"Well.." he says, wanting it to be more romantic
"Just tell me." She says.
"Okay. Lorelai, know that I love you and I wanted this to be more than this and that is what that night was about, but what I want to know is, will you..." He starts to explain.
Just then, Madison wakes up crying.
"Thats our que."
Luke nods, going with lorelai to Madison's room.
Lorelai picks her up
"Need me to get you a bottle?"
"Nah thats okay. Unless you wanted to feed her?" She asks, before she opens her shirt.
"Oh geeze." Luke says as she sits down in the rocking chair with her and she just laughs.
"I think you got it from here." Luke says.
Lorelai laughs. "What? Are you jealous?" She teases him.
"Not at all." He says and laughs back.
Madison finishes up and they go back to their room.
"Now what was it you wanted to ask before Madison cired?" Lorelai asked
"Well as I was saying, I love you very much and that night at the resteraunt ws to be special and I planned it. What I want to know is. Lorelai, will you marry me? again." he adds, getting down on one knee, opening the box with the gorgeous diamond ring it.
Lorelai is shocked and speechless. "Luke...this is..sudden."
"I know, but you are a big part of my life again and I dont want to lose that, but you can say no if you want to."
"No, I'm not saying no. Can I think about it?"
"Sure," He nods in disappointment, hoping she was going to say yes and thinking she would."You can think about it." He agrees.
She grins. "Luke, did you really think I needed time to think! Of course Its a yes!"
He gets up off the ground and then takes her hand, sliding the ring on. "I love you." He says and kisses her lightly, wrapping his arms around her, placing his hands on the small of her back.
She giggles. "I love you too. So this is what you were going to ask me huh?"
"I've been wanting to ask you and that night you went into labor, I planned on it. the kids were all behind it."
"They all knew? How'd you all keep it a secret so long?"
He shrugs " I don't know, but they were excited. Kelsey right away wants to be the flower girl." he says and smiles
"But you can pick the date and how you want the wedding to go. It's your day."
"Okay, that all sounds great. Let's just enjoy being engaged and we can worry about all that other stuff later."
"We never really got divorced." He says. "I never want to either." he adds.
"I know. But thats the way it has seemed like. What's so wrong with just staying engaged?"
"Nothing." He smiles.
"Im glad your my fiance."
She smiles and kisses him. "I'm glad your mine too."
He kisses her back.
"So should we celebrate? I mean it's late, but still." Luke says.
"I know its not really my thing, but its yours."
"How about we sleep tonight. We can celebrate tomorrow."
"That sound good to me. you must be exhausted anyway." He says, and kisses her one more time.
"Yeah I am, I guess i forgot about this part of having a baby." She says with a smile.
"Lets sleep then." he says and climbs into bed.
"Sounds good to me."
He smiles as she climbs into bed next to him and goes to sleep. He falls asleep as well
She mumbles in her sleep. "I love you Luke."
" I love you too" He whispers, brushing her hair back.
A couple hours later Lorelai's cell phone started to go off. But she didnt get up to answer it. Luke did.
"Hello?" Luke answers.
"Sorry must have the wrong number." Steve says and hangs up. He knows that was Luke that answered.
Luke shrugs and then decides to look in incoming calls and notices it says Steves name and his number. luke then wondered why he would be calling her.
The next morning...
Lorelai is breastfeeding Madison when Luke comes into the nursey. "Hey, you slept late." Lorelai says with a smile to her husband.
"Yeah, I didnt get asleep until late. What time did she wake up?" He says and comes over and kisses Madison's head and then kisses lorelai.
"About 2 hours ago."
"Oh, Okay."
"Did you sleep well?"
"As well as I can with a newborn in the house."
"Thats good." He says and then it was silent.
"Lorelai, Steve called your phone last night."
"Oh." She looks around the room, anywhere except at Luke. "Did you answer it?"
"Yeah" He says guilty. " I didn't know it was him at first. Then I checked your incoming calls."
"Oh, well thats alright. Did he say anything?"
"No, he hung up. Why would he be calling?"
Just then Lorelai's phone went off again and it was beside her. She was done feeding Madison and she answered it not looking who it was.
"Hello?"
"Hi." A voice says on the end.
"Who is this?"
"It's Steve."
"Oh, Steve. Hello. How are you?"
"I'm okay. I thought I would return your call. You had the baby?"
"Yes I did. Three days ago."
He doesn't say anything at first
"I'm going to get myself cleaned up, so I can see her. I promise."
"Good Steve. Thats really good. I'm glad for you. I really hope you do this. No cutting corners though. Really get help and clean yourself up. For your daughter."
"I am. I am going to start AA meetings and hopefully stop drinking."
"Thats really great Steve. Anger management too right? And meetings for sex addicts?"
"Yes, all of it. I promise."
"Good, and I'll send you a picture of her."
"I'd like that, thank you." He says
"Hopefully she looks like you and not me. She shouldn't have to look like an asshole."
"She has your blonde hair. But its okay."
"No, its not okay. I'm horrible. A horrible person."
"Steve calm down for me okay. I want you to go out today, and start getting help and getting involved in your community. Help people, do good things, and get help for yourself. Today can be the start of a whole new and better life for you if you want it to be. When you are ready, your daughter will be here for you to meet. I'll send you a picture phone message with a picture of her later."
"I'm going to get help with a lot of things I promise and if there is anything you need for her, tell me, I'll see that you get it some how." He says sweetly
"I'm sorry for what I put you through." Lorelai could tell he was starting to change, slowly.
