Love will ALWAYS Find a Way.

a/n: New chapter. I hope you enjoy it! Luvs!

New Year's Eve & Pictures:

"Mom!" Lori called early the next morning.

"What?" Lorelai slumped tiredly against the bathroom door.

"When does this end?" Lori got up from the floor.

"A few weeks," Lorelai rubbed her daughter's back.

"Ugh."

--Lorelai smiled at Lori sympathetically.

"Go back to bed. It's not even 7 o'clock," Lorelai walked Lori to her room.

--Lori laid back down on the bed and fell asleep.

--Lorelai made her way back to her room.

"What's wrong?" Luke asked. He was already up and playing with Landon.

"Morning sickness," Lorelai sat on the bed.

--Luke looked at her and could tell she was hurting.

"Lorelai, what wrong? With you?" he asked sitting next to her after placing Landon on the floor.

"She's scared," Lorelai paused, "I'm scared for her."

--Luke nodded.

"Oh, and your nephew better hope I don't EVER see him again. I'll hurt him. He'll NEVER be able to make another child," Lorelai said bitterly.

"Lorelai, he doesn't know she's, uh," Luke couldn't quite get the word out.

"Pregnant," Lorelai finished.

"Yeah. Still gettin' used to it," Luke confessed, "I just never thought…"

"Yeah, me either."

--Luke went back to Landon and picked him up. Then brought him downstairs.

--Back in Lori's room.

Entering Dreamland

--Lori was woke up by the crying of a child. She looked up at her clock it read 3:37 (as in AM). She was in a house she didn't recognize. She panicked.

--She drug herself out of bed and walked to a small crib, and picked up the baby girl.

--Lori tried everything she could, but the baby just wouldn't quit crying. She picked up her phone and dialed her parents' number no answer.

"Oh, my God!" Lori looked down at the child, "Shh. Please."

--She could feel that she hadn't slept in a while.

"Please, baby, hush!" Lori pleaded.

--Still the child persisted.

--Lori began weeping with the child.

Exiting Dreamland

--Lori woke up with tears running down her face.

"Mom! Dad!" Lori yelled not realizing it was all a dream.

--She didn't hear anything; she ran out of the door.

"Mom! Dad!"

--Lorelai came running.

"Lori, hun, what's wrong?" Lorelai was in a panic.

"I can't do this! I can't, Mom! I can't take it!" Lori sobbed.

"Oh, huney, yes you can. You have me and Luke here for you. We'll do everything we can to help you," Lorelai hugged her terrified daughter.

"Mommy, I can't do it. I can't. I don't know anything about raising a child," Lori sunk down the floor; Lorelai tried to catch her.

--Rory made her way out of her room tiredly after hearing the commotion.

"What's going on?" Rory rubbed her eyes.

"Your sister is having a bad day," Lorelai answered.

"It's barely 8 o'clock. The day hasn't started," Rory said bluntly.

"It has when you're pukin' your guts up every morning. Do you think I want to be up?" Lori said half angrily.

"Coffee," was all Rory said before heading downstairs.

"How did you handle this? I mean, before Luke…With us?" Lori asked shyly.

"I really don't know. I mean, when I came here I had Mia and this whole town behind me," Lorelai started, "Lori, you have us. You can do this."

"She wouldn't stop crying," a look of terror flashed across Lori's face.

"What are you talking about?" Lorelai joined her daughter on the floor.

"She was crying. She woke me up. It was 3:37 AM. I tried feeding her, changing her, rocking her. She wouldn't stop. I didn't know the house we were in. I was all by myself. I tried calling you and Dad, but no answer. She was screaming I couldn't take it. I just put her back down and cried," Lori spoke rapidly.

"Baby, that was just a dream. Yes, this baby will wake you up at all hours, but you'll always have me to call on. I promise," Lorelai swore.

--Luke watched this from the bottom of the stairs. He wanted to be up there with them, but he didn't know what to say.

"I have a doctor's appointment for you on the third. Just a check up, ya know?" Lorelai informed Lori.

--Lori nodded.

"Let's go get some breakfast," Lorelai helped Lori off the floor.

--They made their way downstairs. Then into the kitchen

"Hey, dearest husband of mine!" Lorelai chimed before kissing Luke.

"Mommy!" Landon looked up at her and held out his arms.

"Hey, my baby!" Lorelai cooed as she pulled Landon into her arms.

"Good morning, Dad," Lori said hopefully.

"Morning. I'm gunna head to the diner," Luke said before turning to go out of the kitchen.

"Mom," Lori said after she THOUGHT Luke had left, "Does he hate me? I didn't mean for this to happen. I didn't."

"No, he doesn't hate you. He's just confused like we all are," Lorelai comforted her daughter.

"I mean, ever since he found out he's been real distant. Like I went to hug him the other day and he just walked away," Lori fell into her mother.

--She thinks I hate her. Why am I doing this to her? I'm sposed to be helping her, not pushing her away! Luke criticized himself after hearing this. He continued up the stairs to his and Lorelai's room.

--He snatched a small sheet of paper and scribbled something across it. Then he grabbed his jacket and placed the paper on the desk in Lori's room.

"I'll be back later," Luke called from the door.

"We're gunna come to the diner," Lorelai paused with a manipulative smile on her face, "have the coffee ready!"

"Don't think so," Luke said before walking out the door.

"Bummer!" Lorelai acted offended.

"I'm gunna get clothes on," Lori said getting out of her chair.

"Me too," Rory followed.

"Meet back down here in 10 minutes."

"Mk," the twins called back.

