First off I changed my name because… well I don't know, but my name is actually Louise so yeah. I like this chapter, my sister hates it. You'll see why. Any who I appreciate the reviews I got for last chapter. I love the feedback. Oh and I want to know what you guys want to see in the next chapters. I love to here from you guys. Let me now what you guys are thinking. Thanks.
Louise Rosalei
P.s. oh and since I am trying to speed things along this chapter I taking place about a month after the whole Dean thing, if your confused let me now and I will try to explain what's going on in my head. And If there is any errors on in this chapter sorry.
(Gilmore apartment, afternoon, Mid- April 2004)
"Chris I am all for you moving in and everything but for the love of god put all of your boxes in one place so I stop tripping over them" Rory said joining Chris in the Kitchen
"Sorry, I have a lot of crap" He said handing Rory a cup of coffee
Mina limped in the kitchen "you could say that again, I just kicked your box that I think has your bowling ball in it "
"Mom" Lisa yelled
"Yeah" Rory yelled back
"Katie and I are going to get the mail," she said
"Be careful" Rory said walking into the kitchen "I got to go to work today"
"I'm sorry" Mina said pouring herself a cup of coffee
"Were back" said Katie walking towards her mother
"Really" Mina asked playfully
"Yep" she replied
"I didn't know," she said sarcastically
Mina took the mail out of Katie's hands "Who is Dale Rodgers and associates?" she asked shorting through the mail
"That sounds familiar" Chris said trying to think of who it is
"Who is it for?" Rory asked
"You" Mina replied Rory begins to open it
"Oh no…" Chris said now realizing what it is.
"What?" she asked Chris seeing that he was going pale
"Oh no" he repeated
"JESS IS SUING ME FOR CUSTODY!" Rory yelled
"WHAT!" Mina said in disbelief
"Oh crap!" Chris said cupping his face with his hands
"What's wrong mommy?" Lisa asked walking into the kitchen
"Nothing, go get your things you are going over to Mrs. Pearl's today" she shouted.
"Ok were are we going" Mina asked getting really worried
"To New York" Rory screamed
"Rory I don't think that is such a good idea" Chris stated getting up from his seat
"Get in the car Chris" Rory snapped
"Mina?" he looked at her concerned
"I would get in the car Chris" Mina said taking her phone out of her pocket
"Call your mother," he said
"Two steps ahead of you" she stated
"Mama we are ready" Lisa said cheerfully
"Mina will you take them" Rory asked now going through some papers and throwing them in a box
"Yeah, lets go girls" Mina said getting more concerned by the second
"Who's Miss Pearl?" Chris asked helping Katie with her back pack
"12 a" Mina replied
"And she is…?" he asked
"A really nice old lady who takes care of the kids in the building"
"Oh…"
"Be right back" Mina said pushing the girls out the door with the phone still in her hand
Silence
"Rory I am sorry about this" Chris told Rory as she was now rummaging though videos and putting them in the same box
She stopped and asked him "Are you going to try to take Katie away?"
"No"
"You promise"
"I promise"
"I need you to take me to him Chris"
"I know, but I am not going to be in the middle of this"
"I hope you wont"
"Are you guys ready?" Mina asked walking in the door
"Yeah" Rory said putting her jacket on
Chris took out his keys "Lets go"
(New York, Jess Apartment)
"Hold on a minute" Sandra said taking the phone away from her ear, she went to the door and opened it to find Rory holding a box "hi may I help you… oh hi Chris" she said now seeing Chris standing behind the two girls "come in"
"Thanks" Chris said leading the girls in
"Sandy who is it" Jess yelled from their bedroom
"Chris and some friends" Sandra yelled back
Jess walked out of his room "Hey… oh" he stopped when he saw Rory
Rory walked over to him and shoved the box in his arms, she opened the lid and started taking stuff out "Here… this was her birth announcement, here is the copy pf her baby book, here is the video from her first four birthdays, and here are copies of her medical records and birth certificate"
"What is this Rory?" Jess asked as he was putting the stuff down
"HOW COULD YOU SUE ME FOR CUSTODY?" Rory screamed
Mina, Chris and Sandra were standing by the door looking at each other trying to decided if they should leave or not
"BECAUSE SHE IS MINE TO RORY" it was now a screaming battle
"YES I KNOW THAT JESS BUT IF YOU WANT TO SEE HER I WOULDN'T HAVE STOPPED YOU"
"YOU WOULDN'T HAVE STOPPED ME YOU STOPPED ME FROM SEEING HER FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS"
"YOU LEFT"
"I WOULD HAVE COME BACK"
"YOU MADE IT PRETTY CLEAR YOU WEREN'T COMING BACK"
"I WOULD HAVE FOR HER"
"IF YOU HADN'T CHANGE YOUR PHONE NUMBER I WOULD HAVE"
"YOU HAVE ALWAYS KNOW HOW TO FIND ME, I WENT TO THAT SHOP EVERY WEEK LOOKING FOR A LETTER FROM YOU FOR TWO YEARS AND I NEVER SAW ONE"
"WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?"
"THE PAST FOUR YEARS OF MY DAUGHTERS LIFE" Jess backed off, the both had been screaming so loud Rory was started to shake
"I AM SORRY JESS OK," she said softly
"I AM NOT CHANGING MY MIND RORY," he said in the same tone
Frustrated Rory threw what she was holding on the floor "DAMN IT JESS I WANTED TO TELL YOU I WANTED YOU TO KNOW I WANTED YOU TO COME BACK AND BE PART OF HER LIFE" she started crying
The screaming war was back on "THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU?"
