Author's notes: wow, thanks for the reviews! Thanks,

Loridhhp- I'm glad you were amused and entertained by last chapter :). Yeah, I guess Pepperjack is sortta a Dachshund. Gah more grammer errors lol, hehe. I like that you point them out, but every time I see the word "grammer" I'm like "Now what did I miss" hehe. "whom" refers to a person and is generally past rtense. "who" is also more in the cadegory of asking something about someone. I do have a friend that reads over my chapters. I also read and re-read every chapter before posting. I love how you said I did good in "character quips and emotional impact" Made me smile!

Jeremy Shane- Richie is smart and Rory was incredibly smart when she was young. I truly beleive there are kids that are a lot smarter than people give them credit for, so I don't find Richie's smartness weird at all. If you still feel that way though, let me know.

Lorelailauren- Oooh Cookie! Yikes, I better impress lol if you're threatening a bake oven! haha. Thanks for your reveiew and glad you like the story. There will be more sweet and romantic moments, wouldn't be a Java Junkie fic without it.

Chloe2007- Ah yes, you. lol. We had a chat about the "twins situation" because I know that a lot of my readers want Lorelai to have twins in this fic. Yes or no, you'll have to read to find out. I'll mention more of this at the end.

Kat321- yay! Glad to have you back and thanks for the reviews!! Yes your Logan love is well publicised. And there will be more of it. I'm glad you thoughts Paul Anka's timing was right. I do look for suggestions, but I love to simply here people's thoughts even more!

Warning: Contains some sexual references, so if you're under 13, scram! Or skip ahead once next chapter is up...either way :P. Nothing heavy, just thought y'all shall know.

Also, this chapter si longer than most, so enjoy!

Chapter Twenty-Three: Mothers and Daughters

'Richie?' Luke asked as he and Richie walked into the house after school a few days later. 'Remember how I told you that you mum couldn't pick you up today because she had to see a doctor?'

'Yeah' Richie nodded, still a little concerned.

'Well-' Luke was about to explain the situation but then Lorelai came racing down the stairs.

'You're home!' she giggled and hugged Luke tightly. 'Richie!' she then cuddled him. 'I have something to tell you'

'You're happy' Richie noticed. 'So it's not cancer?'

'Wow, you are smart…and no' Lorelai smiled. Luke had a warm smile on his face since he had already reached conclusions, judging by Lorelai's severe joyfulness.

'What's going on?' Richie wondered.

'Sit down hon' Lorelai said and gestured towards the couch. 'Your father and I have something to tell you'

'Tell me! Tell me!' Richie then started to get very excited as well.

'Okay jeez, don't steal my thunder' Lorelai commented. 'Richie honey, you're going to be a big brother!' she grinned. 'I'm pregnant…we're having another baby!'

'Oh' Richie said in shock.

'Good "oh" or bad "oh"?' Lorelai asked, her mood dampening a little.

Richie thought about it for a moment. 'Will I have to share my room?'

'No, we're making the house bigger…again' Luke replied.

'Will I have to share Pepperjack?'

'No…I don't think so' Lorelai raised an eyebrow.

'I'm gonna be a big brother!' Richie grinned and jumped up and down on the couch.

'That's how he was supposed to react' Lorelai smiled. 'And yes you are! Coffee to celebrate!' she cheered.

'Mum, I heard pregnant people shouldn't drink coffee' Richie frowned.

'Not him too! What do they teach you at school?'

'How to be healthy?' Luke suggested.

'Eh. That' Lorelai rolled her eyes and sighed in defeat. 'Juice to celebrate! And ice cream!'

'Ice cream!' Richie grinned, jumping off the couch. 'Dad, can I have coffee?'

'Teaser!' Lorelai pointed accusingly.

'I'm not pregnant' Richie poked his tongue.

Lorelai glared at him and then grabbed the phone. 'I'm gonna tell the girls, Rory is with April right now…something about a new dorm room'

'Okay' Luke nodded and went to get the ice cream.

'Hello?' April answered.

'Hey' Lorelai tried to suppress her giggles. 'You got that speaker phone I sent you?'

