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Chapter 5: It wasn't my liver

It had been two weeks since Liz's wedding, Lorelai had accompanied Luke to one movie and to one town function. It still felt like he was asking her to these things as friends, he never made a move on her and he didn't seem to be acting any differently. She was figuring on him just being lonely but Lorelai was getting tiered of guessing.

Rory walked up to Lukes as her mother came barreling out.

"Easy there killer." Rory said.

"I think I am dating Luke."

"What? You said that you thought you guys were just being friendly, did he take you behind the curtain and try something dirty?"

"What? No! You are becoming more like me everyday."

"Then what? Why today do you think that you are dating Luke?"

"Because he is giving me a vibe."

"A vibe?"

"Yes a vibe." Lorelai said.

"What kind of vibe?"

"A, hey after this I'd like to see you naked vibe."

Rory covered her ears.

"Uh no there big belly, no more I have innocent ears for you." She said pointing at her belly. "The jig is up."

"Fine, so you think he is giving you a vibe."

"Yes, please come see if you agree." Lorelai said grabbing her daughters arm.

"Is everything okay? " Luke said as they re-entered his diner.

"Yes." Lorelai said leaning on a table and knocking it and everything on it over in a loud mess.

"I'll get the broom." Luke said walking away.

"That was a little weird." Rory said.

"Yeah." Lorelai said.

Luke walked back over to them.

"How are you today Rory? You feeling all right? Have any weird cravings I can whip you up whatever you'd like."

"No weird cravings yet." Rory said.

"You just wait when I was pregnant with you I couldn't get enough peppers. I wanted everything as hot as I could get it."

"Yeah nothing."

"Well let me know if you change your mind."

"I will."

Luke turned to Lorelai.

"So what time should I get there tonight?"

"I think everyone is getting there about 5 to settle in and dinner is at 7." Lorelai said.

"All right I will be there." Luke said as he walked back to attend to other customers.

"So he is coming tonight." Rory said.

"Yes he is." Lorelai said.

"Why did you just say it like that."

"Like what?"

"Like I meant that phrase in a completely different context." Rory said chucking.

"Dirty!"

Later that day at the Dragonfly….

"The guest will be here any minute and we still don't have doors." Lorelai said to Rory as she walked into the lobby carrying a flower arrangement.

"Tom is working on it." Rory said.

"Well he needs to work faster, I have never had an aneurysm but I think I might be on the verge of one." Lorelai said holding her head.

"Oh poor mommy." Rory said sitting the vase down winded.

"You should take it a little easier, you have been over doing it today, you are worrying mommy."

"I am pregnant, not dying." Rory said as Dean walked through the front door carrying a door.

They shifted uncomfortably in front of one and other at the comment. It was no secret now that Rory was pregnant but it was Dean, and it was Rory, it was weird.

"Dean, you are a site for sore eyes!" Lorelai exclaimed.

"Uh…thanks." Dean said carrying the door into the room it was to be hung in. Rory followed him curiously.

"So how are you?" She asked.

"Good, good, and how are you, are you feeling better, Taylor said you weren't feeling very well last week." Dean said.

"You have to love a small town. It was nothing I am fine, just one of the joys of motherhood no one really talks about." Rory said.

"Yeah." Dean said with an awkward laugh.

"This is kinda weird isn't it."

"A little." He agreed.

"Who would have thought that you would be married and I would be pregnant, and those things would have nothing to do with each other."

"Yeah, right…"Dean said looking at the floor.

"I am sorry I am making you uncomfortable."

"No, it isn't that, I mean, you are right this is just…yeah it is a little odd." Dean said.

"Rory!" Lorelai called from the kitchen.

"I have to go." Rory said.

"Yeah, see you around." Dean said.

"Yeah, see ya."

Rory walked into the kitchen and found Lorelai with her head tilted back, with a towel of ice on her nose and a vase of flowers beside her.

"What happened to you?" Rory asked.

"Luke brought me flowers."

"And socked you in the nose?"

"No, I walked into a door."

Rory laughed.

"I am a moron."

"I think it was you who said that, once your heart is involved it all comes out in moron." Rory mocked.

"I said that?"

"Yeah."

"I never thought I was that cheesy."

"You like Luke mom, it is okay. You are allowed."

"But it's L…" Just as she was about to say his name Luke walked in. "It's loud…in uh…the lobby because of the hammering." Lorelai said.

"What is she talking about?"

"I have no idea." Rory said.

"I came to see if you are all right and I am going to guess that is a no." Luke said taking her hand from the ice back and pulling it off her face and studying it.

"I think you will live." He said.

"Thank you Dr. Dinerman." Lorelai said.

