Luke moved his mouse and clicked the "X" on the IM to close it. Getting up slowly, he tried to look through the glass on his door. He saw a dark outline of a person, but he couldn't tell who it was. Luke walked to the door and unlocked the deadbolt and door lock. He was silently hoping for Lorelai to be standing there. He was wrong.
"Christopher? What are you doing here? Haven't you already done enough?" Luke said angrily.
"I wanted to apologize," Christopher said.
"I already know what happened. Lorelai told me and we're back together. We don't need you bothering us anymore." Luke started to shut the door, but Christopher stopped him.
"Did she tell you everything?" Christopher asked.
"She told me she slept with you and that it meant nothing."
"Nothing else?"
"No."
"There's more," Christopher said, letting himself into Luke's apartment.
"So you come here, barge into my apartment, and try to tell me about my girlfriend? What's your problem?"
"Lorelai's pregnant."
"What? No she isn't."
"Yes, she is. She told me when she came over last month." Luke sat down.
"Why wouldn't she tell me?" Luke asked.
"I don't know. But she told me that you wouldn't love the baby, and that she didn't know what to do. First she was talking abortion, but I talked her out of it. Then, after talking to Rory, she decided to raise it by herself, with Rory's help. I think she was a little confused after you contacted her and she was stuck between leaving you forever and telling you about the baby. Either way, she figured you would leave, so she didn't tell you."
"I can't believe this. I wouldn't make her raise a baby all by herself again. I'm not like that." Luke said. "I love her more than anything."
"Don't blame that on me. We were sixteen." Chris said, shaking his head slightly.
"Whatever, Christopher." Luke put his hands up in surrender. "I need to talk to her. You have to leave." Luke got up and opened the apartment door. Christopher stood up.
"Good Luck, man. She's crazy when she's pregnant." And with that, Christopher left. Luke shut the door behind him and went to grab his coat. He was going over to Lorelai's. He shut down the computer and flicked the light switch to "off."
YaBiMh...
"Rory, I can't tell him." Lorelai said to her daughter, who was sitting next to her on the couch.
"Mom, you have to." Rory said while pulling another tissue out and handing it to her mother.
"He's going to be so mad. I'm doing the same thing to him as he did to me with April. It's not fair."
"Imagine how mad he would be if you never told him. What if this kid wanted to find its father? How do you think Luke would feel then? You'd be no better than Anna."
"You're right. I'm not better than Anna. How sad is that? I never pictured myself as the kind of woman keeps a child away from its dad." Lorelai said, wiping a few tears from her eyes.
"Oh, come here." Rory put her arms out. Lorelai crawled over to her and gave her a hug. She wouldn't let go. Rory was her pride and joy. She couldn't imagine having another baby.
"I love ya, kid."
"I love you too, mom."
YaBiMh...
Thoughts were running through Luke's head. What if she won't let him have anything to do with the baby? No, wait; she wouldn't do that, would she? Maybe she would. What if there's something wrong? Why would she think he'd leave if he knew? He loved April, why wouldn't he love his new child?
After a minute of thinking, he was in her driveway. He saw Rory's car. Oh, no. She was here. He couldn't go in there now. Oh, well. He'll just sit here and wait for her until Rory left.
"I need coffee."
"You can't have coffee."
"Why?"
"Pregnant women aren't supposed to have coffee."
"You turned out fine, didn't you?"
"Physically, yes. But I'm addicted to it too." Rory said, crossing her arms.
"So?"
"Oh, fine. But just one cup."
"I can deal with that, for now." Lorelai said.
YaBiMh...
"Maybe I should just go in. Rory already knows, so what's the big deal?" Luke said to no one in particular. He unbuckled his seatbelt and got out of the car. The walk up to the front door looked so long all of a sudden. He started up the driveway and stood in front of the door.
What was he going to say to her? What could he say to her in front of Rory? His hand reached out involuntarily and knocked on the door. Something had come over him. He knew he had to do this now.
YaBiMh...
"Was that the door?" Rory asked.
"Yeah. I'll go get it." Lorelai said. She put her mug down and walked to the front door. Opening it, she saw him. Oh, no. What was she going to do now?
"Mom? Who is it?" Rory asked, coming to stand next to her mom. "Oh. Hi, Luke."
"Hey, Rory." Luke said awkwardly. "Lorelai, I need to talk to you. In private."
"I need Rory here." Lorelai said, putting her arm around her daughter's waist.
"Fine. Can I, uh, come in?" Luke asked.
Lorelai stood to the side and let him come in. She shut the door behind him and motioned over to the couch. Rory took a seat in the chair, while Luke and Lorelai sat on the couch.
"Are you pregnant?" Luke asked Lorelai.
Lorelai looked over at Rory, who shrugged. "I didn't say anything."
"So you are?" Luke asked again.
Lorelai nodded, and then burst into tears. Luke gathered her up into his arms and held her.
"I'm, uh, going to Lane's," Rory said, getting up and leaving.
"Christopher came to the diner about an hour ago. He told me." Luke said, stroking her back.
"I was afraid you'd leave." Lorelai said into Luke's flannel.
"I'd never leave you again. Not in a million years." Lorelai wriggled out of his grasp and looked into his eyes.
"Do you promise?"
"I promise." She pressed her lips to his, throwing her arms around his neck. He deepened the kiss slightly, and licked her bottom lip, begging for entrance. She granted him, but he pulled back after a second. "Remember our plans for tonight?"
Lorelai smiled, and tilted her head towards the stairs.
Luke got off the couch and picked her up carefully. He carried her up the stairs and into her bedroom.
"Before we get carried away, are we allowed to do this?"
"Yeah."
"You're sure? It won't hurt the baby?"
"Nope."
Luke smiled and dropped her onto the bed gently.
YaBiMh...
"That beat last time!" Lorelai said, her head resting on Luke's chest, blankets up to her chest.
"That it did," Luke said, kissing the top of her head.
Lorelai closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "This is perfect."
"Yeah." Luke said. He sighed.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing. We should get married."
"No."
"What?"
"I'm not getting married because I'm pregnant. Christopher tried the same thing. Those are actually the same words he used."
"That's not why I want to marry you. I've always wanted to marry you. I told you that in my very first letter."
"I don't think this is the right time though." Lorelai said softly.
"Why not?"
"Everyone's going to think we're getting married because of the baby."
"Who cares what people think, Lorelai. Since when have you ever cared what people thought? You had a baby when you were sixteen. Did you care what people thought then?"
"No."
"Then you shouldn't care now."
"Let's get married."
YaBiMh...
7 months later, Lorelai Danes gave birth to a healthy 7 pound, 4 ounce baby girl she named Alexis Danes. She had light brown hair and bright blue eyes, just like her parents. Lorelai had to keep the Lorelai tradition going somehow, so Alexis's middle name was Lorelai.
Luke was happy to have another daughter. He couldn't wait to watch this baby grow up. He wanted to see her first smile, her first steps, her first word, everything. He was going to be able to watch it this time.
Sookie was named godmother, with Christopher as the godfather. Without Christopher, Luke probably wouldn't have been there during Lorelai's pregnancy. He doubted she would have told him before the baby was born. Sookie was the obvious choice as godmother, seeing as Lorelai was the godmother to Martha. So, with Luke and Lorelai as parents, Rory and April as sisters, and Sookie and Christopher as godparents, this kid had a great life in front of her.
As for Luke and Lorelai, they were happy where they were. They had a baby, and they also had Rory and April. Life couldn't have been better.
The End