Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters, and unfortunately, didn't
even write the first THREE chapters.
A/N: Ah Hah! My first chapter! I hope it is as good as the first three, that Sleeping Star wrote!
Chapter Four: Breaking Down
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Several hours later, Luke and Lorelai were sitting in Rory's room again. They were only allowed in for 5 minutes every half hour, and Luke was amazed that Lorelai still hadn't said a word since her break down in the corridor earlier.
A nurse came in. Abby. Luke saw on her name tag. She smiled gently at Lorelai, who was sitting by Rory, clasping her hand as tightly as she could. 'Talk to her.' She urged, 'People in coma's often here what's being said to them. Sometimes it even helps them regain consciousness.'
Lorelai looked up at her with watery eyes, and sniffed. 'Kay.' She murmured.
Right then, Luke wished more than anything, that he could do something. just one thing to help Lorelai.
Lorelai brushed some hair that was falling out form under the bandage on her head, away from Rory's check and smiled softly, 'Hey Ror.' She said, sniffing again, 'It's me. You've gotta wake up honey. Please.. Just wake up. and I promise. I'll do anything.' She gasped and struggled to stop the tears running down her face. 'Anything Rory. I'll do anything. Just wake up DAMN IT!' she screamed.
She leapt out of her chair, and started hitting the wall and sopping, 'Just wake up! Oh god. please.'
Luke got up, and pulled Lorelai to him, and just hugged her.
Soon, they were shuffled back out into the sterile hallway, into cold hard seats again. Luke watched Lorelai stare at the wall, and was startled, when she suddenly jumped up and started rummaging through her purse. 'Lore?' he asked.
She frowned, 'My parents. I have to call my parents.'
Luke nodded, 'Want me to do it?' he said gently.
Lorelai shook her head, tears still constantly running down her face, 'I can do it..'
Luke nodded, 'Ok.'
Lorelai dialed a number and held the phone to her ear. She sniffed, and then said softly, 'Mom?'
Luke watched her, she was starting to sway. He sighed, she sounded like a lost child.
'Mom.. Mommy. You've gotta come. An accident.' she said, struggling to make the words come out clearly.
All of a sudden, she gasped, shrieked and broke down in tears, dropping her phone to the floor.
Luke picked her up, and put her on her seat, before reaching for the mobile that was still spinning in a circle on the cold linoleum floor. 'Mrs Gilmore?' he said into it.
'Yes?' said a worried voice.
'Mrs Gilmore, this is Luke Danes. We're at Hartford Memorial..' he paused, 'There's been an accident.'
'Rory?' she questioned, in her no nonsense tone of voice.
Luke sighed, 'Yeah. She's hurt pretty bad Mrs Gilmore. You might want to get down here as soon as possible.'
'We'll be right there.' Emily said. She paused, 'Is Lorelai alright?' she asked delicately.
Luke shook his head, and sighed, 'I'd rather not say..' He looked at Lorelai and turned his back to her, 'In front of her. You'll see when you get down here.'
Twenty minutes later, Emily and Richard were rushing down a hallway in the hospital.
'Where are they!?!' Emily demanded to Richard.
'I don't know dear.' Richard replied, trying to keep up with his wife, who looked like she was running the Boston Marathon. 'Slow down, and we'll ask some body.' He said, slightly gasping for breathe.
At that moment, they rounded the corner to see Luke pacing and Lorelai curled up on a seat with her arms wrapped around her self.
For the first time in her life, Emily walked over to her daughter, sat down and pulled her into a hug, without saying anything.
Richard went over to Luke, and the two of the walked around the corner. 'How is she?' Richard asked.
Luke shrugged, 'They took her into surgery.' he frowned, 'Broken ribs. fractured wrist in two places. her knee is cracked.' he paused, his eyes filling with tears. 'She's in a coma Richard.' He murmured, 'Her brain's swollen.' He paused, 'She's in ICU right now...'
Richard nodded, his eyes filling with grief. 'I'll go and find a doctor.' He said quietly.
Luke nodded and headed back over to Lorelai and Emily, and sat down.
