Disclaimer: I still don't own the Gilmore Girls. Although, I wish I owned Luke and Jess.

Chapter 36

Luke and Jess left the diner at five to go home and get ready for Friday night dinner. Tonight, Luke and Lorelai were going to tell her parents that she was pregnant. It was going to be a big night and they didn't want anything to go wrong. Luke was surprised to see Sookie's minivan in the driveway. Jess headed straight for his room. Luke walked into the livingroom, expecting to see Lorelai and Sookie talking but only saw Lorelai playing on the floor with Davey and Josh.

"Hey," he greeted as he walked over to Lorelai and placed a kiss on top of her head.

"Hey, how was work?" she asked.

"Ok. You?"

"Michel was really annoying today. Can you hurt him for me?"

"Not today honey. And as much as I love having these rug rats over, you're gonna have to send Sookie and the boys home. We have to get ready for dinner."

"I'm glad you brought it up. I need to talk to you about that…"

"Lorelai, we're not skipping out on Friday night dinner. Especially not tonight. Your parents haven't seen us since we got home from our trip and we have to tell them about the baby tonight. Tell Sookie she and the boys can come over tomorrow. Where is she anyway?"

"I wasn't talking about skipping out on dinner. And Sookie isn't here. Neither is Jackson."

"Please tell me you didn't kidnap their kids and carjack their minivan."

"They're sick. They caught a bad cold that's contagious and they're afraid the boys will catch it…"

"So you told them we'd watch them."

"I tried calling you, but the diner's phone was busy and you weren't answering your cell."

"Don't worry about it. I'm fine with watching them until Sookie and Jackson get better. You do realize we're going to have to bring them to dinner with us right?"

"Duh. I called Mom earlier and told her they were coming to dinner with us. It'll give Mom and Dad a chance to get used to the idea of us bringing kids that kick and scream all night to dinner."

By five thirty, everyone was dressed and ready to go. They all piled into the minivan and headed to Hartford. Jess and Rory were sitting in the back with Davey and Josh. Luke and Lorelai sat in the front, forced to listen as the two other adults fought like they were five year-olds. Luke gripped the steering wheel to calm himself. Jess and Rory's bickering, which seemed to be getting louder and poking and pinching got involved, was giving him a headache. Luke took a deep breath and let it out slowly as the 'did not, did too' argument began.

"When you said we'd be bringing kids kicking and screaming to dinner, I thought you were talking about Davey and Josh," he said to Lorelai.

"That makes two of us," Lorelai sighed.

It seemed like an eternity to get to the Gilmore house, when in reality it was only twenty minutes. Lorelai helped Davey out of his car seat and picked up Josh. Luke grabbed the baby bag before they headed to the door. It wasn't long before Emily answered the door.

"Lorelai, you're early," Emily said, shocked to see the group.

"I'm fine, how are you Mom?" Lorelai joked.

Emily stepped aside to let the group in. "Dinner isn't until seven Lorelai."

"Well, we have something to tell you so we decided to drop by early."

Emily stared blankly at her daughter. She looked down when she heard Davey yawn. "They look tired. Greta! Bring the boys upstairs for a nap while we have drinks." The maid nodded and did as she was told.

"Emily," Richard called as he entered the room. "Who was…" He trailed off when he saw Lorelai, Luke, Rory, Jess, and the Mellville brothers in the foyer. "They're early."

"Are we seriously going to go over this again?" Lorelai asked.

"They have something to tell us Richard," Emily told her husband as they went to the livingroom.

"You came an hour early to tell us something?" Richard asked.

"And who said family values are diminishing in the American home?" Lorelai joked.

She smiled when she saw her and Luke's wedding portrait sitting on the mantle beside the family picture they had taken at the Stars Hollow Christmas party. She had done the impossible. She got Richard and Emily Gilmore, the proudest people she had ever known, to accept Luke Danes as their family. Damn she felt good.

"Lorelai, I'm assuming you'll behave yourself once you've had a drink," Richard said as he walked over to the bar and began making the drinks.

"No!" Luke, Lorelai, Jess, and Rory yelled at the same time. Richard and Emily stared at the other four adults awkwardly. Perhaps they were a little too protective.

"It'll just have a soda if that's ok Dad," Lorelai said, recovering quickly.

"If you say so," Richard said. He finished making the drinks and handed them out. "So, tell us about your honeymoon."

"Yes," Emily prompted. "We're dying to know how it was."

"It was better than I expected," Luke replied. "The boat docked in Greece, Italy, and Sicily, but we were on the boat for majority of the time. The cruise itself was wonderful. We went to dinner every night, danced under the stars, and met some nice people. Although, we spent most of our time in our room. We didn't have time to see all the places you suggested, but we went to most of them."

