For disclaimer, please see chapter one! I also don't own "In Due Time Maternity".

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Expecting

Chapter Four: A Romantic Evening

August 13

Lorelai glared down at her shopping list as she made her way through a very crowed Dosie's market. 'Bananas: check…cereal:check…crappy de-caf coffee…check, unfortunately.' She went over her list mentally. 'Oh yeah, I have to get…'

"Lorelai Gilmore! Is that you?" Asked an annoyingly peppy voice, breaking into her thoughts. Miss Patty was standing across from her, wide eyed. "Look at this big tummy! Someone's set to pop soon!" 'And this is why I usually send Luke out grocery shopping.' She thought, wishing even more that her husband had not been working. "When's the big day?" Lorelai forced a smile.

"I'm due a month from today!" She said mock-cheerfully. Miss Patty gasped and put her hand dramatically to her heart.

"Did you hear that?" She asked loudly, to no one inparticular, but drawing the attention of many other shoppers, "Lorelai Gilmore is nine months pregnant!" Lorelai moaned inwardly and avoided the gaze of the other Stars Hollow citizens. "And how is Luke feeling about it all, hmm?"

"He's very excited." She said quietly. "We're both looking forward to having our baby around."

" 'our baby'!" Miss Patty quoted, swooning, "I still can't believe that you and Luke finally tied the knot…and you're expecting a baby! Well, that should really go in the opposite order now, shouldn't it?" She asked, winking. Lorelai felt as if she wanted to crawl under the nearest shelf.

"Yes." She said, trying to feign happiess. "Well Patty, it was good to see you but I better get going." She put her hand on her stomach. "I'm hungry, and so is this little one."

"Oh of course! Shoo, shoo! Can't keep the lovely mommy to be waiting!" Patty lightly pushed her with a laugh. Lorelai smiled, then quickly went to the check out, not wanting to risk another interaction like the one she had just had.

After checking out, she put her things in her car and hurried home where she would have just enough time to change before having to go to work. She put her groceries away when she got home then made her way up to she and Luke's bedroom where she stared at the closet in dismay. It had been over 18 years since she had last been pregnant, yet maternity clothes hadn't gotten any cuter. Knowing she didn't have much time to choose, she quickly put on her black slacks and a snug fitting yellow maternity top with flowers on it. She moaned, looking at her larger than usual figure in the mirror, then grabbed her purse and car keys, and was on her way.

Upon walking in the door of the Dragonfly Inn, she was greeted by Michel, tapping his watch angrily. He walked up close to her, taking her out of her comfort zone.

"You are late!" He complained. "It's 12:09. You were supposed to be here at 12:00! What makes you think you can just waltz on in here like the diva you think you are?" Before she could answer, he sighed dramatically and stormed off to the desk once more. Lorelai laughed, putting her purse behind the desk and making her way to the kitchen, ignoring Michel's cries behind her. She pushed open the kitchen door and sat down in the chair near the entrance that she had placed there for herself. Sookie looked up and smiled as she worked on starting that night's dinner for the inn.

"Hey sweetie." She greeted her best friend. "How you feeling today? One month left!" Lorelai nodded.

"Yeah. One month from today." She said. "Sookie?" She looked up. "Am I fat?" Sookie put down the spoon and laughed.

"It's no fair for a pregnant woman to ask if she's fat." She said, hands on her hips.

"Then I am?" Lorelai asked, rubbing her incredibly large stomach. Sookie couldn't help but laugh.

"Lorelai, you've asked me a thousand times. Of course you're big, your 9 months pregnant! But it's beautiful, sweetie, you have to understand that you look amazing, and gorgeous." She smiled at her as she went back to her work. Lorelai grimaced and looked down at her stomach, which more closely resembled a basket ball, and a big one at that.

"Thanks." She said, starting back out of the kitchen. "I'm going to go help Michel with the desk before he explodes. They laughed and Lorelai walked…or rather, waddled…out to the desk.

