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have slept with Dean! el grrr
A/N: Hallo loves! This is the chapter you've all been waiting for, I'm sure! I hope you like it! Please R&R as always!
Chapter 27: Everything Good Happens When It Snows
"Oh my God!" Rory said suddenly as her eyes grew huge.
Lorelai said, apprehensively, "What?!"
"I...I feel it moving. Oh my God! It's coming! Right NOW!!!" Rory yelled.
She could feel the head pressing against her cervix, and the sensation made her gasp. She felt the baby's head push through and it was too much. She pushed herself backwards against Jess while grabbing both of his hands; all the while she let out a loud moan.
"It's show time!" Lorelai exclaimed as she saw her grandchild's head begin to crown.
"What?!" Jess exclaimed. "You said we had hours! It's only been thirty minutes!"
Lorelai sighed, "I also didn't know what I was talking about, apparently, because I can see your kid's head."
Jess' face paled, and everyone was surprised when Rory said, "I want to see!"
"What?" Lorelai and Jess asked simultaneously.
Rory groaned, "I said I want to see, the doctor said there would be a mirror up when I gave birth. I want to see my baby!"
Another contraction hit, and Rory breathed and moaned through it as Lorelai told Luke to get a mirror. She was proud of Rory for wanting to see the birth of her child; she didn't know if she'd have enough nerve to watch it. Luke came back and awkwardly watched Lorelai pull the blanket up onto Rory's stomach. Her legs were bent at the knee and spread apart, but he noticed Lorelai had to push them out of the way.
"That's it! Tristan or Paris, whichever of you can handle this, hold the mirror. Luke, hold up her right leg, and Jess, hold up her left."
Paris looked like she was about to pass out from the thought of seeing Rory give birth, so Tristan was the one stuck with holding the mirror. He tried to look away, but it was kind of like a car wreck, once you see it, you can't help but stare.
"Uh," Tristan said. "Can you see, Rory?"
Rory nodded just as another contraction hit, and Lorelai said, "Okay, grab her legs. Rory, honey, I need you to push now while I count to ten! One... two... three... four... five... six... seven..."
Rory relaxed, "I can't... no more!"
Jess kissed her on the cheek and held her hand with his free hand. Paris saw that Jess was having a difficult time holding up her leg and coaching Rory, so she sucked up her fears and took over holding her leg. Jess gave her an appreciative smile and resumed his previous position behind Rory. No more than thirty seconds after the last contraction ended, another one started.
"Push Rory!" Jess coached. "I know it hurts, but you have to!"
Rory screamed as she felt herself tearing. The doctor was going to do an episiotomy to prevent any tearing, but since there was no doctor she felt it. Lorelai saw the rip and as Rory started bleeding, she grabbed a towel and applied pressure to the area. The baby was only out to the nose, and she had already started tearing!
Tristan felt conflicting emotions by watching the 'miracle.' It was disgusting, but kind of awesome (in the dictionary sense of the word) in a way. A human being is coming into the world. It wasn't here just an hour ago, but now he could see it. Rory laid her head against Jess as she relaxed from her last push.
"Oh my God! I see the baby! It's so gross!" she exclaimed. "Oh no! Not again"
She pushed with all her might, and then she saw the whole head come out. She screamed in joy when she saw its face, and she sat back and watched in the mirror as her mother cleaned the baby's nose and mouth with the sterilized turkey baster. With the next contraction, she was feeling too tired to push anymore, but her body had a mind of its own.
"OOOHHHH!" Rory groaned and watched in amazement as another shoulder came out.
Luke was watching Lorelai's face, and the excitement she had delivering her grandchild. He knew she was a great mother, and had no doubt that he wanted to have a baby with her. Even though he hated to see Lorelai in pain, it would be worth it to witness this event again. Luke felt a little uncomfortable, but he wouldn't miss it for the world.
"Just push a little longer, Ror," Jess encouraged.
