That evening was quiet. Rory knew her mother was upset and didn't want to say anything that might make her start crying again. Rory also had some homework to do. When she was done she went up to her mom's room to say goodnight. Lorelai was there, lying on her bed, facing away from the door.
"Hey, mom, are you awake?"
"Yeah."
"You doing okay?"
"Considering my afternoon, no not really."
"I'm sorry Grandma and Grandpa didn't understand."
"Me, too."
"When are you going to tell Luke? I can go with you, if you want."
"Thanks, hon, but I should probably do this myself. I'll probably tell him tomorrow."
Rory nodded. "Well, I just came up to say goodnight. Love you," she said, giving her mom a hug.
Lorelai nodded. "Goodnight."
Rory went back downstairs and put her homework in her bag. She was excited about her mom's news. She had to make her mom see that having another child isn't bad.
The ride to school was quiet as well the next day. When Lorelai drove up to the school, she stared straight ahead, thinking that she'd have to tell Max, too.
"Bye mom, I love you. I hope that your day goes well," Rory said as she got out of the car.
"Thanks, kid," Lorelai said, trying to force a smile.
"Everything is going to work out, mom."
Lorelai smiled and waited until Rory entered the door to drive off. Then she drove back to Stars Hollow to see Luke. She was dreading it. She parked the car and sat in it for five minutes, trying to get her thoughts together and figure out what she was going to tell Luke. Finally she got out of her car and went into Luke's. Luke was there, wiping down the counter. Lorelai sat down in front of him.
"Let me guess, coffee, right?" Luke said before Lorelai opened her mouth.
"Yeah, coffee would be nice."
"What, no remarks? Did you sleep okay last night?" Luke joked.
"Actually, I didn't. Luke, I need to talk to you. Alone. Its important."
"Uh, okay. Hey, Joey, will you watch the place for me, I'm going in the back," Luke called over to his friend. Then he lead Lorelai into the back room.
"What is it?"
"Luke, please don't hate me when I tell you this."
"You're not going to come here anymore? Thats forgivable."
"No, not quite that."
"You hate my coffee. Again, forgivable."
"Luke, will you please be quiet? This isn't easy for me."
Luke pulled up a stool and sat on it in front of Lorelai. "I'm listening."
"Luke, I'm, uh, I'm pregnant."
"Lorelai, thats great! Why would I hate you?" Luke exclaimed.
"No, you don't understand. My parents threw me out of the house. And its Christopher's." Lorelai said, not looking at him.
"Well, at least its not someone you don't know or someone else's. At least Rory will have a full brother or sister."
"You really don't hate me?"
"Of course not. You're creating life. Another human. You're bringing someone else into this world. How can I hate you for that?"
At his unexpected reaction, Lorelai burst into tears and hugged Luke.
"Thanks, Luke, for understanding. And Rory said the same thing - about having a full sibling."
"Wow, we must be on the same wave length. I wonder why I didn't get to go to Harvard."
That got a smile out of Lorelai. Now she had to tell Max. He would be harder than Luke. And of course, she had to let Christopher know.
"Now, how about some of my coffee, on the house?" Luke said, interrupting her thoughts. She gave him a small smile and nodded. She felt a little better about the whole thing. Maybe she was over-reacting. She tried to push the bad thoughts out of her mind and enjoy her coffee at Luke's.