For disclaimer, please see chapter one.

A/N: Thanks for reviewing! I'm really sorry that it has taken so long to update, but unfortunately, I think it will be awhile between updates from now on since I have started back at school. Thanks for understanding! I hope that you enjoy chapter five! Don't forget to review!

Expecting

Chapter Five: A Startling Event

September 3

Lorelai looked around her silent home with a deep sigh. Today was her first day of maternity leave and she was already tired of it. The Dragonfly inn was her life, anymore. The thought that she wouldn't be back to it for a few months killed her. With the baby due in only 10 days, this was the latest that Sookie would allow her to keep working. She knew that she'd need at least a month after Madelyn was born at home as well. She sighed again, but smiled when she felt her unborn daughter's feet kicking inside her stomach. She put her hand over her gigantic stomach and shut her eyes, paying attention only to the feeling of her daughter's tiny feet.

Lately, with the baby due so soon, it had all become so real for Lorelai. She really was having a baby! Despite the many tough emotions that had come with finding out she was unexpectedly pregnant, she was getting so excited. The only thing that she was truly worried about anymore was actually giving birth. Having not done so for over 20 years, her memory had become a bit hazy about the little details of the day she had Rory, but she definitely remembered one thing: It had hurt…a lot.

She cupped her hands around her stomach. It didn't seem that she could go back now…she was going to give birth, and soon, no less. She opened her eyes and made her way into Rory's old room, which was now a beautiful nursery waiting for its tiny occupant. She walked over to the crib and carefully fixed up its pink sheets, despite the fact that they hadn't been messy in the first place.

After she was done, she sat down in the rocking chair in the corner and looked around. In only a few weeks, she would be sitting in this very place holding her and Luke's baby. She couldn't help but smile. Her thoughts quickly roaming to her husband, she glanced at the clock: 4:42. He would be home any time. She stood up and started out of the nursery. She walked in the kitchen and opened up the fridge, taking out the chicken from a few days ago.

She made up two plates quickly and was just sitting down at the table when her husband walked in the door. He greeted her with a kiss and sat down, quickly digging into the plate Lorelai had put together for him. After they had both finished, Lorelai stood to take their plates to the sink. Luke looked up when he heard his wife giggling and he couldn't help but laugh: there she stood balancing both plates and her cup carefully on her stomach.

"Looks like this thing's good for something after all!" She said and Luke laughed. She walked over to the sink with the dishes still balanced there, and when she turned around to come back, she was met with her husband's arms making their way expertly around her waist. He smiled.

"You're getting good at that!" She said with a giggle, remembering how many times he had failed while still adjusting to her newly round stomach. He kissed her.

"You're worth the practice." He said and she smiled, kissing him again.

"Do you use that line on all the girls?" She asked.

"You caught me." He said as she leaned in for a longer kiss. They made their way expertly over to the couch while still deep in their kiss, and had a few crazy seconds before Lorelai pulled back.

"You know we can't do that. It induces labor. And it would be traumatic for Madelyn to see…that…" Luke looked down, pretending to be devastated.

"Nothing a little counseling couldn't fix" He said as he pulled her in again. Lorelai pulled away again when her husband began to pull at the bottom of her shirt.

"Luke…" The look that she gave him explained everything and he backed away a little.

"Ok." He said. He put his arm around her and she leaned her head over on his chest. His free hand on her stomach, he kissed her forehead lovingly. "I'm excited." He said finally, and she looked up at him.

"What about?" She asked. He raised an eyebrow.

"The baby." He said, laughing a bit at his wife's forgetfulness. "Lorelai…you've had a child, you've been through all this parenting stuff before. I haven't. This is my first baby…I'm really getting excited. I mean, I never ever thought that I would be a dad someday…but…it's happening." She smiled and kissed him tenderly.

"I keep forgetting about that." She said quietly. Suddenly she gasped. "Oh! She's kicking!" He lifted up the bottom of her shirt a little then put his hand over her huge stomach, shutting his eyes. Slowly, a smile spread over his face.

"I feel it." He said. "That's so amazing." When he opened his eyes, Lorelai was shocked to see that they were brimmed with tears. "Only 19 days left." They smiled and kissed. "Ready to go to bed?" He asked, standing and extending a hand to Lorelai. She nodded and stifled a yawn, taking his hand gratefully. As she stood, Luke watched the look on his wife's face change.

"Oh yeah…" She said quietly "That's what it felt like." She looked up at her husband with wide eyes, not moving from where she was.

"What?" Luke asked, confused. As the color drained from Lorelai's face, he put his arms around her just in time before her knees buckled. "Lorelai! What's going on?" He asked. "What happened?"

"I was trying to remember what it felt like when my water broke when I was going to have Rory." She said quietly as Luke lowered her onto the sofa once more.

"Lorelai, I don't get it. What's going on?" He asked her, beginning to get worried about his wife. She smiled a little and looked up at him, seeming to come out of her daze.

"Luke…can you go get my bag?" She asked. He frowned.

"What bag, Lorelai? What's going on? Just answer me!" He was starting to get frustrated. Lorelai's hand grazed her stomach and she frowned too.

"My bag for the hospital…Luke…" Suddenly, his eyes widened as well and he was quickly noticing the puddle underneath where his wife had stood a second before.

"Oh my…" He trailed off, then gasped and bolted up the stairs, returning seconds later carrying his wife's small bag they had packed for the hospital. "I…here it is…and…go…we have to…hospital…now!" Luke took off out the front door, and Lorelai stared after it in wonder, suddenly feeling a light pain in her abdomen: yes, this baby really was on her way. A moment later, Luke ran back through the door and over to Lorelai. "Come on!" He cried, helping her up and hurrying her out the front door and into his car.

A/N: Please review! The baby is on her way!