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Day Fourteen – Nightmare In Bed

Saturday – June 16th 2007
2:35 am

Lorelai woke up in a panic, something was wrong. The bed didn't feel right; there was even something wrong about the room, even though she could hardly see in the dark. The bedside light came on as he turned to her.

CHRIS "What's the matter?"

LORELAI "Christopher! What are you doing here?"

CHRIS "What do you mean Lore?"

LORELAI "Why are you in Albuquerque?"

CHRIS "Albuquerque?"

LORELAI "Where's Luke?"

CHRIS "Luke? Okay, Lore I thought you were over this, remember he left you pregnant and ran off to be with April and Anna in Albuquerque."

Just then she heard a baby cry, and then a second one.

CHRIS "You better go check on the twins."

LORELAI "Twins!"

Lorelai bolted up in bed, in a sweat. 'What the fuck' is all she could think, reaching over and turning on the light she saw Luke sleeping. It had all been a nightmare a horrible dream no doubt a result of the fever she had. But wait she was feeling fine a little sick in the stomach from her bad dream but the cold had gone for the most part and her head was clear. Just then she did start feeling sicker. Quickly getting up she went to the bathroom, closing the door before turning on the light and just making it to the toilet to throw up.

After a few minutes she got off her knees, shutting the toilet lid and sitting down, she used a piece of toilet paper to wipe her mouth as she sat on the toilet. Regaining her strength she went to the sink getting a glass of water to wash away the bad taste. Drinking the water she looked into the mirror and it dawned on her, what had happened. Quickly she left the bathroom, leaving the light on she grabbed her robe on the way through the bedroom, not even trying to be quite. Finding her cell phone in her handbag, she sat at the kitchen table as she made an urgent call.

LORELAI "Rory!"

RORY "Mom? Are you okay?"

LORELAI "Yes."

RORY "Well then unless you have a good reason for waking me at this ungodly hour I'm…"

LORELAI "I might be pregnant!"

RORY "…going to kill you." Rory stopped in her tracks. "What?"

LORELAI "I just threw up, and it's morning."

RORY "Barely."

LORELAI "And I only had apple to eat and drink last night, no coffee."

RORY "Wow"

LORELAI "Rory I need to know."

RORY "Well then, go and tell Luke, and get a test."

LORELAI "I can't tell Luke."

RORY "Why?"

LORELAI "I don't want him to get his hopes up before I know."

RORY "Wasn't this the problem before?"

LORELAI "When before?"

RORY "Two years ago!"

LORELAI "That was different."

RORY "Look mom my only advice is for you to tell Luke, he wants this but more importantly he will want to help. And if you're not pregnant then he will want to know that as well and get the help you need."

LORELAI "But there's more."

RORY "What?"

LORELAI "I also had a bad dream."

RORY "What dream?"

LORELAI "Luke had run off, leaving me with the twins and back in bed with your father!"

RORY "Wow!"

LORELAI "I know. So what does it mean?"

RORY "I'm not doing this."

LORELAI "Why you did it before."

RORY "That was years ago."

LORELAI "But I need help."

RORY "Don't I know it!"

LORELAI "Rory!"

RORY "Sorry, mom but I don't even think Freud could help you with this one."

LORELAI "Rory!"

RORY "All I'm gonna say is you need to talk to Luke about it! Call me when you know more okay."

LORELAI "Okay." Hesitant.

RORY "Bye mom."

LORELAI "Bye." Not wanting to hang up.

But Lorelai had more to think about and the more she thought the more in shock she became. The shock turned to anger and rage, what did the dream mean? Was she scared of loosing Luke again? Maybe he was going run off before their wedding or on their wedding day! She got up, feeling mad and upset, maybe hormonal and went to the bedroom, whacking Luke on the arm and shouting at him.

LORELAI "Wake up!"

LUKE "What the… Lorelai what's the matter, why are you up?"

LORELAI "Why don't you love me?"

LUKE "Why don't I…"

LORELAI "Tell me now if you're planning to run off with Anna!"

LUKE "I'm, what? What are you talking about?"

LORELAI "Your gonna leave me again!"

Luke hopped out of bed to hold Lorelai but she pulled away.

LUKE "Lorelai calm down and tell me what is going on!"

Lorelai took a breath and sat at the foot of the bed, holding onto the wooden rail as Luke stood in front of her.

