A/N: Only one more week until hiatus is over! I'm so happy :D (sorry had to get that out first ;) Thanks LorelaiAkaCoffeeAddict for helping me with the idea for the chapter when I got kind of stuck and of course for proof reading again. And so fast, that's really amazing!
Sorry to all of you for the cliffhanger, but I had to put it in. I hope this chapter makes up for it! Last but not least thanks again for all of you that read and reviewed the last chapter, and it's amazing that there are still people taking the time to start reading this story all at once. But enough from the note and on with the story. Tell me again what you think, I really appreciate your feedback!
Previously:
...Then she heard some walking behind her. It was a doctor, dressed in green scrubs. He was walking to her father. Luke noticed this as well, and placed a hand on Rory's back. Together they walked towards Richard and the surgeon.
"You're the family of Emily Gilmore?" He asked as he pulled the mask off of his face…
Chapter 28 Hope
For the first time in hours Richard stood up, his eyes filled with hope. The family stood there together, their eyes begging for the doctor to continue.
"My name is Doctor Phillips. I am one of the doctors that was operating on Mrs. Gilmore..."
"Is she alright?" Lorelai begged, not wanting to hear the doctors' standard talk.
"Mrs. Gilmore is out of surgery. We brought her to the ICU. Her condition is still critical and we have to take it one step at the time."
Lorelai let out a loud sigh of relieve even though she wasn't sure if this was good news. At least her mother was still alive, right?
"Let's all sit down so I can explain the type and seriousness of her injuries."
They all complied, happy that they could take the weight of their legs. Somehow they felt a lot heavier than normal.
"Mrs. Gilmore was brought in with very serious injuries. The ultrasound they did in the ER showed that she was bleeding internally. When we started the operation, we found that the blood was coming from the spleen and the left kidney. We also found her colon perforated. First we had to remove the spleen. The damage was too severe to repair. We were able to safe most of her kidney on the other hand. We have to see if it will recover enough to take up it's function again, otherwise we'll have to remove it later. The damage to the colon is repaired as well.
As you already know, her heart had trouble beating in a steady rhythm. We were able to get it back into a normal rhythm, and we're giving her medicine to prevent this from happening again."
"Will she be okay?" Rory almost begged the doctor.
"As I said before, we have to take it one step at the time. Her condition is still critical. She lost a lot of blood and the heart problems caused her brain not to get enough oxygen for a while."
"What does that mean?"
"Mrs. Gilmore is in a coma. We repaired the internal damage but the rest is up to her. She has to wake up on her own."
"How big are her chances?"
"That's impossible to tell. All we can do now is wait and see what happens."
Richard let his head drop in his hands and started crying. Lorelai sat down next to him and put her arm around his shoulder, trying to comfort him, but knowing there was only one thing that could, but how big were the changes that would happen? Obviously nobody could tell. She hated this. She hated not being able to control a situation. She felt completely helpless but had to stay strong for her father and her daughter. She looked up and saw that Luke was trying his best to comfort her.
"One of the nurses can take you to the ICU whenever you are ready. You can go in two persons at the time."
Lorelai nodded and whispered "Thank you."
The doctor nodded in response and walked away towards the nurses' station.
After a while Lorelai asked her father "Dad, do you want to go see mom now?"
He nodded, but remained in his seat. She stood up though and supported his arm as she pulled him up. He was heavier than she thought though. Luke noticed this and stood up to help his wife. Together they were able to support Richard into standing and walking. Rory, who had calmed down a little, walked behind them, carrying Lucan.
As the doctor had already said, a nurse helped them find the ICU. She also helped them with their stuff. The car seat, the bassinet. The walk to the ICU wasn't long. It was on the same floor. The nurse walked to the nurses' station there and asked where they could find Emily. After that she walked back to the family and lead them to the right area. The rooms in the ICU were made of glass, and you could hardly call them a room. The nurses could easily keep an eye on the patients this way though. Each room had one bed and a lot of machines. There weren't doors so the patients could be reached without struggling to open it first.
They all stood in front of Emily's 'room.' They could see her lying in the big bed. Lots of tubes and cables were attached to her body. Her face was bruised, and swollen. She had a tube in her mouth that was taped on her face. The color of her face was white. Her hands were on top of the sheets. IV's were attached to both arms. Lorelai had to swallow when she saw her mother like this. She felt Richards's body getting heavier in her arms, knowing the look of his wife scarred him as well. Before, she had no idea what to expect, but this was the last thing she might have been expecting.
