"Wake up! Today's the day! Hurry, wake up!" yelled Rory, storming into her parents bedroom the next morning. She shook them vigorously and kept on yelling. "Hurry. You guys have to get ready. Don't make me jump on the bed again!" she warned.

Lorelai rolled over to face Luke. "Luke, what is your daughter talking about?" she groaned.

"I think she wants us to wake up." replied Luke, sleepily.

"Too early." Lorelai mumbled.

"It's almost nine. You two have to hurry!"

"But whyyyyyyyy?" whined Lorelai.

"My journalism panel. Today!"

"Your what?"

"Shoot." said Luke. "What time is it?"

"Quarter to nine. Mom, dad, you guys gotta get up. Hurry." yelled Rory, getting out of their room.

"Luke, what's going on?" asked Lorelai, not wanting to wake up yet.

"We have to get up and get ready. We're gonna be late." explained Luke, getting up.

"Late for what?"

"Rory's journalism panel."

"What journalism panel?"

"The young voices of journalism panel. All the editors of all the prestigious university are gonna be there, and our daughter is one of them."

"She is?"

"Yeah. She's the editor of the Yale Daily News, remember?"

"Oh yeah. She is. And it's today?"

"At noon. We gotta get up if we want to eat breakfast before we go."

"Ok. I'm up. I'm up." she smiled, getting up.

"And I think we should shower separately this morning."

Lorelai's jaw dropped. "You've got to be kidding me? First no great good morning sex, for the second time this week. And we don't even get to shower together?"

"We'll go faster that way."

"We can be even more faster, and save water by showering together."

"Not if I'm showering with you."

"And how many woman have you been showering with?"

"Only you babe." he smiled and kissed her before going in the bathroom. Lorelai pouted, but once the bathroom door closed, she smiled dreamingly at his comment.

"I want to be in the front. I want to be in the front!" exclaimed Lorelai once they got to the auditorium.

"Hold on, hold on." instructed Luke, but Lorelai already ran towards the two empty chairs in the front. Luke sighed and followed Lorelai.

"Mom! Dad!" called Rory, walking towards them.

"Hey kid!" said Lorelai. "Wow. This is so amazing."

"I know, isn't it. Where were you guys, I've been waiting for you two for fifteen minutes. Please don't tell me you were making out behind a tree or somewhere."

"Huh, he wish." smirked Lorelai. Rory giggled.

"Jeez. Your mother wanted to get a churro before we came in."

"The line was very long."

"Well I'm glad you guys are here. Take your seats, we're gonna be starting soon."

Rory walked off to the stage as Luke and Lorelai sat down. "Wow. This is amazing. I can't believemy kid is one of them up there." commented Lorelai.

"I can. That girl is smart. She deserves to be up there."

"Look at you all proud dad. You look so cute whenever you talk proudly about Rory."

"I am not cute. And I am proud of Rory. She's a good kid."

"She's our kid."

"Yeah. She is." Luke and Lorelai looked at each other. Each wearing the same proud smile.

"Welcome, everybody, to the young voices of journalism panel. I'm Arthur Gordon, a professor of English here at Yale, and I shall be moderating today's panel. We're joined today by the editors of the country's most prestigious collegiate newspapers." said Professor Gordon, through the mike, interrupting Luke and Lorelai's moment. They turned their heads to look at the stage. "We have before us editors from the Harvard Crimson, the Daily Princetonian, the Cornell Daily Sun, the Daily Pennsylvanian, and the Yale Daily News all here today to tell us what's on their minds, to hear where they think ivy-league journalism is heading, and more broadly, to share their views on the future of the free press in America."

"Whoa. Heavy." commented Lorelai. Luke rolled his eyes, with a slight smirk.

"I will begin by posing a series of questions to our panel. Now let's begin. I was wondering how the panelists would describe the state of journalistic ethics on a collegiate level in the post-Judy Miller era, and…"

"Wonderful question. Quentin Walsh, Daily Princetonian. The ramifications of the scandal to which you obliquely alluded ought not to be underestimated."

"I hate this guy already!" whispered Lorelai to Luke.

"Rory told me about him. That's "pompous Princeton guy."" replied Luke.

"Well if your parents name you that, what chance do you have?" Luke chuckled.

"The struggle to preserve the fundamental principles and rights upon which our free press depends was made far more difficult by the choice of certain reporters who shall remain unnamed Laughs To capitulate to governmental pressure and divulge their sources."

