Rory clutched her leg as her muscles contracted, she cried as the cramp pain stayed in her leg "Shit, crap" she groaned clenching her eyes closed, she gasped as she laid her leg out straight grabbing the duvet into her tight fist.
She kept her leg still until the cramp passed; she stayed still for about a minute before swivelling her legs to the side holding under her belly as she got up.
Rory got dressed in maternity sweatpants and her band shirt before grabbing her coat and shoes to take a walk. She only got as far as the town gazebo before she felt breathless; she sat down and stared into the town.
After resting for about 20 minutes she stood up to continue to walk, she felt she needed to take a stroll to think about things clearly. She never saw the town look so empty before; she glanced over at Luke's diner where he was standing at the counter doing his morning inventory. She saw it was 6 o clock in the morning so she made her way back home, she walked into the house.
Lorelai gasped as she pointed to Rory's hair as it had been cut to shoulder length height. "Did you cut your hair?" she asked.
Rory touched her hair "I just trimmed it" she stated.
"Why didn't you tell me you were going to get it cut" Lorelai asked.
"I thought it would be something different" Rory explained "I was walking along thinking I'm going to be a mother in a few months with a baby that is going to be pulling at my hair"
Lorelai sighed regretfully "Maybe you should tell your mother you're getting a haircut when she left the house this morning"
Rory pouted "do you like it?"
"Will you put it back if I said no" Lorali stated.
"Mom" Rory whined.
Lorelai waved her hand around "it looks nice"
Rory took a deep breath "Really?"
Lorelai nodded "You look very GI Jane"
Lorelai walked into the kitchen "where have you been?" she asked.
Rory sat on the chair "I needed to get out of the house, I had cramp and I don't think I could go back to sleep"
"So what are you and baby having for breakfast?"
Rory smiled "he feels like pancakes can we go to Luke's" she asked "I think that's how far I can go lately"
Lorelai patted her hand "it's the pregnancy"
"I need to pee" Rory said standing up from the seat.
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Lorelai sat in the diner at the window seat as soon as Rory sat down, she needed to go to the toilet again so she used Luke's upstairs toilet.
Rory sat down on the seat "I swear this baby wants me to get rid of all the water in my body" she said as she took a sip of orange juice "Oh for the love of" she cursed standing from her seat heading to the toilet again.
Lorelai laughed but was interrupted by Miss Patty came into the diner "Hi Lorelai as you're here I can give you your post now" she said once she gave Luke some post as he stood next to Lorelai's chair. "Have a nice day" Lorelai said looking through the post, 'Rory Gilmore' it read Lorelai didn't realise who's handwriting it is but put it aside anyway.
Luke delivered her and Rory's pancakes just as Rory had come back down stairs and took a seat "I stayed upstairs just in case I needed to pee but my body decided it didn't need to do it anymore" she explained she looked down at the small package on the table "is that"
Lorelai looked up from her pancake "What Honey"
Rory smiled and opened the package turning her body away from the diner; she pulled out a letter, a book and plastic bag. Rory turned the book round to read the title 'The Fear of Childbirth' she laughed opening the first page and saw Jess's familiar script.
I thought the baby grow was appropriate as I know your worrying if you're going to be good enough. And the book, I hope you are brave enough to finally read about having the baby, as that's just important as raising him or her right.
Rory opened the plastic bag and pulled out a baby grown with a matching hat "Look mum" she held the clothing out it read –Non-refundable- on the baby grow.
Lorelai looked over her pancakes "Who is it from?"
"Jess" Rory said
Lorelai huh'd
Rory looked up and gave her mum an evil "Don't Mom" she said opening the letter.
Lorelai put her hands up "I'm not saying anything" she stated taking a sip of coffee.
Rory smiled and closed the letter putting it in her pocket and started to eat her pancakes before they turned stone cold.
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"Lane why didn't you tell me?"
Lane sighed and slammed her arms at the side of her body "Wait" she said holding her finger up. "I'm sorry guys" she said as she opened the large cupboard.
"That's the fourth time Lane" Zach said.
"Maybe you should get a bell for your mother that way you'll know when to hide us"
Lane sighed "I'm sorry guys" she stated and turned to Rory "Yeah I forget to mention about the wedding, I thought you would have stayed in like you usually do"
Rory clutched her book to her body "I nearly got pummelled with table cloths by the moving guy" she pointed outside "I thought it was a nice day to sit under the gazebo to read and I nearly die trying to avoid Lindsey with my ex-boyfriend's wedding photo"
Lane shrugged "I'm sorry Rory it slipped my mind"
Rory sighed and moved her arms to her side "I gotta go" she said walking away.
Lane made a face and ran after her "Hey Are you mad?"
Rory put her hand in her pocket "No I'm fine I promise" she sighed "It's just weird seeing everything you know Deans wedding"
"Bye"
"Bye"
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Rory walked around a car once she saw Dean's head on the other side of the road, she looked around the car and tried to run but she had to held her stomach "Rory" she stopped in her footing and turned round "Hi" he said.
Rory put her book over her belly to hide the small bump "Hi"
"Where, were you at'" Dean stuttered
"Lanes" Rory nodded "Yeah you know catching up the usual" she said.
Dean put his hands in his pockets "Your home this weekend"
Rory gulped "No" she said.
Dean raised an eyebrow "hows Yale?"
Rory bit her lip "I" she stuttered "I'm sorry" she said putting her free hand in her pocket "I sort of deferred a year"
Dean licked his lip "Why would you do that?" he asked.
Rory closed her eyes to take a deep breath and looked up "Gossip around the hollow would have answered that" she said waving her arm round her bump "It's sort of hard to go to Yale and be pregnant at the same time" she laughed.
"If I knew you were" Dean stuttered "I would have invited you"
Rory shook her hand "No No Im fine I don't think I could have fitted into a dress so"
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Rory
Meet me tonight at the bridge
I will be waiting
Love Jess