The Incredible Rising Lorelai
By Gigi



Chapter 11: Whose Is It?

A/N: Just so you know, it’s exam week, so I might not be able to post as much this week. But come Friday, I’m a free bird!

“Luke?” I finally manage to get out. It’s now or never.

“Yeah?”

“I’m pregnant.”

I never understood that term, “deafening silence”, but now it’s extremely clear. The tension is almost palpable. Why did I say that? I was gonna have to anyway. But why in front of Nicole, who just happens to be a lawyer? God, Lorelai. Could you be more stupid?

Oh my god, Nicole’s eyes are bugging out. Well, I can’t blame her. I mean, her husband got me pregnant. Why else would I tell Luke I was pregnant before I told the father? And why would I tell Luke? I could just as easily told Rory and Luke might just happen to hear it. I repeat: could I be more stupid?

“Wha…what did you just say?” Luke splutters finally. He’s caught completely off guard. He must think I’m completely stupid. I totally agree.

“I’m…pregnant…” I breathe out. I’m stupid. I’m stupid. I’m stupid. I’m stupid. I’m stupid. I’m stupid. I’m STUPID! “I’ll be right back,” I say. I can’t stand everybody just staring at me. “I’m gonna go get coffee…no wait, I can’t have coffee; I’m pregnant. Wow, these next nine months is gonna be a real fun time…I was being sarcastic if you didn’t pick up on that just now…okay, I’m babbling…ah, look at me, I look like I came right out of Golden Girls…I’m gonna, you know…go, away…from, you and Nicole…I need to tell Sookie so, um, bye!” I grab my coat and race out the door, only to turn back around, making a complete idiot of myself. “I should probably get my keys…” I murmur while avoiding eye contact with anybody.

I close the door behind me and lean on it. Oh, good, stable…stable feels good…Great, I have just sparked another argument…Lorelai you really need to shut up once in a while! God, this sucks.

I get into the car and drive over to the inn. As usual, I rush into the kitchen and tell Sookie to raise her bandaged hand so I can find her.

Sookie takes one look and my face and knows something’s up, so she starts making me coffee. As tempted as I am, I decline, knowing I can’t have coffee until this baby comes out. Wow, I’m gonna be a cranky pregnant lady these next nine months.

“No thanks, Sookie, I ca—I mean, I don’t want coffee,” I say, hoping she didn’t notice my little slip.

“What’s up?” oh yeah, she definitely caught the slip.

“I’m…uh…you see, the thing is—” I start to babble, hoping it will get her off track.

“Lorelai…” not working!

“I’m pregnant, okay? There, I said it!” Okay, maybe I said that a little too loud. All the cooks are looking at me. And, of course, so is Sookie. Her jaw is not just on the floor, it’s in China.

“Did you just say what I thought you said?” is all Sookie can manage to get out. Well, I did sort of Shanghais her. All I can do is nod. “OH MY GOD!” she squeals, yet again knocking over her cook—the exact same one, too—with the pan in her hand. God, that guy has got to have a concussion by now.

“I’m pregnant…again…out of wedlock…again…God, when will I ever learn?” I joke, trying to stop Sookie from jumping up and down. It works; she seems to be coming back down to Earth.

“Wait a second…whose is it?” We had to get there sooner or later. I might as well get it over with.

“Umm…L-Luke’s” wow, that was hard. Why does everything suddenly become hard when talking to or about Luke? It’s hard just to think straight.

“AAAAAAAAH!” there she goes again: jumping up and down. And now she’s squeezing all the breath out of me.

“S-S-Sookie, I…can…’t…breathe!”

“Oh, sorry” Sookie says, releasing her death grip on me. “So, what did he say when you told him?”

“Nothing”

“What? Why would he say nothing?”

“Um…Nicole was there.”

“Where?”

“My house”

“Nicole was at your house?” Sookie asks incredulously. And she finds that surprising after just telling her I am having Luke’s baby?

“Yes, Nicole was at my house. She doesn’t want Luke talking to me anymore. Then Luke demanded a divorce. And then I comforted him and then we made out—”

“Did you comfort him and then make out, or did you comfort him by making out?” Sookie asks, moving her eyebrows up and down.

“I comforted him and then made out, Sookie. Come on, you really think I wanna be ‘rebound girl’? No I told him I love him.”

“AAAAAAAAAAAAH, Oh my god! You finally said it to him! I’m so happy for you!” She pulls me into yet another tight-enough-so-as-to-make-me-pass-out-from-lack-of-breath hug.

“Sookie, again, with the hugs, I can only be your best friend for so long if you keep depriving me of air!”

