"Get up" said Luke walking into his bedroom.
"Get out" Lorelai mumbled. Luke sighted and went downstairs towards Rory's room, the door was opened so he walked in.
"Get up" he said to Rory.
"No" she mumbled and turn her back to Luke.
"Fine then I'll go to the beach by myself and I'll throw the coffee out the window on the ride there" he said walking out of her room.
"I'm up, I'm up!" she yelled and jump out of bed to the bathroom. Luke just smiled to himself and went to the kitchen to make breakfast. After a couple of minutes Rory was taking a bath and Lorelai walked down the stairs.
"Something smells" she said walking in the kitchen.
"Good or bad?" he asked while walking to her. He gives her a long good morning kiss and rubs her stomach.
"Don't know yet" he got back to the stove "Smells like egg's and ham" she said
"Well maybe because I'm making egg's and ham"
"Funny funny man" she sat at the table.
"Want some?"
"Diirty!"
"I meant eggs"
"Dirty-er"
"Lorelai!"
"Yes, you big grump, egg's and ham would be ok"
"Here you go" he said as he placed a plate in front of her and a glass of milk.
"Milk?"
"Helps your bones" he said sitting next to her.
"Whatever" they ate and while Lorelai took a bath Rory ate breakfast and Luke washed everything, that day was the day, it was the day they were leaving towards the beach for a whole week. Again they were just gonna be back in time to go to the doctors appointment.
"Mom! Hurry up!" Rory was yelling up the stairs Luke was already in the car he had everything in it now. Earlier in the week the three of them had gone car shopping they bought a pathfinder. Luke had said it was too much but Lorelai 'explained' that they were gonna need the room for the twins and all of the twins stuff, plus Rory and the both of them, so he caved.
"Where's your mom?" Luke asked Rory when she sat in the back seat.
"Bathroom I think" and with that he stepped out of the car and walked in the house. Rory started playing with the radio.
"Lorelai?" he asked walking into the house.
"Kitchen" she has her head in the fridge. Luke walks behind her and hugs her.
"What are you doing" he whispers into her ear.
"We're hungry"
"You just ate breakfast" he said pulling on her and closing the refrigerators door.
"So? I'm still hungry" he was pushing her out the door and locking it up.
"I'll buy you something on the drive there"
"Promise?" she asked while he opened her door.
"Promise" and he gave her a kiss. Lorelai made Luke stop at the first gas station they saw, and she bought a big ice cream cone. They had been on the road for two hours.
"Gah!"
"What?" Luke asked sort of concerned, and I mean sort of because she's been complaining all the ride.
"I'm bored, I wanna pee, and my feet are starting to hurt" complained Lorelai.
"Why are your feet hurting exactly?" asked Rory.
"Because I've been sitting so long that all my blood has gone to my feet and that makes for the hurting" she explained in a 'duh' voice tone.
"So what you're saying is that you want me to stop in the next restaurant for you to walk, go to the bathroom and eat something?" Luke said matter-of-factly.
"Wow you know me so well" Lorelai mocked and Rory just laughed quietly.
After they had gone to the restaurant and had driven for more hours the were finally pulling into the beach house drive way. Rory just looked at the house and the surroundings, it was about 3 or 4 in the afternoon.
"Wow" Rory whispered.
"Why don't you girls go inside, I'll just unload the car" Luke offered.
"You sure?" asked Lorelai.
"You're kidding right? There's no way you're gonna convince me of letting you carry suitcases" Lorelai just smiled.
"I'll show you your room babe" Lorelai said to Rory. And both of them just walked into the house. Luke just started carrying suitcases inside.
"Wow this place is great" said Rory while walking downstairs with her mom.
"Good to know you feel that way. Hey babe we're hungry" Lorelai turns towards Luke.
"Wanna go out for dinner?" Luke asked both of them. The just shrieked and walked outside.
The next morning Lorelai woke up ridiculously early because the twins wouldn't stop moving, she saw Luke sleeping and she didn't want to wake him so she went to check on Rory she was also asleep but she didn't mind waking her up.
"Rory" Lorelai gave her a nudge.
"Mmm" she didn't move.
"Wake-y wake-y" she nudged her harder.
"What? Is it wake up Rory week or something?" she turns to her mom.
"What?"
"Never mind, what's up?" she asks while sitting.
"Hey!" Lorelai grabs Rory's hand and places it on her abdomen. Rory's first impression is weirdness but then she feels it.
"Wow" she whispers.
"I know"
"Is that why you're awake?" Lorelai just nods "Wow it feels really weird"
"Tell me about it"
"So you hungry?" Lorelai made a face "Of course you are"
"You know me so well, so what should we eat?"
"I don't know, I don't cook"
"Neither do I" Lorelai whined.
"So now what?" asked a sad Rory.
