Chapter 2

Rory is 7 years old

"Rory come on, or I'm going to leave you!" Lorelai called impatiently from the front door.

"No!" Rory said running down the stairs.

"Works every time."

"Don't be mean." Rory stuck her tongue out at Lorelai.

"Well, it's Danish day, we need to get there before they're all gone."

"Let's go then."

"Let's."

"Luke, Coffee Man, Diner Boy, Mr. Backwards Baseball Cap, Flannel Wearing Man." Lorelai said when she and Rory got to Luke's diner. Rory was giggling all the way.

"Lorelai, I heard you the first time." Luke, who was behind the counter said.

"Can I have a Danish Luke? A strawberry one?" Rory asked.

"You sure can." Luke gave Rory a Danish, and she happily ate it.

"What about me?" Lorelai said with a pout.

"Did you ask?"

"In my mind I did."

"Well sorry to burst your bubble, but I don't read minds."

"You should. What kind of diner man are you? Since you can't read minds, Luke, can I please have a strawberry Danish and some coffee?"

"Yes you may Lorelai."

"Even to coffee?"

"Even to coffee."

"Why?"

"Because soon I am going to have a packed diner, and I don't want you to bug me."

"Do I ever?"

"Yes."

"Fine." Lorelai sat back in her seat.

The diner door opened. Neither Lorelai nor Rory turned around to see who it was, though they heard the person sit a few seats away.

"What can I get you?" Luke asked.

"I'll just have a coffee please." The man said.

"Alright."

"…but even though it looks like a triangle with stripes and a circle with fireworks, it's not." Rory said. She had drawn something on a napkin for Lorelai to see.

"I would never have guessed that. Show Luke." Lorelai said.

Rory sat on the counter and said, "Luke come here. I want to show you something."

"Hang on a sec!" Luke called from the kitchen.

The man who sat down looked at Rory, then at Lorelai.

"Lor?" the man said.

Lorelai faced the man who had called her name.

"Christopher!" Lorelai said. "What are you doing here?"

"Getting some coffee." Christopher said.

"No kidding, I mean what are you doing here in Stars Hollow?"

"Well I actually came by to see you and Rory." Christopher looked at the little girl talking to Luke. "So that's her, huh?"

"Are you saying you didn't recognize her?" Lorelai said sounding offended.

"No, I'm saying she's grown a lot since the last time I was here. But to tell you the truth, I didn't recognize you when I first came in. I thought I did, but I wasn't sure."

Lorelai just looked at Christopher and didn't say anything.

"So how have you been Lor?" Christopher said uncomfortably.

"I've been doing fine. Busy, but fine."

"Good, that's good."

"How about you?" Lorelai asked taking a sip of her coffee.

"I've been good too. I'm in Oregon right now on business and stuff." Christopher looked at Rory again, who was now following Luke around the diner. "How's Rory been?"

"Why don't you ask her yourself?" Lorelai said. "Hey Rory, come here for a sec babe."

Rory came over to Lorelai with a huge grin on her face and her face was red.

"Why do you look so happy?"

"Luke was letting me help serve, and I accidentally dropped a take out cup on the floor. I thought Luke was going to be mad, but he made me try and balance it on my head on the way back to the kitchen, and I dropped and he tickled me for not balancing it." Rory said a little bit out of breath.

Lorelai smiled and said, "Sounds fun, but how about you take a break and talk to Christopher." Lorelai pointed at Christopher. "Do you remember Christopher, your dad? You saw him last Thanksgiving."

"Oh yeah. Hi." Rory said shyly.

"Hey kid, how's it going?" Christopher said.

"Fine."

"And school?"

"Fine."

Luke was watching how uncomfortable Rory was talking to Christopher. He wished that he could do something, but at the same time, he didn't want to interfere.

"So Chris, how long are you in town for?" Lorelai asked, breaking the silence between Rory and Christopher.

"I'm actually going back in tonight, so I was thinking the three of us go and hang out today." Christopher said.

"Well Rory is actually going to a birthday party soon, but you and I can hang out."

"Sure, okay."

"Okay. Lukey Pookey, we're leaving now." Lorelai called out to Luke.

"Lorelai don't call me that." Luke said.

"Okay. Hey Burger boy we're leaving now."

"Lorelai." Luke said warningly.

"See ya later Luke." And Lorelai went over to the door.

"Bye Luke." Rory said giving Luke a hug, the following Lorelai.

"See ya later Princess." Luke said.

Christopher had watched at these actions, and had started feeling jealous.

"So, you and that man Luke are going out, huh?" Christopher said. They had just dropped Rory off at her friend's house and they were driving back home.

"Me and Luke, no." Lorelai said.

