Sorry it took a while to update this, but like you might have noticed, this two days I've updated 3 of my stories, and I plan on updating the rest now that I'm only working and am out of school so expect more chapters on all stories; and maybe a couple new stories too, because my mind never stops.
Like you might notice this episode won't start where the other left off, but it will get there soon enough.
Now go on and read.
PS I won't stop writing just because GG ended, all contraire I'll write more to make up for the crappy seasons we've had. Don't you love me?
Hi K
.o0 Living Room 0o.
"I'm home…" Luke called walking into the house, Lorelai and Rory sitting on the couch watching a movie. "Yes, I know I'm late, yes I know I'm crabby, and no I didn't bring any junk fun" he rambled as he walked into the house.
"Well hello to you too sunshine" Lorelai teased not taking her eyes from the TV.
"Drop it" he scowled.
"Daddy!" Luka ran into the living room with Jesse trailing behind him, both boys were carrying doodles; Luke squatted down so they'd be eye level.
"Wow, you guys did this?" no matter what his mood was, he never snapped or took it out with the boys; on the contrary they always seemed to make his mood better. "Why don't you guys leave these on the kitchen table and I'll put them up on the fridge later"
"Yay!" both boys squealed and ran back to the kitchen. With a big sigh he stood up.
"Don't hang up those drawing, Hon, those are for tomorrow"
"What?" Luke groaned stopping short from walking to the kitchen.
"They are for decorating the cabin" Rory informed him.
"And don't rant about all the crap we're already taking because you know we need everything…" Lorelai told him and Luke gave her a pointed look. "… Ok, maybe not everything but most of it"
"Gampa!" Jesse ran towards Luke with a piece of paper in his hand.
"Wow, you draw fast" Luke told him, pleasing smile back. "What is it?"
"Baby" Jesse said with a big smile while pointing to the couch.
"It's the baby? Wow, it's very… purple" Luke frowned, eyeing the drawing with a goofy smirk.
"Daddy, help! Help!" Luka yelled panicked, he was jumping a little in place while trying to get his little overalls unhooked.
.o0 Five Minutes Later 0o.
Luka walked out of the bathroom followed by his Daddy.
"Crisis averted?" Lorelai asked trying to get a glance at Luka's pants.
"Yeah, no accidents" Luke nodded.
"Oh, Oh, Luke! Come, here! Come feel the baby kick!" Luke's smile instantly grew and he walked over to the couch. "Here…" Lorelai grabbed his hand and place it on the seven-month bump.
.o0 About a year ago 0o.
"I want to be your surrogate"
"No" Luke said, as simple as that.
"But…" Rory tried to reason.
"No…" Luke repeated. "Now, I'm gonna go get the boys and this better be dropped by the time I get back" he said sternly while leaving the kitchen; both girls saw him leave, an it wasn't until the front door closed that Rory spoke again.
"Mom, you can talk him into it you could…"
"Rory, no"
"Come on. It's a safe procedure and…"
"Rory, no" Lorelai said more sternly and once she saw Rory's face fall she softened a little. "There are many reasons why Luke said no, and there are many reasons why I said no. But only one of them has me a little concerned"
"Concerned about what? It really is a safe procedure" Rory assured.
"Concerned about you, babe"
"Me, but…?"
"Honey, you will find someone else. He won't take Jess' place but…"
"Stop"
"I know you want to relive the whole pregnancy thing without the mourning period but…"
"That's not why"
"This is not the way of doing it. Honey, I know right now it seems like its going to be you and Jesse for the rest of your lives but its not"
"Mom…"
"You'll meet someone, and you'll get married, and you'll get pregnant again, and it's going to be amazing and different…" Rory just shook her head but said nothing.
"Ok guys, go to the kitchen" Luke said loudly enough for the girls to hear him because he was sure they had kept discussing the matter.
"Jesse, go get your toys, honey" Rory told him quietly as soon as the boy appeared in the room.
