A/N:Thanks everyone for the reviews.

Ashdarash: Thank you for your tips, you are quite right. I'll try to pay a little more attention to it from now on, but writing this is not very easy for me, so if you notice me repeating some expressions a lot it is because I am from Belgium and I speak Dutch at home…

"You're Jeff?" Mary glanced at the boy and turned to Lora. "You could've done worse."

Lora rolled her eyes. "I know." She replied.

"I'm standing right here, if you were wondering." Jeff objected. The two girls laughed.

"I'm kidding, nice to meet you."

The boy just shrugged. "Yeah, whatever."

"So." Mary smiled and looked from Lora to Jeff. "Ready to face Stars Hollow?"

"Never." Lora grinned.

"Why are we doing this again?" Jeff really didn't understand why the whole village had to know about this.

"Because otherwise the weirdest of stories will start circulating and before you know it, I'm pregnant with Kirk jr.'s baby."

Jeff frowned. "Who's Kirk jr?"

Mary chuckled and put her arm around Jeff. "You've got a lot to learn, my friend."

"I thought we were only going to see the dance teacher anyway?" He understood less of the whole little town thing every minute.

"If Patty knows, everyone knows, that's exactly why we are telling her." Mary grinned.

"You're gonna love it here!" She added.

Jeff turned to Lora. "She's scarier than Jen."

Mary raised her eyebrows. "I'll take that as a compliment."

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Jeff answered.

"I don't like you." Mary couldn't suppress her grin at all.

"I'm glad you guys are getting along so great." Lora told her friends.

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"Lora, Mary! How are you? And who's the hottie?" Jeff couldn't believe his ears. Was this old woman actually hitting on him?

"Patty, this is my boyfriend Jeff." Lora introduced him.

"Don't worry, she's always like this." She whispered in his ear.

"You have excellent taste, just like your mother." Lora giggled.

"Patty, we need you to do something for us." Mary said to the majestic woman.

Patty looked surprised. "Sure dear, how can I help you?"

"Apparently we need you to gossip." Jeff told the woman, who got a strange grin on her face.

"Gossip, me?" Lora and Mary raised their eyebrows at the same time. "Okay, tell Miss Patty a little and Miss Patty will tell the rest."

The girls laughed. Lora looked at Jeff.

"This is important, isn't it?" Patty wasn't stupid.

Lora tried to say something, but the words remained in her throat. There was however, another way to make Patty understand.

The girl lifted her sweater and revealed her little bump. Miss Patty's eyes widened and she searched support on a chair.

Lora just shrugged and smiled. "Jeff's the father." She felt his warm hand in hers.

"I'll spread the word." Patty said as soon as she came back to her senses.

"Thanks Patty." Lora nodded.

"You're welcome, I think." Lora was shocked. If Patty even was doubting, something was seriously wrong.

"Have fun kids."

Now it was only a matter of time before people knew. Lora was relieved. She took off her sweater, it didn't really matter anymore now. She noticed people were already staring. Lora smiled and walked between her two friends to Luke's.

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Lucas looked up when he heard the doorbell. "So, how did it go?" He asked his niece when she had reached the counter. The three teenagers sat down.

"Patty knows, so the questions will come pretty soon, I guess." The girl shrugged.

"Jeff, I presume?" Lucas extended his hand and Jeff immediately shook it.

"Enjoy your last moments of peace."

"Thanks, I think."

"What can I get you guys?"

"Coffee, my parents are driving me insane." Lucas grinned, Mary was more like Lorelai than Lindsay.

"Latte." Jeff told him.

"He really is a one-syllable man, isn't he?" Lucas said to Mary and Lora with a smirk on his face.

Jeff turned to Lora. "Your family is hopeless."

"She knows, don't worry." Lucas told the boy.

"Just give me some decaf, at least that'll taste a bit like coffee."

"Hey, little niece, don't whine." Lora put out her tongue, but Lucas had gone back to work.

"Here you go."

"Thanks." Lora took the decaf and warmed her hands to the cup.

"So, Lucas, word goes you have a new girlfriend. Violet was it?" Mary joked.

Lucas' eyes grew a bit wider. "Her name's Rose. Does Patty know?"

"Hey, it's a flower. Don't worry, I heard from Lora."

"Grandma told us at dinner yesterday." Lora explained while she took a sip of her decaf.

"How can you NOT taste the difference?"

"It's easy, you just don't." Jeff shot back at his girlfriend.

"Excuse me young lady." Lora didn't like the sound of that voice. They turned around to face Taylor. He looked rather red and older than usual.

"What's the problem Taylor?" Mary asked, even though that wasn't really necessary.

"How dare you just show off your pregnancy, other young girls could take your example. You're as bad an influence as your grandmother."

"Taylor, will you please leave?" Lucas tried to be friendly, but the tone of his voice was anything but.

"No I will not, I want an apology."

"An apology for what Taylor, she didn't do anything wrong." Mary almost yelled at the old man.

"Miss Forrester, don't you see that your friend here is pregnant?"

"Look sir, I don't know who you are, but this really isn't your business, okay, just leave us alone." Jeff couldn't believe that this Taylor-guy had actually said that.

"I will do no such thing young man, I demand that the girl puts something on to hide it."

"Taylor, leave or I will single handily make you." Lucas threatened.

Taylor knew he couldn't win from a young strong man like Lucas, so he left. "But don't think I won't fight you on this." And with that he left the diner again.

Lora was staring at her cup. A soul tear made its way over her cheek. Jeff took her in an embrace.

"Don't let him get to you." He whispered in her ear.

A smile already appeared on her face again and she gently let go. "I won't, it's just the hormones, I can't help crying."

"Taylor can't do anything, you know that, the town loves you, no one or nothing is going to change that." Lucas tried to make his niece feel a bit better.

"Thanks guys." Lora smiled, but she knew that Taylor wasn't the only one who would look at her funny, or judge her, probably for the rest of her life. She'd heard her grandmother's stories and they worried her a little, even though she wouldn't let that show.