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The Bitter End

Lorelai Gilmore stood at the graveside of Cassandra Jenkins, who was one of her best friends. Lorelai was holding a new born girl, who was peacefully asleep on Lorelai's shoulder.

She'd met and befriended Cassandra 20 year's ago when she was a maid at the Independent Inn. Lorelai's tale of getting pregnant, running away from her parents and getting a job at 16 was inspiration to Cassandra, whom was being raised similar to Lorelai. It wasn't long before Cassie was working side by side with her. They were the best of friend's, something Lorelai lacked as a child. And now, she was gone.

"Lorelai" said a male voice. "Cooper," Lorelai replied, obviously in a daze. "We should head home" He said, taking her by the hand and helping her to the car. The whole journey home, nothing was uttered between the two.

When they reached the manor, Cooper helped Lorelai out of the car, then preceded to get his sleeping niece out of the car without waking her. Lorelai entered the dull, looking house and noticed the Congratulation's poster on the wall. The warm feeling she got putting the poster up was numb now.

Not being able to look at the scene any longer, Lorelai made her way upstairs and to Cassandra's bedroom where she sat on her friend's bed and rubbed her giant stomach. Gentle tears ran down her face as she thought about her bleak future.

No Luke, no Cassandra, no Rory, hell she even missed her parents right now. And she was heavily pregnant with Luke's baby, and was now sole guardian of little Cassie now, She had no idea what she was going to do. It didn't seem like she had many options, Both herself and Cooper inherited the manor, but she didn't want to interfere any longer. She had no choice, she had to return to Stars Hollow.

Cooper was sad to see his week old niece go, but Lorelai assured him he was welcome to visit them anytime he wanted, and that they'd visit him too. Within the hour, Lorelai was on the road, travelling from Seattle to Connecticut. Little Cassie was an Angel on the whole journey, either sleeping or happy enough to just lie back and watched Lorelai with her little fresh eyes.

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Luke starred at the counter where Lorelai would have generally sit and jabbered on about her day. Six long month Luke has missed her, six long month's since she left him.

April had arrived on her bike outside of her father's diner, and waved in happily to him. The sight warmed his heart. April is his pride and joy, and was the only reason Luke hadn't fallen apart after Lorelai left him.

Ironically April was the reason Lorelai left in the first place. Well Anna mostly but it's not like Luke isn't blameless. He was so selfish over the course of their engagement, she would have stayed and they would be married now.

"Hey dad, you'll never believe what Amber said to Dan today?" April said, excitedly. There was a science fair on again in school and April and her friend Amber had teamed up against new science brainiac Dan, and were determined to beat him.

" So the fair's Friday at three" Luke asked double checking the times in case he'd forget. "Yes, and you better not forget Dad" She said as she picked up a menu. Luke smiled at her addressing him as Dad. It quite literally brightens up his day.