When Rory woke up a couple hours later, Luke and Logan were able to visit her. Logan let Luke speak to her first. He was feeling nervous as he wasn't sure how Rory would react to him. Lorelai and Emily stayed in the waiting area with Owen.

"Hey Rory," Luke greeted her with a smile as he stepped up to her bed.

"Hi Luke. It's good to see you."

Luke chuckled. "It's good to see you awake. You gave us all quite a scare."

"Sorry." Rory smiled sheepishly.

Luke tapped Rory's hand. "We knew you'd come back to us."

Rory smiled at him. She looked behind him and noticed Logan standing by the door.

Logan saw she was looking at him and he stepped closer to the bed.

"Hi Ace." He said shyly.

Rory frowned at him. "So you really left London and moved back here?"

Logan shrugged. "Yeah, I wanted to be closer to Owen… and you."

"You really left Odette?"

Luke glanced back and forth between them. He didn't think this was the appropriate time for them to have this discussion.

"Hey Rory uh why don't I ask your doctor if you can meet Owen?"

Rory gasped. "Yes, oh my God he must be so big. I missed out on so much of his life already."

Logan smiled sadly as he was reminded of the fact that Rory had never even touched Owen.

Luke gave a curt nod and stepped out of the room. He gestured for Logan to follow him but Logan gave him a look and stayed where he was.

Logan didn't know what else to say to Rory, so he ended up following Luke out of the room a minute later. Dr. Griffin was in the waiting area with Emily and Lorelai.

"Uh Rory's wondering if she can see Owen." Luke said to Dr. Griffin.

"One of you can take him in, yes. Just as long as he stays in the stroller or you hold him. Rory can't hold him; her strength and motor skills aren't up to par yet." Dr. Griffin said sadly.

"I'll take him in if you don't mind." Logan blurted.

Lorelai furrowed her brow and wanted to object, but then thought twice of it. Logan was Owen's father. He and Rory shared a child together. It made sense that he would want to introduce her to the child they created together.

"Go ahead." Lorelai said gently.

Logan flashed her a thankful smile then picked up Owen from his stroller. He headed back into Rory's room.

"She'll be fine." Luke whispered to Lorelai.

"I hope so. It must be awful to wake up and find out you gave birth and your child is six weeks old. She missed out on a lot. I couldn't imagine missing out on my kid's first six weeks of life."


Logan walked up to the bed slowly. He turned Owen around then bent down to Rory's level.

"Oh." Rory choked. She was full of emotions.

"Owen, this is your mommy." Logan breathed. He kept moving his gaze from Owen to Rory.

"He's beautiful." Rory started crying. They were both happy and sad tears. She reached out her arms to try to hold him.

Logan gently pulled him away.

Rory gasped. "Logan!"

"Sorry, doctor's orders. She said you couldn't hold him."

Rory's bottom lip trembled and she closed her eyes and threw her head back.

Logan sighed in frustration. He hated this. He wanted Rory to be able to hold Owen.

"Don't worry, you'll be one hundred percent recuperated in no time." Logan

"You don't know that, Logan."

Logan shook his head. "But I believe in you."

Rory just stared at him.

Owen yawned. Logan stood up straight and shifted Owen in his arms.

"He needs a nap. I'll bring him back to visit tomorrow."

"Can I… can I kiss him goodbye?" Rory asked.

"Of course," Logan bent down again and brought Owen to Rory's level.

Rory pressed a kiss to Owen's forehead.

Logan smiled and gently touched Rory's hand before he stood again and left the room.


When he got back to the waiting area, Logan placed Owen back in his stroller. "He needs a nap." He said to no one in particular.

"I'll take him home." Emily volunteered.

"Okay. Here Mom," Lorelai reached into her purse and pulled out her keys.

Emily gave Lorelai a tiny smile and took the keys. With one last glance at everyone, she left.

"When can Rory get started on physical therapy?" Logan asked Dr. Griffin.

"We'll see what she can do tomorrow." She replied.

Logan bit his lip. "I just… she really wanted to hold Owen and my heart broke for her. I hope she can fully recover and get to hold him soon."

"No need to worry, she should be able to make a full recovery. Six weeks is a long time to be in a coma, but others have been in comas for years and have made full recoveries."

Logan nodded. He turned to Luke and Lorelai. "I'm going to head back to my hotel for a little while. I'll come and visit Owen tonight."

"All right," Luke responded.

"Can I see Rory one last time today?" Lorelai asked Dr. Griffin once Logan was gone.

Dr. Griffin looked uncertain, but she said Lorelai could go in Rory's room for a few minutes.

Lorelai gave Luke a gentle smile before she headed back to the room. She knew he understood that she wanted to be alone with Rory and that he'd be waiting for her when she came back.


"Mom!" Rory cried out as Lorelai stepped up to her bed.

"Are you all right hon? Does anything hurt?" Lorelai asked as she bent down and carefully pulled Rory into her arms.

"Owen is so big already. I missed so much!"

