When Rory got back from her walk and came in the front door, she heard her mother talking on the phone in the kitchen.

"... hey, you are lucky I think I just heard her come in the front door. Hold on a sec.": Rory heard Lorelai say before she saw her come around the corner into the front hall.

"Hey, it's for you.": Lorelai simply said, as if nothing at all had happened between them and gave the phone to her daughter.

"Who is it?"

Lorelai smiled at Rory knowing that the answer was going to make her daughter feel better instantly: "Jess."

A big smile crossed Rory's face She put the phone to her ear and disappeared into her room, closing the door behind her.

Lorelai stayed in the front hall for a few minutes lost in her own thoughts.

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"I miss you.": Rory said quietly with a sad look on her face, lying on her bed.

"Rory, you know that I feel the same way. And I have something for you that will probably make you a little less sad, but first you tell me what is going on between your Mom and you. She mentioned the two of you had a little disagreement earlier on.": Jess said.

Rory frowned a little when he mentioned that, but then continued to tell him in her own words what exactly had happened.

Jess didn't say anything right away.

"Jess?"

"I agree that it sounds harsh and I understand that you expected a different reaction from your Mom but maybe she just doesn' t want you get your hopes up and make you see reality.": Jess suggested cautiously, he knew Rory was sensitive when it came to her college future: "Maybe you should talk to her again. I mean I get that she doesn't want you to put too much on your plate. But you know your Mom, if you tell her that going to college and raising a baby is what you want to do she will find a way to make it happen. You have my support anyway and by the way I truly admire your attitude I must say."

Rory sighed: "It is so hard. I shouldn't have to make those kinds of decisions at this point in my life." and Rory had said that she let her thoughts go stray and she was reminded of something he had said before: "Hey, didn't you say you had something that would make me feel better, because now would be the time to fill me in. I couldn't be at a lower point in my life."

Jess smiled to himself and then said: "Ok, listen we have this event coming up on Saturday. It is kind of a day where we have readings here and a lot of authors are coming and a lot of invitations have been sent out and we just want people to notice us. Anyway I was thinking, if you are not too busy studying for your finals, I thought I maybe wanted to come by and check it out. This way you could see what I am doing here and you could even come Friday and stay till Sunday."

Rory felt her heart pounding in her chest faster as usual when he said that: "I would love too. I can't wait."

"Great than it is a date."

They were quiet for a couple of minutes until Jess asked: "Are you still sick much?"

"Kind of. I mean it varies. Sometimes I get through the day without getting sick once and then there are days where I barely manage to leave the bathroom."

They talked a little more and when they finally huung up Jess promised to call again the next day.

Rory's mood had changed from dark grey to bright yellow after the conversation with Jess, and when she walked into the kitchen, Lorelai instantly noticed this.

"So he is good?": Lorelai asked. She was dying to know what they had talked about but did her best to make her question sound as casual as possible.

Rory sat down at the table and said: "He is good, yeah. Actually he invited me to come to this event they have at the book store next weekend."

Lorelai smiled knowingly: "Ahh, now I get where that smile is coming from."

Rory blushed slightly. And Lorelai added: "No, hon I mean it. It is good to see you smile again. God knows we both had a lot to deal with in the last week."

As Rory didn't answer, Lorelai continued: "Listen Sweets. Before ... I didn' t mean to make that sound so harsh and maybe I was a little too forward telling you you should forget about Yale for the next 4 years. As I said before, I trust you when you say that you can handle something. It is just in this case, I sometimes think you deny the fact that this baby exists at all. I get that because if you don't count the times when you are kissing the toilet seat, you life hasn't changed at all yet, and it is hard to grasp the fact that change is happening inevitably."

"Is is ok, Mom. You were right trying to make me see reality. And you are right with what you are saying now. When I am not sick, I tend to pretend that everything is fine. That I am going to go to college and have the experience that I always imagined. And when you said that before, I just freaked because deep down I know that it is going to be incredibly hard I just didn't want to see it.": Rory's smile from a few minutes ago was gone and replaced by more tears.

Lorelai who sat across from her stood up, walked over and pulled her daughter into her arms: "Come here." She stroked Rory's hair and let her cry silently. When Lorelai was sure that Rory had quietened down a little, she walked her over to the couch and said:

"Listen Babe, while you were gone I was thinking things through again. If you are seriously telling me, that you want to do the college\ raising a baby thing we are going to do our best to give it a try, all right? I mean sometimes I get swept away by the situation I was in myself 18 years ago and I fail to see that the situation that we have here is totally different, because you are not on your own. Now here is what I thought.

Firstly, Europe has to go, as hard as it is but since it is a continent I doubt it is going to go away anytime soon and we can still do it after you graduate from college.

Secondly, I think you should try to get a job and work over the summer, and thirdly I think you should start Yale in the fall with as many courses you think are suitable in your condition. We won't worry now about how we are going to pay for all of Yale, but are just looking at the fall semester now and we are going to take one step at the time. How does that sound?"

Rory looked at her Mom with red, teary eyes and a small smile on her face: "Sounds like a plan."

"Good. Now that we have that settled I think we should think about dinner. Luke's or Luke's?"

"No Luke's. Why don't we order something?"

Lorelai smiled at her daughter knowingly: "Honey, I get that you want to avoid Luke's because Ms. Patty most certainly already spread the news but you are going to have to face the town eventually, you know that right? Just take it as a trial run for what you are going to have to face at my parent's house on Friday ... even though now that think about what I have just said. I might have insulted our beloved members of the community because let's be honest. In comparison to my parents, they are gonna gossip about it for a few hours and then you probably won't be able to shield yourself from babysitting offers and allusions to how sexy you dreamy boyfriend is."

Rory looked at her Mom with an half – annoyed and half – amused look on her face. She sighed and wiped the rest of the tears away: "I guess you are right. Let's go to Luke's."

A\N Read and review please, I hope you like it. The next chapter is going to be about the town and Emily and Richard finding out! I know I haven't updated my other story for a long time. I am sorry about that. I am determined to continue it seriously!!

Thank you soo much for all your reviews for this story by the way. And as I said if you have suggestions let me know and I think about it. Also this baby is going to need a name. I already have a few ideas. You guys have any suggestions?