Disclaimer: I don't own these characters, never have, never will...
A/N: So here it is...the final chapter! Surprising, I know, since I updated two chapters in two days, but I knew where I wanted to end it so it was easy to write. I hope you all have enjoyed this story as much as I have enjoyed writing it! But like I said in the last chapter...it really has come full circle and it needed to end. Enjoy!
For the confused (and I mean that with as much love as possible): This rewinds to when Lorelai returns home from the pharmacy, then fast forwards to the very end of the last chapter, rewinds back to where she finally finds out the truth, then fast forwards back to her and Luke in the street :-)
Rewind!
"Rory!" Lorelai shouted as she walked into the door. She proceeded toward Rory's room.
"What is it?" Rory asked, then froze when she saw what her mother was holding. "You got it?" she asked, somewhat rhetorically.
"Yep," Lorelai said clutching the pregnancy test in her hands. "So...bad news," Lorelai continued.
"You mean? You are..." Rory said, eyes wide.
"No! I mean...well I don't..." Lorelai held up the unopened pregnancy test and pointed to it.
"Oh yea. Duh," Rory said "So what, then?"
"Well, I ran into Patty at the drug store...and well she knows. In fact, the whole town probably knows by now."
"Uh oh," Rory said. "Well, do you think Luke knows?"
"I don't know...I mean, I don't think Patty would tell him. She's a gossip, but she usually avoids the people who the gossip is about." Lorelai said.
"Yea," Rory replied.
"Well...I guess I should..." Lorelai gestured upstairs.
"Yea...sure, go ahead," Rory stated.
Lorelai headed up the stairs.
"Hey mom?!" Rory called.
Lorelai turned around and looked at her daughter.
"It's gonna be okay," Rory said with a reassuring smile, then watched as her mother continued up the stairs.
Fast Forward!
Luke stared at the man and his daughter when he heard someone call out to him.
"Luke!"
It was Lorelai. He turned around and saw her standing in the street. Their eyes locked and he smiled at her. They began walking toward each other and met in the middle.
"Hey," Luke said.
"Luke, please, let me explain...I was going to..." Lorelai began.
"It's okay," Luke interrupted.
"No, please...just let me explain," she stopped him. "I would have told you had I know whether or not I was even pregnant, but I didn't, and I just went to the pharmacy in Hartford today, so I could find out for sure, and then Patty saw me there and there was this big thing, and I was accused of shoplifting and then I came home and I was going to find out but then you came bursting in and you were mad, and I completely understand, I just...and then I came to find you and well...here we are."
"Here we are," Luke repeated. "Look, Lorelai, it's okay, I overreacted."
"No, you didn't...I just," she looked up at him and took a deep breath. "I would have told you first...you know that?"
"I know," Luke replied. "So..."
"So..." Lorelai looked down.
"What's...the verdict?" Luke asked.
Lorelai looked up at him.
Rewind!
"Mom..." Rory said from behind her. "Are you okay?"
"No, I'm not okay, Luke is out there running around under the assumption that I'm pregnant with Christopher's child...this is not good...that's not even true, I mean I don't even know if I'm-" she cut herself off with her thoughts, and Rory looked at her funny.
"What?" Rory asked.
"I can find out now," Lorelai said.
"Find out what?"
"If I'm pregnant."
Lorelai just stood there, Rory looking at her.
"So then, I guess we should..." Rory said.
"Yea, I guess so," Lorelai replied.
They both walked upstairs and to the bathroom door.
"Wait, mom," Rory stopped her from opening the door. "Just...if you are, well, what are you gonna do?"
"I don't know, hon," she took a deep breath. "But, let's find out..." she took the door knob and opened it.
They both looked down at the pregnancy test to see one pink line across the stick.
They both breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm not pregnant."
"You're not pregnant!" Rory said jumping up and down. They both began giggling.
"Wait." Lorelai stopped her daughter.
"What?" Rory asked.
"Luke... he's still running around, somewhere, out there."
"Well go find him and tell him!" Rory said.
"Right," Lorelai replied and with that she was out the door.
Fast Forward!
"So..."
"So..." Lorelai looked down.
"What's...the verdict?" Luke asked.
Lorelai looked up at him. "No," she replied and shook her head.
Luke took a deep breath and smiled, "Wow," he said. "I really do feel like a huge weight's been lifted off my shoulders, I mean not that I wouldn't have been..."
"No, I know," Lorelai cut in. "I feel the same way...the timing just wasn't right."
"Definitely not," Luke agreed. "But you know, it's gotten me thinking..." he started up again.
"What?" Lorelai asked.
"Well, I mean with this whole thing...I know we're not ready for a baby yet, but I think maybe we're ready for something else."
Lorelai cocked her head up, "What are you suggesting," she said with a smile.
"Well...I think maybe...we should move in together."
"Are you gonna be okay living with a known shoplifter?" Lorelai said raising an eyebrow.
"I think I'll be just fine," Luke replied with a smile.
"Well then, I think maybe we should too," Lorelai replied wrapping her arms around Luke's neck and bringing herself closer to him.
"Yea?" Luke asked.
"You bet." Lorelai said.
They both leaned in for a long and passionate kiss, and with the citizens of Stars Hollow pressed up against Luke's Diner window to watch, everything was just right.
The End.
A/N: Thanks so much for reading this story and please please please review! I want to know what you think...of both chapters!