The day that Lorelai and Rory were leaving on their trip Rory came running into the house from school with a huge grin on her face.
"Mum!" She said in excitement seeing her mother playing on the floor with the babies, "guess who picked me up from school?"
Lorelai opened her mouth but before she could reply Rory shouted, "Dean!"
"Dean did?" Lorelai said standing up with Will on her hip, "so does that mean..?" She trailed off.
"Yes." Rory grinned.
Lorelai squealed and ran to Rory hugging her, Logan being left behind and feeling left out started to cry.
"Don't cry little man." Rory said walking over to him picking him and and bringing him back over to where Lorelai stood, "this is good news!"
"Awww," Lorelai said, "he's being an overprotective brother! How sweet!"
"I do not need one of them." Rory shook her head with a groan bouncing Logan to make him laugh.
"That's good," Lorelai said passing Will off to Luke as he came downstairs, "because you've got two. I'm going to go get changed, you should do the same and then we'll hit the road."
"Lorelai help me feed them will you?" Luke said when she came back down before Rory came out of her room.
"Luke!"
"What?"
"What happened to I can do this by myself?"
"I can do this by myself, but you are still here so you can help."
"Good point." Lorelai said picking up Logan, "hey little man, you hungry?" She asked him with a smile.
"Are you sure you are going to be ok?" Lorelai asked Luke after a minute.
"Yes."
"Just say if you aren't, it's not a problem."
"Lorelai we will be fine, I promise you."
"Ok, I'm going to miss my guys." She said with a smile.
"We'll miss our girls, but we'll see you in like 2 days." Luke kissed her.
Rory came out of her room with her bag in hand and cleared her throat when she saw Luke and her mum kissing at the table.
"Ready to go?" Lorelai asked turning around with no shame as Luke blushed.
"Yep."
"Ok." She stood up and smothered the babies one by one in kisses and then quickly kissed Luke again, "bye."
Lorelai and Rory drove all the way to Harvard and then found a small pretty b&b near by to stay in. Lorelai was thrilled to see Rory so happy again, "so you and dean, huh?" Lorelai asked as they sat down for dinner, the car on the way up had been a designated no boy talk area.
"Yeah." Rory grinned.
"You've got to tell me what happened. That little outbreak at the town meeting about the troubadour that was about him wasn't it?"
"Ummm," Rory blushed, "yeah."
"Mr mystic will be crushed, I'm sure he thought he found a true supporter." Lorelai laid a hand over her heart.
"He turned up at school and saw me talking to that boy Tristan. Or more accurately trying to get away from that boy Tristan, he is such a pain sometimes. But he tried to leave thought I was with him or something. Anyway I ummm, well I told him.." Rory took a deep breath, "I told him I love him."
"Oh," Lorelai said surprised by this, "that's big."
"Yeah."
"So do you love him?"
"Umm I think so." Rory nodded.
Lorelai smiled at her, "that's good kid, really good."
Rory smiled back at her and they continued their meal chatting.
When they returned to their room Lorelai phoned Luke, "how's things going?" She asked him flopping down on the bed.
"This is hard." Luke admitted, "I just got them asleep." Lorelai looked at the clock, they were usually asleep the best part of an hour by now.
"Yeah I know." Lorelai smiled.
"There's so many of them."
"Two."
"They outnumber me making there so many of them, I can only rock one of them at a time and they were both crying. How do you keep them all day?"
"I'm just that great."
"Yeah," Luke agreed sarcastically, "that must be it, anyway how's your trip going so far?"
The next morning Lorelai and Rory got up bright and early, "I could really use some diner coffee right now." Lorelai said with a large yawn as they left the room.
"We'll find some other coffee." Rory promised her excited as they set of across town towards the university, "you just miss your diner man."
"Yeah," Lorelai admitted with a smile, "although I've got to say you snore a lot less than he does."
They returned to their b&b late that night covered in Harvard merchandise lugging bags more behind them.
"We went slightly overboard with the Harvard stuff." Lorelai said when Luke picked up the phone that evening, she could hear crying in the background, "you ok?"
"Yeah they were in great form today but neither of them want to go to sleep, I think they miss you."
