Rory sat in Luke's diner, rubbing her hand on her growing stomach, she had had to explain to her Grandparents that she was pregnant, at the moment she was only talking to her Grandfather who had been disappointed in her but hadn't decided to give her a lecture, she had graduated from Chilton and Yale before she became pregnant but in Emily Gilmore's eyes that didn't matter. Explaining to the town had been easier than she thought, no one had judged her and they were trying to help her with everything they could, she had her trust fund from her Great Grandmother Trix, so if she was going to be alone, raising this baby, she wouldn't ever have to worry about money, she had moved into the apartment above the diner when she had began to show and Luke and Lorelai had helped her make it her own. She knew she was going to be fine.

Luke stood behind the counter, keeping an eye on his step-daughter, she would absent mindedly rub her hand over her tummy every now and again, the first couple of months had been rough on her, her morning sickness was very bad, it seemed the baby didn't like the smell of any kind of meat seasoning and he had had to serve her plain grilled chicken on lots of occasions, she would sit and observe Stars Hollow every morning and would be lost in her thoughts, but Luke was troubled, he had found himself getting more and more wound up as events went on, thinking more and more of Anna and April, he couldn't help but wonder about what she had gone through alone and how Logan would feel when he was confronted with the little bundle of joy when she was born, they had found out she was a girl some weeks before and they all had been ecstatic. Luke shook the thoughts of Logan from his head and continued on his daily routine, Rory would be having a baby shower later on and he had told her he wanted her downstairs where he could see her because he was worried, this had not been entirely untrue but Lorelai and Sookie wanted her out of the way so the could set up in the apartment, Luke was brought out of his daze by his cellphone ringing,

"Hello... yeah... ok... alright Lorelei... Love you too... Bye" Luke put the phone back in his pocket and made his way over to the table near the window, reserved especially for Rory, "Rory, come on it's time for you to rest" Luke prodded, hoping she would take the bait and go upstairs,

"Yeah, i am getting a bit tired" Rory rubbed her tummy "Come on baby, it's sleepy time" she wasn't really tired but she knew there was no point in arguing with Luke. Letting him lead her up the stairs to the apartment, Rory jumped when she entered and inside all her friends were there, feeling tears form in her eyes, she smiled and hugged them all in turn. Playing some baby related games and eating came first and after a while Lorelei noticed Rory beginning to get sleepy,

"Gift time" Lorelei squealed, as she handed Rory a box, inside was a blanket which was made of some of Rory's clothes over the years, and underneath that there was a quilt making kit. Sookie was next and had got her a set of 7 days of the week baby grows and some girly baby accessories. Paris had bought her a stroller and a car seat and Lane had got her some cute little rock band t-shirts, including Hep Alien. Rory was overwhelmed by all the gifts and hugged all her friends, each left and Rory settled down to get some sleep.

The next two and a half months were uneventful, her bump was quite large by this time and Rory got tired more often, Luke had installed a buzzer upstairs so that if Rory needed anything she could buzz and Luke would check on her. 1 week before her due date, Lane was serving customers when the buzzer went off, she finished the order and was about to give it to Caesar when it went off again, but this time kept going, this was the signal, this was how they had arranged for her to tell anyone in the diner if she went into labor. Lane ran up the stairs and rushed into the apartment, Rory was sat on the floor, breathing deeply and crying,

"Lane its too early" she choked out

"Its fine, its only a week early, come on lets get you to the hospital" Lane moved around behind her and guided her up, grabbing her bag on the way out she got Rory into the car, they rang Lorelei and she was meeting them at the hospital, and would ring Luke who was out of town on a culinary trip. Lane arrived at the hospital and got Rory checked in and the paperwork filled out, Rory wasn't dilated by much and the doctors were sure it was going to take a long time.

Meanwhile in San Francisco...

