Two Years Later...

Michaela: Is now 10. She is about to start grade 5. She still has curly brown hair and
piercing blue eyes. She really likes basketball. She's a tomboy.
She loves school.

Dylan: Is now 8. He is going to start grade 3. He has brown hair and blue eyes.
He likes healthy food. He loves school.

Dakota: Is now 6. She's in grade 1. She has Lorelai's personality.
Curly, dark brown, hair and piercing blue eyes. She's a girly-girl.
She loves playing with barbies. She doesn't like school that much.

Alyson: Is now 4. She is a mini Luke, personality wise. She LOVES baseball.
She has straight brown hair and piercing blue eyes.
She's going to be in preschool. She's a girly-girl but she can be a tomboy.

Rory: Is the same 'ol Rory. She's going to be a freshman at Yale.

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What has happened:

1. Lorelai is now 4 months pregnant.

2. The expanded the house again.

3. Sookie got married to Jackson.

4. Sookie had Davey. Davey is 1.

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"Kayla" Lorelai called.

"Ya, mom?" Kayla asked coming out of her room.

"Would you go help Aly and Dakota get ready to go to Auntie Sookie's."

"Sure." Kayla said taking the steps upstairs two at a time.

"Okay, Kayla , Dakota and Aly done. Only Dylan left." Lorelai said. Doing a verbal check-list.

"Hey, Dylan." Lorelai called.

"What mom?" Dylan asked annoyed, coming out of the living room.

"Woh. What's with the 'tude?" Lorelai asked.

"I was watching Mystery Hunters." Dylan said.

"Well, sorry. But you need to get ready to go to Auntie Sookie's."

Dylan smiled.

"Okay. I'm going to go get my transformers!" Dylan said excitedly. "Maybe Davey will play with me!"

"I bet you if you bring the blue one and the red one he will." Lorelai said.

"You really think so?"

"I know so."

Dylan ran into his room. Lorelai walked upstairs. She walked into Dakota and Alyson's room.

"Is everyone ready in here?" Lorelai asked.

"Ya." The three girls said.

"I'm bringing my barbies." Dakota said.

"And I'm bring a baseball. Daddy said he'd play with me." Alyson said.

"Maybe, if you bring another glove I'll play with you," Lorelai said. She never really enjoyed baseball but Aly loved it, so she played catch with her a lot. Even though Alyson was 10 times better then she was.

"Yay." Alyson said smiling.

"Okay. Now all of you get to the door so we can go. Daddy's going to meet us there after work." Lorelai said walking out of the room.

"Dylan, go get your shoes on. We're leaving soon." Lorelai said walking into Dylan's room.

When they expanded the house again Dylan and Kayla got their own rooms. Dakota and Alyson still shared a room but Lorelai and Luke were seriously considering moving to the Twickam house.

All four kids were getting their shoes on at the front door.

"What about Rory?" Dakota asked.

"Rory, is going to meet us there. She's going to drive over from Lane's." Lorelai said.

"Okay." Dakota said.

"Wait, I need to go get Ariel," Alyson said all of a sudden.

She ran upstairs to her room and grabbed her teddy bear off her bed. She named the bead Ariel because "The Little Mermaid" was her favorite movie.

"If I forgot Ariel, that would have been bad." Alyson said coming downstairs.

"Yes, it would have." Lorelai said "Dakota, do you have Charlie?"

Dakota responded by pulling her monkey out of her bag.

"Okay, troops. Let's go." Lorelai said.

They all piled into the car and drove off to Sookie's. All 4 kids jumped out of the car and ran up to the door. Lorelai walked up and rang the doorbell.

"Hey kids! Come on in." Sookie said as she opened the door.

They all walked in.

"Hello there little no name. I'm your Auntie Sookie. But you already know that." Sookie said to Lorelai's stomach.

"Hi, Auntie Sookie." Lorelai said in a baby voice.

1 hour later...

Rory and Luke had just arrived. They all sat down to eat.

"I can't believe that Rory's going to be heading off to college tomorrow." Sookie said. Davey giggled.

"I think Davey agrees." Lorelai said.

"Rory's old now." Alyson said.

"No, she's not old. She's just going to go to a sleepover school." Dakota said.

"Rory?" Dylan said.

"Yes.."

"Are you going to change?" Dylan asked.

"What?"

"I don't want you to change just because you're going to college."

"Don't worry Dylan, college isn't going to change me." Rory said confidently.

"Good. Because I love you now." Dylan said.

"Thanks Dylan." Rory said as she leaned over and kissed his head.

"I love you, too."

The next day at Yale University...

The goodbyes were filled with tears that day. No one wanting to leave but everyone knowing that they had to sometime.

"Call me anytime you need." Lorelai said giving Rory one last hug.

"Don't worry, I will." Rory said.

"Don't be a stranger." Lorelai said.

"I'll at least come for holidays" Rory said trying to joke to lighten the mood.

"Don't joke." Lorelai said hugging her one last time.

"Okay bye mom." Rory said one last time. She watched her mom walk towards the rest of her family.

"No!" Alyson screamed as she ran over to Rory and grasped onto her leg.