"I miss them too." Lorelai said with a sad face, "I hate hearing them cry like that when I can't help them."
"I know I better get going though someone is really not happy."
"Ok, love you, see you tomorrow, give the boys a kiss from me."
"Love you too." Luke said and then put down the phone.
Lorelai frowned at Rory, "my babies miss me."
"How do you know?"
"They won't calm down and go to sleep."
"Aww I'm sorry mum." Rory said coming over and giving her a hug.
"You know I never imagined I'd have more kids. Always thought it would be just me and you against the world."
"I never thought you would either," Rory said honestly, "but I'm glad you did, they're really cute."
"I'm glad I did too kid and you have no idea how happy it makes me that you are too."
"Do you think you'll ever have any more kids, I mean you've still got time right? You're only 33."
"Yeah I've got time I'm not that old," Lorelai smiled, "more kids? I don't know, to be honest Ive never given it too much thought. Imagine a little baby Luke." She giggled, "I'm so glad we got the boys those hats."
Lorelai and Rory returned home at about midday the next day, "my baby boys!" Lorelai squealed running through the house towards a grinning Will and Logan. She sat down and they climbed over her, "I missed you." She said kissing each of their blonde heads.
Luke, who looked very tired, went to help Rory get stuff out of the car, "Lorelai how much stuff did you buy?" He asked his arms full of bags.
"Lots." She smiled at him.
"Yeah I can see that." He went back out to get the rest.
"Don't worry it's all for Rory, unless you've got any secret aspirations to go to Harvard too in which case I'm sure that Rory could lend you a banner or something." Lorelai teased and Rory giggled.
"Will this do?" She said holding out a Harvard flag.
"I'm fine thanks."
"Suit yourself." Lorelai smiled at him and he slowly sat down on the ground next to them.
"Hi." She smiled giving him a quick kiss, "I missed you too."
"Hi." Luke smiled back, "look how happy they are to see you."
"I know, I'm sure I've told you this before, but I'm the best."
"Don't I know it."
"Mum, I'm going to go see Lane and Dean let them know we're back." Rory came back from her room.
"Ok, have fun sweets."
"Dean?" Luke asked once Rory had left.
"Yeah they're back together."
"Oh good." Luke said sarcastically.
"Be nice," Lorelai warned him, "you'll probably see him around here."
"I don't like him."
"Really?" Lorelai asked feigning surprise, "Well you had me fooled."
Rory got out of school the first week of July. On the 12th of July the babies turned 6 months old. "They're getting so big." Lorelai said affectionately to Luke that morning as the babies had woken up early so they'd taken them into their bed.
"6 months." Luke observed.
"In another 6 months they'll be one and then all their birthdays will fly in, before we know it they'll be coming to visit us in a retirement home."
"There's been something I wanted to ask you." Luke said, ignoring the end of her statement.
"What is it?" She grinned, "I know, you wanted to know how I got so pretty?"
"Oh yeah that too," Luke nodded his head seriously, "but what I was going to say is I'm not sure if you knew this or not but my father had a cabin about an hour from here, we used to go away for a few weeks every summer, there's a Forrest and a lake and a tiny bit of a beach and it's usually warm this time of year."
"I didn't know that." Lorelai grinned at him.
"Well what I was wondering is if you wanted to continue the tradition, all of us can go up there for a week or two, relax." He sounded a little nervous to be asking.
"I think that sounds wonderful." Lorelai kissed him, "let me check with Rory first though."
"Sure."
"Road trip with babies that'll be fun." Lorelai smiled as Will sat up on her stomach and then fell forward onto her giving her a hug that she returned.
"It's only an hours drive, we'll just time it so that it goes over their nap."
"Wow," Lorelai said, "you are so smart."
"Shut up."
"No I'm serious, that's smart."
"Thanks."
Lorelai found Luke later on in the kitchen with Logan on his lap, "we are all set for the cabin." She grinned, "Rory thinks it's a great idea. And we get to miss Friday night dinner too."
"Your parents will be thrilled."
"You can tell them, might as well get it over with and do it tonight, start practicing we leave in a few hours."
"I'm not telling them you are."
"Why?" She groaned.
"Because they're your parents.."