"He's unbelievable." said Lorelai.

"He's wearing a tie."

"Ugh. I told you is we should of bought those dud so I can dud him."

"I myself have, on occasion, felt tremendous pressure to divulge unnamed sources, but I've stood my ground, knowing that while I may suffer for my principled stand, there was a much greater issue at stake."

"If I may? Rory Danes, Yale Daily News. While I agree there is no greater or more important tool for a free press than confidential sources…"

Luke looked proudly at Rory while she takes the lead. Lorelai just looked straight at her daughter in utter shock. Did she just say…Rory Danes?

"If someone pushed key lime pie in the president's face as a statement, that I would print." continued Rory, later on.

"Me too, front page." agreed Quentin.

"Quentin, you agreed with me. I didn't think you were capable." the audience laughed.

"On that note calendula, we have to end our discussion. I'd like to thank all our panelists for a terrific discussion and thank you all for coming." announced Gordon.

"Our girl's got skills." said Luke to Lorelai, who was still in shock about the whole, Rory Danes thing.

"Yeah."

"She even had her archrival laughing with her at the end."

"She's keeping her enemies close and giggling."

"Very devious."

"Mhm."

"Are you ok?"

"Oh yeah, fine."

"So?" said Rory, once joining them.

"If I had a cooler of Gatorade, I'd pour it over your head." said Luke.

"Sounds refreshing." she said, hugging her dad. "So I was pretty good?"

"You totally wiped the floor with "pompous Princeton guy"." smiled Lorelai.

"Well, the floor looked a little dirty." smiled Rory, also giving her mom a hug. "I'm glad you saw this. I've always wanted you to come to these events of mine."

"Oh. I'm glad I'm here hun."

"Ok, well, I have to go to the bathroom." announced Luke. "You guys stay here and then we do the usual, handshaking, and people commenting on what a wonderful daughter we have, and us gloating because we do have a wonderful daughter, and then we go eat."

"Sounds wonderful." said Rory.

"Yeah. Specially about the gloating part." chimed Lorelai. Luke rolled his eyes and kissed both of them and then walked off.

"So did you have fun? Are you proud of me?"

"Oh Always. Rory Danes!"

Rory looked at her mother, then realized, "Oh. That. I didn't tell you about that, didn't I?"

"Nope."

"And I suppose dad didn't either?"

"No again. So? What's the story behind that?"

Rory grinned. "Well, I want to be a Danes. Dad is a Danes. And I know that when you and him get married, you're gonna change your last name to Danes too. So, I just, took a step ahead of you."

"And you became a Danes?"

"No. not officially. I'm known as Danes now. But on paper, I'm still a Gilmore. Dad hasn't signed any adoption paper yet. But I will always and forever be a Danes."

"That's nice." I wonder when I'll become a Danes. She thought and smiled. She liked how that sound. Lorelai Danes. Lorelai Victoria Danes. Lorelai and Rory Danes. She liked it. It sounds. Right. Perfect. Lorelai looked over to where Luke headed off and frowned. "Hey Rory?"

"Yeah?"

"Mind telling why, what seems to be, a student is flirting with Luke?"

"What?" then Rory turned and saw a girl, blond, perky breast, wearing a too revealing attire, is standing in front of Luke talking and flirting. "Oh no. not again." groaned Rory.

"Wait again? You mean this happened before?"

"Hold on." said Rory and walked up to Luke. "Jenny hey." Rory called, nonchalantly. to the blond.

"Oh. Hi Miss Danes." said Jenny, in her perky self.

"Please. We're not in the news room. Call me Rory."

"Of course Rory."

"So I see you've met my father."

"Your…your…F-f-father?" she stuttered, becoming embarrassed.

"Yeah. My dad. Luke Danes. Dad, this is Jenny Campbell. She's one of the freshman's who is applying at the Yale Daily News."

"Nice to meet you." he smiled politely.

"Y-y-you too."

"Uh, dad, mom told me to tell you to hurry up. Or else we're gonna be late." she smiled at Luke.

"Oh. Ok. It was nice talking to you Jenny." he smiled at Jenny. "Thank you." he whispered into Rory's ears, then walked away.

Rory smiled. "So, Jenny, how did you like the panel?"

"It was, it was, um, good. I better go." then she rushed off. Rory chuckled to herself, walking back to her mom.

"Ok. What was that about?" asked Loreai, once Rory was back.

"Oh nothing. More freshman's ogling over dad."