LORELAI "I dreamed you had run away leaving me with… Chris." She didn't want to bring the twins up quite yet.

LUKE "First I can't be responsible for your dreams, second you had a dream about Christopher?" Luke sat back on the bed getting under the covers, but looked at Lorelai with a mixture of amusement and confusion. "Lorelai get back into bed and tell me what bought this crazy attack on?"

LORELAI "I'm just crazy?" Half smiling at Luke.

LUKE "Lorelai!"

LORELAI "Okay, I don't know for sure and I don't want you to get your hopes up but I ate an apple last night."

LUKE "I was there."

LORELAI "Well apples are a sign."

LUKE "Of a good diet?"

LORELAI "No!"

LUKE "Lorelai you're gonna have to lead me 'cause I'm lost right now."

LORELAI "There is a small possibility that there is a chance that I might be a tiny bit pregnant!"

LUKE "Your…"

LORELAI "Pregnant."

LUKE "You said."

LORELAI "So get up, I need to know now!"

LUKE "Its 3am."

Lorelai started to dress, looking for her jeans.

LORELAI "That drug store we stopped at last night, it's opened 24 hours."

LUKE "I think so."

LORELAI "Well lets go."

Putting on the jeans and now looking for shoes and a top, she was not getting a pregnancy test wearing her Spice Girls pajama top!

LUKE "Lorelai come back to bed, we can go first thing in the morning, in a couple of hours."

Lorelai ignored Luke and continued to dress putting on her sneakers.

LORELAI "Oh god I hope that cough medicine didn't do anything bad to the baby." Looking at Luke. "Why are you still in bed? Get up now."

LUKE "I'll repeat my self, it's 3am!"

Lorelai stood closer to Luke, holding his hand

LORELAI "Luke I need to know I won't be able to sleep until I do, so can we please go."

Luke slowly got up, finding his jeans.

LUKE "Well if you're not pregnant we're cutting back on you're coffee intake." He joked. "And if you are pregnant it's going to stop altogether!"

LORELAI "Never! Now just get dress, I'll be in the Jeep waiting." Lorelai said as she slipped on her jacket.

LUKE "Lorelai wait. Come back here."

But it was too late, Luke slipped on his boots, grabbing his leather jacket and wallet as he chased after Lorelai.

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LORELAI "So which one?"

LUKE "You're seriously asking me?"

LORELAI "Well it's been over 20 years."

LUKE "Well I've never done this. Anyway what about that scare a couple of years ago, didn't you have a test?"

LORELAI "No. The next day I ate a bunch of junk food, drank coffee and I got my period later in the week, which answered that question. Besides you imagine to look on Taylor's face if I had bought a test at his store."

LUKE "I guess."

LORELAI "Okay here goes, this will do." She picked up a test and looking at the instructions. "Okay I pee on the stick, wait three minutes and look for the lines, simple and quick!"

LUKE "Okay, let's go."

LORELAI "What do you have there?"

LUKE "Razors and some deodorant."

LORELAI "We are not buying other things while here, this is not a shopping trip." Looking on the shelf. "Damn I need this." Picking up some face cream.

LUKE "Well get it, look Lorelai I know this is a big night but why not get this stuff now then we don't need to come back later."

Lorelai nodded as some tears started to form in her eyes.

LORELAI "Luke, I'm scared."

LUKE "Me too, lets go."

They paid for their purchases and left the store, returning to the apartment about 15 minutes later.

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LUKE "Are you okay."

LORELAI "What?"

LUKE "Are you okay, do you need a hand?"

LORELAI "Luke I'm peeing on a stick, I think I can handle it."

LUKE "Why don't you let me come in there?"

LORELAI "Because I have a shy bladder. Luke I'm just washing up and I'll be right out, start the count down."

LUKE "Got it."

Placing the test on the sink washed her hands before opening the door.

LORELAI "Okay 3 minutes and we'll have the answer." Handing Luke the empty package.

LUKE "How are you?"

LORELAI "Nervous. I mean I've wanted this for so long, but now it might be finally here."

LUKE "I know. But if it's not, we'll get through this right. We've only being going at it, yes I know Dirty! For a few weeks."

LORELAI "Wow it has only been a few weeks since we got back together. I guess we'll have to get moving on the wedding plans as soon as we get home."

LUKE "I guess."

