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Chapter 12

Rory glanced across from her bed and saw that her mom and Olivia were still asleep. She quietly got up, grabbed a book and left the cabin quietly. She smiled as she saw the sun just coming out so she sat on the porch with her book. She suddenly felt someone sit down beside her. She smiled as she saw who it was. "You're up early." She said.

"So are you." Jess said.

"Thought I'd enjoy the sunrise." Rory smiled.

"Luke's snoring woke me up." Jess smirked.

"Ah!" She said. "It's really nice here, isn't it?"

"Yeah it is." Jess said. "Luke used to take me to his dad's cabin."

"He did?"

"Yeah. It was just like this." Jess smiled.

"That's nice." Rory smiled at him. She let out a breath and leant her head on his shoulder. "I'm glad we got to come here." She said. "Together."

Jess smiled. "Me too." He said softly.

Rory smiled at him. "Hey Jess?"

"Yeah?"

"This thing we're doing. You...me. I kind of like it." She smiled softly.

"Me too." He smiled, kissing the top of her head. He saw Rory look up at him and smile. He smiled back and slowly leant in and kissed her.

"Ok so under no circumstances do you take off your life jackets." Luke said as they all prepared to get into canoes to go canoeing for a bit.

"The water's so calm, Uncle Luke. I think we'll be fine." Jess said.

"I mean it, Jess. You don't know what could happen. Promise me, you'll keep them on." He said sternly.

"Geez, ok we'll keep them on." Jess said.

"Good." Luke said.

They then all proceeded to get into their canoes, Luke and Lorelai in one, Steve and Amy in another, Jess and Rory in the third and Olivia and Ben in the fourth.

"Have you ever canoed before?" Ben asked Olivia as he helped her into the canoe.

"Nope. First time." Olivia said.

"I'll take care of you." He said.

"Oh you're an expert then?" She teased.

"Pretty much." He grinned.

"Ok, let's all stick together. There's a nice little cafe down that way. We can stop there and grab something to eat." Steve told them. "Ok let's go!"

"This is actually fun!" Olivia grinned after a while.

"You sound surprised." Ben laughed.

"Yeah well let's just say, this kind of exercise isn't really something us Gilmore girls would normally do." Olivia laughed.

"And yet you're a natural." Ben said.

"You think?" Olivia grinned.

"Oh yeah. Hey, could you grab me the bottle of water behind you?" He asked.

"Sure." She said. She got up, turned round but lost balance as the canoe rocked suddenly and she found herself falling into the water. "Arghh!" She exclaimed. She looked up at Ben to find him laughing. "You totally planned that!" She exclaimed.

"I guess you're not totally a natural then. First rule of canoeing, never stand up suddenly in it!" Ben grinned.

"I can't believe I fell for that one!" Olivia said. "You're meant to be rooting for me, not tricking me!" She said but smirked slightly.

"Ok, I'm sorry." Ben said standing up in it.

"What are you doing?" Olivia said.

Ben stood to one side of the canoe and it tipped him into the water. "Now we're even." He grinned.

Olivia laughed. "And now we're soaked!" She said.

"Hey, at least we have these life jackets. Luke had a point after all." He grinned.

"Alright you two, quit messing around and get over here." Steve shook his head from the shore where everyone else had managed to get to.

Ben smirked. "Sorry." He called. "Here, let me help you." He said, helping Olivia back up onto the canoe.

"Thanks." Olivia said. She then held out her hand and helped him back up. They then managed to make it to the shore.

"You're lucky the water was calm." Steve told them. "You should know better." He told Ben but smirked slightly.

"Sorry." Ben said sheepishly.

"Come on, let's go eat." Steve said.

"I'm glad they're getting along." Lorelai smiled as she sat by the fire outside the cabin that evening with Luke and Steve.

"Yeah I'm glad Ben and Amy have made some good friends. They always found it hard in New York." Steve said. He sighed. "I was just too blind to see they were miserable there."

"That wasn't your fault." Luke assured him. "You were going through a lot."

"Yeah but I should have noticed they weren't happy. I moved to New York because I wanted to get away from Stars Hollow. But I never thought about what Ben and Amy would think about that." He sighed. "I let them down..."

"Hey, you could never let those kids down." Luke said firmly. "Look at them." He said.

Steve glanced over to where the teenagers were chatting and laughing. "I just wish I could have noticed earlier..."

"They don't blame you. They love you." Luke said. He sighed and glanced at him. "Are you really going to move back here then?" He asked.

Steve sighed. "I know it will be hard but...I think it's time. Ben and Amy are my priority. I want them to be happy. And hey, here I will have my best friend in walking distance, won't I?" He said giving him a small smile.

