Chapter 14 – The Lunches
/ Chloe's cell phone rings and a sleepy Chloe untangles herself from Logan and sits and grabs the phone from the nightstand and answers.
Chloe answers sleepily. Chloe: Hello?
Lorelai: Oh, Hun did I wake you?
Rory: I told you not to call this early, Mom. Hi, Chloe, she did the same to me.
Chloe: Yes, you did. So why the early morning phone call.
Lorelai: Why? Can't I call early in the morning without an agenda?
Rory: No you can't.
Chloe: Lola is right. So, spill it now.
Lorelai: Fine, I need you to come to lunch today, at the Inn, your Uncle cancelled on me, so can you?
Rory: I didn't know Dad cancelled, did he say why?
Chloe: I can't, I have lunch plans with Logan.
Lorelai: Can't you cancel it's been a while since you've visited Stars Hollow.
Rory: Yeah, come on Chlo. A girly lunch with you, me, Mom and Gigi will be great, we will gossip, eat scrummy food and walk around town. So what do you say?
Chloe: I really can't, I would if I could but Logan has planned today for a while and I know he's gone to a lot of effort.
Lorelai: Oh, okay, maybe next time?
Rory: So, what have you been up to?
Chloe: We booked the band for the wedding and the flowers have been finalised and I got an A on a paper for my Constitutional Law class. You have to tell Aunt Emily you can't make next week's Friday Night dinner because the bridal and groom's party have a fitting in New York next Saturday for the dresses and the tuxes.
Lorelai groans. Lorelai: Oh, that is so not fair, you leaving me alone with both of my parents.
Chloe: I'm telling you beforehand, so that you can give Aunt Emily notice. You know how she is about this sort of stuff.
Rory: Thanks for letting me know before-hand; you saved me from one of Grandma's lectures. So when are we leaving for New York.
Lorelai: I'm being abandoned here, while you two talk about your next trip to the Big Apple.
Chloe: It's for the wedding and most of the time, we'll be doing wedding planning there, Logan and I are sorting out wedding stuff, booking the venues, having the fittings for the dresses and tuxes.
Rory: Who else will be there?
Lorelai: Yeah, who else is going there?
Chloe: Honor, Steph, Finn and Colin. They are part of the bridal party and are groomsmen, along with you.
Rory: So I only have a fitting on Saturday, what are we doing on Sunday?
Chloe: Anything you want. But Logan and I have to go book the church and Gotham Hall. You can hang out with the girls or the guys if you want.
Lorelai: I looked up the Church and it's really beautiful and the Gotham Hall looks so fancy.
Rory: Ooh, can I come with you and Logan to see the famous venue, where the "Chloe Elizabeth Vanderbilt-Hayden" is getting married in.
Chloe: Are you sure? Because you won't see much we're only dropping the deposit check that daddy gave me.
Lorelai: Michael is a stubborn guy you know that right, Chlo?
Chloe: Yes he is, he refused to let grandfather Straub help pay for the wedding.
Rory: That's because you're his little girl. His only one.
Chloe: Trust me, I know that but he is a pain in my ass.
Lorelai: I'm sure he thinks the same about you, Hun. So Rory, what have you been up to lately?
Rory: Just school and the paper. Speaking of the paper, are you ever going to step foot into the newspaper office this year? I've only seen you in there, when Logan dragged you there.
Chloe: When Doyle, stops being such a kiss ass and if I get a decent story.
Rory: Doyle does give you decent stories but your too picky about what you want to report on and Doyle is just being Doyle.
Lorelai: Rory, Hun, not everyone is obsessed with the paper as you are. If Chloe finds no interest in journalism than you should leave her alone.
Rory: But, Mom, have you seen her writing pieces that she's written before they are amazing. She has a real gift for writing.
Chloe: For stories that interest me. It's my choice, so let it go. Logan wakes up to see Chloe on the phone and gives her a kiss on the cheek and goes out of the room.
Rory: Never!
Lorelai: Can't you both agree to disagree on this, please?
Chloe: Okay.
Lorelai: Rory?
Chloe: So we've talked about what Rory and I have been up to and now it's your turn Aunt Lo. Spill it, women!
Rory: Yea, Mom, what's been going to with you lately?
Lorelai: Just the same old, same old. Your dad's being weird lately? Chloe goes quiet over this.
Rory: How so?
Lorelai: Just really quiet and looks sad some of the time.