Lorelai ran a hand down the length of Rory's hair. "I know. I'm sorry. But you're here now and he's going to get to know you and love you."

"He probably thinks you're his mother." Rory sobbed.

Lorelai slowly pulled back. She looked Rory in the eye.

"We took care of him while you couldn't. We're his family. You're still his mother and you will be no matter what. You're going to be able raise him once you recover." Lorelai gently caressed Rory's cheek.

"But I can't even hold him!" Rory agonized.

"You will be able to in time. I know this must be very hard and frustrating, but I promise you Rory…" Lorelai took a breath. "I will make sure you get the best care possible and that you are able to come home to your little boy."

"You can't promise that Mom. There's no guarantee I'll make a full recovery."

"No. There isn't. But I have hope and you have to have hope too." Lorelai teared up.

Rory scrunched up her face like she was about to start crying, but then she sighed.

The two women were silent for a minute. Rory cleared her throat and spoke.

"You're right." She said simply.

Lorelai managed a small smile. She pulled Rory back into her arms.

"I love you." Lorelai whispered.

"I love you too." Rory whispered back.

They pulled apart after a minute. The hug was calming for Rory.

"So, you get some more rest and I'll see you tomorrow." Lorelai pressed a quick kiss to Rory's temple.

Rory nodded. "Kiss Owen goodnight for me?"

"Of course,"

Lorelai smoothed Rory's hair one more time before she left the room. As soon as she spotted Luke sitting in the waiting area, she started walking faster.

Luke stood and was about to ask her what was wrong when she wrapped her arms around him. He immediately hugged her back.

"Is Rory okay?" He whispered in her ear.

"Let's go home." She whispered back.

Luke agreed and he kept his hand in the small of her back as they walked out of the hospital and to the parking lot.


Once they were on the highway, Luke cleared his throat and broke the silence.

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"She was just so distraught. She can't hold her baby boy and she's devastated… she missed out on a lot. I feel the same way as Logan, my heart breaks for her." Lorelai put her head in her hands. "I just… need her to recover as soon as possible. I can't bear seeing her like this."

"I can't imagine what that's like… how she must feel." Luke said sadly.

They drove in silence for a bit before Lorelai spoke again.

"You should call April when we get back. She was coming back today right?" She said gently. April came into her mind when she thought of Rory. She could imagine how he would be if April was in Rory's position.

"Oh yeah, right," Luke muttered absentmindedly.

Lorelai reached out and patted his knee. "I know you're worried about Rory but she'll be fine. I know she will."

Luke placed his hand on top of hers and moved his thumb over it. He didn't need to say anything to show he shared her optimism.


Emily stayed at the Gilmore/Danes house that night. She and Lorelai spent some time together while Luke bathed Owen and put him to bed.

Lorelai came upstairs once Emily had gone to bed. She slept in Rory's room. Lorelai found Luke in the nursery. He was in the rocking chair and Owen was sleeping in his arms.

"Hey." She greeted him.

"Hey." He looked up at her.

"Logan texted me, he said fell asleep when he got back to his hotel and he didn't wake up until now. He's going to come tomorrow morning instead."

"Okay." Luke answered. He looked back down at Owen.

Lorelai came to stand behind him. She looked down at Owen too.

"He's sleeping so peacefully." Lorelai said.

"He's oblivious to what's going on around him."

"Yeah,"

"How's Emily?" Luke asked.

"She's fine. We just talked about Rory and what's going to come next."

Luke didn't reply. He was starting to drift off.

"I'll take him to his bed." Lorelai stepped in front of the chair and bent down to remove Owen from Luke's arms.

"I'm afraid that he'll wake up if I move."

"He's okay." Lorelai gently moved Owen and cradled him in her arms. He didn't wake.

They went to their bedroom and Lorelai placed Owen in his basinet.

"Wanna get ready for bed and then watch some TV?" Lorelai asked.

Luke knew watching TV comforted her. "Sure."

They brushed their teeth together and changed into pajamas.

"We're not watching one of your ridiculous Lifetime movies." Luke said once they had settled in bed.

Lorelai laughed. "Okay… how about we just watch whatever's on the channel the TV was left on."

"Fine,"

Lorelai turned on the TV then moved and laid her head on Luke's chest. He wrapped an arm around her.

There was a news channel on TV and they were breaking a story about a homicide.

Luke cringed and reached for the remote. Lorelai grabbed it before he could get it and she turned the TV off.

"I thought you wanted to watch something?"

"Nah, I changed my mind. I just want to sleep." Lorelai pressed her face into Luke's chest, kissed it then pulled away. She turned off her lamp then lied back down.

Luke's lamp was already off and he settled in the bed. "Goodnight."

"Goodnight hon."


Author's note: Thanks for reading. Reviews are always appreciated. Also, I forgot to mention that Rory has been moved from ICU into her own room. I'm not sure if Logan would really be allowed to bring Owen in to see her, but that depends on the hospital.