Ok, so this part is very long, and it is the second from last part in this story, so I thought you deserved it. Thank you so much for all your reviews and please keep reading and reviewing. I really hope you like it and well, enjoy…..
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Part 20a 'Doughnuts are good for you'
"Here it is" Rory smiled a Adam drove passed the welcome to stars hollow sign
"This is it" Adam looked through the car windows and around the small town
"Yeah, I told you it was small" Rory laughed at the look on Adam's face
"Yeah I remember you saying it was small, but I didn't think that you mean, this small," Adam said
"Yeah well, you get used to it" Rory laughed as she saw Kirk and Taylor, once again trying to hang a banner between 2 trees. Miss patty was directing them, but Taylor just seemed to get madder the more miss patty said.
Rory was laughing out loud now, at the scene that world seem unusual to some, but not to her, or anyone else in this town anyway
"You know them," Adam asked
"Yeah, of course I do, this is Stars Hollow, everyone here is like that" Rory smiled
Adam looked bewildered as he too began to watch the scene that was going on in the square
It doesn't matter where you came form
Just look at where you've got to
It's hard to leave things behind
But look how strong you are insideAdam drove where Rory told him to, then eventually pulled up outside of Lorelai's house.
Rory pushed open the stiff door and walked in, Adam following nervously behind her
"Mom, Luke, anybody home" Rory shouted as she walked further in.
"Kitchen" Rory heard Lorelai's shout
"Hey moms" Rory ran into the kitchen and hugged her mom, Adam followed and shoo Lorelai's hand
"Where have you been, I was worried" Lorelai eventually said. "I just found Libby laid asleep this morning and you no where to be seen
"Yeah well, I had to go find Adam, he's going to be our lawyer" Rory explained
"Oh, thanks Adam" Lorelai smiled, signalling for him and Rory to sit down "April had just taken Skye to the diner to pick up some stuff"
Rory sat down and dragged Adam down onto a chair too.
"So Erm, where's Libby" Rory asked
"Oh, right, April just thought she was so cute that's he took her with Skye and Edgar to the diner" Lorelai explained
"April?" Rory questioned
"Oh No, oh no" Lorelai said
"What's wrong, who's April" Rory asked
"I just realised, oh your going to be so mad, I'm sorry sweetie, I just forgot." Lorelai apologised
"Sorry for what, I not mad" Rory said
"April, she's Luke's daughter, she's 17. She lives with her mom and visits us now and then. Oh I can't believe I even forgot to tell you he was coming this morning," Lorelai said apologetically
"Hey, its ok, I didn't even know Luke had a daughter" Rory wasn't mad, she was just puzzled, she hadn't realised she had missed so much while she was gone
"Oh, yeah, he found out after you left" Lorelai said sitting down at the table with Rory and an uncomfortable looking Adam
"Wow, that's, well I don't know, is it good" Rory asked
"Yeah it's great, she's a really sweet kid" Lorelai smiled. She meant it, she really did love April, it had taken her a while at first, but she had grown to love April.
"We're back" April shouted as she came through he door and into the kitchen, holding Libby in her arms
"Oh hey, I didn't know we were having visitors" April said, setting the food down on the counter
"Oh no, April, this is Rory, and that's Adam" Lorelai introduced them
"Oh right, hey Rory, I'm April, I've heard loads about you" April smiled and shook both Rory and Adams hand politely
"Mommy" Libby shouted, as she tried to beak free from April's arms. April handed Libby to Rory who hugged Libby, then passed her onto Adam.
"Ok, what do we have" Lorelai opened the nags of food April had brought in while Skye and April sat down at the table. Lorelai didn't even have to look to know that Edgar was sitting at the table, she cold smell him "Skye baby, put Edgar on the floor please, its unhygienic to have a dog at the table." Skye put Edgar down on the floor as Lorelai placed plates of food in the middle of the table.
"Right ok, we have Pancakes, Muffin's and some chocolate covered doughnuts, who wants what"
"Doughnuts for breakfast" Adam asked
"Yeah, doughnuts are good for you"" Lorelai smiled and places a chocolate doughnut on Adams plate
"Right" Adam smiled and took a bite out of his doughnut
"They're good right" Rory looked at Adam
"They're amazing" Adam replied
"What did I tell you" Rory laughed, picking up her doughnut and biting into it
"I'm so sorry I ever doubted you" Adam smiled, taking another bite from his doughnut.
The next few hours were spent grilling Lorelai and Luke with any question Adam could think of that might help with the case.
Adam had read his law books and had studied every detail of the letter. He knew what he was up against and knew that it would not be easy, but at least he was trying.
