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I think this is one of the longest chapters I ever wrote in English and I'm so proud, because let me tell you that it is sometimes really difficult to write a story in a language that isn't the one you are used to.

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I feel his lips on mine. I'm shocked in the first moment, because it's been so long since we kissed for the last time, but I start to respond to him and put all the feelings I kept inside of me into this kiss, all the love, the need, the lust and the loneliness. Soon my hands are around his neck and his are on my hips, pulling me as close as possible. I can feel every inch of his body and I can even feel his heart so near to me.

It is overwhelming and I can feel more tears forming in my eyes. I can't bear it any longer and I break away. I look at him and I can see the same feelings in his eyes. I can't hold back my tears now and they start to fall down my cheeks silently.

"I'm sorry…." I whisper before I run out of the room.

I run down the corridors and into the next bathroom. I lock the door behind me and sink down onto the floor. My whole body starts to shake and I feel even more tears falling down.

I know that I shouldn't react like this, especially not in the house of the Huntzbergers, but it was too much. All those feelings were too much and I couldn't do it. My head feels so empty at this moment. Just minutes ago there were so many things running through my head, but now it feels just empty.

When his lips met mine there was everything back again. There was love and hope and all those questions, but right now there is just emptiness in my head and all I can do is to sit on the bathroom floor with my arms slung around my legs and to sob into my dress.

I don't know how long I've been sitting in the bathroom, it could have been minutes or hours, but after some time I hear a knock on the door.

"Rory?" Logan asks quietly.

I don't respond and the tears just come back and start to fall again heavily.

"Rory, I know that you're in there. Please come out." Logan says.

Again I don't respond. I want to talk to him and I don't want him to think that I don't care about him or that I regret the kiss, but I just don't know what to say or how to react, and so I stay quiet again.

"I'm going back into the dining room, because they will search for us soon. Please come, too, okay?"

I can hear him wait for a response, but after he doesn't receive one I can hear him sigh and then go away from the door.

I stay for a while longer inside the bathroom and try to calm down a little bit. I think about Logan's words and I realize that he is right. They will search for me soon and it would be definitely better if I would go back now.

I stand up slowly and look into the mirror. I look horrible. My lipstick is smeared all over my mouth and my eyes are red from crying. I turn on the water in the washbasin and try to fix my make up as best as possible. I take a last look into the mirror before I leave the bathroom and go back into the dining room.

"Sorry, but I don't feel well. I think it is the best if I leave now." I say after entering the room.

Elias takes one look at me and I feel like being scanned.

"I don't think so young lady, sit down!" he demands.

I know better then to contradict against a demand of Elias Huntzberger and so I sit down. I can feel Logan looking at me but I ignore him, I just stare at the flowers at the table.

Shira starts to make small talk again.

"So Logan how was your trip to London last week?" she says and tries to smile.

"It was a business trip, mother." He answers as if that would explain everything.

"I know, Logan. But did you like it?" she continues.

"Sure mother" Logan answers like he used to answer the whole evening.

"And where are you going next?" Shira asks as if it would be the most interesting thing in the world.

"I don't know mother, there isn't anything planned yet. Maybe you should ask Dad," He answers bitterly.

"And Rory, are you travelling much?" Shira asks.

"No not really" I answer and try to hide the tears that you can still hear in my voice.

"That's sad, Logan always told me how much you love to travel, haven't you Logan?"

"Sure mother" he answers again.

"Stop it now!" Elias says loudly and I feel like the whole evening is starting from the beginning again.

"I told you two to work things out because I will not allow such behaviour inside my house and in front of your daughter. You are telling me now what's wrong with you!" he says.

"I don't think that this is any of your business." I grumble.

"Even if I'm old and you grumble I can still hear you!" Elias says to me angrily.

"I don't care if you hear me or not." I answer while raising my voice. "It is none of your business, it is between me and Logan and you never cared about what was between us, so why do you care now?" I say loudly.

The whole evening was too much for me and I really don't care at the moment what the Huntzbergers think about me. All the frustration and all the anger that has come together over the years and that I always have hidden bursts out in this moment.

"I don't think that this is in any way an appropriate behaviour Rory" Elias says.

"You talk about appropriate behaviour? Well let me think about your behaviour. You always treated me like I'm not worth it. Like I'm not good enough for your family. But still you expect me to come here with my daughter and be nice and act perfect. You want me to be here because of Ally, but you don't talk to her and you don't notice her. Why can't you all act like she is your granddaughter? I know that you love her so where is the problem? Is it so difficult to show that?"

