AN: Thanks to everyone who reviewed, followed, or favorited this story. There isn't much plot at the beginning of this chapter but its all leading up to the drama at the end. Enjoy!

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It had been 5 days since Christopher had left Stars Hollow and and he hadn't contacted the girls. This was pretty normal for Christopher, he usually left and forgot about Lorelai and Rory for at least 2 weeks after his visit. Most of the time, Rory was a little upset after he left, and Lorelai was usually mad, since Christopher had caused Rory pain, but this time they were both relieved. They had put Christopher's weird visit behind them and were going on with their normal lives.

"Beep. Beep. Beep," It was 7:00am, Thursday morning and the alarm was going off. Rory quickly turned it off and climbed out of bed. She grabbed the pop tarts from the cabinet and put them in toaster, and then turned back towards the bed and rolled her eyes. Her mom was still curled up in bed with the whole comforter on top of her. This was how it always was, Rory had little trouble getting out of bed (she wasn't an early riser, but she didn't want to be late for school) so she would start the morning routine, then get her mom out of bed. And there was only one way to do that: coffee. Rory put the coffee pot on and went to take a quick shower. By the time she was out, Lorelai was at their small table drinking her coffee and eating the pop tarts.

As Rory walked out of the bathroom, Lorelai glared at her, "You wasted all the hot water! Tomorrow, I get to shower first."

"OK, but that means you'll have to wake up first," Rory said sweetly, with a fake smile. They both knew Lorelai would never do that.

"No fair," Lorelai said with a pout, "Come on, Rory, please, please, please! Let your mommy have a hot shower."

"Early bird gets the worm!" Rory quipped, "Oh, by the way it's pathetic when you pout, especially when you're half asleep."

"Fine, I'll go take my COLD shower," Lorelai said with a glare.

"Enjoy!" Rory said in a overly cheery voice. Lorelai just stuck her tongue out as she's walked away. This fight was just too much for her overly tired brain at 7:30 in the morning.

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Later that morning, Lorelai and Rory were leaving the potting shed to get to school and work.

"Mom, remember I'm going to Lane's for dinner tonight so I'm gonna need A LOT of takeout food when I get home," Rory reminded Lorelai as they walked.

"Oh no, what's on the menu tonight at the Kim house?" Lorelai asked.

"Tofu rolls, and fat free, gluten free, sugar free, flax seed muffins," Rory replied with a disgusted look on her face.

"Sounds delicious!" Lorelai replied sarcastically. Rory laughed too but then her mom a pointed look, " I'll have Chinese and pizza waiting... Maybe even Indian..." Rory looked at her excitedly. "But you'll have to eat it outside," she added quickly, "And remember, I said maybe!"

"Thanks Mom!" Rory replied happily. They had reached the inn so they parted ways, "Bye."

"Bye Rory. Have fun at Lane's!."

"I will, Ms. Kim said she'd drop me off around 6:30, so you don't have to leave work early," Rory called back.

Alright, see ya," Lorelai responded as she walked into the inn. As she entered, Lorelai sighed at how packed the inn's lobby was. Yep, this was going to be a long day. She walked behind the front desk and started to check some paperwork, just to hear a snarky, French voice come up behind her.

"Good. Finally you're here. I have been dealing with these insufferable people all morning and I refuse to talk to anymore. And by that I mean all people. Including people on the phone."

Lorelai sighed as she looked at Michel, the concierge Mia had hired a year ago, and started to repeat the same warning she had to repeat almost everyday, "Well, I guess you'll just have to choose which is more insufferable, people or the unemployment office," she smiled

Michel glared at her and as if on cue, the phone started ringing, "If your answer is the unemployment office, I would suggest you answer the phone," Lorelai said sweetly. Michel grumbled but picked up the phone. "Good choice. I think Mia would be disappointed if you were fired after only a year. She claims you are really a good concierge. Even if your people skills are lacking," she mumbled the last part.

