Rory: I know you're hurt.
Lorelai: Yeah, you bet I'm hurt. Rory, I really wanted you there today. More than anything. You're why I did this stupid thing in the first place.
Rory: I know.
Lorelai: It was a once-in-a-lifetime thing. You should've been there. My best friend should have been there. Whatever it was that kept you, you should have gotten out of it. At least this once. Was it school?
Rory: It wasn't school.
Lorelai: Was it Paris?
Rory: It wasn't Paris.
Lorelai: Well, what was it?
Rory: So stupid.