"Who was at the door Lucia?" Emily inquired.
"A Miss Rory Gilmore." Lucia replied.
"Rory?" Emily was slightly surprised. "Rory is here?"
"No Mrs Gilmore, she left after declining to come in. She asked that I give you this." Lucia handed Emily the envelope.
"Was there a message to go with this?" Emily inquired.
"She hopes that you read it and she asked me to tell you that she was sorry."
Emily looked at the envelope for a minute.
"Lucia, tell Mr Gilmore that I would like to see him."
"Yes Mrs Gilmore."
"Emily what is it?" Richard inquired.
"Rory dropped this off." She passed him the envelope.
"Rory was here?"
"She dropped it off and asked that we read it and asked Lucia to tell us she was sorry."
"Perhaps we should open it." Richard suggested.
"You open it." Emily told him.
"Let me just put on my glasses." Richard put on his glasses and opened the envelope. He took out the letter inside and read it out.
Dear Grandma and Grandpa,
I'm sorry that I disappointed you by getting pregnant, it was an accident. I wasn't planning on having kids for at least another five years, but I knew from the minute I found out I was keeping the baby.
School is going great, all the arrangements for me to take next semester off are in place and I am going back. I'm not quitting I'm going to finish my education. I'm moving back to Stars Hollow and I'm going to commute when I go back.
I'm sorry that you are disappointed, but there is nothing we can do to change what happened but we can move on hopefully. I love you both so much, and want you part of both of our lives. Whatever disappointment you feel, we're still part of your family, your blood, I hope you can see that and want to be involved in our lives at some point in the future.
I'm sorry and I love you both.
Love Rory.
P.S. I have enclosed a copy your great-granddaughter's first picture, the Doctor says that she is healthy and very active, although all I can feel right now is something that feels like bubbles. I hope she will get the chance to know you. It's not her fault.
Richard removed his glasses and took the picture from the envelope. He handed it to Emily.
"It's a girl?" Emily said.
"It would appear so."
"A great-granddaughter." Emily looked at the picture.
"Emily we should stop this non-sense if we don't want to miss out on our great-grandchild's life the way we did with Rory."
"Do you think Rory would be willing to accept our involvement?"
"This letter would presume so."
"And Lorelai?"
"I don't know. But we can try."
"A great-granddaughter." Emily looked at the picture.
"A great-granddaughter." Richard echoed.
"Babies are expensive Richard, especially since Rory is in college."
"I'm sure we will be able to assist. We will go and visit tomorrow."
"I look forward to that."
GG
Paris groaned at the knock on the door that pulled her out of her sleep the next morning. She had been up late studying.
"What?" She opened the door.
"That's not a polite way to answer the door." Emily commented.
"Good morning Paris." Richard said.
"Mr and Mrs Gilmore."
"We are sorry that we woke you up, but is Rory awake?"
"Rory is in Stars Hollow." Paris replied.
"Stars Hollow?" Emily questioned.
"She goes home for the weekend. She'll be back tomorrow night."
"Thank you for the information." Richard told her. "We are sorry to have disturbed you."
TBC