A/N: Sorry this story took sooo long. I truly apologize. I hope very much
that you enjoy this one, and the last chapter. Have fun reading.
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"What is it?" Luke insisted. He waited a second. "Are you telling me that I emptied this place in five minutes for silence?" "You do need a little more silence don't you?" Lorelei looked up to notice that Luke wasn't laughing. "Okay. There was something else." "Well. What was it?" Luke looked at her intently, then at his watch. "Luke we've been friends for a long time. Ever since I looked up at you for coffee. That itself has given us a special bond. But still, all this friendship long, I've had this.crush dare I say on you," before continuing Lorelei looked to notice a half smile on Luke's face. "And I've always wondered if this was mutual." "Lorelei," Luke sighed. "I must admit. When you started coming in here for coffee every day, I thought you were very, sexually attractive. But now, After all the days of being so close. I'm not sure, if the deep affection I think you have, is in my heart." Lorelei stood, dumbstruck for a moment until she figured out how she wanted to respond. "Well Luke. That's probably the meanest thing you're ever going to say to me, and yet that sounded like the most intelligent sounding thing I've every heard you say." "I'm so happy I could sound like Rory for a moment." "What about me?" "What about you?" Luke smiled.
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"Jess. I have a question." "What?" "Why is it that you always are the rebel? Why can't you just listen to Luke? He's a good man, and he's trying to turn your life around." " I don't need my life turned around. I'm happy. I'm doing fine, and I've got.never mind." " What?" "And I've got you sitting right next to me," he sighed. Rory was shocked but soon knocked out of it when Tristan showed up at the dock. "Hey Rory, hi Jesse is it?" "Jess, just Jess. I'll see you later Rory." "Bye, what do you want Tristan?" Rory asked, frustrated. "Well, to talk to you of course. I haven't seen you in awhile and when I heard Chilton was coming on the trip I just knew that I'd see you. How is everything? Shame you broke up with Dean. I never liked him anyway. Starting fights at formal dances and such. He wasn't the right guy for you Rory. There's only one of the out there." Staring out after Jess, she nodded, "At this point you're right, there's only one.Jess wait!" Jess turned and Rory ran into his arms. They did not kiss. They only hugged. Jess smiled and Rory smiled back. They walked hand in hand back to their hotel rooms after the long day. "Jess. It's only been a day, since my break up with Dean. If, something is to happen between us, I wouldn't want to show it off." "I understand." "Okay. Good."
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"Hello?" "Lorelei?!" Richard answered in a complete panic. "What is it? What's wrong Dad?" "It's Emily. She was one minute yelling at the maid, the next on the floor out cold. We're at the hospital now, in Hartford. Will you come?" "Of course. What was it? Did they say?" "I believe it to be a brain aneurysm." "I'm on my way." Lorelei ran to the car and pulled out her cell phone. She called Rory but there was no answer. Her car wouldn't start. In tears she ran as fast as she could to Sookie's. They were not home. Then she ran to Luke's and he agreed to give her a ride. On the way she tried calling Rory again. She notified her of the situation. Rory wanted to come home, but Lorelei refused. It was hours of waiting and confusion for Lorelai and Richard. Finally the doctors came out and confirmed she had a %99-recovery chance. Of course Richard argued about the %1 difference but Lorelei was relieved. She called Rory again but there was no answer. Lorelai stayed there till the next night when she was forced home two change, shower, and eat a proper meal. Around seven Rory came through the door with Jess behind her. "Rory you idiot, I told you not to come!" "It's me mom!" "Your mother's daughter. Hi there Jess." "Hey." He said it in a way all Gilmore Girl fans know by heart, "How's Grandma?" "She's going to be fine. The doctors told us that at least. The phone rang and Lorelai picked up, "Dad, what? Dad, no. I'm coming Dad hang on." She hung up. "She fell into a coma."
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Weeks passed as there were no change in Emily's condition. There everyday, Rory and Lorelai gave up their lives. Jess was supportive but Rory didn't need him in her life. She called off anything that did or was to happen. Seeing Dean around town a couple times put Rory in tears and life after Michigan was depression. Luke and Lorelai stopped talking, they were awkward. Life for the Gilmore's was none other then a black whole, until Emily showed signs of improvement. The doctors assured she would be awake in less than a week. The doctors gave no other indication of what her status would be after that. The following Monday, while Rory was in school, her grandmother woke up. "Rory, I heard about your grandmother, I'm so sorry." "You heard? Is someone in a coma good gossip these days? What kind of a school is this? Huh?" Rory persistently attacked all who tried to comfort her. "Well, it's a good school if the statistics are right." "Well maybe they need new." Rory turned around to find Max, the man her mother almost married. "Hey Max, Mr. Madina. What's new? Sorry, I'm only heated because." "I know, your grandmother. Well your mother just called. She's awake. So rest easy." "She's awake?!" Rory, for the second time in her life, cut school and went straight to the hospital. She thought this was a better reason, anyway, you know, last time it was to visit Jess in New York. "Mom!" "Rory! "She's awake, I can't believe she's awake! She's awake!" "Lorelai, it's your turn to visit with her." Richard came out with a smile on his face. "Hey ma." "Hello dear." "Mom?" "Yes?" "I love you."
