Having just watched the trailer for the revival (how amazing was that by the way?!), I've been inspired to write another chapter of this. :)

Chapter 6

"I want you to know..." Lorelai said as she sat on the couch in the Crap Shack with Luke. "That Chris..." She continued noticing Luke tense and sit up a bit straighter at the mention of his name. "That he won't be a problem." She said quietly. "Me and him are over. For good. We both know it."

Luke just nodded.

Lorelai sighed. "If this...us...are going to work, we need to talk about him." She said turning to Luke. "I swear, on Rory's life, that we're history. I will always care for him because of Rory but I love you, Luke. Nothing's going to change that."

Luke sighed and turned to her. "I know. I believe you." He said gruffly.

"You do?" Lorelai asked relieved.

"You trust me with Anna and April. I need to learn to get over him. I believe you." He said.

Lorelai gave him a small smile. "Thank you." She said softly. She smiled. "So...is this it?"

"Is what it?"

"Us. Are we officially back together?" Lorelai asked with a shy smile.

Luke smiled. "I think so." He said.

"I think so too." Lorelai smiled leaning in to give him a kiss. "I love you."

"I love you too." Luke said softly. He was about to lean in to kiss her again but suddenly the shrill tone of the phone rang. "Geez!" He exclaimed.

"It's fine. I'll ignore it." Lorelai said.

"It might be important. What if it's Rory?" Luke said.

"If it's Rory, she'll leave a voicemail and I'll phone her straight back." Lorelai said. She groaned as her mother's voice filled the room. "See it's my mother!" She said, glad she hadn't answered but she soon started to get worried as she listened to the voicemail.

"Lorelai? Lorelai, are you there? Please, I know you think it's funny to ignore my calls but this is important so if you're there, please pick up." Emily said desperately. "It's your father..."

At that, Lorelai lunged for the phone. "Mom? What's wrong?" She exclaimed, Luke watching on concerned. "Whoa, ok mom, calm down! What's happened? Oh my god! Ok, no I'll be right there." Lorelai said hanging up.

"What's wrong?" Luke asked getting up.

"My dad...he's collapsed again. M...Mom thinks he's had another heart attack. Oh god, this can't be good, can it?" Lorelai said shakily. "This can't be good..."

"We won't know until we get there." Luke said softly. "Come on, I'll drive you. Which hospital?"

"Hartford." Lorelai said quietly.

"Ok. Come on." Luke said grabbing her coat and handing it to her. He noticed Lorelai just standing there, frozen to the spot. "Lorelai..." He said softly.

"Rory..." Lorelai said.

"We'll call her when we know more. There's no point worrying her until we know what's happened." Luke said.

Lorelai nodded slowly. "Luke, I..." She started.

"I know." He said softly. "Come on."

Lorelai slowly followed Luke out to his truck. She tried to tell herself he would be fine but there was a sinking feeling in her stomach hat she just couldn't move.

"Mom!" Lorelai exclaimed as she saw her mother pacing the hallway.

"Lorelai, thank god." Emily said relieved.

"What's happened? Is dad ok? Where is he?" Lorelai asked in quick succession.

She felt Luke's hand give her shoulder a squeeze. "Take a breath." He said softly.

"Sorry..." Lorelai said quietly. "Mom.." She said turning back to her with tears in her eyes.

"He collapsed at home. He had pains in his chest and then he just collapsed. I called an ambulance and they brought him straight here. They took him straight through there to examine and haven't been back since." Emily said quietly. "It...It didn't look good..." She said shakily.

"Oh my god..." Lorelai said quietly. "Mom, I..."

"Luke." Emily suddenly said noticing his presence.

"Yeah...uh...he was with me when you rang..." Lorelai said glancing at him. They hadn't discussed how they were going to tell her parents yet.

Emily saw the look between them and she knew it meant something but she could leave it for the time being. She surprised everyone by giving him a small smile. "Thank you for bringing her." She said gratefully.

"Oh..uh..it's no problem." Luke said.

Just then a doctor came through the doors. "Family of Mr Gilmore?" He said.

"I'm his wife and this is our daughter. How is he? Is he...?" Emily asked.

"He's ok." The doctor said. "For now. We need to operate but..."

"But what?" Lorelai asked, her heart sinking.

"It's a risky operation." The doctor said. "With Mr Gilmore's age, he might not...We need you to know he might not make it through." The doctor said sympathetically. "This is his second heart attack, isn't it?"

Both Emily and Lorelai were silent, though, taking in what he had just said so Luke stepped up. "Yes it is." He said. "So you're saying..?"

"Mr Gilmore is extremely ill. I'd recommend you come in and see him before the operation, that is if we have your permission to do it?" He said turning to Emily.

"What's his chances if you don't do it?" Emily asked shakily.

"Very slim." The doctor said.

"Do it." Emily said.

"Mom..." Lorelai said.

"We have to, Lorelai. It's...It's his only hope." Emily said quietly.

