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When they pulled up in front of the Gilmore mansion, Lorelai tried to open the door before Luke had even put the car in park. He reached out and grabbed her hand, and she turned to look at him. "What?" she asked impatiently.

"Lorelai, you need to calm down," he replied. "I know that you're upset, but you can't get into another screaming fight with your mother. Think about what happened last time."

Lorelai nodded. "Don't worry, Luke," she said softly. "I won't let anything happen to the baby."

"Just be careful," Luke insisted. "I don't want anything to happen to you either."

Lorelai squeezed his hand and smiled at him before she opened the door and got out of the car. Luke and Rory followed her as she walked quickly towards the front door. When the maid answered the door, Lorelai smiled politely and said, "We're here to see Richard and Emily."

"May I ask who's visiting?" the maid asked.

"Her daughter," Lorelai replied.

"Thank you, Elsa, I will see them to the living room," Emily said as she walked into the foyer.

"You bought us a house?" Lorelai asked.

Emily looked at Lorelai carefully for a moment. "Lorelai, is that all you have to say to me?" she asked.

"What?" Lorelai asked in confusion.

"You never called me after you were in the hospital," Emily said softly. "Your father and I were very worried."

Lorelai suddenly felt bad. "I'm sorry," she said sincerely. "It was just Braxton Hicks contractions, there wasn't really anything wrong. But I have to take it easy for the rest of the pregnancy."

Emily nodded. "Well, I'm glad that everything's okay," she said She walked into the living room and sat down on the couch, pouring herself a cup of tea. "Come in, I want to have a nice visit with you," she said. "All three of you."

Lorelai looked over her shoulder to exchange a glance with Rory and Luke. She turned around and walked into the living room, tentatively taking a seat across from her mother. Luke sat down next to her and reached for her hand, and Rory sat down next to Emily.

"So, what's the reason for this pleasant surprise?" Emily asked with a smile.

"Uh, well, Mom, Taylor called me today," Lorelai lied. "And he told me that you and Dad had put a down payment on the old Twickham house is Stars Hollow."

Emily frowned. "That's odd," she said. "We specifically told that man that he wasn't to tell anyone."

"Mom…We just wanted to know why you and Dad did that," Lorelai pushed ahead in the conversation. "I mean, we appreciate it and everything, but why would you think that we would need a new house?"

"You don't have enough room in the house you're living in now to raise a baby, Lorelai," Emily replied as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. "Unless, of course, you're planning on giving the baby Rory's room."

Lorelai rolled her eyes. "Mom, of course I'm not going to give up Rory's room," she said. "That's her room and it always will be. We're planning on renovating the house."

"Aren't you supposed to be on bed rest?" Emily pressed.

Lorelai took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "Not bedrest, Mother, just taking it easy," she said. "Which, at the moment, is rather difficult."

"Then you can't renovate your house," Emily replied. "So moving is the most sensible action to take."

Luke could see that Lorelai was about to lose it, so he squeezed her hand as he said, "Emily, Lorelai and I have discussed this," he said. "And we decided that moving would probably be more stressful for Lorelai, and we don't want to leave our house. We've thought all of this through very carefully, and we even have plans to add additional bedrooms to the top floor of the house."

Lorelai smiled gratefully at Luke, then turned to her mother. "It's not that we don't appreciate this, Mom, we do. We just…we're adults, and we have our own life. We don't need you and Dad to control our every move, and if we want you're help, we won't hesitate to ask for it. I asked for help with Rory's school, didn't I?"

Emily sighed. "Lorelai, your father and I wanted to do something for you and your family," she said. "But if you don't want a house, perhaps you will consider letting us pay for your renovations."

"Mom, that's not-" Lorelai started.

"Consider it a wedding present," Emily replied. "Or a baby present. Please, Lorelai, we want to do this for you."

Lorelai looked at Luke for a moment, who shrugged and nodded his head slightly. She squeezed his hand. "Thanks, Mom," she said. "We'd really like that."

Emily smiled. "Wonderful," she said. "I'll have your father call to get the check for the house back, and tomorrow morning I'll call my interior designer…"

"Whoa, Mom," Lorelai said. "We already have a contractor," she said. "They've taken estimates and everything. So you can be involved, but we're going to make all the decisions. Okay?"

Emily stared at Lorelai for a moment before she nodded. "All right," she said.

"Good," Lorelai replied. There was an awkward silence before Rory said, "Uh, Grandma, maybe you and Grandpa would like to come over to our house for Friday Night Dinner this week."

