how sad, this chapter will be happy, but the next one will be the last of this story, sorry!


Lorelai had been in the hospital for two days, which is how long Luke had been sitting in the chair he had pulled up to the side of her bed. Though she hadn't awoke the doctor pulled out her breathing tube, which he said, was progress. 'Breathing by herself is one more step to her waking up.'

Rachel would come and check on her periodically, she even made small talk with Luke and Rory. They would tell her stories about the beautiful woman lying immobile in the bed before them.

"Luke, I have to get back to school. I have a midterm." Rory says.

"He nods, "I'll call you if anything changes."

"Ok." Rory says, hugging her step father.

"Good luck on your midterm, kid." Luke says as she pulls away.

"Thanks, I'll need it. I don't think I'll be able t focus knowing mom isn't awake yet." She tells him, grabbing her sweater and purse.

"You'll do fine. Don't worry, mom will be fine." He reassures her.

"I know. I'll see you in a few hours. Call me if anything changes." She reminds him.

"I will."

Two hours later, Luke is sitting in his chair, holding Lorelais' hand, rubbing soft circles on the back of her hand.

He bent down, kisses her hand, then stands and kisses her softly on the lips, and sits back down. Then, as if they were in "Snow White" or "Sleeping Beauty", the grip on their hands tighten.

He looks up to Lorelais' face, her eyes are still closed, but the grip on his hand is overwhelmingly strong.

"Lorelai?" he asks hopefully. "Lorelai, honey open your eyes, please open your eyes."

It takes her a moment, but she does. She looks up at him with her sparkling baby blues, "L-Luke?" she says, sounding like she has a sore throat because of the breathing tube, "What happened, where am I?"

He doesn't answer, but kisses her her, pulls away and asks, "You don't remember?"

She thinks for a few moments then says, "I remember getting up, eating an apple, going to the diner, then to Hartford and…oh my god! Did I-"

"Did you what Lorelai?"

"Did I lose our baby?" she asks, starting to cry.

"No Lorelai, you're still pregnant, don't worry." He says, sitting on the bed.

"Thank God. Now, what happened after I left the doctors office?" Lorelai urges.

He tells her what happened, but tears up towards the end and says, "God Lorelai, I thought I had lost you. From the moment I got the call that something happened to you, I couldn't breathe."

She pulls him to her, "Honey, you're not gonna get rid of me that easy."

"Don't ever leave me Lorelai."

"Never Luke, I could never leave you." After a quiet moment between them, Lorelai asks, "Where's Rory?"

"She's at school, I have to call her." He says, reaching for the phone by her bed.

"No, let me." She takes the phone and dials the all too familiar number, and after a few rings, Rory answers.

"Hello" her daughter says.

"Hi honey."

"MOM! I'm not dreaming, am I?" Rory asks, beginning to tear up from happiness.

"No babe, you're not dreaming, I'm awake." Lorelai confirms.

"I'll be right there."

Before Lorelai could protest, Rory hung up. "She's on her way."

"Ok. How are you feeling?" he asks, pushing a strand of hair behind her ear.

"A little tired." She answers, then looks at him and says, "Are you happy about the baby?"

He looks at her and smiles, then places a hand on her stomach, "I've never been more happy."

"Good, now come here." She says, pulling him in for a kiss.

No more than thirty minutes after Lorelai called her daughter, she walks in the hospital room.

"Mom?" Rory asks.

Lorelai turns her attention to her daughter, "Hi kid."

Rory doesn't respond with words, instead she runs to her mom and cries. Between sobs, Rory says, "Mommy, I was so scared."

"Shh, Rory, it's ok, I'm ok. Don't cry. I'm here, I'm not going anywhere for a long time. Lorelai says, rubbing her little girls' back.