A/N: Another chapter...I'm not sure how long I'm going to take this. I mean, right now...it could easily go on for awhile. And I've got the next chapter pretty much all planned out...but, it all depends on you, the readers. Should I keep going? Should I start wrapping it up? Your reviews will tell me!
Disclaimer: If only.
"Who in their right mind decides to plan a wedding in just two months?" Emily Gilmore asked her daughter who only shrugged.
"We do," Lorelai answered, "I know mom that it doesn't give us a lot of time to plan, but we don't want anything super extravagant. It's going to be a simple hometown wedding."
"But why just two months?" November first is so close," she argued. "Why not push it back and do a beautiful December wedding. You like snow."
"She doesn't want to wait that long because of the babies," Luke interjected. Ever since they'd gotten back together Luke had started accompanying her on their bi-weekly dinners.
"Exactly," Lorelai said, thankful for her fiancé's input. "I'm going to be big enough as it is, I don't want to be a walking blimp."
"You won't be that big," Emily insisted and Lorelai laughed.
"If we wait till December I'll be seven months along mom, I'm due in February. Plus, I'm having twins, two babies are in here," Lorelai said pointing to her stomach. "If we don't get married soon I won't be able to walk down the aisle."
"Still…"
"November first mom," Lorelai interrupted. "That's the date."
"Fine," Emily finally relented and both Luke and Richard sighed, "are you going to let me at least help you plan it?"
"Well," Lorelai started and after a stern look from Luke and a squeeze of her hand, "I'd love for some help."
"Wonderful," Emily exclaimed, "I'll call Vivian first thing in the morning."
"Vivian?" Lorelai asked.
"Our party planner."
"Mom, no," Lorelai said holding up both hands. "It's going to be small. We don't need a party planner, or a wedding planner, or anything that would resemble that. Your help and input are welcome, but you aren't hiring someone."
"But Lorelai…"
"Nope," Lorelai interrupted. "Take it or leave it."
"I'll take it," Emily relented. "I guess you guys will be heading out now?"
"Yes," Lorelai said standing up. "Thanks for dinner mom, dad. It was festive."
"Thank you Richard, Emily. See you next week?" Luke asked as they walked towards the door.
"Of course son," Richard agreed. "Here Lorelai, put this towards the wedding."
Richard pulled a plain white envelope from his pocket and handed it to Lorelai. Her eyes filled with tears.
"Oh Daddy," she gushed, "you don't have to…"
"I know. But I want to. You deserve to have the best of everything at your wedding. If you don't use it all for that put some of it towards the honeymoon or the babies. That is for you and Luke to decide."
"Thanks Daddy," Lorelai said wrapping her father in a hug. Richard seemed taken aback at the gesture, but happily reciprocated.
They pulled away from each other after several seconds and Lorelai wiped the tears from her eyes. Damn hormones and mood swings, she thought, they get me every time.
Linking her hand through Luke's they walked towards his truck and headed back to Stars Hollow.
On the drive back Lorelai was thinking about the wedding, the babies, and about a million other things, trying to process it all and keep herself sane, without coffee.
"Hey Lorelai," Luke asked after several moments of silence, "You okay?"
"Yea," she answered giving him a smile, "I'm just thinking."
"About?" Luke prodded and Lorelai sighed.
"Everything really. The wedding, the still unnamed twins, our house, everything," Lorelai told him and Luke looked at her expectantly hoping to have some explanation.
"Lorelai, honey, talk to me. What is worrying you?" Luke asked and pulled over to the side of the road. "We are moving till you tell me."
"Well, first the house. We are squished in there as it is. I don't want the kids to be all the way down in Rory's room for their nursery, it's too far, but we don't have enough room in our bedroom for them either. Plus, when April visits she shouldn't have to stay on the couch. I want her to have her own room," Lorelai said, releasing all her worries out.
"But you don't want to see the house?" Luke asked, wondering if this was going to mirror the conversation they had after they'd been engaged the first time.
