A Different Path
Chapter Two: Boys Deserve Fudge
Disclaimer: It's all Amy, not me.
Summary: There are many paths in life... Have you ever wondered howlife wouldbe if you had taken a different one? If you had taken a left instead of a right? If you had done something different- or if you did it sooner, or later? This is my version of how things could have been different.A/N: Thanks for all of your reviews! THey seriously are my natural high and I appreciate them sooo much!
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And now... what you've been waiting for...
He had a weird feeling that she was lying. He usually knew when she was lying. She seemed nervous and uneasy. She never looked directly into his eyes. She would stutter sometimes, or look at her feet a lot. She might have been lying to him. But, maybe he was just being stupid...maybe she was just nervous because the situation was a little weird. THey were broken up, maybe she didn't look at him because it was too awkward...
On the other hand...
Was she lying about the pregnancy test? Lorelai couldn't be pregnant, right? They had always been safe.
He started going through all of the times they had slept together, trying to remember a time where they didn't use protection. Of course, he couldn't remember all of the times… so, he eventually gave up on that.
Maybe she was telling the truth. Maybe his Lorelai-lying detector was just a little off. After all, he hadn't caught the lie about Christopher...
She said it was the night of the re-enactment, right? Yeah.. And that always happens on the first snow of the season... which was also the day she was having such a hard time with snow...
It all clicked, suddenly. The day when he built her the ice rink. He came into the diner and he thought she was sick, but she had a hangover... She lied to him. He knew she was lying and then he asked her about it... And she lied agian. He remembered feeling like something wasn't right that day, but he had ignored it...
So, he was right about that... Was he right about this?
She couldn't be pregnant right? They had always been safe. And she would have mentioned something, right? She wouldn't have lied about it, right? She would have said something...
He stepped back into the diner and tried to concentrate on fixing the toaster, but he couldn't stop thinking that she was lying. She wouldn't seriously drive all the way to Yale to give a girl a pregnancy test, would she? And Rory wouldn't ask her mother to do it in the first place, evenif Lorelai would have done it.She had a lot of things in that bag, as if she was trying to draw attention away from the pregnancy test.
That's something only Lorelai would do...
"Did you get it?" Rory asked when she answered the phone after glancing at the Caller ID.
"Yeah." Lorelai said.
"So?"
"So, what?" Lorelai asked.
"Positive? Negative? Which is it?" Rory asked impatiently.
"I don't know. I just came back from the pharmacy." Lorelai said.
"Well, what are you waiting for?"
"A rock to magically fly across the room and knock me unconscious." Lorelai said.
"Mom…"
"It'd be a great story to tell at Thanksgiving." Lorelai said.
"Mom…" Rory repeated.
"I was talking to her and then, suddenly, out of nowhere, a rock came flying across the room and hit her right in the head… She was strong, just not strong enough." Lorelai said dramatically. "Insert some big, fancy, Yale words and a few dramatic pauses and you're good to go." She told Rory.
"Mom… C'mon." Rory said.
"Later," Lorelai answered.
"Why?" Rory asked.
"I'd just like to enjoy a few more hours of not knowing and pretending non of this is real." Lorelai said.
"Maybe it's negative and then you'd really have nothing to worry about."
"Or maybe it's positive and my life will be changed forever."
"Mom…" Rory said again.
"Rory, I'm just not ready yet, OK?" Lorelai said.
"OK." Rory said softly.
"I saw Luke." Lorelai stated after a short moment of silence.
"You did?" Rory asked.
"Yeah."
"What happened?"
"I bumped into him outside the pharmacy and I dropped my bag and luckily the test didn't fall out, but being Luke and all he bent over and picked up the bag and put everything inside...and he saw the pregnancy test."
"He did?" Rory asked with a shocked tone.
"Yup."
"What'd you say?"
"I told him you were pregnant." Lorelai said.
"What!" Rory asked.
"Don't worry… I covered it up and said that it was for your friend from Yale or something. Let's call her... Tina."
"Mom, you would drive all the way to Yale to giveTina a pregnancy test?" Rory asked.
"Well, Tina and I are really close..."
"Mom...Why would you drive all that way just to give a girl a pregnancy test she could just buy herself?"
"That's what he said." Lorelai said. "I told him that I didn't have a life anymore and this is what I do for fun now."
"Oh."
"That's also what he said. Boy, Rory, you're on a roll today… Are you wearing a backwards baseball cap or flannel or something 'cause I'm telling ya', you're really in Luke-mode today." Lorelai said.
