One Less Mistake

Summary: What if Lorelai hadn't gotten pregnant until she was 20? What if she had agreed to marry Christopher when she did? AU.

Pairings: Rory/Dean, Lor/Chris

Disclaimer: All of these characters belong to Amy Sherman-Palladino and the WB

AN: I just realized that I had anonymous reviews blocked, but I fixed that now.

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Rory was at the library, studying for finals. Dean had been with her, but he'd left to take his own finals. "Is this seat taken?" she looked up with a start. A blond, familiar looking man was standing there.

"Nope," she said, turning back to her notes.

"You're Rory Haden, right? Richard and Emily's granddaughter?" she looked up at him.

"You know my grandparents?"

"Yup."

"Not a good sign."

"I'm the guy they tried to set you up with. Logan Huntzberger."

"Good for you. That seat's taken now."

"I didn't know that's what they were planning. Seat still taken?"

"You can sit there, just be quiet."

"Okay. So, you got finals?"

"That's not being quiet, and yes."

"I just finished mine a couple days ago. I go to Yale."

"What's it like there?" He had her attention.

"It's fine, I guess. Why?"

"Was it hard to get into?"

"Not particularly. Why?"

"I'm applying to Yale as a backup, so I just want to know how someone who goes there likes it."

"Yale's your backup? What's your first choice, then?"

"Harvard."

"Well, Yale is just as good a school as Harvard. Some people say it's even better."

"My god, you sound just like my grandfather."

"Us Yalies tend to do that."

"Well, now I need to study, or else I'll fail, and I won't get in."

"Okay," he said, pretending to go back to his book. She was so absorbed in her notes and textbooks that she didn't notice him watching her. He didn't move, barely reading his book for the whole time she studied.

Dean walked back to the library after finishing his final. Rory was sitting in exactly the same position she had been in when he left. "Hey, don't you think you need a break?" he asked. She turned to face him.

"Dean! How did the test go?" she asked as he leaned over to kiss her.

"Fine. I think I did pretty well."

"And that's your last one."

"Yup."

"You're done for the year."

"Yup."

"Lucky."

"Very." They kissed again. "Have you been studying this whole time?"

"Pretty much. I talked to that guy for a little while," she said, pointing.

"Emphasis on the word 'little,'" he piped in, "Logan Huntzberger," he said as he extended his hand. Dean looked a little taken aback, but shook it.

"Dean Forrester."

"Did you bring me coffee?" Rory asked, drawing Dean's attention back to her.

"Nope. I'm going to make you come get it with me."

"But...I need to study!"

"You just studied for six solid hours."

"So?"

"So you need a break. You can come back and study more afterwards if you need to, but right now, you're getting coffee with me." She grinned at him, and gathered all of her notes together, and shoved them in her bag.

"Okay, if you insist," she stood up, and slung her bag over her shoulder, leaning her head against his arm, and slipped her arm around his back. He draped his arm around her shoulder, letting her head fall against his chest. Logan watched as they walked off like that. He'd never wanted the same things for himself that his parents did before, but he wanted Rory Haden. He didn't care that she had a boyfriend. She seemed too naive to notice that anything was going on until it had happened, and so did her boyfriend. It shouldn't be too hard for him to get her.