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Lorelai spent five straight days behind Rory's bed before Luke had to bodily drag her back to his apartment, so that she could shower, eat something and catch up on some sleep.
Lorelai woke up disorientated in a strange bed. She sat up and looked around. Luke's. She frowned and looked down, 'Hey, when did you get a new bed Luke?' she called out. 'It's big and. it's big! You expecting some lady visitors sexy?'
Luke stuck his head around the corner of the bedroom door way and smiled gently at her, 'Welcome back sleepy head.'
Lorelai rolled her eyes, 'Yeah.well.' Suddenly, she frowned, as if just remembering everything that had happened. 'Oh.' she said quietly.
Luke looked at her with a concerned look on his face. 'Want something to eat?' he asked.
'Nah.' Lorelai replied, flopping back down on the bed. 'I need to go back to the hospital anyway.'
Luke shook his head, 'Not tonight Lore.'
She grimaced, 'Yes tonight Luke.'
Luke shook his head again, 'No.' he stated, before walking over and sitting on the edge of the bed. 'Lore, you've been there for almost six days. You need to rest, eat and take of your self. I'll take you back in the morning.'
Lorelai looked like she was going to cry, 'But Rory.. She can't be alone all night.'
Luke nodded, 'Which is why Emily's staying with her.'
Lorelai looked up at him, with shock evident on her face. 'But.. Emily?' he questioned.
Luke nodded, 'You've been pretty out of it Lorelai. She and Richard have been there almost constantly this week..'
Lorelai smiled slightly, 'So have you.' She murmured, leaning against his chest. 'You haven't left me once.'
Luke shook his head, 'Not true..' He said, pausing as he unconsciously ran his fingers through her hair, 'I left to open the Diner yesterday morning.'
Lorelai snorted, 'Yeah, but as I remember it, you were back within an hour.' She paused, and frowned and turned her head slightly to look up at him, 'Luke?'
'Yeah?'
'Who's looking after the Diner?' Lorelai asked, with a troubled expression on her face. She smiled slightly, 'Taylor?'
Luke went slightly red, 'Ummmm.'
Lorelai started laughing, 'OMG! You got TAYLOR to look after the Diner?!!?'
Luke nodded, 'Well yeah, Caesar can't do it by himself.' He paused, 'Lore, it doesn't matter. What matters is you, and Rory.'
Lorelai looked up at him and smiled, 'Thank you Luke.' And she kissed him gently on his cheek, and pulled him into a hug, 'You don't know how much you mean to me.' She murmured.
Luke smiled into her hair, 'I think I do. You mean the same to me.'
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Several Weeks Later...
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'Would you like a glass of water Lorelai?' Emily asked, reaching for the pitcher at Rory's bedside.
'No.' Lorelai snapped.
Emily sighed, 'Well there's no need to be rude.' She muttered.
Lorelai looked at her mother with a piercing glare. 'There's every reason to be rude mom. My daughter is lying in this bed. She's been lying here for 3 weeks now, and she's still in a coma. So I think that that justifies me being rude, don't you?'
She didn't even wait for an answer before continuing 'In fact, I'll be as damn well rude as I like. Because that's my baby...'
'Lorelai.' Emily stated.
Lorelai glared at her, 'Don't you 'Lorelai' me, mom.' Lorelai replied, 'Agh!' she said, standing up, 'I'm getting coffee.'
'Lorelai.' Emily said again.
Lorelai sighed, 'What?'
'Um, Lorelai, look.' Emily said, with a look of shock on her face.
Lorelai looked in the direction she was pointing and saw Rory's blue eyes staring at her. She gasped, 'Rory?!?!'
Confusion filled the girls eyes, as she lay motionless on the bed, that she'd been in for almost a month.
Emily stood up, 'I'm getting the doctor.' She said, rushing out of the room.
Lorelai sat back down, with tears running down her face. 'It's ok sweetie.' She murmured, brushing Rory's hair off her face. 'It'll be fine.' She rested her head on the bed beside Rory, and in doing this, didn't see the immense look of confusion, bewilderment and fear in Rory's crystal blue eyes.