"What?"

"It's always the same every time dad's here. All the girls, preferably the freshman's, and mostly from the paper, are always hitting on dad. I think they heard about Paris's escapade with Asher Fleming from when she was a freshman at the paper."

"But that was like, two years ago."

"Yeah. But it stayed. She was, after all, Fleming's last love."

"So all the freshman girls hit on Luke?"

"Yeah. Mostly from the paper who doesn't know that he's my father. But it is entertaining every time I tell them he's my father and they turn to thirteen shades of red."

"And what about Luke? What does he do?" not even listening in to what Rory just said.

"Chill mom. He doesn't even notice. Sometimes he does but he always gets irritated. Honestly, he couldn't stop thinking about you." she teased. Lorelai blushed. Then Luke came back.

"Ok. I'm ready. Let's gloat." he announced. The three stayed for a while, as everyone shaked hands and commented Lorelai and Luke of how wonderful Rory is. Now, they are outside, in the front of Yale deciding where to go for lunch.

"How bout Sniffy's?" suggested Rory.

"Ooh. Yeah Sniffy's. Luke let's go to Sniffy's. I miss Bud and Maisy."

"Ok. Sniffy's it is."

"Yay. Let's go."

"Wait. Mom."

"What?"

"We have to wait for Marty."

"Naked guy?"

"His name is Naked Guy?" asked Luke.

"Mom. He's not Naked Guy. And please don't call him that when he's here."

"Fine." Lorelai pouted.

"Why did you call him Naked Guy?"

"Oh. It's a really funny story. You see, whe…"

"Mom!"

"Sorry."

Rory sighed and looked at Luke. "You see dad, when Marty and I first met, it was after this party in our floor. And I found Marty outside our dorm room, and he was naked, and was passed out. And I made a HUGE mistake by telling mom about it, cause she keeps calling him Naked Guy now."

"So. Wait. He was naked?"

"Yes."

"How come you never told me that?"

"Well do you really think I would tell you? And besides, you like Marty? He's nice."

"Yeah. I guess so."

"So. You and Naked huh?" teased Lorelai. Rory glared. "I'm sorry. I mean Marty. You guys together now? What happened with Logan."

Luke scoffed. Rory rolled her eyes. "Marty and I aren't together. We're just friends."

"Uh-huh." said Luke and Lorelai in unison.

"We are."

"Of course you are hun." smiled Luke.

"So. Where's Marty anyways. I'm hungry."

"When are you ever not?" Lorelai rolled her eyes. Then they saw Marty heading their way.

"Hey Rory. Mr. Danes." he said, approaching them.

"Marty, how many times do I have to tell you. It's Luke."

"Sorry Luke."

"It's ok."

"Hey Marty." smiled Rory. "You remember my mom right?"

"Oh. Hi Miss Gilmore."

"Please. Lorelai."

"Right. Rory told me you were back. How are you?"

"I'm fine. A little hungry."

"Me too." claimed Rory.

"Alright. Let's go" announced Luke. All four of them got into Rory;s car and drove off to Sniffy's.

The four arrived a t Sniffy's and was once again greeted with warmth from Bud and Maisy. They were specially happy to see Lorelai back. They had known about Lorelai being gone and that Rory and Luke were lost when she left. So they were really happy that she's back.

When they got back to Stars Hollow, Luke went back to working at the diner while the girls were at the inn.

"So what happened between you and Logan?" asked Lorelai, as they sorted our papers in her office.

"Nothing." replied Rory, shifting a little.

"That didn't sound like nothing to me."

"Well it is nothing."

"Rory."

Rory sighed. "Logan and I broke up."

"I kinda figured. How?"

"Well…I… you won't tell dad, right?"

"No. why? what happened?"

"Well. I thought you know? Logan and I are doing really good. I mean, I liked him. I mean really liked him. Some would say I may love him. But then I found out, that he cheated on me."

"He what?"

"Mom. Please. Calm down."

"He cheated on you? What a jerk."

"Yeah. Well, I was stupid."

"How did you find out?"

"I went to his condo unit once, to surprise him, cause he said that his dad kept him really busy one day. And when I went there, I heard him, with some bimbo doing god knows what. and it also turns out, it wasn't the first time he's done it."

"No way! That jackass. I am so gonna kill him."

"Mom. it's ok. It was all in the past."

"But still. Did you at least let Luke beat him up?"

"No. I never told him."

