa and looking honestly into her eyes.
"How?"
"Well, first of all you can stay here with us. We'll help you through all of this. If you let us that is." Lorelai takes Alyssa's hand in her own.
"I don't know, I don't want to be a burden."Alyssa says uneasily.
"You are 100% not a burden. I personally would be thrilled if you would stay with us."
"Are you sure? Rory won't mind?"
Just then Rory rushes into the room and sits down next to Alyssa. "Are you kidding, of course I wouldn't mind. I would love it!" she says.
"Well.............." Alyssa pauses as Rory and Lorelai's eyes get wide, "I guess so?" she finishes.
"Yea," Rory says as she puts an arm around Alyssa's shoulder.
**THREE MONTHS LATER**
"UGH! Look at me. I'm fat." Alyssa says, looking into a full length mirror, as Lorelai stands behind her.
"You're not fat. Fat is an ugly thing. This...." Lorelai says as she puts her hand on Alyssa's stomach, "...is cute. This is adorable. Look how your shirt fits snugly over it." Lorelai teases.
"Stop it, you're not funny." Alyssa says.
"I'm not funny huh? Sit down." Alyssa sits on the bed with Lorelai, "I'm not funny. No one has ever told me that. I'm not funny. Hmm. Well, lets see how funny this is." she says as she begins to tickle Alyssa's sides.
"OK, I give, you're hilarious." Alyssa gives in. "And you're wonderful, I can't believe you let me stay here."
"Speaking of that. I have a question for you." Lorelai said.
"Yeah, what's that?" Alyssa replied half interested. She was trying to find a bigger shirt to wear.
"Well, I'm curious, how are you paying for Chilton? It's a very expensive school."
"It's kind of a long story."
"I have all the time in the world."
"Well, my parents paid for my tuition all at once. Then a few months ago they got into a bad car accident." Alyssa said as she sat back down on the bed. "Tuition at Chilton is non-refunadble as you know, so I am still able to go there."
"Wow, so you're a rich kid by birth?"
"Yeah." Alyssa says as she strips off the tight shirt and opts for a looser long sleeved one. She stands in front of the full length mirror. Lorelai gets upp and stand behind her. She makes a vow to herself not to let this young girl go through what she had.
"Mom, where are you?" Rory calls from the front door.
"We're in your room." Lorelai answers.
Rory appears in the doorway to her room."Hey, what's going on?" she asks.
"Alyssa has a doctors appointment today."
"Rory, will you come? Please come?" Alyssa pleads.
"Sure, I'd love to."
**AT THE DOCTORS**
"Well, Alyssa, everything looks great. Would you like to know the sex of your baby?" Dr. Andrews asked.
Alyssa looked over at Lorelai and Rory questioningly. They give her a thumbs up.
"Sure." Alyssa says excitedly.
"Well...it's a little...girl." Dr. Andrews says.
"A girl?" Alyssa asks.
"Yes, a girl." the doctor says as she wipes gell off of Alyssa's stomach.
"Wow, a little girl." Lorelai says, jumping up and hugging Alyssa.
Alyssa puts her hand on her stomach. "My daughter." she says happily.
"Your daughter, you're gonna have a daughter, a little girl." Rory says excitedly.
**LORELAI"S HOUSE**
Lorelai, Rory, and Alyssa walk in the door. After shedding many layers of jackets, sweaters, and scarves the three of them plop down onto the couch. Rory flicks on the tv and they sit and watch for a few minutes. Soon, Alyssa gets up and leaves the room. Lorelai turns off the TV.
"Where's she going?" Lorelai asks.
"Couldn't tell ya."
Lorelai gets up and walks into the kitchen. Alyssa is standing by a window looking outside.
"Hey kiddo. What's going on?" Lorelai said as she put an arm around Alyssa's shoulders.
"Nothing, just thinking." Alyssa sighed.
"About what? No, let me guess....chicken with lips?......no..........pigs flying?.........no..........a big bucket of KFC?.........mmm......now I'm hungry." Lorelai said trying to life the mood.
"I'm scared." Alyssa says under her breath so Lorelai can't hear.
"What's that?" Lorelai asks.
"I'm scared." Alyssa says through tears. "I'm afraid I won't make it through this. What if I can't be a good mom."
"Look, you are going to be just fine. You know, I can see a lot of me in you. It's funny sort of. I feel like I'm watching my life as a movie. One of the things I see in you is determination." Lorelai says as she and Alyssa move to the kitchen table.
"OK, that's all good and fine, but you can't tell me it wasn't hard."
"No, it most definatly was hard, but I came out on top and so will you. I have a lot of faith in you kiddo."
"I can't raise a baby on my own. What I make some horrible mistake?" Alyssa says not believing a word of what Lorelai is saying.
At this point Lorelai is tearing up. She begins to think about her past. "You know what, I thought about the same things. Look at Rory though, she turned out relativly normal right? Not to mention you'll have something I didn't have, you have people to help you out. You aren't alone in this." Lorelai is now in full blown tear mode, a first for her.
**FOUR MONTHS LATER**
Alyssa is home alone. Rory and Lorelai have gone to Emily and Richard's house for Friday night dinner. Alyss is lying on the couch watching a movie when her stomach begins to hurt. She ignores it for awhile but soon she can't stand the pain anymore and picks up the phone.
"Luke, it's Alyssa, could you come over, I'm having pains in my stomach." Alyssa groans over the phone.
"Yeah, sit tight I'll be right there." Luke says without saying goodbye.
**AT THE HOSPITAL**
Lorelai and Rory rush into the waiting room as Luke stands. He is visibly shaken.
"Luke, what happened, I just got your message. Where's Alyssa." Lorelai asks all at once.
"Alyssa went into early Labor. She's in the delivery room right now. One of you can go in." Luke says.
Lorelai and Rory look at each other. For a split second they seem to be debating who should go.
"You go." Rory says to Lorelai, "You've been through it before, you'll be more help to her."
"OK, baby." Lorelai says as she walks down the hallway.