Hey guys, thanks for your patience! I mentioned before that this would be the last chapter before the wedding but I changed my mind. There will be one more after this and then the wedding. As far as going past the wedding and into the pregnancy and baby stuff...I'm thinking of possibly doing a sequel. At least if anyone is interested...so let me know what you think about that.

So in this chapter the Gilmores and Liz and TJ find out about the baby. Also Jess is back. I know there are a lot of you that are Rory/Jess shippers but I'm not so crazy about the idea of them being together once Luke and Lorelai are married. But I do love them as friends so we will see what happens. Anyway...enjoy this chapter and I will try and update soon! Thanks again!

Oh one more thing...I'm totally drawing a blank what the hell is TJ's last name? It was driving me nuts that I couldn't figure it out! Thanks!

Before they knew it, the wedding was only three days away! Getting the house ready, planning for the wedding, picking a place for a honeymoon and trying to hide a pregnancy was beginning to prove to be very stressful. Lorelai was exhausted most days, but she tried to hide it as best she could. Only Luke, Rory and Sookie could see through her bright attitude and had to remind her to take care of herself from time to time.

One afternoon Lorelai was trying to finalize the seating chart with her mother at the Inn. Since she hadn't had a cup of coffee since she found out she was pregnant, she was having serious withdrawals. She sat on the front porch with her mother trying her best not to snap at her. But that was proving difficult when she realized her mother had snuck in a few of her personal friends onto the guest list.

"Mom I told you that Luke and I wanted a small wedding. I don't want all these people Dad works with. I don't know them!" She yelled feeling extremely frustrated.

"Lorelai they have worked with your father for YEARS. It would be rude not to invite them. And since you and Christopher eloped-" She stared to say, but her eyes grew wide and she stopped. "I mean…"

"Well since that marriage wasn't legal, you probably wouldn't have wanted your friends to know about it anyway." Lorelai said with an angry bark.

"I didn't mean to bring that up…I just…it slipped out." Emily said with a soft whisper, "I'm so sorry…"

Lorelai sighed, "It's fine…I mean you've probably been dying to tell your friends about a real wedding. I've only been engaged a million times before. Invite whomever you want! I'm sure people will place bets to see if I actually make it down the aisle this time."

"Lorelai…" Emily said leaning into her, "You know I don't think of you like that."

"Are you sure?" Lorelai asked feeling tears well up in her eyes, "Because I feel like everyone else does. I wouldn't blame you if you did…"

"Lorelai please…" Emily whispered to her, "I don't want to fight with you. I said a stupid thing, you know I can't stand Christopher after what he did to you. I know you are going to marry Luke. And I know this time it will stick, he's the one. That's pretty obvious now."

Lorelai sighed again and brushed some hair behind her ear, "I'm sorry I snapped…I'm just exhausted. There is so much to do before the actual wedding and I'm afraid we won't finish it all in time. And now there is some huge storm going through St. John so I don't know if we can even go there for our honeymoon! And I feel like I've gained weight so what if the dress doesn't fit? And-"

"Lorelai slow down…" Emily said reaching for her daughters hand, "Take a deep breath."

Inhaling slowly, Lorelai leaned back in her chair and sighed. "God I'm a mess…"

"It's just pre-wedding jitters. Everyone has them." Emily said with a shrug.

Lorelai laughed, "Oh really? Did you have them before you married Dad?"

Emily scoffed, "Are you kidding? I think I tried to run five times before your grandfather dragged me into the church!"

Lorelai stared in at her in surprise, "Really? But I thought you always knew you loved Dad?"

Emily smiled, "I did. I have always loved your father, I knew he was the one. But…getting married is still scary even if you love the person. It's a whole new chapter of your life…its daunting but also very exciting."

Lorelai nodded slowly, "I know Luke loves me…I know I love him. I know I can't live without him. But…it's still a little scary. With everything we have been through sometimes I worry about losing him again…"

Emily shook her head, "I don't think that's possible. If he's still around now after everything, then he's not going anywhere."

"I don't think so either…" Lorelai whispered placing a hand on her stomach, it was so automatic to her now she didn't think twice.

But Emily Gilmore was quick on her feet, and she immediately noticed the movement. "Lorelai…"

Lorelai's eyes widened and she looked down at her hand, then she pulled it away and stood up. "You know I think Sookie said she wanted you to try what the cooking staff was making for the reception. She wants your stamp of approval on everything. I think you'll like it all too, Luke's been helping her out when he can. And even though I didn't want her doing any of the cooking since she's in the wedding…she insisted on making the cake. I couldn't stop her so-"

"Lorelai is there something you would like to tell me?" Emily asked from her seat.

