Gilmore Girls Weight Gain Story

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Okay I decided to stop being lazy and repost this story. Lots of chapters to it so it'll take me a few minutes to get it all up

Height: 5'7''

Weight: 122 lbs

Chapter 1

Rory Gilmore had never been what one would call a health nut. Oh yes she was quite slim and good looking but it was all thanks to her metabolism. She could eat all that she wanted and never had to work out. It had always been that way for her and her mother. They would have movie nights where they would get one of every kind of candy and then some they'd eat it all and neither would put on an ounce of weight.

The fact that Lorelai Gilmore, Rory's mother, never put on any weight either ended up giving her a false sense of security. It didn't help that she never spent any of her time learning proper nutrition either. Yes she was one of the smartest women in her class and could do anything she set her mind too yet she never considered the affects of her diet on her body.

Lorelai never had to worry about her weight in life but she was not as slim as she used to be. When one is pregnant at 16 and then goes out on her own at 17 one does not have the money to go and waste on junk food. Another factor was that while she didn't work out she was a busy woman and was constantly moving during the day. Running an inn and being hands on in the business burned more calories than even she realized.

Rory was not like that though. She was an intellectual and while she did some physical work, it was rare.

Rory was 18 now and heading off to college at Yale. In fact knowing how much she was going to end up eating they had ended up selecting a very nice meal plan for her, one that would ensure that she would never go hungry. That was probably the first mistake but Rory naively believed that she was impervious to the so-called Freshmen 15.

At first she was correct she was out and walking around, meeting new people, really it was heaven for her. But then reality began to set in for her. Classes weren't like they were in high school, sure things hadn't been handed to her on the silver platter there but at Yale there were things that she did have to learn and she found she had to work twice as hard to make the A's that she expected to make.

Not only did she start working twice as much but she also started eating twice as much to cope. She felt like she had to do this on her own and didn't want to give any indication to anyone that she was having trouble. Eating twice as much would have been fine; if she was eating healthy salads. But she hadn't touched a salad in her life. She'd go to the cafeteria and binge on greasy, fatty, and sweets foods. The kinds of foods that only gave her body empty calories.

Once again her metabolism would have been able to adjust she just needed to make time to work out. But she couldn't be bothered with that. Her days consisted of homework, going to class, and eating. All of her classes were close to her dorm so she didn't end up walking all that much.

Give her metabolism credit though. It was able to burn almost all of the excess calories, for about a month. Then her famous Gilmore metabolism began to falter. She had only gained about 5 or so pounds but that is where the true story begins…

Rory sighed as she hit her alarm clock. All that she wanted to do today was sleep a little bit more but really she couldn't. She had a writing class to get to. Checking across the room she found that her roommate Paris was already gone and off somewhere. It was 8 AM and time for some breakfast. She licked her lips at the thought. Well that is a good reason to get out of bed; a quick breakfast and then she could be off to classes for the day. She ended up taking a quick shower and was soon looking at clothes to wear for the day.

She didn't have a boyfriend but that didn't mean that she didn't want to look cute. She eventually decided on a light blue polo and a pair of jeans. As she put the jeans on she had to pause for a moment. Something felt a bit different, they felt a bit tighter than before. A bit snug, not too much but they did feel tighter on her legs and butt.

She ended up shrugging it off, "Must be the cheap Yale dryers" she said comforting herself. "Or I might be bloated…" she mused as she collected her books for the day. Really why should she be concerned? It wasn't like this hadn't happened to her before although she couldn't recall her pants ever feeling THIS tight.

Still she went to the dining hall and looked around at the food. Really this was the best part of college other than the learning part; she was like a kid in a candy store when it came to this place. So much to choose from. Alright the food wasn't THAT great but it was still a hell of a lot better than she could cook.

She eventually decided on a bowl of Coco Puffs, toast with butter and jelly, eggs, and three pancakes with syrup and butter all over them. Oh and coffee, lots of coffee. It was a sight to see a girl that small putting away all of that food but she had fast and smile as a feeling of fullness overcame her.

She checked her cell and realized it was time to get to class. God college was stressful, especially this one class. She just couldn't seem to find her groove and the professor graded so hard. Just thinking about it made her stress. Unconsciously she grabbed a chocolate chip muffin for the road and started munching on it as she headed towards class.

It was a short and kind of lonely walk towards class. Sometimes she wished she had taken a few classes with Paris at least it would give her someone to talk to. She was meeting new people but she hadn't really found a group that she felt she could belong to yet. She polished off the muffin just as she got to class and sighed. God this was going to be a long day. But she told herself she needed to carry on, she needed to do better and she was going to do it. Nothing was going to hold her back. She just wished she would get a few more A's for the work that she put into it.

Oh well it just meant another day of homework all day with a few breaks for food. Pizza and breadsticks were sounding really good for dinner tonight, she thought as class started.

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Chapter 2

Rory sighed as she packed up her books. Her last class on Friday was over; it was a bittersweet event for her. She did miss not having to go to class and her free time would give her more time to go and work on some of her papers. She had been used to working hard before but to get the A's that she craved she needed to put in even more time than she has anticipated while entering college.

She made her way back to her room. Once there she looked and listened for everyone. She seemed to have the place to herself. Janet was probably out running somewhere. She never did understand that girl but some of them weren't blessed with the metabolism that she had after all. She could only guess that Tana was in class and lord only knows where Paris was.

She went over to the kitchen and opened the fridge. She grimaced as nothing in there looked appealing some of Janet's health food and Paris's special dietary items. She did some math in her head and realized that she did have a little bit of extra money a bit of a Chinese food wouldn't be the worst thing in the world and whatever she didn't finish she could have over the weekend.

Rory tugged at her bra strap as she took out her cell. Her bra just felt uncomfortable today and she didn't know why. Maybe she was still growing on top. The thought annoyed her a bit; she wanted to be known for her mind and not just her chest. Or it might have just shrunk in the wash a little bit. A few of her clothes seemed a bit smaller.

Unbeknownst to Rory was that she had put on a few more pounds over the week. The effect of the overall weight gain could be seen on her body now. But only slightly, unless a picture of Rory while in high school was next a picture of her now could one tell.

Her face had rounded ever so slightly; her chest had grown to the point where her bras were digging into her skin. Her waist had remained relatively untouched but it wasn't quite as toned as it had been. Her hips, thighs, and butt were where it was noticeable. Rory's genes were going against her and each day her jeans were tightening around her hips and ass.

Still if one would look at her she would be a very attractive girl. Some would label her as curvy. Rory was oblivious though as she rested a hand on her hip as she ordered her Chinese food.

"I'll have…an order of General's Chicken, an order of Orange Beef, two orders of Lo Mein noodles with pork, crab wantons, an order of egg rolls, and add in some Sweet and Sour Chicken with white rice" she said giving them all of her information.

"Geez Gilmore I hope you're ordering for everyone" Paris said looking at her like she was crazy.

Rory turned around, never having heard her come in. "Oh um…well I was ordering it for now and the rest of the weekend" she said without a hint of embarrassment. After all she and her mother had been doing this since she was old enough to walk. It wasn't like she knew anything else. Paris just rolled her eyes. "You can have some though" Rory offered.

Paris too had been oblivious to Rory's minor weight gain even now when looking at her she couldn't tell what the difference was in her roommate. Although something did seem a little different about her, Paris couldn't put her finger on it though and shrugged it off. It was Friday and she had better things to do with her life.

"I might take you up on that, so what are you doing tonight?" she asked making her way to her crafts corner. It had been a stressful week and she needed to make something out of Popsicle sticks.

"Well I'm going to stay in and work on a paper. It's almost there I just need to finish it" she said snacking on some chips she had found in the pantry.

Paris looked at her funny. "Geez when was the last time you went out somewhere? I mean it's like you're always here" she commented.

Rory did a double take and looked at her like she had grown two heads. "That's not true; I go out plenty of times. I mean I'm out for class and um…well I guess we're just both out at the same time" she said realizing there was some truth to Paris's statement.

Paris to her credit just kind of shrugged. "Whatever, I'm just saying that you seem to be working non-stop." she said as there was a knock on the door. Rory went out and paid the man for food, he seemed a bit amazed at the amount of food that these two girls were eating but it did mean a bigger tip.

Rory grabbed some plates and silverware and laid the food out on the table. She took big helpings of everything and started eating, not even thinking about the amount of food she was eating. The smell of the food eventually got to Paris and she went over to join Rory.

"This place is good but do you always have to order so much food?" she asked her. Rory just nodded her head. "This way we have it for a while and day old Chinese food is better" she said turning on the TV and getting a bit lost in it.

So lost, that she didn't even realize it when she took a second helping of food. "So why aren't you visiting your mom this weekend?" Paris asked trying to make conversation. She was trying to get better at that in college. She knew she wasn't the most social but she wanted to get better at that and Rory seemed like a safe person to start with.

Rory shrugged. "I went home last weekend and this weekend I'm really busy and my mom is too. But we'll see each other next weekend" she said with a hint of loneliness in her voice. She did like being alone but she just loved her mom so much and being away for long periods did bother her. She started nibbling on another egg roll at that thought.

Paris sighed as she finished eating and went to clean off her plate. "Well…at least you'll see her in a week. At least you'll have a lot to talk about" she said making her way back to her craft corner.

Paris didn't realize just how right she was as Rory grabbed another egg roll as she opened her computer to work on her homework for the night.

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Chapter 3

Rory couldn't be happier with her life right now. Midterms were still two weeks away, and she was going home for the weekend. She was snacking on a candy bar as she was packing her bags and laundry to bring home for the weekend. She had not only woken up late today but had also kind of run out of clothes during the week. She ended up having to go to class in a sweat shirt and sweats today. Not exactly cute and something she hated doing but she was leaving right after class and she only had two of them today.

Right now Paris and Janet were having another one of their famous yelling sessions with each other in the common room. Rory couldn't wait to get back home so she'd just be able to relax. Sure it would involve studying but it was still better than being here.

"I'm just saying, do you have to bring those mountains you call boyfriends into the COMMON area?" Paris screeched.

"You're just being jealous. I mean when was the last time you had a guy around period?" Janet asked smugly.

"Hey just because Jamie…" Paris started before going on a rant. At that point Rory stopped listening as she packed the rest of her stuff into her backpack. She grabbed her bags and started to leave her room when Paris stormed back in.

"I swear aerobic Barbie is insane she just doesn't understand that we ALL live here" Paris screamed throwing her pillow onto her bed.

"You just can't seem to reason with people like her" Rory commented not mentioning that Paris was similar to Janet than she'd ever let herself admit. "Anyway…I'm heading home for the weekend so you can stay in here and avoid her all weekend" she said hoping that would calm her down just a bit. She polished off the Snickers and threw the wrapper in the trash as she walked into the common room to see Janet stewing too. Normally she wouldn't have said anything but might as well let her know that she was leaving.

"Hey Janet, just wanted to let you know that I'm heading home for the weekend. Please try not to kill Paris" she said in a semi joking tone.

Janet looked up at her with a pissed off look on her face. "No promises" she said with menace in her voice as she looked over Rory. Something seemed off about her recently. Number one: sweats did nothing for her. In fact, why was she wearing sweats today anyway? Didn't she always have something cute to put on?

Then staring at her face she realized it. Her face was rounder. It was subtle, very subtle but it was rounder. The only reason she knew it was because she had spent all summer picturing people heavier to help motivate her to avoid any weight gain in college. Her body was a temple and she wanted to keep her tight runners body for as long as possible.

It all made sense though. Rory ate take out a lot and she hadn't been going out that much. Her heart went out to her. Sure she defended that bitch Paris but she was a nice enough girl and was probably worried that someone would notice her slight uptick in weight. That's why she was wearing sweats.

"Well anyway have a great weekend at home and you know what? You and I should go on a bit of a run when you get back. I've been looking for a running buddy" she said. She didn't want to come right out and say it but she was fairly certain that Rory would catch her drift.

Rory looked at her a bit oddly. She had never been one to go on runs and she really didn't want to start now. Where was this coming from? "Um…sure maybe we could. I'll think about it. Anyway I'll see you later" she said wondering why Janet suddenly wanted a running buddy she seemed perfectly fine alone.

As Rory walked away Janet looked at her profile and yep she was bigger. She was probably just too embarrassed to talk about it right now. Oh well she extended the olive branch it was Rory's job to take it. A bit of a run right now probably wouldn't hurt either. She was stressed and while she didn't eat as much as Rory would be lying if she said she wasn't a bit paranoid about accidently putting on weight.

The drive back to Stars Hollow was nice and peaceful, traffic was fairly light today. Janet's comments were thrown to the back of her mind and were replaced by anticipation. She couldn't wait to see her mom and actually have cute clothes to wear tomorrow! Although she had picked a good day for sweats, it had been windy and a little chilly. She sipped on a Pepsi as she drove, between the excitement and the caffeine in the Pepsi she was nearly bouncing in her seat as she arrived back home.

Rory smiled as she entered the house. "Lucy I'm home!" she shouted as she made her way to the washing machine.

"Oh there you are my amazing, smart, amazing daughter" Lorelai said coming down the stairs and giving her a hug, not even taking the time to look over her. "I've missed you so much, how are you and how is Yale?" she asked breaking the hug.

"Lots and lots of work but it's worth it" Rory sighed as she threw her clothes in the washing machine. "Bit more work than I thought but I'm hanging in there" Rory said vaguely not really wanting to admit to her mom that it was a lot more work than she had thought. But she knew she could and would adjust. She had at Chilton, it was just a bit of a learning curve.

"Well don't worry so much and relax a little. I feel like I've barely talked to you. Besides you're still the smartest person in that dump that they call Yale" Lorelai said quickly. "I'm just glad you were able to come home this weekend. I've missed you so much but with all the work I'm doing well…it doesn't matter. My beautiful daughter is here now and that's what matters" she said taking a step back and finally noticing what Rory was wearing.

She raised an eyebrow as she looked over her. "So what's with the get up? Someone going for gym rat look?" she asked jokingly. Rory could only roll her eyes at her mother.

"Last clean pair of clothes I had. The Yale dryers shrunk my stuff a bit" she said shrugging a bit preparing herself for a Lorelai rant.

"So for all that money you get dryers that shrink your stuff? I don't know what I'm more furious at. The fact that they shrink your stuff or the fact that you didn't come home last weekend" she said pouting a little bit.

"I know I know but I had work to do I missed you though. So what do you want to do tonight?" she asked.

"One step ahead of you missy, I have burgers and fries from Luke's already set out along with some desserts and I have rented us some bad movies. Seriously the Mystery Science Theater guys would be impressed" she said leading Rory to the living room.

Rory walked into the living room to find a burger and fries from Luke's with her name on it. Along with what seemed to be one of every kind of candy from the snack aisle. She grabbed a red vine and started chewing on it. "You know you're an amazing mom" she said feeling the sugar rush.

Lorelai smirked. "Of course I'm amazing. I gave birth to you after all and you seemed to work out pretty well" she said sitting down and eating a fry. She went and inserted the movie into the VCR and plopped down on the couch.

Rory followed suit but didn't seem to notice that the couch seemed a bit comfier than usual. The rest of the night was spent pigging out on snack food. Lorelai didn't notice it and neither did Rory but Rory was eating a bit more than she usually would on these nights. She was also eating faster. Lorelai would normally finish eating her burger first but tonight it was Rory who beat her. The sweat shirt and sweats also hid any little bit of weight gain. At least it was disguised enough that Lorelai wouldn't notice it. She was just too happy to have her daughter home.

Yes at this moment life was perfect and peaceful for the both of them.

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Chapter 4

Both Rory and Lorelai had fallen asleep on the couch last night. By the time they had both finished their movie and snack binge it had been well past midnight and both of them didn't want to leave the nice comfy couch.

Rory woke up to the fresh smell of coffee and found she was alone on the couch and it was almost noon. It didn't take a Yale student to figure out where Lorelai was. Rory got to her feet, with a bit more force than should be required, and made her way into the kitchen to grab a cup of coffee.

"Morning hon, how'd you sleep?" Lorelai asked handing her a cup. Rory sat down at the table and took a sip. Ah there was nothing like coffee when you just woke up in the morning. It wasn't Luke's but it was still better then what they had at Yale.

"I think I slept funny on my neck, why did you let me fall asleep on the couch?" she asked playfully as she rubbed her neck.

"Honey, you're not five anymore. It's not like I could just carry you to your room. Oh I got a call from your grandmother this morning" she said her tone changing with the subject.

"Oh that's great, how are she and grandpa? Where are they now?" Rory asked. Ever since Richard's new insurance company had been taking off it meant that he had to travel a lot. A bit more often than his last job required. He didn't mind it but it also meant that Emily had to travel with him occasionally. Mostly she went to act the part of the loving wife and to help wine and dine possible clients. Given how she could arrange a party they had been raking in clients recently.

"They're in Paris now and should be back next week. You know it's almost too perfect. I get you all to myself and I haven't had to see my parents for two weeks" Lorelai said smiling brightly. Sure she hadn't really seen them over the summer but it was always nice to get a break. She couldn't believe how lucky she got when she found out they were traveling. That was part of the reason she was happier and perkier than usual.

Rory rolled her eyes at her mother. Sure her grandparents could be…interesting at times. But she very rarely didn't want to go and see them. "You do realize they're the ones paying for Yale, right?" she asked.

"Sssshhh quiet young one. We shall take this weekend in peace and see them later. They must be working you hard at Yale though, I've never seen you sleep like that before. I mean when was the last time you almost slept until noon?" she asked sipping her coffee.

Rory just shrugged. "I've been busy lately and I never really get to sleep in. Besides a certain someone kept saying, 10 more minutes we're getting to the good part"

"How can I help it if the entire movie is the good part?" Lorelai asked.

Rory had known her mother long enough to know that it was a lost cause to try and bring logic in on this. "Well alright so I'm thinking Luke's for lunch because I don't know about you but I'm starving" she said trying to ignore the hunger pangs and small rumble her stomach was making.

"Sounds great to me kiddo. I put your laundry in your room. If you want to take a shower first I can wait. Besides we need to get you looking cute again. Well cuter." Lorelai said pouring herself another cup of coffee and looking over her sweat suit look.

Rory just shook her head and went into the shower. Like her showers at Yale she wanted this one to be fairly quick. She only took about oh ten minutes. Normally she'd take half an hour of more but she was hungry today and couldn't wait. She tied her hair up into a pony tail and looked at her stacks of clothes debating what to put on.

If one was to look into her room right now to admire a naked Rory Gilmore it would be quite a sight. The first thing to notice was her skin. First of all she was a very pale girl. She would normally have some color but not going out that much for a month would do that to a girl. However her pale skin had a great contrast, she had red stretch marks over her body now. She hadn't noticed them because she hadn't spent that much time looking over her body or even seeing herself in a mirror but the stretch marks were there. Subtle over some areas but one could see them if they looked close.

Her hair being up in a pony tail also nicely contrasted just how rounded her face looked. Her chin hadn't doubled yet but it was getting there and her cheeks were rounder giving her dimples when she smiled widely.

The first thing Rory did was to grab some panties and a bra to put on. She ended up going with plain black for both of them. She didn't have anyone to impress and doubted she'd have any reason to today. Although she'd be lying if she said she didn't want to see Dean.

The panties were a bit tight on her but they had always been a bit loose so they fit her. Barely but they did fit her. The bra was a different story though. The first thing she noticed as she put it on was how tight it was. In fact looking down she could see her boobs were nearly popping out of the cups.

"Have I kept growing?" she asked as she undid her bra, something that was needed otherwise there was a chance a strap would tear. She picked them up with her hands. Oh yeah bigger than before. That puzzled her a bit she knew that they could keep on growing during college but she had slowed down years ago. Still she wasn't going to read too much into it. After all guys liked big breasts and she wasn't near a D cup. She smiled to herself as she looked for her biggest bra. She'd have to buy new ones but really it was a small sacrifice.

She eventually found one larger one that she wore when she was bloated. Slipping it on, it was a bit tight but it did the job well enough. She didn't notice her back fat spilling surrounding the straps.

Next up was a shirt. She found a nice blue polo to wear. As she slipped it on she could tell that something was a bit amiss. It felt tight, it was supposed to be tight in some areas but this was just everywhere. She fiddles with the arm holes a bit not noticing the soft flab that had developed there. She pulled it down over her stomach too. Her waist had gotten a bit soft but not too much.

In fact the shirt didn't look that bad on her. Yes it was a bit tight but only a fashion critic would be able to notice it. After a minute or so of stretching the shirt out a bit she smiled to herself. It fit just fine. She had a bit of a heart attack there; she thought the dryer here was shrinking stuff too. But no this shirt was still shrunk from the time she had washed it at Yale.

Now to complete the look she wanted to wear a pair of jeans. But what to wear she wanted something that would make her look great but she didn't want it to be too tight. Comfort was key after all. She knew just the pair to go with. They made her ass look great but were fairly loose everywhere else. She grabbed them and smiled blissfully unaware of the changes below her waist.

Rory started to pull her pants up and right away knew that something was amiss. She tugged at the denim but the pants just didn't want to go past her thighs. "Have these really shrunk that much?" she asked herself as she hopped around a bit trying to wiggle into them. It was a sight to see.

Her thighs had gotten fleshier but they were still fairly trim. Chunky would be the right word for them. They weren't close to touching yet. She was able to get the pants up past her thighs with a little bit of work.

Here was the real problem of the situation. Getting the jeans over her hips and ass. She had been lucky so far, cellulite had not formed on either her thighs or ass but it was only a matter of time. Rory started tugging on the jeans to try and get them over her growing rear but it just wouldn't seem to budge.

"Really? These jeans had to shrink? They're so cute" she pouted as she laid down on the bed and tried to get them to her waist. Somewhere inside Rory's genius mind she knew what had really happened. But the first stage of any big change is denial all. She just couldn't fathom that her body was changing. After all her eating habits had only changed a bit in her mind. She should still have her youthful metabolism.

She spent the next five minutes trying to wiggle her way into those jeans but there was just no way in hell they were going to be over her ass. She sighed in frustration and took them off throwing them angrily into a corner. "Why the hell I they have to shrink? Something is wrong with mom's dryer" she grumbled as she looked at her jeans.

She didn't want to waste more time trying things on. She was hungry after all and hadn't eaten all day so she picked the loosest pair she had. She'd just go through all of them later and see what shrunk on her and what didn't. She expected to slip them on but found that even they were a bit hard to put on.

Still they were no tighter then tight jeans were supposed to be and she was able to button them up with some tugging. Now was when the weight gain became a bit more obvious. Clothes that should have fit her perfectly did not seem to fit her so well. What she was wearing did not look bad, her shirt may have been riding up a bit and the seat of her pants was a bit too tight but what she was wearing would not be considered indecent or too small.

Rory smiled checking herself in the mirror. Things were a bit tight but hey tight was okay she'd just have to go and buy some new clothes later. After all these were kind of old, maybe they had just been through the wash one too many times. That had to be it, what other explanation could there be? She grabbed her purse and put on a comfy pair of tennis shoes.

"Alright I'm ready to go and I'm starving" she said with a bright smile on her face to her mother who was waiting at the kitchen table for her.

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Chapter 5

Lorelai had a smile on her face when her daughter walked out but that smile quickly turned to a look of concern as she saw what her daughter was wearing. She may have had a mother's eyes but even she could tell when her daughter was wearing ill-fitting clothes and that just about fit the bill.

"You ready to go?" Rory asked wondering what was wrong with her mother. She was just standing there kind of staring at her. She pulled her shirt down a little bit; it seemed to be riding up for whatever reason.

"Oh yeah, let's go sweets" she said looking at her daughter as she walked in front of her. Yes, Rory had gained weight there was no doubt about that. She had heard about the Freshmen 15 but wasn't exactly worried about Rory gaining it. After all they didn't eat overly healthy but she was young and it wasn't like she ate that much.

But the facts were right there in front of her now. Those jeans did nothing for her daughter, in fact they may have made her butt look bigger but maybe that was just in her mind. The difference between her daughter's backside a month ago and now was just astounding to her.

Her motherly instinct was telling her that she should say something about this to Rory. But a thought popped into her mind. All she could remember was how when anything didn't fit her, her mother instantly assumed that she had gained weight even though it was just a slight gain.

She could still remember feeling low when she couldn't fit into her coming out gown and her mother's only reaction was to tell her to run around the block a few times and put her on a new diet. She never wanted to do that to her daughter, make her feel like that. Besides as she took a closer look it wasn't like Rory was showing off any real skin. The clothes were just tight. She probably knew it and that was why she was wearing those sweats yesterday.

Lorelai could feel relief washing over her. This was probably just nothing, she had gone off to college and she could tell that Rory was a bit stressed from the work load. She just needed a bit more time to adjust. A month and a half really wasn't enough. She'd be fine this was just about five pounds really; the number was actually closer to 15.

Besides if Rory wanted to talk to her then she'd talk. She didn't want to embarrass her adult daughter by saying, 'Hey Rory wow your ass is looking huge what have you been eating?' That would end very badly and she knew it. She'd just ignore it for now; Rory had to know that her clothes weren't fitting right. In fact she was probably going to get something light for lunch. She smiled as she walked next to her chunkier daughter.

As they left the house something came to her mind and she pulled Rory back into the house.

"Hey! What was that for?" Rory asked looking at her mom like she was crazy.

"Well are you sure you don't want to put on a jacket? I mean it's a bit chilly out today" she said lying a bit. It was chilly outside but as she looked next door she knew that would happen if Babette or Miss Patty saw Rory. News of her weight gain would be all over town in about five minutes and even though her lower body seemed to take the brunt of the gain a jacket might help hide it or make it less noticeable.

Rory just rolled her eyes and grabbed a jacket out of her room. "There are you happy?" she asked putting it on.

"Hey I'm just worried about my daughters' health, I mean you go out without a jacket you'll catch a chill which means you could catch your death" Lorelai said as they made the short walk over to Luke's.

The jacket was long enough to do what Lorelai had hoped. It took most of the attention away from her too tight shirt. Although her hips had widened, her ass had expanded, and her thighs had grown the jeans still fit well enough that if seen from a distance or sitting down no one would be able to tell that she had gained more than a few pounds. But if they looked closely her expanded rear would be obvious.

Rory was started to breath a bit heavier as the walk continued. It wasn't a long walk but considering that everything she needed was close to her dorm room along with the fact that Lorelai was walking at a brisk pace she could feel herself work up a bit of a sweat. But that tends to happen when the only exercise one gets is a slow walk.

"So did Luke's get farther away since I left?" she asked walking quicker then she had gotten used to. Lorelai smiled at her and slowed down a little bit.

"Oh my, this is what Yale has done to my poor girl. They've given her so much knowledge that she has forgotten the layout of her own town. Now I feel the need to warn you that there is a street in front of us that also happens to be right in front of Luke's" she said telling a joke to break the mood.

Rory giggled a bit. "Oh I guess I just haven't been here in a while, I'm craving a burger and fries" Rory said licking her lips. Lorelai paused, she had almost expected to hear a salad but this weekend is special and it's not like Luke's food is THAT bad. She ate it all the time and her figure was great.

"Well then let's hurry up then pokey" she said as they crossed the street and walked into Luke's. The smell of grease hit Rory's nose right away and she could feel herself drooling just a little bit. Sure she had a Luke's burger yesterday but it wasn't the same as being here. They sat down at the first table that they saw and waited to be served.

After about 30 seconds Luke came up to the both of them. "Hey Rory, great to see you. How are classes at Yale?" he asked making a bit of chit chat.

"Hey Luke, classes are going well. Only problem is that I can't get your food there" she said smiling slyly as she knew she would be fed soon. "So how about a coke, with a bacon cheeseburger and a lot of fries" she said.

Luke gave her a bit of a look but they'd been coming here long enough and he knew how they both loved to eat so he thought nothing of it. Even looking over her, he couldn't tell that she had put on any weight at all.

"Alright, and what'll you have Lorelai?" he asked keeping his eyes on his notepad. Lorelai looked at her daughter almost not believing what she had ordered but she wasn't about to stop her. "How about the same but not as many fries" she said smiling at him. "Alright I'll have that out soon" Luke said walking back to the counter to get the orders in.

"So Rory…is there anything that you'd like to talk about with me? I mean I know just how stressful community college classes can be I can't imagine how stressful Yale is" Lorelai said digging around to see if Rory wanted to talk about her little problem with her.

Rory just kind of shrugged. "Yeah it's bad but hey I had to adjust to Chilton and I'll adjust now. I mean it was rough for a bit but I think I'm getting the hang of it" she said not mentioning how all of her free time was going into classes now.

Lorelai nodded, "Well are you eating well there? How's the food? You've never talked about that" she said. There were times that she could be more like Emily Gilmore than she'd ever admit.

"Well it's not Luke's but it could be worse. Grandma and Grandpa got me the best meal plan Yale had so it's not like I'm going hungry and really most of the food is really good. The all you can eat aspect doesn't hurt any" she said. "Speaking of food…how much longer I'm starving" she said looking towards the counter to see if Luke was bringing their food. Instead he was just bringing them their drinks.

Rory down about a quarter of her coke in one sip and let out a contented sigh. "Food'll be just a few minutes" Luke said looking at Rory wondering if there was something different about her but shrugged it off. It was the end of a busy period and he had a lot of basic clean up to do.