"You can't go." Alyson yelled again, tears coming to her eyes.

Dakota ran over and grabbed her other leg.

"You can't leave us" Dakota said, tears also coming to her eyes.

Kayla ran over and hugged her waist.

"You can't go. I love you to much." Kayla said.

"So are you going to go over there to?" Luke asked Dylan.

"No, I'm a boy." Dylan said.

But his emotions soon got the best of him and he ran over to Rory and grasped onto her waist.

All 4 of them tryed to drag her back to the car.

"I can't go guys, I'm sorry but I have to stay here." Rory said. Knowing the the waterworks were coming for all of the children.

Alyson and Dakota were already in tears. But after Rory said that she couldn't leave Dylan burst into tears. Kayla, being 10 thought that she wasn't supposed to cry. But after she thought about it for awhile she couldn't help but cry. Her sister who she talked to about everything, who had been there for her, her whole life wasn't going to be there anymore. And that was to much for anyone to handle.

Lorelai walked over towards her children in tears.

"Okay, kids. I think it's time we leave Rory. We'll see her soon." Lorelai said.

"You promise?" Dakota asked.

"I promise!" Lorelai said.

"Okay." And with that all 4 younger Danes children walked over to Luke.

Lorelai hugged Rory one more time.

"Call me lots." Lorelai said.

"You call me too." Rory said.

"Don't worry, I will." Lorelai said.

They hugged one more time, then Lorelai walked off.

The crying was finally subsiding.

"Don't worry kids we'll see Rory a lot. I promise." Lorelai said, more to herself then to anyone.

They got back to Stars Hollow when Lorelai got a page.

"Luke, I have to go." Lorelai said as she headed outside of her house.

"Lorelai, what is it?" Luke asked.

"Rory." Lorelai said.

"What about Rory?" Luke asked.

"She needs me. She just paged and told me to come back. I have to go." Lorelai said getting into Luke's truck.

"Okay, call me when you get there and you know what's going on." Luke said.

"I will." Lorelai said. She kissed Luke lightly and then drove away.

At Yale...

Lorelai walked into Rory's dorm.

Rory flys off her bed and hugs Lorelai.

"Oh, whoa. Oh, honey." Lorelai said.

"Look at this!" Rory exclaimed.

"Look at what?" Lorelai asked.

"Four hours at Yale and I'm already homesick!"

"Well, that's okay." Lorelai said.

"All I could think of the minute you left was 'I want mommy'. I haven't thought that since I was two!" Rory exclaimed can't believing what she did.

"That's natural." Lorelai said. Trying to make her daughter feel better.

"I'm eighteen for crying out loud! I can sign contracts, I can vote, I can even fight for my country. I mean, I'm an adult. Adults don't want their mommies."

"Yes they do honey, I'm not a good example but..." Lorelai started but was interuppted by Rory.

"Everything's so foreign. I have to share a bathroom. I've never shared a bathroom with anyone but you. So I'm gonna be running into people in the bathroom, we're gonna have to make small talk. I don't know any bathroom small talk." Rory said. Silently thanking Luke for building her, her own bathroom.

"Umm... Gee your hair smells terrific?" Lorelai suggested.

"You didn't socialize me properly. You made me a mama's girl! Why don't I hate you? Why don't I want to be away from you? It's going to be very hard to be Christiane Amanpour broadcasting live from a foxhole in Tehran with my mommy. I guess you're just gonna have to learn how to operate a camera 'cause I'll need you there with me."

"I would do that!" Lorelai exclaimed.

"You couldn't wait for me to get out of the house. What were you doing when I paged you - turning my room into a sewing room? I should hate you, not miss you. Do something to make me hate you."

"Uh.. go Hitler?"

Rory gave her a look.

"Sorry." Lorelai said.

"Great, now I have you apologizing to me after I made you come back all this way just 'cause I'm a big fat stinkin' mama's girl. Mom!" Rory said as she hugged her.

"I'm here" Lorelai said as she tightened the hug.

"But you're not supposed to be." Rory said.

"Where is it written?"

"Well it's not exactly written, but it's implied that at some point the parents are supposed to leave the campus."

"Right, at some point. So we choose when." Lorelai said.

"Can you stay for dinner?" Rory asked.

"I can stay all night." Lorelai said. Knowing that she wasn't doing anything tomorrow.

"No, you can't do that!" Rory exclaimed.

"Why not?"

"Because then I'm the pathetic person who needs her mother to stay all night and everyone here will see and know that. Plus, you have the rest of our family at home, waiting for you."

"Okay, so I won't spend the night." Lorelai said.

"No, spend the night." Rory said as she hugged her mother.

"Okay." Lorelai said. "Let me just call Luke."

Lorelai took out her cell phone and dialed home. Kayla answered.

"Mom, when are you getting home?" Kayla asked.

"Rory needs me to stay with her tonight." Lorelai said.

"Is she okay?" Kayla asked worriedly.

"Yes, she'll be fine." Lorelai said.

"Okay, good. Here's dad. Bye mom"

"Bye sweetie."

