Author's notes: Thankyou so, so much to all of my wonderful reviewers! Thanks chloe2007, LukeandLorelai4life, Jeremy Shane and But I'm a Gilmore 8x8!! Your reviews motivated me to work on more and they put a big smile on my face!

A special thanks to Javajunki4evar for your review! Rory and Lorelai's bond is strong enough for them to be able to get over their fight, so I played on that because Lorelai really does need Rory right now. She's all she's got. And Kirk is indeed a very useful character, he will continue to do random, strange things. Another special thanks to rollsdownhill your previous review was very helpful and this one is too. It also made me very relieved that the scenes are better :). I'm currently writing about chapter 14 and at that point the chapters are a lot longer than they are right now, making it more paced and much more realistic/enjoyable.

And for all those that are waiting for it: YES! Luke finds out in this chapter! I hope I don't dissapoint anyone cuz I know you've all been waiting, but I tried to imagine how Luke would really react to such a situation (remember, at this point he doens't know about April) so yeah...I wrote it how I think he would, let me know whatcha think. I don't think there are many significant spoilers in this chapter...

Chapter Three: Confessions, sort of

Luke glanced around the diner and sighed. He wasn't having the best day but it was certainly better than the last. He'd been trying to call Lorelai for a few days now but got nothing. She wasn't home, she hadn't been coming in for coffee or food for at least a week…he was worried.

Luke checked a few things and realized he needed some supplies. It was past six so he also knew Doose's market would be open at this time of day.

'Luke!' he heard Miss Patty's voice calling out to him and she had a huge grin across her face. 'Oh congratulations!' she gave him a hug but then walked off.

'For what?' he frowned, utterly lost.

On his way to the store, he ran through his mind everything he had done recently that could earn "congratulations". He figured it must be about the engagement, even though everyone had already given his or her thoughts on the matter, including Miss Patty.

'Sixteen dollars fifty' Taylor told Luke and he handed over the money.

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As Luke left the store with a paper bag, he ran into Tom.

'Oh, so good I found you' Tom pointed out. 'I was talking with Lorelai-'

'Is she okay?' Luke butted in. 'I haven't heard from her in weeks'

'She's your fiancée' Tom replied but then got out a blueprint of the renovations that were being done on Lorelai's house. 'Okay, now are you sure that there are no more renovations you'd like to make? Like um, maybe an extra room? Or something?' Tom asked.

'Why would we need an extra room?' Luke asked but considered it. 'I'll have to talk to Lorelai, have you seen her?'

'I see her' Tom said, looking behind Luke.

'What?'

'I see her' Tom said louder and pointed.

Luke spun around and saw Lorelai entering his diner across the street.

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'Lorelai!' Luke called out and rushed up to her, startling her.

'Oh hey' she smiled, giving him a kiss.

'Where were you? I've been trying to call…'

'Yeah, busy, Busy, busy' she chirped. 'I ah, have errands to run…just came to grab some muffins'

'The blueberry, chocolate chip ones?' Luke raised an eyebrow as she eyed them again.

'Oh, you're so wonderful' she smiled at him with a hint of tease. 'Sorry that you couldn't reach me, and I can't stay long…but we'll talk later when you're fixing up the renovations thing'

'Yeah, about that…Tom wanted to know if we want an extra room or something' Luke said. 'Weird, why would we need an extra room?'

Lorelai grabbed the muffin quickly and gave him a kiss before dashing out the door without even answering him.

Luke frowned but then poured some coffee for Kirk.

'Hey Kirk' he sighed since Kirk was staring at him. 'I know you-'

'Argh!' Kirk squealed suddenly and fled from the diner, running down the streets screaming.

'-Don't drink coffee' Luke finished and was very confused now. What was up with everyone today?

Lorelai wandered down the streets of Stars Hollow and finished her muffin. She paused and glanced into a shop window that was selling clothes.

'Shoes!' she grinned and was about to go in when she spotted several racks of baby clothes near the back. 'Or not' she sighed and just stared at the cute little outfits for a few more minutes before she turned back towards the street where she saw Rory approaching her.