Lorelai had a tight smile on her face. "Well that was nice of them, I'm just glad that you're not going hungry" she sighed. There was SO much she wanted to ask about, mostly health foods and salads but if she did that it would seem odd. She needed to let this go, otherwise there was no way that she and Rory would have a great weekend together. They saw so little of each other it wasn't worth it to have a big crying fest today. So as far as she was concerned hadn't changed one bit since graduating.

Luke came back with their food and without missing a beat Rory started eating the burger as if she hadn't eaten in a week. Luke was taken aback and looked at Lorelai. "Did you feed her last night?" he asked.

"We didn't have breakfast today and are both pretty hungry" Lorelai said biting into her burger as well. Luke just walked away shaking his head. Those two had the worst eating habits.

It took Rory about 15 minutes to finish her burger and mountain of fries. Her face had a few ketchup stains on it. She sat back in the chair feeling content and full as the excess calories she had just eaten were slowly being converted into nice soft fat cells.

"Now that hit the spot. It feels great to have a real burger the ones at Yale are so small I need to eat two sometimes" she said smiling.

"Oh are they really that small?" she asked not saying anything as Rory grabbed a few of her fries and ate them.

"Oh yeah…nothing like this" she said. In reality the ones they did serve were about 65% the size of one of Luke's burgers but given the taste difference Rory felt she needed to eat two to get the same sense of satisfaction from them.

She took a sip of what was her third coke now and rubbed her stomach just a bit. Her shirt was riding up a bit more now but thankfully it was hidden by both the jacket and the table so no one would notice. She tugged her shirt down and it once again barely covered her stomach.

"So what do you want to do today?" Lorelai asked as Rory took a few more of her fries. It took everything she had to hold her tongue.

Rory opened her mouth to say shopping because her clothes had shrunk. But she knew what shopping with her mom would entail and it wasn't really the greatest stress reliever there was. "Let's head back to the house and watch a few more movies. I'm really feeling some popcorn" Rory said. Lorelai nodded. Not really calorie burning but whatever made her happy.

"Sure, let's go back then" Lorelai said standing up as she went to pay Luke. Rory stood up as well but there was a slight problem. The panties were a bit tighter then she had thought and while sitting down they had ridden up on her. Really? Even these shrunk in the wash? She asked herself as she wiggled around a bit to try and dislodge them with little luck.

"Hey, you ready to go?" Lorelai asked.

"Sure let's go" Rory said as she started walking back there with her mother trying to ignore the feeling of her underwear between her growing cheeks. The only thing on her mind was the reward of popcorn when she got back. She had just eaten but felt hungry once again. It really was great being home. She thought as she failed the notice the extra jiggle in her walk and the way her waist band was really starting to dig into her hips.

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Chapter 6

The rest of the weekend was just the kind of weekend that Rory needed. One back they put a movie on and Lorelai made buttery popcorn for the two of them. Although she kept asking Rory if she was sure that she wasn't full. Which she found a little odd but one the popcorn was made all of those thoughts were forgotten.

She then spent the rest of the night just studying and hanging out with her mom while slowly eating a party sized bag of M&M's that Lorelai had bought for the two of them. Lorelai for her part kept on bringing out junk food for her so that nothing would seem amiss. After all it was a special weekend and she wasn't forcing Rory to eat anything. So in her mind everything was kosher.

Rory had to leave on Sunday very sadly for the both of them. But she ended up with about another pound or two from her lazy weekend. She rarely left her room on weekends anyway, spending most of her time studying. But she did have to walk a bit to get food but at home everything was brought to her and she ended up being even lazier then she would have normally been.

Lorelai smiled as she watched her daughter head back to Yale. This was Rory after all and in her mind Rory was perfect. Sure she'd have a few bumps along the way but she'd end up fine. This was just one of those bumps. She'd probably be a few pounds lighter by Friday night. If she had commented on the gain all she would have done was make her eat more and feel worse about herself, just like Emily would have done. Yes, things were far better this way for the both of them.

The beginning of the week for Rory was stressful. It was time for mid-terms and any time that wasn't spent in class was spent studying or eating. Still Rory felt pretty good about the amount of time she was spending on her homework. Her lowest grade over the last three weeks had been a B+, now those were the kind of grades that she had been expecting to get. She just needed to keep it up.

Rory's gluttony had kept up with her as well. She was not eating all the time but her meals had gotten larger and she was snacking more during the day. She would rarely be seen without some sort of candy to snack on as she was studying.

Her gain was starting to attract more attention though, mostly with Janet. She couldn't believe how much Rory had changed and each day she asked her if she wanted to go for a walk or even a run with her but each day Rory said no. So now Janet was doing the only thing she could think to do. Talk to Paris about Rory's little problem.

"Come on Paris, you can't tell me that you haven't noticed what's been going on with Rory. I'm getting worried about her" she said.

Paris at first scowled at Janet and any thought that there was a problem but then Rory had walked into the room wearing sweats and a t-shirt. She had decided to give up on most of her shrunken jeans and had resigned herself to her biggest pair, which she was quickly outgrowing and her sweats. She had said that she would buy some clothes that wouldn't 'shrink' on her this weekend.

"Fine…you are right but what can we do? We can say it but would insulting her really be the best?" she asked. Right now Rory was in her bedroom getting ready for her first Friday Night Dinner in the last couple of weeks.

"I know but still, we can't just stand by and let her embarrass herself. Sooner or later those sweats won't be able to contain her ass" Janet said being a little catty but it was true. There were times when Rory had bent over and had shown off her taxed underwear.

In fact at the very moment Rory was standing in nothing but a tight pair of black panties and was going through her dresses trying to pick out something that would look nice. Although for the most part she was just looking for something that would fit.

Her body had truly blossomed over the last week or so. The dam that had been her metabolism had broken and nothing was stopping the calories from sticking to her body. It was as if her face went back in time and regained its old baby fat but not it was regular fat. Her cheeks were very round and were the kind that a grandmother would love to pinch. Her chin was slowly yet surely getting a friend that appeared when Rory looked down but it was slowly starting to hang around more often.

The chest had slowed down a bit but it was still bigger. Her once perky breasts had grown heavy with a bit of excess fat and required more support. They were still very appealing though. Especially when they were out and about.

Her waistline had thickened a little bit more. Her belly bulged out more but it was the tiniest of rolls. The real attention was her love handles. They had once been part of a waistline that went inward perfectly but now they were there all the time. Actually they had been pretty cute back when they were small but during the weak they had grown well past that point.

Her lower half was what caught even more attention now. During the past week of gluttony her body couldn't hold the appearance of cellulite back any longer. It was just a little bit on her thighs and ass now but it was still there.

Her thighs were getting closer and closer to meeting each other. It would only be another week or so and then they would begin to rub together. Her ass cheeks had gone up and squeezing it into her old jeans would be impossible. Her hips had widened enough to where no one would doubt that she could have many children now. The only way to describe them would be a set of baby bearing hips.

There was no doubt about it. Rory Gilmore was a chubby girl now.

She was looking over her dresses to wear to dinner before deciding on a large red dress that she had. It tended to be something that she wore to more fancy places. It had never been skin tight but had become so in the last couple of months. Still it was long enough to hide her chubby thighs but it rode up higher in the back then it should have. She would have done a lot better wearing black. The red only amplified the flare of her hips. She slipped on a pair of high heels, which only pinched her feet more with her added bulk. She put on a bit of make-up and was ready to go. The dress was high cut enough that only a bit of cleavage was showing. But there was no way to hide her weight gain in that dress.

She walked out to find Janet and Paris talking. She smiled at that, there seemed to be a bit of an uneasy peace. Hopefully it would hold until winter break. "Hey I'm heading out for the night" she said grabbing a can of Pepsi for the road.

Both Janet and Paris were speechless. She had to have gained 20-25 pounds since the beginning of the semester. They watched her ass bounce up and down as she left the room and headed to her car.

"Talk to her tomorrow?" Paris asked and Janet just nodded. Apparently the sweats had done a much better job of hiding her weight gain then even Lorelai had realized. "This is going to suck…" Paris said not really wanting to talk to her friend about this but it was something that friends were supposed to do for each other, wasn't it?

Lorelai was actually the first of arrive that night. Normally she would have shown up late or waited in the driveway for Rory but she wanted to give her parents a bit of a heads up. Well more or less her mother because otherwise she'd say something horribly insulting to her daughter.

"Lorelai, you're early tonight. What's wrong?" Emily asked knowingly. There was no reason her daughter would just randomly show up early for no reason.

Normally Lorelai would have acted like nothing was odd about this but she just wasn't in the mood tonight and Rory would be here soon. She really didn't want to say something but she knew that Rory wouldn't have lost 15 pounds in a week and this would be the best way not to shock them.

"Love you too mom. Listen I just wanted to warn you and dad about something. It's no big deal but Rory…well she's put on a bit of weight at college. Not much and you might not even notice it but if you could do me a favor and not say anything about it." Lorelai said looking at both of her parents.

Richard just nodded while Emily glared. "And how much is a little bit of weight?" she asked.

"It's nothing. She's just adjusting to college. You know that happens to some students." She said.

"Well it didn't happen to me and it shouldn't happen to Rory, she is a Gilmore after all" Emily said sharply.

Lorelai shook her head and sighed. "Look it's really nothing. I just kind of noticed it and it's maybe five pounds" Lorelai lied. She wasn't going to give Emily the satisfaction of the truth and now regretted telling them about this.

Emily glared for a second before sighing. "Fine I won't say anything. But this is your fault Lorelai you never taught the girl good eating habits…" she started but just then the door bell rang. The maid went over to the door and opened it greeting Rory and bringing her into the den.

At once all three sets of eyes widened and Emily's jaw nearly dropped.

"Hey grandma, hey grandpa how was your trip? And how are you doing mom?" she asked making her way over to the couch to sit next to Lorelai.

Richard couldn't believe his eyes. His once beautiful and thin granddaughter had plumped up so much. But he had promised that he wasn't going to say anything and he was a man of his word. Besides he remembered how sensitive Emily had been about her weight at that age. Best not to say anything lest he had all three women mad at him.

Lorelai was in shock but was going to act like nothing was wrong. She hugged Rory like she normally would. "Oh I'm doing just great. Just talking to them about their trip. You are looking amazing tonight" Lorelai said hoping to raise her daughters self esteem even though she was a good seven pounds heavier from last week.

Emily had to bite her tongue. She wanted to bring up the elephant in the room but promised Lorelai she wouldn't. Maybe she would bring it up after they had dinner. "Our trip was just amazing. I swear if it wasn't for me your grandfather would have stayed in the hotel the entire time" she said giggling and standing up.

Lorelai relaxed a bit, it seemed like her mother wasn't going to be a fire breathing monster tonight.

"I just need to check on things in the kitchen" Emily said walking back there to check on the chef. She let out a sigh and swore under her breath. A few pounds? That was more than a few pounds. She walked into the kitchen.

"Oh fifteen more minutes Mrs. Gilmore" the cook said looking at the clock to be sure he wasn't behind schedule.

"No no, you're doing fine. Please serve my granddaughter less tonight and give her more salad with low-fat dressing. She's on a diet" Emily said and the cook just nodded making a note and getting back to work.

It was going to be an interesting night.

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Chapter 7

The beginning of dinner was a little tense to say the least. Emily kept her eagle eye on Rory trying to take her all in. Her figure was not the kind of shape that a young woman should have but Emily Gilmore was a woman of her word. She wouldn't say anything to her, at least outright.

"So Rory, you've been eating well at school" Emily said leaving it vague so it would sound like a question.

Rory just nodded. "Yeah. The food there is better than I thought it'd be. It's really great" she said assuming that her grandmother was just worried about her well being.

Lorelai however saw through her mother's guise and quickly changed the subject. "So everything with the inn is going well. If we have a bit of luck we should be able to open the Dragonfly by spring" she said staring at Emily.

"Well Lorelai that's all well and good but we want to hear about Yale and how Rory likes it" Emily said as the maid walked into the room.

"Dinner is served" she said. Rory got up and started leaving the room Emily watching her leave and feeling like she was about to lose it. Something needed to be done about this. She wouldn't have her granddaughter be some fat and lazy girl.

They sat down at their usual spots on the table. Richard was at the head of the table with Emily across from him. Lorelai and Rory were at the sides across from each other. Rory knew that something was up between her mother and grandmother tonight. She had seen it enough times to know when something was wrong but she also knew that bringing it up now would do no good. She'd just have to ask her mom about it later.

The salads were already sitting out and Emily noted that Rory's salad was a bit bigger than the others with only a smidge of dressing. That would do just fine. "So Rory how is Yale?" she asked sipping her win.

"Oh it's busy. I mean…it's different than high school but I like it" she said taking a bite of her salad and wrinkling her nose just a bit, something tasted off with the salad. But she had never been one to complain hopefully the main course would make up for it.

"Well that's nice. I just hope you're not spending too much time studying. I read in one of the newsletters that Yale just opened up a new fitness center. That might be a good place to go and clear your head" Emily said. Lorelai just smiled tightly and held her tongue. Oh her mother could be very evil sometimes.

Rory just looked at her grandmother like she had grown a second head. But then again she had very little idea what was going on in her grandmother's head. "Well I guess that could be fun…I guess getting out of my room sometimes would be good" she said nibbling on a salad leaf.

"Oh can I get a soda to drink?" Rory asked sipping on her water glass.

Emily looked sad and shook her head. "Oh Rory I'm sorry but you know how we've been traveling and we didn't have a chance to get any soft drinks. But I'm sure water will be fine" she said lying through her teeth. They had a fully stocked refrigerator but really she didn't need the calories.

Rory pouted a bit and sipped her water. "Really, mom? Don't you usually keep everything fully stocked?" she asked. Emily just shrugged.

"I'm sorry but that slipped through the cracks. Besides water is so healthy" she said finishing her salad and the chef brought out the main course. Tonight the dinner was nice roast with peas, and mashed potatoes. As was expected the chef had served Rory less but arranged the food on the plates so it would look like Rory had just as much as everyone else.

Rory smiled not noticing the little change and commenced eating. The rest of the table followed suit.

Emily stayed quiet as she watched Rory eat, much to her displeasure Rory finished her meal first and would have even if she had a full serving. Rory stared at her empty plate longingly as if looking for more food. She grabbed another roll to eat. Emily wanted to slap it out of her hand especially when she saw how much butter Rory was putting on it.

"You'll have to excuse me I have to go and check on dessert" Emily said getting up from the table. There was going to be no dessert tonight. Yes it was only a meal a week but Emily would do any small thing that she could to cut off Rory's caloric intake.

She told the chef to not bring out anything for dessert and came back out with a sad look on her face. "Well I'm sorry girls but I just checked and there's not going to be any dessert tonight. There was a bit of a mix-up" she said casually as she went back to eating.

Rory's fat face fell; they always had the best desserts. Oh well it wasn't like she didn't have candy back at her room she could have when she got back. Still she found herself really hungry; this dinner just didn't fill her at all.

Lorelai knew that there was no problem with the desserts this was just her mother being her mother. "Excuse mom, could I talk to you privately?" she asked standing up. Normally Emily would have said no but she knew Lorelai. She always made a big deal out of every little thing and she would turn this into something crazy if she let her.

"Of course" she said politely as they made their way into the den.

Rory just looked over at Richard a bit unsure what to say. "So tell me more about your trip…" she said grabbing another roll. Her fourth one of the evening.

"What is it Lorelai?" Emily asked in a quiet tone so they wouldn't be overheard.

"Hmm no soda and no dessert…seems like a pretty big slip up on your part. I can't remember coming here and never eating dessert" Lorelai said a fake look of thought on her face.

"I don't have time for this Lorelai that's what happened" she lied.

"Please mom, you and I both know that he was making some fancy dessert until I brought up the fact that Rory was a bit heavier" Lorelai said.

"A bit? Lorelai that is more than a bit of weight. When we left that girl could have been a model but now she's looking more like someone who can't control what they eat" Emily said. She wasn't going to admit to lying to Rory but she wasn't just going to ignore the elephant in the room.

"Mom it's only a few pounds…" Lorelai started before she was cut-off.

"A few? Lorelai she's gained at least fifteen pounds. It's not attractive and I know why she's heavier" she said.

"And here it comes" Lorelai responded throwing her hands up in the air but keeping her voice quiet.

"It's because you never taught her how to eat like a sensible person. With all that junk that you put into your body I'm surprised it didn't happen to you too" Emily said.

"Hey! I taught my daughter great eating habits. This is a slight gain. Give her two weeks and she'll be even smaller then before" Lorelai said knowing this to be true. After all Rory was perfect.

"Fine, I won't say anything but just because you refuse to acknowledge it doesn't mean that I have to. As long as she's here she is not going to have dessert. She's been having too many of them already" Emily said walking out of the room.

Lorelai was furious now, her mother really wanted to insult her daughter well as long as she was around she'd make sure that Rory's feelings weren't hurt in the slightest by Emily.

Lorelai walked back in the room smiling. "Sorry about that. You know Rory you're looking amazing tonight. Have you been doing something with your hair? I swear this is the best that you've looked in a while" Lorelai said smiling smugly at her mother.

Emily said nothing and just sipped on her wine.

"Well…thanks I mean I try my best" Rory said not sure how to feel about what had just happened.

The rest of the dinner went in much the same way. Lorelai complemented Rory on something every once in a while as they talked. Eventually it was time for the two of them to leave and Lorelai and Rory left together.

"So what was with you and Grandma tonight?" Rory asked as soon as they were out the door. Lorelai had her arm wrapped protectively around her daughter.

"Oh it was nothing just a difference of opinion about something. It's all good though" she said trying to deny any thoughts of weight gain from her brain. Really the extra flesh on her daughter was just because of bloating.

Rory looked at her skeptically. "Fine…whatever you say but that was weird that Grandma didn't have any desserts tonight" she thought aloud.

Lorelai nodded in agreement and reached into her purse. "Well just one of those weird Richard and Emily things. But here take this and go and get a milkshake or something" she said handing Rory a five dollar bill.

Rory took it but looked at her. "Any reason?" she asked.

"Oh well midterms are over and I think you deserve a treat. I mean really, no dessert? That's just insane" Lorelai joked as they got to their cars.

"Well I'll talk to you tomorrow" Rory said getting into her car and driving off to get a milkshake and maybe some fries.

Lorelai smiled picturing her daughter at her previous weight. In two weeks everything would be fine.

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Chapter 8

Rory ended up stopping at McDonalds and got herself a chocolate shake, some fries, and a double cheeseburger with the money her mom gave her. She was still hungry from dinner needed a little bit more food to satisfy her stomach.

She decided to take it home with her instead of eating there. She wanted to get out of her dress into something a little more comfortable. Besides it was getting a bit late and she needed some sleep. She was going to go shopping tomorrow and even though midterms were over she wanted to get ahead on her reading.

After getting back to Yale she parked her car and began sipping her milkshake as she walked back to the room. She couldn't wait to dig into those fries. She entered her place to find Paris and Janet sitting there watching TV. They both gazed up towards her with uneasy looks on their faces.

"Weren't you eating dinner at your Grandparents?" Paris asked noticing the bag and smelling the food.

Rory shrugged taking her food out of the bag, and eating a fry. "Yeah but it wasn't very filling tonight. It was weird. Plus we didn't have dessert and I needed something sweet and when I got there I was still hungry" Rory said as if it was the most natural thing in the world.

Paris just sighed this was not going to be a fun talk and they had almost decided not to do it. But if she was eating McDonalds after already eating something had to be done about it. She looked over at Janet who just nodded her head. They had to do this even if it was going to hurt like crazy.

"Listen Rory…have you been doing alright lately?" Paris asked starting off slow.

Rory was starting to get a bit worried. First her grandma was acting all strange tonight and now Paris was. Also Paris was actually asking how she was and seemed to care. She wasn't sure how to really feel about that.

"Doing well. I mean I'm glad midterms are over. Why do you ask?" Rory asked sipping her shake and allowing the sugary substance into her body.

"Well Rory remember earlier this week when you were complaining to me that the dryers were shrinking your clothes?" Janet asked now wondering if they should have just come out and told her.

"Yeah it's the strangest thing, I think it happened with my mom's dryer too" she said eating five fries at once. Kind of annoying eating at the counter they had but for whatever reason they wanted to talk to her tonight.

"Well…Paris and I have been using the same dryers and we do have similar clothes." Janet said not wanting to come out and say it but then Paris interrupted her.

"Do you get what we're saying Gilmore?" she asked.

Rory looked at them very confused. "But of course they've been shrinking my clothes I mean why else would they keep getting smaller?" Rory asked.

Paris and Janet gave each other a look, Rory was in deep denial here.

"Listen Rory we didn't WANT to say this but the facts are simple. You've been gaining weight" Paris said in a firm, factual, machine like tone.

Rory just looked at her and shook her head no. "Paris you know how much metabolism is. I never gain weight. It has to be the dryer" Rory said her voice cracking a bit though as if all of her subconscious thoughts were being pushed forward in her mind.

"Look Rory I know you don't want to admit it but Paris and I have been talking and we've both noticed it. I mean it's not rare to gain some weight in college. We just think that you need to do something about it before it gets out of hand" Janet said sincerely.

The tone of her voice had the opposite effect on her. "What do you mean normal? I mean maybe I've put on a little bit of weight. But it's not that much probably five pounds" Rory said for the first time acknowledging her weight gain but now angry at her roommates.

Paris sighed and shook her head. "Look Rory this isn't how we pictured our Friday night but the fact is that it's more than five pounds. It's closer to twenty" Paris said trying to be sensitive and succeeding somewhat.

Rory glared at them as she stuffed fries into her mouth. "You're wrong about this. I mean I come in after a nice dinner and you're telling me that I'm fat? How is that being a friend to me?" she asked.

"Rory if we didn't care about you we wouldn't have said anything. We just want you to be healthy and we don't want you to ruin your body" Janet said.

Rory just shook her head and grabbed her food. "I'm not dealing with you two tonight. There's nothing wrong with me. I'm going into my room" Rory said acting like a child. But she didn't care. She was fuming now.

Paris and Janet just looked at one another and shook their heads. "Don't worry she'll realize it soon enough. She's just not used to having to worry about it" Paris said as they went back to the couch to give Rory some time to cool down.

Rory bit into her burger angrily. They were just jealous of her body that had to be it. After all Paris had never been the tiniest girl and Janet was so obsessed with working out it was only natural that she would want her amazing body.

That had to be it; any other thought was unthinkable after all. She changed into a pair of sweats and a t-shirt as she finished her fries and her shake. Yeah, like she could get fat. Please her mother was still as tiny as she had been in her 20's and Rory knew that she'd be the same way. It was in her genes.

The next couple of weeks just seemed to fly by. There was an uneasy peace between Rory, Paris, and Janet. They had brought up her weight gain again on that Sunday but she had shot them down and they hadn't said a word about it since then.

She also decided not to go and buy new clothes. Even if they had shrunk she could still fit into them, she was sure of it. Although she did go and buy some new jeans at the mall, those were the one articles of clothing that wouldn't fit no matter what.

Unfortunately for her the store that she had walked into was one that she had never been to before. They were having a sale so she thought it would be perfect but little did she know the store believed in vanity sizing so even though she had grown a good size or two. It was closer to two but she could still squeeze into the former. So when she had gone to buy her jeans she was being fooled by them. The size of them was two sizes higher than her old size.

All this did was up her confidence that Paris and Janet were wrong and she let them know it by wearing a pair of the perfectly fitting jeans home. 'I guess five pounds isn't that bad on me. I just can't gain more' she thought to herself happily knowing that her clothes were fine.

This only heightened her own fall though. Instead of changing her diet a bit she had chosen not to change anything at all. If anything her candy stash had increased in size. She was now eating even more then before and sometimes in front of Janet and Paris just to show that she could eat whatever she wanted.

Janet just shook her head. "She's just getting bigger and bigger…" she said and Paris just shrugged. "We did all we could. I just hope she realizes she has a problem before it gets worse" she said.

Lorelai had also helped Rory's own sense of delusion. Rory had actually called her on Saturday after shopping to ask her if she thought that she had gained some weight. The new jeans made her feel better but she needed her mother to confirm it.

"What are you talking about? I mean if you have gained weight it's maybe a few pounds but I haven't noticed anything. You look great" Lorelai lied. She hated lying to her daughter but she didn't want to call her own daughter fat.

So Rory continued to eat and eat. An average day for her would be a big breakfast at the cafeteria, followed by a coffee and a pastry after her first class, a bit of studying, then lunch that always seemed to include fries, a candy bar or two, more studying and classes, then dinner which never including a salad, and then a slice of cake and a cookie for dessert. No metabolism would have been able to burn all of that off. If she had been running marathons she could have done it but for a girl who just walked to class and back to her room it was devastating.

Last week's Friday night dinner had been cancelled because Richard and Emily had a DAR function that Emily would never have missed so she had to call it off. Otherwise she would have called out Lorelai on Rory's weight gain a week ago.

Rory ended up dressing in a nice black dress that would have been tight two weeks ago but now she had trouble breathing in it. She passed Paris as she left with a look of superiority on her face as she walked and jiggled out of the room.

Paris wrote down a time in her notebook. She gave her two hours before she came back in crying. If Rory's grandmother was anything like her own mother then this was going to end horribly.

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Chapter 9

Rory was starving by the time she had reached her grandparents house. She hadn't eaten anything since lunch and it had ended up being light. Just one bacon cheeseburger with fries for lunch. But it was worth it, she wanted to be hungry tonight for Friday night dinner. She didn't know what they were having but knowing her grandmother who had plenty of time to prepare, it would be amazing.

She parked her car in the driveway to find her mother's Jeep already there. She smiled as she walked up to the door and rang the doorbell. Per usual a new maid answered and was a bit shocked at what she saw.

She had only been working here a few days but she had heard Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore talk about their granddaughter and she had seen the portrait of her in the study. It was her but she had to wonder what the girl had been doing fitness wise. Still it wasn't her place to say anything so she showed her in and took her coat. Which only made things worse, since her dress was sleeveless.

Rory smiled as she made her way to the den to meet up with her mother and grandparent's. As she walked into the room her effect on all of them was immediate. All three pairs of eyes looked shocked as she walked in. It was amazing what two weeks could do to a person.

Her face was very well rounded now. She had dimples when she wasn't smiling and a double chin that stayed on her face even when she wasn't looking down.

Her upper arms had grown quite meaty and totally devoid of muscle there was a hint of jiggle when she moved them.

The dress she wore did have a bit of a slimming effect on her. But it hugged her waist just a bit too tight and showed off the roll of fat that now encased her waistline.

She was not showing off a bit more cleavage then before but her chest had only grown modestly and she could still fit into her old bras. Although it was just barely at this point.

Her lower half once again took the biggest hit of her entire body. The dress hid what it could but everyone in the room could tell that she was bigger below the belt than before. Her thighs were touching now; her ass had grown and could now be considered a booty. Both had cellulite on them and her panties were struggling to contain her sizeable rear end.

True Rory was not at an unhealthy weight. In fact, she was quite average and really there would be no effect on her overall health. But to Richard and Emily this was the beginning of something that would end her life. Mostly socially of course, they didn't want a fat granddaughter. They also believed that it would never stop if she wasn't careful.

Emily felt dread overtake her body but that feeling was quickly taken over by rage at Lorelai. She glared at her as she sipped her wine. She held her tongue two weeks ago but her granddaughter was even fatter now and didn't seem to care from the happy smile on her face. Well this came to an end now.

"Oh hello Rory…" she said.

"Um mom can I talk to you?" Lorelai interrupted her. Lorelai felt a great sadness in her heart and stomach. She didn't WANT to admit to herself that her daughter had gained weight. Of course on some level she knew it. But now it was in her face. Her daughter hadn't just gained an easy to lose ten pounds. She was closer to thirty now and she knew what was coming next from her mother.

"No Lorelai, this is a big problem that needs to be dealt with" Emily said as if Rory wasn't even in the room.

Rory's face fell and she had a funny feeling in her stomach. Her mom and grandmother were fighting and this would not end well. Against her better knowledge she couldn't stop the words from coming out. "What's wrong?" she asked.

Lorelai turned to face her daughter and put a nice fake smile on her face. "Oh honey it's nothing…"

"You call this nothing? Lorelai your daughter has gained a good thirty pounds that is not nothing" Emily said sharply.

The entire room got quiet and all eyes seemed to be on Rory who looked like she had just been punched in the stomach.

"What do you mean…it's like five pounds" she said weakly. All of Paris's and Janet's comments from a few weeks ago were coming back to haunt her now. After all she couldn't have gained weight, she just couldn't have. She felt tears coming to her eyes and wondered why her grandmother would be so cruel.

Emily just shook her head. "Rory you have not gained five pounds. It's closer to twenty-five or thirty. Have you even looked at yourself in the mirror?" she asked.

Every word she spoke cut Rory like a knife. She crossed her arms over her torso for the first time noticing just how soft her stomach was. "It's not that bad…is it mom?" she asked waiting for her mother to step in and defend her.

