Ok, I found a way (a complicated one) to read my reviews now ( you don´t wanna know, it would be an extra chapter) and that´s why I´m answering the ones from 23 and 24 right now:
to vasj: I haven´t really thought about it in chapter 23 and 24, but I also think that Will gets a bit old to breastfeed him. I think I mentioned that she stopped in 26 or 27? I´m not sure, but the topic will come. I already wrote these some time ago, so I don´t really remember.
to VeroSNM: Dirty? No, I don´t think that it´s a dirty chapter with Emily and Richard in it, but read yourself! Was there a really dirty chapter in this story? I don´t remember, maybe I have to re-read my own story!
to muffin aux carottes: Oui, je parle francais, mais l'écrire c'est un autre chose...!
to orangesherbert7: Luke won´t be the one doing something crazy!
To the others: Thanks again for your reviews (although I couldn´t read them at first, which is not your fault, of course!), I hope I also get some for this chapter, enjoy, it´s a little bit lighter then the others before!
Chapter 25: bear attack
"Urgh, this is sooo unromantic! Having dinner with my parents on Valentines Day! Which fool made that date?" Lorelai asked while they drove to Hartford. William was sleeping in his car-seat, while Lorelai ranted about the date with her parents that evening.
"Actually you did." Luke stated and raised his eyebrow for a moment before he concentrated on the road again.
"And you didn´t stop me! I was just too nervous to check the date, but you should have warned me, but you didn´t. So if you´re not getting lucky this Valentines Day because I´m too angry and upset: Your own fault!" Luke didn´t answer that anymore, this rant lasted for half an hour already and it was repeating itself every five minutes. When he didn´t answer anymore she stopped for some seconds.
"Luuuke?" she said then.
"Stop pouting, just tell me what you want!" he told her.
"Grump!" she replied, but then her voice became sweet again.
"Do we really have to tell them tonight?" she asked and batted her eyelashes.
"Seriously Lorelai, I don´t think that you are able to hide it any longer." he grinned.
" Being proud of yourself, huh? But I can buy more outfits like this. The seventies are "in" again and you told me that I don´t look pregnant in this. Or were you lying?"
"No I wasn´t. But you´re 4 months pregnant and it´s getting more obvious with each day" he stated.
"I hate that you´re always right. Can´t you say something stupid once in a while, so that I can be right then?" He just ignored her comment and went on.
" Don´t worry so much. They will be happy and I think they might be able to hold back their comments" he finished what he wanted to say.
"Wow, thank you. That was fast! You will be sooo wrong! And I will be soooo right and I´m looking forward to the second when we will leave Azkaban and you´ll have to admit it!"
"Azkaban?" Luke asked
"That´s what one gets when he falls asleep during Harry Potter: Ignorance!" she giggled.
"Come in, Come in!" Emily greeted them before they could walk into the house. Richard immediately took William and headed to the living-room.
Luke and Lorelai both took off their jackets and handed them to the maid.
"Lorelai what are you wearing?" Emily asked and pointed to her colourful blouse, which was cut in a seventies style, which meant, tight over her breasts , but fluffy in the middle, so that it hid her belly.
"That´s very hip again, mum." Lorelai said and rolled her eyes.
"Very hip? You can wear that if you´re going to a club or a bar, but not to a dinner with your parents!" Emily insisted.
"Okay mum, next dinner we´ll have in a techno club in New York, so that I can wear this outfit. Happy?" Lorelai said and winked at Luke, while Emily walked into the living-room.
They sat down on the couch while Richard lay on the floor.
"Richard would you mind at least sitting up while we´re having guests or should I serve your drink on the floor now?" Emily said.
"Yeah, dad you can sit. Will can sit, too." Lorelai told him.
"You can sit? Already?" Richard asked William and sat him on the floor. Luke smiled proudly when William sat without help and then babbled something like "mamamamam".
He looked so cute, that even Luke had to admit it. Lorelai had dressed him in baggy-pants and sneakers and a black dress-shirt. His blue eyes were sparkling and his straight, dark-blonde hair was sticking out from his head, like Lorelai had put gel in it, which Luke never would have allowed.
"See, he can say mum! I told ya!" Lorelai laughed and nudged Luke with her elbow.
"Would you stop that!" he told her and shot her a look.
"Aha! Someone´s jealous!" Lorelai mocked him and then kissed him on his cheek.
"No, someone will have bruises if you don´t stop!"
"Mum, Dad, actually we came here to tell you something" Lorelai started then, because she felt some courage rush through her.
"No, you don´t get a divorce!" Emily said suddenly and put the bottle she held in her hand back on the cupboard.
"No, we don´t get a divorce" Luke said, but in a strange voice, and only Lorelai knew why.
"No, actually that is so not what I wanted to say" Lorelai said and Luke took her hand.
"Mom, Dad: I´m pregnant again and to make this announcement complete: Im pregnant with twins." After her statement her parents stared at them for some seconds, but then Richard reacted at first.
"Well congratulations! I´m sure our two grandchildren will be just as great as the other two already are!" he said and then hugged Lorelai and shook hands with Luke.
