Hope Floats
Chapter 31:
Luke's Diner
"O my god! O my god! This burger is really great, Luke! Who knew a burger could taste like this?" Emily says, while taking another bite of her burger.
Luke just smiles and pours her another cup of coffee. Then he walks away to get some decaff for Lorelai.
Lorelai is just sitting there, enjoying herself, eating her lunch in silence and listening to Emily going on and on. Luke returns to the table and refills her cup with decaff. He puts his hand on her shoulder and gives it a soft squeeze. She looks up to him and smiles, not even thinking about arguing about the coffee.
Emily looks up at the two of them and gives them a genuine smile. "You really look happy together, I'm glad for you."
She takes a napkin to clean her mouth in that typical way of hers. "Luke? Do you think it is possible that I could get the recipe for my cook?"
"I'm sorry Emily, but that is a company secret." He smiles at her and starts taking away their plates.
"O well, I guess I can't blame you. After all, it is the best way to get people to come back and that is what every business owner wants."
The door opens and Miss Patty and Babette walk in. When they see Lorelai they quickly walk over to her table.
Luke walks away to help his other customers.
"Well hello there!" Miss Patty says cheerily.
"Hi Patty, hi Babette! You remember my mother, Emily Gilmore, don't you?"
"Ah yes! I believe the last time we saw you was when Lorelai threw that bachelorette party for you. A very nice party as I might add." Miss Patty responds.
"Yes I remember. That was a very nice party indeed. I sure loved those rum and cokes."
"Don't we all?" Miss Patty responds laughing and everybody starts to laugh.
Then Babette turns to Lorelai. "And how are you doing, Sugar? We just came to check on you? Weren't you supposed to be going into labor?"
"I'm fine, Babette. This little one isn't going anywhere." She says with a sigh. "According to the doctor I won't be due for another 5 days."
"Alright Sugar, just checking. Just let us know if you need anything, okay? We are so excited about this. Are you sure you've got everything you need?"
Lorelai smiles. "I'm sure Babette. Rory and I bought every piece of clothing we could lay our hands on and Luke just finished the baby room three weeks ago."
"Alright Sugar. Glad to hear you thought of everything, cause most parents always seem to forget something. Well, we'll be taking off now. We still have to step by Krissy Anderson to see how everything is going with her. She just found out that her husband is cheating on her." Babette finishes whispering. "But you take care know, you hear?" And with that they're off.
Emily turns to Lorelai again. "Those two are worse that some of the ladies in the DAR." Then she sees Lorelai face, where panic is written all over it. "Lorelai? What's wrong?"
"What if they are right? What if I am forgetting something important?"
"I'm sure you've got everything covered, Lorelai. You've done an excellent job with Rory and you'll do just fine this time." Emily says reassuringly.
"No! What if the baby is much larger than an average baby? I mean have you seen my belly it is really big! I think I am larger than I was with Rory. And I only have clothes in average sizes. My baby won't have anything to wear." There are tears now forming in her eyes.
"Lorelai, I really think you are overreacting. You're just being scared and emotional because of the hormones."
"No, I'm not! I have to buy some clothes for my baby." Tears are now falling softly on her cheeks.
Luke sees Lorelai crying and walks over to their table. "What's the matter?"
Lorelai turns to Luke. "Our baby doesn't have anything to wear." She says while the tears keep falling.
"What are you talking about? We've got a closet full of clothes back home." He says totally confused.
"I know, but what if the baby is a lot bigger than we expect, I mean look at me Luke! And what if it turns out to be a boy, instead of a girl? I know the doctor told me it was a girl, but the test was done pretty early and I didn't take the test at a later time." Lorelai says sobbing loudly by now. "I have to go and get some clothes!"
"No, you can't Lorelai. You are not allowed to drive and I cannot leave the diner right now. Besides I just heard on the news that a big storm is coming up in this direction later today, so it is best if we just stay put."
"No Luke you don't understand! I have to go and get some clothes." Lorelai's says with a desperate look on her face.
"Alright you know what. Why don't you come with me and I'll take you shopping at the mall. My driver is waiting outside and he can take us there. He can also take you back home afterwards." Emily says expectantly.
"Really?" Lorelai's face is lighting up. "What do you say Luke?"
Luke cannot say no when he sees her happy face. "Alright, but what about the storm?"
"If it really gets as bad as you might think it will, Lorelai can always spend the night at my place. Richard is out of town, so I'd be happy with some company. My driver will return her in the morning."
Luke sighs. "Fine! Just make sure you take your emergency baby bag with you and some extra clothes."
Lorelai gives him a kiss. "Thanks! I will. We'll step by the house on the way. Let's go Mom! Bye, talk to you later Luke" And she sends him a kiss through the air.
xxx
Yale, library
Rory is studying in the library, when she feels her phone go off. She looks at the display and sees that Tristan has sent her a message.
To that sweet girlfriend of mine!
I would like to invite you (that is if you still exist) to my apartment at seven for a nice dinner and some fun time. If you don't show up, I will be forced to perform a search and rescue to make sure that the library hasn't swallow you alive.
Eternally yours, Your Prince Charming!
Rory smiles. He could be so sweet even though she had been neglecting him lately. Sure they sneaked in some kisses between classes and there had been the occasional sleepover, but they hadn't spent some actual time together. He was very understanding though. He knew that she wanted to finish as many assignments as possible, so she can spent as much time as possible in Stars Hollow after the baby is born.
She looks at her watch. Five o'clock. That leaves her 2 hours to finish this assignment.
Tristan's apartment
Tristan looks at the clock, it is 19:16. So that still leaves him at least 10 minutes before Rory will show up, cause knowing Rory, she'll be late for sure.
He lights up the candles and puts a big soft blanket on the ground. Then he walks into the kitchen to get some drinks and food. He is just turning on the television when there is a small knock on the door. When he opens the door he sees a red flushed Rory standing there in the hallway.
"Don't tell me you're out of breath because you just ran. I thought Gilmore Girls never run?" He gives her a kiss.
"Only in case of emergencies and I considered this an emergency, considering I forgot the time and was running very, very late."
"Well you're just in time!" he leads her inside the living room.
Rory looks around at the blanket and the candles. "Wow, you went all out didn't you? You didn't have to do that."
"It's nothing special. I just thought we could vegg out in front of the television and have a nice carpet picnic."
"Have you been watching pretty woman again?"
Tristan laughs. "No, but somehow this stayed with me when you made me watch it the last time. "Besides there is a Punk'd marathon on MTV and I thought we could watch it together.
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A/N: So this was my next chapter. What did you think of Lorelai's panic attack? I actually have a girlfriend who went through something similar right before she was due. She was totally upset and crying her eyes out, because she believed that she didn't have enough for the baby. So she made us shop that afternoon. Can you believe it? She already had everything she needed. Haha, those hormones make you act really weird. Okay tell me what you think!
