Luke was cut off when Lorelai shouted, "Look!"

He turned and saw that Rory's eyes were open. He gasped.

"Go get a nurse or doctor!" Lorelai barked. She kept her eyes on Rory whose fingers moved.

Luke pinched himself to make sure he wasn't dreaming then turned around and rushed out of the room.

"Rory… I'm here. It's okay, you're in the hospital." Lorelai explained. She stood next to the bed and took Rory's hand.

Rory's brow furrowed and she moved her thumb over Lorelai's hand.

Lorelai instantly teared up and wiped her face with her other hand. Luke returned with a nurse. She kindly asked Lorelai to move away from the bed. Lorelai did what she was asked and Luke reached out for her. He pulled her close and kept an arm wrapped around her.

The nurse first asked Rory if she could hear her, then she asked her to perform simple movements. She could only do some of them and she seemed aggravated. When she tried to lift her hand to her face, the nurse gently pushed it away.

"We need to keep the breathing tube there for now, dear." The nurse told Rory.

Rory's brow furrowed again and her fist clenched. Lorelai's heart broke for her. She couldn't imagine what Rory was thinking right now. What kind of memory did she have? Did she remember the accident? Did she even remember being pregnant? Was she in pain?

"I'm going to go find Dr. Griffin." The nurse walked over to Luke and Lorelai. "You two can stay here but please don't overwhelm her."

Luke nodded as Lorelai didn't appear to be listening. Her attention was still stolen by Rory.

The nurse left and Luke and Lorelai stepped up to the bed together. Lorelai took Rory's hand again.

"It's okay sweets. Mommy is here. You're going to be okay." Lorelai tried to soothe her daughter.

Rory looked at Lorelai then Luke. Luke gave her a weak smile. He was so relieved. Although they didn't know what would happen next, Rory was awake and that was all that mattered right now.

"I better go call Emily and Logan. They need to know." He whispered to Lorelai.

"Okay." Lorelai whispered. She still didn't take her eyes off Rory.

Luke rubbed her shoulder then left the room.

Rory shut her eyes and Lorelai was worried for a minute but then she opened them again.

Dr. Griffin arrived a few minutes later. She performed the same examinations the nurse did.

"Is she… is she going to stay awake?" Lorelai asked hesitantly.

"Yes. I believe she will. She's not completely out of the woods yet though. She may need physical therapy. But for now, she needs to stay in bed and we'll leave the breathing tube in for a few more hours."

Lorelai nodded slowly. She didn't know what to say. She was just so relieved.

Dr. Griffin did a couple more tests to make sure Rory could hear and comprehend things. She didn't mention the accident or Owen as it was too soon and she didn't want to shock her.

Rory could clearly hear and she responded to yes or no questions by blinking. Dr. Griffin promised to return in a few hours.


Meanwhile, Luke called Emily first. She didn't pick up the phone so he left a message letting her know he and Lorelai had something very important to tell her. He called Logan next and although Logan didn't answer, he texted Luke and asked him if everything was okay. Luke texted back and told him to call when he could.

Logan called almost right away.

"Hey Luke. What's up? Is Owen all right?"

"Owen's fine. It's Rory. She awake,"

"What? Rory's awake?" Logan wasn't sure if he heard Luke correctly.

"Yeah," Luke grinned. "She opened her eyes and she can move her hand. They're still evaluating her right now."

"Wow that's great. I'll come tonight and stay the weekend instead of taking Owen home if that's okay… I'll stay at a hotel."

"That's fine." Luke answered. "We'll see you tonight."

"Okay. Thanks Luke."

"No problem." Luke ended the call. He headed back to Rory's room.

Lorelai greeted him outside the room. She gave him a quick embrace.

"Is everything okay?" He asked quietly.

Lorelai smiled softly. "She couldn't do everything, but she's still recovering and she may need physical therapy but she's awake and that's a miracle in itself."

Luke nodded. He felt a tear prick his eye and he blinked it back.

"Oh and don't say anything about the accident or Owen to her. We don't know how her memory is. And they're going to leave the breathing tube in a little longer, so she can't talk right now."

Luke nodded. "I called Emily and left a message. Logan is coming as planned."

"All right. Let's go back inside. There's only one more hour of visiting."

