Can All the Pieces Still Fit Together?

Disclaimer: Dont own wish i did. Especially Luke and Jess:)

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.

A/N: In this chapter the dialoge with Richard and Emily will be in this text. The rest will remain normal.

Okay OMFG i am SSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FRIGGIN SORRY! I havent updated this since like a month ago. Schools been so damn annoying sorry. Ill make it up to you all someway just dont kill me!

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Chapter 3: Waiting

By: CripticWolf

When they pulled up at the hospital 45 minutes later Luke all but flew out of the car. He jumped out and took off running for the door with Rory close behind him. By the time Sookie and Jackson got in the doors Luke and Rory were already at the front desk.

"May I help you?" A nurse who was about in her late 20's asked. She had dirty blonde hair that was pulled back into a pony tail was about the 5'5, with a name tag that read Nurse Dana West on it.

"Uh yeah we're here to see a Miss Lorelai Gilmore. Is she okay?" Luke replied, concern evident in his voice. He was not in the mood to screw around and all he could think about was Lorelai.

"Are you family?" Nurse West asked.

"Yes. I'm her boyfriend Luke Danes, and this is her daughter Rory Gilmore." Luke said pointing to Rory. He looked to his left in the direction of Sookie and Jackson and a stretcher caught his eye. He saw a woman on it with brown hair and immediately lost all the air in his lungs, not taking his eyes off of her the whole time as the nurse checked something on the computer. After about three minutes later someone came out and pushed the woman on the stretcher into a room and Luke was able to get a good glimpse of her face. It wasn't her. He let out a deep labored breath and then turned his attention back to the nurse that was saying something to him.

"I'm sorry but she's in surgery right now and probably wont be out for a few more hours. I'm afraid that's all I know." She watched as Rory broke down and clutched Luke into a hug sobbing into his shirt and immediately felt bad for not knowing anything more.

"Do... do you know wha... what time was she brought in?" Luke asked as he hugged Rory tight trying to keep his voice from cracking and his own fearful tears from falling.

Nurse West looked back at the computer screen, "Miss Gilmore arrived a few hours ago. All I know is that she was unconscious when she arrived and then was brought into surgery."

"Thank you." Luke said quietly, tightening his hug on Rory.

"Nurse West!" Another nurse called from down the hall. "We need your help now!" Then disappeared into another room.

Nurse West looked at Luke as she walked out from behind the desk, "I'm sorry. I wish I could tell you more. Your welcome to wait in the lobby and I will fill you in on her condition once i find anything out." Luke didn't say anything he just smiled weakly and nodded as she took off running down the hall.

Luke and Rory joined Sookie and Jackson in the waiting room. Once they got there he let Sookie take a still sobbing Rory in a hug of her own, collapsed into the empty seat, closed his eyes, and took a deep shaky breath exhaling loudly. After a few minutes he sat up resting his elbows on his knees and put his head in his hands, adjusting his hat, knowing that Sookie and Jackson would want to hear... something. Anything. He just wished that he knew himself. Finally he broke the silence.

"The nurse... ah... she said that she doesn't know anything,"

"Can we see her?" Jackson asked.

"Is she alright?" Sookie asked at the same time.

"I don't know if she's okay or not. The nurse doesn't know, and as for seeing her, she's in surgery for a few more hours."

Another uncomfortable silence fell over the four of them. Luke was playing with his hands staring intently at them, Sookie was calling the Inn on her cell phone to inform Michele of what was going on and to check in, while Jackson rubbed her back trying to soothe her the best he could. Rory was sitting quietly staring at Luke every now and then. Her thoughts were going a million miles per second. 'God what am I gonna do if mom... dies. What will Luke do? I don't think I could deal seeing him this hurt everyday on top of you not being here. God... I love you mom! Luke loves you! You can't die! You just cant. You have to pull through. Come on, your the strongest person I know, you can do this. But what if you cant? Will I have to go live with Dad and Sherry (I'm not sure if that's her name I forgot)? I don't want to do that. I wont be able to live without mom... She's everything to me. Why is this happening to her? She was so happy.'

"Oh God! Grandma and Grandpa! I forgot to call them. What am if gonna say to them!" She didn't mean to speak that aloud but did on accident. She jumped up in desperate search for a phone and Luke jumped up also. He ran to her and put his hands on her shoulders to ground her.

"Rory. Rory, calm down." He looked her straight in the eyes and smiled at her, one of the rare smiles that only her and her mother get from him. "I'll call your grandparents. Don't worry just go sit down with Sookie and Jackson and I'll go call them now. I'll even go look for some coffee for ya. Okay?" Rory smiled at him and he gave her a pat on the head before walking her back to her seat and leaving to find a phone and some coffee.