"That is not my fault."
"You can tell them."
"Logan," Lorelai cooed, "do you hear what your daddy is saying to me?"
Logan gurgled in response.
"I know, it's an outrage I agree." Lorelai nodded her head.
"So, when do you want to go to the cabin?" Luke asked changing the subject.
"Don't mind," Lorelai shrugged, "I'm not in work at the moment anyway, when were you thinking?'
Luke shrugged too.
"Useful, when can you leave the diner?"
"Doesn't really matter, I'll just get a little more help for whatever week we are away."
"First week in August?" Lorelai suggested picking the date randomly.
"Works for me."
"Good, it's settled then. I can't wait to pack."
Luke rolled his eyes playfully, "it's all got to fit in your car you know, everyone's stuff all in the boot, it's going to be a full car, I don't have enough seats for everyone to take my truck."
"I'll squeeze it in, don't you worry about that."
A few days later Lorelai came downstairs late that evening to find Luke shouting at someone on the phone but trying to keep his voice quiet, "You are absolutely unbelievable you know that? You won't ever change, will you? What do you expect me to do exactly? And don't answer that because I already know." He sighed in frustration as the person on the other side of the phone obviously started speaking, "I'll speak to Lorelai about it ok? But I'm not making any promises, it's not just me I've got to think about anymore you know, I've got a family now." He put the phone down very harshly.
"Hey," Lorelai let him know she was there and ran a hand over his back, "who was that?"
"Liz." He grumbled taking her hand and leading her over to the sofa.
"Your sister?"
Luke nodded.
"What did she want that's got you so wound up."
"Her son Jess, he's been getting in a bit of trouble recently, his main problem is that he has that useless woman as his mother. Anyway she says she can't cope with him anymore and wants him to come live with me. What am I suppose to do? Say no? She's all but packed his bags to kick him out but she can't just decide she's finished with him and that it's my turn. Liz is afraid he's heading for something bad, and rather than handle it herself, she's just giving up. Typical."
"What kind of trouble?" Lorelai asked.
"I don't even know really." Luke shook his head.
"She wants him to live here with us? Are you sure that's a good idea?"
"Yeah," Luke sighed, "I'm really sorry to put you in this situation with my terrible family."
"Hey," Lorelai rubbed his back and looked straight into his eyes, "you've done nothing wrong here and we've all got a terrible family somewhere. How old is the kid? Rory's age right?"
"Yeah, he's 17."
"Where's his dad?"
"Took off. Whereabouts unknown."
"How about this?" Lorelai suggested, "invite them both to the cabin, I'd like to meet them and I'm sure you'd like for them to meet the boys, that way we can talk to Liz about it in person."
"I'm not sure, the cabin isn't huge you know, it's technically 4 bedrooms but the 4th one is tiny, more of a closet."
"That's fine then, we can take a bedroom and keep the boys in our room and that leaves Rory, Liz and Jess with a room each to themselves even if one of them does get a small room."
Luke considered it, "are you sure? I'm not exaggerating when I say my sister is a total nut job. She does want to meet you but I'm not sure you know what you're signing yourself up for."
"It'll be fine." Lorelai brushed off, "I want to see what your sister is like, I'm curious now."
"Ok I'll invite them tomorrow but on your head be it."
It was late morning on the 1st of August and Lorelai was pacing the living room rocking Will to sleep as he fought it with everything he had. Logan lay in his car seat already asleep as Luke carried their bags down the stairs.
"I want you to know I think you are ridiculous." He said quietly to Lorelai.
"Why?" She mouthed to him with a grin that would let anyone know she knew why.
"This is far too much stuff, you are bringing 5 times the volume than I am." He shook his head and loaded it all up into the car. Rory was almost as bad as her mother but half of her stuff was books.
Lorelai placed a sleeping Will into his car seat and stepped back triumphantly when he didn't wake up. "Rory?" She got her daughters attention, "help me put the babies in the car will you?" She asked and they put the babies in the car while Luke locked up the house.
"Watch this." Lorelai said to Rory as she hopped into the drivers seat and pretended to patiently wait for Luke as Rory giggled.
"You're not driving." Luke said walking over to the drivers side and opening the door signalling for her to get out, "no way."