'Yeah…' April clicked her onto speaker and hung up the phone. 'You're on speaker'

'Goodie, hi Rory!'

'Hey mum!' Rory called back over some boxes. 'No one is here but us so go ahead, what's up?'

'I have news' Lorelai said and couldn't hold back her giggle.

'Oh boy' Rory sighed. 'What did you do?'

'I'm offended!' Lorelai gasped. 'And I did nothing, kind of'

'You didn't get a new dog, did you?' April asked.

'No!' Lorelai said, ignoring the slightly painful pangs. 'Nor any other animal for that matter'

'Did you shave your head and then paint it blue?' Rory joked.

'Why blue?' Lorelai wondered and then shrugged it off. 'You two suck at this' Lorelai sighed. 'And no, it's very exciting news!'

'Well tell us already!' April demanded, getting a bit excited herself now and she didn't even know what it was yet.

'I'm pregnant…again' Lorelai blurted out, along with a few more giggles.

'Again?' Richie overheard in confusion.

'Yes, you weren't just dropped on our doorstep by the stork, you know' Lorelai told him and pulled a face while the other girls processed the information.

'Don't tell him that' Luke frowned, hoping it wouldn't lead up to the "where do babies come from," topic. But thankfully, Richie had become preoccupied with the ice cream again.

'You're pregnant?' Rory gasped. 'Really? Oh wow!'

'Hopefully it's a girl!' April added. 'Then I'll have a little brother and sister!'

'I have enough little sisters' Rory said. 'I hope it's another boy!'

'You two are aware that I can't actually control it's gender…right?' Lorelai asked.

'Well, whatever it is…Yay!' Rory grinned. 'And you're happy about this?'

'Of course I am' Lorelai smiled. 'Okay, see you both for dinner next week...I gotta go, I think Richie is questioning the stork's mighty baby powers. I need to rectify the situation'

'Good idea' April laughed. 'Bye!'

Luke glanced up as Lorelai started dialing rapidly again. 'Who are you calling now?'

'Miss Patty' Lorelai said.

'Ah…good plan' Luke nodded, since the moment Miss Patty knew…the entire town will know by morning. It was the most effective way to get news out.

'And then I'm calling my parents' Lorelai added. 'We have to tell them, and besides…we have more extensions to plan, since they're paying for it and all'

'So Rory and April's rooms are downstairs?' Richard asked as they went over the house plans. 'The main bedroom is upstairs, beside Richie's?'

'That is correct' Lorelai nodded.

'Where do you want the new room?' Tom asked, also looking down at the current blueprint of the house.

'Not sure, I mean we could always add one beside Richie's…is that possible?' Lorelai wondered. 'Oh God, my house is gonna collapse!'

'I'll have to have a look' Tom replied.

'The house won't collapse Lorelai, it has a very solid foundation' Richard told his daughter. 'Right Tom?'

'If you say so' Tom said but Lorelai glared at him. 'Kidding, it does. You could add three more extensions if you like'

'No thanks; it ends with this room…oh, but maybe a guest room? I wanna decorate a pretty guest room' Lorelai smiled.

'Where do you want that to go?' Tom then inquired. 'Never mind, I'll just have a look around'

'Thanks Tom!' Lorelai smiled and then turned around as Emily and Luke approached.

'Okay, we're satisfied' Luke sighed.

'Although-' Emily glanced at the house again, but Luke butted in on her inquiry.

'No' Luke said. 'We're not going to go over that again'

'Fine' Emily rolled her eyes.

'Wow Luke, you're officially part of the Gilmore Clan' Lorelai smiled, seeing how he and Emily now interacted like proper family members.

'Lorelai? Why exactly do you need an extra room?' Richard then wondered. 'April and Rory aren't here often, if you wanted guests over they could probably use their rooms'

'Ah…' Lorelai bowed her head a little shyly and then smiled, wrapping an arm around Luke. 'There's something we have to tell you guys…I'm pregnant, again' she blurted out, and then braced herself slightly.

'Another one?' Emily asked.