Lorelai looked at Rory for a moment before she forced a smile and turned to Emily. "Yeah, Mom," she said. "You should really join us."

"Well, that would be lovely," Emily replied. "I'll have to check with your father, of course."

"Of course," Lorelai replied. "Well, I have to get back to the inn and Luke should check at the diner, so we have to get going."

Emily stood and walked with the three of them to the door. "I'm happy for you, Lorelai," she said. "I know I haven't made anything particularly easy for you, but you deserve to be happy."

Lorelai looked surprised. "Thanks, Mom," she said. "I'll give you a call about dinner."

Emily nodded as she opened the door and walked out with them. Lorelai climbed into the passenger seat of the car as Luke slid the front seat forward to allow Rory to get into the back. As he started the car and pulled out of the driveway, Luke looked over at Lorelai and asked, "You okay?"

"Fine," Lorelai replied, not taking her gaze off of her window.

"I think that went well," Luke said. "She seemed better than usual."

"Yeah," Lorelai replied.

Luke sighed. He knew what was bothering her, but he knew that he shouldn't get involved in Lorelai and Rory's relationship. They had too unique a bond for anyone else to get involved, but he hated seeing her upset.

"Mom, I'm sorry," Rory said softly. "I don't know why I did that, I just slipped. Things were going so well, and I just thought it might be better for you and her to spend some time together."

"Rory, if there is one thing that I taught you when you were growing up, it's that my mother will never be nice to me just for the sake of it," Lorelai said. "She wants something back, and now she's going to come to our house and criticize everything about it."

"I'm sorry," Rory said softly. "I don't know what I was thinking."

"Yeah, me neither," Lorelai replied, turning her gaze back to the window.

The rest of the car ride was in silence, and Luke alternated between stealing glances at Lorelai and Rory, both of whom were staring out the window and pouting.

XXXXX

When Luke pulled into the driveway, Lorelai got out of the car and walked into the house without waiting for either Luke or Rory. She closed the door behind her, and a few moments later they saw the light in her and Luke's room switch on.

Rory sighed as she walked with Luke to the house. As she walked in before him and collapsed onto the couch, Luke said, "Don't worry about this too much. She goes up and down lately."

"I know," Rory replied. "She just…we hardly ever fight, but when we do, it's so bad. And I guess I wasn't thinking, but she has every right to be mad at me."

Luke could see that she was still upset, so he leaned down and kissed the top of her head. "She'll snap out of it," he said. "Believe me. These days she's wanting a divorce one minute and throwing herself at me the next."

Rory smiled slightly. "I guess all of those pregnancy stereotypes are true," she said.

Luke shrugged. "I haven't caught her eating pickles and ice cream yet," he replied. Rory smiled, and he said, "I'm gonna go check on her. You sure that you're okay?"

Rory nodded. "Yeah, just feeling stupid."

"You're not stupid," Luke insisted as he walked up the stairs. He opened the door to his bedroom and poked his head in. Lorelai was lying on the bed with her back facing him. He knew that she wasn't sleeping, so he closed the door behind him and sat down on the bed. Placing a hand on her back, he leaned down and kissed her cheek. "Lorelai," he said softly.

"Go away," Lorelai replied. "I want to be alone."

Luke sighed. "I just want to make sure you're okay," he replied.

"I'm fine," Lorelai replied. "I just want to take a nap. By myself."

"Alright," Luke said. "I'm going to go to the diner for a couple of hours. I hope you feel better when I get back."

He leaned down and kissed her cheek gently, and Lorelai clutched her pillow even tighter. Luke left the room and Lorelai sighed, rubbing a hand over her stomach. "Are you going to be like your sister?" she asked gently. "I hope you are. Because even though I get mad at her every once in awhile, she's my best friend. And I wouldn't know what to do without her, so I hope you're going to be just like her. Well, a boy version of her, of course."

Lorelai looked up when she heard the door creak open. "Mom?" Rory asked tentatively.

Lorelai sighed. "Come on in," she said.

Rory entered the room and slid onto the bed next to her mother. She rested her head on her shoulder and wrapped her arms around one of Lorelai's. "I'm sorry," she said softly.

Lorelai turned to look at her daughter and could see traces of tears still on her face. She sighed. "No, Rory, it's okay," she said. "I just was so surprised, and it wasn't exactly something that I would have done, but I don't mind that much."

"I shouldn't have invited her," Rory said. "I wasn't thinking."

