A/N: Previously on the whole package Luke and Lorelai went to dr. Elder to talk about the risks of having another kid, and decided that they want to take the risk to get their family complete. This chapter jumps two months in time.
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Chapter 5 Not too happy
Two months had passed since Luke and Lorelai decided they wanted to have another kid. Both Warren and Rory were doing very well in school and Luke and Lorelai weren't as busy anymore now that the summer season was finally over. The fall had started of roughly. Heavy rainfall and cold temperatures made tourists wanting to stay home. But Lorelai came up with a fall program to keep her guests busy and this way she was able to keep Claire, although she wasn't sure if she could keep her forever.
Both Luke and Lorelai spend more time with Lucan now. They take extra time before they put him to bed, and while Luke is cooking dinner, Lorelai spend some time playing with her son. Since their jobs were calmer, they decided to go back to Friday night dinners every week, much to the pleasure of Emily.
Luke looked up when Lorelai walked into the diner. He couldn't help but notice that she looked somehow sad. He turned around and made sure he had a cup of coffee standing on the counter before she had the time to sit down at one of the stools. "Hey." He smiled as he leaned in to kiss her.
"Hey." She responded.
It was not hard for Luke to recognize the sad tone in her voice. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing. Just tired."
"I don't believe that."
"Let it go, okay?"
"Lorelai." He sighed and took her hand in his, and was happy she walked in while the diner was completely empty. Lunch rush was over and it was too early for dinner rush. Realizing that he realized it was too early for her to be off from work. "Why are you off so early?"
"There wasn't anything left to do, so I figured Michel and Claire could handle things on their own for the last hour and a half."
"Good, good."
"Where's Lucan?"
"He's still asleep. Now that he's starting to crawl he's using a lot of energy. Around eleven it was really quiet so I took him out of the playpen and let him crawl around the diner for a while. After he got tired I made him lunch and put him to bed. He's still sleeping."
Lorelai smiled. "He's pretty good at the crawling thing isn't he?"
"He's getting better every time." Luke smiled too.
Lorelai sipped her coffee. "I need to use the bathroom." She picked up her purse.
"You can leave your purse here, you don't need it."
"Yeah I do."
"Oh… okay." He watched her walk away and tried to think of a reason why she would need her purse while going to the toilet. First he thought she was going to use her cell phone, but he knew that since there was no-one in the diner, she would just use it there, or use the diner phone instead. It took him a few minutes to realize why she needed her purse and suddenly he understood her mood a lot better. He waited patiently for her to come back, and when she sat
back down at the counter, he took her hand in his again. "I'm sorry Lorelai."
"For what?"
"That it didn't work this month. But it's only the second month so you don't have to worry."
She sighed. He knew her too well. "But what if something is wrong? What if I can't get pregnant?"
"Two months Lorelai. Only two months. Let's wait a few months before we start drawing conclusions okay?"
"But with Rory and with Lucan, I was pregnant so soon. I just got pregnant while messing up birth control, so I thought that when I stopped using any, I would be pregnant real soon."
"You have to be patient. We have to be patient. Of course I'm really sad that you're not pregnant right now either, but we have time. There is absolutely nothing to worry about. I promise."
"I know that. And I feel stupid for being in this mood. I drove Michel crazy all day, and the same goes for Claire and Sookie. There was enough work for me to do, but they sent me away."
He leaned in and kissed her forehead. "Don't expect too much every month okay? It happens when the timing is right."
"How very dr. Phil of you."
Luke rolled his eyes. "I don't really have any experience with this, since the only experience I have is Lucan and we didn't really plan on having him, but I read this book and it said that it's normal that it takes a few months before you get pregnant, and I just don't want you to be disappointed every month."
"You read another book? I'm shocked." She loved mocking his reading, although she realized he was reading quite a lot.
"Oh shut up." Fortunately for him the diner bells rang so he had customers to attend to. At the same time they heard Lucan's voice through the baby monitor so while Luke went to his customers, Lorelai went upstairs to get their son.
When Lorelai walked into the apartment upstairs she walked straight to her son's bed, which was standing in the corned where Luke's bed used to be. She noticed his face was bright red and thought it was from the crying. That was until she picked him up and noticed his body temperature was hot. She cuddled her son to her chest and tried to sooth him. It was obvious he wasn't feeling well, and she wondered why Luke didn't mention anything about this. The little boy kept crying so she sat down on the couch, cuddling the baby close.