William, however was not so pleased that his grandfather had stood up and began to scream furiously to get his attention back. Richard laughed and sat down again.
" I can just hope for you that maybe not both of them will get their mothers temper, like their older brother!" Emily said and then congratulated both Luke and Lorelai. After they all sat down again Emily wanted to know more.
"So that´s why you´re wearing that! Are you already showing?" she asked.
"Yes, my jeans won´t close anymore."
"How far along are you?"
"Four months" Lorelai answered and had to laugh when William started screaming excitedly while he hit Richard with one of his teddy bears.
"Will it´s not very nice to hit your grandfather. I have to take that bear away from you, if you won´t stop, sweety!" Lorelai said, still laughing.
"Oh Lorelai! Leave the boy alone!" Richard jumped in and handed Will the bear again, because William had thrown it away.
"Wow, Dad, I never thought you liked that! I sometimes would have appreciated to know" Lorelai said, what brought her a glance from her father.
"And when did you found out?" Emily started again.
"Some days before Christmas" Lorelai said and then smile left her face, but when Luke squeezed her hand it re-appeared.
"Before Christmas? That means...Lorelai could I speak to you alone for a moment?" Emily said, but it was more an order than a question, then stood up and walked in the direction of the kitchen
"Here we go" Lorelai muttered, then whispered in Lukes ear.
"If I won´t be back in five minutes, you need to rescue me or help me planing my escape, because I might have killed her!"
Emily waited in the kitchen, her arms crossed in front of her chest.
"Lorelai, tell me: Is it possible that this... this.. husband of yours was not very pleased when you found out you´re pregnant?" Emily started as soon as Lorelai had entered the kitchen.
"What?" she asked stunned. She had expected a rant about not telling them earlier, but this was unexpected.
" Now it´s all clear. Your strange behaviour at Christmas, this over protectiveness for William and your face swollen from crying. Luke doesn´t want these children. How dare he? What did he do? Did he put pressure on you that you shouldn´t have them? Did he force you to stay at home after they will be born? Did he hit you? Did he.."
"Mom! Stop right there!" Lorelai interrupted.
"It´s none of your business what happened before Christmas. And Luke would never do anything like that to me!"
"None of my business? When my only daughter looks so miserable on Christmas that I think she will start to cry any moment, because obviously that´s what she did the whole time. And in general nobody is able to stop your babbling, and I sometimes really wish I could find the button to turn you off, you didn´t say a word the whole evening? I think that´s absolutely my business! And if this diner man is the reason..."
"It was me!" Lorelai yelled to stop Emily from insulting Luke.
"It was you?" Emily asked stunned.
"I didn´t wanted these kids at first. I was the one talking about an abortion. Luke was happy when I told him that I´m pregnant. And he left when I told him about the abortion. He brought Will back four days later on Christmas and I was just happy to have my son back. And we hadn´t really talked about it when we came back and it took us nearly a month till we worked it out. That evening I thought Luke wanted a divorce because he hated me." Lorelai said and fought with the tears.
"Why would you do something like that? Why have you been thinking about an abortion? When you were pregnant with Rory you didn´t even think about it!" Emily was shocked.
"It´s just... I didn´t wanted to disappoint Luke or you. It wasn´t planed and it´s my fault... and then twins! We still don´t know how to do it. I mean where will we put them while we´re working. Will alone is one thing, but two more babies? We won´t have any time for anything...I want these babies , cause they are our kids and I love them and the bad timing is not their fault... but I´m sooo scared, mum. I´m scared out of my mind." Lorelai sobbed and tried to wipe away her tears with the back of her hand.
"Oh Lorelai!" Emily said and then hugged her daughter. She couldn´t remember the last time she had done that.
"You will find a solution, I´m sure. And if you need any help, just call. I would be happy to look after my grandchildren if you are working or if you and Luke will need some time alone. I know that you are able to deal with everything alone, but don´t be too proud to ask." Emily said and stepped back.
"Thanks mum, but..." Lorelai sniffed.
"Don´t turn it down. Think about it. Decide when the babies are born and tell me. And even if you don´t want us to look after them on a regular basis, you are always welcome with them, or to call short hand if you need someone!" Emily interrupted her.
"Thank you!" Lorelai said and hugged her mother just a few seconds.
"Are you fine now?" Emily asked.
"Yeah, stupid hormones. I think I´m crying all the time! Let´s go back and see if dad survived Will´s bear attack!" Lorelai laughed.
"What happend?" Luke asked when Lorelai sat beside him and leaned her head against his shoulder for just some seconds. He could tell that she had cried again.
"Nothing. Everything is fine. I´ll tell you later!" she smiled and kissed him. She had intended just a quick peck, but then she wasn´t able to pull back.
"Mhhhhmmm!" Emily cleared her throat loudly and raised an eyebrow when the two looked at her.
"Sorry I have to interrupt, but dinner is ready!" she said then with an unmistakable irony in her voice. Luke blushed and Lorelai grinned at Emil when she saw her embarrassed husband. Emily smiled back and then walked out of the room.
Lorelai pinched his cheek and stood up.
"Come on daddy! We´re hungry!" she said in a baby- voice and pulled him by his hand into the dinning-room.
TBC review please