A/N: Hey everyone, i'm finally back from vacation! woohooo! For those of you who read 'That Damn Kirk!' I will try to update that in a couple of days. On a less depressing note GO SCOTT PATTERSON! I am soooooo happy that he signed for season 7, cuz seriously, what would we do without him... Hope you guys enjoy the story. Oh, and orangesherbert7:You are right, and due to faith in ASP I have not stopped watching the show, but I'm just kind of peeved that ASP is really sticking to the April story, because (in my opinion) they don't need it. I am also relieved to hear that (as far as we know) Vanessa Marano HASN'T been offered a season 7 deal, and since they all have to be sorted by like January, that gives me hope that the April story will not be a permanent thing. Also, in episode 13 (spoiler) Luke is asked if he knows 'for sure' if April is his daughter, which makes me think that we will get to see the end of the April storyline before the spring vacation. I AM SOOOOOOOOOO SORRY ABOUT THE SPELLING MISTAKES IN THE LAST CHAPTER!
Oh, and also, this story is set about September 2005. I thought id add this, because I realized that the timing of this story is kind of confusing, so I just thought that to make it a little less confusing.
Chapter 7: Reconciliations
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Apartment above the Diner
"Hey guys, sorry about that." Lorelai said to Liz and TJ as she came back into the apartment.
"Its fiiiine" Liz assured them
"Oh, well... Would you guys mind if my daughter joined us for a while?" Lorelai asked
"Actually, we better be going, said Liz "we want to get checked in and go see a movie, so we should best be heading out".
"Oh okay Liz." Lorelai said.
"Bye" Luke said.
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20 minuetes later
"Mom?" Rory said quietly as she opened the door.
"Hey babe!" said Lorelai who was lying on the couch with her head in Luke's lap. She got off the couch and went to hug Rory.
"I'm sorry" they blurted out at the same time.
"No mom, you have nothing to be sorry for, I was the one who was being stupid, and you were only trying to help... could you ever forgive me?" Rory mumbled, her head tight against Lorelai's shoulder.
"I already did" Lorelai smiled.
"As much as I'd love to come back to OUR house, I should probably head to Yale, I have to talk to the Dean and start catching up on what I've missed during my hiatus from life." She said sadly.
"Yeah, you're probably right, plus you will need to move back in and stuff" Lorelai said, trying hard not to be upset.
"Yeah, mom I feel horrible but... I guess I won't be able to come home for a while, a couple a weeks at least" Rory muttered.
"That's okay sweets, call the second you're finished and come home, we will have an all girls (turns to face Luke) plus Luke movie night with popcorn, and Chinese food, and pizza, and chips, and Oreo's, and..." Lorelai started rambling.
"I get the point mom" she laughed.
"See you soon babe" Lorelai said.
"Yes, call me a lot, okay?" Rory asked.
"Kay." Lorelai answered before Rory reluctantly left, waving all the way out the door to her.
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Two days later (at Lorelai house)
Its 8:00 in the morning, and Luke and Lorelai are lying in bed.
"Seriously Luke, you have no idea how great it is to be back in my own house." Lorelai said.
Luke just smiled as the phone began to rang
"Hullo?" Luke answered groggily
"Who is this?" Came the shrill voice at the other end of the line.
"Luke, who is this?" Luke said
"This is Emily Gilmore now may I please speak to Lorelai" Emily impatiently said.
Luke sighed. "Uh yeah..." he said passing the phone to Lorelai mouthing 'your mother' to her. She scrunched up her nose closed her eyes and mimed having a fit before reluctantly taking the phone after Luke's silent protests.
"Hi mom" she said cheerily as she was making faces at the phone.
"Lorelai, I behaved badly at lunch last week, I was being rude and impolite, and I should have behaved that way, although I truly think that you shouldn't marry Luke (pause) I will just have
to learn to not criticize that which makes you happy, because Rory tends to take your side of every argument,and I don't want to lose my granddaughter again."
"Thank you mom" she said to Emily
"So about this wedding, I was thinking..." Emily started
"Bye mom" Lorelai started to hang up the phone.
"(Sigh) bye Lorelai" Emily said
"..." came the sound of the dial tone.
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Two weeks later (at the diner)
"Luuuuuuuke" Lorelai begged.
"No" he stated.
"Please!" she pouted.
