Hi!
Great Story!
I really enjoyed it. Thank you for shearing it in the community.

When Luke arrived he found the diner half-empty and Jess hiding out in the store room, his back pressed against the wall.

"Are they gone?" Jess asked.

Luke laughed out loud. "Are you for real?"

"How does she do that?" Jess asked, a hand on his forehead. "I hadn't thought about her for years. I pushed her out of my head. And yesterday I go and ask her, hey, can we be friends?" He hit the back of his head against the wall. "What am I? An after-school special? I can't go reverting back to seventeen, you know? I've got to be stronger."

Luke rounded Jess' shoulders. "Maybe facing this is being stronger."

"Yeah? Well, it doesn't feel that way. And she says she's here for whatever I need, and my mind goes R rated all of a sudden. I was over this. Ten years is enough time to be over this, right?"

"Technically, seven."

Jess gave Luke a scowl. "Are they out there, yes or no?"

"They left," Luke answered, smiling knowingly.

-One of my favorite scenes so far, and there have been a lot.

"Hey if the Hurricane comes, I want to be evacuated just like everyone else," Jess replied, finding the whole conversation very amusing.

"You don't get it, do you?" Luke asked, shaking his head. "You're the Hurricane, Jess. You're it, kid."

-Great lines! Very exciting, even though it's just a town meeting, it really feels like something's brewing on the horizon.

This was great! I loved the contrasting comparison between New York apartment window views and Stars Hollow's sunnier mornings. The story really drew me in with that. And then Luke's being awesome looking after his nephew and niece. And the idea that the town has an emergency number for Jess is pure genius!

"-but at least he had a purpose. To get the kid away from all that no one had known enough to get him away from."

This line in particular really spoke to me, and I love the concept of this story. Very original spin, can't wait to see where it goes.

It's a great story, one of a few good one in J/R ship. I just finish it and I thought you should know that ;). I hope you will finish the sequel even if it had been a long time since the last update. Annie is such a compelling character! Fun to read and I'm really curious what you had planned for her next.

It wasn't too much about her, it was perfect.

they do realize they can't ACTUALLY run someone out of town. I know this was written forever ago but really it was bugging me to much not to say something.

This book is, probably THE best book I have ever red in my life...you should publish it and thank you soooooooooo much for writing

:)

So, I am absolutely in love with this story and with how well it is written and with every piece of new information offered up each chapter. My only real complaint is that is could use some kind of break or distinction between switches (characters/places, etc.) Aside from that - this is marvelous and I am glad to have stumbled across it in my very rare search for something new and delicious!

Cheers, Jen

Oh my gosh! "Activate emergency phone tree 325." That is PRICELESS! And wonderful and I am enthrawled - please PLEASE don't let me down because I am loving this!

Thoroughly enjoyed this. I have to apologize for not reviewing earlier chapters, and waiting until the end. When I read a story that an author has already completed, I feel bad for only giving one review, when I know I would have written many more had I been reading as it progressed. So I hope this, along with a promise to give a few more on the sequel (which I will definitely be checking out soon), can suffice. It was a wonderful read. One of my favorites. Loved Annie. Loved the adult yet still uncertain Rory and Jess as well. And I loved the gray areas. Few things in life are rarely black and white like many fanfiction makes it seem, and I enjoy reading the more realistic ones (which I admit, is a wee bit of an oxymoron). Thanks for that gray area, though.

You have done such a good job keeping the characters, well, in character! ]

Loving it! You are a great writer and I think you're capturing each character's essence perfectly. Love Lorelei's banter ]

Can't wait for the news to travel to Rory...