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Lorelai giggled. "Thanks again Luke. I don't know what I would do without you." Lorelai looked up and their eyes met. Suddenly they were interrupted by a voice coming from outside the room.

"Lorelai?" the voice said.

Lorelai looked over at the door. She gasped. "Christopher?"


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Chapter 5 - A Lack of Sleep and a Kiss.

Luke looked over at the tall brown haired kid approaching Lorelai. Who was this guy? Was he the father? Luke's heart sank at the thought.

"Hey Lor." Chris said casually.

Lorelai was speechless. What the hell was he doing here? Despite her shock she managed to speak. "Hi." she said

Chris walked over to Lorelai and gazed at the tiny baby in her arms. "She's gorgeous." he said softly.

Luke's previous feeling of sadness had now turned to anger. Who did this guy think he was? Yeah he was probably the father, but Luke had been there for the whole labor and saw Rory born. Not to mention he cut her umbilical cord. He stood in silence and clenched his fists.

"Chris." Lorelai whispered as she shook her head. "What the hell are you doing here?"

He stared at Lorelai. "Ummm...because I'm supposed to be. I mean that's my kid too. I mean..."

"May I ask where you have been the past 7 months?" Lorelai asked angrily.

"Come on Lor. Don't say that. I wanted to get married you know that."

"Chris! That is what our parents wanted." Lorelai yelled. "Is that honestly what you wanted?"

"Yes. I guess. I dunno it's what I was supposed to do."

Lorelai rolled her eyes. She was about to yell again but she realized Luke must feel really uncomfortable.

"Ummm Luke...can you give us a few minutes?" She asked.

"Oh, yeah, I'll just go." Luke said with sadness and anger in his voice.

"No." she said quickly. "I mean, please don't."

He nodded and left the room. He sat down on a waiting room chair and sighed. He didn't know what he would do if she came out of that room with that guy. Chris.

"Looks like you've moved on quickly." Chris said harshly.

Lorelai gave him an icy look. "Christopher!" she yelled so loud that Rory began to cry. Lorelai quickly brought her baby closer to her and rocked her back and forth. Chris went across the room to get a chair and sat down next to Lorelai. Once Rory had calmed down Chris spoke again.

"Sorry." he said looking at the ground. He began shaking his foot nervously.

Lorelai looked into his eyes. "Oh Christopher." She sighed. What was it about this boy that always made her heart melt? A thought suddenly occurred to her. "How did you know I was here?"

"Your parents called me."

She frowned. How did her parent know? The only other person who knew she was in labor was Mia. Mia wouldn't call her parents. Would she?

"Oh." she managed to say.

"C'mon Lor."Chris started. "Let's get married. It's the right thing to do."

All of her anger came rushing back. "Just because it's the 'right thing to do' for our parents doesn't mean it's the right thing for me or you." Lorelai said somewhat calmly for Rory's sake.

"Why are you doing this?" Chris shouted as he stood up so quickly the chair fell to the ground. Rory began to cry again and Lorelai had made her decision.

"Go Chris." she said and as she was trying to comfort Rory.

"Lor. Wait. No. Just give me a ..."

"GO Chris." Lorelai said, raising her voice.

He put her hands through his hair. He looked at Lorelai and the baby. "What her name?" he asked softly.

"Chris..."

"I deserve to know her name."

"Rory."

Lorelai saw tears in Chris's eyes and he nodded and turned to walk out of the room. "Bye." he said softly. She kept herself together because she saw a nurse coming to take Rory. Once the nurse left Lorelai broke down. Things were so screwed up. She did love Chris. Deep down she thought a part of her would always love him. She didn't want to hurt him. But he had hurt her deeply as well. He wasn't there for her. She felt that he sold out to their parents. She didn't really want to be with him. She wanted Luke.

About 10 minutes later Luke knocked on Lorelai's door. She was startled and quickly composed herself. "Come in." she said hoarsely

"Hello sweetie." Mia said

"Mia!" Lorelai said enthusiastically.

"I found a nice boy outside." Mia said as she moved aside and Luke appeared. He smiled and waved and then quickly looked at his shoes.

Mia walked over to the bed and kissed Lorelai on the forehead. "So, where's the baby?"

"Oh, a nurse came to take her to the nursery." Lorelai said still trying to compose herself.

"Oh, ok." Mia beamed at Lorelai. She was so proud of her.

"Hey Mia?" Lorelai started

"Yes?"

"Did you call my parents and tell them I was here?"

"Oh, yes I did honey. Is that a problem? I just thought I had to."

"Oh. It's fine." Lorelai said as her voice trailed off.

"Well I'm going to use the bathroom." Mia said. "I'll be back."

As soon as Mia left Luke looked up from his shoes and stared at Lorelai. Did she really choose him over that guy? The father of her child? He was feeling so many emotions. His whole body was tingling. He wanted more than anything to be with her, hold her,...kiss her.

"Luke.." Lorelai said softly. "I - I..."

Luke walked over closer and gazed into her amazing blue eyes that were shiny from her previous tears.

"I want to thank you for everything."

"Oh, Lorelai it's really no big.."

