Connect the Dots

Chapter 17: I'm OK, You're OK

Disclaimer: I don't own the show or the characters; they belong to the wonderful creators of Gilmore Girls.

Summary: My version of what happens after the screen fades to black…

A/N: I'll going to update Poker Faces after this.

She was standing in front of his dresser, disposing of her jewelry, when he walked out of the bathroom. He was already in his t-shirt and sweatpants; while she was still in the blue dress, she wore that day.

She was having some difficultly getting a very stubborn bracelet off her wrist, when she felt his hands land on her hips.

"I like that dress." He told her sweetly.

She smiled, and forgot about the stubborn bracelet for a second. She turned her head, so she could see him out of the corner of her eye. "Thanks."

He kissed her temple, and she returned to fidgeting with the bracelet.

"Need help?" He asked. She didn't have to look at his face to tell he was smirking.

"I got it." She told her, seconds before she finally got it off. They had done this before. When they first starting dating, and she would stay over his apartment every night, they'd do this. Back in the days, when he bought her a TV so they'd never have to spend a night apart, she would stand in front of his dresser, struggling to get her jewelry off. He'd ask if she needed help, and she'd always let him, even if she knew she could do it by herself. She liked having him around to help her do things. She liked not being alone. She liked the look he got on his face, after he helped her with something, like being there for her meant the world to him.

But she had stopped letting him help so much. Sure, she'd still let him throw out the huge spiders she found in the sink, but that was because spiders were gross and hairy and ugly. She didn't let him help with other things much anymore. If she didn't get to help him, why should he get to help her?

"Wall-la!" She exclaimed, and threw the bracelet on the dresser, beside her necklace and earrings.

He laughed for a second, but when she turned around to face him, she saw he had his serious face on.

"What's up?" She asked him.

"You were lying before." He told her, not asking, but stating.

"What?" She asked, not looking him in the eye, which he immediately noticed. He lifted her chin with his finger, so she'd look at him.

"The bag- It bothers you, doesn't it?" He asked her.

She sighed, and looked to her side, and then past his shoulder, before looking up at him again.

"Why didn't you just say something? I asked you. I asked you if it bothered you and you said no. Why didn't you just tell me?"

She sighed, and looked away again.

"Lorelai." He said, getting her to look him in the eye again. "When did we become this- this couple that can't tell the other person when something is bothering them? You can tell me stuff you know? You can tell me when you don't like things or when you're uncomfortable about stuff." He told her.

She should have been angry. She should have hated him for what he was saying, but his voice was so sweet and the look in his eyes told her that he just wanted to make her happy. She always knew this. She knew he wanted her to be happy. She knew.

But how was she supposed to tell him that she wanted to meet his kid? How was she supposed to say that she wanted to be involved? She wanted to meet the mother, and know what she looked like. She wanted to see April sometimes and talk to her. She wanted to be a part of it all.

And how could he ask her when they had become this? She wanted to tell him that it was his fault. That he started it by not telling her about April. He started it when he waited two months before telling her about his 12 year old daughter.

But she knew that she should have stopped it. She knew that Luke had been acting funny those two months, and she hadn't asked him why. She knew that she never tried to talk to him. She knew that she never made an effort to be a part of April's life. She knew that she never told him what she wanted when it had to do with April. She knew she never asked questions about them.

She knew it wasn't entirely his fault.

"I know." She told him softly, looking down at his chest, rather than into his eyes.

He led her to the bed, and sat down beside her. She looked down at her hands that were placed in her lap.

"You could have told me. I wouldn't have been mad. Did you think I'd be mad?"

"No." She told him, and it was the truth. She knew he wouldn't have been mad. She knew he would have been perfectly perfect about the whole thing. "I just didn't want to be the crazy, jealous girlfriend who flips out over stupid bags."

"Fiancé." He told her. She looked up at him then, and smiled.

"Fiancé." She repeated.

"I don't really like that bag anyway." He told her. "Wanna hit the mall tomorrow and buy a new one with me?" He asked her, and she leaned against his shoulder and laughed.

"OK." She told him. It might not fix all the things they have going on right now. It might not fix that fact that she still hasn't met his daughter. It might not fix that fact that he hadn't been staying at the house that was supposed to be theirs, lately. It might not fix that fact that they weren't communicating very well. But it was a step.

"Good. Bright and early."

"Not so early." She told him, and he laughed.

She sighed. "I feel stupid." She admitted.

"You're not stupid."

"I feel like I am… It's just a bag. It shouldn't bother me."

"But it does." He told her.

"But it shouldn't. It shouldn't bother me. It's just a stupid bag that shouldn't bother me… So, why does it?"

He kissed her forehead. "You don't know Anna. I can see why it'd bother you. You don't know her. You haven't met her, and she's the…" He drifted off.

She didn't want him to say it. She really didn't want him to say it, and he knew.

"But I trust you." She told him, before he could finish his sentence.

"I know." He told her, and she smiled. "But you should meet her. You will. Before I go on this big trip, OK? You should have met her before… I've just- I've had so much going on lately… I'm sorry."

"I know."

"Before I go on the trip, alright." He told her.

She smiled. "OK." And leaned in for a kiss.

Luke pushed her down, so she was lying on the bed, with her head on the pillow. He pulled away for a moment, and looked at her.

"What?" She asked, her fingers still laced through his hair.

"I love you." He told her.

She smiled at him, a smile much bigger than before, and then leaned in to kiss him again, and he deepened it. He showed her just how much he loved her, and how much he couldn't live without her.

The alarm had gone off a moment ago, and Luke had just leaned across the bed and turned it off. They were both lying beside each other, half awake.

"I can't believe you forgot to tell me that Lane was engaged." She mumbled, still half asleep.

