A Rose For Rory

By Emily Carol

Chapter 6

Disclaimer: You really thought I owned Gilmore Girls? Are you crazy? I also sort of don't even own my title because I got the idea from a Lurlene McDaniel book called A Rose For Melinda but if you have read that book I would like to note that Rory does not get leukemia like Melinda in that book, in fact A Rose For Melinda and my story are pretty different. I do own Lacey.

Summary: Europe was great and now the Gilmore Girls are back to their normal lives. But Rory's first year at Yale doesn't go as planned when memories start rushing back. And then she takes the jump of her life.

Genre: General/Tragedy

Rating: PG for certain issues that are dealt with.

A/N- I'm sorry that there was a little bit of confusion because it seems that people thought that Chapter 5 was the last chapter, but this is the last chapter, wraps it all up for the most part.

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Jess had been sitting through the visitation on the verge of tears. His vision was so blurred that he couldn't see Lorelai sit down next to him. She slipped a letter under his hand and walked off.

Jess opened the envelope. He pulled out a letter that was very worn, like it had been read many times.

Jess started to read, it was a letter from Rory to her mom, dated the day of the jump.

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Dear Mom,

I know that you love me and you don't want me to do anything to completely affect my life forever. But I'm going to. It's not that I don't love you Mom because I do very much. But I can't stand being like this, I don't see a point in living if I'll be spending the rest of it sad and depressed over Jess. I loved him but I never got to tell him that. I was pretty sure he loved me too, but I never heard him say it to me.

So I'm off to a better place where I won't know the pain I've been feeling lately. Where I'll meet you someday in the future.

As my dying wish I want to make everyone I love promise they won't do what I did. I don't want them to end their life like I ended mine. I want them to live until they die of old age, especially you mom. I don't want to see you up here anytime soon.

So go about your life as if I was there. Beg Luke for coffee, blast the music, dance, try to cook, and just live.

I love you Mom, I always will.

Love Always,

Rory

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Jess couldn't hold it in anymore, the dam broke and all his tears started to rush out. He walked out of the visitation with a rose in his hand.

Jess walked to the bridge where Rory had jumped. It took him almost an hour but it felt like seconds.

Standing on the edge where Rory had stood just days before Jess threw the rose into the water, as his last offering to Rory.

"I love you Rory," he whispered. "And I always will."

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