The Incredible Rising Lorelai

By Gigi

Author's Note: This takes place after Lorelai sinks into Luke, crying in The Incredible Sinking Lorelais

A/N 2: Lorelai's POV. Lorelai and Jason are not together in this

Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters, except for the ones I make up. They belong to ASP and the WB.

A/N: Okay, again, this took longer to update than I expected. Sorry! Thanks to my lovely beta, OkGoPrettyMuchRules!

"Oh, my God, I'm so wiped!" I declare, unlocking the door and collapsing on the couch and kicking off my shoes in the process. "Who knew that those duffel bags could weigh so much? Why do you have four anyway?"

"Oh, that's all our accessories," Gigi explains mid-yawn.

"Purses, jewelry…" Ali lists.

"Make-up, nail polish, et cetera, et cetera…" Michaela finishes.

"Geez, you'd think that if you can afford all this make-up and jewelry that you could get rolling bags!" I complain.

"Well, we do have rolling bags. You just picked up the only one without wheels…" Gigi states, sympathy ringing in her voice.

"Oh, perfect!"

8D

I wake up to find myself cuddled in Luke's arms, my cheek against his chest. Smiling into his skin, I inhale his Luke-ish scent. When I tilt my head so I can see his face, I find him staring at me. Laughing I ask, "What are you doing?"

"What, a man can't look at his fiancé?" Luke replies in that low sexy voice of his as he moves to kiss me. "Good morning!"

"Good morning to you!" I answer, kissing him again. "Sleep w—" My question is cut short when I dart out of my bed and into the bathroom where I park myself in front of the toilet and proceed to upchuck. I hear Luke come in behind me on his way to hold my hair, but since I tied my hair up in anticipation of my inevitable morning sickness, he only held back my bangs. Wiping my mouth with a wad of toilet paper, I start to whine. "Okay, cravings, I can deal with. I can deal with the massive ankles and incredible weight gain. Hell, I can deal with labor, but I can't stand the damn morning sickness!" Luke gets ready to comfort me when the phone rings. I get up with Luke's help and trudge up to the phone. "Hello?"

"Can I speak to Lorelai Gilmore?" A voice requests…a voice that sounds really irked.

"This is she," I confirm. "Who is this?" My question is completely ignored.

"I'm calling to inform you that you are to arrive in court in two weeks on the twenty-fourth of June at three o'clock." What!

"What!" I screech. "What do you mean I am to arrive in court in two weeks? Why am I being asked to go to court!" I demand. I hardly notice that Luke, Gigi, Michaela, and Ali are standing at the door, petrified.

"You will be briefed on the case when you arrive in court."

"No! Tell me now! Why the hell am I being sued? And who is suing me?" I ask, really pissed now.

"Lorelai," an extremely familiar voice takes over the phone after a few minutes of rustling.

"Nicole?" I question, turning to see the four individuals with stony faces, Luke's especially. "Is this your doing?"

"It might be…" she offers dreamily. I can just tell she's smirking.

"Why the hell are you suing me?" I demand.

"Do you remember our little chat in the parking lot?"

"Yes…"

"First, you get pregnant with my husband's child. Second, two weeks after the divorce, you and he are engaged."

"So?" I urge, impatient to get to the reason.

"You also borrowed money from my husband for your inn, am I correct?" she inquires.

"Yes, Luke loaned me thirty thousand dollars, but what does that have to do with anything?"

"That makes me an investor in the inn."

"How does that make you an investor in the inn? It makes Luke and investor, not you!" I clarify.

"Because we were married at the time, and Luke did not know that I merged our bank accounts, so technically you have my money. There are plenty of small infractions that I could use to gain custody of your future child and make you lose your beloved inn…not to mention your house," Nicole gloats.

"What!"

"Bye now!" Dial tone…I slam down the phone and collapse on the bed.

"Lorelai…Lorelai, are you okay? LORELAI!" I hear, but nothing registers. My eyes close, and…

A/N: I know, I know, I'm very cruel. Well at least you now know why Nicole had a maniacal gleam in her eyes! Review and I promise it will get better!

A/N: BTW, stop with the yelling, it's a FICTION! It's not supposed to be realistic. This note is directed at a person who said that Nicole suing Lorelai like that isn't possible. Well, DUH! I am not being mean, I'm just saying, I knew that that isn't actually possible to sue for custody of a child that isn't yours or merge bank accounts without both people present. It's NICOLE. Nobody likes Nicole, so (I won't say your name), please stop with the "this was a HORRIBLE chapter. you can't do that or this"...I'm sorry, i don't mean to be so harsh; i'm just trying to get the point across.