Rory was at her mothers getting ready for her dinner date. She looked herself over and over. Putting on her lipstick she smiled. 'I hope he shows up.' She walked over to the closet where her clothes once were. Looking at Jess's clothes she laughed. 'He lives where I grew up, this is too odd.' She heard the front door open and she hurried to shut the door and make it to the kitchen.

"Rory! Oh daughter of mine! Where are you?" her mother sang walking through the door.

"Here I am." She said almost out of breath.

"Do you always run a marathon before a date?"

"Hush." She grinned.

The phone began ringing both girls just ignored it. They went to the living room to listen to the message. The voice was unexpected. Rory fell to the couch.

"Miss Dane's this is Logan. I have been searching for Rory for a while now. Emily said she was there for the weekend. So here I am in Stars Hollow. If you see her let her know I am here in town. Umm…maybe you shouldn't mention it at all. Thanks."

"No, No, No." Rory said as she sunk into the couch.

"No honey, this could have a happy ending."

"Happy ending? He is here in this shoebox town, how could he miss me?"

"We could disguise you." Her mother shrugged.

"How did Grandma know I was here? You know she has been trying to get me back with Logan."

"Sorry it sort of slipped. It has been months; I figured she had moved on. At least he could have."

Rory thought about Logan and the last time she saw him.

It was after graduation at a party at the Gilmore's house. They danced. They drank. They talked. Poof he was gone. When she called he never answered. Colin and Finn said he had left for Sweden. His parents said he was in Hawaii. None of the stories added up. She saw him one night with a blonde girl at an expensive restaurant. When she walked over to him he froze. She took a cup of water and threw it at him. She then stormed away.

The phone messages came pouring in. She avoided answering her cell phone until finally she had the number changed. Emily had given him her home number. Logan was charming and sly. The very things she loved about him were the very things she loathed. He had changed her in so many ways. She had become what she was raised to never be, her grandparents. Her mother and her grew apart in the first few years of her relationship. After her mothers wedding she and Logan had really grown apart. She couldn't out her finger on the problem. He just wasn't right anymore. She was growing and he was still the same. Her mother and her were stronger than ever though and this she was happy about. So the messages came every other day. Logan pleaded that he was wrong not to tell her about vacation and his old friend Jennifer. He sounded down right pathetic. She hated that he was trying so hard. It was truly over. Why couldn't he just let it be?

"Rory?" Her mom said with concern.

"I am fine. Just thinking." Rory got up and headed over to the door.

"Be careful. Two hot headed boys out walking the same streets, could be a bad combo."

"I know. I see lots of Westside Story comments coming. I have to go."

"At least you know where your heart is in all of it, right?"

Rory shut the door and walked to her car. 'Do I know where my heart is?'

Jess was wiping down the counter in the diner as Toby ran around in circles. Luke was cooking in the back and mumbling to himself.

"Kid you are going to get sick. Why don't you take a break?" Jess said grabbing Toby from the floor.

"I'm not sick. I got a dollar!" Toby said holding it in Kirk's face.

"You are a bad winner." Kirk growled.

"Aren't you the guy who carries a trophy around to wave around in Lorelei's face every year after winning the Dance Marathon?" Jess threw in Kirks face.

" I want to dance!" Toby jumped down and started standing on his tiptoes.

"Jeez. No you don't." Jess said grabbing the boy and sitting him on the counter.

"I use to want to do ballet. I was pretty good at it too. Then one-day mother said no son of hers would be a fairy. I then joined football. A few blows to the head and I dropped out. Mother was so proud though. I was her little man." Kirk smiled. "Look at how well I turned out. You should teach him football."

"Toby tomorrow I am going to talk to Patty about those dance lessons." Jess looked at the boy grinning.

"Really? YAY!" Toby hugged his dad.

"You will regret it. Football is were the men go." Kirk said exiting the diner.

Jess gave Toby a rag and he wiped down a few tables. Of course he got distracted after 3 tables. Toby danced around to the music Jess had playing on the boom box. The bell rang as someone entered the diner. Jess turned to look at the person who entered.

"We are closed man, sorry I didn't turn the sign." Jess looked at the man trying to figure out where he had seen him.

"Oh that is ok. I am actually looking for someone. Aren't you Tess?"

"Jess." Jess said as it hit him, "Your Logan. I remember you from the wedding."

"I was looking for Rory. She has been avoiding me because of a misunderstanding."

"Ahh. Well I haven't seen her tonight." Jess stated.

"Well let her know I was here." Logan turned to walk away as Toby ran over to him.

"Rory is pretty. She likes daddy I got a dollar." He waved the dollar up at Logan.

"I see." Logan exited the diner in confusion.

Rory was walking up to the door as Logan came out. She panicked and wanted to run. Instead she was the first to speak.

"Go home Logan. I am through with us. I thought I made that clear." She gruffly said.

"Rory let me explain. I needed a vacation away from us. So I took Jennifer out a few times. Nothing happen. It just proved to me that I never needed a vacation at all. You mean so much to me. I am here to make it up to you." Logan then took her and kissed her.

Toby was looking out the window as it happened, "Daddy he is kissing Rory!"

"Toby get down off the table and stop watching. We need to close up and get back to the Inn." Jess said as he glanced up at the two outside.

"What on earth was that? Logan you can't cheat on me and then tell me you only cheated on me to find out if I was worth your time. This is crazy. I have a date. If you would excuse me." She pushed by him and he grabbed her.

"Listen. I love you Rory. Ace don't break it all off." He held her shoulders looking deep in her eyes, " We have known each other for 3 years now. I have had my ups and downs but you always take me back. Always. So lets just get past all of the fighting."

"Jess the food is in the kitchen. When Rory gets here you can bring it out." Luke said walking out of the kitchen.

"There will be no Rory tonight." Jess fumed waving at the window.

"What is he doing here? She hates him." Luke looked at the image through the window.

"Well if that is hating him I would hate to know how it was when she loved him. I am through with this, can Toby stay with you guys tonight?"

Luke nodded and Toby ran over to him, "Do I give Kirk the dollar back?"

Jess kissed Toby on the head, "Be good for Luke. I will see you tomorrow."

"Don't be sad daddy." Toby said hugging Jess.

"I am not sad just tired. See you tomorrow." Jess hated lying to Toby.

"Logan let go. I need to be somewhere." She dusted his hands off of her and moved around him only to dodge the door.

"Sorry I was just leaving." Jess said storming to his car.

"Jess what is wrong? I am ready for dinner. Did you not want to have dinner? Did you not get my letter?"

"I got it. I also got the message from the diner window. Good night Rory." He walked around the corner.

"Good Bye Logan!" she said before running after Jess.

Jess was getting into his car. He stopped and closed his eyes as she approached him.

"No Rory!" he leaned his head back and screamed.

"It was all a misunderstanding. Jess he was pressing himself on me. I don't want to be with him. You have got to listen!"

"I have a 3 year old son. I am not a teenager. I will not play these games with you. I will not let you play musical chairs with my heart. Not this time Rory." Jess started the car and shut the door and rolled down the window.

Tears rolled down Rory's cheeks, "We were going to have dinner. It was going to be nice. Please."

"Go home Rory!" Jess said as he sped away.

'Bye Rory. My heart will no longer be your playground.' The words from the wedding echoed in her head.