A/N: Okay I said it would take longer since we didn't have any of it done, well I guess I was just joking. Any were on spring break (yeah baby!) so we will probably be updating really fast this week because we have no lives. LOL.
Lorelai woke up to find Luke sitting in the chair next to her, and the bassinet with Laci in it across the room.
"Hey."
"Hey Lorelai. How do you feel?"
"I'm okay. Can you bring Laci over to me; I want to take a good look at her."
"Sure. Oh the nurse came in while you were sleeping and said that you have to try to nurse her if you plan on nursing." He walked over to the bassinet and started pushing it over to Lorelai. "Here she is all you have to do is get her out of the bassinet. I'm um…I have to…get coffee."
"What?" Before Lorelai could even get that out Luke was gone. She thought that it was very strange of him to run out of her hospital room to get coffee. He doesn't even like coffee. She also thought it was strange that he wouldn't pick up their newborn daughter. She let it go when she saw Rory come in the room.
"Hey mom! You're awake!"
"Yeah babe, I am. Can you hand Laci to me? I really don't feel like getting up right now."
"Sure. Hey where's Luke?"
"I don't exactly know. He kind of just took off."
"Oh."
"So how did you get here? I mean your car is at our house because Logan picked you up for a date, didn't he drop you off at grandmas?"
"Yeah."
"But you car wasn't at grandmas, it was at home, which means somebody had to drive you."
"Oh right. Grandma did."
"Grandma drove you to the hospital?"
"Yeah. As soon as I got home she told me. She almost pushed me into the car. I didn't even get a chance to get my purse." Rory started laughing as she remembered what had happened.
"Where is she now?"
"I don't know. I don't even know if she came in. The last thing she said was that she'd meet me inside, but she never showed. I don't know if there was no parking or if she just left. So can I hold my baby sister?"
"So she actually drove you here?"
"Yes! Can I hold her please?"
"As in she got in the car, turned it on, put her foot on the gas and drove you here?"
"Yes. May I please hold my sister now?"
"Wow. Wait what did you say?"
"I said can I hold my sister now?"
"Oh sure. Wait, I have to decide how I'm going to feed her. I mean I can breast feed, but then Luke won't be able to watch her while I'm at work. I could bottle feed that way anyone can take care of her."
"Whatever you want mom just hand me my sister."
"I guess I'll bottle feed her. Can you go get the nurse; she has to give me the supplies."
"She'll come in when its time to feed Laci. Let me hold her mom, please?"
"I think I should feed her first."
"Ok. Why do you keep changing the subject?"
"What makes you think I'm changing the subject, because I'm not?"
"Mom?"
"Ok. I want Luke to hold her first before anyone else does."
"He was in here with her the whole time when you were sleeping and he didn't hold her?"
"No, I don't think so. When I woke up she was in the bassinet and he was all the way across the room from her. Why doesn't he like her Rory?"
"What? He likes her. I'm sure he loves her."
"If he did he would have held her and cuddled her. What did I do wrong? I thought Luke was a good guy. I thought he'd make a good dad, but he hates our daughter." Lorelai had started to cry at the thought of Luke hating Laci, she also covered Laci's ears so what they said wouldn't hurt her self esteem."
"Mom, she's not even a day old, I doubt she understands what were talking about."
"But, here just take her. He doesn't want to hold so why shouldn't anyone else be allowed to?"
"She's beautiful mom. Here you go; I'm going to go home before you get in trouble for me being here after visiting hours. I'll see if I can find Luke, maybe he can drive me home and pick your bags up. Okay?"
"Yeah that's fine. It will give me time to think."
Rory left the room and went out to the waiting room. She was on a mission! She had to find Luke, but she didn't even know the first place to look. She started on the floor that they were on and made her way to the lobby. She still had a few more places to look and she wasn't going to give up hope.
Meanwhile back in Lorelai's room, Lorelai had decided to call her mom. It took awhile for her to fully dial the number without hanging up, but she finally succeeded the fourth time.
"Hello Gilmore Residence." A sleepy Emily answered the phone.
"Hi mom."
"Hold on, I'll get your father for you."
"No. I actually called to talk to you. I just wanted to say thank you for driving Rory to the hospital today. That was really sweet of you."
"Well I couldn't let the girl miss her sister being born."
"Hey mom why don't you come see us?"
"When?"
"Whenever you want. We'll be here the rest of tonight, but visiting hours are over, we'll be here all day tomorrow, and until about noon on Sunday."
"Well maybe we'll stop by sometime tomorrow."
"Sounds great mom! Hey can you give dad the news?"
"Yes I can. What did you name her? How much does she weigh? How long is she?"
"Laci Emilyn Danes. She weighs 8 pounds 6 ounces and is 19 inches tall."
