Sorry about the long wait. I'm a slave to the high school work ethic, sigh
Pssh, I've stopped with the disclaimers now. You should all know by now that I don't own GG.
Chapter TEN, baby! Double Digits!
Fast Forward!
Lorelai was in her 7th month of pregnancy and she was miserable. Her feet were completely swollen and it was such a pain to leave the house. She had even stopped going to the hardware store after appointments because it was such a chore and she didn't want Luke to see her like this with all the waddling and no makeup on. Even though she knew he wouldn't care, she'd just be uncomfortable.
She sat in a beanbag chair, wistfully staring out the window. She could be out there like other girls her age. Out there having fun, playing games, flirting with boys, going on dates, laughing and dancing. But she couldn't. She had this huge growth in her stomach area and had to pee every five minutes, yes, that would be quite a conversation starter with the guys.
She crossed her arms and stood up, frustrated. She was angry with herself. She looked around. It was her "perfect" room in her "perfect" life. She always promised herself that she would never stay on the path her parents were pushing her down, but she wouldn't have thought in a million years that this would be what she ended up with. She wanted to stray away from her parents and the life they wanted for her, but she didn't think it'd be happening so soon. Suddenly, overtaken with rage, she picked up one of her embroidered pillows and chucked it across her room. Then she grabbed her comforter and ripped it off the bed, wrapping it up in a ball and throwing it as far as she could. She yanked off the sheets and then made her way over to her dresser and vanity. She paused and took one wavering glance at herself in the mirror. Then she angrily knocked everything off of her dresser onto the floor. She began pulling out pieces of clothing and throwing them all over the place. Shoes were flying everywhere. Once she was finished, she stood in the center of the ruin that was supposed to be her bedroom. She was breathing heavily, and her ponytail was now loose and messy, with numerous pieces hanging out.
She took a seat on her now-bare mattress and sighed, wiping away a stray tear. She laid down and stared at her ceiling. Her life was not going as planned.
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Luke was bustling around the hardware store, putting away random do-dads and tools. Lorelai hadn't stopped there in a while. He figured she was busy. Since the break-up with Rachel and not seeing Lorelai, he had made himself busy. Spring track training was beginning, so he was doing that. He had also started taking little odd-jobs around town to make money. Nothing major, usually just fixing problems that people could fix themselves, but they were too lazy.
He was walking down the street to a new job when he spotted Sookie St. James. He had seen her around school before, but they weren't really in the same "groups" so he didn't really know her. She had fiery hair and fair-ish skin. She was plump, but had a very cute face. She waved, so he returned it. He kept walking until he arrived at Miss Patty's house. He sighed as he went up to the door. He knocked, and then not too long after, the door opened.
"Oh, hello dear," She greeted.
"Hi Miss Patty," He sighed.
"I didn't expect you so soon," She replied.
"Well, here I am. What do you want me to do?" He asked.
"Well, you see my picket fence over there? The paint is chipping and I think it could use a little touch up, if it isn't too much trouble," She explained.
"Nope, I can do it," He replied.
Though he wasn't thrilled about living out one of Miss Patty's thoroughly inappropriate Huck Finn fantasies, he was getting paid. So he grabbed the extra paint cans from the garage and got to work.
After about an hour of painting Miss Patty's fence, he finally stood up to leave. He got paid and then walked back to the hardware store. He sighed as he walked through the door.
"So, how was the job?" His dad asked.
"I won't be surprised if Miss Patty asks me to show up in Peter Pan tights next time," Luke grumbled.
"Well you got paid didn't you?" His dad asked him rhetorically, chuckling.
"Not sure if it was worth it though," Luke remarked as he descended up the stairs.
He plopped down on his bed. He wondered when Lorelai would come back. Would it be while she was still pregnant? Would she show up with the baby? Would she wait for years to show up in Stars Hollow again? And if so, would she remember him?
Luke shushed his thoughts and managed to find sleep.
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Lorelai still sat in the midst of her destroyed room. She glanced around and shook her head. Was she going insane? She crawled over to her lamp that barely escaped destruction and switched it off. Then she curled up on the mattress and drifted off to sleep.
Author's Note- Yes, a little short, I'm sorry. Ooh, angsty Lorelai this chapter! Please, just don't drown me in comments about how "out of character" this is for her, because she's a teenager and she's PREGNANT. But I don't wanna whine about it, I'll take your reviews and work with 'em. Any suggestions to make it better or comments on anything, feel free to add. I'll post ASAP.