Chapter 6

"Hey Luke." Lorelai said tiredly as she entered the diner followed by Rory.

"Hey Lorelai. What's the matter with you? You don't look so good." Luke said.

"Thanks." Lorelai said sarcastically. "Can I have coffee please?"

"Well…since you don't look so good, I'll give in just this once." Luke poured Lorelai a cup of coffee and put it in front of her.

"Thank you, you're an angel." Lorelai said taking a gulp of her coffee.

"Do you want anything Rory?"

"No thank you." Rory said. She was too interested in a book she was reading.

Lorelai let out a sigh.

"What's the matter Lorelai?" Luke asked.

"Well, after we left the bookstore, we went to the food court, and you'll never guess who we saw there."

"Who?"

"My mother."

"Really?"

"Yeah. I didn't tell her I was pregnant."

"Why not?"

"It just never really came up, and when we went for Christmas, I hadn't started to show yet."

"How long were you planning on keeping it from her?"

"I don't know." Lorelai said honestly.

"Was she mad?"

"Furious. She started blaming me for this and not Christopher. He was the one who started this whole thing in the first place. She criticized me for not forcing Christopher to be a part of the baby's life."

"It isn't your fault he's jerk. He doesn't deserve it. You and Rory and this baby are too good for him. If he doesn't want to be part of the baby's life, then fine. You know why?" Luke said furiously.

"Why?" Lorelai said with a little smile.

"You have me, you have Sookie, and you have the rest of Stars Hollow. They will not let anything happen to you. Okay?"

"Okay. That makes me feel a lot better." I love the way he cares for us. He's great, Lorelai thought. Lorelai smiled.

Luke smiled, and said, "Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you."

"Thank you."

"Your welcome."

"Mom, I'm tired, can we go home now?" Rory said.

"Sure." Lorelai said. "Thanks Luke. We'll see you tomorrow."

"Okay." Luke said. Lorelai and Rory hopped off their seats and left.

"When are you two kids going to realize you were made for each other?" Miss Patty said from over in the corner of the diner.

"What are you talking about Patty?"

"Did you see the way she looked at you? I definitely saw the way you looked at her. You two are perfect for each other."

"I'm sure." Luke said and continued polishing the counter. Could she be right? Luke thought.

"Ask her out before it's too late." Miss Patty said and she got up and left.

"Go get ready for bed Hon." Lorelai said as she and Rory got home. Rory left to her room. The answering machine had 2 new messages. Lorelai pressed play and sat down on the couch.

"Hey Lor, it's me." Lorelai rolled her eyes. "I know you probably don't want to talk to me right now, but I just thought I would give you a call, I mean we didn't really end off on a good note last time we talked."

"You got that right." Lorelai mumbled.

"Anyway, when you get this message give me a call, okay, I love you Lor. Bye." Lorelai rolled her eyes again.

"Hello Lorelai, this is your father. I am in Cleveland right now, and your mother has just informed me that you are pregnant again. Though it wasn't the wisest of decisions, I would like to say congratulations." Lorelai was shocked. "Well, now I will be returning to Connecticut on Thursday, and I would like you to give me a call. Okay, have a good night. Bye."

"Wow."

"What?" Rory said coming over to sit beside Lorelai.

"Nothing, Hon. What should we do tonight?"

"Let's watch Overboard. It's coming on tonight. We could order food and eat all night long."

"You are my favorite daughter. Let's do that!" Lorelai said excitedly and the two of them got all their movie needs ready.

Nothing to report over the next few months. Blah, blah, blah, let's skip to August.

"…so then I said to her that she shouldn't tell me what I can read and what I can't read. Everyone in the class agreed with me. Nobody really likes her." Rory said.

"Fascinating. Hey Luke can we get some more coffee over here?" Lorelai said.

"No." Luke said from over at another table.

Lorelai got up.

"Where are you going?" Rory asked.

"To get some coffee." Lorelai went behind the counter, and started pouring herself a cup of coffee.

"You're gonna get in trouble."

"Don't be a tattletale."

"I'm not, I'm just saying."

Lorelai turned around and saw Luke standing behind her.

"Aw jeez Luke. Don't ever scare a pregnant woman." Lorelai said.

"What are you doing behind the counter?" Luke asked.

"Getting coffee, what does it look like I'm doing?"

"Lorelai, I have told you numerous times to never go behind the counter, and for your information, you're pregnant, you can't drink coffee."

"Oh but on the contrary, I drank coffee with Rory, and look how she turned out. I can't not have coffee."

"That doesn't make sense Mom." Rory said.

"What are you talking about?"

"Two negatives make a positive."

"So?"

"I can't not have coffee doesn't make sense."

"Oh whatever, I just trying to get my point across."

"Right."

"Lorelai?" Luke said.

"Yeah Luke?" Lorelai said.

"Get out from behind my counter."

"Ugh fine." Lorelai went back to her seat with her cup of coffee.

After a while, Lorelai made a face, and held onto her stomach.