They sat in silence on edge of the bed, Luke reaching out to hold Lorelai's hand.

LORELAI "Luke where do we live?"

LUKE "I thought we settled on you house."

LORELAI "It would be our house."

LUKE "I know, does that sound weird?"

LORELAI "I've wanted it to be 'our house' for a long time."

LUKE "I know, I'm sorry it didn't happen before."

Silence fell again; they were both startled when Luke's alarm watch went off.

LUKE "Ready?" Squeezing Lorelai's hand.

LORELAI "Trust me you can never be ready for this moment."

They got up, Luke still holding Lorelai's hand, leading her into the bathroom. Lorelai picking up the test stick, after a few seconds a confused look came across her face.

LUKE "Well."

LORELAI "I don't know."

LUKE "What do you mean, the box says there are two lines, the control and a second if it's a positive result."

LORELAI "Well look then." Handing Luke the test stick.

LUKE "I see, is that the second line?"

LORELAI "I don't know." Taking the box still in Luke's hand and read it again careful to make sure not to miss anything. "We need to wait."

LUKE "Longer? I thought it took 3 minutes."

LORELAI "Oh no, it says here 'if you are unsure of the results take the test again after 36-48 hours."

LUKE "We have to wait two days!"

LORELAI "This sucks!"

Exhausted from the events of the night and the early hour they climbed back onto the bed after taking off their shoes, they spooned as Luke held Lorelai they managed to drift off to sleep.

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LUKE "Lorelai, Lorelai wake up."

Luke opened the curtains.

LORELAI "What time is it?"

LUKE "Just past eight, you up for some breakfast?"

Placing a tray over her lower legs as she moved to rest against the headboard.

LORELAI "I can eat, wow this looks great, but where's my coffee?"

LUKE "Do you really think I would give you coffee if you're possible carrying our child? You can have tea and maybe de-cafe later."

LORELAI "But…" Kissing her to shut her up.

LUKE "And that's the last I'm going to say on the subject."

LORELAI "Luke are you okay?"

LUKE "I'm fine, great in fact, why?"

LORELAI "You look happy."

LUKE "I am. Now eat your breakfast, after last night we're running later if we want to get out of here today."

Luke started to pack.

LORELAI "Okay… Hey Luke."

LUKE "Yes Lorelai."

LORELAI "Can you get me my cell phone, it's on the kitchen table."

LUKE "Okay." Kissing her again before leaving to get the phone.

Lorelai called Rory to updated her as she ate the breakfast Luke had made, 'I think I'll like being pregnant this time.' She thought. Luke continued to pack their bags, and then went about cleaning the apartment. He insisted that Lorelai rest but once she was finished with breakfast she had to get up and dressed for the day. The rain had cleared so it might be a warm day, she decided on her dark blue Lola knee length dress, leather hooded jacket, until it warmed up, and the knee length boots Luke liked. Standing with her right foot on a chair she zipped up the right boot as Luke entered.

LUKE "Well you look nice, very nice." Kissing his fiancée on the lips as she stood up.

Lorelai placed her foot on the floor as she straitened her dress.

LORELAI "Thanks, I feel great." Moving closer to Luke.

LUKE "Still nervous?" Holding Lorelai's waist.

LORELAI "Yep, but I'm gonna try and put it aside for the next day or so."

LUKE "Good, it might be for the best." Kissing for a few seconds.

LORELAI "I want to get another pregnancy test, so we have it on hand in 32 hours."

LUKE "Counting down?"

LORELAI "I set your alarm watch."

Luke went to the bedside table and picked it up.

LUKE "So you did. I guess we'll stop at the 24-hour drug store on the way out of town then. So do you want help packing anything?"

LORELAI "No I'm fine, you packed most of it."

LUKE "I washed you clothes too, there's a last load in the drier which should be ready soon."

LORELAI "Wow you cook me breakfast, cleaned the place and washed my clothes, can I have your baby, oh wait I might be."

Lorelai closed the gap between them again, putting her arms around his neck as Luke put his around her waist to hug her.

LORELAI "You know I love you right."

LUKE "I know, but it's always nice to hear."

Holding the back of his neck she lent in and they lightly brushed their lips together before Lorelai kissed him, softly at first before opening her month and placing her tongue in his mouth, Luke pulling away seconds later.

