Title~ Here we are

Author~AgentGilmore (Tricia)

Email~gilmorechica818@yahoo.com

Summary~set about two years in the future. Luke and Lorelai are married and she is pregnant. Rory seems to have the perfect boyfriend, but when someone from the past reenters her life she isn't sure what to do. This is the prequel to Here we are, once again, but it pretty much can stand on its own.

Disclaimer~I wish I owned it. I don't. Get over it.

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"Luke!" Lorelai shouted early one morning about a month later. This was one of the few occasions when she was up before Luke

"Huh?" he groaned, rolling over to the other side of the bed to see her

"I'm fat" she whined

Luke looked at his wife standing there, dark hair tumbling over her shoulders, wearing drawstring pajama pants and a tank top that partially exposed her growing middle "You're not fat. You're pregnant. I think you're beautiful" he said, smiling at her

"Well you have a biased opinion" she said, walking over and kissing him "But I am fat"

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"Mom, coffee!" Rory groaned when she finally emerged from her room a few hours later

"If I can't drink it, I don't make it!" Lorelai yelled from where she was relaxing on the couch

"Fine, I'm off to Luke's. Matt's gonna be here within the next hour or so, so try not to do anything to drastic" Rory said as she headed out the door

"You mean I can't recreate the great Spice girls shrine of '98? I am hurt" Lorelai pouted

"Ha ha ha, that was so not that funny"

"Fine I won't do anything to embarrass you in front of Matt" Lorelai said, emphasizing his name and making kissing noises "Are you gonna take him to the festival?"

Rory made a face "I dunno, I'm not sure he should be attacked by crazy townspeople on his first night here"

"Come on, Lane and Dave are gonna be there. Plus, if you don't go, he will just be attacked by your crazy, pregnant, coffee addicted mother and your crazy, coffee providing, backwards baseball cap wearing stepfather"

"Okay, we'll go" Rory said "But I seriously need some coffee"

"Okay, bye hon. Bring back a Danish for me!" Lorelai shouted. She rested her hands on her round belly "That's your big sister Rory. You guys are gonna love her. She will bring you coffee even when daddy won't let you have it" she added with a laugh

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As Rory walked away from the diner, she heard some one calling her name, she turned to see Lane running towards her and dragging Dave behind her. "Hey guys" Rory said

"Hey" Dave said with a hug "long time no see. How's Yale?"

"Pretty good. Crazy, but good"

"Okay, enough small talk. What I really want to know is when the mystery man is going to appear" Lane said

Rory laughed "He'll be here soon. I promise, you will be the first one to know" Despite Matt having visited Stars Hollow several times before, Lane had always missed him, so she was desperate to meet Rory's "secret boyfriend'. "We're gonna be at the festival tonight, you guys are going, right?"

"Yeah" Dave replied "I'm gonna have to go to make sure someone isn't a little *too* taken by the mystery boyfriend" he said, wrapping his arms around Lane's waist

"You know my mother can see you touching me from here, right?" Lane said

"Yeah. She hates me already. I don't care"

A black Mercedes pulled around the town square and a familiar head of brown curls stuck his head out the window "Rory!"

Rory turned around and smiled "I told you that you would be the first to meet him" she said to Lane as she ran over to the car "Hey" she said, sticking her head in the window and kissing him softly "Okay drive?"

"Yeah" Matt said with a smile "Should I park in front of your mom's house?"

"Sure. But walk up here as soon as you drop the car. I have some friends who want to meet you"

"Sure"

Rory walked back to her friends with a smile on her face "So?" she asked hopefully

"Well I haven't met him yet, but he's hot" Lane said

"And loaded" Dave added

"He really is a nice guy, and he's not like that, his parents are very much like my grandparents, but I swear he's a normal person" Rory said

"We'll soon find out" Lane added, pointing to where he was slowly walking towards the gazebo

Rory ran up and threw her arms around him "I'm so glad you're here. Try not to be too afraid of the crazy townspeople. They tend to thrive in the summer"

Matt laughed "I think I can handle it, those are the friends?" he motioned towards Lane and Dave

"Yup, come on. Lane, Dave, this is my boyfriend Matt. Matt, this is Lane and Dave"

"The band friends?"

"Yup, this is them"

"Nice to meet you. Rock band?"

"Yeah" Dave replied "with a little bit of alternative thrown in every now and then"

"Cool, I was in a band in high school for awhile, my parents temporarily disowned me because of it, so I quit. I wasn't that good anyway" Matt added

While he talked with Dave, Lane was sizing Matt up. He was very cute, with dark curls and piercing green eyes that softened when he looked at Rory. He was wearing a semi preppy polo shirt, jeans, and tennis shoes. He was about 6 foot, and very muscular, Lane could see how Rory had fallen for this guy.

"Lane?" Dave said, snapping her out of her trance "Rory and Matt are heading back to see Lorelai. Wanna go get some coffee?"

"Sure" Lane replied "See you guys tonight, nice meeting you Matt"

"Yeah, you too"

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That night the kids were off to "Beach party without a beach" festival that Taylor had planned as a way to fill up August, and Luke and Lorelai were left with the house to themselves "Okay, George Clooney movie marathon or Leonardo DiCaprio movie marathon?" Lorelai asked Luke

"Would you be terribly hurt if I said neither?"

"No, but I would say that it's you fault I am pregnant, therefore making it your fault that my hormones are going crazy, therefore making it your fault that I wanna sit here and watch pretty boy all night" she said with a pouty face

"Okay, okay, Clooney I guess"

"Good decision, very good decision" Lorelai said, putting in The Perfect Storm DVD and settling into Luke's arms on the couch. A few minutes into the movie Lorelai sat up very straight and rested her hands on he belly "Oh my god" she said softly

"What? What? Is everything okay?" Luke asked

"Yeah. It's fine. They are kicking" Lorelai said with a grin as she took Luke's hand and placed it under her shirt

"Oh wow. That's so amazing"

"We did that Luke, we did that"

"I know" she said, leaning in and kissing her

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