That night Luke and Lorelai convinced Emily, Richard, Rory and Jess to leave. Jess was going to come back the next day in the afternoon to pick them up, Rory couldn't go because she had to go back to Yale.
"The doctor said to rest the first couple of days" Luke told her once they arrived home and she said she wanted to go to the inn.
"But…"
"No buts, now go!" Luke said and pointed up the stairs.
"Fine, fine. I'm going" Lorelai said and walked up to her room.
"I'll be up in a sec." Luke told Lorelai while she walked upstairs, Lorelai nodded. "Do you have a lot of homework?" Luke turned to ask Jess.
"I have some, but I'm gonna do it tonight after I get home from the diner" Jess told Luke.
"Thanks" Luke told him and Jess left.
Luke walked over to the kitchen and fixed Lorelai and him a snack, then he walked upstairs to their room; Lorelai was in bed, her back on the head rest. She was flipping thru the channels.
"Nothing good huh?" Luke said walking into the room.
"Ah! Don't do that" Lorelai said and Luke chuckled.
"Sorry"
"Is that food?" Lorelai asked eyeing the tray Luke was carrying.
"Yep, thought you might like a snack while we watched a movie" Luke walked over to his side of the bed and placed the tray on the bed.
"Really?" Lorelai asked happily.
"Well, you have to rest" Luke shrugged and walked over to the upstairs movie collection. "What do you wanna see?" Luke said eyeing the collection.
"A cartoon!..." Lorelai said happily and Luke turned to see if she was serious. "The boys need entertainment also" Lorelai said in a duh' voice.
"Ok, but which one?" Luke asked once he noticed they had over ten different cartoon related movies, and he knew that they had more in the downstairs collection, cuz' that one was the best collection in the entire house.
"'The Emperors New Grove'" Lorelai said and bounced a little.
"Ok" Luke said, gabbed the movie, popped it in and walked over to the bed he took his shoes off and climbed in next to her. Lorelai fiddled with the remote while Luke got acquainted on the bed, in the 'perfect mush position'.
"Hey! Where're the red vines?" Lorelai asked eyeing the tray, it had crackers, cheese ritz, some fruit and a little chocolates; the chocolates were the only junk food she could see.
"Back at the store" Luke said in a duh' voice. "No junk food, Lorelai" Luke reminded her.
"Fine" she said letting a big sigh out.
When the emperor started singing and dancing, the music made the twins start moving around, which cause Lorelai to giggle and reach for Luke's hand.
"They like to dance" Lorelai said between giggles.
"I think they like the movie" Luke said, his hand still on her stomach.
"Luke! Put your other hand here" Lorelai motioned Luke to the opposite side of where his other hand was now. Luke had both hands on opposite sides of her stomach. "Ok, now I'm happy" Lorelai suddenly said.
"What? Why?" Luke said looking her right in the eye while keeping his hands where they were.
"They hadn't moved since we were dancing at the wedding" Lorelai confessed, Luke frowned. "I knew they were ok because of the heart monitor… but still, I wanted to feel them" she said shyly.
"Hey, it's ok, you're ok, and they're ok, so don't worry" Luke said and rubbed her round stomach gently, Lorelai smiled and they turned their attention back to the movie.
"That was a very weird movie" Luke said once the movie was over.
"Shh" Lorelai told him and she turned her attention towards the screen, then the little squirrel started to 'squiken' and Lorelai started doing the same, Luke just laughed when he noticed that the sounds that she was doing sounded just like the ones the squirrel was doing. "Hey! Don't mock" she said once that scene was over and playfully smack his shoulder.
They just sat there enjoying themselves while the main menu of the DVD played over and over.
"That's annoying" Luke said.
"When it gets to you, yes. But when you ignore it, then no"
"Oh, so I just have to ignore it" Luke said mocking Lorelai.
"No, you have to try and ignore it"
"So it can't be ignored?"
"Nop" Lorelai said then she laughed.
"Turned it of" Luke begged, at that Lorelai laughed harder, fed up Luke reached for the remote and turned it off.
