AN: I'm sorry for the delay this chapter was supposed to be up days ago but I haven't been able to upload. I've gotten some questions as to if Lorelai will be abused and she will be a little bit but no where as near as much as Rory. Thanks for the reviews.

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Chapter 4: It Begins

"So where's this mysterious nephew of yours?" Lorelai asked Luke the next day.

"He's out" Luke replied giving her a cup of coffee.

"Are you sure that's alright?" Lorelai asked taking a sip.

"I'm sure he is, I mean you take three lefts and you're back at the town square" Luke said.

"So I joined the Chilton Booster Club" Lorelai said.

"Why would you do that?" Luke asked. 'That doesn't seem like Lorelai' Luke thought as he wiped the counter clean.

"Because apparently Rory is a loner and I set a bad example for her so to set a good example I have to join a group" Lorelai explained.

"If Rory is a loner then I love coffee" Luke said and Lorelai laughed. 'God I love that laugh' Luke thought.

"Well then according to Chilton you love coffee" Lorelai said.

Just then Jess walked in. "Jess, this is Lorelai Gil… I mean Medina" Luke said mentally slapping himself for his almost mistake.

"Hey, so what lies have Luke told you about me?" Lorelai asked waving to him.

"Hello, well I'm going upstairs" Jess said walking up the stairs.

"So are all Danes men as talkative as you and Jess?" Lorelai asked smiling.

"He just needs time to adjust" Luke said even though he didn't quite believe it.

"I have to get back to work so I'll talk to you later" Lorelai said getting up.

"Same here and good luck with your Booster Club tonight" Luke said.

"Thanks" Lorelai said walking away happy even though she didn't know why.

The next Monday at Chilton Rory was looking for a table any table to sit down at. She spotted an open seat next to Paris. 'This is going to be hard' Rory thought as she walked over to the table.

"What are you doing her Gilmore?" Paris asked looking like she was about to have a stroke.

"I just wanted to talk to you" Rory said trying to keep her cool.

"Well what is it?" Paris asked. 'Why the hell does little Miss. Perfect want to talk to me?' Paris asked herself.

"Please Paris I just want to talk with you and maybe work out some kind of truce" Rory said hoping that she would accept.

"Well keep walking Gilmore because nothing you do will ever allow us to be friends so keep on walking" Paris said.

Rory sighed and just sat alone for one more day. She decided to lose the book and the music so maybe someone would approach her but no one did.

In the Headmasters office Max was in a high pressure meeting with the Headmaster that would determine whether or not he could continue teaching at Chilton.

"Yes Headmaster I do understand that I should have told you about marrying Lorelai" Max said to the Headmaster of Chilton.

"I'm disappointed in you Max, if you had just told me about the wedding there would be no problem but now parents will complain that Rory got special treatment" the Headmaster is disdainfully.

"I know sir but I swear to you that I have never given Rory special treatment" Max said firmly. The Headmaster remained silent for a second.

The Headmaster sighed "I believe you Max, but for a little while you will be under the microscope just to be sure that you aren't giving Rory special treatment" he said.

Max was livid inside 'All this trouble just because Lorelai has a kid' he thought. "I understand Headmaster" he said plainly.

"Good, I'm glad Max you really are one of if not the best teacher we have here, I would hate you lose you" the Headmaster said happily.

"Don't worry there will be no problems" Max said as he got up to leave. 'That girl is going to wish she was never born' Max thought as he left the office.

"Why did I say Booster Club, why not the T.V. watching club, or the Snack Tasters?" Lorelai asked as she was getting ready to leave.

"Because the other two don't exist" Max said as he helped her get ready.

"Well they should" Lorelai responded as she looked for her shoes.

"I'm really, really sorry about this; did you get into any trouble with the Headmaster?" Lorelai asked her voice full of concern.

"Not too much, he's just going to watch me for a little while to be on the safe side" Max said casually while he was really burning up inside.

"Well that's good" Lorelai said kissing him as he returned the favor.

Just then Luke came rushing in. When he saw the scene in front of him he was clearly embarrassed at what he walked in on.

"Luke what are you doing here?" Lorelai asked pulling away from Max.

"You were right I have no idea what I'm doing, Jess stole money to fix the bridge and one of Babette's gnomes, and I need your advice" Luke said quickly.

"Well Luke I really don't have the time right now but I suggest talking to him and setting boundaries" Lorelai suggested.

"Thanks and I'm sorry for just walking in I just really needed help" Luke said walking out.

"Why'd he come to you?" Max asked jealously lining his voice.

Lorelai thought for a moment. "Because I'm the only one he knows with a kid and he thinks I'm a damn good parent" Lorelai said.

"Anyway I have to leave so just be sure Rory doesn't steal, smoke, drink, do drugs, or make fun of any bad movies" Lorelai said grabbing her purse.

"Will Rory really do any of those things?" Max asked.

"Other then make fun of bad movies, no, I love you" Lorelai said kissing him good-bye and with that she was out the door.

'Time for the fun to start' Max thought to himself as he walked to Rory's room.

Rory was in her room working on something for the paper and looked over when she heard Max walk into her room.

"Hey what's going on?" Rory asked nervously when she saw the look on his face, the same look from the other night.

Max didn't say a word he just walked up to her and slapped her hard across the face. So hard that Rory fell to the floor.

Tears started to pool in her eyes as she tried to think of something to say. "Why?" Rory asked it was the only word that came to her mind.

"Because I almost lost my job because of you so you better not do too good in my class, for every hundred you get you'll get one beating" Max said.

Rory was so confused that made no sense to her. "What about Harvard?" she asked weakly.

"Don't worry you'll still get into Harvard just don't do great in my class" Max said getting even angrier.

"I'm going to tell mom" Rory blurted out. That made Max very angry. He thought for a moment.

"She knows all about this in fact this was her idea she just wanted me to handle it" Max said with an evil smile on his face.

'That can't be true' Rory thought as she began to cry harder.

"You're lying, mom would never hurt me" Rory stated. Max's response was a backhand across the face.

"Things are going to change around here your mom knows about this she just want me to handle all of your punishment, and you are not to tell anyone about this" Max said as he waited for Rory to respond.

When she didn't respond he continued "Because if you do say something you and I may just have to have a little fun" Max said looking her over.

Rory felt her heart break 'Not only is he abusing me and threatening to rape me but mom knows about this' Rory thought as she tried to stop crying.

"Do you understand?" Max asked firmly.

"I understand" Rory said just above a whisper.

"Good know no telling this to anyone or else" Max said eyeing Rory over again.

"One more thing, don't let your mother see you like that it'll just make it ten times worse" Max said as he started to leave the room.

"Why?" Rory asked a question she immediately regretted.

"Because she doesn't want to deal with you if it wasn't for you all her dreams could have come true" Max said as cruel as he could as he left.

After he left Rory looked in the mirror and saw a bruise forming. 'Damn I'm going to have to buy makeup to cover this up' Rory thought.

Rory had always thought that she could tell someone that she was being abused because she would always have her mother and now that her mother was against her Rory wasn't sure what to do.

'I could tell someone' Rory thought before she quickly dismissed the idea. Max implied he was going to rape her if she said something and that would be a fate worse than death.

'If I take some Advil maybe the bruising won't be so bad' Rory thought as she went to her desk drawer and took two.

Rory shut down her computer for the night she didn't feel like writing anymore. She tried to go to bed but she couldn't stop shaking in fear that Max would return.

Eventually sleep came to her it was a restless sleep but sleep none the less. Her dreams were filled with Max hitting her and her mom ignoring her.

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