Just Another Lorelai Gilmore.
Disclaimer: I do not own Gilmore Girls or any of the affiliated characters/references
Chapter 3.
-Two weeks after the wedding-
"Hey mom, how are you enjoying your honeymoon?" I held my cell phone with my shoulder against my ear as I gathered my belongings from the car.
"It's going great, we're just about to head to Costa Rica for the last week and learn all about coffee in some tours there!" I could just picture her, looking as excited as a kid heading into Disney land for the first time.
"You'll have to bring some bags home of that coffee for me to try, sounds like it's going to be an amazing end to the honeymoon." I looked up at the building in front of me and felt very intimidated.
"I wish I was with you right now, your first prenatal appointment. I'm so sorry you're there alone. You could've scheduled it for when I got back. I just wanted to call and say I love you and to call me back as soon as you're done. If they're able to get a clear picture, pleeeeeease print one out for me?" I felt bad she was missing out on something she wanted to be there for, but this is something I wanted to do alone at the moment.
"I know mom, and thank you for wanting to come, but I just feel like doing this first one by myself. If they can print one out, I'll see what I can do. Love you too." We said goodbye and I walked into the Hartford medical plaza, and checked into the OBGYN office.
The wait wasn't very long, and before i knew it, I was without pants laying on a table. The paper gown they gave me to lay over myself from the waist down was in place, and the doctor was feeling around my stomach. "So you have known you're pregnant for about two weeks, you said?"
I nodded nervously. "Yeah just about two weeks, and if I calculated correctly, I was about two weeks late for my period when I took the home pregnancy test."
"Well I can feel your uterus is definitely firm, I want to try an ultrasound with the wand. It's the more intrusive ultrasound, but I feel that we will get a better look at baby so we can do some measurements. Don't worry, this method for the ultrasound doesn't hurt, there's just a little pressure." She brought over the portable ultrasound machine and a very intimidating looking wand instrument.
Once she started, I stared intently at the screen, waiting for her to find right angle. And then suddenly, as if out of nowhere, a little Lima bean showed up. That's the only way I could describe how it looked. My heart stopped as she clicked on the tiny flutter, and the sound of the heartbeat filled the room. A tear rolled down my cheek, as she spoke. "Very strong heartbeat, which is a good sign! Now the baby is measuring that you're 8 weeks along. We calculate from the first day of your last period which is corresponding with your estimates, and everything is looking great so far. I'll just print this out real quick and have the nurse schedule you a follow up appointment. Congratulations."
I pulled up to Lane's house, feeling a little excited for the first time, to share this news with someone new. I put the ultrasound in my purse and headed up to the door. "Hey! Come on in! Zach just took the boys to the park, so now is actually a perfect time to hang out!"
We sat in her living room, drinking some peppermint hot cocoa as Lane gushed about how the twins were doing. Steve and Kwan were now two years old, and the most rambunctious kids I've ever seen. Something to look forward to, minus one, I suppose. "So I have to something to share with you best friend of mine." I pulled the picture out of my purse and handed it to her. "Seems only fair, since I was one of the first to know when you had the same news."
"OH MY GOD!!!" She squealed and leaped at me for a hug. "Wait, are we excited about this? Sorry, I let the excitement of having a mom friend come over me!"
I laughed and gave a small nod. "Well I mean, I'm still trying to accept it all, but yes I'm becoming a little excited. I got that ultrasound today, and it just… changed my world around." She gave the understanding mom look. "It's Logan's baby, but unless he's recently changed his mind and hasn't told me, looks like I'll be doing this alone."
"Oh Rory, I'm so sorry. Give him some time, he might come around. And if he doesn't? Well then its his loss, because you and this baby are both a great catch and he's missing out! Plus you have your mom and Luke, and this whole crazy town to help you out." She sat next to me, as we both stared at the black and gray picture of my Lima bean. "So did you hear I have to run the diner for the next week, with Stars Hollow very own ex hoodlum?"
"What??" My eyebrows gave away my instant surprise. "What about Caesar? He's been fine with you the last two weeks while Luke has been gone."
"He had some sort of family thing he had to leave for, so Luke wrangled Jess in for the week. I figured Lorelai woudl've said something, but yeah, he should be in town already, or fairly soon anyways."
I looked at my best friend, longing for some advice. "So at the wedding, Jess and I seemed to be getting along great, we danced and talked for a bit, it was nice. But later that night he may have overheard me talking to Logan on the phone, and stormed off, yelling at me for still hanging around Logan. He assumed we were still together. Also, I don't know if he heard me say anything about the baby, and I'm not ready for more people to know yet. At least not until after I'm a little further along, that's what the doctor suggested anyway." I know I looked upset and Lane could see that.
She smiled, which was confusing. "So after all this time, you guys still have this deep thing going, huh? I mean why else would Jess care so much about who you are dating? Did being around him bring up anything for you in the feelings department?" Lane was in serious gossip mode.
"I don't know!" I groaned and threw my head back on the couch. "I may have felt all tingly when we were dancing… I definitely need to clear up the fact that I'm not with Logan. Though, clearing that up might not matter once he finds out I'm carrying half that guys DNA inside me."
"Well sounds like you are hoping for something, considering you're worried about the pregnancy affecting his opinion of you." She knew me well, then again its always been obvious when it came to jess.
"There's always been this… connection with Jess. As much as we fought and ran away from each other, its like a force has always been drawing us back. I'm happy with being his friend, but I've never really ruled out trying again with him in the future. That is, until recently, when the clear blue test laughed in my face." I dropped my hand to my stomach, pretty much for the first time since I found out I was pregnant, and rubbed my thumb across my still-flat abdomen. "Even if I wanted things to work out that way, I couldn't expect any guy to be in love with me enough, to raise another man's child. I'm not in a hallmark special here."
"No, but you are in Stars Hollow, and some would say that's pretty much as close as you can get." She smirked with her somewhat encouraging words. "I'll try to figure out if he heard you say anything about the baby, while I work with him. At least that information will relieve some stress from you."
I gave her a hug. "Thanks for listening Lane. I couldn't ask for a better friend."
She walked me to the door, but stopped me after our goodbyes. "But Rory… if there's any chance of you wanting him back, be honest about the baby from the beginning. You'll want a firm foundation of communication and trust, if you guys start anything later on. And if he turns you down and says he's not ready for all that, you'll feel better you tried. Something tells me though, jess isn't done with you either. And he never will be."
"Thank you." I said, with a teary-eyed smile. Maybe I was being crazy, maybe its early hormones hitting, or maybe she's right. I was very quickly hoping it was the latter.
Thank you for reading and reviewing! As always, I hope you're enjoying this story. I know Logan's character was a little off, however future appearances will be truer to the shows portrayal of him at times. Though this is revolving more around Rory and Jess, so to deter Rory from him, I am adding my own characteristics to Logan. I've had this idea for a while, but I'm still messing around with how I develop everyone in my head. It's a slow start for the main characters, but I feel better adding in the extra time and details for essential development. Thanks again if you are still reading!!*
