Notes: So if you haven't gone back and read my updated version of the last chapter, I'm just going to explain it with a few comments. I'm just going to back track and say Luke's injuries weren't that bad. Lorelai only had a mild concussion and a head laceration and Luke was just feeling the aches and pains that anyone would have after a car accident. Sorry about that, I really wasn't thinking about the reality of the situation. Hope that helps.
Anyways, on to the next chapter..

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Hospital

Rory runs into the emergency room of the hospital. Chris is following closely behind her. She runs over to the desk. "My mom! She's here, car accident, or something, I don't know, I got this call – and see. I should have been with her but I was angry and it was so stupid but I made her go alone and I should have been there. It should be me and so she's there alone and I'm not with her. But I should have been," Rory rambles, not unlike her mother. The nurse lets her go on and on, continuing with her work until she notices a pause in Rory's talking.

"Your mother is…?" the nurse asks simply.

"Lorelai Gilmore," Rory responds. She takes a deep breath, having run out of air during her rambling. The nurse looks down at the computer in front of her.

"Yes, she's here, I can take you back to see her. Are you the husband?" she asks Chris.

"I will be in a few months," he says. The nurse nods and motions for the two to follow her. The nurse presses a few buttons on a touchpad and they follow her into the back part of the emergency room. She walks over to a curtained off section where Lorelai sits up on a bed.

"Lor," Chris says, immediately going to her side. He takes her hand in his, but she hardly notices. Rory stands at the foot of the bed, watching her mother with tears in her eyes. "How are you feeling?" Chris asks, his voice full of emotion. Lorelai turns her gaze from Rory to Chris, staring into his eyes, only actually seeing him there for the first time.

"I'm okay," she says, hesitating on what to say. She flashes him a bright smile, hoping to relieve some of the tension in the room. "The doctor said that it was a slight concussion, but he did confirm that there's still a brain sloshing around up there." Chris chuckles, letting out the breath he had been holding since he first heard about the accident. Lorelai looks over at Rory, who is still white as a sheet. "Hun, don't worry. Momma's fine. She's cool. The Corleones would have to come after me before you would truly have to worry." Lorelai removes her hand from Chris's grip, holding it out to Rory.

Rory slowly walks around the bed and grips Lorelai's hand tightly. "I'm so sorry, Mom. If I had gone with you, this wouldn't have happened." Lorelai gives Rory her tightlipped smile.

"Hey, Kid, it could've happened even if you were there. It wasn't the best night to be on the roads," Lorelai tells Rory. She squeezes Rory's hand, hoping to make her daughter feel better.

"Mom, what happened?" Rory asks in a small voice. Lorelai takes a deep breath, thinking about what to say first, planning to choose her words carefully.

"I had a fight – with Mom – shocker of shockers, and I walked out of dinner. My car wouldn't start so I called – Luke – I called Luke to come get me. And the roads were icy and the car – truck – it slid off the road," Lorelai explains, knowing she's only telling part of the truth.

"Why did you call Luke? You could have called us to come get you," Chris says. Lorelai nods, slowly.

"I did," she lies. "No one picked up the phone." She slowly lifts her eyes to his, searching for a sign on her fiancé's face that he knows she's lying.

"Must have been when we ran out to get Chinese," Chris says, glancing at Rory, who nods. Lorelai lets out a small sigh of relief that she was actually able to lie well this time. "Well, it must not have been a big fight, your mother is here. She beat us."

"I know. She was here. I'm not sure where she went…." Lorelai glances around, as if expecting Emily to pop out. Instead, the doctor walks in the room.

"Hello, I'm Doctor Daniels," he says.

"I'm Chris Hayden, Lorelai's fiancé, and this is our daughter Rory." Chris shakes hands with the doctor.

"Well, Mr. Hayden, Lorelai's going to be just fine. She has a mild concussion, but I can let you take her home as long as you promise to stay with her for the duration. I've given her some pain medication and that should wear off in the next few hours and I stitched up the laceration on her forehead. The stitches should be removed in two weeks." Chris nods.

"You hear that Lor? You've got to get some rest and stay where Rory and I can take care of you," Chris says. Lorelai nods, saluting him.

"Okay? Well I will get you the discharge papers, unless you have any other questions?" the doctor asks.

"Well I was just wondering how on earth they actually get those huge catheters inside a – "

"Lorelai!" Chris shouts, to interrupts her. But Lorelai just grins, proud of herself as usual. The doctor shakes his head and walks out.

"What?" Lorelai asks innocently, winking at Rory, who is covering her face in shame. A nurse walks in and takes the IV out of Lorelai's arm.

"Okay, well I'll go bring the car around," Chris says.

"Actually, why don't you go find my mother? We should really say goodbye since she came all the way here," Lorelai says quickly.

"Okay."

"And Rory and I will go check on Luke, because, after all, he was hurt too and I want to see if he's all right," Lorelai suggests, trying to keep from blushing.

"Sounds good," Chris says and walks out, closing the curtain behind him. Rory hands Lorelai her clothes so she can change.

"We're going to go visit with Luke?" Rory asks, not quite seeming interested in prolonging their time at the hospital.

"Yeah." Lorelai's trying not to fall over a she pulls her pants on while concentrating on keeping a poker face. "Isn't Jess with him?" Rory nods.

"But you and Dad, you're okay right? I mean, you're still getting married? I heard the fight." Lorelai looks up from putting her belt through the loops of her jeans, realizing for the first time since the whole night started that her actions affect Rory too.

"Of course, Hun." She flashes her hand at Rory, the ring still shining. "I mean that's what you want…" Lorelai trails off, leaving room for Rory to tell her what she thinks Lorelai should do.

"Of course that's what I want. I mean if Hayley Mills can make it happen, who says I can't?" Lorelai smiles. She goes back to fixing her belt, having missed a loop in the back. "It's what you want too, right?" Lorelai looks back at her. She forces a smile and blushes.

"Yes, it's what I want. Call me Maggie McKendrick," Lorelai quips, going back to playing with the belt again. "What the heck is wrong with this?"

"Mo-om," Rory whines. Lorelai's yanking the belt out of her pants, falling back on the bed. Rory sighs and takes the belt out of Lorelai's hand. "Yes, here's the role reversal I've always waited for. I have to dress you now. Turn please." Rory fits the belt back through the loops in Lorelai's pants. Lorelai looks down appreciating Rory's handiwork.

"Nice work, kid."

"I think you can buckle it yourself." Rory crosses her arms. Lorelai smiles but does as told.

"But seriously, Rory. We're getting married. We're going to be a family. Maybe they'll even make a sequel about you marrying into the Brady Bunch. And then in the threequel you'll be replaced by a cousin, there's always a cousin." Rory shakes her head smiling. Lorelai puts an arm around Rory, leading her out of the area. "This is all going to work out great, you just concentrate on finding that incredibly handsome gay widower with three adorable sons."