A/N: ok. Some of you seemed to be confused. So let me explain. The second part of the first chapter when Rory lays her head down in the diner, she's DREAMING and that's what the little ~*~*~*~*~ things are for...she wakes up and she's in the diner and it goes from there. And this is NOT a rape fic. I guess it does kind of sound that way but it's not. You will find out like exactly what had happened to her later on in the story( but not too much later :).) Just thought you'd like to know that! And she hadn't smiled in weeks because she didn't want to go to washington in the first place. She completely hated the idea but was forced to go. So maybe it might make wee bit more sense now...and if it don't...email me and I'll go into pinpoint detail, k? Thanks for your reviews they helped me a bundle! Love you guys!