A/N: NO MORE CASTSS!

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Rory approached Finn and sat down before she could doubt herself.

She had a lot to doubt herself on, by the way. Because you know, she DID fly to Australia just for some guy. But she was convinced that he was worth it.

She sat there next to him not knowing what to say or how to start. She couldn't help but notice he didn't even look at her when she sat in the sand.

"I thought I may see you here," he said quietly.

"You knew I would come?" Rory asked touched that he knew her so well.

"I know you like I know the waves. I understand you completely and I know every possible thing that you could ever do or be…but somehow I just can't go near you," Finn said staring out at the water.

"You know that you could go near the waves if you wanted to…you could give them another chance. It wasn't their fault that anything happened," Rory continued the analogy hoping he would keep up.

"Rory, if you have something to say then say it. You flew all the way here after me so I'm assuming you do have something to say," Finn sighed finally turning to look at her.

She was surprised when she saw his eyes. Instead of the clear green sparkling that they usually were, they were now dark, almost brown.

"Finn…I'm sorry that this happened. I really do want to be with you, I came here to make things right and you aren't making things easier," Rory told him.

"Life isn't easy love," Finn said simply.

"If I hurt you, I'm sorry. I was protecting myself and it ended up being a really bad idea," Rory confessed.

"You made yourself perfectly clear…you didn't want to trust me. That won't have changed in mere days. I've told you before, never say you're sorry to me," Finn rebutted.

"I made a mistake! I wasn't thinking clearly…the whole week just took me by surprise and I didn't know how to react! I want to be with you Finn," Rory sighed.

"I can't," Finn said looking at her in the eyes. His eyes were so void of emotion that she almost cried. "Erin will probably let you stay with her."

With that, he got up and walked away with his hands buried deep in his pockets.

Rory didn't know how to react, so she sat there and felt a tear slip down her cheek as she looked out over the ocean.

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"Mom…I don't know what to do…I really just want to take it back," Rory cried later that night into the phone. The times were whacked out but her mom was there, like always.

"Hon, you either have to let it go or go after it. Lying there crying is doing nothing," Lorelai tried to reason.

"He wants nothing to do with me," Rory sighed.

"When you love something you don't give it up like that," Lorelai commented.

"Love? Who said anything about love? I do not love Finn," Rory said immediately.

"You mean you went all the way to Australia for some guy that you're not even in love with? I don't buy it," Lorelai said. "Listen…I have to go. Call me if anything happens. I love you babe."

"Love you too Mom," Rory said and flipped her phone shut.

Rory sighed and leaned back on the bed that Erin was lending her.

Finally, she couldn't stand it anymore. She got up and left the room and walked down to the pub.

She looked in the window and saw Finn sitting at one end of the bar with a drink, untouched, in front of him.

"Hi," she said sitting down next to him.

"Rory…let it go already!" Finn sighed.

"No…I'm gonna keep going. You don't seem to get that I didn't mean what I said and that I do want to be with you. Give me that chance Finn…either that or get used to me popping up where you go," Rory told him. She wasn't gonna let him get away, she was going to fight if she had to.

He turned and looked her in the eyes. "What do you want?" he sounded tired.

"You," she whispered.

"I don't want to hurt you…and you're right…I probably will," Finn shook his head.

"I'm willing to get hurt if it means being with you for a little. We had so much fun in just a week Finn…I think I may love you but I won't ever know if we don't give us a shot," Rory said.

"You can't love me…anyone who ever loved me got hurt. Braden, Erin, Colby, Roo, Robert, Kimberly, Scarlet, all of them. I hurt them and I'll hurt you too," Finn told her.

"You're a good guy Finn…you've made mistakes…who hasn't? Everyone has forgiven you, or is at least on the path. I just want a chance…please? I can help, I can't be there anytime you want to talk," she tried to comfort him.

"You're like surfing Rory…something I just have to give up…for me," Finn shook his head.