Rory: Why don't you ask him, what's wrong, maybe he'll tell you.
Lorelai: Maybe I will, Chloe you've been quiet, and what do you think should I do?
Chloe: Ask Uncle Chris, that's what I think. Listen I've got to go. I'm starving and Logan made breakfast,
Rory: Okay, I'll speak to you soon.
Lorelai: Bye, girls. See you Rore, at Lunch. They all hang up.
/ Chloe walks out of the bedroom and into the kitchen and finds that Logan has made breakfast for the both of them and is sitting, waiting for Chloe.
Logan: So, who called you so early, they kind of ruined my plans for you this morning.
Chloe: It was Aunt Lorelai and Rory and what kind of plans did you have? She sits down opposite Logan and he hands her a plate of eggs and bacon.
Chloe: Thank you.
Logan: You are welcome. Those plans are for me to know and you to, dot, dot dot…
Chloe takes a bite of her eggs. Chloe: What if I make you tell me?
Logan: How are you planning on doing that?
Chloe: I have my ways. Chloe winks at Logan.
Logan: Well, game on, honey.
Chloe: You know we have lunch with my grandparents and it's super important because only the people invited know about the meeting, I hate lying to people about where I'm going to be. I had to make up a lie to avoid lunch with Rory and Aunt Lo.
Logan: Lo, It's because they want to keep the meeting a secret and if more of your family find out, then they'll be more of a chance of them freaking out.
Chloe: I'm not sure why you were invited though.
Logan: I have a less of a clue about the inner workings of the mind of your grandpa than you.
Chloe: And you think I know?
Logan: You are his granddaughter.
Chloe: Well so is Rory and Gigi.
Logan: And you're the only one out of the three of you invited to the clandestine meeting.
Chloe throws her hands up in the air. Chloe: Fine! But we should just remain cool, calm and collected. We cannot panic before we know the full story.
Logan: How come you're the one not panicking now and I am now?
Chloe: I'm slept on it and realised I shouldn't worry about things I cannot control.
Logan: Well good for you then.
Chloe: Got any plans for tonight, babe?
Logan: Not really, just the same old, same old.
Chloe: Hanging out with the guys and Steph?
Logan: Yeah.
Chloe: Robert's been asking for another meeting of the LDB soon. What should I tell him?
Logan: It's your job to decide when to hold the meetings.
Chloe: I know, but I was thinking next week on Monday night. I'll let the inner circle know.
Logan: If Robert was asking then, that must mean it's his turn.
Chloe: No, it's Steph's turn. I was meant to do it with her, but you asked me. She's probably asked Colin to help her out.
Logan: Robert knows he's out of the inner circle and is trying to get back in by being at all the meetings we have.
Before Chloe can say a word, there's a knock on the door. Logan goes to answer it. Logan smiles when he sees Tristan Dugray on the other side of it.
Tristan: Hey Huntz.
Logan smirks. Logan: Dugray.
Tristan: Am I going to stay out here all day or are you going to let me in?
Chloe: Logan, who was at the door?
Tristan: And who's that?
Logan: My fiancée and come on in. Tristan looks shocked and follows Logan into the living room.
Chloe walks in to see Logan with an unfamiliar blonde haired guy who could be a clone of Logan apart from the blue eyes differentiating them who are sitting down on the couch. Chloe: Hello, there, Logan, who's the clone?
Logan and the unfamiliar guy laugh. Logan: Chlo, this is Tristan Dugray. Tristan, this is my beautiful fiancée Chloe Hayden. Logan pulls Chloe to him, onto his lap. Chloe turns to look at the other guy in the room. Chloe looks questionably to Tristan.
Chloe: Dugray?
Tristan: Yes, why?
Chloe: I've heard that name before, I just can't remember where though?
Logan: Tristan used to live in Hartford. Tristan nods.
Chloe: How do you guys know each other?
Logan: We met at boarding school at St Anne's.
Chloe: And...
Tristan: I got kicked out and my parents sent me to a school near my home, so they could keep an eye on me. Tristan rolled his eyes.
Logan: This guy only lasted one year at St Anne's before he went back to his old school.
Chloe raises an eyebrow. Chloe: Old school?
Tristan: The Chilton School.
Chloe chokes on her drink. Logan smirks. Logan: When did you go there? What years?
Tristan looks at them confused but answers. Tristan: 2000-2001.
Chloe: Listen, this might sound weird, but did you know a girl called Rory Gilmore when you went to Chilton.
