Chapter 23 – Chocolate Cake With Coffee Icing
Yay for new chapter! I wanted to get this posted before Christmas, and I almost made it a Christmas chapter, BUT I decided that it would be better to just go on with the story. So, I hope you guys like this chapter!
Thanks SO much to my super amazing reviewers!!!
Also, special thanks to cywen069, for helping me out, yet again :)
Lorelai laid in her bed, just staring at the ceiling. She knew she had to get up. She knew she had a meeting at the inn at 8:00, but she couldn't bring herself to get up. She was thinking. Everything that had happened yesterday had suddenly hit her.
She might be pregnant.
She placed her hand on her stomach and sighed. Yesterday she was more than ready to have another kid, especially with Luke. But now, she was terrified. And this was why she couldn't get up. She could barely move. She wasn't ready to have another child. What was she thinking?
She looked over at the clock. 7:27.
"Goddammit." She mumbled as she reluctantly got out of bed.
She got into the shower and pulled a black skirt and a deep green sweater out of her closet. She zipped up her tall black boots and went downstairs.
"Rory?" She called.
Oh right. It's 7:30, she had to catch her bus. She walked into the kitchen and saw a post-it note on the coffee maker. It was a note from Rory.
"You looked so comfortable so I didn't wake you up. I'll see you after school." Lorelai read.
She decided to skip Luke's today. She didn't have enough time. That was the reason. Right?
She grabbed her keys and her coat and walked out to the jeep.
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"Yes, we do have rooms open for the 24th." Lorelai paused as the person on the phone spoke. "Yes, we have rooms with two single beds or rooms with one king sized bed." She paused again. "Ok, we'll mark you down for the 24th. Thank you Mr. Johnson."
As soon as Lorelai got off the phone Michel appeared around the corner.
"Uh, Michel?" Lorelai said.
"Yes?" Michel answered.
"Care to explain to me why you didn't answer the phone?"
"Well, I was going to, but I saw you were there, so I decided to let you answer it."
"It's your job to answer the phones."
"Yes, I know."
"So, it would be great if you did your job."
"It's just one phone call, you don't have to bite my head off."
"Ok, thanks Michel." Lorelai said frustrated as she headed to the kitchen.
"Hey!" Sookie greeted enthusiastically.
"Hey Sook." Lorelai said as she poured herself a cup of coffee.
"You ok?"
"Yeah, I just haven't had coffee all morning."
"Ah, I see." Sookie said. "So, there's nothing you wanna talk about then?"
"Nope."
"Ya sure?"
"Sookie, what happened?"
"What do you mean?" Sookie said innocently.
"Sookie."
"You and Luke."
"Oh…"
"Yesterday. In the diner."
"Well…"
"I wish Jackson and I could do that. I miss that spontaneity."
"Do you think we're ready for kids?" Lorelai blurted out.
"What?"
"Uh…" She wasn't sure what she had just blurted the kid thing out. "Never mind."
"Are you….?"
"No. Well, I'm not sure."
"Oh…"
"When me and Luke, ya know, he said he would get a condom and I told him he didn't have to. I said we should just go with the flow."
"Oh, I see."
"And at the time, it seemed perfect. I mean, we were there doing stuff and it was great, so I guess I was just in a good mood. I dunno."
"So, you regret it now."
"Kinda."
"Well, as an answer to your previous question, you are defiantly ready for more kids. Especially since you have Luke. You guys will be such good parents."
"Thanks Sook."
"I mean, you are headed that way anyway. Why wait? Why drag things out?"
"I guess…"
"But, if you are, you better crackin' on that wedding."
"I know. I don't wanna be fat in my wedding dress."
"So, you should have the wedding in about four months."
"Oh boy, that's soon."
"You start to show in your fifth month."
"Crap."
"But, we can do it. I'll make all the food, so that's already taken care of."
"So, I need a dress, we need invitations, a place…"
"Well, you can have it here."
"I dunno."
"What? It's perfect."
