Oh my god, I have had such an insane week, its crazy! But I felt like I should write something....but again, it was at like midnight, so apologies in advance for all the mistakes I know I made :D
Disclaimer: As much as I would love it if I did, I don't own gilmore girls...
And without thinking, he let go her arm, and she ran away.
When Rory came home, she found her daughter alone in her room, crying and shaking uncontrollably. She wouldn't answer when Rory asked her what was wrong, and, claiming she wanted to be alone, Stephanie just pushed her mom away.
At the time, there was nothing Rory could do for her, so she eventually just left Stephanie alone, checking on her every hour or so, and each time her heart broke at the sight of her only daughter so miserable and upset. Finally, after many painful hours of Rory listening to her cry, Stephanie cried herself to sleep.
After finally hearing silence coming from upstairs, Rory went back up to check on Stephanie one more time. She found her asleep, sprawled across the bed, with her arms tightly wrapped around her favorite stuffed bear. Her eyes were red and swollen, her hair tangled and matted, and her body was still gently shaking, and yet she looked more peaceful than she had all night.
As Rory silently made her way over to the bed to tuck her in, she noticed something sticking out from under Stephanie's arm. Trying her best not to wake her, Rory carefully reached down and pulled the objects out from under her.
In her hands were two items, the picture of Logan she had given Stephanie, which was now torn in half, and a piece of paper with an address scribbled on it. She must of found him, Rory thought to herself.
Gently stroking Stephanie's hair, she placed the pieces of the picture back where she found them, but put the address in her pocket. Logan had some explaining to do.
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Rory slowly treaded up the long pathway, the same path her daughter had traveled only hours earlier, trying to stay as calm and rational as she could be. However, that was a very hard thing to do considering the circumstances. She was about to face her ex boyfriend, who broke her heart, and question him on why their teenage daughter was on the verge of a breakdown. This was not exactly how she had planned their next meeting. In fact, she had hoped that they wouldn't ever have to meet again.
As she took the final few steps to the door, she noticed someone peering at the window. The door swung open before she had reached the top of the stairs.
"What the hell did you do to her?" Rory demanded angrily, forgetting all about the "calm and rational" speech she had come up with in the car.
"What are you talking about?" Logan asked her, clearly lying. This was the first time he had seen Rory in over sixteen years, and he desperately wished that the circumstances were different. He didn't want to be fighting with her; he wanted to tell her how glad he was to see her again. He wanted to pull her into a tight hug and tell her that he missed her.
"You know what I'm talking about." Rory took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down once more.
"I didn't do anything to her, I swear." Logan quickly defended himself.
"Ya, well then why is there an extremely hurt teenager girl lying on her bed at home? She cried herself to sleep today, Logan. She's never done that before, she's always a happy and cheerful girl. And then today, I come home to find her a total wreck, bawling her eyes out, with a piece of paper with your address on it in her hands. Explain that to me!" Rory demanded again. Logan had no idea what she was talking about; he was just as confused as she was.
"Don't you think you should be the one explaining things to me? I open the door to find a sixteen-year-old girl that looks exactly you standing on my doorstep, and you want me to explain?"
"You had your chance Logan, and now I want to know why she is so upset. What did you say to her, huh?" Rory practically screamed. Sighing, she mumbled, "How did she even find you?"
"I swear, Rory, I didn't say anything to her. I tried, but she ran away!" Logan defended himself again. He had no idea why Rory and Stephanie were so upset, if anyone had the right to be mad, it was him.
"Well something had to have happened, or she wouldn't be crying her eyes out right now. I want you to tell me exactly what happened, and don't leave anything out."
"I don't know what happened when she first got here, my daughter answered the door, and..." But Rory quickly cut him off.
"Your daughter answered the door? No wonder she's so upset!" Rory exclaimed, realizing why Stephanie had been so distraught. After noticing Logan's confusion, she quickly explained herself.
"Despite the fact that I told her that you will never be in her life, she has always had some hope in the back her mind, a fantasy of how you would come back to us and we would all live happily ever after, just like in the fairytales. Ever since she was four years old she has dreamed up ways you could come back, each one more elaborate and wishful than the last. If she found out that you had moved on and started a new family, she would be devastated. Thanks a lot, Logan."
"Rory..."
"No, just don't even say anything, you've done enough. I came here to find out what happened, and I did. Now I need to get back to my daughter and try to explain to her, yet again, why her dad is not coming back." Rory turned away to leave, but the sound of Logan's voice stopped her momentarily.
"You can't just do this to me Rory! You can't just show up at my house, tell me I have a daughter, and then leave. That's not the way it works."
"I did tell you Logan. That letter explained everything. You are the one who chose not to be in her life, not me."
"What are you talking about? I never got any letter!"
"Ya, well I certainly got yours." Rory shouted back as Logan watched yet another Gilmore girl walk away from him that day.
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