Chapter 3: Morning sickness and doctors appointments

Luke spend the night. He woke up at his usual time, but was surprised to find the bed empty. He jumped out of bed, searching for Lorelai. He found her in the bathroom, sitting on the cold floor. She didn't looked good. He knelt down besides her.

"What's wrong?"

"Morning sickness."

"Oh." Of course. A nice symptom of pregnancy. Just when she was about to say something she felt a new puff of nausea. He noticed this and held her hair when she was throwing up in the toilet. When she was done she let herself fell back on the bathroom floor. She seemed exhausted.

"How long have you been up?"

"I don't know, for over an hour our so."

"Why didn't you woke me up?"

"Because you are supposed to open the diner in an hour and you'll mess up the orders when you're tired, besides, there's not much you can do for me anyway and I don't look very pretty throwing up also."

"I want to be there for you Lorelai. I can hold your hair and you will always look pretty to me."

"You just say that to make me feel better."

"I would never do such a thing." He took her in his arms, pulling her close. She rested her head against his chest. This really felt good.

"Was it like this when you where pregnant with Rory?" Luke wanted to kill the silent and he was also curious if being nausea like that was normal. It couldn't be right? Being up at 4 in the morning, spending over an hour in the bathroom just to vomit?

"Sort of. It is a long time ago but I remember..." She stopped when she began feeling nausea once again. He stroke her hair when she was able to keep thinks in this time. It took her a while before she continued. "I remember being nausea in the morning. Waking up just to throw up. But after a while it became better and one day I realised it stopped."

Luke staid with her in the bathroom until she said that she felt good enough to go down and get some coffee. He protested, of course. But she asked for one last cup only and promised him she'd stop bye at Doose's to buy de-café later that day. He thought it was a nice compromise so he went down to make her the coffee and some breakfast, which she rejected nicely. She wasn't up to eating anything after being sick al morning already. He tried by telling her that she was suppose to eat well anyway but gave in faster than usual.

After he finished eating they went upstairs again to get dressed. He showered first because she needed the time to pick out clothes anyway. He shaved while she was in the shower. It was a nice morning ritual they did more often lately. At the beginning of their relationship she had trouble with waking up as early as he did but somehow she was getting used to it. Not every morning, but most of them she woke up the same time he did so they could have breakfast together. She started earlier in the inn and most of the time she was able to go home at a decent time so they could share dinner. Sometimes going out. Sometimes just eating at the diner. Whatever came up. They slept at her place sometimes, other times they slept in his apartment. Their clothes where spread across both places now, so they didn't had to go back to there own place to get changed before going to work. This was a lot easier.

While standing under the shower Lorelai thought about all that. She thought that now they where having a child maybe they should pick one place where they could live together. Maybe even get married one day. Thinking that she realized how much her life had changed within 24 hours. The morning before all she thought about while standing in the shower was where she was having lunch. Now she was thinking about her future. Once again her life was about to change so much but she knew that this time it would be a lot different than last time. She was going trough all of it by herself. Of course, Christopher had told her he wanted to do it with her but she had known the truth. When he asked her if she wanted to marry him she could see from the look in his eyes that he wanted her to say 'no', so she did. She raised their daughter by herself.

When she stepped out of the shower, Luke was watching her through the mirror. She saw he was staring at her.

"What are you looking at?"

Luke smiled. "You, of course."

"Lorelai smiled back. "Look good now, because I might never look this way again."

He looked confused. "What do you mean?"

"Well, you know, with the pregnancy and all."

"Oh, yeah. You'll look beautiful anyway."

Her smile was even bigger now. She walked closer to him, pulling her arms around his shoulders. Kissing his cheek, whispering "I love you."

"He turned his head so he could kiss her mouth. "I love you to." "You have to go to the doctor today?"

"Yeah, I have to call to make an appointment soon."

"Well, call me what time you have to be there. I'll come along with you."

"You don't have to."

"I know I don't, but I will."

"Thank you." She kissed him again and than turned around and walked to her bedroom so she could get dressed.

Lorelai arrived at the inn at 8.30. She had made an appointment with the doctor at 1.30 p.m. and Luke had promised to pick her up at 12.30 so they could have lunch before going to the doctors office. Sookie was already waiting for Lorelai to show up and when she spotted her friend she almost ran over to her.

"And?"

"And what?" Lorelai pulled her friend along with her into her office so they could talk in private. This wasn't the kind of conversation she wanted to have in the hallway of her own inn. This wasn't anybody's business.