LORELAI "What's the problem."

LUKE "Nothing."

LORELAI "Well." Moving in to kiss Luke again but Luke pulled away.

LUKE "I don't think we should."

LORELAI "Should?"

LUKE "Kiss, and other stuff."

LORELAI "Why?"

LUKE "Until we know. I don't want to hurt anything." Looking at her stomach.

LORELAI "Luke hon you're not going to hurt anything by kissing me."

LUKE "But kissing leads to other things and I think we just need to put temptation aside for the next few days."

LORELAI "Great knock me up and you don't want to touch me, I seem to remember you not having a problem last night in the tub."

LUKE "Well we didn't know then that there might be an 'it', if there is an 'it'." Getting up set at what had happened.

LORELAI "Okay hon I'll try and resist you until after the test but you do know it is okay, if there is an 'it' we can have sex, we won't hurt 'it'."

LUKE "Okay can we stop calling it 'it'!"

LORELAI "What do we call 'it' then?"

LUKE "I don't know, maybe if we can just not think about 'it', sorry, for a few days, until after the next test."

LORELAI "Agreed." Smiling at Luke.

LUKE "An can you stopped standing there, looking so sexy!"

LORELAI "You want me to go put on sweats them."

LUKE "Are you trying to drive me crazy?"

LORELAI "I can't help it."

Luke left the room as Lorelai finished off her packing.

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They stop at the drug store for a second test. Lorelai got a third, just to be safe while Luke asked if the cold medicine could harm pregnant woman and was told it was safe. Before getting back on the road they went to a near by mall and picked up some other supplies for the trip.

They would head back to Oklahoma City before going north towards St Louis for the return trip. It was already later than Luke was planning so it would be a full days travel to get to Oklahoma City before sunset.

They had lunch at a small diner just outside Amarillo, because Lorelai liked the look of the place. Lorelai insisted on driving the next leg, over Luke objections, but she did the hair flip and wearing that dress he was putty in her hands. She hopped into the drivers seat and put a CD in the car stereo.

LUKE "What did you do!"

LORELAI "It's Jimmy Buffett."

LUKE "I know!"

LORELAI "You love him right."

LUKE "I don't love him."

LORELAI "You've been to his concerts."

LUKE "One or two."

LORELAI "Luke do you have his CD?"

LUKE "Vinyl."

LORELAI "How retro."

LUKE "I wish you would let me drive."

LORELAI "Sit back big boy and relax, I'm in control."

LUKE "That's what I'm afraid of!"

Lorelai backed out of the parking spot and set off for the interstate to continue their journey home.

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Minutes later they were back on the interstate.

LORELAI "So what do we tell the town?"

LUKE "Nothing."

LORELAI "Nothing?"

LUKE "Isn't it bad luck to tell anyone before the second trimester?"

LORELAI "You believe in luck?"

LUKE "Sometimes."

LORELAI "Well, you know I called Rory this morning."

LUKE "Yes."

LORELAI "So she knows."

LUKE "She won't tell, will she?

LORELAI "No but news can get out."

LUKE "Well they will know when they know, what about your parents?"

LORELAI "I don't know, I mean Emily has been great about us and seemed to be okay that we are trying but if this has happened, I just don't know."

LUKE "Okay, we'll wait if you want to. At least until we know if there is anything to tell them first."

LORELAI "Sounds good."

LUKE "But not too long, when you start to show they might work it out."

LORELAI "Or they'll think I'm fat like the last time."

LUKE "Hey Lorelai have you worked out your dream yet?"

LORELAI "Haven't really thought about it."

LUKE "Come on, you were in bed with, Christopher." Finding it hard to get the works out. "You must have some idea."

LORELAI "Okay I was talking to Rory about it over breakfast."

LUKE "Okay."

LORELAI "Well, Um, I think it was just a panic attack."

LUKE "Meaning?"

LORELAI "I don't really know."

LUKE "Lorelai I said before, I'm never going to leave you. Trust me I would never do that to you after last year. I mean I saw how lost you were, I watched you across the square. One time I saw you hanging around out side Patty's during a town meeting."

LORELAI "How?"

LUKE "I was in my apartment."

LORELAI "I thought you were in there."

LUKE "I figured, I thought about going down to see you. But I guess I chickened out."

