A/N: It's not quite finished yet but here you go. Warning: This is a sad one. Things will get better for the Danes clan, I promise.

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Here we go Chapter 22 of Collide.

Chapter 22: Packing and Chip Troubles

Rory was set to leave for Paris in two weeks. It was going to be hard for her to leave her family, friends and fiancé for 36 weeks. She and Marty were getting married. Not until she finished her job in Paris and not until he finished his internship in Ohio. Rory stood in her room staring at her closet. Her suitcases lay empty next to it. She had no idea what to take with her and what to leave behind. She decided to bring the majority of her Friday night dinner clothes so she could wear those at the school. She then tossed in her favorite jeans and a few sweaters. That alone filled three suitcases. She still had to pack her books. Lorelai told her that she didn't need all the books she had put on her list. She could just take her favorites. However that turned into an even bigger nightmare. Rory was unable to pick just a few of her favorite books. She picked 100 of her favorite books.

"Rory for the love of God, narrow your list down. You don't need both editions of Metamorphosis. Just take the first edition," Lorelai argued. "You're going to be over your weight limit and then you won't get anything to Paris with you."

"Mom, will you just let me pack my books. I'll need these to teach from. I have to be able to give these kids more variety than just Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings."

"It's your stuff Rory," Lorelai said finally.

She left the room when she heard Chip cry over the baby monitor. The ear infections were becoming more common and Dr. Gregory was concerned that Chip would lose his hearing if nothing could be done to keep him from getting them.

"Hey Rory?" Lorelai called into her daughter's room. "I need to run to Doose's for a minute and I don't want to take Chip because I just got him to sleep. Will you keep an eye on him?"

"Yeah Mom. Just leave his monitor in here and I'll check on him every ten minutes," Rory said, packing her books.

"Thanks, kid. Oh yeah Luke has Audrey with him at the diner. I swear that girl has him wrapped around every one of her tiny fingers."

"Just like her Mom," Rory teased.

A/N: I know it's short guys but bear with me. All of my stories are indivdual document on my laptop that I break up into smaller chapters to be posted here. The next one will be longer.