"I can't! I'm so tired, Jess please!" Rory sobbed.
Jess kissed her and comfortingly said, "I know, hon, I know. It's okay, you're doing great."
Paris was concentrating on not throwing up through the entire thing. She couldn't believe any woman would voluntarily do this after finding out what really happens during the birth. Before, she always wanted to have a baby with Tristan, but now there was no way in hell she'd PURPOSELY put herself in Rory's shoes.
The next wave hit her and Rory clenched her teeth and pushed as hard as she could. Luke could barely hold on to her leg because she was using it as leverage. She watched in complete anguish as her baby came out to its chest, and no more. She had already been pushing for close to an hour.
(A/N: On TV they only show it for like ten minutes, but in reality the actual birth can take hours!)
"Okay, babe, you're doing great!" Lorelai exclaimed. "Just a few more pushes and you'll be done!"
Just as she finished speaking Rory yelled, "OOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!" And pushed as hard as she could. The baby started to slide out slowly, and the baby stopped right before its sex could be revealed.
"Oh come on!" Lorelai yelled. "I've waited nine months to see what you are, and you stop right there!"
Everyone let out a laugh, and it helped to ease the tension of the room a little bit. Rory stared at her child in the mirror and she loved it already. She didn't care if it was a boy or a girl; she loved it with all her heart. She promised the little baby that she'd always take care of it, no matter what, just as she finished, Rory felt the urge to push again.
With one last heave, she used up the rest of her strength to push the baby out! Lorelai caught it and finished suctioning its nose and mouth to induce breathing. As soon as she did that, the baby let out a wail. Rory was crying in relief and happiness at hearing their baby's cry as she rested against Jess' chest. Lorelai cut the umbilical cord and tied it off with a shoelace; she finished wrapping baby Mariano in a towel, and then turned around to show everyone.
"Hey, Mommy," Lorelai whispered with a grin. "How would you like to hold your daughter?"
Rory held out her shaky hands as Lorelai handed her the little girl. She started crying again, and Rory just said, "I know, baby girl. I know." Then, she rocked her gently until she stopped.
All of a sudden, Rory felt another contraction, and she creased her brow. Lorelai saw Rory's confused look and asked her what was wrong.
"Uh, I think I just had another contraction!" she exclaimed in fear. For a second she was afraid she was having twins.
Lorelai sighed in relief, "That's just the placenta."
Rory grimaced, "Oh yeah, I forgot about that."
"Okay, nobody wants to see this, so I suggest you all leave."
"Do you want me to stay?" Jess asked.
Rory smiled, "I think this would be a good time for you to get to know our daughter."
She carefully handed her to him, and he left. Lorelai delivered the placenta and put it in a trash bag along with everything else that was covered in blood. Rory leaned back and closed her eyes; she was completely exhausted from giving birth. All of a sudden, she started laughing.
"What?" Lorelai asked her.
Rory giggled, "I just thought something absurd! I just thought, wow I can see my toes again!"
Lorelai laughed with her and replied, "That's called exhaustion, babe. Now I'm going to go hold my granddaughter. Jess is hogging her!"
Rory grinned, "Okay, well I'm going to sleep."
She drifted off into a deep slumber as everyone took turns holding baby girl Mariano. They hadn't gotten a name for her yet, but Rory had thought of one right before going into dreamland. When Paris held the baby girl, all of her thoughts about never having a baby flew out the window. She was so tiny and adorable, that it made everything Rory went through worth it.
An hour later, Rory stirred from her sleep. Jess was sitting next to her, holding their daughter. He looked comfortable holding her. Then again, he did get a lot of practice at all of those baby classes he had dragged her to. Rory almost laughed remembering how it was he who had to convince her. Usually, it's the other way around; the wife making the husband go. Jess glanced over and saw that she was awake.
"So," he asked. "How are you feeling?"
"I'm tired, but extremely happy," Rory told him.
"Me too," Jess told her truthfully. "So, what are we going to name her?"
