i decided to give you guys a little...surprise...well, maybe two...
"Mama, Luke Dada?" Rory asks.
"Yes, Luke is your daddy," Lorelai says, with happy tears in her eyes. Glad to see that Rory wants this too.
"Yay," Rory says, hugging Luke's arm.
After being on bed rest for two weeks, Lorelai was able to get out of bed for more than to relieve herself. She can now play with her daughter, and help Luke make dinner. Which is really just her sitting around watching him, while commenting on how they could just go to Al's or Teriyaki Joes.
Luke and Lorelai are pretty excited. Tomorrow they have to go to the Hartford Courthouse and sign all the adoption papers and wait for what the judge has to say.
"I can't wait for tomorrow," Luke says happily.
"Me either, my family becomes whole," Lorelai says, smiling at Luke.
They go to bed with smiles on their faces, not knowing what surprises await them.
"Now, on to docket 2357673: Lorelai Gilmore and Lucas Danes. In the matter of Lorelai Leigh Gilmore. Adoption case." the court CSO announces, and hands over the docket to the judge.
"How old is the child in question?" the judge asks toward Lorelai.
"She turned two on October 8th," Lorelai answers.
"Lucas Danes, why do you wish to adopt the child of your girlfriend?"
"I love Rory, and I want her to be my legal daughter. She and her mother are the best things that have happened to me. When Lorelai and I get married, I don't want Rory feeling insecure about her name, or her family." Luke answers.
"Ms. Gilmore, why do you want Lucas to adopt your daughter?"
Lorelai answers honestly, "Luke has been the best father figure to Rory since he and I started dating. He sees her more than her biological father does, and if I could have my way, Luke would have been her father two years ago. I also agree with Luke. I don't want Rory to feel insecure in her name or family."
"I grant the adoption, I now call this case cl"
Someone storms through the doors and yells, "I OBJECT!"
"And who might you be?" the judge asks, as Luke and Lorelai turn around and see who it is.
Lorelai's eye's go big and she says, "Christopher!"
Luke turns to Lorelai and says, "Christopher. How the hell did he know we were here?"
"My mother," Lorelai says flatly.
"I'm Christopher Hayden. Rory's father. I don't want this man to adopt my kid," Chris says.
"Well, as her father, you do have a say. But I was told that you haven't been involved in the child's life. Now, care to enlighten me as to why?" the judge asks.
"Well, I had school. I had to graduate from high school and get in to Princeton. I have a life-"
"Well, so did Ms. Gilmore. As I understand, she didn't walk with her class. She's not in college, she is making a life for her and her daughter. She has found someone who loves them as much as you should have. Mr. Hayden, I'm ordering you to take a paternity test. Sure you say you're her father, but the court needs record of that. Now, I'm ordering you to go to Hartford Memorial. This case is in recess until I have the paternity test in hand," the judge says, and bangs her gavel.
Luke, Lorelai, and Christopher make their way outside the walls of the court house and Lorelai blows up.
"Christopher, why the hell are you here? Why haven't you been involved in your daughters life? You weren't even there when she was born. How, why?" Lorelai asks, enraged.
"I'm here because I'm not letting some guy adopt my kid. I had school. She was born at 3:00 in the morning, you really think my parents would let me out of the house?"
"That's bull and you know it. You know, I never really told you this, but there is a chance that you may not be my daughter's father. Oh, and she was born at 4: 03," Lorelai says, trying to control herself. 'I don't want to be in bed for the rest of my pregnancy,' Lorelai thinks, silently cursing her mother.
"What? You're lying," Chris says.
"No, Chris, I'm not. Think about it. She was conceived in January, over Christmas break. You and your parents went to the Bahamas. My parents left me at the house with one of their many maids. I snuck out and went to a few parties. I got drunk met this guy, and had sex with him. You came home two weeks later, and snuck in to my room, and we didn't want to wake my parents so we went on to balcony, and continued your 'welcome home' greeting," Lorelai then takes a breath and says, "She may not be yours, Chris."
"You cheating slut. You made me believe that the kid was mine, for two years and you tell me this now? Lets go get that damn test. I want to know if I have to screw up my life even more than it is now," Chris says, referring to Rory as a screw up.
Luke has had enough of this, "Hey! You can say what you want about me. But when you call Lorelai a 'cheating slut' and Rory a screw up, you've crossed the line. Be lucky we are next to a court house," Luke says, and puts his arm around Lorelai's shoulders and says, "Come on, we'll meet him at the hospital."
On their way to the hospital, Luke says, "Lorelai, if he's not the father then its that guy from the party. Do you even know his name?"
"No. I told you guys I was drunk. All I know about him is he doesn't live in Hartford. Why?" she asks.
"Just wondering," he says, biting his lip, then says, "It's just that, I was at a party in Hartford. Rachel wanted me to go with her and I gave in. I also got drunk and had sex that night, just not with Rachel." 'I don't think.'
The rest of the ride to the hospital was silent. Luke and Lorelai were both thinking about the outcome of the paternity test.
When they walk in to the hospital, Lorelai says, "Luke, will you take the test too?"
He smiles and nods, "I was going to anyhow."
"Come on, lets get this over with," Chris states as they come in to sight.
A doctor walks up to them and explains that they are going to take a cotton swab and get DNA from all of them, including Lorelai-though why Lorelai needs to partake in this activity is beyond her.
After the swabs are taken the doctor said that the test results will be accessible in forty-eight hours.
After waiting for two days, they all go back to the hospital, get the test results and head back to the court house. The judge reads the results, "Christopher Straub Hayden, you are not the father."
"Good. Lorelai, have a nice life," he says, and heads out the door.
The judge continues, "Lucas William Danes, you…are the father."
Luke and Lorelai are all smiles and kiss and hug, Luke picks up Rory, hugs her tight and says, "Thank God!"
"However, the child is still a Gilmore. Do you wish to change her name to 'Danes'?"
"Yes," Luke and Lorelai answer.
"Very well. The minor Lorelai Leigh Gilmore is now: Lorelai Leigh Danes. This case is dismissed."