"Rory, it's Stephanie, can I come in," the young blonde pleaded through Rory's bedroom door, "I brought food, lots of food."
"I just want to be alone." Rory's voice trembled through the door.
"I'm coming in Rory; it's not good for you to be by yourself right now." Stephanie responded as she turned the knob, only to find it locked. "Lorelai Leigh open the door."
"You sound like my grandmother, leave me alone." Rory shot as she buried her face in her pillow.
"God you're stubborn girlie but so am I." Stephanie huffed as she went back down into the kitchen and picked up her cell phone.
"Hey gorgeous." Colin's voice cooed through the telephone.
"Not now, we have a problem, who are you with."
"Whoa, slow down, what problem? I'm with Finn, we're going over to Logan's for poker, I'm putting you one speaker phone."
"No you're not." Stephanie shot.
"I'm not what?"
"You guys are not going over to Logan's we have a problem pull and an illegal turn and get your smart asses to Rory's now."
"Oy love," Finn cut in, "what's going on?"
"Logan just called off the wedding and Rory won't come out of her room."
"He can't technically do that." Finn stated knowingly.
"Well he did, so hurry the hell up." Stephanie barked as she snapped her phone shut and went outside to wait for the boys.
Five minutes later a black Mercedes SLK 500 screeched into the Hayden's drive way and two concerned looking boys jumped out.
"Oy what the hell is going on, is Rory ok?" Finn asked before he had even reached the front door.
"No everything is not okay, have a cigarette and I'll explain." Stephanie said as she motioned for them to sit on the stoop with her and pulled out a pack of cigarettes.
"Why that little fucker," Finn fumed after Stephanie had finished the story, "I want to wring his scrawny neck."
"Well that's nice Finn, but getting thrown in jail is not going to help the situation." Stephanie sarcastically remarked.
"Got any better ideas then." Colin asked skeptically.
"Not really," Stephanie conceded, "but I figured between the three of us we should be able to work something out."
"Well," Finn pondered, "maybe Stephanie should talk to Logan, he might understand it better coming from her than us."
"Mmhmm, that could work," Colin nodded as he took a drag from his cigarette, "but then what will you and I do?"
"You Colin are going to set up the house for the two of them to have an enjoyable Friday night, you know what that means, and I am going to take Rory on some serious retail therapy."
"Whoa, hold it right there," Stephanie interjected, "why can't I take her shopping and you talk to Logan?"
"Because my dear," Finn smiled, "Logan is expecting me or Colin to fix this, if Rory's best girl friend shows up it will seem different, besides he's more intimidated by you than he ever would be by me or Colin. By the way, how long are her parents gone for this time?"
"Um, I think they come back tomorrow night." Stephanie answered.
"Alright that's perfect, can't believe they left her alone though, after everything she has been through," Finn muttered, "but whoever said we had the best parents?"
"Actually I believe it was Vanity Fair that said we were all privileged to have both money and loving families." Colin smirked.
"Oh can it Colin." Stephanie laughed.
"Rory love, it's Finn," Finn called through the bedroom door, "come on love let me, you know I can pick just about any lock."
"What do you want?" Rory spat as she opened the door and then climbed back in back into bed.
"Come on babe, get dressed I'm taking you out shopping. You can't stay held up in bed all day."
"Oh yes I can, I am my mother's daughter."
"Yes I know all this," Finn sighed as he searched through Rory's closet as he picked out an outfit for her, "put this on, you have five minutes."
"What if I don't?"
"I know you far to well little sister, besides Nordstrom's is having a sale; five minutes chop-chop, and don't worry about make up." Finn smirked as he closed the bedroom door.
"Fine but I am not talking about Logan, got it?" Rory called after him.
"It's a deal!"
"Hey there Huntzburger, are you going to make me stand out here the rest of the day?" Stephanie questioned as Logan looked at her mystified.
"What are you doing here Steph?" Logan sighed as he stepped aside to let Stephanie in.
"Babe, you've known me for six years I know you're not that stupid."
"Ya I know, but seriously I'm not in the mood right now."
"Well it seriously sucks to be you then Huntz 'cause we're talking, we're doing a lot of talking." Stephanie shot.
"She said she loved Tristan, what more is there to talk about Stephanie?" Logan questioned sounding slightly more annoyed.
"Dude, it's DuGrey, if he was ever honest hell would freeze over and pigs would fly, and last time I checked neither of those had happened."
"Ya well . . ."
"Logan, come on we both know you love her more than anything."
"Ya but . . ."
"But nothing, Tristan's an ass, we all know this and if you had actually listened to Rory you would have known what she actually said." Stephanie sighed.
"Which was?"
"That she loved him in a way that a girl will always love her first love. It's the truth Logan, every girl will always have a small place in her heart for the first man she loved, but that doesn't in anyway mean that she loves you any less."
"That mother fucker." Logan spat his anger rising.
"Look you both got manipulated, now just get you ass over there and make this right." Stephanie smiled as she handed Logan his keys.
"Ya, alright Steph, but there is something I gotta do first." Logan called as he ran down the stairs.
"Logan don't go after him he's not worth it!"
"Steph he hurt Rory again, fuck if I'm going to give him another chance!" Logan yelled.
"Fuck Huntz be fucking careful." Stephanie conceded as she walked out to the car to meet everyone back at Rory's.
"Oy, where the hell is he?" Finn questioned as the all sat in the Hayden household an hour and a half later.
"Beats me." Colin shrugged.
"Hey, I'm only the fiancée." Rory joked.
"Come on babe, where did he go?" Colin pleaded with Stephanie. "We went after DuGrey didn't he. Fuck!"
"Oh thank God that's him." Finn sighed as he snapped open his phone. "Oy mate where the hell are you . . . oh shit, I'll be right there . . . no I won't bring anyone else except him, sit tight I'm on my way.
"What was that about?" Colin asked as Finn stood up.
"I'll explain later, ladies we gotta go, you two sit tight." Finn called as they walked toward the door.
"What!" Rory called after him. "Steph what is going on?"
"Hell girl it beats me but something tells me it calls for a cigarette." Stephanie sighed as she tossed Rory the pack.
Sorry this took so long everyone! I hope you enjoyed this . . . I really appreciated all your reviews . . . pouts and blushes is there anyway we could get 700 reviews, it would make my day . . . please I really wanna know if there is anything you REALLY want to see happen, or if you have any comments or concerns XOXO thanks for reading, love ya