Chapter 18 – The New Family

Another quick update. Yay! So, this is the last chapter. I hope you enjoy it.

Emily Gilmore was sitting at her desk going over the plans for Richard's next function when the phone rang.

"Hello?" She answered.

"Hello Emily, this is Francene."

"Francene. My what a pleasant surprise."

"Well, I was hoping we could talk."

"Oh yes. Of course."

"My son is a mess."

"Oh, well…"

"He is sullen and depressed all the time. He is struggling in school. He is just not himself."

"I see."

"And it's all because of your daughter."

"What?"

"All he talks about is Lorelai and how much he misses her."

"Well I know she misses him."

"I think you must convince your daughter to marry my son."

"I have tried but she is very stubborn."

"Yes I know. But you must try harder."

"Well, alright. I'll go see her today."

"Perhaps they could just spend some time together. You know, get them reacquainted before marriage."

"That's an excellent idea Francene. Can you tell Christopher to be there at three o'clock?"

"Yes I can."

"Alright then. Goodbye Francene."

"Goodbye Emily."

Emily hung up the phone, grabbed her purse, and walked out to her car.

Lorelai had laid Rory down for a nap and Lorelai had managed to also lie down for a nap. She woke up when she heard a knock at the door. She groaned and rolled out of bed and answered the door.

"Hey Lor." Chris said.

"Chris?" Lorelai said sleepily. "What are you doing here?"

He kissed her quickly on the lips.

"Chris. What are you doing?"

"I love you Lor."

"Chris, I'm too tired for this."

He got down on one knee and grabbed her hand.

"Lorelai Gilmore, I have loved you since the first moment I saw you." He started.

"Oh Chris…"

"We are meant for each other. It was always us. You're the one."

Lorelai shook her head. "Chris, no."

"I love you Lorelai Gilmore. Will you marry me?"

Luke was walking up the path to the shed when he saw Chris on his knee and holding Lorelai's hand. He was confused. Was he proposing? Luke thought he was out of the picture. But apparently not.

He couldn't believe that he came all the way from uconn to see her and Chris together. Was this because of the Rachel thing? He thought that was over. He thought she loved him. He turned away, hurt, and walked back to his house.

"No, Chris. No."

"Lor come on."

"No. I'm sick of this. How many times do we have to go through this? This is getting ridiculous."

"I stayed away for a long time. I gave you space."

"Oh my god. Get out of here. Now."

Emily pulled up in her car and was about to get out, but she saw Christopher talking to Lorelai, so she waited in her car. She saw how they were fighting and how unhappy Lorelai was. Emily knew deep down that Lorelai never wanted to be with Christopher. She just wanted what was best for her. But, maybe Christopher wasn't what was best for her. Maybe she should just let Lorelai live her life and marry the man she chooses. She let out a sigh and drove away.

"I'm not leaving."

"Yeah you are. Bye Chris."

She slammed the door and locked it. She slid down the door and sat on the floor. She pulled in her legs and wrapped her arms around them. She started to cry, but she quickly stopped herself. She was done with this. She didn't want to cry over it anymore. She wiped her eyes and looked out the window. She watched Chris walk to his car and drive away and she hoped to never see her again. She hoped it was for real this time.

She looked in Rory's crib and saw she was awake. She picked her up and kissed her cheek.

"Hey sweets. Did you have a good nap?"

Rory stuck her tongue out and grabbed Lorelai's hair.

"Good. Me too. Except for the whole your dad showing up and asking me to marry him. But, ya know. All in a days work. Right?"

"Ba ba a na."

Lorelai laughed. "Baby talk is so cool."

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Lorelai was pushing Rory in her stroller when she passed Luke's house and saw his truck parked in the driveway. She smiled and walked up to the door.

"Hi Lorelai." Liz greeted.

"Hi Liz. Is Luke here?"

"Uh…yeah. He is."

"Ok. Can I come in?"

"Uh…I'm not sure if he's in the mood to talk. He was pretty upset when he got home."

"Why? What happened?"

"Uh…maybe you should just talk to him." Liz said as she stepped aside. "He's in his room."

"Thanks." Lorelai said pushing the stroller in the house. "Can you keep and eye on Rory for me?"

"Yeah. Sure."

"Thanks."

She walked up the stairs and knocked on Luke's bedroom door.

"Luke? It's me. Lorelai."

"Hi." Luke said as he opened the door.

"Hey, so Liz said you were upset when you got home. What happened?"

"What happened?"

"Yeah. Are you ok?"

"Me? Oh yeah I'm fine. The bigger question is how is Christopher doing?"

"What? Chris?"

"I saw him proposing to you."

"You did?"

"Yeah. I came over to see you and there he was, down on one knee and everything."

"Luke…"

"Lemme see the ring. Is it nice? I bet it's the size of a freakin' house."

Lorelai shoved her left hand in his face. "Look! No ring!"

"What?"

"Why would I ever say yes to him?"

"Well he's the father of your child."

"So? I don't care about that. You know I don't care about that."

"I know. I just…got scared I guess."

"I know. He's like a rash or something. He just won't go away."

"Interesting comparison."

"Thanks."

"So, I wanted to make this a whole big thing, but I think now is a good time."

Lorelai stared into his hazy blue eyes and he took her hands in his.

"Lorelai, when I saw you walking over to my dads store, hugely pregnant, I felt something I had never felt before. I wasn't sure what it was at the time, but now, I know what is was and still is. It's love. I love you Lorelai Gilmore."

Tears were now running down her cheeks and she was trying not to cry harder.

"I know this is kind of soon, and we're young, but I know we are meant to be together. So, this can be a symbol of our love."

He opened a tiny black velvet box and Lorelai looked at the beautiful sparkling ring sitting in the box and it took her breath away. It was gorgeous.

"Lorelai Gilmore, will you marry me?"

"Yes." Lorelai whispered.

He slipped the ring on her finger and wiped the tears off her face with his hand. He stood up and kissed her more passionately than he ever had.

"So, it's no rush. Not until you're ready."

"I know." She lifted her left hand up to her face and gazed at her ring. She looked into his eyes. "It's beautiful."

He looked into her eyes. "The ring should match the girl."

She smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him again. He laid his hands softly on her hips and returned the kiss.

"Ya wanna go celebrate?"

"Yes. Let's go."

"Wait!"

"What?"

"Rory! I have to tell Rory!"

She ran down the stair and picked Rory up off the floor. She hugged her tightly and kissed her on the top of her head.

Luke loved how much she loved Rory. It was an unconditional love. He smiled and walked over to them and kissed Rory on the cheek. She reached out towards him and he held her close to him. They stood there, as there new, soon to be, family.

So I have realized that I should not write chapters when it's late and I'm tired and distracted. But I have been trying to finish this story. I don't know. I'm so confused right now.

I also realize that this was rushed. So, I'm sorry if it doesn't seem real or it wasn't what you wanted. Please see the above paragraph for why I am so messed up. Yeah…so, I know I do have some fans, which is amazingly awesome, and I may do a sequel in order to make up for my recent performance. We'll see how things go.