Rory grinned, "Actually, I have an idea. We'd have to follow tradition, though."
Jess looked at her puzzled, "What do you mean."
"Well my mom named her after me, so her first name should be Lorelai. It has treated me well. And, she is of Gilmore blood, so her middle name should be Gilmore."
Jess laughed, "You want to name her Lorelai Gilmore Mariano?"
"Yeah," Rory said. "Do you like it?"
Jess smiled a genuine smile, "I love it, but what will we call her so no one will get confused?"
"How about Lori?' Rory suggested.
Jess grinned, "Lori it is!"
"Hey!" Jess called out. "We picked a name."
Everyone rushed over to find out what it was. Lorelai had no idea about any names that they had even discussed, so she couldn't wait to find out what they had decided on. Once everyone was around Rory and Jess, Rory took baby Lori out of Jess' arms and rocked her gently.
"For tradition's sake, her first name is Lorelai. Lori for short, and her middle name will be Gilmore since she is of Gilmore blood." Rory explained.
Everyone ooed and ahhed over her and watched her sleep, until she woke up from the commotion. Lori didn't cry, though, she just stared at all the people who loved her with huge blue eyes. Jess smiled when he noticed what color her eyes were. Most babies have blue eyes, but dark blue eyes usually turn brown. He looked at his daughter's and saw that they were sky blue, just like her mother's.
Jess whispered in Rory's ear, "She has your eyes."
Rory smiled, and then looked out the window. The snow had stopped falling, and there was a peaceful calmness outside. Then, she remembered her mother's words and realized she was right.
"You were right!" Rory said suddenly to her mother.
Lorelai questioned, "About what?"
"Earlier, you were right. Everything good does happen when it snows." Rory explained.
A/N: I was going to add an epilogue, but I think this chapter wrapped the story up nicely. If you do want one I'll give it to you, but I'm thinking about doing a sequel to this story showing Lori as a teenager. Well, please R&R!!! I hope you liked it!
A/N: Hallo loves! This is the chapter you've all been waiting for, I'm sure! I hope you like it! Please R&R as always!
Chapter 27: Everything Good Happens When It Snows
"Oh my God!" Rory said suddenly as her eyes grew huge.
Lorelai said, apprehensively, "What?!"
"I...I feel it moving. Oh my God! It's coming! Right NOW!!!" Rory yelled.
She could feel the head pressing against her cervix, and the sensation made her gasp. She felt the baby's head push through and it was too much. She pushed herself backwards against Jess while grabbing both of his hands; all the while she let out a loud moan.
"It's show time!" Lorelai exclaimed as she saw her grandchild's head begin to crown.
"What?!" Jess exclaimed. "You said we had hours! It's only been thirty minutes!"
Lorelai sighed, "I also didn't know what I was talking about, apparently, because I can see your kid's head."
Jess' face paled, and everyone was surprised when Rory said, "I want to see!"
"What?" Lorelai and Jess asked simultaneously.
Rory groaned, "I said I want to see, the doctor said there would be a mirror up when I gave birth. I want to see my baby!"
Another contraction hit, and Rory breathed and moaned through it as Lorelai told Luke to get a mirror. She was proud of Rory for wanting to see the birth of her child; she didn't know if she'd have enough nerve to watch it. Luke came back and awkwardly watched Lorelai pull the blanket up onto Rory's stomach. Her legs were bent at the knee and spread apart, but he noticed Lorelai had to push them out of the way.
"That's it! Tristan or Paris, whichever of you can handle this, hold the mirror. Luke, hold up her right leg, and Jess, hold up her left."
Paris looked like she was about to pass out from the thought of seeing Rory give birth, so Tristan was the one stuck with holding the mirror. He tried to look away, but it was kind of like a car wreck, once you see it, you can't help but stare.
"Uh," Tristan said. "Can you see, Rory?"