'This is not the Brady Bunch' Lorelai sneered. 'This is our last one, I promise. Reproducing stops here. I highly doubt I'll be telling you this kind of news ever again'

'Well, congratulations' Richard smiled and shook Luke's hand before giving Lorelai a kiss on the cheek.

'It was planned' Lorelai added to her mother.

Emily nodded and then glanced down at the blue print. 'Where is the room going?'

'Ask Tom' Lorelai said and pointed to him as he came back over.

'Okay' Tom sighed. 'Since we added April's room on the ground floor, there is a base for another room upstairs, but if you want a guest's room…' he glanced at the blue print again. 'It may have to go downstairs'

'I changed my mind, no guest room' Lorelai sighed. 'When will we have time for guests? With Richie and another baby…besides, if someone stays over they can have Rory or April's room'

'I agree' Emily nodded.

'So it's settled?' Tom asked. 'New room upstairs?'

'It's settled' Lorelai smiled. 'Make me another room!'

'It's going to take a while' Tom added.

'Well…we have Rory's room, April's room…and the couch' Lorelai said. 'We'll manage. Oh, did you tell Liz and T.J about the news?'

'They live in Stars Hollow, they probably heard it around by now' Luke said. 'I told them' he nodded. 'Liz is over the moon and T.J is making shelves'

'What do we need shelves for?' Lorelai pulled a face. 'Ah, never mind' she sighed, deciding that she didn't want to know.

It was another two months before April was able to leave Yale long enough to visit her family, and luckily, the renovations on the house were pretty much done by then. It just needed a few touch-ups here and there, but Richie and his parents had their rooms back now.

'Hey? Lorelai?' April asked quietly after dinner, the moment Luke went upstairs to tuck Richie into bed.

'Yeah?' Lorelai asked and glanced up at her stepdaughter.

'Um…Can I ah, talk to you about…something?'

'Sure' Lorelai nodded and noticed the nervousness in April's tone. 'What's it about?'

'Well um, you had Rory so you must have had this conversation at some point' April sighed. 'I just, I've been with Eddie for a long time now and…I…do you have any advice for…doing "it" with a guy?'

'Woah, red alert' Lorelai put her desert cookbook down. 'So it's "that" conversation? I assume you're caught up on the birds and the bees?'

'Yeah' April nodded. 'I know what sex is…I took Biology in high school'

'Advice? Well…my advice is: don't do it!' Lorelai said. 'Dating leads to guys, guys lead to sex…sex leads to babies!'

'I'm aware' April nodded, glancing at Lorelai's stomach. 'Are you moody right now? Cuz if you are, we can discuss this another time'

Lorelai took a breath and calmed down. 'Sorry, it's been a while' she sighed. 'Do you think you're ready?' she asked seriously. 'I mean, I know you're eighteen and all, but are you really ready?'

'I don't know' April admitted. 'Am I?'

'I can't answer that for you, but if you're not sure…don't rush it hon' Lorelai told her. 'You've got plenty of time and from the way you describe him…Eddie isn't going anywhere. He's not pressuring you or anything, is he?'

'No, no…nothing like that' April said. 'We were just talking about it and we agreed that it was best when we're both ready…I just wondered…' she shrugged.

'Okay, I stand by what I said: there's no rush'

'Thanks' April smiled.

'Protection: make sure you use it, cuz if he shoots…he scores, look at me!'

'And the moodiness is back' April muttered. 'I know, thanks' she said with a light smile and headed to her room.

The next day, during lunch…there was an unexpected knock at the door.

'I'll get it' Luke said and opened the door. 'Anna?' he asked in shock.

'Annie Oakley?' Lorelai glanced up. 'Oh, that Anna…hi?'

'Is April here?' Anna asked, the tension clear in her voice.

'She went to get some supplies…why? Is something going on?' Lorelai asked, getting up.

'I'm concerned about her' Anna frowned. 'Is that a crime?'

'No, wow…uh, we come in peace!' she held up her hands.

'Sorry' Anna sighed. 'We just haven't spoken in so long and I don't even know where she's going to college! Does she have a boyfriend? Where is she staying?'

