** Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters of Gilmore Girls. If I were that all powerful then Jess would be staying put! So, in summation... Please don't sue me!**

Jmariano: Hey.

Lorelai_Leigh: Hi. You needed to talk…?

Jmariano: Yeah. I've got some… bad news.

Rory took a deep breath and started typing.

Lorelai_Leigh: How bad?

Jmariano: I'm actually not sure. Could be pretty bad.

Lorelai_Leigh: Ok… I'm prepared.

Rory lied. She waited for his next message, wondering what the bad news was.

Jmariano: You remember I told you that my mom is a psychopath?

She smiled.

Lorelai_Leigh: Yeah, I remember.

Jmariano: Well, she had some kind of episode last week, and… she's sending me away.

Lorelai_Leigh: Away? Away where?

Jmariano: To stay with my uncle. And… I don't know if I'll be able to get online much anymore.

Lorelai_Leigh: Oh.

She felt tears coming to her eyes.

Jmariano: I'm sorry. I really don't want to go. But I don't get much of a say in the matter.

Lorelai_Leigh: I understand.

She didn't.

Neither of them sent a message for a few minutes.

Lorelai_Leigh: So… where does your uncle live?

Jmariano: I'm not sure. Night Burrow, or… Sleepy Hollow or… something to do with night and holes I think. I wasn't really listening. It's just going to be some little town in the middle of nowhere.

Rory frowned at his message for a few moments. As realization set in, her eyes slowly grew wide.

Lorelai_Leigh: Stars Hollow?

Jmariano: Probably… sounds right. Heard of it?

Rory sat in disbelief.

Lorelai_Leigh: Yeah, sounds vaguely familiar.

She smiled. She didn't know why she didn't tell him she lived there. She was scared to get her hopes up.

Jmariano: My uncle owns some little diner or something there. I saw pictures once. It's nothing impressive.

Lorelai_Leigh: So… when do you leave?

Jmariano: Sometime in the next few days. I refused to pack, so my mom is doing it. Can't wait to get rid of me. No doubt she'll put me on a bus before she's done packing. That's how much she doesn't want me here right now.

Lorelai_Leigh: Sorry.

Jmariano: Me too. I promise I will e-mail you every chance I get.

Lorelai_Leigh: I know you will.

Jmariano: Good. I'm not just abandoning you Rory.

Lorelai_Leigh: It's ok. I understand.

Jmariano: I know you do. I… have to go.

Lorelai_Leigh: It's ok. I'll talk to you later.

Jmariano: Yeah. Bye Rory.

Lorelai_Leigh: Bye, Jess.

He logged off. Rory screamed.

"What, what, what!" Cried Lorelai, bursting in with a frying pan in her hand, ready to use it to defend herself against the attacker in Rory's bedroom.

"Jess."

"What… what did he do? You're not crying, it must be good…" Said Lorelai.

"He's… moving here."

"For you?" Lorelai frowned.

"No. His mom is sending him to live with his uncle."

"Uncle… Taylor? Andrew? Oooh, Uncle Jackson?" Grinned Lorelai. "Oh! Uncle Kirk?!" She said, almost giddy.

"Nope. Uncle Luke." Smiled Rory.

"Ahhh! You're kidding!"

"Nope."

"Come on, grab your coat, we're going to go and tease him." Said Lorelai. She looked down at her frying pan. "Now I don't feel so bad about not getting to use this!"

They hurried out of Rory's room, laughing.