"Two of you can go in. The rest has to wait outside. The baby isn't allowed to go inside the room." The nurse explained, not knowing how much they were told already, and knowing most people forgot what was told already anyways.
"Dad, you want to go in?"
He nodded. Lorelai supported her father as they walked in the room together. There were two chairs standing next to the bed. Richard let himself fall in one of them. Lorelai remained standing, walking away a little to give her father all the space he needed.
He took Emily's hand in his and started crying again. Lorelai could see he was trying to fight it, but he wasn't successful. So she sat down next to him and placed her arm around her father again, hoping that would help. It did, but only a little. In a way she was glad that he was finally showing emotion, although she doubted what sight she liked better. The only right answer was that she didn't like either of them.
Outside the room, Lucan started crying. Rory tried to sooth him, but wasn't really successful.
"Hand him to me." Luke took his son in his arms and cuddled him against his chest. Soon the baby relaxed.
"You're pretty good at this."
"You'll learn. He's just a little upset, not knowing what's going on. This isn't part of his normal schedule."
"But still, he almost immediately stopped crying."
Luke felt a little uncomfortable at the compliment. He wasn't really used to get them, especially by anyone else than Lorelai. "Like, I said, you'll learn."
"I guess." Rory wasn't sure. She looked at Luke holding the baby and saw how comfortable he was. She was never able to imagine Luke with a baby. He didn't really like kids. Not small ones at least. But here he was, holding the baby like it was his second nature. She hated that she missed the first part of this baby's life, now that she'd seen him even more than she already did. She knew she missed a lot and that her mother had a family of her own now. She even wondered if she'd still fit into this family. She shook the thought off soon, knowing she was acting childish and jealous, and also knowing that that would never happen.
"You know, we really missed you."
Luke stirred Rory out of her thoughts. She looked up and smiled at him. "I missed you, too. I'm never going away that long anymore."
"Never say never, but I hope you'll stay for a while. It's good to have you back."
"I'm glad to be back, although I wish the circumstances were better…." she paused. Luke looked at the girl, knowing she wanted to say something more. After a while she said. "What if my grandmother dies Luke?"
"I don't know. I really don't know."
"I mean, even though everything she did to mom, I really like her and I don't want to loose her yet. There is so much more I want to ask her, get to know her better. When we planned your wedding, I mean, we really had a great time. And mom even gets along with her now. And Lucan, he really needs to get to know his grandmother, too, right?"
"I know." He placed his hand on her shoulder. He wanted to tell her everything would be okay, but he couldn't. Not when he was watching Emily laying in the bed. He hated being in hospitals. He hated seeing all those tubes. But he wanted to be here for his family. He kissed Rory's forehead. "We just have to wait and see what happens. All I can tell you, is that your grandmother is a very strong woman. She won't leave give up that easily. And knowing your grandmother she'll fight hard."
Rory wiped away her tears. "I know. Thanks Luke."
"Sure." He kissed her forehead again. After that he walked towards the bassinet to put Lucan down, who was now asleep.
After a while, Lorelai decided to leave her father alone with her mother. He seemed to have calmed down for the moment. She found it weird that she was feeling so calm herself. Even though the sight of her mother scared her to death, she hadn't cried. She stood outside the room, watching her parents trough the glass for a while, and then turned around to look for Luke and Rory. She found them in the waiting area. Rory was asleep on a row of chairs. Luke was watching her. He looked up when he heard her approach. "Hey."
"Hey." She sat down next to him.
"How you holding up?"
"Fine, really."
"Are you sure?" He looked concerned.
"Positive. Hey, when did she fall asleep?" She nodded at Rory.
"A few minutes ago. She was exhausted from the flight and all."
"I bet. And Lucan?"
"A little before that. He started crying and fell asleep in my arms a little while later."
Lorelai leaned her head against Luke's shoulder and tried to relax.
After a few minutes she let out a loud sigh.
"What's wrong?" He kissed her forehead.
"Nothing." She closed her eyes.
"Lorelai, talk to me." He knew she wanted to get it out, but was also afraid to say her thoughts out loud.
"Have you seen her?"
"Through the window, yeah."
"She looks bad. Nothing like my mother. So white, so vulnerable. Not at all the strong woman she is."
"You have to keep thinking positive."
"I know. That's just so hard you know. I mean, all the time I thought that when the surgery would be over, I'd had some more information. Now I still know nothing. I hate this. I hate seeing her like this. I hate seeing my father crying. I just want to go home, get some sleep."
