(Mitchum was rather surprised to see his son up as late as he was. His son used to stay up all night to play games, or spend it talking to Rory or Aiden. But ever since Aiden had moved out, and Rory had fallen ill again, he had been going to bed at normal times)

Mitchum: Hey, Logan, what are you doing up so late? Don't you have work tomorrow morning?

(sitting down across from his dad) Logan: I took the day off, after explaining the situation to my bosses they were more than understanding, that and I just can't deal with work right now. Dad, I need to talk to you.

Mitchum: What's up?

(he breaks down and tears start streaming down his face) Logan: I can't believe that this is happening. I'm just not sure how to handle this because I know that she is being strong and everything but deep down she is as scared as I am. Dad, what if she doesn't get better? What if she doesn't make it? What if?

Mitchum: Logan, stop right now. You are going to drive yourself crazy with the what if game. There is a slight and I mean very slight chance that she may not make it, but that doesn't matter right now. We all have to be strong for her. If she sees us being weak now, she might not have what it takes to get better. That and if you have a full break down now, how are you going to have energy to take care of her when she needs you the most?

Logan: What do you mean?

(gets up from the table, and goes to sit next to his son) Mitchum: For example, if you completely fall apart today, your energy is going to be shot, not just emotionally but physically as well. Take it in shifts it will be easier for both of you. This isn't easy information for anyone to process, so you aren't going to digest it in one night. Give it time to sink in, it's okay to be scared. It's okay to worry. To be honest with you I'm just as worried as you are.

(looks at his dad in shock) Logan: Really you are?

Mitchum: Of course I am, Logan. You know how I feel about her.

(interrupts him) Logan: Then why don't you ever say that, let alone tell either one of us?

Mitchum: You know how much Rory relies on us, Logan. She can emotionally afford to see you breakdown, you're her boyfriend, it's to be expected. I'm not sure if she can handle seeing me break down about the situation. I think that she would see it as sign that the family is giving up hope, and there is no reason for her to fight anymore.

Logan: That's a good point, we can't have her thinking that, because I know that if she that we were giving up she would lose the will to keep doing chemo.

Mitchum: So anyway, what do you say to taking the break down in shifts?

Logan: That sounds like a good idea. It's just.

Mitchum: It's just what? What's the worst that could happen if you take breaks from your grief and focus on the positive?

Logan: I'm scared that if I do that, I will bottle everything up and just fall apart at the wrong time. I can't do that, I can't afford to.

Mitchum: Logan, you have grown up a lot in the past year, not willingly mind you, but you have, you've learned not to bottle up your emotions. You'll be fine, I promise.

(smiles at his dad and stands up to go to bed) Logan: Alright, thanks for this little pep talk dad, it really did help. Love you, good night.

Mitchum: Love you too.

(Logan goes to bed, while Mitchum stays up for a little while to work on things around the house. He is also having a hard time dealing with the news, but instead of actually coping with it, he just works even harder to escape the pain. It's the next day, Logan gets up and gets dressed in a pair of jean shorts and a light blue shirt. He proceeds to wake up his parents and brother. They all get dressed, Shira and Mitchum leave to go to Six Flags, while Elijah stays behind with his brother. Logan goes back up to his room and wakes up Rory.)

Logan: Honey, it's time to get up, and dressed I have a surprise for you.

(wakes up and looks at him with an excited smile on her face) Rory: Really, what is it?

Logan: You have to get out of bed, dressed and in the car to find out!

Rory: Okay, I'll be ready in a second.

(She takes a quick shower and gets dressed in her favorite pair of AE jeans, a strapless yellow shirt, and yellow sandals. She grabs her purse and walks downstairs, when all of the sudden she hears someone crying.)

Rory: Logan.

(he had walked down the stairs as well and was right behind her) Logan: Yeah.

(whispers) Rory: Do you hear that?

(listens for a few seconds) Logan: Omygosh, that's Elijah, he never cries. Do you think I should go and talk to him?

Rory: No, let me.

Logan: Are you sure?

Rory: Of course, it's fine don't worry about it.

Logan: Okay, I'll meet you guys in the car.

Rory: Sounds like a plan.

(Logan leaves, while Rory goes into the living room, and sits down next to Elijah.)

(he quickly wipes the tears off of his face) Elijah: What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in the car with my brother.

Rory: Shouldn't you be there as well?

Elijah: Touché.

(smiles at him knowingly) Rory: Elijah, what's going on?

(looks at her, and has a flashback to years before when they were just relaxing on the couch together, and having a good time. It is breaking his heart to see her like this, having to go through chemo all over again.)

Elijah: Nothing, let's go.

(he gets up to leave but Rory gently puts her hand on top of his) Rory: No, not until you tell me what's wrong.

(he gets up and walks towards the front door) Elijah: Rory, today is supposed to be a good day, a relaxed time for the family to spend together. I don't want it ruined by depressing thoughts okay?

(gives in and walks with him) Rory: Fair enough,. However, at some point do you promise to tell me what's on your mind? And by the way do you know what the surprise is by any chance then?

