This is set after the season final. I do not own any of the characters.

Chapter one: Where is Ace

Rory was staying at her grandparents' house she missed her mother but she felt as if she could not go back no matter how much she wanted to. Rory tried to avoid any communication. She even blocked Logan out of her life.

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Logan was staying at Colin's, father's house in Hartford. His father was in Paris. Logan tried to call Rory cell but it was always turned off. He finally got up the courage to call her house.

"State your name and what information you want out of me." Lorelai answered the phone.

"Um... Hi this is Logan is Rory around."

"Oh hi Logan no Rory is not around she is staying at her grandparents' house. Well if that is all you would like I have places to go people to see." Lorelai hung up the phone.

Logan had no idea what the number for the Gilmore's was. The only way he could find out was if he called his parents and it was not likely they would give it to him. They did not support their relationship but it was worth a try.

"Mitchum Huntzberger here what can I do for you?"

"Hi dad it's Logan can I have the number to the Gilmore's?"

"What do you need the number for sun?"

"Never mind thanks for nothing dad."

'Well I guess the only way I will get to see Rory is if I drive to the Gilmore's. That dose seam like the only option at this point.' Logan thought.

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Rory was sitting alone reading her book. She missed having Logan and her mom around her. She didn't tell Logan she was taking a break from Yale. She only hoped he would not react as her mother did. There was so many thoughts going through her head she felt like a traffic jam that simply wouldn't move. The time it took her to get through one page she most times would have finished two chapters.

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Logan arrived at the Gilmore's and went to the door and rung the bell. The maid answered.

"Hi, I'm Logan do you know if Rory Gilmore is home?"

"Yes I do believe she is in the pool house would you like me to show you where it is." The maid was new he could tell by her shaking.

"No that's ok thank you anyway."

Logan walked over to the pool houses he could see Rory through the windows. She was settled down in a chair reading. Logan walked over to the door she looked so away from the world so rested but not peaceful she was contempt on what ever was going on in her head he only wished he knew what it was.

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Moments later Rory looked up from her book to see Logan at her door she got up from her chair and went to the door to let him in. She tried to smile all she could manage was a weak one. Logan could tell there was something wrong but he could not grasp what it was only wished he knew what it was.

"Hay, Ace how are you?" He looked down at her and he saw a tear trickle down her cheek. He brushed it away and tilted her face up to meet his. "Rory tell me what's wrong?"

"I not going back to Yale next year. I am taking a break to find out what I want to do." Rory explained.

"Rory your going to be a journalist you've always wanted that." Logan was surprised how could Rory give up on her dreams so easily.

"Logan I'm not good enough to be a journalist." Rory started to tear up but she couldn't brake down not now, not here.

"Rory you are so good enough to be a journalist my father just doesn't care about anyone else as long as he gets what he wants. So in his eyes he won." Logan was so frustrated how could his father do this to him, to her.

"Logan I know you don't like your father at the moment but really Logan what does he get out of tell a collage girl that she doesn't have it. I really don't think he enjoys knocking peoples self-esteem."

"Maybe not but Rory what did my mother tell us that our relationship wouldn't work? What was the one thing that my parents could actually change?" he looked at her and lifted her chin up.

"Honestly Logan you never said I could do it either." A tear trickled down her cheek once more. "The only person that it mattered to me that thought I could do it was you". He looked at her surprised. "You went on, and on about how your father should have treated me better because I was your girlfriend. But you never said he was wrong and that I could do it."