THE LOST CHAPTER
September -- after the February wedding of Luke and Lorelai
The day had finally come. The day Lorelai had been dreading all summer- back to school for Rory. Luke and Lorelai had unpacked the car and helped Rory arrange her new room. They had met her new roommate and had taken both girls out to dinner. And now the long drive home, the drive that Luke was not looking forward to.
It had started out pleasant enough, talk of the new roommate and how cute the room had turned out. But Lorelai had grown quiet and the closer they got to Stars Hollow the moodier she seemed.
Luke teased her about how they would be alone together again and how much fun it would be. Teasing her with his naughty thoughts. She agreed but it hadn't made her any happier.
"Lorelai, cheer up. You know the drill. She'll be home almost every weekend and you'll see her every Friday night at your parents. You have e- mail and instant messaging and the old fashioned telephone. I don't think you were this upset the first time she went."
"I'm going to miss her. She's too young to be away from her momma."
"I'm going to miss her too, you know. Every box she packed this week included a bit of my heart, not to mention a major part of my back."
"I know."
"So what's really bothering you?"
"She'll meet a boy."
"She's met lots of boys."
"You know, 'the boy'."
"Of course she'll meet 'the boy'--- man actually---but not right now. Someday she'll meet the man...."
"Don't use the 'M' word Luke."
"The man who will love her the way we do and want to take care of her and make a life with her. That's the whole point isn't it? We want her to be happy in a relationship, like we are."
"He'll take her away from us. I want to keep her close."
"She'll stay close, Lorelai. That's the way you raised her. When you bring up a child right, they always stay close. And if there's one thing I know, it's that you did a great job. Rory would never be happy without you in her life."
Lorelai smiled, for a man of few words, Luke knew how to make his point.
"I've noticed your moodiness lately, and your eating habits. They were strange enough before but now there down right scary. The pickle/peanut butter sandwiches I've gotten used to but when you started adding banana and mustard, well, that's just disturbing."
"Luke, don't knock it 'til you've tried it. And you're starting to make me hungry. Could we stop up a head?"
"I really need to check in at the diner. Hope it's still standing, we've been gone all day."
"I'll just run in real quick. You don't even have to get out of the car."
"I'll drop you off, get some gas and then pick you up." Luke figured he ought to humor her. Any kind of shopping made her happy.
When Luke picked her up minutes later, he noticed she had a big brown bag, a copy of IN STYLE magazine, and a huge cup of coffee. She must be feeling better; all the signs are there.
Luke dropped her at home and went to close the diner. While he was there, he thought of the benefits of Rory's absence. They were still newly weds after all, still exploring and enjoying each other.
When he got home, he found that Lorelai must have been thinking the same thing. There were no lights, just candles lighting the room. She came downstairs in one of his favorite nightgowns, deep lavender and very sheer. He could see just enough to make his heart skip a beat. She hugged him and apologized for her earlier behavior. He said he didn't mind when it ended like this.
"I got you a little something..." she handed him a small box.
"You didn't have to...."
"Yea, I did. You'll know why in a minute." She slyly grinned.
He opened the box and found a tin of baby powder and some baby lotion. He was looking forward to whatever she had planned for him-she had taught him a lot of fun things during their short marriage. There was no limit to her imagination. The last thing he found was a small silver picture frame. In place of a picture, it had a printed message.
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Announcing the first production of Luke and Lorelai Danes
Appearing sometime in April
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And then he noticed the bottom of the frame was engraved, OUR BABY.
Luke pulled her to him, fully understanding.
"Wow. I can't believe it. Wow"
"Those are happy 'wows', right?"
"Happy wows, scary wows, and 'what have we gotten ourselves into wows'.'
"I have to admit that was one of my first thoughts." Lorelai added.
"How long have you known?"
"Just tonight, actually. You were talking about my moods, and my eating habits, and I couldn't remember the last time my monthly visitor came. I then I remembered another time when I felt this same way---so I ran into the drug store while you were at the gas station,,,,,,,"
"This explains a lot of things---some slight changes I've noticed in your body, and seems lately you couldn't get enough........"
"Sex? We have been busy lately. Guess all that practice paid off.........that and no raincoats for Junior."
"I'm not complaining...."
"Don't worry, that will change soon enough!"
"You know what this means, don't you?"
"Yea. I'll be hard to live with--- mood swings, morning sickness, be the butt of many jokes from you and Rory........and speaking of butts, it will be huge......"
"You're already hard to live with, and you'll be beautiful."
"Keep it up, mister, and we'll have a houseful of plaid clothed, coffee swigging. Danes!"
Luke wrapped his arms around her pregnant body, loving the idea of it already.
"It means, smarty, that your dream came true. Remember, the night of the fire? Telling me about your dream? Seemed far fetched at the time, surprised me, scared me, but now......"
Lorelai, smiled. "It also means that Rory was right on the mark with her interpretation. We've got a smart one there."
"Yea, that we do. She knew about us before we did. Think she'll like the idea of a brother or sister?"
"I think she'll be just fine."
Luke held her close. Thinking how incredible their life had become. Sorry it had taken them so long to get here. He couldn't wait for this new chapter to unfold, and wondered if he was going to be buying baseball cards or Barbies.
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Thanks for reading my little tale. Hope you enjoyed it. Please send me some final thoughts.
Season Four will be nothing like this. But we can dream.............
Thanks Apostrophe and all my friends at GG.org!!
