The brunette frowned as she drove slowly onto the college campus that held so many memories - both good and bad- for her. Yale University was not only the school where she had earned her degree, but also where she had earned her courage and a few scars for the trouble. As she pulled through the winding campus roads she wondered if coming here had even been a good choice. The annual Yale alumnus weekend was kicking off in just under an hour, and Rory after much debate had agreed to Paris' pleas for her to join in on the festivities. Now that she was actually at the school, she was having serious doubts that this would be as fun as Paris had made it out to be.

As Rory pulled her car into an empty parking spot she turned the engine off and sighed in the reflection that stared back at her in the rearview mirror. Just being back on campus was making her feel old. She hadn't made that many trips back to her alma mater since graduating at the head of her class, but each time she did she found herself filled with a strange mixture of emotions. She also found herself always expecting the blonde from her past to pop up or come around a corner. She knew the likliehood of that happeneing was not very high but in her current state she wasn't sure if she wanted to face him.

Actually as she got out of the car, she wasn't sure she wanted to face anyone that she was about to see. Although other than Paris and Doyle, she wasn't exactly sure who else would show up for the weekend that according to the flyer and emails was going to be packed with festivities. These reservations had mostly to do with the fact that she was nearing five months pregnant, and Paris was the only one of her Yale friends that knew. Actually she was one of a very small group who knew she was expecting. Shrugging she tossed her keys in her oversized purse, slung it over her shoulder and pulled at her sweater, making sure it was doing it's job of covering her expanding waistline.

As she tried to clear her head of all the thoughts that she had been preoccupied just seconds before she followed the signs and balloons to the cafeteria where everything was supposed to start. Lost in her own little world she almost ran into a thin sharply dressed man.

"Oi, I'm sorry love." came the all too familiar accent, yet somehow the fact that she was hearing it was a shock to her system. It took her several seconds to regain her composure as she looekd up into the dark eyes of the man she hadn't seen in months.

"Finn!" was all she could squeak out.

"In the flesh." He replied, the ever present exotic twinge apparent in his words. Opening his arms he grinned. "Well c'mere and give me a hug."

Rory hesitated. Which Finn caught on to right away and laughed. "Love, just because you and Logan are at odds, doesn't mean we have to be."

Deciding that was good enough logic for her, Rory offered a smile and then stepped into the hug. "What are you doing here?" She asked a few seconds later after they broke apart.

"Well kitten, I did go to school here." he responded, amused by her question.

"Well...I know that. I just..." She fumbled her words, trying to figure out what she wanted to say. When she recovered, she continued. "This isn't exactly your scene."

"Free food, and drinks? Why wouldn't I come?" Finn responded. "The last few months have been kind of soul searching, and I guess you could say I've turned over a new leaf." A small smirk spread across his face.

"A whole new Finn? Hmm, intriguing." Rory joked, trying to keep the conversation light, even though in the back of her mind she was wondering if Logan was going to show up as well. Deciding she needed to know instead of just stressing about if and when the blonde billionaire was going to show up she asked. "Is Logan going to be here?"

Finn ran his hand through his hair and shook his head. "I don't know. I haven't talked to him since shortly after the last time I saw you. When he didn't do whateveer he had to do to keep you around, or make things right I just couldn't be around him anymore. Any respect I had for him kind of faded."

Rory was shocked to hear what Finn had just said. It caught her completely off guard and she found herself just staring at the handsome dark haired man in front of her. "I didnt..." She paused. "Uhhh" Another pause. "I didn't know you felt that strongly about what happened."

Finn blushed just slightly before responding to Rory. "Well he always whined to us about how much you meant to him, and then treated you like absolute shit for years. I never agreed with that, but you were still around so I thought maybe there was something I was missing. But then just pushing you aside to follow his daddy down the path and the whole fabricated marriage...It was too much."

"Well thanks Finn."

Finn nodded before looking around, "If he shows up, I'll defned your honor." He joked, trying to lighten the mood.

Rory laughed. "How sweet of you. I just...I hope he doesn't show up." Seeing Finn and hearing the way he was talking about what had happened between her and Logan almost made her want to tell him the secret she was desperate to hide. But as she pondered it, biting her lip she decided now wasn't probably the best time or place if she did decide to do so.

They stood in silence for several seconds before Finn extended his arm and smiled. "Do me the pleasure of allowing me to be your escort for the festivities?"

Rory took his arm and laughed. "Of course. Although you do know this means you will have to see Paris."

Finn started towards the building with Rory in tow and smiled. "I think I survive. Plus it's worth it to see you again."

Rory felt a strange little flutter inside her, unsure if it was the baby, or hearing something come from Finn's mouth.