"You know Dad, Luke fit right in when we were in Greece. Then again, he is built like a Greek god. Lucas, the Coffee God. It has a ring to it. Then, when we went to the Vatican in Rome, I tried to get Luke nominated for sainthood, but apparently they don't need a patron saint for coffee," Lorelai joked.

"She was a busybody on the trip."

"Ow," Jess said as Rory pinched his arm. He retaliated with a little push.

"Quit," Rory said.

"You first."

"No, you first. You started it."

"Did not!"

"Did too!"

"That's it!" Luke yelled, grabbing Jess by the arm and made him sit on the other side of Lorelai.

"Hey, watch the arm Hercules," Jess said. "Have you lost your mind?"

"Rory, you sit over here next to me. You two have been fighting ever since we got into the car and I've had enough. You want to act like children, then you will be treated like children. Now, what are you two fighting about?"

"I don't know," Rory replied.

"What?" Lorelai asked in disbelief.

"I guess we were so busy bugging each other, we forgot," Jess replied.

"You've got to be kidding me," Luke sighed as he retreated to his seat beside Lorelai. He dropped his head and felt like crying. "A migraine for nothing."

"Aw honey, it's ok," Lorelai said, rubbing his back.

"Lorelai, didn't you say you had something to tell us?" Emily asked.

"Uh, yeah. Luke and I have an announcement."

"Well? What is it?" Richard asked.

"Mom, Dad." Lorelai paused to smile at Luke, then faced her parents again. "Luke and I are going to have a baby." Richard and Emily didn't say anything. They were just staring at each other and it was beginning to freak Lorelai out. "Mom? Dad? Did you hear me? I said I'm pregnant."

"She's pregnant," Emily said softly.

"She's pregnant," Richard repeated.

Suddenly, smiles formed on the elder Gilmores' faces. They jumped out of their seats and smiled at each other, their eyes full of excitement and great happiness. "They're having a baby!" they shouted happily at the same time. They pulled the couple out of their seats. Emily hugged her daughter as she jumped, more like bounced, for joy. Richard shook Luke's hand eagerly.

"You don't waste time do you?" Richard laughed. "Congratulations son. This...this is amazing! Luke, Jess, we need to celebrate like men! We need to have cigars. I'm going to get cigars." Richard scurried out of the room to get cigars.

"You smoke?" Jess asked Luke as he stood beside his uncle.

"Tonight," Luke smiled, "I do."

"Richard, if you're going to smoke those hideous things, smoke them on the terrace," Emily yelled to her husband. She put her hand on Lorelai's stomach and smiled. "I don't want those things around our grandchild!"

"We're going to the terrace," Richard said as he reentered the room. "Luke, Jess, follow me. Oh, Emily, have Greta serve our finest champagne and a glass of sparkling cider for Lorelai with our dinner. Tonight, we celebrate! Come on men."

Luke was silent during dinner. He seemed to be lost in his own thoughts, unaware when people spoke to him or asked him a question. Eventually, they left him with his thoughts. He was leaning forward, his hands clasped together as his mouth rested on them. "I'm going to have to sell the truck," he said suddenly, catching everyone's attention.

"Luke, what are you talking about?" Lorelai asked.

"We're going to need a safe family car. The Jeep is a death trap and there's no way the baby's gonna fit in the truck."

"You're choosing a death trap over the truck your father gave you?"

"You love that car."

"And you love the truck."

"We can't afford another car Lorelai. Not if we're going to mo…" Luke stopped himself from finishing his sentence, hoping Jess and Rory didn't catch his slip up but they did.

"Not if you're what?" Rory asked.

Luke and Lorelai stared at each other. "Should we tell them?"

"It'd be mean if we didn't now," Lorelai replied.

"Ok, uh. Well, Lorelai and I have decided to uh...move."

"What?" they all asked at once.

"I bought Old man Twickham's house. I always thought if I was going to have a family, it'd be in a house like that. They just don't build them like that anymore."

"What about the house we're living in now?" Jess asked in disbelief.

"I sold it. I also rented out my old apartment to Kirk so I could used the rent money and the profit from our house and my parents' house…"

"I can't believe you did this!"

"What's your problem?"

"You sold the house! We did all that construction for nothing."

"The buyer was more than happy to pay the price of construction on top of the house's worth."

"And the apartment…"

"What about the apartment?"

"What if I wanted to stay there?"

"If you want to stay there, split rent with Kirk."

