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"Rory?" Luke said as she and everyone else got out of the elevator.
Rory rushed to Luke, "where's my mom?"
"She's with the nurse right now; she'll just be a few minutes."
"Luke, it's all my fault." Rory said, tears falling.
"What are you talking about Rory?" Emily asked from behind her.
Rory didn't turn around, she kept looking at Luke. "She came to see me today, I was with Logan. She told us that you two were engaged and then she left. I'm so sorry Luke, this is all my fault." She cried, and then fell into Luke's arms.
"Shhh, its ok, she's going to be ok," Luke soothed.
Emily stared; Rory saw this man as someone who could comfort her, like a father would. And she could tell that Luke cared for Rory very much. Maybe she had made a terrible mistake about this man.
Just then, the nurse came out of Lorelai's room. She saw all of the people and smiled. "You are all welcome to visit, but one at a time ok? Miss Gilmore needs her rest."
Rory looked up at Luke; he nodded, silently telling her to go and see her mother. "Congratulations Luke." She whispered before going to see her mother.
Rory slowly opened the door to her mother's room. She gasped slightly at the sight of her mother, looking so fragile in the hospital bed. She stood against the wall, watching. She didn't want to upset her mother by being there, 'what if she doesn't want to see me?' she asked herself.
Lorelai began to stir, Rory took a step closer. Her mother opened her eyes, and then looked at Rory. "Hi mom," Rory said through tears.
"Hey kid." She whispered, "Come here." Rory walked over slowly, tears falling down her face faster and faster.
"Mom, I am so sorry." she cried, standing close to her mother's bedside. "It's all my fault."
"Oh sweetie, not its not. Plus! My casts are Pink!" Lorelai reassured, then smiled. "Give me a hug."
Rory bent down and enveloped her mother in a tender hug. "I've missed you so much." She whispered.
"I've missed you too kiddo." This time Lorelai tears were flowing fast.
They pulled apart and Rory sat on the chair next to the bed, holding her mothers hand. "Mom, I promise that I will take care of you. When you get out of here, I'll move back home and stay with you until you bet better. I'll get you food, and-" Rory's rambling was cut off.
"No Rory, you won't."
"Won't what?"
"You're not going to move back home and take care of me."
"Why not?"
"Because I'll have Luke and an entire town to take care of me."
"But, I want to take care of you." Rory sniffled.
"Aww, hon., I know you do. And you can, on the weekend when you come home from Yale."
Rory sighed "but mom…"
"No Rory, who cared what Logan's father said to you. I don't care and you should definitely not care. You have worked too damn hard for your education. You can't give up because one asshole told you that you can't be a journalist!"
She knew her mother was right. But backing out just made everything more easy for Rory. Her mother had warned her about things being handed to her on a silver platter. She was a coward, afraid she had peaked. "But my community service?"
"Don't take too many classes your first semester. You'll be able to find something in New Haven, but just don't quit school. And if you don't want to be a journalist, that's ok. Just take anything, I don't care. The more you wait to go back the harder it will be."
"I hope Paris hasn't found a new roommate." Rory smiled.
Lorelai's smile matched hers, "I doubt it."
Rory gave her mother another hug, "what about grandma and grandpa?"
"Oh god, are they here?" Lorelai groaned.
"They gave me a ride."
"I am sure that they would be happy that you're going back to Yale. Just re-instate your Friday night dinners."
"My Friday night dinners?" Rory asked playfully.
"There is no way in hell I am going to talk to they. They betrayed me Rory."
"Ok, I'll talk to them soon," Rory said, "right now I just want to stay with you."
"Ok hon."
"And mom?"
"Yeah sweets?"
"Congratulations on you and Luke getting engaged."
"Thank you. So, tell me what you've been doing at your grandmother's place."
"Well, it's my place mom."
"Ha!" Lorelai laughed. "Is that what they told you call it?"
"Yeah, how did you know?"
"They told me to call my room my own, and we all know what that looks like." Lorelai smiled. As much pain she was in from her accident, it was nothing compared to how happy she felt from having her daughter back.
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Outside Lorelai's room held a very uncomfortable silence. Richard had fallen asleep in one of the chairs. Sookie had been making phone calls to make sure that the Inn would be taken care of. Luke stood, occasionally pacing. And Emily sat in a chair, perfectly still, her hands folded in her lap.
All four were startled by the opening of Lorelai's door, "how is she doing?" Sookie asked.
"She's fine" Rory reassured. "She fell asleep when I started talking about the DAR." Rory laughed.
"So, you and Lorelai…?" Luke asked.
"We're good. Also…" she turned her attention to her grandparents, "I've decided to go back to Yale, take a couple of classes and finish my community service in New Haven."
"Oh." Emily said. "Ok" she was getting to Rory always being around.
"I hope that you'll consider still paying for Yale. I'll re-instate Friday Night Dinners."
"Of course Rory." Richard said, stepping aside before his wife said something stupid.
"Thank you." She said, giving each of them a hug, "for everything" she added. "Oh, and Luke? Can I borrow your truck? Mom wanted some things from the house?"
"Of course you can."
Sookie spoke up. "I'm just going in to see Lorelai, and then could you give me a ride home?"
"Sure."
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When Rory and Sookie left, Luke was left alone with Lorelai's parents. To say he was uncomfortable would have been an understatement.
Finally, Richard broke the silence. "Emily, if you are not going to go in there and see your daughter, then we should go home."
"You haven't been in to see her either Richard." Emily responded fiercely.
"I highly doubt that Lorelai wants to see me Emily." He stood up, "come on, we're going."
"No!" Emily said, also standing "I'm going to see her." She huffed, quickly walking into Lorelai's room.
"Mom?" Lorelai said when she heard the hospital door open rather loudly.
"Lorelai." She greeting solemnly.
"What the hell are you doing here?"
"I drove you daughter here to see you." Emily stated, standing dangerously close to the door.
"Right," Lorelai nodded, "but Rory left awhile ago."
"I just wanted to see how my daughter was doing. You were in a car accident for god sake!"
"You don't have a daughter Emily." Lorelai whispered. "You betrayed her, and now she is going to live her life without you, and get married to the man she loves."
"Married? Lorelai, you're engaged?"
"Yes I am, now can you please leave?" Lorelai bit her lip to keep herself from saying anything else.
Emily left, slowly; still processing the words her daughter had said to her. When she came out of the room she said "Come on Richard. Let's go!" She turned to Luke, "please, take care of her. And congratulations."
"Uhh, thanks." Luke answered. The Gilmore's left and then Luke went to see his fiancé.
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