Here is a quick update as I had some spare time over the weekend while I was banned from posting new chapters. I hope you like it. Word to the wise, don't put added notes as your chapter. I made that mistake 2 months ago and got punished for it this last week. I am so happy to be back and thanks for the reviews. Proffesser was kind enough to let me know that all my loyal reviewers will not be able to review chapter 15 because you already had. This is because of the chapter that was removed and things had to shift. So herI post chapter 16, earlier than what I wanted to but its neccesary ifI want reviews. Please make the reviews more special for me asI gave you 2 chapters in one day.
Disclaimer: I dreamt up the idea many moons ago but didn't have the resources to publish it. Yeah right, whose dreaming now. I don't own it and I'm sure after 16 chapter you too know that I don't.
Lorelai woke up about 3 am in the warm comforting arms of Luke. The last time they were like this was the night that they conceived their son. Lorelai wasn't tired enough to go back to sleep so she eased herself out of Luke's grip and made her way down stairs. She retrieved the baby pictures from her bag and sat down of the couch. She laid the pictures out on the coffee table and stared at them. She was only broken from her thoughts when she heard Luke coming down the stairs
Luke: Why are you up?
Lorelai: Couldn't sleep anymore. Thanks for staying here last night
Luke: It's my pleasure, what have you got there?
Lorelai: The baby pictures
Luke reached Lorelai and sat next to her picking up each picture one at a time and remembering when they saw them. Lorelai continued to explain
Lorelai: When Rory was small and she was sick I used to sit next to her crib or her bed and just stare at her. I cant stare at the baby so the pictures are just going to have to do for now.
Luke: You promised you weren't going to be negative
Lorelai: I'm not, just thinking about how it would be to have a baby again if I would raise him the same
Luke: You will take each day as it comes like you did with Rory and everything will turn out how it is supposed to
Lorelai: I guess, but I don't want him to have any more or less, than she did. He is already got one up on her
Luke: What's that?
Lorelai: He gets to have his father just around the corner
Luke: But Rory got to have her mother all to herself so she has one up on him
Lorelai: I didn't even think about that
Luke: Yeah well you shouldn't think of any of this. Every child is raised differently. Their personalities will often dictate how you will raise them, so I don't want you to worry about it. Now come back to bed
Lorelai: I will be up in a minute
Luke: Lorelai?
Lorelai: I will be there I promise
Luke made his way upstairs and about 10 minutes later Lorelai joined him as promised. She lay with her back to Luke, but as Luke was about to turn his back on her, she grabbed his hand pulling it over her side and placing it on her stomach. They snuggled together and both fell asleep quickly.
At 7:30am the next morning, both Luke and Lorelai were awake but neither budged from the position that they had fell asleep in 4 hours earlier. They were lost in their own thoughts no doubt having something to do with the baby
Lorelai: Luke?
Luke: Yeah
Lorelai: I don't want to tell the town at the meeting on Thursday
Luke: I told you it was up to you if you wanted them to know
Lorelai: You see I do want them to know, I just thought we could do something more along the lines of our original plan
Luke: Which was?
Lorelai: You don't remember?
Luke: No
Lorelai: Well we were going to sit in the diner and talk about how we were expecting a child and see who eavesdropped on the conversation
Luke: We could do that
Lorelai: Or I was thinking
Luke: Dangerous
Lorelai: Hey!
Lorelai and Luke giggle a bit as Lorelai turned in his arms to face him
Luke: Sorry continue
Lorelai: Well I thought that we could put up those pictures of the baby on the wall behind the counter and see who asks questions about them, I mean its Stars Hollow so they are bound to notice and ask you about it
Luke: So you are going to leave me to fend of the questions
Lorelai: No, I will be there. It wont take them long to notice the pictures and then the news will spread, everyone will know and it will then be time to go to work
Luke: And when do you want to do this?
Lorelai: Whenever. Today?
Luke: Ok, but that means we better get up. I don't know if Caesar would have gotten my message to open the diner today. He wasn't supposed to be in.
Lorelai: Ooh you better go open cause I'm starved
Luke: So I will see you two there later
Lorelai: Yeah you will see us two there
Luke: Can I use your shower?
Lorelai: Of course, do you want some tea before you go?
Luke: Sounds great thanks
Luke gave Lorelai a peck on the forehead before getting out of bed and heading towards the bathroom. She followed him with her gaze before making a move herself. When Luke was finished up in the bathroom he found Lorelai sitting at the kitchen table. Her feet were up, she had a hand on her stomach, and the other was holding her new best friend, a cup of tea.
Luke: Are you feeling ok?
Luke indicated to her stomach
Lorelai: Oh, yes. I just like putting my hand there.
Luke: Oh ok, you will tell…
Lorelai: Your tea is on the counter over there by the sink
Luke: Uh, thanks
Lorelai: Thanks again for staying with me last night Luke, I needed that
Luke: Well I did too, I couldn't leave you
Lorelai: Good. Well I am heading up to shower and get ready for work, i'll see you at the diner in about an hour
Luke: Ok, see you then
Luke finished off his tea and headed to the diner, which had been opened not by Caesar but by Lane.