"And why not?" She asked crossing her arms.
"Because you don't know where you are going."
"It's my car."
"I'm perfectly capable of driving it, I've driven it before."
"You can tell me where to go."
"Or I could just drive."
"Luke just get in, we need to leave." She said.
A smile spread across Luke's face and he reached in to the car undid her seatbelt and lifted her out of the drivers seat she squealed and he whispered "shhhh babies are sleeping." In her ear as he carried her around the car and put her back down in the passengers seat.
"There." He said getting into the drivers seat.
Luke drove them to the cabin and Lorelai gasped when she saw it, "Luke! You totally undersold this place, it's beautiful."
"Glad you like it." He said placing a hand on her leg as he parked up, "Rory what do you think?" He asked her looking at her in the rear view mirror.
"I love it," she smiled back, "I can already see so many great places to read!" She was leaning forward to get a better view of the lake.
"Right ok, freak," Lorelai laughed, "you're on bags, me and Luke are on babies."
"We need a grand tour." Lorelai said once Luke got back from helping Rory with the bags and Lorelai made sure the babies were still ok.
"So when is Liz getting here again?" Lorelai asked once they were sitting outside Lorelai and Luke entertaining the now awake babies and Rory starting a new book.
Luke smiled at her, "this evening, probably about 6/7ish because she told me 5." He touched her hand to make her look at him, "are you nervous?" He asked because he had already told Lorelais Liz's plans multiple times.
"I've never met your family before." Lorelai justified.
"You've met Buddy and Maizy."
"Yeah but that was different, is Liz like them?"
Luke laughed, "god no!"
"Then it doesn't help does it." She smiled at him.
"There is no need to be nervous, it's Liz, and you'll understand that as soon as you meet her." Luke got to his feet, "I really need to clean the place I haven't be up here in months and it's got a bit dusty."
"Sit down." Lorelai said grabbing the tips of his fingers and pulling, "I'll help you, but they'll go down for the afternoon soon enough so just wait a bit."
A little after 6 o'clock the phone rang and Luke picked it up.
"I'm on my way." He said and put down the phone.
"Leaving me are you?" Lorelai asked pretending to be hurt.
"As fast as I can," Luke said leaning over her to kiss her and getting a hard smack up the chin from Logan who sat in her knee.
"Ow," he said rubbing his chin and bending down, "what was that for?" He asked Logan tickling his side to make him laugh.
"Where are you going?" Lorelai asked.
"To collect Liz."
"New York!" She looked shocked.
"No," Luke chuckled, "just into town 5 minutes away, she got the bus here but seems to have forgotten it doesn't bring you right to the door."
"Ok, bye doll." She said leaning forward to give him another kiss, this time Luke kept hold of Logan's hands.
Luke pulled up outside the station in Lorelais Jeep to see Liz and Jess. Liz was jut standing there and Jess was smoking.
"Put that out." Luke said in way of greeting when he got out of the car.
Jess shot him a look but did as he was told.
"Good, now you can't smoke at your grandfathers cabin."
"Why?" Jess asked harshly not looking pleased.
"Because he'd be turning in his grave. Besides I've got two babies there it's not good for them."
"Ohhh babies, I want to see babies." Liz said excitedly running around the car and getting in the front leaving her bag for Luke.
"Jess I'm serious." Luke said not getting a response he took Jess' bag as well and put them in the boot.
"What are those things?" Jess asked pointing to the back seats as he opened the door.
"It's where the car seats go, just sit in the middle."
"Liz," Luke said as they got close to the cabin she seemed to be jumping with excitement, "Will you stay calm please, Lorelai is a bit nervous and the boys can be a bit funny around new people too so just be normal."
"But I haven't seen the cabin in like 20 years. And you've got a wife and kids! That's crazy I can't wait to see that."
They pulled up and Liz jumped out and ran straight for the door. Jess got out and walked in the opposite direction towards the lake.
"I guess I'll get your bags then." Luke said to no one going round to the boot.
He walked inside to see Lorelai doing introductions to the babies and Rory for Liz.
"William." Liz said, "he'd like that." She tried to pick Will up but he started crying.
