A/N: I love writing this story! The response is a little surprising to me, cause I didn't think that it was all that good. But you guys boosted my confidence, and now I love this story. Can't tell you how much I appreciate the feedback. Keep doing it! (Sorry for the sappiness. I'm just sappy at heart.) Also, I am bringing Rory into this chapter. Just to let you know.
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Ch. 5: Who Is Having A What Now?
Lorelai put the last preparation on the dinner she had prepared. All right, she didn't exactly cook it. But she did take the food out of the take out box this time. She sat in the glow of the candles and ran through it in her head again. Luke I am pregnant. No, no. Hey Luke, I'm pregnant. Ohh, is there a way to say it without sounding like a complete ass?
Lorelai was snapped out of it with the sound of the front door. Her eye's widened and she shot up. She smoothed down her dress and tucked her hair behind her ears. "Honey, are you home?"
"Yah." Lorelai flinched at the crack she had in her voice.
He followed the smell of chicken and walked into the kitchen to find his wife dressed gorgeously and dinner on the table. "What is this?'
"I made dinner for you." She smiled, trying to seem normal.
"You made dinner?" He looked at her. "When did you become Chief Puck?"
Lorelai laughed nervously. "Okay, the Cornel made it for you, I just put it on the plates and made it look pretty."
Luke walked in and kissed her. She accepted it with open arms. His arm tightened around her waist and pulled her body against his. He rubbed her back while they kissed, and for a moment her anxiety was gone. When they pulled apart Luke became serious. "You don't look so good, are you okay?"
"Gee, what every women wants to hear from her husband." She responded, feeling a little like her normal self.
He laughed and sat down, putting a chicken leg on his plate. "I take it back."
Luke looked at the food on his plate and grimaced. "I really appreciate you going through all this trouble, but I don't think I can eat this. It has enough grease to stop the back door from squeaking."
She sat down next to him and grabbed the chicken off his plate. "That's fine, more for me. You can have the coleslaw."
He took the coleslaw and ate that. They ate in silence, smiling every once in awhile to ease the awkward silence. After dinner they went into the living room and watched a little TV. After a while, Lorelai couldn't take it anymore. She reached over and turned off the TV. Luke turned to her, "What's the matter?"
Lorelai cleared her throat and the butterflies that were in her stomach moved there way up. "Umm, I have a question for you. What do you feel about kids?"
Luke chuckled. Another weird discussion. "I like yours."
"Yah, well who wouldn't? I mean, children in general."
Luke's eyes were filled with curiosity and amusement. "I like them I guess. Why?"
"I was just wondering. So, ummm… do you ever want to have kids?"
Luke shifted uncomfortably. "That's a tough question. I'm not sure. Do you want to have kids?"
"I think so. I know how good you are with Rory, and she loves you like a dad. But I don't think it would be bad to have little Luke's running around in flannel shirts and backwards caps."
Luke sat there for a minute. He needed to process this. Lorelai thought at first that he was upset, but he started smiling. "I love you, Lorelai. I love Rory, too. I actually never knew how much I loved children until I met Rory. And I would love to have kids with you. Because if they are half the kid Rory is I would have the best children possibly imaginable."
Lorelai was crying now. She moved across the couch and kissed him. He wiped the tears from her face and hugged her. She looked up into his face. "I'm glad you think that, because I have to tell you something," she took a shaky breath. "Luke, I'm pregnant."
Luke's face was expressionless. He stared at her for a little. Then jumped up. "Oh my God, we're having a baby? We are having a baby! I can't believe this. I'm, I don't know what to say."
"Okay, I don't know if you're upset or happy. I do know that you were shrieking." She shook her head as if to clear it.
He knelt in front of her, and grabbed her face. "I'm happy, Lorelai. I just don't know when this happened."
She grabbed his hands on her face. "You remember watching Willy Wonka a week ago?"
He laughed. "Wow, we have to watch that movie more often."
She kissed him and hopped up off the couch. "Glad your happy."
"Wait, where are you going?"
"To tell Rory."
Phone call to Rory:
Rory ran across the room to the ringing phone. "Hello?"
"Hey, kiddo, what's up?"
"Nothing, just reading."
"Wow, that's a shocker." Lorelai was in her and Luke's bedroom. She was lying on her back on the bed.
"What are you doing?"
"Just finished eating."
"Wow, that's a shocker." Rory sat down by the phone. "So, what can I do you for?"
"I have some news."
Rory sat upright. "What news? Did Luke finally punch out Taylor?"
"No, but that would be cool. It does involve Luke though. And me." Lorelai was hinting, sort of.
"Okay, do you want me to play twenty questions? Or do you want to tell me what is up?"
"Fine, your no fun." She laughed. Then all Rory heard was silence.
"Mom, are you there? Are you watching a movie and trying to talk to me at the same time, because you know you can't multitask."
"This is big news, and I just want to make sure your prepared for it."
"Okay, you are officially scaring me."
" Rory, Luke and I are…"
Rory fidgeted with the phone cord. "Are you guys okay? Did you have a fight?"
"No, no. We are, uh, we're having a kid."
Now it was Rory's turn to be silent. She cleared her throat. "Who is having a what now?"
"Me and your step-father are having a B-A-B-Y."
"How did, when did… how?"
"Well, sweetie, when two people love each other…"
"Okay, umm… wow. I don't know. First of all, Oh my God. Second, Oh my God."
Lorelai laughed. "So, what do you think? Are you excited about having a little sister or brother?'
"I don't know. Am I not going to get as much attention?"
Lorelai let out a breath, a sigh of relief if you will. "No, of course not."
"Then, I am really excited. So, explain to me how this happened?"
"Well, we were watching Willy Wonka…"
