My continuation of the 5th season finale, "This House is Not a Home"

Lorelai's POV-

"What are you talking about? Are you okay?" Luke asked me, looking thoroughly confused.

"For the first time in 20 years, Luke, I don't have to worry about anything. Rory's made her choice. She wants to stay at my parents. We can't kidnap her, as much as I would like to. It's up to her now, whether or not she comes home. But I want you in my life. Forever. Will you marry me, Luke?" I had nothing to lose. Luke was it for me. If both he and Rory didn't want me then the problem was me. If he said yes, then this was something that she needed to do on her own. I loved Luke so much. Him and Rory were the only things that mattered. I starred at him while he pondered my question. I started to think that I shouldn't have come here, but then he answered.

"What if you leave? Like with Max? I couldn't take it Lore." He said, taking a seat across from me and pouring me a cup of coffee.

"It was different. I thought I loved Max, but I didn't."

"But you love me?" he asked with a half smile, sounding kinda surprised.

"Of course, you big oaf. I don't have amazingly kinky sex with people I don't love."

"Then yes. My answer is yes. I would love to marry you." He paused. "But I don't have to take your last name right? I mean you did propose." He laughed.

"Wow. I am engaged. Do we tell people the real story?" I asked.

"What do you mean? The real story about what?"

"Our engagement story, silly. Do we make up something to make you sound more macho?"

"No, people know you're crazy. They'll understand."

I was engaged to the single most amazing guy in the whole world. This was meant to be, I could feel it. I just wish I could share it with Rory.

Rory's POV-

Ring Ring "Hello?" I answered my phone. I had just finished putting my books away.

"Ace, where are you? You never called me. What did your mom say?" It was Logan, who sounded worried. Which was kinda nice because he was freaked I didn't call him.

"I'm at my grandparents' house. We haven't really had a chance to talk about anything."-BEEP BEEP- "That's the call waiting. Um, could you come over? Please?"

"Of course. I'm on my way now."

"Thanks. See ya then. Bye." I clicked over to answer the call and the caller ID said it was coming from Luke's.

"Hello?" I answered, wondering what was wrong.

"Sweetie? Rory?" I heard mom say.

"Mom? What's wrong?"

"Well, I need to talk to you about something. I understand that you need to figure some things out for yourself, but we need to talk. Can you come home…I mean, Stars Hollow?"

"Sure. Is Luke okay? Are you okay? What about Sookie and the baby?" I was really worried.

"We're all okay. There's just something I need to tell you."

"Fine. But, I can't come tonight. Tomorrow okay?"

"Sure kid. I'll see you tomorrow. Love you?"

I could tell she was worried that I didn't love her anymore or something dumb like that. "Love you too, mom. Bye." I hung up the phone and started to put the clothes I had brought from Yale with me away. About 10 minutes later, there was a knock on the pool house door. It was Logan. I opened the door and he looked concerned. Everyone was so worried tonight.

"What's wrong? What happened?" he asked in a rush. "Wait, why are you in the pool house?"

"Calm down, Logan. Everything's fine. I need you to sit down. And I need to tell you something and I don't know how you're gonna take it." I said. We both took seats at the table in the make shift kitchen grandpa had made for himself when him and grandma split up.

"I don't know if I'm gonna like this, Rory." He said cautiously.

I took a deep breath and started my rehearsed speech that I tried with mom. "I am not going back to Yale next year. I can't. I don't know what I'm gonna do. I don't know what I wanna be when I grow up. God, that sounds stupid, but it's the truth. I'm a grown up and I don't know what I wanna do with my life."

I waited for him to say something. He didn't show anything on his face. "What do you mean? You're gonna be a journalist. You're gonna crawl around in trenches and set the world on fire. You can do this. Screw everyone else. My opinion matters. No one else's. I plan on spending my life with you. You fixed me. Turned me around and I need you here. At Yale and in my life."

I didn't know how to respond to that. "Logan, I can't waste my time at Yale. I'm not paying for it, my grandparents are. I can't do that."

"This is because of my father, isn't it? I told you that he was wrong-"

I took this time to point out that he didn't. "You never said that I could do this and that he was wrong. You just said he was a jackass."

"How can you even think that? I love you and I know that you are too stubborn to not become the person you have been dreaming of becoming. I wanna help you get to be that person, in any way I can. I wanna meet her and spend my life with her."

He loves me. HE loves me. He loves ME. He LOVES me? "You love me?" I asked quietly.

"Of course I do. You'd have to be blind not to see that Rory. Why do think I'm committed to this? When was the last time you saw me with another girl?"

"I guess you're right."

"Now what about this leaving Yale crap? You don't give up Ace, that's not who you are. That's not how you were raised. Speaking of, did you tell your mom about this?" he asked and I could tell he feared the answer.

"Yes. I told her it was none of her business either. Because its not. It concerns me and me alone. This is my thing." I was determined to keep this my way.

"You could not be more far off, Ace. Your mom loves you more then anyone in the world. She did everything for you. I've known you for a year and your mom even less and I can still tell, she gave up everything for you. Please go to her and apologize. Don't become me and my parents. You mean everything to each other and you can't let you being pig headed come between that." He smiled at me and I understood what mom meant. Logan could talk me into murder and whether that was a good or bad thing, was to be determined at a later date. I had to see mom.

