Rory spent the drive home fuming over what Emily had said. She sped all the way home with the intention of seeking comfort with Lorelai. She made it to the Hollow in record time and pulled up at the Diner with a screech of her tires. The people who were walking on the street looked up and glared at her.

"What are you looking at?" snapped Rory

They immediately turned away and walked quickly in the opposite direction. Rory gets out of her car and slams the door shut, then storms into the diner. When she sees Luke isn't around, she goes straight up to the apartment. She goes in but no-one's there. She sits down on the couch and starts to cry. All the tears that she had held back since leaving Hartford flowed down her face in a torrent. She reached for her purse to get her cell phone, but realized she hadn't brought it in with her. "Dammit!" She yelled aloud.

Just then, Lorelai and Luke were pulling up to the Diner, coming home from their date. Lorelai noticed the light in the window of the apartment first.

"Hey Luke, did you leave that light on?"

"No, it wasn't me. Someone must be up there."

Lorelai and Luke enter the Diner, and Patty immediately rushes over.

"Oh Lorelai thanks goodness you're here!"

"What, what's going on Patty?"

"It's Rory!"

"Rory! What's wrong with Rory?" Lorelai starts to get panicked

"She's very angry, very, very angry. We don't know what's wrong with her! She came in here in a huff and went up stairs. We haven't seen her since, apart from the bump or sob."

"Oh, thanks Patty, I'll go see what it is right now." Relief washes over Lorelai's features.

"Do you want me to come with you?" Luke asks

"No, I have a feeling this is a mother-daughter thing." Lorelai goes up the stairs. When she gets to the door, she hears muffled sobs, so she knocks quietly.

"Who is it?" Is the choked response

"It's me Babe, can I come in?"

There's no reply so Lorelai goes in anyways. She sees Rory lying on the couch so she goes and kneels in front of her face.

"What's wrong? Why aren't you at dinner?"

Rory sits up slightly and Lorelai sits down beside her and lays Rory's head on her lap. Rory's crying slowly subsides as Lorelai strokes her hair.

"Are you ready to explain now?"

Rory nodded and slowly started to explain. First about the fight she heard, then about her fight with Emily. When she was done, Lorelai took a deep breath.

"Honey I know what grandma said hurt you, but you know it's not true. She's just mad because I didn't tell her about the pregnancy and you happened to be there, so she took it out on you. And what was with being rude to everyone?"

"I'm sorry, I was just so angry about what happened and then you weren't here so I just snapped."

"Okay. It happens to the best of us. It'll be fine."

"Thanks. Where were you anyway?"

"On a date with Luke."

"Oh… I hope I didn't interrupt you post-date stuff."

"No not at all. And you're more important than one date anyway."

"Aw… I think I'm okay now, thanks Mom."

"No problem. Now you go get so sleep or whatever you want to do…"

"I don't think I could sleep for a while… Do you mind if I hang out with you and Luke?"

"No not at all. Do you want to go home and get changed? We could do a movie night or something."

"A movie night would be fun! Willy Wonka?"

"Did you even need to ask?"

"Of course. I'll get the movie and stuff, you get the food."

"Alright. Luke and I will meet you at home in 20 minutes."

"Okay. See you then Mom." Rory gets up and hugs her mom before she runs down the stairs happily. She races through the diner and out the door to her car. All the bad feelings from earlier in the night were gone; replaced with contentedness and security. She made it to the video store in record time, getting there just before it closed. She got Willy Wonka then headed home. She let herself in went to the kitchen as she passed the phone; she noticed the message light was blinking. She pushed the play button and sat down on the couch to listen to the message. She was fairly sure it wouldn't be for her, but she listened anyway.

"Rory this is your grandmother." Rory groaned. She should have known Emily would call to lecture her. She got up from the couch and walked to the phone, ready to delete the message.

"I'm calling to apologize for what I said. You weren't supposed to hear it. Again, I'm sorry I said you were a disappointment and I hope that you are your mother will join us for Friday night dinner next week. Goodbye." Rory was shocked. She considered calling her back and telling her what she thought. She played over the conversation in her mind-

I wasn't supposed to hear it? That doesn't change anything, grandma. You said it, and I heard it. No amount of apologizing will change that! I'll see you next week at Friday dinner, but only because I have to. I doubt Mom will come with me. See you then.

No, that would not do. Better to ignore Emily for as long as possible. She went into her room and got changed. She was just setting up the DVD player when Lorelai and Luke came through the door. Lorelai's arms were full of bags of candy; Luke held a salad and two cups of coffee.

