Luke settled her into bed, rubbing her stomach as she drifted into a deep sleep. Tear stains had dried on her cheek making her look so vulnerable.
A knock on the door below prompted him to move downstairs, so Lorelai wouldn't be awakened.
Rory stood there, her cheeks stained with tears, her hand pushing her hair behind her ears. "Is my mom here? I need to talk to her and apologize for being such a bitch." Rory cried aloud.
Luke opened his arms, "It's okay," he comforted her. "Your mom's asleep right now, but you can go upstairs and……." he trailed off and watched Rory run up the stairs.
"Rory could you just tell her that I've gone out for a while but I'll be back later," Luke closed the door after himself.
Getting in his truck, he pulled away from the curb and off into the night.
Rory opened the door and cautiously walked over to the bed. Her mother lay there, hair tousled sleepily and tear stains on her cheeks.
Rory sat on the side of the bed, leaning into her mother, she touched her shoulder tentatively.
"Mom, are you awake, I need to apologize, I'm sorry for what I said to you, I'm happy you're pregnant," Rory talked through her tears.
Lorelai rolled over and looked up at her daughter. Taking Rory's hands between hers, "Rory it's okay, I missed you though, I'm happy you got into all the schools you wanted."
"Thanks, I'm happy you're pregnant, can we just put this all behind us and move on," Rory smiled shakily.
"Sure, your grandmother is unbelievable, I should've expected her response, but she never changes," tears rolled down Lorelai's cheeks.
"Mom, it's okay, forget her, what she says doesn't matter, all that matters is that you and Luke are happy and having a baby," Rory hugged her mom, glad they were talking again.
Luke paced back and forth, looking at the ground as he talked.
"How can I be ready to get married, let alone propose, but I've found the woman of my dreams and she's pregnant with my child, so I think I should propose, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because I love her."
Looking down at the tombstone that bore his father's name, he patted the stone. "I miss you Dad, I wish you could've met her, she's a hell of a woman."
OMG, update 10 months later, hopefully you like the angle of this chapter. I took the advice of some reviewers. Plz R&R!!!