Author: Lady Eliza

Characters: All Characters

Rating: T

Summary: Logan cannot commit to Rory and when she tells him she wants out of the no-strings- attached relationship he lets her go. Logan still misses Rory, but there is another person waiting in the wings to sweep her off her feet. ROGAN. My fic takes place up to 5.19 scene where Rory and Logan have their confrontation; then it evolves into a different part. So I guess you can call it AU.

Disclaimer: I do not own Gilmore Girls or any of its characters.

AN: This part takes place right after Graham sees Rory off at the airport. Graham watched Rory's plane take off then decides to do something crazy and follows her to Paris. He figures he's got nothing to lose putting his heart on the line. Thanks to my reviewers for their wonderful feedback. Sorry this chapter is so late since my internet wasn't working yesterday I decided to wait to post until later today so I could fix some stuff up. Hope this chapter doesn't suck too much. My next fic is probably a one-shot after that the sequel to 'Socialites'. Please continue to review.

Chapter 16: Alternative Ending

Graham was nervous as hell since he was following a girl that could break his heart across the Atlantic. He didn't know if she reciprocated his feelings, but he'll always wonder 'what if' in the future if he didn't do anything now. He knew Rory had feelings for Huntzberger, but he knew she had to have felt something for him. She kissed him like there was no tomorrow and a girl couldn't kiss a guy like that then say she didn't have an iota of emotion towards him.

He was nervous as hell sitting in his family's private airplane. He had no idea what he would tell her when he caught up with her at her great-aunt's, but he figured he could start out by kissing her. Graham looked out the window and thought about all he liked about her.

He had always wondered about what could've happened if he hadn't been an ass to her the first time they had been on a date. He wanted to kick himself now for the way he'd treated her. Would the two of them have been a couple now? Would Rory have met Huntzberger? Would they be planning a real wedding?

All those unanswered questions. Graham always did things the hard way. It wasn't his fault since one way or another things always ended wrongly. He hoped he and Rory would be a couple when he told her of his feelings, but he knew it was long shot. Though if she rejected him at least he knew he'd tried.

That's all Graham could hope for with a girl such a Rory Gilmore, a chance. He was anxious to get to France and see what the outcome was going to be.

His mother had been closed up in her room after she'd come home from the dress fitting at the Huntzberger mansion. He found out, from Rory, about what had taken place. Graham had to wonder if the whole thing hadn't been a set up between Logan and his mother. It would be just like Huntzberger to reel Rory in an underhanded manner.

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Rory couldn't believe that Graham had let her go without asking her why she hadn't just run to Logan. She had outright lied to him by saying she didn't know if Logan was telling her the truth, but that had been the biggest piece of crap she had told anyone. Rory didn't know if she could trust Logan should they enter into an adult relationship together. She knew he could sprout all the words he wanted to about wanting to spend the rest of his life with her, but could he stay faithful to her?

Over the past few weeks that she and Graham were pretending to be a couple she started feeling as if they were an actual couple. Graham Sullivan was the kind of guy she could see herself getting married to. He was dependable, considerate, and her type. He was everything that she wanted Logan to be.

Rory knew she shouldn't have let the charade go as far as kissing and cuddling, but she had. Graham had been there for her when she had gone through the rough times trying to win Logan back and he had figured she was still pining for Logan and volunteered to help. What she had not planned to do during their charade was like the guy.

Graham was a likeable person, but she and he and gotten to know one another in an intimate manner since they had been play-acting as lovers. Rory had liked the side she had seen in Graham and he was a true gentleman at heart. He hadn't made any moves on her, other than that kiss to show off to Logan, and he had always had her best interest at heart even if he hated Logan.

The real reason she was heading to Paris was that she didn't know what to do about her most recent discovery that she had feelings for Graham. She couldn't very well be in a relationship with Logan and pine for Graham; it wouldn't be fair to Logan or her. She also had doubts about Logan's true feelings for her. So she had decided to do what she did best when things got tough, run away.

Rory knew she had feelings for Graham and was a little ticked off he didn't seem upset to be losing her. But on the other hand, he thought she wanted to be with Logan. Rory was so confused. She hoped some advice from Aunt Hopey would do the trick.

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Rory was now sitting in her Aunt Hopey's parlour sipping on some lemonade brought to her by Hannigan, Hopey's trusty butler. She knew her aunt wouldn't have blinked an eye when she arrived on her doorstep and Rory had been right. Hopey was the opposite of her big sister Emily and it was a wonder the two of them were related.

Hopey appeared in front of Rory and sat down on the love seat adjacent to her. Rory thought she should ask her aunt for advice before she lost her nerve. "Hopey, I'm sorry for the unexpected visit, but I really need your advice on a certain matter that is going on in my life," said Rory.

"Rory, you know I love having you visit me, unexpected or otherwise. Now, tell me what this 'matter' of yours is," said Hopey.

"You see…" began Rory. It took her a good hour to tell her aunt about the 'casual' relationship with Logan and her charade of a relationship with Graham. By the end of the explanation Hopey looked beyond confused at the turn of events in her nieces life.

"Darling, I thought you were dating the ex-divorcée. That blue collar, class less, buffoon, as Emily likes to call him. What happened to him?" asked Hopey.

"You mean Dean? He and I broke up a while ago. I was fed up with relationships at that point and that was how I became involved with Logan. I don't know what to do Aunt Hopey," said Rory.

"You sure have found your way into a pickle haven't you?" asked Hopey.

"Yes, I have," said Rory.

"How do you feel about this Logan?"

"I like him, but I also have feelings for Graham."

"Whom can you see yourself with? Which one of them can you see yourself with in five years? Ten years?"

