Chapter One:

"Lane, you didn't have to come all the way up here." Rory states as she stares anxiously out her front window for what seems to be the millionth time in the last 30 minutes.

"Your Mom asked me if I wanted to come up with her, she was coming anyway it's no big deal." Lane responds.

"But you have a baby at home." Rory turns to face her best, and oldest, friend despite the fact that Lane still lived in Stars Hollow with her nice Korean husband and Rory was single in New York City they were still the best of friends. Despite the fact that Lane had always rebelled from what her mother wanted both girls had ended just the way their mother's were happy with. Rory was independent and free in New York City, with a job she loved and no serious love interest to tie her down. While Lane had met and married a nice Korean boy her mother hadn't set her up with, they'd met at a concert and were married four months later and Lane had given birth to a baby boy only 4 months ago.

Lane waves her friend off, "Teague and T.J. are at home, they are fine. Do you really think I would be here to lend support when you are beginning the adventure of parenthood?"

"I'm scared Lane," Rory finally admits dropping onto the couch.

"You'll do fine Rory," Lane assures, "it's not like you don't know anything about kids."

"I know some, but I don't know enough to raise a kid. I mean, don't get me wrong she's my sister and I love her..."

Lorelai suddenly appears from the kitchen, "you'll be fine Sweets and if you need anything I can be here whenever you need me."

"You could always come back to Stars Hollow for awhile, until you get adjusted," Lane suggests carefully.

The look on Rory's face immediately shuts Lane up and she responds, "we've had this discussion I can not go back to Stars Hollow, that's not an option."

Lorelai places a comforting hand on Rory's shoulder but before she can offer any words she jumps up, "I think the social worker is here with Georgia."

Rory peers out a window and can see her younger sister with a middle aged woman who has her hand on Georgia's back and is guiding her to the apartment building entrance. "Do I look all right?" Rory faces her mother and best friend, she was wearing a simple pair of new jeans and a tank top to ward off the New York heat and humidity.

"You look fine." Lorelai assures.

Within minutes the doorbell rings and Rory hurries over to the door and quickly opens it to reveal the sister she barely knows and the social worker she had spoken to on the phone earlier. "Lorelai Gilmore?" The social worker has a soft English accent.

Rory nods, "yes, we spoke on the phone. Hi Gigi."

"Don't call me that." Georgia requests softly, "that's my Mommy's nickname for me."

Rory nods, "all right, Georgia it is."

"All right Georgia," the social worker smiles, "I'll be in touch, be good for your sister, all right?"

Georgia nods, "I will."Once the woman has let herself out Georgia asks, "did you get all my stuff?"

Rory nods, "it was all sent over yesterday, I haven't unpacked any of it, I figured that would be something we could do later."

Georgia nods, "all right."

Rory takes in Georgia's red with white polka dot skirt and matching red halter top, "did you want to change into something more comfortable? I thought we could go out to get something to eat, maybe show you some of the city."

"This is fine." Georgia adjusts her skirt, "I've seen the city, Mommy used to bring me all the time, but I am hungry."

Rory nods, "all right." Realizing that she hasn't introduced Lane or her mother she turns to face them, "Georgia this is my best friend Lane Yong, and my mother Lorelai."

"Pleased to me meet you." Georgia whispers.

"Do you guys want to come eat with us?" Rory asks.

Lorelai and Lane both shakes their head and Lorelai responds "I should get back to the inn, it's busy with tourist season and everything."

"I should get home too." Lane adds, "to take care of the baby."

"All right, well thank you guys for coming." Rory hugs her mother and Lane before they all leave the apartment. Once they are on the street Rory asks, "what are you in the mood for?"

Georgia shrugs, "I don't know."

"Do you want to go get burgers or something?" Rory asks.

Georgia shakes her head, "I'm a vegetarian."

Rory nods, "right, I'm sorry I forgot." Suddenly Rory is struck with a memory of the strict diet Sherry had Georgia on. Rory bites her lip in thought, she didn't know where there was a health food restaurant, she'd never eaten at one and hadn't intended on ever eating at one. "How about we stop at a diner up here that I eat a lot, and I am sure that we can find something for you to eat there. Plus they have milkshakes."