Lorelai got up and walked over to her daughter. She felt awful for her and had been on the side of this often during her teenage years. After all if Lorelai ever got fat it would make Emily Gilmore look like a bad mother. "Oh honey…it's not that bad. I mean yes it's a bit of weight" she said.

Emily just shook her head and walked up to the two of them. "You call this a bit of weight?" she asked grabbing Rory's rather large love handle for emphasis. She knew it would embarrass Rory but shame was a powerful weapon and that might make her go on a fat flush.

Rory couldn't believe it when she felt her grandmother grab her body. The squeeze did have its desired effect though as she stepped back and now struggled to hold back her tears. That little squeeze from her grandmother seemed to make her realize just how much fat was on her body. Tears were running down her face now and she couldn't hold them back. Her hands were shaking a bit and she backed away from her mother and grandmother.

"I think I'm going to go now…" she said turning and heading for the door. She just needed to get away from this place for a while. Emily said nothing as she left. It hurt her to hurt Rory but it needed to be done. She'd be back next week a pound or so lighter. It was worth it.

Lorelai wanted to chase after her daughter but she could call her later. She had to speak her peace to her mother first.

"Did you really have to do that?" Lorelai asked her mother.

"Lorelai you weren't going to do anything about this so I had to step in. I want Rory to look and feel good. I did what I had to do" Emily said sure that she was right.

"Did you have to grab her body?" Lorelai countered.

"Oh it worked for you. Trust me she'll be better for this. It's opened her eyes and she'll go on a much needed diet. By Thanksgiving this will be forgotten about" Emily waved her off.

Lorelai just shook her head at her mother. "Really? You needed to do that? You couldn't have just let this go. Mom you just hurt Rory's feelings tonight. She left the house crying. Is that what you wanted?" she asked.

"I made my decision Lorelai" Emily glared at her. Lorelai just shook her head. "Have a nice dinner" she said leaving Richard and Emily just sitting there. Richard stood up and went to his wife.

"You did what you needed to do…Rory is strong. She'll be better for this" Richard assured his wife as he heard Lorelai leave.

Rory had left her grandparents and pulled over by a park to cry. She couldn't believe how awful her grandmother had been to her. Did she really need to do that to her? It did however make Rory aware of her gain. She looked down at her stomach realizing for the first time in months that it wasn't its usual flat self. Her cell rang and she noticed it was her mom. She wasn't in a talking mood though. Once she was sure that she could drive she made her way back to Yale taking deep breaths the whole way.

She walked into the room ignoring Paris in the common area. Paris didn't say anything, it had only been about an hour since she left and she noticed that Rory's make-up was running. She'd talk later.

Rory went right into her bedroom she shared with Paris and locked the door. Stripping down to her bra and panties. She needed to see what her body looked like now. They had a full length mirror in the room but she hadn't really used it in months and now she needed to see her body.

Looking in the mirror she saw the body of a girl that she didn't recognize. Instead of her firm, tight body she instead saw a girl who could be defined as curvy. Actually she didn't mind the top half of her body too much except for the face. She noticed the fat fold under the jaw and cringed. Not cute.

What caught her attention though was the lower half of her body. When had her thighs gotten huge? She wondered feeling them. She turned around and her jaw dropped. Her ass had been kind of flat before but it was no longer that way. It was big. She looked carefully and swore when she noticed cellulite.

How had this happened? How had she not noticed? She wondered. Her once perfect body was gone and replaced by this version. She actually didn't look that bad though. Right on the line between curvy and chubby. Really most men would still find her body attractive. But after the way her grandmother had treated her tonight there was no way that she would think like that.

She put on a pair of pink sweats and a t-shirt that hugged her breasts and waistline. Well at least it wasn't all bad. A bit of an increase in chest size wasn't a bad thing. She went over to her candy stash and threw it in a bag she had laying around.

She walked out to the common area and gave all of her candy to Paris. "Here, do whatever you want with it. My diet starts tomorrow" Rory said. Her stomach rumbled as she didn't have dinner. She was going to order a small cheese pizza tonight since she did have to eat after all.

She'd start tonight but really she couldn't find the will not to have one last non-healthy meal. Besides one bad meal wouldn't kill her.

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Chapter 10

Of course it had been more than just a small pizza that Rory ordered. She figured if this was her last non healthy meal an order of breadsticks wouldn't kill her. To her credit she did end up drinking a diet soda. The overall effect of her 'last' binge was fairly small tough. Only a pound but it was something that she couldn't afford to do again.

The food did help Rory feel better then when she had returned from that disastrous non-dinner with her grandparent's. Her mother had kept calling her during the night but Rory wasn't in the mood. She just sent a text saying that she'd see her tomorrow.

It had been a rough night for Lorelai. She had so badly wanted to talk to Rory. To hold her in her arms and tell her that everything would be alright. Her mother had no right to do that to her daughter. Rory was under enough stress at Yale and doing that to her was just wrong. She had debating driving to Yale to visit her but if Rory wasn't in the mood to talk she wasn't going to force her.

She was in a bad mood the next morning when she went to Luke's for breakfast. "Cup of coffee with the best blueberry pancakes you got" she said in a grumpy tone.

"That bad last night?" Luke asked knowing that it had to be. When she came in on Saturday morning her moods were rarely great but this one seemed especially bad to him. He could only guess what her parents had done last night.

"The worst night in a long time. Basically Rory left the house in tears" Lorelai said sipping her coffee.

Alright now Luke was confused. They didn't exactly get along with Lorelai but they got along with Rory great. "Why did she leave in tears? What did your parents do?" he asked.

Lorelai was about to tell him the truth but something stopped her. Rory probably wouldn't want everyone knowing that she had gained weight. True she said that she was coming to home in a couple of hours but that didn't mean she would want people all over town to know.

"Oh my mother just didn't like the way that Rory was dressed and it just really hurt her feelings" Lorelai lied. If Rory had no problem with people knowing she'd just walk around town. The last thing she should be doing is telling other people about her daughter's minor and temporary weight gain.

Luke eyed her before nodding his head. He had no reason not to believe her. "Must have been a heck of a get up" he said.

"Oh it's just Emily being Emily, now how about those pancakes and I've love you forever if you gave me an extra one" she said in her perky voice. Luke just nodded and sent the order into the kitchen.

"Aww thank you Luke you're my hero" she said drinking her coffee and waiting for her breakfast.

Rory had woken up the next morning and sighed as she sat up in bed. For the first time truly realizing how heavy she had gotten. Last night hadn't been fun, she had swallowed her pride and apologized to both Paris and Janet for the way she had been acting and she should have known that they just wanted to help her. They accepted of course and both offered to help her lose weight. Janet wanted to go running the next morning.

That was why Rory was up early today and it wasn't for homework. She knew this wasn't going to be fun but she needed to do it. She changed into a pair of sweats and kept her t-shirt from last night on. If she was just going to get sweaty anyway might as well cut down on laundry.

She walked out into the common area to find Janet pouring a bowl of cereal for her and a glass of orange juice. "Good morning, alright since you're going to need energy we're going to eat breakfast first. Remember this is it until lunch" she said in a way too perky mood.

Rory grimaced as she looked at the cereal. Plain Cheerio's, not exactly the kind of breakfast she was used to. She didn't say anything as she ate. At least that would delay the running for a few more minutes. But before she knew it they had eaten and it was time for a jog.

"Alright we're going to go nice and slow today. A bit a jogging then a bit of walking." Janet said.

It may have been because of the time during the day but Rory found her to be WAY too perky and condescending right now. She was an adult after all and could take care of herself.

The jog went about as well as everyone expected. Janet had shown Rory a few stretches and they were off for a light jog around the campus. Janet knew it would take Rory a while to get up to a decent level but she did give her credit she was able to keep up a light jog the entire time.

But it certainly wasn't easy. After jogging about ten feet Rory could feel her muscles in her legs aching. It had been a while since they had gotten this much physical exertion and they weren't too happy about it. About a quarter of the way through her face began to turn red, she was breathing heavily and drenched in sweat. She never thought running could be this hard. She looked at Janet enviously; at this pace Janet was barely breaking a sweat. Part of her hated her more than anyone else right now.

Still Rory toughed it out and they completed their lap around campus. Reaching their place Rory stopped running and tried to catch her breath. Janet just gave her an awkward smile. "You did very well today, you just need to strengthen your muscles again" she said.

Rory just nodded as she made her way into the common room. "Well I'm going to keep running…I'll be back later" Janet said needing to get her full workout in. Rory collapsed on the couch and felt her muscles relax a bit.

"Don't worry…it'll all be worth it" she told herself taking a few minutes to rest.

She then sent a text to her mother telling her that she'd be home soon. She knew that they needed to talk about last night and delaying it would only worsen it. She took a quick shower not wanting to spend too much time naked afraid she'd see her body in the mirror. It wasn't that she hated her body…she just wanted to get it back to normal. She did get on Paris's scale though just so she could put a number on the damage. 153 lbs.

Well shit that wasn't great, thirty-one pounds over her old weight. Still it was only a number and if she could gain thirty-one pounds then she could lose it. She was Rory Gilmore after all and she knew that she could do anything.

She got dressed quickly and made the drive to Stars Hollow. She was pretty hungry, breakfast hadn't really filled her up and she had exercised today…no, she couldn't do this. She had to be strong. She could make it to lunch she just needed to focus on the road. Her willpower held out, just barely, but it held out and before she knew it she was pulling into her mother's driveway.

Rory took a deep breath before exiting the car. She was nervous about this. She knew that her mother would never judge her but just thinking about her she thought about last night. God she wanted that night erased from her memory. She had never been so hurt and embarrassed in her life. Even thinking about it now she could feel a pain in her stomach and chest.

Part of her wanted to drive back to Yale and forget about this. But she loved her mom more than anything else in the world and she longed to see her and feel her embrace. So she marched up to the door and entered, knowing the door wouldn't be unlocked. "Mom…I'm home" Rory said.

Lorelai had been in the kitchen and came rushing to the front door to give her a hug. "Oh my daughter…how are you doing? Are you alright?" she asked concerned about her on so many levels.

"I'm...why did grandma have to do that last night?" Rory asked as tears of pain form in her eyes. Lorelai led her to the couch and started rubbing her back.

"Oh Rory…I don't know. No one knows why Emily Gilmore does the things that she does. But she was wrong. She's always been like that though, you've just never seen that side of her before" Lorelai explained.

"Do I look that bad?" Rory asked in a small voice. Lorelai shook her head.

"Oh honey of course not! I mean…look you're not as tiny as you used to be. There's no doubt about that. But it's not like you're obese or anything" she said finally being honest with her daughter.

Rory sighed as her self esteem took another hit. "I just don't understand how this happened…" she said weakly.

"I have no idea…I mean you take after me and it's not like I've ever had problems with my weight" she said. Rory nodded glumly how she wished her metabolism was just like her mom's again.

"I started running today. I want to lose some of this weight" Rory said breaking the silence that had overtaken them.

Lorelai just nodded. "As long as you're doing this for you, I don't want you changing yourself just because of something your grandmother said" she said still feeling the need to protect her daughter's feelings.

"I know, but this is for me. I would like to be able to fit into my old cute clothes" she said checking the time. It was 11:05, still a bit too early for lunch but damn she was hungry.

"Well that's good, and you'll be fine. Just watch your diet and exercise a bit and you'll lose that weight in no time. I'll bet your metabolism is burning off all that excess fat right now" Lorelai said trying to give her daughter some hope.

Rory felt a bit relieved as her mother said that. Maybe she was panicking a bit too much and all she needed was a few small changes in her lifestyle. After all she didn't eat THAT much more in college, at least in her mind. A few small cutbacks should return things to normal.

Lorelai wondered if she was doing the right thing here with her daughter and it worried her. She'd never admit this to anyone but she had often wondered if she was a good mom. True Rory was an amazing kid but a lot of that just seemed to be her nature. Of course she had nurtured it and helped it grow but Rory had been an easy child and in turn that made her wonder how good she really was.

She shook her head dismissing those thoughts from her head. Rory was very much like her and she had been the major influence in her life. She was a great mom. She had always helped her and did the best to raise her self esteem and not be Emily Gilmore to her. Yes, she wasn't Emily Gilmore and that was what she needed to be.

Still she was a bit unnerved that Rory hadn't noticed her weight gain until her mother had pointed it out. She bit her lip and looked at her fuller daughter. "Rory I just have to ask this. How did you not notice the…well you know" she said treading lightly.

Rory hung her head in shame and her face turned red from embarrassment. "I guess I just got caught up in school and I just didn't want to believe what was happening. Paris and Janet tried to tell me but…I didn't listen to them and I should have" she said mentally berating herself for being stupid.

"Hey it's alright, mistakes happen. You'll be fine, you are my perfect daughter after all" Lorelai said smiling as Rory's stomach let out a loud rumble. Rory looked away in some embarrassment.

"Have you eaten today?" Lorelai asked suddenly worried that she was starving herself to lose weight. Rory shook her head no.

"I had some Cheerio's and some orange juice but that's it. I'm just waiting for lunch" she said wishing time would speed up and she could eat.

"Alright, just don't overdo it. What do you want for lunch?" Lorelai asked. There were so many things that Rory wanted for lunch but she knew that it needed to be healthy.

"I want Luke's but I don't want to go out and face well everybody" Rory admitted afraid of the stares she would get once she left the house. At Yale if someone looked at her she could ignore it but here the entire town would pass by her just to see if Rory Gilmore really gained thirty pounds.

"Well I'll call Luke and have him deliver us something or I can just go and pick it up. Now what do you want?" Lorelai asked wanting to save her daughter any future embarrassment.

Rory thought for a moment. "A plain burger with lettuce and onions with a fruit salad instead of fries" she said. The burger wasn't the healthiest thing but she was getting it without cheese and the fruit salad instead of the fries was certainly healthy. Besides it was all about small steps, even though this one was hard as she was craving some nice greasy fries.

Lorelai just nodded, "Well I'm still going to get the extra fries just so Luke doesn't get suspicious" she said picking up the phone and ordering thinking she was being a great mom. After all they never ordered a fruit salad. If they only got one order he'd know that something was up.

Rory didn't say anything. What her mother said did make some sense to her. Even though Luke wouldn't say anything she didn't want him to know that she was on a diet. She'd just have to control herself in front of the fries. That wouldn't be so hard to do, would it?

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Chapter 11

Rory looked at her fruit salad with no glee on her face. How could she when there were delicious fries right across the table from her. The smell was getting to her now. Why did her mother have to get two orders of fries? She shouldn't eat them. She could get away with the burger since it was protein and as long as she only had one and combined it with a healthy salad there was really no harm in it.

Unlike those greasy fries her mother was placing in her mouth. Well that wasn't true, they had to be somewhat healthy. After all they were basically just fried potatoes. Maybe it wouldn't hurt to eat them. She thought licking her lips.

NO, she couldn't do it. It was taking all of her willpower but she wasn't going to give in. Fries were not a vegetable and they certainly were not healthy for you. Still for all of her life her taste buds had been given fat, sugary, greasy, and sweet foods. To her the fruit salad was alright but it just tasted bland to her. Just like the water that she was drinking. She was craving a soda but those were the worst for you. She was only going to have one diet soda a day, or at least that's what she told herself.

It wasn't exactly easy to change ones eating habits in a day. Then a bulb went off in Rory's head. She had worked out today and if she finished the fruit salad and was still hungry it wasn't like a fry or two would hurt her. Just a bit to ease the cravings and then she'd be fine for dinner tonight. With new resolve she dug into her tasteless fruit salad, every once in a while nibbling on her burger.

Lorelai ate like the eating machine she always was and smiled at Rory. She was proud of her for being able to resist the temptation to eat the fries. Mind you she was doing her part by eating hers while taking a few from the second order. After all they couldn't just go to waste.

"So I didn't get to see you at all yesterday, how are classes going?" Lorelai asked.

Rory took a bite of lettuce and orange. "They're going really well. I actually would have liked to have gotten a bit more work done today. But I think I can take a day after last night" she said, resisting the urge to put more dressing on the salad. That stuff couldn't be good for you. At least that's what she had read before.

"Well I'm sure you'll be fine. Smartest kid in the class" Lorelai said finishing up her own lunch. Rory just smiled as she ate her lunch. It was nice having someone who believed in her all the time but at the same time she didn't want to disappoint her mom and not be the best. She'd have to work extra hard this weekend.

Rory looked down and was suddenly very pleased with herself, she had been able to finish the salad. She could feel the vitamins and minerals making their way through her body now. Still she was craving a fry and there were still some of the second order left. She reached out and grabbed five of them.

"Just a bit of a reward…I mean…well I ran today and besides it's only five" Rory said eating them slowly, one at a time. Lorelai had seen this before, people cheating on their diets and she knew how it could end.

"Just have one tiny reward a day. After all you're still young and can get away with it" Lorelai said bringing the fries closer to her and began eating them faster. She'd remove the temptation away from her.

Rory's craving was satisfied after those fries and she did want more but there was no way that she could give in. She let out a sigh and stood up to throw out her trash. She wasn't really full, this was by far one of the smallest lunches she had in a while. Dinner wasn't even in sight yet but what she had been doing wasn't healthy.

Lorelai followed Rory's lead and threw out the bag. "You know I'm really happy you came home today. Is there anything special that you wanted to do? We could go to the mall, buy some tabloids and find out what's going on in the world of celebrities, or we could just watch some movies" Lorelai suggested.

Sitting around did sound good to Rory. Her legs were still aching from her run this morning. If they were this bad now she could only imagine how they'd feel tomorrow. But she had been sitting around for months and that had caused her small problem. But she had exercised today and she wasn't sure if she could keep on moving.

"Some movies would be great" Rory said, but just as she said that she started to crave popcorn and candy. She licked her lips; it wouldn't really be a movie without either of the two. If she only did one and not the other then she'd probably be just fine.

"Hey mom…do you think it would be alright if I had some popcorn or candy while we watched movies?" she asked a bit nervously. After how Emily had reacted at the sight of her last night she was a bit worried her mother would do the same if she tried to cheat on her diet. This was more than just a few fries after all.

Lorelai's lips tightened as she debated what to say. Emily would say there was no way in hell but she knew that Rory wanted to lose weight. So she couldn't just say yes to her. No, this was her time to stand firm or at least try to. "Well are you really hungry?" she asked.

Rory nodded her head. "Yeah, I mean lunch was good it was just a little less then I'm used to" she said blushing with embarrassment.

"Well if you want something then eat it. I can't tell you what you can and can't do but if you are going to eat something sweet just go with M+M's. After all chocolate is kinda good for you" Lorelai said. Everything she had said was the truth and she hadn't been mean about it. Her mother would have told Rory flat out no but she was letting Rory make her own choices in the matter, she was a good mom.

It was true that Rory was in college now but she listened to her mother's opinions more than anyone else's. If Lorelai had told her it wasn't the best idea if she was trying to lose weight she would have listened. But since her mother was trying to spare her feelings it just made Rory feel like she was over blowing the weight gain in her mind. After all she wasn't treating her any different. Maybe this was just the crazy and controlling side of her grandmother coming out that she had heard about so often.

Rory smiled as she went over to the pantry where she knew that her mother kept the sweets. She reached up causing her shirt to lift up and show off her waistline or what was left of it. She had a muffin top effect going on from behind. She couldn't believe her love handles. True they were small in comparison to the average American but it just looked strange on her.

"You know what…maybe we could try a movie without candy. Just this once" Lorelai said coming to her senses. She knew that Rory had gained weight and could easily see it but it didn't really hit her until she actually saw her daughters pale excess flesh. It was a sobering reality for her.

Rory pouted a bit and felt a bit embarrassed but if her mother was saying something then it was probably good. Still the candy was so close and it would be tasty. No she needed to be healthier and chocolate wasn't exactly a health food. She closed the pantry and sighed.

"It's going to suck losing weight, isn't it?" she asked her mother eying the pantry wishing she could have some of that sweet sweet candy.

"Hey, relax a bit. I mean for most people it's hard but you should be able to do it no problem. By Christmas you'll probably be back down to your old weight" Lorelai said. Christmas was about two months away, but if she could gain that much in that such a short about of time she could lose it too.

Rory smiled a bit. That was just what she needed to hear. "Wish it would be gone tomorrow but hey slow and steady wins the race" Rory said sadly as they made their way into the living room to watch something.

As they sat down there was a pang of fear in Rory's stomach. She had avoided thinking about it but thinking about losing weight had reminded her, she'd have to see her grandmother in a week. It would be too hopeful to be ten pounds lighter by then.

"Hey mom…do you think grandma will bring up my…weight again?" she asked fearfully.

Lorelai looked over her daughter and her heart broke. She could see a bit of fear in her eyes and she knew the look. She had seen that face in the mirror many times growing up. She hugged her daughter and rubbed her back.

"Oh it'll be alright. She may make a few comments but if you say you're eating healthier she won't say anything. But she shouldn't have said anything to begin with. You're a great kid and she was wrong" Lorelai said now knowing for sure that her method was the right one. She hadn't been the one to cause her daughter this kind of pain. It was the Wicked Witch of the DAR.

Rory started to calm down a bit as she hugged her mother back. Lorelai noted how soft Rory felt now. It was so different from before. Still it wasn't like she was nothing but fat. There was just a nice layer of it over most of her body now.

"Just buy a dress that fits or makes it look like you've lost some weight and you'll be fine. Just expect less food and probably healthier stuff" she said wrinkling her nose.

Rory took a few deep breathes and was back to normal, "Alright I can handle that" she said turning her attention to the movie. They sat together watching the movie, making fun of the parts they hadn't last time. It was really great. But about half way into the movie Rory's stomach started rumbling.

Rory's face fell when she heard and felt the hunger pang. But she needed to retrain her body to go without food.

Lorelai heard it and looked at her daughter with sympathy. It couldn't be easy changing her eating habits so suddenly. "If you're hungry just go and grab something from the kitchen. Just make sure it's somewhat healthy. Nothing that's pure junk" she said.

Rory was about to say no but another wave of hunger got to her and she went into the pantry. She actually would have preferred fruit to take care of her hunger. But this was her mom's house. She settled on a party sized bag of peanut M&M's and brought it back into the living room.

"Hey mom, when I come home for the weekend could you at least keep some fruit around?" she asked opening the bag and eating a handful of them. She was just going to eat a few handfuls and that would be it.

Lorelai nodded; "Of course anything for you" she said eating some of the M&M's. They sat back and watched the movie and before either of them knew it they had gotten so drawn into the movie they didn't even noticed that they had finished the whole bag.

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Chapter 12

The rest of the afternoon went along just fine for both of them. Rory was able to keep herself from eating anything else that she shouldn't be eating and Lorelai had done her best to keep temptation away from Rory. Rory knew that she should have been studying but there was time for it tomorrow and she just needed a day with her mom.

It was now the evening and they had watched another movie, this time without candy or popcorn. Rory stood up to stretch her a bit. Raising her arms up over her head she emphasized the difference between her smaller upper body and bigger lower body.

"Alright, I should be getting back to school" Rory said. Stars Hollow was her home and it was fun but school beckoned and she had to answer the call.

"Are you sure you don't want to get some dinner before you go?" Lorelai asked wanting to spend more time with her only daughter.

Rory played it over in her mind. "I guess we could go to Luke's" she said. After all going with her mom meant that she'd get a free meal and Luke did have some more healthy salads she could eat.

Lorelai put on a fake smile. "You know that if we go there then everyone in town is going to notice…" she said looking over Rory's body.

Rory let out a sigh; it wasn't like she hadn't thought of it. She knew the way that gossip worked in the town and by the time they walked over to Luke's almost the entire town would have passed her by just to see if the rumor was true.

But it wasn't like Rory could just not go out and about in her own town. She looked down at her bulging stomach and wished it would disappear.

"Let's just go. If people look then they look" Rory said grabbing a jacket. It wasn't freezing but it was cool enough to put on a nice jacket. It did help hide her stomach and chest but it did nothing for her legs and face. One look and people would realize that she was heavier but the jacket gave Rory some security.

"Aww I knew I raised a brave daughter, I bet you could take on a lion" Lorelai said grabbing her jacket and they were out the door. As they walked to Luke's Rory could feel her body sweating just a bit. She looked around to see if anyone was looking at her. She knew it was stupid but she didn't want anyone commenting on her weight after the way that her grandmother had so nicely brought it up.

Before she knew it they were at Luke's and no one had said anything to them. They sat down at the first table that they could find. "I'm going to go and talk to Luke real quick" Lorelai said moving over to the counter. For whatever reason there was a lull right now and other than a couple at the other side of the diner they were the only ones in there.

"Hey Luke, I need a favor" Lorelai whispered when she reached the counter.

"Why do I have a bad feeling about this?" Luke asked leaning in closer to her. He wasn't about to ask why they were whispering, after all it gave him a chance to be nice and close to her.

"Look when you come over to take our orders act as if nothing has changed with Rory" she said looking back to find Rory looking at the menu.

Rory was actually only pretending to look at the menu. She knew what he mom was doing for her and she was somewhat grateful. But at the same time she couldn't help but feel a bit mad. She was in college now and she was an adult, she could handle herself.

"What? Did she get a bad haircut or something?" Luke asked looking over at her and noting that it was far more than a bad haircut. "Ahh…" he said.

"Yep, nothing to be concerned about really just a bit too much fun at college. But she'll probably end up ordering a salad so act shocked but not too shocked" Lorelai said.

"So she is trying to lose weight? She's not acting like it's not there?" he asked.

"Yeah and I'm sorry about earlier today. But I did kind of lie earlier, my mother made a huge deal about it and that was why dinner was so bad and I wasn't sure if Rory was okay with people knowing she was on a diet and…well I'm just not sure how to handle it" she admitted.

"Don't worry about it. Get back to her and I'll be right over" he said grinning at her.

"You're the best" she said smiling at him as she went back over to her daughter.

"So what were you and Luke talking about?" Rory asked casually.

"Oh nothing too big" Lorelai said deflecting the question the best she could.

Rory didn't say anything as Luke came over. "So what can I get the two of you?" he asked trying to be natural but he couldn't help himself from looking at Rory a bit longer than usual. Lorelai wasn't kidding when she said that Rory had gained weight. Oh well at least she was doing something about it. She didn't even look bad; she just didn't look like the Rory that had been coming in here for years.

"I think I'll have your delicious burger and fries with a coke" Lorelai said.

"You do realize that it would be the second of each you had today?" Luke asked not believing how this woman ate and that for some reason fate picked Rory to be the one who gained weight. At least Rory tried to eat healthy from time to time.

"Oh I'll be fine, you know me" she said drawing back her usual banter in this case.

"Alright, and what can I get for you Rory?" he asked.

Rory smiled at Luke, he was someone that she could count on, and he wouldn't gawk at her. At least not for too long. "Just get me a salad and a diet pop" she said. She knew that her mother had worked him over a bit to soften him up so he wouldn't say anything. She was grateful for that.

Luke looked at her a bit funny but didn't say anything. "Coming right up" he said. That should do it, subtle but the way he probably would have acted anyway.

Just then Kirk came into the diner and sat on the other side of the diner. He picked up a menu and started pretending to look at it. While the entire time he was actually looking at Rory. Kirk was not as sneaky and subtle as he needed to be; Luke noticed right away what he was doing and came over to him.

"What can I did you Kirk?" he asked preparing himself for something insane to happen.

"Oh um hi Luke, I just think I'll get a Patty Melt," Kirk said keeping his eagle eyes on Rory. Luke rolled his eyes.

"Kirk, what are you doing?" he asked glaring at him.

"What, me? Nothing Luke, I'm just a man who wants some dinner" he said getting a little bit nervous as Luke looked at him. Lorelai and Rory also noticed what was going on and looked over.

"Kirk…" Luke started and Kirk broke.

"Taylor sent me in here to see if the rumor was true about Rory" he said loud enough for Rory to here. She hugged her waist a bit and hung her head. Well at least it still wasn't as bad as grandma.

"Kirk, get out of here" Luke said sternly. Kirk just nodded and started to leave. "Also, when Taylor tells you to spy on someone, don't do it" he said. Kirk didn't say anything and left just as quickly as he came.

"You alright?" Lorelai asked rubbing Rory's arm. Rory just nodded and blinked back a few stray tears.

"I'm fine. I mean everyone was going to find out and I guess it's better than having everyone in town come in here to look at me" she said pain evident in her voice.

Lorelai was about to say something but Luke heard her and he couldn't stop himself from saying something. Rory was not and probably never would be his daughter but it still killed him to hear her in that much pain.

"Hey, just ignore them. They'll forget about this in a day. Just remember that you're still you and the only reason they're looking is because nothing good is on TV. But just imagine the bigger shock on their faces when you lose some weight by then no one will even remember this night. Your dinners will be out in a few minutes" he said walking away. He hoped that did the job.

Rory just smiled at him and felt so much better. She would lose this weight, she could do it. "Thanks Luke…" she said in a small voice. The pain in her stomach and chest had subsided and she was ready for her salad now. She was feeling a bit better so she put a bit more dressing on it than she should have.

Lorelai smiled at her daughter and then back at Luke. That was just what she needed right now. He brought their food back and she just smiled at him as she ate her burger, he really was an amazing man.