"Oh no." Lorelai said.

"What?" Rory said between bites of her burger.

"I think it's time?"

"Time for what?"

"Lorelai what's the matter?" Luke said as he came over to their table.

"It's time." Lorelai said.

"Time for what?"

"It's time."

"Oh, it's time, time."

"Yes, time, time."

"Uh, okay, I'm going to go out and get the truck." Luke said nervously, and leaving to get his truck. "Caesar you're in charge till I get back!"

"Alright boss!" Caesar called from the kitchen.

"Can somebody please inform of what's going on?" Rory said impatiently.

"It's time for you to put you're big sister look on."

"Lucy's coming?" Rory said excitedly.

"Yeah, Lucy's coming."

"Okay, come on why are you still sitting there? We have to bring Lucy home sometime?" Rory ran out to the truck, leaving Lorelai to walk to the truck by herself.

Luke and Rory were sitting on chairs in the hospital room, while the nurse was trying to get Lorelai relaxed.

"Okay, Lorelai, just breathe, breathe, Honey, breathe." The nurse told Lorelai as she lay in the hospital bed.

"Damn it, I'm carrying the world's largest baby ever, and she says 'breathe', unbelievable!" Lorelai yelled.

"Mommy, stop yelling. The baby's going to come soon, and then you can complain." Rory said.

"Yeah, I agree with Rory. Complaining isn't really going to do you any good Lorelai." Luke said.

"Oh, you guys are a great help." Lorelai said rolling her eyes sarcastically.

"But she's right. You're almost fully dilated, and then we'll start the pushing." The nurse said and left the room.

"Oh joy." Lorelai said sarcastically.

"Should I leave?" Luke asked.

"Are you kidding me? You brought me here, and you are going to have to take us back, but I need you to go back to my place, and get the car seat and stuff ready for when it's time for us to leave."

"Okay." Luke got up and left the room.

"Are you okay Mom?" Rory asked going over to her mother's hospital bed.

"Yeah, I'm fine now Sweetie. Another contraction's over." Lorelai said.

"I'm so excited."

"So am I. Oh wait, here comes another one. Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow…"

"Luke Danes?" the doctor said.

"Yeah?" Luke said. Luke had been sitting in the waiting room with Rory. By the time he came back, Lorelai was already in the delivery room. Rory was sleeping on Luke's lap. Luke gently lifted Rory's head and went over to the doctor.

"Your girlfriend, has just had her baby."

"My what? Oh no, Lorelai and are, we-we-we are just friends."

"My mistake."

"So what is it?"

"It's a girl. She would like you and her other daughter to come in."

"Okay, which room?"

"204."

"Okay, thank you."

The doctor left the room.

Luke went back to Rory, and gently shook her. "Rory." he whispered.

"5 more minutes." Rory grumbled.

"She had the baby Rory, your mom had the baby." Luke whispered.

"She did?"

"Mmhmm, she wants you to go and see her."

"Can you carry me? I'm too tired to walk."

"Sure kid." Luke picked up Rory. Rory rested her head on Luke's shoulder and dozed back off to sleep. They went to Lorelai's room.

"Hey Lorelai." Luke whispered when he came into the room.

"Hey Luke." Lorelai said. In her hands was a beautiful baby girl, with a head of thin dark brown hair, and blue eyes.

"So that's Lucy, huh?"

"Yeah, that's Lucy."

"Mommy?" Rory grumbled as she lifted her head off Luke's shoulder.

"Yeah, Hon?"

"Where's Lucy?"

"She's right here waiting to see you."

Luke put a tired Rory down, and she walked over to Lorelai. Lorelai gave her a kiss on her forehead.

"I told you it was going to be a girl." Rory said touching her new baby sister's head lightly.

"That's right Hon, you called it." Lorelai said.

"What's her name?"

"Lucy." Lorelai said in a duh tone.

"No kidding, but what is her full name?"

"Her name is Lucy Victoria Lorelai Gilmore."

"Another Lorelai." Rory said excitedly. "Only it isn't her first name."

"That's right." Lorelai looked at Luke. "You can come over you know Luke, she isn't going to bite."

"No, I'm good. Oh wait. Sookie wanted me to take a picture of the three of you together." Luke said taking out the camera from his pocket.

"You saw her?"

"Yeah, on my way back from your house. Okay, now hold the baby up and smile."

"Cheese!" Lorelai and Lucy said in unison.

"Or coffee!" Lorelai said.

Luke snapped the picture. "Perfect." Luke said.

Author's Note: Sorry this took so long! I have so many things to do before school closes for Christmas break. I have a History test on Monday, History debate on Tuesday, and Christmas story for the second graders due on Wednesday, and hopefully I don't have anything on Thursday and Friday. I have my teacher/parent/student interview or whatever it's called today, and I have no school tomorrow cuz there's more interviews. I might not update tomorrow though, cuz I'm really behind on that stupid Christmas story, and we have to draw everything, so I'll be busy. I'll try though. R&R