A/N: Poooof. Pittsburgh's goin' to the Suuuuuper Bowl. Woot!

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"So my pretty daughter…how long are you staying with your mommy?" Lorelai asked the next morning when Finn and Rory entered the diner.

Rory glanced at Finn.

"I think we'll leave around noon tomorrow because Luke promised us dinner and a movie tonight," Finn answered.

"I'm not sure how I feel about you and Luke having dinner and a movie," Lorelai said.

"Lorelai," Luke said warningly as he overheard her comment.

Lorelai smiled at him prettily. "You love me."

Luke rolled his eyes and walked away grinning slightly.

"So what are you two up to today?" Lorelai asked.

"I think we're just going to hang around town…it's so nice out," Rory shrugged.

"Okay…lets meet at the house around six?" Lorelai nodded getting up to go to the inn.

Rory and Finn nodded in unison.

Lorelai kissed Luke and left with her donuts and coffee in hand.

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"So when are we going to get to see everyone again?" Rory asked as she and Finn strolled through the town.

"I assume you mean my mates…and I already told you. We'll go down there for a week when school's over," Finn reminded her.

"But that's a whole month from now…and you're graduating so who knows what you're gonna have to do for your dad's company," Rory complained.

"Dearest, lets not forget that my dad's company is based in Australia so I can take care of everything from there," Finn sighed. He looked slightly downcast.

"You really don't want to take over do you?" Rory asked sensing his mood.

"I don't really have a choice. I'm the oldest son…it's my duty," Finn said shaking it off.

"Everything will turn out fine," Rory said kissing him on the cheek.

"But what about next year?" Finn asked.

Rory was caught off guard by his tone. She wasn't used to him sounding scared but that's exactly how he sounded just then. "What about next year?"

"I may have to be in Australia all the time…and you'll still be here," Finn expanded.

"Finny…we can get through it. I'm not about to let this end just because you'll be in Australia. We'll talk all the time and visit when we can…it's only for a year," Rory tried to sound optimistic over the sinking feeling in her stomach.

Finn pulled her closer and they just stood in each other's embrace for a few moments before continuing their walk.

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It was the next Friday and Finn was waiting for Rory to finish getting ready before they left for Richard and Emily's.

"FINN ANSWER THAT!" Rory called when the phone started to ring.

"Hello?" Finn said into the phone.

His face turned from relaxed to bewildered immediately. "We'll be right there."

"Who was it?" Rory asked fastening her earring as she walked into the room.

"Your mum," he said staring at her face.

"Finn…what's going on? You're scaring me," Rory said, his face was freaking her out.

"It's your dad. He fainted and his heart stopped. They took him to the hospital and he's alive but unconscious," Finn reported.

Rory's face crumpled and tears immediately poured down her cheeks as she collapsed into Finn's arms.

"It'll be fine love. We need to get over to the hospital though," Finn whispered into her hair, holding her tight.

He soon realized she wasn't about to move so he picked her up like a baby and carried her to the car.

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"Finn…thank god," Lorelai said hugging him when he entered the waiting room with Rory in tow.

"Ror…you okay honey?" Lorelai asked pulling her into a hug.

"I want to see him," Rory said simply.

"You will soon…they aren't letting us yet," Lorelai told her.

Rory sniffled and a few more tears slipped down her cheeks.

"What happened?" Finn asked Luke who was looking incredibly uncomfortable with Gigi sitting on his lap.

"They think he had a stroke or something…his heart stopped and luckily his mom was there to call the ambulance or he would have died," Luke replied looking down at the blonde girl who kept hitting him in the face.

Finn sank into a chair next to the one where Rory was already sitting. "C'mere."

She willingly let herself be pulled into his arms.

"Finn…what's gonna happen?" she asked softly.

"I don't know baby…I don't know," he told her honestly. She took a few deep breaths and he could tell she was trying desperately to maintain control.

He held her tightly not wanting to let go.

"Finn?" Rory said in a whisper.

"Hmm?" he asked.

"What if he dies? We weren't exactly getting along right now and I don't want him to die without knowing how much I love him. You've never even met him," she said quietly and he could hear the tears in her voice.

"He's not going to die. And if he does, he knows how much you love him. You know he does," Finn insisted.

She swallowed hard and nodded.

"I love you," he whispered and kissed her hair.

"I don't know what I would do without you," she said and buried her face into his shoulder.

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They spent the next few days at the hospital, but it seemed like a lifetime.

Rory refused to leave her father's bedside even to eat.

Lorelai tried to convince Finn to go home and get some rest but he refused to leave Rory's side.

They got optimistic reports from the doctors but Chris was still unconscious and they were starting to worry that he hadn't woken up yet.

Finally, after four days, he responded and woke up.

The pair of them were sitting, huddled in a chair, half asleep when his eyes opened.

"Rory?" Chris' feeble voice asked.

Her head sprang up. "Dad!" She raced to the bed and flung her arms around him-gently.

"What are you doing kid?" Chris asked confused.

Finn slipped into the hall and called the nurse.

Soon Rory and Finn were shooed into the hall so that tests could be run.

"Thank you for staying with me," Rory sighed into Finn's chest.

"I couldn't imagine being anywhere else when you need me. Or ever for that matter," Finn assured her.

Chris had apparently had a stroke and hit his head enough to erase a little bit of his memory and he couldn't walk as of yet it seemed but he still could talk and function.

He was to stay in the hospital for a few more days and then they'd go there.

"Dad…I'm sorry that we haven't been talking. I should've forgiven you sooner," Rory said while Finn waited in the hall.

"I know kid…it's not your fault. Can we not do that anymore?" Chris asked.

"Of course…I love you Dad," she whispered.

"I love you too kid," he smiled.

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A/N: I hated this very very much.

Ryan's Note- merr. Go Steelers! Thanks and God Bless. –Ryan. Oh and this chapter only sucked because we haven't had time to work on it and we're not exactly getting along at the moment. It'll get better again.