Author's note : First of all, of course I do not own Gilmore Girls... Secondly, I wanted to continue my other stories but this one kept crawling into mind... I hope putting it into words will let my mind go back to my other stories... Thanks for all readers...

I have updated it as there was an inconsistency with Chap. 2.

Biography of characters.

Rory Gilmore:

Rory will stay pretty much true to her character in the Gilmore Girls TV Series. I always thought she did not react enough to Jess leaving without a word. She might seem out of character in the first chapter but she will then be pretty much on track with the series.

Lorelai Gilmore:

Lorelei will be a bit different than in the series, she will be less against Society Boys as a whole but still not too sure about Logan. She will see herself a lot in Finn Morgan being what she could have been if she had not gotten pregnant and left the whole society. She will develop a strange «Big sister» type of relationship with Finn although it will mainly be done via emails and calls.

Finn Morgan:

Since we do not know much about Finn from the series, I will invent a bit on him. Finn was the last kid of a family of 2. He had an older brother but the age difference between them was 14 years, Finn actually was an accident baby. His brother killed himself in a car accident when Finn was not even in school, it was an obscure accident, could be suicide. His parents having trouble staying home after the death were not present much for Finn and the only way for him to get attention was to mess up. They sent him to be raised in Australia by his paternal grandmother who is the only real parent in his mind. While there, he was spoiled by his parents who gave into all his requests to make up for their absence. They did love him but had never grieved properly. He was brought back to the US to prepare to take over for his father. He will have two completely different personalities… one true to what we saw in the series, the other quite different will be only seen by Lorelei (and his grandmother).

Please note that all that happened in the show happens in this story with the exception of the first chapter that deals with Jess's sudden departure and how Rory deals with it.

Chapter 1 : When I saw her...

Rory was sitting at home wallowing once again. Jess had gone, vanished. He did not even let her know nor his uncle Luke. She had no idea where he could have gone. She had held on through her exam. Her mom and Luke had tried to hide Jess's running away but she knew. She had just pushed her feelings away. Now that school was finished, she was faced with the reality. Her boyfriend just left her, not even saying a word. Oh yes, he had called afterward, at graduation but he did not even say a word. She acted all strong and stoic. But she was broken. She had left Dean for Jess and what a mess, she had found herself completely alone on Graduation night.

Lorelei had encouraged Rory to join her friends and celebrate; she had, after all, graduated from Chilton. Next September, she was heading to Yale University; she would not see most of her High School colleagues ever again. She had never been one for parties, and at first thought, she did not think that she was up to one right now… She would watch movies and just wallow.

Half way to her second movie, she had already eaten a complete ice cream container. As time went by she felt less and less sad but more and angrier. Angry at herself for having trusted her heart and gone to Jess. Angry at Jess to have proven everyone right and left her all alone. She had been thinking of sleeping with him, she thought they were doing well and he just left. After she had brought him to her grandparents, after she had faced their disapproval. Why was she now crying all alone at home? He did not deserve for her to mope around. She needed to go out and prove him that he had not broken her. She would not wallow anymore, not for him. Her mom was right, she needed to go out and celebrate.

On a whim, she got up and went directly to her mother's wardrobe. She picked one deep blue dress that would make her look incredibly sexy. She knew it was not like her, wanting to look like a vixen but she needed to forget Jess, she wanted to draw attention, make all male around her want her. She wanted to prove to herself that he did not break her even though she knew he would never find out. It was some type of revenge; she wanted to have guys want her and her to reject them. She wanted to confirm she had this power also.

She got dressed, put on make-up, got into her new car and dialed her mother's cell number and reached her voice mail.

"Mom, I decided to go to Madeleine's party after all. I'll probably be home late."

And with that she was on her way to Hartford. She only had one plan. Forget Jess, forget the pain and have fun. Half an hour later, she parked her car on the street close to Madeline's since there were no space available on the drive way. There were cars everywhere, mostly luxury cars. As she was walking toward the door, she noticed three guys walking beside her. They seemed to be a bit older. She did not remember having met any of them. As they reached the door, she noticed that the blond one was checking her out. He looked her in the eyes and smirked.

"Great dress." He said just as the door opened. Rory blushed and looked away.

Louise had opened the door and she only noticed the three guys.

