This story picks up right at the end of Season 7, immediately after the cameras quit. Rory and Lorelai are sitting in the diner talking, and Rory is trying to find the guts to tell Lorelai the news.

What happens when Rory meets someone from her past that she thought she would never meet again? This is a cross between alternate universe and the real series.

Logan Huntzberger had his chance with Rory. He'd had her right in his arms asking him to take a chance on her and he let her go. Now that he's finally figured out what she means to him and could mean to his future she's in love with someone else, and this someone else isn't some random guy he can step in and just take her from. This other guy is is best friend, Finn.

From when Logan, Colin and Finn played that stunt in Mr. Bells class and Rory getting back at Logan by having Richard talk to him while Finn and Colin watch. What if Mitchum catches wind and takes it seriously? Rory meeting the family sooner than planned and all things either coming to a crashing halt or it escalates quickly. How would Shira act towards Rory earlier? Would things be better, or worse? Also, what if Rory wasn't showing a high school student from Chilton around campus when the stunt was pulled.

A story challenge by DecemberJeffries Thanks for the challenge! 6 years after Rory's graduation, Finn puts his plan to get Logan and Rory back together in action after 5 years of planning it. Relationships are mending, breaking, ending and beginning.