"We're gonna have to wait for Luke"
"But I'm hungry now because of you"
"I must be crazy locking my self up for a week with two Lorelai Gilmore" Luke joked while standing in Rory's door.
"Must be" joked Lorelai.
After they ate they decided to go swimming so they each where in their rooms changing.
"You're kidding right?" asked Luke in disbelief.
"You don't like it?"
"Aw geez you're not kidding" he said looking to his bathing suit.
"It's cute" she whined.
"It's flannel!" Luke screeched and Lorelai just laughed. "Stop laughing Lorelai. I'm not gonna go swimming wearing this"
"Aw don't be such a weenie"
"I'm not weenie I'm a sausage" cant believe I just said that. He thought turning a little red.
"Oh my!" Lorelai started laughing. "Yes you are" she mocked rubbing her growing stomach. Luke just lowered his eyebrows and narrowed his eyes.
"Whatever, but I'm still not wearing this" and he threw the orange flannel bathing suit on the bed, and walked out into the hallway.
"You ready to go?" asked Rory walking out of her room.
"I'm not going" Luke said simply.
"What? Why?"
"There's no way I'm gonna wear that"
"What?...oh I get it the bathing suit huh?"
"You knew about that!"
"Well I figured she did something, cuz she wouldn't let me se what she bought. But don't worry Luke" he gave her a strange look "I just saved your life" she walked back into her room and a couple of seconds later she came out with a bag. "Here I bought this the same day but my mom doesn't know" it was a simple black shorts a normal black bathing suit. Thanks Rory you saved my life he thought. "What do you think?"
"Thank you so much, you just saved me a lot of humiliation and he hugged her.
"You're welcome. Oh hey Luke?" he was walking back to their room.
"Yeah?" he turned to face her.
"Coffee?" she gave him the puppy eyes.
"Sure" he chuckled, and went back into the room.
"What you got there?" Lorelai asked looking at the bag in Luke's hands.
"Something that proves Rory's a more humane person"
"I don't need a bag to tell me that, I already knew. So what's in the bag?" she said trying to grab it.
"A normal and decent bathing suit"
"She sold me out!" Luke just laughed.
After a while the three of the were at the beach, Luke had given Rory a thermos as a token of gratitude, Lorelai was faking being mad at Rory, Rory was in the water already.
"It's like she's 5 again" Lorelai said sitting down at the blanket Luke had placed down.
"Look who's talking" Luke chuckled while sitting next to her.
"Hey! Just for that, you're gonna have to put sun lotion on me" she handed him the bottled and slightly turned her back towards him. After he had put sun lotion in all of her body he asked her to put some in his back; once they were done with the lotion Lorelai asked Luke if they could go for a walk on the beach.
"Sure. Here let me help you" he help her stand up and the walked towards the edge of the beach and told Rory they were going for a walk and to look out for the stuff they had in the beach.
"Where to?" asked Luke.
"Can we walk along the edge, cuz I like having my feet wet"
"Sure lets go" they walked along the beach hand in hand for a little while in silence a comfortable silence.
"Hey Luke?" she turned her head a little to look at him.
"Yeah?"
"You really don't want to know what the twins are?"
"I'm actually not sure anymore" Lorelai smiled. "Why are you smiling?"
"Cuz' I'm glad you're not sure"
"Why?"
"Cuz' I really really want to know what they are"
"Really?"
"I want it more than you wanted a normal bathing suit" Luke laughed at that statement.
"So that much huh?" she just nodded. "Ok, I guess it's not a bad thing for us to know the sex of the twins"
"Yay!" and with that she hugged him fiercely.
"Wow you really wanted this"
"Well duh, now we can pick names and buy sex specific clothes and furniture…"
"Oh goody!" Luke said sarcastically. After that they walked a little further.
"Hey Luke?"
"Yeah?"
"I'm tired"
"Oh, ok lets head back then"
"No"
"What? I thought you said you were tired?"
"I am, just let me sit for a while, then we can go ok" he just nodded and helped her sit down. "Hey sit behind me please?"
"Why?"
"Please?" she said with puppy eyes.
"Ok" he did so and as soon as he was sitting she let herself fall back and rest her back in his chest, making him almost fall back. "Hey a little warning would've been good" he adjusted him self so she was more comfortable.
"What's the fun in that" she said closing her eyes. He wrapped his arms around her waist and rested his hands on her stomach, as soon as she felt his hands on her stomach she put her hands on top of his. "This is nice" she whispered. He just nodded and kissed the top of her head. About a half and hour later they were walking back to where Rory was.
"God what took you so long?" Rory asked while getting up from the blanket.
"I got tired and we sat for a while" Lorelai explained simply "but now its late and I'm hungry. And don't say chocker or something like that young lady" Lorelai warned Rory.