"Hey baby, what's this?" She talked in a soothing voice, trying to calm her son down.
"You've never been sick before, have you? That must be really hard, being sick for the very first time."
As if the baby understood he started hiccupping. It was obvious he was feeling very sorry for himself. Lorelai had to smile at this.
"Mommy's going to take good care of you. Let stupid Michel handle the Inn alone for a few days huh. That will teach him not to send me away." She kissed the baby's forehead and once again noticed his hot temperature. She started wondering how hot he was but figured Luke didn't have a thermometer lying around. She had to take her sick baby home.
She stood up, walking to the changing table and picked up Lucan's jacket. She figured that she could change him at home, since she had to take his temperature. She walked downstairs and was greeted by a surprised Luke.
"What's wrong?"
"Our little boy is sick."
Luke's expression immediately turned worried. "What?"
"He's burning up, and his airways are full. I'm going to take him home, take his temperature and see if he wants to eat something. I'm sure he will fall back asleep real soon."
"He wasn't like this when I put him to bed. How did this change so fast?"
"Kids get sick, Luke. Don't work yourself up over this. Coming to think of it, he was starting to cough a little earlier, so I guess it got out now."
"But he never got sick before."
She smiled. "There's a first time for everything."
"We should take him to the doctor."
"Let's see how he's doing first okay? Do you think Caesar can handle the diner alone for a while?"
"Yeah I guess so, why?"
"I was wondering if you could go the pharmacy for me; pick up some baby Tylenol and some baby nose spray. And ask if they have something for the coughing too. And if he's not getting any better by tomorrow, then we'll take him to the doctor."
"Okay. I'm going there right away and meet you at home in a few minutes okay?"
"Thanks. And Luke?"
"Yeah?"
"Don't rush okay. We don't want you to get into an accident or something. It's just a simple cold, like we all had many times."
He nodded, although not completely convinced. It was easy for Lorelai to say not to be worried, but his baby son was sick, and it was very obvious the little boy wasn't feeling well. Even though he wasn't crying anymore, he was still hiccupping once in a while. Luke helped Lorelai put on Lucan's coat and they put him in his car seat. The baby immediately started crying again, not happy that his mother let go of him. Lorelai looked at Luke, not sure what to do. She knew she couldn't drive and hold the baby at the same time, and didn't feel like walking home in the rain with a sick child. Luke didn't have to think long before he took his son out of the car seat and handed him back to Lorelai. "I'll drive you home, and then drive back to the pharmacy to pick up the meds. Then when I go back to the diner I'll walk and take your car home."
"Thanks." She answered gratefully as the baby slowly relaxed again in her arms.
When they arrived home Lorelai kissed Luke goodbye and walked into the house, straight upstairs into Lucan's room. She opened one of the drawers of the changing table, and took out the thermometer. "You're not going to like this, my boy," she told the baby. She put the baby on the changing table and he already let her know he didn't like it. "I know honey, but we have to do this. I'm so sorry."
Lorelai opened a jar of ointment and put in the thermometer so it wouldn't hurt too much. Then she took of Lucan's pants and diaper. She lifted his legs, holding them steady as she put in the thermometer. The boy started crying even harder now. Lorelai laid her cheek on the baby's forehead, trying to calm him down, but knowing there was nothing to calm him down besides picking him up right now. "We have to do this sweetie. Mommy needs to know how high your temperature is and then daddy will bring us some medicine to help you feel better, okay?"
While talking to her son, Lorelai waited for the thermometer to beep, indicating that it was ready. When this happened she looked up and carefully took the thermometer out. She looked at it. "103 degrees. That's definitely a fever honey." She put on a new diaper and changed the baby into a pair of pajamas. Then she went downstairs to heat up a bottle.
It wasn't easy to do everything while holding the baby, but he wouldn't let her lay him down. When she tried, he started crying and it was like his temperature became even hotter when he did that. While she waited for the bottle to heat up, she listened to the messages on the answering machine and went through the mail. There was nothing interesting.
