It had been exactly five days since they arrived home from camping… and they had somehow managed to keep it a secret. Something inside Lorelai told her to tell her mother before the town… that something was Luke. He know Lorelai and her mother didn't have the best of relationships, but he also knew that if Emily Gilmore was the last to know, things would get ugly. They were planning on telling the Gilmore's at their weekly Friday-night-dinner, which was tonight. Rory was going to be their, on a rare occasion, after getting a break in her studies so she could see the reaction on Emily's face.
Lorelai only wore her engagement ring at home so people wouldn't find out, although she was in love with the ring. It was perfect, the perfect cut, the perfect size, and the perfect style… the best part was Luke didn't have to ask Rory or ask Lorelai what she wanted… he just knew.
Lorelai and Luke only quickly discussed wedding plans and came to conclusion Lorelai wanted snow and for it to be an over the top, town party. Luke wasn't thrilled that she choose those exact words… town parties usually caused him to run to the other side of the hill when mentioned, but the only reason he was going to do a big wedding was for Lorelai; so he wanted it to be perfect. Exactly how she wanted it to be… if she wanted him to wear a funny hat, he would… if she wanted him to wear tights he… well, no he drew the line at tights.
Lorelai sat in perhaps her least favorite spot in the world… the Gilmore-sofa. Luke and Richard were in some sort of conversation about insurance, or sports, or spitting… what ever guys talk about, she wasn't really paying attention… she was more preoccupied looking at her watch, counting how late Rory was. Emily wasn't in the room, thankfully, she was still upstairs getting changed after being later than Lorelai and Luke for dinner.
Twelve minutes and thirty seconds past before Lorelai heard a car door shut. She jumped up and announced that she's going to get it. She ran, well as fast as you can run in heels to the door to greet her tardy daughter.
"Why are you so late?" Lorelai scolded as her daughter met her at the door.
"Sorry, traffic" Rory said and handed her coat to the maid.
"No-no-no, I've heard that excuse before, in fact, I've used that excuse before… why were you late?" Lorelai said still standing in the foyer.
"I stopped at the gas station" Rory said and looked down.
"Oh my god you had food there didn't you?" Lorelai said pointing an excusing finger at her daughter.
"No" Rory said trying to hide it.
"You little rat, you had a doughnut, I can smell it."
"Sorry Mom, but usually when you tell Grandma life-changing news diner is really delayed because of the argument, or we totally skip it"
"Rory!" Lorelai said.
"Girl are you coming or are you just going to stay in the foyer forever?" Emily shouted from the living room.
"Well if Rory had anything to do with it we would eat dinner in our cars" Lorelai mumbled under her breath making fun of Rory.
"What was that?" Emily shouted from the living room.
"Nothing Mother, we're coming" Lorelai shot an evil eye at Rory.
"Mom" Rory said making Lorelai turn around.
"I have a doughnut for you in my purse" Rory said smiling.
"Oh bless you child." Lorelai said and took the rapped doughnut out of Rory's purse and put it in her own purse, which hadn't left her side since she go there: For quick exit potential? Lorelai didn't know, but she wasn't going to let go of this purse until red alert was off.
"Okay sit down you two… I have a feeling this is going to be a long night."
Lorelai and Rory exchanged worried looks.
"Um, why Mom?" Lorelai asked as she sat on the couch in between Luke and Rory. Luke looked a little pale, the way he usually looked while in the Gilmore's house… but Lorelai was sure that it wasn't the normal fear.
"Well, you're usually quiet when you have something important to say especially when Rory isn't here."
"Wow, um, okay, I was going to wait until diner… but here you go, Luke and I-" Lorelai was cut off by the maid walking into the room.
"Mrs. Gilmore the dinner is ready"
"Donna, I have already told you, dinner is at seven and anyways, you interrupted my daughter who was going to tell us something very important, you should stay and listen too" Emily said.
"Wow a crowd… well…" Lorelai shifted uneasily and Luke spoke up.
"Lorelai and I are getting married." Luke blurted out.
"Brave, brave man" Lorelai muttered under her breath.
"Well then… congratulations" Richard said raising his glass.
"It's about time, I mean you two got together, what a year ago" Emily said
"Oh, well yah…" Lorelai stumbled on her words.
"I mean I was wondering if it was ever going to happen" Emily said.
"So you're happy about this" Rory asked apparently just as confused as Lorelai was. Lorelai was happy; Emily was being Kind for once. She took a drink from her glass of water on the table.
"Yes, I mean at least this time Lorelai wont raise a child out of wedlock"
Lorelai spit out her drink all over Luke.
"Excuse Me," She said chocking.
"Mom you're pregnant?" Rory asked.
"If course she is, that's why she's drinking water and she told us right away" Emily said "It's only been a week and she told us about something important in her life, that beets every other important thing by about a month"
"Mom I'm not pregnant, I'm drinking water because I'm not feeling well"
"Why aren't you feeling well?"
"I don't know Mom, I'm probably getting sick" Lorelai said.
"So you're not pregnant?" Emily asked.
"No Mom, I'm not pregnant" Lorelai said.
"So are you happy about this engagement and that's why you told us so early, or did you drive to Vegas one night and elope so this is one of those things where you tell me something and then make us happy and then startle us with the actual news you were going to tell us?" Emily asked.
"We didn't elope, we're getting married this winter" Luke chimed in.
"And I am happy" Lorelai added.
"Me too" Luke said and they smiled at each other.
"What about you Rory, how do you feel about this?"
"I'm happy, Mom's happy, Luke's happy I'm good" Rory said.
"So a winter wedding?" Emily asked.
"Yah, I want it to be in the snow"
"Okay… can I help you plan or is this one of those things where you shut me out of your life completely?"
"You can help plan if you want Mom" Lorelai said biting her lip.
Everyone took a sip of their drinks and Emily put hers down before asking, "So you're not pregnant?"
Lorelai, Luke and Rory looked at each other and rolled their eyes.
Diner went pretty well, Emily wrote down everything they had to do in order to pull off this wedding in seven months; like she was actually the wedding planner or something. Luke was pretty quiet, as usual in the Gilmore house, and Lorelai and Rory took turns rolling their eyes at what Emily said.
"So you got that done, how are you guys gunna tell the town," Rory asked from the back seat of the jeep on the way home.
"I dunno yet" Lorelai shrugged.
"I say you do it the way you told me," Rory said sarcastically.
"Rory I already told you I was sorry, it was like two o'clock in the morning and I didn't want to call you so I-"
"Text me. 'I'm getting married' Insert smiley face here" Rory said.
"I didn't put a smiley face in it" Lorelai said.
"Yah but I could tell you were smiling." Rory laughed.
When they pulled into Stars Hollow they were alarmed by the posters everywhere reading 'Congratulations Luke and Lorelai' and everyone standing in the Town Square.
"Rory…" Lorelai said.
"It wasn't me… trust me" Rory said, just as amazed as Lorelai was.
Short chapter… well actually I only wrote a short amount tonight, I wrote most of this at lunch… well anyways, thank you everyone for the ideas…
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