Luke walked over and picked him up instead causing him to calm down and play with the buttons on his shirt. Luke saw the look of disappointment on Liz's face, "don't worry," he said, "he'll come round just let him get used to you being here first."
"Where's Jess?" Lorelai asked changing the subject.
Liz looked around and shrugged.
"He walked off towards the lake."
"Oh ok," Lorelai then turned to Liz, "have you two eaten dinner yet, Luke's just about to cook." She smiled over at him.
"Oh am I?" Luke asked amused.
Lorelai hummed a yes, "Me and Rory are starving over here." Rory nodded in agreement.
"Fine," he smiled, "Liz?"
"Oh yeah, no we haven't eaten yet."
"Barbecue ok?" He asked.
"Sounds good." Liz walked over to join him.
"Are you not coming?" Luke asked Lorelai and Rory.
"To watch you cook food?"
"Outside."
"I don't see how watching him cook food outside is any more interesting but ok, come on." Lorelai said to Rory shooting her a look that said that man is crazy but they both stood up.
"You're not watching me cook food." Luke said walking beside her, "you are just sitting outside while I cook food so I'm not all alone. Seriously have you never done a barbecue before?"
"Awww," Lorelai teased, "would you get too lonely without me?"
"Oh yeah," Luke said sarcastically, "I don't think I'd be able to survive."
"Now we can't have that." Lorelai said kissing him and then flopping down onto the ground with Logan still content to sit in her lap.
"And I have eaten barbecued food before," Lorelai said defensively, "I've just never watched it been cooked."
Luke set Will down on the ground next to her, "rich people." He muttered shaking his head and going off to get the barbecue ready.
"Hey! I'm not rich." She called after him like it was an insult.
Liz came and sat next to Lorelai, "I've always wanted a sister in law." She said gleefully, "and you are just his type."
"Really?" Lorelai grinned happy to hear this news, "tell me more about Luke's type."
"Totally, just look in the mirror to see his type." Liz nodded, "hey I need to know how exactly did all this happen?" She said pointing at the two boys, "Luke told me but it made no sense and I've been dying to find out."
"It doesn't make any sense," Lorelai admitted, "but Luke probably still did a bad job explaining."
"What we have gathered mainly from a diary that was left with them is that a young girl from high society got pregnant she was sent away to live her pregnancy in my Inn under a fake name, I never noticed her and we don't have a guest staying that long so her parents probably had people checking in under all sorts of names. Anyway she was in town for months but not interacting with anyone just watching really, nothing better to do. All this time she is also trying to find a family for the twins, she sees me and Luke and decides that we would be perfect to adopt the twins."
"But Luke said you weren't together until after, that's what I don't understand."
"We weren't we were just friends at that stage but I dunno really I guess she saw something. So she continues to look for a family but can't find anyone and then two days after she's given birth she leaves one baby outside my old house and then leaves a baby in the diner, knocks to get Luke's attention and then leaves, that's all we know on her. Anyway I get quite the surprise to see Luke at my door with a tiny baby and another little one at his feet."
"That's so romantic." Liz said dreamily.
"Romantic?" Lorelai had never thought it was romantic and always wished them getting together was a bit more romantic.
"Yeah a complete stranger watching you from afar sets you up by giving you babies and you get married and live happily ever after. That's straight from a fairytale."
Lorelai shrugged, "I guess, although that wasn't really her intention I don't think."
"I do." Liz said still looking dreamy.
"No no no mister." Lorelai said as Will had scooted away and was not attempting to put something in his mouth, "that's not nice." Lorelai bent forward and took it out of his hand gently, "come back over here," she patted between her and Liz, "come say hi to your auntie Liz."
"Hey Liz." Luke shouted over distracting her from her game of peak a boo she was playing with Will keeping him entertained, "you better go get Jess, the food will be ready in a minute."
"I don't even know where he is." She said walking towards him.
"He went off towards the lake, go and find him."
"What were you two talking about?" Luke asked sitting down behind Lorelai.
Lorelai turned with a smile and kissed him quickly, "you better not be burning my food."
"Foods fine." Luke assured her.
"She wanted to know the story of how this happened." She gestured to the 4 of them, "and more important she said I am exactly your type."
