AN: THIS IS THE END OF THIS STORY. rEVIEWS HAVE DROPPED SO I DECIDED TO END IT. THANK YOU TO ALL THAT HAVE REVIEWED. ENJOY THE FINAL CHAPTER AND AS USUAL I DON'T OWN GILMORE GIRLS!!

Ch 23

16 years later

"Jamie, get your Dugray butt back here now mister" I yell as my son tries to escape as I'm on the phone.

"Mom, come on…it was nothing" he states. Splitting image of his father at 16, mister cool, mister all the girls want me attitude.

"It was so not nothing young man, do I need to send you to Stars Hollow for the lecture from your grandmother on what is responsible behavior in school is mister" I state hanging up the phone.

"You wouldn't" he counters me. "I mean come on mom; you and dad did it all the time."

"Try me Janlan James, and your father and I were smart enough not to get caught twice in one week by the headmaster" I state firmly as Bella and Emma comes inside the kitchen.

"In trouble again big brother" Bella laughs. Anabella Lorelai Dugray, she's 14 and our wild child. Looks like me but is all her father.

"Like you're any better" he counters her.

"Enough, I've had it up to here with the both of you" I yell and they all look at me. Those two always test my patience and Tristan just laughs it off. "You're grounded for two weeks that means no car, no phone, no games nothing. And you young lady better have passed that Science test or you'll be joining him" I state and they storms out of the kitchen.

"I did" Emma says handing me her 102 on the science test. She's Emma Rose Dugray, twin of Bella and polar opposite. Looks like Tristan but smart like me.

"Great job sweetie" I state kissing her hair and walking out to the living room as I heard the front door close. Tristan's so reliable. Home by 7 every night, no work on the weekends and it's always family first.

"What's all that about" Tristan questions as we hear Jamie and Bella stumping up the stairs.

"You're children becoming more like you every day" I smirk.

"What did they do now" he says setting his briefcase down and shredding his jacket. He works at Dugray Enterprises as planned all those years ago, but because he wants to. Derek retired ten years ago and Tristan as been running the show.

"Jamie got caught with Lia again in the janitor's closet, honestly I don't know if I should blame you or Logan for that one" I state and he laughs.

"Probably a little of both Mare" he smirks pulling me close to him. "Do you really blame him about going after his Mary, since I have you?" he questions leaning down and kissing me passionately.

"Lia is so far from a Mary, though" I state. She reminds me of Louise in Chilton and Logan at Yale.

"We all know that" he states as the door opens and I see Logan with Lucas, Connor, and Nathan. Lucas Christopher Dugray age 7, Connor McCrea 7, and Christian Huntzberger 7 and his son Nathan 15 (he's Lia's twin). I nod upstairs and Nate takes off. Little did any of us know that he went to see Bella and not Jamie as we thought.

"Hey little man" I state looking at the football clad son.

"You should have seen them Ace, there was mud everywhere" Logan say kissing my temple.

"Reason alone why you picked them up" I state "We need to talk Huntzberger" I state and he cringes.

"Did you tell her already" he questions Tristan. Their friendship grew over that last 16 years and they are best friends now.

"Tell me what" I demand of them.

"Lia lost something to Jamie and Uncle Logan won't tell us what it is" Lucas says and I look at Logan.

"And you're okay with that" I question.

"Well no, but it's done now. Having a mother like you I know they were careful" he states.

"When was this and I blame you" I state pointing a finger at my husband of 16 years.

"Yes, blame me I'm quite proud of my boy" he smirks and slap his arm.

"Last weekend when we left them babysitting the gang while we attended the fundraiser for the hospital of Hope's Wing" Tristan says and I smile at that. When Jamie turned 4, we started Hope's Wing at Hartford Medical. It's a pediatric wing that focuses on pediatric cancer and illnesses.

"He says that they were careful and promised me that he didn't pressure her. And that he was gentle with her. After all it was the first time for the both of them" Tristan replies and I turn to Logan.

"What did Louise say" I question.

"At least someone nailed a Dugray" Logan replies and Tristan bursts out laughing. That started the one year long relationship of Jamie and Lia, but it frizzled out mid senior year. Jamie went stag to senior prom and Lia actually brought Robert's son Micah to her junior prom. That is also when we started to see Nate's interest in Bella. They attended prom together but it almost hurt Nate when she chose to go with Rachel to Europe that summer instead of staying with us in Hartford.

8 years later

"He's not doing this here is he?" I question Logan as we watch Nathan talking to Bella in front of everyone at her Yale graduation. Bella decided on Yale like me as Jamie went and graduated from Princeton like Tristan. He's currently engaged to Ariana Morgan, Finn's daughter. She's spunky like Finn but boy does she keep Jamie in line. Nate and Bella found each other at freshman orientation and been together ever since. They remind me so much of Logan and me that it's Déjà vu sometimes.

"I think so Ace" he smirks at me. Damn that Huntzberger smirk, I know that melted my daughter's heart like his did all those years ago.

"Haven't you told him that Huntzbergers have bad luck at graduations with marriage proposal man" Tristan questions him. Both of them older and more mature, successful and have families unlike what she they had growing up. All our children grow up together including Finn's, McCoy's, and Colin's.

"As long as she doesn't have an old high school boyfriend lurking in the shadows, I think this one will be different" Logan smiles as Louise comes up to us.

"Didn't you tell him to wait? I thought I heard you two arguing this morning" she questions.

"He's a Huntzberger, Lou" I state and we all laugh as Bella screams in delight. A Huntzberger-Dugray union is actually happening. Bella hugs Tristan and Nate goes to Louise.

"I guess someone got his Gilmore girl after all" Logan whispers kissing my temple. Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if Logan and I made it through and ended up together.

"Mom isn't it great" Bella says hugging me and breaking my thought.

"Wonderful Bella, Grandma would be so happy for you" I say trying not to cry. Mom passed away weeks ago and it's like I lost part of myself. I will never get over losing her.

"Lorelai would have loved that you and Nate got together" Dad says coming over and Bella hugs him. "Thanks grandpa" she says before going back to Nate.

"You're mother was so proud of you kid" he says hugging me.

"Thanks Dad" I say wiping a tear that's falling.

"Bella is the true definition of a Gilmore girl; you should feel proud of that. So is Emma" he says looking over his shoulder at Emma talking to Patrick McCrea. Those two are like Colin and Steph, playing their feelings against one another and waiting for the other to make a move. It makes us all laugh.

"I know, I am Dad" I say and he hugs me before going over to Lucas who looks bored to death here.

"You okay Mare" Tristan says hugging me from behind.

"Jamie's is getting married next week to a Morgan, Bella is engaged to a Huntzberger, Emma won't be that much farther out with a McCrea and we'll only have Lucas" I say looking up at him.

"You mean the last Dugray who's currently trying to hit on Kendall McCoy and she's not giving him the time of day" he says and I whip around to see my 15 year old son attempting to hit on Kendall. I pull Tristan outside to the light spring air and look into those blue eyes I fell in love with almost 30 years ago.

"Is this all you ever dreamed of Tris" I questions as we stand face to face.

"Since I was 16, Mare, You will always be the woman of my dreams, the mother of my children and mostly my heart forever" he says before leaning down and kissing me softly.