Author's Note: Okay, it's official…Gilmore girls fans are the best! Thank you so much for all the reviews.

SonnyCarlyJasonCourtney: GH and GG are my two favorite shows so it's easy to see why I used a GH reference. One of these days I'll sneak a GG reference into one of my GH stories. ;-)

Sea4Shoes and JP: thank you! I always try to make the characters say what they would say on the show. ASP created such great characters; I always hope I do them justice. Glad you liked the Kirk thing…LOL…it was an idea I wasn't too sure of but now I'm glad I did it. And Sookie and Jackson are so much fun to write because they're so cute…they're so perfect for each other.

Orangesherbert7: don't worry, the baby will have an 'L' name…it's inevitable.

AHJNKCES: I'll try to make my chapters longer just for you.  How did I do on this one?

Reea: those are interesting ideas but I don't think I could ever write a story where Luke and Lorelai get a divorce but twins might be happening. ;-)

Lue: Another baby? You think Luke is secretly a "four in four" man?

I'm Pregnant

Main Characters: Luke/Lorelai

Chapter Three: The best of intentions

"So you're going to the grandparents' house tonight?" Rory asked as she walked to the subway station for the ride uptown. She shifted her cell phone to her left ear and tucked it into her chin to pull out her date book from her bag.

She heard Lorelai sigh. "Yeah, we're leaving right after the town meeting."

"OH! You're at a town meeting?" Rory exclaimed. "I miss the town meetings. Tell me what's going on now?"

"Well, Taylor is staring daggers at me," Lorelai reported.

"Why? Because you're on the phone?"

"Either that, or he finds me irresistible."

Rory laughed. "It's the phone thing."

Taylor cleared his throat loudly. "If you're done, young lady, can we begin?" he directed his question at Lorelai.

She raised the phone above her head. "It's Rory. She wanted to be a part of the meeting."

"Let her keep the phone on, Taylor," Babette called out, "it's Rory." She turned to Lorelai and added, "tell her we said 'hello', doll."

"Fine," Taylor announced with a bang of his gavel. He turned to his right. "Miss Patty? Will you kindly read the minutes of the last meeting?"

Patty opened her notebook. "We discussed the possibility of starting a Stars Hollow 5k marathon."

"And I still think it's a bad idea," Luke muttered audibly.

"Oh, not this again," Taylor groaned. "May I remind you, Luke, this will bring attention to Stars Hollow. Why maybe even a news crew from NYC. Maybe Rory can use her contacts."

As Luke stood to continue his argument, Lorelai put the phone back to her ear. "You hear that? I love these town meetings."

"Me too," Rory giggled. "Nothing ever changes in Stars Hollow."

Later

Luke pulled his truck to a stop in the Gilmore driveway. "You okay?" he asked Lorelai, who was sitting with her head in her hands.

"Has the world stopped yet?" she said, her voice shaky.

Luke rubbed circles in the back of her neck with his thumb. He had had to pull the truck over twice on the way to Hartford so Lorelai could throw up. "How does that feel?"

Lorelai lifted her head and smiled weakly. "You have magic hands, Luke Danes."

He leaned over and pressed a kiss on her forehead. He wrapped his arm around her shoulder as she rested her head against his chin. "We can cancel this dinner with your folks tonight, you know. Reschedule for when you're feeling better."

Lorelai shook her head. "No, it's better to get it over with," she told him, "besides, if I throw up, it'll give us a reason to leave early in case things get ugly."

Luke grinned. "Always have a back up plan, right?"

Lorelai waited to get her bearings while Luke walked around the truck to open the door for her. Still a little nauseous, she leaned on him as he helped her get out.

When they reached the front door, it opened before they rang the doorbell. "Were you going to sit out there all night, Lorelai?" Emily asked. "It's very rude."

"Hello to you too, Mom," Lorelai said stiffly. It was going to be a long night, she could tell.

"Well, come in, both of you," Emily ordered. "Hello, Luke. You look nice."

Luke wore an Oxford shirt under a blue blazer and khaki pants. It was the outfit he wore just for Gilmore family occasions. Fiddling with his tie, he nodded his head. "Thank you, Emily. You look nice too."

"Thank you." Emily looked Lorelai over from head to toe. Dressed in a simple black dress with her hair in disarray, Lorelai looked as sick as she felt. "What's wrong with you, Lorelai?"

"Nothing, Mom," Lorelai answered.

"Well, why don't you go into the ladies' room and freshen up," Emily suggested. "You look absolutely ghastly."

