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Rory walked down the street towards Luke's. She started to tremble. How could she tell Jess that the baby she carried wasn't his? He'd be mad, and worse of all, he'd be furious when he found out that the father was Dean. They hated each other so.
Rory tried to calm down. Maybe he'd be mature and say nothing but comforting words to her. But she highly doubted it.
She sighed as she walked into the diner. Luke greeted her as she sat down.
" Hello, Rory. What will it be today?" Luke asked, holding his notepad and pencil ready to take her order.
" Umm, just coffee, thanks." Luke was about to walk off when Rory remembered something.
" Luke," she said loudly. He walked back over. " Yes?"
" I… umm… won't be having coffee after all." She looked away. Luke looked at her in a funny way.
" But you always order coffee."
" I know, but I, umm, can't order it now." She focused her gaze at something outside. She couldn't drink coffee anymore. Somewhere she had heard that pregnant women shouldn't drink coffee. Something about the caffeine hurting the babies. She wondered if it was true.
" Ok." Luke looked at her once more then walked away. A few minutes later, Jess came down the stairs from Luke's apartment. He looked nervous. He walked over to her.
" Hey, Rory. Ready to go?" Jess asked.
" Sure, let's." She couldn't look him straight in the face.
They walked outside and down the street till they were standing next to the town gazebo. Rory motioned for him to sit. But she continued to stand.
" Jess, I need to tell you something." Her voice was serious as she said the words. He looked at her and nodded.
" Jess, yesterday, not too long after we parted, I found out that I was…" She stopped drastically. She couldn't spit out the words. She could hardly believe the idea herself.
" That you were what?" he asked softly, noticing her sudden pause.
" Jess, I'm pregnant." She looked away. Jess jumped to his feet. Rory mentally braced herself for the anger that was sure to follow.
" You're pregnant?" was all he said. Then he started pacing. Rory looked at him. He wasn't mad?
" Yes, I'm pregnant. Your not mad?" She looked at him with her big blue eyes close to tears.
" Rory, of course not." He grabbed her and held her in his arms. Then he continued, " I admit I am very shocked. And the timing isn't the best. But I am here for you, ok? I just wished you would have called me yesterday."
Rory looked at him. He wasn't mad- he almost sounded…happy? She needed to tell him more about the baby, but couldn't. He'd be furious. But she had to.
Rory pulled away and went to sit down on the bench. Jess looked at her, puzzled, then sat down next to her. He took her hands in his.
" Rory, what is it? What's wrong?" He asked her, concerned.
" Jess, listen to me." She paused slightly. " The baby isn't yours." She looked away. Jess jumped up.
" WHAT?" he yelled. He paced and paced, then he stopped. He suddenly realized who WAS the father. Dean.
" It's Dean, isn't it?" He looked at her hard. " Rory, I have to go…" he said before running off. She ran after him but of course he outran her. She started to cry.
She walked away, hurt. She passed Doose's market and looked in. Dean wasn't working there today; she guessed when she didn't see him. Just then Luke came out of the store. He looked at her. Then dropped his parcels to the ground. He walked over to her.
" Rory, what's wrong? Where's Jess?" he asked in concern.
" Luke, he just left. I don't know where he went. He ran off before I could explain." Tears were rolling down her face faster and faster.
" Explain what?"
" Luke, I'm pregnant." She looked at him. " I'm so confused. This shouldn't have happened. I'm only 17. I was supposed to go to Harvard."
" Rory… is that why Jess left?"
" Yes. But the baby isn't his. It's Dean's." She looked away, ashamed.
" Dean's? Oh, I see the problem." He looked at Rory sympathetically, then reached over and gave her a hug.
" Don't worry, Rory, everything will be ok. Your mother, how did she react?"
" She wasn't too mad. Actually she was very sympathetic." She walked out of his embrace. " I got to go find Dean. Thanks for everything, Luke." Luke nodded and watched Rory walk away. Sometimes he considered her as his own daughter.
Lorelai sipped her fifth cup of coffee for the day as she looked at Chris. Her tears were still falling. Why was he here? Then she looked at her watch. She was supposed to meet Sookie and Michel for a business meeting at noon. It was well past then now. She didn't think she could call them feeling the way she did. She felt as if everything was going wrong.
" Lore, are you ok?" Chris looked at her with concern.
" No. I just remembered I had a meeting at the Inn today. I can't go."
" Here, give me the number. I'll call and tell them you can't make it."