September -- after the February wedding of Luke and Lorelai
The day had finally come. The day Lorelai had been dreading all summer- back to school for Rory. Luke and Lorelai had unpacked the car and helped Rory arrange her new room. They had met her new roommate and had taken both girls out to dinner. And now the long drive home, the drive that Luke was not looking forward to.
It had started out pleasant enough, talk of the new roommate and how cute the room had turned out. But Lorelai had grown quiet and the closer they got to Stars Hollow the moodier she seemed.
Luke teased her about how they would be alone together again and how much fun it would be. Teasing her with his naughty thoughts. She agreed but it hadn't made her any happier.
"Lorelai, cheer up. You know the drill. She'll be home almost every weekend and you'll see her every Friday night at your parents. You have e- mail and instant messaging and the old fashioned telephone. I don't think you were this upset the first time she went."
"I'm going to miss her. She's too young to be away from her momma."
"I'm going to miss her too, you know. Every box she packed this week included a bit of my heart, not to mention a major part of my back."
"I know."
"So what's really bothering you?"
"She'll meet a boy."
"She's met lots of boys."
"You know, 'the boy'."
"Of course she'll meet 'the boy'--- man actually---but not right now. Someday she'll meet the man...."
"Don't use the 'M' word Luke."
"The man who will love her the way we do and want to take care of her and make a life with her. That's the whole point isn't it? We want her to be happy in a relationship, like we are."
"He'll take her away from us. I want to keep her close."
"She'll stay close, Lorelai. That's the way you raised her. When you bring up a child right, they always stay close. And if there's one thing I know, it's that you did a great job. Rory would never be happy without you in her life."
Lorelai smiled, for a man of few words, Luke knew how to make his point.
"I've noticed your moodiness lately, and your eating habits. They were strange enough before but now there down right scary. The pickle/peanut butter sandwiches I've gotten used to but when you started adding banana and mustard, well, that's just disturbing."
"Luke, don't knock it 'til you've tried it. And you're starting to make me hungry. Could we stop up a head?"
"I really need to check in at the diner. Hope it's still standing, we've been gone all day."
"I'll just run in real quick. You don't even have to get out of the car."
"I'll drop you off, get some gas and then pick you up." Luke figured he ought to humor her. Any kind of shopping made her happy.
When Luke picked her up minutes later, he noticed she had a big brown bag, a copy of IN STYLE magazine, and a huge cup of coffee. She must be feeling better; all the signs are there.
Luke dropped her at home and went to close the diner. While he was there, he thought of the benefits of Rory's absence. They were still newly weds after all, still exploring and enjoying each other.
When he got home, he found that Lorelai must have been thinking the same thing. There were no lights, just candles lighting the room. She came downstairs in one of his favorite nightgowns, deep lavender and very sheer. He could see just enough to make his heart skip a beat. She hugged him and apologized for her earlier behavior. He said he didn't mind when it ended like this.
"I got you a little something..." she handed him a small box.
"You didn't have to...."
"Yea, I did. You'll know why in a minute." She slyly grinned.
He opened the box and found a tin of baby powder and some baby lotion. He was looking forward to whatever she had planned for him-she had taught him a lot of fun things during their short marriage. There was no limit to her imagination. The last thing he found was a small silver picture frame. In place of a picture, it had a printed message.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Announcing the first production of Luke and Lorelai Danes
Appearing sometime in April
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
And then he noticed the bottom of the frame was engraved, OUR BABY.
Luke pulled her to him, fully understanding.
"Wow. I can't believe it. Wow"
"Those are happy 'wows', right?"
"Happy wows, scary wows, and 'what have we gotten ourselves into wows'.'
"I have to admit that was one of my first thoughts." Lorelai added.
"How long have you known?"
"Just tonight, actually. You were talking about my moods, and my eating habits, and I couldn't remember the last time my monthly visitor came. I then I remembered another time when I felt this same way---so I ran into the drug store while you were at the gas station,,,,,,,"
"This explains a lot of things---some slight changes I've noticed in your body, and seems lately you couldn't get enough........"
"Sex? We have been busy lately. Guess all that practice paid off.........that and no raincoats for Junior."
"I'm not complaining...."
"Don't worry, that will change soon enough!"
"You know what this means, don't you?"
"Yea. I'll be hard to live with--- mood swings, morning sickness, be the butt of many jokes from you and Rory........and speaking of butts, it will be huge......"
"You're already hard to live with, and you'll be beautiful."
"Keep it up, mister, and we'll have a houseful of plaid clothed, coffee swigging. Danes!"
Luke wrapped his arms around her pregnant body, loving the idea of it already.
"It means, smarty, that your dream came true. Remember, the night of the fire? Telling me about your dream? Seemed far fetched at the time, surprised me, scared me, but now......"
Lorelai, smiled. "It also means that Rory was right on the mark with her interpretation. We've got a smart one there."
"Yea, that we do. She knew about us before we did. Think she'll like the idea of a brother or sister?"
"I think she'll be just fine."
Luke held her close. Thinking how incredible their life had become. Sorry it had taken them so long to get here. He couldn't wait for this new chapter to unfold, and wondered if he was going to be buying baseball cards or Barbies.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Thanks for reading my little tale. Hope you enjoyed it. Please send me some final thoughts.
Season Four will be nothing like this. But we can dream.............
Thanks Apostrophe and all my friends at GG.org!!