"You're going to have to tell him sometime." Rory said ignoring her last comment.
"Mhm." Lorelai replied.
"You're going to tell him, right?" Rory asked.
"Maybe he won't notice." Lorelai said.
"I think he might. And if he doesn't, somebody will and they'll tell him." Rory said.
"I know. I just… I don't want to."
"I know, but you have to. He deserves to know."
"I know, it's just… When he finds out, he's going to want to be involved and I don't think I could handle him always being around, but us not being together. I mean, what if he finds somebody else and then you know, our kid gets a new step-mommy and her and Luke would come over every other weekend or holidays or something and pick up the kid and I'd have to see them together… I wouldn't be able to do that… It would be too much of Sherri/Christopher flashback, only so much worse. I mean, this is Luke." Lorelai said as if she didn't know.
"I know." Rory said.
"I'd see them together, I'd be jealous and I'd see them make out and be all coupley… where's a rock when you need one?" Lorelai said sarcastically.
"Mom…" Rory started.
"No, please…. Just forget it… I don't want to talk about it, not now." Lorelai said.
"OK." Rory agreed.
"Thank you."
"So… how about those Cowboys?" Rory asked mocking all of those football commercials they never understood.
Lorelai let out a small smile, thankful that they could change the subject, and thankful that Rory didn't make her say anything else.
"Lorelai, I just want you to know that I'm here for you." Kirk stated when he passed Lorelai on the street. She was going to Doose's and bumped into him.
"What?" Lorelai asked, a little surprised by his voice. She had been in deep thought and not paying attention to her surroundings.
"I'll help you. I'm pretty good at getting babies to sleep. If your baby can't sleep, just hand the kid over to Uncle Kirk… I can get any kid to sleep. I do this great 50 cent rap. Get In Your Car is my speciality. I swear, the kids love it. And if the rap doesn't work, I can do my break dancing routine… that works every time." Kirk told her. "Wanna see some of my moves? I can do a really great worm..." He asked starting to demostrate his version of the worm.
"No- no, Kirk, stop... What are you talking about?" Lorelai asked.
"Your pregnant, aren't you?" He asked as he stopped dancing.
"What? No!" She told him, trying her best to make it seem convincing.
"You don't have to pretend, Lorelai. I won't say a word."
"I'm not pregnant, Kirk." She said.
"You bought a pregnancy test, yesterday." He informed her.
"It wasn't for me." She told him.
"Who was it for?" He asked.
"I-um can't tell you. It's a secret." She said, trying desperately to remember one of the millions of cover-up stories she had thought of before.
"Secrets, secrets are no fun, unless they're fun for everyone." Kirk said pointing his finger around.
"I must have missed that day in pre-school." She said.
"Lorelai, I know you're lying."
"I'm not lying, Kirk. I'm not pregnant." Lorelai said.
"Fine, but just remember… I charge 50 cents for every 50 cent rap I do… get it?" He asked.
"Ha-Ha." Lorelai said. "Very clever, Kirk."
"That's what my mother said." Kirk stated proudly. "The break dances are 75 cents, but since you're a single mom and a friend, I'll give you a discount… $1 for one rap and one break dance..." Kirk said.
"Thanks anyway, Kirk. But, I won't be needing any raps or dances because I'm not pregnant." Lorelai said, trying to cover up her sadness. Single Mom…
She had always been the single Mom. It had never bothered her too much, not until right now.
Kirk shrugged, "Well… for future reference then". Kirk said "Do you ever think you'll have another kid, Lorelai?" He asked. The question surprised her a little bit.
"I-um, don't know, Kirk… why?"
"Just wondering… I just really thought you and Luke would have kids." He said.
The statement made her throat close up and her stomach do a flip. She almost thought she was imagining this entire conversation and it was just some crazy dream. She even considered pinching herself.
"Wh-What?" She trembled.
"I always thought you and Luke would have kids. He seems like the type of guy who would love to have kids. I know he acts like he hates them… But, I think if they were his own… his and yours, I think he'd love them." Kirk said.
The seriousness of the conversation was beginning to freak her out. One moment they were talking about rapping and break dancing and the next they were talking about her having kids with Luke. Kirk always seemed to surprise her.
"I could see him with a daughter, beating up her boyfriends just like he did to Dean when him and Rory broke up. He would try and make her eat vegetables and he wouldn't let her drink any coffee… But you'd sneak her some in her lunch, or hand her a napkin to hide her vegetables in. Luke would get angry for a second but then you'd flip your hair or you'd kiss him or something and he'd forgive you... just like always" She was sure her jaw was almost touching the ground. She was amazed at how close his images were to the ones she had been thinking about the night before. Sure, hers also included a fluffy, pink Tutu and Luke acting very uncomfortable in the Barbie section as Toys R Us, but Kirk was close. "I hope Lulu and I can have a happy family like that someday..." He said starting to drift off.