The rest of her work day went rather slowly. She felt as if all people saw anymore was her belly! It seemed every single person she had seen today had asked her when she was due, if it was a girl or a boy, what her name was…it was ok at first, but had quickly become annoying. She was glad when it was finally time for her to return home. When she walked through the door, she dropped her keys into the bowl and began to take off her coat. As she hung it on the rack, she felt her husbands hands slip around her waist. She leaned back into him as he began to kiss her neck. She giggled and turned her face to him, drawing up his chin so that the kisses would move to her lips. She raised her arms around his neck as they continued to kiss in the entryway. Suddenly, the baby kicked hard and Luke backed away.

"Guess Madelyn doesn't like that." He said with a laugh. Lorelai glared down at her stomach.

"Hey, kid, how do you think you got here?" She asked. "She'll have to get over it, cause even if she doesn't like it, mommy does." Her arms raised around his neck once more as they engaged in a second kissing session. Finally, the couple's faces pulled apart. Luke leaned down until his lips were upon her ear.

"I love you." He whispered. She smiled.

"I love you too." She said. He kissed the tip of her nose before the separated completely. Lorelai rested her right hand on her huge stomach while she held her husband's hand with her left. They walked into the kitchen where Lorelai was thrilled to smell spaghetti, her most recent craving. "You made dinner!" She cried happily. "What's gotten into you?"

"Nothings gotten into me." He said. "I love my wife very" he kissed her quickly, "very" he pecked her once more, "much." She laughed happily and sat down, taking a bite as soon as her rear end hit the seat. Her husband sat across from her and began eating as well. After only his second bite, he looked up to see his wife standing and going for seconds. His eyes widened. "Are you sure you're only eating for two?" He asked with a laugh. She glared at him.

"Yes, I'm sure." She said, then couldn't help but smile. "Madelyn likes spaghetti and so do I. We eat a lot of it. She sat down and dug into her second bowl. Luke smiled and continued as well. After they were both done, Luke cleaned up while Lorelai went upstairs to take a shower. When Lorelai came downstairs after a half hour, she looked discontent, dressed in her huge oversized sleeping top and maternity pajama pants.

"I hate these." She said, as she did every night. "I can't wait until I fit in my regular cute pajamas again. Luke smiled, having anticipated her complaint. He held up a box.

"I got you a present today on my way home from the diner." She looked at him with a confused smile as she took it. "Go ahead, open it." He told her. She sat the box down on the table and took off the wrapping paper. Taking off the top of the box, she pulled out a red satin night gown with thin spaghetti straps. Looking at the tag, she smiled: 'In Due Time Maternity: 8-9 months'.

"Thank you!" She moved close to him and kissed him romantically as he wrapped his arms around her lower back.

"I love you Lorelai, and I see how beautiful you are, but I want you to feel beautiful too." He told her when they finally pulled apart.

"Luke…" She smiled. "I love you so much, thank you." He smiled at her. "I'm going to go put it on." She hurried from the room. When she game back a few minutes later, Luke couldn't stop a smile from spreading across his face. The gorgeous nightgown ended at Lorelai's knees. It fit her snuggly, and cradled her very big stomach with grace and ease. The look on her face quickly showed that she was actually happy with the way that she looked.

"You look amazing." He told her, pulling her close to him. She rested her head on his shoulder. He kissed the top of her head as he wrapped his arms around her. 'I've never been happier than this, than I am when I'm with you. This pregnancy wasn't planned, but Lorelai, I think it's the best thing that could have ever happened." She looked up at him with teary eyes and kissed him.

"Yeah." She agreed. "I love being with you, Luke. I love everything about you." They kissed again and she pulled back. She reached out and took his hand. "Come on, let's go to bed." She said, and he nodded, letting her lead him upstairs. Almost as soon as they had gotten into bed, Lorelai drifted off to sleep and Luke smiled, placing his hand softly over her stomach. He loved his wife more than life itself, and now, together, they were bringing a baby into the world.

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