Author's notes: Okay, now before I thank my wonderful reviewers and such, I need to announce that I am going to visit family for a week or so, which is why I chose this aprticular night to post. I'll add another chapter the moment I get back here and I hope a nice pile of reviews will be awaiting me!

Chloe2007- Not your usual longer review, but I'm happy to hear from you! :) And thanks.

Jeremy Shane- You're becoming one of my fave reviewers lol. And no, this chapter is about two weeks after the last one. When Richie was sick will be in brief flashbacks later on. There will be no more time skipping for awhile. Thanks for your review!

Like2CUhappy24-7- hehe, I have no trouble remembering your name now cuz you're such a loyal reviewer, thanks! :). And thankyou so much! I'm releived. :P I didn't want to show the entire ceremony cuz it would take up too much room, it felt too weird to write, and because I fear of boring my readers...hense I do everything in my power to prevent that. I'm glad it was the perfect amount, I agree.

Chapter Thirteen: Everything Changes

'They had sooo much coffee!' Lorelai grinned as she got out of Luke's truck.

'They had too much coffee' Luke frowned, walking towards Liz and T.J's house.

'Too much coffee?' Lorelai echoed. 'There is no such thing!' she told him.

He and Lorelai had had just returned from their two-week honeymoon in Italy. Lorelai was the happiest person on Earth once she discovered the country's love for coffee and had even convinced Luke to have some. They had been to many shows, many restaurants and Luke hardly complained at all. Overall, it was a really wonderful trip. Which was actually to be expected since Emily and Richard Gilmore had paid for it all.

They had left Richie with Liz and T.J while they had gone away, and now they were picking him up.

'He and Doula are close in age, I'm sure they had fun playing together' Luke thought aloud as Lorelai knocked on the door.

'You're back!' Liz grinned, giving them both a hug as she opened the door. 'Oh, but we're gonna miss Richie. He's such a sweetheart, although he and Doula are getting a bit sick of each other, who would've thought?'

'Really? Wow' Lorelai nodded. 'Where are they now?'

'Out the back' Liz pointed and they followed her out to the backyard.

'Ah, that would be our niece' Lorelai sighed, seeing Doula. The three-year-old was running around in her dark shirt and jeans, with her long, blonde hair resting on her shoulders but moving with the wind. She was barefoot and her new earrings were seen clearly. T.J was nearby, showing Richie a beetle he'd found.

'Mummy! Daddy!' Richie squealed and ran to them. Luke scooped him off the ground and gave him a hug before passing him over to Lorelai.

'We missed you so much!' Lorelai hugged him tightly. 'Did you have fun?'

'Yeah' Richie nodded. 'But Doula annoying'

'She has the annoying gene' Luke muttered, eyeing T.J.

'Did they feed you healthy food here?' Lorelai wondered.

'Yeah, tuna and stuff' Richie nodded disapprovingly.

'My poor baby! Well, we need to get you home' Lorelai nodded. 'We're having pizza tonight'

'Yay!' Richie grinned and hugged his mother. He had missed his parents so much as this was his longest time away from them.

'Guess you're going, well…bye' Liz smiled.

'Yeah, see ya' T.J waved before picking Doula up. 'That's my girl!'

Lorelai and Luke got home soon after with Richie, where they found Babette in the kitchen, reading a book.

'Oh, you're back! How was it?' she asked, getting up in excitement.

'The coffee is great, and the food…ohh, yum' Lorelai smiled. 'How was Paula Anka?'

'Fine' Babette nodded. 'But he sleeps more than I remember'

'Maybe he liked the peace and quiet' Luke shrugged since he knew Lorelai and Richie to be quite loud.

'I presume Rory has gone back to work and April is back in New Mexico?' Lorelai asked.

'Yeah, they told me to say goodbye though' Babette told them. 'So…how was it? You crazy couple get some lovin?' she grinned.

'Ah Jeez' Luke muttered.

'It was great' Lorelai said, trying not to laugh and she did not want to subject her son to such a conversation. 'Well thanks Babette, you're a life saver' Lorelai smiled and waved her goodbye.

Luke glanced at his watch and sighed. 'I need to get back to the diner, I just hope it's still there'

'Oh yeah, I better check in at the Dragonfly' Lorelai remembered.

'See you tonight?'

'Yeah, see you tonight' Lorelai nodded at Luke. 'Or before'

Richie was still in his mother's arms so he presumed he was going to work with her, which was okay since he had missed her, but he really wanted to see the diner again.

'Come on hon, let's go see if Sookie has more cookies for you' Lorelai said, grabbing the keys to her jeep.

Lorelai walked into the Dragonfly Inn with Richie and headed straight over to the front desk where Michel was talking on the phone.

