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Epilogue:

"Lorelai Leigh Gilmore"

Rory beamed as she stepped onto the stage, walking across it and shaking hands with the Dean. Stepping to the side, she placed the tassel on the other side and scanned the crowd for her parents and siblings. Spotting them she smiled, and stuck her tongue out and watched as her younger brother and sister and her mother mimicked her. Emily rolled her eyes and Richard and Luke smiled at her. She walked off stage, finding Tristan and sitting down in the empty seat.

Her cheeks hurt; she'd been smiling all day. She couldn't help it. She had just graduated from College. Yale University to be exact, with a major in Journalism of course. She and Tristan were moving to New York, He was going to be an Architect and she would work for the New York Times. Her dreams were coming true, and she couldn't be happier.

Lorelai had given birth to a beautiful bouncing boy 6 and a half months later. They named him Jonathon William Danes. And on June 3rd 2004, (A/N: I'm sure that's probably wrong and it probably doesn't go along with the story time-frame but I'm too tired and lazy to look it up so if you would please just forgive me this one time. That would be amazing. Thanks), after the birth of Reneé Lorelai Danes, Lorelai Gilmore (not sure what the middle name is) became a Danes. Emily was ecstatic that her daughter was finally married and living the family life and Rory was glad to finally have a dad that would be around all the time.

Tristan and Rory were stronger then ever. They had obstacles over the years, of course, but both refused to give up on the other. Rory couldn't believe the life she was leading but she loved it and wouldn't trade it for the world. Tristan was still surprised his Mary had given him a chance.

Melanie Dugrey was now 17 years old and one of the hottest juniors at Chilton. The guys loved her and Tristan hated it but Melanie didn't care, she had a boyfriend. David Green. Tristan didn't trust him, but liked him enough to let him date his sister. Melanie didn't have a plan for her life but she didn't mind. She was 17, she still had time.

X

Rory let go of Tristan's hand as she ran to hug her mother. Both squealing with excitement.

"Ah! I'm finally the mother of a Yale Alumni!"

Rory laughed. "I'm a Yale Alumni!"

"I guess I should be sad that you're going to leave me for that big bad world" Lorelai said, as they pulled back. "But I've got these two monsters so I think I'm going to be fine" She motioned to the young kids next to her.

Rory laughed and hugged her siblings. "Hey guys! Sorry you had to be patient for so long"

"It's ok" Jonathon said. "Mom and I made funny faces at the other people"

Rory raised her eyebrows. "Did Grandma know about this?"

Jonathon shook his head, grinning evilly, "Don't tell Grandma. I promised Mom I wouldn't tell"

Rory laughed and hugged her little sister. "Hey Ren, how are you?"

The two year old giggled "I good. Daddy gonna help me 'ook!"

Rory smiled. "That's good! At least one Gilmore Girl will be able to cook!"

Rory hugged the rest of her family. Each one congratulating her for her accomplishment and it was soon time for Rory and Tristan to departure for Rory's surprise.

X

Rory sat in the passenger side of Tristan's car, scowling. Tristan wouldn't tell her where they were going and she was nervous. They had been driving for an hour and they had passed the state lines. Was he kidnapping her? No, he had said when she had impolitely asked.

"Calm down, Mare, we're almost there" Tristan said, turning onto an exit.

"I can't calm down! Where are you taking me?"

"It's a surprise"

"I hate surprises"

"You'll love this one"

"How do you know?"

"Because I know you"

Rory glared at him and turned back to stare at the street. She hated surprises. Surprises always ended up to be bad.

About an hour later Tristan pulled into a parking lot.

Rory looked around. "We're in New York"

"Yes we are"
"Why are we in a New York Parking lot?"

"You'll see" He stepped out of the car and walked around to open her door. She jumped out and glared at him. He smirked.

"Trust me Mary, you'll like this one. I promise" He reached into his pocket and pulled out a bright pink blindfold.

"No"

He groaned. "Rory, please. I even made it pink just for you"

She scowled and turned around so he could put it on her. he smiled as he did so then took her hand to lead her the way.

"Alright one more step….right…here" He took the blindfold off.

Her eyes bulged and her mouth dropped open. "What is this place? What are we doing here?" She asked as she looked around the very big and nicely furnished apartment. It was a suite. a very nice suite. She walked around, opening doors, finding a bathroom and two bedrooms. He followed her into the last one.

"Why are we here?" She asked again, turning to him, smiling.

He looked around and smiled. "So I'm gonna guess that by the look on your face that you like your new apartment"

She scowled. "My new…?"

He nodded. "I bought it with the trust fund my Grandfather had made me. It's close to campus and it has an extra bedroom for anyone who wants to sleep over. It's ours."

She ran and hugged him. "Okay you win. I like this surprise"

He laughed, hugging her back. "I knew you would"

"I love you"

He smiled and pulled back, reaching into his pocket. "I love you Lorelai Leigh Gilmore. I love you more then anything else in the world. You are my world. You're my everything. I don't want to go a day without you" He bent down on his knee and pulled a small black box out, opening it, revealing a diamond ring. "Lorelai Leigh Gilmore, Will you marry me?"

Tears sprung to Rory's eyes. "Yes, of course!"

He grinned and placed the ring on her left ring finger. She kissed him once he did so and they fell back onto the rather large bed, not breaking contact.

The End.

Well I hope you liked it! I don't think I'll do a sequel but I will leave the option open for it I do want to.

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M. Jane