A/N: Ah Hah! My first chapter! I hope it is as good as the first three, that Sleeping Star wrote!
Chapter Four: Breaking Down
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Several hours later, Luke and Lorelai were sitting in Rory's room again. They were only allowed in for 5 minutes every half hour, and Luke was amazed that Lorelai still hadn't said a word since her break down in the corridor earlier.
A nurse came in. Abby. Luke saw on her name tag. She smiled gently at Lorelai, who was sitting by Rory, clasping her hand as tightly as she could. 'Talk to her.' She urged, 'People in coma's often here what's being said to them. Sometimes it even helps them regain consciousness.'
Lorelai looked up at her with watery eyes, and sniffed. 'Kay.' She murmured.
Right then, Luke wished more than anything, that he could do something. just one thing to help Lorelai.
Lorelai brushed some hair that was falling out form under the bandage on her head, away from Rory's check and smiled softly, 'Hey Ror.' She said, sniffing again, 'It's me. You've gotta wake up honey. Please.. Just wake up. and I promise. I'll do anything.' She gasped and struggled to stop the tears running down her face. 'Anything Rory. I'll do anything. Just wake up DAMN IT!' she screamed.
She leapt out of her chair, and started hitting the wall and sopping, 'Just wake up! Oh god. please.'
Luke got up, and pulled Lorelai to him, and just hugged her.
Soon, they were shuffled back out into the sterile hallway, into cold hard seats again. Luke watched Lorelai stare at the wall, and was startled, when she suddenly jumped up and started rummaging through her purse. 'Lore?' he asked.
She frowned, 'My parents. I have to call my parents.'
Luke nodded, 'Want me to do it?' he said gently.
Lorelai shook her head, tears still constantly running down her face, 'I can do it..'
Luke nodded, 'Ok.'
Lorelai dialed a number and held the phone to her ear. She sniffed, and then said softly, 'Mom?'
Luke watched her, she was starting to sway. He sighed, she sounded like a lost child.
'Mom.. Mommy. You've gotta come. An accident.' she said, struggling to make the words come out clearly.
All of a sudden, she gasped, shrieked and broke down in tears, dropping her phone to the floor.
Luke picked her up, and put her on her seat, before reaching for the mobile that was still spinning in a circle on the cold linoleum floor. 'Mrs Gilmore?' he said into it.
'Yes?' said a worried voice.
'Mrs Gilmore, this is Luke Danes. We're at Hartford Memorial..' he paused, 'There's been an accident.'
'Rory?' she questioned, in her no nonsense tone of voice.
Luke sighed, 'Yeah. She's hurt pretty bad Mrs Gilmore. You might want to get down here as soon as possible.'
'We'll be right there.' Emily said. She paused, 'Is Lorelai alright?' she asked delicately.
Luke shook his head, and sighed, 'I'd rather not say..' He looked at Lorelai and turned his back to her, 'In front of her. You'll see when you get down here.'
Twenty minutes later, Emily and Richard were rushing down a hallway in the hospital.
'Where are they!?!' Emily demanded to Richard.
'I don't know dear.' Richard replied, trying to keep up with his wife, who looked like she was running the Boston Marathon. 'Slow down, and we'll ask some body.' He said, slightly gasping for breathe.
At that moment, they rounded the corner to see Luke pacing and Lorelai curled up on a seat with her arms wrapped around her self.
For the first time in her life, Emily walked over to her daughter, sat down and pulled her into a hug, without saying anything.
Richard went over to Luke, and the two of the walked around the corner. 'How is she?' Richard asked.
Luke shrugged, 'They took her into surgery.' he frowned, 'Broken ribs. fractured wrist in two places. her knee is cracked.' he paused, his eyes filling with tears. 'She's in a coma Richard.' He murmured, 'Her brain's swollen.' He paused, 'She's in ICU right now...'
Richard nodded, his eyes filling with grief. 'I'll go and find a doctor.' He said quietly.
Luke nodded and headed back over to Lorelai and Emily, and sat down.
