Ok, So it may seem like ages since I last wrote but it's only been like a week. I felt I needed a break, also I had a little writer's block and a big project for school due in. But I handed my project in yesterday and this morning I woke up full of ideas for this story. So here they go.

This chapter isn't particularly exciting or full of events, its sort of a meaningful chapter more than anything.

Please keep reading and reviewing and I will, of course, keep writing.

Enjoy…..

Disclaimer: I own nothing!

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Part 13 'Happy as a Jamboree'

"See you next week then Dylan" The Doctor waved as Dylan walked slowly out of his office and along the corridor, hand in hand with Rory and Logan.

The three of them walked to the end of the corridor like this, Logan holding one of Dylan's little hands and Rory almost clinging to the to her.

The past 2 weeks had been the best of Rory's life; she had never felt more free and alive than she had then.

Her life had seemed to be falling back into place. Benny and Logan had broken up, which wasn't something that made Rory happy, because she hated to see Logan unhappy, it just made her feel closer to her boys because the one thing blocking her out seemed to have gone. She and Logan had never been friendlier; they were getting along for the first time in years. Her Mom and Luke were here; they had stayed for 2 weeks now, in Rory's house. Logan had lifted the court order against her, which was strange in a way because there were reasons for that court order, but Rory didn't care anymore. Jack and his baseball team had just won the World Series and he was coming back to LA in a matter of days.

Rory walked around with a smile on her face permanently. This had obviously shocked some of the reporters, because one of the main headlines on CNN had been 'What is making Rory Gilmore smile so much?'

Logan's life seemed back on track too, his business was booming, the media were all over him and they were on his side. Dylan and Levi were both happy because they had been seeing Rory frequently. Rory was back in his life; they had been hanging out, going to the movies, out to restauraunt's with Lorelai and Luke. They were being nice and friendly to each other. Logan felt like he was having the time of his life for the first time in the 3 years since Rory had left. Logan felt free now Benny had gone, it was true what Rory had said, Benny had been holding him back, making him miserable, taking his happiness away and turning into hate and anger at Rory.

Lorelai and Luke had decided to leave, right after they had met jack and spent a few days with him. Luke had to get back to the diner and Lorelai to the inn. Sookie had been making frantic phone calls to Lorelai's cell about how uncontrolable Michel had become, Lorelai just laughed it off, she knew they were having a ball of a time without her.

This whole trip had made Lorelai and Luke closer and Lorelai had been washed over with this sudden feeling of longing to marry Luke so she could be with him for the rest of her life. A feeling that she had never had before, even when she said yes to him the first time.

Luke felt sort of relaxed now Lorelai and Rory were talking again, it made him eel like he didn't need to protect her anymore, he could just love her and that's all she needed. It felt good to just be able to love Lorelai, and not have to feel obligated to help her. He felt like now, if he helped her, he was doing it because he loved her, not because Sookie was making him or he felt like he had to.

Rory lay silently beside the pool, her eyes closed, she wasn't sleeping just thinking. She listened to the sound of Levi and Logan's laughs coming from the pool and the sound of Dylan's quiet little giggle coming from behind her. He had a water pistol, Rory knew, she had sat and watched him fill it up about a half an hour ago. It was his prized possession at the moment. Logan had bought it for him the day he had returned home from hospital. Logan had felt bad that he and Levi and even Eden were in the pool but Dylan wasn't allowed to come in because of the cast on his arm, so he bought him a fire red water pistol to play with out of the pool. Rory hadn't seen Dylan put it down since Logan had given it to him.

Dylan was lurking behind Rory's chair and Logan spotted him from the pool. He smiled as he clambered out of the pool and walked up behind Dylan, grabbing hold of him and dipping his feet in the pool then pulling him back out again. Logan set Dylan down and quietly said to him "Try a different approach next time" before Dylan ran off.

Logan walked past Rory who had drifted into a light sleep and whispered in her ear "Always make sure there's someone around to look out for you Ace" then ran and dived back into the pool.

Rory sat up and opened her eyes, she watched as Logan played happily with Levi and Eden who was in her baby ring in the small pool. She smiled broadly, satisfied that her life was good, and then laid back down and gently closed her eyes.

Lorelai was observing this scene from the kitchen. She was watching it all through the big window in Rory's kitchen that over looked her huge garden and swimming pool's. Lorelai was dazed by what Rory had, both material possessions and the things you couldn't put a price on, like her 3 beautiful children and Logan.

Lorelai knew that Rory wasn't with Logan, that she was with Jack, but even though Lorelai had yet to meet Jack, she couldn't help but feel that Rory was with the wrong one.

Logan loved Rory more than anything in the world, you could tell just by the way his eyes met with hers that the love was there, she knew it.

