The Only Exception

Somewhere Only We Know...

AN: Feeling generous this week, so here is Chapter 3. Thanks for the messages and lovely feedback. Comments are welcomed- I appreciate constructive criticism so long as your not an ass with your delivery lol.

I do live in the UK so may writing may not always translate to how someone speaks in the states so I apologise for this but i am trying!

Thanks again to the amazing @AshleyWheeler1 for your help!

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Rory awoke Saturday morning, before her alarm even went off. Her mind had been preoccupied since her realization yesterday, and rest had not come easy. Nausea was still apparent as she went to rise from her bed, and so she ran to the bathroom as quickly as she could. After being sick, she stayed sat on the bathroom floor with tears beginning to roll down her face.

Having heard whimpering as he walked past, Luke knocked on the door.

"Rory, are you okay?"

"Uh, yeah. Sorry, I will be out in a second!"

She rose to her feet having brushed her teeth, and cleaning herself up. She walked into the kitchen where Luke was sat at the table.

She grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge and joined him at the table.

"No coffee Ror... you okay?"

"Um, yeah. I think I have a bug or something. If I'm still feeling like this on Monday, I'm going to have to call the doctor" she replied.

"Your mom mentioned you've been feeling like this most of the week, is that right?"

"On and off, yeah I have" Rory broke eye contact and looked down.

"I don't mean to get too personal, you know I am not the best talker, but do you think you might be pregnant?"

Rory looked at her soon to be stepfather with surprise before he continued.

"I know I'm no doctor, Rory, but you haven't been eating much and when you do it's healthy! You turn your nose up at the smell of coffee, let alone the idea of drinking it. Also, this past week you have been walking around like a zombie. Sure, it could be a bug like you said but-"

"Luke-" she interrupted. "There is a possibility, but please do not tell mom. I intend to get a test when I go to Hartford today. If it is positive you will both be among first to know, but in the meantime could you keep it between us?" she looked back to him pleadingly with tears welling up.

"Thats a big ask, but of course I will. You know I think of you like a daughter Rory. However if you are. I will have to speak to Patrick-"

"Paul, is his name Luke. But it wouldn't be his, we separated a couple of weeks ago and, well, we never..."

"Look I don't need to have that image in my head... so whose would it be?"

"If you don't mind, I'd prefer to keep that to myself, until I know for sure..."

Luke nodded indicating that he understood. Rory explained she had to finish getting ready, and they agreed she would speak to him later on.

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Rory left for Hartford earlier than she had originally intended, but figured that if she had the time and nerve she would take a test before she met Finn. Figuring at the moment, he would be a wealth of support and advice as a confidante, given the fact that he would know who the father is.

She parked her car, went into the store to buy a test, and then she nervously decided that with her having plenty of time, she would go and get a drink at her favorite cafe.

She entered the place ordering a peppermint tea to go, before going to the restroom.

Taking the test from her bag, she did what she had to do. Deciding not to wait in the stall, she placed the test back in the box and freshened up, before collecting her drink and going back to the car. She sat there waiting, nerves building she flipped on the radio.

As the song began to play, the lyrics began to resonate with her and where she was in her life at the moment...

Somewhere Only We Know

I walked across an empty land

I knew the pathway like the back of my hand

I felt the earth beneath my feet

Sat by the river, and it made me complete

Oh, simple thing, where have you gone?

I'm getting old, and I need something to rely on

So tell me when you're gonna let me in

I'm getting tired, and I need somewhere to begin

I came across a fallen tree

I felt the branches of it looking at me

Is this the place we used to love?

Is this the place that I've been dreaming of?

Oh, simple thing, where have you gone?

I'm getting old, and I need something to rely on

So tell me when you're gonna let me in

I'm getting tired, and I need somewhere to begin

And if you have a minute, why don't we go

Talk about it somewhere only we know?

This could be the end of everything

So why don't we go

Somewhere only we know?

Oh, simple thing, where have you gone?

I'm getting old, and I need something to rely on

So tell me when you're gonna let me in

I'm getting tired, and I need somewhere to begin

And if you have a minute, why don't we go

Talk about it somewhere only we know?

This could be the end of everything

So why don't we go?

So why don't we go?

This could be the end of everything

So why don't we go

Somewhere only we know

Somewhere only we know

Somewhere only we know?

Songwriters: Richard David Hughes / Timothy James Rice-Oxley / Tom Chaplin

Somewhere Only We Know lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

As the DJ began speaking, she broke out of her daze. What had surprised her is when she was thinking of the 'something she could rely on' it had not been Logan she was thinking of. It was someone else and she smiled thinking of him and the comfort and friendship he brought into her life. Would that change now though, what would he think of her? What did the test say?

She looked down and gasped, not knowing whether to feel happy or sad, and then another barrage of emotions passed through her before a sense of numbness revealed itself. Noticing the time, she shook herself back into reality and drove to Ruby's, knowing no matter what she had to deal with at the moment, she needed to see Finn.