Lorelai woke up about an hour after she had fallen asleep to feed Laci. She asked the nurses if anyone had stopped by, and they told that a geeky looking guy was here but he left when we told him that you were sleeping. She asked if the guy's name was Kirk and they said that he didn't give a name, but he acted like he was a little special. After hearing that Lorelai knew it was Kirk who had stopped by.
Richard stopped by around five without Emily. Lorelai was really excited to see him, but the excitement quickly faded when she realized that Emily wasn't there. She hid her disappointment from her father and put on a happy act for him pretending that everything was okay.
"Well hello Lorelai. How do you feel?"
"Hey dad. I feel as good as I should be feeling."
"That's good. Now where's my granddaughter?"
"You just missed her. She was in and out of here all day, but she just left to get Laci's going home outfit!"
"What? Oh Rory did. I forgot that I have two granddaughters now!"
"Yes you do! Here I'll get her." Lorelai got out of bed and took the baby out of the bassinet and handed her to Richard. "I would like you to meet Laci Emilyn Danes."
"She's beautiful Lorelai. She looks just like you!"
"She looks like Luke too. Hey dad?"
"Yeah?"
"Why didn't mom come?"
"She came, but she's out in the car. She can't make up her mind on whether she should come in or not."
"Oh. Well tell her I said hi."
"I will Lorelai. I better get going I don't want to leave your mother for very long. She's a mess right now."
"Oh I'll change her. Here we go baby girl." Lorelai as she placed the newborn on the bed with her.
"Not Laci Lorelai. Your mother is. I'd better get going. Tell Rory and Luke I say hi."
Lorelai watched her dad leave. She was trying very hard to understand what he meant about Emily being a mess. She would think that after their phone call that they had yesterday that Emily would be somewhat happy. Maybe Emily actually felt bad about being mean to Lorelai. Whatever it was that was bothering Emily had Lorelai worried. She heard the nurses talking to Luke, so before he came she decided that she would not let Emily ruin her precious time with her family. Laci wasn't going to be a newborn for ever and she didn't want to waste the time she had with her at this age.
Luke stayed with her all night. Before they knew it going home day had finally come! Lorelai fed Laci one more time and then she dressed Laci in her going home outfit that Rory had bought her. Luke came up holding the car seat that Richard had bought them. He placed it on the bed and took the baby from Lorelai and strapped her in the seat. Lorelai got dressed and put her shoes on, and they waited for the candy striper to come. When the candy striper got to their room she handed Lorelai a diaper bag full of necessities and she told her to sit down in the wheel chair. She pushed Lorelai out of the room while Luke followed holding the car seat and the balloons that Lorelai had received. They got in the car and drove back to Stars Hollow.
When they got home they brought Laci inside. They weren't surprised when they saw that their living room was filled with gifts. Lorelai took Laci out of her car seat and put her in pack n' play bassinet. Once Laci was settled, Lorelai and Luke opened the presents. Many people came to their house asking if they could see the new baby but both parents said no. The rest of the day went by smooth. Laci woke up every two hours to be fed and Lorelai, Luke, and Rory took turns feeding her. By eight that night Lorelai and Luke were exhausted so they decided to go to bed.
Luke stayed home with Lorelai until Wednesday. She hadn't left the house since they came home from the hospital so on Wednesday she decided that when Laci woke up she would feed her and then they would go for a ride. She didn't really have anywhere in particular in mind but as she was feeding Laci it came to her that they should visit Emily. Lorelai put the baby in her car seat and packed the diaper bag. Once she had the car seat in the car she decided that she might as well get the stroller just incase Emily was up for going for a walk. They arrived at the Gilmore's and Lorelai took Laci's car seat out of the car as well as her purse and the diaper bag. She walked over to the front door and placed the car seat on the ground next to her feet and rang the doorbell. Emily came to the door and was stunned when she saw Lorelai.
"Hey mom!"
"Hello Lorelai. What are you doing here!"
"Well I wanted you to meet Laci."
"You could've just brought her with you on Friday."
"I know and I will, but I wanted to come see you. Is that too hard to believe?"
"So in other words you were sick of staying at home."
"Yes and no. Can we please come inside?"
"Sure!"
Once again Lorelai picked the car seat up. She followed Emily into the living room where they sat down. Neither of them said anything so Lorelai stopped the silence by asking Emily if she would like to hold Laci. Emily said yes and began to get excited. Lorelai bent over and unbuckled the now awake baby and placed her in Emily's arms. After looking into the baby's eyes Emily's eyes widened. It was the first time Emily had been this happy in a very long time.
"Isn't she cute mom?"
"She looks just like you when you were a baby!"
"She has a little of you in her too you know."
"Really?"
"Yes. When she sees somebody that she really loves her eyes open as wide as they can and you can tell how happy she is to see that person."
"Has she done it to you yet Lorelai?"
"No. I know that she loves me, but she's only done it for Luke. It's the cutest thing!"
"Hello Laci. Yes hello. I'm your Grandma Emily, yes I am, and I love you very much." Lorelai had never heard her mother so happy. As soon as she heard her mother start talking baby talk she called Rory from her cell phone and let her listen to Emily. The phone stayed in Lorelai's purse so Emily wouldn't know what she was doing, but Rory understood every minute of it.
"She's going to love you mom. I can just bet that you too are going to be really close."
"Why don't you go out while I watch Laci?"
"I can't leave her she's only five days old. I'd feel really guilty leaving her. I feel guilty enough as it is because I brought her out today."
"Don't feel guilty. You can't keep her locked up forever you know. Go and do something for yourself. Here I'll treat you to a manicure and pedicure. Everything will be fine."
"Mom…"
"Go!" Emily got up with Laci in one arm and started pushing Lorelai to the door.
Lorelai finally gave in and left. She got back to Emily's house after two hours. As guilty as she felt she was happy she got away for awhile. She walked right in instead of ringing the doorbell, and she found her mother still holding Laci. The only things that had changed since she left were that there was a bottle in Emily's hand and a burpy cloth on Emily's shoulder. Lorelai stood in the living room entrance watching as her mother fed her baby. Lorelai stayed at her mom's house until 4:30 which was a good five hours. Emily walked them out to the car and she kissed her daughter and granddaughter on the cheek and watched them drive away. After three months of feeling badly about her relationship with Lorelai she had finally found peace with it.
When Lorelai got home the phone was ringing so she placed the car seat on the ground and dropped her bags. She was out of breath so she let the answering machine pick up.
Hello Lorelai this is your mother. I had a very good time with you and Laci tonight. I was just wondering if you wanted to stop by a few more times this week. I was thinking that tomorrow we could go for a quiet little walk. I was also hoping that we could make this a weekly affair. Call me back. Bye.
After thinking about her mother's message Lorelai called her back. They agreed on getting together every Monday and Wednesday until Lorelai went back to work. Once Lorelai did go back to work Luke would have Laci every Monday and Wednesday, Lorelai would have Laci every Tuesday and Thursday and Emily would baby sit every Friday. Lorelai played the day over and over again in her head until Luke and Rory came home. Each time she replayed it she became more and happier with her Emily Gilmore.
