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The girls walked towards the pier where Nicole's boat had docked. Belly, Nicole, and Taylor were already in the water, Rory was taking her shorts off as Gigi stood with her. "Hey, watch out for jellyfish. I do not want to have to pee on any of you guys." Gigi says.
"The other two girls missed out." Taylor says. "I know. I figured Dara wouldn't, but Marissa?" Nicole says as Rory simply dips her feet in the water. "Yeah, that's what I thought." Rory says a Belly's phone vibrates, a text from Conrad.
'My mom did ask me to ask you to the ball, but that's not why I did it. I did it because I wanted to.' Rory shakes her head. He didn't even ask her to the debutante, but he asked Belly? How rich. "Niki!" Rory exclaims as she stands. "Yeah?" Nicole questioned.
"I need your advice." Rory says as she goes onto her phone, Nicole climbing out of the water. Belly and Taylor too absorbed to realize that their clothes were gone, and so was the boat. "Conrad's taking her to the fucking ball." Rory says as they sail the ocean.
"No way." Nicole says causing Rory to nod. "'My mom did ask me to ask you to the ball, but that's not why I did it. I did it because I wanted to.' Like that type of bullshit is that?" Rory scoffs out.
"How about, we stop by Shayla's, and you find yourself a new date." Marissa says, Rory grinning. "I may already have one in mind." She says causing the girls to whoop excitedly.
June 10th. The big day for Rory. Gigi, Shayla, and Nicole all had a sleepover at Nicole's, just so Rory wouldn't be alone.
"Happy Birthday Rory!" Nicole exclaims as she shakes her best friend. Rory whines but wakes up. "Good morning." Rory says as she finally sits up, checking her phone when it pinged.
Jere
Mom said she has something for u, come on by when you can
Rory sighs as she locks her phone and walks downstairs. "Let's make plans, we can go out for breakfast first-" "Um, Susannah actually has something she wants to give me...can you guys come with?" Rory questions with a small smile.
Nicole walked up to where Roy was and held her shoulder. "Of course." She says as they walk out of the house, Gigi smiling. "Then we can get breakfast." She says causing everyone in that small group to laugh happily.
Conrad sat in his room, looking at a photo of him and Rory longingly. Suddenly there was a knock at the door, and he head his mother exclaim happily. 'Rory?' Conrad questions himself as he stands up.
The boy goes downstairs just as the backdoor shuts. Conrad looks out the window and watches as his mother hands a black velvet box to the girl.
"Oh Anna." Rory says on the verge of tears. "Open it." Susannah urges causing Rory to open the bag, seeing a string of pearls, they were so incredibly elegant.
"They were your mothers and I's. When we were in high school we would take turns wearing these to dances. I may not have a biological daughter. But I have you." Susannah says causing Rory to break down in tears and hug the woman close.
"I love you so much." Rory says through tears, Susannah tearing up as well. "I love you Aurora." Susannah says as she notices her eldest son peering through through the window, Susannah sending him a look.
Conrad walked out of the hose, Rory instantly meeting his eyes. "Rory." Conrad says as she looks at him. "Conrad." She says. "Connie can you give her a ride back to her house?" Susannah questions, trying to resolve the tension that they've created.
"Sure." Conrad says as he pats his pocket where his keys were. The girl hugs the woman, a wide grin on her face as she eventually follows Conrad to his car, climbing into his passenger seat. The drive has always been short, but this time it seemed as if time droned on.
"Thanks." Rory says as she gets out of the car. "Wait-" Conrad pauses as he looks at the girl he loves. "What." Rory says with a sigh, but her eyes widen when she sees a small black box being given to her...it was her birthday gift.
"Oh." Rory says softly as she grabs the box as if it were made of glass. "I still want you to have it, even if we're not together the meaning still stands." Conrad says as he looks at the girl. "Thank you Conrad." She says softly as she shuts the door, heading inside of her house.
a/n: Short chapter! But the next one is going to be rlly long for be prepared!
