This is chapter 2. I still don't own anything it is all based off the show. Thank you so much for reading it means a lot?

"Boy that sure is a lot of zeros after that 5," Lorelai says down the phone. There's no way she can afford that tuition fee for a fancy school like Chilton. "No I don't want you to give up her place" Lorelai says quickly. "I'll find a way to make it work. Ok bye" She hangs up and sighs heavily.

Rory skips into the living room in her new Chilton uniform. "Look Mom!" She says happily.

"Oh Rory you look great I'm so proud of you kid!"

"I feel smarter already" says Rory with a smile and she turns back to her bedroom. Mia is sitting on her bed, quietly strumming her guitar.

"Hey kid what do you think" says Rory with a twirl. Mia looks at her with a sad smile

"You look awesome" she says.

"Hey what's up, Mia,"Rory asks her softly.

"Nothing it's fine, well it's just stupid really. I'm so proud of you, everybody is. You're doing so well and it's so clear to see your gonna be an awesome adult. I just don't think anybody is ever gonna be that proud of me"

"What are you talking about. You're just as smart as me and you could get into Chilton plus you've got your music and your art and your dance. You know I suck at all that stuff,"

"Rory you're special. Everyone says. You know your gonna be a journalist and go to Harvard. You know what you wanna do with your life. I don't even know which Spice Girl is my favourite"

"Mia you're nine years old you don't have to know any of that, not yet. And you are special, so special. You can tell a story with a dance or a piece of art and make it look beautiful, that's special"

"You can have my car!" Offers Sookie. She and Lorelai are standing on the balcony, discussing ways to find money for Rory's tuition. "Aw sweetie no one wants your car" Lorelai says. This is hard for her, really hard. There's no way she can say to no to Rory. Since day 1 she has been determined to give her girls everything they need. And Rory needed this. It would get her to Harvard, Lorelai was sure that's where she going.

"You know there's an obvious solution to this," says Sookie, breaking her chain of thought.

"Oh Sookie, no!"

"You know they'd say yes" Sookie says, pushing it.

"It's not about that Sookie it's about pride. I ran away from there. I can't go back"

"Go back where" Mia asks, walking outside.

"Grandma and Grandpa's" Lorelai responds. Mia wrinkles her nose.

"Why would we go back there, it's not Christmas" She says.

"See!" points out Lorelai. "And they like her,"

"I'm not so sure," Mia says.

"Oh Hun they do they just hate your name which I gave you so all roads lead back to me," She sighs heavily.

"You don't know that they hate you," Sookie says.

"Bo but I know that they disapprove of me, invalidate me and manipulate me,"

"You're being dramatic," Mia says. "Why do we have to go there anyway?"

"I need money," Lorelai says. "For Rory. I don't have a choice here, do I?" The others shake their heads. "Well I guess we're visiting Grandma, then," She takes a large swig of beer.

"Can I try some?" Mia asks, sweetly, sniffing the bottle. "It smells good!"

"Do you want to spend tomorrow morning vomiting uncontrollably?"

"No..." says Mia innocently.

"Then no," says Lorelai, finishing the bottle.

Thanks for reading. I love any feedback and if you have any ideas on what I could do with the story or ideas for new or existing characters I would love to hear!❤️