Tristan: Oh, you mean Mary, yes I knew her.
Chloe: Hang on; I know how I know you.
Logan: How do you know him?
Chloe: He's the moron that got sent to military school and the girl you call Mary is my cousin. She told me all about you.
Tristan smirks. Tristan: Did she?
Logan: What was Rory like when she was younger?
Tristan: A pure white good girl.
Chloe: And she still is. I'm still trying to corrupt her. Chloe smirks. She always complained about you and Paris Gellar.
Logan: Hang on; you went to school with Paris Gellar?
Tristan: Yes, I did and you know all about her? He looks at both of us.
Chloe: Paris goes to Yale and you want to know the funniest part of all…
Tristan: Tell me!
Chloe: Paris and Rory are roommates. Tristan laughs out loud.
Logan: I heard you fancied her, Rory I mean.
Chloe: Oh, did you? But the question of the hour is, if you still do? Chloe smirks.
Tristan: You two a match made in heaven and you want to know why. They nod. That smirk of yours, Chloe, is pure Logan Huntzberger.
Chloe: No, it's pure Chloe Hayden.
Logan: You haven't answered her question. You're avoiding the question, isn't he, Bon?
Chloe: You are right Clyde.
Tristan: What's with the funny nicknames?
Chloe: Well, I'm Bonnie.
Logan: And I'm Clyde.
Chloe: And that's all you are going to get out of us.
Tristan: Seriously, you guy's you're making me want to puke, with all of the lovey dovey stuff and now the finishing each other's sentences. Uhh…
Logan: We'll just come up with our own conclusions then.
Tristan: You do that that then.
Logan: How come the visit today, Dugray?
Chloe: Yes, Tristan, how come this visit after so long, because I have known Logan since middle school and this is the first time we've met.
Tristan: My parents transferred me over to Yale for my sophomore year.
Chloe: Your Rory's age. Tristan nods.
Logan: So…
Tristan: So… When are you guys are getting married?
Chloe: March 4th. Chloe looks at Logan. Maybe I should go to lunch by myself.
Logan: Why?
Chloe: Because someone needs to entertain your friend.
Logan: You have to go already? I can go with you if you want?
Chloe: No it's okay, I'll go alone its fine, just call Finn, Colin and Steph to keep you two company until I get back.
Logan: Where are you staying?
Tristan: Branford 202.
Chloe: Oh, she's going to murder me because of this.
Logan: Rory?
Chloe: Yes and she can never know I told you this. Chloe looks sternly at Tristan.
Tristan: Okay, I won't. So now, tell me.
Chloe: Rory's living at Branford 101.
Tristan: That information would be useful, if she didn't live with Paris Gellar.
Chloe: Wuss! Chloe calls Steph and asks her to bring over Finn and Colin.
Logan: So, you want breakfast?
Tristan: Hell yes! He looks to Chloe.
Chloe: I'm not making anyone food, so no. There's a knock on the door and Chloe let's in Steph and the guys.
Steph: Hey, girly I got them here as soon I could get them here.
Colin: So where's the fire, Princess?
Finn: Little one, you know I shouldn't be up at this ungodly hour. They see Tristan and smile knowingly. Hey Dugray.
Colin: What's Dugray doing here?
Tristan: I transferred to Yale for my Sophomore year.
Steph: Who is this? I'm pretty sure we've never met.
Colin: Oh, Steph, this is Tristan Dugray, Tristan this is my girlfriend Stephanie Vanderbilt.
Chloe: And my cousin.
Logan: You know the Hartford elite, all related somehow.
Steph: Eww… Logan never repeat that.
Chloe: What Steph said.
Steph: So how do you guys all know each other?
Chloe: I met him this morning, Logan introduced us. Do you wanna know something funny.
Steph: What! Tell me!
Chloe: Tristan here, she gestures to Tristan went to Chilton with Rory my cousin and calls her Mary.
Steph: Oh I remember the stories you told me that your cousin told you.
Chloe: So back to the question how do you guys know each other?
Logan: We all met a boarding school called St Anne's.
Steph: I remember, my dad wanted to send me to St Patricks.
Chloe: Mine took me to a boarding school in San Francisco. I did attend there later, but I never met him.
Tristan: My parents pulled me out half-way through the year.
They continue to talk while Chloe leaves soon after for lunch with her family.
