Lorelai and Luke were greeted by a rush of cold air as they entered the
hospital. Luke shivered. How he hated hospitals. They reminded him of
death. Especially his parents, more specifically his mothers. He had only
been what six, seven years old at the time. Luke shivered again and felt
Lorelai squeeze his hand as they walked up to the large desk near the
entrance. "Um, excuse me, I'm Luke Danes, I'm here to see a Natasha and
Kiera Kendral." The receptionist hit a few keys on her computer, and looked
up.
"Mr. Danes? Floor three room 108, talk to the receptionist up there, and she'll get a doctor. You're the one who is taking over guardianship of the baby right?" Luke sighed; relieved they were making this easy for him.
"Yes, I am. So floor three room 108?"
"Yep. Oh and its family only." She said eyeing Lorelai.
"I'm his wife." Lorelai lied quickly.
"Oh well, okay then." The lady said skeptically, eyeing Luke and Lorelai as they walked off quickly. She shook her head and smiled lightly as she turned back to her computer.
"So, Mrs. Danes let's find an elevator." Luke said smirking at Lorelai.
"Oh shut up, she would have made me wait downstairs."
"You could have said you were my sister, or my cousin. Either would have worked."
"Well wife popped into my head first, so sue me. Anyway, lets get going." Lorelai said as she walked ahead of Luke toward the elevators.
"Floor three." Luke reminded once inside the elevator.
"Yea yea, I know." Lorelai said as she pushed the button for floor three. "I wonder how Natasha is doing."
"We'll find out soon."
"Are you nervous? Your gonna be a daddy soon."
"A little. What about you? You are going to help me." Luke sounded more pleading than demanding.
"I am" Lorelai laughed "Well, I'm worried about Kiera, but I've done this parent thing before. So have you." She reminded him.
"Yea, but for a few weeks. It still wasn't very long. And those few weeks were the first time for you in seventeen years."
"I know. But it's the mother's instinct. We women know what to do when it comes to kids. Plus, I know everything so, why wouldn't I know how to take care of a kid?" before Luke could comment the elevator door opened, signaling their arrival to floor three. Lorelai bounced out, Luke behind her. Luke walked over to the receptionist's desk.
"Um, hi. I'm Luke Danes, and I'm Kiera Kendrals cousin, I'm here to see about becoming her legal guardian."
"Ah Mr. Danes. Good, you're here. I'll page Dr. Lencon. Just a minute." She picked up the phone and pressed a button then said "Dr. Lencon to floor three please, Dr. Lencon to floor three." A few seconds later the message echoed through the hospital. "I don't know how long you'll have to wait, so why don't you have a seat, and I'll come and get you." She said pointing to a small waiting room.
"Okay, thanks." Luke replied as he and Lorelai made their way to the small room.
"God, I hope we don't have to wait long." Lorelai commented sitting down in one of the red cushioned chairs.
"Me too. I hate hospitals." Luke murmured, taking a deep breath and putting his head between his knees. Lorelai rubbed his back gently, and laughed softly.
"What?" Luke asked looking up
"Nothing. Nothing at all."
"Uh huh. What is it?"
"It's just, to see such a manly man afraid of hospitals."
"I'm not afraid of hospitals. I don't like them. There's a difference."
"If you say so."
"I do say so."
"So why do you dislike hospitals?"
"Because." Luke sighed when Lorelai gave him a look that demanded his further explanation. "When I was six, my mother died. The last time I saw her, she was in a hospital hooked up to all those machines."
"Oh. I...I didn't know. I'm sorry."
"It's okay. I also saw my dad in a hospital. Not for the last time though. The stubborn old man refused to die in a hospital in the 'most goddamn uncomfortable bed' as he put it." Luke said smiling. "That man could not be forced into anything. Except when my mother was alive. She'd say jump, and he'd ask how high."
"Sounds like he really loved her."
"He did. He never remarried or even dated after she died."
"God? How the hell could he survive that many years without..err.nevermind." Luke laughed.
"Because, sex isn't that important to everyone Lorelai."
"You say that like it's the only thing a think about. Oh my god! You think I'm some kind of slut don't you?"
"What? No. I didn't say that. I don't think that at all." Lorelai laughed.
"Relax Luke I won't make another scene. I promise. But you have to admit that was kind of funny!"
"No it really wasn't." Luke said but couldn't help but smiling. They smiled at each other for a few moments, when the receptionist poked her head in.
"Mr. Danes? Um Mrs. Danes? The doctors here, and ready to talk with you." Luke and Lorelai looked at each other and smiled, before standing up and following the receptionist out to meet with the doctor.
