A/N: I never did research the whole adoption thing, so I apologize in
advance if I get it wrong.
Luke and Lorelai followed the secretary out into the hall where she introduced them to Dr. Lencon. He was tall and skinny, and had a white mustache showing he was an older doctor.
"Hello, I'm Luke Danes, and this is my friend Lorelai Gilmore." Luke said shaking the doctor's hand.
"It's nice to meet you Mr. Danes, Miss. Gilmore."
"Oh please, call me Lorelai. I hate formalities."
"Yeah, and just call me Luke."
"Okay then. Right this way please." Dr. Lencon said leading Lorelai and Luke down a hallway that had many doors on either side. They came to a stop near the end of the hallway in front of a door. The doctor opened the door and led both Luke and Lorelai into a large office which had many cubicles, each surrounded on three sides by a sound proof glass. Doctors and families of patients occupied many of the cubicles. The doctor led Luke and Lorelai over to an unoccupied cubicle, where two chairs were carefully placed in front of the glass.
"Lorelai, if you would please sit here, as you will have to wait for Luke to fill you in, hospital policy."
"I understand." Lorelai said gloomily taking a seat in the red cushioned chair. She looked up at Luke. "Make it fast okay? I wanna know what's going on too."
"I will, I promise." Luke said, then turned and followed Dr. Lencon behind the glass. Lorelai sat silently, pressing her ear against the glass trying to hear. She silently cursed the sound proof glass, and the low voices the Doctor and Luke were using. A little while later, Luke walked out from behind the glass, looking half-upset, and half-happy.
"Well, what's going on? Tell me tell me tell me!" Luke gave a weak smile.
"Well, Kiera's mine. Natasha passed away about a half an hour before we got here."
"Oh my god. So, do we.you just get to take Kiera home, or do you have to arrange a funeral or what?"
"Well, Kiera is still here, she can come home tonight with us. As for the funeral, I'm not 1sure. I guess a distant aunt or something is taking care of it."
"Wait, if there is a distant aunt, why do you get Kiera?"
"Because of that will thing Natasha wrote. It said she comes to me. Actually, it said to us, but technically since I'm related to her, I have to deal with all the paperwork. You just have to sign something."
"Yay! Lucky me!"
"I thought you'd see it like that. Come on, sign this so we can get Kiera and go."
"Yeah, alright." Lorelai followed Luke behind the glass and sat down in a chair in front of the doctor's desk. Dr. Lencon showed Lorelai where to sign. She scanned the document quickly before adding her signature below Luke's and an unfamiliar looking name.
"Whose signature is that?" she asked.
"It's a carbon copy of Natasha, from her signature at the bottom of the will she wrote. Now, technically Kiera is both of yours, but should you ever erm. get into a fight, or decide to move away from each other, Kiera will belong to Luke because he is blood related. Another stipulation is that you will have to raise her under the same household. It was something Natasha wrote into her will. You also receive a small portion of her families' wealth, to pay for any things you may need for her, or to put away towards her college education. That's about it. If you'll follow me I'll have an orderly bring you to get Kiera."
They walked back down the long hallway to the front area by the waiting room, and the doctor talked to a young man in green scrubs for a moment. He turned back to Luke and Lorelai. "Talk these with you. I'll call down to the ward were Kiera is, and have them notified you'll be down in a moment."
"Okay, thank you doctor." Luke said shaking his hand.
"Yes, thank you." Lorelai said, before she and Luke turned to follow the orderly, to go get their Kiera. Dr. Lencon smiled after them, shaking his head slightly.
Luke and Lorelai followed the orderly to what seemed like a babysitting section of the hospital. There were many children ranging in ages playing with toys, and being looked after by several nurses. The orderly led Luke and Lorelai up to a nurse. They conversed quietly for a moment, before she turned to Luke and Lorelai with a kind smile on her face. For a moment, the nurse reminded Lorelai of Sookie.
"Are you Luke Danes and Lorelai Gilmore?"
"Yes we are." Lorelai responded quickly for Luke.
"Okay then. I just need to see the adoption files you just signed, and you then you should be on your way." Luke quickly handed the files over. The nurse looked through them for a moment. "Okay, follow me." She led them over to a section of the room where there was a large playpen set up. Both Luke and Lorelai saw Kiera at the same time. They looked at each other and smiled. The nurse reached down and scooped up Kiera, handing her to Lorelai. Luke and Lorelai stood close together smiling at Kiera, showering her with kisses. The nurse coughed lightly after a few moments to get their attention.
"I just have to make you photo-copies of these, and you need to sign a release form and then you can go."
"Okay." Lorelai said, her eyes watery, the emotional toll of the day finally catching up to her. Luke reached out silently asking to hold Kiera. Lorelai silently handed her over, then reached into her purse and pulled out a tissue and wiped her eyes. In a few minutes she and Luke would be out of the hospital, with their new, well new in a sense baby to take care of and love for life.
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A/N: So what do you think? Next chapter: Luke moves in with the Gilmore's, we find out what Rory thinks, and Lorelai's parents find out about Kiera.