Luke: Morning Lane
Lane: Hey, Caesar called and asked me to open
Luke: Yeah thanks, I will be down in a minute to help
Lane: Ok
As Luke disappeared behind the curtain, all of the customers started speculating where exactly Luke had come from. Luke settled back into work quickly and waited for Lorelai to pitch up. She was there in less than an hour
Lorelai: Food, I need food
Luke: What will you have?
Lorelai: I don't know, the red meat is still not being kind to me so maybe I will have…. Blueberry pancakes
Luke: Coming right up
Luke disappeared into the kitchen to make the pancakes and Lorelai took the opportunity to put the pictures up behind the counter. She did so as discreetly as possible. Nobody seemed to notice what she was doing as they had learned to ignore her usually wacky escapades. Lorelai returned to her seat at the counter just in time, as Luke walked out of the kitchen with her breakfast
Luke: Here you go
Lorelai: So what do you think?
Luke: Of what?
Lorelai: Of the pictures silly
Luke turned around to see the pictures of his son displayed on the wall, he couldn't help but have a radiant smile on his face.
Luke: They look good
Lorelai: Yeah they do daddy
Luke: We have one gorgeous son
Lorelai: I still can't believe it will be a boy
Luke: Yeah, you're happy though right?
Lorelai: Of course, now I will have one of each
Miss Patty snuck up behind Lorelai when the photos caught her eye
Miss Patty: Those are interesting pictures Luke
Luke: Yes they are
Miss Patty: Is Liz having another baby
Luke: No, I am
Miss Patty: Luke this is no time to start being a joker. Who is having a baby?
Luke: I am
Lorelai: He is Patty, and so am I
Miss Patty: You two? It's a bit late for April fools, that was last week
Lorelai: Its no April fools Patty. Luke and I are going to be having a baby. A son to be more exact. Due around the beginning of September, that's him in those lovely pictures.
Miss Patty: Baby, you two, due September? That would make you…..
Luke: 4 months pregnant
Lorelai stood up showing Miss Patty the little bump on her stomach
Miss Patty: Oh my, this is the biggest news to hit here since since I don't know when, I have to go tell everyone
Miss Patty ran out of the diner frantically. Luke and Lorelai laughed as they watched Miss Patty tell everyone she passed and how they in turn started to tell everyone around them.
Lorelai: The gossips of Stars Hollow at their best
Luke: Yeah, but she didn't pay so that's one less day our kid can go to college
Luke gave Lorelai's hand that was resting on the counter a small squeeze.
Lorelai: Its only fair that she doesn't have to pay, do you see all the work she is doing for us out there?
Luke: I guess. Hey the pancakes are cold now, let me warm the for you
Lorelai: Thanks
Luke disappeared once again and Lorelai continued to stare out on the town of Stars Hollow that were alive with the new news
Lane: Hey Lorelai, did I just hear correctly?
Lorelai: Yes you did, if you heard that Luke and I are expecting a baby
Lane: Congratulations, how did Rory take it?
Lorelai: She took it well, she didn't say any if this bugged her but knowing Rory as I do she probably wouldn't say anything even if she didn't approve
Lane: Well I approve, this is great. We all thought that you and Luke would realise that you were meant to be together eventually
Lorelai: We're not together, just having a baby
Lane: Oh
Lorelai: Yeah we planned it all like this
Lane: Wow ok, well congratulations again, I must get back to work
Luke: Here you go, reheated blueberry pancakes
Lorelai: thanks?
Lorelai was a bit confused as to Lane's last comment but let it go.
Luke: Here comes Babette
Lorelai: Took her long enough
Babette: Hey doll, I just heard the news
Lorelai: Yeah?
Babette: I'm a it confused though that I hadn't been able to figure out that you too were dating. I don't know why I didn't see it. I must be losing my touch
Lorelai: You're not, Luke, and I aren't dating
Babette: What?
Luke: You heard her, we aren't dating
Lorelai saw a tinge of sadness on Luke's face but chose to ignore it too. She turned her attention to her shocked neighbour as Luke disappeared to go take some customers orders
Babette: What do you mean you're not dating?
Lorelai: Exactly that, Luke and I are having this child together but we are not in a relationship
Babette: Why not, was the sex that bad?
Lorelai: Babette!
Babette: What? What is one to think?
Lorelai: I asked Luke to have a child with me. he agreed and here we are. We didn't need to be in a relationship to have this happen. We are just 2 friends having a child together
Babette: I'm sorry to say this sugar but you are both stupid
Lorelai: Excuse me?
Babette: You are meant to be together. You love each other, I just don't know why you won't admit it to each other or at least to yourselves.
Babette got up and walked out the diner, meeting up with Miss Patty outside and catching her up on the rest of the story. Both disappointed ladies walked off. Lorelai sat there with her mind going wild. First Lane now Babette, why do they all think we should be in a relationship. A very confused Lorelai pondered the idea of a relationship with Luke as she watched him work and she ate her pancakes.
Thanks again to every one of you who have read and reviewed my story. I must also thank you for being patient with me as I have written 16 chapters now and still not got Luke and Lorelai together. Fear not I will have them as a couple before this fic ends. I have so many ideas I don't think this fic will actually get an end but only time will tell. Thanks again and I look forward to your reviews