Lorelai's eyes fell on her mother and suddenly she felt like she was sixteen again. She remembered the sickening feeling she had felt when she had to tell her parents she was pregnant than. The look of horror and shame on their faces was one she never wanted to see again. She knew that her parents both loved her; she knew that at the end of the day they would do anything for her. But…they still battled over a lot of things and Lorelai's teenage pregnancy had definitely been one of them.

She knew that at her age, her mother really had no say in any aspects of her life. That didn't mean that she didn't voice her opinion as often as she could. Over the last few months they had become extremely close, Emily had supported her through everything with Christopher. And for that, Lorelai would be forever grateful.

But for whatever reason…Lorelai couldn't pretend that telling her mother that she had gotten pregnant out of wedlock again wasn't a terrifying thought. "I uh…"

Emily stood up slowly and walked towards her, "Should we go to your office?"

Lorelai opened her mouth to speak again but found she could only nod. Then she turned and walked through the front door, the same door that Luke had kissed her for the very first time. The door that had started everything for them, and she suddenly wished that he was here with her right now.

Once they reached her office, Emily shut the door behind them and turned back to her only daughter. "Well…?"

With a soft sigh, Lorelai began to talk. "I wasn't trying to hide if from you. It's just that its still early and Luke and I wanted to wait to make sure everything was okay. Rory knows…and Sookie knows because she kind of figured it out before I did. No one else does though…I'm not due until March. So I just…I'm trying to be as careful as possible with all of this."

Emily was quiet for a moment, her face was hard to read and Lorelai felt like she was going to be sick. She couldn't tell if she was angry or happy, but at the moment she was leaning towards angry.

"Mom before you say anything I want you to remember that Luke loves me. And I love him. And I'm not sixteen anymore…so technically you can't be mad. I guess you can be disappointed in the fact that we aren't legally married yet but you shouldn't be…" She rambled again.

"Lorelai stop." Emily quickly said, "Stop talking for a second. You always talk so fast I can't get a word in!"

Lorelai swallowed hard, "Sorry. Nervous habit…"

Emily chuckled, "I know. But if you had let me respond before you started rambling…you would have realized that I wanted to say that I am so incredibly happy for you and Luke."

Lorelai felt her eyes well up with tears, "You are?"

Emily smiled and walked closer to her, "Of course I am! I'm going to be a grandmother again!"

Lorelai smiled, "Yeah…yeah you are."

Emily quickly pulled her into her arms and held her tightly; "My only request is that you don't shut us out this time. I want to know this baby…"

Lorelai held her mother back just as tight, "I want you to know this baby too…"

Emily pulled away and looked her over, "How are you feeling? Are you making sure you get enough rest? You've been so busy you need to make sure you drink lots of fluids and eat right. No more coffee and not to many cheese burgers even though I'm sure you are craving them like crazy!"

Lorelai laughed, "Don't worry, Luke has had me off the coffee since the moment we found out about the baby. And as far as cravings…this little peanut seems to be taking after its Daddy. All I want to eat are salads and grilled chicken on whole wheat buns!"

Emily smiled, "I'm sure Luke loves that!"

Lorelai nodded, "Yeah. But he's been good about sneaking in the boysenberry pie after dinner for me."

"See…he really does love you." Emily said with a laugh.

"Yes. He really does…" Lorelai said placing her hand over her belly, "And he loves our baby too…I know it. You should see him, he's already so careful around me. And he talks to my belly when he thinks I'm asleep… "

Emily smiled, "Your father used to do that."

Lorelai's eyes widened in surprise, "Really?"

"On nights when he would get home late…I would always try and stay awake to see him. But one night I fell asleep before he came home. And then before I knew it I woke up to the sound of his voice and I looked up and there he was talking to my stomach…telling you how much he already loved you."

"I always knew Dad was a softie at heart…" Lorelai said with tears in her eyes.

"You should know that despite the issues we have had along the way…your father and I have always loved you. Since the day we found out we were having you we loved you…I hope you know that." Emily said with a chocked voice.

Lorelai smiled, "I know Mom. I love you both too…sorry for driving you crazy growing up."

Emily chuckled, "It wasn't just when you were growing up…you still drive us crazy!" Lorelai blushed but Emily reached for her hand, "But we are so proud of the woman you have become…"

"Thank you Mom…" Lorelai whispered.