"Yes, no, I don't know," Lorelai cried. "I love that house. That house has so many memories, some good, some not so good, but I just don't know."
"We can remodel again," Luke offered and tears pooled in Lorelai's eyes.
"You are too amazing," Lorelai gushed leaning over the cab of the truck to kiss him. "I think we shouldn't sell it, but maybe rent in."
"Rent it out?" Luke asked, that was not what he expected at all.
"Yea," Lorelai said. "I was thinking about Zach and Lane. With the kids they've got a lot on their plate and their apartment is tiny. It would be a good starter home for them. Plus they would have the garage as band rehearsal space."
"You sure about this?" Luke asked.
"I am," Lorelai insisted, "we just have to find a good house for us now."
"What about the Twickham house?" Luke asked and Lorelai looked at him confused.
"I thought they sold that house," Lorelai asked.
"They did," Luke said, "to me."
"What?"
"I couldn't give the house up; I just liked it so much," Luke explained, "So I bought it, thinking I could rent it out or do something else with it. I still dreamed of starting my family with you in it, but after…I didn't think that would ever happen."
"You kept it?" Lorelai asked, "Even after redoing my house?"
"Well, technically, I re-bought it. The guy that was going to buy it after I did ended up backing out and it was back on the market again. That's when I picked it up."
"When?"
"Last Christmas."
"You Luke are the most amazing man I have ever met," Lorelai said with tears in her eyes. I can't believe he bought it with me in mind and we weren't even together, she thought to herself as she kissed him. Hell, I was married to another guy and he still wanted to have a family with me. God I love him.
"I love you," she whispered in his ear, "god I love you so much."
"I love you too," Luke said against her forehead. "More than you could ever know."
"So the Twickman house."
"The Twickham house."
"Can we rename it?
"Whatever you want."
"Can I redecorate?"
"We'll go shopping next week."
"I can't wait to pick out paint samples!"
"Oh god."
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Rory tiredly entered her and Logan's apartment and just dropped her purse on the entry table before making her way to the couch and sinking down into it. She heard talking coming from Logan's office and figured he was on a business call. With the time difference it wouldn't surprise her; he was almost always on the phone when she got home. She didn't mind though, it always gave her a chance to relax after work.
She loved her job and the Courant was being good to her. Even though she was six months pregnant and miserable most of the time, she loved working. She'd been at the job for just a month now but had already scored six bylines and there was talk about a promotion when her maternity leave was over in March.
She loved writing and reporting and being here in Hartford, close to her mom and Luke made it even better.
"Hey Rory," Logan greeted as he sank down onto the couch by her. "How was your day?"
"So long," Rory mumbled, her eyes not opening, "it's so good to be home."
"Here," Logan said, pulling her legs onto his lap, "let me rub your feet for you."
"You are my hero," Rory mumbled, adjusting herself, "how was your day?"
"Productive thanks for asking," Logan said chuckling, "you and baby hungry?"
"Starving!" Rory exclaimed, "um, Chinese?"
"I'll call and order it," Logan said grabbing the phone. Rory watched as Logan placed the order and smiled. She was so happy just being with him and even being pregnant. Logan noticed her looking at him and raised his eyebrows. "What?"
"Nothing, I just…" Rory said, her voice trailing off.
"What babe?"
"I just love you so much that's all," Rory said and Logan couldn't help but smile. Wrapping his arms around her he pulled her a close as he could.
"I love you too Rory," he whispered, "I love you so much."
"Good," she said happily, "let's keep it like that."
"Always."
"Always."
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"I'm glad we decided to keep our meetings," Logan said, "even after we moved back."
Luke nodded, "though meeting in person is much better if you ask me."
"I know," Logan said drinking his beer. "Is everything calmer at your house now?"
"Well," Luke started, "its Lorelai. Her emotions are always a roller coaster and this pregnancy is just bringing them out even more. Though having Rory nearby is helping. Those two are freakishly bonded."