Before somebody can answer anything Logan whispers to Ally.

"Ally go into the kitchen to Maria and let her give you some cookies, okay?"

"Okay daddy" Ally whispers back timidly and leaves the room.

"Rory I really think you should calm down." Mitchum says.

"Why should I? Because it is inappropriate?" I answer sarcastically.

In this moment I don't care that he isn't just Ally grandfather but my boss, too. I don't care about anything in this moment, because I can't hold back all these feelings, I kept for so long, any longer.

"Yes it is. And we all should calm down now and drink a cup of coffee." Shira says.

"I don't care at all. You acted inappropriate against me the minute you met me. Your son brought me home and told you that I'm his girlfriend and all you did was talking about how I'm not good enough. I didn't say anything back then and just ignored it, I shouldn't have done this. You just thought that you could act like this because you're richer than my family or because your name means more. But I don't care about things like that. I always knew that you don't like me but I always stayed friendly. But you're treating me like a little girl, sending me out of the room, and I will not let this happen any longer."

"We're treating you the way you behave." Elias answers angrily.

"Okay I admit that Logan and I didn't behave well this evening. But damn it, it is none of your problems. This is between me and Logan and I don't care what you think about it. I never cared. I know that you think that our whole relationship was a mistake and that it was a mistake that we didn't marry when I was pregnant but it is none of your business. When will you finally realize that we have to make decisions on our own?"

"When you will start to make the right decisions!" Elias says raising his voice.

"A child needs father and mother and when a women gets pregnant you have to marry."

"Gosh you really have two souls inside of you. You were the one who didn't want me in this family, but when I was pregnant you suddenly wanted to force me into marriage. Are you even listening to yourself?" I say back.

"I'm fully aware of what I'm saying. You were carrying the Huntzberger heiress, and it isn't possible to let the heiress to such an important fortune be a mistake of two too young humans."

"So that is it what Ally is to you? Just the heiress of the Huntzberger fortune and a mistake?" I can't believe what he is saying.

"Grandfather, you're stopping this right now." Logan says.

"Don't make that mistake again. Your son was just the heir and I was just the heir for this family. I will never let you make just an heiress out of my daughter. Maybe Rory and I aren't married and maybe it isn't the appropriate way to raise a child in your world, but we are able to give our daughter more love and happiness then you all were ever able to give to Honor or me. And we will raise our child the way we think it is right and you all have no right to judge our relationship or our behaviour against one and another. Did I make myself clear?"

There was totally silence in the dining room.

"Good." Logan says and stands up.

"Then I think it would be the best if we are leaving now."

I stand up and go into the kitchen. Ally is sitting at the counter singing a song with Maria while eating cookies and laughing.

"Hey Ally, come on, we're leaving now." I say and pick her up.

"Okay mummy." She says and leans her head against my shoulder.

"Thanks for watching her" I say to Maria and smile at her.

"No problem Miss Gilmore, she is adorable. I'll give you your coats if you want to leave right now." I nod in response and she leads us into the lobby.

I leave the house without saying goodbye to the Huntzbergers. Maria closes the door behind me and I step out into the cold night. Ally is in my arms already half asleep.

Logan is standing outside the door waiting for us. When he hears the door opening and closing he turns around and looks at us.

"Hey" he says quietly.

"Hey" I answer.

"Interesting night." He says and smiles a little bit.

"Very interesting." I answer.

We stay silent for a few moments before he says: "Rory…"

But I interrupt him by saying: "Logan, I know we need to talk about so many things, but it really was too much for me tonight. Can we do this on an other time?"

I can see the disappointment in his face but he answers: "Of course."

"Thank you" I answer.

We go together to our cars and he helps me to put Ally into the backseat of my car without waking her up.

He kisses her forehead before closing the door silently and looking at me.

"Goodnight Rory." He says and kisses my cheek before going to his own car and driving away.

"Goodnight" I answer.

I sit down into my own car and start the engine before leaving the Huntzberger property and driving into the night with tears streaming down my face.

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I know that Elias acts a lot like Emily Gilmore, but hey this is my story and I think every family should have an Emily, right?!?!

I know it sucks that she just runs away, but I couldn't let them be happily ever after just because they kissed!

I hope you liked it!

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