A/N: Thank you all so much for the reviews! I never expected to get 14 since I usually get about 10. Thanks again!

ProFfeSser Thanks for telling me about your mom. I didn't even know that menopausal women deny (spelt right?) it. The only reason why I have Lorelai in denial is because I figured that it would be a hard thing for her to go through. I went to google and typed in menopausal symptoms and you're right, there is a lot of information about it.

LukeNlorelaifan Its okay that you didn't update We're Serious. You don't have to if you don't want to. It is good though, its one of my favorite post season 5, and I've read almost all of them...lol.

gilmoregirly4life Laci is about four months pregnant, and it will go faster eventually, I promise.

BluEyedBeauty I was trying to make it sound like Lorelai is pregnant, so Rory would just assume that she is. I don't know if I'm going to do that or what not, but that's why I made it sound like she was pregnant.

potostfbeyeluvr Lorelai is sick because she is going through menopause.

Bloomin Daisy Thanks so much for the idea! I don't know what I would have done if it weren't for you. You rock!

After about two minutes of silence, Laci grabbed her coat and started to walk towards the door. She looked back at her best friend of fifth teen years, and then continued her walk out of the room. She was almost at the bottom of the stairs when Mandy came calling her

name.

"Laci, wait."

"Yeah?"

"You wanna come back upstairs for awhile?" Mandy asked.

"Sure, that would be nice."

The girls made their way back to Mandy's bedroom and returned to the spots that they were previously sitting. There was once again an awkward silence, but this time Laci decided to break it.

"Are you….I mean will we…like…we're still going to be friends, right?"

"I'm…um, I don't know, Laci. I don't know what my parents are going to say. They might make me stop talking to you."

"That's fine, really. I should get going. Do me a favor and keep quiet about this, okay?"

"Laci…" Mandy paused for a second, trying to grasp what was happening. "I will."

Over at the house, Titanic had just ended, and the once Gilmore girls were sitting in silence. Rory looked over at her mom, and she could see that she was scared. She wanted to just get up and leave, but she knew that she couldn't leave her mother like this.

"Are you okay?" Rory asked for almost the fourth time that night.

"Yes! I'm fine."

"Mom…"

"What, Rory? I said that I was fine!"

"I know what's going on."

"You do?"

"Yeah, you're pregnant. I don't understand why you would want to get pregnant at your age, and I think it's kind of weird that I'll be 36 years older then my little sister or brother is born, but I'm okay with it."

"I'm NOT pregnant!" Lorelai snapped.

"I should really be getting home to Baily. I'm sure Lola didn't fall asleep for him, and I'm sure she's giving him a hard time. See you later Mom."

"Yeah, bye."

Laci didn't feel like answering any of Lorelai's questions so instead of going home, she went to the diner. She unlocked the door and made her way upstairs. When she went into Luke's old apartment, she was surprised to see Luke and Liam. She was about to turn around and go somewhere else, but Liam stopped her.

"Laci, what are you doing here?

"Oh, um…I just didn't feel like going home, no big deal. I should get going."

"You can stay here, can't she Dad?" Liam asked Luke.

"Oh Liam, I don't know. I mean, your Mom is probably going to get worried." Luke commented.

"That's okay, I get the point. I'll see you guys tomorrow, bye."

Laci walked out of the room and sat on the stairs. She wanted to be strong and not to cry, but it didn't appear to be working that way. Once her crying had calmed down, she heard some yelling coming from upstairs. She stayed on the steps and started to listen in on the yelling.

"Why couldn't she stay here, Dad?" Liam screamed.

"You know why." Luke's voice was calmer than Liam's.

"No, obviously I don't!"

"Because…because…I don't know how to act around her."

"What?" This time Liam was quieter.

"You heard me; I don't know how to act around her."

"Stop referring to Laci as some kind of whore." Liam's voice grew louder again.

"I'm not." Luke yelled.

"You keep calling Laci her, as if she's some kind of whore."

"I'm sorry, Liam. My baby girl is pregnant! How should I be acting?" Luke's voice had turned to a whisper.

"I think you should talk to her."

"How? When?"

"Just talk, everything you need to say will just come out. And as for when…she still hasn't left, she's right downstairs."

