After Friday night dinner, Rory went to Dean's for the weekend. It was already 9:30 when Rory got home, so they decided to stay in for the night. Dean went and rented a movie though, so they had a nice time.

Saturday morning Dean got his tuxedo and then picked up some bagels for lunch. He came home to find Rory sitting on the couch and he handed her a bagel. She turned off the television, welcoming conversation. "So what's new at Yale?"

"Not much. But this week I have a couple of job interviews."

"Cool. Where?"

"Hartford News, and a magazine that headquarters Wethersfield, only ten minutes further."

" Good Luck." Dean said. "You'll do great."

"Thanks."

Rory's interviews went well, but she wouldn't hear the news until the summer. At Yale everyone was already buzzing about graduations, summer, parties. Rory and Dean were receiving back the wedding reply cards. Rory found it fun to get mail to open. They were keeping the wedding small, but so far everyone consider "important" said they could come. Lane was driving from Boston, where she'd been living ever since she graduated college early with extra credits. Rory was still taking her studies seriously, but luckily she didn't have to worry about finals for another week or two. But time went quickly, as it often did, and before Rory knew it she was in her dorm Friday afternoon, studying for finals, next week her last week at Yale.

Rory called Lorelai. "Oh my gosh."

"What?" Lorelai answered not knowing what to expect

"Yeah. The wedding's next weekend?"

"Yup." Lorelai said, now realized that this phone call was, "The Breakdown." "I've been so preoccupied, with finals. I mean I didn't forget. I could never forget but-"

"I know, hon." Lorelai said.

"The wedding's next weekend!" Lorelai listened as Rory attempted to organize her thoughts. "I'm going to get married." Rory smiled. "Are we ready? Is the Inn ready? Everything is so soon!" Rory took a deep breath, but it didn't help much. "Like mother, like daughter, huh?" Rory said, recalling her mother's breakdown, before her wedding.

"I guess so."

"Alright, I'm going to study for a while and I'm coming home later tonight. I'll stop by and say hi."

"Sounds good. It'll all be okay" Lorelai comforted.

"I love you mom."

"Love you too." Lorelai said, and Rory hung up to go study. As strange as it seemed, it was Lorelai's instinct to call Dean.

"Maddock and Adderley, Dean Forrester speaking."

Lorelai had never pictured him as such a professional guy. "Tell me they make you answer the phone like that."

Dean laughed. "Lorelai?"

"Yep."

"Is everything alright?" Dean asked immediately worried by Lorelai tone.

"Yeah, or it will be. Rory's having the breakdown."

Dean from years of interpreting the language of Gilmore, knew exactly what the breakdown was. It included but was not limited to being stressed, worried, scared, confused, anxious and excited. "I'm on my way to Yale." Dean said

Lorelai smiled at how much Dean cared. "She'll be glad to see you. Just call first because she's planning on driving down, too. I'm not sure what condition she's in to drive." Lorelai joked.

"I'll take care of her."

"I know." Lorelai said.

"I better get going we'll come by tonight, or tomorrow."

"Okay, bye."

"Bye." Dean left work, called Rory and drove to Yale.