"Well?"

Lorelai smiled in response.

"You're pregnant right?"

"Yes I am, but you have to promise me you won't tell anybody. Not even Jackson. I haven't told anyone yet, not even Rory."

"What about Luke?"

"I told Luke."

"What did he say?"

"At first he totally freaked out but now he's really sweet. He hold my hair when I had to vomit this morning and he's coming with me to the doctors appointment this afternoon."

"That's really sweet."

"Yeah. He is." Lorelai smiled.

Luke kept his word and walked into the in at 12.30 sharp. He had brought lunch with him so they had more time. He had some of her favourite stuff, but he also had fruit and other healthy stuff she wouldn't eat usually. She protested but ate an apple just to please him. She drank the de-café he brought with a smile but remembered why she never drank the stuff. It was really bad. Knowing that she wouldn't get any regular for the next 8 our 9 months didn't made it any better.

They arrived at the doctors office right about 5 minutes early. She signed in and after that took a seat next to him in the waiting area. They didn't had to wait long before the doctor called them in. The doctor appeared to be a nice woman about the same age Lorelai had. Her name was dr Laura Elder. The office was a painted white which made it appear very sterile but there where flowers and paintings on the wall which gave the room a very different perspective.

Laura started with a normal anamnesis, asking her about her period, her condition, symptoms she had been having lately, nausea. After that she draw some blood to do an official pregnancy test. Although there was no doubt that Lorelai was pregnant this was the official way to do this. She promised she would call them as soon as she had the test results back. She told them they could make a new appointment with the assistant because it was most likely they needed one.

"Do you have any questions?"

"How long will the blood test take?"

"I think I have the test results back first thing tomorrow. If everything goes the way expected I think I can call you around 10 ó clock tomorrow." Luke was pleased with that answer.

"When can you tell how far along I am?"

"Considering your latest period as a real period about 3 our 4 weeks. But I can't tell until we'll do an ultrasound."

"When will you do one?"

"Well, we can do an ultrasound on your wife's next appointment," she told Luke.

"Oh, she is not... we are not.."

"Oh, I'm sorry I asked you guys so many questions but I didn't asked about that now did I. But you are the babies father right?"

Luke smiled at Lorelai who answered for him. "Yes he is." He took her hand in his. "He absolutely is."

"Any other questions?"

Luke thought about it for a moment before he asked. "That morning sickness. Is it normal when she wakes up at 4 ó clock to throw up, and keeps throwing up within periods for more than an hour?"

Laura nodded. "Unfortunately that's one of the not so nice side affects of pregnancy. One woman has it worse than an other. It's impossible to say how long it will keep on but usually it takes at least the first trimester. After that it will get better."

"There's nothing that can be done about it?"

"When it is very extreme there are medicine but we don't usually write them out because the baby will get them to and they can cause side affects we rather will prevent from happening."

It wasn't the answer he was hoping for but it made him sort of feel better that it was common. Although he hated the fact that she had to face mornings like that for the next few months.

Luke had no more questions and neither did Lorelai. They stepped by the assistants desk to make a new appointment and went outside afterwards. Still holding hands.

"So."

"So."

"Do you have to go back to work?"

"No, I took the rest of the afternoon of. I couldn't focus anyway."

"You are okay right?"

"Yes Luke, I'm fine. Don't worry so much."

"Can't help it."

"Well, just try okay."

"What do you want to do the rest of the afternoon?"

"I was thinking about paying Rory a visit. I want to tell her about this myself before anyone finds out and fills her in before I had a change."

"Don't you want to wait for tomorrows blood test?"

"No, you heard what doctor Elder said, it was only to make it official but there isn't any doubt that I am pregnant."

"I guess your right."

"Do you have to go back to the diner?"

"I can come with you if you want."

"No, that's not necessary. Can you just take me back to the inn so I can pick up my jeep?"

"I can drive you to Yale and pick you up there later. We can go out after that."

"You don't have to."

"I know, but I would like to."

Lorelai was to tired to protest. She was up to early to fight Luke and just sitting in the car next to him besides driving didn't sounded to bad anyway. All she wanted was talk to her daughter. She was afraid about Luke's reaction the day before and she hadn't even thought about what Rory was going to say. She would be happy about getting a sibling, right??

A/N Well, that's what I got so far. I know the title of my story doesn't make any sense yet, but it will later, trust me. I have to start doing some homework now, but I'll try to continue with the story and update soon. Please tell me what you think so far!!!