"I don't know."

"No darling, you are making things tough on yourself. Think clearly and think hard. How do the boys treat you? Do they respect you? These are the questions you should be asking yourself. Do not say you are confused. Deep down you know the answer."

"Logan treated me well when we were dating casually, but he was also seeing a lot of other women. He told me, repetitively he couldn't do commitment, but just a few days ago he told me he wanted to marry me."

"This boys seems to be inconsistent with his approach. Do you think he is a man you can see yourself with? Can you trust him?"

"He didn't fight for me when I wanted so desperately for him to. He just recently started noticing me again since I started 'dating' Graham. I don't know if I could trust him. He has hurt me before and he could very well do so again."

"What about this Graham?" asked Hopey.

Rory smiled, "Graham is wonderful. He treats me with respect, he cherishes me and he protects me. He was the one that came up with the plan to get Logan to commit in the first place."

"I don't get it. If the two of you started out dating, why would this young man suddenly want to help you get another man's attention?"

"He found out that I was pining for Logan and told me he wanted to help me out. He is a great guy and I would've been a moron not to develop feelings for him. Even though the two of us were pretending to be a couple he was always so sweet and kind."

"I think you just answered your own question about who you want to be with," said Hopey.

"What do you mean?" asked Rory oblivious as ever.

"I mean you aren't too sure about how a relationship with Logan will pan out, but you just keep gushing about Graham. He's a gentleman, sweet, and will commit to you. I don't see how you can be confused now."

Rory had a perplexed look on her face. Hopey took control of the situation.

"Now here's what you're going to do…"

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Graham was tired, mad, and just a little pissed off at one Rory Gilmore. He had gone all the way to her aunt's place in Paris only to be told by the very tall butler that Miss Gilmore had come to visit her great-aunt, and then promptly left on the next available flight for the states. He had wanted to punch something.

He had flown for several straight hours just to say his piece to her and she didn't even have the decency stay in Paris long enough for him to catch up with her. He thought she had made up her mind and was now making up with Huntzberger.

Graham wanted to get piss drunk and not think about her expressive blue eyes or her tantalizing mouth. He would get over her, eventually. He hoped to god he could stomach seeing her with Huntzberger. That SOB better treat her right or else Graham was going to make him sorry.

So Graham was, at the moment, pulling up into his parent's home at the Cape, which had been his original destination. He decided he would bum around and do nothing for the weekend then make his way to Yale on Monday. Hopefully, he wouldn't see Rory and her new boy toy for a while yet.

He was just opening the door when he heard a noise coming in from the kitchen and he grabbed the nearest object to him, which just happened to be an umbrella and brought it with him. He lifted his weapon and was about to strike the intruder when he saw whom it was.

"Rory?"

"Where the hell have you been? I've called all of your friends, even your mother. I got here a few hours ago thinking you would be sitting around in your boxers and watching porn," said Rory.

"Rory, not all guys do that. Why weren't you in Paris? Why did you leave so fast? Why are you here?" asked Graham.

"What do you mean 'why wasn't I in Paris' I was there. Why weren't you here, like you should've been?" asked Rory.

"I chased you all the way to Paris only to be told by your aunt's distinguished butler that you had left. Do you know I thought you were with Logan. What happened to you going to think things over?"

While Graham stared her down Rory just got fed up. She took the few steps that put her right in front of Graham. She grabbed his head and gave him an open mouthed kiss. Rory felt him respond to her immediately and she felt herself being pulled into his body.

Graham had lost track of what he was asking Rory the minute her lips had landed on his. He couldn't believe she had been the one to initiate the kiss and not the other way around. He stepped back from her when air became a necessity and looked at her with a question in his eyes.

"I'm glad you chased me to France. I was a little disappointed that you didn't fight for me, but now I see that you did. I stopped thinking about Logan when I started developing feelings for you Graham. And I did think things over. My aunt helped me see that I had already made up my mind to be with you and I was just too blind to see it. So, if you'll have me I want to be with you. So, what do you say?" said Rory.

"I've been waiting months for you to say that to me. I've always liked you Rory and I have made that abundantly clear from the beginning. I helped you with the plan because I knew you were pining for Huntzberger. I just can't believe you return the feelings I have towards you. And of course I'll have you. I'm so happy you came after me, though unintentionally since you assumed I'd be here," said Graham.

"Would you just shut up and kiss me," said Rory.

Graham laughed and obliged her. He was so happy he could burst and he wanted to scream to the world that Rory Gilmore had chosen him. It wasn't everyday that a girl fought for him. He had once told her that Logan Huntzberger was a lucky bastard since he had her fighting for him. Now, Graham felt that he was the lucky bastard.

Rory was so deliriously happy now that she had the man she had been so close to, yet so far away from in her arms. She had never thought she'd fall for Graham but weirder things have happened. She knew they had a promising future ahead of them and so she continued to kiss him like there was no tomorrow. The two of them, Graham and Rory, were in their own world that they didn't see Logan's face when he saw the two of them through the window.

Logan had come looking for Sullivan to find out where Rory had gone off. Now he had his answer. In the back of his mind Logan knew Rory wouldn't wait around for him, but he thought he'd had a chance with her. But that had gone down the drain when he witnessed the way Rory looked at Sullivan or the way she kissed him.

Logan couldn't look at the awe struck look on Sullivan's face or the look of complete adoration on Rory's face any more. He had loved and lost, there was no way around it. Logan could only walk back to him car and drive back to Yale, by himself. The couple inside were too busy to hear Logan's car drive away since they were in a world of their own. It seemed sometimes the nice guys finish first.

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