"Kirk..." Lorelai started, but Kirk interupted her.
"And if you had a son, Luke would probably teach him how to run the diner and stuff, so that one day, he could leave it to him. Maybe I could get him to put pink French toast on the menu. Luke refuses to, but maybe… with some fresh meat…" Kirk said starting to get off track and into deep plotting-mode now.
"Pink French toast?" Lorelai asked relieved to get off that topic. It was beginning to freak her out and make her sad.
"Yeah, Lulu likes to use food dye and make her toast pink. She says it tastes better." Kirk explained. "Luke would never go for it though." Kirk said.
"Nope, he wouldn't." She said with a small smile, imaging the face Luke would make if Kirk ever asked him to put pink French toast on the menu.
"It's too bad, though." Kirk said. "Now, I'll nevergetLulu's pink french toast..." Kirk said. "I was sort of hoping you'd be pregnant... Lulu really loves french toast... and the color pink. I think that might be why she has a pink ribbon... no offense, Lorelai." Kirk said, once again, getting off track.
"Yeah." Lorelai said, getting depressed again.
"And I was sort of hoping you would be pregnant because then maybe, you and Luke could get back together." Kirk said.
Lorelai didn't say anything, she just waited for him to say more.
"I know if Luke found out you were pregnant, I'm sure he'd come running back to you faster than you can say all little boys deserve fudge… I learned that in music class, you know? I bet I'm the only one from class who still remembers it. I won a tootsie roll in 2nd grade for memorizing it." He said proudly, getting off topic again.
"Wow…" Lorelai exclaimed, still caught up on what he said before.
"Well, I have to go. Lulu needs me to pick up some Spackle and blueberries." He said before he walked off.
"And then, Kirk comes up to me and he is so sure that I'm pregnant…" Lorelai told Sookie at the Inn that afternoon.
"What'd you say?" Sookie asked as she stirred some batter.
"I just denied the whole thing and said the pregnancy test was for somebody else." Lorelai explained.
"Okay." Sookie said. "So…" She began.
"What?" Lorelai asked, when Sookie didn't continue.
"Have you taken it?" She asked.
"Not yet."
"Why not?" Sookie asked.
"I'm just not ready." Lorelai said.
"Lorelai, if you're pregnant, the baby's coming whether you're ready or not…" Sookie said gently.
"You don't think I know that? Trust me, babe, I know that… Does Rory seem to ring a bell? I mean, I have been pregnant before, and I know that the procedure might be a tiny bit different from the last time, but I think the basic idea is still the same…The baby still comes out whether you want it to or not." Lorelai said.
"I'm sorry, I just-"
"I know…" Lorelai apologized. "I'm just… stressed or something."
Sookie nodded.
"So… What else did Kirk say?" Sookie said.
Lorelai smiled a little bit, thankful for the change of subjects.
"He started going on about pink French toast and then winning tootsie rolls in music class." Lorelai said, deciding it would be better to skip over the part about Luke and her having kids. She wanted to avoid that discussion for now.
"Oh, Kirk." Sookie said simply.
"Gotta love him." Lorelai quipped.
"Mhm." Sookie agreed, as she tasted her batter.
The two of them sat in silence for a few more moments until Sookie put her arm on Lorelai's shoulder.
"Hey." She said comfortingly.
"Yeah?" Lorelai asked.
"I know it's probably not the same as Rory or anything, but I know Rory is busy at Yale and… If you want… I could come over… When you take it." Sookie told her supportively.
Lorelai gave her friend a reassuring smile.
"That's OK." She said gratefully. "I think I'd rather do it alone..."
"OK." Sookie nodded. "If you change your mind-"
"I know where to find you." Lorelai said.
Lorelai was at home later that night, on the phone with Rory and flipping through TV stations.
"The world hates me!" She exclaimed.
"What?" Rory asked.
"Every single thing on TV has to do with babies or pregnancies or love or something that reminds me of Luke and how I could be pregnant with his baby." Lorelai said.
"Did you try MTV? They might have some stupid reality TV show on or something."
"It's music videos." Lorelai said.
"So? Music videos are good." Rory said.