"Rory"
"We have to go" truth be told she hadn't expected this to go like it did; yeah she anticipated Luke flipping out, but not Lorelai, and she definitely didn't expect a sermon on her Jess-less future.
.o0 Back to the Present 0o.
Luke couldn't help but smile when he felt his baby kick.
"Are you sure you're up for a weekend at the cabin?"
"Positive" Lorelai nodded. "We already got an 'all clear' from the doctor, and the boys have their hearts set on it"
.o0 Six Months Ago 0o.
"Luka, stop jumping" Lorelai mumbled, lying down on the bed, eyes closed, with Luka jumping next to her. "Luka, stop it" the boy kept going. "Luka…"
"Are you feeling any better?" Luke walked into their room with a tray.
"Your son won't stop jumping" she said clearly annoyed; Luke set the tray on the floor, reached over the bed and caught Luka mid-air.
"Come on, Bud, Mommy's sick" he placed Luka on the floor and made sure he didn't climb back on the bed. "I brought you soup and crackers that should calm your stomach"
"MmmHmm"
"We'll be downstairs. If you need something call me, I took the day off"
"You didn't have to do that" Lorelai mumbled, she hadn't moved at all.
"This is the fourth day you've been sick and it only seems to be getting worse; I'm not going to the diner. In fact, if you're not better by tomorrow morning, you're going to the doctor's"
"Luke, no, I'm ok; really"
"Eat the soup, we'll be downstairs" Lorelai just groaned.
.o0 Next Morning Around Noon 0o.
"That can't be" Lorelai said shaking her head; her and Luke were sitting across from the doctor. "We were careful"
"I thought you said she couldn't anymore"
"I never said she couldn't, just that there would be more risks involved. And that's why we'll be keeping a close eye on yours and the baby's weight gain, and progress"
"Is this a high risk pregnancy?" Luke asked.
"I wouldn't call it high risk just yet"
"'Just yet'?" the phrase caught Luke's attention.
"Right now we have no reason to treat this as a high risk, we'll keep a close eye on the development of the pregnancy and if anything came up then we'd go from there" both Lorelai and Luke nodded. "Do you have any more questions?"
"Umm…" Lorelai turned to look at Luke, who seemed miles away. "No, we're good"
"Ok then, you two take your time, I know this was a shock. I'll go set up the next appointment, make sure to pick it up on your way out"
"Ok" Lorelai nodded with a smile and waited until the doctor left them alone before turning towards Luke. "Hon, are you ok?"
"We're having a baby" was all Luke said.
.o0 The Present 0o.
"You were right" Rory said giggling. "The baby only kicks when Luke's in the room"
"Told you" Lorelai had a proud grin and Luke just blushed.
"Mommy bye-bye" Jesse said waving at them and walking towards the door with his little backpack filled with toys; it was the one he was taking to the cabin.
"'bye-bye'? Where do you think you're going?" Rory asked him trying to hide her smile.
"bin"
"To the cabin?"
"Kid, the cabin is tomorrow, and we're all going together" Lorelai told him. "So march that tushy of yours over here"
"Gampa?"
"They're right, we're not leaving till' tomorrow" Luke gave him the bad news; Jesse pouted, dropped the backpack by his feet and dragged his feet back to Luka's room.
"Aw poor guy" Lorelai said. After a few seconds they could hear both boys giggling.
"Eh, he's ok now" Rory waved it off.
"Just as flaky as his grandmother" Luke mumbled.
"What?" Lorelai asked with narrowed eyes.
"What?" Luke asked playing aloof, Rory just giggled.
"Don't think I didn't hear you Danes" Luke smirked.
"I'll go get dinner started"
"That's right…" Lorelai started. "… start kissing up my…"
"Lorelai…" Luke warned from the kitchen making her stop dry and making Rory laugh harder.
.o0 Next Morning 0o.
Everything was in the car and ready to go, all that was missing was: Rory, Lorelai, Luka, Jesse, and Luke; other than that, everything was set to go.
It was still way too early so they were still sleeping, even Luke was. The car had been ready since the day before because Luke knew it would take forever to get everyone ready.