Luke had stepped off the plane and made his way to his hotel, he was on a mission and whilst he felt guilty for not fully telling Rory and Lorelai why he was in San Fran, he was visiting a culinary institute but that wasn't his sole purpose for being in this part of the country, he was here to talk to Logan. After doing some research he found Logan's business easily and walked up to the reception desk,

"Hi, my names Luke Danes, I'm here to see Logan Huntzberger"

"Do you have an appointment?" the older woman asked sweetly,

"Erm no i don't actually, could you just tell him im here, i really need to speak to him its a family matter, i will wait all day if i have to" Luke explained,

"Well take a seat and i will see if he can see you" the receptionist eyed him curiously, she knew about the Huntzbergers and this man who sat before her didn't look like he was related, smiling to herself she explained to her boss who was here to see him and what he had said it was about, she could hear the confusion in her bosses voice but chose to ignore it when he said he would be right down, before long Logan entered the lobby and walked towards the desk,

"Tracy, you said there was a man to see me?" he asked kindly, Tracy pointed to the man sat with his head in his hands, baseball cap being shifted back and forth and flannel shirt tight over his hunched shoulders, Logan gulped, he recognised the bear of a man as the man who had tried to kill him at the Gilmore's vow renewal, was this Rory's revenge for him not contacting her, he had been too scared, but that didn't mean he deserved a beating. He was brought out of his thoughts by the man approaching him,

"Hi Logan, i really need to talk to you" Luke looked just as scared as he was, Logan noted this as odd but pushed forward anyway,

"Hi Luke, its nice to see you again, sorry it took me so long i had a business matter to settle first", in actual fact he had been pacing his office trying to build up the courage to come down into the lobby, he recognised the name but couldn't place it and didn't want to be pulled into something he didn't want but after a while he had just pushed himself to get on the elevator and decided he would have to go see him at some time. "shall we" Logan gestured to the elevator and pressed the button for the top floor, it wasn't a very tall building but the silence and Luke's shifting was making him very nervous which in turn was making the ride feel way too long. As they entered Logan's office finally Logan offered Luke a drink and told him to take a seat. Both seemed to stare at each other for a long time before Luke suddenly stood, making Logan jump,

"I need you to agree to some conditions before i tell you what i am about to tell you" Luke stated and Logan nodded his curiosity getting the better of him,

"First, you will listen to everything i have to say before you speak, second if you do anything to hurt anyone in my family i will personally track you down and kill you, am i understood" Luke waited whilst Logan seemed to be thinking and quietly agreed,

"Rory moved back in with me and Lorelei after she came back from the campaign trail, she was fine and seemed to be pushing herself to work on anything she could get her hands on, she was determined but 6 weeks in it was all thrown out of the window, she went to the doctor... and... well... she's pregnant Logan" Luke looked at Logan and watched as his face became paler and paler, Logan lurched for the small bin at the side of his desk and emptied his stomach, wiping his mouth he looked at Luke,

"she... what... i mean... one night... pregnant?" Logan was having trouble forming his words and Luke was worried for a minute that he might pass out,

"yeah she is 8 and a half months, nobody knows im here talking to you, i had to come and tell you, not long ago i found out i had a daughter, by the time i found out she was already 14 and i had missed lots of important things, now i know this has to be a shock and Rory said she was going to tell you once she was born but i couldn't wait i needed to tell you, father to father, i needed you not to go through what i went through, i love Rory like she is my own daughter but i couldn't allow her to put anybody through that"

"A girl, its... a... girl?" Logan asked shakily,

"Yeah" Luke pulled open his wallet and pulled out the most recent scan photo, passing it to Logan he watched carefully as his face went through a range of emotions,

"I'm going to be a father" Logan smiled as he stroked his fingers over the little picture, "Im going to have a little princess?" he looked up at Luke and Luke released a breath, watching Logan, he felt the smile grace his lips,

"Now im not going to do the whole intentions speech, i just needed to tell you and Logan? I wanted to make sure you knew what i expected of you at what your responsibilities are" Luke finished his speech just as his phone began to ring, flipping it open he answered, "Hi Lorelai, yeah I'm ok, she what, but its a week early, well Gilmore women are usually late, ok i will get on the first flight back" he put the phone down and looked over at Logan who seemed to be packing up his phone and laptop, "she has gone into labor, i've gotta go, but remember what i've told you"

"what are you talking about im coming with you, we can take the jet, it will be faster" Logan moved passed Luke, who followed him to the elevator and to a car that was parked outside,

"You dont have to come with me you know" Luke informed Logan,

"I know but i want to be there for Rory and i want to meet my little baby girl" Logan explained,

Before long Logan and Luke were sat on the jet as it sailed through the sky to there destination, Logan called Honor, Steph, Colin and Finn and explained the situation and swore them all to secrecy, he asked them all to meet him at the hospital and they were all on their way.