A/N: Thanks again to all the reviewers and fans! Wow, I'm so so very sorry for neglecting this fic for so long. I've been super busy over the past two months and have had little inspiration. But now, I have it up and running. And to make up for the overdue wait...I have posted a long chapter. It's about twice as long as most of my other chapters. And I still didn't like how it ended up but that's the perfectionism in me. So, hope like you it...

The next few days passed a little too quickly for Roy until it was Friday. Since Rory and Jess' fight, Rory had been staying far from Stars Hollow, telling Lorelai that she had been swamped with work at the Hartford Gazette. In actuality, she was trying her best to avoid Jess and Shauna. She was so angry at him for pretending that their history meant nothing. But then, she would curse herself for caring so much…she did have Logan, who she "loved with all of her heart." Rory sighed heavily and continued to pick at the pleats of her dress pants. Tonight, she would have to face Jess, her grandparents and so much more. Not to mention, she had to do it all with Logan by her side. She wasn't ready for it.

"You ready to go, Ace?" Logan called to her from the door. He noticed she was distracted but didn't mention it. He was really trying to win her back.

"Huh? Oh, yes. I'm ready," Rory replied as she rose from the couch. She grabbed her purse as they headed out of the door.

They drove to Lorelai and Luke's house to meet up with them. Rory and Logan had promised them that they would meet them at their house so they could all ride together. Logan pulled into the driveway and both him and Rory were surprised to find a red Mustang in the driveway. Rory reluctantly made her way to the door. She was ready for the night to be over already.

"Hey sweets!" Lorelai greeted Rory as she entered the door.

"Hey!" Rory greeted her mother, trying to match her enthusiasm. Rory's eyes immediately fell to the two people sitting on the couch in the living room: Jess and Shauna.

"Sorry, I meant to call you earlier but we're going to have to take two cars since Jess and Shauna are coming too," Lorelai stated. "So, who's riding where?" Lorelai asked.

Everyone looked at each other blankly. Tension filled the air as Rory, Logan, Jess, and Shauna tried to avoid each other. Jess nudged Shauna who responded, "Ow! What?" She asked as she looked at Jess confused. Rory mentally shook her head. "Ok, I will drive me and Jess…happy?" She asked him as he headed outside not responding to anyone.

"I guess that means we'll be riding with you," Lorelai replied to Rory and Logan. "Ready?" Lorelai asked Luke who had been standing near her the whole time. Rory hadn't noticed him because he had been extremely quiet the whole time. Rory noticed that Luke looked nervous, but Rory couldn't blame him because of his previous encounters with her grandparents.

"Mom, do they have to go?" Rory whispered to Lorelai when Logan and Luke were safely out of the door and out of ear-shot.

"Personally, I don't want them to go either nor do I really want to go. You know how your grandparents are though," Lorelai responded as grabbed her purse. Rory sighed and bit her lower lip. The four of them headed out the door and hopped into Logan's Porsche. It was going to be a long night.

The three couples walked toward the door and everyone instinctly looked at Lorelai. Lorelai rolled her eyes at the others, mentally calling them cowards, and rang the door bell. Instead of being greeted by the maid of the week, Emily Gilmore opened the door to allow them inside.

"It's about time you got here," Emily scolded Lorelai as they all filed through the doors. "How can you be late for your own party, Lorelai? See what you're going to have to deal with Luke?"

"Mom, we're five minutes later. Besides, it's hardly a party. It's just dinner, the eight of us….nothing fancy."

"Still it's impolite to be late to a dinner that's being thrown in your honor."

Lorelai sighed heavily as she and the rest of the party hung their coats up. Emily then quickly ushered them to the dining room so supper could begin. Lorelai, Luke, and Jess sat on side of the table and Rory, Logan, and Shauna sat on the opposite side of the table. Lorelai could sense the tension in the room between her parents and Luke, Rory and Jess, Rory and Shauna, and between Jess and Logan. While they were waiting on the maid to put the finishing touches on the entrée, Richard decided it was the perfect opportunity to question the new guests: Jess and Shauna.

"So, Jess, where did you go to college?" Richard questioned.

"Actually, I didn't."

"You didn't go to college?" Emily piped in disbelievingly.

"Uh…no. See, school wasn't really my thing."

"How do you make a proper living without a college education?"

"Yes, how do you make a living Jess?" Logan asked cockily trying to size up his competition.

"I own a small bookstore in Philadelphia. It's nothing big or anything but it pays the bills. And I occasionally write novels."

Richard nodded his head, deciding to say nothing so he wouldn't have to indicate whether he approved or not. However, Logan took the opportunity to humiliate Jess. "Well, isn't that humble? Tell me, what are you going to do when your books fail. Afterall, Philadelphia is an expensive city. How will you support yourself and your girlfriend?"

Jess opened his mouth to speak but Shauna interrupted him. "Jess is very talented, so I don't see that happening anytime soon. Besides, I can support myself."

Logan shook his head disbelievingly and opened his mouth to say something else but before he could, Rory interrupted him. "Actually, Jess is very talented. He's capable of being the next great American author," Rory interjected. However, she suddenly regretted saying anything. Logan began to glare at her questioningly, as did Shauna. "Well…" Rory began as she frantically tried to think of way to word things. "Well, when Jess told me he was an author I searched for his work to read, so I could write a blurb about it in the Hartford Gazette. You know, give him a little more publicity, especially since he's Luke's nephew," Rory said digging herself out of a hole.

"I'm sure," Logan whispered to Rory.

"Logan…" Rory reprimanded him but it was no use.

"So, I hear you met Rory in Philadelphia a couple of weeks ago," Logan stated trying to start a fight between him and Jess. Rory glared at him out of the side of her eyes.