Lorelai leaned over and kissed Rory's forehead. "I love you, Rory," she said. "I just got a little mad. But I'll never ever stop loving you."

Rory nodded. "I love you too," she whispered.

Lorelai sighed as she settled into the pillows. "I was just having a conversation with your brother," she said. "And I was telling him how I hope he's just like you."

Rory smiled. "Don't pressure him too much," she said. "I just want him to be adorable. Which I know he will be. He's a Gilmore."

"And a Danes," Lorelai added. "So he's sure to be handsome."

Rory giggled. "Of course." She paused for a moment before she said, "I can call Grandma and tell her that we have plans if you want."

Lorelai shook her head. "She insisted on paying for this renovation," she said. "And I do appreciate it, because it will be a little expensive. And now I don't have to feel bad about choosing the most expensive wallpaper. But since she's doing this, we should show her that we appreciate it."

"Okay," Rory said.

They were quiet for a moment, and a moment later Rory heard Lorelai's stomach growl. She giggled and asked, "Are you hungry?"

"We never got to eat our lunch," Lorelai replied. "We should go to Luke's."

Rory nodded as they got up and walked down the stairs.

XXXXX

On Friday night, Lorelai was in the bedroom when Luke entered, a towel wrapped around his waist. She smiled as she walked over to him. "Mmm, my favorite sight in the world," she said as she wrapped her arms around him. "A sexy husband in a towel."

Luke laughed as he leaned down to kiss her. "You're feeling okay about this, right?" he asked.

Lorelai nodded. "Luke, you really need to stop worrying so much," she said. "It's making me nervous."

"Sorry," Luke said. He stroked a hand over her belly. "I just want both of you to stay safe."

"I know," Lorelai said. "And I love you for that."

She untangled herself from him and walked over to the closet. "Ugh, I need to go shopping," she said.

"Uh, no, I think you have plenty of clothes," Luke replied. "Especially according to last month's credit card bill."

"Nothing fits," Lorelai whined. "I need to buy maternity clothes."

Luke rolled his eyes. "You went shopping last week," he said. "What did you buy?"

"Stuff for after the baby's born," Lorelai replied. "I have to have new clothes to inspire me to get my amazing body back."

Luke sighed. Sometimes it was easier to not even pretend to understand what Lorelai was saying.

"Do you have something to wear tonight?" he asked.

"Yeah, I'm just going to wear the skirt I wore to work today," Lorelai replied. "But I don't think it will fit again for awhile."

"Well, wear that and tomorrow I'll take you shopping," Luke replied. "Only for clothes that you can wear," he added quickly when Lorelai's eyes lit up.

Lorelai pouted as she slid into her skirt. "You're no fun," she said.

Before Luke could respond, they heard the doorbell rang. Lorelai made a face as she turned to Luke. "Do you think that it's bad for the baby if I try and climb down the tree outside our window?" she asked.

Luke rolled his eyes and he pulled his T shirt over his head. "Just go down there, I'll be down in a second," he said.

"Fine," Lorelai said. She walked over to him and gave him a quick peck before she turned and walked out the door.

When Lorelai walked down the stairs into the living room, she saw Rory and Emily sitting on the couch. "Hi, Mom," she said. "Where's Dad?"

"He's in New York on business," Emily replied. "But I hope to enjoy tonight just as well with the three of you."

Lorelai nodded. "Luke just got out of the shower," she replied. "He should be down in a minute to take dinner out of the oven."

"It smells lovely," Emily commented.

"Yeah, well, that's the main reason that we keep him around," Lorelai said. "He feeds us yummy food."

"Grandma, would you like a drink?" Rory asked, ignoring her mother.

"That would be lovely," Emily replied.

"Uh, I think we have some white wine," Lorelai said. "I'll check."

She walked into the kitchen and found the bottle of wine. As she was pouring a glass, Luke walked into the kitchen and smiled at her. "You getting a drink for your mom?" he asked.

"Yup," Lorelai replied. "How long til dinner?"

Luke opened the door to the oven to look at the chicken. "Not long," he said. "We can start with the salad now if you want to."

"Okay," Lorelai said. She set Emily's wine in front of one of the places, then walked into the living room. "Luke says that the salad's ready," she announced.

"Wonderful," Emily said as she and Rory followed Lorelai into the kitchen.

"Luke, it smells absolutely delicious," Emily said as they sat down at the table.

"Thanks," Luke said. He sat down across from Lorelai and they all began to eat their salads.

"So, Lorelai, tell me everything about this baby," Emily said, trying to make conversation.