Luke followed her inside. They sat with Rory for another hour and when they were leaving the hospital, Emily called Lorelai.

"Lorelai?" I got a message from Luke; he said there was something important you needed to tell me."

Lorelai couldn't help but smile again. "It's Rory. She's awake."

"Rory's awake?!" Emily exclaimed.

"Yes!"

"Oh my God! This is amazing news! How is she? Can she talk or walk? Did she ask about Owen?"

"Woah, slow down Mom. She just woke up a couple of hours ago. They haven't even removed her breathing tube. They did a few tests and she did okay but she can't do everything yet. She fell asleep and we didn't tell her about Owen."

"Oh… when can I come see her?"

"Tomorrow morning. Visiting hours are over for today. Can you bring Owen home now? Logan will be coming tonight and he's probably staying for the weekend."

"All right. I'll bring him back now. He had a long nap this afternoon and he's wide awake."

"Okay. See you soon Mom."

"Bye."

"Bye."


Emily arrived at the Gilmore/Danes house about twenty minutes after Luke and Lorelai did. She handed Owen to Luke and Lorelai invited her in. They all sat down and discussed what had happened at the hospital. Emily had questions about what Dr. Griffin had said and about Rory's condition.

"We should go out for dinner to celebrate." Emily said once all of her questions had been answered.

"We can't. Logan will be coming here soon and he'll want to see Owen. He just texted me to tell me he got out of work early." Lorelai replied.

"Well we'll wait and he can come."

Lorelai raised her eyebrows. "You want Logan to come to dinner with us?"

"Why not? He's practically family now that Owen is here."

"Practically family? I thought you didn't want him to be around Owen?"

"Well he's proven that he's responsible. I liked him when he and Rory were first dating. I just don't like that he was with that French women while Owen was conceived. At least he came to his scenes and left her. Rory wasn't completely innocent in that situation either, she knew he was engaged and she must have known there was a chance she'd get pregnant." Emily let out a breath. "Look, it isn't a perfect situation, but Logan has proved me wrong. He stayed and he's involved in Owen's life."

"Okay. We'll invite him to dinner."

"Besides, now that Rory is awake, maybe she'll encourage him to go back to London. We don't know if she wants to be with him. We'll have to see what happens." Emily said.

Luke excused himself then to go and change Owen's diaper.

"I should call Sookie and Chris to let them know about Rory." Lorelai said.

"You haven't told them yet?" Emily probed.

"It just slipped my mind."


An couple hours later, Logan arrived. Owen was still awake and Logan picked him up and greeted him with a kiss on his forehead.

"Logan." Emily said to get his attention.

"Yes?"

"I hear that you're staying in town for the weekend."

"Uh yeah, I want to see Rory tomorrow morning."

"Would you like to come to dinner with us?"

"Tonight?"

"Yes. Right now. We're celebrating."

"Um sure. Thanks for the invite."

"You're welcome." Emily said with a small nod.

They got ready and packed Owen's stroller in Emily's car. Owen's car seat remained in Emily's car and she drove him to the restaurant. Luke and Lorelai went together in the truck and Logan drove alone.

Their dinner had a few awkward silences, but everyone seemed to be okay with that.

"How are your parents?" Emily suddenly asked Logan.

Logan swallowed nervously. "Uh they're fine I guess. We don't keep in touch these days."

"That's a pity. I haven't seen them since Richard's funeral and I barely spoke to them there. We share a grandchild now. Have they come to visit you in New York?"

"Uh no," Logan lied. He hadn't seen or heard from Shira since she came to his hotel. Mitchum hadn't contacted him at all.

Logan cleared his throat. "I'd rather not talk about them."

Emily looked disappointed but she didn't speak about them again. Owen stayed with Luke and Lorelai that night and they agreed to meet Emily and Logan at the hospital the next morning.


For the first time in a while, Luke and Lorelai woke with smiles on their faces.

"Morning," Luke kissed Lorelai's shoulder.

"Morning. How'd you sleep?"

"Great. You?"

"Great."

Owen had only woken once during the night and Luke handled him. Both he and Lorelai had taken the day off. It was going to be a big day.

They brought Owen to the hospital and Logan stayed with him while Luke, Lorelai and Emily went to Dr. Griffin's office. She told them that they removed Rory's breathing tube and she could talk.