Lorelai tried to feed Lucan, but he refused the bottle. "Come on sweetie, you have to eat something." It was no use; he hit the bottle away with his little hand. "But you have to drink something. You have a fever so it's important that you drink." She tried to give him the bottle once more, but got the same response. She walked back into the kitchen and made some oatmeal out of the milk, hoping that he would take that. When it was finished she sat down at the kitchen table, Lucan in her lap and the plate with the oatmeal on the table. She took a small spoon and held it in front of the babies face. But the only reason he opened his mouth was to start crying again. Lorelai felt helpless even though she knew she shouldn't. "You really have to eat honey. Please, do it for mommy." But she laid the spoon back on the plate and turned the baby around, cuddling him against her chest. Then she stood up, took another bottle out of the cabinet and filled it with bottled water. She hoped that he would at least drink something.
Back in the living room she sat down on the couch again, turning on the TV out of habit, but not watching it. All she watched was her son, as she tried to make him drink some water. By the time Luke came home she was close to tears. She heard Luke opening the front door and tried to compose herself. She swallowed a few times and whispered. "Let's be good as long as your daddy's here okay?"
"Hey." Luke said as he walked into the living room.
"Hey." Lorelai looked up.
"How's he doing?"
"His temperature was a 103. I tried feeding him, but he doesn't want anything. It's not really a problem if he doesn't eat, but I tried giving him water, and he refuses that too. He has to drink Luke, otherwise he can dehydrate." Even though she tried really hard, the panic and frustration was obvious in her voice.
Luke sat down next to her. "Maybe he's just not thirsty right now. Let's give him his meds okay, and we'll try giving him something to drink again later. You and him are both exhausted and upset right now, so you won't get him to do anything."
She nodded, knowing that Luke was right. "What did the pharmacist say?"
Luke opened the paper back and took out two boxes. "This is baby Tylenol. They are suppository so it won't be a problem to get him to take them. He can have 3 of these per day." He opened the box and took one out. Then picked up the other box. "This is nose spray. He can have one spray in each nose hole 5 times a day. They didn't want to give me anything for the coughing. We have to see a doctor for that if things get worse or don't get any better after a few days. But they say it's better not to give any meds for that. He also said that if he's not doing any better after 3 days, or his temperature is getting higher than 104, we have to see the doctor as well. And like you said it's important to keep him hydrated."
Lorelai nodded. "Thanks."
"No problem. Here, let's start with the Tylenol."
"Okay. We can give him one now, and one before we go to bed, so hopefully he'll get through the night okay."
Luke nodded. "You know how to do this?" He picked up the pill he had put on the table earlier.
Lorelai smiled. "Sure. I've done this before." She put the baby on the couch, unbuttoning
Lucan's pajama and took of his diaper. Then she lifted his legs and put in the suppository. Then she lifted the baby, holding him close to her chest, trying to calm him down again. She could feel he tried to squeeze it out but she made sure he couldn't. "It takes a moment to melt." She explained to Luke, who nodded in response. After holding Lucan close for a while, she put him back on the couch to get him back in his diaper and his pajamas. "Can you hand me the nose spray?"
"Sure." Luke opened the box and took out the bottle before handing it to Lorelai. "Here you go."
"Thanks." She took of the lit. "Okay, he's not going to enjoy this. She laid the baby down in her arms, putting one of his arms behind her, like she did when she fed him, and hold the other one with her hand. Then she put the tip in one of his nose holes and sprayed once. The boy protested hard, trying to get out of his mother's firm grip. She struggled giving him the nose spray on the other side and managed in the end. Then she lifted the boy, knowing that nose spray can drip into your throat, and nobody likes that taste. Then she handed Luke the baby. "Here, you hold him for a while. He does not like me right now so I think you have a bigger change in calming him down."
Luke took the baby in his arms and cuddled him. "Hey there son. You do not like your mommy right now huh? Well, daddy's here too. I let uncle Caesar cover the diner together with Jake, so daddy's not going anywhere."
"You're not going back to the diner?"
"No, my son is sick. I have to take care of him."
"But I can manage it. I've done this more than once when Rory was little."
"When Rory was little, there was no-one to help you. I'm here now, okay?"
She nodded gratefully. "Thanks." Then she laid her head on Luke's shoulder, closing her eyes as she sighed.
