Chapter 1

After Honor's engagement party Rory finds Logan and says bye to him.

''hey Ace you leaving?'' he asks her

''yea I'm just getting kind of tired I think I'm just gonna go home.'' she tells him

''back to your dorm?'' he asks her

''Stars Hollow.'' she tells him

''okay would you like me to drive you back?'' he asks her

''oh no that's okay I got my car.'' she tells him

''okay well sleep well Ace.'' he says

''I will kiss.'' she says

Logan leans in and kisses her.

Rory kisses him back ''bye.'' she says

''bye Ace.'' he says and watches her walk away

Rorygets in her car and drives all the way back to Stars Hollow and gets out right as Luke is outting the closed sign on the door and flicks the lights out and knocks. Luke sees her and unlocks the door for her letting her in.

''Rory hey what are you doing here? Where's your mom tonight? Isn't tonight your friday night dinner?'' he asks her

''Hi Luke and yea it is but I had to go to Logan's sister's engagement party tonight.'' she tells him

''oh okay well come on in. Would you like some coffee and or a donut?'' he asks her

''sure sounds great I'm starving.'' she tells him

''okay take a seat.'' he tells her

''thanks.'' she says and walks to the counter and sits on a stool at the counter.

Luke pours her some coffee and gets her a donut.

''hey sweetie you okay?'' he asks her

''yea I'm fine just a long day and I'm just kind of tired.'' she tells him

''oh yea you want to talk about it?'' he asks her

''well I have been shadowing Mitchum Huntzberger's Logan's father and I thought I was doing so well and doing everything right and at the end of a meeting today he told me that I didn't have it.'' she tells him

''didn't have what?'' he asks her sounding pissed off at Mitchum

''He just doesn t think that I ve got what it takes to be a journalist. He says he knows when someone has it, and I apparently do not have it.'' she tells him

''He said that to you?'' he asks her

''Yeah.'' she tells him

''Just like that?'' he asks her

''Pretty much.'' she tells him

''well he is a jackass for doing that to you and I'm going to kick his ass!'' Luke tells her

''Luke No I don t want you to say anything!'' she tells him

''I have to sweetie he hurt you and I hate when people hurt you give me this guyps number I want to meet this jackass and kick his ass!'' he gets protective

''Luke, no! Please! I just want to forget this. I just want it to go away!'' she gets herself all worked up

''oh sweetie okay.'' he says and goes out from the counter and hugs and holds her protectively like any good father would do