"You brought a salad to movie night?" Questioned Rory "That's just plain wrong!"

"That's what I told him too. But he said he wouldn't eat our junk so he was bringing a salad for himself. He did bring you coffee though!

"'He' is standing right here you know." Piped up Luke

"Aw, sorry honey." Lorelai kissed his cheek before setting the bags down on the coffee table. Rory reached them and began unloading; Red vines, sour patch kids, tootsie rolls, chocolate kisses and much more. When everything was set out, Luke looked apon it with disgust.
"How do you eat this all and not weigh 500 pounds?"

"Practice, years and years of practice." Replied Lorelai, a mouth full of marshmallows

"Just be careful okay, I don't want you or the baby to get sick."

"Okay, okay. Come on Rory, let's get started!"

Rory pushed Play and the movie began. Lorelai snuggled up to Luke and he kissed the top of her head. When the Oompa Loompas came on, Lorelai squealed with delight, causing Luke to cringe.

"Jeez Lorelai… Did you have to do that right in my ear?"

"Oops sorry Luke." She kissed his ear, as if to make it better.

Finally, the movie ended. Rory started bringing the candy into the kitchen. When the last bowls were moved to the kitchen table, she said goodnight to her Mom and Luke and went to her room. Luke and Lorelai sat on the couch in silence for a moment after Rory left.

"What was wrong with Rory?" Asks Luke

"Oh, she and Emily had a fight."

"What did Emily say to her? Last I remember Rory loved her grandparents!"

"That she was a disappointment. And that my having this baby was a bad thing and nothing good will happen because of it."

"Oh Lorelai… That's awful…"

"It's fine. It's just Emily being Emily. Hey are you staying here tonight?"

"Do you want me to?"

"Yeah."

"Okay, I'll stay then."

"Goody!" Lorelai kisses Luke's cheek then gets up. "I'll just be a second." She goes over to Rory's room and knocks on the door.

"Come in!" calls Rory. Lorelai goes in to find Rory already in her pajamas, sitting on her bed reading. "Hey Mom." She says, and closes her book

"Hey kid. I was just coming to make sure you were alright with what happened with Grandma tonight."

"Oh… About that."

"Yeah?"

"She left a message. She wants us to come to dinner next Friday."

"Us? As in you and me?"

"Yeah, both of us. I know you don't want to go and that's fine. I'll go by myself."

"I can't let you go back there on your own though!"

"Mom, it's fine, really. I'll be fine, I promise."

"Okay but if they do anything mean then you have to call me right away. Promise?"

"Yes I promise. Now go back to Luke, I'm sure he's waiting!" Rory says with a grin

"Dirty!" gasps Lorelai

"Yeah, well… Night Mom."

"Night Kid."

Lorelai gets up off of Rory's bed and goes back to the living room, but Luke isn't there, so she goes up to her bedroom and finds him already lying on the bed in a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt. Lorelai picks his flannel shirt up off the floor and goes into the bathroom. She comes out a few minutes later dressed only in his shirt. He looks up at her and his eyes widen.

"What? What?" asks Lorelai

"Even through my shirt you're starting to show."

"No! Really?" Lorelai runs back into the bathroom and looks at herself in the mirror.

"Hey, you're right!"

Lorelai gets into bed beside Luke. He puts one hand onto her stomach and the other behind her head.

"Hey baby, I'm your daddy. And I'm very excited to see you, and your Mom here is too." Lorelai puts her hand over Luke's and squeezes it.

"Night Baby. Night Luke." Says Lorelai

"Night Honey."

Luke reaches over, turns off the light, and shuts his eyes. Lorelai stays awake, unable to sleep. After a while, she gets out of bed and tip-toes downstairs to Rory's room. She opens the door quietly. She slips inside and sits down on the armchair, happily watching Rory sleep.

The next morning, Luke wakes up and is surprised that Lorelai is not next to him. He gets up and checks the bathroom, but she's not there either. He goes downstairs, expecting to find her in the kitchen, but he is shocked when he finds it empty. He puts on a pot of coffee, hoping that the smell of her favourite beverage will lure her from her hiding place, and it does. Just as the coffee is ready, she emerges from Rory's room.

"What were you doing in there?"

"Couldn't sleep." Is Lorelai's only reply

Luke rolls his eyes, and pours her a cup of coffee. She sits down at the table and sips it quietly.

A/N: Sorry it took such a long time for an update! I was busy and had a huge writer's block. But here is chapter 6, hope you enjoy it! Please continue to read and please, please please review!