"I've never had one." Georgia states simply.

Rory stares shocked at her young sister, "ever?"

Georgia shakes her head, "never, I drink a lot of milk but I've never had ice cream or a milkshake before."

Rory grabs Georgia's hand and quickly leads her down the street, "that is something we are going to fix right now."

"French fries?"

"No."

"Onion rings?"

"No."

Rory shakes her head sadly, "all right I know exactly what you can get."

"What?" Georgia looks curiously.

"Are you ready to order?" The waitress stands at their table before Rory can respond to Georgia's question.

Rory nods, "we'd both like a triple thick chocolate malt shakes, we'd like to start out with a sampler and we'll both have the deluxe burgers, hers with a boca burger instead."

"All right." The waitress finishes writing down their orders and then moves away from the table.

"So what do you think?" Rory asks as Georgia seems to revel in the food in front of her.

"It's so..." The girls seems to search for a word as she sets down her burger with the special sauce dripping down the side.

"Yummy?" Rory offers.

Georgia nods enthusiastically, "yes!"

"So when we get home do you want to unpack then?" Rory asks, "or we can do it tomorrow, or we don't have to do it any time soon, it's your choice."

"Really?" Georgia asks, "I get to choose?"

Rory nods, "of course, it's your room."

"Can we do it tomorrow?" Georgia asks.

"Sure thing."

"Don't you own any jeans?" Rory asks as she helps Georgia hang her clothes in her closest.

Georgia shakes her head, "my mommy didn't think that girls should wear jeans."

"But you have lots of pants." Rory points out.

"I know she just didn't like denim." Georgia states.

"So you always look this dressed up?" Rory comments on Georgia's pink halter dress.

Georgia nods, "yes. My mother always picked my clothes out for me and made sure that I looked dressed up all the time."

"How about we go shopping later this week and you can pick out any clothes you want."

"Anything I want?" Georgia asks.

Rory nods, "your choice." When the phone rings Rory motions to it under the stack of clothes she is balancing, "Georgia could you get that?"

"I'm not allowed to answer the phone." Georgia responds.

"It's all right, you are here." Rory insists.

Georgia shrugs, "all right. Hello? Oh, hello. Yeah she's right here, hang on." Covering the mouth piece Georgia informs, "it's your mom."

Rory sets down the piles of clothes, "can you keep hanging those up and I'll be right back when I get off the phone." Walking out of the bedroom Rory greets, "hey Mom."

"How are you Rory?" Lorelai greets.

"I'm good, I've been busy." Rory responds, "I had to introduce Georgia to just about every good food there is in this world. She's never had ice cream in her life."

Lorelai gasps lightly, "wow, you do have you work cut out for you. What are you doing now?"

"We're trying to get her room all set up, going through her clothes and stuff." Rory responds.

"When do you start back at work?" Lorelai asks.

"I was supposed to start back on Monday but I can't find anyone to stay with Georgia, and she's way to young to leave alone, so I took another week off. But I don't know what I am going to do if I can't find someone to stay with her, I can't afford to take anymore time off."

"I could always come up for awhile." Lorelai suggests.

"No, you can't, you have the inn to run." Rory insists, "besides I'll figure something out. Besides it's just until school starts. At the local academy."

"What?"

"Sherry had money set aside specifically so that Georgia could go to a private school, it can't be touched for anything else." Rory sighs, "I have no choice but to send her to private school."

"Poor thing." Lorelai sighs, "to be doomed to a place like Chilton her whole life. I've got to get to the inn I just wanted to call and check in, if you need anything..."

"I know Mom, thanks."

On the next Gilmore Girls:

"Rory is everything all right?" Lorelai asks her daughter over the phone.

"Can I stay with you for awhile?"

"I thought you weren't coming to Stars Hollow?" Lorelai questions.

"I know, I don't want to, but I don't have much of a choice. I can't afford to live in New York, take care of a little girl and work. It's just for the summer, once school starts Joan says I can have my job back at the paper."