«Madeline! Your cousin is here! Finn, nice to see you again! Colin, Logan! Come in...» She smiled exaggeratedly to the three guys. Honestly, she had a huge crush on Finn but he never showed any interest, Logan and Colin were more, let just say, receptive to her flirting.

As the three guys entered, she finally noticed Rory.

"Oh my god Rory, you came. I did not expect you anymore. Come in. You look amazing! If only Tristan could see you!"

"Tristan! Is he...?"

"No don't worry. He's not here. But don't worry; there are lots of cuties anyway. For example, those three you arrived with... have you ever met them?"

Louise wanted to point them out but they had already gone in and were nowhere to be seen.

"Oh, well, come in, you know where everything is, so enjoy yourself."

Rory made it in, looking for a familiar face but Louise had disappeared also and she could not see any of her other friends. Come to think of it... other than Louise and Madeline, there probably would not be that many people that she really talked to. She just then realized that she had no clue on how to act in order to be flirty. She walked toward the drinks table and bumped into a mousy blond girl.

"Watch it." Was the automatic answer from the girl.

"Paris! You're here?"

"Rory! I thought you weren't coming."

"I wasn't but it beats sitting alone at home.

"My point exactly."

"Are you here with Jamie?"

"No... He could not make it. Aren't we pathetic? This is a graduation party and we are here in front the soft drink table... all alone... We should be experiencing, having a blast, partying like real graduate. Let's add a bit of spike to our night... what do you say Gilmore."

Rory thought for a minute... what the hell; one drink should not make it too bad. After all, she did drink wine at her grandparents...

They headed to the bar and there were lines of drinks. Rory chose one that seemed to be mainly made with orange juice. It was good, sweet, but she did not taste much of the alcohol in there... She had one more... maybe they were virgin whatever they were...

They then headed to the dancing floor and danced a bit. After an hour or so, Rory was thirsty again and she headed to the same table to take a few more of the drink. This time, they seemed to taste a bit different... not bad but different. She took a few again and decided to head out to the patio. She was sitting relaxing a bit when she heard Louise come out with a guy.

"Rory, having fun?"

"Yeah, just taking a bit of air now..."

"So did you meet Madeline's cousin yet?"

"No... But I..." Rory started to answer

"Go and say Hi to Madeline, they are with her right now... It's worth it." Louise said wiggling her eyebrows; following her date into a more private section of the backyard.

Rory smiled at the girl... no matter what she would miss Louise and Madeline, they were completely opposite to her but they knew how to unwind. She went inside and did find Madeline but she now was alone.

"Rory! Louise told me you made it... I am happy you came... how about a drink with me"

Rory who was starting to feel a bit dizzy hesitated...

"Come on Rory, when are we going to be able to take a drink together again? You are leaving soon for Europe with your mom and then, we're off to College... One drink won't hurt you know. "

They headed together to the drink table and Rory took another one of that Orange juice drink...

"humm... Tequila Sunrise. Good choice... very fruity, you can barely taste the alcohol in there..."

"I did not even know what drink this was. But it is good." Rory said as she was taking in the drink.

She talked a while with Madeline and was joined back by Paris. Without realizing it, Rory took one last drink and they headed to the dance floor. She did not know what took her over but she started to dance as she never had before. She felt good. Actually the alcohol she had taken in the previous two hours was now coming into its effect. She never realized the amount she had taken and now, dancing with Madeline and the others, she felt free, and she did not feel so down about Jess. Thinking of Jess, she saw that one guy who was looking at her had some resemblance to Jess, rebellious dark hair, a smirk that said he knew something she did not... She smiled at him while she danced seductively has she had never done in her life. He slowly joined her and Madeline and talked to the later before approaching Rory. He looked her straight in the eyes and they started to dance together. Neither looked away so they never realized that most of the people around had left the room and they kept on dancing closer and closer. Rory's mind was starting to be more blurry.

As the music changed into a slow song, they started to dance in an embrace; Rory's head on his chest. She focused on his heartbeat. After a moment, she looked up and got lost into his grey eyes. Even if she wanted, she could not look away. She was overwhelmed by the urge to kiss him. In her completely drunk state, she answered to her need. This was somewhat of a goodbye Kiss to Jess, even though the guy was not him. She knew she would never see him again and she needed this. She needed to say goodbye even if it was to the wrong guy. Then she would head home.

