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A/N: For purposes for this story, I'm gonna say the whole dinner at the Huntzberger's happened while Rory and Logan were casual, just so I can stick it to the evil Mitchum and Shira.
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Rory woke up around 10:00 on Saturday morning. She lied in bed and thought about the dinner she had at her grandparents 'friends' house the previous night.
-Flashback-
Rory was in line to get coffee when she felt familiar arms wrap around her waist and the familiar aftershave scent.
"Hey Colin." She said, kissing his cheek.
"Hey Reporter Girl." He responded. "Getting your fix?"
"Yup. So, I don't know when I will be back from my grandparents friend's house, so I will call you when I get back to campus?" Rory asked.
"I was summoned to my parent's house, so I don't know when I will be back. Text me when you get back, and if I'm back I will call you, ok?" Colin responded after thinking for a minute.
"Ok, I've got class, I will see you tonight?"
"Yea, bye babe."
Rory rolled her eyes. "What did I tell you about calling me babe? I will see you later."
She quickly kissed Colin and took off for class.
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Later that night Rory was in her grandfather's car when they pulled up to a mansion similar to the elder Gilmore's.
"Here we are." Emily said as they parked near the front of the house.
They walked up the steps and Richard rang the doorbell.
A maid answered quickly and took their coats. She then escorted them into the sitting room.
"Colin?" Rory asked shocked.
"Rory, what are you doing here?" Colin asked, walking over and giving her a hug,
"I think that we were set up. They don't know that we are dating." Rory said with a smirk.
"Lets give them a show." Colin said leaning down and kissing her tenderly on the lips
They broke a few minutes later and stared into each others eyes.
Rory smiled and then looked around the room. Her grandmother and Holly had huge smiles on, and Richard and John were sipping on scotch.
"Grandma, Grandpa, did I mention that Colin and I started dating recently?"
"I don't remember hearing about this." Emily stated.
"I don't remember hearing about it either, Colin." Holly chimed in.
"It's a recent development. We wanted to see if we clicked before we announced it to the families." Colin said diplomatically.
The adults nodded and continued with talks about business (Richard and John), a wedding (Emily and Holly), and what to do the next day (Rory and Colin.)
-End Flashback-
Rory smiled at the memory of the look on her grandmother's face when she kissed Colin. She chuckled and got up to start the day.
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Rory walked up the stone path to the door that was so similar to the one her mother dreaded seeing every Friday night.. She quickly knocked on the door and stepped back, waiting for an answer.
"Rory?" She heard a familiar voice ask.
She quickly turned around and saw her dad walking with Gigi.
"Dad! Gigi!" She said as she went over and gave each a hug. "What are you doing here?"
"Mom called me and asked me to come while you were here." Chris replied as an older woman answered the door. "Hey Maria. This is my older daughter, Rory."
"Hello Maria, it's great to meet you." Rory said, holding her hand out.
Maria looked shocked as she shook Rory's hand.
"Hello Miss Hayden. Mrs. Hayden is in the sitting room. Follow Me please." Maria said after regaining her composure.
Chris, Rory and Gigi, who was in Rory's arms, followed Maria into the sitting Room where Francine was sitting, sipping on hot tea.
"Lorelai! Hello, I see our other guests are here. Hello Christopher, Georgia."
"Gammy!" Gigi cried, wiggling out of Rory's arms to hug her grandmother.
"Hi Grandma." Rory said, kissing her cheek.
"So Mom, the surprise for Rory?" Christopher asked after giving the obligatory greeting.
"In a moment., now would anybody like something to drink?" Francine asked cordially.
Rory nodded and requested a club soda.
"Lorelai, I want to have an event, and at this event, I plan on naming you the Hayden heiress. It is what your Grandfather wanted and what your father and I want. Gigi will of course get some of it, in several trust funds, but Rory will be running the empire."
"What? Are you serious?" Rory said, dumbfounded.
"Of course."
"Um, wow... I don't know what to say. What about dad?"
"There is nothing to say dear, your father was heir to my father's fortunes, and you are heir to mine and your grandfathers."
"Thank you." Rory said softly as she reached across the coffee table and hugged Francine.
"No need to thank me, it is your birth right."
"What do I have to do? I don't have to change my major or anything like that, do I?"
"No Darling, you can hire people to run the companies, they will be your board of advisors, you will have 55 percent of all the stock though." Francine stated. "You will be worth about 2.5 billion. That isn't including what Richard and Emily are leaving you."
"What? Are you serious?"
"Yeah Ror." Christopher said. "Mom and I discussed this, and it is what we want."
"Wow, I...I can't believe it." Rory sputtered.
"Believe it honey." Francine said lightly.
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Rory rushed back to Yale. She ran to Colin and Finn's dorm. She knocked repeatedly on the door until a sleepy Finn opened the door.
"Yes Love?"
"Where is Colin?" She asked excitedly, dying to tell him the news of her inheritance.
"Class, no wait, um, he is somewhere. I'm not quite sure at the moment." Finn replied, scratching his head.
"Well, if you see him, tell him I have huge news." Rory said, walking away.
"I will try to remember, Love." Finn said, yawning as he closed the door.
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Rory wandered around campus until she ended up at the pub. She walked in and saw Colin in the corner booth having lunch with Logan and Juliet.
"Hey!" Rory greeted as she sat down next to Colin. "I tried calling you."
"Sorry, I forgot to charge it last night, and it died this morning." Colin replied giving her a kiss. "How did things go with Francine?"
"Francine?" Juliet asked.
"Francine Hayden, my paternal grandmother." Rory replied, "It went good-"
"Francine Hayden? As in Strobe Hayden's widow?" Logan interrupted.
"Yes. Why?" Rory asked.
"My mom has been trying to get in good with her forever. Apparently, once you have Francine Hayden's approval, you are good in our society." Logan said with a smirk.
"Really? Can I be there when you tell her that I am the Hayden heir?" Rory said nonchalantly.
"WHAT?" Colin, Logan and Juliet cried in unison.
"I'm the Hayden heiress." Rory repeated slowly.
"Does the press know about this?" Colin asked.
"Not yet, why?"
"They are going to be all over you about this. Do you know how much you are worth?" Juliet replied.
"Yeah, Francine said about 2.5 billion."
"No," Colin said. "That is just the Hayden money. That, AND what the Gilmore's are leaving you, you are going to be wealthier then the Rockefeller's."
"Wow." Rory said. "I think it just sunk in that I am going to be this wealthy. My mom is going to hate this. She has tried to keep me out of that society."
"Don't worry, from what you have told me about your mother, she will have no problem with it." Logan comforted.
"Yea, that was true, when we were together, but since then, my mom and I have been fighting a lot lately, and it just hasn't bee kosher." Rory replied with a sigh.
"Oh."
"Yea, well, I will let you guys finish your lunch. Colin stop by my dorm later, ok? Bye Colin, Logan, Juliet."
"Bye Rory."
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The next morning, Rory woke up to somebody banging at her door. She groaned and got out of bed. When she opened the door, Colin was standing there with a rag-mag in his hand.
"Did you see this?" He shrieked, thrusting the magazine into her hands.
Rory glanced at the cover and then did a double take. There on the cover of "News Worthy Daily" was a picture of Rory, the caption reading, 'The Hayden's announce their Heiress!"
Rory's phone began to ring and when she saw the caller ID showing "Mommy", she paled.
"Colin, I forgot to tell my mom about this."
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