Title: Wanting To Turn Back Time

Introducing Father & Son


As Lorelai sat on the couch watching Tv with Kaleb in her lap, she felt nervous. As soon as Rory arrived they were packing up and heading to Stars Hollow so Kaleb could meet his father. A loud knock sounded through the room at that exact minute.

"Rory!" Kaleb yelled running to the door.

Lorelai jogged after him and opened it to find a glowing pregnant Rory.

"Oh my God!" Lorelai cried out grabbing Rory into a hug. "Oh my God!"

"I knew you'd be surprised." Rory said hugging her mom.

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Lorelai accused holding her daughter at arms length.

"I wanted to tell, or rather show you, in person."

"And what if I didn't see you until after you had the kid?"

"You wouldn't have found out till then." Rory laughed at Lorelai's face. "Just kidding."

"You better be." Lorelai shut the door behind her daughter.

"Hey Kaleb!" Rory said scooping Kaleb into her arms and hugging her.

"Why you big?"

"Well, Me and Logan. You remember Logan?" Rory waited for Kaleb's nod. "We're having a baby."

"Yea!" Kaleb yelled. "Can I meet it?"

"Of course you'll meet her."

"Did you say her?" Lorelai asked.

"It's a girl!" Rory smiled.

Lorelai grabbed Rory and hugged her again. "My baby girl, is having a baby girl!"

"I'm so glad you're happy mom."

"Of course I am. I'm going to be a grandmother." Lorelai made a yucky face. "I'm going to be a grandma."

"How about she call you Nannie Lorelai?"

"That's better then Grandma."

Rory laughed and looked back at Kaleb who was still in her arms. "Mommy said you were asking about daddy."

"Uh huh."

"Well how about I take you to go meet daddy?"

"Uh huh! Yay!" Kaleb grinned. "Mommy! I get meet Daddy!"

Rory looked over to see her mom look away. The pain of 4 years ago was still there.


Rory sat at the steering wheel. Lorelai in the passenger seat, and Kaleb asleep in his car seat. Rory looked over at her mother as she drove into Stars Hollow.

"Are you ready for this?" Rory asked.

"No, but Kaleb is."

Rory turned back to the road. She drove up and parked outside of Luke's. She turned off the car and turned to her mother.

"You want to stay here?" Rory asked. "I'll take Kaleb in."

"Nah, I'll do it."

Lorelai unbuckled and stepped out of the car. She looked up into the diner. She couldn't see Luke inside. She opened the back door and pulled Kaleb out. He gently roused out of sleep and looked up at his mother.

"Mommy?"

"You ready to meet daddy?" Lorelai asked.

He paused and looked over at the diner, then shook his head. "Uh huh."


Lorelai, with Kaleb on her hip, walked into the diner. She peered around to find all the crazy town weirdos, Miss Patty, Taylor, Babette, and Kirk. As she walked through the door, all eyes were on her. She walked over to the counter and asked Caesar where Luke was. Caesar said he was upstairs, so she took Kaleb and started up the stairs. As soon as she disappeared, people began whispering.

"Was that Lorelai's kid?" Miss Patty whispered.

"What's she doing back?" Taylor whispered.

Lorelai could here them whispering about her, but she ignored it and kept on going up the stairs. When she got to the top she stopped and pulled her shirt down, and smoothed out her skirt. She hoped Luke liked it. The blue top brought out her eyes, and the black skirt matched with her black high heels. She also hoped he would be impressed by Kaleb's outfit. A pair of blue jeans and a blue t-shirt. He also had a little Yankees cap on. She lightly knocked on the door.

"Hold on!" She heard Luke call from the other side.

A minute later the door was opened and Lorelai was face to face with Luke Danes.

"Lorelai?" Luke whispered.

"I'm sorry for barging in, I just thought that well..."

"Daddy!" Kaleb interrupted. "Mommy, Daddy!"

Luke looked over at the little boy in Lorelai's arm. "Lorelai?" Luke asks turning to Lorelai.

"This is your son." Lorelai breathes. "I wanted to tell you. I really did, but everything happened and you and me and I took the job and left. I'm so sorry." Lorelai broke crying.

Luke bit his tongue. "Come in." He moved out of the way to let the crying Lorelai inside. "Want some coffee? I assume you still like coffee?"

"Yes." Lorelai said through tears. "I haven't had a good Luke's cup of coffee in over 3 years."

"What about..."

"Kaleb."

"Kaleb."

"He'll take apple juice."

"No coffee? With a mother like you, I'm surprised he's not addicted."

"No, he has too much of you in him."

"At least he knows what's good for him."

"Mommy?" Kaleb whispers. "Is that daddy?"

"Yes, would you like to meet him?"

"Please."

Lorelai turns to Luke, with Kaleb on her hip. "Luke." Luke turns at his name. "Someone would like to meet you." Lorelai pulls Kaleb up and sits him on her arm. "Luke this is your son, Kaleb Lucas Danes. Kaleb, this is your daddy."

"I know daddy."

"You do?" Luke asks.

"Every night he brings a picture of you that I gave him into the livingroom and I tell him a story about you."

"Can call daddy?" Kaleb asks Luke.

"Um well sure." Luke says.

"You don't have to Luke."

Luke looks closely at the boy. He notices the brown hair, ears, and nose that are identical to his own. But the blue eyes are no doubt Lorelai's. "How old is he?" Luke asks pouring some apple juice into a cup.

"3." Kaleb chips in. "Big boy 3."

"So that means.." Luke trails off.

