Chapter 3

Lorelai stood there stunned trying to think of some words; any words. And she was not the type of person who was easily stunned into silence. But how can you tell you own mother who always passed judgement on the fact that you got pregnant at sixteen, that now her one and only granddaughter was now pregnant at sixteen as well.

She had some major arguments with mother at times but this one was shaping to be the worst one yet.

"Lorelai?" Emily said questioningly

"Not now Mom. Not in public"

"What do you mean not now? As you mother I demand to know. For God's sake Lorelai! Your sixteen old daughter is pregnant it seems and you deem it not right to discuss this with me."

Lorelai grabbed the pill bottle out of Emily's hand throwing it in to her purse. ##

"As you have stated Mom, she is my daughter and I will discuss this situation at the time we feel is correct. Not know. I am in much shock as you are and I am trying to deal with this situation as best as I can. I never thought this would happen. But my concern at this time is for Rory's well-being not my own feelings or your feelings."

Walking past Emily, Lorelai craned her head back to look at her mother

"I'll come to house soon and I will tell you everything. But let me get Rory settled first."

What Lorelai didn't notice as she walked through the door was the tears that was failing down Emilys face/

Lorelai made the way back to the Jeep to see Rory sitting in the passenger seat her head tipped back and her eye's shut almost like she was trying to keep the world out.

Lorelai slipped around the car and into the driver seat, touching her daughter lightly on the arm to tell her she was back in the car.

"Hey Kiddo. I've got the pills the doctor said you need."

"Thanks Mom." Rory said looking across to her mother, noting the sea of emotion of her Mothers face.

"What's wrong?" she asked Lorelai thinking that all that she had revealed had final taken her toll on her.

Lorelai reached out to grabbed Rory's hand and give it squeeze."

"I am not sure how to say this to you Rory. And I know this is not the way you wanted this to go. But I am sorry to tell you but your grandmother knows about your pregnancy."

"How? How can she know? You didn't tell her, you didn't call you? "Rory said accusing Lorelai

"No I Didn't" Lorelai say trying to assure her daughter "I was in the pharmacy, I got the pills the doctor prescribed for you. I was putting them in my purse when I dropped them to the floor. The misfortunate thing was that your grandmother walked in and that time. She picked it up and the read the label and it could see it was for prenatal vitamins and it had your name on it. It was easy for her to work it out".

Rory burst into tears and managed to choke out a few words.

"She's angry isn't she. I need to call her. I need to explain."

Lorelai pulled Rory into a hug.

"Stop crying and don't worry. I will deal with your grandmother okay. When you are happy for me to do so I will go and explain everything to her and your grandfather."

A couple of days had passed by since the news had broken, And everything had settled down between Lorelai and Rory on the home front. Lorelai had come to accept that her only daughter was pregnant and that in a little over 7 months she would be bringing a child of her own into the world and for herself which would be considered a very young age would become a grandmother.

Rory had returned back to school the day after her pregnancy have been confirmed but so far nobody knew about it. Rory was not ready to face telling Tristan that he was going to be a father and could still not ever think she could summon up the words. As for the whole school situation Lorelai had advised Rory that the school would need to know at some point but as she was still so early in the pregnancy that until she was through the the first trimester and the odds of not having a miscarriage dropped.

Lorelai was impressed by her daughter and the maturity she had shown so far but things still need to be discussed in regards to what would happen in regards to Rory's education and what she would do in regards to after the baby was born. But at least Rory had agreed that Lorelai could go talk to her parents about the pregnancy. And as tonight was Friday Lorelai would head to the house for there normal Friday night dinner but with one difference, Rory would be staying at happy to stop her facing the wrath of Emily. This conversation would be lead completely by Lorelai and she already made a decision if they didn't accept the pregnancy and Rory's decision about it that neither of them would be returning to the house again.

She pulled the Jeep into the driveway of her parents house, putting the car into park drinking the last drops of her coffee before getting out of the car. Walking up to the front door she rang the doorbell and waited for the door to open.

The door swung up and instead of one of the endless new maids that her mother always had opening the door it was actually Emily..

"Lorelai? I didn't expect to see you this evening." Emily said pulling the door open at little more to allow Lorelai to walk in.

Shrugging of her coat Lorelai proceeded to speak.

"Well it is Friday Mom, You know Friday Night Dinner."

