1Stephanie stood in the middle of the aisle trying to decide which test she should buy Rory. She was the type of person who hated making a decision out of fear that she had made the wrong one. She had started out with seventeen tests to choose from. After hard deliberation she had gotten it down to six. Still six was too high of a number. She couldn't buy six different types of home pregnancy tests. That means that Rory would have had to have drunk a lot of coffee. She was leaning towards the EPT test, but every time she started to choose it something in her head made her go back and take another look at the other tests. This would lead to more deliberations on which test would be the best one for her. She looked at her watch and groaned. She was twenty six minutes late. Last night she had told Rory that would be there by nine, but it was now 9:26 and she was still undecided. She took a deep breath and grabbed the EPT test and started to leave the aisle. She was nearly off the aisle when she turned around and grabbed two more boxes. She carried them to the checkout counter and let out a sigh.

The man at the register looked at her a little funny. He had been watching her for at least fifteen minutes. He had never seen someone pour over home pregnancy tests quite like she had. "I hope you found everything all right."

Stephanie smiled. "Finding the tests isn't the problem. It's choosing which one I would like to purchase that leads to me standing in front of them for nearly forty five minutes."

"Well it doesn't hurt to be thorough." He accepted her money and then gave Stephanie her change. "I hope you get the results you want."

Stephanie didn't even notice that the man thought she was buying the test for herself. She was too caught up in deciding whether or not she should go back and take a second look. She looked her watch again and realized that if she didn't get to Rory's soon then she would be in a world of hurt. She rushed out of the pharmacy and hopped into her vehicle.

Rory gently put ornaments on her brand new Christmas tree in hopes that the activity would keep her mind off the fact that Stephanie was late. She had a feeling it had something to do with the number of choices Stephanie had when choosing a home pregnancy test. She knew that she should have just told Stephanie a brand name instead of leaving the decision up to her best friend. She placed the last ornament on the tree and smiled. The tree was a product of her and Logan's weekend getaway to her parent's cabin in New Hampshire. She wanted to go to buy a tree. He wanted to go to get away from it all. The weekend didn't really go as planned. Rory found herself on her knees in the bathroom denouncing food all weekend while Logan held her hair back out of her face and whispered sweet nothings in her ear. The Christmas tree was the only thing they managed to get before leaving. Tuesday afternoon after class Rory and Finn went in search of ornaments. They looked for an hour to no avail and decided to eat at this cute Italian bistro. It was there that they found out where to buy the cute personalized ornaments that now hung on their tree. All of them would lead to a long and probably embarrassing story for someone.

Stephanie parked her car in front of Rory's townhouse and hurried up the steps. She knew that Rory was probably going mad inside. She didn't even bother to knock and instead went straight in. "Rory I'm so sorry it took me so long to make a decision. I really think they should attach a rating system to home pregnancy tests. Like a five star system."

Rory couldn't help but laugh at her friend. "Its fine I had time to finish the tree at least."

Stephanie turned around and looked at the beautiful tree and smiled. It was so funky. It was so hip. It was so Rory and Logan. She put the bag containing the test on the coffee table and then began to look at the ornaments. "How did you get our pictures on there?"

"How about we do the test and then while we're waiting I'll tell you the story." Rory grabbed the bag and took out all the three of the tests. "Three tests?"

"Well just in case we got one with a defect. What are the chances that we would get three with a defect?" Stephanie explained. "Now go in the bathroom I'll be here when your done and don't forget to grab the timer."

When Rory returned from the bathroom she was holding the timer in one hand and a glass of orange juice in the other. "Never in a million years did I think that a small white stick or rather three small white sticks would determine my future."

Stephanie nodded as she pretended to be interested in the ornaments. She didn't no what to say to Rory. All she could do was stand there and wonder if Rory would ever live to be the girl they thought she would be. No one ever thought that Logan and Rory would be the first ones to settle down and have a family. Both of them had big dreams. Both of them planned lives that never really seemed to have room for children. She racked her brain to think of one foreign correspondent with children. If she could just think of one then she knew that Rory would be able to accomplish all of her dreams.