"Then why don't you?"
I can't. They need me here. My father needs me here." Then, her voice almost inaudible "My mother needs me here."
"They won't go anywhere. They'll be here when you come back. You'll feel better."
"Luke, you know I can't leave." She turned so she could look at him. "Those past few hours I've been thinking what it would be like if I lost my mother. The truth is that it's hard to imagine her out of my life. I tried to shut her out many times, but somehow I always needed her. Even if it was just to get Rory through Chilton. I hated those Friday night dinners, because she always found something to comment on, but secretly I enjoyed seeing my parents as well. When they decided to break up, that just hurt. When I was a kid I wanted them to be apart, but later I realized my parents are perfect for each other. For weeks Rory and I tried to get them back together. Rory talked to my father and I talked to my mother. In the end I thought that I convinced her but then she decided to date that Simon Mc. Clane guy. She even called me to help her pick out clothes for the date. Who would have thought that?
We had so many bad moments. The worst time was when I got pregnant with Rory and I did the good thing by running away. But I'd lie if I'd say I never missed her. That I never wanted to call her. We visited only on holidays, but it was nice to see they were doing okay. It was nice to show off Rory. During the years I tried so much to get a normal relationship with my mother, it never really worked though. Even if we got along for a little while, there has always happened something that brought us back to normal, or made it even worse. And even now we're getting along like after the wedding, I'm still expecting things to turn around again. I always expected that, and maybe I even sabotaged our relationship because of that. I thought there would always be a time to make up, to let things be better. We're not perfect now, but I expected that some day maybe we could be.
If she would have died on that operating table, how could I have ever made up? How could things ever get better for us? To tell you the truth I though I already lost her, but now she's still there. That's my mother; she always does what you don't expect. Like she's some evil…"
She let out a sob. Luke took her in his arms and let her cry for a while. When she calmed down enough to talk again she pulled back and continued.
"I'm just so scared. I mean, I can still loose her. I might not have the time to make up for all those years. And honestly I don't know what to do. For the first time in my life I have no idea what to do. My father needs me. Rory needs me, Lucan needs me. But I have the feeling that I can't even take care of myself. How can I tell them everything is going to be fine if I'm not sure about that?"
"Lorelai. I'm here for you. I will always be here for you. And again, you have keep thinking positive. You're making this very hard on yourself. You shouldn't do that. I know that it's hard, but it's the only way for you to continue. Trust me, I know this."
"How?"
"When my father got sick I didn't know what to do. I was so afraid to loose him that I let that get to me. And that's not good."
"But what would you have gotten out of it if you staid positive the entire time? You would only be disappointed in the end because he died anyway."
The look on his face changed and she already regretted saying those words. "Luke I..."
"It's okay. I understand what you were saying. But than at least I wouldn't have lived in fear those months. I could have spent the time with my father, do nice things with him instead of worrying about him all the time. We could have finished that boat together if I hadn't been so stubborn. It was our project. But when he got sick I told him we couldn't do it anymore. I wanted him to stay inside, not working anymore. You see, I was afraid and I lost all those months being afraid. If I would have staid positive at least we would have had those months together, and I wouldn't have lost him months earlier."
"You didn't really loose him right?"
"We spent a lot of time together. We talked a lot about my future. What he wanted me to do. Like taking care of Liz. That's why I took in Jess without a doubt. Because I promised my father I'd do that. You remember Uncle Louie's funeral. Those things. But we could have finished that boat together. We could have done so much more."
Lorelai let his words sink in. "Can I ask you a question?"
"Sure."
"Why did you keep everything the same? The hardware sign out of the diner, his office?"
"It was hard to let go. I thought that by keeping those things I would never really loose him. They remind me of him, and I'd liked to keep it like that. It took me a very long time to get over it, and partially I think I still am not. I don't know if it's wrong to hold onto those things, and little by little things changed. A lot has changed since I met you. The first big step into this direction was when I let you paint the diner."
"I'm still sorry about that."
"Don't, okay, don't. Let's leave that behind us. We're here now, with our family and that's all that matters. The past doesn't matter anymore, only the future does. And that's where I want to go now. Building our future, but also learn our son about his legacy. I don't know. It took me a while, but I'm here now. And I'm happy. When my father died I never though I could be happy again. I realized that I hadn't lost my family when I took in Jess. Things changed than, and they weren't always good. But in the end he turned out okay, and I'm proud of that. But the biggest change was meeting you. You changed my life forever Lorelai, and in a good way."