Luke smiled. "Yeah. You will." He said softly.

Meanwhile, the teenagers were sat closer to the water, eating marshmallows they had roasted over the fire.

"I never knew you two were together!" Amy told Rory and Jess.

"It's pretty new." Rory said.

"Yeah, early days." Jess nodded, glancing over at Olivia but she just smiled at him.

"Well I think it's great!" Amy smiled. "You two are such a good fit."

"Thanks." Rory said ducking her head slightly. "Hey, where are you going?" She asked Olivia.

"Oh, I just thought I'd go for a little walk up the water. I won't be long." Olivia smiled.

"I'll come with you." Ben said getting up and walking off with her. "Everything ok?" He asked glancing at her.

"Yeah, why wouldn't it be?" Olivia said.

"Because you got up pretty quickly when Amy started talking about Rory and Jess dating. Do you not approve of them or something? Do you not get on with Jess?" He asked.

"No! On the contrary." Olivia said quickly. "Jess is great. Really great. I'm happy they're happy." She told him.

"That was convincing." Ben said.

She sighed. "It's...embarrassing..." She said.

"Ok. Well, I still sleep with a cuddly toy." He said.

"What?" She said glancing at him.

"See, nothing can be more embarrassing than that!" He smirked.

Olivia smiled slightly. She sighed. "I sort of...developed feelings for Jess..." She admitted.

"Oh." Ben said surprised. "But..."

"He likes Rory. Yeah." She nodded. "It's ok. I'm ok. I'm dealing better with it. They make each other happy and that's all I want them to be. They're my best friends."

"That's very sweet of you." He said.

"Well I'm a very sweet person." Olivia quipped, her eyes twinkling.

Ben laughed. "I'm seeing that. But seriously, putting their happiness above yours. That's...big." He said. "That's really cool."

Olivia shrugged. "I just want them to be happy."

"And what about you? Are you happy?" Ben asked, glancing at her.

Olivia glanced at him. "Now?" She said. "Yeah. I'm pretty happy." She smiled at him.

"Good." Ben smiled. "You know what will make you even happier?"

"What's that?"

"We're going to be moving back to Stars Hollow. Definitely." Ben said.

"Really?" She said.

"Yep. Dad talked to us our first night here. He doesn't want us to hate our lives anymore. Not that we really hated them. It's just..." He said.

"Stars Hollow feels more like home?" She guessed.

"Yeah." He said. "I know it will be completely different and weird without...well, without mom...but it's still home."

"I get that." She said softly. "Plus, you'll have your music nerdy friend around now." She grinned.

"That is part of the appeal." He laughed.

Olivia grinned. "Come on, we should head back to the others."

"Thanks for this. We needed it." Steve smiled at Luke as they all gathered by Steve's car back in Stars Hollow.

"We'll see you soon. Let me know when you're moving and I'll come and help you pack." Luke said.

"Thanks." Steve said. "I need to sort out what to do with the house in New York and then look for a new place around here."

"You're not going back to your old place?" He asked.

"No. I think that would be one step too far. It would be too weird." Steve said.

"Yeah. I get that." Luke said. "Keep in touch yeah? I'll see you soon." He smiled giving his friend a hug.

"You too." Steve smiled.

"I know it probably won't be too long until we see each other but I'll miss you." Amy said hugging Rory and Olivia and then Jess.

"Yeah we'll miss you too!" Rory said.

"Absolutely!" Olivia nodded. "But hopefully it won't take too long for you to move back."

"Hopefully." Amy smiled. "I can't wait!"

Olivia glanced at Ben. "So...I guess this is goodbye for now..." She said.

"Yep." He nodded. "But not for long hopefully."

"Hopefully." She smiled. She glanced at him and could sense the others watching them. "So..uh..goodbye?" She said.

Ben smiled and pulled her in for a hug. "Bye." He said. "You need to promise you'll keep in touch. I need my music nerd friend to keep me sane. We'll phone each other yeah?"

Olivia smiled. "Absolutely." She said.

"Right, let's hit the road." Steve smiled. "See you kids soon."

"Bye." Olivia smiled. She watched them get into the car and watched it drive off before letting out a breath. She felt Rory come and stand beside her. "Don't say anything." She said quietly.

"You and Ben..." Rory said hesitantly.

"We're friends." Olivia said.

"I was going to say...I'm glad you guys hit it off so well." Rory said. "As friends." She added. "You seem to have a lot in common."

Olivia smiled gratefully at her. "Thank you." She said softly. She watched Rory smile at her before heading into the diner. She looked in the direction that Steve's had gone. "We do." She said quietly, biting her lip slightly. She sighed and then slowly turned round and followed her sister into the diner.

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