"Oh, well I'm kinda glad actually."

"Oh yeah, why?"

"You know why, Lorelai. We belong together, me and you. You know it, I know it, your parents know it-"

"Whoa, whoa, wait, my parents? Have you talked to my parents recently?"

"No, I'm just saying."

"Okay. So what do you want to do today?"

"I donno, whatever you want to do." Christopher said.

"It doesn't really matter to me, except that there's a movie playing soon on TV and I think I possibly really want to watch it." Lorelai said.

"Okay, let's do that then."

"You sure?"

"Yeah."

"Joe Pesci is so funny in this movie. The way he bosses that guy around and tries to get back at the kid is classic." Lorelai said to Christopher as they sat on the couch watching the movie.

"I take it you have seen this movie before." Christopher said.

"Like a jillion times, but I had to see it again."

They sat there silent and watched the movie. Then out of no where, Christopher leaned over and kissed Lorelai.

At first Lorelai returned it, but then she whispered, "What are you doing?"

"Ssh." Christopher said and kissed her again, this time more passionate than the first. Lorelai put her arms around his neck. They stood up not breaking the kiss, and made their way to the stairs.

"I can't say I regret that." Lorelai said. She and Christopher were lying in her bed wrapped in each other's arms.

"I'm sorry I have to go back tomorrow." Christopher said.

"Way to ruin the mood."

"Sorry, it's just that, is that how it's always going to be. Every time I come we have sex I leave the next day."

"No, it's just really hard Christopher, you know that. We have to work; Rory has to go to school."

"Then why don't you guys move to Oregon with me?"

"No, no way. That is completely out of the question. Why don't you just try to visit some more?"

"I can try." Christopher said unsurely. "Hey, what time is it, by the way?"

Lorelai looked over at the clock and said, "8:47."

"Oh shoot, my plane's leaving at 9:45." Christopher got up off the bed. "Can I take a really quick shower?"

"Sure."

"It's been good seeing you Lor." Christopher said, as he hugged her at the front door.

"You too."

"Give Rory a kiss for me."

"I will. So I guess this is really how it's going to be."

"Yeah, yeah, I guess so." And with that Christopher left the Gilmore house to the airport.

2 months later

"Rory!" Lorelai called weakly.

Rory came running up the stairs into Lorelai's bedroom.

"Yeah?" Rory said.

"Can you call Sookie and tell her that I'm not going to be able to come in today, and for her to drop you to school?"

"Okay. What's wrong?"

"A flu or something. I'm not feeling too good."

"Oh. I'm going to call Sookie. Feel better Mom." Rory kissed Lorelai on her forehead. When Rory left to go downstairs, Lorelai jumped off her bed to the bathroom. She had been throwing up since before 5.

Later that day, Lorelai was feeling a tad bit better, but she knew she had to do something. She went into Doose's market, at the time when no one was in, and bought two pregnancy tests.

"Please let it not be true, please let it not be true." Lorelai said to herself as she walked home. She locked herself in the bathroom for 10 minutes, not wanting to look at the results.

Pink.

"Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no." Lorelai said. "I can't do this alone again." Lorelai began to cry.

"Mom!" Rory called from the front door. "We're here!"

Lorelai wiped away her tears quickly so Rory wouldn't see.

"Hey Rory." Lorelai said trying to smile for Rory. "Hey Sookie."

"Hey Lor, are you feeling better?"

"Mmhmm, about that, I really need to talk to you."

"Okay."

"Rory how about you go downstairs and start your homework, and we'll go to Luke's soon."

"Okay." Rory said, and she went downstairs.

"Why are you sitting on the toilet?" Sookie asked. Lorelai didn't say anything. "Wait, you're not…?" Lorelai nodded. "No way, congratulations Lorelai!" Sookie said excitedly. "Why don't you look happy about it?"

"Sookie it wasn't planned."

"I know, but you still should be at least a bit happy."

"I am in a way, but it's just that this child will be born into a family who didn't want him…or her."

"You don't want it?"

"It's not that. I would be thrilled if it was in other circumstances."

"What other circumstances?" Sookie asked confused.

"I don't want to be alone again, I can't do it alone."

"You won't Hon. You have me, you have Luke, you have the rest of Stars Hollow."

"I guess you're right." Lorelai said unsurely.

"Who's the father?"

"Christopher."

"Are you sure?"

"Sookie, I haven't slept with anyone since Christopher came a few months ago."

"Okay. When are you going to tell Rory?"

"Soon, definitely soon. I want to go to the doctor's before I tell her, just to make sure."

"Good plan."

"You can't tell anyone yet okay, Sook?"

"Scout's Honor." Sookie said putting her hand up.

"Thank you."

"Your welcome."