Rory and Lorelai have lunch with Gigi. They discuss theories on what's up with Christopher. As they are eating there is an event concerning Michel and the bathroom bandits who Lorelai goes and sorts out. Lorelai returns and tells the story about what happened.
/ The Hartford Country Club. Chloe is waiting for her Grandmother Francine, Grandfather Straub, her dad Michael and her uncle Christopher Hayden. They all come in at once and greet her. They all sit down afterwards.
Chloe: So what is this mysterious meeting about? She looks at all of their faces trying to read them, but nothing.
Francine: Dear, can we order first, before you start the interrogation?
Chloe blushes, while they all laugh at Chloe's face. She looks at her Grandfather. Chloe: Okay, So grandpa, how does being Supreme Court Judge feel like?
Straub: It's good well, dear.
Christopher: So how's school?
Chloe: School's going great, it's challenging but I love it.
Straub: Are you still planning on going to law school after doing your undergraduate?
Chloe: Yes I am.
Michael: Where you thinking of going, Pumpkin?
Chloe: I'm thinking Yale, Harvard or Columbia.
Straub: How about Princeton?
Chloe: If I'm going to do law, I need to go where the best program is.
Michael: That sounds reasonable.
Straub: It isn't for me. Hayden's go to Princeton, I'll can barely handle you're going to Yale for your undergraduate but for Law School, I thought Princeton was a given.
Chloe: Grandfather, I won't be going to Law School for a while yet.
The waitress comes and over and they order. Chloe's family members apart from Chloe start looking at each other and glancing at Chloe.
Chloe: Okay, please tell me now, it can't be that bad. Their faces grow sadder.
Michael: Baby girl…
Chloe: Now you've got me worried, you only call me that when you have to tell me bad news.
Francine: Your grandfather is… Francine sobs. Oh you tell her Christopher. I can't
Straub: For god's sake, Francine pull yourself together, please. His voice broke on the last word.
Christopher: Your grandpa is sick.
Chloe looks shocked and then worried. Chloe: How sick? What does he have? What treatment is he getting? How long have you known about this? If you've known long, why haven't you told me before now?
Michael: Chlo, slow down, one question at a time.
Straub: We've, meaning Francine and I have known for about a month. I told the boys yesterday and we decided you needed to know, yesterday.
Michael: It's Leukaemia Stage 2. He's getting chemotherapy and radiotherapy and if needed surgery or a bone marrow transplant is necessary. Chloe is stunned.
Christopher: Don't worry, Hun, we are making sure that Dad gets the best treatment available, that money can buy. Chloe still looks shocked.
Francine: Chloe dear, say something. You haven't said anything yet. It's going to be okay. Chloe blurts out.
Chloe: How do you know it's going to be okay? Grandpa could die!
Straub: Because I'm not going to let this take me away from my family. I'm from a family of fighters and I'm darn sure going to fight this cancer and win. You just watch me, Peanut.
Chloe says in a small voice. Chloe: Is it okay for me to be scared?
Michael: Of course, sweetheart,
Francine: But we need you to do something for us?
Chloe: What? Anything?
Christopher: We need you to keep this in the family, only the immediate family can know.
Chloe: Are you telling Aunt Lorelai and Rory?
Christopher: I will be telling them tonight, Dad wanted you to know first.
Chloe: Does Mom know?
Michael: Yes she does, I told her this morning, she wanted to be here but Mom and Dad wanted it just us.
Chloe: Okay, but can I tell Logan?
Straub: You can tell Logan, but no one else can know about this. Promise me. Straub says firmly.
Chloe: I promise.
Their food is served and they continue their discussion and Chloe resolves to stay strong who for her family.
Lorelai and Sookie are waling and taking around town, discussing their lives and worries. They visit Sookie's house to find Jackson holing a giant pair of scissors looking worried. Jackson complains about his safety and Sookie tries to calm him down by saying to let them know at the next town meeting to not leave giant scissors on the doorstep. Jackson suddenly exclaims that there will be no more town meeting and Lorelai and Sookie argue that people will not happy about this. He says let them. Lorelai and Chris have dinner at Luke and he tells her about his father and what he has been hiding. Lorelai is supportive and they agree to tell Rory together. They are broken out of their moment by Emily calling and threatening Lorelai to come over to her house to help Emily get ready for her date. Lorelai is shocked by his development and Emily explains how this came about. She gets there in a hurry and sees the mess of her mother's room and helps her mother find an outfit for her date and calms her down. She provides her opinion on all outfit options and makes sure this is what she wants. The town tricks Jackson into a town meeting by Miss Patty lying about someone having a heart attack. When he tries to leave Kirk menacingly mimes holding giant scissors and stays. Luke and TJ do repairs on his bathroom, they chat about starting a new civilisation. Emily and Simon go on a date and have dinner, they chat and have fun. Chris and Lorelai go and see a movie with Gigi.