Emily smiled and looked down at her belly, "Oh I can't wait to spoil this kid rotten!"

Lorelai laughed, "I should have known you would say that…"

Emily looked up again, "Can we go to Luke's for lunch? I want to congratulate him!"

Lorelai nodded, "Yes. But you have to do it discreetly okay? We really aren't ready for the whole world to know just yet…"

Emily nodded, "Alright."

Lorelai smiled, grabbed her bag and told Michel that she would be back later. Then she and Emily walked towards the Diner, whispering about things they would need for the baby. When they walked into the Diner, Lorelai found a table in the corner and waved at Luke who was standing behind the counter.

He smiled, waved back and then went back to helping his customer. After a minute, he walked over to the table and bent down to kiss Lorelai gently.

"This is a nice surprise. I didn't expect you for lunch." He said looking at them, "How are you Emily?"

"Oh come here you!" Emily said jumping out of her seat as she wrapped her arms tightly around him.

Luke grunted as he felt her squeeze him tightly, "Uh…its good to see you too?" He glanced over at Lorelai desperately, he had rarely if ever hugged Emily before.

"Mom…" Lorelai said jumping up to grab her arm, "Mom we talked about this…let go."

"I'm just so happy…" Emily said clinging onto Luke, "It's just so wonderful!"

Luke cocked his eyebrow at his fiancé, "What is she talking about?"

"Mom…" Lorelai said noticing everyone was watching them now, "Mom cut it out."

Emily quickly pulled away and wiped at her eyes, "Oh goodness, I'm so sorry! I just couldn't help myself. I'm just so excited!"

Luke quickly glanced at Lorelai again, "Is she talking about what I think she's talking about?"

Lorelai swallowed hard and talked loudly, "If you mean is she talking about the fact that the Lobster Roll is back on the menu than you would be right! Emily Gilmore sure does love a good lobster roll!"

"The Lobster roll is back on the menu?" Kirk asked from his spot on the counter. "Luke why didn't you tell me?"

Luke sighed, "Because despite the fact that you love eating Lobster Kirk…you are allergic to it. I am NOT about to stab you with your epi pen again. Doing that once was enough for one lifetime."

"But it's so delicious!" Kirk yelled, "Please…I'll call LuLu and make her do it!"

Lorelai squinted at him, "Kirk, why would you want to eat something that wants to kill you?"

"I don't know Lorelai…why would you want to drink something that will eventually kill you by rotting out your insides?" Luke asked hands on hips, "Or why would you want to eat so much red meat when you know its terrible for you? Or why can't you eat a vegetable unless its deep fried and covered in salt?"

"Um…because its yummy and I'm beautiful so I don't have to worry about that kind of stuff?" She asked with an innocent smile.

Luke laughed and rolled his eyes before he turned back to Kirk, "Sit down and eat your grilled cheese Kirk. No one in this Diner is going to serve you lobster. If you really do have a death wish…come to the wedding. That's what we're having." He said with a wink at Lorelai.

"Really? I can't wait to tell Mother!" Kirk said quickly throwing money down on the counter before running out of the Diner.

Lorelai laughed, "He really is one of a kind…we are so lucky to live in the same town as him."

Luke grunted, "Oh yeah…its like we won the weirdo lottery when he moved here."

Lorelai smiled, "Aw hun…but just think about all the entertainment he has brought to our lives! Remember the time he dressed up like the town whore? That was classic! Or the time he ran butt naked into Taylors Bushes? I mean that's a memory I'd like to keep…"

"I want to erase the memory of him in a dress and the memory of him naked…however I do like to remember what happened just prior to him running into the bushes that night." He said with a happy smirk.

Lorelai beamed over at him, "I am pretty fond of what happened before that myself…"

Emily sighed, "God you are almost as bad as she is." She said with a point at her daughter, "I'm trying to have a moment here and you are just rambling!"

Lorelai smiled, "Well I told you to keep it down mother…"

Emily grimaced, "I'm sorry! I'm just so excited!"

"About the lobster!" Lorelai yelled looking around, "She really means about the lobster!"

Luke laughed and glanced at his soon to be mother-in-law, "Well I'm glad you are excited. We are pretty excited too." He whispered.

"About the lob-" Lorelai started to say again.

Luke rolled his eyes, "You can stop that now. They tuned you out a long time ago."

"Uh! I resent that! They have to remember that soon I'm going to be Mrs. Backwards Baseball cap so they need to respect the new part owner!" She said with a hand on her hip.