Lorelai wiped tears away from her eyes. "Rory. We need to call Rory. She will want to see him." She said. She turned to the doctor. "My daughter...she's in New York. She's really close to my dad. When do you need to do the operation?" She asked.

"Well we could probably hold off for a bit. How quickly could she get here?" He asked.

"I..I don't know. I guess a flight would be quicker. Probably be closer to an hour." Lorelai said.

"I can get a favour in." Emily interrupted. "Have her get here quicker."

"You could?" Lorelai asked her hopefully.

"Of course." Emily said. "You're right. Rory will want to be here."

Lorelai nodded. "Ok. Thanks mom."

"Richard's in room 201. Go and see him when you're ready." The doctor said.

"I'll go call the airport." Emily said. "Then...then I think I will go see your father."

Lorelai nodded. "Ok." She said. She watched her mother walk off and then turned to Luke with tears in her eyes again. "How am I going to tell Rory about this?" Lorelai sniffed. "She's going to be crushed. And today was her first day as well." She said collapsing down on a seat.

"You want me to call her?" Luke offered.

Lorelai looked up at him. "You would?" She asked.

"Of course." Luke said softly.

"I just...I don't know how I could get it out..." Lorelai admitted.

"I'll call her. Will you be ok for a minute?" Luke asked.

Lorelai nodded. He was about to walk away when she grabbed his hand. "Will you...could you stay...after you call her?" She asked quietly.

"I'm not going anywhere." He said softly.

Lorelai gave him a tremulous smile. "Thanks." She sniffed.

"I'll be right back." Luke said.

Luke then walked out the hospital to make sure he had signal. He took a deep breath before calling Rory's number.

"Hello?" A familiar voice answered.

Luke frowned. "Jess?" He said confused. "Sorry, I think I rang the wrong number by accident."

"You're looking for Rory?" Jess said.

"Uh yeah..." Luke said.

"She's..uh..in the bathroom." Jess said awkwardly.

"Wait, you're with Rory?" Luke asked.

"Uh..yeah.."

"You're with Rory in New York?" Luke clarified.

"Yeah..Luke I..." Jess said awkwardly.

"Forget that. I need you to get Rory back to Hartford. To the hospital." Luke said.

"What?" Jess asked surprised. "Are you and Lorelai...?"

"We're fine. It's Richard. He's had another heart attack. It's uh it's not looking good. The doctor is recommending everyone see him before the operation. He might not make it through." Luke sighed.

"Ah geez..." Jess said. "Uh sure...I'll get her there but it'll take like 2 hours by car."

"Emily's pulling some strings at the airport to get her a quick flight." Luke said. He hesitated for a moment. "Could you come with her?"

"What?" He said surprised.

"She's going to be devastated. She'll need someone." Luke said.

Jess brushed his hand through his hair. He wasn't sure what reception he would get from Lorelai or Emily but then he thought about Rory and he knew Luke was right. "Ok, I'll come with her." He said.

"Thanks." Luke said gratefully.

"Ok..uh..so I'll see you later." Jess said.

"Yeah...see you later." Luke said.

Rory came out of the bathroom to find Jess putting her cell back on the table. "Jess?" She said.

"Rory.." Jess said. "Uh...your phone rang while you were in there. It was Luke."

"Luke?" Rory asked confused.

"Yeah..uh..Rory, your Grandma's arranging a flight for you to go back to Hartford. Luke was with your mom in hospital." Jess said.

"Hospital?" Rory said worried.

"They're both fine. It's...It's your Grandpa." Jess said, not wanting to give Rory the news. "He..uh...He's had another heart attack."

"Oh my god..." Rory said quietly.

"It's...uh...It's not looking good. I'm so sorry Rory." Jess said.

"What do you mean not looking good?" Rory asked blinking back tears.

"They're saying the operation he needs is risky, especially at his age." Jess said quietly.

"No...so they're saying..." Rory said shakily.

"I'm so sorry. They want you to be able to see him before the operation. That's why we have to go now." Jess said. "Do you want me to ring the New York Times for you?"

"Uh..no..no I can do that on the way." Rory said quietly. "I can't believe this. I just saw him...He was ok..."

"I know..." Jess said. Rory looked at him with tears in her eyes. "Hey come here." He said softly.

Rory walked forward and gratefully accepted Jess' hug. "You're coming with me?" She asked quietly.

"If you want me to." Jess nodded.

"I want you to. Please." Rory sniffed.

"Then I will. Is there anything you want to pack or do you just want to go?" Jess asked.

"Just go." Rory said.

"Ok, come on then." Jess said leading her out.

"Jess?" Rory said quietly.

"Yeah?"

"Thank you." She said. "For being here for me."

"Nowhere else I want to be. Come on, let's get you to Hartford." He said softly.

Rory nodded and followed him out. She tried to tell herself he would be fine and he could get through the operation but she couldn't push away the sinking feeling in her stomach.

So I know it's a sad episode, sorry! Also, I don't know about all the medical side of things so I did my best! Please keep reviewing to let me know what you think. Thanks! :)