"Well I presumed after what happened in the pharmacy a few days ago that you wouldn't turn up. You made it clear that there would be no discussion with regards to the situation. "

"No. What I said was that there would be no talking about it until Rory said she was happy for you to know everything. She had said it is okay and that is why I am here. But do not take Rory not being here as a snub. She still cares about you but this conversation will go easier without her here." Lorelai said steering her Mother into the sitting room.

Emily gestured for Lorelai to sit which she did.

"Well Lorelai, start then please" Emily said to start the conversation.

"No, not without Dad. Dad does know no doesn't he. I don't want to talk about the whole situation without him having some general knowledge."

"Yes, your father knows. I had to break the heartbreaking news to him."

"Thank you Mom for doing that. Can you please get him. Once you are both here we can talk."

Emily quickly exited the room to locate Richard leaving Lorelai sitting there waiting and collecting her thoughts before she started what she though would a painful conversation.

Richard and Emily came into the room and sat on the couch opposite Lorelai.

"Please begin Lorelai" Richard said.

Lorelai took a deep breath and began to speak.

"As Mom had already told you, Rory is pregnant. What you don't know is that she is currently is six weeks gone and has she had already told me that she is going to continue with it and have the baby."

Emily decided to interject at the point to bring up a point

"Did you not discuss at any point with her the idea of going on some form of birth control."

"I did at one point. But at that point of time Rory assured me that she was not ready to take that step with anyone and that she didn't need to take it."

"Well that seems to be a wrong move considering what has happened. Were you aware that Rory was sexual active at all before finding out about the pregnancy?" Emily said criticising Lorelai

"No I didn't Mom. If I had found that out I would have more than likely put on her Pill but Rory has told me that she has only been with this one boy and that she ended up pregnant from her first time."

"Like you? "

"Yes Mom, Like me. I know it may see like a totally unbelievable coincidence but I believe her." Lorelai said trying to drive in the point that she had not known anything at all about this until the moment she had found out.

"Did Rory tell you about the pregnancy?" Richard asked his daughter.

"No, She didn't. I found the test she had taken by accident and it spilled out from there. But rest assured we have talked about the whole and I am certain if it had come to it that she would of told me directly."

Lorelai looked down at her feet for a moment. This was going better than she though but Richard was about to throw a curve bowl for Lorelai.

"Has Rory told you who the father of her baby is?"

"Yes. She has told me."

"Is is that boy that Rory had been seeing, the one that took her to the Chilton Dance?" Emily asked

"No, It is a boy from Rory's school."Lorelai responded

"But Rory hasn't mentioned she was dating anyone from her school." Emily said an eyebrow raised.

"Because she isn't. She was at a party. She slept with one of her classmates there but it wasn't planned to happen. She had a one night stand and didn't use any protection. She has already told me she knows it was a mistake."

Emily blew up at the mention of how Rory's child had been conceived.

"A one night stand! I thought that you would of brought Rory up to have more respect for herself when it came to her body. Or is it because that Rory has seen you be so casual with your relationships, that she thinks it is acceptable to give herself to any boy who asks"

Lorelai stood up and she let her emotions flow at her mother.

"Firstly Mother, My relationships with Men are none of your business. I will not have you lecture me about how I conduct them and what I choose to do. Secondly, yes I did bring my daughter up to have respect for herself but she made her mistake which unfortunately has had a consequences for her. At this time we should not be concentrating on the circumstances which ended up with her getting pregnant but with how we are going to support her through it."

Richard decided to bring peace to the group and spoke up before the argument between Lorelai and Emily took over and they will be unable to discuss anything. And he was especially afraid that if they didn't end up be supportive that they will end up losing Lorelai and Rory once again after just getting them back.

"Lorelai, please sit down. I agree with you. Rory is pregnant and discussing how she end up that why is not going to change the outcome. What we need to all do is find out a way to help her."

"Thanks Dad" Lorelai flashed a grateful smile across to him as she sat back down.

Just before she could start to speak again Lorelai's cell phone started to ring. She quickly excused herself and ran out into the hallway to answer it.

"Rory?" She questioned. She knew her daughter knew that she was with her grandparents talking and trying to mend some bridges.

"Mom, Mom." Rory said her voice chocked with emotion. "It's awful. I need you to come home now."

"Slow Down Rory. Tell me what is wrong."

"It out Mom. The secret that I am pregnant is out. Paris found out somehow and it's all over Chilton. Tristan is going to work out that it's his kid. I didn't want him to find out this way. I didn't want anyone to find out about this yet and I didn't want the entire school to know before I had even told the father."