"So, do we have a case" Lorelai asked as she drank down her 7th cup of coffee. They had had to go to Luke's to question him because he refused to leave work. The only way Lorelai was going to do that was if she could have as many cups of coffee as she felt nesacsary, and after a lot of negotiating, Luke had no choice but to agree
"Yes, I think we do" Adam smiled and picked up yet another chocolate covered doughnut and bit into it.
"Great", "Thank G-d" Lorelai and Luke said together
"So, I forgot to ask, when is the court case" Adam asked, realising he had forgotten all about it.
"Oh, its tomorrow" Lorelai said
"Tomorrow!" Adam shouted
"Well yeah, that's why we needed you so quickly, we couldn't get anybody else on such short notice" Lorelai explained
"Boy, Logan sure does work at a fast pace" Adam smiled, trying to show how ok and not nervous he was
Adam woke up feeling worse than he had ever felt before. It had hit him last night, just as he was going to sleep, that if he lost this, Rory could be so upset that she may never talk to him again, and that would be his worst nightmare.
"Adam" Rory shouted
"I'm in here," Adam shouted from the bedroom "It's a really nice place you have here"
"Thanks, its ok, I haven't fully moved in to it yet" Rory had let Adam sty the night in her stars hollow apartment, the one her mom had been banning her from living in. "I brought you breakfast"
"Doughnuts?" Adam was surprised how fast he had became so addicted to something; he didn't usually like sweet foods
"No, really breakfast, cereal" Rory said, leaving Adam and moving into the small kitchen to make some "You got 10 minutes to get dressed, we gotta go"
"Right" Adam, shouted back.
Adam ad quickly pulled on his smartest trousers and a new shirt Lorelai had ironed for him yesterday, his blue tie, and his smart jacket. He grabbed his briefcase from the side of the bed, and went into the kitchen to eat his breakfast.
Rory was clearing up around him as he ate his breakfast. Rory was dressed smartly for court, she had a beautiful light pink dress on and her hair lay gracefully on her back. Her face looked so bright and young, she certainly didn't look 25.
After minutes of running across town to Luke and lorelai's, they all finally set off.
When they arrived at the courthouse, Rory realised that this was the very place where she had had Libby taken away from her. They were all nervous but no one more than Rory, she knew she was going to have a lot of emotions and considering that Logan was going to be there, Rory could tell this was going to be a very hard day.
"Is it just me, or does this place look scarier than it did last time" Lorelai said as they entered the court house
"Last time?" Adam questioned; thinking that something else relevant to the case could only make them stronger
"Oh, nothing to do with Skye, it was Libby" Lorelai answered as she looked around
"Libby?" Adam questioned, looking at Rory for an answer
"I'll explain later" Rory told Adam
Just as they all sat down on a bench outside of courtroom 3, a tall woman, dressed smartly came out of the courtroom, and reading off a piece of paper said plainly "Case 407, Lorelai Gilmore and Luke Danes versus, Logan Huntzberger"
"That's us" Lorelai stood up nervously
"Please come in" The woman announced
Adam, Luke and Lorelai all got up to go into the courtroom
"Aren't you coming honey?" Lorelai asked Rory, who was still sitting down
"No, I think I'll just sit out here until you guys finish" Rory answered
"Ok" Lorelai, said
"Good Luck" Rory smiled at Lorelai before she disappeared behind that door.
What seemed like hours passed, and with each second Rory worried more. It was about 30 minutes before Lorelai, Luke and Adam reappeared from behind those heavy double doors.
They all looked exhausted as they marched out of the courtroom, one behind the other
Rory stood up sharply as soon as she saw them, eager to know what happened "So?"
"We won!" Lorelai started jumping up and down, hugging Rory, Luke smiled and shook Adams hand
"Thanks man" Luke said
"Don't mention it" Adam smiled. "Rory, come over here a second" Adam grabbed hold of Rory's skinny hand and dragged her around the corner. He dropped his briefcase and she stared him in the eyes.
Rory's heart was beating fast as Adam leaned in towards her. Rory stood still as Adam kissed her softly.
Adam pulled away and Rory smiled, Adam smiled back as Rory leaned towards Adam and kissed him back.
Back around the corner, Luke and Lorelai were holding hands as they walked out of the courthouse. Luke stopped suddenly in the middle of the hallway
"Hey Lorelai," Luke said
"Yeah" Lorelai turned to look into Luke's eyes
"Marry me" Luke, said kissing Lorelai's forehead
"Sure Lukey" Lorelai kissed Luke's soft lips
They both smiled and carried on walking out of the courthouse, hand in hand.