A/N : Obviously I do not own the Gilmore Girls, otherwise I would have money.LoL

Sorry for the delay, but exams and assignments are in the way...LoL

Chpt 5

"I don't know mum. You saw when you came in here. I was asleep. I haven't moved since you got here. I don't know where Luke is? Lorelai said

Luke was in the kitchen, trying not to be noticed, and heard Lorelai talking. He realised that Emily was here. He went to go into the lounge room, when Emily started talking. He decided just to stay in the kitchen.

"Well, how come you were on the couch and not in bed" Emily replied

"I needed to have a bath. I got Luke to help me out so that I wouldn't do any damage……. (pointing to the stitches), when I got out of the bathroom, he was down here. So we started to talk, and must have fallen asleep" Lorelai replied

"So…what did u talk about?"

"Mum!" Lorelai cried

"I know that I have to mind my own business, but I'm your mother, and I just want to know" Emily said.

"We talk about everything. I mean everything. We talked about April, we talked about our relationship, and we talked about the baby. It was just so good to get it all out. I feel heaps better. I mean, I'm still devastated about the miscarriage. That was my baby. I lost my baby. You were right mum. I'm a terrible mother. I didn't look after it, and it even hadn't been born yet" Lorelai started to cry again. Lorelai hadn't spoken so openly to her mother before, and willingly as well.

Emily leaned over and hugged Lorelai, comforting her. They both felt something. Something that has been missing for many years. Although Lorelai knew that deep down that her mother loved her, but Lorelai was certainly feeling it now, Emily was showing her that she loved her, by comforting her.

On the other side, Emily felt different. Lorelai had opened up to her. Lorelai had openly cried in front of her mother, which was very rare for both Gilmore women. They both had a new renowned respect and love for each other. Maybe they will have that mother daughter relationship that they've always wanted!

Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Luke was sitting at the kitchen table. He noticed the note by the coffee machine.

Mum, Luke

I tried to call. No answer, so I stopped by.

Didn't want to interrupt the peace.

So I made some coffee and left. Your in good hands mum, so, I'll see you

on Friday afternoon.

Love Rory.

He read the letter and smiled. Taking his eyes from the letter, he started listening to the conversation going on in the living room, and was glad that Emily and Lorelai were getting along. He decided to make himself known, so he went to the back door, opened, and then closed it, as if he had just arrived. He then started to pack the groceries away. Both Emily and Lorelai got up and walked to the kitchen.

"Good afternoon Luke" Emily said, startling Luke.

"Oh…Emily, you're here. How are you?" Luke replied

"I'm fine thanks Luke. And how are you?"

"I'm ok. Can't complain. How are you Lorelai? Shouldn't you be resting" Luke said, turning his eyes from Emily to Lorelai

"I needed to get up Luke. I can't stay in the same spot all day. Where did you go?"

"I went to the market. Because, like the typical woman you are, you have no food in here. I'm going to cook dinner. Are you staying for dinner Emily?" Luke asked

"Well..."

"Come on mum. Join us" Lorelai interrupted.

"Well, ok. I'll ring you father and let him know that I'm not going to be home for dinner" Emily answered.

After Emily leaves the kitchen to ring Richard, Luke hands Lorelai the note that Rory left.

"Cant believe I missed her call. Must have been dead to the world" Lorelai said, sad that she had missed her daughter.

"Don't worry, I think that we were both out of it" Luke replied.

"Yeah…hey, thanks for doing this. The shopping, the cooking, the staying here. By the way, why did you come through the back door?" Lorelai asked.

"Well, I had investigators following me" Luke responded

"What" Lorelai asked confused

"Well, after everything that has happened. They haven't seen me all day. I showed up at the market and they all started talking. Then a watching me everywhere that I went. So I thought that I might come back here the back way, so that they didn't know that I was coming here. This town is crazy." Luke said

Lorelai laughed a little when she heard this. She held her side when she did though.

"Are you ok" Luke asked

"Yeah…just don't make me laugh ok" Lorelai replied, with a smile on her face. They stood there looking at each other, getting lost in each others eyes. They both leaned in for a sweet kiss. They broke apart, then Luke took her in his arms and held her. Not wanting to let her go. They don't know how long they were like that, but were interrupted with Emily walking into the kitchen to ask them if it was ok for Richard to come over for dinner as well. They both agreed and Luke got to work on dinner. Lorelai went back into the living room and put a movie on.

Lorelai and Emily were sitting on the lounge waiting for dinner watching a movie. Luke walks in and hands Lorelai a coffee and Emily a tea. The door bell rings and Luke goes to answer it and its Richard at the door. He ushers Richard into the living room and Richard goes to sit next to Lorelai. Luke goes back into the kitchen to finish dinner, also sets the table. He calls them all in to the kitchen for dinner. Richard helps Lorelai get up from the lounge. They all sit at the table eating dinner and talk amongst themselves. It was like a happy family setting.

After dinner, Lorelai walked Richard and Emily to the door, and Luke stayed in the kitchen to clean up. Luke felt arms wrap around his waist. He slowly turned around and hugged Lorelai back.

