Sorry for the wait! I graduated yesterday, so I've only had time to work on this here and there. Hope you enjoy! Please tell me what you think!

Ten minutes later, Luke stood in the doorway to Lorelai's hospital room. She was sleeping, her hair spilled out on the pillow behind her. Aside from the IV hooked into her arm, she looked the same as she always did when she was asleep. Luke smiled slightly as he remembered how he would wake up early the mornings that he woke up next to her just so he could watch her when she wasn't running around screaming for coffee. Those had always been his favoriate mornings, and he had worn a smile all day long when he got to wake up with Lorelai.

Now, they had just gotten back together but the child they had conceived may not be alive. And Lorelai didn't even know it existed.

With a sigh, Luke made his way into her room and struggled into the chair that was next to her bed. He set his crutches on the floor and reached out to take Lorelai's hand in his own. He kissed the back of it, then squeezed it, needing to see for himself that Lorelai was okay.

When she opened her eyes and turned her head to smile at him, he felt relief fill his heart. "Hi," she whispered. "What happened?"

"You passed out in the waiting room," Luke replied. "Do you remember anything?"

Lorelai frowned for a moment, then said, "My mother. She was yelling at me. Is she still here?"

"She's in the waiting room," Luke replied. "Lorelai, there's something you should know."

Lorelai noticed the serious tone in his voice. "What?" she asked.

"The test you took was wrong," Luke replied. "You are pregnant."

Lorelai's eyes lit up. "Really?" she asked. The smile was gone when she noticed the expression on Luke's face. "What is it?" she asked. "Are you not happy?"

"No, of course I'm happy," Luke said quickly, giving her hand a quick squeeze. "But...you fell pretty hard Lorelai, and the doctors aren't sure if the baby is okay."

Lorelai's face fell. She looked at Luke in disbelief, wondering why she had enough bad luck so that she couldn't even be happy that she was pregnant. Now she had to worry that she had killed her baby before she knew it even existed.

"They're coming to do an ultrasound," Luke said quietly. "So we can see if the baby's okay."

Lorelai didn't know what to say, she had too much floating around in her head and she looked at Luke with glazed eyes. "Do you want me to call Rory?" he asked.

She shook her head. "I want to see our baby," she whispered.

As if on cue, the door opened and a nurse wheeled a wheelchair in. "Here we go," she said. "The ultrasound machine is ready for you."

Lorelai sat up and the nurse helped her into the chair. When Luke began to struggle to his feet, she asked, "Would you like a wheelchair too?"

"No I'll be okay," Luke replied.

The nurse nodded, then began to push Lorelai's chair out of the room.

Ten minutes later, Lorelai was lying on the examination table in the ultrasound room, and Luke was sitting on a stool next to her. "The doctor will be in shortly," the nurse said as she smiled and closed the door behind her.

"Are you okay?" Luke asked Lorelai as he took her hand.

Lorelai looked at him. "I'm scared," she whispered.

Luke kissed the top of her head. "Me too," he whispered.

A moment later, the door opened and a doctor walked in. "Hello," he said. "I'm Doctor Roberts. You're Lorelai Gilmore and Luke Danes, correct?"

Luke and Lorelai both nodded and the doctor walked over to the sink. "Alright, we'll just take a quick look at the machine and see if we can see your baby," he said as he began to wash his hands. "I'll schedule a full exam for when you're feeling a little better."

"Okay," Lorelai said as he turned the machine on.

"Have you ever done this before?" the Dr. Roberts asked as he pulled out a case of gel.

"Twenty years ago," Lorelai replied. "So I'm a litle rusty. But this is the first time for Luke."

Dr. Roberts nodded. "Alright, I'm going to rub this gel on your belly and then we'll be able to see your baby," he said.

Lorelai winced as she felt the gel touch her skin, and Luke reached for her hand. She looked at him and smiled as he brought the hand to her lips and kissed it softly.

A moment later, Dr. Roberts was moving the wand over Lorelai's belly. He stopped it and froze the screen, then turned to the couple before him. "You see that spot on the screen right there?" he asked, pointing. "That's your baby."

"Is it okay?" Lorelai asked softly, her eyes fixed on the screen.

"I don't see anything unusual. Let me look for a heartbeat," Dr. Roberts replied. He fiddled with the machine, and a moment later a loud thumping echoed through the room.

Lorelai felt Luke's grip on her hand tighten and she turned her head to look at the look on his face. She smiled as she saw the expression of wonder and adoration there. "Hey, you okay?" she asked softly.

"Yeah," Luke replied. "I just...That's our baby."

"That's our baby," Lorelai agreed.