"Hey!" Lorelai complained once she noticed what he had done.
"Sorry" Luke said with a smile and placed the remote on the bedside table that was on his side, that way Lorelai couldn't get it.
"Mean" Lorelai told him and stuck her tongue at him, Luke quickly leaned in and kissed the tip of her tongue, and Lorelai smiled she pulled Luke closer to kiss her more deeply.
"Don't even think about it" Luke mumbled against her lips.
"About what?" Lorelai mumbled with a smile, she reached her hand behind his neck and played with the hairs there.
"That" Luke said and pulled back. "Doctor said to take it easy" Luke reminded her again.
"So… we can take it easy" Lorelai said seductively, and leaned in again but Luke pulled back.
"Not for a little while longer" Luke told her and she pouted. "Don't do that" Luke said motioning towards her pouting lips, she pouted harder and added the puppy eyes. "You're mean" Luke said with a sigh.
"C'mon Luke" Lorelai begged. "Can't we just fool around for a little while?"
"We were never able to do just that. And you know it" Luke told her with a smug grin.
"Look at you. Someone is proud of himself"
"Just a bit" Luke told her. Lorelai started pouting again. "No" Luke said when he noticed 'the return of the pout'.
"Just for a little while. It's not fair that I'm in the sex stage of pregnancy and the Doctor told me to take it easy"
"Sex stage?"
"Hadn't you notice?" Lorelai asked shocked.
"Well, now that you mention it" Luke said after remembering and then a smile spread on his face.
"Aw, look at you. I bet you're rethinking what the Doctor said" Lorelai told him with a grin.
"God, you have no idea" Luke said before he could stop himself, Lorelai laughed.
"Good, now add a bunch of horny hormones to that feeling and you'll know how I feel" Lorelai said laughing.
"Sorry" Luke said flinching.
"Don't worry about it, just come here and kiss me senseless" Lorelai said with a wink.
"Nice try" Luke said, but walked over nevertheless and kissed her quickly then went downstairs.
"Mean!" Lorelai said after he left. She lay on her back and fell asleep.
An HoUr AnD A HaLf Or So LaTeR
Luke was downstairs in the living room watching a game, he was really into it and he didn't hear Lorelai come into the room.
"Luke, your boys are hungry" she said sleepily walking and then sitting next to him.
"God! Gees Lorelai make some noise when you walk or something" Luke said and Lorelai giggled.
"Sorry" she said with a shy smile.
"What were you saying?" Luke said returning his gaze back at the game.
"Huuuungryyyyyy" Lorelai pouted.
"I called Pete's like twenty minutes ago" still looking at the game.
"You're such a good provider" Lorelai cooed, Luke nodded not paying much attention to her. "Luke?"
"Mmm?"
"I love you"
"Mm Hmm"
"I drank coffee a little while ago" maybe saying that will wake him from his gaze Lorelai thought.
"Mm Hmm" drats that didn't do it. Aja, I know.
"I thought you should know…" dramatic pause Lorelai told herself, and still zero reaction. "…I had an affair with Kirk a while ago and there's like a 70 percent chance that the boys are his"
"Mm Hmm, tell him congratulations for me"
"Luke!" Lorelai squeaked and smacked him. The bell rang. "Pizza is here, and I suggest you get it cuz' I'm supposed to be resting"
"Yeah, now you decide to follow what the Doctor ordered" Luke said gruffly while getting up. "Don't change the channel and tell me if something important happens" he went to get the pizza.
"I don't know anything about baseball" Lorelai called after him.
"Just call me when the crowd yells frantically!" Luke called from the entrance.
"That I can do!"
A WhIlE LaTeR
"… so just because the ball went over that yellow line he can run all the bases and score?" Lorelai asked placing the remaining piece of pizza on her plate and placed it on the center table.
"Yes, it's called a homerun, it's actually hard to do"
"Well apparently not so hard cuz he's done two ever since I started paying attention to the game"
"That's cuz' he's really good" Luke told her and he took another sip of his coke.