The rest of the dinner went swimmingly. Rory ate her salad and didn't cheat at all. After Kirk had been throw out no one dared come in to spy on Rory, overall it was a very pleasant meal. They walked back to the house together and said their goodbyes. Rory wanted to get back tonight so she'd be able to study a little bit and be able to hit the ground running in the morning, something she wouldn't be able to do here.

The drive back flew by. Rory was hungry and wished she had gotten a sandwich or something. But it was too late for that now. She got back and found her legs were still aching from her run this morning. God she was going to have to go for another run again tomorrow. Well maybe she could skip tomorrow and run on Monday. Small steps were the way to do it so she wouldn't just quit.

"Oh there you are, we were wondering if you'd be back tonight" Paris said as she walked into the common room.

"Yeah, well I had some fun with my mom but I needed to get back and study." Rory said shrugging a bit as she started to head to her room.

"Well we were waiting for you, we haven't eaten dinner yet but were talking about making turkey melts, do you want one?" Paris asked.

Rory knew that she should have said no. After all she had just eaten at Luke's. But that was JUST a salad. She was still hungry so she nodded.

"Alright, we're going to go a bit light on the cheese but they should still be great. A nice healthy dinner for us" Janet said walking into the kitchen to start making them. Rory felt a bit guilty but she had eaten so much less today than she would have and turkey was healthy for you. Starving herself wouldn't do her any good.

"That's good, a little something would hit the spot" she said walking into the kitchen and grabbing a diet pop. Her second one of the day but it was diet and it had to be good for you. She thought as she sipped it while the smell of turkey and melted cheese hit her nose.

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Chapter 13

The rest of the week rotated between heaven and hell for Rory. As expected she woke up Sunday morning with sore legs, she could barely walk as she got out of bed. But still she tried to take a jog with Janet. To her credit Janet realized how much pain Rory was in and said a walk around campus would be enough for right now. They could jog again tomorrow. A walk was more than enough for Rory, who took out her books and started studying when she got back.

As she was studying Rory reached for her usual candy pile without even realizing what she was doing. She was surprised when she found nothing but then remembered she had given it all to Paris. Rory tried to get back to studying but found she was having a harder time concentrating then before.

She licked her lips and her mouth was a tad dry. Dammit, she needed a little something to snack on while she studied. It helped her keep her focus and that was the most important thing right now.

"Hey Paris can I have a bit of my candy back?" Rory asked turning around and looking at her roommate.

Paris didn't even look up from her book. "Nice try but no. You're on a diet and you're going to stick with it" she said.

Rory grimaced a bit. What right did Paris have to deny her what she wanted? She was an adult after all and she had paid for that candy herself. She should be able to get it whenever she wanted it.

"Come on Paris…I need just a piece or two to study" Rory said pleading with her.

"Nope, you told me not to give it to you and I won't. It's hidden somewhere" she said flipping a page in her book.

Rory groaned and got back to studying, once again she had only eaten cereal for breakfast and wasn't in the best mood. Oh how she wanted some bacon and eggs.

The rest of the week went in a similar manner, she was eating less than before and working out more but it was still really hard for her. On Monday when she went to lunch she ended up getting some fries and eating more of those than she had planned on.

She also couldn't control her willpower during in-between meals either. It didn't help that Yale had vending machines. Rory would often get herself a little snack, a Snickers bar and a diet pop. So she was trying to count her calories but was not taking all of her snacks into account.

She had bought some apples though and was snacking on those when she was doing homework. It didn't give her the same energy she had before. It was pretty hard to try and just quit all of her bad habits like that. She was getting a bit cranky during the day now.

On Tuesday she had decided to go to the mall and look for a dress for Friday. She decided to go shopping alone since Paris and Janet were in class. Tana wouldn't have been any help, the girl was great but she was still too young and too smart for her own good. She debated calling her mom to come along but she'd probably be busy with the inn, she could do this herself.

She walked around the mall for a bit looking for something that would look good on her. Normally she'd have gone for something tight fitting that wouldn't show that much cleavage but show off her body.

Eventually she found a nice black dress that she had to admit that she looked great in. It emphasized her new found curves while hiding her stomach and made her legs look smaller. She was happy about that last part; the most annoying thing about all of this was the way her lower body looked. She didn't mind her ass too much but the feeling of her legs rubbing together really unnerved her.

She ended up buying the dress noting that it was larger than anything that she had bought before. The thought depressed her but if gave her a bit of drive. If she worked hard she wouldn't have to buy anything this big ever again.

Rory decided that she would hang around the mall for a little bit longer. A bit of window shopping never hurt a girl. As she walked she found herself happy that all of the winter clothes were out right now. Sure she wasn't huge and she wasn't ugly but one doesn't gain thirty pounds and feel great about their body no matter how good they look.

In Rory's walking around the mall she just happened to wander to the food court. She had yet to have lunch today and she had been walking around all day. Even though it was only about fifteen minutes. A small treat was just what she needed. She was in the mood for pizza and got two giant slices of Pepperoni from the New York style pizza place the mall had. She deserved a treat, she had been good and compared to the buffet she and her mom usually got this was cutting way, way back.

Eventually the day that Rory dreaded had come, Friday. It terrified her to walk back into that house, knowing that her grandmother was going to look over her figure as she walked in. It was also the day that she had decided to weight herself. She needed to see if she had lost any weight yet. Sure it had only been a week but she hoped that maybe she had lost five pounds.

Inside the bathroom she stripped down to her underwear, took a deep breath, and stepped onto the scale. Looking down past her blossoming breasts, and pudgy stomach she frowned. 141 pounds. All that running and walking around and dieting and she had only lost two pounds. She bit her lip and shook her head as she stepped off the scale, it was a start but she had really been hoping for a lot more.

She put on the dress that she had bought and started to drive to her grandparents, disheartened and nervous. She was sweating bullets the entire time and wished she had something to eat so she could calm her nerves.

She got to her grandparents to find that once again her mother had beaten her there. That wasn't the worst thing in the world actually. It meant that she wouldn't have to spend time alone with her grandparents. She smiled a bit and rang the doorbell.

A new maid answered the door and led Rory into the den. Her legs felt like Jell-o, she didn't want to do this but she had to. She could still feel the grasp of Emily's hand on her love handle as they reached the den.

Lorelai had gotten there early and had been icy to both of her parents since she walked in the door. They had hurt her daughter last week. The fact that Richard had done nothing didn't matter to Lorelai, she just lumped them together. It made for a very awkward scene.

"I'm just saying you don't have to be rude about her weight" Lorelai said trying to knock some of her sense into her parents.

"Lorelai, I did what I had to do for her own good. Otherwise she would have kept gaining weight. You said it yourself; she's on a diet now. That would have never happened if I hadn't done that" Emily said firmly.

"Yes it would have" Lorelai snorted. She knew that Rory would have figured it out eventually. She didn't need the public humiliation.

They would have kept arguing but they knew that Rory was here and they shut up, not wanting her to overhear their conversation.

Rory's heart pounded as she entered and attempted to act natural. "Hey….how are you this week?" she asked to no one in particular. Smiling and showing off her chubby cheeks.

Emily stared at her but said nothing. She looked over Rory's body and could find no added weight. But the girl was wearing black. Still with nothing noticeable she wouldn't say anything to her.

"Rory, it's great to have you here. Can I get you anything to drink? A water?" she asked nicely.

Rory felt a weight being lifted off her chest. If her grandmother was going to do something big she would have done it by now. "Water would be fine" she said smiling and sitting next to her mother. She had mentally prepared herself for tonight. There was no way that she was going to get anything other than health food. No chance to cheat even a little bit tonight.

Emily gave her a glass water and Rory sipped it just pleased that this was going to be a drama free night. They sat around and talked for a little bit, mostly about Yale and light subjects. But Emily just couldn't help but prod a little bit.

"So Rory, have you seen the new fitness center that Yale has opened?" she asked. Everyone in the room knew what she was doing. Rory just gave her a tight lipped smile.

"Well I've seen the outside of it. Janet and I prefer to stay outside when we run for the time being. But I'll probably go in when it starts snowing" she said playing along with her grandma. No reason to bring any more attention to herself. Even though she had only gone running three times this week she still felt like it was an accomplishment.

Emily just smiled at her. "Well isn't that nice. Getting fresh air is very good for you" she said grinning at Lorelai. Lorelai just smiled back and sipped her drink unhappy that her mother was acting like she was the one who solved this problem by herself.

Eventually it was time for dinner to be served and as expected Rory got a nice salad with very little dressing. Rory reached for a roll and added just a little bit of butter to it. She had to limit herself tonight with her grandmother watching.

"Do you like the salad?" Emily asked Rory and she nodded.

"It's great grandma, nice and healthy" she said wishing there was just a bit more dressing on it.

"Yeah mom, these salads are great. So what's for dinner?" Lorelai asked wondering what kind of trick her mom had up her sleeve tonight.

"I believe the chef is making some grilled salmon with steamed vegetables" Emily said casually. Lorelai couldn't exactly complain when it came to that. Yes it was healthy but it wasn't like she was making them eat tofurkey.

Eventually the main course came out and much Rory's relief it tasted pretty damn good. Although she did note that she got more steamed vegetables than anyone else at the table. That wasn't exactly great. She'd been eating so many vegetables lately. Lorelai grimaced too but ate it up. She'd just stop by Luke's later and get something a little different as a snack.

Rory squirmed in her chair a bit, her fleshy ass providing an extra cushion. She had finished dinner and still didn't find herself satisfied. It was starting to be a real problem; one that she had hoped would have been fixed in a week.

They sat and talked for a bit longer, Rory and Lorelai wondering when dessert would be brought out. After about twenty minutes Lorelai decided to bring it up.

"So…are we having dessert tonight?" she asked, her sweet tooth was yelling at her.

"Oh I'm sorry but no. There's not going to be any dessert around here for a while" she said looking at Rory.

Rory just gave a weak smile. She got the message, no dessert until she lost weight. Emily Gilmore, ladies and gents. Most grandmothers were worried that their grandchildren weren't eating enough but she seemed to take the total opposite approach.

Lorelai's temper flared. Okay this just wasn't fair. "You know one dessert a week isn't going to kill anyone here" she said.

"Well we're just trying something new. Besides Lorelai given how much sugar you consume I can't imagine it'd hurt you to miss it" she said. The claws were out now.

"I'm fine mom; I don't eat that much sugar. But when exactly did you decide to stop serving dessert?" Lorelai asked.

"Mom…it's fine. No dessert will be fine grandma" Rory said trying to be cheerful but there was a hint of sadness in her voice.

"See, Rory doesn't care and your father doesn't care so I don't see why you're making a big deal out this Lorelai" she said. Richard just ignored what Emily saying; personally he thought dessert would be fine for Rory. But his wife did know about these kinds of situations and he was going to stand behind her.

Lorelai just out a sighed and threw her hands in the air. "Alright, I guess you're right. I could cut down my sugar intake. I mean maybe I have way too much energy, maybe if I keep it up I'll start moving at the speed of light, maybe…" she ranted.

"Lorelai, you're babbling" Emily said and Lorelai got quiet.

Eventually dinner had to come to an end and Lorelai and Rory walked out of the house together. "So tell me the truth, have you been good about your diet this week? And did you really not want dessert?" she asked her daughter.

"Yes and no. I mean I've lost two pounds so I must be doing something right and yeah I kind of did want a little something as a reward" she said.

"Well if you've really been good, then stop off somewhere and get something. I mean two pounds in a week isn't bad" Lorelai said reassuring her daughter.

"I was really worried that grandma would be like she was last week" Rory admitted aloud for the first time.

"Oh honey…she'd only say something if you gained more weight and that's not going to happen" she said sympathy in her voice. "Just keep doing what you've been doing don't worry about your grandma. If she says anything again I'll jump her" Lorelai said smiling.

"Thanks mom, but don't do that even if she does it again"

"You're right, we won't get any of her stuff" she said smiling. "You coming home this weekend?" she asked. Rory shook her head.

"Too much work this weekend, but I'll try and make it home during the week" she said.

"Well alright, go and get a small reward for yourself, I know I'm going to go and get something sweet" Lorelai said getting into her jeep; some ice cream would hit the spot.

Rory got into her car, a candy bar would be great. She could probably have two since that would equal the dessert she would have eaten tonight anyway.

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Chapter 14

Another week had passed and the cool air of November hit Rory's face as she headed out to her car. Friday night dinner yesterday had once again been a little awkward but no major shots had been fired at her by Emily Gilmore.

Much to Rory's chagrin she ended up not losing any weight this past week. She couldn't understand why, she had gone running 4 times and had kept up with her salad a day. What she failed to pick up on was the fact that her salads were pretty much pointless when she decided to go to the cafeteria for dinner and ate buttery rolls, and greasy fries.

She just kept finding herself so hungry by nighttime. That had to do with the fact that her breakfasts had shrunk to coffee, and a pastry when she didn't run in the morning. She had even debated cutting out breakfast entirely but then there would have been no way that she could make it to lunch without eating something bad for her.

Not that the pastries she ate were that good. The coffee was very minimal in regards to her figure. The bit of sugar she put in it to help ease her sweet tooth did have effects though. Along with the muffin that said it was low-fat, which was true but made up for the lack of fat with extra sugar and calories.

That was what Rory ate as she drove to the mall to meet up with her mom for a day of shopping. It had been a while since they had gone on a shopping trip and honestly Rory needed another dress or two. Her grandmother had made comments last night about how she was wearing the exact same dress as last week. It was still better than popping out of one of her old ones though. She sipped her coffee as she got closer to the mall.

Lorelai dragged herself out of bed in the morning and grabbed a couple of pop tarts to eat as she made a pot of coffee for herself. It wasn't that early in the morning but she would have to run to meet up with Rory soon, which meant no time for Luke's. She needed this day off from inn stuff. With winter rapidly approaching they were moving as fast as they could to get stuff with the Dragonfly done. True they could work inside during winter but there was still so much to do outside and so much to look over.

The thought of it just made her feels even more stressed than she had been and she grabbed two more pop tarts to eat. A bit stale but she needed them today. Not great but oh she would get mall food today. She poured herself a cup of coffee and sipped it that hit the spot.

She put on a cute pair of jeans and a wild looking shirt. If there was one thing she had never been it was shy. Still she had to pause a bit when she buttoned the jeans. They felt tighter on her. She shrugged it off though. These were supposed to be tight and that was the reason she was wearing them. You never knew when you'd find some great looking guy at the mall, and if not she could always turn a few heads.

She poured the rest of the coffee into a thermos and was off to go shopping with her daughter. Oh today was going to be fun.

Rory and Lorelai had the kind of impeccable timing that would only exist on TV and somehow reached the mall at the exact same time. Rory had decided to wear a loose t-shirt and jean combo. She had taken to wearing loose clothes; it helped her not think about her weight gain all the time. Only when she was working out, eating a salad, or wishing she could wear her old tiny clothes.

"Hey, you're looking great today my offspring" Lorelai said smiling.

"Not looking too shabby there yourself parental figure" Rory said feeling likes things had reached a happy normal with them.

"Oh please you can call me mom all you want but to everyone else we're sisters" she said getting nice and close to her daughter.

"You wish" Rory said jokingly.

"Hey, I take offense to that. Ask any man and he'd say sisters. Getting pregnant at sixteen does have its advantages you know"

"You really should speak to high school kids about that"

"Bah I'm just too real for some parents" Lorelai said as they walked into a store. "So what are we looking for?" she asked as she started going through the racks.

"For you, well I have no idea. But we need some formal clothes for me. We have to keep it cheap though, just a little something so I don't have to wear the same thing to dinner again. Otherwise grandma will blow a gasket" Rory said looking at some nice dresses.

"Hey what actually is a gasket? That's the kind of stuff they had to teach you at Yale, right?" Lorelai asked finding a few cute shirts. Rory just smiled widely, this was the kind of mother/daughter day that she needed.

Eventually Lorelai had picked out a ton of clothes to try on while Rory had picked out a few dresses. She wasn't going to give in and just by bigger clothes yet. Rory walked out of the changing room wearing a nice aqua colored dress that went down past her knees.

"What do you think?" she asked spinning around a bit. Lorelai looked over it with a keen eye.

"A bit tight behind…but if you walk behind grandma she'd never notice it" she said. Being honest with her daughter.

Rory smiled, "It's not going to be tight for long" she said heading back to change into something else. She did her best not to look into the mirrors as she changed. She had seen her body in the mirror and she didn't need a 360 view of herself now, at least in just her underwear.

She slipped into a red dress; this one was a bit less conservative than before. It showed off her cleavage. She'd be lying if she said she wasn't happy about that. Sure she had liked her chest before but it had never been big enough catch a lot of male attention. But now thanks to her eating habits she would be able to show off what she had upstairs.

Her face was almost as red as the dress when she came out. "So what do you think?" she asked. The dress suited her nicely, some people would say it showed off too much on top but it wasn't slutty. Once again she had opted for a long skirt; she had seen her legs and felt that she shouldn't be showing them off until she lost some weight.

Lorelai looked over her daughter's choice and wasn't sure what to say. It looked great on her and wow her chest had grown. She had to be up a full cup size. Still small compared to a Playboy Bunny but quite a change for her.

"I think it looks…great. I mean it hides your stomach well, makes your hips smaller but on top…is it what you're going for?" she asked.

Rory smiled nervously, "Kind of, I mean once I start losing weight I'll be where I was and I guess…I don't know I just wanted to see how it looked" she said.

Lorelai just nodded. "Well I wouldn't suggest wearing it to grandma's but if you're looking for something fun and flirty then go for it" Lorelai said.

"I'm still not sure but I think I might…" Rory said going back into the changing room and feeling a bit more confident. She tried on a few more dresses before opting to buy both the aqua one and the red one. Those should buy her another month which by then she should be falling out of those and going back to her old ones.

"I'm just going to try on a few clothes" Lorelai said pointing to a pile that she had in the corner.

"I think you need to change your definition of few" Rory said.

"Hey, I left more than a few clothes on the racks" Lorelai said entering the changing room. While Rory's little clothes show took about thirty to forty-five minutes Lorelai's own excursion was taking well over an hour.

It was more or less successful although there was a small problem with the last pair of jeans that she tried on. She walked out and shook her head at Rory.

"These stupid jeans were too tight" she said throwing them at Rory.

"They're your size?" she asked.

Lorelai just shrugged. "Just wasn't wowing me. Must be mislabeled or they run small. I could have squeezed into them but not worth the money" she said ending up with a few pairs of jeans and a few very nice and shirts that fit her like a glove.

They went and paid for their clothes by the time they were done it was noon and both of them were hungry. "So what do you want for lunch?" Lorelai asked as they made their way to the food court.

"I don't know…maybe I should just head back to Yale. There's a nice salad there waiting for me" she said not really wanting a salad but knowing that she should eat that and not mall food.

"Oh but I rarely get to see you. Besides we don't have to do our usual, there's got to be one health food place here" she said basically dragging Rory to the food court.

"Alright but we have to walk around the mall and window shop for a bit" she said. Hey walking counted as exercise and she didn't go for a run today.

Lorelai of course ended up getting a little something from each place, which infuriated Rory. Her mother knew that she couldn't eat like that and yet she had no problem doing that. She glared at her mother as she looked for something that was somewhat healthy. She eventually settled on some Chinese food. Not a salad but she got steamed rice with it.

She sat down with her mother and the wave of smells hit her. God, how she wanted to be able to enjoy that food with her mom. She started on her food and glared at her.

"You do know that I'm on a diet, right?" she asked in a low tone.

Lorelai looked at the food she had in front of her and looked down at her gluttony in embarrassment. "Um…well I'm just…I mean you're going to be tempted at Yale. So you have to resist temptation in general" she said trying to defend herself.

Rory didn't take her glare off her mother as she sipped on her soda.

"Okay, I promise I won't do this again. I just wasn't thinking I just go on autopilot around lunch time" she said giving Rory a weak smile.

Rory let out a sigh at her mother. "It's alright; I know you don't mean anything. It's just hard being surrounded by temptation basically 24/7. I mean Paris and Janet help a lot but it doesn't mean that I don't want well what you're eating" she said pointing to everything that Lorelai had in front of her.

"Well I promise when you're around I'll eat what you eat from now on" she said downing a slice of pizza.

"I appreciate that, it'll be a big help" Rory said stealing a few of her mother's fries.

"Should you be eating those?" Lorelai asked.

"Walking while window shopping burns calories, besides it's been a while since I had fries" Rory said. By a while she really meant about a day.

After Rory finished her lunch and Lorelai finished their buffet they went to get some coffee to sip on as they walked around the mall. All of the 'calorie burning' that was going on was minimal at best as they walked around.

They spent about an hour walking around and chit-chatting with each other. They occasionally walked into a store to look at some clothes.

"Meeting any interesting guys at Yale?" Lorelai asked a bit curious about her love life. It had been months since that little punk broke her heart and went AWOL; she just hoped that Rory wasn't pining for him.

Rory let out a sigh, wondering why her mother hadn't really brought this up before but thankful this was the first time.

"I've met a few guys…but mostly focusing on classes and other things" Rory said in a flat tone. Honestly she didn't really feel like dating or going after guys right now. Sure, a ton of girls on campus would want her body and she could easily find a cute guy to date. But her self esteem was still pretty low and she wanted to get it up to a good point again before she really thought about dating.

"Well just don't close yourself off. Studying is important but hey if some guy wants to buy you dinner what's the harm?" Lorelai said offhandedly.

"I guess a girl who just eats a salad is a cheap date" Rory mumbled feeling bad about herself now. Lorelai zipped her lips after that and cursed herself for bringing that up. The rest of the excursion was a bit of a downer after that. Last thing Rory needed to be reminded about was boys and Lorelai just felt awful for bringing it up. But she never thought that bringing up guys would have caused this kind of reaction in her daughter.

Eventually they went their separate ways for the day. Lorelai drove back to Stars Hollow kicking herself for hurting her daughters' feelings like that. She knew it was inevitable but she had tried to be on her best behavior today.

Rory stopped off at a fast food joint on the way back and ordered a burger. After the way her mom acted and lunch and asking about guys she just felt awful and needed something to make her feel better. The greasy fast food helped that out and she felt as good as when she had found those two dresses earlier.

You know what, that's what she was going to do tonight. It was Saturday night, she was going to put on that new dress and she was going to try and do something else other than study. Rory Gilmore was going to go out on a Saturday night, so what if she wasn't her usual lithe self, she needed a night and she was sure she could at least convince Paris to go with her. Yes this was going to be a good night for her.

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Chapter 15

"Come on, we haven't really gone out and relaxed since before school started. I think it'd be good for us" Rory said trying to convince her roommates to go out with her.

"Well where would we even go?" Paris asked.

"I don't know and I don't care. I just need to get dressed up and go out somewhere. There's got to be a party going on" Rory said looking towards Janet. Out of all of them Janet would be the one most likely to know, she did hang out with a few football players.

"Well there are a few frat houses we could stop by…but I have to ask where this is coming from?" Janet wondered aloud. Taking away the first get together they had Rory had basically been in hermit mode the entire school year.

"I'm tired of just staying in. I mean its college; I should go out and have more fun. I just sit around all day. I really need to get out and meet more people" Rory said leaving out the part about wanting to get a bit of male attention.

"What do you say, Paris?" Janet asked looking at her. Janet and Paris had become a bit closer the past couple weeks as they both tried to help Rory lose weight. They weren't best friends by any means but the fighting that had dominated their relationship and the common area was now gone, save for a few minor tiffs.

"Fine, a night out would be…good for all of us. Let's go and get ready" Paris said.

"Tana, you want to come along?" Janet asked the small girl who was sitting off to the side.

She shook her head. "Oh no, I'm quite fine here. I want to get ahead on some stuff" she said not having any interest in college partying.

The three of them just shrugged it off and went to get ready. After about an hour of getting themselves ready Janet, Paris, and Rory were ready to go.

Janet hated that it was getting cold now, had it been spring she would have worn shorts but since there was no way she could leave her runners legs bare she ended up going with a tight pair of skinny jeans and a low cut top. She would have picked out a dress but then she wouldn't have been able to show off her legs, her jeans left little to the imagination.

Paris never knew what to wear and required Rory's help to pick out something cute. A modest, black dress that would draw attention to her large chest. She wore a white sweater-jacket over it to keep her warm.

Rory just stuck with her red dress. When she put it on she had been worried that it was too fancy but after walking around a bit in it, it looked cute. She was suddenly thankful that she hadn't chosen something that would have gone to her ankles. She finished her make-up in the mirror. She was going to let loose tonight.

She joined Paris and Janet in the common area and they were off. "You're looking great tonight" Janet said to Rory.

"Thanks, make sure that no one gets out of sight?" Rory put forth. It was college and bad things could happen, especially when alcohol was involved. The others nodded, neither one wanting to be a statistic.

"Alright but if you need some alone time with someone just say something" Janet said in tone that basically said she expected something fun to happen tonight. Rory and Paris just blushed as they walked, their heels clicking on the cement. Paris because she was still with Jamie, and Rory because she wasn't sure if she actually wanted that. She had never done anything with Jess or Dean, partly because it just never felt like it was time and because she was afraid of ending up like her mother.

Still she wasn't exactly feeling her most beautiful at the moment and she needed to feel better about herself. She needed some male attention, she hadn't really felt amazing since Jess had left and although she wasn't moping and was happy, she didn't find herself having the same over the moon feeling she had when she had been with him.

She also wasn't taking sex off the table for tonight. Her mother had never given her any religious reasons against pre-marital sex, most of the time it was 'don't have it or you could end up like me if you don't use protection'.

True, she would have liked to have had it with someone she loved. But you did have to have sex at some point and didn't all the movies say that college was the place for one night stands?

After a bit of walking they got the frat house. As soon as they entered they went to get some drinks and were the objects of more than a few male stares. Janet just smirked, she went out often and while she was thinking about dating that football player nothing was official yet.

Paris always hated these kinds of places in high school but she was trying to reinvent herself in college. She took a sip of a beer and looked around the room. She knew her role was den mother tonight since she had Jamie. That bothered her a bit but Jamie was great and she was going to see him again soon.

Rory was nervous, she had been so brave before but now that she was here she really didn't know what do to. Loud music was playing around her, should she go and talk to the guys? Should she wait? She needed to calm her nerves and took a bit swig of her beer. This stuff was supposed to calm your nerves after all.

Janet could see how tense Rory was and leaned close to talk to her. "Hey just relax, give it a few minutes and they will come. Just act cool" she said smiling at Rory. She just nodded at Janet and took another sip. Not the best tasting stuff but it would get good soon enough.

The group spent about fifteen minutes just talking to each other when just as Janet said another a guy was approaching them. He was very good looking with short brown hair and brown eyes. Fit but not athletic. He had the air of a Yale man around him.

"Hello, I'm Scott" he said talking to Janet. Janet saw him coming from a while away and wasn't interested at all. He was cute but he wasn't athletic. Janet wanted someone who could keep up with her and looking at him she knew that after a lap around campus he'd be done. At least the lineman could do five laps if she went slow for him.

"Hey," she said giving him an uninterested look. Scott had seen that look before and knew that he had overplayed his hand. The other girls with her weren't ugly, the blonde had big boobs, and the brunette had nice curves. He liked brunettes better so he focused his attention to Rory.

"Actually, I was talking to her" he said talking to Rory. Rory blushed, she had thought that he had been talking to Janet but maybe she was prettier than she gave herself credit for.

"I'm doing well, I'm Rory" she said shaking his hand.

"Interesting name, what's your major?" Scott asked figuring that was a good ice breaker. Janet looked him over as he and Rory talked to each other. He wasn't setting off any alarms in her head so she was alright with him.

Paris just rolled her eyes and started to drink her beer. She looked the guy over, he wasn't her type but hey if Rory was interested in him that's what mattered.

Rory and Scott ended up talking for another ten minutes or so, Janet and Paris would occasionally interject something into the conversation. The entire time Rory was slowly sipping her beer until it was gone.

"Would you like another drink?" Scott asked noticing that her cup was empty.

"Sure" she said handing him her cup, as he left Rory turned over to Janet and Paris.

"What do you think?" she asked.

"Not awful, I'd say go for it if you want to. Just don't go somewhere alone with him without telling us" Janet said.

Paris just shrugged, "Too much of a frat guy for my taste but I'll admit he is a bit charming. Kind of reminds me of Jamie" Paris said a smile creeping up onto her face.

Rory smiled and felt so much better about this. She was the first girl that a guy had talked to tonight. She was just feeling amazing about herself right now. Really pretty. He came back with a beer in hand, Rory gladly accepted it.

"Paris and I are going to get something to drink too. We'll be right across the room" Janet said leading Paris away and giving Rory some space. She smiled and pushed a strand of hair out of her face and started talking to him.

They spent the next forty-five minutes or so just talking to each other. Every once in a while Rory would look up to see what Janet and Paris were doing. Paris was chatting with someone, perhaps even flirting. Janet was already making out with some good looking guy, who judging from his body was a runner of some sort.

"So…you want to get out of here?" Scott asked. Rory paused and wondered what that meant. Did he want to take her back to his room? Just go somewhere quieter?

"What do you mean?" Rory asked finishing off her third beer of the night.