"That's not fair…I didn't do anything to make you give me up. Surfing didn't either but right now, that's not my problem. I want a shot Finn…you have no reason to say no," she tried yet again.

"But I do…I'm saying no because I care about you…very much," Finn said and smiled sadly at her.

"Finn…you're doing this so that you don't hurt me…but I have news for you…you're breaking my heart with every word you're saying," she choked out refusing to cry again.

He stared at her with big eyes, saying nothing.

"Okay…I get it. Finn…I'm sorry it had to be this way. I'm sorry I followed you here, I'm sorry about surfing…I'm sorry about Braden. I know you don't want to hear that but I have nothing left to lose…I've lost it all already," Rory said sadly.

She leaned over and kissed him lightly on the cheek before turning and leaving, defeated.

She had gone into the bar really, truly, believing that she could change his mind but she came back feeling more let down than she ever had in the past.

Had she stayed any longer she would have heard him mutter, "Never say that."

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"Erin…thank you for being a friend to me even when you barely knew me," Rory said hugging the girl.

"I'm sorry that things ended up this way," Erin sighed returning the hug.

"Life goes on…it's just gonna be hard to get past this," Rory shrugged smiling bravely.

"I know Finn…and he's one of the most stubborn people you'll ever meet. I knew that someday it would come back and bite him in the arse but I never imagined him getting himself this deep into the shit," Colby said hugging her next.

"Thanks…I think," she said smiling.

"You're an awesome Sheila…can I have your number?" Roo asked when it was his turn to say goodbye.

Rory grinned but hit him on the arm.

Colby reached out and wrapped an arm around the idiot's shoulders and pulled him back.

Rory boarded Logan's plane and looked out at them for probably the last time. It was an image she would never forget…Colby in the middle with an arm around each of them.

Erin and Roo each waved and Rory saw Erin bury her head in Colby's shoulder.

She sighed and leaned back in her seat not wanting to watch anymore. She wanted to go home and forget any of this had happened.

She had never been so humiliated…she flew the whole way to Australia to get a guy who just rejected her yet again. She felt like such an idiot.

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"Paris…I'm home," Rory called when she entered her dorm.

"Paris?" she called again.

She sighed and headed for her room to drop her bag.

When she opened the door, her breath caught in her throat. Finn was lying on her bed reading Pride & Prejudice.

"Finn?" she managed to get out staring at him.

"I thought about what you said. I want that shot to prove them all wrong…to prove myself wrong. I want a chance to love you even more than I already do," he said standing, not waiting for her to say anything else.

"What are you doing here?" she asked, almost not hearing his words.

"I needed to fix it…you were right, I shouldn't give anything up if nothing happened. I don't understand my logic…I needed to hurt myself somehow. I was drunk the night that Braden died so one would assume I give up drinking. Nope, I gave up my favorite past time. Then I met you and you almost cracked me open and I was afraid. I'm sorry that I hurt you, that's the last thing I would ever want to do. Do you still want a shot?" Finn rambled ignoring her question.

Rory stood speechless staring.

"I hope that's a yes…because if it's not I'm going to feel like an idiot for this," he said taking a step toward her and pulling her into his arms. He kissed her with so much emotion that she almost passed out.

"A chance to try this out?" Rory asked.

"A chance to try this out," he repeated and kissed her once more.

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A/N: I hate this ending.

Ryan's Note- Okay, we started this last week after she got her cast off. We just finished tonight after Gilmore Girls (good episode but what's gonna happen next week?). Thanks for being patient and all that. We're trying to update the other stories too. This may be the end of this one though. Do you guys think we should leave it here, put a chapter with shots from the future, or do a whole sequel? Please tell us your thoughts because that's what's gonna happen. If you don't tell us any of those choices if/when you review then we're gonna tally that review as a "leave it here" vote. Thanks for being so supportive throughout this story. Thanks and God Bless. -Ryan