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Okay right now.. Oliver is like 9 months so this is a year and 7 months after Jess left her.. I know I did the math! Nahhah I can hear my geometry teacher laughing now... Okay yeah just read it..
Chapter 2- I Forgave You A Long Time Ago

Lane flipped through her newest magazine. She came to an article she thought might be interesting. It was a review of a band. She got to the bottom and when she read who had written the article she nearly fell out of bed.

"Holy crap!" She yelled running out the door. "Lorelai?" She yelled running into the diner.

"Lane? Ah, what is it?"

"I.. Know.. Where.. He.. Is.." Lane said between gasps for air.

"What?"

Lane stopped and caught her breath. Which was pointless as she held the magazine in front of her and pointed to Jess' name in small print at the bottom of the page.

Lorelai's eyes bulged out and she snatched the magazine from Lane's hands. As if in disbelief of what her eyes were seeing, she closed the magazine and then opened it again.

She shook her head, "So he's in New York."

"I guess."

"I cannot believe this." Lorelai turned to Lane, "We can't tell Rory."

"Can't tell Rory what?" Rory asked as she came up behind the two.

Lorelai and Lane clumsily struggled with the magazine, they eventually threw it across the counter and turned to Rory as it hit the ground.

"Nothing!" Both of them said at the same time.

"Right." Rory walked around the counter to pick up the magazine.

She found the page that was most damaged. She looked it over. They could both tell when she saw his name. She sort of took a step backwards like it literally, hit her.

She looked up to find Lorelai and Lane closely examining her. They looked at her as if she was a heated glass about to be dipped in cold water. She guessed that they had good reason to, she had been in a bad place when Jess, did what he did. She was a wreck, she didn't come out of the house for a while. So yeah they had reason to think she was about to explode in a violent way. She didn't, explode that is, she just straightened the magazine and held it in her hands.

"Where's Oliver?" She asked Lorelai.

"He's up stairs, with Luke." Lorelai said carefully.

"Alright you bring him home when you leave. I'm gonna go get the groceries home, and put away. I'll see you both later." Rory said before she left the diner.

Lane and Lorelai looked after her as she went.

A few moments after she left Lane leaned over and whispered, "She took the magazine."

Lorelai looked at where her daughter had just stood, "I know." She said back.

Rory got home and put the groceries away. She was ignoring the magazine that was currently on the kitchen table. She got a cup of coffee, and stood there in the door way of her room, just staring at the magazine. She took a few steps forwards and sat down at the table, she set down her coffee and picked up the magazine. She opened it to the appropriate page and began to read.

He was an amazing writer, you couldn't tell by the review, but she knew he was. When she read the words she knew he had written she felt sad. She missed him, even after everything that happened, she still loved him.

Lorelai walked in holding a sleeping Oliver. She walked to his crib and laid him down. She made her way into the kitchen.

"Rory." She said delicately.

"He's in New York."

"I know." Lorelai sat down.

"At least I know he's alive."

"Yeah. That's good."

Rory looked at the magazine. "I wanna go see him." She said quietly.

"Rory are you sure?"

"No. But I need go to New York. I have to see him."

"Alright we'll go."

"No. I'll go." Rory told her.

"Rory. Are you sure about this?"

"Positive."

Lorelai sighed, "Alright."

Later on in the week Rory drove to New York. She was walking through Washington Square Park. Just walking, she didn't expect to find him there, when she did her legs stopped working. The strangest feeling took over her body, she was so glad to see him but the uncontrollable fear drowned out the happiness inside of her.

She didn't know why she was scared of him, she was never scared of him. Even while he was still in Stars Hollow the few days afterwards, she was never scared of him, but now she was. She considered leaving before he saw her, but when she went to leave it was to late, he had seen her.

For a moment he thought she was another mirage, but he quickly learned she wasn't, he stood up and walked closer to her. She was standing still watching him as he approached her, she couldn't move, she was frozen. When he was within a few feet of her she was terrified, terrified of him.

She felt like running, and she knew if she did he wouldn't follow her, but for some reason her feet were glued to the ground. They didn't say anything to one another, they just stood there eyes locked. They hadn't seen each other in over a year and all they could do was stare. It was minutes before words were spoken.

And the words that were spoken were, "I have to go.", when Rory realized her legs began to work again. She went to walk away but stopped when she felt his hand on her arm.

He thought it was a risky decision, but he wanted and needed so badly to talk to her. She looked at his hand that was on her arm, holding her back slightly. She turned to face him fully, the tears now slightly visible in her eyes. Jess felt guilt surge through his body, he removed his hand.

"I'm sorry." He said softly, "For every thing."

In a move that shocked even her self, she stepped forward and hugged him.

"I forgave you a long time ago." She whispered in his ear, before letting go and stepping back. "I have to go now." She said her voice giving away her other wise silent tears.

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