The crispness of February was now melting into March. Lorelai's stomach had almost doubled in size, and the twins were healthy as ever. Lorelai's maternity leave had begun a couple weeks prior to the beginning of March. At the start, Lorelai could not come to terms with the fact that her inn would have to run without her. Now, three weeks into her vacation, she was used to all the sitting and lying around.
One lazy afternoon Lorelai was watching a Brady Brunch re-run, when Luke walked in on his routine check-up.
"Lorelai? You home?'' he asked walking in
"Living room!'' she yelled.
He walked in and set a takeout bag on the coffee table, and then he sat down by Lorelai. He kissed he belly and whispered hello, sat up and gave his wife a hello, and planted kiss on her lips.
"Thank you,'' she said pulling away. ''SO, how long can you stay?''
"About an hour and a half. Caesar and Lane are both there now, so until I have to get back...I'm all yours.''
"I'm actually pretty tired, so I was thinking maybe we could just take a nap,'' she yawned.
"That sounds good to me,'' he replied. ''Here, let me help you up,'' he said pulling her to her feet.
Lorelai sauntered up the stairs with Luke close behind. Lorelai headed for the bathroom and Luke was going to prepare the bed.
When she got back from peeing, Luke was already laying in bed clad in his undershirt and jeans.
"Would you like to join me?'' he smiled pulling back the sheets.
"Oh would I ever,'' she grinned climbing into bed. Soon there after they had assumed their new regular sleep position; Lorelai faced away from Luke, and his hands resting on her protruding belly.
"Sleep tight,'' he whispered kissing her neck."I love you.''
"I love you too hon,'' she said rubbing his hands. ''Sleep well.''
In time, both of them were drifting and soon dead asleep.
As Luke fell asleep, he thought of how nice it was that he could spend sometime with his wife. It may not have been so intimate at first, but he learned to enjoy their closeness while they napped. He was always so much more energized during the day, and he had Lorelai to thank for that.
Lorelai fell asleep to Luke absent-mindedly stroking circles on her belly. As he did so, she thought of how great Luke was for putting up with her. He always made her feel beautiful, and loved. He didn't ever take anything she said to heart when she was in 'one of those moods'. However, most importantly, he wasn't going anywhere. She has the whole package for good, and he's the only one it would ever be with.