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Rory POV

I was standing outside of the clerk's office, ready to go.

I got more nervous as I approached the door, but decided to go for it.

I walked in, handed them the specific documents, and they told me that I would be seen soon.

Soon came ten minutes later, a fact that I am grateful for.

"It seems that you were born under a different name, Ms. Danbury," an older man said, walking me into his office.

I was a bit shocked.

"A different name? What do you mean?"

"Well, your birth name is Lorelai Leigh Gilmore."

"Well, wouldn't my real mother have no rites in naming me?"

"Well, yes and no. Sometimes, the birth mother gets to name and have the original birth certificate. It's confusing, kid."

"I see that. Now, where can I find my mom?"

"Well, I cannot give you the information. But I do have a friend with the last name 'Gilmore' that may be able to give you some."

"Okay."

"Give me five minutes to set something up with Richard Gilmore and we will go from there."

"Thank you."

Twenty minutes later, I walked back to my car. I was frustrated.

I had to drive back to Hartford to meet up with this old guy.

However, I knew that one thing would help ease my anxiety a little bit.

Not thinking anything of it, I drove to Yale.

Being on that campus and knowing that I belonged there was an out-of-body experience. In just a few short weeks, I'd be here as a bulldog.

With that calm demeanor in mind, I got back in my car and headed towards Hartford.

I walked up, per written instructions and waited for Mr. Gilmore to come out.

Before long, a tall, grey-haired man greeted me.

"Richard Gilmore," he said, shaking my hand.

He, like the man at the clerk's office, took me into his small office.

I had seen so many offices that they all seemed like a blur to me.

"Mr. Gilmore, my name is Rory Danbury. But you might have known me as Lorelai Leigh Gilmore."

His interested face then went to one of shock upon realization of who I was.

"Wait, that means that-"

"Yes."

"You're, you're my granddaughter."

"Yes," I replied, on the verge of tears.

He then stood up and we hugged. I was hugged by my grandfather.

After a brief moment of wondering what to do next, I sat down.

"I actually have one question for you, if you don't mind me asking."

"Ask away."

"Where does my mom live?"

"Oh, a little town just south of here. Stars Hollow is a quaint little town. Her name is Lorelai Danes."

"Okay. Wait, does she by any chance work at an Inn?"

Pieces of the puzzle were starting to fit together in my head.

"She used to. She owns the Dragonfly now."

Lorelai, the cheerful woman from the Dragonfly Inn, was my mother.

It took a minute for me to process this information.

"Thanks, Mr. Gilmore."

"Please, call me Richard."

"Thanks, Richard."

We exchanged numbers and I left to head back to Stars Hollow.

So much had happened, and yet it wasn't even lunch yet.

When I did arrive back to Stars Hollow, I stopped by Luke's.

Familiar faces who I had seen the day before politely greeted me.

"Luke, can you make a cheeseburger?"

"You bet. Coffee?"

"Yes. Today has been quite the day."

Luke poured me a cup of coffee and I sat and read the paper.

Before long, I was biting into the best cheeseburger I'd ever eaten.

After I paid, I took a book out and sat in the town square, taking in every bit of the day.

Lorelai POV

Today was thankfully a better day.

I was too concerned with being busy to even think about the baby girl I had given up all those years ago.

For lunch, I decided to eat what Sookie had whipped up for the day, but decided against going in the dining room.

"How was your night?" She asked as I stumbled in.

"It was okay. I'm lucky Luke was there, ya know?"

"I get it."

After the festival last night, I was itching to get home to cry a little bit.

Thankfully, Luke was there every step of the way.

"All I can hope is that she is alive and doing well, you know?"

"She definitely is. I feel it."

Almost instantly, I gave my best friend a hug.

"Thanks, Sook. For everything."

"You bet."

After I ate, I headed into town and to see that hot man of mine.

"Hey, babe!" I said, not wanting to be discreet for once.

He came from behind the counter and planted a kiss on my cheek.

"Meet me upstairs in five minutes?"

"You bet."

I climbed the all too familiar stairs and sat on the couch.

Luke eventually joined me, but I was too preoccupied with the TV to even notice him.

We sat and talked, just as we normally would, for the rest of the early afternoon, before I had to head back to the Inn and he to the bustling diner below.

It was that afternoon that made me realize how lucky I was to be that man's wife.

Rory POV

Well, my mom was within reach. I'd finally obtained my goal of coming in the first place.

Why was I so damn nervous?

I was so nervous that I almost wrecked my little rental car in the midst of heading back to the Inn.

That car, bless its heart, was nothing like my Mercedes back home

I pulled up with the intention that I would avoid Lorelai as much as possible. Luckily, as I walked into the lobby, she was tucked away in her office.

The minute I got up to my room, I called mom.

"Mom! I found her!"

I could sense both the shock and disappointment in her voice as I told her the news.

"That's, well, it's great, darlin'."

"Thanks. But mom, know that you are always going to be my mom, no matter what happens with Lorelai."

"Thanks, baby girl. We miss you so much."

"I miss y'all, too. Give everyone my love?"

"You bet."

After we hung up, I attempted to watch some TV, but I got a coffee craving halfway through the latest episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County.

Instead of begrudgingly heading back to Luke's for what felt like the tenth time that day, I settled for the restaurant downstairs.

After being seated, I sat and processed the day's events.

I had found my mother. Hell, I was in the same building as my mother. I could not believe it.

I mean, I knew when I was little that I was someone's daughter, but I never thought I would be her daughter.

I started to shake as the chef came and brought out a cup of hot coffee.

She was a plump woman, who I am guessing wasn't older than about 35.

"I'm Sookie Belleville, the chef here at theh Dragonfly. Are you enjoying your stay?

"I am enjoying it very much, thanks. I'm obsessed with this town."

"It is pretty great. You let the wait staff know if you need anything, okay, hun?"

"Will do."

I drank my coffee and then saw Lorelai come out from her office.

"Hey, Lorelai?" I perked up.

"Yeah, hey, Rory! Watcha need, hun?"

"I was wondering if I could speak t you in your office?"

"Sure!"

As she lead me back, I couldn't help but think that this may be the moment my life would change forever.

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