'I'm sorry, we're fully booked' he was saying. 'Yes, I checked…no…yes I'm sure' he sighed and hung up. 'Oh you're back! Thank God. Since you left, people have been calling like crazy and being very stupid' he frowned. 'And hello' he said to Richie, trying to be polite.

'Testamento tu bambino sedersi poich‚ me?' Lorelai asked. 'Please, please?'

'I speak French, not Italian Lorelai' Michel sighed in annoyance. 'And no'

'How did you know what I was saying?' Lorelai asked, raising an eyebrow.

'I didn't, but the answer is still no' Michel frowned, not looking up from his notes as he spoke to her.

'I just want you to baby-sit for…an hour?' Lorelai said while Richie wandered over to one of the seats nearby.

'Let me think…' Michel said sarcastically and glanced at her with a frown. 'No' he told her firmly.

'Fine, meanie' Lorelai poked her tongue and called Richie over. They headed into the kitchen where Sookie was beyond thrilled to see them and had a container of food all made and ready for Richie.

'I missed you Sookie!' Richie grinned and pried the lid open, grabbing a chocolate biscuit.

'Awe' Sookie smiled and patted his head before turning to Lorelai. 'So? How was it? Tell me everything!'

'Yeah, later…I'm a bit tired' Lorelai sighed, feeling a little light-headed for some reason. 'Is everything under control with the inn?'

'Oh yeah…sure' Sookie nodded enthusiastically. 'We're fully booked, but Michel and I have it under control. You get some rest honey, but I want to know everything, okay?'

'You'll be the first to know all the juicy details' Lorelai teased.

'I don't want that much information' Sookie pulled a face.

'Bye Sookie' Lorelai smiled and reached for Richie's hand since he was distracted with his treats. 'Hey, how about I drop you off at the diner so you can stay with daddy for a while? I'm a little tired'

'Can I?' Richie glanced up in excitement. 'Oh yes! Yay!' he jumped and grinned. 'But…daddy doesn't like cookies, can I keep cookies?'

'You can keep cookies' Lorelai nodded with a smile. 'You know what look to give daddy when it comes to these things'

After Lorelai had dropped Richie off, she headed home in her jeep but it seemed to have taken longer than usual and it didn't feel right. Lorelai parked the car and got out, staring up at the house.

'It doesn't feel like home' she frowned, wondering why that was. But it was true; it no longer felt like home to her. It no longer seemed to represent memories or a warm and fuzzy environment where she wants to spent time to relax or enjoy movies. Now it just stared back at her as if to say, "I'm just another house on the street".

Lorelai tried to shrug it off and went inside. She turned on some lights and wandered around but it still felt weird to her. Lorelai tripped on a few things on her way to the stairs and then on her way up she felt cluttered.

Lorelai paused as she glanced into Richie's messy room and started to wonder if this house was really big enough for everyone anymore. Whenever April stays over during holidays she's on a bed in Rory's room, which is also very crowded because Rory is there about the same time.

'Wow, that's five people and a dog in this one house' Lorelai realized, and she had always intended this house for just two people. The renovations were planned for three people…maybe it really was getting too clustered. The thought of living someplace else sent uncomfortable, sad shivers down her spine but from what she saw and how she now felt about the house…maybe it was time.

'Lorelai? Luke? You home?' Barbette's voice was heard from downstairs.

'Here!' Lorelai called back and went down to see her. 'Hey Babette' she smiled.

'Hey Sugar, sorry to barge in like this…I forget my coat' Babette said and looked around for it. 'How do you find anything here?' she asked.

'We have many talents' Lorelai joked and tried to hide the concerned thoughts from showing in her expression.

'Ah, there it is' Babette grabbed her coat from the couch and smiled at Lorelai. 'So your trip went well? You and Luke…' she wriggled her eyebrows suggestively.

'Oh, of course' Lorelai nodded with a smirk, but a strange feeling then washed over her.

'You alright Sugar?' Babette asked in concern as Lorelai frowned and rushed into the bathroom. Babette followed halfway until she heard Lorelai puking up into the toilet.

Lorelai returned after a few minutes and saw how concerned Babette looked.

'I'm okay…must've been too much Italian coffee' she shrugged but Babette's expression did not change.

'How long have you been throwing up like that?' she asked in concern.

'Ah…since yesterday?' Lorelai shrugged.

'And you and Luke…?' Babette eyed her carefully.

'We…wait, oh no! Babette I'm not pregnant' Lorelai laughed nervously, finally realizing what Babette was thinking.

'If you say so sugah' Babette nodded, unconvinced. 'I'm here if you need me' she said and left with her coat.

Lorelai thought for a moment but she just knew she couldn't possible be pregnant again…surely. She sighed and glanced around.