"You changed mine, too."
"I'm glad."
"Luke, what do you want me to do with my mother? She's in a coma. I can't take her out to go shopping or something."
"Tell your mother how you feel."
"What?"
"Go into her room and tell her how you're feeling. Tell her how you see your future. How you want your relationship with her to be. It's not too late to make a difference. Over the past few months, things have changed a lot, but that doesn't mean that it's to late to make the last changes, the once you mentioned before. If you don't do it now, you might regret it later. Don't forget that your mother is still there. She's in that room and I don't know if she can hear you, but they say some people in a coma can."
"But I'm scared Luke. I'm scared."
"Don't let that stop you Lorelai. Don't be me. Don't regret things later."
"I don't want to." Her eyes filled with tears again.
"Then go into that room and talk to here. I guess your father could use a break."
Lorelai nodded and pulled her arms around Luke's neck. He pulled her a little closer. After a few seconds he pulled back and kissed her forehead. "Now go."
Lorelai nodded again and stood up. She watched her father through the glass. He looked exhausted. She entered the room "Dad?"
She had to say it 3 more times before he looked up.
"Dad, you should go home for a while. Pick up some of mom's things. Take some rest. She would be very angry with me if she knew what you looked like right now. Let Luke take you home for a while, please?"
"But, I want to stay with your mother."
"I'll stay with her and I promise you I'll call the second anything changes. Please go, even if it's just for an hour. You have to get out of here dad. Please?"
He nodded. He stood up and kissed Emily's forehead before he walked out of the room. Lorelai followed him. "Luke?"
"Yeah?"
"Can you take my father home for a while? He needs to pick up some things and he needs some rest."
" Of course. What about Lucan?"
"Leave him here. I'll take him with me."
"He's not allowed in there."
"Honestly, I don't care. He's sleeping and the second he wakes up I'll take him outside. I would have let you taken him with you, but I rather have you staying with my father. And there's also Rory. I just want to let her sleep for a while."
"Okay."
"Did you bring your cell phone?"
"No."
"Here, take mine." She pulled it out of her purse. You know the code, turn it on when you're outside; if there are any changes with my mother I'll call. The house is close so you'll be here within a few minutes."
He kissed her and laid his hand on Richards back. "Let's go." Richard nodded and both men walked away towards the elevators.
Lorelai took the bassinet in the room with her. Not caring what they would say. She never even thought that she would ever think of it, but there was an article in the newspaper a few months ago about a baby being kidnapped from a hospital. She wasn't going to let that happen to her son.
She watched the baby for a while and than walked over to her mother. She was in here before, but that was to comfort her father. This was completely different. She was scared now. She immediately felt her cheeks get wet. She swallowed hard and then walked to her mother. She sat down on the chair her father was seated earlier, and hesitated a little before taking her mothers hand in hers.
"Hey mom." She found it weird to talk to her mother, knowing she couldn't reply, not even knowing if she could hear her. She thought about Luke's earlier words. 'Don't be me. Don't regret things later.' Again she swallowed. "You scared the hell out of dad, mom. You should have seen him. He was crying. I've never seen dad cry before. He was a complete mess." She paused.
"You scared me. When the phone woke me up last night, the first thing I thought was that something had happened to Rory. The second thought was that something happened to either you or dad…." She looked away, wiping the tears from her face. "You can't die mom. You have to fight. I can't loose you. Not yet."
She stood up and walked away. Before she exited the room she walked back and seated herself next to her mother again. "I know that I haven't been the best kid. I was always looking for trouble. I ran away and got knocked up at 16. I know I'm not the daughter you wanted to have. I know I disappointed you many times and I'm sorry, mom. I'm sorry that I'm not who you wanted me to be. I know that what we have, all those fights over the years came from both sides. I decided that I could do everything on my own and that I didn't need you. And you were disappointed in me and well… commented everything I did. I think our relationship wasn't good because we both didn't want to admit that we were wrong." She whispered: "But I was wrong. I was wrong to shut you out my life." She looked away again and saw the bassinet with her son. She saw his sleeping face trough the plastic sides. She smiled slightly and looked back to her mother.
"That's why I wanted things to change the past year. I wanted you to be happy for me. Over the years you mentioned the attraction between Luke and me several times, and I hoped that when I finally realized that, you would be happy for me, even though I feared you wouldn't. My fears were right. I wanted to shut you out of my life completely, but I couldn't. You're still my mother, no matter what happened. I… when I found out I was pregnant again, I wanted to share that with you immediately, hoping that would make things better. It did in the end, even though we had a bad fight first. That's what we do. We fight and than we can talk about it like adults, and even share part of our feelings.