Rory nodded just as another contraction hit, and Lorelai said, "Okay, grab her legs. Rory, honey, I need you to push now while I count to ten! One... two... three... four... five... six... seven..."
Rory relaxed, "I can't... no more!"
Jess kissed her on the cheek and held her hand with his free hand. Paris saw that Jess was having a difficult time holding up her leg and coaching Rory, so she sucked up her fears and took over holding her leg. Jess gave her an appreciative smile and resumed his previous position behind Rory. No more than thirty seconds after the last contraction ended, another one started.
"Push Rory!" Jess coached. "I know it hurts, but you have to!"
Rory screamed as she felt herself tearing. The doctor was going to do an episiotomy to prevent any tearing, but since there was no doctor she felt it. Lorelai saw the rip and as Rory started bleeding, she grabbed a towel and applied pressure to the area. The baby was only out to the nose, and she had already started tearing!
Tristan felt conflicting emotions by watching the 'miracle.' It was disgusting, but kind of awesome (in the dictionary sense of the word) in a way. A human being is coming into the world. It wasn't here just an hour ago, but now he could see it. Rory laid her head against Jess as she relaxed from her last push.
"Oh my God! I see the baby! It's so gross!" she exclaimed. "Oh no! Not again"
She pushed with all her might, and then she saw the whole head come out. She screamed in joy when she saw its face, and she sat back and watched in the mirror as her mother cleaned the baby's nose and mouth with the sterilized turkey baster. With the next contraction, she was feeling too tired to push anymore, but her body had a mind of its own.
"OOOHHHH!" Rory groaned and watched in amazement as another shoulder came out.
Luke was watching Lorelai's face, and the excitement she had delivering her grandchild. He knew she was a great mother, and had no doubt that he wanted to have a baby with her. Even though he hated to see Lorelai in pain, it would be worth it to witness this event again. Luke felt a little uncomfortable, but he wouldn't miss it for the world.
"Just push a little longer, Ror," Jess encouraged.
"I can't! I'm so tired, Jess please!" Rory sobbed.
Jess kissed her and comfortingly said, "I know, hon, I know. It's okay, you're doing great."
Paris was concentrating on not throwing up through the entire thing. She couldn't believe any woman would voluntarily do this after finding out what really happens during the birth. Before, she always wanted to have a baby with Tristan, but now there was no way in hell she'd PURPOSELY put herself in Rory's shoes.
The next wave hit her and Rory clenched her teeth and pushed as hard as she could. Luke could barely hold on to her leg because she was using it as leverage. She watched in complete anguish as her baby came out to its chest, and no more. She had already been pushing for close to an hour.
(A/N: On TV they only show it for like ten minutes, but in reality the actual birth can take hours!)
"Okay, babe, you're doing great!" Lorelai exclaimed. "Just a few more pushes and you'll be done!"
Just as she finished speaking Rory yelled, "OOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!" And pushed as hard as she could. The baby started to slide out slowly, and the baby stopped right before its sex could be revealed.
"Oh come on!" Lorelai yelled. "I've waited nine months to see what you are, and you stop right there!"
Everyone let out a laugh, and it helped to ease the tension of the room a little bit. Rory stared at her child in the mirror and she loved it already. She didn't care if it was a boy or a girl; she loved it with all her heart. She promised the little baby that she'd always take care of it, no matter what, just as she finished, Rory felt the urge to push again.
With one last heave, she used up the rest of her strength to push the baby out! Lorelai caught it and finished suctioning its nose and mouth to induce breathing. As soon as she did that, the baby let out a wail. Rory was crying in relief and happiness at hearing their baby's cry as she rested against Jess' chest. Lorelai cut the umbilical cord and tied it off with a shoelace; she finished wrapping baby Mariano in a towel, and then turned around to show everyone.
"Hey, Mommy," Lorelai whispered with a grin. "How would you like to hold your daughter?"