"Wow that's great. So she's recovering quickly then?" Lorelai said excitedly.

"Well, some of her motor skills have been lost, but they should come back in time. Her memory has definitely been affected. She appears to believe it's still July."

It was the end of August.

"But hasn't she looked down and seen that she's no longer pregnant?" Emily asked.

"No. She's slept a lot since she's been awake and the nurses observed her the whole time. I would like Lorelai to tell her the news. It can sometimes be easier to hear this from a family member." Dr. Griffin responded.

"Oh." Lorelai bit her lip nervously.

Luke patted her hand. "I'll be there." He whispered.

"Let's head into Rory's room, shall we?"

"We're all allowed in at once?" Luke asked once they were out in the waiting area where Logan and Owen were.

"I would prefer two at a time."

"I don't want to go in with Logan." Emily said in a low voice so only Lorelai could hear.

"Well go in third after Luke and me… or come in with me." Lorelai asked Luke when he wanted to go in.

"I can go after you, Emily." Luke offered.

"All right. If you're sure… if you're okay with that, Lorelai." Emily replied.

Lorelai nodded. "That's fine with me."

So Lorelai and Emily went in first while Luke and Logan stayed in the waiting area.

Rory appeared to have just woken up. A nurse was helping her sit up.

"Rory," Lorelai smiled as Rory met her gaze.

"Mom," Rory's voice broke.

Lorelai went straight to the bed and reached down to smooth a piece of hair off Rory's face.

"Mom… can you please… tell me what happened." Rory spoke slowly. "I tried going to the bathroom this morning with… some help from the nurse and I saw a scar on my stomach. Where's my baby?"

"It's okay Rory." Emily said as she walked over to the other side of the bed.

"Grandma?" Rory slowly turned her head to face Emily.

"I'm here and your baby is safe." Emily tried to assure Rory with a smile.

Rory smiled back but turned back to Lorelai. "What happened to me?"

Lorelai looked at Dr. Griffin who nodded. She sighed.

"Rory, hon, you were in a car accident. It was a little over six weeks ago. You were in a coma for all this time. They delivered your baby on the night of the accident. You had a boy. You have a son. We named him Owen like you wanted."

"What? I…" Rory took a shaky breath.

Emily rushed over to Dr. Griffin.

"I thought this would be too much for her to handle at once." She forgot to speak quietly and Rory heard her.

"No Grandma… I'm all right. It's just a shock. My baby… Owen's okay?" Rory sputtered.

Lorelai smiled softly and touched Rory's hand. "Yes. He's healthy and happy. Luke, your grandma and Logan and I have been taking care of him."

"Logan? He's… supposed to be in London."

"He's here. He moved back."

"When?"

"On the night of your accident, his flight was that night… a lot has happened but he's been involved with Owen and… well he's here, you can talk to him."

Rory's appeared to be confused. Emily stepped back up to the bed.

"Don't worry about Owen or Logan. You just focus on recovering."

Rory managed a small smile. "I was in a coma for six weeks but I feel so tired." Her eyes shut then opened again after a few seconds.

"Well you get some rest then. You can see Logan and Luke later." Lorelai didn't mention Owen as she wasn't sure if she could emotionally or physically handle him.

Rory frowned but closed her eyes again.

Emily reached down pulled Rory's blanket up. She and Lorelai followed Dr. Griffin out of the room.

When they got back to the waiting area, Logan shot up out of his seat.

"How is she?" He asked.

"She's fine." Lorelai answered nonchalantly.

"Fine?"

"Well she's got a long road of recovery ahead of her and her memory isn't great but she's awake and talking and that's what matters." Lorelai replied.

"Yeah," Logan gave a small smile. "Can I see her?" He asked the doctor.

"Let's let her rest for an hour or so. Then you and Luke can see her."

Logan nodded. He was very anxious to see Rory. He couldn't wait to hear her voice after all this time.

"Why don't we go get some coffee and snacks?" Luke broke the silence.

"You want some coffee?" Lorelai teased. She came to stand next to him and he draped his arm over her shoulders.

Logan and Emily agreed and they went to the cafeteria.


Author's note: Thanks for reading, following and reviewing. Sorry if this is an odd please to end the chapter. The next chapter will be out hopefully by the end of next week at the latest.