I am so glad that you helped me with my wedding. I know you thought that would never happen, but it did and you were there for me and it was perfect. It was just the way I am. The way Luke is. I want you to be a part of my family. I want Lucan to know you. That's why you can't die mom. We got a second change and I don't want things to end now. There are still so many things I need you to know about me. Things I want to know about you…"
She stroked her mother's hair. "It would be okay for you to wake up now. It would be great if you'd open your eyes right now. Luke took dad home so he could take some rest, but Lucan is here. And Rory is here. She came back mom. For you she came back. The kid adores you. Even though she's a lot like me, she also has the parts that you wanted me to have, and I don't have. She does everything for you. She loves you… I love you. I know I don't say that enough but I do. It's just that it's hard to say. The first time I realized that it was hard for me to say that was when Rory couldn't say it to a boy. I wanted to change right then, but it took me a long time before I was able to say those words to someone else. You know, Luke is the first guy I ever said those words to, and even with him it took a very long time before we were both ready to say it. Even though we knew we loved each other for a long time. Probably long before we even started dating."
Lorelai stood up and paced the room again. "You know, I'm afraid. I know that I never told you things when I was a kid, and long after that. And now I found out that Rory is seeing a boy in London for over 2 months. She has not mentioned him once. I thought our relationship was different, but she didn't tell me mom. And that scares me. What if I loose her like you lost me. What did I do wrong mom?" She let out a sob. Than she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned around and looked in the eyes of her daughter.
"You didn't do anything wrong mom. I am so sorry that I didn't tell you. I should have told you. I never meant to hurt you. I didn't. What we have is nothing like the relationship you have with grandma. It's not, I promise."
"Why didn't you tell me kid?"
"I was afraid that you were afraid that I wouldn't come back. I didn't want to hurt you. I didn't. And I'm sorry that I did. I never intentionally kept things from you."
"But that's how it started with me and my mom Rory. You can tell me everything, you know that."
"I do. But you were going in premature labor and you were so afraid that something would happen to the baby. And when he was born he was all we talked about. I know that isn't an excuse and I promise you it won't happen again."
"It's okay. I understand that you're growing up and that you don't need me anymore."
"But I do need you. I missed you so much. The past few months have been great. I learned a lot there, but I could never enjoy it completely because you weren't there. And…."
"And?" She prompted, taking her daughters hand in hers.
"Never mind."
"Tell me. You can tell me everything. Please."
"I was afraid mom."
Lorelai waited for her daughter to continue, but when she didn't she asked. "Afraid about what?"
"That you wouldn't miss me. You have Luke now. He moved in with you and you got married and you have another child now. I know this is crazy and that I'm acting childish, but I was in London and I missed you so much and…" Tears were rolling down her cheeks.
"How can you think that? I missed you so much. I love you so much Rory, and nothing can come between us. Not Luke and not Lucan. That I love them doesn't mean that I love you less. That can never happen. I know that it was you and I for so long, and that it changed now. And I know that it's hard and that we all have to get used to this. I know it took me a long time to adjust to the new situation."
"It did?"
"Honestly it took me a few weeks before I let Luke help me with Lucan. It was hard to let him in and help me even when we lived together for months now. It was always me alone when I raised you and now I have him to help me, and even though it's great to do it together, it's hard as well. I'm not used to it and I have to learn that we're in this together."
"But you missed me?" She had to know for sure.
"Oh sweetie, I can't even count the times I woke up in the night deciding that I would take the first plane to London and get you home. I started counting the days it would take you to get home the day you left."
"You did?"
"Absolutely."
"So did I." Rory smiled. "I was so happy when Luke asked me if I wanted to go home for Christmas, to be there when he proposed."
"I'm glad he did that. Even when I realized that it was even harder for you to leave again, I wouldn't have wanted to miss those days for the world. And not because I wouldn't be married right now if you hadn't come home, but because I could spent those days with you. The months before Christmas sucked. The thought of spending Christmas without you… I was so happy when I opened that door and you were there."
"So was I."
Lorelai smiled. "So, tell me about that boy, what was his name… Warren?"