"You're no fun" she pouted. Luke gathered everything and they went to the house to change.
In ThE hOuSe.
"So, how do I look?" asked Lorelai while turning to show Luke her dress.
"Wow" was all he could say.
"Good" she smiled. "Rory you ready!" she walked out of their room.
"Yeah be right down!" she yelled back.
"Where did you get that dress?" asked Luke walking behind her.
"What? You like?" he nodded "Good"
"Tease"
"But you love it" they were now at the front door. "Rory we'll be outside!"
"Ok! Almost done!" Rory yelled back. Luke sat on one of the patio chairs Lorelai sat on his knees sideways and Luke wrapped his arms around her.
"There's another chair right over there" Luke said pointing to the chair next to that one.
"Oh so you want us to leave?" she asked with a fake sad voice and a pout.
"Never" he whispered into her ear.
"Softie. Uuu put your hand here" she said moving his hand to a spot in her stomach. "C'mon baby don't be shy" she said softly to her stomach. Right then something moved. "There you go"
"Feels weird" Luke said not taking his eyes off of her stomach.
"Tell me about it" right then Rory walked outside.
"Aw you guys look adorably mushy"
"Gee thanks" said Luke.
"Ok can we go now, cuz' we are really hungry now"
"Sure, just get up" said Luke.
Some day later they were still at the beach house, they had a couple of days left on their vacation but it was gonna be cut short and they didn't know it. The phone rang.
"Hello?" answered Rory.
"Caesar has pneumonia!" screeched Lane.
"What? Who is this?"
"Who's this?"
"Rory. Lane is that you?"
"Yes is Luke there?" she was still all paranoid.
"Sure I'll go get him" there were some fussing on the line and Luke's voice came on.
"Hello?"
"Caesar has pneumonia!"
"What!"
"He has pneumonia and I don't think I can handle the diner all by my self cuz' tis hard and I don't know what to do so I called you and I'm sorry I bothered you but I don't know what to do!"
"Lane breath…" she did. "Ok now close the diner for today and I'll be there tomorrow ok?"
"You sure?"
"Yes I'll be there to open tomorrow, and thanks for calling"
"Ok…ok see you tomorrow"
"Bye" now to tell the girls we have to leave now. Lorelai saw Luke's thinking face.
"What's wrong?" she asked putting a hand on his shoulder.
"We have to go back" he said simply.
"What? Why? What happened?"
"Caesar has pneumonia and Lane cant handle the diner by her self, so we have to leave now in order for me to open the diner tomorrow"
"It's ok" said Lorelai.
"You sure, I mean this was supposed to be the last week just you and Rory"
"Yes I'm sure, and we still have next week together, let me go tell her and then we'll pack. Ok?" he nodded.
"Thanks"
"Anything for you babe"
"That sounds too mushy"
"But is still true"
It was a little past 10:00 p.m. when they got home, Luke told the girls that he would unload the car so they went inside to watch some TV while they waited for Luke.
"All done, we just need to unpack but I know that'll take like a week so I'm not gonna worry about that" he said sitting on the big chair of the couch.
"Wow that's what you think?" asked Lorelai. He nodded.
"Well I'm sorry to tell you that you have high hopes my friend, cuz' its gonna be three weeks at least" Rory mocked him.
"Gee thanks. Well I'm gonna head now, cuz' I have to get up early tomorrow to go to work" he said getting up.
"Well that's what you get for owning a diner" Lorelai
"You own an inn" he shot back.
"Yes, but since I'm pregnant I had to train someone to do my job, so now I don't have to worry about it" she stuck her tong at him he raised an eyebrow and went up stairs. Both girls laughed and stay a couple more minutes watching TV then they went to bed. Next morning Luke got up got ready and left the girls a not telling them their breakfast is waiting for them at the diner. He was swamped and it looked like I was only gonna get worse.
"Lorelai!" he said walking out of the storage room, she was walking out of the kitchen.
"Yes hon?" she asked while flashing her eyelashes.
"What are you doing?" he said pushing her to the other side of the counter.
"Well right now trying not to fall…" he let go of her "and earlier I was putting our order in"
"You mean you put your order before everybody else's?"
"Yeah pretty much yes" he grunted and walked to the kitchen, Rory laughed. After that Rory went for a walk and Lorelai went home to 'rest'.
Lorelai was sitting on the couch with her legs on the coffee table she was flipping thru the channels when there was a knock on the door.
"Gah! Five month pregnant woman trying to open the door, so be patient!" she said walking to the door. When she opened the door her mouth almost hit the ground. "Mom" she whispered.
