-1AUTHOR'S NOTE: I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THIS CAME FROM. LIKE NONE. THIS ISN'T REALY LIKE MOST OF MY OTHER STORIES EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT IT IS DEFINITELY AU OR AR OR WHATEVER. I HOPE YOU LIKE IT. IT'S A BIT LIKE THAT MOVIE THE FAMILY MAN WITH NIC CAGE AND TEA LEONI. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT YOU SHOULD YOUTUBE THE TRAILER. IT'S A TOTALLY AWESOME FILM. I HOPE YOU LIKE THIS. IT MAY BE A BIT CONFUSING BUT HOPEFULLY NOT TOO MUCH.

DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN GILMORE GIRLS BUT IF I HAD THINGS WOULD HAVE BEEN WAY, WAY DIFFERENT LIKE PARIS WOULD HAVE NEVER SCHTUPPED AN OLD MAN AND DITCHED JAMIE. HAHA.

RATING: PG

CHAPTER ONE: IF I COULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, I WOULD HAVE SAID YES

There were days when Lorelai Leigh Gilmore, better known to her friends and family as Rory would wonder what her life would have been like had she accepted Logan Huntzberger's proposal. It would be the little things that'd make her mind drift there. She'd see a mother tying her child's shoe and she'd think to herself that she wouldn't have minded doing that. She'd see a couple picking out furniture and she'd think that it must be nice to have someone to decide things like that with. She'd see a family picking out movies and she'd think how great it must be the first time you get to show your child Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. It was always the little things.

It wasn't like she didn't lead a full life. In fact she was busier and more successful than most people her age. At 26 years old she was the youngest correspondent at the major news network she worked for. She lived in a posh loft. She only wore the best couture had to offer. To put it mildly the average person would have killed to trade places with her. Rory Gilmore from all outward appearances had it all, but she knew the truth. She was lonely.

All of her nearest and dearest friends were getting married and settling down. It seemed as though every time she checked her mail box there would be a wedding invitation or a save the date card waiting for her. It hurt. She dated, but nothing ever stuck. The guys were too predictable or too unpredictable. They were either vain or looked as though they hadn't showered lately. It was all very frustrating. Then again it was hard to find someone new when you were still in love with your ex-boyfriend even though you were the dumbass who turned down his proposal.

In the weeks that followed what she'd come to refer to as the biggest blooper of her life she'd considered calling him a million times. She did want to be Mrs. Logan Huntzberger, she just didn't want to be the future Mrs. Logan Huntzberger when she was about to set off on the campaign trail. Of course she hadn't had the nerve. And then next thing you know a year had passed on the trail and she once again considered calling him, but by then she knew it would have been a selfish move on her part. She allowed him to move on. She got a job at a major news network and moved her way up in the ranks so quickly that she was sure some of her colleagues whispered about her behind her back. But still the loneliness was there. She wanted to move on, but how?

She sighed when she heard her cell phone start to ring. She fished in her overly large, but incredibly expensive handbag she'd been given as a gift from somebody who she regrettably couldn't remember. She smiled when she saw who was calling. "Hey."

- - -

Rory walked into the small bistro that served what could only be described as heavenly coffee and smiled when she saw Stephanie was not only on time, but had already ordered her a coffee. She grinned when she reached the beautiful blonde and gave her a short hug before sitting down in the booth across from her. "It's so good to see you. I'm so glad you called" It had been months since the last time they'd gotten together.

"I know it's been too long. Your growing your hair out again." Stephanie noted. "I'm glad."

"I knew you would be." Stephanie had been begging Rory to grow her hair out since the moment she found out that she cut it. "So how've you been Steph?"

"I've been great. Business has been good despite this economy. We're opening up a store in Palm Beach." Upon completion of college Stephanie did what she always wanted to do. She went into fashion. Lucky for her she had the Vanderbilt name to fall back on as well as many connections. It was almost a fool proof recipe for success.

"And that's how many stores now?" Stephanie's success never ceased to amaze Rory. It was one thing to own a single successful store. It was another thing to turn yourself into a brand name.

"8 including the one that's opening in Dallas next month."

"And yet you still made time to do lunch with little old me? I'm touched."

Stephanie rolled her eyes. "Look whose talking. You were literally just in Africa last week. Impressive segment by the way, very powerful." She made a point to TiVo all of Rory's segments. Her TiVo probably would have thought she were brilliant if she didn't also record the Rachel Zoe project, Flipping Out, and Private Practice.

Rory waved her hand dismissively. In the beginning the travel had impressed her. Now it was just another part of the job. The first few times she went to Africa she could remember being overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of where she was. Now it was almost as routine for her as being in Stars Hollow had been. "And how are they?" she asked in reference to her two favorite opposites. While her and Stephanie kept in touch even after Rory turned Logan down the others had remained fiercely loyal to Logan and had ceased talking to her. Finn did occasionally secretly send her funny postcards from his travels and Colin would send her stock tips but that was the extinct of it.

"Finn is dating someone, who isn't a redhead or even a model. In fact she's book publisher named Victoria who pushes all of his buttons. He quietly asked me the other day if I thought you'd like her."

"And?"

"You would. She's good for him. He's even taken to waiting until noon before drinking." Stephanie could remember being shocked the first time he showed up for brunch not only on time but also completely sober. It didn't take long for that to change, but still baby steps.

