Chapter 6- Nothing is Certain
Author's Note- Sorry for the delay! I've been super busy lately. Here are two chapters to make up for it. Hope you like it! Keep reviewing!
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[Luke's Diner- that evening]
Rory and Lorelai step out of the rain and into the diner, which is just about to close up for the night. Luke is wiping tables down and looks up to see them come in. Without a word, he gets two cups of coffee and sets them down in front of the girls at their regular table.
"I don't really think I should have any Luke…I mean it might be bad for…"
"Oh right. Of course, I should have known. Sorry," he said uncomfortably.
"That's okay. Thanks anyways though," Rory said, mustering a weak smile.
Luke started back to the kitchen with the cup.
"Hold it right there Luke Danes!"
"What?" he exclaimed, turning around quickly.
"Just because she can't have coffee doesn't mean I can't have any! You bring that right back over here!"
"You already have a cup Lorelai."
"Do I ever just have one cup? That's it, just set it down next to the other one. See, they can be friends!"
Rory giggled as Lorelai proceeded to make the cups talk to each other about how mean Luke was for wanting to waste perfectly good coffee like that. Luke shook his head and went back into the kitchen to help Caesar clean up.
Lorelai was in the middle of wrapping a napkin around the red cup as a wedding dress when she looked up at Rory, who was no longer paying attention.
"What's up babe?"
"Huh?"
"What are you thinking about?"
"Oh, um…nothing."
"That look on your face doesn't look like nothing."
"Oh, uh…it's just…"
"Jess? Or the baby?"
"Both. I just don't know how I'm gonna explain this to him, if I ever see him again."
"You will. He loves you. He'll be back. He always comes back."
"Yeah, but I really screwed up this time. He must hate me."
"No, he doesn't hate you. He just needs time to think about what's going on. He needs to realize that you didn't want to hurt him and that you love him."
"Yeah, but I just…I just don't know."
Rory looked on the verge of tears again and Lorelai wrapped her arm around her, not really knowing how to convince her that Jess would be back when she herself wasn't sure.
He had been driving for two hours and changed his mind about what to do about a million times with each passing mile. He was practically in the city when he finally decided what to do. He loved her, this much he knew, but he didn't know if he could raise a baby. But really he didn't care about that anymore. He just wanted to be with her. Pulling over on a side street he got out of the car and started walking. He looked up at the giant buildings surrounding him like walls, keeping everything out. He felt safe here, like nothing could touch him. He was walking aimlessly and soon came to a record store. He walked inside and realized that this was where he had taken Rory when she had come to see him. That seemed like a million years ago. So much had changed. He had changed. He stood looking around him and it suddenly became clear to him what he had to do.
[Gilmore living room- night]
Lorelai came into the living room where Luke was mindlessly flipping through the TV channels. She plopped down next to him, completely exhausted. Resting her head on his shoulder, she closed her eyes.
"Lor? Why don't you go up to bed, I'm not a pillow."
Lorelai smiled, too tired to come up with a reply. Luke stood up and half carried Lorelai up the stairs to bed. He tucked her in and she opened her eyes.
"Hey."
"Hey."
"Rory's gonna be okay…isn't she?"
"Yeah, she's gonna be fine. With a grandmother like you, how could this kid not be raised great?"
"Ug, don't say the "G" word!"
"What shall I call you?"
"The Queen Mum."
Luke laughed and agreed that "grandma" was officially out of his vocabulary.
"Luke, stay the night. I don't want to be alone."
He climbed into bed next to her and almost immediately he could hear her lightly snoring next to him. He smiled and closed his eyes.
A/N: Please review! I hope you like it! Read on to find out what Jess decides to do!!