A/N: Here is another chapter! Another rainy day of writing and I hope you enjoy it!

Disclaimer: I don't...duh!

Opening the door Lorelai just about fainted.

"Hey mom," Rory greeted her with a smile and a hug. Logan was right behind her.

"Rory, what are you doing here?"

"Luke invited us for breakfast," Rory said, she was going to have some fun with this.

"Um, please fill in the blanks here," Lorelai asked and opened he door farther for them to come in.

"Well, mom, we're back," Rory said, "for good."

"You're back?" Lorelai asked, confusion filling her eyes. She was trying hard to connect the dots but it wasn't working. "Back?"

"Lorelai? Who is it?" Luke called from the living room after he didn't hear the squealing he'd prepared himself for. He knew it was Rory and Logan at the door, Logan had called him to let him know they'd be there for breakfast, and he figured mother and daughter would break a few eardrums when reunited.

"Um, it's Rory and Logan," Lorelai called back. Realizing they were still standing outside she quickly moved aside, "come in, sorry the shock took over a bit there."

"Its okay mom," Rory said, wrapping her arms around Lorelai's neck for the second time, "I wanted to surprise you."

"Well, that you did. Ah honey, you look so beautiful!" Lorelai gushed, he hands grazing her daughter's rounded stomach.

"So do you," Rory agreed, "you look almost as far along as me, but I know you aren't. What's with that?"

"You're right," Lorelai said, her face glowing, "I'm about 2 months behind you."

"Then why are you already so big?"

"You calling me fat?" Lorelai asked her eyebrows raised.

"Not exactly," Rory stumbled, "Just farther along."

"Well, the reason for the extra roundness that I'm already showing is because you aren't just getting one new sibling," Lorelai offered a smile breaking out on her face.

"Twins?"

"Twins!"

"Wow mom! That's awesome! How cool," Rory exclaimed and they embraced again. Here came the squeals that Logan and Luke had expected.

"AH!!!!!!!" Both girls where in each other's arms, bouncing up and down, with the high pitch squeal breaking all sound barriers. After a few seconds of joyous exclamation they calmed back down and pulled away.

"There are still so many blanks that need filled," Lorelai said and Logan chuckled.

"We'll be happy to explain everything over breakfast," Logan said, "Luke did promise us his pancakes this morning."

Walking into the kitchen with Rory and Logan behind her the comment hit her, "wait, Luke, you knew they were coming?"

"Um…guilty," Luke admitted and the look on his face prompted giggles from April and Rory.

"You knew and you didn't tell me?" Lorelai asked.

"Rory wanted to make it a surprise," Luke insisted, "They swore me to secrecy."

"And you didn't tell me?"

"Ah jeez, Lorelai," Luke groaned, producing more giggles.

"Sorry mom," Rory broke in, "we did make him swear not to tell you. I wanted to be the one to tell you that there will no longer be a gazillion miles between us anymore."

"You're moving back?" Lorelai asked, finally understanding where this was headed.

"Yup," Logan offered, his hand linking through Rory's. "We've got ourselves a place in Hartford."

"Close!" Lorelai exclaimed happily. "What brought this on? What about your jobs?"

"Logan will still be working with the same company, just primarily from his home office through video conferencing and minimal travel. I took a job at the Courant. I'm actually starting on Tuesday."

"Wow, this was thought out," Lorelai commented, narrowing her eyes at Luke. She could tell by the look on his face he knew about this.

"I couldn't stand being away from you anymore. Especially with the pregnancy, that and I think we were driving the boys batty. Logan and Luke couldn't handle our emotions of being separated anymore," Rory stated. Luke and Logan shot looks to each other, both trying to figure out how she knew about their conversations.

"Wh-what?" Logan asked Rory nervously.

"I know you and Luke have been talking about us," Rory said with a pointed look, "I overheard one of your talks a couple weeks ago."

"Talks?" Lorelai asked.

"They been conspiring with each other about our wild emotions and strange cravings," Rory told her and they laughed nervously.

"Conspiring is a harsh word," Luke offered placing a plate of pancakes on the table. "We were…"

"We were bonding," Logan finished, and the girls laughed.

"That's funny dad," April said, giggling with Rory and Lorelai. "Bonding…"

"We didn't know what else to do," Luke said shrugging.

"I understand honey," Lorelai told him with a kiss in-between giggles, "I've been a bit difficult lately."

"No…" Luke started to protest and Rory cut him off.

"She has, don't try to deny it."

They all broke out in another round of laughs and Lorelai looked around the table. It was good to have everyone together.

"Funny story," Lorelai started after they had settled down and had already discussed more aspects to Rory and Logan's move back to Hartford. "So, I was at the doctor's yesterday…"

"Ah jeez, Lorelai, do you have to tell them this?" Luke butted in, knowing exactly where she was planning on taking this.

"I do…"

"Yeah dad, this is funny," April stated, excited to hear the story again.

"Come on Luke," Rory consoled, "it can't be that bad."

"Okay, okay, back to the story now," Lorelai said, "yesterday's appointment is when I found out about the twins."

"Lorelai," Luke tried again but was automatically shushed by all three girls. He looked at Logan who only could offer a shrug and a smile. "Fine, go ahead."