"Babette was there! I figured she'd tell you before I even saw you."

"Babette knew and didn't tell me!" Lorelai exclaimed, slowly waking up.

"Yep." Luke said, happy that he seemed to be off the hook.

"Oh." She said, sadly. "I forgot to tell you something."

"What?" He asked, worried about what she was going to say.

"My parents… might be… moving… to…" She said, building it all up.

"What?" He asked.

"Stars Hollow."

He was speechless.

"Breathe, hun, breathe."

"Stars Hollow? Your parents?"

She nodded.

"We're moving." He stated.

She giggled. "Don't put the for sale sign up just yet, OK? I'm going to see if it's actually true. I heard it from Kirk, so you never know."

"Why would they want to move here? It's… It's Stars Hollow."

"Well, you know…" Lorelai said.

"No, I don't."

"Well, we're getting married." She said, gesturing in between the two of them.

"So?"

"And you know… we might… you know." She said, not wanting to say it out loud, because she wasn't sure if he had changed his mind. Sure, he had said he wanted kids before, but now he had one. He had a kid, and maybe he didn't want anymore.

"What?" He asked.

"Well… they think… that, that we might have… kids." She finally spit out.

"Oh." He told her, but not regretfully, or surprised. He didn't look like he hadn't changed his mind. He didn't look like he was about to break bad news to her. He just looked like Luke.

"But they don't have to more next door to see our kids." He told her. By the way she was looking at him, he thought he had said something wrong. "What?" He asked. "I thought you said kids were good."

"No… No, I did. I did say kids were good." She told him.

"Okay…"

"I just… Well, I wasn't sure… I didn't know if you still wanted kids."

"Why wouldn't I still want kids?" He asked, but then realized what she meant. "Oh."

"Yeah." She added.

He moved closer to her, and put his hand on her cheek. "I still want kids." He told her surely.

She smiled, and kissed him.

"The mall opens at 9." Luke mumbled, checking his watch, as Lorelai fumbled with the doorknob.

"Take a chill pill, Burger Boy." Lorelai said, sarcastically.

He rolled his eyes, and followed her in.

"Hi Paul Anka." Lorelai said, in her animal voice. Then they heard some banging from the kitchen. Lorelai and Luke looked at each other.

"Hello?" Luke called out, stepping in front of Lorelai.

"Hi guys!" Sookie's voice called from the kitchen, and they both sighed.

"Sookie?" Lorelai asked.

"Your mother called the Inn a few minutes ago." Sookie said.

"What?" Lorelai asked, as she, Luke, and Paul Anka entered the kitchen.

"She's visiting again. I brought some food." Sookie said, gesturing towards the food on the table.

"Oh, Sookie, thanks." Lorelai said. "But, why… why are they coming again?" Lorelai asked.

Sookie shrugged, still grinning at Lorelai.

"Why is she looking at you like that?" Luke pointed.

Lorelai shrugged. "It's Sookie." She replied simply. Luke shrugged it off.

"What time did they say they'd come by?" Lorelai asked.

"5." Sookie said. "And she also asked for Kirk. Have any idea what that's about?"

Lorelai rolled her eyes. "Someday. I swear." She mumbled.

"What?"

"It's nothing." Lorelai said, walking to the kitchen table, and beginning to pick at the Pasta a la Sookie.

Sookie watched with a grin of her face.

"Sookie, are you OK?" Luke asked.

"Oh, yeah, yeah, fine." Sookie said, still grinning. "Hey Luke?" She asked.

"Mm?" He replied.

"Have you noticed Lorelai… you know, eating any strange food."

"God." Lorelai commented.

"She always eats strange foods." Luke said.

"Or you know, getting a lot of headaches?"

"Um, maybe, why?" He asked, looking at Lorelai for some answers. She didn't give him any.

"No reason… Has she been tired a lot? She's seemed tired, lately."

"Are you sick?" He asked Lorelai.

"I'm fine." Lorelai smiled.

"Luke?" Sookie asked.

"Yeah?"

"Doesn't she look like she's glowing?" Sookie asked, happily.

"What?" He asked her, and then looked to Lorelai who just shrugged. "What the hell are you talking about, Sookie?"

"Lorelai. I think she's pregnant."

"What?" He asked, with his eyes wide. "Pregnant?"

Oh, if only it was the easy. If only ASP didn't hate us so much. If only she didn't love to torture us.

So, I am extremely angry. This whole damn season, everyone was going on about how they hate ASP, and me, the stupid optimist, kept saying, "oh, have faith in her, blah blah blah, she'll end up doing something amazing and we'll love her again." Yep, I'm stupid. I blame the Red Sox. It's there fault I believe.

Anyway, if anyone has read the newest sides like I have… yeah, wow. I can't believe this. I can't believe ASP would do this to us. I'm glad she's not coming back next year, cuz this is just crazy. I mean, this may be the last thing she'll do on the show, and she wants to do thissss? Ughhhhhhhhhh…. I'm pissed. I'm sooo mad. After the finale, she's going to have hundred of angry mobs going to torch her house or something, cuz seriously.

Gr…

Anyway, the episode was alright. I like that Luke first said no to going on the trip because he thought that him and Lorelai had plans. I like that he asked about the bag. Lorelai should have just said it bothered her. But you know… This whole Rory thing… I have trouble believing that she wouldn't just bitch Logan out. I mean, he yells at Jess and she flips out at him and won't see him for months, but he cheats on her and then she takes him back, pretending that it's all OK, but really she is still mad. I have trouble believing that she wouldn't at least bitch him out for it… I don't know. The whole thing just seemed weird.

I loved Mrs. Kim though. Zach's song was cool.

Later guys.

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