'What are you doing here?' grabbing his arm Rory dragged him to the side of the room.

'I needed to see you.'

'How did you know?'

'I read the papers. You're making a big mistake.'

'Oh, I am, am I?'

'Yes. Look I know I've probably got no right being here…'

'You're right. You've got absolutely no right being here. This is my bacholorette party. I get married in four days! You shouldn't be here. You've got to leave. Go.'

'Not until I've said what I've come to say.'

'No. You've got to go.'

'Just hear me out. You owe me that much.'

'I owe you nothing.'

'You said 'No' Ace.'

'I said 'no'.'

'You should have said 'yes'.'

'But I didn't.'

'I never stopped loving you.'

'You can't do this to me Logan.'

'But, I love you Ace.'

'I loved you too, but I've moved on. Everything's changed. It's not the same. It can't ever be the same.'

'It can be. You and me we can still work things out. We can still get married. I want you Rory. I need you.'

'I'm sorry Logan.'

'Rory come on.'

She shakes her head. 'I'm so sorry.'

'Rory.' He called after her as she rejoined the party. 'Rory'. He said softer this time.

'You ok honey?' Lorelai put her arm around her daughter.

'Yes.' She didn't sound convincing. 'Now lets get this party back on track!' she grabbed another glass of pink champagne and drank half of it in one gulp.

Lorelai watched her daughter with motherly concern.

Rory pulled her jacket tight around her as the cool night breeze hit her. She had misplaced one of her shoes, not that she could have worn both anyway, she had blisters on top of her blisters. Looking back, the sight of her tipsy mum ballroom dancing with Sookie made her laugh. It had been a great night, unexpected visitor aside.

'Ace.'

She almost jumped out of her skin.

'Logan! Don't do that. You can't jump out of the shadows at a person. You scared me.'

He smiled. 'That's a little dramatic.'

'Well I'm feeling a little dramatic tonight. Thanks to my ex gatecrashing my bacholorette party.'

'I'm sorry about that.'

'Yes well…'

'I meant what I said though.'

'Don't. Please.'

'Ace. I love you. I love you more than I have ever loved anyone and more than I could ever love anyone else. Seeing you about to marry someone else, it breaks my heart. Thinking about someone else, about him kissing you and getting to be the one who falls asleep in your arms every night, it makes me feel sick.'

'And you've not been with anyone else?'

'Nobody who means anything. You were always different Rory. You're special.'

She remembered the first time he had said those words to her.

'You're special Rory.'

'What? Stop eating the paste kind of special?'


In spite of herself she smiled.

'You've got the most incredible smile. You know that?'

'No. Stop it Logan. Stop it. You don't get to say those things to me any more. I know it's hard for you but I am with someone else now. We're getting married on Saturday. I can't do this. I can't handle this. You've got to stopit. You've got to STOP!'

'Tell me you don't still have feelings for me.'

'Logan you're not being fair.'

'Tell me you never think about me. Tell me you have never once regretted your decision to not marry me.'

'Logan.'

'Tell me and I'll leave you alone Ace.'

'Logan you have got to stop this.'

'Tell me.'

'I still have feelings for you.'

'Oh Ror. . .'

'Let me finish. I still have feelings for you; yes I've wondered what if we had gotten married. Of course I have. We were together for a long time. Three years is a long time to just forget about the feelings I once had. To just wipe it out, I can't do that. But, I love Andrew now. We're getting married. That's all there is to say.'

'Are you saying there is no chance for us?'

'Goodbye Logan.'