He kissed her forehead. "What are you thinking?"
"I forgot that this part comes with having kids too. I remember the first time Rory was sick.
She was just 3 months old and I was still living with my parents. Rory started coughing a little and my parents were supposed to go away for the weekend, but they wanted to stay home in case she got really sick. I told them I could manage and that they shouldn't let me ruin their nice weekend away. Of course that was totally selfish because I wanted to get them out of the house, since they were driving me crazy. Anyway, after some protesting they decided to go.
At first Rory was fine, but during the night she woke up crying. I walk to her bed and she was completely covered in sweat, and she was so hot. I had no idea what to do. I tried taking her temperature but didn't really know how and I didn't know anything about medicine and stuff. I ended up calling the doctor because Rory wouldn't stop crying. He came immediately and gave Rory some baby Tylenol that took down the fever and he showed me how to give it to her, and how to take her temperature. He also explained what I had to do when her temperature would get higher and when I had to give her the medicine. Her temperature was only a 102 at the time, so it wasn't that bad, but I didn't know that. It didn't take long before she fell back asleep, but I stayed awake for three whole days to make sure she didn't need anything. By the time my parents got back home, I was exhausted and Rory was feeling back to normal. They told me I should have called them, but of course I was too stubborn to do that. They took care of her for the day though, so I could finally sleep. "
"You must have been so scared. You were only a kid yourself."
"I was. My baby was sick and I had no idea what to do. I felt so helpless. I wanted to be independent but at that moment, I couldn't." The tone of her voice got lower with every word. She didn't like to admit that she felt helpless, and wasn't superwoman all the time. Even though Luke knew her better than anyone else, it was still hard for her to let her guards down, and not to pretend.
"Nobody expected you to be independent. You were only 16 years old Lorelai and you had to take care of a baby. When I look at Rory I don't know how you did it all by yourself."
She smiled. "I got help. I didn't want the help of my parents, but I could have never done it without Mia. I don't know what would have happened if she didn't give me a job and a place to live back then."
"You would have found something else; you were too determined to be on your own to give up until you found something for you and Rory. You were just lucky that you found it in the first place you looked."
"Yeah. It was a coincidence that I ended up in Stars Hollow; at least, that's what I thought. But I guess that it was just meant to be. If I hadn't stepped on that bus that day and went somewhere else instead, I wouldn't be here right now with you, and I wouldn't have that little boy there."
"You would have had something else. You wouldn't have known."
She looked at him, making sure he was looking in her eyes as she replied. "There is no place in the world where I would have rather end up than where I did. I don't believe that there is a place where I could have become as happy as I am right now."
He smiled and then leaned in to kiss her. "I'm happy you ended up here too."
"Good." She put her head back on Luke's shoulder. "Do you think Lucan would take some water now?"
"We can try."
She picked the bottle from the table, but Lucan turned his head away immediately. She sighed in frustration. "Come on sweetie, you have to drink something."
"How did you make Rory drink when she was sick as a baby?"
She thought about it for a while. "She never wanted the bottles, like they were to big or something. I just got a glass of water and a spoon, and gave her a few spoons of water every half hour or so."
"Then let's try that."
She nodded as she stood up and walked towards the kitchen. She opened a cabinet, taking out a glass and filled it with water. Then she opened a drawer and took out a plastic spoon. When she entered the living room again Luke was still in the same position, with Lucan still safely in his arms, although the boy was a little fussy again. "Okay, lift him up a little." She sat down next to Luke and put some water on the spoon, then putting it in front of her son, hoping he would open his mouth. When he didn't she moved a little closer so he could feel the moist on his lips, and that's when he opened his mouth. Lorelai sighed in relief. She gave him a few more spoons until he refused to open his mouth again.
"That worked."
"Yes it did. Thanks."
"It was your idea."
"Yeah, true, but you made sure I thought of it. I didn't."
"You would have, I was just a little faster than you were." He handed her Lucan. "You take him, and then I'll call Caesar to tell him I'm not coming back, okay?"
She nodded. "Thanks."
"You don't have to say that. I'm just doing what I'm supposed to do."
"You know you don't have to right?"
"But I do." He kissed her forehead and then stood up and walked towards the phone.