'It's time' she nodded a bit sadly. 'I really think we need a bigger house' she told Paul Anka as he was resting on floor in front of the couch. 'What if Luke and I do have another kid? We can't keep renovating the house…there'll be nothing left! It'll collapse from over-renovations!' she sighed and it made her feel really sad to even consider moving into another house. But it was true…it was time. An even crazier thought crossed her mind once she realized that it was going to be expensive and very difficult. She had no idea what motivated her to do such an insane thing, but she picked up the phone and called her mother.

'Hello?' Emily answered on the second ring.

'Ah hey mum…it's me'

'Lorelai? You're back from your honeymoon already?' Emily asked. 'How was it?'

'It was really great mum' Lorelai replied and felt weird with getting along with her mother in some way. 'Ah, the coffee there was really good too'

'I thought you'd like it' Emily smiled. 'And did Luke enjoy it also? I was a bit worried that he wouldn't…'

'We both had a great time, thanks…um I'm actually calling for another reason' she sighed.

'Is something wrong?' Emily asked. 'Oh I knew it! Two weeks were too long-'

'No mum, the trip was fine…it's about something else um…' Lorelai took a deep breath. 'Ah, are you busy tomorrow? And what about dad?'

Emily was in a slight stunned silence for a moment but thought over their schedule. 'No, we're both free tomorrow…why? What's this about Lorelai?'

'I ah…I um, I was wondering if dad could watch Richie tomorrow…while we ah, you know? I think my house is a little small now, too crowded'

'Richard would love to watch over his grandson!' Emily said, knowing how much Richard would enjoy that. 'And did you say something about your house? Are you planning more renovations?' she wondered, confused.

'Ah…no. I was kind of hoping you could help me' Lorelai sighed, finding it incredibly awkward and weird to be asking her mother to assist her in buying a new house…let alone any favor at all 'I think we need a new house, one that's bigger and this house is too…cluttered'

'I'd say' Emily commented. 'And you need my help? With money?' she guessed.

'Well, no…I mean…yeah okay, so I do, but um…I was wondering if tomorrow you could help me find a house because I really have no idea'

'Oh' Emily said and thought for a moment. 'I would love to, how does ten sound to you?'

'Yeah, it's fine…I'll bring Richie around at ten' Lorelai nodded and hung up before her mother could comment on her wardrobe or the proper shoes to wear.

Luke and Richie came home later that night and found Lorelai had packed a lot of stuff into boxes.

'What's going on?' Richie asked once he saw his mother coming downstairs with a few more boxes.

'This place is too cluttered, I'm clearing space' Lorelai told them. 'And I just ordered pizza, should be here any moment' she told them. She paused to give them both a quick kiss and the proceeded to chuck more stuff into boxes.

'Does this mean I can get a puppy?' Richie asked eagerly. 'Please?'

'Maybe' Lorelai replied and made a mental note to pick a house with more yard space for Paul Anka to run around in and maybe even a puppy…someday.

'I need a shower' Luke sighed and made his way upstairs.

Lorelai watched him for a moment and then crouched down to Richie. 'Hey, guess what? We're going to see Grandpa tomorrow. You get to spend the whole day with him while Grandma and I do a little shopping'

'Really? Cool' Richie grinned. 'You and grandma?' he then frowned, finding it weird.

'Yeah, I know…but don't worry. You'll have fun' she nodded but wasn't so sure that she was going to be having fun.

The phone then rang and Richie grabbed it, wanting to answer it for once.

'Hello?' he asked. 'Hi Rory!' he smiled. 'Mum, it's Rory!' he said happily. 'Hey Rory, I'm going to see Grandpa tomorrow. Yup, really. Grandma and mummy are going to shops. Really! I swear!' he laughed and Lorelai decided to leave him to it since he rarely got to talk to either Rory or April. Well, Rory was more rare since April called often. It made Lorelai sad because she missed her eldest daughter very much and nothing has been the same since she'd left. Lorelai sighed and looked at some old photos of when Rory was little, she'd grown up in this house and now they would be leaving it behind…it just made Lorelai sad.

Lorelai and Richie were invited inside the Gilmore Mansion at exactly ten the following morning. Lorelai had gone into the extra effort of looking very classy for the day and even had Richie looking respectable in nice pants and a button-up shirt.

'Lorelai, hello' Richard smiled as he came into the room. 'Your mother is just on the phone' he said and then smiled down at Richie. 'And hello there young man, you look exceptionally smart today'

'Thanks' Richie said a bit nervously and held onto his mother's skirt.

'Not to be afraid' Richard said. 'I have a little something you might enjoy' he winked. 'I heard you like building?'

'Yeah!' Richie nodded, getting excited now and forgot about how tall his grandpa was.

'Oh and dad…' Lorelai got his attention before lowering her voice. 'Please, don't encourage a…P-U-P-P-Y' she spelt out.

'I won't' Richard nodded with a reassuring smile. 'Coming?' he asked Richie.

