Can All the Pieces Still Fit Together?

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Summary: Lorelai gets into a bad accident just when her life was about to change forever. Lots of Luke and Rory and lots of angst. Some Emily and Richard. Read to find out how Luke and Rory cope through this all. I suck at summaries so please read anyway.

I just made some corrections nothing major. Just spelling mistakes and stuff.

Chapter 2: Memorial Something

By: CripticWolf

After Rory told Luke what had happened they spent several minutes holding each other unable to believe it. Then After a few more minutes Luke helped Rory up and moved her to an empty stool at the counter. He was barely able to say "Get out" to the customers in the diner but the people all knew that that's what would be wise. Most wanted to know what was happening but Ceasar, after seeing the pain filled and fearful look on his boss' face quickly took the kicking out into his own hands.

Rory was still crying. She had her head buried into her left arm as it laid on the counter while Luke took her right hand in his for comfort. "Sshh Rory, its gonna be alright. Your moms a fighter she'll be just fine." He said wishing that it didn't sound too much like he was trying to convince himself. Rory just barely whispered an, 'I hope you right' as Luke walked around the counter and embraced her with a hug.

The news spread like wildfire and within 15 minutes EVERYONE in the town knew. They were all worried but no one could top what Rory, Luke and Sookie were feeling.

Sookie barreled into the dinner almost breaking one of the tables. She had startled Luke but Rory barely noticed. A minute later Jackson came in and immediately collapsed into one of the nearest chairs to him. "Jesus... Sook." He said in between gasps. Sookie had taken off flying, like a bat out of hell when she heard the news from inside Dooseys Market. Before Jackson even noticed she was gone, she was half way there.

She looked up to see Luke holding Rory in a thigh embrace rocking her slightly and rubbing her hair. She could here sobs coming from Rory and that was enough to confirm her worries. That and the horrified look on Lukes face. "Oh My GOD! Its true she's is hurt, in the hospital lying on her deathbed!" Sookie yelled tears pouring from her eyes also.

Both Jackson and Sookie saw how Luke became red, his sudden rise in anger due to his hatred of town rumors. If it had not been for Rory clutched around him then he would have stomped out of the diner and exploded on them all for letting the gossip of what happened spread so far and out of text. He wanted to kill the one that started the whole 'deathbed' one. He went to move but Rory held him still, arms around his stomach and looking up at him. When he saw her red puffy eyes he let most of his frustration out with a deep shaky sigh, but it wasn't long before it was taken over by pure fear. Fear for the only woman that he ever truly loved. The idea that she was severely hurt or worse broke his heart.

"No she's not! I don't know everything though but I know she's not on her de…deathbed. She can't be!" Rory said burring her face in Lukes flannel. Luke looked up at Sookie whose crying had subsided some and was now replaced with concern and worry. "I need to make some calls. We need to find out more." Luke looked down at Rory. "Rory. Do you know what hospital she's in?" He asked gently.

"Oh god." Rory simply said then looked up to meet Lukes gaze. "Luke... I'm so sorry... I can't believe it. I forgot completely. I'm not even sure if I hung the phone up. After the nurse said that mom was in a car accident I couldn't believe it, I just dropped the phone and ran here. I remember Memorial, though. God, I'm the worst person ever! I'm sorry Luke." Rory held on to Luke's shirt with clenched fists as another set of tears came.

He glanced over to Sookie with a look that said to start making calls, and she got the hint, way ahead of him on her cell phone.

"Shhh Rory. You have to calm down. We're gonna find what hospital your moms in so don't worry. And I don't want to ever hear you say that your the worst person ever, ever again cause your anything but..." He knelt down to be eye to eye with her. "Look kiddo down worry. I would have done the same thing. Well leave as soon as we find out where she's at. Okay?" He asked messing her hair up, happy when he got a smile out of her.

"I found it! I found it! She's in Manchester Memorial Hospital!" Sookie said proudly and happily.

"That's great!" Jackson said giving Sookie a hug. "You two can come with us." Jackson suggested or more like demanded. He could tell that Luke looked horrible. His face was calm and collected but only for Rory's sake. Inside Jackson could tell that Luke was a mess, you could see it in the mans eyes, the concern, the pure fear and pain. Jackson knew that Sookie could see it also. It was obvious. He felt horrible for his friend, especially since he was the only person who knew what Luke had planned to do the night of the accident... and now he may not even get the chance.

Luke knew that he was in no state to drive. He wouldn't even be standing right now if it weren't for Rory. Every time he took a breath it hurt. His mind was swimming and his thoughts were hectic. 'What if she is on her deathbed right now? What if she dies? God! She can't die. Not now, not before me. I cant live without her. I know it for a fact. If she dies... what will I do?"

"Okay sure. Ah... Rory do you need to get anything from your house before we go? It's gonna be a bit of a trip." She shook her head no and told him that all she wanted was the book that she had left upstairs a few days ago. "Okay then. Go get it." Rory took off up the stairs and Luke finally had a chance to sit down. Practically falling into the empty seat of the usual Gilmore Girl booth Luke put his head in his hands and took a deep labored breath. Sookie told Jackson to go get the car from Dooseys so he did and when he left Sookie went to see how Luke was doing.

"Luke?" She sat across from him and touched his arm. "How you doing? Are you okay?"

"I don't know Sookie. I just... I can't believe this is happening." Luke said quietly still not taking his hands off his face not wanting Sookie to see his teary eyes. "GOD Dammit!" He said abruptly after a long minute of uncomfortable silence, as he got up and kicked one of the chairs sending it across the floor, startling both himself and Sookie. Feeling dizzy Luke leaned against the counter closing his eyes.

"Luke calm down." Sookie said.

"I cant! Sookie I should have done more. I should have went out looking for her instead of just making a few pointless phone calls."

"Luke. There's nothing you could have done, and looking wouldn't have done you any good. You never would have thought to look in Manchester for her."

"I tried calling her like 15 times last night, but every time I hung up before I even gave her a chance to pick up. I should have known something was wrong."

"Luke-"

"Maybe I should have done it sooner. I shouldn't have waited to do it that night." He sighed. "What if I don't get a chance to do it now."

Sookie was confused, her mind was thinking something but she strongly advised herself to not think of THAT, and that it was something different. "Done what last night? Luke, what are you talking about?

"I was gonna pr-" Luke began but was cut off when an oblivious Rory came down the stairs. "I'm ready." She looked at the two of them. Luke was wiping his eyes with his sleeves quickly trying to make it so Rory wouldn't notice but failed, and Sookie was just standing up. "Am I interrupting something private?" Rory asked innocently.

"No... No your not. Come on Jackson's out in the car waiting." Luke quickly replied and followed the two ladies out of the diner. He turned and locked the door to the diner silently praying. "Lorelai. Please be okay. Please God don't let her die. I need her."

THE END CHAP 2

I know that some of the quotations are diffrently designed up there in the story for some sentences and thats cause Microsoft Word and Wordpad have different ones...

Okay so I hope you liked that chapter. Would have posted yesterday but had to work consession stand at the football game (which we lost 6 to 60 something. We cant even loose in a non pathetic way.) Anyway tell me what you think. Im gonna go to bed its 3:34 am right now. Oh and there is a place called Manchester in Connecticut. I checked. In case anyone is wondering Rory is like 14, 15 years old, and Luke and Lorelai are serious together for quite sometime. Do you know what he wanted to do? I bet ya do! it obvious really. Lol anyway ill update this story plus my others soon after my shitload of homework.. ugh.