"Lorelai, before you close the door please hear me out" pleaded Emily and when Lorelai didn't move she began talking. "Very well, last time I saw you was at the mall, I was not planning on seeing you there but if you would've stay I would've been able to apologize like I wanted to, but you left. So ever since I was calling here but there was no answer and since I don't like talking to machines I didn't leave a message, I tried the inn but Michel said nothing so finally I called the diner and a man said that Luke was not there because he and his family were on a vacation. And that's when it hit me, his family, at first I wanted to apologize because I didn't want to miss out again, but after that call, my reason for apologizing changed. Now I want to be part of your family if you would let me. So I'm going to go now and let you think this thru, because I don't want an answer now, it's not your life any more, it's Rory's Luke's and the twins now so you need to think it thru. I'm leaving this…" she handed her a wrapped box "I hope you like it" and with that she left the porch and a very stunned Lorelai. She looked at the box she had on her hands, shut the door and went and sat on the couch. Did she really mean all of that? Lorelai had placed the box on the coffee table and just stared at it.
After a while of just staring at it she finally got the courage of grabbing it and opened it. She was taken aback by the sight of to little baby shits one green and one yellow both of them had 'baby Danes' stitched on the left side. About an hour later Luke walked in, he saw Lorelai sitting with her legs on the couch her back resting on the armrest and she was not moving or blinking for that matter.
"Lorelai are you ok?" he walked slowly to her. "What's that?" he said pointing to the little baby clothes on her lap.
"Peace offering" she whispered.
"What?" he sat on the coffee table making her look at him and away from the baby clothes.
"Emily came today…" she saw his shocked face. "Don't worry we're fine…" she said placing a hand on her stomach. "She came here to apologize and give us these…" she handed Luke the little clothes.
"'Baby Danes'?" he asked confused.
"Apparently she wants to be part of our family now. Her words not mine"
"What?"
"She said she's been wanting to apologize for a while now…" let the rant begin "And that she's been calling be we never answered so she called the inn but couldn't get any answers there so she called the diner and someone told her you went on a vacation with your family and she said that something clicked that now she doesn't want to miss out and that she wants to be a part of our family. But that I shouldn't answer now, that I needed to talk to you and Rory about it, cuz she doesn't want to be a part of my life that she wants to be a part of our life. Then she gave me this" she pointed to the baby clothes on Luke's hands.
"Breath…" she did "Ok, then what do you want to do?"
"ME?" Luke nodded. "Why me? like she said its our family"
"I said you because if its up to me then… yes" he said simply.
"What!" she was shocked.
"They are the grandparents Lorelai, and my folks are dead so they are the only grandparents"
"There's all of starts hollow's senior citizens" she tried.
"No, I mean blood relatives, there's Liz and Rory but that's it. And if they are really wanting to do this our way then even better"
"I guess you're right, wait but they also have Jess!"
"And that's a good thing?"
"Maybe, ok you're right, we should give it a chance" she turned to look at the baby clothes.
"You liked them didn't you?" she nodded. "They're kinda cute"
"You said cute!" she giggled.
"Glad you're happy again" she kissed him as a response.
Later that night the three of them were eating dinner in the kitchen for a change.
"So you're gonna give it a try?" asked a shocked Rory.
"Yep" nodded Lorelai.
"Wow, so when?"
"Why not the day after tomorrow?" asked Luke.
"She didn't ask for a crappy movie Luke, she asked for a date" mocked Lorelai.
"Ha-ha, that's what I meant" said an annoyed Luke.
"So soon?" asked a nervous Lorelai.
"Well yeah, I mean it's cruel to leave her wondering, and we're gonna go to Hartford then, so why not kill to birds with one shot"
"Fine" Lorelai pouted.
"Ok then here" Luke handed her the phone.
"What do you want me to do with this?"
"Call and tell her and don't pout"
"But.." she started
"No buts either. You pick the restaurant but tell them about the appointment so they don't ask for an hour" he explained.
"Fine" Lorelai was dialing.
"Hey Luke?" said Rory.
"Yeah?" he turned to face her.
"I'm not gonna go with you guys, I already had plans with Lane" she said quietly so Lorelai didn't wouldn't her.
"It's ok" he reassured her.
"For you but what about her?" she said pointing towards Lorelai.
"I'll talk to her"
"Thanks" she shot him a smile.
Mean while Lorelai.
"Hey mom?" Lorelai asked.
"Lorelai?" asked a confused Emily.
"Who else calls you mom?" keep your cool Lorelai.
"You're right" keep your cool Emily.
"What are you guys doing the day after tomorrow?"
"Well nothing apparently"
"Good" sighted Lorelai.
"Why?"
"Because we have a doctors appointment and since we're gonna be in Hartford we're wondering if you guys would like to have lunch with us?" she rambled.
"Sure. Where?"
"I'll call you after the appointment to tell you more specifically?"
"Ok"
"Bye mom"
"Bye Lorelai"