-1A/N: Chapter 16, yay :

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Rory was balancing a carton of cookie-dough ice-cream on her stomach as she and Jess watched Almost Famous. She had a craving for pickles. Rory put the half eaten carton of ice-cream on the coffee table and tried to stand up, which was very challenging being nine months pregnant.

"Where are you going?" Jess asked as he helped her up.

"Kitchen, I want pickles."

"Pickles and ice-cream?"

Rory flashed him a smile and waddled into the kitchen.

She opened the fridge and started her frivolous search for pickles. "Milk?…yes. Cookie dough?…yes. Jell-O?…yes. Pickles?…no." She said to herself. Rory walked over to the pantry only to find it pickle less too., as well as the cabinets.

"Jess!" Her tone was anything but friendly.

In the living room Jess rolled his eyes, he knew this was coming. The second Rory walked into the kitchen, he remembered they didn't have pickles. Neither of them even liked pickles.

"Jess!"

He noticed the change in her tone. The anger had been replaced with fear. Jess made his way to the kitchen nervously.

"What?"

She looked up at him with wide eyes, "My water broke."

That's when Jess noticed the puddle on the floor.

"I'm…gonna…go get…your…overnight bag."

To say he was nervous, was an understatement. Jess found Rory's overnight bag in the hall closet. He made a pit stop to grab a towel.

Rory was still in the same spot, except now her eyes were closed and her hands were on her stomach.

"Contraction." She said when she noticed the look on his face.

Jess nodded as she made her way past him.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm going to change my clothes." She said in a 'duh' tone.

"You've got to be kidding me. Your water just broke, and all you can think about is what your wearing?"

"Hey, you don't have to push something the size of a mango out of a whole the size of a quarter."

Jess reflected on his life as he wiped up the puddle. Was he really ready to be a father? Probably not, but he wasn't going to run out on his kid like his own father had.
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Lorelai and Luke must've broken at least ten laws trying to get to the hospital. Jess had called shortly after he and Rory had arrived.

"What room is Rory Mariano in?" Lorelai asked as she ran to the check in desk of the maternity ward at Hartford General Hospital.

"Are you two in any way related to Mrs.Mariano?" A plump nurse asked.

"Yes, I'm her mother and he's," she said pointing at Luke, "her step-father."

"She's in room 123. Go down that hallway and it's the first door on the right."

Lorelai took off in the direction the nurse had pointed to with Luke hot on her trail.

"120...121...aha 123."

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16 hours and 54 curse words later, Rory laid in bed with her new baby boy in her arms. Jess was sitting in a chair next to the bed. The new parents were admiring the little person in Rory's arms. He had Jess' dark hair and Rory's bright blue eyes.

Rory was the first to break the euphoric quiet.

"He needs a name."

"Any ideas?"

"Lloyd?"

"No."

"Texas?"

"As in the state?"

"Yeah."

"We are not naming our son after any states."

"You're no fun. What names do you like?"

"Aidan."

"Aidan?"

"Mhm."

"I like it."

"Now, for a middle name."

"Ooh, I got one: Parker."

"Aidan Parker Mariano."

"I think we have a winner."

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Rory rolled over to find the spot next to her empty. She sat up and let her eyes adjust to the darkness. A small part of her thought he was gone, but the rest of her just thought she was overreacting.

She walked out of their bedroom to find the nursery door ajar. Rory carefully opened the door and smiled at the sight in front of her. Jess was sitting in the rocking chair with Aidan on his lap. He was reading Corduroy out loud to the newborn.

"Corduroy is a bear who once lived in the toy department of a big store. Day after day he waited with all the other animals and dolls for somebody to come along and take him home."

Rory continued to watch her two boys from the doorway for a little longer before going back to bed. She didn't want to intrude any longer on their little daddy-son moment.
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Bear with me, I do not know how to give birth or what it feels like.

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