"I don't have a type." Luke sounded annoyed.
"Sure you do honey, it's me." She grinned at him.
"A single person can't be a type."
"I manage."
"You're not my type."
"So this has turned from I don't have a type to you do have a type and I'm not it?" Lorelai asked raising her eyebrows enjoying this conversation.
"That is not what I said."
"So am I your type?"
"Fine." Luke said standing up to return to the grill, "exactly you."
"Thought so." She called after him.
That night the babies didn't go down to bed easily.
"I think they're teething," Lorelai said as they stood in their room rocking a baby each and she was drooled over, "I checked earlier and couldn't see anything in their mouths but they're about the right age and they've been fussy recently."
"Hey, can I take you out?" Luke said placing a hand on her side to get her attention.
"Out where?" Lorelai grinned, "like on a date?"
"I dunno where," Luke shrugged, "we can go on a walk, I'll show you about the area. Not quite a date but.."
"Ok." Lorelai kissed him, "I'm just going to let Rory know and ask her too keep an eye on the babies."
"Liz we're going out." Luke said walking down the stairs and for the front door.
Liz stuck her head around the corner and gave them a thumbs up as she was on the phone.
"So where to?" Lorelai asked as Luke took her hand when they stepped outside.
"This way." He said leading her towards the lake.
"See that tree over there?" He pointed over to a large tree near the lake.
"Yeah."
"I fell out of it when I was 5 and broke my arm, it's one of my earliest memories, my mum was so mad with my dad for letting me climb it."
"I'm sure." Lorelai nodded.
"I was fine. And over there in the lake that's where I learned how to swim. And you see that pier that's where me and my dad would sit for hours and fish." Luke said pointing in the direction they were walking.
"Was your dad like you?"
"You mean like looks?"
"No, like you obviously got on with him, was that because you were similar."
"Kinda I guess, not totally but a bit, I hope I'm like him, he was a great man, he would have loved you that much I'm sure of." Luke said as they walked onto the pier.
"You think?"
"Yeah," Luke sat down and when Lorelai sat down next to him so their feet were dangling off the edge he put his arm around her shoulder and she leaned into him, "he would have Loved Rory too and Will and Logan, he always wanted me to have a family."
"Did you want a family?"
"I wouldn't have admitted it to anyone but yeah I did, why?"
"I dunno Luke," she said honestly, leaning against him so she wouldn't have to look him in the face, "sometimes I just feel like I pushed all of this on you."
"Lorelai," he turned her around so he could see her face, "trust me when I say my life right now, with you, is better than it has ever been. Ever. I'm sorry if I made you feel any other way."
"No Luke, don't apologise and don't start feeling bad either, it's nothing that's you've done or anything it's just if I think of the Luke Danes from a year ago well I don't exactly.. I just didn't think this is how you wanted your life to go."
"I did Lorelai, I promise you that, I just didn't want to do it with any old person and I was a little scared. I am so glad every single day that some stranger could see the love I've had for you before either of us could."
"Ok good." Lorelai nodded her head.
"You are the best thing to ever happen to me," he said kissing her, "you, Rory and those boys. Don't you ever doubt that."
Lorelai pulled him down so they were lying down with Luke on top of her and started kissing him again.
After a few minutes Luke pulled back, "this is going to get in-descent."
"Good." Lorelai grinned trying to pull him back.
Luke chuckled and sat up.
"Got anymore stories?" Lorelai asked him sitting up too.
"Tones." Luke continued pointing out spots that held memories for him.
"You know when my dad got sick he was building a boat, he wanted to bring it up here to go fishing with but he never got to finish it."
"Where is it now?"
"I've still got it, it's in storage, I've always meant to go back to it and finish it off for him but I've never felt ready."
"I think that would be nice," Lorelai hugged his side a little tighter, "whenever you are ready of course."
i can't decide if i want to bring Jess in or not. He wouldnt be able to be a love interest for Rory because theyd be living together and i don't think she'd entertain the idea so im not sure how he would fit into the story. On the other hand i don't see Luke turning him away and without Luke i don't know where Jess would be. Tricky because Lorelai never liked him but i could change that. What do you think?
