A/N: so so sorry it took me so long to update! I keep starting this chapter and then getting
interrupted. Thanks for the continued support, it means a lot!



A few days after Rory woke up, the doctors said it was alright for her to go home. The
town threw a celebration for her the day she was released, and she spent the whole day in
the company of the people of Stars' Hollow, before going home. Rory walked into her
house, Lorelai close behind her, and threw herself down on the couch in the living room,
thoroughly exhausted.

"Finally home!"

Lorelai smiled, sitting on the end of the couch, opposite from her daughter.

"It's good to have you back, sweetheart."

She gave Rory a hug.

"So…"

Lorelai waited for Rory to speak, but she just looked confused.

"What's up with you and Jess?"

Rory shrugged.

"We're friends. Like always."

Lorelai tilted her head to the side and looked into her daughter's striking blue eyes. Oh,
how she had missed those eyes.

"Rory, when are you going to learn? You can't lie to your mother! I saw you, all day,
looking around for him. I know you're not just friends!"

Rory jumped up and headed towards her room.

"I'm gonna get some sleep."

Lorelai followed her, stopping her.

"Rory! Why won't you talk to me?"

Rory stopped just inside her room and turned to face her mother.

"I don't have this all figured out yet. I just need some time to think about it."

"He loves you, you know. Jess."

Rory didn't say anything. She just looked at the floor. Lorelai walked up to her and
placed her fingers under her chin, forcing her daughter to look at her.

"If you love him, then don't stay with Dean. Jess and Dean are both great guys, and
neither one of them deserve that."

Rory looked her mother in the eye, and sighed.

"You're right… I need to choose. And I will. Promise."

Lorelai seemed satisfied, and left, closing the door behind her, leaving Rory alone in the
dark room, lit only by moonlight. Rory sat on her bed in the darkness for a moment. She
thought about Jess, about Dean, and about what her mother had said.

What Lorelai didn't know was that Rory had already made her choice. It meant a lot to
her that the first face she'd seen upon waking up was Jess. He had been the only person
she wanted to see. Even though she'd loved Dean, now she loved Jess.

Rory rearranged the pillows on her bed, making it look roughly like there was a person
there, and changed into jeans and a blue sweater, almost the color of her eyes. She ran a
brush through her hair, applied a coat of mascara, and opened the window. She climbed
out, making a minimum of noise, closed the window behind her, and started down the
dark street towards Luke's.





A?N: Sorry if this chapter sucked! More soon IF, and I repeat IF you review!