AN: Mmkay, here's my update. Hangover food for the senses. I hope that you enjoy.

Rory awoke the next morning with a killer hangover, she felt as though a group of preschoolers had taken up using her head as a drum. She groaned as she got out of bed and began her morning rituals. Coffee, shower, coffee, breakfast and more coffee. She didn't have access to any good hangover food, but she didn't have any classes on Sundays so she was in the clear.

She sat down and thought that the pounding had subsided, Paris was at Doyle's that morning and all seemed good.

KNOCK, KNOCK!! The pounding on the door caused her to groan in pain but she dragged herself over to the door in an attempt to make the annoying noise go away. Sadly it had to get worse before it would get better.

"Hate noise. Want to kill noise." She said groggily as she opened up the door.

"Shame Ace, noise has been very useful in the past." Logan was smiling, how could he be smiling… why was he even awake? But more to the point, why was he here? Rory's brain wasn't up to any further pondering of the situation.

"Yeah well just turn it down a bit mister. I've been seeing a lot of you lately, what do you want this time?" She was not a happy camper when she was hung over.

"Someone's cranky. Well, you'll be loving me pretty soon, I brought you breakfast." He held out a paper bag which smelled like rotten eggs and god knows what. Rory almost dry wrenched.

"Ugh! What is that?!" Rory backed away from the package.

"Finns hangover cure, trust me, he's had practise. Steph said that you were pretty smashed up last night, so I thought I'd give you this." He handed the bag to her which she took hesitantly.

"Thanks, I guess."

"You're welcome, Ace." With that he turned and walked away. Had she really seen him four times in three days? Or was it five?

She had to admit, the hangover food was pretty sweet. Steph did have good taste in friends. It wasn't hard to picture herself friends with these people. She would have to remember to call Steph more often.

Logan's sweet gesture didn't make Rory happy for long (though it did fix up her hangover), but rather the opposite. How should she think about the Jess situation? She knew that he loved her, she was sure of it, he showed her that in the more… physical aspects of their relationship, but was that all she wanted? She thought about it for a bit but couldn't come to a conclusion. She picked up her phone and dialled the number of a not entirely indifferent individual.

"Lorelai, slutty ex-spinster here, how can I help you?" Her mother answered.

"Very mature mum." Rory said with a smile, it was good to here her mother again, they hadn't spoken since the party, but that didn't count as anything meaningful, and it was unusual for the duo to have so little contact. The Jess thing had changed them.

"Maturity is my specialty hun, so, what's the matter?" Rory wasn't sure if it was a good thing or a bad thing that her mum could always tell when something was wrong, but right now it was a very good thing.

"Mum, I know that you don't like me and Jess, well, what I did with Jess, running away and all, but I really need your help right now. I need you to try and help me without too much prejudice… I really need my best friend." Rory's breath had quickened without her realization. It was so good t be talking to her mother about it, her mother would understand how she was feeling, and more importantly why.

"Aw, Hun! You know I'm always here. I'll never stop being your best friend, not ever, no matter what happens." Her voice was filled with concern.

"You see mum, I met this guy." Rory missed her mothers barely audible 'oh' and continued. "I mean, I don't want to date him… at least… I don't think I do, you see, he's a little bit of a player, different girl every night. Yet still, whenever I see someone out with him… there eyes just light up, they feel so special. He makes me –them feel wanted, included… worth something. It's always something new, something fun, something special… and it just got me thinking. Why can't Jess be like that? Why can't Jess ask me where I want to go, what I want to do, what I did that day and just talk about me for once. I just feel… like it's all about him."

Lorelai had been silent throughout the entire monolog. "Rory, if someone doesn't make you feel special, if your face doesn't light up when they walk into the room, if they don't love you… then maybe they're not worth it."

"But he does love me… he's just too –more physical than I'd like. I mean, he got a job close to Yale so he could be near me… he says that he loves me and he has made sacrifices for me. I'd just feel so guilty if I left him." Telling her mother this was bringing the realisation upon herself too.

"Just think it through babe, I'm sure…in fact I know that you will work out what you want. Do you want to be with Jess who you know loves you but doesn't light up your face, or someone like Logan who isn't safe like you, do something different and have a bit of fun."

"Mum, thankyou so much… it's just going to be hard you know?"

"Yeah, I think I know. And good luck babe."

Rory smiled a little, "Thanks, I think I can work out what I need to do. Bye mum. I love you."

"I love you too hun." Lorelai hung up the phone with a smile, they were OK after all.

Jess heard a knock at his apartment door and went to answer it, his roommate passed out on a mattress and unable to move.

"Coming, who is it?" He called out as he strode across the room.

"It's Rory." He heard faintly from the other side of the door.

He opened up the door with a smile and Rory walked briskly in, wringing her hands nervously. She paced the room for a while before opening her mouth to speak.

"I'm not happy, Jess." Rory said, the hope and apprehension of a solution, a rectification, a resolution glistened somewhere behind the deep sadness that at first glance engulfed her features. "We need to talk."

AN: Ok, so a shorter chapter than the last one. Short and sweet can be good though right? I'll update again soon with my next chapter which will have some reflections, contemplations along with more interaction, so I'll get writing that straight away. Thanks again to all the people who review, it's really nice to hear from you guys.