Later that day Lorelai walked into Luke's. By now everyone around town knew
Luke and Lorelai were playing 'mommy' and 'daddy' for this baby. It was all
anyone could talk about, especially Miss Patty.
"Oh no." Lorelai said as Miss Patty came running over to her. "Hi Patty. Can I help you?"
"Oh no dear. I was just curious, I heard that you and Luke are babysitter." Miss Patty said, pointing to the bundle in Lorelai's arms.
"Yes Miss Patty, we are."
"Oh that is so cute. So tell me does Luke make a good dad?"
"Yes, Luke has been a lot of help." Lorelai said smiling, remembering that morning's events. Or was it that night's? She was too tired to remember. All she knew was Luke would make an excellent father.
"Well then maybe when she goes back to her parents, you and Luke could try this out for yourselves. Together." Miss Patty winked at Lorelai, and then left. Leaving Lorelai feeling nervous and happy at the same time, which scared her.
"Hey" Luke said coming over after Miss Patty was gone. "What was that all about?"
"Hmm. Oh nothing, just Miss Patty being herself."
"So in other words, she was butting into your business?"
"Yep."
"Well, go sit down. I'll bring you coffee and food in a minute." Luke said pointing to a table, where on one of the chairs was an old infant seat.
"Where did you get that?" Lorelai asked pointing to the seat.
"Oh, that was Liz's. I have it just incase, you know."
"Yep." Lorelai said, smiling again.
A while later Lorelai was upstairs, lying on the couch watching TV. Kiera was taking a nap in Luke's bed. Lorelai turned and looked over at her, and smiled. She was still staring when Luke walked in.
"You like having a baby around again, don't you?" He asked, making her jump. She turned to face him.
"Where did you come from? And yes. I really miss my little girl.
"Well, your not-so-little girl is downstairs. Want me to send her up?"
"Could you? I want to talk to her."
"No problem." Luke said as he turned around and went back downstairs. A few moments later Rory came upstairs.
"Hey mom. Luke said you want to talk to me?" Rory asked in a quiet voice, so she wouldn't wake the baby.
"Yep. I was just wondering, what you think of all this. You know the baby, Luke staying at our house." Lorelai said waving her hands in the air.
"I think its cool. I want to say I'm sorry if I sounded a little cold the other day. I was tired and nervous. I mean midterms are coming up and."
"Don't worry. I understand."
"So tell me about everything that has happened so far. I ran into Miss Patty, and she was saying something about Luke playing 'daddy' and you playing 'mommy.' Then she told me to tell you to try it out for yourselves."
"Yes, she already told me that herself. What is her fascination with Luke and I getting together, getting married, having kids, yadda yadda yadda." Lorelai said, sighing deeply.
"Oh come on. Everyone knows you and Luke have a thing for each other."
"No we don't we're just friends." Lorelai said stubbornly.
"Really? Look where we are. Luke's apartment, and there is a baby asleep in his bed. And may I remind you that you asked for his help. You could have asked Sookie, or me. But you asked Luke."
"I couldn't have asked you, it would not have been fair for me to expect you to help me take care of a baby. Sookie would not have time she has Jackson now. Plus she is so accident prone, if it were my baby I wouldn't mind, but since I don't even know who the parents are, I just didn't know if I wanted to chance it. Besides, Luke well he."
"Cleopatra, queen of de-nile."
"No, I'm not in denial. If I had feelings for him I would at least admit it to myself."
"Are you sure? Has Luke held the baby?"
"He name is Kiera, and yes."
"Ok, so how did you feel when you saw him holding her? Warm and fuzzy, anything along the lines of 'wow, I never knew.' I know you, and I know when your in love, so believe me when I say you love him, and he loves you. Why do you think Rachel left?"
"I do not love him, he does not love me. We are just friends, and Rachel left because.because." Lorelai said very unconvincingly.
"See, you love him. Just tell him. I know for a fact he feels the same way." Rory then got up, and kissed her mom on the cheek. "I'll see you later, I have homework to finish." As Rory left, Lorelai just sat there with a blank look on her face. Who was she kidding? Apparently not even herself anymore.
