You, Me and the City.

Chapter seven

Rory took a deep breath trying to calm herself, after all how hard could it be to tell her mum that she'd chosen a top ivy league school, which just happened to be close to home. Feeling slightly braver she entered the kitchen poured herself some coffee and refilled her mum's mug, before sitting opposite her.

'Hey sweets, I was thinking that we could go shoe shopping this weekend, thoughts?' Lorelai asked.

'I'm going to Yale.' Rory spat out bluntly.

'This weekend?' Lorelai looked up from her catalogue with a confused expression.

'No, for college. I've been doing pro/con lists and thinking it over and I've decided to go to Yale.' Rory studied her mum's face, trying to figure out what she was thinking. It wasn't long before she had an answer though.

'This is because of Jess?' Lorelai half asked, half stated.

'Are you mad? Rory asked looking more concerned than ever.

'Oh babe, I just want to make sure you know what you're doing. You've dreamt of Harvard your entire life, then Jess comes along and suddenly everything you've been working toward...'

'Isn't as important as him.' Rory interrupted her mum.

'You've only been with him a little while.' Lorelai reasoned. Even though she was pretty sure that it was hopeless to try and get her to change her mind, and not wanting to pressure her into going to Harvard just because her parents had gone to Yale.

'I didn't just make the decision because of Jess though, it's a great school and I know I'll get a great education there, plus I will be closer to home.' Rory replied sensibly.

'Which is a major bonus, wait close to home? You mean you'll get a dorm and live there even though Jess is going to live here?' Lorelai asked. 'Not forgetting that your wonderful mother, life giver is here.'

'Me and Jess actually talked about that, we both agreed that living in a dorm is part of the college experience, and it would make sense for all those early classes and studying, so Jess is actually going to get a dorm. Not that this in any way is the reason for me deciding to go to a dorm, you know that I've always wanted to live in a dorm.' Rory said looking over at her mum, over the cup of coffee.

'I know, I'm just teasing.' Lorelai smiled. 'So Yale?'

'Yeah, are you good with that?' Rory asked slightly nervously.

'I'm good with it if you're good with it.' Lorelai smiled, Rory jumped up and hugged her mum. 'So shopping this weekend?'

'Sounds perfect, we need stuff for our trip right?' Rory looked at her mum. Lorelai raised her eyebrows.

'Europe? I kind of thought now you had a boyfriend who you can't spend more than an hour without seeing him, or talking to him, or about him that you wouldn't want to go.' Lorelai said.

'Mum! How could you think that, we've been planning this trip since I was old enough to know what trips were. Of course I want to go, and Jess totally understands, besides I can still call him everyday.' Rory smiled. 'Shopping this weekend and we need to get some serious plans in place, it's not that far away now.' Rory said excitedly heading to her room.

'Where are you off too?' Lorelai asked.

'To phone Jess.' Rory blushed closing her door.

'I should have guessed!' Lorelai yelled through, then pulled out the Europe guide she'd hidden on her lap, smiling to herself.

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'This is madness, it's too heavy we won't even make it out of the airport with all this?' Rory complained dropping her heavy rucksack onto the diner floor. Luke coming over to them with an annoyed expression.

'Oh no you don't. You can't leave those there.' Luke said pointing his pencil at the two bags left abandoned in the middle of the floor, as the two girls fell onto seats, Rory leaning her head on the table.

'Well we can't pick them up.' Lorelai shook her head, staring at the bags with evil eyes. 'They are the enemy, stupid heavy things trying to break our backs, what were we thinking backpacking round Europe? We can't even backpack to the diner.' Lorelai scoffed.

'They still can't stay here.' Luke replied ignoring her outburst.

'What can't? We just came to ask if you had a pony we could borrow. I don't know what you're talking about.' Lorelai said trying to confuse him out of kicking them and their bags out.

'That isn't going to work on me Lorelai.' Luke sighed, crossing his arms over his chest.

'Hey Jess.' Rory smiled, lifting her head up as she heard him approach with some coffee for them, he smiled back and her and took her hand pulling her off to one side before giving her some coffee.

'Thought I would rescue you from the battle of the bags over there.' Jess explained, giving her a kiss in greeting.

'Hmm, morning and thank you.' Rory smiled, leaning her back against him, and letting his arms snake around her waist. 'Those bags are going to kill me.'

'You could pack less.' Jess suggested, but Rory just started laughing at his seemingly good suggestion and shook her head.

'Pack less, we haven't packed at all those things are still empty.' Rory said turning so she was facing Jess. 'We may be over reacting to how heavy they are though, just a bit.'

'Yeah maybe.' He smiled at her and kissed her softly. 'Still it wouldn't be you and your mum if you didn't overreact a little.'

'True. Speaking of overreacting, I think I might die spending the whole summer away from you.' Rory said dramatically, hugging him tighter then pulling back. 'Or possibly if I don't get coffee.'

'Help yourself, you know how the machine works.' Jess smirked at her going behind the counter and getting his book out.

'I have to serve myself?' Rory asked with an exaggerated shocked tone, he just smirked at her and she went behind the counter, unnoticed by Luke, and made some coffee and got herself a slice of pie. It wasn't until she was pouring the coffee that Luke finally finished his talk with Lorelai, after giving in and letting her leave the bags there, that he noticed she was behind the counter.

'What are you doing?' He asked coming up to her.

'Jess wouldn't serve me and you were busy so I came to serve myself, Jess said I could.' Rory shrugged her shoulders, carrying coffee over to the table for her mum and then joining her at the table.

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A/N- Rubbish part, I don't really like it but it's the best I could do. Please review and sorry it took me so long to write this.