"Kyle I can't believe you would do this to me, you knew how important it was that I got back home tonight."
"Calm down man, it will be okay, I'm sure she is still waiting there for you."
"Will you just open the door so I can find my phone?" Dean asked impatiently.
"Why did you leave it in the car in the first place?"
"Obviously I didn't mean to leave it behind. I realized it fell out of my pocket about two hours ago, I've been looking for you ever since." He explained as he scanned the backseat for his phone and quickly noticed it on the floor. He picked it up and looked at the screen. "Great she called me like twenty minutes ago. Why are we even still here, you told me we wouldn't be late?" Dean asked while listening to his voicemail.
"It's New Year's Eve; I mean the party is just beginning. I hope you haven't been as rude to Kelly tonight as you're being to me right now."
"Excuse me Kyle; do you even realize what's happening right now? I could lose her, forever. Don't you even care what happens between Rory and me?"
"Well I did until I saw how she treated you last week. I thought you were done with her, you said you were done. Honestly Dean I think you should stop being the one who has to sacrifice everything."
"I really can't have this conversation with you right now, give me your keys, I have to find her before she leaves."
"How will we get back home?"
"Figure something out; you've made friends with half the people in there tonight." Dean said taking the keys from his hand.
Dean quickly got into the car and drove as fast as he could towards his apartment. Pulling into the driveway he noticed right away that Rory's car was gone, not wanting to waste anymore time he backed up and headed towards Lorelai's house. On the way there he tried her cell again but there was still no answer.
Lorelai opened the door to find a very sad Dean on the other side. "I'm really sorry to wake you this early but is Rory here?"
"Dean no that's okay we were already awake, Rory woke us before she left. She said she had to get back to work. You want to come in?" She asked sympathetically.
"No, I should get home myself." He said starting to turn around to leave but only made it about halfway before turning back. "So how long ago did she leave?"
"About half an hour ago, I thought the two of you were together, didn't she go to your place last night?"
"Yeah she did, but I was an idiot. When she calls you will you let her know that I love her?" Dean asked almost tearful.
"Yeah I could but why don't you just call and tell her yourself?"
"I've tried, she won't answer my calls."
"Dean what happened?"
"Nothing, I guess I took the situation for granted. I just can't believe it was me who actually messed things up this time." He turned around and began to walk away.
"Dean?"
"Yeah?" He said turning back around to face her.
"She loves you, she told me that herself. Whatever happened tonight can't be so bad that it has to tear the two of you apart again." She gave him a moment to respond before continuing but he never did. "You want to know what I really think?" Lorelai asked crossing her arms in front of her chest.
He nodded and waited for her reasoning.
"You're both scared to admit that you're supposed to be together. You've messed up what the two of you had so much in the past that you're automatically telling yourselves that it isn't supposed to work now. I mean there is a reason why when the two of you are together everyone in the room is watching…they all know the two of you belong together but they're waiting to see if the two of you have figured it out yet. It's like watching a fairytale unfold and everyone is waiting for the happy ending."
"I'm just afraid that this could be our ending."
"Only if you let it be."
"Can you give me her address in New York?"
"Yeah I'll be right back." She said smiling as she walked back inside the house. She returned a moment later with a piece of paper in her hand. "This is it, that's also her home phone at the bottom…she wouldn't expect you to have that number, of course you will have to wait a few hours to call."
"Thanks Lorelai, for everything." He said as he finally left the porch and ran back to the car.
Getting inside he realized he would need to go back to the apartment before leaving to switch Kyle's car for his truck. While there he figured he may as well change and pack a few things to take with him, he wasn't sure how long he would be gone. Just as he was about to leave the room he noticed the note lying on the pillow. He stared at his name in the familiar handwriting before opening it, he knew he may not want to know what the inside said and this seemed to delay what he already knew. Unfolding the note carefully he began to read and suddenly felt like his heart had been ripped from his chest. He sat down on the bed as the words he read echoed in his head.
A/N: Next chapter is ready to be posted, so please review.