A few weeks later

Lorelai got into the jeep and started it up. She was leaving her parents' house. Emily had called a few days earlier, saying that she and Richard had wanted to spend a day with Will. Lorelai told her that it would be fine for them to spend a day with Will, the Inn was very busy with a lot of weddings and other events coming up and Luke had gone to the diner early that morning to handle deliveries.

She drove to the Inn and started work for the day. Later that afternoon, she noticed that she was bleeding. She knew that it wasn't exactly normal to bleed during pregnancy, so she decided to drive herself to the hospital.

That Night

Luke returned home, he looked downstairs, but he didn't see Lorelai anywhere. "Lorelai?" He called, wondering where she was. He didn't hear any response, but he decided to go upstairs to their bedroom to see if she was there. He found her lying on the bed. "Lorelai? Are you sleeping?" He asked.

She sobbed softly. "Lorelai?! Are you alright?" He immediately rushed over to the bed. He looks at her face and sees it's red and tear-streaked. "What's wrong?" He asks, gently.

She looks at him and wonders how she'll tell him that she lost their baby, the baby that they both wanted so badly. "Luke, I…" She stops, not knowing how to tell him.

"What is it? Is it Will? Rory? Your parents?" He asks.

She shakes her head and another sob escapes her. "It's the baby, Luke. I… I lost our baby, I had a miscarriage." She sobs again and tears run down her cheeks.

"Oh… no. Lorelai… the… our baby is gone… just like that? How did you find out?"

Lorelai looks down, not being able to look him in the eye. "I noticed that I was bleeding and I knew that wasn't normal so I… I drove to the hospital and after some tests, they… they told me that I had lost the baby."

Luke grabs her hand and holds it. "Did they say if anything caused it? Or… God… I didn't even think about this happening to us since you had Will with no problems."

"Um, all they really said was that women my age are more likely to have miscarriages and… I just can't believe he or she is gone… I…" Lorelai broke down, sobbing uncontrollably.

Luke let go of her hand and wrapped his arm around her, gently pulling her into his embrace. "Shh." He whispered, not knowing what to say to soothe her.

She pulls away from him and says: "Luke, I lost our baby… are you mad at me?"

"What?! Lorelai, how could I be mad? It wasn't your fault. I'm a little upset that I wasn't there when you found out, but, we can try again… right?"

She nods: "They said I should be able to get pregnant again, but it's just… harder for women my age. And I just wanted this baby so much… this baby and now it's gone forever."

Luke moved his hands to her face and wiped at her tears with his thumbs. "I wanted this baby too, Lorelai. There's nothing you could have done to stop this from happening. It's just… awful, I know it is… but we can try again, I want to. I love you and I loved this baby and if we're lucky enough to have another baby, I'll love it too. We'll get through this together. I promise you." He felt tears welling up in his own eyes and he blinked to try and stop them from rolling down his face.

Lorelai nods, looks into his eyes and says: "I love you too. And you're right; we can get through this together. It will be hard, but we can do it."

Luke nods. "Is Will still with your parents?" He asks.

"Yeah, I called my mom and told her what happened and I asked if they could keep him for the night and she said it was no problem."

"Okay." He replies. A minute of silence passes.

"Luke, let's just… can we stay in bed for a while?" She asks him.

"Sure." He replies, knowing that she needs him right now. She lies back down and he gets up and walks over to the other side of the bed, pulls back the covers and lies down next to her. He puts a hand on hers and pulls it. She starts to move closer to him and he pulls her so that the upper half of her body is lying on his chest. He leans down and kisses the top of her head, then wraps one arm around her shoulders. He feels her body shake, as she starts sobbing again. He runs his other hand through her hair and up and down her back. He takes a deep breath and lets his own tears escape. She lifts her head, looks at his face and whispers: "Oh, hon." She leans in and kisses his cheek, which is tear-stained. When she pulls back, he looks at her then closes his eyes and starts to lean in at the same time she does. They share a very gentle kiss of comfort. She pulls away and puts her head back on his chest. He holds her for a long time, as they start to grieve their loss.

Author's note: Sorry if that was really sad, I just thought it would be realistic since Lorelai would be over 40 when this story takes place.