We're not going to take this!
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Summary: why won't Lorelai assert some control over her spinning out of control life? What if she does? How would Luke take it?
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Lorelai and Rory were laughing and groaning at how much their stomachs hurt from laughing. 'Do you think Taylor would wear green tights? Because I think that is a valid uniform for town selectman.' Lorelai said and Rory gave her a look of disgust.
'That's disgusting Mom! Although Jess would look good in air pants.' Rory said and Lorelai covered her mouth with her hand. 'Please, I already threw up enough today, don't make me do it again.' Mother and Daughter laughed and collected the plates and wrappers of the candy (for Rory) and the dead carcasses of fruit that Lorelai insisted on eating.
When Rory and Lorelai had laid in bed earlier that day, Lorelai had confessed something to Rory, that Lorelai herself was frightened to admit. That for the last month or so, she had felt physically ill. Tired, and worst of all, she was almost a month and a half late.
Rory had held her hand as Lorelai confessed that she was afraid that if her fears and doubts were true, she would have to do it alone again. 'Mom, you aren't alone this time. You have this whole town, and Luke.' When Lorelai had heard that, her heart broke even more. 'Kid, Luke is not the same. He hasn't involved me in anything in his life for almost six months. This was my last ditch effort to show him I was here for him, and right afterwards he retreated once again. I can't do it anymore.'
And now Lorelai kept running her latest confrontation with Luke in her head. She had seen the look of fear on his face. It was kind of fear that made her heart plummet. Rory had written her a pro/con list on what to say to him. Exactly why she was so angry and so hurt.
When Lorelai really thought about it, she was simply angry with Luke for not acting on what he himself had said. He was the one that said no secrets, that they were all in. But hiding a daughter, and keeping her from Lorelai was not exactly all in, was it. He had teased Lorelai with a promise of happiness. To finally have her lobster, and he takes it all away with lying to her and making her feel like it was her fault.
She was tired of being the one who was always wrong. To be the one who ran away. To be that Lorelai Gilmore, who was a disappointment? Her fiancée wasn't supposed to think that of her. He was supposed to be in her corner, her tried and true supporter, and instead he had bowed out and treated her like she was the crazy one, the unfair one to demand that it change.
It wasn't fair that she felt inadequate, and worse of all, ridiculous for feeling like she was simply an afterthought. She understood why he needed some time with April, but the whole town was allowed access to April, and Lorelai, the one who had raised a daughter by her self, rather successfully, was treated like she was a danger.
It made her feel like Luke had made a fool out of her. That he had lied all this time, and all that time that she had been foolish enough to think how great they were together, was just a stupid fantasy.
In a perfect world, she wished she didn't have to spell it out to Luke all the time. That he would simply get that this was not just some temper tantrum on Lorelai's part, but an actual problem. When he had sat at the table in the kitchen and looked at her, she had seen that he thought she was being jealous. Of being upset and angry for no reason.
And that made her blood boil. Her she was, the staid supporter of Luke, even when they weren't together, she made sure she was there for him, whenever he needed her. She had made some mistakes along the way, but she had been there when he really needed her, and what does he does? Treat her like some hormonal teenager.
She wanted to tell him all of this, and she riffled through her desk, to find a few pieces of paper. She then began to furiously writing all of her feelings in a flourish. Some parts were messy and conveyed her anger and some were blurry from a few stray tears that had managed to fall on the paper. She had sent Rory to bed an hour before and she stalked through the silent town, to deliver her letter to Luke.
She found him sitting in the dark, nursing a beer and look very sorry for himself. When he saw her he got up immediately and let her in. 'Lorelai!' He said in surprise but Lorelai just pushed him out of her way.
'I'm so incredibly angry with you Lucas Danes! I've been making myself sick because of it, or maybe it's because I'm pregnant. ' Lorelai stated and walked behind the counter and saw the coffee and began to put it in the filter.
'Coffee is bad for.' Luke started but Lorelai spun around and he saw the simmering anger in her eyes and whole body. 'You don't get to say anything now. You get to hear what I am going to say, and then you can talk to your hearts content.'
She pushes in the filter roughly and flicks on the on button and goes to sit at one of the tables. 'You are treating me horribly, and the worst part is you don't see it. You ignore me, you treat me like I am some petulant child and worse of all, and you make me feel like you are in the right for doing it. You know today was the first time you have touched me since the last time we made love. That's almost two months. Don't you find that a little odd Luke?'
Luke shifted uncomfortably. 'Lorelai I never..' Luke started to say but Lorelai interjected. 'Not your turn to speak yet. You told me you were all in, that we were all in, and then you keep something huge from me, and then make me feel like I am a horrible person for just wanted to meet her. Why is the whole town allowed to talk to her and speak to her, but I am barred from the Diner when there is a possibility that she may be there. I am in pain Luke, do you understand that?'
'Lorelai you never said anything?' Luke said and she just stared at him. 'You didn't even bother to notice. Don't you think it's odd that I stopped coming to the Diner and you didn't notice? Luke you didn't even talk to me face to face for almost a month. Everyone noticed that you were absent, except you.'
Lorelai poured the coffee and smelt the wonderful aroma and Luke looked at her in shock. 'I didn't even realize.' He said and she went and sat across from him. 'Exactly. I'm miserable and in pain, and I have finally had enough. Either you try to fix it, or I'm going to have to do something I do not want to do.'
'Is it my turn?' Luke asks and Lorelai simply nodded. 'Fine, Finding out about April was a shock, and you know I don't process well, and you were hurt, and I just didn't want to out you through that. You should have said something.'
Lorelei sighed and she felt the waves of nausea and she rose slowly. 'I uh need to …' and she ran to the washroom. When she came back, he looked concerned. There on the table, was replaced by some tea and some toast. 'Sorry.'
She sat down and brushed her wild hair out of her face. 'Thanks, sorry. It seems that I have gotten the worst of the morning sickness at night.' Luke looked concerned. 'Are you sure that everything is uh alright?' Luke asks and he watches, as she looks self-conscious.
'I haven't gotten the official A ok from a doctor, but I think everything is good.' Lorelai said and she sat down and took a small bite from the toast.
'So where were we?' Luke said and he watched in fascination, that Lorelai who minutes ago was incredibly sick, but now she was back to her normal self. 'You didn't want to put me through pain, so you ignored me.' Lorelai said and Luke looked shocked at the turn around.
'Luke, this is all nice. But you aren't saying anything that makes me feel like you care Luke. You're shocked how hurt I've been, but you aren't trying to change that. Luke I'm pregnant, surprise and you haven't even said you were happy about it. Why do I even bother?'
She got up and Luke just gave her a look, which made her sit back down. 'I wasn't finished. I didn't want to put you through pain, but I guess I did. And I'm sorry for that. Lorelai you know I love you, I have loved you while you ran around dating any guy but me, and when I need some time you freak out and tell me that I am a horrible person.'
Luke looked grouchy, and Lorelai found herself feeling faint on how hot he looked. 'I didn't date any guy Luke, how was I supposed to know that you liked me. You barked at me when I came in, I'm not psychic, and how is this even relevant, I thought we went over this.'
Luke sighed. 'That was a stupid comment that I didn't even mean. Is there a way for me to fix it?' Luke asks and Lorelei stops. Was there? Or was this a never ending cycle.
Luke then steps closer to Lorelai and he puts hugs her. 'I'm so happy about the pregnancy.' HE says and whispers in her ear that he loved her.
'Tell me Luke, how are you going to fix this?'