"And you sold my grandparents' house with so much as asking anyone else in the family."

"Jess, no one has lived in that house for years. It was time we let it go. I talked to Liz and she feels the same way. Whatever sentimental attachment we have to the house, neither of us can afford to keep it. We had to sell it."

"What about me?"

"What about you?"

"What if I wanted to live in the house that my mother and uncle grew up in! It may not have meant anything to you, but it sure as hell meant a lot to me!"

"Hey!" Luke yelled as he jump out of his seat. "Do not say that house meant nothing to me! I lived in that house every day of my life until the day my father died. I didn't step foot in that place for sixteen years because it hurt too much. It reminded me of my mother, it reminded me of my father, and it reminded me that I lost them! That house might mean something to you, but it means everything to me!"

"Luke, please, sit down," Lorelai begged as she tugged at Luke's sleeve. "Just calm down."

"Take a deep breath Luke," Emily suggested.

"What about Rory? She grew up in that house," Jess said, rising from his seat. "What about the sentimental value she has with the house?"

"Don't drag me into this Jess," Rory pleaded.

"Don't worry about Rory," Luke said. "I am going to give my wife whatever she wants, do you understand me? If my pregnant wife wants to live in Old man Twickham's house, then she is going to live in Old man Twickham's house. If she wants a Cadillac, I'll sell my kidney to buy her a Cadillac! She is going to get whatever she wants, when she wants. She is pregnant, hormonal, and twenty times more insane because she can't have coffee! If I go crazy, then by God I'm taking you with me!"

"Stop it!" Lorelai yelled. "Just stop it! Everyone shut up!" The room hushed. "This isn't how this was supposed to be! We're supposed to be celebrating and instead, all you can do is yell at each other. Well I'm tired of it! I don't want to hear it anymore!" Lorelai quickly stood up from the table and ran out of the room with tears streaming down her face.

Luke clenched his fists. "Are you happy now? You made my wife cry! We sold the houses and rented out the apartment because we want you to live with us! You have cancer and we wanted to help you, but I guess it never occurred to you that we care." Jess stepped back in shock, but said nothing. "If you'd excuse me, I have to find my wife." Jess slowly sat down in his seat when Luke left the room.

"I didn't know," Jess confessed softly. "I didn't think they cared that much."

"You grew on Mom and Luke's always loved you like you were his own son. Just like he loves me," Rory said. "You're going through something really serious and they just want to make sure you're taken care of."

"Jess," Richard called. "I believe you own Luke and Lorelai an apology. I suggest you find them and do so."

"Yes Mr. Gilmore," Jess said.

"Hey," Luke called as he entered Lorelai's old room with Davey and Josh. "They were looking for Aunt Lorelai."

"How'd you know I was in here?" Lorelai asked, wiping the tears away.

"You're my wife. I'm drawn to you." Luke sat down with Josh in his lap and helped Davey onto the bed. "I'm sorry about what happened down there. I didn't expect him to react like that and then I lost it. He was just being so…Jess."

"You don't have to be sorry. I'm just really sensitive right now."

"That had nothing to do with sensitivity. It was the Civil War part two down there." Luke sighed as he stood Josh on his lap. "What if our kid hates me?"

Outside the room, Jess was walking down the halls searching for Luke and Lorelai when he heard their voices coming from one of the rooms.

"Luke, our baby is not going to hate you," Lorelai reassured.

"Jess hates me. I'm the closest thing he has to a father and he hates me. Maybe we should have told him. He does have a right to an opinion since he's living with us."

"I don't hate you," Jess said as he walked into the room. "I over reacted. If you two want us to move, then we'll move. I'm sorry and I hope you can forgive me."

"Did you say 'us' and 'we'?"

"Yeah. You're not kicking me out now are you?"

Luke laughed. He stood and gave Jess a hug. "Not a chance kid. You're stuck with us."

"Hey, can I ask you guys something?"

"Sure you can," Lorelai replied.

"Who did you sell the house to?"

Luke replied, "Logan Huntzberger."

Next time on "Meet Me at the Chuppah": Take a peek into the mind of Luke Danes as he prepares for his first born child. From the big move into the house formally known as Old man Twickham's to the arrival of Baby Danes. How is Luke handling Lorelai's pregnancy? Is it a boy? Or is it a girl? Is it twins? How is Luke taking to be a daddy? You'll find out soon enough!

Note: The preview of the next chapter is subject to change.

A/N: I originally had Nicole, Digger, Hank Leahy, and Floyd there when Luke and Lorelai announced they were having a baby, but I got tired of Digger and Nicole so I edited them out. Hahahaha.