A/N: I'm pretty sure that we will have another new chapter up today because we have no school tomorrow! Please review!
Once everybody had finished their ice cream they went home. Rory drove her car home, while Luke, Lorelai, and Laci took Lorelai's. Luke was driving and Lorelai was in deep thought looking out the window. When Luke noticed this he immediately started questioning her hoping that she was having second thoughts.
"Hey are you okay?"
"I'm perfect."
"Perfect?"
"Perfect. Everything's how it should be."
"Yeah? How's that?"
"You and I are finally married and we have the most beautiful baby on the planet and Rory is Rory again."
"It only took us nine years."
"Yeah. Hey guess what?"
"What?"
"Our plan is working."
"Which one?"
"The one where we hired Baily to work for you so Rory would start to like him and eventually they would date."
"Really!"
"Yeah. She came home today and asked me who he was and how old he was!"
"YES! Baily's a good kid. He'll do Rory some good."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Nothing…it's
just that she's coming out of some stuff and it's good that she
found an innocent guy."
"I knew what you meant; I just wanted
to freak you out!"
"Oh. Hey ah…now that were married I ah…I think that now would be the time to um…have 'the talk'."
"What talk? There are like several talks! There is the sex talk, there is the marriage talk, there is the it's not me its you talk, there is the how many children you want to have talk…" The whole time she was talking Luke was looking at her, but when she said 'the how many children talk' he looked back at the road. "So we need to have the how many children you want to have talk. Let me just say here that I will NOT have four in four."
"I don't want four in four…"
"Oh. That's good, but by the way you look I'm assuming it isn't just four in four that you don't want. You don't want anymore kids do you?"
"What! I do want more kids, that's why I'm having this talk with you!"
"Oh. What is it then?"
"I don't think that we should wait very long to start trying. I don't want Laci to be like three or four when we start trying again."
"Ok me too. I was thinking that once she turns one we should start."
"Oh."
"Why what were you thinking Luke?"
"I thought by the time Laci was eight months old because then if it happens on the first try there will only be a year and a half apart."
"No. That is way too young."
"So when do you want to start?"
"I already told you. I want to start once she's one, but we can compromise and start when she's ten months old. Plus it might not happen on the first try so I might still get my wish."
"That works with me. We're home."
"I see that. Rory isn't home though."
"I know and it's a good time to make Laci sleep in her crib."
"It is. So…"
"So."
"Well Mr. Danes tonight is going to be our first night alone in our bedroom in four whole months."
"I know it is Mrs. Danes."
"I'll bring Laci inside and while I'm doing that why don't you hook the baby monitor up in Laci's room."
"Okay."
They got Laci settled in her new room and 'went to sleep'. It was a long night for both of them for their eyes didn't shut until past midnight. Laci slept the whole night in her crib without even waking up like she had done while she was in their room. When Lorelai woke up she was surprised to find Luke still sleeping next to her. She glanced at the clock and it was around six thirty. She decided to let Luke sleep in so she turned off the baby monitor and went to get Laci. When she went into Laci's room, Laci was already awake and was kicking her feet toward the mobile. Lorelai took the baby out of the crib and went downstairs to call Baily to tell him Luke would be a little late, well a lot late. When Lorelai got downstairs Rory had her head in the fridge looking for food.
"There is NO food in this house mom!"
"I know."
"I'm hungry!"
"So am I. Here take Laci for me so I can call Baily."
"Baily?"
"Yeah, the guy at the dinner."
"Oh. Why do you need to call him?"
"Well I kind of have to tell him why Luke isn't there."
"Oh, well I was actually going to go food shopping since we have no food here, so if you want me too then I can tell him since I'll be near there anyway"
"Okay. Thanks. While you get dressed I'll feed Laci and dress her and then you can take her with you."
"Mom…"
"You don't have to thank me. I already know how much you love to spend time with your baby sister."
Lorelai got Laci dressed and packed a diaper bag for her while Rory was getting herself ready. She handed the baby to Rory and said goodbye. Rory put Laci in the stroller and walked to Luke's.
"Hi. My name is Rory."
"Hi Rory. Hey Laci! How's my girl? Did you sleep good last night? Huh? Huh?"
"Okay. Well I just wanted to tell you that Luke isn't here incase you haven't noticed already."
"I noticed."
"My mom is letting him sleep in."
"Okay."
"Okay then. So what are you into?"
"Things."
"Ok. So you are into things."
"Yeah. What's with the questions? I ah…I have to get back to work."
"Um…ok. Wait! Do you want to hang out sometime after you're done with work?"
"Yeah sure. When though?"
"The weekend, because during the week I live on campus."
"Oh. Where do you go?"
"Yale."
"Wow!"
"Do you go to school?"
"I graduated in June. Right now I'm taking a break from things."
"Cool. Where did you go?"
"No where special."
"No, where did you go?"
"It doesn't matter. So um I gotta get back to work now. How about we go out next Saturday?"
"Sure!"
"Cool! I'll swing by your mom's place at six."
Rory walked back to the house forgetting that she was supposed to pick up some descent breakfast food on her little trip. When she got home Luke was up and was making breakfast with god knows what.
"Hey Rory. What did you get?" Lorelai was looking for the bags that should have been in her daughter's hand.
"I got a date!"
"With who?"
"With Baily!"
"That's great honey! He's a really great guy!"
"I know!"
"Luke, Rory has a date with Baily!" Lorelai yelled into the kitchen.
"Wow! That's just great! I'm happy for you Rory!"
"Okay you guys are weird. Here take your baby while I go to my room and figure out how we're related."
"You're just embarrassed!"
"I'm walking to my room now! I'm in my room and I'm shutting the door. I can no longer hear your comments about me and Baily!"
"I raised her well!"
"That you did!" Luke leaned in for a kiss and then set their breakfast on the table next to Laci's seat. They ate the food and then Luke left with Laci and went to the diner. He had decided to give Lorelai a break since she had Laci for the past couple of days.
