Sitting alone in her New York loft Nicole smiled. She'd finally one. She'd
found the one thing that would keep her with Luke, and keep him away from
Lorelai. Luke was too responsible to dump someone who was having his child,
and too gullible to not think it was true.
Slowly she got up and began packing her bags; she was headed to Stars Hollow to see her husband. *****************************
When Rory walked into her house she found her mother sitting on the couch with a bag of twizlers, two bags of chips and a bottle of wine. "Oh god mom, what happened?" asked Rory sitting down next to her mother.
"Luke.baby.dad.wow," was all Lorelai managed to say.
"You're having Luke's baby?? Screamed Rory.
This snapped Lorelai out of it. "No, no.Nicole is."
"Wow, this is huge," said Rory sitting down next to her mother and grabbing a bag of chips. She knew her mother must be dieing inside.
"I know it's huge, I'm so happy for them," said Lorelai looking at her daughter.
"No you're not," responded Rory.
"Yes, yes I am," said Lorelai back.
"Mom you can't lie to me, Nicole is icky, we don't want any icky Nicole off spring running around Stars Hollow."
They both sat in silence for a moment, and then Lorelai said it, "I can't love him now can I?"
Rory looked over at her mother in shock, "You do love him, don't you?"
"I don't know, but now I can't, I don't have that option. I mean, the option to love Luke has always just kinda been there, and now.now it's gone." Tears began to well up in her eyes again.
"Okay are we sure it's Luke's baby.I mean they haven't been together in awhile," asked Rory, rational as always.
"I didn't ask., I guess I just assumed.I have to go."
"Mom where are you going?" screamed Rory as she watched her mother leave the front door.
********************************************* Luke was wiping down the counter when he saw the flash of brunette coming running into his diner.
"Lorelai, what are you doing here? Nicole is on her way and."
"I know Luke, I know," said Lorelai gasping for air.
"I just have to ask.are you sure it's yours?"
"What?" asked Luke "yes.I mean I think."
"So you aren't sure if the baby Nicole is carrying is yours? Or if the baby even exists?"
"You have some nerve," came an all too familiar voice from behind her.
"Nicole".said Luke, "Lorelai was just."
"I know what she's was just doing Luke, and now I think she should leave."
Lorelai looked at Luke for some sort of support, but he just looked down.
"Fine, I'm leaving.bye Nicole, Luke," said Lorelai, "as she brushed passed Nicole and headed outside.
*******************
"That woman will never quit will she," gasped Nicole as she walked up to Luke.
"We're friends Nicole, she's just worried about me," said Luke, exasperated at the same conversation they'd had ten million times.
"Friends.why don't you just admit that you love her Luke, do you even care about me at all!" screamed Nicole.
"Yes of course I care about this baby.and you," said Luke
"So if there was no baby, then there'd be no us right?" questioned Nicole.
"What are you saying?" Luke asked.
"I know that you and Lorelai were dating, I know you took her to your aunt's for Thanksgiving, and that you two were parading around happy as can be." "How do you know all this, are you spying on me Nicole?" asked Luke walking toward her.
"I ran into Jenny, in New York," said Nicole, "she was all too happy to tell me about your perfect new girlfriend Lorelai, and how she'd never seen you so happy."
Luke smiled; it was true, he'd never been as happy as he was that weekend.
"Nicole, we were faking it.my ex was there I wanted to make her jealous, so Lorelai helped out."
"She's always there when you need her isn't she," screamed Nicole, "so tell me Luke, why are you here with me then?"
"Because I'm not a dead beat Nicole, I'm not going to leave you alone, with our baby." He saw Nicole's eyes widen and he softened his tone. "It's not that I don't love you Nicole, or that I don't want to be with you.it's just all happening so fast."
"So you do love me Luke?" asked Nicole
"I.." said Luke looking down "I can."
"Don't bother, I'm not pregnant," said Nicole, "I just didn't know how else to keep you," she added rubbing her hand along Luke's face with affection, "I just love you so much."
"Damn it Nicole, this is low, even for you.I have to go find."
"Find what Luke," said Nicole cutting him off. "She'll never love you ya know, if she wanted to she would have by now."