Luke rolled his eyes again, "So much work…"

"And yet you love me…" Lorelai said framing her face with her hands and smiling affectionately up at him.

"God help me…but I do." He said with a smile reaching out to rub her shoulder gently, then he turned back to Emily. "So…you really are okay with this?"

Emily smiled, "I'm thrilled! I told Lorelai I can't wait to spoil it rotten."

Luke chuckled, "I'm sure he or she will greatly appreciate it."

Emily smiled, "Good. But now all this talk of lobster rolls really has made me want one…we can talk more later when there isn't such an audience, yes?"

Luke nodded, "Absolutely. Mr. Gilmore is still meeting you here for dinner right? We can tell him then too."

"Yes. I'm glad we are doing that. It will be nice to all be together before the craziness of the wedding starts." Emily said as she and Lorelai took their seats again.

"I'm glad too. My sister and her husband are looking forward to meeting you. But I do warn you now they are a little eccentric…" Luke said with a nervous smile. "Even more so than this one…" He said pointing at Lorelai.

Emily chuckled as Lorelai stuck her tongue out at him, "I'm sure they are lovely. We are looking forward to meeting our new family members."

Luke nodded and then turned back to Lorelai, "Rory knows that Jess is coming tonight too? His flight will be in by three and then TJ is picking him up at the airport."

Lorelai nodded, "She knows and she is just fine with it. April will be here tomorrow, right?"

Luke nodded. "Yup. She can't wait to start all the wedding stuff with you and Rory. She's so excited."

"Good. I'm excited too." She said with a smile and then looked down at her now growling stomach, "But me and Junior are hungry…think you can whip us up a delicious omelet? I know its not breakfast but that's what your baby is craving."

Luke smiled and leaned down to kiss her, "Of course. I'll go head into the kitchen now. Holler if you need anything else."

"Oh we will!" Lorelai said raising her eyebrows suggestively at him.

He groaned as he work, "The work…geez…"

Emily and Lorelai laughed and quickly leaned in to one another again to discuss more wedding and baby things. Things were definitely a lot different this time around…

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That night, Luke was in the kitchen of Lorelai's house anxiously running around trying to make sure that dinner was perfect. Liz, TJ, Richard and Emily were all in the living room while Lorelai and Rory tried to make their meeting as smooth as possible. Lorelai quickly excused herself and to get a drink of water and found her soon to be husband tense and on the verge of a melt down.

"Hey babe?" Lorelai called from the table.

Luke glanced at her once and grunted, "What?"

"You uh…you okay? You look a little…nervous." She said with a slight frown, "If you are worried about TJ…he hasn't said anything embarrassing yet. In fact I think my Dad actually finds him quite amusing."

Luke whipped around, "Well do you think your Dad will find it amusing that I knocked you up before we were married?" He hissed out.

She jumped back at the harshness of his voice and then sighed, "Oh hon…"

"He's gonna kill me. I can feel it. He may not do it himself but he'll make a few phone calls and call a few people and I'll be dead by morning!" He said throwing his hand up in the air.

She laughed, "When did my Dad suddenly become part of the mafia? I knew we had money but I didn't realize it was because he whacked people for a living."

"Dirty." He said pointing his spatula at her and then moving on, "But I'm serious here Lorelai. He's gonna be pissed. I know your Mom took it well but your Dad is not gonna be too happy. If some guy came to me to tell me he got April or Rory pregnant before they were married I'd ring their neck. In fact I'll ring their neck even if they are married!"

"Well I hate to break it to you but Rory isn't exactly innocent anymore." Lorelai said with a laugh.

Luke grimaced, "Aw geez! I don't' want to hear this!"

"Luke…she lived with Logan. We went on vacation with them to Martha's Vineyard. Did you really think they were sleeping in separate beds despite the fact that they slept in the same room?" She asked cocking her head to the side.

"No. But I don't need to think about it. And April is never, ever allowed to have sex!" He said with a swipe of his hand and spatula.

Lorelai glanced down the hall, "Would you keep your voice down?"

"Lorelai…every father wants to think of their little girl as an innocent angel forever. Your Dad is literally going to KILL ME!" He yelled.

"Well considering I had a kid at sixteen that image of an innocent angel was pretty tarnished a long time ago." She said laughing again.

"Lorelai, I'm being serious here!" He yelled feeling frustrated.

"Is everything okay down here?" Liz asked with everyone following her down the hallway. "What's with all the yelling?"