/ After their lunches, Rory and Chloe meet up in New Haven and are hanging out are out shopping.
Rory: So what do you think about this shirt? She holds up a navy top.
Chloe: Yeah, that would look pretty against your skin tone.
Tristan: Boo! Rory and Chloe scream.
Logan: Buddy, that's not very nice of you.
Chloe: Hey, what are you guys doing here?
Rory: Minnie, Logan, how do you guys know Tristan?
Logan: I know him from boarding school.
Chloe: I met him this morning.
Tristan: She told me, you were her cousin. Mary!
Rory: Stop calling me that.
Tristan: Why, Mary?
Logan: Dude, I learnt the hard way, never anger a Hayden when they are shopping.
Chloe: Rory, he will stop calling you Mary when you stop reacting to the name. Why don't get we get an early dinner it's almost 4.
Tristan: Where are the best places to eat around New Haven?
Chloe: I would suggest going to Luke's, but from what I've heard from Lola, is that you Tristan don't have the best track record for visiting Stars Hollow without causing any problems.
Logan: Why is that?
Rory: He caused problems between Dean and I. He messed with me and Paris.
Chloe: I know you told me on the phone, three years ago and another thing, Lorelai Leigh Gilmore-Hayden! How dare you turn down tickets to see PJ Harvey?
Logan: She turned you down? Logan looks at Tristan inquisitively.
Chloe: You should have just ignored him, Lola. Then he would have left you alone.
Rory: But, Minnie, he's just so annoying.
Tristan: Really? Mary.
Chloe: You're just encouraging him by your reactions. It's kind of like when you had that little debate with Logan.
Logan: Yea, she was so funny.
Rory: No it wasn't, you were so irritating.
Tristan: Tell me all about it.
Chloe: Logan, Colin and Finn weren't very nice to Rory's "friend" and Rory didn't like that at all and she even said he was like Judi Dench.
Tristan: Ouch! But what's with the air quotations.
Logan: Like I said.
Rory: He is my friend, just my friend. So stop with the air quotations.
Chloe: She refuses to believe her "friend" doesn't fancy her. He so does, it was so obvious when Rory introduced us. He's her naked guy. Chloe winks at Rory.
Rory: I'm not talking about Marty, so drop it.
Logan: Fine, so Chloe how did the you know what go?
Chloe looks pained and sad for a moment, before putting her mask on. Chloe: It was fine.
Logan: Okay, now, tell me the truth.
Chloe: Like I said it went well.
Logan pulls Chloe away from a concerned Rory and a confused Tristan. Logan: Now, tell me what going on? What happened at lunch? Chloe eyes grow sad.
Chloe: Not now.
Logan eyes soften and he caresses Chloe's cheek. Logan: What not, now?
Chloe: Can I tell you what happened later, when we are alone, please?
Logan: Okay, but I'm not letting this go. Alright?
Chloe: Okay. They walk back to their friends, hand in hand.
Rory: So, everything okay?
Chloe: We're fine. She looks between her and Logan. So Dinner?
Tristan: We are we going then?
Rory: What the hell, let's go to Luke's.
Logan: Okay let's go.
/ Luke's. Rory, Chloe, Tristan and Logan decided after much debate about where to go to have Dinner, they decided dinner at Luke's. They sit down at a table for four. Rory asks the question she been meaning to ask since before they got to Luke's.
Rory: Didn't Logan ever get on your nerves when you first met?
Logan: Hey I was a perfect gentleman! Logan protests.
Chloe: Is your memory fading by your old age? Chloe teases. I met you through my childhood friend Steph who introduced us when I was just a naïve freshman in middle school.
Luke comes over and interrupts the conversation. Luke: Chloe, I haven't seen you around here for a while.
Chloe: Hey, Luke, I've just been busy with school and my wedding that's all.
Luke: That's fine, but make sure to come around more often, your Aunt's driving me crazy. Hey Rory and Logan and who's the Logan clone?
Rory: Hey, Luke.
Tristan: I'm not a clone of Logan.
Logan: This is Tristan Dugray, a friend of mine, he's just recently returned to the state.
