"What are you smiling about?" Luke looked at Lorelai warily. She had been sitting at the kitchen table for the last half hour humming to herself and grinning incessantly.
"Nothin'" She practically sung. Luke's draw dropped when she eat the healthy breakfast he made for her without complaints.
"Now I now something's up, spill it"
"Can't I just be happy?"
"Of course you can, but you're not just happy, you're delirious" Luke narrowed his eyes. "Did someone give you sugar? It's not even eight and you're high on sugar"
"I haven't had any sugar"
"Then please tell me what got you into such high spirits this morning," Luke pleaded. Lorelai sighed and put her spoon down next to her grapefruit.
"Things are just…on track, that's all"
"On track?"
"You know, Rory's healthy and successful, Jess it doing okay, we're doing okay, the baby's healthy, Things are getting back to what would be considered semi-normal with my mom" Lorelai's head snapped round as she heard a knock at the door. She stood up and began walking to the door, "I don't think there's anything that could ruin things now, nothing's going to stand in my way of happiness" Lorelai swung opened the door and her smile faded quickly. She slammed the door closed again. Luke walked into the hallway as the door clicked shut.
"Who was that?"
"I think I just jinxed myself" Lorelai replied, leaning her whole body against the door. There was another knock at the door.
"Come on Lorelai who is it?" Luke gently pulled Lorelai out of the way and opened the door. His smile faded quicker than Lorelai's. "Yep you jinxed it"
"Hi Lor"
"Chris" Lorelai greeted cautiously from behind Luke.
"Luke" Chris acknowledged with reservation.
"Christopher" Luke replied out of politeness. The trio fell into an uncomfortable silence, Luke blocked the entrance and Chris stood his ground, waiting for Lorelai to choose between the two.
"Luke can you give us a moment?"
"Lorelai"
"I promise it will only be a moment, Chris isn't going to be staying long" Luke wavered for a second but took a step back from the door. "I'll just be in the next room" Lorelai nodded and kept her head low as Luke walked off.
"He living here now? I thought you broke up?"
"We got back together" Lorelai crossed her arms in the classic defence mechanism.
"What are you doing with him Lor?" Lorelai ignored his question and asked her own.
"What are you doing here Chris?"
"Did you know that our daughter is pregnant?"
"No! Really? Cos you know, me and Rory just don't talk at all!" Lorelai couldn't help but be sarcastic.
"Well what are we going to do about it?"
"We? Do about it?"
"She's barely 21, she's not old enough to look after a kid by herself" Lorelai glared at Chris.
"I was sixteen Christopher! I took care of her all by myself when I was sixteen! You always seem to forget that part. And she isn't alone, she has Jess"
"Jess? That punk who broke her wrist?"
"It was an accident!" Lorelai shouted. "He's a good kid who loves Rory and will do anything for her. He's not the biological father but he's willing to be for her, which is more than I can say for you. Me and Luke are taking care of Rory, so accept that you're going to be a granddad and talk to your daughter or get the hell out of our lives for good!"
"You and Luke? What's he got to do with our daughter?" It was all the shouting which brought Luke back into the hallway.
"I'm her stepfather"
"What?" Lorelai lifted her left hand up and practically blinded Chris with her diamond ring.
"I'm Mrs Lorelai Danes now, and there's nothing you can do about it. Now me and Luke have places to be. I want you gone Chris. Rory might still want you around but I don't" Lorelai stood her ground, feeling even stronger when Luke walked behind her and placed his hand on the small of her back. Chris said nothing and a second later he stormed off, slamming the door of his car shut loudly and screeched off down the road leaving smoke in his path. Lorelai relaxed into Luke and sighed loudly.
"You okay?"
"Next time I'm really happy I want you to remind me of this moment"
"Deal"