"Have you ever made a homerun?" Lorelai asked turning to look at him.
"A couple" Luke shrugged it off.
"Look at you, being all modest" Lorelai said and pinched his cheek.
"Pinching" Luke protested, Lorelai smiled and stopped then turn to pay attention to the game.
"Have you ever gone tailgating?" Lorelai asked Luke after a couple of minutes.
"When I was younger, me and my dad always tailgated" Luke admitted shyly.
"That's so sweet" Lorelai leaned closer and kissed his cheek.
"Shh, game" Luke said pointing to the screen.
"Hey, what do you say to a barbecue?" Lorelai asked after a while.
"Is this some kind of joke or something?" Luke asked turning to look at her.
"Nop, I was thinking we should have a barbecue"
"Why?"
"I don't know, I just feel like having a party. And Halloween is too far away to wait for it" Lorelai explained.
"Why do we need a party?" Luke asked confused.
"To celebrate that the boys and I are ok" Luke hesitated. "Pleeeeeaaaaase?" Lorelai begged.
"Will you take it easy before during and after the BB-Q?" Luke asked negotiating.
"If you say yes I will?" Lorelai offered.
"Ok, when?"
"This Saturday?"
"Sure" Luke said and Lorelai shrieked.
"That's why I love you!" she said and then kissed him.
"Good to know why" Luke mumbled against her lips.
"I'll tell Miss Patty tomorrow" Lorelai told him once they pulled apart.
"Tell her what?"
"About the BB-Q, so she'll tell everybody"
"Everybody?" Luke asked a little afraid, Lorelai just nodded.
"Yes, it's a big celebration" Lorelai said in a 'duh' tone.
"What is?" Luke asked out of the loop again.
"That fact that the boys and I are ok, and that my panic attack was nothing mayor" Lorelai explained with puppy eyes so Luke would say yes.
"You are gonna milk that excuse for a very long time, aren't you" Luke said narrowing his eyes.
"Only until I give birth, then I'm gonna milk that" Lorelai told him with a smug look. "So, what do you say?'
"Fine, but remember, take it easy" Luke reminded her.
"Yay!" was all Lorelai said and then she kissed him. They kept watching the game till the end, the Arizona diamondbacks won 5-2 against the New York Mets. A little after the game ended Jess arrived home, Luke and Lorelai had stayed on the couch talking about the BB-Q.
"Hey, you just missed the game" Luke said once he noticed Jess.
"Yeah I know, the Mets lost" Jess said walking into the living room.
"How did you know?" Luke asked confused.
"Caesar had the radio on" Jess shrugged.
"Hey Jess, guess what" Lorelai told him once they stopped their baseball talk.
"What?"
"We're gonna have a barbecue this Saturday" Lorelai said happily.
"Really?"
"Yep, a big one. So tell Samantha" Luke told him.
"I will. Well, I'm gonna go finish my homework" Jess got up and started to leave.
"Thanks for covering today" Luke told Jess.
"No problem" with that he left to his room.
"So, tomorrow morning…" Luke started once he heard Jess' door close.
"…I'll call my parents" Lorelai said with a sigh.
"Good. A get Sookie or Rory to help you organize everything" Luke told her.
"I already told you I would" she whined like a ten year old. "Can we watch a movie?"
"Depends"
"On what?"
"Is it another cartoon?" Luke asked flinching.
"Nop"
"Ok then, yes we can" he said with a smile.
"Yay, I'll go get Final Destination 2 and you go get some ice-cream" Lorelai said getting up and walking over to the downstairs DVD collection.
"Final Destination 2?" Luke whined.
"Yep, you said it was ok as long as it wasn't a cartoon" Lorelai reminded him.
"Fine" Luke sighted and left to go get the ice-cream.
"Chocolate ice cream!" Lorelai yelled.
"Anything else?"
"Canned peaches" Lorelai said, and although Luke couldn't see her he knew she said that smiling.
"Crazy!" was all he responded.