Luke and Lorelai followed the secretary out into the hall where she introduced them to Dr. Lencon. He was tall and skinny, and had a white mustache showing he was an older doctor.
"Hello, I'm Luke Danes, and this is my friend Lorelai Gilmore." Luke said shaking the doctor's hand.
"It's nice to meet you Mr. Danes, Miss. Gilmore."
"Oh please, call me Lorelai. I hate formalities."
"Yeah, and just call me Luke."
"Okay then. Right this way please." Dr. Lencon said leading Lorelai and Luke down a hallway that had many doors on either side. They came to a stop near the end of the hallway in front of a door. The doctor opened the door and led both Luke and Lorelai into a large office which had many cubicles, each surrounded on three sides by a sound proof glass. Doctors and families of patients occupied many of the cubicles. The doctor led Luke and Lorelai over to an unoccupied cubicle, where two chairs were carefully placed in front of the glass.
"Lorelai, if you would please sit here, as you will have to wait for Luke to fill you in, hospital policy."
"I understand." Lorelai said gloomily taking a seat in the red cushioned chair. She looked up at Luke. "Make it fast okay? I wanna know what's going on too."
"I will, I promise." Luke said, then turned and followed Dr. Lencon behind the glass. Lorelai sat silently, pressing her ear against the glass trying to hear. She silently cursed the sound proof glass, and the low voices the Doctor and Luke were using. A little while later, Luke walked out from behind the glass, looking half-upset, and half-happy.
"Well, what's going on? Tell me tell me tell me!" Luke gave a weak smile.
"Well, Kiera's mine. Natasha passed away about a half an hour before we got here."
"Oh my god. So, do we.you just get to take Kiera home, or do you have to arrange a funeral or what?"
"Well, Kiera is still here, she can come home tonight with us. As for the funeral, I'm not 1sure. I guess a distant aunt or something is taking care of it."
"Wait, if there is a distant aunt, why do you get Kiera?"
"Because of that will thing Natasha wrote. It said she comes to me. Actually, it said to us, but technically since I'm related to her, I have to deal with all the paperwork. You just have to sign something."
"Yay! Lucky me!"
"I thought you'd see it like that. Come on, sign this so we can get Kiera and go."
"Yeah, alright." Lorelai followed Luke behind the glass and sat down in a chair in front of the doctor's desk. Dr. Lencon showed Lorelai where to sign. She scanned the document quickly before adding her signature below Luke's and an unfamiliar looking name.
"Whose signature is that?" she asked.
"It's a carbon copy of Natasha, from her signature at the bottom of the will she wrote. Now, technically Kiera is both of yours, but should you ever erm. get into a fight, or decide to move away from each other, Kiera will belong to Luke because he is blood related. Another stipulation is that you will have to raise her under the same household. It was something Natasha wrote into her will. You also receive a small portion of her families' wealth, to pay for any things you may need for her, or to put away towards her college education. That's about it. If you'll follow me I'll have an orderly bring you to get Kiera."
They walked back down the long hallway to the front area by the waiting room, and the doctor talked to a young man in green scrubs for a moment. He turned back to Luke and Lorelai. "Talk these with you. I'll call down to the ward were Kiera is, and have them notified you'll be down in a moment."
"Okay, thank you doctor." Luke said shaking his hand.
"Yes, thank you." Lorelai said, before she and Luke turned to follow the orderly, to go get their Kiera. Dr. Lencon smiled after them, shaking his head slightly.
Luke and Lorelai followed the orderly to what seemed like a babysitting section of the hospital. There were many children ranging in ages playing with toys, and being looked after by several nurses. The orderly led Luke and Lorelai up to a nurse. They conversed quietly for a moment, before she turned to Luke and Lorelai with a kind smile on her face. For a moment, the nurse reminded Lorelai of Sookie.
"Are you Luke Danes and Lorelai Gilmore?"
"Yes we are." Lorelai responded quickly for Luke.
"Okay then. I just need to see the adoption files you just signed, and you then you should be on your way." Luke quickly handed the files over. The nurse looked through them for a moment. "Okay, follow me." She led them over to a section of the room where there was a large playpen set up. Both Luke and Lorelai saw Kiera at the same time. They looked at each other and smiled. The nurse reached down and scooped up Kiera, handing her to Lorelai. Luke and Lorelai stood close together smiling at Kiera, showering her with kisses. The nurse coughed lightly after a few moments to get their attention.
"I just have to make you photo-copies of these, and you need to sign a release form and then you can go."
"Okay." Lorelai said, her eyes watery, the emotional toll of the day finally catching up to her. Luke reached out silently asking to hold Kiera. Lorelai silently handed her over, then reached into her purse and pulled out a tissue and wiped her eyes. In a few minutes she and Luke would be out of the hospital, with their new, well new in a sense baby to take care of and love for life.
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A/N: So what do you think? Next chapter: Luke moves in with the Gilmore's, we find out what Rory thinks, and Lorelai's parents find out about Kiera.