"Hey Lorelai." Luke said as he took the phone from Kayla.

"Hey. I'm not going to be back in Stars Hollow tonight. Rory wants me to stay with her. She's a little homesick. Is that okay?" Lorelai asked.

"Of course it's okay. Stay as long as you need." Luke said worried about Rory.

"Thank you, Luke."

"I'll see you later." Luke said.

"Bye, Love you."

"Love you too. Now go take care of your kid." Luke said and hung up the phone.

"I can stay." Lorelai said to Rory.

They both walked out into the common room.

"Hey, where'd that Tawna kid go?" Lorelai asked.

"Oh, she went back to the hotel to stay with her parents. My other two roomates are getting here tomorrow. So it's just a you and me night." Rory said.

"Good. I like those." Lorelai said and smiled.

About 30 minutes later Lorelai and Rory were sitting on the common room couches eating pizza.

"I have to go use the bathroom. I'll be right back." Lorelai said as she got off the couch and walked away.

Rory made sure her mom was in the bathroom before she picked up her cell phone and called Lane.

"Hey Lane... Guess what?... My mom's here. And she's staying the night... Nope. No siblings tonight... I don't know. She came by herself... I just can't believe she really came. I don't feel second best right now, and I got to tell you it feels great... I might tell her, but I don't want to dampen the mood... Well what would I say? Mom you my best friend my whole life but it always felt like I wasn't as important as my other 4 siblings.' No Lane. Not now maybe later... Oh I hear her coming... Bye." Rory said hanging up the phone.

But what Rory didn't know is that Lorelai heard the whole conversation. She had finished going to bathroom and heard her talking to Lane. She didn't come out just so that she could finish her conversation, but some of the things Rory said caught her attention and she listened to the rest of the conversation.

Lorelai walked out of the bathroom and onto the couch. She felt awkward all of a sudden.

"Rory, is there something you need to talk to me about." Lorelai said. Trying to get to the point in a settle way.

"No" Rory said. But she knew that Lorelai knew what she talked to Lane about.

"Are you sure?" Lorelai asked. Giving Rory a knowing look.

"How do you know?" Rory asked.

"Well, I wasn't really that far away when you talked to Lane." Lorelai said.

"Oh," Rory said looking down to her shoes.

"Is that how you really feel?" Lorelai asked.

"Sometimes." Rory said looking up.

"Why didn't you talk to me about it? You can talk to me about everything, you know that."

"I know but you were always busy. We always had a little kid in the house. They were always getting into something and I kinda felt like you were giving them more attention then me." Rory said.

"Rory," Lorelai said. Feeling bad for her eldest daughter.

"You always held Kayla, Dylan, Dakota and Aly when they were little. You always wanted to spend as much time as you could with them. It felt like you didn't want to spend as much time with me anymore. When I had a string of nightmares for a full month when I was 10 you always said that I could come and sleep with you. That always made me feel better. But then you would always have to go because one of the kids was crying, or have a nightmare. Luke took care of me that whole month when I had those nightmares. I love Luke with all my heart, you know that, but he's not you. You will always be my number one, no matter what Luke does. And it hurt when you would pick Kayla, Dylan, Dakota or Aly over me. But, then you would always say you were sorry and that we would have a shopping day just the two of us. But that never happened. Because either Kayla was getting her head banged in a door or Dakota was eating glue." Rory said letting all of her built up emotions out.

"You always said that we were best friends first, mother daughter second. And that's how it felt. But I didn't really feel like I could talk to you about some stuff when I was growing up. You always had someone to look out for. I didn't feel like this all the time, but every once and awhile it would hit me. I don't know why, but all of a sudden I'd feel angry, sad, mad and even a little jealous. Having you here right now, just you not Luke, It means a lot to me. You will never know how much this means to me." Rory said, ending her little speech.

Lorelai looked at her daughter. That beautiful young women sitting in front of her. How could she have held those emotions in for so long? She was always a happy kid.

'Why did I make her go through that?' Lorelai thought, suddenly angry with herself 'I shouldn't have done that. It's all my fault my baby was hurting, and I didn't even see it.'

Lorelai hugged her daughter as tight as she could.

"I am so sorry!" Lorelai said. Tears threatening to come through her eyes.

"Mom you didn't know, it's fine." Rory said, knowing that her mother was beating herself up inside.

"No it's not fine. I promise that I will make this all up to you! Tomorrow, you and me, we're going shopping. We'll finally have that shopping day I promised you" Lorelai said.

"Really?" Rory asked.

"Really." Lorelai said looking her daughter in the eye "I promise I will not do that to you ever again."

"Okay." Rory said hugging her mom one more time.

Rory and Lorelai turned their attention to the TV. Both of them talking a mile a minute.

'I'm finally getting the mother-daughter shopping trip I always dreamt of.' Rory thought 'It just took a little while to get here.'
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A/N: Please Review. Reviewing makes updating go faster... I know a lot of writers say that.. but it's true!

A/N 2: If any of you have suggestions of baby names please tell me. And tell me if you want a Boy? Girl? Twins? Tell me! Thanks!

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