"Hey! It's not my fault, your boys cant make up their mind!"
A WhIlE LaTeR
"Stop doing that" Luke said annoyed. The ice cream and the peaches were long gone. Lorelai was cuddled next to Luke, and every time something disgusting or scary happened she turned and hides behind Luke's shoulder.
"Why?" came Lorelai's muffled voice.
"Because you miss most of the movie when you do that"
"So?"
"Then you're annoying me, cuz you don't know what happened"
"So?"
"Just watch the movie, Lorelai" Luke said a little exasperated.
"But its way too bloody and I don't want to get scared"
"Then why did you pick this movie?"
"Cuz' I wanted to hear some bloody movie" Lorelai explained in a 'duh' tone.
"Crazy" Luke mumbled.
"I heard that"
In ThEiR BeDrOom
Luke was already in bed with his eyes closed but not asleep yet, he was wearing sweatpants and a shirt. Lorelai walked out of the bathroom in his flannel, she walked over to his side of the bed and kissed him.
"Stop it" Luke mumbled against her lips.
"What, you don't like it?" Lorelai faked disappointment.
"I love it…"
"Good" she said and started kissing him again.
"… but the doctor said…" Luke continued, Lorelai sighted and pulled away.
"Fine" she said and walked to her side of the bed. "But in two days…" Lorelai threatened while she got under the covers.
"I'll be all yours" Luke said with a chuckle.
"Good to know" she shifted a lot until she got in a semi comfortable position. "Night" she whispered almost asleep.
"Night" Luke said kissed her cheek and rubbed a hand over her tummy.
DiNeR ArOuNd 10am
Luke was walking around serving the late breakfast crew. The door bells jingled, Lorelai and Sookie entered the diner.
"Cake!" Sookie screeched. Lorelai had told her about the BBQ and they were planning everything. Miss Patty was already spreading the word.
"Oh yes! Chocolate! No wait… vanilla!... no, chocolate… hmm" Lorelai said.
"We can mix them together!" Sookie voiced her idea.
"No" was all Luke said as he passed by them.
"Ok, then we can make both!" Sookie squeaked.
"Yes! And ice cream, we have to have ice cream" Lorelai said, they went over to a table.
"Sure, anything else?" Sookie asked.
"For dessert? Hmm, no, I think that's all I want. Well at least for now" Lorelai told her and Luke walked up to them.
"So, you told Miss Patty" Luke stated. Lorelai winced and nodded. "Have you called your parents yet?" Lorelai shook her head. "Then why did you tell Miss Patty?" Lorelai shrugged.
"Wow it feels like I'm seven again" Sookie suddenly said. Both Luke and Lorelai turn to look at her with confused looks.
"What?" Lorelai asked giggling.
"When I was seven, I went over to my best friends' house, she hadn't cleaned her room and her dad started punishing her in front of me. I felt so bad, for her and for me. Now I feel the same way" Sookie explained.
"Ok" Luke said and then turned towards Lorelai. "Call your parents"
"I would, but there's a no cell phone policy" Lorelai said with a smile pointing towards the cell phone sign.
"Well, consider this the exception of the rule" Luke said sternly and walked back over to the kitchen.
"Hey! What about our orders!" Lorelai asked from the table.
"You can order once you've called them!" Luke yelled back.
"Wow he's tough" Sookie said with wide eyes, Lorelai sighted and reached into her purse for the phone.
"Hello?... yes hi…is Emily there… her daughter… no she doesn't know… I'll wait' Lorelai said into the phone.
"Lorelai?" Emily sounded surprised.
"Hi mom" Lorelai said happily.
"Is something wrong? Are you hurt? Is Rory ok? Why aren't you talking?" Emily ranted. Wow, that's were I got it from Lorelai thought.
"Mom! Everything's fine. I was just calling to invite you and dad over on Saturday for a BBQ" Lorelai explained before her mother had an aneurism.
"A Barbecue?"
"Yes, this Saturday. Preparations start as early as two, but the BBQ wont be until five" Lorelai told her.