"Maybe the wedding in the square and the reception can be here."
"Whatever you want. You're the bride."
Lorelai smiled. "I'm the bride."
"Yes you are, sweetie."
"So, I guess I should go talk to Luke."
"So, I'm thinking a chocolate cake with a coffee frosting." Sookie said, already visualizing the cake in her mind.
"Luke hates coffee."
"Luke hates cake."
"That's true."
"So…"
"Bake away!" Lorelai yelled as she ran out of the kitchen.
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"Hello there my sexy husband-to-be." Lorelai said as she walked into the diner.
He kissed her softly. "Hey."
"So, I've been thinking…"
"Me too."
"Oh ok. You first."
"No, go ahead."
"Ok. Well, I think we need to start planning this wedding of ours."
"Oh…" Luke said surprised.
"So, Sookie is gonna make all the food and the cake, and we can have the wedding in the square, but that's just an idea. I know you hate all the town things that happen in the square, so that might not be good for you."
"Lorelai…"
"But, I think the first thing we should do is mail the invitations. Oh crap, we have to pick out invitations. Maybe we can just e-mail people. My mother would hate that. Oh no! My mother!"
"Lorelai!"
"Oh, sorry. I was rambling."
"Can we talk upstairs?"
"Sure."
Luke led the way up the stairs to his apartment and sat down at the kitchen table.
"So, where do you think we should have the wedding? Sookie suggested the inn but I think…"
Luke placed his hand on her lips. "Shhh."
"Sorry." Lorelai said softly.
"I think we need to talk about something else first."
"There's no time! We have to plan now!"
"There's time."
"Ok."
"We need to talk about the possibility that you are…"
"Yeah?"
"Lorelai."
"What?"
"Pregnant."
"Oh, right. I was thinking we could focus on that after the wedding."
"You know we can't do that."
"I know…"
"I thought you were excited about this."
"I am…"
"I mean, we probably should have used…"
"Luke." Lorelai sighed. "I think we may have acted a little irresponsibly…"
"If you are, we've got a whole lot of other stuff to worry about."
"I know."
"But, I am here for you whatever happens."
Lorelai smiled. "I know you are. You always are."
"So, you should probably stop drinking coffee."
Lorelai laughed nervously. "Oh Luke, you always know how to make me laugh."
"I guess it will never happen."
"Nope."
"And you won't eat more healthful foods."
"Except apples."
"Apples?"
"When I was pregnant with Rory I craved apples."
"It's like your body was telling you something."
"Maybe…"
"So, when can you take the test?"
"In two weeks."
"That's a long time."
"Yes it is, but, it gives us plenty of time to plan the wedding."
"Sounds good. What do you want to start with?"
"Uh, how about deciding on a place?"
"Oh, see I was thinking we tell your parents."
"What did you say?" Lorelai said dramatically.
"Lorelai…"
"Ok, but here's my reasoning. If I do happen to be pregnant, my mother will probably have a coronary. So, I think we wait to see if I am pregnant and then drop that bomb, then they won't come to the wedding."
"How long have you been planning this?"
"I just thought of it now. I'm pretty good at thinking up plans on a moments notice."
"I don't think there is anything that will keep your parents away from their only daughters wedding."
"But, we could…and then…uh, we…uh…"
"Yes?"
"I hate you."
"I love you too." Luke said as he wrapped his hands around her waist.
"Oh don't try to make up now!" Lorelai said as she tried to break away from his grasp.
Luke gently placed his hands on her cheeks and kissed her deeply on the lips. Involuntarily, Lorelai wrapped her hands around him and kissed him back. Once the oxygen in their lungs started to fade, they broke apart.
"Ok, I guess I can give you one more chance." Lorelai said breathlessly.
"Thanks." Luke said as he moved in for another kiss.
So, I notice that there hasn't been any Rory in a long time. I plan to rectify that in the next chapter, because I love Rory. I don't want to leave her out. ;)
HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE!!