Rory held out her shaky hands as Lorelai handed her the little girl. She started crying again, and Rory just said, "I know, baby girl. I know." Then, she rocked her gently until she stopped.
All of a sudden, Rory felt another contraction, and she creased her brow. Lorelai saw Rory's confused look and asked her what was wrong.
"Uh, I think I just had another contraction!" she exclaimed in fear. For a second she was afraid she was having twins.
Lorelai sighed in relief, "That's just the placenta."
Rory grimaced, "Oh yeah, I forgot about that."
"Okay, nobody wants to see this, so I suggest you all leave."
"Do you want me to stay?" Jess asked.
Rory smiled, "I think this would be a good time for you to get to know our daughter."
She carefully handed her to him, and he left. Lorelai delivered the placenta and put it in a trash bag along with everything else that was covered in blood. Rory leaned back and closed her eyes; she was completely exhausted from giving birth. All of a sudden, she started laughing.
"What?" Lorelai asked her.
Rory giggled, "I just thought something absurd! I just thought, wow I can see my toes again!"
Lorelai laughed with her and replied, "That's called exhaustion, babe. Now I'm going to go hold my granddaughter. Jess is hogging her!"
Rory grinned, "Okay, well I'm going to sleep."
She drifted off into a deep slumber as everyone took turns holding baby girl Mariano. They hadn't gotten a name for her yet, but Rory had thought of one right before going into dreamland. When Paris held the baby girl, all of her thoughts about never having a baby flew out the window. She was so tiny and adorable, that it made everything Rory went through worth it.
An hour later, Rory stirred from her sleep. Jess was sitting next to her, holding their daughter. He looked comfortable holding her. Then again, he did get a lot of practice at all of those baby classes he had dragged her to. Rory almost laughed remembering how it was he who had to convince her. Usually, it's the other way around; the wife making the husband go. Jess glanced over and saw that she was awake.
"So," he asked. "How are you feeling?"
"I'm tired, but extremely happy," Rory told him.
"Me too," Jess told her truthfully. "So, what are we going to name her?"
Rory grinned, "Actually, I have an idea. We'd have to follow tradition, though."
Jess looked at her puzzled, "What do you mean."
"Well my mom named her after me, so her first name should be Lorelai. It has treated me well. And, she is of Gilmore blood, so her middle name should be Gilmore."
Jess laughed, "You want to name her Lorelai Gilmore Mariano?"
"Yeah," Rory said. "Do you like it?"
Jess smiled a genuine smile, "I love it, but what will we call her so no one will get confused?"
"How about Lori?' Rory suggested.
Jess grinned, "Lori it is!"
"Hey!" Jess called out. "We picked a name."
Everyone rushed over to find out what it was. Lorelai had no idea about any names that they had even discussed, so she couldn't wait to find out what they had decided on. Once everyone was around Rory and Jess, Rory took baby Lori out of Jess' arms and rocked her gently.
"For tradition's sake, her first name is Lorelai. Lori for short, and her middle name will be Gilmore since she is of Gilmore blood." Rory explained.
Everyone ooed and ahhed over her and watched her sleep, until she woke up from the commotion. Lori didn't cry, though, she just stared at all the people who loved her with huge blue eyes. Jess smiled when he noticed what color her eyes were. Most babies have blue eyes, but dark blue eyes usually turn brown. He looked at his daughter's and saw that they were sky blue, just like her mother's.
Jess whispered in Rory's ear, "She has your eyes."
Rory smiled, and then looked out the window. The snow had stopped falling, and there was a peaceful calmness outside. Then, she remembered her mother's words and realized she was right.
"You were right!" Rory said suddenly to her mother.
Lorelai questioned, "About what?"
"Earlier, you were right. Everything good does happen when it snows." Rory explained.
A/N: I was going to add an epilogue, but I think this chapter wrapped the story up nicely. If you do want one I'll give it to you, but I'm thinking about doing a sequel to this story showing Lori as a teenager. Well, please R&R!!! I hope you liked it!