'She's going to Yale' Lorelai provided. 'She's living on campus with her new friend Gloria…and someone named Becket. She's fine, don't worry'

'Does she have a boyfriend?' Anna pressed since Lorelai was providing some details.

'Eddie, he's such a sweet kid. He really loves her' Lorelai tried to convince her.

'So you've met him? What's he like?'

'Ah…well, we haven't actually-'

'Mum?' April asked as she appeared in the doorway. 'What are you doing here? What did you tell her?' she then got mad at Luke and Lorelai.

'Thanks' Luke grabbed the shopping bag and retreated to the kitchen, keeping out of everything for his own safety.

'I don't believe this!' April snapped and stormed to her room.

Anna gave April a look and then passed a piece of paper to Lorelai before walking out the door without another word. Lorelai glanced at it and saw it was Anna's new cell phone number.

'Luke?' she asked.

'No' he replied. 'I temporarily do not exist'

'Oh my, where is that strange voice coming from?' Lorelai played along. 'Fine' she muttered. 'Leave me to diffuse the bomb' she said and walked past Rory's room, knocking on the door beside it. 'April? The door slamming thing expires once you turn eighteen, remember?'

'Sorry' April opened the door and frowned. 'Is she gone?'

'Yes, we alerted the media' Lorelai joked. 'Hey' she said once April didn't find it at all funny and went back to grumble on her bed.

'You've been in college for almost a year…why did you cut your mother off like that? She's very worried about you'

'She didn't tell me about my dad, I had to find out on my own' April frowned. 'She then tried to take him away from me and not let me see him! She moved me to New Mexico when I didn't want to go! Then She tried to talk me into going to a college far away from you guys'

'You loved New Mexico' Lorelai reminded her. 'And she just wanted what was best for you'

'No, she wanted what was best for her, she wanted me all to herself' April said.

'Well, cutting her off really helped the situation' Lorelai sighed sarcastically.

'I didn't cut her off' April let out a sigh as well. 'I write every few weeks, leaving out major details of course' She thought about it for a moment. 'Fine, I'll figure it out'

'Okay' Lorelai gave an encouraging smile. 'She is your mum, I know that I kind of am now as well…but she gave birth to you, raised you for twelve years'

'Yeah, I'll talk to her' April nodded.

'Okay' Lorelai said again and left the room, only to almost run into her other daughter. 'Rory!' she grinned, hugging her firstborn tightly.

'I don't wanna squish baby!' Rory then pulled away.

'Eh, peanut baby' Lorelai said. 'Oh I'm so happy to see you hon!'

'Me too! Hey? What's that weird voice coming from our kitchen?' she joked since Luke had given Rory the "I don't exist" speech as well.

'I don't know!' Lorelai continued to play along. 'We should get it inspected. Since we don't use it enough, maybe the kitchen has come alive!'

'I highly doubt it' Luke rolled his eyes.

'There it is again!' Rory gasped. 'Mummy' she then said in an "I'm scared" tone and clung to Lorelai.

'Hey Rory' April waved as she left her room.

'Oh good, you're all here…where's Richie?' Rory then looked for him.

'Sookie's' Lorelai replied. 'Do you have news?' she asked, seeing the look on Rory's face.

'I do' Rory nodded. 'Does Luke exist again?' she asked him.

'Mmhm' Luke said and approached them.

'I don't know if it's good or bad…but, Logan and I are back together' Rory informed them.

'Really? Oh he's so cute' April grinned. Luke soon joined into the discussion as well; making his point clear that he still thought Logan was trouble though. Rory chatted with them for several minutes but then noticed the weird silence from her mother.

'Mum?'

'That's great hon' Lorelai smiled but looked deeply concerned. 'And it's okay? It's not weird or anything?'

'It's fine, we talked through it' Rory nodded. 'Hey mum?' she asked after April went back to her room in search of a CD and Luke presumed his task of making them all lunch. 'What was it like with Christopher?' Rory asked, which made Luke's ears jerk into attention.

'You mean, your dad?' Lorelai asked, surprised that Rory had called her father "Christopher".

