Chapter 1

One afternoon Leland walks into the bedroom and wraps his arms around Karen from behind ''hey sweetie.'' he says and kisses her cheek

''Hi Stud!'' she says happily

''you getting excited about Europe?'' he asks her

''yea I really am!'' she tells him happily

''good okay I'll be right back sweetie I'm going to go and check on the boy's hopefully they are almost done packing for camp up at the lake house so they are ready to go when Luke,Lorelai and the kid's get here.'' he tells her

''okay sweetie.'' she tells him

Leland lets go of her goes to the boy's room.

''hey guy's you almost ready to go when Uncle Luke and Aunt Lorelai get here?'' he asks them

''yea!'' Jared says

''yea.'' little Max says

''are you boy's excited for camp and the lake with your cousin's this summer?'' Leland asks them

''yea dad.'' Jared says

Max just nods

''good okay finish packing I'll be with mom in the bedroom.'' he tells them and leaves thier room and goes back to see Karen.

Leland sits on the bed and karen looks up from packing and runs over.

Leland laughs

Karen straddles his lap facing him.

''oooo I'm so happy!'' she squeals to him kissing him deeply then pulls away

''I can't wait to go to Italy it's going to be so much fun!'' she tells him

''I know!'' he says

Karen goes back to kissing him again.

Leland pulls away

''mmm sweetie wait.'' he tells her

''mmm what baby?'' she asks him

''we can't not here not now not with the boy's still in the house tonight I promise.'' he tells her

''okay okay okay.'' she says and gets up from his lap and goes back to packing

''what time is our flight in the morning?'' Karen asks him

''um 6:30am I think.'' Leland tells her

''okay then we should set the alarm for 4am?'' she asks him

''yea probably.'' he says

''okay.'' she says