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Rory's POV-

"Logan, no."

Next thing I know, here I am, in a hospital bed, hooked up to an IV. And something was beeping. My vision was blurred at first but when it cleared I saw Logan.

"What the hell happened?" I asked.

"You passed out. My god, I thought I was gonna have a heart attack."

"What's wrong with me? Is the monster okay?" I was worried about the baby.

"The monster?"

"The baby? The monster in my tummy? That's what mom and me were calling it because 'it' sounds mean."

"Oh, okay. They didn't actually say anything about the baby. But I did call your mom. She was worried but I assured her that you were okay."

"Good. She was probably at work. What time is it?"

"Almost two. You missed your Russian class." I smiled at him as Luke came busting through the door.

"Where is she? Are you okay?" Luke got in my face.

"I'm fine. What are you guys doing here?" I asked mom, who had just come in.

"I told Luke that you passed out and he wouldn't accept that you were okay. So, I navigated him to the hospital."

"Well, I really am fine. Where is he going?" I asked as Luke walked out of the door.

"He doesn't believe you. He wants to speak with a doctor."

"He's my nutty step-father. But what can you do?"

"How's the monster?"

"I don't know. Logan said they didn't say anything about the baby."

"I'll go ask them about a few things. I'll be right back sweetie." Mom kissed my forehead and followed Luke's exit.

"So, have you thought up any possible names for the monster?" I asked, curiously.

"Actually, I was thinking about that last night. It's funny because you don't know what they will be like. So, you don't know how to pick a name for someone you don't know. But I still like Emilia for a little girl and Ryan for a boy. Have you thought about it?"

"Of course I have but we still have a lot of time left so I don't want to commit to calling them one thing, you know?"

"Hey. George Clooney out there seems to think they've re-hydrated you enough for you to go home. But you can't go to class tomorrow. You need to rest."

"Fine. I'll rest."

"And he said the monster's fine. But you need to make a doctor's appointment with an OBGYN as soon as you can to get some vitamins and all that good stuff. So get dressed and we'll get you outta here, kiddo."

"Mom, you don't have to stay here. I mean you have work and stuff. I can take care of myself. I'm fine."

"Yes, I know, sweetie. But why don't you and Logan come home now and we'll keep Luke from driving mommy crazy?" mom widened her eyes in suggestion that this was for her well being not mine.

"Fine. But Logan has classes tomorrow so I'll just bring my car in."

"No can do, Ace. I'll just skip the classes tomorrow. It'll be fine."

"You can't, Logan. No."

"It's just like, English and Calc and boring stuff you'll never need."

"Yeah, cause you'll never need English."

"That's what I kept telling her. Now she catches on. Darn kids, can't teach 'em anything. Get dressed. I'll sign your release papers." Mom left again and Logan handed me my clothes off of a near by chair.

"What am I supposed to do with this thing?" I gestured to my IV that was still very much attached.

"Put your pants on then when they come in, they'll unhook you."

"I hate hospitals. There's never a good reason to come here. It's all sad and impending death or car crashes or yoga accidents. It sucks." I slid into my pants and left the gown on.

"Are you here a lot?" he laughed at the 'yoga accidents' part.

"Not really but it seems like too much to me. The first time I really remember me being in the hospital is when mom decided we were going to do mother/daughter bonding. She was watching too much TV at the time and next thing I know, we're enrolled in a yoga class." I smiled at the memory. I missed my mom. We never really hung out. And with a new baby on the way, it would be even harder. "So, mom saw this cute little blonde girl do some funky yoga thing. She imitated her and knocked her over, which she was happy about. Until she felt that pain in her leg. Not so fun. I had no idea what to do so I ran over to the diner and Luke called an ambulance."

"That sounds like your mom."

"Yeah, she's since learned she's a bit too competitive for yoga."

"Well, come on, Ace. I wanna hear the other stories."

"Next time I was in one of these places. It was my grandparents' big Christmas party. Grandma and mom had a fight and she got uninvited to the party. So, I was there all by myself and then my grandfather said something about turning down the thermostat and he collapsed." He grabbed my hand and I continued. "They went in the ambulance and I took the jeep. I thought he was going to die. I didn't wanna lose them just yet. I had just started to get to know them, ya know. And my grandfather, he's one of the most interesting people in the whole world."

"I'm so sorry, Rory."

"It was a long time ago. I don't wanna think about it."

We were silent till mom busted in and brought a nice nurse with her, who unhooked my IV. She told me, in medical terms, that I was free to leave. That's just what we did. Luke took mom in his truck to Yale to pick up my car and someone would drive me home. Mom and Logan were arguing about who got to take me.

"So, can I hear the other story?" he asked.

"What?" I asked, confused.

"The car crash story. Will you tell it to me?"

"My hospital visits are like story time."

"I just like knowing everything I can about you." He put on that charmer smile.

"You're such a loser. Okay. Here it goes. Remember that kid, Jess, he's Luke's nephew? He got sent here because his mom didn't wanna take care of him. He was so smart, but he was a bad seed. Never going to class, pulling stupid pranks. And he was totally in love with me." He gave me a look, remembering what happened with Jess a while back. "That was then. Anyways, I was the only person he'd listen to. It was actually a little immature. But I liked the attention I guess. I knew Dean and I weren't going to go anywhere. So, I was tutoring him one night and he agreed that if I let him go get ice cream he would be good."

"What is he, like 5?" he asked jealousy obvious.

"Calm down, boy. Where was I? Oh, yes. We went to get the ice cream and a possum or cat or something ran out into the middle of the road. Jess swerved and we hit a bench. Dean made me the car, so he saw it as a personal attack of him."

"He made you a car, like made you a car?"

"Exactly what I meant by 'made me a car'. But, he called the ambulance and everything. He made sure I was okay before he left."

"He left you?"

"Well, Luke sent him back to live with his mom. It was horrible. Mom and Luke were fighting and everything was so bad." I started crying. I have no idea why, but I did.

"Everything's okay now."

"I hate thinking about mom and Luke fighting. I hate thinking about Jess. It all drives me crazy."

"That might be your hormones, baby." He smiled at me as mom and Luke pulled up. "Ride's here." He pulled me up and walked me to the passenger side of my car.

"I wanna drive." I whined.

"No can do." He kissed my forehead and opened the door. I got in and he closed the door. Such a gentlemen.

"You can have her." He told my mom and went to get into Luke's truck.

"Aw, gee, thanks." Mom got into the car and no more than 5 minutes into it I fell asleep.

"Hey, sleeping beauty. Wake up." Mom nudged me awake and I looked out the window. We were home.

"I'm sorry I slept the whole time, mom."

"It's okay. Long day. Oh, I made a rhyme. Let's get you inside and to bed." Mom got out and I followed her.

"Logan's not here yet?" I asked once we arrived inside.

"No but don't worry, Luke drives like an old lady. They'll be here soon. Why don't you take a shower and head to bed. I'll send Logan in when he gets here. Unless you're in the shower. I know it happens but I don't wanna see it. Yuck."

"Okay mom. Thanks." I got into the shower and almost fell asleep. It was nice and warm. I pulled on my pjs when I was done and crawled into bed. I don't even remember Logan coming in. When I woke up, some hours later, mom had ordered all the take out I could image. It was wonderful. We had a nice movie night and I fell back to sleep.

This was a very uneventful chapter. Sorry. Hope you liked its boringness. Review please.