Finn had not believed his chance when he came into the room to talk to his cousin. It was his last day before he left with his two friends for the next year. As he came into the room, he saw her dancing with the gorgeous brunette that had arrived at the same time as him and, Logan and Colin. She looked like a goddess. But honestly, her dress did not fit her... Something was wrong, the dress fitted her body perfectly yet, it seemed not to fit her. He joined Madeline in their dance and when he looked up to the girl, their eyes locked into one another. As in a trance, he started to dance with her and a smile made his way to his face. Everything around him faded and they continued dancing as if they were alone. As the song changed to a slow, they met and danced together, what he wouldn't do to make out with her. But at the same time, he wanted to protect her. She was after all a friend of Madeline. But when she looked up, he just followed her and kissed back. And it was a kiss, filled with need and something else he could not really put to word. He felt as if she this was their last kiss. As they pulled away he was looking for words.

Rory on her side kept her eyes close. She was closing this part of her life. She had kissed Jess goodbye. She wished the guy would disappear because she knew when she opened her eyes, it would not be Jess and the satisfaction of leaving him hi and dry would not give her the satisfaction she was looking for. Then she heard him.

"Humm Kitten that was... wow. What's your name?"

And that is when she realized what she had done... The emotion mixed with the alcohol she had taken was too much to bear. She felt dizzy and suddenly she felt it coming. She was going to be sick... Not able to answer she ran to the closest door and just went outside just in time as she started to empty her stomach. Why hadn't she brought Lane with her this time? Just as she was thinking that, hunched in the front bushes, she felt someone picking her hair up and brushing a hand on her back.

"Are you OK Kitten?"

Rory tried to answer but nothing came out as she started to be sick again. God she would never drink again. After a few more minutes she sat down beside the guy. Everything was turning. How much had she drunk exactly? Good she would never do that again. She lay on her back and just looked at the stars. She was hoping that she would soon be ok to at least walk and fetch her purse inside. She would call her mom to come and get her. Without realizing it, she drifted off. Anything after she could not remember… a complete black out.

Finn's POV

As the girl left running through the door he just stood there for a few seconds before Madeline was back.

"Where's Rory?"

"Rory?"

"Finn, the girl you were dancing with, didn't you meet her before?"

"No."

"You arrived together, I thought you knew her."

"That was pure coincidence. Who is she?"

"Rory Gilmore. She was going to Chilton with Louise and me."

"Oh... Gilmore as in the Gilmores?"

"Yep... they are her Grandparents."

"Oh!..."

"Madeline, do you know where her stuff is... I think she just ran away and I want to make sure she does not drive home in her state."

"Sure, just a sec."

Madeline went and was back in a minute with a small handbag.

And Finn was out the door looking for Rory. He heard someone throwing up out there and figured it must be here. He could not figure out why but he felt somewhat responsible for her. He found her and held her hair out of the way. When she had stopped for a while, he asked if she was OK... before she could answer, she started puking again.

What the hell was he doing here? Usually, he would not give a damn about a girl unless some proximity was inherent to the situation. Now, he was there, helping this girl he did not know anything about and for sure, in her state, nothing would happen. Somehow, he felt somewhat as if he knew her. After a while, she sat beside him. Still not saying a word she laid down.

"Kitten, you got to get up... I think you should go home unless you want to sleep here. "

" Sleep… " She answered

"I am serious Kitten… We need to get you home. How did you get here? "

"My car. "

"Humm… Where is it, I can drive you home. "

"Somewhere on the street… It is a Prius. »

"Very ecological." He smiled… not a regular car for society.

"Which color, we'll try to find it. Get up, I'll help you."

He helped her up and almost carried her. She was really out of it at this point. He hoped no one would be home for her, and for him to be honest, he did not feel like handling an inquisition for he girl he barely knew. He spotted one Prius not that far away, silver grey. There probably would not be that many Toyota Prius around here… easier to find then a BMW in this part of town.

"Kitten, is that your car? "

She tried to answer but nothing more than yes was audible.

"I'll drive you if you help me out with direction. Then I will have someone pick me up."

She just nodded and then blurbed "Purse."

"Don't worry, Madeline gave it to me. Do you mind me looking for the keys?"

She did not answer so he looked into the purse and quickly found them and let her in the car before sitting behind the wheel. He started the car and was on his way to the highway… Madeline had said to go north until Stars Hollow… after he would try to get information from the girl. When he looked at her, she seemed to be sleeping.