'I want to call Luke "dad" at some point so my real dad is now "Christopher"…I hardly see him anyway' Rory said with an annoyed shrug. 'And? What was it like? I mean… when you and Christopher were together, and you were so filled with doubts and concerns…being so unsure that it was actually going to last. And, well…even when you guys were married, you had that look on your face…you were unconvinced'

'Is that how you feel about Logan?' Lorelai asked. 'You don't think it'll last?'

'I don't know, what was it like for you?' Rory frowned in concentration.

'Well ah…' Lorelai took a breath and hated opening up old wounds a little, especially with Luke in the room. 'I don't really remember…but it was a gut feeling mainly. Like I knew it wasn't going to go far. I knew he wasn't the man I was meant to be with. I wanted to think he was, I wanted to love him…but the feeling was always there' she confessed, giving Luke a glance as he turned around to look at her. He seemed a little surprised.

'Hm' Rory nodded. 'I don't have that gut feeling thing, but I have something…maybe it's just still weird for me' she sighed. 'Urgh! I'm turning into my mother!' she growled.

'Every daughter's nightmare' Lorelai sniggered but then bowed her head, memories washing over her.

'Sorry' Rory said. 'I didn't mean to-'

'It's okay, it was a long time ago' Lorelai nodded but then left the room. 'I'm not hungry' she called on her way upstairs.

After Anna had made Lorelai and Luke realize that they hadn't actually met Eddie, even though April had been dating him for a quite long time now…they decided that it was about time they met him. So, a few weeks later, the entire family was at home and nervously preparing dinner. April had been stressing like crazy all day while Lorelai tried to get details out of Rory since she'd seen Eddie a few times before.

'Does he have a motorcycle?' Lorelai asked. 'He better have a motorcycle'

'He better NOT have a motorcycle' Luke corrected loudly from the kitchen where he was preparing dinner with April's assistance.

'He doesn't have a motorcycle' April sighed and then yelped as a car pulled up outside. 'No!' she hissed but too late…Lorelai, Luke and Richie all rushed to the nearest window and spied on the boy that got out of the car.

'He's tall' Richie noticed but then went back to playing with his toys.

'You're as bad as them' April frowned at her dad.

'Married too long' he muttered in his own defense and then moved away from the window, but occasionally peaked out it again.

'Is his hair brown or black?' Lorelai gasped.

'Does it matter?' April asked.

'Brown' Rory confirmed.

Lorelai then jumped away from the window innocently as the doorbell rang.

'You fixed the doorbell!' Lorelai gasped at Luke but then rushed to answer the door with Richie and April following close behind.

'Why hello there young man' Lorelai said formally, making April blush.

'Ah hey' Eddie said nervously, shoving his hands into the pockets of his black pants. 'I ah...didn't know if I should come casual, or fancy…' he shrugged.

'It's fine…you look very handsome' Lorelai nodded, making April blush even more. 'Well, come in!'

'Oh right, sorry' he said and came inside, taking off his coat. Lorelai smiled as both teens looked very nervous. 'April will show you to the kitchen' Lorelai said.

'Hey' Eddie smiled at her. 'You look nice'

'Thanks' April smiled. 'Oh and this is Richie'

'Hi!' Richie waved politely. 'You're tall'

'Ah…thanks?' Eddie said.

'You're welcome' Richie nodded and walked off again.

'This is my sister Rory and my dad Luke' April introduced everyone.

'We've met' Rory nodded to Eddie.

'Nice to meet you Eddie' Luke shook his hand.

'You too' Eddie nodded. 'April's mentioned you a lot'

'It's nice to be mentioned' Luke replied, not really sure what to say.

'Well…have a seat everyone' Lorelai gestured to the table.

'You have had a lot of practice at this' Luke whispered.

'Oh yes' Lorelai smirked sarcastically. 'Rory is a classic go-getter…three boyfriends Luke, not what I call practice' she then rolled her eyes. 'He's sweet' she added, looking at the very nervous Eddie.

'Too sweet' Luke frowned.

'Relax' Lorelai hissed.

'I'll try' he replied.

'You should really try the roast, April made it herself' Lorelai then told Eddie.

