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The next day Lorelai and Rory made their way back to Stars Hallow. Rory looked up at the house she grew up in and then turned to her mother. Their eyes connected and they each took a deep breath. Neither had slept well the night before. They both wanted to crash into their beds but Lorelai had more funeral arrangements to make and Rory had agreed to write the obituary.

"Lets get to it." Rory blew out a breath and headed up the stairs. Lorelai followed behind her. They walked into the house the scent of breakfast wafting around them.

"Luke." Lorelai called out.

Luke came out of the kitchen and hugged Lorelai and Rory. "There are bacon and pancakes in the kitchen. Eat something." He urged.

Rory licked her dry lips as she followed them into the kitchen. "Where's Jess?"

"He is at the diner helping Lane and Ceaser I can call him for you if you want?"

"No that's fine." She she whispered taking a plate and a bit of food settling at the table. She tried to eat but really she just pushed the food around the plate and then stood up dumping it into the trash.

"Thank you for breakfast Luke." She whispered kissing his cheek and heading into her room. Before she shut the door she turned to her mother. "I'm going to work on the obituary."

Lorelai just nodded not trusting herself with words at the moment. "Should I call Jess?" Luke asked once the door was closed.

Lorelai bit her lip. "I honestly don't know." She shook her head.

"How do you feel about this?" he didn't have to specify she knew he meant Rory and Jess.

"He is here for her. And for now that's all I can ask. She needs him and I won't fight her on it." Lorelai sighed. " I am going upstairs to work out some arrangements." She stood up and kissed Luke before heading up stairs.

Meanwhile at Luke's Jess had taken a break and was on the phone with Chris and Matt. "No I don't know when I"ll be back for now I'm where I need to be and just email me anything that needs to be edited and I'll do it from here."

"Wow this girl really does have you wrapped around her finger." Chris chuckled.

"Chris." Jess growled.

"Okay, okay." He chuckled I will email you the next draft and talk to you later bye Jess." With that the call was disconnected as his phone rang again.

"Hello." Jess answered.

"Hey Jess Rory and Lorelai are back and I think you should come back. Rory has locked herself in her room to work on the obituary and she isn't eating."

"Okay I'll be right there. Ceaser I need a burger and onion rings to go oh and a slice of apple pie."

"Is this for Rory?"

"Yes."

"Coming up I'll add some food for all of you into this. Ten minuets later Jess was leaving the diner laden down with food. He walked through the doors of the crap shack and looked at Luke.

"Hey what"s with all the food?

"It was just supposed to be a burger to tempt Rory but Ceaser went overboard.

"She's still in her room." Luke took the bags from his nephew. Jess walked to Rory's room and knocked on the door.

"Ror it's me please let me in." he heard shuffling and then the door opened and a pale Rory stood on the other side. "I brought some food." He turned around and grabbed the food from the table. " why don't you try to eat something."

She swallowed looking into his brown eyes. She gave a weak nod and stood aside letting him into the room. She shut the door behind him and fell heavily into the chair. He sat down the food in front of her seeing the almost blank screen in front of her.

"I don't know what to write." A tear leaked from her eye trailing down her face as he squatted down next to her gathering her into his arms.

"Do you want me to help?" he whispered. She just weakly nodded against his shoulder and he stood up scooping her into his arms and depositing her on the bed gently putting the plate in her hand. He sat down at the desk and stared at the screen. He thought of what Rory had told him about her grandfather and he started to type. Knowing Rory he tried to write what she would want. He remembered stories Rory had told him. He weaved those into the life of Richard Gilmore. His eyes swung to Rory and he saw she was asleep on the bed. He stood up and took the half eaten food and covered her with a blanket. He finished the obituary and saved it. Then he went out to the kitchen.

"She ate something and she's sleeping." He sat down at the kitchen table taking a burger for himself. Lorelai came into the kitchen and slumped down next to Jess.

"Is Rory still in her room?"

"She's sleeping." Jess slipped some food in front of Lorelai. "I got her to eat something and I finished the obit for her." Lorelai swung and looked at him in disbelief.

"You did what?"

"She was having trouble with it." He shrugged. " she can clean it up when she gets up." He sighed and stood throwing away his trash.

"Thank you." Lorelai whispered.

Jess just shrugged. "I'm going to head back to the diner to help out. Call me if she needs me." With that he was gone.

Lorelai watched him go and shook her head. "who knew."

"What?" Luke asked.

"That Jess would be the one holding us together.

"He's grown up."

"Yeah I can see that." She whispered.

Lorelai wasn't sure what would come next. She knew what had to but she wasn't sure she was ready and she didn't want to put it on Rory. Someone had to call Christopher and let him know. Though knowing Emily he might already know. She just didn't know.