"We'll see you on Friday." Rory, Lorelai, Luke, and Dean stood on the front porch and said good-bye the elder Gilmore's. They had spent two hours discussing what was going to happen over the next few months. There had been yelling, shouting and tears. But finally Lorelai convinced Emily that their doctor was the best and that everything possible would be done.

Since Rory's treatments were scheduled for everyday of the following week, the grandparents decided that dinner would be dependent on how Rory felt. But she insisted that she would feel fine.

"Come on Luke, let's go inside." Lorelai said seeing that Rory and Dean wanted some alone time. Rory flashed her mom a thank you smile as she pulled Luke inside and Rory and Dean sat down on the swing.

"So that was interesting." Dean said.

"Yea, but I think they took it much better than I expected." Rory replied as she leaned up against Dean.

"Yea." He mumbled into her hair and pulled her closer.

"Will you come with me on Monday?" Rory asked looking up at the love of her life.

"Of course, if you want me too."

"Are you sure you don't have to work?"

"I don't care if I do or not. If you need me I'll be there, not even Taylor Doose can stop me."

"Ok." Rory laughed.



"Thank you." Lorelai said once she and Luke had gotten inside.

"For what?" he replied

"For everything you did for me tonight. For dinner, for talking to me, for everything."

"It was nothing."

"It was a very big something, it meant a lot to me. Facing my mother is never an easy thing, as you saw, but somehow with you here I felt like I could do it."

"I'll be here when ever you need me, for whatever you need. Even if it's just for a shoulder to cry on."

"Thank you Luke." She said sitting down on the couch. "God I don't know what I'm going to do. She's my baby. She's all I have. I can't loose her." Lorelai said trying desperately not to cry.

"It's ok, it'll be ok." Luke said pulling her into a hug even though he didn't know if she really would be ok.