'Really?' he glanced at April, whom was blushing again. 'Cool…I'll be sure to try it'

'Bye! Nice meeting you' Lorelai waved enthusiastically as Eddie drove off. 'He's nice' she smiled.

'Okay, spill…how was he really?' April pressured everyone after a few minutes of silence.

'He's tall' Richie offered. 'And he likes AC DC'

'Oh yes! That's when I approved' Lorelai nodded with a giggle. 'Really hon, he's nice…we all like him…right Luke?'

'He's too nice' Luke said.

'Dad, he's not too nice!' April rolled her eyes. 'He's shy though, he almost chickened out too'

'Awe, poor boy' Lorelai cooed while Luke rolled his eyes.

'He's…okay' Luke admitted in defeat.

'See?' Lorelai grinned. 'That wasn't too hard now, was it, macho man?'

'I still think he's too nice' Luke glared.

'Urgh!' all three girls growled at him in unison.

'How far along are you?' the nurse asked Lorelai as she lay down on the table.

'Ah…Bit over four months' Lorelai said, off the top of her head.

'Okay' the nurse nodded and lifted Lorelai's shirt, oozing some gel onto her enlarged stomach. While the nurse did her usual tests and examinations, Lorelai wondered where Luke was. She knew he had deliveries that were unavoidable and the appointments were too tight, so they couldn't reschedule. She just wondered whereabouts he was right now, probably by Woodridge someplace.

'Would you like to know the gender?' the nurse then asked. 'And you're five months along' she added.

'Wow, time flies' Lorelai joked. 'And yeah, what is it?'

'It's a little girl' the nurse smiled, which made Lorelai looked at the screen happily.

'A girl' Lorelai smiled. 'One of each'

'You have another child?' the nurse wondered, wiping the gel from her stomach.

'I have a stepdaughter, and another daughter I gave birth to…but my husband and I have only been married less than two years and this is our second child. The first was a boy' she smiled. 'So…two of each! With Luke'

'You sound happy' the nurse nodded.

'I am' Lorelai said with a shy smile.

--

Just as Lorelai was about to call a cab to take her home, she felt her phone.

'Oh, I'm vibrating!' she gasped and answered it. 'Hello?'

'L-Lorelai?' came a young child's voice.

'Who is this?' Lorelai wondered.

'GiGi, who are you calling?' Christopher's voice was heard in the background.

'GiGi?' Lorelai asked. 'Is everything okay?'

'No!' GiGi sniffed. 'Dad's a mess, we both are. My mum died Lorelai; I don't know who else to call…I'm scared. Dad is going crazy! He's drunk right now but he's been crying and…can you come over?'

'Uh…' Lorelai wasn't sure of the extent of "crazy" but if it was really bad, she did not want to be there in her condition.

'What do you mean he's "going crazy" GiGi?' she asked.

'Crying, going on about how terrible he is. He's just really sad…I don't know what to do' GiGi sobbed.

'Okay, um…I'll come over' Lorelai nodded and felt sorry for the poor girl. 'It may take a bit of time, but I'll be there as soon as I can' Lorelai promised and hung up before dialing Luke's number…

Author's Notes: Okay, now first off I want to explain why -despite readers demands- I am not giving the pair twins. I am very far along in writing now, well over the 30ish chapter and I spoke to several readers and friends about editing it into a twin storyline since everyone wanted it. But, as it turned out (because I re-read the story to see what will need changing etc) I cannot. I have some parts in the story that I believe to be very good on my behalf but also some parts actually rely on it being one baby. So in other words: in order to edit and have a twin storyline, I would have to actually cut out 5ish chapters and actually re-write them and change the ending plot. See the problem? So I'm sorry I could not have the twins storyline but to make up for it's I'm going to write another fic called 'sometimes joys come in pairs' which is a twins storyline in the setting of when Lorelai/Luke just got engaged. I've started it already but any ideas/suggestions are happily welcome! (note: twins are in an "adopted" scenario rather than Lorelai giving birth to them, seeing the setting etc).

Anyhow, please review and I hope you liked this chapter and Eddie. He was nervous and trying to impress this chapter, you'll see him more naturally down the track. Please review!!

-Mel