Lorelai felt the heat of her son against her body. The little boy was sleepy again and had trouble keeping his eyes open. She knew the best thing to do right now, was put him back in bed, and let him sleep for a while, but for some reason she wanted to keep him close. Afraid something would happen if she wasn't around him. It felt safe to be able to see him and to make sure he was okay. And even though they had a baby monitor, and he would only be a few steps away, she didn't feel comfortable leaving him alone. It had been so long since she had taken care of a sick baby. Of course Rory had been sick many times, but it got easier when she got older. Rory was able to tell her how she felt and what she wanted so she could feel a little better. Lucan was too small to tell her what he needed and he had never been sick before.
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"Lorelai, you have to come to bed." Luke whispered as he walked into Lucan's room. She put him in bed around 8 p.m. and stayed in his room all night. He tried many times to get her away, but she wouldn't give in.
"I'll sleep here. That way I'm right there for him when he needs me."
"He's fine. He's been asleep since you put him to bed, and we're only one room away if he wakes up. You have to get some sleep."
"But…"
"No buts." He walked towards her and took one of her hands in his, kneeling down so he was on eye level with her. "He's going to be okay. It's just a cold and he knows that you're here for him. He needs you to get some sleep so you will be able to take care of him when he needs you, okay? You won't be any good to him when you're all tired and cranky because you didn't sleep. It's best to sleep when he's asleep."
She nodded, knowing that Luke was right, so she stood up and let Luke lead her into the bedroom.
They had been asleep not even an hour when they heard crying from the baby monitor. Lorelai sat up immediately, ready to step out of bed, but Luke was first. "You stay here, I'll take a look at him."
"But…"
"No, it's my turn. When he wakes up again you go, but now it's my turn." He left, not giving her a change to protest. Lucan was covered in sweat when Luke walked into his room. The boy was crying and his voice was raw. His throat was obviously bothering him. Luke picked up the baby, cradling him against his chest. "Hey buddy, what's this. You're supposed to be sleeping now."
When the baby calmed down a little, Luke put him on the changing table. He took of the wet pajamas and changed the diaper as well. He placed a hand on the little boy's forehead, doubting whether or not he should take his temperature. Since he didn't feel like it got any higher, he decided not to tease the boy. He gave him a new diaper and put on some dry pajamas and walked around the room, softly singing a lullaby until the baby was back asleep.
Lucan woke up almost every hour that night. They each took turns taking care of the baby. Sometimes changing a diaper, sometimes changing pajamas, sometimes giving him a few sips of water, and sometimes just holding him and comforting him as he cried. When the morning came, all three of them were broken. Lucan was the one who got the most sleep, since it took him only a few minutes to fall back asleep. Every time Luke and Lorelai finally managed to fall back asleep, it didn't take long before the baby woke them up again.
Luke had already turned of the alarm clock sometime during the night, not caring that he wouldn't be there to open the diner, and not planning on going in the first place. Jake would be there a little before six and he could open up by himself. Luke did leave him a message on the diner's answering machine to let him know.
It was 7 o'clock when Lucan once again woke up crying. By this time both Luke and Lorelai were tired of being in bed and trying to get some sleep, and decided to stay out. They took the baby downstairs and made him a bottle, which he, of course, refused. They gave him a few sips of water instead and gave him some nose spray to help him breath. They decided to wait with the baby Tylenol, not comfortable using to much of it, if it wasn't necessary.
The whole morning Lucan wanted nothing else than to be held by his mother. It didn't take long before he fell asleep, but when she wanted to put him down in his stroller, he woke up immediately, crying. She knew that if she let him cry for a few minutes, he would fall back asleep and she would have some time for herself, but she didn't have the heart so she picked him back up, sitting down on the couch and held him while he immediately calmed down. And it didn't take long before he was back asleep.
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Luke had decided to check up on the diner for half an hour, to make sure that everything was okay. He wasn't comfortable leaving, but Lorelai had assured him that it was okay. There wasn't anything he could do anyway, since Lucan didn't even want to be held by his father. All he wanted was his mom. When he arrived back in the house, he found both Lorelai and the baby asleep on the couch. Lorelai was lying on her back, and Lucan was lying on his side, on her chest. He couldn't help but smile as he sat down in one of the chairs and watched them. It didn't take long before he was asleep as well.
