"I hearby state that Liberty Jay Gilmore shall remain in the custody of social services until one month from now, when we will reassess this case, adjured." The Judges words echoed through the courtroom. This wasn't an easy thing for Rory to grasp that fact that her daughter would not be spending Christmas with her, that she would be spending it with some stranger, she didn't even know.
"Rory, Rory, don't worry, it'll all be fine" Lorelai had no idea what to say, this was possibly the saddest moment of her life.
"No! Its not, she'll spend another month with these people and by the time I get her back, if I do, she wont even remember who I am!" Rory got up and ran out of the courthouse. The people representing social services didn't even congratulate each other, as if this were just another case for them, like Rory was just a number to them, she didn't mean a thing.
Rory ran into the corridor where she saw a young couple, about her age, waiting outside that door where the children were kept. All of a sudden it hit her; Libby would be behind there, she would have to have been in case Rory did win. The young couple smiled as the doors opened and out ran…..Libby. Rory was confused, why was Libby coming out to them, they must of made a mistake. Just as Rory was about to shout something to them, they picked Libby up and hugged her. Libby was laughing and smiling. That was the couple she had seen Libby with before, they were the people who were looking after Libby. They were the ones who were going to look after her for Christmas, they were the couple who were sitting at the back of the courtroom during Rory's case, they had smiled and hugged each other when Rory had lost. Rory had a sudden flash of anger, a thought that could ruin her chances of getting Libby back for good, but Rory had become so determined now that she had to see it through. Rory was so close to talking to Libby, to holding her again, but however much she wanted to do it, she wasn't going to let her self make this worse, she was going to go back home and have a great Christmas with her mom and Luke and…..Skye. Suddenly a Christmas in Stars hollow didn't sound like such good plan.
Disaster falls like raindrops
Softly touching your shoulder
Pouring from the sky you once loved
Wreaking havoc through all those trusted"Rory, Rory come here" Lorelai shouted as she ran out of the courtroom. The couple who were each holding one of Libby's hands, turned around when the heard Rory's name. They quickly walked off in a different direction when they saw Rory. Rory, no, to most people looked a mess, her clothes hung off her and her bones stuck out, her skin was being stretched over her bones, she was all skin and bone, she had nothing on her body at all. Lorelai had been making big meals, burgers, pizza, wholesome food, something to make Rory put some weight on, the doctor in Hartford that Lorelai had taken her to had said she had to put some weight on soon or Rory would collapse from malnutrition.
Rory knew that she hadn't been starved in New York, she had always been too tired or hurt to eat and she was always too upset to even look at Libby for what she was putting her through let alone feed her.
Rory walked towards Lorelai and for once in the whole time she had been back at her moms, she really let her Mom hug her.
The drive home was as silent as the drive there.
"Hey Luke" Lorelai went into the house shouting loudly
"Hey, so how did it go?" Lorelai had ran into the house before Rory had even managed to get out of the car, just so she could warn Luke ahead of time
"Not good, so be nice, and try not to mention it too much"
"aww I'm so sorry, what did they say, will she ever get her back" Luke had suddenly gone all Parenty on Rory, like he was upset that Libby wasn't here right now, that he wasn't going to get to meet her today.
"I'll explain later, just be nice and talk about pie or something, she likes pie"
"Yeah good idea" Luke commented sarcastically
Lorelai stuck her tounge out at Luke.
"Glad to see your over it so soon" Rory said as she came into the kitchen crying, she turned to look at Luke and her mom, then ran into her room slamming the door behind her.
Lorelai looked across at Luke and started to cry. She couldn't help it, there was just this terrible feeling that he couldn't get rid of. The fact that she couldn't help Rory through this terrible pain, that there was nothing Lorelai, her mother who was supposed to help her, could do about it.