A/N: Warning this story deals with the violent crime of rape in a graphic nature. If you may be upset by reading about it, please DO NOT read this story. Having said that, I also want to point out that this story also deals with love and support and the human spirit.

Summary: Set sometime in Rory's third year at Chilton, however it does not follow the story line of the show at all.

Chapter 2

Lorelai was feeling more and more light headed, she knew she was still bleeding, but she didn't know what to do about it. She tried not to wince, or cry out loud at the searing pain that ripped through her abdomen, every time she moved. She didn't want to alarm Rory but she didn't know how long she could stay conscious. "Rory honey." She said quietly into Rory's ear and Rory started to sit up but Lorelai stopped her. "No, don't." She said almost desperately. "Don't let go of me." Rory understood her mother. She never wanted to let go of Lorelai again and she knew her mother was feeling the same way.

"Mom." She said crying into her mother's shoulder and Lorelai tightened her grip on Rory's arms.

"Honey, I need you to be strong for Mommy right now ok." Rory nodded and wiped at her tears, then immediately put her arm back around Lorelai. "Mommy's not doing too good." Lorelai continued. "I might go to sleep for a while ok?"

Rory instantly became alarmed and looked up into her Mother's eyes. She slowly reached up and wiped away her mother's tears and was surprised at how cold and clammy her skin was. "What's wrong?" She asked begging her Mother to tell her the truth with her eyes. "I'm not a little girl any more, maybe I can help."

Lorelai sighed and smiled down at her daughter. She's right, she thought to herself, she's not a little girl any more. "I'm bleeding." She whispered and broke eye contact to look down at herself. It felt good to tell Rory the truth, to share her burden with the most important person in the world to her.

"Oh my god." Rory exclaimed and hugged her mother fiercely again.

"It's okay." Lorelai tried to sooth her. "I just don't want you to panic if I pass out. I'll be okay." She stroked her daughter's hair and Rory looked up at her Mom again.

"What can I do?" She tried not to let her fear show on her face. "There must be something I can do."

"There's nothing either one of us can do." Lorelai assured her. "Just hold me." She said and Rory could hear the fear in her voice. "Don't ever let me go."

"That I can do." Rory nodded. "That I will do forever and ever." Tears started coursing down both their cheeks again and they were quiet for a while, holding on to each other like there was no tomorrow and Rory was very worried that there would really be no tomorrow for her mother if she didn't do something soon.

Rory took a deep breath, let go of her mother's waist, but clung tightly to her hand and stood up.

"Rory, no." Lorelai said, horrified at what they could do to her daughter. She pulled on Rory's arm, but she had no strength and her efforts had little effect.

"Sit down." The gunman warned, waving his gun in her direction.

"You have to let my Mother go." Rory said evenly, although she was shaking all over. She looked directly at the taller gunman, she couldn't bear to look at the man that had raped her mother. "She needs help desperately." The gunman didn't move. "She might die." Rory told him with tears running down her face. "Please." The gunman slowly walked over and looked at Lorelai. By this time she looked like death warmed over. She was as white as a ghost and she was slumped over a little without Rory to hold her up.

"Sit down." He nodded but waved his gun at Rory again and she did as she was told and sat back down, immediately putting her arms around her mother again and her mother laid her head against Rory's shoulder. He walked over and talked to the other gunman. Rory couldn't hear what they were saying but it looked like they were arguing. Finally the second gunman nodded and walked over to look at Lorelai himself. This time Rory found herself staring at him, hating him with every fiber of her being. She tensed up, ready to protect her mother with her life, if the need arose. The gunman looked at Rory and laughed and returned to the other man. They walked away and Rory sighed, realizing that she had failed.

She turned her attention back to her mother and realized that she was just minutes from slipping away from her. "Mom." She said quietly and Lorelai opened her eyes.

"Rory don't do that again." She said summoning the last of her strength.

"Stand up." The taller gunman was back and motioning Rory and her Mother to stand up.

Rory tried to get her Mom up but Lorelai was just too weak.

"You help her." The gunman motioned to the man sitting beside Lorelai and they stood up, holding Lorelai between them. Rory gasped when she saw the pool of blood that her mom left behind.

"Go." He motioned to the door and Rory took a deep breath as they began to move towards the door.

"Wait." The shorter gunman called and all three of them froze in their tracks. He walked up behind them and whispered into Lorelai's ear. "See," He said. "I'm a man of my word, I didn't touch the girl." Lorelai nodded her head once, grateful that he had kept his word and he slapped her hard on her ass and walked away laughing as he went. Lorelai let out a cry as searing pain ripped through her body and then she slumped against her daughter, as she finally lost consciousness. "Go." They heard again and as fast as they could, they carried Lorelai through the doors and out of the bank.

A/N: Very important to review this story and let me know what you thought. I know that some of it was hard to read and I would really like your thoughts on this. Also do you think I should continue? Thank you for reading my story.