Previously on Gilmore Girls:
"…It was nice meeting you April."
"Nice meeting you too ma'am."
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"You made me promise that we'd tell each other everything, and I've kept my part of the bargain, but obviously you don't seem to think making promises to me means anything. But I do, and that's why I'm telling you right now that I am pregnant. Yes, that's right. I'm pregnant and it is yours!"
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Lorelai woke up the next morning with a huge crick in her neck. She looked around, slightly confused at first, she couldn't figure out why she was lying on the floor in Rory's bedroom.
Slowly, the events of the past 24 hours all came back to her, flooding her mind and flooding her eyes with tears. She tried not to cry too loudly, as not to disturb Rory, but the thought was abandoned quickly as she started sobbing. She turned away from Rory, as if to preserve and dignity she had left, so she didn't notice Rory slip out of bed. She raised her head as Rory knelt down beside her and put her arms around her neck. Lorelai cried into her daughter's shoulder for a few minutes, but was forced to stop when the phone rang. Rory got up slowly and went to answer it.
"Hello... Oh, hey Luke… uh, no, I don't think she wants to talk to you right now. Yeah, I'll get her to call you. Bye."
Rory came back into the room, her eyes downcast.
"It was Luke." She said quietly
"I know."
"I figured you wouldn't want to talk to him just yet… But he wants you to call him back." Said Rory, still not looking at her mother
"Yeah. Hey?"
"Hm?" Rory still didn't look up
"Why won't you look at me?" Asked Lorelai
"I… I didn't want you to be disappointed in me."
"Aw, Hon, why would I be disappointed with you?" Asked Lorelai, holding out her arms to Rory
"I don't know, I thought that maybe you wouldn't want me to talk to Luke or something!" She went to her mom and they hugged for a long time. Rory eventually had to peel herself away, with the explanation that she needed coffee.
"But that's not fair!" Protested Lorelai "I don't get any coffee!"
"Well, you can have some decaf, if you really want it." Suggested Rory
Lorelai didn't reply, she just made a disgusted face.
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After she and Rory had had a decent breakfast, Lorelai decided that she'd face her fears and call Luke. She picked up the phone, but before she could dial, she slammed it back down in the receiver again.
"I can't do it Rory. I'm too chicken to call my own fiancé." Said Lorelai sadly
"It's okay Mom. You just need time. It was a huge shock for you to meet April, and a huge shock for Luke too, and with you telling him you're pregnant… Well I guess it was just too much for him to handle."
"Yeah, you're right. Maybe I should go see him."
"I think that might be a good idea. And it's not quite lunch; you could probably get some time alone with him."
"Okay. Let's get dressed and we can go."
"You want me to come with you?" Asked Rory
"Well yeah!" Said Lorelai in a 'duh' kind of tone
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About 15 minutes later, Rory and Lorelai were ready to head to Luke's. Lorelai tried to be brave, but it was hard. She was scared that Luke would be mad at her, or that he'd call off the engagement. Rory, of course, told her that everything would be okay, because Luke loved her and that he was probably just a little thrown by everything happening all at once.
When Lorelai got to the diner, she was relieved to see that there was no one there. Luke had his back turned, so when the bell over the door jangled her simply said "Take a seat I'll be with you in a moment". Lorelai and Rory sat down uneasily in their normal spot. Lorelai looked at the salt and pepper shakers and sighed, remembering the girl who had been there the day before. Luke heard her sigh and turned around.
"Lorelai… I didn't think I'd see you today…"
"Luke, I'm really sorry. I know I overreacted, but it was just shock, first from finding out I'm pregnant and then seeing April there… It just kinda threw me for a second, you know? I'm really sorry."
"Lorelai… I… It's not your fault. I should have told you about April sooner. And you left so quickly last night, you didn't give me a chance to say how happy I am about the baby."