She looked at him gratefully as she wrote the number on a paper and handed it to him.
" Please don't tell them about Rory, ok?"
" Of course not." He got up and went upstairs to make the call.
The phone rang at the Inn. Sookie reached for it. But Michel slapped her hand lightly, before she could reach it. She laughed. It WAS HIS job anyway. She was just curious to find out where Lorelai was.
" Hello? Independence Inn. Michel Gerard speaking."
" Hello. Is Sookie St. James there please?" a voice asked into the phone.
" One minute please." He turned around and gave Sookie a dirty glare.
" It's for you," he muttered as he handed her the phone.
" Hello?"
" Sookie?"
" Yes. Who is this?" The voice on the other side sounded familiar; but who was it?
" It's Christopher Hayden"
" Oh. Christopher? What are you doing calling here?"
" It's about Lorelai. She is sorry, but she won't be able to make it to the meeting."
" Oh. Is she alright?"
There was a pause. " Yes, she's fine."
" Ok, well, I'll talk to her later. Thanks for calling, Christopher," she said as she hung up. Weird why was Christopher calling instead of Lorelai? She then told Michel the news.
Rory walked towards Dean's house. She wiped the tears away as she walked. She couldn't look bad, especially if his mom, dad, or sister opened the door.
She walked up the driveway and stood at the door. She wiped her face once more then rang the doorbell. She waited for someone to answer. The door opened and Rory saw Clara, Dean's younger sister.
"Hey, Clara. How are your horseback riding lessons coming along?" she asked, trying to sound cheery.
" Hi, Rory. They are fun. Are you here to see Dean?"
" Yes. Is he home? It's important." Clara nodded, then stepped aside so Rory could come in.
" Dad is at work, and Mom is out shopping. But Dean's upstairs in his room."
" Thanks, Clara." Rory smiled and walked upstairs to Dean's room. She knocked. " Dean. Can I come in? It's important." He opened the door.
" Rory? What are you doing here? Is everything alright?" he asked, concerned. He took her hand and led her into his room. She sat down on his bed. Dean closed the door behind him, when Rory started to cry.
" Rory? What's wrong? I swear if Jess did anything, I'll…"
" Dean. Jess didn't do anything." She looked at him, scared.
" Then what's wrong?" He sat down next to her and took her hands again.
" Dean. I'm pregnant." She looked away. Dean took her face and held it gently.
" And Jess said…"
" I told Jess and he stormed off when he found out that it wasn't his baby. I'm three weeks pregnant, Dean."
" Oh." Dean was startled. He took a moment to understand exactly what that meant. Then he took her in his arms and held her tight. " I'm here for you Rory. I always have been, and always will be, no matter what." He looked down at her and kissed her.
Sookie parked her car in Lorelai's driveway and walked to the door. She was about to find out why Lorelai had missed the meeting. It wasn't like Lorelai to cancel meetings or miss them. She stood there for a minute then knocked.
The door opened and Sookie almost gasped. It was Christopher. What was he doing at Lorelai's house? She knew her friend well. Lorelai wouldn't call Chris unless it was an emergency. Sookie barged in, not even saying hi. She went to the living room to find Lorelai lying there in tears.
" Lorelai? What's wrong?" Sookie sat down in the chair across from the couch.
" Sooks? What are you doing here?" Lorelai asked.
" I was wondering if you were ok. It's not like you to miss meetings. I knew something must be wrong, especially when Christopher called." She gave her friend a knowing look. " So what's wrong? You're not the teary type, I am." Sookie grinned.
Lorelai sat up and then took a deep breath.
" You can't tell anyone but Rory is pregnant. We found out yesterday."
" She's pregnant? You found out yesterday and you never called? Who else knows?" She looked a little hurt.
" Sookie. No one was supposed to know. But by now I guess Rory told Jess. Then she probably told Dean. Oh my gosh, Jess probably told Luke!"
At the mention of Luke's name, Christopher materialized out of nowhere.
" What! What about that jerk?" he demanded. Lorelai gulped. Oh, great, she had mentioned the dreaded name in front of Chris. Chris had hated Luke ever since the two of them had had a fight over her.
" Umm… I was just telling Sookie that he probably found out about Rory's pregnancy from Jess." Lorelai looked at him apologetically. He turned and stormed off.
" Wow." Sookie looked at Lorelai. " Christopher really hates Luke."
" No kidding."