Rory blinked as she opened her eyes. The sun was streaming through the window of her bedroom at Yale. Next to her Dean was stirring, slowly he stretched and opened his eyes. She smiled down at him; he was adorable when he was first waking up. He returned her smile asking her groggily, "What time is it?"
She glanced at the clock on the desk next to her. " 7:03"
" Damn!" Dean jumped out of bed " I have to be in Stars Hollow at 7:30 to pick up a delivery for Tom." Rory watched him slightly amused as he tried to pull his pants on, putting both feet down one leg. She loved him and he made her happy. But lately things had been a little strained between them, what with school, and his many jobs they hardly got to spend time together any more. Maybe that was why she'd been thinking of people and things she shouldn't be thinking about. A memory gripped her making her smile slightly to herself.
" Dean, how far is it to Stars Hollow from here?" She didn't know why she'd said it but it suddenly became extremely important that Dean know this vital information. He looked at her bewildered for a moment.
" About thirty minutes, you know that."
" No, I know how long it takes I was wondering how far, like in miles."
" Is this a test?" Rory smiled somewhat coyly,
" Maybe"
" Well, since it takes about thirty minutes I'm going to say it's somewhere around twenty, twenty-five miles. Was I right?"
Her heart sinking she managed a small smile, "close it's twenty-two, 22.8"
He laughed slightly, while pulling his shirt on over his head, " Someone paid a visit to mapquest" He teased.
"Yeah," she replied distantly "someone did."