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Lorelai spent five straight days behind Rory's bed before Luke had to bodily drag her back to his apartment, so that she could shower, eat something and catch up on some sleep.
Lorelai woke up disorientated in a strange bed. She sat up and looked around. Luke's. She frowned and looked down, 'Hey, when did you get a new bed Luke?' she called out. 'It's big and. it's big! You expecting some lady visitors sexy?'
Luke stuck his head around the corner of the bedroom door way and smiled gently at her, 'Welcome back sleepy head.'
Lorelai rolled her eyes, 'Yeah.well.' Suddenly, she frowned, as if just remembering everything that had happened. 'Oh.' she said quietly.
Luke looked at her with a concerned look on his face. 'Want something to eat?' he asked.
'Nah.' Lorelai replied, flopping back down on the bed. 'I need to go back to the hospital anyway.'
Luke shook his head, 'Not tonight Lore.'
She grimaced, 'Yes tonight Luke.'
Luke shook his head again, 'No.' he stated, before walking over and sitting on the edge of the bed. 'Lore, you've been there for almost six days. You need to rest, eat and take of your self. I'll take you back in the morning.'
Lorelai looked like she was going to cry, 'But Rory.. She can't be alone all night.'
Luke nodded, 'Which is why Emily's staying with her.'
Lorelai looked up at him, with shock evident on her face. 'But.. Emily?' he questioned.
Luke nodded, 'You've been pretty out of it Lorelai. She and Richard have been there almost constantly this week..'
Lorelai smiled slightly, 'So have you.' She murmured, leaning against his chest. 'You haven't left me once.'
Luke shook his head, 'Not true..' He said, pausing as he unconsciously ran his fingers through her hair, 'I left to open the Diner yesterday morning.'
Lorelai snorted, 'Yeah, but as I remember it, you were back within an hour.' She paused, and frowned and turned her head slightly to look up at him, 'Luke?'
'Yeah?'
'Who's looking after the Diner?' Lorelai asked, with a troubled expression on her face. She smiled slightly, 'Taylor?'
Luke went slightly red, 'Ummmm.'
Lorelai started laughing, 'OMG! You got TAYLOR to look after the Diner?!!?'
Luke nodded, 'Well yeah, Caesar can't do it by himself.' He paused, 'Lore, it doesn't matter. What matters is you, and Rory.'
Lorelai looked up at him and smiled, 'Thank you Luke.' And she kissed him gently on his cheek, and pulled him into a hug, 'You don't know how much you mean to me.' She murmured.
Luke smiled into her hair, 'I think I do. You mean the same to me.'
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Several Weeks Later...
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'Would you like a glass of water Lorelai?' Emily asked, reaching for the pitcher at Rory's bedside.
'No.' Lorelai snapped.
Emily sighed, 'Well there's no need to be rude.' She muttered.
Lorelai looked at her mother with a piercing glare. 'There's every reason to be rude mom. My daughter is lying in this bed. She's been lying here for 3 weeks now, and she's still in a coma. So I think that that justifies me being rude, don't you?'
She didn't even wait for an answer before continuing 'In fact, I'll be as damn well rude as I like. Because that's my baby...'
'Lorelai.' Emily stated.
Lorelai glared at her, 'Don't you 'Lorelai' me, mom.' Lorelai replied, 'Agh!' she said, standing up, 'I'm getting coffee.'
'Lorelai.' Emily said again.
Lorelai sighed, 'What?'
'Um, Lorelai, look.' Emily said, with a look of shock on her face.
Lorelai looked in the direction she was pointing and saw Rory's blue eyes staring at her. She gasped, 'Rory?!?!'
Confusion filled the girls eyes, as she lay motionless on the bed, that she'd been in for almost a month.
Emily stood up, 'I'm getting the doctor.' She said, rushing out of the room.
Lorelai sat back down, with tears running down her face. 'It's ok sweetie.' She murmured, brushing Rory's hair off her face. 'It'll be fine.' She rested her head on the bed beside Rory, and in doing this, didn't see the immense look of confusion, bewilderment and fear in Rory's crystal blue eyes.