"Well, he's pretty healthy," Lorelai replied. "I'm five and a half months along, so there's only a few months left until he gets here."

"He," Emily repeated. "You're having a boy."

Lorelai smiled across the table at Luke. "Yup," she said. "And we heard the heartbeat, he's pretty healthy. He kicks sometimes, but not a lot."

Emily nodded. "That's wonderful, Lorelai," she said.

"Thanks," Lorelai said. "We're pretty happy."

Emily was silent for a moment, but then she cleared her throat. "I want…I hope that your father and I will be involved in his growing up," she said.

Lorelai looked at her mother for a moment before she nodded. "You will be, Mom," she said. "I mean, he'll come with us to Friday Night Dinners and everything."

Emily nodded. "Good," she said.

The rest of the meal passed easily, with conversation that was pleasing to everyone. After dessert, as they all sat in the living room, Lorelai yawned and leaned her head against the back of the couch.

"Mom, are you okay?" Rory asked.

Lorelai nodded. "I'm fine, hon, just tired," she said.

"I should be going anyway," Emily said. "Lorelai, Luke, it's been a lovely evening. Thank you."

"Thanks, Mom," Lorelai said as she stood up.

"It was good seeing you, Emily," Luke said as he nodded in her direction.

"I'll walk you out, Grandma," Rory said.

Lorelai turned to Luke and smiled up at him. "I'm going to go to bed," She said.

"I'll be up after I clean the kitchen," Luke said.

Lorelai pouted. "Luke, can't you just leave them there until tomorrow morning?" she asked. "I hate going to bed alone."

Luke smiled as he took Lorelai's outstretched hand and followed her upstairs to her bedroom. After they had each taken a turn in the bathroom, Luke slid into bed next to Lorelai, who was already comfortable under the covers. He smiled as he leaned in to kiss her gently.

"I love you," Lorelai whispered when he pulled back.

"I love you too," Luke replied. He sighed as he leaned back against the headboard. "That wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been," he commented.

Lorelai nodded in agreement. "I just hope that she doesn't try to take over the plans," she said.

"Well, we have everything all set," Luke replied. "So we'll tell her that everything's the way that we want it and she can't change it."

Lorelai sat up. "But we haven't talked about anything about the renovation yet," she said.

Luke paused for a moment, then cleared his throat as he slid out of bed. "Well, I know that it was kind of forward of me, and I probably should have talked to you first," he started as he pulled some pieces of paper out of the top drawer of his dresser. "But I met with Tom and we came up with some rough ideas for the renovation. If you don't like it, we can change them. There's nothing that's set."

"Wow," Lorelai said as she sat up and took the papers. "Uh, I don't understand what any of this means," she said, referring to Tom's handwriting.

Luke laughed as he sat down next to her. "Basically what we were trying to do is put another bedroom on the other side of our wall so that the baby can have his own room but we'll be near when he cries," he said. "And I was also thinking that we could redo our bedroom."

"Make it less girly?" Lorelai asked with a smirk.

"No," Luke replied. "Tom said he could put another bathroom in here so we could have our own. And we could add another closet and just have more room for both of us."

Lorelai leaned in and kissed him gently. "I love it," she said. "I think it's perfect."

Luke cleared his throat before he said, "Well, I was also thinking that we could add at least one more bedroom."

"What, like a guest room?" Lorelai asked. "We've never really had overnight guests before, but now that you live here I guess it's a good idea because Liz and TJ will probably come visit…"

"Lorelai," Luke interrupted her. "I was thinking…they could be guest rooms for now, but I was thinking that eventually they could become bedrooms for our kids."

Lorelai's eyes widened. "Kids?" she asked. "As in, you want to have more after this one?"

"Well, not if you don't," Luke replied. "I'd never force you into doing anything that you didn't want to."

"Wow," Lorelai said. "I guess I've just never really thought about it having kids after this one."

"You don't have to decide right now," Luke said. "I mean, it would be a couple of years before it could happen anyways."

"Yeah," Lorelai said. She was quiet for a moment before she said softly, "Luke?"

"Yeah?" Luke replied.

"I think I'll want," she whispered.

Luke grinned. "Really?" he asked.

Lorelai smiled as she leaned against him. "Yeah," she replied. "I love you."

"I love you too," Luke replied as he kissed her on the forehead. "Go to sleep."

"Mmhmm," Lorelai mumbled, already asleep. Luke smiled as he slid them lower under the covers and closed his eyes, feeling satisfied and happy with his life.

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