With a sigh, Lorelai excused herself. She welcomed the break as she splashed cold water on her flushed face. When she rejoined Luke, he was sitting on the couch opposite Emily and Richard talking about baseball.

"Okay, you can stop talking about me," Lorelai announced, as she sat next to her husband.

"Lorelai, the world does not revolve around you," Emily chastised.

"It does for Luke," Lorelai pointed out.

"You wish," Luke teased her.

"So, tell us, what's new in Stars Hollow?" Richard asked, in an effort to change the subject.

"We may be starting a 5k marathon," Lorelai answered.

"Oh, jeez."

"Do you have anything against marathons, Luke?" Emily asked.

"No, not marathons, per se," Luke answered.

"Just the man who came up with the idea," Lorelai interrupted. "Taylor Doose, our town selectman."

"Oh, I see," Emily said, "I met Mr. Doose once. Dreadful man."

"Thank you," Luke said. "He's just so…so…Taylor."

They all laughed as the maid stepped into the room to inform them that dinner was being served. "What's for dinner, Mom?" Lorelai asked.

"Zucchini and dill soup with rice pilaf," Emily answered as they headed for the dining room.

Lorelai stopped and grabbed Luke's arm. He saw her face turn three shades of green. "Lorelai?"

Lorelai clamped her hand over her mouth and bolted for the ladies' room. Richard and Emily were rooted to the floor in shock. Luke smiled meekly. "Dinner sounds great."

When Lorelai came out, her hair had been tied back with a ribbon she had found in the ladies' room. "Sorry about that, Mom," she apologized. Taking Luke's hand, she took a deep breath. "We have something to tell you guys and it might explain a little bit of what just happened."

"You're pregnant," Emily guessed.

Lorelai smiled. "Can't pull nothing over your eyes, Mom."

"Well, it's apparent, and it does explain why you looked so dreadful when you arrived this evening."

"Well, be that as it may, Lorelai, this is wonderful news," Richard exclaimed. He threw his arms around his daughter, catching her off-guard.

"Thanks, Dad," she said, pulling back. "That means a lot to us."

Richard thrust his hand in Luke's and pumped it vigorously. "Congratulations, Luke."

Lorelai turned to her mother. "What do you think, Mom?"

"How long have you known?"

"What?"

"When did you find out you were pregnant?" Emily rephrased her question.

"A few days ago."

"Are we the last to know?"

"Mom, what does it matter?" Lorelai asked. "The point is we're telling you now."

"It matters, Lorelai," Emily asserted. "You know why? Because once again, I feel like we're the last to know about anything that goes on with you. We were the last to know about your wedding and the last to know about your pregnancy."

Lorelai was in shock. Once again, her mother was sucking the fun out of something that meant the world to her. "You know what, Mom?" she asked her, tears glistening in her eyes, "you know why you're always the last to know? It's because of moments like this. You do this every time. Instead of asking me when I found out or what number on the list you were for us to tell, you could have at least said 'congratulations, Lorelai', but no, once again, you were too hung up on etiquette and manners."

She turned on her heel and left the house, slamming the door on her way out. Luke turned to the Gilmore's. "Well, good night."

"Yes, good night, Luke," Emily said, "It was nice to see you, if only for a short time before my daughter had her tantrum."

Luke frowned. "Tantrum? You think that's what that was, Emily?"

"Yes, of course, Lorelai has been doing that since she was a child," Emily told him. "I would have thought she would out-grow it by now."

"Don't you think she had a point?" Luke asked. "Don't you think you owed her a little bit of consideration seeing as that she's pregnant?"

"I'm not going to give my daughter allowances just because she's pregnant, Luke," Emily said, "That would only encourage her."

"This is unbelievable," Luke shook his head. "You still don't get it. All Lorelai wanted was for you to be happy for her. She didn't need an etiquette lesson on when to tell your parents and she certainly didn't need a lecture from you." He paused briefly. "You know she didn't even want to tell you the news? Yeah, I talked her into it. She told me you would do this but I convinced her that you'd surprise her. Excuse me for my mistake."

Luke turned and walked out the front door leaving Richard and Emily staring after him.

Lorelai was sitting in the truck crying when Luke got behind the wheel. He turned to her and acknowledged; "now I know why you're a coffee-addict."

Lorelai smiled as she took his hand. "Let's go home, Luke."

(A/N: thank you for all your reviews. Don't stop there! This chapter was difficult to write so please leave feedback as to what you think. Thanks! You're the best! )