Chloe: I want a cheeseburger, chilli fires and a piece of cherry pie and Coffee, lots of it. Chloe last comment causes Luke to frown. Luke looks to Rory.
Rory: I'll have the same but with chilli cheese fries.
Logan: I'll a hamburger, chilli fries, but I'll take the apple pie and coffee.
Tristan: I'll have the same as Huntzberger, but I'll have regular fries instead.
Tristan: So you didn't go to Chilton with Mary, here? I think I would have met you if you did?
Chloe: No I didn't Mum and Dad, kept having to pull me out of each of the boarding schools I was at.
Logan smirks. Logan: Don't you mean kicked out of.
Rory looks shocked Rory: You got kicked out of school.
Chloe: Just expelled from the schools I didn't really see myself at and want to be at. I missed my friends, so sue me! It was just Zuckerberg, CAGT, Rivers and St. Sebastian's.
Logan: You're forgetting St Anne's and Groton and by her doing that, we all got to send our senior year in high school together.
Chloe: I basically told my parents I wanted to be at the same school as my friends and until they did what I wanted I carried on acting out until I got it. That was such a fun year.
Tristan: I remember one time during your senior year, you Huntz, moping over a girl that you refused to name or talk about.
Chloe: We were at Andover for Senior year right? Logan nods.
Rory: So who was the lucky lady on your mind? Logan looks panicked.
Chloe laughs lightly. Chloe: Don't worry; I won't get jealous over some girl you liked in high school. You got over it pretty quick because we started dating towards the end of Senior Year.
Logan: Does it really need to be said? It's in the past. Tristan smiles in realisation.
Tristan: I think I know who you were pining over, Mary how about you? Tristan teases.
Rory: I think I have an idea about who it could be. Rory teases back.
Chloe: It was that slutty blonde bitch Whitney wasn't it. I always saw you staring at her.
Logan protests but Chloe isn't having it. Chloe: Or that stalker girl of yours.
Logan blushes. Logan: It wasn't Whitney and Sarah just wanted to be friends, both of them were not pretty or my type at all. Logan shudders thinking that. Umm, about that girl I was so not moping about it was you.
Chloe: How long?
Logan: How long what?
Chloe sighs in exasperation. Chloe: How long did you like me before we kissed at the beach on Easter vacation and decided to be a couple?
Logan: Does it really matter?
Tristan: It kind of does, dude.
Chloe: Tristan, stay out of this.
Logan: Okay, fine since we first kissed.
Chloe: But, that was back at the start of junior year.
Rory: So you liked her for a full year and a half before you made a move. That's lame, Huntzberger, lame.
Logan: In my defence, I didn't know how I felt until we were all together again in senior year. We all spent junior year apart and didn't really see each other until the next summer.
Chloe: I had a crush on you my freshman year, I liked you my sophomore year, I was infatuated with you in my junior year and I was in love with you my senior year.
Rory: Wow, Min, that's a long time.
Tristan: Whoa, you guys are both so stupid.
Chloe: I figured if Logan can admit how long he's liked me, then I can do the same back.
Logan: I don't think he meant that.
Tristan: He's right, if you just told each other how you felt, with Logan, the start of junior year and you Chloe should have made a move on him when you realised you liked him, instead of pining away for him.
Rory: I really hate myself for saying it, but he's right.
Logan: It doesn't matter because we are together and that's all that matters.
Chloe: Hear, hear. So what are you guys doing here? I mean in New Haven?
Tristan: We were just hanging out and Logan was just giving me a tour of New Haven.
Logan: Yes, I showed him the pub, the coffee cart….
Chloe: So only the important places. Chloe smirks.
They continue to talk and eat. They pay for the food and walk around with the group through Stars Hollow. They managed to avoid bumping into Dean.
/ Common room – Paris is seated at the sofa. Many containers of take-out/delivery food lay strewn over the coffee table before her. Rory enters from her bedroom to gather up some books on the table.
Rory: Breaking your fast?
Paris with a mouthful of food. Paris: Oh, my god. I love food. You want some? Knock on the door. Every time I do this I appreciate food more and more.
Rory: I'm good.
Paris jumps to her feet and shoves Rory out of her way toward the front door. Paris: It's for me.
Rory, reacts slapstick style, landing in a nearby cushioned chair. The door opens.
Man: Pizza. $34.95. Rory picks herself up and walks to the door.
Rory: Need some money?
