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.
When Rory gets back from the campaign trail, there are a few things she has to make right.
Takes place just after the end of the original series, and pretends that the reunion show did not happen.