Title: Crazy Little Thing Called Love

PDLD

Disclaimer: I OWN NOTHING!

Rating: PG

A/N: So after reading the reviews of 'Is It Enough?' I saw that many of you asked to continue my little story… so I decided to write a prequel about how Rory and Finn got together… Also someone else asked what PDLD means… lol it stands for Punch Drunk Love Duo, which is the unofficial name for Rory/Finn stories… I actually came up with the name for my friend Problem Child to use before I joined the site and started writing fanfcition but now I get to use it too ; )… I hope you guys enjoy this one and please REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW!

Oh and yes I know I use a lot of ellipses ("…"'s) but it's a very bad very old habit. I'll make a conscious effort to not put them in as much but if it really annoys you I'm sorry, I will try. Lol, but not in this chapter because it's already written… Lol hope you like it anyway.

CHAPTER ONE: Kamikaze Paparazzi And Damsels in Distress

What does it take to get a cup of coffee in this town? Rory Gilmore wondered as she stood in line at her favorite coffee shop in Lower Manhattan. On any other day she would have gotten there by 7:30am, just before the early morning coffee rush, and wound have been in and out in less than 5 minutes. But today was her day off. Her first day off since she started working at the Times, so naturally she had let herself sleep in a bit. And while she loved the fact that she had practically nothing to do today, this line (that she had been waiting in for the last 15 minutes!) was starting to piss her off.

After what seemed like an eternity of waiting, Rory had two grande black coffees in hand (because really, one was just not enough…) and was setting off towards the subway station. She wasn't exactly sure what she was going to do today, but she knew that it would not involve deadlines, articles, or Frank the mail room guy who was always asking her out. These o-so-happy thoughts were going through her mind as he turned the corner… crashing right into a very tall, very handsome male (who now was also very soaked with coffee).

"HEY! Watch where you're going! You just made me spill my COFFEE! Coffee that took me 20 minutes OF MY LIFE to acquire…" It was a moment or two before she realized that this mysterious stranger was laughing at her! Not slightly smirking, or politely chuckling… no he was outright laughing in her face. Rory also realized that this so called "mysterious stranger" was not really a stranger after all… Oh he was on the strange side, but she had defiantly met him before… someone like Finn Morgan was sort of hard to forget.

"Rory Gilmore. How nice to run into you… literally" He said through pleas of laughter. He didn't seem in the slightest way phased by the fact that he was now thoroughly soaked with her two grande coffees... but how could he? He was laughing too hard.

She had to admit the time apart had done him good. He was still devilishly handsome but he also seemed more…. mature? Yes, that was it… he was still himself but a more refined version. He also seemed to have retained his annoyingly quirky sense of humor over the years, Rory thought sarcastically to herself.

"Finn? What the hell are you doing here? In New York… covered in my coffee?"

"Yea… sorry about that, Love" he said once he had somewhat regained his composure. "If memory serves, coffee was somewhat of an idol to you…" He said chuckling at past memories. "But anyway I'm in New York for... umm… a work related vacation… speaking of which…" He said looking over his shoulder, "do you know of any good escape routes?"

Ok, I take it back… maybe he's not so mature…Rory thought. "What?" She said with an extremely confused look on her face.

"Listen I can't explain at the moment but I need a way out of a particularly sticky situation… any suggestions?"

"What is this? The LDB? We've been out of college for 4 years Finn…"

"I know, I know… look it's nothing illegal, you won't get arrested or anything like that… I just need help from an old friend…" He said as he quickly looked over his shoulder again. "What do you say? I'll be forever in your debt if you do… In Omnia Paratus, right?"

"I can't believe I'm doing this…" She said looking to the sky, as if asking God what had happened to her perfectly normal day off that she had had only 10 minutes ago. "You had better have one hell of an explanation later on..." She said as she grabbed his arm and pulled him down an ally…

"So lets here it. What was up with the Jason Borne impression back there?"