"Well nows a good a time as any…" Lorelai said with a shrug, "Mom and Rory already know this but-"

"Lorelai…" Luke whispered, "I don't know if-"

"I'm pregnant." Lorelai said throwing her hands up in the air, "And yes we aren't married yet…but we are both grown adults and we love each other. We are going to be husband and wife and we want to have a family so we're starting now. And if anyone has a problem with it they can leave now."

"You're having a baby!?" Liz said excitedly, "I knew it! Your aura screams pregnant lady!"

"What exactly does that color look like?" Lorelai asked curiously cocking her head to the side.

"This is so exciting!" Liz said running up to her and throwing her arms around her, "I can't wait to be an Auntie! This is amazing!"

Lorelai grimaced, "Wow…I think you just broke my aura there Liz!"

Luke grimaced and walked over to pull his sister off of his fiancé, "Alright there Liz…loosen up will ya?"

"This is great." TJ said shaking his head, "I mean Doula isn't that old! Our kids can be best friends. I knew this would happen…didn't I tell ya Luke? I told ya we'd be parents together!" He walked over to Luke and clapped him on the back.

"Yeah…you did TJ." He said nervously glancing over at Richard who was silent in the corner.

Lorelai followed his glance, "So uh…Dad you're pretty quiet over there. You okay?"

Richard took a deep breath and opened his mouth to say something but Emily grabbed his arm, "Richard…before you say anything…just remember how much we missed with Rory. Think about how sad I was not being able to get to spoil my grandbaby with clothes and toys. And think about how I wouldn't get out of bed for weeks. And remember that-"

"Geez…and you say I ramble?" Lorelai said interrupting her mother, "That was pretty impressive Mom!"

Richard laughed and glanced at his wife, "Emily if you had let me talk before you had your little melt down…"

"I wasn't having a melt down I was just trying too-" She started with a huff.

"You would have realized that I was about to say…." He turned towards his daughter, "That I could not be any happier for you. This is wonderful!"

Lorelai smiled at him, "Really?"

Richard smiled and walked closer to his daughter, "Loreali…you are an amazing mother. I know this kid is going to turn out just as amazing as Rory did. I cannot wait to be a Grandfather again!"

"Oh Dad…" She said feeling her tears well up with tears, "Way to go straight for the water works!"

Richard chuckled and pulled her in for a hug, "Congratulations sweetheart."

Lorelai held him back, "Thank you Dad…"

Richard pulled back and turned towards Luke, "And Lucas…"

Luke swallowed hard, "Before you say anything I promise to take care of them from now until the day I die. And I swear that I have the upmost respect for your daughter. She is the most amazing woman I have ever met and I-"

"Lucas." Richard said in a more stern voice, "You have been spending entirely to much time with my daughter…you ramble just like her and my wife!"

Everyone laughed and Luke swallowed hard, "Sorry sir…"

Richard smile and stuck out his hand, "Congratulations Luke. I know that you will always take care of my daughter and my grandchild."

Luke took a deep breath and smiled, "Thank you…and I promise I will."

The back door opened just as they finished shaking hands and Jess walked in. "Hey…party in the kitchen. What did I miss?"

Liz jumped happily, "You're gonna have a new cousin!"

Jess smirked, "I knew it was only a matter of time…"

"Nice…" Luke said with a groan, "Can't you just say hello like a normal person?"

Jess laughed and walked over to his Uncle, "Hello." He paused and stuck his hand out for him. "Congratulations Uncle Luke…I'm really happy for you."

Luke and him shook hands and he smiled, "Thanks…"

"Hey Jess…" Lorelai said with a smile, "I'm so glad that you could make it for the wedding."

Jess smiled, "I wouldn't miss this wedding for the world. I've been waiting for this day since you took over the Diner when Uncle Lou died. I figured it was only a matter of time before you became Mrs. Diner owner. You enjoyed yelling out those orders way too much to not be more involved. Although I gotta say that it took a hell of a lot longer than I expected…"

Lorelai smacked him, "Hey! Shut up."

Jess laughed, "I'm kidding. Congratulations. On the wedding and the baby…"

Lorelai smiled, "Thank you Jess."

He nodded once and then turned to his Mom, "Hey Ma…hows it going?"

Liz smiled up at him, "Come here you handsome man!" She pulled him closer and kissed his cheeks, "God it seems like just yesterday I was peeing on the stick and telling Jimmy he knocked me up with you."

Jess laughed as Luke's face fell, "It's a wonder I became a writer when you talk with such a foul mouth."