"Okay, well I should get going before it's too late and she goes to bed."

"I agree because you're a bitch to wake up. I bet it's harder with her. But before you go, I have to give you something. Understand that I don't know what it means, but I saw it and knew that I had to have it and that you were the only person I ever wanted to wear it. I love you, Ace." He said and pulled out a little box. 'Omg that's a ring box!' was all my mind could process. "Are you gonna open it?"

I opened it and inside was a beautiful platinum engagement ring. It had a heart cut diamond in the center and little sparklies on the sides.

I went to open my mouth to ask if it was in fact an engagement ring and he stopped me. "Yes. It is. Now go to your mom. Tell her everything. Tell her I am engaged to the most amazing woman in the world and it's all thanks to her. Call me later. No matter what time. I will always be there for you, Rory." He kissed my forehead and left.

I couldn't process anything that had happened in the last five minutes. I knew what I wanted Logan to mean though. And I slid the pretty ring on my right ring finger. I was confused and extremely happy. I wanted my mommy. So, I got in my car and drove the 20 minutes to Stars Hollow. When I got to the house it was dark and mom wasn't there so I let myself in. I sat in my old room. I missed it much and wanted it back. Maybe for the summer.

Lorelai's POV-

I got back up out of bed and went to find Luke. I got dressed and just as I went to go downstairs, Luke came up with a cup of coffee.

"For you, love." He said and handed me the coffee.
"I fell asleep? When?" I was confused. Last thing I knew we were upstairs talking and I woke up.

"Around 9 and it's only 10:30, so you didn't sleep long. Why?"

"I have to get up super early and get to the inn. We have a huge meeting there and all these crazy business Nazis will be there. I have to go babe sorry." I said, truly sorry because I didn't wanna leave him alone.

"I understand we'll celebrate tomorrow okay? Dinner, does that sound good?" he asked.

"Sure. I'll see you bright and early Mr. Gilmore-Danes." I giggled and kissed him.

"Goodbye."

I left the diner and drove the whole 3 minutes to the house where the lights were on. It was kinda freaky but I probably was just dumb and forgot to turn them off before I left tonight. Put my key in the hole and got inside. Took off my coat and hit the machine for messages, hoping to hear from Rory. 'One new message'.

"Lorelai, this is your father. I am extremely disappointed in you. How dare you behave that way?" I sighed and cut the machine off. I so did not wanna hear my dad's story on this front. I wondered what Rory was doing right then. Probably with Logan. Little punk. But my train of thoughts was interrupted by the noise I heard in the kitchen. I went in there cautiously, with my new stiletto heel raised above my head.

"AHHHH!" I screamed and so did the intruder. Who wasn't really an intruder at all.

"Rory?" I asked almost in disbelief and hope that she was really there.

"Mom? What are you doing? Why's your shoe in the air and not on your foot?"

"I thought you broke in."

"I have a key. I came to see you. I didn't wanna wait til tomorrow. You said you wanted to tell me something."

"Yes. Sit. Um, I went to Luke's after the thing with you and your grandparents. And he said some stuff that made me realize that I need him in my life forever. He's it for me, Ror. And I asked him a specific question." I said carefully.

"What question mom?" Rory asked, wide eyed.

"One that ends with an 'I do' and a pretty cake." She looked dumbfounded. "I asked him to marry me. Geez."

"Oh god. Are you sure? Did he say yes?"

"Yes. But now I wanna know why you're here so early. Did you fight with mom and dad?"

Rory's POV-

"No there fine. Actually, there's something I should tell you." I made sure I kept my hands in my lap the whole time so she didn't see the ring.

"Are you pregnant?" mom asked half serious half joking.

"No. But it is something huge."
"Bigger then dropping out of Yale?"

"Will you just let me talk? My god. Now I know where I get it from."

I took a deep breath and continued. "I talked to Logan tonight. He told me to relay a message to you. He is engaged to the most amazing woman in the world."
"Ohmigod! How dare he do this to you? I thought he at least cared about you. And he ran off and got engaged. I am gonna kill him now. Little bastard."

"No mom let me finish. He is engaged to the most amazing woman in the world and he thanks you, because you raised her."

"You're engaged?" she asked blankly.

"Yes. To Logan." I clarified.

"Okay. Well, congrats. Send pictures."

"Mom, stop."

"I don't know what you want me to say, Rory. I'm going to bed." She started to walk away.

"Mom, he wanted me to come here and make things right with you. He knows how close we are and how much you mean to me. He can tell and he said that you were a great person to give up everything you had to give me anything I wanted. That I was in Yale because you taught me and guided me to be this almost flawless person. And he was right. I am so so sorry mom. It's just, Logan's dad and all the pressure. I was crazy for thinking I could just throw it away because of something stupid. You taught me better and I'm sorry." I said. Mid-speech she stopped in the kitchen and turned around.

"I love you, sweetie." She came and hugged me.

"I love you too, mom. I'm engaged. Look." I said.

Mom squeaked like a school girl when she saw it. "Oh my god. He's really rich. That's quite a piece of jewelry you've got there. Can I try it on?" Mom laughed.

I took it off and she put it on. It looked right on her too. She was engaged too.