"Sorry, for jumpin down your throat earlier," Lori apologized to her sister as they made their way up the stairs.

"It's okay. I can't even imagine how tough this is on you," Rory forgave her.

--Lori smiled then went in her room and began changing.

--The Gilmore-Danes girls and boy were ready to leave in 10 minutes.

--Half way to the diner, Lori realized she had forgotten her cell phone.

"Hey, I forgot my cell at home. I'll be there in a few," Lori told her family.

"We won't be gone that long. Why don't you just wait?" Rory asked.

"Someone important might call," Lori smiled mischievously before turning back towards the house.

--Lori made her way back to her room and picked up her phone off her desk. She noticed the piece of paper with Luke's handwriting on it.

Lori,

I don't hate you. I just don't know what to think about this whole situation. I love you, you're my daughter. These things take time.

Love,

Dad

--Lori read the note and a smile spread across her face. She shoved her phone in her pocket and practically ran to the diner.

--When she reached the diner, the breakfast rush was over and there were very few customers.

--Still running she flung the door open. Luke's back was turned towards her.

"DADDY!" Lori squealed before jumping on his back and hugging him. His note clutched in her hand.

"This is so a Kodak© moment!" Lorelai said pulling out her camera.

--Both Lori and Luke smiled at the camera.

"Sorry, bout the past few days," Luke turned to Lori after she was off his back.

"It's okay. I understand. I would have probably done the same thing," Lori hugged him again.

"What has caused this sudden outburst of joy?" Lorelai paused, "Oh, let me guess…Mood swings!"

"No, here," Lori handed the paper to her mother.

--Lorelai and Rory read it silently.

"Luke, you ol' softy you," Lorelai beamed.

"Aw, jeez."

--Hours past as the family got ready for the party that night.

--At 8 o'clock people started arriving. One of the first was Ray.

"Hey," Lori said after answering the door.

"Hey," Ray kissed her cheek, "Um. Kurt and Averie couldn't come. Our parents made last minute dinner plans with the newly engaged couple.

--Lori laughed.

"They'll have to pay for that later."

"Oh, really?" Ray smirked.

--The made their way to the living room to find Luke, Lorelai, Rory, Landon, Sookie and Jackson.

"Everybody this is Ray," Lori introduced, "Ray this is my dad, Luke, my mom, Lorelai, my baby brother, Landon, my adopted aunt, Sookie and my adopted uncle, Jackson."

"How dare you skip over me?" Rory said dramatically.

"Because you already met him," Lori said with a duh expression.

--Both girls giggled.

"You look familiar," Sookie thought, "I just can't place you."

"This is my friend Kurtis' brother. He looks a lot like him," Lori told her.

"Maybe that's it. Is Kurtis the one with Averie?" Sookie questioned.

"Yes, oh, by the way. They're engaged. They couldn't come tonight because his parents wanted to have dinner," Lori informed them.

--The rest of the guests arrived a little later. They ate and talked then went outside at about 11:45.

--Everyone talked in their groups.

--Lori and Ray stood close to the house. Ray stood behind her with his arms wrapped around her waist.

"Picture?" Lorelai came up to them holding her camera.

"Do you ALWAYS have that thing?" Lori asked with a grin.

"Hey, you never know when something will happen. So just in case I need to prove anything later…I'll have proof. Now take the picture!" Lorelai playfully demanded.

--Standing in the same position, they smiled. FLASH!

--It was nearing midnight now.

--Lori and Ray went to stand with the Gilmore-Danes family.

"FIVE!" The people started counting down with the radio.

"FOUR!"

"THREE!"
"TWO!"
"ONE!"
"HAPPY NEW YEAR!"

--Lorelai pushed up to kiss Luke; at the same time Lori pushed up to kiss Ray.

"I feel so left out," Rory pouted even though she managed to get a picture of both couples.

"Okay," Lori said and grabbed her sister acting like she was going to kiss her.

"Maybe not," Rory pulled away laughing.

"Family picture!" Lorelai announced.

--Rory tossed the camera to Ray.

--The family grouped together.

"Ready? Smile!" Ray said before taking the picture.

--Not too long later, the guests started leaving. Sookie, Jackson and Ray stayed to clean up.

"Thanks for helping," Lorelai said sincerely.

"No problem. It was fun, but I have to get going. I have to work early tomorrow," Ray turned to leave; Lori followed.

"Thanks for coming," Lori gave him a true smile when they were out on the porch.

"I didn't want to leave you hangin'," Ray grinned back. "Plus, it was fun."

"Yeah, it was," Lori agreed.

"But I don't think your dad likes me very much," Ray frowned.

"Don't worry. He doesn't like many guys to be with us. The only reason he like Jes…" Lori stopped herself. She had promised herself she wouldn't think about him.

--Ray didn't say a word. He just kissed her goodnight.

--A few minutes later, Sookie and Jackson left.

"You were right about him being hott. He's just a little too old," Lorelai said when she thought Luke couldn't hear her.

"How old his he?" Luke broke in.

"29," Lori answered quietly.

"I don't like him," Luke said bluntly.

"Dad," Lori started; Luke smirked at her.

"Not funny!" Lori pouted.

"What? I didn't do anything?" Luke acted innocent.

"Okay, you two. Calm down. It's time for bed," Lorelai said in her most motherly tone.

"Alright. Good night," Lori said and went off to bed.

--The others followed quickly thereafter.

--They all slept peacefully that night.

a/n: What you think? Sorry about the dream. I like dreams. Now, I hope you like the pretty review button. It does marvelous things.

Coming up: Chris shows up. O SNAP!

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