"Yeah, Warren. I met him at a party. It was hard when I got back to London. Harder than the first time. I didn't go out much. I watched sad movies at night, studied a lot. After a few weeks my roommate forced me into going to a party with her in another dorm room. After she kept bugging me about it, I decided to come along. It wasn't too far away, so I would be home within a few minutes if I would have a bad time, and do whatever I planned to do that evening. I lost my roommate the second we walked in the room. She found her friends and walked away. I searched the room to see if there was anybody I knew, and that's when I saw him, and he saw me. We tried to talk, but the music was to loud so we decided to leave. We walked and talked the whole night. We had a lots of tests the week after so we didn't see each other until the next weekend. That's when we had our first date. And after that we had lots of others."
"What does he look like?"
"He's tall, has short blond hair, brown eyes. He went to the same university but he's a architecture major so we didn't have any classes together. That's why I never met him before."
Lorelai wanted to know more, but was also afraid to ask the question. She doubted before she said. "What will happen now? When will you see him again?"
"He tries to get into a Yale program next year and also applied to a few other colleges in this area. It was his dream for a long time and now he has a good reason to go. I don't know what happens if he won't get in, but he's really smart and with everything he did he has a very big chance to get in."
"I hope he will hon."
"So do I."
Rory looked at her grandmother. "Mom?"
"Yeah?"
"Are you scared?"
"Why would I be, I mean, we'll see what happens right? You say he has a big chance to get in and we'll see what to do if he won't. All I want to think right now is spent as much time together as possible."
"That's not what I meant."
Lorelai sighed. "I know. Its just… yes I'm scared."
"Do you think she'll be okay?"
"I don't know babe. I hope so. We're finally getting along, and I'm not ready to let her go. Not yet."
At the same time a nurse walked in. "I thought I said the baby wasn't allowed in here." She looked at Lucan.
"Yeah well, I can't leave him alone in the hallway now can I? My husband took my father home for a while so he can try to get some sleep, and where I go, the baby goes. Besides, he's asleep and I bet he wants to be with his grandmother as well."
"But it's hospitals policy."
"Honestly I don't care. I want to stay with my mother until Luke and my father come back. When he wakes up I'll leave the room, but trust me, when my mother wakes up and finds out you kicked her grandson out of the room… well, you better watch out."
"Ma'am, I understand that you want him here, but it's not allowed."
"I really don't care. He's not going anywhere."
"But…"
"Look at my son and tell me what kind of trouble he's giving my mother. He's asleep, he's not making any noise?"
The nurse sighed. "I'll allow it for now, but as soon as your husband comes back he's out of here."
"Fine."
The nurse checked the monitors and wrote down some numbers at the chart she was carrying.
"How's she doing?" Lorelai looked at the nurse.
"There are no changes, and right now, that's positive. She's isn't getting any worse so far. As you know her condition is very serious, but at least she has a chance
We have to see how she gets trough the night and if there will be any changes by tomorrow."
Lorelai nodded. "Thank you… Can you tell me what time it is?"
The nurse checked her watch. "7.30"
"Okay, thanks."
Luke and Richard came back around 9.30. Rory was asleep against Lorelai's shoulder. Lorelai was staring in front of her. She looked up when she heard Luke and Richard entering the room. "Hey."
"Hey. How is she doing?"
"Still the same. The doctor came by half an hour ago." She stood up, carefully not to wake Rory. Richard sat down on the chair and Luke and Lorelai left the room, taking the bassinet with them.
"You look tired."
"I am. It feels like I haven't slept in a week."
"Why don't you go home? Sleep for a few hours."
"I can't."
"Please? You have to get some rest."
"I really can't leave my mother, what if there will be any changes?"
"Then please go to your parents house. You wanted your father to go home for a while and he did. Now it's your turn."
"But…"
"Lorelai please, don't fight me on this one. You've been up for a long time. Rory looked very uncomfortable in that chair, just take our kids home for a few hours of sleep. Please. I'll stay here with your father and call you if there are any changes."
"But…"
"Lorelai."
She sighed, knowing he was right. "But you need to sleep as well."
"I did and I'll be fine. I would just feel a lot better if I knew you would be as well."
"But only for a few hours, and you'll call me if there are any changes."
"I promise."
And after that Lorelai left. She woke up Rory while Luke put Lucan in the car seat. They went to the Gilmore mansion. The place seemed even bigger and quieter without the (grand)parents. Lorelai fed Lucan, as he was already awake. Rory staid up until her mother was done and they all went to bed afterwards. It wasn't long until they were all asleep, hoping that the phone wouldn't wake them during the night, unless of course, it would be good news.