They sat around the table as Lorelai told them the story of Luke fainting, which sent another round of laughter in motion, and Lorelai couldn't' have been happier.

This is how it is supposed to be, she thought to herself, us all together, enjoying a family breakfast. I'm glad everything is working out. This is great.

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"I can't believe you knew they were coming and didn't tell me," Lorelai exclaimed again later that night as she cuddled with Luke.

"Rory would have killed me if she knew I told you," Luke said, "and you wouldn't have been able to act surprised enough to fool her."

"Hey!"

"You couldn't and you know it," Luke said pulling her close, "Plus, it was totally worth it seeing the look on your face as you walked into the kitchen."

"I'm glad she's back," Lorelai whispered, "I missed her."

"I know you did," Luke said reassuringly. "Now she's back and we'll really have a Father of the Bride 2 re-enactment. I'm just hoping Logan isn't away when she goes into labor."

"I know," Lorelai said, "though it would be funny watching you run around the hospital like Steve Martin's character. That would almost make it worth it."

"Thanks babe," Luke said with a grunt. They'd spent all day with Rory, Logan, and April, walking around Stars Hollow, everyone welcoming them back. Lorelai had even been able to get Kirk to show the movie at the Black, White, and Read Theater for their movie night. Rory and Logan had decided to stay at the house tonight since it was so late when the movie was finally over they were both exhausted. Rory and Logan took Rory's old room, complete with trundle pull out and April was on the couch for the night. She didn't mind though, but of course that was April.

"I love you, Luke."

Luke smiled at the sleepy sentiment Lorelai gave. "I love you too," he whispered and watched as she smiled before drifting off to sleep. Luke stayed still for several minutes, making sure Lorelai was completely asleep before he cautiously climbed out of bed. Quietly he moved to his dresser and pulled out a small box from the farthest corner of the top drawer, shoving it into his pocket he tip-toed his way downstairs and into the kitchen.

When he reached the kitchen he brewed himself a cup of tea, needing some time to think. The house was quiet, April's gentle snores floating in from the living room and the shuffling of Paul Anka's collar was the only noises Luke heard. Pulling out the box he flipped it open to reveal a sparkling diamond ring. It was same diamond ring that Lorelai handed back to him over a year ago.

He'd kept it. He didn't know why, but he had kept it. When she handed it back to him his heart had broke, shattered actually, into a million pieces. But when he went to throw it into the lake something stopped him. Instead he shoved it into a box, where he had placed all of Lorelai's other things from the apartment, and had tried to forget about it.

When he took out the cap she'd given him and started wearing that again he saw the box and flinched. They weren't to that point yet, so it stayed tucked away in that box for awhile longer. Then some of the flannels that he had stopped wearing were pulled out and hung back up in his closet, but the ring stayed in the box. The ring was the last thing that was removed from that box and Luke had kept it hidden even after it made its reappearance.

Luke smiled bitter sweetly at the memories that the ring held, that all the things in his 'Lorelai' box held. He was glad they were getting their third chance and swore to himself that he wouldn't let anything get in their way again.

His thoughts drifted back to the day after they'd gotten home from their road trip when Lane had shown up on the doorstep to the crap shack, a brown box in hand. She'd explained that Rory hadn't allowed Lorelai to throw out all of her Luke stuff, knowing Lorelai would regret it. Handing the box to Lorelai, Lane smiled then turned and pushed the stroller with her two boys away. Lorelai stood in shock for a moment, no words passed between them for what seemed like an eternity before she went to the living room and started going through her 'Luke' box.

The tears poured from her eyes as she pulled out the earrings he'd given years ago and the matching necklace he'd presented after returning from their summer apart. The next thing she pulled out was the menu from Sniffy's Tavern she had taken after their first date and then came the spatula. With each thing she pulled out the tears flowed heavier and Luke had tears as well. So many memories came out of that box, it was hard to sit and rehash their feelings.

At the bottom was when she really broke down. Luke remembered watching her eyes go wide in shock and then followed her gaze into the box. There at the bottom was her wedding dress and Luke felt a sharp pain in his chest. He was the reason for her tears and that cut him. They talked after that, laughing at old memories and promising each other never to get to this spot again. Luke never wanted to witness tears like that again.

"Hey Luke," Rory's voice greeted and pulled him from this thoughts. He'd been so engrossed in memories he hadn't heard her approach him. She sat down across from him, her gaze falling on the open ring box. "Thinking hard?"

"Yeah," he answered fingering the box again, "I want to…"

"You will and it will happen this time," Rory assured him smiling. "Why haven't you asked yet?"

"I don't want her to get the wrong idea."

"Wrong idea?"

"The babies," Luke explained, "I don't want her to think I'm just proposing because of the babies."

"She won't…"

"You don't know that," Luke said, "and neither do I. That is what is keeping me from just doing it."

"She knows you better than that," Rory told him. "Do you love her?"

"Of course Rory," Luke exclaimed quietly, "she's my world, my everything."

"Then tell her that," Rory simply said, "everything else will fall into place."

"I dunno…"

"Just think about it Luke," Rory stated standing, "Just think about it."

With that Rory walked past him and back into her room. Luke stared at the ring for a moment more before shoving into his pocket and making his way back upstairs to bed.

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