Hope floats

Chapter 7:

Yale

Rory woke up with a smile on her face. Her date with Logan had been perfect and in the end Logan had told her he didn't want a 'no strings attached' relationship anymore. He was willing to try to be in a committed relationship with her. And although he had looked a bit terrified when he said this, it had made her intensely happy. Even now, she just couldn't stop smiling.

Then she noticed the smell of coffee. Coffee! This was probably the reason why she had woken up this early, because it was way too early for a Saturday morning.

She walks into the living room, where she finds Jess and Paris in another heated discussion.

"Glad to see you're getting along again" Rory says while walking over to Jess, who is preparing breakfast.

Paris and Jess stop their discussion and stare at her.

"Wow, is all of this for us? This really is a perfect day already. Living with Luke had a good influence on you, Jess." Rory says while pouring herself a cup of coffee.

"Yeah, well, I thought I might as well make myself useful while I'm here." Jess states.

"What's up with the big smile, Rory?" Paris asks her.

"What big smile? Am I smiling?" She asks nobody in particular. Then she notices she is smiling and that she can't stop herself from doing it.

"So you date with Logan went well, I assume." Paris says, still staring at Rory.

Rory's smile, if possible, even gets bigger. "Last night was perfect." She says dreamily. "And the best part of it was that Logan told me he wants me to be his exclusive girlfriend."

Paris jaw drops. "What? I can't believe it. You landed the big whale?"

"Well believe it missy! He's all mine now" Then she turns to Jess and changes the subject. "If you're making us coffee and breakfast every morning, we don't ever want you to leave again."

Jess snaps out of it, when he notices that she is addressing him. "What? Oh, we'll see! Actually, I've already found a temporary job at a second hand book store here in the neighborhood. It doesn't pay that much, but I get to read a lot and can look for an apartment and other job from there. I'm starting today at 10 o 'clock."

"That's great, Jess!" Rory gives him a hug. "Just know there's no rush. You're welcome to stay as long as you like."

Then she takes a pancake with her and starts heading for her room. "I'm going to pack my stuff and then I'm going to visit my mom." And with that she leaves the room.

Jess and Paris look at each other. Then Paris shrugs her shoulders and digs in to her breakfast.

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Stars Hollow

Lorelai is in another meeting with Alexander Dewitt.

"Lorelai, I'm very impressed with the way you set up your business. The Dragonfly is doing very well and one of the finest Inns I've ever seen."

"Thanks Alex, that means a lot coming from you."

"After I left yesterday, I had a meeting with the associates from my company and we came up with a business proposition for you. We would like to buy your Inn and you can be sure we will make it worth your while."

"I'm sorry Alex, but Sookie and I have no intention of selling the Inn, no matter what you offer us. This has been our dream for a long time." Lorelai says looking a bit spooked.

"Well, I figured that would be the case, after hearing you talk yesterday, but you can't blame me for trying." He smiles at her.

"However, I'm not letting you of the hook that easily. As an alternative, we also have two other business propositions for you. As you probably know, my company owns a couple of hotels and inns all around the east coast. Next to that, we also invest in hotels and inns. So my first proposition for you is, that we would like to invest in your Inn, Lorelai!"

Lorelai opens her mouth to say something, but shuts it again when he continues.

"Just hear me out, Lorelai. We would also like to hire your expertise and run an inn we recently bought in Hamden, Connecticut. They are almost done renovating the place and we need someone to run it for the next 3 to 4 months. Just to get things started. So what do you say?" He asks her.

Lorelai first instinct is to say no, but instead she tells him: "I don't know Alex, I would have to consult with Sookie first."

"Well, you don't have to decide upon it right away, but I do need an answer within the week. You just think things over and discuss it with Sookie and then get back to me. If you need more specifics just contact my office" He says while standing up and shaking her hand. And with that he leaves the room.

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Yale

After Rory and Jess had left, Paris had decided to do some cleaning. Ever since she had broken up with Doyle she had a lot of free time on her hand and since she had no social life and had already done all of her homework for next week, she might as well make herself useful by cleaning their apartment. It wasn't like Rory or Jess would be doing it any time soon. So she turned on some music and started with the dishes.

40 minutes later, after doing the dishes, cleaning the kitchen and bathroom she decided to go do some laundry. Because she didn't have enough dark clothing to fill up the washing machine, she decided to see if Rory or Jess had some dirty laundry she could take with her.

When she got to Jess's stuff she threw her hands in the air. How could anyone make such a mess? There were books, piles of paper and clothing everywhere. She started picking up clothing and sniffing them to see if they needed washing. She was just about finished when her eye fell on a pile of paper with on top written the title 'Small town freaks'. She put the clothing she was holding down and started reading.

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Stars Hollow

Rory drove pulled her car up in the driveway of the Dragonfly. She had been in a good mood all day andwanted to cheer up her mother. That's why she had gone to the diner earlier to get them some coffee and talk to Luke about this whole stupid fight he and her mom were having. She was sure she could talk some sence into him. But when she got to Luke's he was nowhere to be seen. Ceasar had helped her with her coffee and told her that Luke was out to get some supplies. So the talk had to wait and she had to find another way to cheer up her mother.

She walked into the Inn and saw her mother talking to Michel. Lorelai saw her and walked over to her.

"Hi sweetheart! I didn't know you were coming over today." She gives Rory a big hug, which almost makes her spill her coffee.

"Hi mom! I decided that you are in much greater need of my company than Logan, Paris or Jess are, so Icame here to cheer you up. Look I brought you some love potion from Luke's." She says, while holding out her cup of coffee to her.

"What you went over to Luke? Did he say anything?"

Rory looks at the horrid expression on her mothers face. "No, I didn't. He was out getting supplies, so Ceasar helped me."

"Oh!" Lorelai looks disappointed and relieved at the same time.

"How late can you leave today? The Guy Ritchie movies I ordered on dvd just came in and I thought we could have a Guy Ritchie marathon. What do you think?" Rory said without breathing.

"That sounds great! We can practice our English voices and adore Brad Pitt, when he plays that street fighter in Snatch. I'll just have to finish some stuff here. So why don't you get everything settled and I see you at the house in an hour."

"Ok, I'll go to Doose's to get our supplies and see you back home." And with that she walks out of the door.

A/N: Please review! All reviews are welcome, since this is a learning process for me.