Lorelai Gilmore collapsed on her couch. The baby was asleep on the
floor, and she still had to take the mattress out for Luke. She got up and
scooped the baby in her arms, careful not to wake her. Lorelai walked
upstairs and set the baby on her bed. She dragged out the mattress and set
it on the floor next to her bed. She made the bed, and went downstairs to
wait.
Around eight o'clock, Luke knocked on her door. "Come in", Lorelai called. Luke walked through the door. He had food and a large object that looked like a baby crib.
I stopped at Kim's Antiques and got the crib." Luke said as he set the crib down. "And I brought food." Luke handed Lorelai the very large bag.
"You're a god. I'm so wiped. I think I remember now, why I decided that I didn't want anymore kids until I was married, and had someone to help me."
"I'm gonna go set this up, you can start eating." Luke turned away, and then turned back. "Where DO you want this?" Lorelai smiled.
"Upstairs in my bedroom. I made a spot for it; I even put a post-it that says 'baby's crib.' Luke nodded and headed upstairs.
As Lorelai walked into the kitchen, she glanced down at the couch and Kiera, who was fast asleep. Lorelai smiled and reached down and ran her forefinger across the baby's forehead, then proceeded to the kitchen. A few minutes later, Luke joined her. "It's all set up. The mattress is on, and so are the sheets.
"Thanks Luke. So tell me, what did Mrs. Kim say when you bought the crib?" Lorelai asked as she took a sip of her coffee.
"She didn't say anything except 'no returns. All sales final,' and gave me weird looks. Strangely, she didn't question me." Luke said as he sat down and pulled a salad out of the bag. Lorelai just nodded her head and kept eating. They ate in silence, until Lorelai asked Luke a question that had been on her mind for awhile
"Luke, do you really hate kids, and not want any. Ever?" Lorelai looked at Luke who was looking at his salad intently.
"I never said I hate kids, or that I never want to have some."
"But when Jess came you made that big speech about jam hands, and how you can't stand messes and stuff."
"I didn't mean it like that. I was upset, and didn't know how to deal. As we both know Jess has a lot of problems, and a really bad attitude. So where is Rory?" Luke said obviously changing the subject.
"She's staying at Lane's tonight. And don't change the subject."
"Why are you so curious as to how I feel about something like kids, anyway?"
"Well, you agreed to help me, and last time this subject came up, you weren't all that fond of the idea."
"I agreed to help you because you're my friend, and friends help each other when they need it. Plus I don't know, Kiera you said her name was? Well, I thought she was cute and she looks very familiar. Like when of my cousins that I haven't seen since I was a kid."
"Hmm. Well, thank you. Its getting late, and we're both going to have a long night. Why don't you take Kiera to bed, and I'll clean this up. Is your stuff in your truck still?"
"Okay, and yes, why?"
"I'll run out and get it. Go on, put the baby in her crib. Go on. Shoo!"
"Okay I'm going. Are you going to be this demanding the whole time?"
"I don't know. I haven't thought about it.yet." Lorelai said, and smiling at Luke. Luke smiled himself, and shook his head. He walked into the living room, and scooped the Kiera in his arms. She moved slightly, and snuggled against Luke's chest. Luke smiled, and rocked the baby lightly as he walked upstairs, not noticing Lorelai watching, him with a smile on her face.
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Around eight o'clock, Luke knocked on her door. "Come in", Lorelai called. Luke walked through the door. He had food and a large object that looked like a baby crib.
I stopped at Kim's Antiques and got the crib." Luke said as he set the crib down. "And I brought food." Luke handed Lorelai the very large bag.
"You're a god. I'm so wiped. I think I remember now, why I decided that I didn't want anymore kids until I was married, and had someone to help me."
"I'm gonna go set this up, you can start eating." Luke turned away, and then turned back. "Where DO you want this?" Lorelai smiled.
"Upstairs in my bedroom. I made a spot for it; I even put a post-it that says 'baby's crib.' Luke nodded and headed upstairs.
As Lorelai walked into the kitchen, she glanced down at the couch and Kiera, who was fast asleep. Lorelai smiled and reached down and ran her forefinger across the baby's forehead, then proceeded to the kitchen. A few minutes later, Luke joined her. "It's all set up. The mattress is on, and so are the sheets.
"Thanks Luke. So tell me, what did Mrs. Kim say when you bought the crib?" Lorelai asked as she took a sip of her coffee.
"She didn't say anything except 'no returns. All sales final,' and gave me weird looks. Strangely, she didn't question me." Luke said as he sat down and pulled a salad out of the bag. Lorelai just nodded her head and kept eating. They ate in silence, until Lorelai asked Luke a question that had been on her mind for awhile
"Luke, do you really hate kids, and not want any. Ever?" Lorelai looked at Luke who was looking at his salad intently.
"I never said I hate kids, or that I never want to have some."
"But when Jess came you made that big speech about jam hands, and how you can't stand messes and stuff."
"I didn't mean it like that. I was upset, and didn't know how to deal. As we both know Jess has a lot of problems, and a really bad attitude. So where is Rory?" Luke said obviously changing the subject.
"She's staying at Lane's tonight. And don't change the subject."
"Why are you so curious as to how I feel about something like kids, anyway?"
"Well, you agreed to help me, and last time this subject came up, you weren't all that fond of the idea."
"I agreed to help you because you're my friend, and friends help each other when they need it. Plus I don't know, Kiera you said her name was? Well, I thought she was cute and she looks very familiar. Like when of my cousins that I haven't seen since I was a kid."
"Hmm. Well, thank you. Its getting late, and we're both going to have a long night. Why don't you take Kiera to bed, and I'll clean this up. Is your stuff in your truck still?"
"Okay, and yes, why?"
"I'll run out and get it. Go on, put the baby in her crib. Go on. Shoo!"
"Okay I'm going. Are you going to be this demanding the whole time?"
"I don't know. I haven't thought about it.yet." Lorelai said, and smiling at Luke. Luke smiled himself, and shook his head. He walked into the living room, and scooped the Kiera in his arms. She moved slightly, and snuggled against Luke's chest. Luke smiled, and rocked the baby lightly as he walked upstairs, not noticing Lorelai watching, him with a smile on her face.
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