"Oh no." Lorelai said as Miss Patty came running over to her. "Hi Patty. Can I help you?"
"Oh no dear. I was just curious, I heard that you and Luke are babysitter." Miss Patty said, pointing to the bundle in Lorelai's arms.
"Yes Miss Patty, we are."
"Oh that is so cute. So tell me does Luke make a good dad?"
"Yes, Luke has been a lot of help." Lorelai said smiling, remembering that morning's events. Or was it that night's? She was too tired to remember. All she knew was Luke would make an excellent father.
"Well then maybe when she goes back to her parents, you and Luke could try this out for yourselves. Together." Miss Patty winked at Lorelai, and then left. Leaving Lorelai feeling nervous and happy at the same time, which scared her.
"Hey" Luke said coming over after Miss Patty was gone. "What was that all about?"
"Hmm. Oh nothing, just Miss Patty being herself."
"So in other words, she was butting into your business?"
"Yep."
"Well, go sit down. I'll bring you coffee and food in a minute." Luke said pointing to a table, where on one of the chairs was an old infant seat.
"Where did you get that?" Lorelai asked pointing to the seat.
"Oh, that was Liz's. I have it just incase, you know."
"Yep." Lorelai said, smiling again.
A while later Lorelai was upstairs, lying on the couch watching TV. Kiera was taking a nap in Luke's bed. Lorelai turned and looked over at her, and smiled. She was still staring when Luke walked in.
"You like having a baby around again, don't you?" He asked, making her jump. She turned to face him.
"Where did you come from? And yes. I really miss my little girl.
"Well, your not-so-little girl is downstairs. Want me to send her up?"
"Could you? I want to talk to her."
"No problem." Luke said as he turned around and went back downstairs. A few moments later Rory came upstairs.
"Hey mom. Luke said you want to talk to me?" Rory asked in a quiet voice, so she wouldn't wake the baby.
"Yep. I was just wondering, what you think of all this. You know the baby, Luke staying at our house." Lorelai said waving her hands in the air.
"I think its cool. I want to say I'm sorry if I sounded a little cold the other day. I was tired and nervous. I mean midterms are coming up and."
"Don't worry. I understand."
"So tell me about everything that has happened so far. I ran into Miss Patty, and she was saying something about Luke playing 'daddy' and you playing 'mommy.' Then she told me to tell you to try it out for yourselves."
"Yes, she already told me that herself. What is her fascination with Luke and I getting together, getting married, having kids, yadda yadda yadda." Lorelai said, sighing deeply.
"Oh come on. Everyone knows you and Luke have a thing for each other."
"No we don't we're just friends." Lorelai said stubbornly.
"Really? Look where we are. Luke's apartment, and there is a baby asleep in his bed. And may I remind you that you asked for his help. You could have asked Sookie, or me. But you asked Luke."
"I couldn't have asked you, it would not have been fair for me to expect you to help me take care of a baby. Sookie would not have time she has Jackson now. Plus she is so accident prone, if it were my baby I wouldn't mind, but since I don't even know who the parents are, I just didn't know if I wanted to chance it. Besides, Luke well he."
"Cleopatra, queen of de-nile."
"No, I'm not in denial. If I had feelings for him I would at least admit it to myself."
"Are you sure? Has Luke held the baby?"
"He name is Kiera, and yes."
"Ok, so how did you feel when you saw him holding her? Warm and fuzzy, anything along the lines of 'wow, I never knew.' I know you, and I know when your in love, so believe me when I say you love him, and he loves you. Why do you think Rachel left?"
"I do not love him, he does not love me. We are just friends, and Rachel left because.because." Lorelai said very unconvincingly.
"See, you love him. Just tell him. I know for a fact he feels the same way." Rory then got up, and kissed her mom on the cheek. "I'll see you later, I have homework to finish." As Rory left, Lorelai just sat there with a blank look on her face. Who was she kidding? Apparently not even herself anymore.