Chapter 13: Today's the Day!
Author's Note: I know this is short but I had to put this in for a filler chapter..hope you don't mind!
The Next Day
Rory was sitting in the bathroom phone clutched in her hands. She groaned for a moment until the pain had subsided. She dialed Tristan's hotel number. "Hello?" he grumbled. "Tristan?"
"Rory?"
"Yeah it's me," came her timid reply. "Are you okay?"
"Well I'm starting to have labor pains."
"Did you let Lorelai know?" he asked interrupting her worriedly. "Well, no,"
"Let me talk to her,"
"She's still asleep," Rory protested. "Rory."
"Fine, fine I'll get her," Rory went and woke up Lorelai. "Tristan? It's four in the morning," she complained. "Tell that to your daughter,"
"She called you?"
"Yes, because she's having labor pains,"
"Oh my god really?"
"Yes,"
"Are you coming back?" cut in Rory's voice. "I'll be there," he promised.
5:45 AM-
One hour and forty-five minutes later. Rory, Tory and Lorelai were all at the hospital now. Rory's pains were now coming in at every two minutes. Tristan was on his way to Boston as promised. "When will he be here?" gasped Rory after another round of labor. She was drenched with sweat and Lorelai's heart went out to her. "Soon," she promised while smoothing back Rory's hair away from her face and kissing her on the top of her head. "Your doing great sweetie," she assured Rory. "Could I have some ice chips to throw at the nurses?"
"Anything, your little heart desires,"
"Thank you," she said smiling tiredly at her mother.
6:25-
"Breathe in and out Rory," Tristan instructed over the phone. "I'm trying," he heard her weakly whisper. "I can see the head!" the doctor cried out. "Shit," he muttered unhappily. "Two more pushes Rory," he heard Lorelai instruct. The light turned red, he pulled a twenty out of his pocket threw it at the cab driver and ran to the hospital which was just one street over. He entered the hospital and continued to run until he got to the delivery room. "One more push," he heard Lorelai's voice float out of the delivery room to the corridor he was walking through. "TRISTAN!" Rory shrieked as he approached the double doors. "I'm here baby," he said swooping into the delivery room. "You can do it sweetie, I love you,"
6:32-
"I love you too," came her reply and then she started to scream her head off. When Rory was done it was the baby's turn to scream. Rory's eyes began to fill with tears when she saw the baby tucked in Tristan's strong muscular arms. "And here's your mommy," he whispered handing Lexie over to Rory. "Tristan sit right there," instructed Lorelai. "Right next to Rory, just like that-beautiful!" And in that instant Lorelai had captured the first picture of the Gilmore-DuGrey family, the three of them together.
Birth Announcement:
Rory Gilmore, Boston Globe Columnist
And
Tristan DuGrey, Boston Red Sox Pitcher
Proudly present their newborn daughter
Lorelai 'Lexie' Emma Gilmore-DuGrey
Born on September 5, 2016
At 6:32 in the morning
Author's Note: I know this is short but I had to put this in for a filler chapter..hope you don't mind!
The Next Day
Rory was sitting in the bathroom phone clutched in her hands. She groaned for a moment until the pain had subsided. She dialed Tristan's hotel number. "Hello?" he grumbled. "Tristan?"
"Rory?"
"Yeah it's me," came her timid reply. "Are you okay?"
"Well I'm starting to have labor pains."
"Did you let Lorelai know?" he asked interrupting her worriedly. "Well, no,"
"Let me talk to her,"
"She's still asleep," Rory protested. "Rory."
"Fine, fine I'll get her," Rory went and woke up Lorelai. "Tristan? It's four in the morning," she complained. "Tell that to your daughter,"
"She called you?"
"Yes, because she's having labor pains,"
"Oh my god really?"
"Yes,"
"Are you coming back?" cut in Rory's voice. "I'll be there," he promised.
5:45 AM-
One hour and forty-five minutes later. Rory, Tory and Lorelai were all at the hospital now. Rory's pains were now coming in at every two minutes. Tristan was on his way to Boston as promised. "When will he be here?" gasped Rory after another round of labor. She was drenched with sweat and Lorelai's heart went out to her. "Soon," she promised while smoothing back Rory's hair away from her face and kissing her on the top of her head. "Your doing great sweetie," she assured Rory. "Could I have some ice chips to throw at the nurses?"
"Anything, your little heart desires,"
"Thank you," she said smiling tiredly at her mother.
6:25-
"Breathe in and out Rory," Tristan instructed over the phone. "I'm trying," he heard her weakly whisper. "I can see the head!" the doctor cried out. "Shit," he muttered unhappily. "Two more pushes Rory," he heard Lorelai instruct. The light turned red, he pulled a twenty out of his pocket threw it at the cab driver and ran to the hospital which was just one street over. He entered the hospital and continued to run until he got to the delivery room. "One more push," he heard Lorelai's voice float out of the delivery room to the corridor he was walking through. "TRISTAN!" Rory shrieked as he approached the double doors. "I'm here baby," he said swooping into the delivery room. "You can do it sweetie, I love you,"
6:32-
"I love you too," came her reply and then she started to scream her head off. When Rory was done it was the baby's turn to scream. Rory's eyes began to fill with tears when she saw the baby tucked in Tristan's strong muscular arms. "And here's your mommy," he whispered handing Lexie over to Rory. "Tristan sit right there," instructed Lorelai. "Right next to Rory, just like that-beautiful!" And in that instant Lorelai had captured the first picture of the Gilmore-DuGrey family, the three of them together.
Birth Announcement:
Rory Gilmore, Boston Globe Columnist
And
Tristan DuGrey, Boston Red Sox Pitcher
Proudly present their newborn daughter
Lorelai 'Lexie' Emma Gilmore-DuGrey
Born on September 5, 2016
At 6:32 in the morning