Ok so this one hasn't really got a point to it, its sort of a build up to the next part which will be big, so it may be called a filler, sorry there has been a lot of those lately but I'm working on it. Thanks so much for the reviews. Enjoy…..

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Part 13 'This Country's Justice System'

"Ok, Luke, pay attention" Lorelai had been up for hours, she was so nervous, Rory was going to court today and all Luke could do was lay in bed. "Right, so which dress looks better to go to court in?" Lorelai held up 2 nice looking dresses, nothing too revealing or sexy, just plain dresses, perfect for court, or even a wedding.

"I don't care you always look nice" Luke mumbled from his half asleep state

"Yeah right, you only said that to get out of choosing, but now I'm just gonna keep on bugging you." Lorelai did her fake evil laugh but Luke knew she meant it

"So do you want me to come with you?" Luke asked trying to sound polite "To help you console Rory" Luke had just realised what he had said, he was in deep crap.

"What do you mean Console?" Lorelai shouted, Luke had said a bad thing and there was no way she was going to let him off with this if she wouldn't even let him off with the dress comment.

"Nothing, nothing, I like the black one" Luke lazily got out of bed and pointed to one of the dresses Lorelai was holding up.

"Yeah Luke, If I weren't going to court today then you would of gotten so much crap for that" Lorelai smiled at Luke

"I love you too," Luke shouted as he left the room.

Rory woke up feeling empty inside, she was weak, but most of all she was letting herself be weak. She was this weak before she let her mom take care of her but now she was allowed to be weak and she liked that feeling. Rory dressed quickly, she was too nervous to do anything before she got to court; everything could wait until after. Rory longed for this to be over, for then she would be allowed out, to show off her beautiful baby and to see the sun again.

Lorelai had made Rory stay inside ever since she brought her home. The town all knew she was here, after all, they had seen he that night with Logan. Stars Hollow had always been a nosy town who knew everything about everyone, but this time things were different. Lorelai had told the town that Skye was hers and Luke's, which was impossible because Lorelai had never been pregnant with her, but the town believed her. Lorelai also told the town that Rory had been away, in Paris, working in fashion and that she was moving back to work for a new company in New York, the town believed that too.

Rory hated all those lies that had been told, although she thought it impossible that Miss patty, Babette and the rest of the town's gossips believed them.

"Rory, get up its 8.30, we gotta go" Rory had been awake for hours, she had got dressed at 6 and eaten breakfast before 7. This could possibly turn out to be the best, or even the worst day of her life and she was very aware of the fact that there was nothing she could do to change that.

"I'm up. Stop shouting for gods sake" However much Lorelai had helped Rory over the past few days and however much Rory was grateful to Lorelai, she couldn't help being really mean.

"Ok than, let's get in the car." Lorelai held open the front door, letting the bitter cold winter wind sweep through the house, there had been no snow since Rory had been here last and that was way back in November, but the wind was still icy on your face.

Rory left the house and got into the car, silently.

"Good Luck" Luke shouted after them, but they were already gone.

The drive to the courthouse was silent and seemed to take ages. When they arrived it was 9 and the courthouse was already open. Rory's lawyer wasn't due to arrive till 9.45 to go over case notes, so Lorelai and Rory sat in the lobby of the courthouse and waited.

Every 10 minutes or so a couple and their lawyer would come out one of the 3 courts, some with smiley faces, Laughing and joking, and some with sad faces, crying and sobbing. Both Lorelai and Rory knew that they were so close to both of them that their case could go wither way. The people who had happy faces and were laughing and smiling, waited a few minutes and then a security guard would appear from behind the door at the end of the cold hallway marked private. A child would then follow the security guard, the child the couple had been fighting for. Rory knew that the couples going home without their child, had lost their cases and would probably have to wait 3 months for a re-trial, Rory couldn't imagine spending her first Christmas back Homo without Libby, she couldn't imagine spending Christmas alone without Libby. She had to win this case, and both Rory and Lorelai were sure, that if they didn't, that Christmas wouldn't be quite as festive as normal.

9.45 came and so did their layer, Jeff bates, one of the best in Hartford, Rory was paying the top price, because that was the lifestyle she was used to.

Patience is a virtue they say

But what happens to patience when you're waiting all day

The outcome of your future hangs in the balance

And all they can do is show off their talents

"I have just received a fax to say your boyfriend was arrested last night for damage to public property after he got into a fight. His trail is in January, he facing a jail sentence for sure, this could help our case." Jeff was a forward man and a brilliant lawyer, the fact that he was confident that they were going to win this case, was good enough for both Rory and Lorelai needs.

"Lorelai Gilmore" a woman came out of Courtroom 3 and called out for Rory. Rory stood up and walked to the door, Lorelai and Jeff following behind. Lorelai took a deep breath before she went in, this was going to be the worst 10 minutes of her life, and she was sure of it.