Title: The Final Goodbye

By: Bailee

Timeline: Season Five, post Pulp Fiction

Summary: One-Shot, when Chris shows up again, does Lorelai forgive him for the wedding fiasco and let him back into her life, or does she throw away everything they had and ask him to leave?

Disclaimer: I don't own, I rent.

"Chris, what are you doing here?" Lorelai asked, when she saw him walk into the lobby of the inn.

"I came to see you." He stated as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

"Uhh … why?" came her response.

"I've been doing a lot of thinking. Since Sherry left. And since the wedding, and I know you were kind of mad after the wedding, so I did what you asked, I left you alone. But I just can't take it any more. I need you, Lore. I love you. I'm still looking for the one, and I'm still convinced it's you. I will beg if I have to, I just want you back, Lore."

She stood there a second, she loved Luke, she knew this, but could she really just throw away everything she and Chris have shared. But then again, could she really throw away everything she had with Luke. Things are finally good again, and how long would it be before Chris picked up and left again? "Well Chris, sweet as that was, I'm just going to have to say no. We had a chance, three years ago, and it didn't work. The timing's never been right. It's not meant to be, you've got to understand that."

"Well, I can't … Emily told me that you and Luke broke up." Chris started, unsure of how much she would let him know.

"We did, but we got back together." Lorelai stated, "not that it's influencing my decision any."

"What's that supposed to mean?" He asked.

"It means that even if I weren't with Luke, my answer would still be no."

"Why?"

"Why? Oh my god, Chris –- you cannot seriously be that dense! We do not belong together. Yes, at some point it would have been nice. At one point, I allowed you to come into my life, and then you would leave, and I would be the one left with a broken heart. But now? I'm over. I can't deal with it anymore. It all has to stop."

"But Lore, —"

"Chris, Stop! Look, Rory's an adult, she makes her own decisions, I can't keep her from you. You can see her, and you can see my parents, but as for us, this is the final goodbye."

A/N: This actually started out as a JJ fic, but somehow, this is how it ended up. What do you think? And remember, I love reviews!