"Mom, will you please stop so we can talk about this for a minute?" Lorelai called as she chased after her mother.
"Lorelai, we'll talk later." Emily replied without slowing her speed.
"Dad, please, stop her." begged Lorelai.
Richard turned his head, "I would if I could Lorelai, but you know your mother."
Lorelai growled in frustration. "Mom, you're not helping! Things are going to be difficult for a while, and the last thing we need is you making things more complicated than they already are."
Emily immediately came to a halt. She turned and stared a Lorelai. "That is not the same Rory we all used to know."
"Of course it is mom, she just needs our help so that she can remember."
"Lorelai, have you even thought about how she's going to catch up at Chilton? She never will. Her dreams, her goals, they've all vanished."
Lorelai stood in shock. "How could you say that? Do you know how lucky she is to be alive? So, it'll take longer to achieve her dreams and goals, but she'll still do it."
"For once, Lorelai, you're asking way too much from that little girl. You have this idea in your head that she is going to snap out of all this and suddenly remember everything. You need to come back down to earth before you allow yourself to be heartbroken."
"You never cease to amaze me, mother. It would be an immortal sin for Emily Gilmore to put a little faith in someone, especially her family." Lorelai turned and walked back towards the hospital, giving Emily no chance for the last word.
(Waiting Room)
"Hey, you two." Lorelai greeted.
"Hey." Sookie smiled.
"You guys ready to see Rory?"
"Well, Jackson's still a little nervous, but I can't wait another minute."
"Oh, Jackson, don't be nervous." Lorelai comforted. "She's okay."
Jackson exhaled deeply and stood. "I've just always been weary about seeing people in hospitals, I do better when they're in a less depressing place."
"Oh, that reminds me." Lorelai interrupted. "I need to see when Rory can be released from here. Be right back."
Lorelai walked over to the desk and talked with the nurse for a couple of minutes, then returned to where Jackson and Sookie were waiting.
"What did they say?" Sookie asked impatiently.
"That as soon as they get the tests back, which should be either tomorrow or Wednesday, we can take her home. Unless the tests results prove she needs to stay longer, but I'm not really worried about that." Lorelai guided them back to Rory's room. "Hey, sweetie." she greeted as she walked through the door.
"Hi, Rory!" Sookie replied trying to keep her excitement level down, but failing miserably.
"Hey." Rory casually replied.
Lorelai began to introduce the couple. "This is Sookie, and this is Jackson." They're dating." Lorelai smiled. "Sookie helps me at the inn, and Jackson is the produce guy."
"You work at an inn?" Rory asked.
"Manager, actually." Lorelai boasted.
"Oh." Rory replied.
"Rory, it's so great to have you back." Sookie interjected. "Can I hug you?" she asked quickly.
Rory squinted at the weird question. "Sure, I guess so." she replied.
Sookie giggled and then wrapped her arms around the girl.
(A couple of hours later)
"Well, we'd better get going." Sookie said yawning. "It's nearly 1:00 am."
"Yeah, shouldn't visiting hours be over by now?" Jackson asked.
"Normally, yes." Lorelai replied. "But I think everyone understands that this is a special case."
"Rory, as soon as you come home I'll stop by and fix you anything you want to eat." Sookie smiled.
"Thank you, Sookie." Rory smiled in return.
"Bye." Sookie hugged Rory again. Jackson waved as the couple walked out the door.
Lorelai collapsed carelessly into a chair. "I'm beat. Quite the exciting evening."
"Your friends are really nice." Rory said as she lay down in her bed.
"They're your friends too." Lorelai replied.
"They had so many stories. They knew so much about me."
"That's cause you've been so important to them."
"I wish I could remember. It seems like I had a really good life."
"Sweetie, you still do. You haven't lost your life, or the people who care about you, just your memory, and hey, we're working on getting that back."
"So, you think I'll remember again?"
"Oh, yeah." Lore smiled. "I think you can do anything."