'Sure' Richie smiled. He gave Lorelai a wave and then followed Richard, just as Emily came around the corner.

'Hey mum' Lorelai said.

'Hello Lorelai, you look…nice' Emily said, actually a bit surprised. 'Ready to go?' she asked, guessing that Richie was already someplace with Richard by now.

'Yeah' Lorelai nodded with a small, defeated sigh. 'Let's go'

'Is there anything you're looking for in particular?' Emily wondered as they headed outside.

'Ah…no, nope' Lorelai shook her head. 'I want it to feel like home though, and to be big enough for all of us'

'I'm sure we can figure that out' Emily smiled.

Lorelai and Emily shared a brief look for a moment then, which went un-described but felt very weird to both of them. It was almost for a moment that they were actually acting related, that they were tolerating the other's existence.

Luke parked his truck behind Lorelai's jeep and got out. He went around the back of the vehicle and took out a few boxes of his stuff.

'Hey, what's all this?' Lorelai asked as she opened the front door and saw him.

'Well we're married now, I figured I should start actually moving in' he shrugged. 'Unless it's too soon?'

'Oh no, it's fine' Lorelai smiled and let him pass her. Luke placed some boxes out of the way and then wandered into the kitchen where Richie was sitting.

'Hey dad' Richie smiled, having another spoonful of his dinner. He was leaning over several pictures of houses and beside his left elbow was a model boat.

'He called me "dad"?' Luke glanced at Lorelai.

'Ah yeah…my father kind of got him onto the whole "getting older" sort of thing and he's been calling me "mum" all day…it's kind of sad. Reminds me that he is actually getting older' she sighed. 'Oh and the boat, he made that with my dad today since he was looking after him'

Before Luke could question anything, Richie held up a picture in excitement.

'Mum! I like this one! Can we buy this house? Please?' he pleaded. 'Grandma said a backyard is cool, and this one's not too big' he smiled. 'I want a puppy'

'Yes, I know you want a puppy' Lorelai sighed. 'Yeah okay, we'll have a look at that one again tomorrow'

'Did I miss something?' Luke frowned and felt a bit left out.

'Ah…Richie, go brush your teeth honey' Lorelai said and Richie left the kitchen. 'Luke, I wasn't sure to talk to you about it yet or not since I wasn't sure if I even wanted to go through with it…but this house is too small for all of us now and I was just…I wanted to look at what other options we had'

'With your mother?' Luke asked, utterly confused.

Lorelai shrugged. 'Yeah, you got me there…I don't know why I went to my mother. I really don't know why I went to my mother, I mean she's...my mother!'

'And? Did you find a house?' Luke asked curiously and brought his attention to the many photographs and descriptions that were covering the kitchen table.

'Ah…sort of. There are five in particular that I'm thinking of having a closer look at. Each have some land, no more than 3 acres, but there's enough space for Paul Anka…and, maybe that puppy Richie wants so much…um, and there are at least five rooms in each. So like, one for Rory and one for April when they come to visit' Lorelai went on, which made Luke smiled at how keen she seemed. 'And ah, we'll have one of the main bigger rooms, plus there's a good room in each for Richie…'

'And the fifth room?' Luke raised an eyebrow.

'Well…I, ah…' Lorelai shrugged. 'Just, in case' she took a nervous breath.

'I think it's a great idea' Luke smiled. 'The new house' he added as clarification.

'Oh good' Lorelai nodded. 'Me too, and this house…it was great while it lasted but now it's time to move on' she sighed, glancing away a bit.

Luke watched her for a moment and then brought up a topic he knew they hadn't really discussed but she had been implying the need to discuss. 'Do you…want more kids?' he asked as casually as he could manage.

Lorelai stopped what she was doing and thought about it. 'Maybe one more' she replied honestly. 'I don't mean right now…but someday…maybe, I mean not yet' she sighed. 'If you want to?'

'Yeah, yeah another kid would be nice' Luke smiled, wrapping his arms around her from behind. 'Whenever you're ready' he whispered and kissed her neck.

'You won't have to wait too long' Lorelai said but was too softly for Luke to hear as he moved to see another picture that interested him. 'How about you come with my mother and I, tomorrow? We're picking out a possible house then'

'If you think it's perfect, then I don't care' Luke told her. 'Just make sure it's not too big and no bird baths'

'What's wrong with bird baths?' Lorelai frowned as if she was offended but then smiled. She kissed him and glanced down at one of her favourite pictures, imagining what it would be like to live there with her husband, two dogs and four children.

'Maybe it won't be so bad' she said with a small but uncertain smile...

Author's notes: OKay, there you have it! I'm going on my little trip soon so yeah...please review! I love to hear my readers opinions etc on anything good or bad. So please, if you're reading this than I'd love to hear what you think and it also motivates me. Looking forward to hearing from you all when I get back!

-Mel