A/N- Go watch My Girl Friday to get the Hildy Johnson reference if you dont get it. I love my Beta's...Im gunna keep you guys from the plot bunny they squished...but you should thank them for it...Reviews are like coffee to my soul and my birthday is wednesday...so reviews are birthday presents. Hope you enjoy!

Rory accepted the position with Hugo and went to New York to sign the necessary paperwork and discuss her first story. Her first story would be about the relief efforts in Haiti after the earthquake. She planned to leave on the 17th of February and be gone for the rest of February.

She was not surprised when The Sun offered her her job back. She turned it down, but insisted that her record reflect that she was not fired. She was also given a glowing letter of recommendation and a formal written apology from the same Editor In Chief who had spoken out against her. She was sure he was just saving face and hoping Rory wouldn't sue the paper. In truth, Rory was happy to have the whole thing behind her and ready to leave Baltimore.

As soon as Matt and Chris got wind that Rory was moving to Philadelphia, they asked her to take over as editor of the 'zine.

"It comes out four times a year and we need an editor who doesn't mind not working much. It would be like twenty hours a month. So you could basically do it whenever you want," Chris said.

"We understand you are completely over qualified and this is probably beneath you," Matt agreed.

"Hildy Johnson, make us the happiest publishing house in the world and be our editor," Chris said getting on his knee, handing her a red pen.

Rory laughed at his "proposal".

Jess didn't have to say anything for Rory to know that he agreed with them.

"Was this your idea?" She asked Jess.

"No comment Miss Hayden," he smirked.

"Rory come on, you know they all thought it at he same time," Mandy said.

"And then got a beer to toast their brilliant idea," Trudy added.

Rory laughed and then agreed to take the job.

She planned to officially move the weekend before she had to leave for Haiti. Matt and Chris and the girls agreed to help her move. Matt was able to borrow his dad's truck instead of renting one and they planned on moving her that weekend.

While she was with Jess in Philadelphia, she did some apartment hunting. Jess had given her a list of several neighborhoods and streets to avoid. She was looking for a one bedroom or a studio apartment and having no luck, until one day she found a newly renovated studio apartment. She looked at one other studio, but this one had nice bay windows and wood flooring. She told the landlord she would give her an answer the next day. He seemed eager and willing to rent the apartment to Rory.

"Well I think I found a place," Rory told Jess that afternoon when she stopped by Truncheon for lunch, while everyone else was out. "It's under my budget and it's newly renovated and has these really nice bay windows."

"Oh yea, where at?" he as

Rory showed Jess the ad with the pictures of the apartment.

"And you went and saw this place and the pictures are actually real?" he asked seriously.

"I know it's a little more north than what you said, but its really cute and under my budget."

"It's a lot north, I didn't even consider that area for the your list."

"I will be fine, I won't go out at night."

"Rory, seriously its not safe," he pleaded

"You know, you are being over-protective," she said defensively.

"I'm just trying to help," He said growing annoyed.

"I have lived on my own for a few years now and can take care of myself," she said stubbornly

"You think I'm being over-protective?" he asked just as Chris walked in the door.

"Yep," she said now growing annoyed.

"Fine, I won't help," he said matching her annoyance.

"Hey," Chris greeted them.

"You should show Chris your new apartment," Jess suggested and Rory showed Chris the listing and told him about the bay windows and new renovation.

"Are there bars on the bay windows?" he asked when he saw the address. "I have family in that area. A pretty white girl like you will get jumped faster than you can sign the paperwork."

"It looked fine and there was a security guard on site," she said less defensively.

"You can't move there," Chris echoed Jess and went to his computer and showed her a news story from a few weeks ago with cop cars surrounding her potential apartment building. The headline read: "Police arrest notorious street corner crack dealer." "That's probably why it was renovated, that apartment building is notorious for drug busts," Chris said.

Jess walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her and kissed her cheek. "Out of Towner," he whispered in her ear just before he kissed her again.

"You were just trying to help," she said defeated. She turned around to look at him and laid her head against his chest.

"Just keep looking. You will find something."

"So Jess and I walk in and shake the lady's hand, and the she wants us to shake her cats paw," Rory was telling Mandy and Chris her stories of finding an apartment in Philadelphia. "Jess just walked out trying to contain his laughter."

Jess had been struck with inspiration to write and holed up in office for the day, promising to meet them when he was done. Matt and Trudy had a meeting with their wedding planned and would meet everyone for dinner at the little café across from Truncheon.