Paris: Oh, I got it. Do you want to have some? There's plenty. She takes two pizza boxes from a delivery man.
Rory: No, thanks. I'm going to Marty's.
Paris: Okay. She runs back to the table and the door closes. She eagerly flips open the first boxes lid. Well, where the cheesy bread? I ordered the cheesy bread.
/ Marty's dorm – his bedroom. Rory is laying on the bed quizzing Mary on their studies. Marty is seated at the foot of the bed struggling with the topic.
Marty: Okay, I remember something about Rome. Rome. Rome. Romans lived there. Uh, Audrey Hepburn took a holiday there. It's the name of a "B-52's" song.
Rory: Different "roam."
Marty sighs. Marty: Okay, that's it. I can't remember. College is breaking my spirit. Every single day telling me things I don't know – it's making me feel stupid.
Rory: Oh, okay, I need a break. Rory closes her workbook and leans back.
Marty: I second that.
Rory: Oh, man, I'm tired. Living is exhausting. This week sucked. I'm so glad it's over.
Marty: Why did it suck?
Rory: Just a ton of schoolwork and Ramadan.
Mary: Oh, sure.
Rory: I broke up with my boyfriend this week – that was fun – Marty watches Rory with concern in front of a bunch of people at me grandmother's house. And the, because apparently that wasn't enough "Peyton Place", I have this whole thing going on with my dad, he's hiding something from my mom and she's worried.
Marty: Yeah, dads can be tough. You know… once I found out my father wasn't really my father… we started getting along much better.
Rory: Stop it. Rory chuckles sleepily.
Marty: I'm serious. Suddenly the pressure was off. If something happens, I don't automatically have to give him a kidney. I can weigh my options. It was a real turning point in our relationship. Long pause. So you broke up with your boyfriend, huh? Rory? He looks over to see her sleeping peacefully. He crosses his arms over a pillow and sighs with frustration.
/ Chloe and Logan are at Logan's dorm, they have just left Tristan with Finn. Rory went back to her dorm.
Chloe: So lunch went well?
Logan: How so?
Chloe: Well, Rory didn't kill Dugray or storm out during the lunch. She tolerated him, so it's a step up from her loathing him.
Logan: Speaking of lunch, can you now tell what really happened at lunch to make you this scared. Looking into Chloe's scared eyes.
Chloe: Umm…
Logan: Chlo, I'm not trying to pressure you, but I want to know what's hurting you, so I can help you with this and try hopefully try to make it better.
Chloe: You can't make it better. Chloe's voice breaks on the last word.
Logan: Baby, you're officially scaring me. Just tell me.
Chloe: My family at lunch told me some news.
Logan: what kind of news? I'm thinking the bad kind, judging by your expression. Chloe nods.
Chloe: My grandfather has cancer. We don't know if he's going to live or die. They say he's having treatment, but I'm so scared something bad will happen.
Logan cuddles Chloe to his chest. Logan; I'm so sorry. You need to know something though.
Chloe: What would that be? Chloe asks in a small voice.
Logan: That I'm here for you and will be through all of this to do with your grandpa. You'll always no matter what, have me.
Chloe: Thank you.
Logan: No need to thank me, I'm glad you finally confided in me, I thought I was going crazy, not knowing what was going on with you. I love you.
Chloe: Logan, can you promise me, something, no questions asked.
Logan: Sure, anything you want.
Chloe: My family don't want everyone to know about this, so I'm asking you to keep this to yourself.
Logan: Okay, I will, but are you sure you don't want to tell Steph or Honor?
Chloe: I'm still processing and I need time to get to grips with the situation.
Logan: Okay, but you know they would be there for you if you tell them.
Chloe: I know that, already.
Logan: Just making sure you know.
Chloe: I know and I love you too. Chloe yawns.
Logan: Alright time for bed, you've had a long day.
Chloe: Okay, night.
Logan looks incredulous. Logan: Really you're going to bed without any complaining.
Chloe: Well, yes. I'm tired. Chloe said as if solved everything.
Logan: Night.
Chloe falls asleep in Logan's arms, whilst he silently promises to protect her and be there for her as well.
Emily comes back from her and promises another date. Once Simon has left, she breaks down into tears. Rory goes to visit her parents and they let her know about her grandfather Straub and what's happened. Rory worries about Chloe, but Christopher assures her that she has Logan to lean on. Rory calls Finn to talk and he comes over to her dorm and they spend the night talking.