a/n: thank you for your reviews! I wish you guys could understand how much they cheer me up when I come home and open my stuffed inbox. This chapter addresses some things that definitely need to be clarified. You'll get some of the answers here, but not all. And this is the first time chris is really involved. Just read…

Chapter Fifteen: Revalations

"So who is he?"

Lorelai turned around, startled by the sudden appearance of the man at their door.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

Chris, leaning casually on the doorframe that separated their rooms, gestured towards her stomach; her pregnancy was obvious when she was dressed in her nightgown.

She opened her mouth to protest but Chris cut her off. "It's not me," he said, moving across the room and sinking into an armchair. "I can count."

Lorelai sighed, and turned back towards the window.

"Well, at least you're not denying it," he said as he propped his feet up on the arm of the chair. He rubbed his forehead, a gesture missed by his wife. "At least we're getting somewhere. Now I would just like to know who."

"You don't need to know," she answered without turning.

"Like hell I don't need to know," Chris exclaimed, for the first time losing his calm demeanor. "You are carrying another man's son!"

She looked over her shoulder at him, her eyes wide and distant. "So what are you going to do Chris? Divorce me? Throw me out? It doesn't matter who the father it is, it matters that there is a child that will be coming into this world that needs to be taken care of. I just need to know if I will have to do it from the streets."

"I'm not going to throw you out," Chris answered in a worn-out voice. "This is your parents' house anyhow."

"Will you be leaving then?"

"Of course not Lorelai!" he said, standing up. "You're my wife, and though you may have forgotten that little detail, I haven't. I promised to be by your side through sickness and health, and I will honor that pledge."

"I'm not sick, Chris," she said. "There's nothing in wedding vows about…about this type of situation."

"But it is a sin Lor," he said. "Did you think of that when he took you to bed? That you were breaking the holy covenant of marriage? Did I ever cross your mind?"

"Oh Chris, stop acting like this is something so unfathomable! Shouldn't I be asking you the same questions?"

Christopher stood still, staring at her in shock. When he spoke, his voice was low and even, but filled with pain.

"When did I ever give you reason to believe that I have been unfaithful in this marriage?"

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Lorelai was humbled. Her misguided accusations left her full of guilt and isolation. For the first time she began to consider how far she had crossed the line.

"Christopher-"

A knock on her door caused her to stop short. Chris sighed and rubbed his forehead. Lorelai reluctantly opened it.

"Mother," she said, unable to hide the surprise and disappointment in her voice.

"Is everything alright in here?" Emily asked. "I heard raised voices, I just wanted to make sure that you are okay."

Lorelai nodded and Emily looked at her with suspicious eyes. Her look softened when she noticed her daughter's growing belly.

"Lorelai," Emily gasped, a smile growing on her face. "Are you…are you pregnant?"

"Either that or I turned into an elephant," she replied sarcastically.

"Oh this is wonderful!" Emily exclaimed, ignoring her daughter's nonsensical reply. "Why didn't you tell anyone!"

"You just got home tonight Mom," Lorelai answered.

"And she had to share the good news with me," Christopher said. He had appeared at Lorelai's side and wrapped his arm around her as he spoke. Lorelai looked up at him quickly, startled at both his actions and his words. She took his lead and plastered a smile on her face.

"My goodness, I think I need to sit down. This is just so…exciting!" Emily pushed her way into the room and sank onto the sofa. She let out a surprised squeal and hopped up again, developing a shoe in her hand.

Lorelai stiffened as fear ran through her veins.

"What in heaven's name is a shoe doing on your sofa Lorelai?" Emily said, her usual reproachful manner returning.

"Ah! My shoe!" Chris said, further perplexing his wife. He steered Lorelai over to the sofa and proceeded to take the shoe from Emily. "I have been looking for this."

A knowing smile crossed Emily's lips and she questioned the odd article no farther.

"I just can't believe you're having another baby!" she said, bringing the conversation back on her desired track. "After all these years I had lost all hope!"

Chris nodded and smiled at his mother-in-law. "Well, life is good at throwing little surprises, isn't it?"