Liz smacked him too, "Hey!"

Jess shook his head, "Just being honest…"

Lorelai smiled, "Jess you remember my parents, Emily and Richard Gilmore?"

Jess smiled, "Yes. Of course. Its great to see you again." He said reaching his hand out for Richard to shake.

Richard smiled, "You as well. Rory has forwarded us all your work. Very impressive."

Jess nodded, "Thank you sir."

"Hey Jess…" Rory whispered from beside her mother, "How are you?"

"I'm good." He looked her over for a minute, "You look great."

She smiled, "Thanks…"

"So…" Luke said trying to make it less awkward for Rory, "Is everyone hungry? Dinners almost ready."

"I am!" Lorelai said raising her hand quickly, "And I'm eating for two so I get to go first!"

Everyone laughed, "Come on…Rory want to help me with serving?"

"Sure." She walked with Luke towards the stove and smiled at him, "Feel better now that you know my Grandpa's not gonna kill you?"

Luke smirked, "Well there is still the chance that he'll send assassins over once everyone leaves."

Rory smirked, "I think you're safe. If he didn't kill my Dad when she was pregnant with me or with what he did now…" She sighed and then shrugged, "I think you're safe."

Luke smiled, "I guess you're right…" He cleared his throat and looked at her out of the corner of his eye, "You sure you're okay with Jess being here?"

Rory smiled at him, "I promise. Jess and I are friends…and besides I'm glad he's here for the wedding. There's no one else that should be your best man."

Luke nodded, "Okay. Well…I just want you to know that if you ever do feel uncomfortable by it, I'll understand. Just let me know. I'm not just here to take care of your Mom and the new baby…I want to be there for you too."

Rory smiled, "You always have been Luke…I've never had to worry about that."

He nodded slowly, "Okay then…just wanted to be clear."

She smiled, "I'm glad you did."

He nodded once more and then grabbed the plates to begin serving. Rory followed behind him and they all ate together for one of the last times in this house.

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Later that night, Emily and Richard said their goodbyes and TJ had to drag Liz back to their own house to relieve the babysitter. Jess and Luke were talking in the living room as Lorelai and Rory discussed last minute wedding details.

"So the night before the wedding we're staying here together right?" Lorelai asked with a smile, "I thought we could order the works from Al's Pancake world and rent all our favorite movies and just have one last junk food, movie marathon in our first home."

Rory smiled, "It sounds perfect."

"It's strange to think in a few days this won't be our house anymore…" Lorelai said swallowing the lump in her throat.

Rory smiled sadly, "Yeah…it is. But this next chapter of our life is going to be great Mom. You're going to be so busy you won't have time to miss our old life."

Lorelai laughed, "I think you're probably right about that…"

Rory smiled, "And besides…the new family that's moving in here seems really nice. I think they will take good care of it."

Lorelai nodded, "I do too."

"Hey…I hate to interrupt." Jess said clearing his throat as he walked over to them, "But I uh…was wondering if I could steal Rory away for a minute? We have some things to discuss in regards to the reception and stuff…"

"You better not be planning anything to embarrass us…" Luke said with a groan, "If you start pulling out old pictures just remember I was there for most of your childhood buddy. I've got quite a few embarrassing pictures to get back at you at your own wedding someday."

Jess laughed, "Don't' worry…nothing embarrassing."

Lorelai smiled, "I'd love to see naked baby pictures of Luke! He has hidden them so well. I can't find any!"

"That's because I burned them all years ago." Luke said with a smirk, "No one will ever find any!"

Lorelai pouted, "Spoil sport…"

Everyone laughed and Luke put his hand out to her, "Come on crazy lady…you and the munchkin need rest. We have a busy few days coming up and I refuse to let you sleep through our wedding day."

Lorelai jumped up and took his hand, "Not a chance in the world that could happen."

"Mom, you haven't had any coffee in weeks…there is a very real possibility that could happen." Rory said with a laugh.

Lorelai shrugged, "I actually feel great. Despite the crazy hormones I have a lot of energy. I think I'm just so excited for everything it's making me forget my body is missing my precious caffeine."

"So does that mean once the baby is born you won't go back to drinking that crap?" Luke asked hopefully.

Lorelai laughed and patted his chest, "That's a funny one babe. Don't you remember that you already promised to pump it through my IV as soon as the kid pops out?"

Luke laughed, "Someday…someday I'm getting you to stop drinking it for good."

