A/N: Thanks for all the great reviews! I will try my best to update at least one chapter a day, maybe even more if I have the time, but I'm at a sailing camp all day so I can only write in the evenings. Anyway, enjoy the chapter, and expect and update sometime tomorrow!
"What does it say, what does it say?" Asked Rory excitedly. Her mom had been staring at the small plastic pregnancy test for a long time.
"It… It says…" Lorelai could hardly speak. Her throat was dry, and she could feel the words catching as she tried to force them out. "Here, you look at it yourself." She gave up and handed Rory the test. After a few seconds, her eyes widened and she gasped in amazement.
"Wow, Mom…This is so exciting! I can't believe I finally get a little brother or sister!"
"So you're okay with it?"
"Of course I am, why wouldn't I be?"
"Oh I don't know… C'mon, let's go." Lorelai pulled out of the parking space.
"So are you going to tell Luke?"
"Well yeah, he is the dad… Do you think he'll be okay with it?" Lorelai looked worried.
"I think he'll be happy. He loves you so much Mom, and he'll love your baby too."
"Aw, thanks Hon. I'll tell him tonight."
"Okay."
They sat in silence until they arrived at the diner. Luke and Logan are sitting at a table talking. They look up when Lorelai and Rory come in. Lorelai looks nervous. Why am I so nervous? It's Luke I'll be telling. Wonderful, sexy Luke. It's not like I'm telling my parents. I'm not 16. Getting pregnant at this age is acceptable.
"Hey you two." Says Luke "What did you get up to, you took a long time."
"Uh well that's kind what I need to tell you about." Stammers Lorelai
"What's wrong Lor?"
"Nothing's wrong per say… Just different."
"Oh… What's different then?"
"Uh well… We've been dating for a long time now and uh… getting rather… intimate…"
"Are you sure you want me to be here for this conversation?" Asks Logan
"How about we go get some coffee or something Logan?" Rory gets up and takes Logan behind the counter with her, leaving Lorelai and Luke to talk.
"So what is it Lorelai? You're starting to worry me!"
"I'm pregnant." Lorelai blurts it out fast, then lows her head and looks at her hands which are clasped on the table
"You're pregnant? Are you sure?" Luke sounds excited
"Fairly sure. I missed my period and Rory and I went to the pharmacy to get a test and it turned out positive." She pulls the test from her purse and shows him the positive sign. From his place behind the counter Logan sees this.
"Ace? Is that what I think it is?"
"Uh yeah."
"So… Is she?"
"Yeah"
"So you're getting a little sibling? That's so cool!"
"I know!" She looks over a Luke and Lorelai. Luke is beaming and Lorelai has tears running down her face, but she is smiling. "Just look, they're so happy!" she comments.
Rory and Logan go over and congratulate them, then leave for New Haven to go back to school. Luke goes upstairs and comes downstairs with a huge grin on his face.
"Lorelai, I've been waiting a long time for the right moment to do this, and after what you just told me, I think this is it." He gets down on one knee and takes a small, velvet covered box out of his pocket. "Lorelai Victoria Gilmore, will you marry me?"
Lorelai's eyes begin to will with tears, and she smiles a water smile.
"Yes Luke Danes, I will marry you!" He slips the ring onto her finger and it fits perfectly. Luke pulls her into a hug and carries her up the stairs, shutting the light off on the way. When they get upstairs he lays her gently on the bed and flops down next to her, pretending to be exhausted. She laughs and places her hands gently on his cheek, cradling is head while they kiss.
"We're getting married!" Exclaims Lorelai giddily
"And we're having a child." Counters Luke
"I'm happy, are you happy?"
"I'm very happy." They kiss again. "Is Rory happy?"
"She's ecstatic."
"I'm glad. I know how much she means to you. I just want you two to be happy."
"We are."
Luke kisses her again and it lasts for a long time. When Lorelai wakes up the next morning she is wearing one of Luke's flannel shirts. She rolls over and sees the clock flashing 8:45. She shakes Luke awake.
"Luke, Luke, get up!" She says frantically
"Lorelai… What is it?" He is still half asleep
"It's 8:45! Why are you still in bed? And why am I in your shirt?"
"You fell asleep last night and I couldn't wake you and I didn't want you to ruin your nice clothes so I put one of my flannel shirts on you."
"Oh okay… But what about the Diner?"
"Caesar is opening. I figured since it was our first night being engaged I could sleep in"
"Oh… So I guess we could go back to sleep… I'm not tired anymore."
"Neither. You know, we should probably go to the doctor today."
"We?"
"Well, you, because you're the one who's pregnant, but I'd come along too."
"Oh… Yeah, we should. I'll call and make an appointment after breakfast."
"Right, breakfast" said Luke, suddenly remembering "What would you like?"
"Chocolate chip pancakes?"
"Coming right up." Luke goes downstairs. Lorelai is sitting in bed, admiring her ring. It is simple, but very elegant; a thin, white gold band with a small diamond set in the middle. Her name is engraved around the band. Slowly she gets up and dressed, simply putting on a pair of shorts and leaving Luke's large shirt on. Now, do I leave the ring on, and let the town figure it out, or do I take the ring off and we tell them personally later on, or do I leave it on and tell everyone? In the end she chooses to leave her ring on and let the town figure it out. If she told only Patty and Babette, it would be around town in a matter of minutes. Yes, she would tell Patty and let the town gossip work her magic.
After she was finished her breakfast she called Rory. When she told her of Luke's proposal Rory screamed for what seemed like forever. When she finally calmed down Lorelai thought she'd never be able to hear out of her left ear again. They broke off the conversation because Lorelai needed to go to the doctor. Luke drove her in the truck and they got there a little after 11. Their appointment was for 11:15 so they were told to have a seat and wait. When the doctor finally called them in it was past 11:30.
"Mr. & Mrs. Danes?"
"Yes, but please call us Lorelai and Luke." Said Luke, in his best attempt at politeness.
"I understand that you're pregnant Lorelai."
"Well I believe so, but I think we'd better do an official test, just to make sure."
"Yes, that can be arranged. I'll take a sample of your blood and run it down to the lab. They'll have the results within a day. I can call you when they're available." Said the doctor
"That would be great, thanks." Said Lorelai, smiling
"Well that's all for today. I expect we'll have the results either this evening or tomorrow morning. Don't forget to make another appointment with the receptionist on your way out."
"Thank you, goodbye. I'll see you in a couple of weeks." Said Lorelai.
Luke and Lorelai left the office and headed to their car.