'Hey' Rory said.

'Hey right back at ya' Lorelai smiled and gave her a hug.

'So? When are you going to tell him?' Rory asked as they walked down the streets and towards the Gazebo where they'd planned their meeting, to discuss the issue of telling Luke.

'Maybe I could not tell him?' Lorelai offered hopefully. 'He doesn't have to know…does he?'

'I think he's going to notice' Rory said, referring to the fact that Lorelai's pregnancy was going to show sooner or later.

'I know' Lorelai complained and sat down. 'I just…maybe it's too soon?'

'The longer you leave it the worst he's going to feel later that you didn't tell him. Think of how Luke is going to feel about this' Rory encouraged and felt really good to be talking to her mother/best friend again.

'I don't know how he's going to feel. I mean Luke doesn't exactly strike as the family guy, what if he leaves me?' Lorelai said fearfully.

'Mum, this is Luke we're talking about. He's been in love with you for what…ten years? He's going to marry you!'

'Babies change everything' Lorelai said, still being stubborn but she knew Rory was right.

'Maybe I could tell him?' Rory suggested.

'No, it has to come from me' Lorelai sighed. 'Okay fine, this afternoon we'll stop by the house where he and Tom are working out the final arrangements for the renovation. We'll tell him how everything's okay with us, and work our way from there' Lorelai gave in. 'Or we could just write him a letter, maybe send it to him by pigeon…'

'Mum' Rory rolled her eyes.

'Why do we need another room?' Luke asked again, now getting annoyed by Tom's cryptic questions. He heard a car pull up behind him and turned to see Lorelai and Rory getting out of the jeep.

'Rory! Hey' he smiled and gave her a brief hug, but then faced Lorelai. 'We are talking to her, aren't we?'

'Yes' Lorelai said and laughed a little.

'Good' Luke nodded and gave Lorelai a quick kiss. 'You okay?'

Lorelai shrugged and changed the topic. 'Rory and I are okay now. She's going back to Yale so we don't have to kidnap her and tie her up after all'

'What?' Rory asked in shock, staring at Lorelai.

'Hey, don't look at me…Luke's idea'

'I'm glad everything's okay' Luke smiled. 'And did you say anything to Tom about another room? He's been acting weird and asking if we're sure we don't need one'

'Ah…' Lorelai then just shrugged, ignoring Rory's encouraging glances.

'He's saids that the foundation is strong and he'll give it to us for half price' Luke started rambling on in annoyance, which made Lorelai smile.

'Plus it can be upstairs because there is still room for that and-'

'Luke, I'm pregnant' Lorelai blurted out.

'What?' Luke was stunned. He stared at Lorelai and realized she wasn't joking, not even the slightest.

The workers behind them started to cheer, but Tom ordered them to hold off on further construction for a moment to give them space, so the workers went to get some coffee.

'I…you…what?' Luke was just shocked. He couldn't believe what he'd just heard.

'Luke, I'm pregnant. We're having a baby' Lorelai said again and Rory backed away a little, giving them space also, plus her phone was ringing.

'If you need time to process, I-I understand' Lorelai added since Luke looked weak in the knees.

Luke just nodded and left, getting into his truck and driving off in shock.

'Where's he going?' Rory returned to her mother's side.

'Processing, he hates me' Lorelai sniffed.

'No, no I'm sure he just needs to let it sink in mum!' Rory put an arm around her. 'He'll be back, he loves you'

By noon the next day, the news had spread across the town of Stars Hollow like a wild fire. Congratulations were everywhere. From Babette and Taylor to the mailman, everyone had heard the news and was thrilled to congratulate Lorelai and Luke as many times as they possibly could. Lorelai had gone to see Sookie and found that she was in a bad mood with her for not telling her sooner, but after an hour of talking about it…Sookie finally forgave Lorelai and started squealing in joy.

Lorelai hadn't seen or spoken to Luke all day and it made her very nervous. She had been so sure that with this pregnancy…things would be different, that she wouldn't have to be alone in it this time around.