"What? You didn't tell me this Jess," Shauna stated.

"Me either," Luke replied.

"Yea, we briefly met at a coffee shop. I didn't know she was Lorelai's daughter until I came to Stars Hollow."

"Well, isn't that grand? It's a small world," Logan said still trying to upset Jess.

"What's your problem?" Jess asked.

"Nothing. Should there…" Logan began before he was interrupted.

"Logan, can I speak to you please?" Rory asked as she grabbed his hand and led him from the table into the study where they could have some privacy. "Logan stop it. You're not making things any better. You're only complicating the situation more."

"What? The guy slept with my fiancé. Do you expect me to be best friends with him?"

"Logan, we were broken up when that happened. Besides, it's in the past. We agreed to forgive and forget and move on."

"I agreed to forgive you, not him. I haven't had a chance to confront him yet."

"Logan, please. This dinner is supposed to be for mom and Luke. Do not ruin it for them."

"Fine," Logan replied as he stormed back into the dining room.

"Rosa! I think it's time for the main dish!" Emily called into the kitchen trying to ease the tension at the table.

After dinner and desert was finished, Emily, Richard, Lorelai, and Luke headed outside to the patio to talk and enjoy another drink or two. Rory and Shauna followed closely behind, leaving Logan and Jess alone the hallway.

"Look, I don't know who think you are sleeping with my fiancé!"

"From what I hear, yall are no longer engaged. And I didn't force her do anything that she didn't want to do!"

"I'm going to tell you this only once: Leave Stars Hollow as soon as you can. Don't ever come back. Don't ever lay a hand on Rory. Don't utter her name. Don't even think about her. Got it?" Logan asked stepping closer to Jess.

"When did you get to be the boss of me?"

"I'm not playing Jess!" Logan replied.

"What's going on?" Shauna asked Rory. The two girls had been waiting for Logan and Jess in the other room but they began to worry when they heard them yelling.

"I don't know," Rory lied. She knew that Logan and Jess were fighting over her but she didn't want Shauna to know that. She ran into the other room, followed by Shauna.

"I'm serious Jess! She made her choice. She chose me. She doesn't want to be with you. So, leave her alone!"

"Logan!" Rory yelled.

"Rory, stay out of it!"

"No, Logan," Rory replied. She grabbed his arm and pulled him a few feet away. "Logan, I told you to forgive and forget. Remember, mom and Luke's night."

"Rory, stop pretending that everything's ok! You know good and well that our relationship has not been ok since the two of you slept together in Philadelphia," Logan stated. Shauna, who had been oblivious to the situation, listened more intently after this was stated.

"And it has nothing to do with the fact that I can't trust because you cheated on me and you lash out at me."

"No, it's the fact that Jess over there came to Stars Hollow and screwed up everything between us. And the fact that you haven't forgiven me!" Logan yelled at Rory. Rory just stared at him, speechless, knowing that it was true.

"Look, don't talk to her like that," Jess said coming to Rory's rescue.

"Stay out of it!"

"No! Rory does not deserve to be treated like this!"

"And I do? She's not as innocent as she pretends to be. And I'm pretty sure that Shauna doesn't deserve to be treated the way she is."

"This has nothing to do with Shauna! Or Rory. Your problem is with me! Not them!"

"Jess!" Shauna yelled obviously upset over the conversation. She ran to his side to try to pull him back before someone threw a punch.

"I'm leaving! Rory, let's go!"

"Don't order her around! Let her make her own decisions!"

"Fine! I'm out of here!" Logan said as he slammed the door behind him. The three of them could here the gravel spin as he sped off.

Rory went and sat on the couch staring blankly at the floor. She couldn't believe what had happened between them.

"Are you ok?" Jess asked Rory.

"Yea. Can you give me a ride back home? I really don't want to be here."

"Yea, I'll go get Luke and Lorelai," Jess replied as he left the room, leaving Rory and Shauna alone.

"So, you and Jess huh?" Shauna asked trying to pick a fight with Rory. She felt threatened and wanted to hit Rory when she was down.

"Look, can you please leave me alone."

"Just so you know, you were a total rebound. Jess will never ever leave me for you."

"You know what, I don't care. If he wants to be with a bitch like you, he can. I…don't…care," Rory lied.

Lorelai ran into the room followed closely by Luke, Emily, and Richard. "Are you ok honey?"

"Yes…no…maybe. I don't know. I just want to go home." Lorelai nodded an understanding yes. Emily and Richard agreed to give Lorelai, Rory, and Luke a ride home because Shauna's Mustang wasn't big enough for the five them. Plus, they wanted to avoid the tension.

Rory, Lorelai, Luke, Emily, and Richard piled into Richard's small car. It was still a little cramped but it was much better than piling into the Mustang with Jess and Shauna.

"Can you drop me off at Logan's?" Rory asked her grandparents. Richard agreed but Lorelai protested.

"Rory? Are you sure you want to do that?"

"Yes! Trust me mom." Lorelai shook her yes sighing heavily. She grabbed Luke's hand for comfort and reassurance.

They finally reached Logan's house after what seemed like hours of traveling. Rory thanked her grandparents and said goodbye to everyone. She sighed heavily and gained the confidence she needed as she walked to the door. She made sure Logan's car was there and confirmed he was there when she saw him watching tv through the living room window. She took a deep breath and turned the doorknob.

"Logan!" Rory yelled at the top of her lungs as she entered the room. She then slammed the door behind her as hard as she could.

A/N: So, it ended sorta in a cliff hanger. Conclusion will be next chapter (not the end of the story though!). Please Review!!