"Is it a special occasion?"
"Yes it is!" Lorelai said happily.
"Is it Luke's birthday?"
"Not yet. Besides he already had me swear not to make a big deal about it" Lorelai sighted.
"Ok, then what are we celebrating?" Emily asked intrigued.
"That we're all ok" Lorelai stated.
"What?"
"We are celebrating the fact that the boys and I are ok" Lorelai explained.
"Oh, that's a very important thing to celebrate" Emily said honestly.
"I know, so, are you coming?"
"Consider this our RSVP" Emily said.
"Good"
"Was there anything else?"
"No, not really"
"Ok then, I have to go because I'm having tea with some of the girls" Emily explained.
"Ok mom, bye, see you Saturday" Lorelai said.
"What about Friday?"
"Do I have to go" Lorelai whined like a four year old.
"Fine, you can skip this Friday due to the BBQ and your recent visit to the hospital" Emily gave in.
"Thanks mom, bye"
"Bye, Lorelai" and they hung up. Lorelai placed her cell phone back in her purse.
"Luke! I already called my mom!" Lorelai yelled towards the kitchen and everybody in the diner turn to look her way.
"Lorelai" Luke hissed once he reached their table. "How many times have I told you? No yelling in the diner"
"Sorry" Lorelai said with a smirk.
"I feel seven again" Sookie said.
GiLmOrE-DaNeS HoUsE
Lorelai was lying down on her bad while talking on the phone with Rory.
"… I'll be there after Friday night dinner" Rory said.
"Yay!" Lorelai said.
"Hey mom?"
"Yeah?"
"Is Jess taking Samantha?"
"Yes, why?"
"Because… I was thinking of… inviting someone" Rory said shyly.
"Iiiiiiuuuuu who?"
"You don't know him" Rory said a little ashamed.
"Sure, you can bring anyone you want, kiddo"
"Good, good" Rory said and nodded even though Lorelai couldn't see it. After a little silence Lorelai said.
"I called Liz and T.J"
"What?" Rory was taken aback by Lorelai's confession.
"Well, Jess and I talked…"
"Wow and the world didn't implode?"
"Jaja"
"Sorry, so you and Jess talked?"
"Yes and we decided that we should invite Liz and T.J"
"And he was ok with it?"
"Yeah, remember he is on a good path now"
"Oh yeah, I keep forgetting that"
"Yeah, whatever. The point is that I called and invited them over for the weekend…" Lorelai said.
"The weekend!" Rory shrieked.
"…without telling Luke" Lorelai finished.
"You're dead" Rory simply said.
"He wouldn't kill me… would he?"
"Well, maybe not now. But once the boys are born…"
"Gee thanks" Lorelai said and Rory giggled.
"Mom, it's gonna be ok" Rory reassured her.
"You sure? You're sure he wont be mad at me?"
"Ok, it'll eventually be ok" Rory said and Lorelai sighted. "Where are they staying?"
"Jess' room" Lorelai responded in a monotone voice.
"And where is Jess staying?"
"Pull out couch in the living room"
"And he's ok with that?" Rory still couldn't believe Jess and her mom had talked or that he was ok with Liz and T.J coming for the BBQ and now he's giving up his room.
"His idea" was all Lorelai said.
"Wow. So, full house this weekend" Rory tried to lighten the mood.
"Yep, full house"
"Mom, really, Luke is gonna be ok with this" Rory reassured her again. "If not the you can blame the mood swings"
"Good point" Lorelai smiled "Thanks hon"
"Anytime" Rory said and then heard Lorelai make a weird sound "Are you ok?" she got worried.
"Yeah, it's just that your brother seems to think that my bladder is a squishy toy" Lorelai told her with one hand on her growing stomach.
"Aww how cute" Rory cooed.
"Not cute, it hurts a little and it makes me want to pee" Lorelai whined.
"Eww, gross!" Rory said and Lorelai giggled.
"You know, you used to do the same thing"
"Mom! I'm traumatized for life" Rory first shrieked and then she mumbled Lorelai just burst into laughter.