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A/N: So what do you think should happen next? Also does anyone know a website where I can research adoption regulations for California? The sooner I get the research done, the sooner I can write and post the next chapter, so help would be much appreciated. Thanx!
"Mr. Danes? Floor three room 108, talk to the receptionist up there, and she'll get a doctor. You're the one who is taking over guardianship of the baby right?" Luke sighed; relieved they were making this easy for him.
"Yes, I am. So floor three room 108?"
"Yep. Oh and its family only." She said eyeing Lorelai.
"I'm his wife." Lorelai lied quickly.
"Oh well, okay then." The lady said skeptically, eyeing Luke and Lorelai as they walked off quickly. She shook her head and smiled lightly as she turned back to her computer.
"So, Mrs. Danes let's find an elevator." Luke said smirking at Lorelai.
"Oh shut up, she would have made me wait downstairs."
"You could have said you were my sister, or my cousin. Either would have worked."
"Well wife popped into my head first, so sue me. Anyway, lets get going." Lorelai said as she walked ahead of Luke toward the elevators.
"Floor three." Luke reminded once inside the elevator.
"Yea yea, I know." Lorelai said as she pushed the button for floor three. "I wonder how Natasha is doing."
"We'll find out soon."
"Are you nervous? Your gonna be a daddy soon."
"A little. What about you? You are going to help me." Luke sounded more pleading than demanding.
"I am" Lorelai laughed "Well, I'm worried about Kiera, but I've done this parent thing before. So have you." She reminded him.
"Yea, but for a few weeks. It still wasn't very long. And those few weeks were the first time for you in seventeen years."
"I know. But it's the mother's instinct. We women know what to do when it comes to kids. Plus, I know everything so, why wouldn't I know how to take care of a kid?" before Luke could comment the elevator door opened, signaling their arrival to floor three. Lorelai bounced out, Luke behind her. Luke walked over to the receptionist's desk.
"Um, hi. I'm Luke Danes, and I'm Kiera Kendrals cousin, I'm here to see about becoming her legal guardian."
"Ah Mr. Danes. Good, you're here. I'll page Dr. Lencon. Just a minute." She picked up the phone and pressed a button then said "Dr. Lencon to floor three please, Dr. Lencon to floor three." A few seconds later the message echoed through the hospital. "I don't know how long you'll have to wait, so why don't you have a seat, and I'll come and get you." She said pointing to a small waiting room.
"Okay, thanks." Luke replied as he and Lorelai made their way to the small room.
"God, I hope we don't have to wait long." Lorelai commented sitting down in one of the red cushioned chairs.
"Me too. I hate hospitals." Luke murmured, taking a deep breath and putting his head between his knees. Lorelai rubbed his back gently, and laughed softly.
"What?" Luke asked looking up
"Nothing. Nothing at all."
"Uh huh. What is it?"
"It's just, to see such a manly man afraid of hospitals."
"I'm not afraid of hospitals. I don't like them. There's a difference."
"If you say so."
"I do say so."
"So why do you dislike hospitals?"
"Because." Luke sighed when Lorelai gave him a look that demanded his further explanation. "When I was six, my mother died. The last time I saw her, she was in a hospital hooked up to all those machines."
"Oh. I...I didn't know. I'm sorry."
"It's okay. I also saw my dad in a hospital. Not for the last time though. The stubborn old man refused to die in a hospital in the 'most goddamn uncomfortable bed' as he put it." Luke said smiling. "That man could not be forced into anything. Except when my mother was alive. She'd say jump, and he'd ask how high."
"Sounds like he really loved her."
"He did. He never remarried or even dated after she died."
"God? How the hell could he survive that many years without..err.nevermind." Luke laughed.
"Because, sex isn't that important to everyone Lorelai."
"You say that like it's the only thing a think about. Oh my god! You think I'm some kind of slut don't you?"
"What? No. I didn't say that. I don't think that at all." Lorelai laughed.
"Relax Luke I won't make another scene. I promise. But you have to admit that was kind of funny!"
"No it really wasn't." Luke said but couldn't help but smiling. They smiled at each other for a few moments, when the receptionist poked her head in.
"Mr. Danes? Um Mrs. Danes? The doctors here, and ready to talk with you." Luke and Lorelai looked at each other and smiled, before standing up and following the receptionist out to meet with the doctor.
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A/N: So what do you think should happen next? Also does anyone know a website where I can research adoption regulations for California? The sooner I get the research done, the sooner I can write and post the next chapter, so help would be much appreciated. Thanx!