Chapter Twenty Five

Rory walked into the closed diner. She'd seen through the window that Lorelai was sitting inside with Luke. Hearing the door open they both looked up. Lorelai looked shocked to see Rory standing there.

'Mum?' Rory said close to tears. Lorelai got up immediately and put her arms round her daughter.

'Honey what is it?' Lorelai asked.

'I'm so sorry. I've been so stupid. All this time at grandma and grandpa's. Messing around. It wasn't me, I was so stupid. I'm sorry I didn't listen to you.' Rory said crying against her mothers shoulder.

'Oh it's OK baby. It's going to be OK.' Lorelai said holding her close. She had her little girl back.

'I'm going back to Yale. I'll have a lot of catching up to do but I know I can do it. I've broken up with Logan because he was so wrong for me. I'm moving out of Grandma and Grandpa's. After what she did I doubt I'll ever go back. I just…I'm so sorry mum' Rory rattled off at a hundred miles an hour.

'Hey slow down. What did my mother do?' Lorelai asked. As if on cue Jess walked into the diner. Rory had asked him to follow a few minutes later so she'd have a chance to talk to her mum first.

'Jess!' Lorelai and Luke said in unison as they stared at him.

'Jess gave me a lift back here.' Rory said drying her eyes. 'I think we'd all better sot down for this. Rory explained the whole story. Not leaving anything about the meeting with Jess out.

'Wow! I know my mother is capable of almost anything but that!' Lorelai said shaking her head.

'Yeah. So I've formulated a plan. Tomorrow night I go round for dinner. It's Friday night and I still have dinner with them on Friday's even if I usually eat out or in the pool house the other nights. I'd appreciate it if you'd come mum. I could do with the support.' Rory looked questioningly at her mother.

'I'll be there.' Lorelai promised.

'Great. I want to find out why she did it. I want her to know what she did to me.' Here Rory paused aware that Jess's eyes were locked on her. Was is possible he still had feelings for her? She pushed these thoughts aside quickly. Continuing 'While me and my mum are in there I'd appreciate it Luke if you could help Jess to get all my stuff out of the pool house. I won't go back after that.' Rory was determined. Her eyes drifted over to Jess. Her heart skipped a beat as she saw him smirking like he always did. Did she want him to have feelings for her? She looked away quickly.

'Of course I'll help out.' Luke agreed.

'Yes he will. He is going to be your step dad after all' Lorelai said it lightly. She knew however that this was a delicate subject. Rory snapped her head up.

'You're engaged? When?' Rory asked. A terrible feeling filled her. She had a feeling that they'd been engaged a while.

'Since the night you told me you were moving into my parents house.' Lorelai said guiltily.

'Oh.' Was all Rory could manage to reply with. To her surprise, Jess seeing her look upset. Took her hand under the table and squeezed it lightly before letting go quickly. Her heart stopped for a few seconds. She still loved Jess.