"Oh well, I haven't had dinner yet. We could just go somewhere and get a bit to eat. Nothing fancy" he said. Rory did a mental checklist in her mind, she had her pepper spray with her and she felt good enough about him. She gave him a reassuring smile.

"Sure, just let me tell my friends and we'll get some dinner" she said walking over to Paris.

"Oh please, do you really think that Rand was going for that?" Paris asked in a haughty tone.

"Hey Paris, I'm heading out with Scott" Rory said. Paris took a quick look at her and Janet before nodding.

"Fine, just call me when you get wherever you're going" she said not too worried about Rory. Rory smiled and walked back over to Scott and they were off.

They decided to go and get some Mexican food for dinner. It was a nice little place but not too far off the beaten path. Rory was having a great time tonight with him. So much in fact that she didn't realize the amount of chips, salsa, and cheese she was inhaling. Her happiness plus the alcohol meant she felt no limitations on what she could eat.

Her dinner ended up being an enchilada platter that was covered in cheese, rice and beans on the side. Of course she finished them all up. For his part Scott didn't realize just how much she was eating. His focus was a perky and below her neck.

Eventually dinner had to come to an end and they headed out. Rory wanted to pay but he insisted that he could pay for her.

"So…do you want to go back to my place?" he asked casually and Rory froze. She was having such a good time and she didn't want it to end but she knew what going back to his place would entail. She crossed her arms and thought about it for a second.

"You don't have to if you don't want to" he said trying to cover up his mistake. He thought that was what she wanted, after all she had been flirting with him all night and he wanted to see that curvy body of hers out of the dress.

"No, I mean…look you're very nice. This is without a doubt one of the best nights I've had in a while. You've made me feel beautiful" she said blushing.

"Well you are" he said looking over her body.

"I just don't want to move too fast and I'm just not ready to go back to your place. If that's all you want then it's been a lot of fun but I would like to see you again" she said somewhat hopefully.

It wasn't the ending that Scott had been hoping for but she did seem like an amazing woman. He had been looking for something quick tonight but he could hold off for now. She seemed like she was worth it. "I do want to see you again" he said.

Rory had to keep herself from jumping for joy. She had a date for at least sometime next week. Might end up being nothing but hey she was out there again.

"That'd be great" she said and they made his way back to his car. They chatted a bit more and once he parked they exchanged numbers. "I'm open every night except Friday. I have standing plans that I can get out of if I need to but any other day would work better" she said.

He nodded and made a mental note of that. He had already been planning on Friday but another Saturday night out would be fine. "So I'll see you later?" he asked as she started to get out of the car.

"Sure" she said smiling and leaving adding a bit of a sway to her hips. He watched her leave and swore under his breath. "Great ass for a white girl" he said getting ready for a cold shower when he got home.

Between meeting someone new and the amount of food she had eaten Rory was on cloud nine. This is how she wanted to feel not like she had felt the past couple of weeks. She walked into the common room walking on air. She found Paris there waiting for her.

"Wasn't sure if I'd see you tonight" She said poking her head out of her book. "How was he?" she asked somewhat interested.

"He was fantastic, charming, sweet, and nice. I'll probably see him again" Rory said sitting down on the couch. "Where are Janet and Tana?"

"Janet went home with that runner and the small one is in her room. He seemed nice, what you were looking for?" Paris asked. Rory nodded.

"Basically, he's kind of like Jamie but a bit more loose and easygoing. He's getting another date if he wants one. I want to know more about him. We kept it very light" Rory said.

Paris just nodded. "Well I'm glad that you're happy. You've been too tense" she said.

"Well I've been on that diet but I think it's really going to start coming off. The walk tonight helped" Rory said ignoring the fact that he dinner had easily contained over a thousand calories.

"I'm heading to bed now" she said smiling and feeling sexy in her dress. It was a pity her chest would shrink, oh well she was going to take advantage of the way it fit while she could, she thought as she got ready for bed.

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Chapter 16

The next three weeks just seemed to fly by for Rory. Between classes, homework, spending time with Scott, and spending time with her family she seemed to have no time for herself. The Sunday after her date she took a good look at herself in the mirror and told herself that she had to get really serious about this.

She went online and printed out some health facts along with calorie menu's from any of the places she'd go out to eat often. It was small and she was already doing some of the stuff, she'd have to start buying whole grain bread.

She placed the health notes on her desk as she went with Janet for her morning job, her legs were still sore afterward but they were getting stronger. She could not jog a lap around campus and then walk around campus as a cool down exercise. As she and Janet walk she made a mental note to read through all of that health information more carefully, she had just skimmed it before and she needed a better look.

Rory finished her workout with Janet and pour herself a cup of coffee to drink. Yes, it should have been water but coffee was basically water, at least to Rory. She went through her daily routine of getting ready. Once showered and clothed she picked up the notes and was just about to start reading them when her cell rang.

Her stomach jumped a bit when her phone said it was a number that wasn't in her contacts list. It was just a little past eleven, maybe a bit early but she didn't care. She picked it up hoping that it wasn't a wrong number.

"Hello," she said remaining cool.

"Hey Rory, it's Scott. From last night" he said a little bit nervous. He wasn't sure if he was calling too soon or not but they hit it off and fortune favors the bold.

"Oh hey, how are you?" Rory asked smiling a bit. She normally didn't get like this around guys too much but unless the alcohol affected her that much he was nice and cute.

"I'm doing great, I was wondering if you wanted to go and get lunch?" he asked.

"That sounds great, pick me up?" she asked in a perky tone.

"Sure, I'll be there in twenty minutes, what's the apartment number?" he asked. Rory gave him her apartment number.

"See you soon" he said hanging up his phone.

Rory smiled as she closed her phone. She was going to get a better look at him today and see if there was anything there. She ended up wearing jeans and a white long sleeved shirt with a blue collared shirt over it. She put on a jacket and looked at herself in the mirror. A bit casual but that was good for this. It was lunch, not dinner.

She grabbed her purse and walked out to the common room, totally forgetting about her health facts. She sat there nervously and waited for him to knock on the door. She knew that she was being ridiculous. This was just a guy after all, but it was her first real date in a while. True she felt far less nervous than she had with Dean or Jess. After all she didn't really know him might be nothing but a girl had to keep her options open.

There was a knock at the door and Rory answered it. Looking him over she was pleased to find that the few drinks she did have didn't cloud her judgment at all. He was very cute, a bit taller than Jess with a better build. But still shorter than Dean.

"Hey, you ready to go?" he asked a bit disappointed that she wasn't dressed like she was last night. But it was cool this morning and he was bundled up in a jacket and jeans also.

"Sure, where are we going?" Rory asked locking the door and following him to his car. Which in the daylight she could see was a Porsche. That disheartened her a bit, his family hadn't really come up last night and for all she knew he might just be some rich jerk who seems nice at first but once you really get to know him will cheat on you. She'd never stay with a guy who cheated on her.

"There's this nice restaurant I've heard about. I've been wanting to try it; my friends say it's good. Not really fancy or anything" he said. Rory nodded and hid a smile, at least he wasn't dragging her out someplace crazy expensive to show off.

"You lead the way. I'm not picky" she said.

They chatted as he drove. It was only a ten minute drive. She found out that he did come from Hartford but his family didn't have the kind of money that her grandparents had. That made her rest a bit easier, she had been afraid that she would be spending lunch hearing about a yacht club.

Rory gave up a bit of information about herself also, leaving out her grandparents but telling him about her mom and Stars Hollow, just little things about herself.

When they sat down to lunch Rory looked at the menu. There were salads on there but nothing seemed that appetizing to her. "What are you going to get?" she asked looking over the menu. This was a sandwich place and had very limited selections when it came to salads sadly.

"I'm going to go the Italian sub, what about you?" he asked her. She thought about it a moment, she didn't want to be one of those girls who only ordered a salad and was bitchy the entire time because she was hungry. "I'm going to get the Philly Cheesesteak" she said smiling at him.

They spent the next hour or so just talking to each other. Rory knew that having a Cheesesteak plus potato chips was not good for her. She didn't have to look at her health facts to know that but it wasn't every Sunday she went out with a guy. He was everything that she was looking for. He didn't talk down to her, he could carry on a conversation, he complimented her, and he was well read.

He wasn't perfect though, he would occasionally say something a little dorky but that wasn't a bad thing. It was like he had the best qualities of Jess and Dean but he was still his own person. She also noticed that he was a bit arrogant but he was a guy and it wasn't that bad.

Rory looked down and checked her watch. "Well I really should be getting back. I have to study but I'd love to see you again" she said.

Scott couldn't believe his luck, this girl was amazing. A bit awkward at times and perhaps a bit too talkative and goofy for her own good, she did babble a lot but that only seemed to be when she was nervous. This was a girl who was certainly worth seeing again. "I'd love that too. I'll give you a call during the week" he said as they walked back to his car.

Over the next couple of weeks Rory was over the moon happy. She was finally seeing someone again and was now forgetting about the way that Jess had left her. There was still an ache there and she wanted some closure but it was a lot better than it had been. There was an extra spring in her step and any chance she got she tended to go out with Scott.

This ended up being the worst thing for her. Evenings that would have been spent just studying and going to sleep now included seeing him, meaning that she had to stay up later to get everything she wanted to done. It had only been three weeks but her running routine was already down to just twice per week. Janet just couldn't get her up some mornings.

The health facts that she had printed out were now buried until a pile of other papers. They were around but she had never gotten around to reading them like she should have. But life just caught up with her and really she was still eating salads and she had cut out sugar so she was fine.

But she wasn't counting all the times that Scott took her out to eat or the many times that he brought her candy or pastries to help her study. Yes he was spoiling her and while she wanted to shy away from the attention he was being so nice about it. At the same time she could see the looks of jealousy from Paris. She'd never admit it but she wished Jamie was here with her.

The Friday night dinners went along as they always did. Rory was so focused on other things that she hadn't considered weighing herself and spent all of her focus on school, her family, and Scott. Emily and Richard had said nothing about her weight so she wasn't going to worry too much about it. This was the absolute worst thing she could have done.

Thanksgiving break was right around the corner and the Harvard/Yale game was this weekend. Emily and Richard had insisted upon taking her to the game along with Scott and of course her mother had joined in.

Not exactly the best venue to introduce someone to your family, she was sure that she saw her grandmother cringe. But she had been talking about him, and they all wanted to meet him. Especially her mother who had been teasing her about wanting to meet him first. He had readily agreed to meet her family though and for that she was eternally grateful. At least with people around neither her grandfather nor grandmother would interrogate him too much.

The game was coming up this weekend and Rory was somewhat excited about it. It meant an entire day with Scott but her family was there too. Her mom she could live with, she just had to keep reminding herself that Scott wasn't like Dean or Jess, they'd like him.

Rory got up for class and went to put her jeans on. They got halfway up her thighs before they met resistance. Rory's heart stopped. She had been so good lately, hadn't she? They had to have shrunk in the wash, right? Dread started to overtake her as she remembered all the meals she had eaten with him. All of the harmless little treats that right now might not have been so harmless.

When was the last time she had gone running? She couldn't even remember but it was certainly more than a week ago. She moved into the bathroom and got on the scale. Her stomach was doing back flips as she waited for the numbers to appear.

The scale read 161 lbs.

Ten pounds, she had gained ten pounds in three weeks. She felt like crying, "Fuck" she said massaging her temples. How could she let this happen, she had started off so well. But she knew the reasons, she wasn't concerned about it. Whenever Scott wanted to go out she refused to get a salad with him, not wanting him to know that she was dieting.

Okay that was a small lie but she didn't want him to think that she was some crazy woman when it came to her weight. She took a look at herself in the mirror not wanting to see the damage but having no other choice.

The extra weight actually suited her quite well but she had passed the point to curvy and would now be classified as chubby. The first thing she noticed was her face. The fold of fat underneath her chin had gotten larger and her chubby cheeks made her look downright plump.

Her chest had stopped growing for the most part, her breasts were a bit bigger and she probably needed to buy new bras but they were still as appealing as ever.

Her waistline had thickened and even when she tried to suck her stomach in there was still a bit of a belly there. She grabbed her love handles unhappily and tugged at the waistband of her panties, only to discover red marks where they were digging into her newfound flesh.

She winced as she looked at her hips. If there had been any doubt that she was bottom heavy before there was little doubt now. Her hips had slowed their growth but were the widest part of her. Her ass and thighs had continued plumping up and while she only had a bit of cellulite before but it was very visible now. As she walked she could feel her thighs rub together, she cringed. There was also a lot of jiggling going on behind her too as she paced around the bathroom. She felt heavier now as if once again noticing the weight for the first time.

Rory felt like crying, even though she knew she hadn't been losing any weight she was hopeful that it had leveled off. But instead it all came back to her now. All of the sweets, the pastries and coffee, the meals they went out to get, the lack of salads, the fruit she just never got around to buying, and sleeping in instead of exercising.

So many thoughts entered her head, how was Scott going to react? What about her grandmother? Her mother? Oh god she was going to have to go back to her sweats now. What if nothing fit her? She didn't even want to leave her bedroom. One missed day of classes wouldn't hurt; she could count it as a sick day. She needed someone to talk to.

She took out her phone and dialed a very familiar number.

"Mom…there's a bit of a problem. Can you come to Yale" Rory asked in a sad voice as she climbed back into bed and wrapped the blankets around her. She didn't want anyone seeing her body right now.

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Chapter 17

Paris was worried about Rory. She had gotten back from her class and expected her room to be empty but instead found Rory still in bed. "Is everything okay?" Paris asked concerned about her friend.

"I'm fine…just waiting on my mom to get here" Rory said staying in her bed and wrapping the blankets tighter around her. Normally Paris would have just ignored her and went on with her life. But Terrance told her that needed to be more…open to people and it wasn't like Rory was going to hurt her.

"Really? Because you don't seem fine to me. Are you sick? Can I get you anything? Did someone do or say something to you?" Paris asked instantly imagining the worst.

Rory noticed the concern in her friends' eyes. She let out a sigh suddenly feeling a pang of guilt in her stomach. She didn't mean to make Paris go crazy. Really this wasn't THAT big a deal when there were people starving in the world and she wasn't hurt physically. Rory shook her head no.

"Paris…it's nothing really. I'll tell you when my mom gets here. But I'm not hurt or dying. It'll just be easier to tell you together" Rory said staring into Paris's eyes. Paris nodded in understanding. "Fine" Paris mumbled as she walked over to the crafts corner. She needed to burn off some of this nervous energy.

Rory sighed feeling bad about making her friend worry like this about her. But she needed her mother here. She needed to comfort of her. She squeezed her stomach fat and felt mad at it. Why did this have to happen to her?

Lorelai had been working on preparing stuff for a catering job when Rory had called. It wasn't exactly the work that she loved to do but this job would give her more time on some of the bills. In the past month her financial situation had deteriorated even more. She wasn't in super belt tightening mode yet but it was getting there. She snacked on some mini-donuts as she went over some stuff. They were having a huge sale so she had a lot of them.

But as soon as Rory called she dropped everything that she was doing to go to her daughter. She couldn't' tell what was wrong over the phone but it sounded bad. At least she wasn't in the hospital, so it couldn't be that bad. But what if something had happened? What if that new boyfriend hurt her? Oh Lorelai was going to kill him if he did that to her sweet, caring daughter. She brought her coffee and grabbed another small thing of mini-donuts and she was on her way.

The drive to Yale was cut in about half; no way that Lorelai wasn't going to get to her daughter in record time. She also finished off her donuts in record time. Getting to Yale she parked in the first spot she could find, tickets be damned and made her way to their apartment. She knocked on the door impatiently as she waited for someone to answer. Her left leg was shaking nervously as every second seemed like an hour.

Paris answered the door. "She's not telling me anything. All I know is that she's not hurt" she said letting Lorelai in. She let out a sigh of relief, well that's good. "Did she tell you anything?" she asked.

"Nope, she said she wanted to wait for you. She hasn't left her bed, so I don't know what the hell is wrong. I left this morning like always and when I got back she wasn't in class but she was in bed crying a bit" Paris said starting to connect the dots.

"What do you think?" Lorelai asked Paris noting the look on her face.

"Maybe Scott broke up with her. I mean why else would she call you and still be in bed? I mean I know they've only been going out a few weeks but she does really like him" she suggested.

"Well let's go and find out" Lorelai said hoping that wasn't it for her daughters sake. They entered the room together and saw Rory still under the blanket.

"Hey Rory, mommy's here. What's wrong sweets?" Lorelai asked sitting on the edge of the bed.

Rory wasn't really sure what to say to her mother. True she had been working up stuff to say but none of it sounded right and she wasn't really sure how to say it. Plus the more she thought about it the more she thought she was making too big a deal out of it. Women gained weight all the time. Granted they didn't have Emily Gilmore in their family but still.

Rory didn't have any other way to say it so she just threw her blanket off her body, showing off her swollen belly. She looked down in shame.

Paris looked at her in disbelief for two reasons. The first that she was making such a big deal over weight gain and the second because she had gained more weight. They had been trying to help her but she just seemed to ignore them. She wanted to say something to Rory but could somewhat sympathize with her. Her mother had always been on her about her weight. Still she was acting like a bit of a brat forcing her mom to drive up here and having the both of them worry so much about her.

Lorelai just looked at her daughter sadly and pulled her into a hug. "Oh honey…what happened? You were doing so well on your diet" she said. That was a half truth, her diet had been going semi-well but it wasn't like she was shrinking week after week after week.

"I gained ten fucking pounds" Rory spat out surprising everyone in the room. She grabbed the blanket and covered herself back up; she didn't want anyone to see her body.

"Well I can see that" Lorelai said staring at her daughter. "But what I mean is…why'd you go off your diet?" she asked.

"I don't know. I didn't mean too. I kept eating salads at first. But then Scott and I started going out…oh god what's Scott going to think?" Rory asked. She had been trying not to think about that but it was right there in the foreground of her mind again. What would her boyfriend think of a girl who seemed to just keep on expanding.

"Well if he's worth a damn then he's not going to care" Paris said leaning against the wall and crossing her arms. Seriously no matter what Rory thought she still looked amazing in Paris's opinion. "I mean it's not like you're obese or anything" she muttered.

Lorelai just nodded. "Well Paris is right about that. Scott shouldn't care at all about how much you weigh. I mean you're still the same Rory you were when he first met you" Lorelai said rubbing Rory's arm to comfort her.

While Paris was standing there she noticed something about Lorelai. As Lorelai leaned in to comfort Rory she noticed that skirt she was wearing was awfully tight. The skirt was so tight that she could see Lorelai's panty lines through the tight fabric of her skirt. She raised an eyebrow at this. Maybe it was just the skirt but there was something that seemed different. Was she wider than before? Dammit now Paris just had to know so she carefully made her way to the other side of the bed.

All the while Lorelai was trying to calm down Rory who finally seemed to believe that it would be alright, except for one major thing. "What are we going to do about grandma? She wasn't happy before and I doubt she'll be happy about this" she said pinching the fat on her cheeks a bit.

Lorelai's mind began racing to come up with a universe where this could work out for everyone. Then an idea came to her mind.

"Alright this isn't the end of the world. Winter's coming up. That means big, bulky clothes, Emily will never notice. You just need to stick to sweaters and such for the time being. Then by spring when you're thin again she'll be none the wiser" Lorelai said proud of herself for that plan.

Rory thought about it and it seemed like it could work. "I guess that'll work, but how am I going to lose this weight. I feel like a blimp" she pouted looking down at her bloated figure.

Paris had remained quiet and moved to the other side of the room. Looking at Lorelai's face she was sure that the woman had gained some weight now. If she had to compare it to Rory's she's put it at ten pounds from the looks of things. Paris wasn't too surprised at this. She knew the way that both of them ate. It was bound to affect them at some point. She was just surprised it seemed to be happening at the same time for both of them. She stayed quiet.

"Okay, that's settled. Now we need to work on your self control. This kind of stuff happens but if you're this concerned about gaining weight we need to get you on a strict diet. Even stricter than before" Lorelai said. Rory's face looked crestfallen, she knew this was coming and she had to do it but she had been so happy lately and now she was going back to counting calories. Which she knew she should have been doing anyway, but now it was even worse than before.

"Have you been exercising enough?" Lorelai asked. Rory's lack of a response gave her the answer she was looking for.

"Well alright see there's your problem right there. You stopped working out. You need to get back to that. It's the only way to keep your weight steady. I can't tell you how much weight I lost when I was a maid. That was just from cleaning and moving around the place as fast as I could. That little bit of baby weight I had from you just fell off" Lorelai said smiling.

That gave Rory some hope. If her mother could lose weight but cleaning she could go and do something simple to help her. She'd just keep on jogging. She'd never admit it but during that small period where she was doing it a lot she was feeling a lot better about herself.

"Thanks mom…I'm sorry I had to call and worry you like that but I was just so worried about everything and…I guess I got a bit worried and overreacted about everything" Rory said feeling slightly better but she was still very nervous. She'd have to see Scott at some point and he'd feel just how much bigger she was. Her grandmother had the eye of a hawk and Rory wasn't totally convinced the plan would work but she was willing to believe it. It wasn't like she never wore big sweaters in winter.

"It's fine; I understand why you needed me. This can't be easy for you. But just keep working out and eating healthy. Trust me you'll look how you want then." Lorelai said standing up. Her shirt rode up a little bit and she tugged it over her waist. "Now I have to go and get back to Stars Hollow. That inn isn't going to open itself. You okay?" she asked fidgeting with the hem of her skirt. Why did this feel so tight?

Rory jut nodded. "Thanks and I'll be fine. I'm feeling a lot better. I'll see you this weekend" she said hugging her mother. Lorelai smiled.

"Keep your head up and you'll be fine" Lorelai said as she started to leave. Just as she was about to leave the room she noticed a half eaten box of chocolates. She picked it up and looked at Rory with her left eyebrow raised.

"Scott thought it'd be sweet if a sweet heart like me had some sweets to snack on while I studied. You can take them though" Rory said.

Lorelai just nodded and ate a chocolate out of the box. Her eyes widened. "Well I have to say this about the boy that I've never met. He has very good taste" Lorelai said leaving and popping another chocolate in her mouth.

Paris wanted to laugh at this entire situation. Here Lorelai was giving her lectures and it looked like she wasn't practicing what she preached to Rory. The entire situation was just crazy to her. Lorelai seemed to be just as blind as Rory had been. God, Emily was going to go nuts on the both of them if they didn't watch what they ate more closely.

Rory looked up at Paris. "I'm sorry about earlier. I know this is nuts but…"

"Forget about it. I'd be lying if I said that I never was concerned about stuff like this. Besides you still look really good" Paris assured her.

Rory smiled. "So you really don't think Scott will think I'm awful looking now" she asked.

Paris rolled her eyes at that. "Trust me, he's crazy about you. More than just physically. He seems nice enough. You'll be fine and if he does break up with you then screw him. You could go anywhere on campus and find a single guy willing to date you. I hate to say it but you still look amazing 24/7" she said.

Rory smiled. "Thanks Paris, I needed that. Well I'm going to call him and tell him to come over. He might as well see me, as me" she said with a bit of dread in her voice. Even if her mind told her that she'd be better off without him if he did breakup with her, her heart would still hurt a bit.

"Okay, well I have a class soon but if you need anything I'll be back later" Paris said getting her stuff ready. Rory just nodded and pulled off her phone. It was like a bandage, just had to do this quick and whatever happened well that's what was meant to happen.

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Chapter 18

Paris left Rory in their room, Scott wouldn't be here for another half an hour and the larger girl was pacing. It was starting to annoy Paris. She still had a good ten minutes before she had to leave for class but today she chose to leave early.

While she was walking Paris took the time to think things over. Rory was gaining weight. If you had asked her that, three years ago she would have been gleeful. The princess of Hicktown, USA wouldn't be so perfect after all. God she had been a bitch back then. But she had wanted to be the best and she still wanted that. Only now she felt close to Rory and did actually feel sorry that she was gaining weight like this.

She really had no idea how to help her friend though. She couldn't watch what Rory ate all the time and she couldn't make her exercise. She let out a frustrated sigh. Just then an idea hit her; Rory had learned from her mother that her gluttonous eating habits were acceptable. She had learned them so she could unlearn them. It wouldn't be easy but if she could get Rory to just follow a diet she made up for her for two weeks that should be enough. As much as it embarrassed her she still had some of her mothers' old diet tips and meal plans around. True she had never been fat but her mother wasn't willing to take that chance.

Paris smiled and wondered why she hadn't thought of this earlier. For better or worse her mothers' diet tips still stuck with her to this day, she wouldn't be cruel like her mother but she'd give her some tough love. Maybe if she could succeed with Rory she could apply it and sell it to other people who needed help.

Rory hated that Paris had left. At least with Paris around she'd have someone to talk to while she waited for him to arrive. Instead she was pacing around in her sweats and a not so cute shirt. Her hair was a mess, and she didn't have any makeup on. Yep this was the worst that she had looked in a while and he was going to see her like this. The thought nearly crippled her. Was a month long enough for him to be able to see her like this? Should she wait longer? Should she do her hair? She wasn't sure what to do and she didn't have anyone to calm her down. She always knew where she stood with Dean and Jess until the end of those relationships but here she was lost in fog.

She took a deep breath and looked in the mirror. "Alright Gilmore you can do this! You are a strong woman and if he dumps you because of your weight then he's an asshole. Any man who would dump you over that isn't worth your time. Just be confident and whatever happens will happen. You don't even know if he's the one. So suck it up and just talk with him about it" she told herself suddenly feeling better. Sure she was nervous as hell but she knew she wouldn't break.

She also couldn't help but be amused by this situation. Had it been a test it would have been no problem whatsoever. But when it came to guys she couldn't help as nervous as when she had first met Dean.

Just then there was a knock at the door. Rory felt nervous about this but it was something that had to be done. Her legs were shaking a little bit but she made her way to the door and put a big, fake smile on her face.

Scott had been concerned when he heard Rory's voice over the phone. He wasn't sure what was wrong with her but it was clear that something was bothering his girlfriend. He would have gotten there sooner but he needed a moment to clean himself up and after she made it clear that it was not a life or death issue he felt better.

Still he rushed and dressed more casually than he would have liked but he had gotten there in near record time. His mind was going over and over anything that it could have been. But he wasn't coming up with anything at all. He felt sick to his stomach as he walked up to her door. He knew that it was useless to speculate but still he felt the need to. He was very worried about her and hoped that it wasn't anything too big.

He knocked on her door and waited a few seconds for her to answer the door. He was taken aback as soon as Rory answered the door. Instead of the usual perky and cute looking woman that he had become accustomed to seeing he instead found a totally different woman.

Her eyes were red from crying, her face looked all puffy. Her hair, well had it been a different case he would have liked to see her hair messed up like that but in this case he only felt concern for her. She was still in her pajamas and that only confused him. What could have happened this early in the morning that would cause her this much distress?

"Is everything alright?" he asked quickly as he walked in.

"No, I mean yes…I mean I really don't know. I woke up this morning and realized something…" Rory said taking a deep breath. She felt a weight on her chest and was doing her best not to panic.

"And what was that?" Scott asked very confused about all of this now. She wasn't bleeding and she wasn't dying. Was it something with him? Shit, she was going to break up with him. The crying was because it was a tough decision but she just didn't want to be in a relationship right now and she felt bad about it. He knew how big her heart was and normally she wouldn't do it but had gotten emotional and now felt bad about this entire situation. He prepared himself for the inevitable.

"I mean…I guess it's kinda small but not really. I mean you've been so sweet. Bringing me food and everything but…Scott you need to stop it. I tried to put on my jeans today and I've gained ten pounds" Rory said looking down at her feet unhappily.

Scott looked at her like she had grown a second and even third head. "Wait, what? You've gained weight? That's why you're going all crazy? Phew, I have to say you had me panicked there for a minute" he said laughing it off.

Rory looked at him with her mouth agape. "This is a big deal! Ten pounds in three weeks isn't good and I've been trying to lose weight" she said pinching her stomach flab unhappily.

Scott walked over to her and shook his head. "Everyone gains a little bit of weight. It's no big deal. I didn't even notice it" he said giving her a hug.

That made Rory feel better, at least it wasn't that noticeable to him. But he wasn't Emily Gilmore.

"It is a big deal…I know you didn't know me at the beginning of the semester but I've gained like forty pounds!" she said before she could stop herself. Curse her big mouth.

He just looked her over. "Really? Then you must have been a bit underweight because you look great to me" he said looking at her body a bit closer. There was a bit of a difference but it wasn't too bad. She looked softer, a bit plumber, but really it didn't look that bad on her.

"You look amazing to me. I'm serious here" he said. He was telling the truth too. He had a varying taste in women and really she was fine to him. Yes she was a bit curvy but that wasn't bad.

A wide smile came to Rory's face. That weight was off her chest. "I'm glad you think so but it doesn't change the fact that I have to start losing some weight" she said pouting a bit looking at her body but feeling amazing in his arms.

Scott just rolled his eyes. "As long as it's what you want. I mean if you're doing it just because you hate your body or feel a need to be perfect then don't. But if it's for health then I'll help you with it. I'll start bringing you oranges from now on" he said hugging her tighter. He was feeling a little bold so he squeezed her ass ever so lightly. Damn, she wasn't kidding she had gained weight and it seemed to take residence in her ass.