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Lorelai got out of her car and walked up towards her house later that afternoon. She spotted Tom and Luke leaning over something on a table so Lorelai crept up to them while they had their backs to her.

'Right near the main bedroom' Luke was saying. 'And can you make the new room the same size as Rory's room? I think that it's big enough and I don't want Rory thinking she's any less important'

'Sure, no problem' Tom nodded. 'Anything else?'

'It's perfect' Lorelai sniffed and Luke turned to look at her, pulling her into a warm embrace.

'We're having a kid' Luke smiled.

'That's the rumor' Lorelai joked and snuggled close to him. 'And you're okay with it?'

Luke gave her a "couldn't be happier" kind of smile before moving in to kiss her.

'Right ah, I'll leave you to it' Tom nodded and walked away.

'I love you Luke Danes' Lorelai smiled tearfully and laughed a little now that the stress and concerns had lifted off her shoulders.

'I love you Lorelai Gilmore' he reflected her words, saying it the same way she had.

'Oh, oh!' Lorelai then got excited. 'We can paint the room pink!'

'We're not painting the room pink' Luke sighed and raised an eyebrow. 'What if it's a boy?'

'Some boys like pink' Lorelai shrugged and kissed him again. 'Maybe he'll be a softie like you'

'I am not a softie' Luke replied, slightly annoyed. 'And I hate pink'

'What if I painted our room pink?'

'I'll sleep on the couch' he lied, not wanting to encourage the painting of pink in any shape or form, unless the baby really was a girl. 'You gonna get that?'

'Oh' Lorelai noticed her phone was ringing. 'Hello?' she asked but instantly regretted not checking to see who was calling once her mother's annoyed tone reached her ears.

'What did you do?' Emily asked loudly. 'Rory's back at Yale!'

'So I see' Lorelai nodded, keeping her tone sarcastic as usual. 'You only just found out?'

'Yes I only just found out! What did you do?!' Emily yelled.

'Woah, mum. Calm down. We just had a talk and she decided to go back to Yale' Lorelai shrugged. No way was she about to tell her mother that she was pregnant…at least, not yet.

'What did you say to her? Lorelai, I demand answers!' Emily said firmly.

'Mum, I'll talk to you later okay?' she said and hung up.

'I guess your parents don't know?' Luke asked.

'Not exactly' Lorelai sighed and saw Rory coming over. 'Hey you'

'Hey' Rory replied. 'And hey Luke'

'Hi Rory' he nodded.

'Did you get a call from grandma?' Rory asked Lorelai. 'She found out I'm back at Yale and wants to know why, but I didn't tell her. You are going to tell her on Friday, aren't you?'

'Tell my mother that I'm pregnant? I don't even think she knows I'm engaged!' Lorelai started to panic. 'Luke's coming' she then decided and turned to him.

'What? No way' he said, panic now hitting him because he knew Lorelai was going to talk him into it…she always did.

'Someone will tell them eventually and I think it'll be best if it comes from you guys' Rory pointed out.

Lorelai let out a growl of complaint and then took a deep breath. 'Yeah, we'll be facing the unholy Gilmore's with news that I'm sure they're not going to jump with joy to'

'How did they react when you told them that you were pregnant with Rory?' Luke wondered.

'They tried to force me to marry her father' Lorelai replied honestly.

'But we're engaged' Luke reminded her. 'Maybe things won't be so bad?'

'Ah hello? We're talking about my parents' Lorelai pulled a face. 'Concerning their only daughter: all is not well on Planet Gilmore' she sighed.

'Friday night it is' she finally gave in and leaned close to Luke, fearful of what her parents were going to say to this. And it's no secret that they do not approve of Luke in any way...

Author's notes: Yeah, I make you wait for Luke to find out and now they've got to tell Lorelai's parents, but not to worry...it's next chapter. So please tell me what you think so far, any comments/suggestions/questions. If I know what you all thought of while reading this etc then it helps me work on future chapters a little more to your liking or to make sure everything is at it's best before I submit it. So please, your reviews not only make me very, very happy...but it really helps too! So please review :)