Lorelai giggled, her right hand going down to play with the hairs on the head that was using her big belly as a pillow; her left hand rubbed the sleepiness from her eyes.
"You woke me up" Lorelai said with a voice thick with sleep. "Why are you up so early? We're not leaving for a few more hours"
"Night-night" Luka said in a small voice, hugging Lorelai's stomach a little tighter. He was sitting on her thighs and leaning over to rest on her belly.
"Honey, you're squishing the baby"
"No. I'm hugging"
"I know, and the baby love's you too but Mommy needs more sleep"
"Really?" he sat up, still on her thighs.
"Yes, you want to sleep with me?"
"No, let's go"
"We're not leaving yet, sleep a little more" she pulled him over on the mattress, he settled there just long enough for Lorelai to fall back asleep before placing a last kiss on her belly, because that's what they had taught him, he climbed off the bed and went to his room to see a movie on his 'cars' TV.
.o0 Later That Morning 0o.
"Lorelai, it's time to get up" Luke whispered while moving a strand of hair away from her face.
"Mm…?"
"If you want to shower before we leave you need to get up"
"Just run a wet towel over me while I sleep" she mumbled.
"As tempting as that sounds, no. Now get up and shower, the boys are ready and watching cartoons"
"Give me a minute"
"No, I already gave you a minute ten minutes ago" he started poking her cheek repeatedly in an annoying way.
"Luke… stop, leave me alone… gah! Fine I'm up" she sat up.
"Good"
"How can you be so mean to your pregnant wife?" she pouted.
"Put that lip away, the boys are waiting"
"You care more about them than you do me" she accused.
"Don't fake mood swings, it never works" Lorelai had a shocked face, she didn't know Luke could tell when she was faking them; he gave her a kiss. "There's this tell sign in your eyes" he told her before walking out of their room.
.o0 Later Downstairs 0o.
Luke was sitting on the couch, slouched, and feet propped up on the coffee table; Jesse was sitting next to him, slouched, but his feet were dangling from the couch because they couldn't reach the coffee table.
"That Cosmo guy is funny" Luke commented.
"Yeah" Jesse agreed.
Rory had Luka in the downstairs bathroom; he was sitting up on the sink while Rory grabbed some gel for him.
"You are going to look so cool" Rory cooed.
"Really?" his face glowed.
"Of course, and Mom is going to love it"
"Cool!"
"Stay still" Rory told him, she arranged his hair and then used the blow-dryer so it would dry faster without drooping.
.o0 Living Room 0o.
"Gama sit" Jesse pointed to the space next to him.
"Ooh what are we watching?" Lorelai asked while slowly taking a seat, once she had Jesse leaned against her and kissed her belly making her smile.
"Fairies!" Jesse said happily.
"Fairies? You got your grandpa to watch fairies, wow"
"Yeah" Jesse smiled.
"Mommy, look!" Luka ran out of the bathroom and towards the couch sporting a very nice Mohawk.
"Oh my…"
"What the…?" Luke frowned.
"Me too, Mommy!" Jesse jumped up from the couch and ran to Rory.
"How very Madox-y of you" Lorelai told her son and he nodded with a big smile.
"You're not planning on letting him keep that, are you?" Luke complained.
"Why not? He looks cool and we're just going to the cabin, no ones going to see him…"
"I am"
"… and even if they did, he looks good, it fits him"
"That does not fit anyone" Luke grumbled and turned back to the screen.
"Play nice" she teased and gave him a slight shove, Luke chuckled.
"Daddy, fish?" Luka asked climbing on the couch and onto Luke's lap.
"Yeah, we're gonna fish" Luka leaned against Luke's chest, the tip of his spiked hairs poking Luke's cheek. "Aw gees"
"Gama!" Jesse ran out of the bathroom and over to Lorelai. "Look!" he pointed to his hair.
"Wow, that's so cool!" Lorelai said with a smile. "Show your grandpa" she added and Luke just groaned.