"What? Why? He could of beat him up. Kill him actually."

"I know. Which is exactly why not. I didn't want to cause anymore drama than there already was. And besides, it wasn't worth it anyways. And You can't tell dad either."

"Fine. So did this happen before or after you went back to school?"

"After. When I wanted to surprise him I also wanted to tell him I was going back. But you now what happened."

"Yeah. I'm so sorry hon."

"Well I'm not. I realized that I wasn't really in love with him. Just the thought of having a fun relationship is what excite me about it. Not Logan per say."

"Well I'm glad you realized it."

Rory left the inn early so she could pack up. Lorelai stayed and chatted with Julie some more before she had to leave.

"And Luke also goes to Yale from time to time, just to check up on her."

"That's nice of him."

"Yeah. And every time he goes there, it's like and ad for the bachelor is over his head cause all the freshman girls are at his feet just flirting away."

"You're kidding?"

"I kid you not. I just witnessed one today. And he knows Naked Guy."

"Who's Naked Guy?"

"Rory's 'friend'"

"Rory knows someone who's name is Naked Guy?"

"No. his name is Marty. Naked Guy's just a nickname."

"Why?"

"When he and Rory first met. He was passed out in front of her dorm room, naked. Thus Naked Guy."

"Oh. And Luke knowing him is good?"

"Very. He's a great guy. I have no idea why he and Rory aren't together really. And apparently, whenever Luke goes to Yale, they sometimes go out. The three of them."

"Aw. How sweet."

"Yeah. And, he tucks her in at night and tells her stories."

"Stories. Like Cinderella kind of stories?"

"No. more like Luke and Lorelai kind of stories."

"What?"

"Yeah. Stories about us. Our first date. Our second date. Some are just little moments that happened where, something. Like a kiss, could of just happened."

"Nice."

"Rory always wants to hear them from Luke. He tells the stories. And she loves them. They're mostly about how Luke felt at those moments. You know? About me. Like, the story of when he was getting married."

"That must be interesting."

"It was. At first, I was like, why would he tell her that story? But it must have been good if it's one of Rory's favorites."

"And was it a good story?"

Lorelai nodded. "He said he was drunk when he proposed. He didn't actually think that he was getting married. All he thought about was me the whole entire time. How much he missed me. And…how much he loved me. He even said, at one point, he thought he was marrying me."

"Wow. That is good."

"Yeah. And. My god. Rory changed her last name."

"She did?"

"Yeah. To Danes."

"Really?"

"Yes. They are all Danes. Except me. Why can't I be a Danes?"

"Did you just say you wanted to become a Danes?"

"No."

"But you implied it."

"No. yes. Fine whatever. Yes I do want to be a Danes. And it's not fair. How come my daughter gets to be a Danes and I don't?"

"Well hun. You left for eight months."

"I guess so."

"But everything's good now, right?"

"Yeah. They are good. They're very good."

"So, are you staying?"

"I'm not sure yet."

"What's there to not be sure about? Luke's here and so is Rory. You guys already look like a happy family to me. All you need to do is tie the knot."

"Julie. I don't know. I mean, I would love to come home. This is just amazing. It seems like Luke and I are starting something again. I think. I'm not sure. We haven't really talked about it. I would love to. But I need reassurance that this is it. You know? That if I come back, this is going to be it." she looked at Julie. "You know?" Julie nodded.

"That was a great story." smiled Rory.

"Yeah. Even though your mom here keeps changing what happened." grunted Luke.

Lorelai gasped. "I did not!"

"Yes you did."

"No I didn't it's true. Admit it. You thought it was nice."

"Yes. I did think it was nice. But I did not use the term, super, duper, extravagant, cool picnic."

Lorelai and Rory giggle. "He said it!" Lorelai and Rory high fived.

Luke rolled his eyes. "Jeez. So you all set?"

"Yeah." smiled Rory. "I'm all set."

"Ok. Goodnight hun." smilled Lorelai, kissing Rory on the forehead. Luke did the same.

"Hey dad?" called Rory, as Luke was about to walk out.

"Yeah hun?"

"Do you know what you're gonna be doing for the rest of the week?"

"I have some plans."

Rory smiled.

A/N: I just finished this today and thought that i'd post it. Since i've got such great feedbacks. I'm almost finished with the next chapter for this story. And as for In the Clamor and the Clangor, I'll try to post the next chapter for that one either tomorrow or on thursday. Thank you. Review please.