"Let's go to bed" Lorelai said

"Yeah, but I think that you should call Rory. U call Rory, and I'll clean up here ok" Luke replied

"Ok" Lorelai said as she gave Luke a quick kiss, got the phone and headed upstairs.

Ring ring, ring ring.

"Hello my long lost daughter"

"Hello my long lost mother" Rory replied with a laugh

"How are you mum? Did u get my note?" Rory said

"Yeah, I got the letter and I am fine. When did you actually stop by?"

"I stopped by about lunch time. I had tried to call and no one answered, so I got worried. I walked in and saw u and Luke on the lounge cuddling each other. You both looked soooo cute" Rory replied with a laugh.

"Well, we were talking. Luke had a little 'meltdown' and so we talked, I comforted him, and I think that it wore me out. Just walking up and down the stairs is wearing me out at the moment."

"Why did Luke have a meltdown?" Rory asked

"Well, I had to get him to help me in the bath. I couldn't wash my back, and I think there must have been bruises or something. He got upset. He helped me out, then went down stairs. By the time I came out o the bathroom, he was on the lounge with his heads in his hands. He was going on about almost losing me and all that. I felt sorry for him. He took our fight and what happened to me harder than what I thought. He really does love me. Doesn't he?"

"Yeah, he does mum. Even though he may have said no to the ultimatum, it doesn't mean that he doesn't love you. Have you spoken all about that yet?"

"Yeah we have hun. We spoke about it this morning. We spoke about everything that has happened; we spoke about what we felt and all that. We got it out in the open this morning. It felt really good. "

"That's good mum. Mum, can I ask you a question"

"You just did" Lorelai laughed

"Other than that one" Lorelai nodded. "I know that Luke hurt you. I'm still wondering why you went to grandma and grandpas. I mean, you could have come to me, or even Sookie. What made you go to them" Rory said, softly, curiously

"Well, remember how I was when Luke and I broke up the first time. After the wedding." Rory nodded, remembering that time. Her mother was a complete wreck for awhile. "Well, let's just say that I felt 100 times worse than that. I didn't know what I was doing. I didn't know how I could live after that. I went to mums because she and I had a discussion after she had her eye surgery. She knew Luke and I had troubles. She was finally accepting him. I didn't know what else to do. I wanted to run. Luke s my life, apart from you. I love him completely. I don't just love him; I'm in love with him. I'm infatuated; I'm a whole person with him." Lorelai continued

"And April" Rory said cautiously

"With Luke and his insecurities about me and April, I told him that I'm not here to replace Anna or him. All I want to be is a friend. That's all. Anything more won't happen anytime soon. Were just taking things one day at a time" Lorelai said

"What do you mean by that? Not anytime soon." Rory asked

"Well, I gave him back the ring. At the moment, I don't think that things can go back to the way they were. Even if he loves me, he's not ready to get married. I don't want him to say yes, because he doesn't want to lose me. I want him to say yes because he's ready, because he wants to. He needs time, and I'm going to give it to him. He'll propose when he wants to, IF he wants to. The one thing that I do know is that I love him, and I can't live without him. So, if we stay together, and not get married, I'll be okay with that. I can't lose him."

"Is that how you really feel mum?"

"Well, I do really want to get married. But, if it's between him, and marriage, its him hands down."

"How did Luke take it, you giving back the ring?" Rory asked curiously

"Well, not so well at the start, but after I told him the reasons, after we talked, he agreed. I just think that he needs time. Time to adjust to April, me, everything. You know how Luke gets when he's feels pushed" Lorelai replied

"Ok. Hey mum, I've got to go, but I'll be over on the weekend, and we can talk more than ok. Love you"

"Love you to hun"

They both hang up. Lorelai lays on her bed, thinking. Thinking about whether or not that she will ever be married. Whether or not she will have another kid. The one thing that she does know is that she wants to have a kid, but she wants to do it right this time. Marriage, then kid. She hears a knock on the door, and Luke walks in. they both get ready for bed. Lorelai in the bathroom and Luke in the bedroom. When Lorelai comes in, Luke goes into the bathroom. He comes back, and Lorelai's already asleep. He gets in the bed, and puts one arm under he head, and the other around Lorelai's waist. She was unusually quiet, but then he knew what was up. He had heard most of what Lorelai had said on the phone. He had come up, and heard Lorelai saying about his meltdown. He just stood at the door, listening. He shouldn't have, but he was glad that he did. He heard what she said about April, he also heard what she said about marriage and all that. He fell asleep smiling, he was happy, that after what she'd been through, she still loved him no matter what. She was willing to give up a couple of her dreams, just to be with him. Just to make him happy. Her dreams of marriage, the house with the white picket fence, the kids. The whole package she was willing to forgo, to be with him.

Please R&R...If you have the time...LoL

Thanx for being patient with me about the gap between the updates, but i wont be able to update for at least 2 weeks. What is it with teachers and giving everything at the last minute...LoL