"Are you sure you want me to do this?" Lorelai asked when they had Rory back and set up in bed above the diner.
"You'll have much more fun." Rory told her. "It's either that or we send Jess to dinner on his own."
"Now that's just cruel and unusual punishment." She paused. "Let's do it."
"Mom." Rory groaned. "I was only joking."
"I know. But maybe he could suggest the whole Outer Mongolia trip. Where is Mongolia anyway?"
"Between China and Russia." Rory replied. "There's a map." Rory started to get off the bed.
"No way missy, stay where you are."
"Okay okay. Just call Grandma." Rory lay back down.
Lorelai dialled the Gilmore house.
"Gilmore Residence." The maid answered.
"Can I speak to Mrs Gilmore please?" Lorelai asked.
"Who may I say is calling?"
"You may say her daughter is calling." Lorelai said in posh tone in response.
"Lorelai?" Emily said when she came to the phone.
"Hey Mom."
"This is a surprise. It couldn't wait until this evening?"
"I actually called to say we can't make it this evening."
"Why ever not?" Emily asked.
"Rory saw a doctor and he wants her to take it easy over the weekend."
"Is there a problem with the baby?"
"No the baby is fine. She just forgot to eat breakfast and passed out in class and bumped her head."
"Are you sure she is okay? I know a very good neurologist."
"Trust me Mom she doesn't need a neurologist." Lorelai said glancing at Rory who had looked up at the mention of a neurologist. "She doesn't even have concussion. Her blood sugar level was a little low so she passed out. She just needs to eat before class."
"You talked to the doctor?"
"I talked to the doctor, Rory talked to the doctor and Jess talked to the doctor."
"Then we will see you next week."
"Okay. Bye Mom." Lorelai hung up. "We're not going to dinner."
"What was that about a neurologist?"
"Apparently she knows a good one, if you need one. I think she's the one who could use a shrink."
"I'm fine."
"And pregnant."
"And a neurologist is different to a shrink."
"I know." Lorelai sat down on the bed. "I watch ER. Although it's not the same since George left or Noah and it was so sad when Anthony died."
"It's a TV show." Rory pointed out.
"We still have that episode where Carol goes to Seattle to Doug because she's still in love with him after the twins were born on tape."
"You love that episode." Rory smiled.
"We were expecting George to be in it." Lorelai stated.
"I know."
"Speaking of men who take off, where did Jess disappear to?"
"He went to get me some food." Rory replied.
"I went to the bathroom, talked to your grandmother, we've had an interesting discussion about ER, and it took him that long to run downstairs for food?"
"I wanted pizza and cheesy bread." Rory shrugged.
"You sent him to get pizza?" Lorelai raised her eyebrows. "What about…"
"I told him to get enough for you too."
"Do I want to sit there?" Lorelai asked pointing to the empty side of the bed.
"He changed the sheets while you were talking to Luke."
"Good." Lorelai moved over to lie next to Rory. "So you're okay, bubbles is okay."
"Not so much bubbles anymore." Rory put Lorelai's stomach so she could feel the kick.
"Wow."
"And Jess says we should only call her Bubbles if we want her to be a clown."
"I suppose that's true, though that would drive Mom crazier than the fact that I got a tattoo." Lorelai paused. "You know you're lucky hun that you didn't fall on the bump."
"On of the Offensive Linebackers was in my philosophy class, he caught me before I hit the floor."
"But not before you hit your head. But it does prove there is a use for Football players."
TBC