"In your dreams buddy." She said walking up the stairs, "Sleep well you two. And don't do anything inappropriate because remember you are technically step cousins in a few days. Sorry if we ruined any plans you had of reconciliation but we're older so…" She stuck her tongue out at them and bounded up the stairs.

Luke only laughed and followed her, "Goodnight guys. See you in the morning."

Rory and Jess watched them walk upstairs and smiled after them, when they were gone Jess turned towards her. "So…how are you?"

Rory smiled, "I'm good. I don't know if Luke told you but I'm moving to New York City the day after the wedding. I got an internship at the Times and I start right away."

Jess beamed at her, "Rory that's great! I was wondering if you were mad at me because I haven't heard from you in awhile. But now I know you've just been really busy."

Rory nodded, "I know. I'm sorry I haven't written you back lately. There's just been so much going on between me moving and the engagement…and the trial before that."

Jess nodded, "Luke told me about it…at least some of it. How have you been handing that? I mean I can't imagine it was easy…no matter what he's done he is still your Dad."

Rory sighed and shifted in her seat, "It hasn't been easy. He's tried to call a few times but I really have nothing to say to him. My Mom keeps saying that she will understand if I still want a relationship with him but I can't imagine letting him back into my life. I can't forgive him for what he did…"

"I can understand that." Jess said nodding, "But I guess in a way Luke has always been kind of a Dad to you."

Rory nodded, "Yeah…he has." She paused, "But enough about me…how have you been?"

Jess took a deep breath, "I've been really good. I'm working on another book…and uh…" He cleared his throat spoke softly, "I've been seeing someone…"

Rory smiled, "Jess…you don't have to be nervous about that. If you met someone I think that's great. It's been a long time since we've been together…and besides like my Mom pointed out we're technically gonna be related now."

Jess grimaced, "Yeah…that is kinda weird when you think about it."

"We shouldn't be all that surprised by it. My Mom and Luke getting together has been a long time coming…way before we even became a couple." She said with a laugh. "I still can't believe how damn stubborn they both are."

Jess laughed, "Yeah…Luke gets stuck in his ways. As soon as I moved here I knew he loved your Mom but he just didn't think he was good enough for her. I hated that..."

"Yeah, I'll never get why he thought that. But I guess it doesn't really matter now…the wedding is just days away and this time its going to actually happen no matter what." She said with a smile, "But what did you want to talk to me about for the reception?"

"Well…I'm not really good at speeches. I know the best man is supposed to do one but mine will probably be short and simple." He said with a shrug, "But I was wondering if you wanted to go in on a gift together."

Rory smiled, "That's a good idea. I haven't been able to think of anything for them and I'm actually starting to get nervous. It has to be good…"

Jess nodded, "They have both done a hell of a lot for us. But…I can't think of anything either."

"Well why don't we sleep on it and talk some more tomorrow?" She asked, "I'm exhausted…so much packing lately."

Jess nodded, "Sure. If I don't get home soon my Mom will start calling every five minutes. She's so happy I'm staying with them…"

Rory smiled, "She misses you…"

"Yeah…I know. But she seems happy with TJ. It will be nice to get to spend sometime with my sister while I'm here too." He said with a shrug as he stood up.

Rory smiled, "Do you actually call her Doula?"

Jess laughed, "Well I figured I could call her by her middle name…but then my Mom informed me her middle name is Gary because that's apparently TJ's real name."

Rory started to laugh, "Oh God…that poor girl."

He smirked, "I know. I'll have to think f something cooler for her to go by. I'll let you know when I figure it out…"

She smiled, "Great." She watched him start to walk towards the door and she called out to him again, "Hey Jess?"

He turned slowly when he reached the door, "Yeah?"

"Does she treat you right?" Rory said with a small smile, "Because if she doesn't…I'll kick her ass. You deserve the best."

Jess laughed, "Yeah…she's great. I think you'd actually really like her."

She nodded slowly, "Well then I'll have to meet her someday. Give her the Rory Gilmore stamp of approval."

He smiled, "We'll set up something soon, okay? Now that you'll be in the city too…we can hang out more."