"Yes it is Luke." Lorelai interrupted. "You were there for me when I had no one and.." she stopped. It was just now hitting her. Luke had seen her at her worst. Swearing and screaming in pain. He had seen her child being born. Wow. She thought. She felt embarrassed and her cheeks started getting red. She put her hands on her cheeks and she felt how hot they were. Luke put his warm secure hands on top of hers. She smiled and looked up at him.

"You did great." he whispered.

"I couldn't have done it without you." she whispered back.

"Excuse me. Miss Gilmore?" a nurse said from the hall.

"Yes?" Lorelai said still a bit distracted.

"The doctor wants to check you and your baby again but after that you can go home."

"Ok thanks."

Just after the nurse left Mia returned from the bathroom. "The nurse told me the good news. You get to take her home soon." Mia suddenly realized she didn't know the child's name. "Oh my." she said. "What did you name her?"

"Lorelai. But I'm going to call her Rory."

Mia smiled. Suddenly Luke's cell phone rang. He walked across the room and answered it.

"Lucas is a pretty great guy." Mia said.

Lorelai giggled at Lucas. She could never get over that. "Yeah, he is." Luke came over to the two women after he was done with his call.

"My dad needs me at the store." he said sadly. "I gotta go."

"Thanks so so so so much for everything Luke." Lorelai said. Luke smiled and said goodbye as he left the room. Dammit! He thought. He really didn't want to leave. He could spend all the time in the world with Lorelai and never get tired of her. He was really falling for her.

"Sooooooooo" Mia sang.

Lorelai gave her a weird look. "Whaaaaaaaaaaaat?" Lorelai sang back.

"Nothing." Mia said casually.

Lorelai rolled her eyes. "Whatever." She knew exactly what Mia was talking about but she pretended to be oblivious.

Over the next hour Lorelai and Rory were checked and deemed healthy so they got in Mia's car and drove back to the inn. Lorelai stared out the window. What the hell? She thought. I have a brand new baby and all I can think about is Luke. When they arrived back at the inn Mia helped Lorelai and Rory into the potting shed. Lorelai laid Rory in her crib and flopped down on the bed.

"You've had quite a day." Mia said

"Nah. I only had a baby." Lorelai said sarcastically.

"I could take her if you want to get some sleep." Mia offered.

"No. That's ok. Thanks though." Lorelai said. "I'll be ok. I'm not really that tired."

"Ok if you need anything I'm just a short walk away."

"Thanks."

The rest of the afternoon and the evening went very well. Lorelai was surprised by how naturally she was with Rory. She was perfect. No kid could ever be as beautiful or amazing as she was. Lorelai thought this until it was time to go to bed. She discovered the hard way that newborn babies do not sleep to much during the night. Mia had offered help before they went to bed knowing Rory would wake up a lot but Lorelai insisted on taking care of Rory by herself. The next morning Lorelai was not in a good mood. She didn't know if she could listen to Rory cry anymore and it had only been one night. She reluctantly got up and got dressed. She took Rory in her arms and walked to the inn. She needed coffee. A HUGE cup of coffee. When they walked into the inn Mia greeted them with her normal cheerful manner and asked to hold Rory. Lorelai agreed gratefully and walked into the kitchen for some coffee.

"Ahhhhh." she said softly as she took a sip of her coffee. "How I love you, coffee."

"Are you talking to your coffee?" Mia asked, giggling.

"Sleep depravation does weird things to you."

"I can watch her for today if you want to get some sleep."

"Mia that is so sweet of you but she isn't your responsibility."

"I know that. But you need sleep and I am more than happy to do it."

Lorelai smiled. "Thanks Mia. I don't know what I would without you."

"Go get some sleep." Mia said, pushing her towards the door.

"I'm goin' I'm goin'." Lorelai said as she walked out the door. She was about to head to the potting shed but her mind shifted to Luke. She wanted to see him. She had to see him. And with that she turned around and headed for the hardware store. She didn't know what she was going to say or do when she got there. All she knew was that she had to see him. She took a deep breath before opening to door. She heard the bell jingle and she stepped into the store. Luke came out of the back room and when he looked up and saw her he instantly smiled.

"Hey." he said.

"Hi." she said walking towards him. "I wanted to see you. I mean see how you were doing." she said awkwardly.

"I'm glad you came."

She smiled as she stood nervously rocking back and forth.

"How's Rory?"

"Oh, umm, she's good. She cries a lot. Like non stop."

"I guess that impacts your amount sleep." Luke said moving closer to her.

"Yeah." she looked up at him. He was really close now. There was barely any space between them. As they stared into each others eyes Lorelai placed her hands on his chest and she could feel his warm strong body. She could feel his tight muscles and his strong chest. They moved so that their bodies were touching and Luke softly placed his hands around her waist. Lorelai shut her eyes and her lips landed on his. They kissed passionately until the need for oxygen became evident. Their lips parted but were quickly united once again. Neither of them had ever felt anything so good. Anything so right. Lorelai felt her whole body tingle and she thought her knees were going to give out. She slid her hands up to around his neck as they both gasped for air. Neither of them ever wanted to let go but it had to happen. They both smiled and Lorelai laid her head on his chest. She could feel his breath on the top of her head. She lifted her head and looked up him.

"Well Mr. Danes..." she started. They just stood there staring into each others eyes thinking about how tender and real the kisses were. They both leaned in for another kiss and they felt like they were the only two people in the world.