"What color hair does she have? Oh I bet it's brown. Is it? Does she have the blue eyes? Did you say Emily?"
"Yes she has brown and yes she has blue eyes. I did say Emilyn, I thought it was pretty. Its not too much like Emily but its close enough."
"Her middle name is named after me? Why?"
"Because you brought Rory to the hospital for me tonight. I don't know what I would have done if you didn't bring her, and plus you're my mom."
"Oh well thank you. Bye Lorelai."
"Bye mom."
Lorelai hung up the phone feeling pleased with where her relationship with her mother was going. Laci soon began to cry and Lorelai snapped back to reality and remembered her problems with Luke.
After searching for fifth teen minutes Rory finally found Luke right where he said he'd be, drinking coffee. She walked up to him and he looked down at the cup of coffee and back up at Rory.
"Why are you drinking coffee? I thought you said that it could kill people."
"It can. Does your mom need something?"
"No why?"
"Well why are you down here?"
"I need a ride home and mom needs her things."
"Oh okay. Let's go."
"What's wrong Luke?"
"Nothing Rory."
"Why aren't you upstairs with mom and Laci?"
"Because I'm not! Just get in the car."
They got in the car and Rory looked at Luke but he wouldn't make eye contact with her. She decided to let it go for awhile and bring it up again when Luke wasn't expecting it. It was quiet for about ten minutes when Rory started talking again.
"Isn't she beautiful?"
"Yeah. She looks like you and your mother."
"She looks a little like you too. She has your dimples."
"That's nice."
"Luke what's wrong? Your not…"
"Rory! I don't feel like talking about it!"
"Ok."
They got to the house and went inside. Rory went to her room and watched Luke from her door. He seemed fine except when somebody mentioned Laci. He grabbed Lorelai's bag, said goodbye and left. When he got to the hospital he went up to Lorelai's room where he found her wide awake. Laci was still in Lorelai's arms and it seemed as if she had just eaten.
"There's your daddy! Isn't he handsome?"
"Hi to you too." He sat down in a chair that was about six feet away from Lorelai.
"Hey come closer."
"Why?"
"Please Luke? Come see the baby!"
"I saw her already."
"You haven't held her yet. You haven't even gotten within four feet of her."
"Oh I'm sorry?"
"Are you saying sorry, or are you asking sorry?"
"Saying?"
"Why don't you like her Luke? What did I do wrong? Why do you hate our daughter?"
"What? I don't hate her."
"You won't even hold her and you're saying that you don't hate her?"
"Lorelai you know that I don't hate her."
"Then why are you acting like she was never born?"
"I'm not acting like she was never born!"
"Come sit next to me then."
"My seat is fine."
"Please Luke?"
"Ok." He walked over and sat next to Lorelai and Laci but he was trying not to get to close to them. He didn't want to hurt Laci.
"You're going to fall off the bed! I don't bite, and I would think that you of all people would know that. Come closer."
"I can't. I'm sorry. I'm going to go back to my chair."
"Why? Are you having second thoughts? I can't raise her myself Luke."
"No I'm not."
"What is it then?" She pulled on his sleeve to get him to move closer to her even if he did only move about a few inches.
"Nothing."
"Luke?"
"I…I'm uh…I'm scared of the baby." He looked away from Lorelai as he felt his face turn red.
"What? You don't have to be afraid Luke. She won't bite. She's like me. I don't bite so she doesn't bite."
"I know."
"Why are you scared then?"
"I don't want to hurt her. She's just so tiny and delicate. If I make one wrong move that could be the end."
"You won't hurt her! Come here, I'll help you!"
"I'll pass."
"LUKE!"
"Fine." He turned to face Lorelai and she placed Laci in his arms.
"Make sure you hold her head or you will hurt her!"
"Ok. I've had enough. Take her back!"
"I was joking Luke! It could hurt her but I know you won't hurt her. You're going to be a great dad!"
"Thank you. Wow."
"What?"
"I just can't get over how much I love her and I hardly even know her!"
"Oh you know her better then you think. I mean come on Luke you put up with me for nine months when she was inside me so you must know her pretty well."
"Yeah I guess I do." He kissed Lorelai's cheek and watched her fall asleep. Laci remained in his arms the whole night except for when she needed to be fed. Luke even protested when the nurses came in asked him if they could take her to the nursery. He finally put Laci down at 5:30 in the morning when it was time for him to go to work.
Visitors came and left all day. Sookie and Jackson were the first ones to stop by. Then came Michele, Ms. Patty, Babette, and Taylor in that order. It was around 2 and Emily still hadn't visited. Lorelai began to wonder if her mom was really going to show up, and she figured that if her mom was going to come she would have already. She gave up hope and placed Laci in the bassinet and went to sleep.