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Rory sighed as she looked down at her soggy shoe. Of course she had to step in the one puddle on the whole entire street and get her shoe soaked. She tried to shake some of the water off, but obviously that didn't work. Oh well, she thought, as she walked into her classroom, at least she could read her book now since her class got 10 minutes at the of everyday to read. That would surely make her forget about her soggy foot. Just as she was getting lost in the fantasy world of books, her teacher, Ms. Reilly, interrupted her thoughts.

"Listen up class! I'm glad to see you all got your books out like you were supposed too, but we're not reading today. I know you guys won't like this, but we're having a math mini quiz!" The class groaned as Ms. Reilly continued on, "Don't worry as long as you've done your homework this should not be a challenge," she started handing out the tests.

Rory sighed, why did they have to skip reading for this? And why did it have to be a pop quiz? Rory hated not being prepared more than anything. Yep, this was going to be a long day.

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Lorelai came bustling into the Independence Inn kitchen. There had been a lot of guests checking in and out today, which on top of making her busier, made Michel more difficult. She was now in desperate need of coffee. When she finally got a sip a it felt like heaven. She was still enjoying the feeling when the head chef at the Independence Inn, who she had become friends with over the past 5 years, pulled her out of her daze by shoving a spoon in her face.

"Try this! Try this!" Sookie was squealing. Before Lorelai could say a word the spoon was already in her mouth.

"Mmmh, Wow!" Lorelai swallowed then exclaimed, "This is so good! What is it?"

"Oh! You like it? It's blueberry sauce. I thought we could use for pancakes or whatever. You know it's actually pretty easy to make. You just need 1 cup of blueberries, a sprinkle of sugar..." Sookie started babbling

"Sookie! I don't need the recipe. That's what you're for," Lorelai interrupted.

"Oh right, yeah. Sorry," Sookie replied sheepishly.

"Oh don't worry about. So anyway, what are your plans for tonights dinner menu," Lorelai asked hoping there would be something good so she could take the leftovers for Rory after her dinner with the Kim's.

Sookie looked excited, "We'll I have a few plans but I'm guessing you'll like the one including coffee cake."

Lorelai smiled, maybe this day was looking up.

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It was 6:00 and work was finally over for Lorelai. Rory would be home soon and they could both relax with A LOT of takeout as Rory had said earlier that morning. Lorelai walked into the potting shed with her mail in hand. She started flipping through it idly: magazine, insurance ad, bill, bill, but then she reached a letter. It was from Christopher, and it looked official. Lorelai had a very bad feeling about this letter.

She dropped all other mail and tore it open. At first it looked like a bunch of legal gibberish Lorelai couldn't understand. But then she read a phrase she could understand. A fatal phrase. She felt like she was going to pass out and quickly leaned against the wall for support. She slowly slid down the wall tell she was sitting on the ground. Then she felt the flood gates start to break open and the tears started pouring out, first they were quiet, but then they turned to sobs. Lorelai could usually hide her emotions but this too much.

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Ms. Kim dropped Rory off in front of the inn, and Rory thanked her as she started walking towards the potting shed. Her day had been much better than it had looked like it would be in the morning and she was looking forward to hanging out and eating junk with her mom.

As Rory came close to the potting shed she could tell something was off. She quickly pried the door open and looked inside. The sight she saw broke her heart. There was her mom, the strongest person she knew, in the corner sobbing. After a second of shock, the instinct to comfort her best friend took over, and Rory ran over to her mom and held her close as an attempt to comfort her. Lorelai looked her in the eye and Rory got even more worried. Her mom was usually the master of hiding emotions, but right then, Rory saw so much pain and fear in her eyes. She could feel her mom's hurt as if it were her own.

Finally, after what Rory assumed was about 10 minutes, she couldn't take it anymore. What could possibly put her mom in so much pain? "Mommy?..." Rory said quietly. She didn't even have to finish the sentence. Lorelai just pointed to the letter from Christopher that she had dropped next to her. Rory gently picked it up and what she saw made her feel like she was about to pass out:

Christopher Hayden files for full custody of Lorelai Leigh Gilmore

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AN: I told you there would be drama=) I have a good idea of where the story is going but there's still some parts that aren't planned yet, so I'd love for you to leave suggestions in reviews. That way I can put in what you guys want to see.