Disclaimer: I don't own Gilmore Girls

The summer would be over soon. The first week of August was rolling around. The first fall semester started the 21st. Jess and Rory were settling into their apartment. They had organized books, movies, and CDs. Together they had well over a thousand books, hundreds of movies, and probably the same amount of CDs as books. The apartment was a good size. 2 bedrooms 2 bath. The kitchen was a little bigger than Lorelai's. One bedroom was about the size of Lorelai's before the remodeling. The other room was the size of Rory's old room. They had decided it was stupid for them to sleep in separate rooms. They used the other room as a little office. There were two desks. Both were facing a wall. They each had their own laptop. On the back wall there was a couch. There was no need for the couch considering there was one in the living room but Emily had given it to Rory and she had to stick it somewhere. In the living room there was a big plasma TV hanging on the wall thanks to Matt's parents. There was a black couch and a recliner that they had bought together. The bookcases and the CD DVD racks were from Luke and Lorelai. Liz and TJ had gotten them a table and chairs. In the bedroom there was a black bed. No one quite understood why the two had picked black but that's what they had. The bed spread was very dark blue. Looking around the apartment it was as if there were five different styles all meshed together. There kind of was. It was eclectic to say the very least but it was cute. It reminded them of how many people loved them.

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Rory opened her door to find a sobbing Lane. She invited her in and made her something to eat. They sat in silence on the couch in the living room until Jess walked in.

"Jimmy just called from California…" Lane started crying again.

"What's that about" Jess asked.

Rory shrugged.

"Zack left" Lane cried "some guy offered him a record deal he moved to California and didn't want to be tied down to a wife and kid so he filed for a divorce."

"Oh my god" Rory hugged her best friend. Jess went into the bedroom to give them some room.

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Lane sat in her kitchen alone. Mrs. Kim had left the room after Lane told her. Rory had decided to give her some space and went home. Lane just sat there completely alone. She was lost and was afraid she'd never be found. Zack was like her other half. She'd always loved him hadn't she? No. She suddenly realized he wasn't the only one. The first boy she'd ever loved was Dave. She had always thought Zack was the only guy she had ever loved but she was wrong. She was dead wrong. Dave had unfortunately gone to California. Wow what's with her boyfriends and California. They all seem to end up there. Dave would be graduating this year. Mrs. Kim walked back into the room and sat across from her.

"Find someone" she said sternly before she left again.

"When"

"Before the third month" she went upstairs.

Lane stood up and started walking in a zombie-like state towards Luke's. Rory was sitting at the table kissing Jess and drinking coffee. She sat down and the two sprang apart and Rory went back to sipping her coffee.

"Are you ok you seem worse" Rory said stupidly.

"I have to find a guy in 80 days or go through with an arranged marriage."

"WOW!" Rory exclaimed.

A boy sat down next to her and ordered some fries. Lane refused to look at him. It took Rory a few seconds but she knew why. Dave.

"Are you ok" Dave asked Lane.

"She has to get married in 80 days or go through with an arranged marriage"

"Why"

"I'm pregnant" Lane finally looked at him.

"Wow" he looked shocked "who's the father?"

"Zack" she looked at the floor again.

"Are you going to marry Zack" Dave asked.

"I already did"

"So then why do you have to get married again…oh...I can't believe he'd do that to you."

"Neither can I" Jess and Rory chimed in at the same time.