Lorelai was sitting in her first period class, starting a paper she had due the next day and glancing at the clock every now and then.

"Ok, everyone. I need your attention, please," Mrs. Berkeley said. "Now, I realize it's only October, but the semester is coming to an end. I've decided that for our semester exam, I am going to put you into pairs and you are going to be working on a project that you will turn in the last week before Christmas break.

This years assignment is to read Hamlet by William Shakespeare and write your own modern day version of it. Now, I'm giving you two months time to do this, so I don't want any excuses as to why you've not done the project. There are five acts, so I want you to write out five acts and all the scenes in the act. The scenes do not have to be long, but I'm expecting to see that you have put in an effort."

Many groans and complaints could be heard throughout the classroom. Lorelai herself rolled her eyes and leaned back in her chair, crossing her arms.

"It's either that or a two hundred question test with three essays," the teacher said. At that, the class suddenly became quiet. "That's what I thought. And now, with that established, I will now put you into pairs."

She began calling out the names and Lorelai went back to her paper. She wanted to get as much homework done as possible at school, that way she wouldn't have to stay up late after work. As she brought herself back to her paper, she fell into her own world.

"Miss Gilmore,"

"Huh?" Lorelai said, looking up.

"You will pair up with Mr. Danes."

"Oh," Lorelai said, looking at Luke and then back at the teacher. "Ok,"

The bell rang and Lorelai gathered her stuff together and got up.

"Everyone be sure to grab a copy of Hamlet out of the box at the front of the room before you leave," Mrs. Berkeley called out.

Lorelai walked up to the front of the room and grabbed a book out. She began walking out and realized that someone was standing beside her.

"Oh, hey Luke," she said, looking up at him.

"Hey," he said, and began thumbing through the book. "Pretty tough assignment we have here, huh?"

"Ugh, I know. Not that the other option was much better, but I still don't like the idea of this project,"

"I guess it's our only option. Anyway, we should probably start meeting up occasionally and get this thing done as soon as possible. The sooner it's finished with, the sooner we can relax. That is, at least until we have to start studying for other semester exams," he said as they walked to their lockers.

"Yeah, sure. That sounds fine with me. When and where?"

"We could meet up at my house on... lets say, twice a week?"

"Ok, I have work on the weekdays from four to nine and on Saturday's from ten to five," she told Luke.

"Well, I have track practice on the weekdays, and then afterwards I help my dad with his hardware store. I don't do anything on the weekends, though. How about Saturday's and Sunday's? Around six?"

"That could work. Just give me your address so I'll know where to go," she said, stopping at her locker and working the combination.

"Ok," Luke said, writing down the address on a sheet of paper and tearing it out of his binder. "Here you go,"

Lorelai took the paper and folded it up before slipping it into her backpack. As she closed her locker, she heard a voice call out behind them.

"Looks like you scored, Butch!"

Both Luke and Lorelai turned around to see one of the jocks laughing as he high fived another idiot jock.

"Butch?" Lorelai asked.

"It's some crazy nickname people gave me. I personally hate it," he told Lorelai and then directed to the jock, "What the hell are you talking about?"

"Aw, come on, Butch. No need to be ashamed," the jock said, coming up to Luke and throwing an arm around his shoulder.

"I repeat, what the hell are you talking about?" Luke asked, shrugging the arm off.

"It's not everyday that one of us knocks up a girl. So, how'd it happen? Was she good?"

"What?" Luke asked, utterly confused.

"Rachel, you know? Your ex? Rumor has it she's carrying your kid. But, you'd already know that, now wouldn't you?"

Lorelai watched as the expression on Luke's face went from confusion, to pure shock. The color in his face drained to white and it seemed as if he'd lost all capability of speech. Lorelai, also, wasn't expecting what she'd just heard.

"Or... I guess you didn't know," the jock said, taking a look at Luke and then walking off.

The two of them stood alone for a few minutes in uncomfortable silence. Lorelai cleared her throat and then asked, "Uh, Luke, are you... are you ok?"

"Huh?" he asked, shaking his head and looking at her. "Oh.. yeah, yeah I'm, uh, I'm f-fi... I'm going to go."

Lorelai just nodded her head as she watched him walk away.

xox

By the time Lorelai sat down for lunch, the entire school was talking about Luke and Rachel. Everyone knew that Lorelai witnessed when Luke found out, therefore she had been bugged by many people wanting to know what was going on and if the rumors were true.

"So, did he tell you anything? Who told the guy that Rachel might be pregnant?"

Lorelai let out a frustrated sigh, "Sookie, for the last time, I don't know. Let's not talk about it right now, ok? I don't want to spread things around,"

"Oh, trust me, it's been spread,"

"Yes, but I don't want to be apart of the spreading,"

"Ok, ok. Consider it dropped,"

Lorelai looked around the lunch room. Luke was nowhere to be seen. In fact, nobody had spoken to, or seen, Luke since he had walked off earlier.

All around, people were whispering. Some occasionally pointing at Lorelai. The one and only thing, besides Rachel, that she did not like about Stars Hollow was the fact that everyone was in your business and it was impossible to keep a secret.

Lorelai couldn't help but feel bad for Luke. It was a bit of a shock on everyone, but after seeing his reaction, she felt sorry for him. Then again, you must pay the consequences for your actions.

xox

"What the hell are you thinking going around telling people that you're pregnant with my baby?" Luke angrily asked Rachel. After he had left Lorelai, he sought out to find Rachel and then dragged her from the school so they could talk.