Rory blushed a bit at him. Her initial reaction was to think that he thought she was gross but she could feel his erection through his jeans. It was a must needed self confidence boost.

"Aww you're too sweet" she said pulling him closer to her.

"You know looking at you; I couldn't tell you've gained any weight. You sure the scale isn't broken?" he said trying to make her feel a little bit better. But just the way that his hands explored her body it was obvious that she had gained weight. Still he wanted her to feel beautiful. He'd just stop bringing her sweets and taking her out as much.

"Oh trust me I've gained weight. You just can't tell because of the sweats" she said.

"Well if you want you can show me. Because I'm sure that you're just as sexy as ever" he said kissing her neck. He knew the part that he had to play here. He was the supportive boyfriend and honestly the weight didn't really bother him at all. Fact of the matter was that he was a bit turned on right now and any excuse to get here out of her clothes would be a plus.

Rory shook her head no right away. The very thought of showing off her body to anyone right now was mortifying. Even Scott who as sweet as he was, was still a new boyfriend to her. Although she'd be lying if she said she wasn't interested in seeing him with his shirt off right now too.

"Well alright but you know that I think you're beautiful no matter what. A little more of you doesn't change anything, is that why you called me and sounded all freaked out?" he asked knowing the answer as soon as her face began to turn beet red.

"Maybe…but I was just paranoid. I mean I know how some guys react when stuff like this happens and I just thought that you might be a jerk disguised as a really nice guy. Which I know now is insane but still I didn't know what you were thinking. I mean you never acted like you were really superficial but I know a ton of girls who meet guys like that and then it ends up being a Lifetime movie and…"

"Rory, take a second and breathe" he said stopping her rant. She was talking so fast that he had a bit of trouble understanding the end but he got the point of it. "It's fine and I know what you mean you don't need to freak out about this. Anything you need to help you lose weight I'm happy to help with" he said.

Rory could feel her heart melting as he spoke. He was being so kind about this. She wished that she knew something that she could do for him. Just to show how grateful she was.

"You know you're amazing. Dealing with me and meeting my family this weekend. Let's just say that something good is going to come your way because of this. Oh and don't mention anything about this to my grandma. She's not exactly the most understanding about this small issue" she said.

Scott just nodded at her. "My lips are sealed and I really can't wait to see what kind of good is going to come my way" he said, his voice husky. He'd be lying if he said he wasn't hoping for this to end in some sort of sexual act. He was only human and while he wasn't going to force her, it was college and he would like to see what she was like between the sheets.

"So…it's about lunchtime. Have you had anything to eat? We can get you a soup and salad" he said. "Oh and we can walk there" he added in.

Rory smiled, "Sure, just let me go and get dressed and we can go" she walked into her room with an extra bounce in her step causing some jiggle in her entire body. Scott watched her walk away and although he knew she was heavier than the average sorority girl he found himself very excited about the upcoming weekend.

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Chapter 19

Rory was laying in her bedroom in Stars Hollow nervous for the day ahead. They had gotten out of Friday night dinner yesterday since they had to be up early to tailgate for the game. She had decided to go home and see her mom. Otherwise she would have just been pacing around the room all night. She was worried that her grandmother would notice the small amount of weight she had gained. She would have spent the night with Scott but they had agreed to Saturday night.

That was another reason why she was so nervous today. She and Scott were going to spend the night together and she had promised him something good. It couldn't be something that could have been a surprise on any other night. True she shouldn't have been as grateful about this as she was but he had made her feel so much better about herself and he was already changing their dates so that they'd only go to healthy places.

The only question was what to do. She wasn't ready to have sex with him, at least not yet. They were in college though and wasn't that a normal thing to do in college? But the more she thought about it the more she realized that she just wasn't ready for it yet. Still she wanted to show off to him in some way and she actually wanted him to see her body. After all that would be the true test. If he wasn't disgusted with her flabby body after seeing it then he was a keeper.

She was thinking something romantic, where they could be alone and maybe…have some fun. Not all the way but some sort of situation close to that. Jess had awoken something inside of her that needed to be nourished and after months of him being gone that part was aching for attention. Yes, that part would get attention tonight. She had decided on it. She looked over the Pro/Con list that she had written out yesterday. She crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it away. The last thing she needed was her mom finding it.

She got up and looked out her window. She smiled; it looked cold outside today, perfect jacket weather. Only problem was that she couldn't wear black. She would pick the college with blue and white team colors. Still big bulky coats were her friends today. She smiled as she dug around in her closet to find something that would suit her.

Meanwhile Lorelai was in her room trying to find something to wear for the day. She stood in her room in just her bra and panties while digging through her clothes to find something to wear. Lorelai had gained about ten pounds over the last couple of weeks. A bit more noticeable on her given how she loved to wear tight clothes.

Right now she was trying to wiggle her way into jeans. Rory took after her mother in many different ways this also included body shape. Her ass, hips, and thighs had all grown and were now covered in cellulite. Mostly due to her age and now recent weight gain.

The rest of her body also looked flabby, pasty, and generally un-toned. While Rory still had the gift of youth Lorelai was slowly getting older. At thirty six no one was ready to call her an old maid but her bad diet and lack of exercise was taking its toll now. She was still beautiful but the recent weight gain wasn't helping and just walking around wasn't cutting it for her anymore.

Lorelai smiled as she ended up fitting into the jeans and she found a cute crimson top to wear with it. She was unconcerned about the pinching that her pants were doing. It wasn't awful and really it just felt like a really bad bloat. She'd just need to be on her feet more. Not that she wasn't already; life had just become so stressful for her. Plus not being able to work every day left her just sitting on the couch working on inn stuff some days.

She walked downstairs to find her daughter.

"Rory, you ready to go?" she called out. Rory walked out of her room nervously.

"What do you think? Does it make me look thinner?" she asked not believing that she actually had to ask her mom that question. Lorelai took a quick look and nodded at her.

"You look great. Grandma will never be able to tell. Just don't let her hug you tight" Lorelai said and they were off. Lorelai tugged at the hem of her jeans. God they were tighter than she had thought.

As they drove Rory sent Scott a message telling him where to meet them. This might actually work out fine for them. Grandma and Grandpa might be too concerned about meeting him and the attention could be taken away from her. By the time they reached the spot Scott was already there waiting for them with coffee.

"Hey I brought you guys some coffee, hope you haven't had any yet" he said. Lorelai and Rory grabbed the cups and smiled.

"We already have but we could always use some more. You're too sweet" Rory said sipping her coffee.

"Well you've won me over" Lorelai said greedily gulping down her coffee. Rory just rolled her eyes at her mother.

"Thank you for the coffee and trust me once my mother actually gets to know you she'll love you" Rory said.

"Please coffee is all I need. Welcome to the family" Lorelai said jokingly.

"Just ignore here it's still too early for her" Rory said. Scott just nodded amazed at how similar his girlfriend and her mother were. He had heard Rory talk about Lorelai often and how they were the same, for the most part. But seeing it was truly believing it.

"Well it's still nice meeting you" Scott said extending his hand. Lorelai shook it and smiled. He was cute. If there was one thing that she could never doubt it was Rory's taste in boys. Okay Jess withstanding. But every girl had to date a guy like Jess in her life. Now this guy seemed like a keeper to her.

Just then Emily and Richard walked up to them.

"Good morning all, oh god Lorelai what are you wearing?" Richard asked just shaking his head. Emily looked at her daughter aghast.

"What?" Lorelai asked wondering what she could have done by just smiling at them.

"Lorelai, that shirt is Harvard's color. Here wear this" Emily said handing one of her coats to Lorelai.

"What? I didn't know" Lorelai pouted putting the jacket on. Of course she would end up wearing the wrong color today.

"Ah you must be Scott. My granddaughter speaks highly of you" Richard said sizing him up. He was dressed well, seemed happy to be here, and certainly looked better than either Dean or that one boy Emily had met.

Scott stuck his hand out to Richard. "You would be correct and you must be Mr. Gilmore. Rory speaks very highly for you too" he said. Richard smiled and shook his hand. A nice firm grip. He smiled, so far so good.

"And you must be the lovely Mrs. Gilmore" Scott has shaking Emily's hand. Emily smiled politely at him looking for something wrong but at first glance found nothing.

"Well it's a pleasure to meet you," Emily said telling herself she had to be nice and give him a chance. He couldn't be as worse as the last one.

"Well shall we head out?" Richard asked and they all nodded yes. Rory got close to her grandmother very quickly to say hello but then walked behind her. The last thing she needed was Emily commenting on her weight.

She didn't need to worry about that though. Emily was so concerned with trying to find out more about Scott she could have cared less about Rory. Plus her heavy jacket helped the illusion of making her look small.

The day was actually going fairly well. Scott was wowing her grandfather by talking about his fraternity and the fact that his GPA was 3.8 and he was majoring in economics. Emily found him to be polite and very well mannered. She had warmed up a bit more during the day. The amount of alcohol being served didn't hurt either. (A/N: Yeah I suck at taking dialogue from episodes and putting them in stories so I'm assuming you've seen the Harvard/Yale episode only with Scott trying to impress Richard and Emily).

Scott for his part was just being himself and was wowing her grandparents. True he wasn't part of the Hartford elite but he was close enough and a Yale man to boot. When they reached the tailgating spot Rory did her best not to eat anything too fast or too much. That would have sent a clear signal to her grandmother that she wasn't trying to lose weight. Lorelai on the other hand kept drinking and eating. Things ended up getting really awkward really fast though. Lorelai had a bit too much to drink and of course ended up causing dominoes to fall and Emily ended up snapping at Richard.

Lorelai ended up leaving and having dinner with Jason while Scott and Rory were stuck with the unhappy couple. Both Rory and Scott felt awkward but were unable to relieve the tension so they just talked with each other while trying to start up conversations with her grandparents only to be shot down. Eventually the game came to an end and Scott and Rory were left alone with each other.

"Well they seemed to like you" Rory said as they walked around the campus.

"Does every meeting with your grandparents end like this?" he asked, his arm wrapped around her waist.

"Only when my mom is around and it was just bad luck today" she mused her stomach rumbling a bit.

"Did you eat today?" he asked hearing it.

"Yep, non-sugary cereal for breakfast, what we had for lunch and that was it. I've been doing well on my diet today. I'm fine though. My stomach just needs to learn it can't have food 24/7" she said smiling as they walked. The moment was upon her and she needed to do this.

"Hey I was thinking that we could go back to your place for a while. After all you have a room to yourself" she said. Scott looked at her funny, he wasn't sure what that meant but it had to be worth it to find out.

"Sure thing" he said leading her towards his place. Both of them so caught up in the moment they missed Paris kissing Professor Fleming.

Eventually they reached his place. Rory's heart was racing, this might be the craziest thing she's ever done. But it would be worth it. As soon as the door was closed Rory leaned in and started kissing him. Scott was taken aback. Rory had never been so bold but no reason for him to complain. His hands moved and cupped her now large posterior.

"Where is this coming from?" he asked when they came up for air. Her lips tasted amazing and he wanted more of her.

"Oh just as a little thank you for being so supportive this week" she said feeling his muscular arms. "I'm not ready to…well you know yet. But I…" she started.

Scott shushed her. "It's fine. We don't need to. Let's just stick to what you're comfortable with" he said leaning and kissing her this time. Rory started to take off her layers on top. Her pants weren't coming off tonight but soon enough her shirt had come off leaving her in only her bra and pants. Scott was topless on top.

The difference between them couldn't have been more different. Scott was by no means Mr. Universe but he was certainly well cut and toned. Rory on the other hand was un-toned and pale. Her breasts were nearly popping out of her red lace bra. Her waistline was bulging over her jeans. Her small belly and love handles showing. She was a bit embarrassed being this undressed in front of him and was blushing.

Scott could tell her nervousness and leaned in to kiss her. "Don't be embarrassed, you're beautiful" he said kissing her. Once the kiss was broken Rory started to undo her bra much to the joy of Scott.

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Chapter 20

Rory awoke the next morning next to Scott, who was still fast asleep. She smiled as she thought of last night. They hadn't gone all the way or even did anything that sexual but the fact that she had been topless in front of him was a huge step for her. He seemed to enjoy it and she was so tired she decided to spend the night.

It ended up being so amazing she had wondered why she had waited so long to do it. Dean had pushed her a few times but she just never felt comfortable with it. By the end of their relationship she hadn't really wanted to do anything with Dean really. There were a few times that she had considered it, thinking it may save the relationship but she had been too scared to go along with it.

Jess…well he was a horse of a different color. Her relationship with Jess had been far more physical than it had with Dean. But still she had done nothing with him. It wasn't because he hadn't wanted to do anything but it was her senior year. She had college coming up and images of her mother kept playing in her mind. She didn't want to be that girl who ended up getting pregnant. That meant other than kissing everything else was basically off limits. It was a pity though; she had been planning a graduation gift for him. As long as he had been wearing a condom.

She didn't feel as strongly about Scott as she had with Jess but she was still feeling some strong feelings for him. She cuddled a little bit closer to him. This was nice; the way she felt last night was amazing. Maybe she should have gone a bit further with him. But it just didn't feel like it was the right time for them.

Of course Rory knew the reasons. They'd only been together for about a month. Too short for her to even consider it and honestly she wanted her first time to be memorable in every way and when she was thin. She knew it was superficial but she wanted to be her cute tiny self. Well not what she had been earlier this year. After walking around Europe and not eating regularly she probably had been a bit thin. But regardless she was still heavier than she had ever been. She wanted to be toned; she didn't want her body to jiggle.

Just then Scott started to stir; he opened his eyes and smiled at her. "Hey…how'd you sleep?" he asked smiling at her. Happy to see her and happy because he knew that she was only wearing her panties. He thought back to last night and how sensitive she was when she took her pants off. They were digging into her skin and had left red marks around her waist. He didn't think she looked bad but she wasn't a fan of them and quickly tried to take his mind off it. He wasn't exactly too happy about the lack of sex. He wasn't mad at her and he respected her decision but he was a man and did feel a bit miffed she didn't want to go all the way. But she was a special girl, he could wait.

Rory blushed and covered her bare breasts with his blanket. "Hey…I had fun last night too" she said giving him a kiss.

"We'll have to do that again. You were so beautiful" he said his hand moving her to fleshy ass and giving it a squeeze.

Rory chuckled at him and batted his hand away. While she did enjoy him telling her that she was beautiful she couldn't help but worry that one hug would make him realize how crazy he was for dating a…chubby girl. She didn't like calling herself that and really she was borderline chubby but she was chubby nonetheless.

"What time is it?" he asked turning around to look at his clock. "Wow…how late were we up last night?" he asked.

"Umm I was kind of focused on you so I don't really know, why?" she said wrapping her arms around him. She wasn't going to be little Miss Naïve anymore, she was in college, she was an adult it was time to spread her wings and be bold.

"Well it's already eleven. Looks like we were tired last night, I know you have to study but you want to go to lunch? We can go to that soup and salad place" he said.

Rory grimaced at that idea. "Please you know you don't want to do that. Besides it's Sunday we can have some fun. Let's just go to Chili's, I can get a salad or soup there" she said. Scott looked at her suspiciously, as if this was some sort of test. But he shrugged if she was fine with it then he was too. "Alright, let's get dressed" he said.

They climbed out of bed and within 30 minutes were seated and debating what to order. As Rory looked over the menu nothing looked really good to her. Well she should take that back, a lot looked good to her but none of the soups or salads did. She was hungry and needed some protein in her body.

"I'm going to get the fajitas…" she said closing her menu.

Scott looked at her like she was crazy. "But what about your…fitness plan" he said not wanting to say diet.

"Well I'm getting water to drink instead of pop. So I'm actually decreasing the calories and the sugar. Plus this is grilled so it's good for me right?" she asked ignoring the fact that everything was cooked in butter.

"Well it might be better to get something lighter. I'm not saying don't get real food. But how about a sandwich or something? I mean if you're getting water then having something lighter would mean less calories and you'd well lose weight" he said feeling his mouth going dry.

Rory thought it over for a moment before reopening the menu. They did have a turkey club that is she got without Mayo would actually be pretty good for her. "You're right…I'm getting a turkey club, no mayo. Thanks for looking out for me" she said holding his hand and smiling over at him.

The rest of lunch went well. Rory ate her turkey club that came with fries so she had to eat those too. They also had to get an appetizer of chips and salsa. So she actually consumed more calories than she would have liked but she didn't have breakfast so really it was fine. Besides the water would help, she was going to give up soda. That was the main problem, at least in her mind.

When she got back to her room she found Paris working on her crafts with a dreamy smile on her face.

"Where were you last night?" Paris asked not looking up.

"I decided to spend the night with Scott and not like THAT" Rory said not wanting to give Paris any information of her romantic life.

"Well good for you" she said basically dismissing her. Ah another day with Paris. Rory headed towards their room to get her books. She debated calling her mom but she wasn't sure how she felt about it yet and wanted to process it a bit longer before she talked to her mom. She went to pick up a piece of fruit but it didn't seem appealing to her. She noticed a bag of Skittles on Paris's desk.

Paris could kill her but it wasn't like there weren't vending machines. Plus she had been so good at lunch a little prize wouldn't hurt. She knew it wasn't good but she was still addicted to sugar and needed her fix. She opened the bag very quietly and started downing them and started reading a chapter in her history books. Ah the fun of gen eds, she thought as she got the sugar fix that she desperately needed.

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Chapter 21

Rory thought she was going to go insane. Between classes, not enough time to talk with her mom, and her 'dieting' she didn't feel like she had an outlet for anything. Still it was getting near the end of the semester and finals were coming up. The problem was Rory wasn't exactly sure how to deal with the stress now. Oh sure when she was at home she could talk to her mom but that wasn't exactly looking like an option right now. Paris…well she was Paris. Sure Rory could have talked to her but she just kept on getting this weird vibe from her. She wasn't exactly sure what was going on with her. All she knew was that Paris was going out more. But hey it meant she had the room to herself.

Thanksgiving had ended up being a non-issue. Her grandpa had to go on a business trip and her grandma went with him. So at least that meant that she didn't have to face them. She also ended up being very good over Thanksgiving. The fact that she had worn pants that nearly cut off her circulation helped matters and reminded her 'A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips'. Something she noticed while at home though was her mother. It was the last time they had really talked and she seemed more stressed out. Her face also seemed…plumper. She would not have noted it if she wasn't so focused on weight but something seemed off. She didn't bring it up though. She just wanted to have a good time with her mom.

Her relationship with Scott was still steady. Nothing too new had happened since the game. She wasn't sure if she wanted it to progress any further though. Oh well at least she was in a relationship. Otherwise she might still be pining for Jess or Dean. Those were roads she sure as hell wanted to avoid for the time being.

Still there was reason to celebrate. She had just weighed herself today and she wasn't any heavier than before. She was a pound lighter but that was probably water weight anyway. She was taking the time now to look over the health notes. She was all alone and didn't have to worry about anyone bothering her. Looking over them she found some fairly basic stuff that she just hadn't been able to put together. Drink water, not soda. Walk a lot. Watch your calories. Don't eat sugar. She sighed. All of them seemed pretty easy except the soda and sugar part.

Sure her coffee addiction was well documented by many many people. But it wasn't like she didn't eat copious amounts of sugar all the time. Especially when she was with her mom, she couldn't stop eating sugar. She looked down and pinched a roll of soft flab on her waist imagining the donuts that had contributed to it. She grimaced and let go of the flab like it was a hot potato. She looked at the time. It was getting to be the late evening. Not the best time for a college girl to be out alone but a walk around campus wouldn't hurt. She'd just keep her pepper spray on her. At least she'd be burning calories.

The hour walk that she had planned ended up being about half an hour. It was cold and her thighs rubbing together wasn't exactly a pleasant sensation. Hey it was still better than nothing. Once back she ended up looking at her calendar. Okay she only had to make it a few weeks until Winter Break. She could do that no problem.

Academics wise it ended up being no problem. Sure there was a lot of studying involved but it was worth it. Food-wise was a different story. It was so hard for her to not eat sugar. In fact she had been successful at avoiding sugar the first day or two. Then the withdrawal symptoms started and well she had to at least have a soda and candy bar every day. She couldn't deal with headaches right now. Still that ended up being the only unhealthy eating that she was able to do. She ended up studying a lot with Janet and Paris. Tana was off in her own little world but would join them on occasion.

Studying with Janet meant there were a lot of healthy snacks around. Fruit, veggies, and the like. Someone who seemed to really be benefitting from spending time around Janet was Paris. Now no one would say that Paris was anything other than thin before. But all the healthy eating really seemed to just add a bit of a glow around her. She seemed happier too. Rory thought it had to be the food although there could have been other reasons. Still she seemed less stressed and that was more than enough of an excuse for Rory to not grab candy every single time she reached for something to snack on.

The effects ended up being mixed. She didn't lose any weight but once again she hadn't lost any weight. A fact that was beginning to frustrate her, true Scott didn't seem to mind but she didn't want to keep on testing the waters to see if he'd stay around. Oh well she wouldn't worry about that now. She was on her way back home for Winter Break but he was going to come to Star's Hollow in a week or so. She smiled at that but it worried her at the same time. She knew how her mom could be.

The first week of Winter Break ended up being very lazy for Rory. Lorelai couldn't afford to rest because of the Dragonfly but Rory felt she deserved a break. Her week was spent catching p on some reading that she had been wanting to do while watching TV and hanging out around the town. She'd leave every once in a while to see Lane. At least her band seemed to be going well and that new job at Luke's wasn't exactly hurting her either.

Although oddly they hadn't gone to Luke's as much as they normally would in the past. Rory found that a bit odd but just assumed that her mom was actually respecting her diet. Something that Rory felt Lorelai needed to do. She knew she wasn't one to judge but her mother did look downright plump. Still being her mother she just seemed to carry it well. It wasn't slowing her down at all and she seemed just as perky. So she wasn't going to bring it up. Still she wished that she could be more like that. Instead she felt the need to hide away.

That ended up finally affecting her body. She ended up gaining three pounds during her week of laziness bringing her totally up to 163 pounds. Not too noticeable but the fact was she needed to move around a bit more. Two movie nights didn't help during the week either but she chose to ignore those moments.

Still she was happy though Scott was coming to visit her today and he was staying for the weekend. She thanked the lord that her grandparents ended up going away on vacation. She didn't have to see them until after New Year's and hopefully she'd be slimmer by then. She ended up dressing up in a nice pair of jeans that actually fit her, thus making her weight gain less noticeable. Along with a nice black sweater. She felt a warmth inside her body as she imagined Scott touching it again. It flustered her a little bit.

"Mom he's going to be here any second" Rory cried out as she checked her hair and made sure that everything looked good.

"Just a minute…" Lorelai said. She was locked in a battle right now. A nightmare for some women, her pants wouldn't button. She was sucking in her stomach as much as she could but the damn pants wouldn't budge. Eventually she let out a breath and stood up. Time to try another pair of pants, she thought. But looking in the mirror she knew that she needed a bigger pair.

Lorelai was not as dense as her daughter. She had realized about a month ago that she was gaining weight. You don't wear as many tight clothes as she does and not realize that fact. The difference was that she didn't have the time to diet. Nor did she have the patience. Not with the Dragonfly. She was doing this mostly by herself and it was just getting to her. Plus money was running out and she needed to figure her way around that little problem. No, her weight would be the last thing she'd worry about until after the opening.

Standing there in her black pair of bra and panties she had to admit that she looked pretty damn good. She was 36 and other than a few extra pounds she was holding up pretty nicely. She wasn't obese yet and while she could pinch and inch here and there it wasn't like any one would consider her fat. She'd end up being labeled plump. Not even average American. Just someone who had gained a few pounds and might be bloated for some reason.

Her face looked pleasant, one tiny advantage. She waved her arms in the air a bit. No real grandma arms yet but there was a bit more too them. She played with her boobs in her bra and found them to be about the same. Her waist had softened slightly but that was the extents. Her thighs though had some blubber and if you looked at her butt there was no doubt that she was not a gym rat. In fact that was what her body looked like. A mom who never went to the gym, her body wasn't bad it was just soft and lacking muscle.

She sighed as she put on a pair of jeans she had bought a size up just in case. To her chagrin they fit her perfectly and might even be a bit too tight. Oh well she wasn't going to worry about that at all. She'd just cut back and everything would be back to normal for her. After all she was Lorelai Gilmore. Taking away relationships things tended to work out for her. She made her way downstairs showing off her chubby cheeks as she smiled.

"So boyfriend is coming here, I think we should let him meet Patty first" she said joking around with Rory.

Rory rolled her eyes at her mother. "Please…no. I think we just show him around town. Lunch at Luke's and then bring him back here" Rory stated firmly.

"So you two can be all lovey dovey?" Lorelai asked making goo-goo eyes at Rory.

"You keep this up I'm not going to bring any boyfriend here ever again" Rory countered.

"Please you'd keep yourself and the boys away from your darling mother?" she said pretending like she was short of breath.

"You keep having ideas like that and yes" Rory said her hands on her thickened hips.

"Fine but you know you love me" Lorelai said making a face that really showed off her double chin. Rory heard a car pull up.

"He's here, now be good" she said looking at her mother one last time as she stepped outside to say hi to Scott. She smiled as she walked to his car to greet him.

"Have any trouble finding the place?" she asked as she kissed him not really caring too much about her mom or Babette who she knew was watching. She needed to feel him next to her.

"No problem I can't wait to see this place. You've talked so much about it" he said looking at his girlfriends face. That somehow seemed cuter with the extra weight. Yes this was going to be a great weekend. He just had a feeling.

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Chapter 22

"So where are we going first?" Scott asked as he looked over her house. It was…nice actually it was very nice. Seemed a bit big for just her and her mother but that was from the outside. He looked over to the porch and saw Lorelai standing there. His eyes widened a bit when he saw how heavy she looked. Strange it didn't appear that heavy women ran in Rory's family. Her grandmother looked amazing but he wasn't about to say anything rude to Rory's mother.

"Hello there, Ms. Gilmore" he said.

"Oh please call me Lorelai" she said as she walked over to them.

"Alright, well Lorelai and Rory what do you want to do, I'm all yours today" he said not knowing what he was getting himself into.

"Well it's around lunch time…" Rory said thinking with her stomach. She had only had a pop tart for breakfast. Well not really a pop tart but some generic version that her mom had bought. Still she had been good and only had one with coffee for breakfast. Her stomach was rumbling now and a bit of a walk would do her good.

Lorelai bit her lip. Well she hadn't been eating at Luke's at all and she knew they'd pay for their own meal. She guessed that she could afford it. Dammit she needed this money crunch to be over with. She had no idea what to do about the Dragonfly but she was going to figure it. After all she was always able to figure it out in the past. Hopefully she'd be able to figure out some kind of loan or something. Just thinking about that made her feel the need to get something sweet or greasy in her system. Okay Luke's it was.

"Yeah he needs to see Luke's, let's go" she said running inside to grab her purse really quickly.

"So I assume we're walking?" Scott asked remembering how small Star's Hollow was supposed to be.

Rory just nodded at him and rubbed her hands together a bit. It wasn't freezing but it was still very cold out today. Lorelai came back out and smiled at them. "Alright let's go" she said and they were off.

A quick walk later they were at Luke's and it was a bit different than Scott had expected. Mostly it was nicer than he had thought it would be. When Rory had said diner he was expecting something a bit more run down. A bit more hole in the wall. Instead he was greeted to a place that had tables that didn't match but seemed to have a lot of character to it. He sat down with them and let them lead the way. After all this was their place. He looked over the menu. Not exactly the healthiest cuisine but he assumed that Rory would just get a salad.

As soon as Rory walked in the smell of the burgers started to get to her. It was like Pavlov's dogs she could feel her mouth watering. She licked her lips as her stomach growled. Maybe a light breakfast hadn't been the best idea in the world but right now she knew what she wanted to eat. She started taking some deep breaths, she needed to relax. Grease was bad for her…even if it came on delicious burgers and fries. She started shaking her leg nervously a bit but stopped when she felt a distinct jiggle to it.

Luke wasn't blind himself either. He had noticed that both Lorelai and Rory put on weight. It wasn't hard to miss he had actually been expecting it for years with all the junk that they ate. Sure Lorelai hadn't been coming in as much but he had seen the gentle rounding out of her face over the past couple of months. He didn't think she looked bad. It was just something that he noticed. He looked at the guy next to Rory too. So that was the new boyfriend. He didn't look like a jerk oh well time to go over and see.

"What'll you have?" he asked coming over with his pad.

"I'll have a hamburger and fries with a diet coke" she said. That was better than usual right? After all there was no cheese and even though diet soda had no taste it had zero calories. Luke just took down the order. He was going to give her a few less fries than he usually did though. After all it couldn't hurt if he took off a few.

"Cheeseburger with fries and a regular coke" Lorelai said. Luke would do the same with her fries. It was small but he knew Rory was trying to lose weight and it would help her a bit. She'd have slipped Lorelai some diet coke too but with her taste buds it would be impossible. "Oh and bring us coffee while we wait" Lorelai said. He shook his head at her he would never understand her.

"What will you have?" he asked Scott looking him over. Not much to say about him. He didn't ooze money but he certainly wasn't poor. Bit of a tough read but his gut told him that he seemed nice enough he'd have to wait for him to open his mouth though.