LaTeR ThAt NiGhT
Luke and Lorelai were already in bed, and Lorelai was considering telling Luke about Liz. Luke breathing started to get even and Lorelai decided it was now or… well not now.
"Luke?" Lorelai asked tentative.
"Mmm?" he mumbled not moving a muscle.
"What do you think of Liz?" wow nice way to ease into it Lorelai scoffed herself.
"What?" he turned to look at her.
"Liz…"
"My sister?"
"Yes, what do you think of her? Do you like her?"
"Have you gone bonkers?" ignoring his question Lorelai continued.
"I invited her on Saturday" Lorelai blurted out.
"You what?"
"That's not all" Lorelai winced.
"What do you mean that's not all?" Luke asked sitting up.
"Her and T.J are staying in Jess' room" she prepared for his outburst.
"Staying?" Luke asked and Lorelai nodded. "Staying! How long?"
"The weekend" Lorelai whispered and Luke got out of the bed.
"When were you planning on telling me this?"
"I just did!" she said sitting up, Luke took a few deep breaths.
"Why?" Luke said more calmly.
"Why what?" Lorelai said a little hurt and holding back some tears, why am I about to cry? Stupid hormones!
"Why did you invite them for the weekend without consulting with me?" Luke crossed his arms over his chest and looked down at the floor.
"Because its family" she whispered.
"So?"
"I thought I would be nice to celebrate with family" Lorelai said sternly.
"Celebrate what? This is stupid!" aw crap! Luke thought as soon as those words left his mouth.
"Stupid? Stupid!" Lorelai got up from the bed. "So, to you, the fact that your sons and your girlfriend are ok is stupid!"
"That's not what I meant" Luke tried to calm her.
"Tsk" Lorelai said and started walking to the door but Luke beat her to it and blocked her way. She just turned around and walked over to the bathroom and went inside, locking the door behind her.
"Lorelai, Lorelai c'mon I'm sorry, I didn't mean it!" He said walking up to the door, once he got there he tried to open it but it didn't work. "Open the door. C'mon open up, I'm sorry! You just took me by surprised"
"Whatever!" Lorelai yelled back and Luke could tell she was crying. Aw damn! Way to go Danes, you just made your pregnant girlfriend cry.
"Lorelai please, you have no idea how relieved I was that you're ok. It just… how would you feel if I invited you parent to stay the weekend?" he heard muffled sounds inside then the door knob slowly turned, it clicked and a little while later the door opened to reveal a puffed eye and sobbing Lorelai. "I'm so sorry I didn't mean it…" she walked over to him and hugged him the best she could.
"I'm sorry. I should've told you first, but when Jess brought it up I just said yes and…"
"He brought it up?" Luke asked taking a small step back to look her in the eye, she nodded.
"That's why I said yes right away…"
"It's ok…" he was rubbing her back. "I can survive a weekend with them" Luke said.
"Really?"
"Of course, not. I'll just busy myself at the diner"
"Good plan" Lorelai said in that voice you hear on people that had cried a lot.
"Aw honey I'm sorry" Luke said kissing the top of her head.
"Wow you must really mean it if your calling me honey" Lorelai said grinning.
"Of course I mean it" she looked up and kissed him. "You ok?" she nodded and kissed him again, more deeply this time. "We ok?" Lorelai nodded and kissed him passionately she wrapped her arms around his neck. "Doctor…" Luke said with a sigh, Lorelai pulled back.
"Right, doctor…" Lorelai said taking a step back. "Tomorrow night?" Lorelai asked hopefully.
"Tomorrow night I'm all yours" Luke said with a nod and a crooked grin.
"Can't wait" Lorelai said, kissed him and went over to the bed. Luke did the same.
Sorry, sorry, sorry
I get wrapped up and started writing in my 3 stories at once (very bad idea) but updating as soon as I can.
Tell me what you think PLEEEEAAAAASSSEE
Thanx!
Next chapter will be the BBQ