A Few Months Later
Lorelai and Luke are sitting on the floor, playing with Will. "I can't believe he's already this big. He'll be off to school before we know it. It just goes by so fast." Lorelai says.
"Yeah, I know. It's weird… I never got to see any firsts with April. I didn't get to hear her first words, see her first steps or her first day of school or anything. I know we're older parents, and by the time he graduates high school, we'll be almost sixty… but it doesn't matter. I'm glad I get to experience parenting with you." Luke replies.
"Luke." Lorelai says and she smiles at him. "I'm happy too. You're a great dad to Will, and also to April even though you missed all those years with her. I'm happy that you're the one I had another kid with, that I get to spend the rest of my life with you. I love you. I feel like… like I don't say it enough."
Luke looks at her and says; "Lorelai, you don't have to say it. I know you feel it. But I'm happy to hear it and I love you too." Lorelai smiles and leans in to kiss him, but Will interrupts them.
"Ma…mama." Will says in a tiny voice. Lorelai turns to him. "Will, did you just say Mama?" She turns back to Luke. "Did you hear him say it?" She asks.
"I think I did… maybe he'll say it again?" Luke replies.
Lorelai picks up Will and holds him in front of her. "Hi, baby. Can you say Mama? Come on, say it for me." Luke raises his eyebrows and Lorelai just stares at Will. "Mama…can you say it? Mama… Mama." Lorelai says to Will, practically begging him. About ten seconds pass then Will says it, "Mama." "Good job! I love you, Will." Lorelai responds and hugs him.
"Give him here; let's see if I can get him to say Dada." Luke says, sounding a bit sarcastic.
"Okay." Lorelai says simply and gently hands him Will.
Luke holds him by his armpits and stares at him. "Hey, buddy… can you say Dada...Dada?" Will just stares at him and fidgets in his arms.
Lorelai giggles; "He's going to be a Momma's boy. I can tell right now, sorry Luke." She grins at him.
"Oh, you can tell, huh?" Luke smirks. "Well, I'll try one more time." He sets Will down in front of him and says: "Will, come on, say Dada… you can do it, say Dada." Will just makes random baby sounds.
"It's okay, hon, he'll say it eventually." Lorelai reaches out and rubs Luke's arm.
"I know. He can take all the time he needs." Luke says. Lorelai leans in and kisses him, pulls back a little then kisses him again.
"Will interrupted us before." She says, after pulling away.
"I remember." Luke replies. He wraps his arm around her and she leans into him. They watch Will play with his toys.
A Few Months Later (One week before Will's first birthday)
Luke enters the bedroom holding Will on his hip and a mug of coffee in his other hand. He sets the coffee down on the nightstand and puts Will down on the floor. He kneels down in front of the bed, where Lorelai is sleeping. He gently shakes her to wake her up. "Hey." He whispers when she opens her eyes.
"Hey." She whispers back then looks at the alarm clock on the nightstand. "I guess I have to get up, huh?" She mutters.
"Yeah, sorry I had to wake you."
"No, it's okay… kiss?" She asks him. He leans in and gives her a peck on the lips.
"Okay, I can get up now." She says. She pulls back the covers and reaches for her coffee mug, but stops when she sees Will. Luke has stood up and he looks down at her when she gasps.
"What?" He asks her.
"Look at Will, he's standing up. Luke turns around to look at him. Will is standing up, holding onto a chair.
"Maybe he's going to try to walk?" Lorelai says.
Luke goes to sit a few feet in front of Will. "Hey, Will come here. Come to Daddy." Lorelai watches with a smile on her face. Will keeps holding onto the chair, but he puts one foot forward. He stays still for a few seconds then lets go of the chair takes two tiny steps forward. "Come on." Luke encourages him. Will walks a couple more small steps then stumbles, but Luke is there to catch him. Luke holds him and looks over at Lorelai. Lorelai grins at him. Luke looks back at Will. "Good job, Buddy." He quickly kisses Will's cheek.
Lorelai smiles at the sight. "He's definitely turned into a softie." She thinks. Lorelai gets up out of the bed and walks over to sit a few feet from Luke and Will. "See if he'll walk to me." She says. Luke turns Will around to face Lorelai then stands him up. "Will, come to Mommy." Lorelai calls to him. Will looks at her for moment then takes a small step, then another. After another step, he falls. He cries and Lorelai scoots over to him and picks him up. "Aww, it's alright, Honey. You did a good job. You don't have to master walking in one day." Will stops crying once Lorelai holds him close to her.
Luke gets off the floor. "I'll take him; you go get ready for work." Lorelai holds Will up to Luke and he bends down to pick him up. After Luke takes Will from her, Lorelai gets up and heads to the bathroom.
A half hour later, Lorelai leaves for work. Luke sees her off at the front door, holding Will. "Bye, have a good day." He tells her.
"I'll try." She responds. She leans in to give him a quick kiss then bends down to kiss Will's forehead. "Bye, see you two later." She says.
"See ya." Luke replies. Lorelai turns and walks out the door.