Luke smiled and leaned in to kiss her. "Thank you," he whispered a moment later. "I love you."

Lorelai reached up and stroked his cheek. "I love you too," she whispered back.

When they returned to Lorelai's hospital room after hearing Dr. Roberts' warnings and precautions to take during the early stages of pregnancy, Lorelai asked, "How was your appointment?"

"I didn't go," Luke replied, swinging his leg to rest on the second chair in Lorelai's room.

"What?" Lorelai cried. "Why not?"

"I was here," Luke replied. "I was scared, I didn't want to leave you."

Lorelai buried her face in her hands. "I'm a terrible person," she said. "I can't believe you did that."

Luke reached over and grabbed her wrists, bringing her hands away from her face. "You are not a terrible person," he said firmly. "I chose to do it, I chose to be here in case you needed me. I didn't want you to miss me if you needed me."

"Luke, you really shouldn't have skipped that appointment," Lorelai said. "It was sweet, but...I really need to know that you're going to be okay too."

Luke shrugged. "I'll reschedule," he said. "I'll be here with you anyways until you get out."

"Go now," Lorelai said.

"What?" Luke asked.

"Right now," Lorelai said. "It's late afternoon, I bet they have an opening."

"Lorelai, I missed the appointment," Luke replied. "It's not fair for me to sneak in when people are on time for their own appointments."

"Well you need to get that leg looked at," Lorelai replied. "I'll call for a nurse." She pressed the button for a nurse's assistance and keep pushing until someone came.

Luke sighed as he watched Lorelai pound on the call button, wondering what it was going to be like to raise a child with her. Before he could dwell on the thought too much, a nurse walked in and asked, "Do you need something?"

"Yes, my boyfriend missed an appointment for someone to look at his leg," Lorelai replied. "I want him to get another appointment as soon as possible."

The nurse smiled. "We can take you right now," she said.

"Really?" Luke asked in surprise.

"We were aware of this situation," she said. "So we were expecting you to reschedule your appointment for sometime soon."

Luke turned to Lorelai. "I guess I'm going," he said.

"Go," Lorelai said. "I hope everything turns out well."

Luke smiled and hobbled out of the room behind the nurse.

When she was alone in her room, Lorelai leaned into her pillows and ran a hand absently over her stomach. Luke's baby was safe inside of her, and she smiled as she thought that the most precious thing in the world to Luke was being cared for by her. "Hi baby," she whispered. "It's Mommy. I'm so glad that you're okay. You gave both your daddy and I a pretty big scare, but I'm guessing that you've inherited his tough survival skills. Your daddy's a great man, and I know that he can't wait to meet you. He already loves you so much, and you're so lucky to have him. He'll always be there for you, I promise. Even if he and I don't work out, he'll always be there for you. That almost makes me jealous, I wish that I had that same guarantee."

"Lorelai Gilmore!" an all too familiar voice said from the doorway, interrupting Lorelai's thoughts.

Lorelai's head snapped forward and she looked to the doorway, dreading who she would see there. "Mom?"

Emily marched into the room and stood hovering next to Lorelai's bed. "What happened?" she asked.

"Mom, what are you doing here?" Lorelai asked tiredly.

"What's wrong with you?" Emily demanded, ignorning Lorelai's question.

"There's nothing wrong with me," Lorelai argued weakly.

"You wouldn't be checked into a hospital if nothing was wrong," Emily replied. "Honestly, Lorelai, do you think that I'm that stupid?"

Lorelai sighed and closed her eyes, leaning her head against the pillows. "Mom, it doesn't matter," she said softly.

"How can you think that it doesn't matter to me?" Emily said. "I'm your mother, Lorelai."

"You obviously don't care that much," Lorelai replied. "You tried to break me up with Luke, the most important thing in my life, justso your reputation wouldn't be harmed. If you really cared about me, you would know that it doesn't matter, because Luke is one of the best things that has ever happened to me. A real mother would care about that, not her social status!"

Emily looked at Lorelai for a moment. "I'm sorry you feel that way," she said before she turned and walked out of the room. Lorelai sat still for a moment before her emotions got the best of her and she crumpled into tears.

When Luke returned to Lorelai's room ten minutes later, he found her curled up in her bed, crying softly. He was surprised at first, wondering what had happened. The sight before him broke his heart, and with a little trouble, he sat down on the bed next to her and pulled her into his arms. He stroked her hair as he let her cry quietly into his chest, wishing that there was something he could do to make her feel better. It broke his heart when he knew that she wasn't happy, and he hoped that it was something that he could fix.

Next Chapter: Luke's leg begins to heal as he and Lorelai start to think about their future