The next two months flew by. The ladies of Stars Hollow threw Lorelai a baby shower at Miss. Patty's, and Lorelai started maternity leave although she still dropped by the inn on occasion. They couldn't believe how fast the time had gone by. Before they knew it, Lorelai was almost a week overdue. She could hardly fit into anything she owned but she still managed.. In three days she would be exactly seven days late. It was a Friday and Luke came home to find Lorelai lying down on the couch in a dress and heels.
"Hey. Do you feel okay?"
"Yeah I'm fine hun."
"You don't look fine."
"Well I am. Ok?" She answered with an attitude.
"Ok. Why don't you go get changed and I'll give you a backrub."
"No."
"No?"
"No. I'm going to dinner, that's kind of the reason why I'm dressed up!"
"Oh. You can't go to dinner!"
"Why?"
"Look at you! You can't even fit behind the steering wheel!" Luke said laughing.
"It's not funny!" Lorelai started crying and tried to get up, but it didn't work.
"Here let me help you." He pulled her up and wiped her tears. "I'll drive you dinner. I'll get changed into something nice and I'll come. Simple as that!"
"You can't come. Are you crazy? My mother will eat you alive."
"Ok but if I don't go you don't go!"
"That's not fair Luke!"
"Well…."
"I know! You'll drive and then when we get there you'll hide in the back of the car."
"NO!"
"Do you want me to go alone?"
"No. I'll go take the stroller out of the back so there's enough room for me to sit. And as for you, lose the heels you're going to kill yourself!"
"Ok. Thank you babe."
"Anything for you Lorelai." He said sarcastically.
He took the stroller out of the car and helped Lorelai down the stairs. He opened her door for her and kissed her cheek. Luke got in the car and they drove off. As soon as they got there he opened the door to the back of the car and got in, and Lorelai got out and rang the doorbell.
"Hello Lorelai. It's nice to see that you showed up."
"Why wouldn't I show up mom?"
"Well you're late."
"Well only four days late." She started to laugh at her own joke.
"Huh? It's Friday, you're only twenty minutes late not four days late."
"You are so…ugh!"
"I'm so what Lorelai? At least I don't lie."
"Really mom? Well that's just great. Hey Rory. Hi dad!"
"Hi."
"Hey mom. How are you feeling?" Rory asked.
"My back is killing me and my feet hurt like hell!"
"Here sit next to me mom."
"Thanks babe."
"Ok now that Lorelai is here why don't we eat."
"Mom I just sat down and plus we never eat this early."
"Emily let her relax for awhile. Hey Rory I have something I want to show you, it's in the pool house."
"Ok grandpa."
They left the room to give Lorelai time to catch her breath and to relax. They figured ten/fifth teen minutes would be good. There really wasn't anything in the pool house so Rory and Richard decided to go for a walk.
Emily left the room as well. She was feeling guilty for being so mean to Lorelai. She went to sleep every night thinking that she would wake up and it would all be a dream. As much as she wanted to apologize she couldn't, it was too hard.
Lorelai was lying down on the couch and she felt the cushions under her get wet. She had been feeling pains since she got out of the car, but she figured that Laci would be able to wait until dinner was over. She stood up and saw that the cushions were wet just like her dress was. Her water had broke! She started walking towards the door to get Luke when Emily came in the room.
"Where are you going?"
"Um…the bathroom. I'm going to the bathroom mom." She turned towards the bathroom, but she felt another contraction coming. Lorelai bent over in pain and started crying.
"Are you okay Lorelai?"
"No. Go get Luke mom!"
"Luke? Where is he? Wouldn't it be easier to just call him?"
"No. He's in the trunk!"
"What?"
"For God's sake mom, he drove me here and he's hiding in the trunk so you wouldn't see him. Please just go get him."
Emily went outside and knocked on the window on the door of the trunk. Luke looked up and said to himself "Oh Crap". He opened the door and Emily explained what was going on. She was extremely nervous talking to him, but she got out everything she had to tell him. They went inside and Luke helped Lorelai to the car. He closed the door and got in the drivers seat. He thanked Emily and started the car, but Lorelai stopped him from going anywhere.
"Rory! Rory, I need my Rory!"
"Where is she? Emily where is Rory?"
"I don't know my husband took her to the pool house but I followed them and they're not there!" Emily was shaking; she couldn't believe what she had done, and how she missed out on her daughter's second pregnancy.
"Hey Lorelai? Rory isn't here right now, but your mom is going to tell her where we are when she comes home ok?"
"No. I need my Rory!"
"Emily won't you tell Rory to meet us at the hospital?"
'Um…yeah I will. Go have that baby Lorelai!"
"I need my Rory though."
"She'll come to the hospital Lorelai, I promise you." Luke looked at Emily after hearing her try to comfort Lorelai, and he gave her a smile.
"Ok? Your mom said she'll tell Rory, so let's go! Hey did your water break yet?"
"Yeah."
"When? Where?"
"I'll tell you later Luke."
"Ok. Here we go! Were going to have a baby Lorelai!"
They drove to the hospital and they were put in the delivery room immediately. She was dilated almost nine centimeters when they got there, and within twenty-five minutes she was fully dilated. The doctor told her to start pushing, but she refused to because Rory wasn't there. Rory came in about five minutes after they told her to start pushing, and she held one of her mother's hands while Luke held the other one. Lorelai was crying and was covered in sweat. She had been pushing for almost a half an hour when the doctor said that she was almost done. Luke went to the foot of the bed and started crying when he saw the baby's head crown. He stood there watching the whole thing and before he knew it the doctor said "Congratulations, it's a girl!" He cut the umbilical cord, and watched as the nurse brought Laci over to Lorelai. Luke kissed Lorelai and whispered "We did it!" in her ear. The three of them stayed there watching Laci until the doctor took her away. "My water broke on my mom's most expensive sofa." Lorelai told Luke and Rory as she had promised she would, and then she fell asleep.