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"What is it?" Luke insisted. He waited a second. "Are you telling me that I emptied this place in five minutes for silence?" "You do need a little more silence don't you?" Lorelei looked up to notice that Luke wasn't laughing. "Okay. There was something else." "Well. What was it?" Luke looked at her intently, then at his watch. "Luke we've been friends for a long time. Ever since I looked up at you for coffee. That itself has given us a special bond. But still, all this friendship long, I've had this.crush dare I say on you," before continuing Lorelei looked to notice a half smile on Luke's face. "And I've always wondered if this was mutual." "Lorelei," Luke sighed. "I must admit. When you started coming in here for coffee every day, I thought you were very, sexually attractive. But now, After all the days of being so close. I'm not sure, if the deep affection I think you have, is in my heart." Lorelei stood, dumbstruck for a moment until she figured out how she wanted to respond. "Well Luke. That's probably the meanest thing you're ever going to say to me, and yet that sounded like the most intelligent sounding thing I've every heard you say." "I'm so happy I could sound like Rory for a moment." "What about me?" "What about you?" Luke smiled.
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"Jess. I have a question." "What?" "Why is it that you always are the rebel? Why can't you just listen to Luke? He's a good man, and he's trying to turn your life around." " I don't need my life turned around. I'm happy. I'm doing fine, and I've got.never mind." " What?" "And I've got you sitting right next to me," he sighed. Rory was shocked but soon knocked out of it when Tristan showed up at the dock. "Hey Rory, hi Jesse is it?" "Jess, just Jess. I'll see you later Rory." "Bye, what do you want Tristan?" Rory asked, frustrated. "Well, to talk to you of course. I haven't seen you in awhile and when I heard Chilton was coming on the trip I just knew that I'd see you. How is everything? Shame you broke up with Dean. I never liked him anyway. Starting fights at formal dances and such. He wasn't the right guy for you Rory. There's only one of the out there." Staring out after Jess, she nodded, "At this point you're right, there's only one.Jess wait!" Jess turned and Rory ran into his arms. They did not kiss. They only hugged. Jess smiled and Rory smiled back. They walked hand in hand back to their hotel rooms after the long day. "Jess. It's only been a day, since my break up with Dean. If, something is to happen between us, I wouldn't want to show it off." "I understand." "Okay. Good."
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"Hello?" "Lorelei?!" Richard answered in a complete panic. "What is it? What's wrong Dad?" "It's Emily. She was one minute yelling at the maid, the next on the floor out cold. We're at the hospital now, in Hartford. Will you come?" "Of course. What was it? Did they say?" "I believe it to be a brain aneurysm." "I'm on my way." Lorelei ran to the car and pulled out her cell phone. She called Rory but there was no answer. Her car wouldn't start. In tears she ran as fast as she could to Sookie's. They were not home. Then she ran to Luke's and he agreed to give her a ride. On the way she tried calling Rory again. She notified her of the situation. Rory wanted to come home, but Lorelei refused. It was hours of waiting and confusion for Lorelai and Richard. Finally the doctors came out and confirmed she had a %99-recovery chance. Of course Richard argued about the %1 difference but Lorelei was relieved. She called Rory again but there was no answer. Lorelai stayed there till the next night when she was forced home two change, shower, and eat a proper meal. Around seven Rory came through the door with Jess behind her. "Rory you idiot, I told you not to come!" "It's me mom!" "Your mother's daughter. Hi there Jess." "Hey." He said it in a way all Gilmore Girl fans know by heart, "How's Grandma?" "She's going to be fine. The doctors told us that at least. The phone rang and Lorelai picked up, "Dad, what? Dad, no. I'm coming Dad hang on." She hung up. "She fell into a coma."
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Weeks passed as there were no change in Emily's condition. There everyday, Rory and Lorelai gave up their lives. Jess was supportive but Rory didn't need him in her life. She called off anything that did or was to happen. Seeing Dean around town a couple times put Rory in tears and life after Michigan was depression. Luke and Lorelai stopped talking, they were awkward. Life for the Gilmore's was none other then a black whole, until Emily showed signs of improvement. The doctors assured she would be awake in less than a week. The doctors gave no other indication of what her status would be after that. The following Monday, while Rory was in school, her grandmother woke up. "Rory, I heard about your grandmother, I'm so sorry." "You heard? Is someone in a coma good gossip these days? What kind of a school is this? Huh?" Rory persistently attacked all who tried to comfort her. "Well, it's a good school if the statistics are right." "Well maybe they need new." Rory turned around to find Max, the man her mother almost married. "Hey Max, Mr. Madina. What's new? Sorry, I'm only heated because." "I know, your grandmother. Well your mother just called. She's awake. So rest easy." "She's awake?!" Rory, for the second time in her life, cut school and went straight to the hospital. She thought this was a better reason, anyway, you know, last time it was to visit Jess in New York. "Mom!" "Rory! "She's awake, I can't believe she's awake! She's awake!" "Lorelai, it's your turn to visit with her." Richard came out with a smile on his face. "Hey ma." "Hello dear." "Mom?" "Yes?" "I love you."