22. A House is Not a Home

Complete story — includes the ending

After receiving a call from Rory, Lorelai goes to pick her up from the police station and takes her home. While on the way home, Logan calls Rory and Lorelai orders her not to talk to him, but she does anyway. Rory explains that the boat theft was not Logan's idea and Lorelai should not blame him. Lorelai goes to Luke and freaks out about what to do and how to act and Luke plays the fatherly type toward Rory while talking to Lorelai. Logan finds out that his father has upset Rory and says he will talk with his father, but Rory begs him not to. Rory tells Lorelai that she decided she will not be going back to Yale next year. Lorelai does not like this idea, fearing Rory may never return, so goes to her parents for help. Somewhere in between, Rory goes to her grandparents' to talk to them about her situation and convinces them to support her decision. When Lane's band feels their progress has stagnated, Mrs. Kim helps by setting up a summer tour of churches. Emily and Richard tell Lorelai that Rory will live in their pool house until she decides to go back to Yale. An upset Lorelai proposes to a stunned Luke after he shows unwavering support for Rory.