"I just mean I don't think it is broken, I think it just hurts."

"Uh yeah, just a little." Lorelai said.

"I am going to make sure that everyone is settling in." Rory said to her mother.

"Ok hon, I will be there to help in a minute."

Rory walked behind Luke and made kissy faces at her mother before she walked out. Lorelai stuck her tongue out at her daughter.

"She seems to be in better sprits." Luke said.

"I think she is relived that everyone is recovering from the shock of it all, that is everyone save two."

"You're parents still freaked." Luke said.

"Yeah. I didn't expect them to bounce back very quickly, but I really didn't expect this."

"It is too bad, they are missing a big time in you guys life." Luke said.

"Yeah, it is so weird to watch her getting big and you know reading all those parenting books, and planning for things. She is going to be a great mom, better than I was." Lorelai said.

"Now, don't sell yourself short." Luke said hugging Lorelai. "You are an amazing mom." He pulled back to look in her eyes, "You are just…amazing."

Lorelai felt her knees weaken and her head spin, this was it, he was going to kiss her. Just then the door to the kitchen flew open and Sookie and Jackson stormed in.

"You were supposed to bring me spinach…this is not spinach." Sookie yelled at Jackson. They didn't even seem to notice Luke and Lorelai shooting away from each other like two kids.

"I should get back to…" Lorelai started.

"Right, you should, tend to your guests." Luke said.

"I will see you later."

"I will be here, well not like here, here, but the Inn here." Luke stammered.

"I understand." Lorelai said.

Much later that evening…

"All right, Taylor has his six extra pillows, Miss Patty has her extra pillow mints, and Andrews girlfriend seems to have calmed down and agreed to stay." Lorelai said taking a seat on the front porch with Sookie, Michel and Rory.

"We did it!" Sookie said.

"They loved us." Michel said.

"They sure did." Lorelai said.

Michel popped the cork on a bottle of champagne and poured all but Rory a glass. Lorelai raised her glass and looked at the three people before her.

"To the Dragonfly, may her walls hold the many happy memories of tonight and many more to come." Lorelai said with a tear in her eye.

"To the Dragonfly!" They all said as they clinked their glasses together.

"Congratulations you guys." Luke said walking out the front door.

"Oh, Luke, we thought everyone was in bed." Lorelai said.

"I am sorry I didn't mean to interrupt." Luke said.

"You aren't interrupting." Lorelai said.

"Yeah, mom I am beat, I am going to bed." Rory said.

"Ok, I will be up in minute sweets." Lorelai said kissing her daughter goodnight and giving her a loving pat on the tummy.

"Yeah, I should be turning in too." Sookie said.

"Night Sook." Lorelai said.

"Good night partner." Sookie said walking inside.

"Well, I am not going to bed, but I am going to go check on Paw Paw and Chin Chin." Michel said.

"Good night Michel." Lorelai said.

"I sure know how to kill a party." Luke said sitting down with Lorelai on the bench.

"Ah, I don't mind, this is kind of nice." Lorelai said scooting just a little closer to Luke.

"Yeah it is." Luke said nervously putting his arm around her.

"So uh, Luke…" Lorelai said turning to him, before she had a chance to finish his lips were on hers.

Her mind was a flood of mush, her whole body felt instantly weightless and every care in her world was gone. She had imagined how this might be and her every expectation was shattered; she never imagined that a simple kiss could hold so much.

They pulled apart and Lorelai looked into his eyes. They both laughed nervously.

"Took you long enough." She said.

"I had to try every other way to shut you up first, that is definitely the most effective way yet." Luke said smiling.

"Shut me up again." She said.

This time he leaned in slowly at first barely touching his lips to hers before slowly kissing her deeper. Minutes passed like seconds and soon they broke their embrace to the sound of Rory calling to her mother from the lobby.

"Mom…" Rory said trying to yell, yet whisper at the same time.

"Out here." Lorelai called to her daughter.

Rory walked timidly onto the front porch smiling and holding her stomach.

"It moved." Rory said.

"The baby?" Lorelai said jumping from her seat and putting her ear to Rorys stomach.

"No, my liver, yes the baby."

"Whoa there she goes again."

"I still don't know why you are so sure about that." Rory said.

"A mother knows." Lorelai responded.

"So it's moving?" Luke asked moving to the women.

"Yeah feel." Lorelai said grabbing his hand.

He pulled it back and looked up at Rory.

"Go ahead." Rory said nodding to him.

"That is just weird." Luke said laying his hand on Rorys stomach. Lorelai let her hand linger on his as the three of them shared this moment.

"Good things are coming for us." Lorelai said hugging her daughter.

"I think so too." Rory said.

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