Rory walked into the house around 4 o'clock. Her classes had ended early, and Warren had classes until late. They had both been busy lately and therefore Rory hadn't been home much and since she had the time now she decided to check up on her parents. They were all asleep when she came into the house. Luke in the big chair, and Lorelai with Lucan on the couch. She smiled as she walked into the kitchen, taking a magazine with her. She read almost an hour, until Lucan woke up his parents. Lorelai sat up, and Rory walked into the living room.
"Hey."
"Rory, how did you get here."
"I took my car." She smiled.
"When did you get here?" Lorelai tried to rephrase.
"About an hour ago. You were all asleep and looked like you could use it so I didn't want to disturb you."
"That's sweet. You're brother is sick and he kept us awake all night. He didn't want me to let him go and when he fell asleep, I guess I fell asleep too. But I'm not sure about Luke. I don't remember him coming home." She looked at her husband.
"I walked in around one. You were sleeping and I sat down for a while to watch you, but I guess I fell asleep too."
"You're all so cute. But Lucan's sick?"
"Yeah. Yesterday in the diner he woke up with a fever after his afternoon nap. He was coughing a little earlier, but it all the sudden got this bad. Nothing to worry about, probably just the flu. Not very uncommon for this time of the year. But what brings you here?"
"I just wanted to check up on you guys, and see how you were doing. Why didn't you tell me Lucan is sick?"
"I would have, but we've just been around taking care of him most of the time. I was planning on calling you later today, but now I don't have to anymore. Where's Warren?"
"He doesn't have to come along every time I come here, you know. We're not physically attached to each other."
"I know that sweetie, I was just being polite."
"He has classes until 6.30 today. My last class ended at 3 so I figured I could drive here. Now that the exams are over I finally had some time to come here, it's been a while."
"I know. I missed you."
"Missed you too. So, any other news?" She looked at her mother hopefully.
"Nope, nothing happened. Well, Taylor came up with a new annual town event, but that's not really new now is it?"
"Guess not." Rory smiled. "What is it this time?"
"A November fair."
"And how do I have to see that?"
"Nobody knows. He has big banners all over town, but there are no details whatsoever. He wants people to participate, but wants to keep everything a secret, so no one knows what they are participating in. Of course they participate anyway. Kirk was the first one who applied, and almost everybody followed right after that."
"Including your mother."
"Hey, most town events are cool. I can't help that you are totally anti-town here."
"I'm just saying that it's not smart to agree to something you don't know anything about when it comes to Taylor, that's all. We both know him Lorelai."
"You're no fun." She pouted. She wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Lucan who once again started crying. She took him upstairs to change his diaper and take his temperature, while Luke warmed up a bottle. Just a little bit in the hope that he would eat something.
"So, how high was it this time?" Luke asked when Lorelai arrived back downstairs a few minutes later.
"102 so it went down a little."
"That's good, right?"
"Definitely. We just have to wait and see how he's doing, but first, let's try if he's willing to eat something. She sat down on the couch while Luke handed her the bottle. Lucan didn't eat much, be at least he ate something, which was a big difference. Lorelai felt a lot more comfortable already, and when he was done drinking and she handed him to Rory, the boy gave his sister a smile, which made Lorelai smile too. "Looks like he's doing a lot better."
But that night went the same as the night before. Lucan woke up every hour and his temperature got up again. And the third time Lorelai walked into his room, she smelled something sour. In a few steps she was standing next to Lucan's bed, and he had vomited. "Luke." She lifted up the baby. "Luke!"
"What's wrong?" He was standing behind her already.
"He threw up."
"You clean him up, I'll change his bed."
Lorelai nodded and walked to the changing table, getting Lucan out of his dirty clothes. She put a bathrobe around him, and walked into the bathroom, turning on the shower. It was the first time she was planning on showering him, instead of giving him a bath, simply because it was easier and faster, but she didn't knew how to do it. Holding him under the shower without getting wet herself. Because she couldn't think of anything, she decided to shower with him. While holding the baby, she somehow managed to get herself out of her night clothes and turned on the shower. When she was happy with the temperature of the water, she took Lucan's bathrobe off, and stepped into the shower. He didn't seem to like the shower at all, since he started crying immediately, but she didn't care. She was simply to tired, and too worried about other things to come up with a better solution. She washed the baby completely and then stepped out of the shower. Luckily, by then Luke was finished with the bed and took their son from her, so she could dry herself.