It was now two days before Rory was moving out of her apartment in Baltimore. She was no closer to finding an apartment. She was leaving for Baltimore in the morning to pack.

"That's crazy. I wish you had a picture of his face," Mandy laughed when Matt and Trudy showed up at the table.

"So we have an announcement," Matt said with a huge grin on his face.

"Oh?" they questioned.

"We bought a house!" They said together. "We get the keys on the 15th."

"Oh my goodness," Mandy got up to give Trudy a hug. "That means you're leaving me sooner than the wedding?" Trudy shook her head as her eyes welled up with tears.

Chris moved so Trudy and Amanda could talk and Matt sat next to Trudy.

"What's with the Beaches reenactment?" Jess asked when he arrived.

"We bought a house and we just told Mandy." Matt answered and switched places with Rory so she was sitting next to Jess. Mandy and Trudy bent their heads together and started whispering back and forth to each other.

"Hi," they greeted each other with a kiss. Jess turned to Matt, "Congratulations!" he said. "You have pictures?" Matt showed everyone the two-story brick town house they bought in Society Hill.

"Very nice," Chris said.

The girls still had their heads together and whispering back and forth to each other before finally speaking up.

"Okay so we have come to an important conclusion," Trudy started.

"Since Matt insists on dragging his future bride to his love shack…" Mandy continued.

"…Leaving a two-bedroom townhouse in the lovely Old City neighborhood…"

"…And Philly's newest resident still doesn't have a place to live…" Amanda added

"We think Rory should take the room," Trudy and Mandy said together.

This last part snapped Rory to attention. "Are you serious?" She asked.

"We are," they said together again.

"You don't even have to twist my arm," Rory said, relieved to have a place to live.

"Great we can work out the details later, roomy," Mandy said. "I think I'm going to get the special," Mandy picked her menu back up to order.

"Dammit," Jess mumbled

"What?" both Mandy and Rory asked.

"I have to move Rory's mattress up those fucking stairs," he grumbled.

"Poor baby," Rory said. "Maybe there will be a repeat of the other night," she whispered in his ear.

"I can move your dresser too," he whispered back and she giggled.

"It's a really nice place, Mom," Rory said to her mom over the phone as she walked into her apartment in Baltimore.

"And it's in a good place? No doo-wop groups?" Lorelai asked her daughter.

"It's a good neighborhood." Rory assured her mom. "My new roommate has known Jess since he was a kid. She has lots of good stories about him."

"Oh, I want to hear some of these stories," Lorelai laughed. "And the financial situation is okay? You will still be able to eat while you aren't on the road."

"It's going to be tight. The job at Truncheon helps, but I have my resume out to a few local papers."

"So I went to the doctor today." Lorelai said changing the subject.

"Boy or girl?" Rory asked excited for good news.

"Well," Lorelai began. "Little blueberry won't reveal himself or herself, so the doctor couldn't be definitive on the exact sex."

"Clearly that is not a Gilmore trait." Rory laughed.

"Clearly," Lorelai agreed. "So we are going back on the 12th to hopefully get a better answer and I would love if you were there. Its also the Firelight Festival that weekend."

"Of course I will drive up," Rory said fighting back tears. "Mom, I am so excited for this baby."

"I know kid, me too," Lorelai said fighting back her own tears. "The grandparents want dinner," Lorelai said gaining control of her emotions.

"I will come for dinner, but I will probably go back Saturday afternoon."

"They know about Jess," Lorelai said really fast.

"Mom, I can't do that, I promised him he wouldn't have to go right away."

"I know kid and please apologize to him for me. But they caught wind of you two and since you're leaving for Haiti they don't want to wait until March. They want to meet him. Or re-meet him," Lorelai explained.

"Okay, I will talk to him," she said with a heavy sigh. "I'm going to start packing, so we will talk later."

"Bye kid."

"Bye Mom."

While Rory was talking to her mom she had a voicemail from a Philadelphia phone number she didn't recognize.

"Hello Miss. Gilmore, my name Ed Powers from the Philadelphia Inquirer. We are impressed with your resume, especially with recent events. Any paper would be lucky to have a reporter with your tenacity and drive. We would like to set up an interview for next week. I look forward to hearing from you Miss. Gilmore.

Rory wrote down the number to call later and then started packing. This was going to work out just fine.