"Well, I am,"

"Rachel, I slept with you one time. One time, and it was three months ago. Not to mention, we were both extremely drunk. If we hadn't consumed so much alcohol, I wouldn't have slept with you,"

"Luke, I'm not stupid. I know that,"

"That kid cannot be mine. You would have found out long ago if it were. It has to be Kevin's,"

"And how do you know that it's Kevin's,"

"Because he was the last person you slept with. At least, to my knowledge," at that, Rachel's faced changed to a pissed off expression.

"Are you calling me a slut?"

"No, I'm not calling you a slut. I'm not that low. But, you cannot go around telling people that you are pregnant with my baby, when you aren't even sure if it's mine in the first place!"

"But it is yours!"

"How do you know that, Rachel? You don't. You want it to be mine, but you don't know if it is or not. You slept with Kevin three weeks ago, you can't be so dead set that I'm the father. What is wrong with you? I can't believe you would go around telling people something like that without even telling me first! What about Kevin? Did you tell him about this?"

"There is nothing to tell Kevin,"

"When did you suspect this?"

"Suspect what?"

"That you were... you know," he said, coughing and looking down.

"A week ago,"

"A week ago? Rachel, can't you see, that's not my baby. If it were, you would have suspected sooner,"

"You don't know that,"

"Come on, Rachel," Luke said, shaking his head frustratedly and putting his hands over his face. He let out a deep sigh and then looked at her. "I want you to make a doctors appointment. Can't they tell when the baby has been conceived? Just, make the appointment. I want to know for a fact whether it's mine or not,"

"It is yours,"

"No, I'm not going to go nine months believing it is my kid, only to find out that it's not. I don't want that to happen. Make the damn appointment. I'm coming with you, so be sure to tell me when it is," he said and began walking off.

"Where are you going?" Rachel asked.

"To think," he said and turned the corner of the street, disappearing from view.

xox

Luke walked around for two hours before he decided to go to his dad's hardware store. He took a deep breath before he opened the door and walked in. He'd have to tell William. The whole town would know before the end of the day. He didn't want his dad finding out something like this from one of the townspeople.

"Luke, what are you doing here? School doesn't let out for another three hours," William said.

"Dad, can I, uh, talk to you?"

"Is everything ok?" he asked, worried.

"Let's go up to the office, ok?" Luke said, not waiting for his dad to respond and walking upstairs.

William followed behind his son and then walked into the office, sitting at his desk and folding his hands on top of the desk.

"Lucas, what is going on?" he asked.

Luke, who had been pacing in front of his dad, trying to figure out how to tell him the news, looked up.

"Dad, I... I know that you've told me that I should always think before I act, and I usually do. Um, but, three months ago at the fourth of July festival, I didn't think,"

"What did you do?"

"I, I mean, Rachel and I had some of Miss Patty's punch. Actually, we had a lot,"

William sighed heavily, already knowing what had happened.

"Lucas Anthony Danes, how could you let this happen?" Willaim asked, a mix of anger and disappointment in his voice.

"Dad, I'm sorry. I just found out today. If I hadn't of drank any of that punch, I would have never have slept with her,"

"Is she positive?" William asked.

"There's more to it," Luke told him.

"How can there be more?"

"Dad, the reason Rachel and I broke up is because she slept with Kevin behind my back,"

"Kevin? You mean the Kevin you always hang out with? She cheated on you with him?"

Luke just shoved his hands in his pockets and nodded.

"Son," William said, shaking his head and resting it in his hands. "You have yourself in a real predicament here."

Luke just stood silently. He felt guilty for making his father go through this. It was hard enough he was raising two teenagers by himself, one of them being wild. The least he needed now was for his son to inform him that he might be a grandfather. If it was one thing Luke hated, it was disappointing his father. He tried to be the best son he could, especially after his mother had passed away.

"So, what are you going to do?" William asked him after a few minutes.

Luke sighed. "I told Rachel to make a doctor's appointment. I want to know for a fact how far along she is. That way I'll be able to know if it is mine or not. But, dad, you have to believe me, I would have never slept with her. Or any girl for that matter. At least not yet. I would have waited longer before doing so. It was a mistake, a big one. I shouldn't've drank any of that punch, it was my own fault I did that."

"Luke, I know. I understand the situation. I would prefer you to wait until you were married, just like any other parent would prefer of their kid. But, I realize that to today's generation, that doesn't exactly matter as much anymore. I thought we had this talk before? You shouldn't be drinking, Lucas. You are only seventeen. What if your coach hears of this? You could get kicked off the team,"

"I know, I know," Luke sighed and hung his head.

"What are you going to do if she is, Lucas?"

"Let's just wait and see what the doctor says, ok?"

William sighed. "Get your homework done and then meet me back downstairs to begin your shift,"

With that, William got up and left the room, leaving Luke staring at the closed door.

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A/N: I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I know it has been forever since I updated! I've been so busy lately. Honest to God. I haven't been getting home til after 10 almost every night and then I have homework to do and don't go to bed til 12:30 or 1 am and then on the weekends, I'm so exhausted from lack of sleep and still have tons of homework (essays, essays, essays... blah!) so I sleep in and work all day on the essays. I'm going to try hard to update all my fics as much as I can!