"Stephanie please stop killing yourself trying to figure out if a female foreign correspondent with kids actually lives. There are plenty of them." Rory told her friend. "It's not my career that I'm worried about as much as my marriage."

Stephanie looked at her as if she had grown a second head. "Why would you be worried about your marriage?"

"Logan and I have never discussed kids. We've never said if we even wanted kids. We're in early twenties is this really the right time in life to be creating life? I never thought I would be one of those girls who started a family before they started their life."

Stephanie walked over and sat down next to Rory on the couch. She gently placed her arm around Rory's shoulder. "Last night Colin and Finn didn't get in until late so I had plenty of quiet time. I spent most of thinking those exact same thoughts about you. I wondered if this child would really be a blessing or if it would just be a burden because it would force you to put your life on hold. I wondered all of these things and then I realized something. Life is full of surprises and we don't get to choose which ones we get. Then it wouldn't be a surprise. You two are going to be great parents. The two of you are brilliant, gorgeous, level headed, and you realize that there is more to the world than just Hartford. I can understand why you are so scared but you don't have to be. You'll have Finn, Colin, and me to help you two ever step of the way. I think between the five of us this kid has a pretty decent change at living a good life."

Rory had started to cry and was now wiping her eyes. "God not only am I nauseous all of the time now I'm hormonal and emotional too. You really think we are going to be good parents?"

"You two are going to be amazing parents. We all are. I mean we've had enough practice over the years raising Finn and all."

Rory laughed at her friend and looked down at the timer. Twenty six more seconds and then she would know for sure whether or not she was pregnant. She looked down at her hands and smiled. "Sometimes you kill me. I don't know how you can be so wise and so goofy at the same time."

Stephanie started to say something but then the timer went off. She watched as Rory walked slowly to the bathroom. You could tell she was nervous. It seemed as though she was about to throw up. It only took Rory a couple of seconds to read the results and then she came back into the room. Stephanie looked at her quiet friend who was on the verge of crying. "Is that a yes I'm pregnant cry or a no I'm not pregnant cry."

"It's a yes I'm pregnant cry." Rory replied as she wiped her eyes.

Stephanie jumped up off the couch and gave Rory the biggest hug she could muster. "This is a good thing Rory. A really good thing. I even thought of a way to let everyone know that you are pregnant."

Rory laughed. "Only you would be thinking of announcements at a time like this. What is it?"

"Well you get a card and say put your pictures on the outside and on the inside it says Logan and Lorelai Huntzberger are pleased to inform you that they will be welcoming their first child in the world next year. The month due, the babies sex and all other details are still up in the air for the time being. Hope all is going as well for you as it is for them. What do you think?" Stephanie replied with a flourish. She loved creating announcements and cards. It was her thing.

Rory smiled. "I love it."

"Good because I already sent a design to the printers. They can be out as early as next Monday." Stephanie replied and then hugged her friend again. She couldn't help but want to jump up and down every time she thought of this child. It was going to be so cute. It was going to be so rich. It was going to be so loved. It was so lucky. "Does Logan know?"

Rory shook her head. "I just didn't know how to tell him. I started to a couple of times but I always stopped. I just didn't know what to say. I didn't want to tell him and then be wrong."

"I know. Just don't wait and then have him figure it out on his own because we've had enough drama lately. I don't want this to turn into some shitty complicated romantic drama. Make this a romantic comedy and keep the happiness going until the very end." Stephanie looked at her watch. "Shit I have to go. I'm meeting Colin's mother for brunch at the club. The woman is a vulture. You know she actually thinks that my bridesmaid dresses should be tangerine. I can just see the horror of the whole event. Oh I love you Rory. Tell him tonight. Then call me and let me know so I can tell Colin and Finn."

Rory laughed and watched as Stephanie left. She looked down at her stomach and sighed. She went into her room and climbed in the shower because she only had a couple of hours before she had to go to her afternoon seminar on early American history. The warm water felt so good on her soft porcelain skin. She ran her hand over her stomach and smiled. Stephanie was right. This was going to be a good thing.