For Disclaimer, see chapter one. Thanks!

A/N: Thanks again for so many reviews! I'm thrilled that you're all enjoying this story as much as I am enjoying writing it. I hope that you like this chapter as much as the last two, and of course, please review! Also…for the record, in this story, Rory is with Logan, and she is back at Yale again.

Expecting

Chapter 3: An Alarming Surprise

August 7

"Hi Mom!" Rory's voice called out through Lorelai and Luke's home and Lorelai's face lit up immediately. She took a moment to stand up from the chair she was eating her lunch in, in the kitchen, then hurried to greet her daughter at the front door.

"Hey you! To what do I owe such a great surprise?" She asked, embracing her daughter immediately. Rory laughed and pulled back, immediately putting her hands, wide-eyed, onto her mother's stomach.

"I just wanted to come see my mother and my sister!" She said, still staring in awe at the roundness over taking her mother's mid section. "I can't believe how big you're getting!" She exclaimed, standing up.

"Well, I'm due a month from the 13th, so it's probably good that I'm big and fat." She said, half complaining. Rory laughed and hugged her mom again. "And hey, aren't you here to see your step father too?" She asked with a mischievous grin. Rory's hands flew to her hips.

"Hey! You know that I hate it when you call him that! It's so weird!" She cried, and Lorelai giggled loudly. Luke entered the room as she did.

"It's not exactly normal to call you my step-daughter either." He said, giving her a short hug. "I've just been sticking to 'my insane wife's college age daughter'."

"I see." Rory said, smile growing. "Well then I'll stick to 'my mother's soul mate who happens to be the father of my sister'." She laughed as did he. "As I was telling my mom, I just dropped to see how she was doing and everything."

"Well, I won't get in the way. I'm on my way back to the diner any way. Bye." He kissed his wife a moment too long for Rory's comfort, then was on his way. Rory eyed her mother, slightly confused.

"Why was he still home?" She asked. "It's one in the afternoon. Shouldn't he have been at the diner?" Lorelai laughed.

"Keeping tabs on him, are you?" She asked. Rory ignored her. "I needed to go to the store, so he didn't go in this morning. It's harder than you may think to drive when you look like you have a basket ball strapped to your stomach. Plus, it's his diner. Who's to say he has to come in early in the morning?" Rory nodded with a smile, understanding now. "Do you want anything to eat? Are you hungry?" She asked, starting into the kitchen.

"A sandwich would be good." Rory said, taking a seat. Lorelai bent down to get the bread out. When she didn't get back up again, Rory stood, alarmed. Her mother was still kneeling down, put her eyes were shut tightly, her hand on her stomach. "Mom?" Rory cried kneeling down as well.

"Rory, I think I'm having contractions." She said, sounding afraid. "I need you to take me to the hospital. Rory didn't waste any time as she ran to her mother's room where her hospital bag had already been packed. They rushed to the car and pulled out of the driveway.

As soon as they arrived at the hospital, Rory jumped out of the car and helped her mother to the door where she was put in a wheel chair. After signing in, she was taken to a room where a free doctor came in to check things out. He helped her into a bed then proceeded with the examination. Rory waited outside for what seemed like ages. Finally, the door opened and the doctor came out, followed closely by an exhausted looking Lorelai.

"No problems." The doctor said with a smile. "Your mother was just experiencing what are called Braxton Hicks contractions. They're just mildly painful contractions of the uterus, not labor. Lorelai stared at the doctor looking angry.

"Mildly painful?" She asked. "Mildly?" Rory grabbed her mothers arm and pulled her out of the door way before the doctor could respond.

"Come on, mom, let's go home." She said, letting go of Lorelai's arm. She laughed quietly to herself as they made their way out to the car. Once they got, in, Lorelai looked at her daughter.

"Sorry, sweetie." She said earnestly. "I should have known. I thought I went into labor 3 times when I was pregnant with you before I actually did." They laughed.

"Don't worry about it." She assured her. "It'll be a funny story to tell Miss Madelyn when she's older." Lorelai looked at Rory and smiled, absent mindedly putting her hand over her belly and rubbing it slowly. All the memories from her pregnancy with Rory had been coming back lately. The feeling of Madelyn kicking…the inability to sleep peacefully through the night…now the braxton hicks contractions. Of course, some memories were painful to re-live, but for the most part, she enjoyed visiting her past.

"So, what are you up to tonight? Anything wild or daring?" She asked, changing the subject. Rory smiled, glancing over at her mother.

"Logan and I are going dancing." She said, unsuccessfully trying to hide her excitement.

"Wow!" Lorelai said with a girlish giggle. "I remember when your dad and I used to go dancing. It was so fun and…" She paused, suddenly remembering what had come out of the relationship with Chris. She quickly glanced at Rory's stomach. "Be careful, ok?" She asked. Rory nodded, knowing quickly what her mother meant.

"I know, mom." She said, reaching over with her right hand and rubbing her mother's stomach quickly, then returning her hand to the wheel. They were home after a few more minutes of driving and Luke was already there, sprinting from the door as soon as they pulled up.

"Are you Ok?" He cried. Rory had called him while she had waited, and was now regretting doing so. He ran over to his wife. "Is everything Ok? She still in there?" Lorelai laughed and put her arms around his neck, getting as close to him as her pregnant stomach would allow.

"Everything's fine. I'm fine, Madelyn's fine, and yes, she's still in there." She said, leaning in for a kiss which Luke quickly gave her. Rory rolled her eyes and got into her car.

"Sorry to break up your little love fest…" She said out the window at her mother and Luke who were still going at it, "But I have a date to get ready for. It's been fun mom…bye…" She laughed and started up the engine, pulling out of the driveway and starting back to Yale. Lorelai looked at Luke, pulling back from the kiss.

"What do you say that you and I go inside?" She asked with a mischievous grin, wiggling her eye brows. Luke laughed and kissed her again.

"Well, see, I would love to…but I have to go back to work now that I know you're ok." He said. She crossed her arms over her chest and looked at him poutily.

"Fine, fine. Be that way. See if your wife cares. Your pregnant wife, might I add. The wife carrying your child."

"Nice guilt trip, but I really do have to go. I love you. I'll be home at 5." He kissed her once more then got into his truck and backed out, leaving her alone once more.

"Nice guilt trip, but I really do have to go!" She mimicked her husband in a high, whiny voice as she walked into her quiet home. She walked over at sat down on the sofa, her most recent location lately. Flipping on the television, she opened the bag of pretzels in front of her from earlier and popped a few in her mouth. Though she hadn't planned to fall asleep, her eye lids grew increasingly heavy until her busy day took its toll and Lorelai Gilmore-Danes drifted off to sleep.

A/N: Sorry, this is kind of short today! Hope you guys all liked