A/N: Now that Christopher knows what Lorelai's problem is, how will he react?
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Chapter Three: Stars Hollow
Christopher's Car, Hartford, CT
Christopher's expression turned from hurt to relief and shock. Normally, a sixteen year old boy wouldn't be relieved to hear his girlfriend say those words. Normally, Christopher wouldn't either. It was better than the alternative he had been thinking, and she did say might. There was a chance she wasn't, but regardless, he wanted her and if she was, he would help her with it. "What?" He asked, the shock coming out. "We're not ready for this, Lore."
Lorelai shrugged. "I still don't know for sure." She said, turning to face the front. She stared straight ahead. "I haven't had a test."
Christopher turned her head to face him. "What makes you think you are."
"I couldn't fit into my dress, Christopher." Lorelai said. "We had a fitting three months ago. There's no way I could have gained weight like that in three months, unless..." She trailed off.
Christopher nodded. "Is there anything else it could be?"
"My mother is convinced the measurements were wrong."
"That's not impossible, is it?" Christopher asked, hopefully.
Lorelai shook her head. "No, it's not. I still want a test though."
Christopher nodded. "Would you like me to take you to get a home test before I take you home."
Lorelai nodded. "Not in Hartford though." She was too well known in Hartford. If someone saw her buying a pregnancy test, Emily and Richard would be contacted before she even got home.
"Where?" Christopher asked her, ready to take her whereever she needed.
"Some town outside of Hartford." Lorelai said, shrugging. "I don't really care."
Christopher nodded and began driving.
Gilmore Home
Richard Gilmore walked into the house. "Hello Emily." He said as he put his things down.
"Hello Richard." She said, wondering where Lorelai was. She usually got home before Richard did.
"Where's Lorelai?" Richard asked, voicing his wife's thoughts.
"I haven't heard from her." Emily answered.
He nodded. "Any news on the dress?"
"I'm taking her in for a fitting tomorrow afternoon."
Christopher's Car
As Christopher drove, Lorelai saw a sign for Stars Hollow, Connecticut. "There." She said, pointing to the sign.
"Stars Hollow?" He asked. "What's that?"
Lorelai shrugged. "I've never heard of it." She smiled. "That's why it's perfect."
Christopher nodded and pulled off the highway at the approrpiate exit. He stopped at a place called Doose's Market.
Lorelai walked into the market alone. She felt like people were staring at her. No one here knows you, Lorelai. She silently chided herself. She found the home pregnancy tests and picked one out. She walked over to the register and made the purchase.
"May I ask who you are, young lady?" The man asked.
"It doesn't matter." She said as she made the purchase and left. The last thing she needed was for some random guy to recognize the name Gilmore and call her parents. She doubted it, but she didn't want to risk it. She got into the car and Christopher drove off.
Lorelai held the box in her hands, staring at it as though it would give her all the answers she needed. A few weeks ago she would have never guessed she would be sneaking off to some small town to buy a pregnancy test. I'm sixteen. I can't be pregnant. She knew her age didn't really make a difference. She knew it was possible. She just didn't expect it.
Christopher kept glancing over at his silent girlfriend. He was worried about her. He hated seeing her like this. As far as he was concerned, it was not Lorelai Gilmore. Lorelai was always happy and sarcastic. She was never reserved. She was reserved now and that scared Christopher. Would she ever be the happy Lorelai again? Maybe the test will come back negative and her worries will be over, then she'll be back. Something crept into his mind though. Christopher and Lorelai were never too terribly careful. They were at times, but there were times it slipped their minds or they got carried away. This is what happens when it slips your mind, Christopher. You might become a sixteen year old father. He continued driving her home in silence.
Lorelai took a couple of glances at Christopher. As hard as she was taking this, how hard was he taking it? How hard would it be for him to accept the child if she was pregnant? How hard would it be for her to accept it?
"Lore? Everything it going to be okay." Christopher said finally.
"How can you say that?" She asked him.
"Because no matter what, I'm here for you."
She smiled weakly. "Thank you, Christopher."
They went silent again, but at least Lorelai knew Christopher would be there. The child would, no doubt, be his. She hadn't been with anyone else. She had never thought this would happen though.
Gilmore Home
Lorelai walked into the house. She walked straight upstairs to her room, closed her door and threw herself onto her bed. She was scared to do the test, but she knew she needed to. She needed to know. She pulled the test out and read the instructions.
A/N: Sorry that our chapters have been so short. I'm hoping we will get them longer soon. Anyway, lots of reviews please!