Rory took a sip of her coffee and let that sink in. She hadn't realized just how attached she had become to Stephanie, Colin, and Finn when she was dating Logan. She hadn't understood just how much their friendship meant to her. Until of course she realized that it no longer was fair of her to call them because she'd basically stepped on their best friends heart. She could still remember being shocked when Stephanie called and told her that she had read one of her stories from the Obama campaign. Her surprise had turned to relief when she realized she still had one of them to rely on. "And Colin?"

"He was briefly considering buying a bigger couch for his office because the one he has right now isn't very comfortable when he spends the night at work. I talked him out of it. And he's asked me to marry him."

"What?" Rory hadn't even known that Colin and Stephanie were dating again. Last time they did this Stephanie had been having a fling with a French model named Henri. "How did this happen?"

"I'm honestly not sure." Stephanie admitted quietly.

"I thought you two weren't dating."

"We aren't. We haven't been. To be honest I was just as shocked as you are right now." Stephanie's eyes had almost bulged out of her head when he pulled the box out of his breast pocket. "He called me last week and told me that he was in town and wanted to get together. I agreed because to be honest I missed him. I was deciding whether or not I wanted tiramisu and suddenly he pulled out a ring box and proposed."

"And you said?"

"Well and I'm not proud of this, but first I laughed because I thought he was kidding. I mean we weren't even dating. Who proposes to someone they aren't even dating?" Stephanie still couldn't wrap her head around that one. "And then I told him that I had to think about it. I figured I'd come see you so you could help me think."

"Me?" Rory asked in surprise.

Stephanie rolled her eyes. "Whether you realize this or not you're probably my dearest friend Rory. My career doesn't leave me much time to be a good friend, but when I do have time I usually squeeze you in. Plus well-"

Rory knew what Stephanie was alluding to but not saying. "I turned down a proposal myself."

"Exactly. I'm sorry. I just well-" Stephanie paused not sure what she was trying to say. "How did you decide?"

"It was different for me Steph. I was 22 and had just graduated college. I wasn't ready to be married. I guess what it has made me realize though is are you willing to lose Colin? If you tell him no you'll lose him. Think about that."

Stephanie reached out and squeezed Rory's hand. She could still remember how crushed Logan sounded when he told her the bad news. At the time she had been dismayed. She hadn't been able to understand how Rory could have been so dumb. Even after they rekindled their friendship she wondered how in the world she could have said no. But now sitting here in this small bistro did she really understand Rory's predicament. She wanted to keep him, but she also wanted to be her own person for a little longer. She wasn't ready to be Mrs. Anything. She was struggling just to be Rory. "He misses you. He'd kill me if he knew I told you that, but he does."

Rory wasn't sure if she wanted to laugh or cry. She let out a bitter laugh that she felt like covered both emotions. "If I could do it all again I would say yes."

"I know." Stephanie whispered. She groaned when she heard her phone start to ring. "That's my accountant. I've got to go. I'm probably late."

Rory nodded and hugged her old friend. "It was good seeing you."

"Thank you for the advice Rory. I'm sorry that I brought all of that old stuff up."

"It's no big deal." Rory lied.

"Liar, liar pants on fire." Stephanie countered. "Call him. You might be surprised."

- - -

Rory couldn't sleep. All she could think about was what Stephanie had said. He misses you. Could it be possible that he still carried a torch for her? It had been the first time she ever admitted that she would have said yes if she could do it again. Normally she pretended that her decision was what was best for her, but honestly it wasn't. She just didn't like for people to know she regretted it. It definitely wasn't worth all the pain and suffering it had caused everyone. If only she could do it again. If only she had said yes. She closed her eyes and finally she drifted off to sleep.

- - -

Rory Gilmore woke up the next morning in an unfamiliar bed. It was a California king with a sea foam green colored comforter. She rolled over to look at the alarm clock and almost fell out of bed when she found a familiar man with messy blonde hair lying next to her. She lifted the bedspread up to see if there was the familiar scar from his miscue in Costa Rica and gasped softly when she saw it. She pinched herself thinking this had to be some sort of dream. She sat up quietly so as not to disturb him. She looked around the room and found that it was filled with pictures of the two of them together. Her eyes fell onto the nightstand and that's when she saw what had to have been a wedding photo. She looked down at her left hand and saw the engagement ring he'd painstakingly picked out for her as well as tasteful wedding band. Rory Gilmore was in an alternate universe where she was obviously Rory Huntzberger. Things were about to get very interesting.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: AH! HAHA. THAT WAS CRAZY. I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHERE THAT CAME FROM. LIKE NONE. I HOPE YOU LIKED IT OKAY. I'M NOT SURE HOW QUICKLY I'LL UPDATE THIS TO BE HONEST. I'M NOT EVEN SURE WHERE IT IS GOING TO GO. IF YA'LL HAVE ANY IDEAS I'D LOVE FOR YOU TO SHARE THEM WITH ME. SHE'S GETTING A CHANCE TO LIVE THE LIFE SHE THINKS SHE WANTS. THE QUESTION IS IT WHAT SHE REALLY WANTS? THAT KIND OF THING. LIKE I SAID I HOPE YOU GUYS LIKED IT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. - KRISTINE.