"Yea." Lorelai replies knowing his thought. "Kaleb has been asking about you lately, so Rory thought it was best if we brought him here to see you."

"Rory? Is she here?"

"Yea, she's out front." Lorelai said taking the cup from Luke and letting Kaleb sip on it.

"Yummy." Kaleb giggles.

"Could I see her?" Luke asks. "I really would like to see her."

"Yea, she would like that." Lorelai replied handing Luke back his cup. "You'll have to give me that cup of coffee later."

"I will."


Lorelai walks down the stairs, Kaleb on hip, with Luke following behind. She pulls back the curtain to find everyone gone. Went to gossip.

"I'll go get Rory and bring her in." Lorelai starts out the door, when Kaleb whispers something in her ear. "Luke?" She asks turning around to him.

For the first time today, Luke really saw how Lorelai looked. He was too busy in watching the little boy, that he never noticed how beautiful Lorelai had gotten. Her hair was straight and fell just above her elbows. Her blue eyes brighter than ever which made her blue top stand out. Her black skirt which was just above her knees, showed off her tan legs. He cleared his throat. "Uh..yea?"

"Could Kaleb stay with you why I get Rory?" Lorelai asked shifting the boy to her other hip.

"Well..." Luke said looking away. "I guess."

Lorelai walked over to Luke, kissed Kaleb's head and handed him to Luke. "I'll be right back." With that she walked out the diner, bell ringing.

"So..you want something to eat?" Luke asked the little boy. It was the first time he ever had held his son.

"Carrots?" Kaleb asked gripping onto Luke's red flannel.

"Um okay." Luke said sitting the little boy on the stool and walking around the counter to find some carrots. "You want ranch dip with that?"

The little boy shook his head yes.

Luke went in the back looking for carrots and ranch.


Meanwhile, Lorelai went out the door to get Rory. She wasn't in the car, so she expected she walked around the corner. Not even 5 minutes later Rory came wobbling towards the car with her hand on her 7 month pregnant belly.

"There you are!" Lorelai called as Rory came wobbling up. "Or you two, I should say."

"I absolutely hate being pregnant." Rory complained wiping her forehead. "It's bad enough not to be able to fit into any cute clothes, but having to pee every 5 minutes! It gets pretty damn annoying."

"Sorry hon." Lorelai pats her hand which is laying on Rory's belly.

"Where's Kaleb?"

"Inside with Luke."

"How did he take it?"

"Kaleb took it fine." Lorelai said.

"I mean Luke."

"Alright I guess." Lorelai smiled. "He really didn't say anything. He's probably still in shock."

"I bet so." Rory replied. "Someone he hasn't seen in 4 years is back and with his son. Pretty big news."

"Luke wants to see you."

"Why?" Rory asks.

"I guess he missed you. Ever since I left you haven't been around."

"Oh well I guess I could go in, but I'm getting really hungry, so we'll have to hurry."

"Okay." Lorelai says letting her daughter walk in front of her.


Inside Luke had given Kaleb some carrots and ranch dip, and poured him a glass of apple juice. When the bell rang, Luke looked up to see a pregnant Rory walk through the door. Her hair was short, rightbelow her earsand was wearing a pink maternity top with blue jeans.

"Hey Luke." Rory smiled walking up to the counter, ruffling Kaleb's hair.

"Rory. You're..."

"Pregnant."

"You look beautiful." Luke said walking around the counter to hug Rory.

"Thanks." Rory said looking closely at Luke. His eyes were red, with dark circles under his eyes, like he hadn't slept in months. His beard, more full than he used to wear it. "How you been?"

Luke looks down then back up at Rory. "Alright."

Rory understood and just hugged him.

"Would you like some lunch?" Luke asked walking around the counter. "I'll lock up so you guys can be by yourselves and not bombarded with crazy weirdos."

"Yes please." Rory says sitting down next to Kaleb and sitting her purse on the counter. "I've been dying for a Luke's burger for a long time."

"I'll have the same with..." Lorelai started.

"Nothing healthy. Got it." Luke said walking into the back.

Rory turns to Lorelai. "He seems fine with the whole thing."

"I guess, but it might not be a good time to talk about Kaleb right now."

"Good idea."


30 minutes later

Lorelai sat at the bar with an empty plate in front of her, and Kaleb in her lab. Rory was in the bathroom for the 4th time, and Luke was standing behind the counter.

"Thanks for lunch Luke." Lorelai said smoothing out Kaleb's hair. "So when do we sit down and talk, just you and me?"

Luke starts to wipe the counter, trying not to look up at the beautiful woman in front of him.

"How about tomorrow?" Lorelai asks. "I could come here around 7:00, and we can talk, one on one, in your apartment."

"Yea."

"Yea to what?"

"What you just said."

"Good." Lorelai smiled at him

"Yea good." Luke smiled looking up into her eyes.

"Damn pregnancy." Rory mumbled walking out of the bathroom. "Mom, I need to get to home and sleep."

"Oh okay, I think your brother needs to too." Lorelai said standing up, breaking eye contact, and holding onto a sleeping Kaleb. "Say bye Kaleb."

Kaleb opens his eyes. "Bye bye."

"Bye." Luke says to the three as they walk through the door.

Luke locked the door and made sure the sign was turned to closed then headed upstairs. He was closed for the rest of the night.

He sat down into his chair and thought about what had happened that day. Lorelai had come back, with his son. He would've never expected it. He had a son. A son that looked just like him.


A/N: So there it is. Luke found out about his son. Don't worry it wont be all happy dappy. Some BIG things happen between L & L, this next chapter. Read and Review!