“Oh, sorry…again” Sookie says, releasing me. She looks at me both sympathetically and hopefully. “So what are you going to do? I mean, Luke is still married and you’re having his baby. That can’t be good.”

“You’re right, it can’t. I mean, Nicole and Luke are already getting a divorce, but that doesn’t make this any less complicated.” I say, walking over to the coffee maker. I start to pour myself a cup. “Hey!” I exclaim as Sookie snatches the mug out of my hands.

“You’re pregnant, Lorelai. No coffee for you.” God, why does Sookie always have to be right?

“Being pregnant sucks” I pout. “Okay, I think I should go back to the disaster area. Wish me luck. Bye, hon.” I hug Sookie and head out the back door of the kitchen. Well, life, it’s been nice knowing you.

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I am standing outside my front door, freezing my ass off. The good news is Nicole is gone. I don’t see her car anywhere. The bad news is Luke is still here. His truck is right next to mine. I start to giggle as I imagine the two cars flirting with each other. Wow, I forgot how quickly the hormones kick in. I mean, I’m already imaging inanimate objects flirting with each other. See? This is what happens when I don’t have any coffee in my system.

I put the key into the lock and turn it. Okay, that was unnecessary. It’s already unlocked. Of course, why wouldn’t it be?

“Hey, kid, it’s me, you’re lame excuse for a mother! Ah!” I say as a big rush of brown curls flies into me, gathering me into a big hug. I stroke Rory’s hair, noticing she’s crying. “Aw, Rory, what’s wrong?” I surprise myself with the steadiness of my voice. I was on the verge of tears, too…well, tears or insanity.

“Nicole is a horrible, horrible woman. As soon as you left, she went crazy. She said all these horrible things about you and about Luke. Even a few side comments about me, but those weren’t a big deal. But the things she said about you and Luke! They were the same as what she said when you were in the room ten-fold!” Rory sobs into my shoulder.

“Shhh…it’s okay. I’m here now, and Nicole’s gone…” I soothe her, remembering this is how I would get her to calm down when she was four and afraid of the monsters under her bed. “Come on, you need to lie down.” I lead her to her bedroom and tuck her in. “I’ll wake you in ten minutes. Get some rest…” Wait a second shouldn’t I be the one who should be resting? I mean, I’mthe one who’s pregnant, not Rory. I kiss her forehead and push back her hair. “I love you” I say and close the door.

I turn toward the living room, where I suspect Luke is. Come on, Lorelai. Move…any second now. Move! Just put your right foot, that foot, and put in front of the other. Okay, now do the same with the other one. Whew, I remember how to walk again.

“Hey, is Rory okay?” Luke asks as I enter the living room.

“She’ll be fine. I got her to go to sleep.” Wow, I sound like she’s a baby again.

“Are you okay? You kind of ran out in a hurry,” Luke asks, a concerned look in his eyes.

“Yeah, I’m fine. I’m just a little stressed is all,” Luke definitely doesn’t believe me. “What? It’s true! It’s not everyday I find out I’m pregnant with a married man’s baby!”

“Whose? I’m not a married man, not anymore. I’m a divorcée as of tomorrow. Nicole is bringing by the papers and that’s that.” I wish it was that easy.

“I don’t think the problem is going to be solved that easily.” I say, walking over to sit on the couch next to him. “I don’t want you just to be here just for the baby. I wouldn’t be able to bear it, thinking you’re just here for your—our, I guess—kid,” I stammer out.

“I don’t want you to think that either. I’m not going to be here just for the kid. I’m never just going to be here just for the baby. I’m always going to be here for you.” Luke coos. Funny, I never imagined Luke cooing.

“Always?” I ask.

“I promise.”

“I love you” I stammer out to him for the second time. I’m getting better at this!

“Right back at you, wanna watch TV?” he asks. I nod and rest my head on his lap, putting my feet up on the couch as Luke flips through the channels.

Today might just be the most eventful day of my life. I still get this gnawing feeling that I’ve forgotten to tell somebody about my pregnancy…

Shit! I forgot to tell them! I’m some daughter, huh? I forget to tell my own parents that I’m pregnant!

Next on the Incredible Rising Lorelai: Lorelai spills the beans to Emily and Richard, while Luke and Nicole make the divorce final. Lorelai gets an unexpected visitor, but she definitely knows what got that person to come.

A/N: okay, I suck at spoilers. You probably already know who the visitor is. By the way, you guys are gonna LOVE it when Lorelai finds out more about the baby! I won’t say anymore than that. You guys probably think I’m evil, now. And I say thank you! Now, REVIEW!


To be continued...