"How do you know that?"

"I never hear the door open or close, plus I can hear her crying."

"I guess I should talk to her, shouldn't I?"

"Yeah."

Luke made his way downstairs and sat on the steps with Laci. He looked at her and all he saw was Lorelai. He tried to speak a few times, but the words wouldn't come out. They remained in silence for a good five minutes.

"So…you can stay here if you want." Luke started.

"No, I know when I'm not wanted."

"Laci…"

"What, Dad? You've ignored me for almost a month. I'm sorry for getting pregnant. It's not like I did it on purpose, it was just a mistake. I'm sorry."

"Laci…I know you didn't do it on purpose."

"Then why can't you just accept it like everyone else?"

"I don't know, I guess it's because you are still my little girl. I guess I'm still in fantasy land. Anyway, you can stay here tonight if you want to. Just call your mom and let her know where you are."

"Ok. Thanks." Laci paused trying to think if she should mention Mandy, and she figured that telling him couldn't hurt. "I told Mandy tonight."

"Huh?"

"I told Mandy tonight. It's safe to say that our friendship is over."

"Oh Laci, I'm sorry." Luke pulled Laci into a hug.

"Aren't you guys supposed to be fishing?"

"Yeah. Don't tell your Mom."

"I won't."

The three of them went to sleep in Luke's old apartment. In the morning Laci and Liam went home, but Luke decided to stay at the diner since he would have to come back anyway. At two the diner's phone rang. Luke answered it, and of course it was Lorelai.

"Hello?"

"Luke! I was worried sick about you! Liam was here around seven, but you never showed. I can't believe you would do this to me!"

"Do what to you?" Luke asked confused.

"You are coming home, right?" Lorelai sounded like a two year old.

"What?" Luke was still confused.

"You're not coming home, are you?"

"What the hell are you talking about? Get a grip, Lorelai. I'm at the diner! I am coming home at eight, same time I always come home. Why wouldn't I come home?" Luke had lost his patience.

"I don't know. I'm sorry. I guess I was just worried."

"Ok. I'll be home at eight. Bye."

"You didn't say I love you."

"I love you Lorelai. I have to go now; I will be home at eight. Bye." Lorelai was driving Luke crazy and he didn't know what to do.

When Luke got off the phone with Lorelai, he called Rory. He knew that Lorelai didn't want Rory to know, so he wasn't going to tell her, but he needed help with Lorelai, and he knew that Rory was the person to call.

"Hey Luke."

"You need to stop doing that."

"Doing what?"

"Answering your phone like that. It creeps me out."

"Okay. So, what can I do for you?"

"I need help."

"With what?"

"Your mother."

"Oh, I noticed that something was wrong with her last night, but she wouldn't tell me what it was. She's not pregnant is she? I asked her if she was and she said no."

"No, she's not pregnant."

"Ok. What do you need help with?"

"She's just driving me crazy. I think she's getting her period or something. She just called me up and she was totally freaking out. She was asking me if I was going to come home. She actually thought that I wasn't coming home tonight. Then I didn't say I love you and she automatically assumed that I didn't love her. I need help Rory."

There was silence on Rory's end of the phone, she was trying to figure out what was wrong with Lorelai, because she knew it wasn't her period. She finally realized what was going on, and spoke up.

"Luke, I don't think she's getting her period. Now that I think about it, she's probably going through menopause. She's 52, she's always moody and tired, and I think she got a hot flash last night. Luke, she's going through menopause."

"I know she is." Luke said.

"You knew?"

"Yeah, she told me. I was trying to cover up by saying that she was getting her period, because she didn't want you to know, but I guess you figured it out."

"She didn't want me to know?"

"Not just you, everyone."

"She told you." Rory was hurt.

"I'm her husband."

"I'm her best friend. I'm going to go. Maybe you could go online or pick up a book or something to help you out."

"Thanks."

Rory hung the phone up with out even saying goodbye. She dialed Lorelai's number as fast as she could. When Lorelai picked up, Rory didn't know what to say.

"Hello...Hello…HELLO…This isn't funny. Whoever it is better speak up! Hello?"

"Why didn't you tell me?" It was all Rory could get out.

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