"I'll be right back. I'm just gonna go call her grandparents and see if I can find anything out."

"Okay Luke we'll watch her." Jackson said as Luke walked down the hall.

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When he was out of sight Jackson turned to Sookie. "Is it just me or does he look really bad?"

"Horrible." Sookie replied. "Lorelai means the world to him. I don't even want to imagine what would happen if she didn't make it."

"I hope we'll be able to see her soon, for Luke and Rory's sake." Jackson whispered to his wife.

"Me too." Sookie turned her attention to Rory and said, "Hey honey. How are you holding up?" She put a hand on Rory's arm.

Rory sighed and took her attention off of the hallway Luke disappeared from, to Sookie. "I guess fine. Its just... this is so unfair. Mom didn't deserve this. She was doing so good and was so happy. Her and Luke were both so happy. Everything was going fine and we were a family, a happy one. What if... what if mom doesn't make it?" Her eyes were beginning to water and her voice sounded shaky.

"Don't worry Rory. Your mom will be fine. Then you, her and Luke will all be together again. Everything will be back to normal before you know it. Your mom is one tough cookie. She won't give up without a fight trust me. Trust Luke. He thinks that she will be fine also. All you have to do is have faith in her. Once she sees you and Luke there's not a doubt in my mind that she wont pull through and make a full recovery." Sookie assured her.

"Yeah. Everything will work out kiddo don't worry." Jackson added and playfully hit her lightly on the arm, which earned them a smile.

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"Hello? May I ask who this is?" A maid asked on the phone.

"Uh... This is Luke Danes. Is Mr. or Mrs. Gilmore there? Its urgent that I speak to one of them."

"Please hold..." The other side of the phone went silent and Luke took a deep breath, exhaling slowly. 'God... this sucks.' A few minutes later someone came onto the phone.

"Hello?" It was Emily.

"Uh. Mrs. Gilmore?"

"Yes and who is this?"

"Its Luke Mrs. Gilmore."

"Oh well hello Luke. What can I do for you?"

"It's Lorelai Mrs.Gilmore... she's ah... she's in the hospital. She was involved in a car accident and is in surgery as we speak." He told her, resting his head against the phone and closing his eyes tight. He didn't want to say that. Didn't want it to be true, but it was. It was true and happening and there was nothing he could do about. He was completely in the dark with what was happening to the love of his life and he hated it, more then anything in the world. 'This is a nightmare.'

He had to jerk the phone away from his ear when he heard it fall to the ground and produce an extremely high-pitched screech.

(This is in the background at the Gilmore household on the other end of the phone.)

"Emily. Emily!" Richard frantically called as he ran up to his wife who had her hand up to her mouth and tears falling down her cheeks. "Emily what is wrong? What happened?" He shook her lightly by the shoulders but she wouldn't look at him her gaze was locked on the phone on the floor. Richard bent down and grabbed the phone up off the floor.

"Hello? Hello! Who is this?" Richard demanded in an angry and equally worried voice.

"Mr. Gilmore. Its Luke."

"Luke? What's happened? Emily is in hysterics. Has something happened to Rory or Lorelai!"

"Its Lorelai sir. She's in the hospital and currently in surgery. I don't know much. Actually the only thing that I know is that she was in a car accident a few hours ago and that she is in surgery and will be for a few more hours." Luke explained and again the phone went silent. "Mr. Gilmore?" Still nothing.

"Mr. Gilmore? Are you still there?"

"Yes Luke. I'm sorry. Now what hospital are you all in?"

"Manchester Memorial Hospital. I'm guessing about a 30 minute drive from Hartford, depending on traffic."

"Thank you Luke. We'll be there shortly." With that Richards end of the phone went dead.

"No problem." Luke said to himself as he hung up the phone and began his search for information and coffee for Rory.

End of chapter 3

TBC

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Okay so there you have it. SSSSOOOOOO SORRY once again for the majorly long wait. I know i probably lost half the people who read this story cause it took me so long to update but hey i hope you all liked. I kno nothing really happened in this chapter and also i sort have left you on a cliff hanger. DONT WORRY THE NEXT CHAPTER WILL REVEAL LORELAIS CONDITION! I PROMISE. lol. Well bye bye and PLEASE REVIEW FOR ME! PLEASE I LOVE READING THEM AND I LOVE EVERYONE WHO WRITES THEM YOU ALL ROCK! Ill update ASAP for real this time. You may even have another chap by the end of this week you never know:)

A/N... I didnt re read this i just spell checked it so sorry if it sounds stupid. Its 12:15 and i really need to go to bed i will re read it all tomorrow.