AN:
1.) Thank you all for your wonderful comments. I'm glad you like the story :)
2.) When I started to write this story this chapter wasn't a part of it. Then I watched "You jump, I jump Jack" last week and Emily was so malicious. Poor Luke, but Kelly Bishop was great. Anyway the episode inspired me to write this
3.) I'm almost done with the story. There are going to be 11 chapters and I've written them all expect for ch.7. I need to do some re-writing.
4.) ocdwithlhg - You noticed something that I already used in ch 8 ;)

Hope you enjoy this chapter too. I had fun writing it

Wednesday 5pm (6 days after Luke left) - Emily's POV

"Hello?"

"Rory, hello."

"Hi grandma. How are you?"

"I'm fine and you?"

"Oh, the usual. It's hectic but it's okay. Is there some particular reason for your call?"

"Yes, dear. I'm trying to get a hold on you mother but without any success. Michel said she took the afternoon off but she isn't answering the phone. I tried her cell phone too. Do you know where she is?"

"I think she's at home. She just doesn't feel like talking – to no one."

"Why? Did something happen?"

"You could say that. She's just not feeling that well lately but..."

"Is she ill?"

"Well....actually she and Luke broke up and Luke left Stars Hollow last week. I wish I could be there for her but I'm so busy with my new assignment for the paper..." – I admit that it is rude but after Rory said that Luke had left I didn't listen to her anymore. Luke left and Christopher came back. "Maybe everything is going to work out after all." - I smiled as an idea formed in my head.

"Thank you Rory for telling me this. I'll let you now go back to your paper. I'll see you Friday."

"Bye grandma."

x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x

One hour later

After my third knock she finally opened the door.

"Mom, hi. What are you doing here?"

"I came to talk to you. You were not answering your phone. Can I come in?"

"Yeah, sure." – She stepped away and made room for me to enter. We walked to the couch and sat down. I took a good look at her. She was pale and had dark circles under her eyes. Her hair was uncombed and put back in a messy ponytail.

"What can I do for yor mom?"

"I had a few ideas for the upcoming DAR meeting. You know the meeting? At your inn?"

"Yes, mom I remember the meeting." – She rolled her eyes.

"There's no reason to be rude Lorelai. I'm having this DAR meeting at your inn as a favor to you. I thought..."

"Mom, I'm sorry. I wasn't trying to be rude. I'm just tired and I appreciate that you thought of me. Now tell me what ideas you have."

"I made notes." – I pulled out a few papers out of my purse and handed them to her. She immediately looked through them, the whole time chewing on her lower lip. I thought it was the right moment to bring up the subject why I really was here.

"So, I heard you and Luke are no longer a couple?" – Lorelai's head shot up at the mention of his name.

"How do you know?"

"Rory told me. She also told me that he left town."

"Mom, I'm not feeling well. That's the reason why I'm here and not at work. I promise to work on your list and I will call your first thing tomorrow morning. Is that okay?"

"That's fine with me, Lorelai but don't change the subject. Is that the reason why your're here by yourself? Because Luke left?"

"Mom drop it. I don't want to talk about it."

"Why? I don't understand it. He left, so what?"

"So what? Mom...no, forget it. I don't want to fight with you. I don't have the energy for it right now."

"Lorelai, you should look at the bright side of it."

"What bright side? He left. Luke left. What bright side is there?"

"Now you can finally focus on Christopher."

"Oh, my God!"

"He's back. You two got another chance. Your should take it."

"I can't believe this." – Lorelai got up from the couch and walked over to the fireplace.

"You and Christopher are meant to be together. You two just have to end up together...it's logic. You can finally be family and lead the life you were supposed to lead so many years ago."

"I don't want that life. Twenty years ago I ran away from it. Why do you think I'd want to lead it now?"

"You can be so stubborn. What's wrong with that kind of life? Your father and I are living it since our birth."

"And look what it's gotten you." – She said and it felt like a slap in the face. I swallowed down the hurt and was glad that she was stading with her back to me that very moment. Lorelai turned and looked me straight in the eyes.

"Mom, I'm going to say this ony once and I really want you to understand. I don't want a life with Christopher. I lo..."

"I know why you're doing this. You are only doing this to spite your father and me. God forbid you do something that we want you to."

"That's not true mom. This has absolutely nothing to do with you or dad.
It may shock you but I don't go to bed every night thinking and making plans how to disappoint you even more or how do make you more ashamed of me and the life I'm leading.
I love him mom. I love Luke so much that I can't even put it in words. This has nothing to do with 'logic' as you put it but it has everything to do with love. Now that he's no longer here doesn't mean that he's no longer in my life or in my heart....and it certainly doesn't mean that I'll go back to Chris.
I'm not in love with him. He and me ended twenty years ago I just didn't want to believe it. I clinged to the feelings I once had for him as a teenager and I gave us a chance after chance. It never worked out. We are not meant to be together. Christopher and I will never marry and be a family. Give up that dream already. For your own sake mother, give it up.
Please don't forget to close the door when you leave." – I watched her disappear upstairs, leaving me with my thoughts alone. How can she ask me to accept it? It's everything I wanted for her for the last two decades...but then I guess if I don't want to lose Rory and her again I'll have to accept it...or at least pretend I'm alright with it. Pretend...that sounds rather fine with me. It's after all the Gilmore way.

TBC