Hey everyone! This story is my first full length story for Gilmore Girls. I completely adore the show and I had an idea hit me during class so I started drafting as soon as class was over. This story includes a new character that I made up and her life and of course I have to put Luke/Lorelai into the mix! I hope you all enjoy it!

Chapter 1:

Ashlynn Grace Lombardi looked at her belly in the mirror, it still looked flat but there was still a baby growing inside. At 13 weeks pregnant she had finally told her parents of her pregnancy. That was 2 days ago; her parents' reaction wasn't the best. They yelled and begged her to get an abortion not knowing that she was past the first trimester. After they were told how far along she was they begged her to give the baby up for adoption, but of course she refused. She had already fallen in love with this child; she was already planning their lives. There was no way she could give her baby up.

As of right now her parents thought she was taking a nap. She had gotten home from work not too long ago and was exhausted as usual. She heard hushed whispers coming from downstairs and decided to eavesdrop on her parents.

"Can you help us Mr. Erickson?" She heard her mother ask.

"Of course, my firm specializes in adoptions from teen parents." The man said.

"Thank you!" Her father replied. "Our daughter is much too young to raise a child, we don't want to see her wreck her life."

That was all Ashlynn needed to hear, her parents were planning on double crossing her and taking her child from her. What kind of parents would do that? They were willingly giving up their first grandchild without any second thoughts. She quietly went back to her room and sat on her bed.

"Don't worry baby, mommy will protect you." She whispered to her belly.

She walked over to her desk and opened up her laptop and started typing out a list. She began listing things that she needed to accomplish before she left this house. After her list was finished she went to her closet, pulled out a duffle bag and began packing up some items.

She heard a car start and looked out her window and saw the man driving out of her drive way. As soon as he left she put on her shoes and coat and made her way down the stairs.

"Ashlynn honey, where are you going?" Her mother asked.

"Jenna invited me to sleep over." She lied.

"Oh, when will you be back?"

"Probably Sunday night." She replied.

"Okay, be safe."

"I will." She returned before opening the door and stepping out into the cold December air.

She got into her car and pulled out her cellphone and texted Jenna that she was coming over. Jenna replied quickly and was more than happy to have her over.

The drive to Jenna's was short. Ashlynn arrived at the house in under fifteen minutes.

"Hey Ash." Jenna hugged her as she came through the door. "What's wrong?"

"I'm leaving."

"You just got here….Why do you have that big bag?"

"Not leaving here." She clarified. "I'm leaving Burlington."

"What? Why? Burlington's where we grew up, why would you want to leave?"

"I told my parents about the baby and they were less than thrilled, but they said they'd let me keep him or her…"

"But that's a good thing, why are you leaving?"

"It gets so much better…."

"Ashlynn, it's nice to see you." Jenna's mother Sharon greeted. "What's this I hear about you leaving?"

"Mrs. Kowalski hi, I didn't see you there."

"Ashlynn…" Sharon repeated in concern.

"I told my parents about the baby." She began. "They told me I could keep him or her but then today I heard them talking with this lawyer and they're planning on forcing me to put my baby up for adoption."

Sharon and Jenna looked shocked.

"That's crazy! What are you going to do?" Jenna asked

"Well, here where I need your help…." Ashlynn began. "I need you to help me get my things together before I leave."

"Honey, you're running away?" Sharon asked already knowing the answer.

"I have to. This is the only way I can protect this baby." She explained. "Think about it, this is all that I have left of Charles…"

Jenna and Sharon looked down sadly. She was right, this was her child she was protecting, Sharon's grandchild, and Jenna's niece or nephew.

"We'll help you." Sharon assured. "It's what Charles would have wanted us to do." She thought of her deceased son.

"Yeah, what do you need us to do?"

"I need you to hold some of my things until I leave, like clothes and baby things, you know."

"For how long?" Jenna asked.

"After school's over, I'll be graduated by then, that way I can have at least a high school degree before I leave."

"That's in three and a half weeks…"

"I know, it's a short time, but I need to leave as soon as possible that way I can get settled somewhere and find a job." She replied. "I know if I don't get out now I'll keep putting it off and then I'll have him and my parents will take him away. I can't risk it."

"Okay, let's get started then."

Three weeks later:

It was almost time for Ashlynn to leave. She had everything set, she bought a prepaid phone so that her parents couldn't track her down, she signed up for Medicaid, she put in her two weeks' notice at her job, she had all her necessities moved into the Kowalski's garage, and she was almost finished with high school.

She was now sitting in her last class of the day. After this she would meet with her guidance counselor and then attend a small ceremony with all the other early graduates so that she could receive her diploma. After that she'd be free.

The ceremony was short and took an hour to complete. She now had her diploma in hand and her parents had taken her out to celebrate her graduation.

"I can't believe you graduated ahead of everyone!" Her father commented.

"Yeah well, it'd be better if Charles were here…" She replied somberly.

"Oh honey, please don't bring that up."

"Why not mom? He's the one who pushed me into graduating early; I was supposed to start at University of Vermont with him next semester. He should be here."

"I know you're sad dear, losing someone is always hard but Charles would be proud of you." Her mother replied.

"So, now that you're graduated what are you going to do?" Her father asked changing the subject.

"Jenna invited me to sleep over at her house for a few days." She answered.

"That sounds like fun." Her mom replied.

"Yeah, I can't wait."

On the ride home Ashlynn felt a pang of sadness mixed with excitement. She was sad over the fact that she was leaving the town the she grew up in. Burlington was home for her, she loved the weather, she loved the people, and she loved everything about it. She would always be a Vermont girl at heart no matter where she went, but it still hurt to leave. She also was sad to leave her family. She had shared many great times with her parents, they had always helped her and been supportive, that is until they found out about her pregnancy. But in all she was excited, she was going on an adventure, she was setting off on her own. She knew that this was for the best.

That night she lay in bed restless. Tomorrow she would go to Jenna's and finish getting ready so that she could leave. Her mind rushed thinking through a check list.

'Diploma; check, baby things; check, Social Security Card; check, clothes; check, Medicaid; check, ' She ran off in her mind until she finally fell asleep.

The next morning she drove over to Jenna's house. She would sleep over for one night so that they could spend one last time hanging out and then the next day she would be on the road.

"I can't believe this is it." Jenna cried.

"Hey, don't you start crying!" She warned. "These preggo hormones are making me super emotional!"

Jenna chuckled at her comment.

"Ashlynn, you're here." Sharon greeted. "I can't believe this is your last night in Burlington."

"Me neither."

"Well, we decided to give you a little going away gift." Sharon began.

"You guys didn't have to, helping me was enough."

"Nonsense." Sharon replied handing Ashlynn a bag.

Ashlynn cautiously opened the bag and found a baby blanket and a card.

"The blanket belonged to Charles…" Sharon sniffed.

Tears began spring from Ashlynn's eyes. She opened the card and found a check.

"This is too much, I can't take this."

"The money came from Charles' bank account; he would have used it to care for you and his baby. Please take it."

Ashlynn nodded and hugged Sharon and Jenna.

The rest of the night was filled with hugs and tears as Ashlynn spent her last night in Burlington.

Hope you guys liked that. I know that there's no Gilmore Girls stuff yet but the next chapter will have a lot more. I just wanted the first chapter to introduce Ashlynn and her story. Please review and enjoy your day!