A/N- Sorry that this is a short chapter. I'm working on the next one right now. Review please!
Chapter 7….
No one says a word the entire car ride to the airport. After parking the car, they check their bags, get boarding passes and go through security. Everyone is quiet, lost in their own thoughts. While sitting at the gate, waiting to board the plane, Lorelai breaks the silence and turns to Rory.
"I'm sorry."
"It's okay Mom, I understand. You need to know that after you called all I did was cry. I don't think I have anything left." Rory tells her mother sadly.
"Oh sweetie it's okay. I should not have yelled at you."
"We're good." They hug and Lorelai looks over at Luke who is staring blankly into space.
"Hey." She moves closer to him and gently touches his arm.
"Hey yourself."
"I know you are just trying to help and be there for us. I'm sorry I snapped at you like that." He still isn't looking at her so she continues to speak.
"Can you forgive me Luke?"
"Yeah." He finally turns his head and smiles at her. After a moment of smiling at each other, she takes his hand and interlocks his fingers with hers. He is surprised at first, but then realizes
that it is her way of showing him that she needs him.
5 hours later they arrive in California. After checking into the hotel, the get directions to the funeral home and meet Mrs. Hayden there.
Once they walked into the small room they were greeted by the lawyer, Mrs. Hayden and a priest.
"Good afternoon Miss. Gilmore and you are?" Referring to Luke.
"Luke Danes ma'am."
"Very well then, have a seat please." The lawyer tells them.
"Now Lorelai, we were able to access Chris's will and it seems he left many things to you and your daughter, Rory."
"Really?" Lorelai and Rory both say in unison.
"Yes, for instance, it seems his grandfather had left him with quite a bit of money, it says everything that is not spent settling his estate is to go to Lorelai and Rory Gilmore in equal shares."
"How much would that be exactly?" Lorelai says, interrupting Mrs. Lee.
She looks back down at the paper to read the amount, "We estimate approximately one hundred thousand dollars."
This leaves Lorelai, Rory and Luke speechless.
"What about Gigi? Is she provided for in the will?"
"We will discuss Gigi later, in private." Lorelai nods.
"Now, he left both his California apartment and the one in Boston to Rory. His car is for Lorelai, with instructions to give it to her future children, if she wants."
"He left me his whole apartment!" Rory says in shock.
"Yes he did, when he was going over this, he was very serious about all of his decision."
"I am going to leave you folks alone for a few minutes to try a collect all your thoughts." Mrs. Lee leaves the room and Lorelai turns to Mrs. Hayden.
"Mrs. Hayden, where is Gigi?"
"Oh she is back at the apartment with the nanny. I didn't want her to have to come here." She says with sadness in her eyes. Lorelai sees how heartbroken she is, she realizes that Francine has no family left. Lorelai gets up and gives her a hug.
"I'm so sorry Mrs. Hayden."
"Thank you dear."
"Where are you going to stay?"
"With my sister, who lives in Europe. The Hartford house will now be in Gigi's name."
Just then Mrs. Lee returns to the room.
"Okay I am going to ask everyone else to leave the room because I need to speak with Lorelai alone." Lorelai looks nervous, Luke rubs her shoulder and Rory gives her a hug before they all leave followed by Mrs. Hayden.
"Let me guess, you want to discuss Gigi?"
"Yes I do, in his will, Christopher's final wish was that you would become Gigi's legal guardian if anything was to happen to him and Sherry was unable to care for her. As you know, Sherry was killed in a car crash last year."
Lorelai sat back further into the chair in complete shock.