Luke knew it was true, but it didn't matter, he just had to get out of that diner, he had to breathe, he had to find Lorelai Gilmore.
Slowly she got up and began packing her bags; she was headed to Stars Hollow to see her husband. *****************************
When Rory walked into her house she found her mother sitting on the couch with a bag of twizlers, two bags of chips and a bottle of wine. "Oh god mom, what happened?" asked Rory sitting down next to her mother.
"Luke.baby.dad.wow," was all Lorelai managed to say.
"You're having Luke's baby?? Screamed Rory.
This snapped Lorelai out of it. "No, no.Nicole is."
"Wow, this is huge," said Rory sitting down next to her mother and grabbing a bag of chips. She knew her mother must be dieing inside.
"I know it's huge, I'm so happy for them," said Lorelai looking at her daughter.
"No you're not," responded Rory.
"Yes, yes I am," said Lorelai back.
"Mom you can't lie to me, Nicole is icky, we don't want any icky Nicole off spring running around Stars Hollow."
They both sat in silence for a moment, and then Lorelai said it, "I can't love him now can I?"
Rory looked over at her mother in shock, "You do love him, don't you?"
"I don't know, but now I can't, I don't have that option. I mean, the option to love Luke has always just kinda been there, and now.now it's gone." Tears began to well up in her eyes again.
"Okay are we sure it's Luke's baby.I mean they haven't been together in awhile," asked Rory, rational as always.
"I didn't ask., I guess I just assumed.I have to go."
"Mom where are you going?" screamed Rory as she watched her mother leave the front door.
********************************************* Luke was wiping down the counter when he saw the flash of brunette coming running into his diner.
"Lorelai, what are you doing here? Nicole is on her way and."
"I know Luke, I know," said Lorelai gasping for air.
"I just have to ask.are you sure it's yours?"
"What?" asked Luke "yes.I mean I think."
"So you aren't sure if the baby Nicole is carrying is yours? Or if the baby even exists?"
"You have some nerve," came an all too familiar voice from behind her.
"Nicole".said Luke, "Lorelai was just."
"I know what she's was just doing Luke, and now I think she should leave."
Lorelai looked at Luke for some sort of support, but he just looked down.
"Fine, I'm leaving.bye Nicole, Luke," said Lorelai, "as she brushed passed Nicole and headed outside.
*******************
"That woman will never quit will she," gasped Nicole as she walked up to Luke.
"We're friends Nicole, she's just worried about me," said Luke, exasperated at the same conversation they'd had ten million times.
"Friends.why don't you just admit that you love her Luke, do you even care about me at all!" screamed Nicole.
"Yes of course I care about this baby.and you," said Luke
"So if there was no baby, then there'd be no us right?" questioned Nicole.
"What are you saying?" Luke asked.
"I know that you and Lorelai were dating, I know you took her to your aunt's for Thanksgiving, and that you two were parading around happy as can be." "How do you know all this, are you spying on me Nicole?" asked Luke walking toward her.
"I ran into Jenny, in New York," said Nicole, "she was all too happy to tell me about your perfect new girlfriend Lorelai, and how she'd never seen you so happy."
Luke smiled; it was true, he'd never been as happy as he was that weekend.
"Nicole, we were faking it.my ex was there I wanted to make her jealous, so Lorelai helped out."
"She's always there when you need her isn't she," screamed Nicole, "so tell me Luke, why are you here with me then?"
"Because I'm not a dead beat Nicole, I'm not going to leave you alone, with our baby." He saw Nicole's eyes widen and he softened his tone. "It's not that I don't love you Nicole, or that I don't want to be with you.it's just all happening so fast."
"So you do love me Luke?" asked Nicole
"I.." said Luke looking down "I can."
"Don't bother, I'm not pregnant," said Nicole, "I just didn't know how else to keep you," she added rubbing her hand along Luke's face with affection, "I just love you so much."
"Damn it Nicole, this is low, even for you.I have to go find."
"Find what Luke," said Nicole cutting him off. "She'll never love you ya know, if she wanted to she would have by now."
Luke knew it was true, but it didn't matter, he just had to get out of that diner, he had to breathe, he had to find Lorelai Gilmore.