"Right now they are playing that Britney Spears video, the one where she's talking all about being pregnant and stuff… And get this, I can't even watch the travel channel! It's talking about great honeymoons spots and how Hawaii is where tonsbabies are conceived. I can't even watch the travel channel, Rory! … I'm telling you, the world hates me. Next thing you know, some salesman is going to come up to my door and try and sell me a 'Bun in the Oven' shirt or something. The world knows I might be pregnant and it's going to torture me because that's what the world does...You know, what did I ever do to the world? When I was in 2nd grade, I dropped a gum wrapper in the park and didn't pick it up... Is this my punishment? Because seriously, I think it's gone far enough..." Lorelai said dramatically.
"Maybe the world is just telling you to take the stupid test so you know whether or not you should even be flipping out right now."
"Nobody is flipping out Rory." Lorelai said.
"Mom, I know you don't want to hear this, but not taking the test doesn't make this any less real." Rory said.
"Of course it does." Lorelai replied. "Once I take that test and it says it's positive, I know for a fact that I' carrying Luke's baby and I'll have to start dealing with it right away. But, right now, I can still think that it's all wrong and I'm not actually pregnant and I can just pretend none of this is happening." Lorelai said.
"But maybe you're just flipping out over nothing. Maybe you're not pregnant." Rory said.
"Déjà vu all over again, Rory." Lorelai said matter-of-factly. "We had this same conversation this morning. Get some new material, kid." She said sarcastically.
"I'm just saying … you should take the test."
"Ughhhhh...Never have sex, Rory. After I take this test I am locking you up in a really tall tower and making sure to cut your hair every month so you can't pull a Repunzel and sneak some prince up there to get down and dirty with. You can't have sex until you're married, infact, no boys at all until your married..." Lorelai said.
"Did you seriously just say 'get down and dirty'?"
"Focus, Rory. Focus." Lorelai said.
"Does this mean you're taking the test?" She asked ignoring her comment.
"I'll call you after… If I don't faint or pass out or throw up or find that rock...or the cliff." Lorelai said.
"Bye Mom… It's going to be OK." Rory said before she hung up.
She was pretty sure her hands were shaking. Her knees felt weak again; her vision was even getting a little blurry. She felt as if she was going to throw up at any second. The trip up the stairs and into the bathroom seemed to take forever. She was almost positive she was going to pass out at any moment.
She got into the bathroom, opened the top drawer, and pulled out the box with the pregnancy test inside. She stared down at it until she could barely see and realized she hadn't blinked in a while and her eyes were starting to burn. It was the feeling you got when you stared at the computer or TV for too long, but even worse.
She opened up the box and pulled out a test.It looked almost the same as they had before. The instructions were much easier this time.
She closed the bathroom door, peed on the stick, and then waited for her results. She stepped outside of the bathroom and tried to keep herself busy for 15 minutes while she waited.
She started organizing her sock drawer, matching all of the pairs and putting them together. As she did so, she found a few pairs of Luke's socks that must have gotten mixed in with the laundry or just left at her house and shoved into the drawer.
She thought about the 'Sock Man' and how Luke really did wear the exact same socks every single day. They were white with a gold strip. She put the socks neatly back in the drawer and headed downstairs.
She sat onher couch andstarted organizing all of her magazines. She had started alphabetizing them when thetimer on her cell phonewent off.
Her hands started shaking again as she went upstairs and back into the bathroom. She glanced at the box, checking the direction. If the strip turned pink, then she was pregnant, if it was blue, then she was home free.
She closed her eyes and took one last, deep, breath before glancing down at the test.
It was pink.
Pink, pink, pink, pink…
It was pink- she was pregnant.
She clutched her stomach. Inside was Luke's baby. Inside was little miniature Luke/Lorelai. Inside of her could be a little boy, who would run around in a backwards baseball hat and a cute, tiny, flannel shirt. Or, it could be a little girl who would run around the house wearing a huge, pink tutu and sparkly lip-gloss... Either way, it would be their child.
Their child.
Luke and Lorelai's.
She checked the box again, just to make sure. Pink: you're pregnant. Blue: you're not pregnant.
It was pink. The strip turned pink. It was definitely pink.
She was pregnant.
She was pregnant with Luke's baby. She was pregnant with Luke's baby and they weren't even together... he didn't even know...They were broken up and shewould getto play the lovely single Mom role, once again.
She sat down on the toilet seat to keep from falling over, still staring at the pregnancy test that was in her shaking hands.
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Next Chapter: Lorelai goes to the doctor and Luke confronts her... Hewants to know the truth about the pregnancy test...