"Well thank you. I appreciate that. You focus on yourself right now, we'll talk about what you should pay for at another time. Just focus on yourself right now."
"Okay. Well I'm going to let you go. Madison probably needs you. Bye Lorelai."
"Goodbye Steve." She hangs up the phone and puts in on the night table. Luke walks back in the room with Madison in his arms, rocking her back and forth and she is looking up at him with her big blue eyes.
"I can't wait for her first smile." Lorelai says in excitment.
"I bet she will have a pretty smile like her moother." Luke says.
"I know she will."
He smiles at her.
"So how do you want to celebrate our engagement?'
"Umm. I don't know. How do you want to?"
"However you want to. You pick."
"Alright well, I'll think about it and get back to you."
"Okay" he says and nods.
"Are the kids up yet?"
"I think they are." he says.
"Could you ask them to come up here?"
"Sure." he says, still holding Madison and goes to the kids and tells them to come upstairs for a minute.
They all come up
"What's up mom?" Katie asks.
"Come closer." She gathers all the kids around her and gets them to give a big group hug. Putting Colin on her lap since he's the littlest. "You know, I really love you guys."
"I'm guessing this has to do with dad proposing huh?" Katie asks.
"No, I just wanted to have all my kids in the room at the same time. Luke, go get the camera, this is a picture time for a family picture." She orders her fiance.
He just laughs at her and gets the camera.
He brings it back and then hands Madison to her and Lorelai sets the camera on timer. Just then Katie says
"Wait. I don't like the way its set up. Dad you have to be beside mom." They laugh as luke stands next to Lorelai and puts and arm around her waist.
Katie and Kelsey stand in front of luke and Lorelai and Brendan and Colin in front of them. Then the camera went off.
"Wait! Let's take one more." Lorelai cheers. They all roll their eyes. "Oh shut up and sit still. Luke, reset the timer."
The picture takes and then all the kids cheer.
"Wait though" Kelsey says.
"We need one of just mommy and daddy."
"Well I guess if I have to." Lorelai whines and teases Luke.
Luke rolls his eyes
"Just come here." he says.
They stand together and smile as Katrina takes the picture.
"Perfect." Katrina says with a smile.
"Great, now I want a picture with one kid each."
"Mom" They all moan at the same time.
"I want Christmas pictures and you all are going to give them to me. I want you all dressed in Christmas clothes and meet me downstairs in 20 minutes." Lorelai orders then, they all groan but do as they are told. Except for Colin, who stays behind.
"I want another picture with just you and me mommy." Colin says, giving a look at baby Madison in her arms.
"Not right now honey, I have to change the baby's diaper first."
"But mommy, I wanna be with you." He says softly.
"In a minute okay."
"Okay" He says quietly
About five minutes later, Colin speaks again.
"Can we take a picture now?"
"Mommy just needs one more second Col, I'm almost done here. How about you go get the camera from my room and sneak it in here." She says in a cool, "spy" voice to make him feel like he was doing some special mission for her.
"Okay." He says really excitedly and then comes back in with the camera and a bag
"Here, this is from daddy. He says its for you and baby Maddy."
Lorelai smiles and opens it
Inside was a red dress for her and a santa outfit for Madison and a note that said
Lorelai,
I figured you do something crazy for christmas, so here is an outfit for you and Maddy.
Love,
Luke
"What is it mommy?"
"Daddy bought Madison a cute little christmas outfit."
"How come I don't get a new outfit?"
"Because baby, you already have a outfit."
"But why does the baby get a new one?"
"Because the baby doesn't have one."
"Oh, okay." He says and hands her the camera. "Okay, now picture."
"Alright, let's sit over here." She puts Madison in the crib for a minute, then takes Colin and sits him on her lap. They put the camera timer on and take a picture together. Its then she realizes that Colin is really missing her. Thats why he wanted to take a picture with just them.
"Colin, there is something I need to talk to you about."
"What?"
"You know that I love you a lot, and the new baby isn't going to take any of that away from you. right?"
"But you and daddy are always holding her and playing with her. You never hold me anymore or laugh with me." He says.
"Aw honey," She gives him a big hug. "Daddy and I will always want to hug you, and laugh with you and be with you. I know you are used to being the baby in the house. But this time you get to be the big brother and your little sister is going to need you a lot. Do you think you are ready to be a big boy and help daddy and I with baby Madison?" She asks, wanting to make sure she includes Colin in what goes on with the baby from now on.
"I can protect her from mean people." He says.
"You sure can, and you can teach her things that daddy and I can't teach her."
"Okay, well I better go get dressed then" He says and goes.
"Hi there my beautiful baby girl. You are going to look so cute in your little outfit." Lorelai talks to the baby and carries her to the changing table. Madison looks up at Lorelai and smiles.
"Oh my god, you just smiled. Luke!" She yells.
"What?" He says coming over to the room half dressed, since his crazy fiance was making them dress up.
"Are you okay?"
She nods excitedly. "She smiled Luke! Madison had her first smile! She looked right at me and gave me a cute little smile."
"Wow really? " He says coming over to her and she does it again and Lorelai squeals
"Okay, you need to calm down." He says placing a hand on her shoulder
"Sorry, it was just...amazing." She pulls out the camera and takes another picture of the baby, this time Madison smiles just as Lorelai takes the picture. "Perfect..she's so perfect." Lorelai says and starts to cry.