"I'll…just have a turkey melt with fries and water" he said. Luke nodded his head and gave him a smile before walking off to place the order.

Scott looked at Rory, "And that smile was for…?" he whispered to her.

"You didn't order off the menu or ask any weird questions about where any of the food was from. He likes you" Rory whispered back remembering how Luke had felt about her grandparents and Max. Well there was another layer to Max but still Luke wasn't exactly one to hand out smiles.

Luke walked back over and poured both of them a cup of coffee. "Did you want any?" he asked. Scott shook his head no. "Alright, your food will be out soon" he said going to attend to other customers.

They chatted for a bit until their food came out. It did occur to Rory that she probably should have gotten the turkey melt but she was just really craving a burger. She ate a bit and sipped on her diet coke. She made a bit of a face and remembered why she didn't really care for diet sodas. But at least she could enjoy it without putting on the pounds. Eating the burger and fries was worth it though. Besides she'd be walking around the town all day with Scott. Of course by all day it was more of a walk around the town but still it counted.

Lorelai ended up eating as fast as she normally did and was soon sitting there with a bit of a bloated belly. Rory ended up being able to slow down but was still done quickly. She grimaced as she realized the fries were gone and wiped the grease off her hands with her napkin. Scott just sat there and was amazed. He didn't understand how two people could eat so fast. He went at his own pace and was eventually done.

"Alright…I think that'll be it. Do you two want any dessert?" Lorelai asked. Rory bit her lip and debated it but thinking about that burger she just ate stopped any notions of dessert for now. Scott shook his head no too.

"Alright then how about you show him around, because I want some pie. Meet up for dinner?" Lorelai asked.

"Sure thing, let's go" Rory said taking Scott's hand and guiding him out of the diner.

Lorelai smiled. Well this would be worth the extra money. She thought looking down at her cell. Nothing yet today but she'd need to get up to the Dragonfly soon. She needed some pie to get her through the day though. "Oh Lucas…apple pie with ice cream?" she asked making her doe eyes at him. Luke was about to argue but there was no point. She'd just go to Weston's and get her sugary death. He might as well keep her happy. "Coming up…" he said shaking his head wondering when she'd attempt to eat healthy.

Rory ended up showing Scott all around town and he had to say, it was insane. First off he felt like people were following him around. In fact people who he didn't even know seemed to know his name. Also the idea of having that many porcelain unicorn stores in this small an area caused him to be a bit uneasy. But Rory loved it and it had a certain charm to it. After all not every town had an old fashioned soda shop in it. Eventually the pair ended up back at her house. "Well I think winter may have not been the best time for a tour but I'd be lying if I said I didn't have fun" he said taking off his jacket and enjoying the warmth of the house. Rory smiled at him.

"Well I'm glad you liked it. Sorry there wasn't more but well its Star's Hollow" she said feeling more comfortable around him than before.

"So when's your mom going to be back?" he asked.

"Oh sometime around dinner" she said casually.

"How shall we pass the time?" he asked wrapping his arms around her and giving her a kiss. His hands once again traveled to her fleshy backside.

"I think we'll find a way" Rory moaned out at her body was suddenly on fire. Was now the time? No, it would be stupid after all her mom could walk in randomly. It was unlikely but she couldn't help but feel a bit worried. A part of her brain said, who cares? You're an adult now. Still she found herself edging closer. She broke away from him and pulled off her sweater, letting her pale flesh ooze over her waistband.

"Sit down…I have an idea." Rory said unclasping her bra as she got to her knees. She had almost done this with Jess but they could never seem to get alone for long enough and when they did she chickened out. Well she wasn't going to chicken out this time, she thought as she unzipped his pants.

"Wow…" a red faced Scott said as a topless Rory joined him on the couch. "Just wow…" he hadn't been expecting that today. Hell just making out was all he really wanted. Sure he felt like a teenager but he wasn't going to push Rory. But this was more like it. For her part she smiled.

"Well I'm glad you liked it. You've been an amazing boyfriend and well I just want to show it to you. I mean I'm not ready yet but…you've been so amazing. You haven't pushed me and I mean girlfriends are supposed to do this kind of stuff right?" she wondered aloud. After all she was his; hopefully, first college girlfriend and she wanted to be memorable.

He wrapped his arms around her and grabbed onto her breast. "Hey you'd still be even if you didn't want to but I'm glad you did" he said kissing her. Yeah this was a woman worth waiting for. Rory broke the kiss after a bit.

"Well we better make ourselves look nice. Don't want my mom walking in" she said chuckling as she walking across to the room to get her bra which she had just thrown off. As she walked across the room she suddenly felt nervous about showing off her bloated body to him. While when they were warming up and getting into it she found herself not caring. She shook her head. She couldn't worry about stuff like this. Besides by spring it would be pointless, her love handles would be gone. She put her bra and sweater back on and Scott zipped up his pants. She cuddled up next to him and smiled. She was being too worrisome. He didn't mind and on that point she wasn't going to overly worry about it either.

After an hour or so Lorelai came back home carrying two extra large pizzas. It was two for the price of one and this way whatever they didn't eat would be lunch for next week. Of course she had to get cheesy bread with it too. Okay she was splurging but she didn't want her daughter to think there was anything wrong yet. She was already getting suspicious having noticed a few small changes to her routine.

"Who's hungry?" she asked smiling widely as she set the pizza's and bread down for them to eat.

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Chapter 23

Lorelai's plan of having pizza for the whole week didn't exactly work out the way that she wanted. Once they started watching the movie they just kind of started eating. Scott had a few slices and some bread but Rory and Lorelai ate the rest. Until there was just two slices of pepperoni left with a small bit of the cheesy bread. Maybe enough food for one of them but not what she had been hoping for. At the very least Rory had opted for water to drink while Lorelai stuck with soda.

They ended up staying up late and watching some bad movies. Scott ended up getting the full Gilmore experience and he had to say it was very interesting. Sure he had watched movies with Rory before but when she was with her mother it was like she became less shy and more relaxed. All of his previous girlfriends had been tense around their parents. It was refreshing to see how relaxed and how much fun she had with her mother. Eventually though it had to come to an end and he started to fall asleep on the couch.

"I think we wore him down" Lorelai said going to the closet to get a blanket for him.

"Yeah well that's who we are" Rory said stretching he arms over her head and causing her shirt to ride up a little bit showing off just a bit of flesh that had some red stretch marks on them. But she had been using some creams to try and diminish them. They seemed to be working just slightly. They were no longer a shade of angry red. That had been an embarrassing purchase; she thought she wouldn't have to buy those creams until she was married and pregnant.

The rest of the weekend ended up being fun. It was actually a kind of a lazy weekend for them. He went shopping with her for books and didn't really complain. Sure the relationship was still new but it was still nice. He wasn't as into reading as Jess but he wasn't the kind of guy who would look around for 20 minutes and then sit around waiting for her to finish.

The news of them being together had even reached Dean. He just had to see her with this new guy. Even now he still felt the need to protect her. His eyes went wide when he saw his exes figure. Wow she had really blown up in college. He hadn't seen that coming. When it came to her with the new guy too he had to admit she seem happy. He frowned as he felt a small part of his heart die there. Sure he had been married but he always carried this flame for Rory in his heart. But looking at this guy he realized he was just the kind of guy that her grandparents wanted. He went to Yale, he seemed classy.

He shook his head as he watched Rory bend over a bit through the window of the bookstore. Watching the way that her ass spread out he wondered if she was really the girl he wanted. Sure she was still herself but did he really want someone like her who ate out all the time and didn't cook? At least Lindsey was trying. His mind went to Lindsey and he started to feel guilty. Sure he had been committed to the marriage but if he was being truthful he'd have said that he thought about Rory in ways that friends shouldn't and he did it often. Okay he was going to go home tonight and take her out. He needed to commit to this marriage. He loved her and he was going to make it work. He and Rory had dated in high school but they were over. Time to grow up, he thought heading back home to surprise his loving wife.

The rest of the town loved Scott too. Miss Patty tried to hit on him and most everyone agreed that he was better than Jess. Then again he'd have to drive a car through Taylor's store to even come close to the level of hate he had for Jess. Rory rolled her eyes as she watched people still come out to see what he was like. Almost everyone in town had to talk to him just a bit. She of course apologized to him but he waved her off. Okay well for the most part, Miss Patty hitting on him and saying he looked tasty was a bit much but still it was better than having her mom hit on him. That ended up being a very interesting prom night for him.

Eventually though the weekend had to come to an end much to both their chagrins but they were going to talk to each other most nights. She wouldn't see him until after New Year's though. He was going to his grandmothers up in Maine for the holidays. They weren't quite at that stage in the relationship yet. She smiled sadly as he left and she felt a bit empty. She couldn't wait to see him again.

They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder. Right now Rory was thinking that this was a bunch of bullshit. Sure it wasn't like she saw him every day while they were at school. Just knowing that he was near her while they were at school made her feel a lot better. Now she could talk to him over the phone and she couldn't make any plans with him. Her winter break was peaceful but at the same time she found it a bit boring. With her mom focusing on the Dragonfly all she really had to do was eat, sleep, watch TV, and spend time with Lane. Her band was getting really good now and hearing them play gave her some peace.

As many people know the holiday season makes it hard to be on a diet. Especially for someone like Rory who without the watchful eye of Janet or Paris started to slip back into old habits. It wasn't as bad as it could have been though. The money crunch meant that Lorelai had to cut back on going out. The problem is that she replaced them with frozen dinners that weren't exactly healthy. Still Christmas was a time to gorge oneself on all sorts of foods.

Sure they couldn't cook but Luke had started having a Christmas day meal for people who weren't cooking. Of course Kirk was there with the girls who ended stuffing themselves on buttery rolls, creamy dishes, the gravies, and of course the dessert. In the past both of their super high metabolisms would have just burned it off. But neither of their metabolisms were exactly running at full speed anymore. It was a little worse for Lorelai who drank a lot during the holidays. Not enough to be considered an alcoholic but after New Year's Eve she had bloated up just a bit thanks to the bottle of wine she had while celebrating. She instantly regretted spending the money but it was the holidays if she couldn't celebrate with a bottle of wine then what was the point of celebrating?

The impact this had on their figures though was quite negative. Lorelai was at least running back and forth from the Dragonfly and home while Rory was only walking around town. Not exactly the best exercise. Plus it was cold outside. It felt so much better cuddling up with a warm blanket and some hot chocolate. Her preference of only wearing sweats around the house also hid her to the fact that weight was being gained. Sure when she put on jeans they were tighter but she wrote it off as the usual tightness. This all changed though the Friday night after New Year's. Her grandparents were back in town and it was time for yet another dinner. The thought of it was sobering to Rory. In their house there was no way she could hide underneath sweaters. The house was a furnace; with any luck she'd have lost at least a few pounds.

She was brushing her teeth wearing a pair of gray sweats, and a blue tank top that she was popping out of. She was feeling nervous as she remembered all of the food that she had been eating the last month. She licked her lips as a feeling of dread grew in her stomach. She really didn't want to do this but she just had to know where she was at. She closed her eyes and stepped on the scale. She opened her eyes, looked down, and saw…her chest. She sighed and leaned forward. Once she saw the number on the scale she dropped her toothbrush on the floor.

That couldn't be right, it just couldn't be. She took her shirt off and took off her sweats. Maybe some lead had gotten onto her clothes or something. But taking her clothes off had done nothing. Alright one more time, she stepped off and stepped back on the scale. The same number came up again, 178 pounds. But that wasn't possible. She had been so good and she had been moving. Then all of those times she had stayed home doing nothing all day, came back to her. All of the times she had thought a regular soda instead of a diet soda couldn't hurt. All of the times her mother had gotten dessert and she felt the need to partake too. All the times she had been more than willing to have oatmeal and coffee for breakfast but he mother had already made her a pop tart.

She found herself quickly becoming angry with her mother. This was her fault! She was trying to diet and that was the support that she got. Hell if she was being honest it was her fault she was in this mess. She had always told her to eat until she was stuffed. Of course Rory knew that she was 19 and had some responsibility in this mess but still it wasn't like she had exactly learned that eating popcorn, with M+M's, and extra butter was awful to eat when you went to movies.

She looked at herself in the mirror to see the damage that was done. Her face was still very pretty but it was a fat girl face. Not saying she was ugly but it was round and more homely than the sexy look that she had before. She pinched the flab under her chin. She'd be fine with the cheeks but the double chin well she just couldn't focus on that. She moved to her chest and frowned. Her boobs hadn't gotten bigger. At least that much, well at least that would save her some back pain in the long term.

She moved to her upper arms. They had always been like sticks but now she would have to call them husky now. Not a hint of muscle and if there was any there it was buried deeply under a layer of pure fat. Her waist had the same problem too. Before her stomach looked bloated now it was a paunch. She was able to wrap her hands on her waist and feel the small belly that she had grown. Her love handles were now living up to their name. If Scott grabbed her there it would have been more love than he could have handled. It seemed at her love grew for him so did her sides.

The worst though was once again her legs. There was definitely no space between her thighs now. Her ass had once again grown and was now causing her larger panties to bunch up a bit. Cellulite dimples appeared on the backs of her thighs and butt to a much greater degree. She felt horrified with herself. What was she going to do? She wondered as she put her face in her hands. That ended up being a mistake as she looked at her hands she now doubted that any of her rings would fit, even her fingers had gotten chubby.

Oh god…her grandma freaked about the last time, what was she going to say now? She started to panic; there would be no hiding this. She was a fat version of herself. Even if she wanted to her clothes wouldn't hid this. God she had been so dumb. She had been so bored over break that she just kind of grazed on food. Plus whenever she missed Scott she ate some food to feel better. Oh god what was Scott going to think? No, she wasn't going there right now. She needed to focus on grandma. She also needed a plan. She was going to start weighing herself two times a week. She wasn't going to let this weight sneak up on her again.

Just then she heard her mom walk in. "Rory…I'm home. Time to get ready for dinner" she said in a sing song like voice. Rory quickly got dressed so she could talk to her mom.

"Mom we have a problem!" she said looking at her with anger in her eyes.

"What is it?" Lorelai asked suddenly concerned.

"This is the problem!" Rory said lifting up her shirt and pinching her stomach fat. "I put on fifteen pounds!" she cried out.

Lorelai was taken aback sure she had thought her daughter gained weight but at the worst she had thought it was five pounds. Lorelai was no slouch herself either though. She was just about at 170 pounds. Being taller than Rory helped it look less noticeable, she would still be curvy while Rory was without a doubt overweight now. "Oh hon…it's not that bad" she said.

"Oh it is, we have to see grandma and this isn't going to be good. God why didn't you teach me good eating habits" she groaned.

"Hey you're an adult…" Lorelai said but she knew she had a weak argument. She knew that she had contributed to her daughters' weight struggles she had to change the subject. "Okay so we'll call in and say we're sick?" she asked.

Rory shook her head, "Without a doctor? They're paying for Yale. If I'm not there they're going to kill me" she said sighing in frustration.

"Alright this isn't bad…you can dress in black and and…okay I got nothing." Lorelai said trying to come up with anyway to make her daughter look slimmer.

"She's going to insult me again isn't she?" Rory asked fearfully.

Lorelai wanted to say no but just pulled her bulging daughter into a hug. "It'll be fine. I'll be there with you" she said really dreading Friday Night Dinner more than usual tonight.

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Chapter 24

Rory didn't exactly have too many choices in the clothing department tonight. She had outgrown most of her wardrobe and only had a weeks' worth of clothes that fit her and more of those were jeans and sweats. Not exactly something that her grandmother would want her to wear to their fancy dinners. She could hear her grandmothers voice asking her, 'Well what if we invited someone over or they came over? How would it look for my granddaughter to be dressed like a street urchin?' she shook her head. Nope, she had to wear a dress tonight.

Unfortunately the dress she had been planning on wearing was no good. The plus was that she could still fit in it; the minus was that she couldn't zip it up all the way. One look at the way that her body was bursting out of it was enough to bring tears to the poor girls' eyes. Then she remembered that she did have a black dress that she had bought a while back just in case. It was a size larger than what she had been wearing so might as well see if she could fit into it.

She found it in the back of her closet. Good thing she brought most of her clothes back from Yale. The dress looked huge to her. At least to what she had been wearing for years but the average woman would find it normal and many women would kill to fit into something like that again. It was light weight and seemed to have plenty of room inside of it. She'd have to wear a light sweater over it. Not the worst thing, at least it would cover up her arms. She slipped it on and to her great relief it did fit her.

Turning around and looking at herself in the mirror she grimaced, it barely fit her. It contained her breasts and hid her waist nice enough. It also hid her thighs, the hem of the fabric came down to her knees. Only downside was that it couldn't quite hide her ass and even with the black it would still be easy to see that she had put on more weight. She could feel herself sweating now; she knew she should just fake sick and go on a crash diet. At least she'd look tiny enough for her grandma. But she'd been waiting to see her and Rory couldn't disappoint her grandma or her grandpa, at least not with the both of them paying for Yale. It would be rude and she was just going to have to face this like a man. She took a deep breath and she walked out to the living room.

Lorelai was out there waiting for her, also wearing black. At least her dressed seemed to hide her weight gain well. It probably wouldn't escape the eagle eye of Emily Gilmore but at least she'd look good. Then again Lorelai had bought this dress for this purpose. She suddenly felt guilty for not buying Rory one though, but she hadn't thought of it and it was too late to change things now. She wished that she even had money to buy her daughter a dress but right now her bank account wasn't exactly full. She wouldn't worry about that now though she'd have to be strong for her daughter.

"How bad is it?" Rory asked spinning around for her mother. A bit tough with black heels but she was able to pull it off.

Lorelai looked her daughter over and thought for a moment. "Well…it doesn't make you look as heavy but…hope her eyes are going" she said truthfully.

Rory grimaced and crossed her arms. She was still steamed at her mother for this. It would have been so easy to teach her good eating habits when she was five but she couldn't do that and she was the one who was paying. Not that she would have wanted her mom to be Mama Kim but an emphasis on salads every once in a while would have been nice.

Her mind quickly turned to her grandmother; she'd worry more about her mom later. She knew this wouldn't be good. She knew that she was walking into a den of wolves, her grandmother being fierce enough to be the entire pack. But she needed to get this over with; she had a knot in the pit of her stomach that wasn't going to go away she got this over with. "Let's go…" she said putting on a white sweater, which also happened to be a tight fit about her chunky arms.

Meanwhile in Hartford Emily was preparing for the girls arrival tonight. It hadn't been an overly pleasant vacation for them. Well parts of it were but of course they had to see Richard's mother while in London. Just finishing up some business before the awful woman moved her permanently. The idea of being that close to her all the time sent a shiver up Emily's spine. At least when they were at her house she wouldn't insult her for not having things just the way she liked it down to the last little atom.

Emily rubbed her temples; she was still a bit stressed from being with that woman. She hated how she continued to say that all of Lorelai's mistakes in life were her fault. It wasn't as if she hadn't tried to help Lorelai on many occasions but her daughter would not be swayed with common sense. If she told her daughter not to jump off a cliff she would have done it and been proud of it.

At least she had Rory though. Yes they hadn't been able to influence her for her first sixteen years but at least now they could. It wasn't manipulation it was just giving her advice. Like on Yale, they didn't force her hand and if she had chosen Harvard they'd have been just as happy for her but the fact that her husband had shown her Yale didn't exactly hurt. Of course she knew nothing about that but still it was nice to know that Rory did value their opinion. Even if her husband had erred there, at least she could say that they were having an influence on Rory. There was nothing about her granddaughter that the horrid woman could pin on her. Besides if Lorelai really had been raised that bad then how was Rory so perfect? She'd never say that to her mother in-law but she'd often think it.

As they got closer and closer to the house Lorelai tried to make her daughter feel better. "Maybe they won't notice. They might be too happy to see you and too tired from the trip to even say anything" she said.

Rory gave her mom a look of disbelief. "Let's just drop this. It's going to suck and well there's nothing I can do. I should have been running more, stupid cold weather" she said huffing. She wished she had some sort of time machine so she could go back to the beginning of college and tell herself to stop snacking. Okay maybe not that far maybe twenty five pounds ago. She'd still know Scott and if she lost just ten her grandmother would have been happy. Instead though she was overweight, she had checked her BMI before leaving and nearly had a panic attack when it said she was overweight.

Of course she told herself that was an oversimplification. She was only a little bit over and maybe her bones were big or she had put on muscle in her legs from running. But even those seemed like weak excuses to her. She sat in the car, her legs moving up and down nervously, with her paunch resting on her legs. She took a deep breath to calm down. It would only be a few hours. She could deal with that, couldn't she?

Eventually they arrived there and Rory was the first out of the car. It was killing her now she just needed to get this over with as quick as possible. She also noticed that moving that fast seemed to wear her out a bit now and her breathing became heavier than before. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

Lorelai touched her daughters back lightly, noting the softness there. "Just relax and don't let her get to you. She'll say stuff but just nod and agree with her. If you fight her it's just going to be worse" she said to her daughter. Then she rang the doorbell and waited for this weeks' maid to appear before them.

Per usual the maid greeted them, offered to take their coats, and then showed them to the den. Richard happened to be in there reading the paper when he looked up to see his daughter and granddaughter. Almost immediately his face fell but he was able to disguise it. Both of them had grown outward. Oh this wasn't going to be good tonight, he had been hoping for a drama free night. They were rare but they had been known to happen. Well he wasn't going to be the one; Emily would say something when she came downstairs.

"Ah Lorelai, Rory, how nice to see the two of you. What would you two like to drink? I hope your holidays' were well" he said getting up. He knew he shouldn't be doing this but his wife would kill him if he didn't play the good host.

"I'll have a martini, dry" Lorelai said relived that her father wasn't saying anything. He had the look of shock on his face for a moment but was polite not to insult her. Why couldn't her mother be more like him? Of course he would have said something but Emily would say all that needed to be said tonight.

"I'll just have water" Rory said feeling some relief, at least her grandfather was being nice about this.

"Ah yes, that's good though water is so much better for you then soda. Although I do enjoy one every so often" he said. Okay it was a bit of a blow but his wife was going to do a lot worse. He could hear her walking down the stairs. Where was his Advil?

Emily walked down the stairs smiling widely. She had wanted to be done right when they arrived but of course they'd be a few minutes early. One could never tell what the two of them were going to do on a given night. She walked into the den. "Hello girls" she said her smile morphing into a frown and her eyes widening when she saw them.

What the hell had happened to them? She blinked a few times. This couldn't actually be them could it? Lorelai looked about 30 pounds heavier and Rory looked like a blimp. She could feel the panic starting to set in. Oh god this was bad. She couldn't have a fat daughter and granddaughter, well in theory Lorelai could be pregnant. No, she had to shake that image from her head. Her daughter wasn't dating anyone but then again that would be Lorelai, not tell them who she was seeing and then get pregnant it's not like she actually shared her life with them. The big issue though was Rory, she thought she had shamed her into losing weight months ago and yet here she was bigger than ever. Oh drastic action needed to be taken, she wasn't getting the blame for this, and besides it just made her look downright disgusting.

The entire room stood silent for a moment. Everyone knew what Emily was thinking. Richard was going to stay out of his wife's way no need for him to get his head chopped off. Lorelai was going into defensive mode; she would not let her daughter be lectured by her mother. She was the one who raised Rory, not her. Rory hung her head, not the best move considering it showed off her corpulent double chin but she wasn't worried about that. At least it was over with now was the quiet before the storm, she just had to see how her grandmother was going to react.

"I see you both had a very nice Christmas" Emily said as she sat down on the couch. Luckily she was doing salads first tonight, she'd just tell them to be sure to bring out less for both her daughter and granddaughter. Richard came over and handed her a drink. She took a sip of it.

"Well yes mom it was a very nice Christmas, how was your trip?" Lorelai asked knowing this was a trap but not sure how yet.

"Oh it was fun, I swear though it is so hard to try and keep your figure in Europe. So much good food there but you two would know something about that" Emily said. There she put it out there, she could see her daughters face turning red right now and steam coming out of her ears. Oh well small sacrifices they couldn't just ignore the elephant in the room or at least the two of them slowly yet surely becoming elephants.

Lorelai gave a tight smile while Rory looked like she was about to throw up. She couldn't stand it anymore; she just had to say it. "Okay, yes I've put on more weight. I kind of stopped exercising once I got home" Rory said standing up and showing off her body for all to see.

Emily looked over her granddaughters' body and sighed. "Yes, you have gained a lot of weight Rory. How could you let this happen to yourself? And Lorelai how could you not notice this?" she asked her.

"Me? Hey Rory is an adult" she said looking at her mother like she was crazy. Although she did feel bad about this because she knew she should have said something but she wasn't going to admit that to her mother.

"Okay well we've let this go on long enough. Rory you're getting a personal trainer. It is unbecoming of a young woman to be this heavy, especially someone like you. Looking at your face I don't even recognize my granddaughter, you look different and it doesn't look good" she said staring at her granddaughter and sizing her up. She was bottom heavy well thank god for small miracles looking at her above her waist it was still bad but that could be hidden. Those thick thighs she was trying to hide couldn't be hidden so simply though.

"Wow mom, really? I mean it's just some extra weight" Lorelai said getting ready to blow up at her mother.

"Lorelai when this started it was a little bit of extra weight. If she doesn't put a stop to it she'll end up one of those obese women who can't fit into chairs, is that what you want? Besides I wouldn't be defending her if I were you. It seems that your eating habits have finally caught up to you" she said glaring at her daughters' thicker figure. "If you want I'm sure that a trainer could be found for both of you" she said sipping on her drink.

Lorelai sucked in her stomach; while true she was still furious. This was no big deal for either of them. Okay maybe it was for Rory but still it wasn't the end of the world for her. Some exercise was all that they really needed. She was ignoring the fact the fact that Rory's little bit of fitness had made no difference all it did was stabilize her weight.

Rory blinked back tears. Nothing her grandmother was saying was untrue but it still felt like she was being punched in the gut. "I guess a personal trainer wouldn't be the worst thing" she said bending to her grandmothers will. It was just easier this way and besides they were paying for Yale.

Lorelai shook her head. "We don't need personal trainers. It's fine and we're fine. We're not unhealthy or anything and is this how it's going to be? We'll come here and you'll insult us?" Lorelai asked standing up and huffing and puffing at her parents.

Richard decided that it was time to step in. While he agreed with his wife she wasn't thinking straight at the moment. "Now the agreement is that Rory has to come but you do make a good point. As long as you're trying to lose weight it won't be brought up" he said looking over at his wife. She could put her shields up and end up saying things she would regret later and the last thing he wanted was yet another fight with his daughter. Her not talking to them didn't affect him as much as his wife but it still bothered him and he'd be dammed if it happened again.

Emily thought about it for a moment. "Fine…but every two weeks I would like to see how it's going" she said.

Both Lorelai and Rory looked at them like they were nuts. Rory didn't want them to know something so personal about them but they were paying for Yale and this was for her own good. She would like to fit into her old clothes again and it without Janet there with her she well she sucked at losing weight. Lorelai just shook her head at them. There was no way that she was going to let her parents know something that personal about them. She wasn't going to let her mother know something so personal about her. It made her mad.

"No, you don't need to know that. We're not puppets that you can control" she said speaking for both of them.

Emily thought it over, well she supposed that she could find someone for them and get updates that way. Besides it was going to warm up and it wasn't like they would keep wearing layers in the spring and if they did she'd know why they were doing that. "Fine…you're right I don't need to know that. I'm just doing this for your own good. Neither of you will find a man if you're not at least trying to lose weight" she said.

This was going to be a very pleasant dinner they all thought. Rory was relieved though; it could have been a lot worse but her words turned her mind to Scott, what was he going to think? She bit her lip. She'd worry about that later she was just going to be happy that her grandmother didn't squeeze her love handle. Lorelai thought the same thing, but Jason liked her for her. No way would he have chased her like that if he didn't find her that alluring. Still tonight could have been a lot worse.

The maid came in and said that dinner was ready. "Let's go and try not to inhale the food. Savoring it is important, remember quality over quantity" she said to both of them.

Maybe she had thought too soon.

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Chapter 25

Emily changed her mind about telling the help to serve them less. She needed to see just how bad this was and if they were even trying. She was going to put the food in front of them and see if they could resist. She actually went into the kitchen and told them to up the servings just a little bit. At least then she would know if they were serious about dieting, if needed she'd call in the best dietician on the Eastern seaboard to help the two of them. They both needed to lose weight and fast. She walked by Rory and grimaced as she noted how much of the chair she was filling up now.

"Well I'm sorry about that I just needed to discuss something with them. Now go ahead and dig in, you both know that you want to" she said, she had promised herself she wasn't going to say anything but she held her tongue for months and this is what she got. She wasn't going to be silence now.

Both of them started picking at their salads not sure if they should really be eating or not. "You know mom we're both pretty hungry. We had a light lunch today" Lorelai said adding a bit more dressing to her salad. It was her body and her mother wasn't going to control her. Rory just looked at her like she was crazy.

"Yeah, we just had sandwiches. Peanut-butter and jelly" Rory said. That was the truth of course they also ended up splitting a bag of chips but her grandmother didn't need to know that.

