A/N: This will be my last update until the beginning of February because I'm moving in two weeks and won't have Internet access until the beginning of the month. Although I am working on chapter 20 as we speak.
When You Need Me I Will Be There
Chapter 19
A couple of days later Lucas and Rory were at Karen's Café helping because she was a short hand. Rory was wiping and down the counters in front and Lucas was in the back stock in the storeroom. All of a sudden, she heard the bell ring above the entrance so she turned to greet them.
"One moment please"
"Hello Rory"
Rory was so shocked that she dropped what she was doing and the glass she was holding shattered as they hit the floor she turned to them wide-eyed and gasped.
"What are you doing here?"
"We came to talk" Richard replied
"Well I have nothing to say to you so you can just go back to where you came from"
"Lorelai Leigh Gilmore Hayden we are not leaving until you talk to us"
"You have no right to tell me what to do now not ever"
"We are your family"
"No you're not your just relatives you wanted nothing to do with us but now that he's gone you think you can just come here like you've always cared well I'm telling you can't"
"Rory please" Emily finally spoke
"No I have nothing to say please leave and never contact me again"
"Rory stopped being a child you have responsibilities now," Richard argued
All of a sudden, Rory went white as a sheet. Emily went up to her and led her over to the closest table.
"Are you okay?"
Rory nodded no and Emily turned to Richard.
"Find help"
Richard grabbed his cell phone and dialed 911. Lucas heard the commotion and it went out to investigate as he entered the main room he saw Rory sitting and her grandparents standing around her he went up to them angry that they had not left and decided to confront Rory at the worst time possible.
"What happened?"
Emily turned to him and spoke.
"We were just talking and she lost all her coloring all the sudden"
"I asked you not to bother her she's been through enough"
"The ambulance will be here in 20 minutes" Richard the closing his cell phone
Lucas pushed them out of the way, bent down in front of Rory, and spoke softly.
"Rory talk to me tell me what's wrong"
"It hurts Lucas and I'm dizzy"
"Okay sit tight to ambulance is on its way you'll be okay I promise"
Just as the words were out of his mouth the EMTs came rushing through the front door and up to them.
"What seems to be the problem?"
Lucas took control and explained the situation
"Rory was cleaning up and her grandparents showed up they got into an argument which I heard in back so I came out to check it out and found it like this"
"Okay thanks"
The EMTs asked Rory the one question she did not want to answer in front of Richard and Emily.
"Miss any chance you're pregnant?"
Rory nodded yes and the EMTs looked at her sympathetically
"How far along are you?"
"Three months"
"Okay well were going to get you to the hospital and make sure everything is okay"
Rory just nodded as the EMTs brought over a stretcher and helped her on. Then EMT turned to the three around him.
"Who's coming with us?"
Lucas turned and responded
"I am"
"Okay"
Then Richard spoke
"We will follow you and meet you there"
Lucas was too worried about Rory and the baby to argue that he would deal with than when they were alone.
They arrived at the hospital not 20 minutes later, and rushed Rory into the emergency room and gave all her stats as the doctors rushed around her. Lucas was at a loss of what to do next he just hoped the baby was going to be okay. Just then Richard and Emily entered the emergency room and what rushing up to Lucas.
"How is she?" They asked in unison
"I don't know anything yet"
"We're sorry we didn't know but I can't believe she made the same mistake her parents did" Emily spoke with disdain and disgust in her voice.
Lucas was in shock that they thought their wonderful granddaughter was a mistake. Finally, he decided they needed a reality check
"Excuse me my best friend is not a mistake she's a caring and loving person and wouldn't be here right now if it wasn't for you"
Richard and Emily just did there at a loss for words trying to figure out how to respond to Lucas's statement as they watched Lucas walked to the closest waiting room chair they joined him at a few minutes later but did not speak. The waiting seemed endless to Lucas then he spotted Dr. Peterson he got out of his chair and rushed up to her.
"How is Rory?"
Dr. Peterson looked at Lucas with a small smile on her face.
"She's fine and so are the babies but I would like to keep her overnight for observation"
Lucas was just glad that the fight with her grand parents did not cause any harm to either one of them. Then it sunk in what Dr. Peterson had said. She had said to Rory and the babies are fine which meant Rory needed his help more than ever before and he was going to be there for them.