They had to take two cars, in the truck were Lorelai, Rory, and the boy's cars also, they were there for some girl talk, and in the other car was Luke, the boys, and all their other stuff.
Lorelai shifted in her seat.
"Are you ok? Do you need a rest stop?" Rory asked worriedly.
"I'm good, just trying to find a comfortable position"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes Luke" Lorelai teased.
"We're just looking out for you and the baby"
"I know, I was just kidding, you two can be so overprotective at times" Lorelai rolled her eyes. "You've spent way too much time with Luke"
"Sorry" Rory blushed a little.
"I'm just teasing kid, I'm glad you two spend time together, it's good for… him" Lorelai caught herself before she said that it was good for Rory.
"It's ok, Mom" Rory assured knowing what Lorelai had really meant.
"I'm sorry"
"I like talking with Luke; it has a calming effect just like… just like talking with Jess did"
"I'm sorry Hon" Lorelai said sympathetically.
"Don't have to be" Rory turned and assured Lorelai with a smile. "Hey, Luke is pulling over" she motioned ahead.
"I told him we didn't have to stop every hour" Lorelai grumbled.
"He worries"
"You're both the same" Lorelai mumbled. "It scares me sometimes" she added with a smirk.
"Shut up" Rory teased and she also pulled over.
.o0 Minutes Later, at a Park Behind a Gas Station 0o.
They had walked a little, all together, before Lorelai had to take a seat on a bench; Luke wanted to get the boys as tired as he could so they wouldn't be so wiggly in the car. Lorelai looked at both boys 'wrestling' on the grass before she turned her attention a few feet further away to look at Rory and Luke watching the boys; they were smiling. Rory said something and pointed to the boys, Luke just laughed; Lorelai couldn't help but smile, until she saw Rory add something else and Luke turned serious, he responded something else before pulling Rory in for a comforting hug, his head ducked down, Rory nodded, he planted a fast kiss on the top of her head before letting her go and moving over to where the boys were at, he picked Luka up and tossed him in the air.
Luke whispered something to Jesse before Rory started walking over to where Lorelai was, moments later she was tackled from behind by Jesse; Luka started laughing and Luke joined him, followed by Lorelai. Rory was still lying on the grass, only now on her back with Jesse sitting on her stomach. Rory sat up, Jesse still on her, only now he was hugging her with arms and legs.
"Luv you, Mommy" Jesse told her.
"I love you too, baby" Rory told him with a smile.
"Not a baby, Gama's baby"
"Yes, grandma's having a baby… as weird as that sounds" she whispered the last part. Out of nowhere, Jesse was lifted up from Rory and was being held like a sack of potatoes, which he loved and couldn't stop laughing, under Luke's right arm; he offered his left to help Rory up.
"Why were you sitting on your Mom, huh?" Luke asked once they were all walking over to the bench Lorelai was at.
"Cuz" Jesse shrugged.
"Because?" Rory asked feigning shock and Jesse started laughing. "Come here. Little booger" she threatened and he just ran off towards Lorelai.
"Gama, help!"
"What are they doing to you?" Lorelai asked while hugging him as tightly as she could with her stomach in the way.
"Hey kid, stop squishing the baby" Luke said once they were at the bench.
"Sowwy" Jesse pulled back and placed a kiss on Lorelai's belly.
"Thank you, Jesse" Lorelai cooed.
"No squishing?" Luke asked and Jesse shook his head. "Good" he smirked. "Let's get going now"
"Fishin!" Luka said excitedly and started running towards the car.
"Luka wait!" Luke started running after him. "Don't run off like that" Luke scowled him once he caught up.
"Sowwy, we still fishin'?" he asked pouting.
"Yes we're fishing, but never do that again, promise?"
"Pwomise" Luka nodded.
"Good, now, go help Mommy" again Luka nodded before running back to Lorelai.
You've been LoVeLuKe-ized
So0o0o good?
This is still not the chapter that inspired the story, but I'm getting there.
Suggest people and I'll try me best to comply. Meaning... Review please.