Rory smiled, "I'd like that…"

He reached for the door and opened it slowly, "See ya later Miss Gilmore…"

She smiled, "Night Jess…"

She watched him leave and waited until he pulled out of the driveway before she walked back to her bedroom. She looked around at the mostly empty room and smiled as she sat down on her bed. She reached to her bedside table and pulled out her cell phone and scrolled down to Logan's number. She just couldn't figure out if she wanted to press send or not…

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Upstairs, Lorelai was sitting on the edge of the bed applying lotion to her legs. Luke was leaning against the headboard, as he watched her he felt so content. She looked beautiful as she rambled on about how happy she was that her parents now know about the baby and we're okay with it. She was talking about how she couldn't imagine how many things they would buy for the baby. She joked that they would have to add a whole other room onto the house just to fit all the things they would spoil their grandbaby with.

Lorelai stopped talking long enough to turn to look at Luke, her smile faltered when she saw him staring at her. "Am I talking to much again?"

He smiled and shook's his head, "No. I like listening to you talk…especially when you are happy."

She smiled back, "I thought my non stop talking got on your nerves."

He shook his head, "I probably shouldn't admit this but it's actually one of the things I love most about you."

"Really? You always seem so frustrated with me when I go on and on about stuff." She said with a pout.

Luke shrugged, "I mean sometimes it gets a little annoying." He laughed, "But mostly…I love listening to you when you are excited about something. At first…I didn't understand how anyone could be so passionate about things like you were. But I wanted to be more like you after awhile…I wanted to be able to be that happy."

She smiled and moved over to crawl towards him, "And…are you happy now?"

He smiled as she straddled his hips, "So happy…"

"Happy enough to ramble?" She asked as she kissed his lips softly.

Luke laughed, "I think I did ramble when your parents were here…"

"You were so cute when you looked so nervous." She said cupping his face with her hands, "But my Dad really likes you…my Mom too. I'm' sorry it took them so long to come around to you but I know they like you more than they have liked any other guy I introduced them too."

"Yeah well the other guys you dated were all chumps." He said with a groan, "I better rank higher than them all."

Lorelai laughed, "I love you…"

He smiled and leaned forward to kiss her, "Well I love you too…"

She took a deep breath and looked down at her stomach, "I had a dream last night about the baby…"

"Oh yeah?" He asked as he began to rub circles along her back.

She smiled, "Yeah…we were sitting on the front porch of the new house after work. And…you were sitting on the stairs and you had our baby in your arms…and you were talking to her."

"Her?" Luke said with a small smile, "So it was a girl?"

Luke nodded, "Yeah…you kept calling her Elise…and you were telling her all about our family. Stuff about April and Rory…about you and me. And I was just sitting there watching and I remember I couldn't stop smiling…"

"Elise…I like that name." He said smiling up at her, "Elise Danes…it sounds nice."

She shrugged, "If it is a girl we don't have to name her that…"

Luke shook his head, "I like it…"

She smiled and took a deep breath, "I just…I can't wait to see you with our baby. I can't wait to be in our home…together as a family."

"Me either…" He said with a happy sigh, "To be honest with you…I was alone for so long I guess I just thought I'd always be alone. I thought I'd always live above the Diner and just take care of myself…its not what I wanted but I just figured that's the way it would be."

"You deserve a family Luke…you deserve to be happy. And I still don't know why you picked me to give it to you…but you did." She said with a shrug as her eyes welled up with tears, "And God I am so thankful that you did."

"Hey…" He whispered reaching out to wipe away her tears, "What's this for?"

She laughed, "I cant help it…its like I have a never ending supply of tears at the moment. And I'm so happy Luke…so happy. This is everything I have wanted."

"Well as long as they are happy tears…I can live with it." He said leaning forward to kiss her. "The days are winding down…you ready to no longer be Lorelai Gilmore?"

"Am I ready?" She scoffed, "Hell yeah I am! I can't wait to be Mrs. Backwards Baseball cap…"

He chuckled, "Are you going to write that on the marriage license?"

She shrugged, "Would you prefer Mrs. Diner lady?"

He shook his head, "I'd prefer Mrs. Lorelai Gilmore Danes…"

Her smile grew, "That sounds perfect…"

She nodded slowly, "But…can you still sometimes call me Mrs. Backwards baseball cap?"

He laughed and rolled her over on the bed, "You're crazy…"

She smiled and reached to the bedside table and grabbed his hat before placing it back on his head, "Think you can keep it on while we make love?"

"Is that a challenge?" He asked reaching over to push his hands under her shirt.

"It's a request…" Lorelai whispered huskily looking up at him.

He chuckled and shook his head down to kiss her lips softly. Their family was surrounding them and happy for not only their marriage but also the new baby on the way. It had been a crazy few months, but neither of them could have been happier. It had been a long time coming…they knew now they were meant to be together. And no one was going to come between them again…

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