Rory and Logan's love for each other, whether they admitted to it or not, was an inspiration to Lorelai. Because at that moment she realised just how Luke had been looking at her all of the years she had known him. Ever since they had met, Luke had been looking at Lorelai like Logan looked at Rory. It was all clear then to Lorelai, that she and Luke were meant to be together. It wasn't something that was written in the stars or engraved in the mountains, it was just something that was, it couldn't be explained it was just some natural force that was there.

When Luke woke up, he felt lost; he didn't know where he was. It to him a few moment of thinking before he remembered he was in Rory's place in California, it was all coming back to him gradually, the whole trip, driving down with Lorelai, seeing Rory for the first time again, meeting his almost grandchildren. Luke turned over to find an empty dip in the bed where Lorelai's beautiful body should have been. He turned to look at the clock beside the bed, 11.30. Luke shot up; he had never stayed in bed this late before. He quickly changed ad washed his face before leaving the spacious room behind and walking the quiet marble hallways of Rory's huge Los Angeles home.

Luke followed the staircase down and along the hallway into the kitchen. He spotted Lorelai standing over by the window; she was watching something outside with a look of enchantment on her face. Luke didn't want to disturb hers he looked so peaceful and happy. Luke understood that being back with Rory made Lorelai happy, so he felt it best to let them have their time before he and Lorelai left and travelled back to Stars Hollow next week.

Luke smiled and slowly walked through the kitchen to stand next to Lorelai, he to stood and watched exactly the same scene as Lorelai, and then he too knew exactly what Lorelai was thinking, for the first time ever they were both in the same place at the exact same time. Lorelai gently reached out her hand and took hold of Luke's; Luke squeezed her hand softly to let her know he was here, always.

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"Lorelai, will you marry me?" Luke was down on one knee, holding a beautiful diamond ring in Lorelai's direction.

They were both stood underneath the gazebo, the small twinkly fairy light reflecting on both of theirs faces.

This proposal had been a long time coming for both of them, the memories of the last one still hung fresh in their minds, but both of them knew it would happen again.

Lorelai wasn't sure if she was ready, she needed time, if she said yes now that would only give her a matter of months until she would have to deal with getting Rory to the wedding, something she wasn't quite ready to deal with quite yet.

"Luke….." Lorelai whispered, her voice echoing into the night sky and spiralling out into the Town Square.

Lorelai knew that it wouldn't be long before someone spotted the lights on in the square, then the whole town would be out of bed and gathered around, even if it was 3am.

Lorelai knew she had to go with what she felt, she couldn't just say yes because she knew that's what Luke wanted to hear, she had to say it because it was what she wanted to hear.

"I, I can't" Lorelai said quietly

Luke heard the words but they didn't sink in, they just blew around him.

"I have to go" Lorelai quickly picked up her bag and the back of her long flowing dress, then ran down the steps and across the grassy town centre. Luke watched as he saw Lorelai run past the diner in her tiny heels and along her street, back home.

Luke turned the fairy lights off and was left standing alone in the gazebo, in the dead of night.

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Rory jumped as her cell began to sing next to her. She quickly sat up and answered it.

"Hello?" she said as if asking a question

"Hey Rory"

"Hey Jack" Rory said, almost looking disappointed that it wasn't someone more interesting.

"So I'm just calling to say, I'm coming home in 2 days" Jack sounded really excited when announcing this news so Rory felt she owed him to sound the same.

"That's great, I cant wait to see you" She smiled as if she needed to show herself she was happy about that

"Who's that in the background" Jack questioned, referring to Logan who was laughing and shouting in the pool behind her.

"Oh its just Luke, you know, in the pool" Rory lied, she felt terrible lying to Jack but she didn't want to tell him it was Logan, she didn't want to argue right now, things were going too well for her.

"Oh well I can't wait to meet him, I have to go now, bye. I love you"

"I love you too. Bye" It almost hurt Rory to say I love you to Jack, she didn't feel like she did anymore, it wasn't that she was in love with anyone else, she just felt like she and Jack weren't anything special, they were just together and she couldn't even remember why.

Lorelai heard Rory's conversation from the kitchen; she was still standing with Luke, holding his hand. Lorelai knew she needed to do something, Rory wasn't happy with Jack and she couldn't leave her unhappy. So right there Lorelai vowed to make Rory happy, it was the least she could do after all these years of making Rory miserable. Even if Rory had made Lorelai miserable too, Rory had fixed that by bringing Dylan, Levi and Eden into the world.

Luke squeezed Lorelai hand once again as he knew exactly what she was thinking. They both stood and watched as Logan and Levi gently clambered out of the pool, tiptoed across to where Rory was sleeping and then gently pushed her into the pool.

Levi jumped in after her and then Logan.

Rory laughed and smiled at Logan then kissed Levi's little face.

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Ok, so that for me as quite a long chapter, I hope you enjoyed it and please review.

Next time I think I'm going to bring Jack and Adam back into it, and I think I may have Luke and Lorelai leaving in there too, no promises those are just some ideas. The next chapter will probably be up within a week, if I get at least a few reviews, Thank you.

Peace out

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