Elijah: Of course I will. And yes I do know what it is, but there is no way that I am going to tell you what it is nice try though.

(they laugh while getting into the car, they drive to Six Flags but Logan had put a blind fold over his girlfriend's eyes so she had no idea where they were, he helps her out of the car and they walk up to their parents, Logan still won't take the blindfold off.)

Rory: Finally, so are you going to tell me where we are?

(while gently taking the blindfold off of her eyes) Logan: Surprise.

(she looks at him with tears in her eyes) Rory: Honey. What?

Shira : He remembered how much fun you had here when we went a few years ago, and he figured that the entire family could have some relaxation time before you start your chemo. How does that sound?

(she looks at all of them, and realizes how much they all truly care about her, and how much she cared about them.)

Rory: That sounds perfect.

Mitchum: Okay then, let's go have some fun.

(they spend the entire day at Six Flags, leave at nine and they get home by 10:30. Elijah, Shira, and Logan all go inside, however Rory stays outside and sits down on the porch, because she feels like she needs sometime to herself. Mitchum parks the van in the garage, and then walks up close to where Rory was sitting at but out of her eye shot. He looks at her, and thinks back to the all the times she had been at the house and how much he cared about her. He loves her like he loves his own kids. Like Elijah, it was killing him to see her like this. However he realized that he couldn't let her see him fall apart.)

Mitchum: What's on your mind, Rory?

Rory: Not much really, just thinking about stuff.

(sits down next to her) Mitchum: What sort of stuff? Anything I can help you with?

Rory: I don't know, maybe. I just need someone to vent to and I know that Logan is already having a hard enough time dealing with this. I don't want him to know that I'm scared. I know that he wants to get married and sooner rather than later but what if I'm not healthy enough for that? What if I never get better? What if?

(however Mitchum stops her, gets out his cell phone and calls someone.)

Rory: Who are you calling?

(holds up a finger to signal hold on for a minute) Mitchum: Can you come down here?

Logan: Sure, where are you?

Mitchum: I'm on the porch with Rory.

(sounds panicky) Logan: Is she okay?

Mitchum: She's fine just come down here please.

Logan: Okay, I'll be down in a minute.

(Logan comes downstairs, and sits down on the porch with his father and Rory.)

Logan: What's going on?

(stands up and looks at the both of them) Mitchum: Do you realize that you both have now had the What if conversation with me? I get that you are nervous, and have every right to be, however all this negativity isn't going to help either one of you in the long run. Logan, think of it this way, what's the worst that could happen?

Logan: She dies, or she never really recovers from her cancer.

Rory: Logan, I already told you that's not a possibility. Not even a remote one.

Mitchum: There you go, so is there anything else that you are really afraid of?

Logan: That she won't be able to graduate college on time, because her cancer comes back, or she won't be able to follow her dreams because her health problems are holding her back.

Mitchum: Okay, but the doctors said that after three months of chemo that she will be fine. She will be able to go to college and graduate on time, and follow her dreams.

(thinks for a few moments and says slowly) Logan: That's a good point.

(turns to Rory) Mitchum: What's your worst fear, Rory?

Rory: My fear is the same as Logan's now that I think about it.

Mitchum: So you have the same fear, but nothing worse than that is going to happen, so please for the sake of not only our entire family's sanity, but your relationship as well, stop being so negative.

Logan: Alright, we promise not to be so pessimistic.

Mitchum: Good, now let's call it a night and go to bed.

Rory: That's the second best idea that you have had all day long.

(they all three go inside, and to bed. The time has elapsed, it is now three months later. Rory had finished with chemo, and had passed her finals with flying colors. The family is now at Olive Garden to celebrate the beginning of new things, and saying good bye to the past.)

(standing up about to give a toast) Mitchum: I would just like to say congrats to Rory and Logan for getting through their second round of chemo together and making it out stronger then before as a couple. Also thank you to Shira, Aiden, and Elijah for all of their help with rides to and from the hospital, the movie nights, along with everything else in order to keep the family spirits high. To the best family a man could ever ask for.

(everyone toast) Shira: Honey, that was really sweet of you to say!

Mitchum: I try.

Logan: Very funny dad. So what are everyone's plan for the next week?

Aiden: Well Alisha and I plan on going to Arizona for a relaxing trip. She's been crazy busy with work these past few months so I figured I could give her a surprise.

Logan: Dude, that's pretty awesome right there. How about you Elijah?

Elijah: Not much really. Later on down the road I'm going to start looking for a job as a photographer in order to get some practice under my belt.

Aiden: That's a good idea.

(the dinner continues on until around nine when everyone decides it's time to call it a night)

AN: Sorry it ends so abruptly, but I want to get this story all updated and start adding chapters again. Also the people I don't have rights for are Rory, Logan, Mitchum, Shira, Lorelai, and Luke. Aiden, Elijah, and Alisha are created out of my own imagination. Many also may have noticed that Mitchum and Shira are acting extremely out of character but I wanted to change their normal personality to fit the story better. Also yes I know that the mother daughter duo don't have a lot of interaction in this story sorry about that as well but in this story I wanted Mitchum and Shira to become Rory's second family.