"Well a light lunch is good; a light dinner would have been good too. But I didn't know that, oh well I promise next weeks' dinner will be a bit lighter" she said.

"That's perfect grandma. So did both of you have a good time in Europe?" Rory asked trying to get the subject off their weight.

"Ah I was perfect; we helped your great-grandmother and then went around the continent for a bit. I was able to find you a couple of first editions to add to your collection" Richard said smiling at his granddaughter.

"Thank you, you didn't have to do that" Rory said being the humble woman that she always was.

"No thanks needed. I'll get them for you after dinner" he said.

"That's very nice of you, did you get me anything?" Lorelai asked knowing she probably wouldn't like the answer but hey there was the chance that her mother had bought her a dress or something of the like.

"Well we brought both of you marzipan but I'm not sure that's the best thing for either of you at the moment" Emily said.

"Oh Emily, even if they are on a diet I don't think a little bit of that would hurt. It's not like we can have it lying around. Just be sure that's your one sweet for the evening" he said. Rory nodded at him and Lorelai just smiled tightly. Why did her parents have to be so controlling all the time? They were fine, maybe a bit heavier but one trip to the doctor would prove that both of them were perfectly healthy. Although any doctor would tell them that after gaining that much weight they should be dieting. But there was a reason that Lorelai wasn't a doctor.

Rory and Lorelai ended up eating all of their salads. Well that didn't bother Emily at all at least they were eating something nutritious and at least Rory didn't give hers a bath when it came to dressing. Lorelai was going to be a hard nut to crack but she wasn't going to let either of them become obese. As long as she still had a pulse she was going to get both of them at reasonable weights. Honestly if Lorelai only lost ten pounds she'd be fine but she just couldn't get fatter that would be unacceptable.

The dinner tonight was prime rib. Well it could have been worse for the two of them. Still they were given fairly big pieces of meat Lorelai was also on her third roll while Rory was trying to stop at two but the buttery goodness that was the rolls was hard for her to resist. She went to grab another one hoping that Emily wouldn't notice but Emily having the eyes of a hawk of course noticed and couldn't help but say something, only not directly.

"You know I keep reading all of these articles saying that really bread just isn't that good for you. Apparently bread, especially white bread is no better than downing a packet of sugar. It's really making me think about buying less bread. I'm certainly eating less of it. Because really when you have more than a bit of bread I can't imagine that your body actually needs that much" she said looking at both of them. Lorelai grabbed another roll while Rory nibbled on her roll before leaving most of it on her plate. Her stomach rumbled a bit as she started eating her prime rib.

Dammit why did her grandmother have to hire people who made food taste so good? She knew that she really shouldn't finish all of it but it just tasted so good and she was really hungry. No, she needed to stick to her diet. She hadn't been doing that at all winter break and was paying the price. Besides she looked at her piece. It was huge and some months ago she'd have no problem eating all of it. But now with her metabolism as slow as a snail the excess she ate would just be turned to fat. Thinking of that she made sure to avoid all of the fatty bits on her meat. There were only a few but still she didn't want to eat them.

Unfortunately for Rory once conversation got started at the dinner table she just kept on eating and didn't even realize she was doing it. Years and years of bantering with her mom, cleaning her plate, and never having to worry about dieting ending up making a perfect storm where if she wasn't watching what she was eating she just kept it up.

"My Rory is the food really that good tonight? Not exactly the best way to start out a diet. Oh well you take after your mother in that sense" Emily said. Rory looked mortified as she looked over her plate. She was dumbfounded, she had really thought that she was only eating half of it but she just kept on eating and eating. It was like that was all she was programmed to do. She felt sick to her stomach. She was going to have to go for a run tonight; she didn't like the thought of all the extra calories sticking to her body in the form of soft fat.

Lorelai just glared at her mother. "Please, I only dieted once and that was to lose ten pounds" she said falling right into her mother's trap.

"Well perhaps you should start it back up again, it might give you some more room to breathe" she said, yes this was the cobra in Emily Gilmore coming out right now.

Lorelai put her fork and knife down and glared at her. "Really mom? I mean really? We told you we're going to start losing weight. Would you like it if we somehow dropped 10 pounds in one night? Because let me tell you that's just not possible" she said.

"Grandma I promise I'm really going to try, I don't like this…" she said pinching her waist under the table, "any more than you do. It's just…well it's hard" she said really and truly hating her own body.

"Good, I'm glad you realize that because I have to tell you, you look unattractive right now and you do need to get some of the excess flab off of you" Emily said. Rory hung her head and nodded trying to hold it together and succeeding. Richard glared at his wife, now she was just being unfair to the poor girl. Lorelai had reached her breaking point.

"Alright that's enough! She's your granddaughter mom; you're lovely perfect granddaughter who is still adjusting to college life. Now yes she may have filled out a bit but she's still Rory. I can't believe you'd be that cruel to your own granddaughter. I just can't believe you" Lorelai said standing up. "Come on let's go" she said to Rory who just nodded at her.

"Lorelai you will not raise your voice at me" Emily said standing up and following them, Richard in tow. Lorelai was more like her mother than she'd ever admit. He didn't understand why neither of them could let things go occasionally but then she wouldn't be the woman he fell in love with or the daughter that he did love, even with all of her mistakes.

"No mom, we came in here expecting this and every moment you just seemed to attack the both of us. Well I'm tired of it, you can't control us. You don't think that Rory hasn't been trying to lose weight? I can attest that she has been trying." Lorelai said.

"Well she's always been failing. There's no reason she should be this heavy at this age. It makes her look like a greedy pig and that she was never taught proper discipline by you which comes back to me. Which might be right considering how you're looking" Emily said poking Lorelai's, regretting the pig part a bit when she saw the look on Rory's face.

Oh god this had been worse than she had ever imagined, she needed to get out of here and fast. "I'll see you next week" she said in a small voice as she walked out the door and to the Jeep. She wasn't looking forward to next week. God she needed to lose this weight, now her grandmother thought she was a pig. Maybe her mom was right about them after all. Oh god if her grandparents thought this just imagine what her boyfriend would think, she felt like throwing up.

"Wow…I never thought I'd see the day when you could be this cruel to your own granddaughter. I'm speechless here and that doesn't happen often. By the way you really didn't need to pinch my waist but I guess that's Emily Gilmore for you" Lorelai said shaking her head in disgust and heading out to the Jeep passing Jason on the way.

He stopped to talk to her, "Not now" she snapped and walked straight to the Jeep so she and Rory could get out of here faster.

Jason walked into the house to see a fuming Emily Gilmore and a very stressed out looking Richard. "Is now a bad time for those papers?" he asked.

The ride back home was filled with silence for the most part. Once they got closer Lorelai started talking. "I'm sorry you had to deal with that. You know you're a great kid and you don't deserve that" she said.

Rory sighed. "I really don't want to talk about it. I'm heading for a gym tomorrow. I need to get all of this off of me" she said nervously. She needed to do something. Honestly she wanted to eat but she knew that it wasn't healthy. Still right now she felt like she could eat a whole pie. God she had to stop this emotional eating. She needed to stop these cravings. She was disgusted right now as she felt her thighs touching each other.

Lorelai sighed. "Just ignore what your grandmother said. That's not you and if you want to lose weight then lose weight but don't let my mother guilt you into it. As long as you're happy and healthy, and I'm sure you're healthy a doctor would say that" Lorelai said.

Rory sighed. "I don't want to talk about this right now. I'm going to keep trying to lose weight and I'm going to try harder. Tomorrow I'm going to a gym and finding a trainer. I just…I need to do this" she said firmly. That was the final word for her. Tomorrow would be the gym and then next week she'd see Scott. Okay if she could just lose some weight by then everything would be good. It had to be. She couldn't stand the thought of him breaking up with her because she had gotten too fat.

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Chapter 26

Rory went directly to bed once they got home. She was in full on depression mode and was thinking of a way to change it. First off she needed to lose weight that much as clear to her. She could call her grandparents up and they'd probably be willing to pay for a trainer. They said they would last night but that would mean talking to her grandmother and suddenly she found herself getting very nervous and very hungry again.

She had changed into a pair of blue sweats and a white t-shirt last night. She needed to go and get some coffee. She went into the kitchen and saw her mom sitting there clicking some coupons. Oh well she wasn't going care too much about that right now, she just needed coffee.

"Morning…" Lorelai said unsure of how to handle her daughter in a situation like this. Yes her grandmother had gotten mad at her before but she had never called her a pig.

"Good morning" Rory mumbled as she poured herself a cup of coffee and looked for a breakfast. Unsurprisingly there was nothing there that would be considered health food. Hell there wasn't even cereal, only pop tarts. "Don't we have anything healthier?" she asked annoyed. She was still cranky from last night and her blood sugar was getting a bit too low.

Lorelai shook her head no; she knew her part now though. She had to play the sensitive and caring mom. Something that Emily Gilmore never understood how to do. "Rory…relax and have a pop tart. My mother was way out of line last night. You're fine just the way you are" she said smiling.

Rory opened her jaw and just shook her head at her mother. "Are you insane? I mean I know you're trying to make me feel better but really? Are you that crazy? This is not fine!" Rory said lifting up her shirt and grabbing her stomach flab. "This doesn't look good and…it's unhealthy. This is what I'm trying to lose. I know that I should be happy with my body but I'm not and I need to change it. Now do we have anything healthy?" she asked snapping at her mother and dropping her shirt back down.

Lorelai wasn't used to her daughter acting like this around her. "Hey, I'm not the one who yelled at you last night. You don't have to bite my head off and we have what we have" Lorelai said to her.

"Hey! This is partly your fault. You could have taught me proper eating habits. Don't be gluttonous you could have told me. Instead it was eat whatever you want" she said feeling hungry and frustrated. She needed to get something semi healthy and went to get her coat and shoes. If there was nothing healthy here then at least there'd always be something healthy at Luke's she could eat.

"Excuse me? Hey I let you be your own person. Besides last time I checked you weren't living under my roof when you blew up like this" she said regretting the words as soon as they left her mouth. Rory's big blue eyes grew wide as she looked at her mom. They stood there in silence for about a minute. "I'm going to Luke's, be back later" she said. She needed to get away from her mom right now. Great now she was in a fight with both her grandma and her mom. Ugh she didn't need this. She walked to Luke's as fast as she could albeit a bit slower than she had been able to a year ago.

By the time she walked into Luke's she was steaming mad, she didn't even care if people saw her wearing sweats although maybe she should have she was giving the other patrons a view of her expanded rear end. "Luke I need three pancakes, with bacon, sausage, and toast. Cup of coffee too" she said, snapping just a little bit at him.

Luke took one look at her and knew that something was wrong. This wasn't like Rory and Lorelai wasn't with her. He could tell by the look in her eyes that she was hurting. "Alright, come on" he said waving her away from the counter.

"What?" Rory asked confused, all she wanted was breakfast and now Luke was acting weird. Could today get any worse?

"Come on, I need to talk to you about something, it'll take two seconds" he said in a calm tone. Rory sighed and joined him in the store room. "What do you want?" she asked quickly. Luke looked over her and shook his head. She had gained more weight and it was Saturday. He had heard how badly it went the last time she was at her grandmother's. He could only assume that Emily had been rude to her.

"Nothing's up, I'm just hungry and I want my food" she said stomping her foot a bit causing her entire body to jiggle.

"Rory, last time I checked when one is dieting they don't order bacon and sausage. What happened to change that? Because you seemed pretty gung ho there for a while about losing weight and…well I just want to be sure it's what you really want" he said hoping that came out right.

Rory crossed her arms and sighed. "It's…nothing…I mean…I'm still dieting…it was just a bad night and morning. My grandmother called me a pig and I swear my mom just acts like I'm not different at all which is normally okay but she just keeps all of this junk in the house and I can't stop eating and…and" she said as tears came to her eyes. She had cried a bit last night but now she just couldn't stop herself. God she was just a fat blubbering mess in front of Luke, she didn't like this at all.

Luke wasn't really sure what to do. He had never really encountered a crying Rory before sure he had dealt with an emotional Lorelai but this was different. He wrapped his arms around her and rubbed her back lightly. "Hey hey it's okay. I mean okay it's not a perfect situation. You're not a pig. Hell a lot of people gain weight in college. You can always lose weight but…look I'll be honest you're not going to lose weight if you're eating that kind of breakfast. Now, how about I get you some coffee, no sugar and oatmeal with a hint of cinnamon" he said. He didn't really know what else to do. Hell normally he wouldn't have even brought her back here but there was just something in her voice and her eyes that made him do it.

Rory sniffled a bit and wiped the tears from her eyes. "That'd be great and I'm sorry about this and the way I walked in. I'm just so stressed out by all of this…" she started before he stopped her. "Hey don't be stressed. It's not good for you and if that's what you order when you're stressed then it's really bad. I don't mean in general I just mean for your diet because well you do want to lose weight" he said.

Rory smiled at him. "I know what you mean Luke it's just…well it's hard I feel like a whale and I just want to feel like myself again" she mumbled blushing with embarrassment that she was telling Luke all this stuff but she needed to get it off her chest and she really felt that her mom was going to be no help in this manner.

"Yeah well no matter what you'll always be Rory, now come on I've got customers out there and we'll get you that oatmeal" he said smiling as they left the storeroom. She certainly seemed less tense now. He did wonder what kind of fight she and Lorelai had gotten into but frankly it was none of his business. He poured her a cup of coffee and went to help the other customers. Yeah it was nice having Lane around to help but she was working lunch and dinner. Oh well he'd just have to deal with the breakfast rush.

Rory calmed down as she had another cup of coffee. She regretted sitting at the counter though when she realized how small it felt in relation to her butt. But it was busy and it wasn't like she could just take a table. Besides that would be rude without her mom there. She felt a little guilty over the way that she talked to her mom earlier today but she stood by what she said. It probably wasn't normal to go to four Thanksgivings in one day and plan to eat food at every one.

After Luke brought out her oatmeal she started eating it grimacing as she tasted it. The cinnamon helped a lot but still it just tasted bland. She was going to have to start looking into cereals instead of pancakes, no chocolate cereals of course. As she ate she started thinking it might be worth it to see if her grandmother would hire a nutritionist at least then she'd have someone telling her what to eat so she wouldn't end up cheating on her diet. She played with her spoon for a bit.

"Oatmeal not doing it for you?" he asked looking at her.

"Not really, I mean it's really good just…bland as compared to what I normally eat" she said looking enviously at the people surrounding her who were eating bacon. God how she wanted just one of those greasy strips with her oatmeal, she sighed and went back to eating it.

"Hold on a minute" Luke said. He grabbed an apple and started slicing it into the oatmeal for her. "Might add a bit more taste to it" he shrugged.

Rory took another bite and smiled at him. "It's not bacon but it does help, thanks Luke" she said starting to feel a bit better now that she had food in her body. It also gave her a chance to think too, she needed to start working out in a serious matter. Just running wasn't going to do it anymore. She needed to go to a gym. The only ones she knew of that would be close though were by Yale. That would mean leaving home a bit earlier but she wasn't sure her body could handle waiting another week. That's when she made her decision she needed to get back to Yale yes it would disappoint her mother but all she needed to do was look at the food in the house. She knew she shouldn't be eating that stuff.

Rory went to grab her wallet to pay him but soon realized that leaving the way she did she had apparently forgotten to grab any money. She was blushing was again when Luke came back over. "Luke…can I pay you later? I kind of…well I forgot my wallet" she said. Luke just waved her off.

"It's fine, you were stressed and this one is one the house. Consider it a New Years gift" he said. Rory smiled at him. "Thanks Luke" she said lifting her bulk away from the counter, she'd leave him a big tip next time. Luke watched her leave and shook his head; yeah she really didn't need those pancakes. It was just amazing how much her figure had changed on her. Well long as she was actively dieting he was going to do all he could to help her lose weight.

Rory walked; well at this point her thighs had grown so much it was becoming more of a waddle, back to the house feeling better than before. She knew what she had to do. She had to get packed, and get back to Yale. She was allowed back into the dorms now and she'd beat the rush getting back there early. She'd just tell Scott they could meet at Yale again. She moved her mind off that topic, but she did feel a bit more secure than the last time. He had stayed with her when she had gained 10 pounds before and she was almost certain that he would again.

"I'm back…" she said to her mom as she walked in. During the intervening time Lorelai had heated up instead of cooling down. Yes she felt bad about what she said but Rory shouldn't have just walked out like that. She had been in such a bad mood she had eaten three packs of pop tarts. It just made her feel like she was right and Rory was being a child. They were talking and she just walked out. She also insulted what she had in the house. Oh she was not in a happy mood. Of course she had only eaten pop tarts which were basically pure sugar and coffee. Not the kind of nutrition a body really needed.

"How was Luke's?" she asked coldly as Rory went into her room and started packing up her stuff. Rory noted the coldness and was even surer of her decision to get out of there.

"It was fine, Luke was Luke and I'm going back to Yale" Rory said quickly as she started throwing stuff in her bag. She couldn't look at her mother she knew it was going to hurt her but she just couldn't stay there.

Lorelai was dumbfounded. "What? Why are you going back to Yale? We still have a week together" she said wondering where this was coming from. She had been so good to her this winter break and here her daughter was just up and leaving. She felt immensely hurt that her daughter didn't want to spend more time with her.

"Yeah well…I want to beat the rush and honestly I want to start hitting the gym that's on campus" she said walking to the bathroom to grab her stuff. "I just need to get someplace where I can lose weight" she said honestly hoping her mother would understand.

Now if Lorelai had cooled down a bit she would have understood but right now she still had a bit of a temper brewing within her. "What? You really think that's going to help you? Because last time I checked Yale is where you gained most of your weight missy" Lorelai said. She would regret everything she said later but right now she wasn't thinking.

Rory looked at her mother and just shook her head. "Well thank you for making this an easy choice. I was feeling bad but I just…I need to get out there and do some more stuff. I've just been sitting around and well let's face it you don't exactly have health food around this place. I can't think of a gym that's close and it's too cold to go running most days. I just…I need space" she said in as calm a manner as she could.

Lorelai wasn't letting it go though. "You can do all that here. We can do push-ups or something. Besides you're the one who sits around all day it's not like I tie your fat ass to the couch" she said just like Emily Gilmore. Her eyes widened and her hand went right to her mouth. She hadn't meant to say that. She really hadn't. She was just so hurt that Rory was leaving and well she was still mad. She knew that there was nothing that she could really say to her to make it better though.

Once again Rory was furious at her mother. She knew that she didn't mean it but this was just too far. She didn't say a word and went to get her bags. She wasn't fully packed but she needed to get out of there. She grabbed all of her stuff and looked back at her mother who had yet to move or say anything else. Rory couldn't let her have the last words.

"You know, you say you're not like grandma but that's exactly the kind of thing grandma would say" she said turning and leaving. She felt awful right now. She hadn't expected her mother to say something like that to her. She knew she was fat now but still she didn't need to hear it like that. She sat down the in her car and once again realized just how much extra cushion there was there. She knew it was wrong but she was going to get a burger and fries for lunch. She needed to feel a bit better about herself. Besides she was going to the gym later. She'd just burn it off there.

Lorelai walked out to the porch to watch her daughter drive off. She couldn't blame her for leaving like this. She felt sick to her stomach. She had really just called her daughter fat to her face. She was just as bad as her mother. She walked back into the kitchen with tears in her eyes, she grabbed a bag of candy she had and went to the couch. She curled up under a blanket and started weeping. She had no idea how she was going to make this alright between the two of them.

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Chapter 27

Emily felt sick to her stomach as she went to bed on Friday night. She woke up the next morning feeling sicker than before. Richard, God bless him, had not said anything to her. She knew she deserved it though. She hadn't meant to say all of those things to Rory. She had just gotten so riled up in an argument and the shock of seeing her so heavy, she stopped herself there. There was no excuse for calling her granddaughter a pig. There were few times in her life that she would admit that she was wrong and this was one of them. She was just so worried about what people would think and then she got so worked up. She had to be the worst grandmother ever.

Since waking up this morning she had been sitting by the phone debating if she should call Rory enough. Would she even take her call? This was killing her inside. She had lost Lorelai once and probably would again but she had always known that Rory would be there. Now it seemed that she had burnt that bridge as well. Richard came into the room and sighed.

"You should just call her. You're only torturing yourself" he said sitting down to read the paper. Emily squirmed uncomfortably.

"I should be. I was far too cruel to her. I called our granddaughter a pig Richard. I don't know how she'll ever forgive me" she said looking down at her shoes. She knew Rory would still come around but she wouldn't really want to. She had tried so hard to make this a place where Rory would want to come and in one night had destroyed three and a half years of hard work.

"Emily, look at me" he said putting his paper down so he could look into her eyes. "Rory is a forgiving girl she forgave me when I…was less than friendly with her first boyfriend. Just call her and at the very least leave her a message saying that you're sorry. She'll be more likely to forgive you quicker if you take the first step" he said. Emily knew that her husband was right. She wasn't going to risk getting Lorelai on the phone so she called Rory's cell.

Rory was currently sitting in front of a McDonald's debating if she should go in or not. She had been sitting there for about thirty minutes. She knew that she didn't need the food and remembered how Luke had calmed her down earlier, she really wanted it now and was about to exit her car when her cell rang. She was just going to ignore it assuming it was her mom but decided to check who it was. She sighed, it was her grandmother. She should just ignore it but she might be calling to apologize and it would be rude to ignore her. First insult though and she was hanging up.

"Hello" she said in a low tone.

"Rory…this is your grandmother. I just wanted to say…I'm sorry. I was wrong last night. You're not a pig and it was wrong of me to say that. I got mad and I said things I shouldn't have even thought. You're a beautiful young woman Rory. I was just shocked and then I got in a bad mood and…well there's no excuse. I was rude to you and no grandmother should ever be rude when they a granddaughter as amazing as you are" Emily said speaking her peace. All she hoped was that her granddaughter would begin to forgive her.

Rory started feeling a little better as she heard her grandmothers' apology. The fact that she was stroking her ego helped a bit too. She was just going to accept the apology and hang up but her grandmother was reaching out to her and she suddenly found herself less hungry and less stressed out. It was like one weight had been lifted off her shoulders. She still had the problem with her mom hanging over her but it was still better.

She let out a sigh. "Thank you grandma, it means a lot to me that you were willing to call and apologize. I know you didn't really mean it but it still hurt and I know I'm heavier I just don't need it brought up all the time" she said pain evident in her voice.

Emily felt her heart breaking when she heard the way that Rory sounded. But it also sounded like she was willing to let her continue to talk. "I know…and it's wrong of me. I just want you to be happy and healthy. I was afraid that if I didn't say anything then it would just spiral out of control for you and I don't want that. You know that your grandfather and I will always love you no matter what, even if you do gain a hundred pounds" she said honestly. True she wouldn't love the extra weight but she'd always love Rory no matter what.

Rory started to soften up just a little bit, she was still wary of a trap but she really did seem sincere in her efforts. "Well thank you that means a lot to me. I was worried that you really meant it and well…look it's just hard. I'm trying to lose weight and nothing is working I'm just not sure what to do and now I'm in a fight with mom…" she said before she could stop herself. She didn't want her grandmother to know that but she was still so frazzled from it she just had to talk about it with someone and didn't know who to turn to and her grandmother was just there.

"Really, why'd you two girls get into a fight? I understand if you don't want to talk about it. I just know how much I hurt you last night and I'd like to be there for you now if you'd like" Emily said wondering what the two of them could have been fighting about.

"Oh it's nothing, it's just a stupid fight and I'm heading back to Yale right now. I just needed to get away and now I'm debating what to eat for lunch or where to even go. I'm just…it wasn't as bad as last night but it was pretty bad" Rory said not caring if she hurt her grandmothers' feelings a little bit. After how she had acted last night she deserved a little bit of pain not knowing just how bad her grandmother really felt about everything.

"I'm sorry…I know you probably want your space now but if you ever want to talk or need some place to stay our door is always open. I understand if you want to head back to Yale" she said. Rory sat there for a moment and weighed her options. Going back to Yale she'd be alone but she could be alone at her grandparents too. She had been so close to walking in and once again ruining her diet if she felt down tonight there'd be nothing to stop her from ordering pizza and stuffing herself like she used to. The thought of biting into the hot and gooey cheese made her smile, she could just do that. But the thought of adding any more weight to her figure was distressing to say the least.

"Grandma, do you promise that you won't insult my weight any more no matter how mad you get?" she asked suddenly. "You can bring it up and we can have an adult discussion but if you're going to call me a pig…" she said not adding in the part of never wanting to go there again.

Emily's heart soared. She may not have a hundred percent forgiveness but this was certainly a start. "Rory you have my word that I will not insult your weight or be harsh about it. I may ask how the weight loss is coming along but that's it. I don't want you to dread coming here" she said. Well this wasn't perfect if she never lost weight. But it wasn't like there weren't a few of her DAR friends' daughters who had never been to a fat farm and she knew for a fact at least three had liposuction. So maybe just maybe she had overreacted. There was still her mother in-law to worry about but she could never please that woman anyway. She'd rather have her granddaughter's love than her mother in-laws approval.

Rory thought about it. "That's fair, thank you for apologizing to me. I don't know what was going on last night but it hurt me and the fact that you did call me and I didn't have to call you means a lot. We can try a do over tonight. Would it be alright if I came over for the day? I'm not sure I really want to go back to Yale yet" she said. She wouldn't be able to exercise as much but she knew that she'd eat less and that was probably her bigger problem right now.

Emily's heart rose. She actually wanted to come back and was willing to do it tonight. Of course the reason for this was her fight with Lorelai and the fact that she had been the first one to really call her. If Paris had called about something she'd have probably been asking the same thing of her or Scott had he called. She just didn't want to be someplace where she'd be all alone for an extended period of time. She'd start thinking about her mom, feel depressed and then pig out. She needed to get over this emotional eating. She took a deep breath now as not the time to worry about it.

"Of course you can come over tonight Rory. You know that you're always welcome and I'm sure that your grandfather would love to have you over here too. He never did give you your books yesterday" she said kicking herself for accidentally bringing up last night even though she was trying to entice her even more.

"Can we do what I want for dinner?" Rory asked. This was the true test for her. If her grandmother allowed her to pick out dinner then she was truly sorry.

Emily bit her lip. Well how bad could it be? "That's fine, what would you like for dinner tonight?" she asked taking out a pad of paper and a pen to write down what she wanted for the maid.

"I want two bacon cheeseburgers with fries and a chocolate shake" she said grinning a bit, waiting to see if her grandmother was really sincere about it.

Emily felt like she was going to have a heart attack. She thought the girl was trying to lose weight. She sighed. "If that's what you really want, then we can do it. I'm sure you've exercised a lot today" she said unable to keep the last part from coming out.

Rory listened and then let out a laugh. The exercise part wasn't really a dig at her but her grandmother seemed to be doing a lot better with it and was willing. She could tell it was hard for her though. Still it was an improvement. "I was joking grandma. I'd actually like some grilled fish tonight, if that's possible" she said as she got ready to start driving again.

Emily felt relief course through her veins, she'd need to be better about little comments like the last one but it was better. She sounded happier too as compared to how she sounded at the start of this conversation. "That would be wonderful would you like anything for lunch?" she asked writing down fish. She'd get salmon or something of the like.

Rory thought about it. "Just a sandwich and just warning you I kind of need a shower" she said.

"Was the fight really that bad?" Emily asked wondering what Lorelai could have said to make her daughter act like this.

"I'd prefer not to talk about it" Rory said telling Emily everything that she needed to know.

"Alright well then I'll see you in a bit drive safe and I love you" Emily said.

"I will and love you too grandma" Rory said hanging up the phone and started driving to her grandparents. She debated telling her mom she was heading this way but decided against it. She'd call her later. She still wasn't in the mood to talk to her mom yet. They could save that for tomorrow.

Emily smiled as she hung up the phone and looked over at Richard. "She's coming over" she said with a wide smile on her face. Richard having listened to the conversation smiled back at her. This was good, they still had Lorelai to worry about but nothing they did ever seemed to make her happy. He was sure she hadn't totally forgiven Emily yet but a good night tonight would cement it. "That will be perfect" he said as Emily went off to plan for tonight.

Meanwhile in Star's Hollow Lorelai was still in wallowing mode, she was trying to get herself out of it quick though. She had to look over stuff at the inn. Michel and Sookie were there and looking over things but it was her inn and she needed to get her ass over there. God had she really said her daughter had a fat ass? Was she really turning into her mother? This wasn't good; no this wasn't good at all. This wasn't the biggest argument they had but this one probably hurt her daughters' feelings the most. She sighed as she looked at the empty bag of candy. It was time to burn some calories. It was cold but she was going to walk over there today. She went and put on her heavy coat and she was off. She was in a bad mood and wanted to call Rory but she probably wouldn't want to talk.

She'd call her tomorrow or later tonight. She just felt this guilt gnawing in her stomach. She needed to get rid of this feeling and fast. Maybe a cheeseburger from Luke's would help…dammit she didn't have the money for it. That wasn't helping her mood either. She'd worry about that after she fixed this with Rory. One thing at a time and right now Tom needed her to look over some stuff. Weren't Saturday's supposed to be fun?

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