"I know," Logan agreed. "Rory can always tell when Lorelai is calling, before looking at her phone or even sometimes hearing it ring. It's the strangest thing."
"Lorelai is the same way. I don't know how they do it."
"I'm sure it's something we'll never get or understand."
The two men sat nursing their beers, a comfortable silence between them.
Logan broke it, "I want to ask Rory to marry me."
"What?" Luke asked, surprised at his sudden outburst.
"I want to ask Rory to marry me," Logan stated again, "I wanted your permission first."
"My permission?"
"You are pretty much a surrogate father to Rory and I know you love her like a daughter," Logan said his eyes focused on his mug. Luke nodded and Logan continued, "I want your blessing to ask Rory to marry me. I didn't do that before, I…I want this time to be right."
"You don't seem like the kind to go to the father first."
"I wasn't before Rory. Hell, before Rory I didn't think I'd ever get married. She's the first girl I've ever truly loved. She has changed me from a playboy into a serious adult and I want to spend the rest of my life with her."
"Logan…"
"I know," Logan interrupted, "When I proposed before I did it all wrong. I should have known she's not for showy, public proposals. I want to make it special but sincere."
"Logan," Luke started again, "I'm not going to give you my permission…"
"You're not?"
"No, you don't need it," Luke stated. "It's obvious what Rory means to you. You care enough about her to move back to Hartford so she could be near her family, even when that meant being close to your family that you aren't really fond of."
Logan nodded.
"If you want me to be honest, when I first met you, I didn't like you," Luke told him and Logan laughed at the memory. "I didn't, but watching you with Rory while you were together and talking to you over the last several months, I knew I was wrong about you. You may not need my permission to marry Rory, but you certainly have my blessing."
Logan looked up, "Thanks Luke. That really means a lot."
"Just know," Luke said, "if you hurt her again, you're a dead man."
"Duly noted."
The men had come to an understanding and Logan started thinking about the perfect way to propose to Rory.
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While Luke and Logan were discussing the proposal, Rory, Lorelai, and Sookie were talking babies and rings. They'd been able to spend the day together, a girl's day out, shopping, gossiping and planning. The wedding was coming up faster than Lorelai could have ever imagined, though she couldn't have been more excited.
She had just over a month and she'd be married. She would be Mrs. Lorelai Danes.
She smiled.
"What else needs to be done for the wedding?" Sookie asked her best friend as they walked through the mall in Hartford.
"Actually," Lorelai exclaimed, "pretty much everything is done. The only thing left is to finish my wedding dress."
"What did Grandma say when you told her you were making it?" Rory asked as she took another bite of her ice-cream.
"Your grandmother," Lorelai started, "almost had a hernia."
Sookie and Rory both laughed, imagining the look on Emily's face when Lorelai told her.
"The only thing that made her feel better is the fact that I explained why. I wanted to incorporate the dress I bought for the first wedding with a new design and make it something really special, that eased her mind a bit."
"Good," Rory said, "oh, mom look! A baby store!"
"Let's go fellow future mommy-to-be!" Lorelai exclaimed and the headed into the store.
"So you and Logan haven't found out what you're having yet?" Sookie asked as they browsed the racks in the store.
"Nope," Rory said with a sigh. "Our baby has been very shy at the last two appointments and the techs haven't been able to get a good enough look."
"What about you Lorelai?" Sookie asked pulling a dress from the shelf and examining it.
"Our next appointment we are supposed to be able to see," Lorelai said with a smile. "I just hope we don't run into the same problem as Rory."
"What do you want mom?" Rory asked, wondering.
"I really don't have a preference," Lorelai told them. "I really just want two happy and healthy babies. Though I think Luke really wants a boy."
"He probably wants to even out the playing field," Sookie said and they all laughed.
"Probably," Lorelai agreed, "I just can't wait to find out."
A/N: So here it is. The next chapter! I'm a fluff lover so...that's what it's got. So...what did you think? You know what to do!! (Don't make me beg people.)