"Try not to sleep kitten… I need you for direction once we are in Stars Hollow."

She mumbled something but it was already too late, she was halfway asleep already. He sighed… and she did not have any GPS device… He'd try to figure it out once there. At least, she listened to good music… He did not know which group was on but great songs.

As he entered into the town of Stars Hollow he was reminded of the small town he had grown up in back in Australia. If it hadn't been that late, anyone he met would have been able to give him direction but then she would have been the talk of town. He parked on one street and looked for her driver's license for her address. The town should not be really big so he should figure it out. After driving around for 15 minutes, he had found it… He started into the drive way slowly. There was a light on. He cursed a bit because he had wished no one would be home… What would her parents say…? He was bringing back a completely drunk girl home and they had never met him before… Finn tried to wake her up but it was a waste of time. He sighed and got out of the car and went to her side trying to wake her up once more.

"Kitten, you are home… Can you walk?" He would have liked for her to ring the door or unlock it. He helped her out of the car helped her walk towards the house.

She tried to mumble something again but as he was about to help her up the stairs. But before they made it to the first step she was sick again and this time she threw up again and this time he was not able to avoid it. His shirt had received some of it.

"I'm sorry" Rory mumbled as she got back up

"Fuck, I am never playing Knight in shining armor ever again." He said out loud. "My own is gross enough, someone else's. God!"

And right then and there, someone opened the door.

"Well, hello there… Not that I am complaining you bringing my daughter home but who are you?"

"Finn Morgan Mam. I am Madeline's cousin; Rory here wasn't in any state to drive home so Madeline asked me to bring her."

« And I guess you've got more than you bargained for there. » Lorelei said pointing to his shirt.

"Come in. I'll see what I can do."

"Thanks. Where should I put Rory?" Since Rory could not climb the stairs, he had picked her up in his arms. They made it through the door.

"Oh, her room is at the back… put her on her bed, I will make sure she is ok."

Finn brought Rory to the designated bedroom and put her on the bed. He looked around. Harvard and Yale pamphlet, a lot of books lying around everywhere. It was a small room. He was quite baffled that a Gilmore was living here. It is not like her Grandparents did not have any money… they were pretty much high up there, like his own family. He got out of the room and saw the girl's mother with a T-Shirt in hand.

"Here you go. The bathroom is right there, I left you a towel. Care for a coffee?"

"Sure. I'll be right back."

Finn could not believe that he had not been yelled at. Maybe it was coming with the coffee… The tone in the woman's voice was sharp but not as angry as he was expecting.

As he was done he slowly went back toward the kitchen and heard Mrs. Gilmore speak to Rory.

"That is so not what I meant when I said you should go and have fun. This is so not you Rore."

He sat at the table and waited for the older woman to come out. Which she did a few minutes after with the clothes her daughter had been wearing.

"Where did you put your shirt" She asked. Looking at him with the U2 T-Shirt she was suddenly reminded of an old friend of hers. Actually, she was reminded of her best friend from her childhood. She went to the washing machine to wash his t-shirt and came back pouring two cups of coffee.

Finn was quite unsure of what was coming. She was looking at him with a weird smile.

"What did you say your name was again?"

"Finn Morgan Mrs. Gilmore"

"It's Lorelei, please. Would you happen to be Johnathan's brother?"

"Was, yes" Finn answered wondering why she asked. He never would have thought someone his age would have a parent the same age of his brother.

"Yeah, sorry." Lorelei suddenly realized that she referred to Johnathan as if he was still alive.

"How did you know?" He asked

"About your brother, I remember when it happened. We were friends you know. He and I were friends since middle school. I had already left when he died. I felt so bad, having abandoned him." She said in a dreamlike state.

"You were friends with my late brother?" Finn asked not sure if he wanted to talk about him.

"Yeah… we were. With Christopher, that's Rory's dad, we were inseparable that is until I left. He was even supposed to be Rory's godfather."

Finn suddenly realized she was the girl on the pictures with his brother in his room.

"How was he? I mean, I was 4 when he died. I… well; my parents never talk about him or what happened. Can you…" He did not know how to ask a stranger how his own brother was but he could never have any information from his parents.

"He was a great friend. We used to hang out all the time. When he found out about Chris and I he was angry at us but he came around. I was always at your place. I even remember you. You look a lot like him. And if you are anything like him, I am sure then there is an explanation for you bringing her completely drunk." She smiled.