While they were all back into pajamas Luke was ready to put Lucan back in his own bed.
"I'm not comfortable with that Luke, what if he throws up again and doesn't wake up? That can be really dangerous. He could suffocate…" Just the thought scared her and she shrugged it off.
"What do you suggest?"
"Either he can sleep with us, or I'm sleeping in his room."
Luke knew that sleeping in his room meant no sleeping at all, so he decided to go for the first option. "He can sleep with us."
"Thanks." She sounded relieved.
"But tomorrow we're taking him to the doctor. A fever okay, but this vomiting just doesn't feel good."
"I agree. I'll call and make an appointment first thing in the morning."
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After they put Lucan in their bed things went better. Lucan didn't wake up as much as he did before. He fell asleep soon and didn't wake up again until 6 o clock. Because both Luke and Lorelai were not used to having him in their bed, they were afraid to crush him, and therefore it took them a long time to finally fell asleep. When Lucan woke up, Lorelai woke up with him. She saw that Luke was still asleep so she took Lucan downstairs, hoping Luke would sleep a while longer. She tried to give Lucan some milk, but he refused and only took a few sips of water. Then she made herself some pop tarts and watched some cartoons with Lucan. It somehow seemed to calm him down and they stayed in front of the TV until Luke came down almost two hours later. That's when Lorelai decided to call the doctor's office for an appointment.
……."It's not necessary to take your sick son here Mrs. Danes. I'll make sure the doctor stops by your house in the afternoon. And I'll put you on top of the list."
"Thank you." Lorelai sighed in relieve. She didn't fell like taking Lucan outside.
"Goodbye Mrs. Danes."
"Goodbye Ms. Rodgers."
"Well?" Luke asked.
"The doctor will stop by in the beginning of the afternoon. They don't want us to take him outside if it isn't necessary."
"Okay good." He thought for a while. "So, now what?
"We just have to continue what we were doing, and hopefully the doctor will give him some medicine so he will get better sooner."
He nodded. "I'm going to take a shower, okay? Then you can take one after that and I'll look after Lucan for a while. You deserve a break."
"Thanks."
When Luke came back downstairs Lorelai went up to take a shower. She knew that she could take her time, but she rushed anyway. It was not that she didn't trust Luke to take care of Lucan. He was the only person she trusted with her son as much as herself. But she also knew that the previous day Lucan wanted nothing else than to be with her, and she couldn't deny him anything. And more than anything she felt sorry for the kid, because he had no idea what was happening to him, and was too small to understand. As active and alive he was before, so silent was he now. She hoped that he would be better soon.
When she came back downstairs twenty minutes later, Luke was sitting on the couch with Lucan in his lap. She could see that he was asleep. Luke was singing softly as he cuddled his son close. Lorelai sat down halfway down the stairs so she could see Luke's face, while he sang to his son. This is what she always wanted. Someone to share all her problems with. Someone who was there for her no matter what, and even more, for her kids. She smiled as she realized that this was it. The whole package. She placed her hand on her stomach. She was cramping a little. Ever since Lucan got sick she forgot about it, and just handled it as something that was supposed to be there, even though she didn't wanted it to be there. She wanted something more. But she decided right at that moment that Luke was right. It will happen when the time is right. She shouldn't be so disappointed every month. It was only the second month and even if she didn't get pregnant, her life is perfect as it is. And with that thought she went downstairs and sat down next to Luke, cuddling against him.
He looked up. "Hey, that was fast."
She just smiled and said. "I love you."
"I love you too. But where is this all coming from?"
She placed a finger on his lips, knowing that he would interrupt her if she didn't. "I was watching you sitting here on the couch with our sick baby boy, singing to him. And I realized that this is what I always wanted. You remember when I pretended to be Mimi after we fought a long time ago?"
He nodded as her finger was still on his lips.
"I realized that this is it Luke. The whole package. You were right then. I got it. And I got it with you."
Luke smiled as she finally took her fingers of his lips. "I told you you'd get it."
She smiled too. "Yeah you did." And then leaned in to kiss him.