"Are we talking Jason Borne book version or Jason Borne movie version? Because if you say movie I will be forced to take that last comment as an insult… though it was a great flick the book is unquestionably better… besides I don't think I look much Matt Damon…"

Rory laughed so hard at that that she almost chocked on her coffee. After their getaway (which had consisted of going down the aforementioned ally and then ducking into the nearest subway station) Finn had chivalrously offered to replace the coffee that he had inadvertently caused her to spill. So now the pair was sitting in a quite coffee shop on 5th enjoying the odd company they had each found themselves in.

"Okay…" Rory replied after finally regaining control over her laughter. "Seriously now. What happened back there? Did you owe a guy money or something? Oh, or maybe you were running away from two scary Mob guys—"

"Let me cut you off there, sweetheart, before I let your imagination run too wild." He said as he put his had over her mouth in order to silence her. "Before I go into fine details about our little escapades, how's your life been?"

"It's been pretty good," Rory replied. "Busy… I just started a job at the Times a couple of months ago. I'm a Junior Reporter… which basically means I'm a gofer who occasionally checks facts, but I have gotten a few things published…"

"Well look who's become little miss journalist? How does it feel, achieving your dreams and all that?"

"Ha! I've hardly achieved my dreams… but at least I've got a job that's pointed me in the right direction. What about you?"

"I am an ACTOR" he replied dramatically. "Attention needy, self-centered, devilishly handsome…" He said wiggling his eyebrows.

"According to that definition, you've been an actor since sophomore year at Yale when I met you." Rory said as she began to laugh

"Harsh but fair I suppose…" He said with a charming smile.

"Sooo… What was up with the getaway?"

"There really is no deterring you once you have a story, is there?" He asked more to himself than to her. "Anyway, that, My Dear, was just a little run in with some over zealous paparazzi… It was my own bloody fault, really, seeing how I specifically told my security not to accompany me today… The price of fame I suppose."

"So it's not all the glitz and glam its cracked up to be?"

"Hardly… I was lucky to get away as it was. I probably wouldn't have gotten out in one piece if it hadn't been for you… you should defiantly consider going into the high security protection field if this whole journalism thing doesn't work out… you seem to have a knack for it..."

Rory just smiled at this, realizing that even through the years he had still remained the sweet charming guy he always had been… it was comforting to know that some things stayed the same…

"Well I was bribed into doing this dirty work, don't forget… I think you mentioned something about being forever in my debt?" She replied with an impish smile as she took another sip of her coffee.

"Your attention to detail always had been a little too perfect…"

"Hey you were the one to say it buddy… I'm just reminding you."

"I can see I'm going to come to regret those words…."

"Probably…" She replied with another wicked smile. "Well…" She said after a moment of silence. "I guess this is where the hero of the day, namely me, exits stage left… it was nice catching up with you Finn Morgan. We should do it again some time…" She placed some money on the table to cover her bill and turned to exit the café after giving Finn one last winning smile…

Rory was only a few steps outside the door when she heard him call her name…

"Rory!"

"Yes," she replied as she turned towards him.

"What are you doing today?" He asked spontaneously, slightly winded after running after her.

"Ummm… I have no plans actually. I've already saved the damsel in distress… so now I'm basically free."

"Spend the day with me."

"Don't you have some Supper Spectacular Movie Stuff to do, Mr. Hot-Shot?"

"No that's on Tuesday…" he said with a smirk. "Today I just get to be Finn."

"Hence the lack of your entourage…"

"Yes… So you see you can't leave… whatever will I do if I get attacked by anther kamikaze paparazzi?" He countered with another charming smile.

"Well then of course, I must stay…"She replied in a mock serious tone.

"Of course…"He said in the same manner as he linked arms with her and started strolling down the street…

TBC

A/N: So that was it ladies and gents… hope you liked it… First and Foremost I MUST dedicate this fic to Problem Child for her endless patience and support… She has actually helped me come up with a lot of good ideas for the rest of the story… AND I would love to continue this one, but I NEED some feedback… at the moment the fate of this lovely story rests in your capable hands… now all you've got to do is REVIEW! ; )