LORELAI "I wanted to go to the diner so many times but I couldn't. I knew seeing you would bring up old feelings and I just wasn't ready. Even after Chris left."

LUKE "I guess it was good we got past that."

LORELAI "You bet."

LUKE "So the dream."

LORELAI "Maybe my subconscious was trying to tell me something and it was more about the babies."

LUKE "Babies?"

LORELAI "In the dream it was twins."

LUKE "Like before?"

LORELAI "When?

LUKE "Remember when the Inn caught fire and you slept over, you told me a story about a dream."

LORELAI "You remember that."

LUKE "I told you, you are hard to forget."

LORELAI "I try my best."

LUKE "So maybe twins?"

LORELAI "Yeah."

They drove in silence, listening to the music as Margaritatville started to play.

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They arrived in Oklahoma City just after sunset, tired from the day's travel they decided on some take-out pizza near the motel. Lorelai was feeling better despite the lack of coffee; Luke let her have just one cup of de-café with lunch. Lorelai changed into her robe as Luke showered, she got in the show minutes later keeping her promises to keep apart for the next day. Finishing off their dinner in bed it reminded them of their first night on the trip.

LUKE "You want the last piece?"

LORELAI "What do you think?"

Lorelai took the pizza and bit into it with some pieces falling on her top.

LUKE "I should have known."

Luke helped pick the bits of meat off before the sauce stained but could feel how hard he was getting, his member pressing against her upper thigh. Pulling back.

LUKE "Sorry."

LORELAI "I told you it's okay." Turning to kiss Luke.

LUKE "I know." Kissing her back. "Actually I read it in a book once."

LORELAI "When?"

LUKE "One time Liz had been at the diner and she left a book on the counter."

LORELAI "What kind of book?"

LUKE "'Motherhood for dummies' I think. She got it as a joke for TJ, which totally backfired he didn't talk to Liz for a week and stayed with me."

LORELAI "Poor guy." Kissing Luke again. "So this book, you read it."

LUKE "I couldn't sleep much around that time, with Liz, April and…"

LORELAI "Oh." Realizing why.

LUKE "Anyway I picked it up and read."

LORELAI "And what did we learn?"

LUKE "Well, you can eat just about anything."

LORELAI "Told you!"

LUKE "That doesn't mean just junk food and coffee, a balanced diet is always best. And there are foods that can hurt the baby. You can have about 300 more calories each day but something nutritious with protein, and carbohydrates, not just a cheese burger!"

LORELAI "What the…?"

LUKE "You need to cut back on the fatty foods and sugar. So you can have eggs, fish, nuts and chicken, plus more vegetables."

LORELAI "But we just had pizza?"

LUKE "Pizza with the right ingredients is actually quite healthy."

LORELAI "Great!"

LUKE "And I'm limiting you to one cut of coffee per day, more juice, milk and water for you."

LORELAI "Okay I'm not liking you right now."

LUKE "And more exercise."

LORELAI "What kind of 'exercise' Mr. Danes." Looking at Luke in that 'come here' kinds of way."

LUKE "Walking, riding, nothing to stressful."

LORELAI "What about sex?"

LUKE "Well that too. You know it is a myth that sex can bring on labor?"

LORELAI "I know. Luke I've read books too."

LUKE "Okay then."

LORELAI "You know Luke it's okay to be sacred, it's normal."

LUKE "I just need to get used to the idea first. If there is anything to get used to that is?"

LORELAI "Okay then so we'll take this one step at a time." Lorelai leans back to kiss Luke but he hesitates at first before they kiss for just a few seconds. "See that didn't hurt me."

LUKE "Okay, I guess we can kiss."

LORELAI "Are you ready for bed."

LUKE "As long as there is no sex. Wow did I just say that?"

LORELAI "Okay so I'll keep my panties on tonight."

They got up, throwing the empty pizza box in the trash before pulling back the sheets. They brushed their teeth together then Lorelai left while Luke went to the toilet. When Luke came out Lorelai was sitting up in bed put on some night cream on her face. She was wearing one of Luke's flannel shirts, as her hopped into bed he noted that a couple of buttons were left unbuttoned. He stayed on his side of the bed to avoid temptation, but when Lorelai was finished she backed over to Luke and out of instinct he moved into their spooning position. They watched the TV as the late night talk show started but before long they were asleep, bathed in the glow from the TV and tired from the day's events.

TBC…