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Ch. 6: Attention Town Folk!
Lorelai strolled into the diner, perky, like always. She sat at the counter and watched Luke wipe down a table. When he turned and saw her she flashed him her best "sexy" smile. He cocked his head and rolled his eyes, he knew what she was doing. He went behind the counter, acting as if he was too busy to see her. She cleared her throat, and when he turned around she gave him the smile again. "Hey Lukie! You are looking good today. Not that you don't look good everyday. You just look really good today. Have I ever told you the flannel look really works for you?" He just stared at her and she bent over the counter a little. "Alright, burger man, enough with the chit chat. Where is the coffee?"
He leaned in, there faces inches apart. "I can't give you coffee and you know it."
"But why?" She pouted.
"You know perfectly well why," he lowered his voice. "And I would remind you again but you don't want to tell the town yet."
"All right, mugsie. You know why I don't want to tell them. Do I need to remind you of the town meeting when they found out we were dating?"
He winced. "No, but this isn't something you can hide. It starts to show, or do you not remember? Besides, it's been a week and I am dying here."
She smiled. "You can tell one person."
He looked at her questioningly. "Why the change of heart?"
She shrunk back a little, and batted her eyelids innocently. "Because you have been so good at keeping quiet and your pretty." She paused for a little. "And I told Sookie." She said really fast.
He acted shocked. "You didn't!"
She slapped his arm. "You knew!"
"No, but I am not surprised. You tell her everything. She was the first one to know we were engaged too."
"You know me so well." She smiled. "Wait. Why are you so excited to tell people anyway? You are the town loner, this does not fit your rep."
"Well…" he looked down, a little embarrassed because he wasn't the type to get excited. And it seemed the only things he got excited about involved him and Lorelai. "I have been thinking this over, and I just, I don't know. I can't wait to have a kid."
Lorelai looked at him, her eyes a little misty. "Really?"
"Yah, I mean I was excited when you first told me. And after two weeks of letting it stew I grew more anxious." He chuckled.
She reached across the counter and grabbed his hand. "We'll tell them. How about the next town meeting?"
He looked up and squeezed her hand. "Yah?"
"Yah, that is only two days away. And besides, who were you going to tell?" she teased.
"I don't know… Kirk?"
Lorelai laughed out loud, causing people to turn around and look at her before returning to their breakfast. She smiled at them, embarrassed, then looked back at Luke. "You wouldn't tell Kirk. He isn't one of you favorite people. Come to think of it, no one in this town has the title of your favorite person."
"Except you."
"Softy."
He laughed and handed her a cup of tea. "Yah, I have been watching to many chick flicks with you. I think they're your way of brain washing me."
She took a sip of her tea, and grimaced. "Oh no, he is on to me!"
Town Meeting:
Luke and Lorelai sat in the back, looking extremely anxious. Taylor had droned on for a half hour about the same thing, and Luke was starting to worry that they wouldn't have time to make their announcement. They were snapped out of their worrisome state by Taylor's closing argument. "And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why I think there should be a neighborhood watch."
Lorelai sat up, ready to ask for the floor, when Kirk's hand shot up. "I think that is an excellent idea, Taylor. You never know when someone is going to get mugged."
Patty rolled her eyes. "This isn't New York, this is Stars Hallow. Population 400 not 4,000."
Taylor glared at her. "Never the less…"
"All in favor." She interrupted.
No body raised their hands, and Taylor looked disappointedly at them. "Alright, but when someone's house is broken into you will all wish we had done this sooner!"
Murmurs arrows, forcing Taylor to pound his beloved gravel. "Okay, we are now opening the floor to anyone with announcements."
Kirks hand immediately shot up and Taylor sighed. "Announcements that affect us, Kirk."
His hand fell in his lap in defeat. Lorelai looked around, hoping someone would go first. But, when people were started to get up she elbowed Luke. He looked at her. "Go." She said
"Me? Why do I have to do it?"
"Because you're the one bent on telling them so early. So get to it."
He took her hand and stood up, pulling her with him. "We'll do it together."
She growled as he dragged her to the front of the room. "Excuse me, people." Luke said.
No one so much as glanced at him, they were all busy talking and trying to get out of there as fast as possible before Taylor thought of something else to complain about. Lorelai looked around, appalled. She cleared her throat, and took in as much air as she could before screaming. "Attention town folk!"
That did it, everyone turned around. And when they realized that the meeting wasn't over, they groaned. They all started to walk back to their seats, and when they were seated Luke spoke. "Hello everyone, sorry for the inconvenience."
"What is so important that we have to stay in this god forsaken place?" asked Gypsy.
"Well," Lorelai began. She swallowed nervously. "We, uh, have an announcement."
Taylor jumped up. "Are you guys separating? Because if you are I would hate to say it, but I knew it was going to happen."
Luke glared at him. "No, we aren't separating. You should sit down Taylor before someone accidentally throws your gravel at you."
Taylor made an overly dramatic shocked look, and sat. Lorelai nudged Luke and they said their announcement together. "We are having a baby."
Silence. Lorelai could have sworn she heard crickets. She was expecting an up roar, instead they were looking at them slack jawed. "Okay, pick your chins up off the floor and say something please."
Babette spoke first. "I'm sorry sugar, I thought you said baby."
"We did." Replied Luke.
Again with the silence. Then Patty, dependable Patty, responded. "Oh my Gosh! I'm going to be Auntie Patty."
Lorelai laughed. Luke sighed. And the room filled with cheerful talk about having a baby in Stars Hallow. At one point someone, probably Kirk, said. "I can baby sit. And since you guys are friends I'll charge you half."
But they didn't know who said it cause they were being slammed with comments and question. Lorelai and Luke stood in the middle of the crowd and listened. After a while Luke leaned over and whispered into Lorelai's ear. "Okay, one more person to tell."
Lorelai looked at him, confused. "Who?"
"Your Mother."