"No" he answered.
"Ugh, your so…" but she was cut of by the cell phone ringing.
"Hello" Lorelai answered her phone in a 'depressed' manner.
"Hey mom, it's me" Rory said.
"Hello me" Lorelai said jokingly to her daughter
"Guess what" Rory said dramatically.
"What, me" Lorelai chimed in.
"I'm coming home this weekend" she practically screamed.
"Really!" Lorelai said excited.
"Yes" Rory practically squeeeeeeee'd
"Really really!" Lorelai joked.
"No" Rory said sarcastically.
"What?" Lorelai was confused.
"Just kidding mom" she stated the obvious.
"Oh" she laughed. "What time are you coming?"
"About 7-ish, is that okay"
"It's a date" Lorelai said sarcastically.
"Will Luke be okay with that?" she quipped
"See you later, kid" Lorelai said
"Bye mom"
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The next morning
Rory and Lorelai (with multiple appearances from Luke) had there movie night with tons of junk food. They watched all three of 'The Godfather' movies, as well as 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', and the original 'Yours, Mine, and Ours'. They both fell asleep on the couch, but soon after, Rory woke up and dragged herself to her room. When Lorelai woke up that morning (early, from morning sickness) she had a brilliant idea, and didn't hesitate sharing with Rory (no matter what time it was).
"Wake up my darling daughter, my sun shining... sunshine" Lorelai added smirking.
"Mooooom" Rory said yawning "why are you waking me up nooooow"
"Because WE are going shopping" Lorelai said proudly.
"Shopping?" Rory sat up with a jolt.
"Yeaaaaaaass!" Lorelai explained "a mother daughter bonding shopping trip after our crummy time apart!"
"Oh fun!" Rory smiled "What are we going to buy?"
"I was thinking..." Lorelai started, "And I know you might not want to... But..."
"Mom, just tell me!"
"Baby clothes?" She said, bracing herself for her daughter decline.
"Really? Oh my god that's a great idea" Rory exclaimed.
"You think?" Lorelai said happily.
"Yes!" She squeaked lets go she said running out of her room to go take a shower.
Lorelai went back into the kitchen, when she saw Luke making pancakes for her and Rory.
"Awhhhh, you're so sweet" she said coming up behind him and snaking her arms around his waist.
"I am NOT sweet" Luke grunted.
"Of course you are" she said with a smirk before leaning and whispering in his ear "May 18th"
"Excuse me?" Luke was confused.
"That's the day that I think we should get married" She whispered softy.
"Oh okay" he said without a care.
"... Don't you want to know why I chose that date?" She said, a smile playing at her lips.
"That was the day of our first kiss on the porch of the Dragonfly" he said turning round
"You remembered?" she said, half mockingly, half amazed
"Of course I remembered" Luke said turning back to the pancakes. Lorelai just smiled.
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The Mall, 1 hour later
"mom, mom" look over here" Rory said pointing to a cute boutique infant store
"Oh my gosh" Lorelai said coming into the store "oh I wish I knew the gender, we could spend hours in here picking out clothes" she said to Rory
"Mom…." Rory said sounding wary
"look over there" she said eyes wide open as she pointed to the person in the other side of the store"
"It couldn't be…" Lorelai Prayed, hoping her eyes were mistaken.
A/N: ANOTHER CLIFFY! Okay, so who do you think the person in the store is? I'd like to see what you think, so review even if its just one name, I don't care; just review pleeeeeaaaassseee! Don't worry guys, I wont hold out on you much longer, I realize that I have yet to have any wedding plans, or baby plans, in the story, but I have some plans for this story, and I just wanted to get the Rory/Lorelai conflict settled, and the Lorelai/Emily conflict out the way before I started doing any actual wedding plans or doctors appointments. Next chapter will have a LOT to do with the wedding, and the baby, and I plan to get it up before Saturday, because I am also working on a Christmas one-shot called 'A Christmas You'll Never Forget' which is a take on L/L first Christmas (i.e. The one during season five, which would of taken place in-between 'Not as Cute as Pushkin', and 'Woman Of Questionable Morals') and I am also working on a New Years oneshot called 'When the Ball Drops' ( I was tempted to add a Dirty) and that is just another version of New Years for the entire Gilmore/Danes clan.
R to the E to the V to the I to the E to the W... PLEASE!