"BECAUSE I COULDN'T"
"WHY"
"BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS LEAVE. IF SOMETHING GETS TO HARD YOU PACK UP AND LEAVE WHO'S TO SAY YOU WOULDN'T HAVE LEFT HER"
"I LOVE HER! I WOULDN'T HAVE LEFT HER"
"YOU SAID YOU LOVE ME AND YOU LEFT"
"THAT WAS DIFFERENT"
"I KNOW HOW IT FEELS FOR A FATHER TO LEAVE, HELL I KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO HAVE YOU LEAVE, I DIDN'T WANT HER TO FEEL THAT OK I WAS TRYING TO PROTECT HER…"
"I WOULDN'T HAVE AND WILL NEVER HURT HER," Jess said cutting her off
Rory started crying so hard she couldn't see strait. She was defeated. "You know what Jess do whatever the hell you want you always have." She said returning to her regular voice while heading towards the door "See you in court" Rory walked out of the apartment and slammed the door behind her
"Hi I am Mina" Mina said shaking Sandra's hand
"Sandra"
"It was nice to meet you Sandra hope to see you again" she walked over to Jess and punched him in the arm
"Mina" Jess said holding his arm
Chris waited in till Mina left the apartment "See you later bro"
"Yeah I call you later" Jess said still holding his arm
Chris kissed Sandra on the cheek "Goodbye Sandra" he said and walked out the door
"By Chris," Sandra said closing the door "so that was Rory?" she turned to Jess
"Yeah" he said now picking up all the papers Rory threw
"Does she know?" she said joining him
"No"
(Chris's Car)
"You ok" Mina asked Rory
"No" she replied looking out the window it started raining
"Is there anything I can do?" Chris asked looking at her through the rear view mirror
" Can you kill your brother for me?" she asked
"See I would but unfortunately I don't look good in orange," he said playfully
"Then can we go get ice cream?" she asked sitting up in her seat
"Of course"
"Yay, ice cream." Mina said also sitting up in her seat
Rory's cell phone began to ring "Hello" she said as she answered it "LOGAN" she shouted, Mina snapped around towards her, Rory grew pale and was speaking loudly so Mina could hear "YOUR BACK, GREAT… WHERE AM I … I AM IN NEW YORK…VISITING A FRIEND… I DON'T KNOW WHY I AM SHOUTING I AM JUST IN A SHOUTING MOOD…ok um well lets meet up tomorrow… you want to come over tonight…" she looked to Mina and mouthed 'oh crap' " um ok…I'll see you then ok… uh I uh love you too… bye" she closed her phone "HOLY CRAP!" she exclaimed
"Who's Logan?" Chris asked
"Rory's boyfriend." Mina told him
" Oh"
"Mina what am I going to do?" she asked
"Um… calm down first of all, and ummmm… he is going to come over tonight umm have… Paris and Doyle over I'll take Lisa with us when we go to dinner, uhhhhhhh I guess tell him everything but make sure Paris is there for support…" Mina supposed
"Why don't I take the kids out tonight and Mina could be there for support?" Chris suggested
"Could you please I need you here… or there Mina…please" Rory whined
"Ok… I will be there" Mina replied softly
"Thank you, both" Rory returned to staring out the window.
"You should probably call off work too." Mina suggested
" Right" she said taking out her phone
(Gilmore apartment, later that night)
"Hi" Rory said after she opened the door
Logan walked in "Hey Ace" he grabbed Rory and pulled her into a passionate kiss
They started making out. Mina interrupted them "Hey Logan" they broke away as soon as she said something.
Logan gave a disappointed look to Rory "Hey Mina, How are you this fine evening" he said with a smile on his face
"Peachy, I made us all dinner" returning the same fake smile
"Us?" Logan asked
"Yeah, me, Mina, Paris, and Doyle" Rory explained pointing to Paris and Doyle
Logan's disappointment smile came back on "Great… Paris, Doyle"
"Logan" Paris said coolly
"Logan how was France" Doyle asked trying to make conversation
"It was fine… it rained," Logan replied. There was silence between them "Were are the girls I brought them gifts?" he asked
Rory looked to Mina motioning to her to come up with something. Mina came up with "There out with a friend"
"Cool" he replied noticing something was off
"Yeah" Rory said looking down at her feet
Mina tried to break the tension "Great why doesn't every one sit at the table and we will eat"
"So what happened since I been gone?" Logan asked trying to make conversation again. Everyone looks at each other. "What?" He asked
"Um nothing …" Rory looked at her plate
"Oh jeez..." Paris said throwing down her utensils. "Katie and Lisa's dad's came back to town, Dean kidnapped the kids but there back now and Jess who is Lisa's father is suing Rory for custody"
Mina who was sitting across from Paris kicked her "Paris!"
"Sorry…" she apologized because she was now getting glares from everyone.
It became so quiet that Doyle was getting freaked out "We should be going" he said grabbing Paris's arm and rushed out of the apartment.
It was Silent again. Mina was playing with her bracelet, Rory was biting her lip and staring down at her plate, Logan was swirling his whine in his glass. Rory looked to Mina trying to see what to do, she didn't know either. Rory just let it all out. "Ok…a couple of days ago Jess and Chris, Katie's father, came back to town so they know about the girls. Jess is getting married and suing me for full custody because he is pissed that he didn't know he had a daughter for 4 years. Oh the same day as them coming back, Dean broke into my moms house and took the kids but we got them back that night and no one was hurt, and did I mention I missed you?"
It was dead quiet again in till Logan spoke "Are you sure they were ok?"
"Yes" Rory replied
"Are you guys all right?" he asked
"Were fine." Mina said beating Rory to answer.
"Ok" he said taking Rory's hand and started rubbing circles on her palm. Rory looked to Mina, Mina looked to Rory, they both were freaked out a little, they were unsure of what just happened. Was Logan really ok with everything? Was it that easy?