Chapter 4: Rejection

Lorelai got into her car and drove off to Hartford. She was planning on confronting Rory, and asking her if she had gotten her invitation.

When she got there, she walked up to the front door and rang the doorbell. She stood there for a few minutes, and then the door opened. She saw her mother standing there.

"Mom." Lorelai said, "is Rory here?"

"She's busy." her mom said coldly.

"With what? This is important."

"She's outside with Logan." her mom said. Lorelai was shocked, her daughter was hanging out with her boyfriend, and didn't even bother calling her to tell her whether or not she was going to come.

"Fine, I'll go around back. Bye." Lorelai said as she walked around the side of the house and walked to the backyard, seeing Rory and Logan laughing and making out.

Rory saw her mom and she broke away from Logan, "mom! What are you doing here?"

"Did you get an invitation?" she asked.

"Invitation to what?" Rory asked, pretending like she didn't know what she was talking about, afraid that her mom would say that it wasn't meant to be sent to her.

"You didn't get one?" Lorelai asked. She was sure she had sent her one. Rory shook her head.

"Well if you get one, you don't have to RSVP to it, I think I already got your answer. Loud and clear." she said as she walked away.

Rory was still confused, was it really from her? Or did Luke send it. She sighed and got up, as she headed towards the front of the house.

Lorelai wandered quickly towards her Jeep, and got in. Tears collecting in her eyes, she drove away, seeing Rory heading towards the front of the house. She didn't need to explain, she got it, she didn't want to come, and she didn't want to be her bridesmaid.

Rory saw her mom driving away and she ran towards the front of the house, but by the time she got to the end of the driveway, her mom was out of sight. She sighed and turned around, seeing Logan heading towards her. "I just didn't want to know if she sent it, or if it was Luke."

Logan pulled her into a hug and rubbed her back, comforting her.

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Lorelai got back to Stars Hollow and walked into the diner to sit with Luke. She wiped her tears, before walking inside the diner. Obviously, her eyes were still stained with tears, because when she sat down everyone was staring at her. Luke came out from the back, and wondered what had happened with Rory.

"What happened?" Luke asked curiously, grabbing a mug and pouring a cup of coffee for her.

"She was with Logan..." Lorelai started and put her hands around the cup of coffee.

"And...?" he asked, putting the coffee jar back.

"And I got her answer, loud and clear." Lorelai said, "she was too busy with Logan to even call me and tell me that she didn't want to come."

"Did she say that to you?" Luke asked.

"No, but I got it." Lorelai said and put her coffee down, "I have to go back to the Inn, Sookie wants me to try some cakes. I'll see you later." she gave Luke a kiss and then walked out.

"Okay, bye." Luke said, a little dumbfounded. If Rory hadn't said that, how did she know, what if that's not what she meant? He turned around and picked up the phone, then dialed a number.