Finn was not sure what to answer to that.

"I don't know how she got drunk, well, she was at my cousin's party so she must have drunk there but when I saw her she was dancing, I joined her and she kissed me. She then got sick."

"So you had nothing to do with her drinking. " She asked but knew the answer… Finn had nothing to do with it… Jess was the reason. If Finn was guilty it was only of looking slightly like Jess.

"Nope… I did not even know who she was before asking my cousin. She then told me where she lived and here I am."

"Do you often play rescuer to damsels in distress? Your brother always did. He always took care of me anyway."

He laughed a bit… it was so unlike him lately but yes, at one point in his life, it would have been more his style.

"No, not lately. But when I saw her and it was at my cousin's and I don't know … I did not think about it much." He could not say that he had felt a strong attraction for the girl the moment he saw her in the drive way. That he felt compelled to protect her.

"How come I haven't seen your parents nor you at any Society Gathering? Your parents still live in Hartford don't they? "

"Well, yes and no. I was raised by my grandparents in Australia. My parents, well, they were never around much. Now, well, I try to be as little as I can at the house when they are there. "

He tried not to show any grief towards his parents in his voice but it was hard.

Lorelei seemed to understand him. She smiled a bit.

"But didn't you drink yourself tonight? "

"Not that I don't usually but not tonight. My grandmother is home and she would not have liked to see me with a hangover for breakfast."

"She does not usually drink. Rory I mean. Her boyfriend just left last week and I think she just wanted to forget."

"I can understand it… also my way of coping."

"You look a lot like him you know."

"I didn't. But it might explain why she kissed me."

Lorelei laughed slightly at that.

"And she ran right didn't she?"

"Yes, how did you know?"

"Well, it's become a habit with Rory… at least she did not cry."

"What?" Finn asked not really understanding.

"Long story. So how come you are in Hartford now?"

"Attending Yale now. And they brought me back to America to prepare me to take over the business. My father is quite older."

"You don't want it?"

"It does not matter… I don't have a say in it."

"Your brother was looking forward to it. He loved going to work with your dad."

"Well, he was wanted. He was not sent away, forgotten." He answered with somewhat of a challenge in his tone.

"I know you were an accident baby Finn. But so was Rory. And I love her to a level I cannot explain. Did you ever thought that it is not that they don't love you but that they don't know how to? That is what I say to myself for my parents. I know they somehow love me, but have a terrible way of showing it."

"Maybe. But how did you get away from it… look where you live."

"What you don't like it? But I know what you are saying. When Rory was born, I could not stand the live that my mother had drawn up for me. One day, no one was home; I just took everything and left. I wanted Rory to live in a home, with nothing expected of her but to be a kid."

"Took a lot of courage. I don't think I could do it."

"It took Rory for me to have this courage. I did not do it for myself, I did it for her. And now she is heading to Yale."

"Yale?"

"Yes… isn't it where you are going?"

"Yeah… but next year, we are travelling… I won't be at school."

"Still, maybe you could give Rory some pointers. "

"I don't know… a guy she does not know."

"Well, maybe I could keep in touch. And if you ever want to talk to someone, about your brother or anything else. I'd be happy to."

"Why not… I'd like to know more about Johnathan. I will leave you my email."

"Good. I think your shirt is ready now. " Lorelei said as she had heard the dryer had stopped.

She went to fetch it and gave it back to Finn.

"But you can keep this one… Your brother had the same one; we bought it together at their Show. I don't really wear it anymore."

"You're sure?"

"Yeah… This way, I am sure you'll remember me and write. Do you want me to drive you back to Hartford?" Lorelei asked looking at the time. It was now close to 1 am.

"I can call a cab."

"No, it would take so long… I'll drive you back."

And with that Lorelei let with Finn and drove him back. In the car, they talked about schools he had attended, music he was listening to and both their incoming trip. Finn was leaving on a yacht for the following year and Lorelei and Rory were leaving for Europe in a couple of days. Lorelei doubted she would hear from Finn but she liked him. He reminded her of his brother and of her. Maybe Christopher had been the wrong one to choose.

She came back and checked on Rory. Glad Finn had taken care of her; some others would have taken advantage of her. No matter what Finn was saying deep down, he was a great guy.