AN: The title of this Chapter is in fond memory of Gilmore Girls, I can't say it will be sad to see it go because I haven't watched it in years but I do remember a time where I would eagerly wait by the television for it come on. Now let's hope VM doesn't reach the same fate.

Chapter Four

Where You Lead I Will Follow

"The prodigal roommate returns!"

"Bearing gifts," Mac says triumphantly holding up a large bag blazed with the words "I heart Albuquerque".

"Oh let me see!" I say not even bothering to contain my excitement. I feel freer than I have in days.

Halfway through the tin of Aunt Jane's homemade cookies, I remember my manners and bashfully ask how Mac's grandmother is.

"She's ok. After the bowel surgery she was a little sore but she is doing great now. She can't wait to get back in her garden, the whole time I was there she was complaining about the gardenias not getting enough water."

"So how was the big birthday bash last night? I want all the tawdry details." She says taking a large bite out of her cookie.

"Tawdriness was at its normal level. I did catch a fifty year old former child star with his pants around his ankles though."

She drops the cookie out of her hand and grimaces, "Ohh, that's just wrong."

I nod my head in agreement.

"I'm so glad I don't have rich and famous siblings and friends, you know how it would be such a total drag having to go to those parties. I bet you were totally bored out of your mind while sitting next to a coked up whore." Even though the inflection suggests sarcasm I know that Mac would hate those parties more than I do, which is saying something.

"Didn't you get the memo; Lindsay couldn't make it, another rehab stint"

"Damn, well I bet Paris was there."


I break up with Piz a week after Lilly's twenty- first birthday. Partly because I know I was fooling myself all along that our relationship was going to work, partly because I am too busy dealing with school and work to worry about having a boyfriend and …partly because I can't stop thinking about being wrapped in Logan's arms.

Everything about the hug was friendly, but then it wasn't. The way his hands rubbed circles on my back had sent tingles through my body, the feel of his muscles pressing against my skin had made my breathing get shallow. It may have looked friendly, but it sure as hell didn't feel friendly to me. I have concluded that I am officially going insane, letting one embrace get to me. Logan and I are friends; we have hugged plenty of times before. We'd shared more intimate moments before too like a kiss at Madison's 16th while playing truth or dare; Lilly had made the dare of course.

Three weeks before spring break I get a call from Lilly inviting me to spend my break with her in New York.

"Come on V, it'll be fun. I hardly got to see you at my birthday."

"You could hardly see anyone." I joke; she was wasted before she even got there. I wonder when my sister is ever going to grow up, it seems like it is not going to happen anytime soon.

It sounds tempting, some alone time with my half-sister. To bond and act girly. Get myself out of this funk I have been in lately. Sort out some things in my head

"So it'll just be the two of us, right?"

I am met with dead silence for five seconds.

"Umm…"

"Weevil?" I ask hopefully. Lilly had gone out with Weevil in High School after one of her and Logan's many break ups and out of all of her 'rebellious' boyfriends he was my favourite. They were together longer than the normal piss-off-Celeste-boyfriend and I had always thought that there was something irrevocable between them.

"Weevil!" The name sounds foreign on her mouth and I immediately know he's not coming. "I haven't seen Weevil for years, why the hell would he be coming to New York with us."

"Sorry, it's just so hard to keep up with you these days." I try to make it come off jokingly but I can't help the tinge of disappoint that creeps into my voice. I'm seriously worried about Lilly, she has always been promiscuous and that has never been a problem with me but I really wish she would just settle down or slow down. She is a constant state of go, I don't want her to all of a sudden come to a crashing halt.

She makes a coughing sound into the phone and lets my comment slide. I can tell it upsets her though because when she speaks her voice is terse.

"Well, if you must know I invited Duncan and Logan to New York. I thought it would be good to have the fab four back together again." There is something that doesn't sit right with me about this situation.

"Is Meg coming too?"

"No, she has some conference in New Jersey."

"Oh, Ok. They agreed? Even Logan?" I ask in disbelief, it doesn't sound like something they would want to do willingly.

"Yeah, why wouldn't they? It's going to be awesome, to bad you have a boyfriend or I could have introduced to all the hot NYC boys."

"Piz and I broke up." I say flatly.

"Oh goody, I can make it my mission to find you a rebound fuck." I am fairly sure that is not the response a friend is supposed to give in this situation but Lilly has always been unconventional.

"I don't need a rebound anything."

"Sure Veronica, you just leave it all up to your sister. Did I say this week is gonna be awesome!"

Her enthusiasm is lost on me as my stomach flips in anticipation.

End Chapter Four

Like the idea? I needed some way to get all my characters in the same geographic location! Tell me your thoughts/ ideas/ what you like/ what you hate….whatever. I'm open to any suggestions.

-Sarah