The week flew by, and before anyone could know, it was the weekend. The only one who had class that Friday was Ellie, and even hers was a morning class. Finn was waiting for her outside her class, with a cup of hot chocolate, and a bag of mini marshmallows. She raised an eyebrow at him, as he guided her to the car. Getting in the back, since Logan and Rory were in the front, they buckled in before they left. It wasn't long before they were bored, though, and Finn started trying to break the silence. He put a handful of marshmallows in his mouth, and then whispered in Ellie's ear.

"Chubby bunny."

She knew the game. You put a marshmallow in your mouth, say chubby bunny, and then if you pass, you get another marshmallow. You keep going until you can't speak clearly. His attempt was garnered with the one thing he wanted. More than that little smile she had been giving. No, this was more. It was a full fledged giggle. His heart relaxed, almost bouncing in his chest. Time seemed to fly by then, as he kept her in giggles. They checked into a hotel, before perusing the town.

"I want it to snow." Ellie looked, hopeful, to the sky.

"Well, I'll send a memo up to God, and I'll tell you what he says later."

Finn kissed her forehead, straightening her jacket as they came from inside Carnegie Deli. They drove to Ground Zero, and went to Rockefeller Center. Rory was even lucky enough to meet Brian Williams. It was right about the time they decided to head towards Central Park, that obviously, God got Finn's memo. A light snow started falling from the sky, and Ellie started to smile again. It wasn't long before there was enough snow for a snowball fight, and Rory started it, throwing one at Logan, as he had his back turned, towards the road.

"Who did that?"

Rory whistled, as if she had no idea what he was talking about. He gathered the fluffy cold in his hands as he walked straight over to his soon to be wife. She ran off laughing, but he caught her, sprinkling that snow in her hair. She chased him, before they fell to the ground, making snow angels in the lawn. Finn watched as the snow fell in small twinkles in Ellie's blonde curls. He had her back. This is what he wanted, he thought to himself, as he silently thanked God, before joining in the war.

"Who knew it snowed in April?" Logan asked as he carried Rory on his shoulders.

"Easter spell." Ellie said, as she shrugged, arm in arm with Finn.

"Easter what?" Even Rory, resident bookworm, didn't know what Ellie was talking about.

"Easter spell. I don't know about here, but in Texas, we say there's always an Easter spell. You think winter's over, things are getting warmer, but there's always one more time, winter's last breath."

She had that "Ha! I knew it!" look in her face. They laughed, and so did she, as they went back to their hotel room.

"See you two at eight for dinner, kay?"

Logan led Rory into their room, for a nap before it was time to get ready for the show. He smirked at her, so tired from the day's adventure, she collapsed on the bed without even removing her sneakers. He untied them, covering her up, as he shifted his coat from his shoulders to the chair. He took this time to slide her present out of his suitcase, the present he was going to give to her later. It was a first edition of her recent favorite book, Hound of the Baskervilles. She had gotten on a Sherlock Holmes kick since Doyle was constantly quoting it in the newsroom. She decided to read them to retort when he used his now cliché "Elementary, my dear Gilmore." He slid into bed next to her, spooning behind her.

"I love you, Logan." She sleepily said, as she turned to snuggle her face into his chest.

"I love you too, Rory, even if you do stick your cold nose right on my chest." She grumbled at him, as he wrapped her tighter into him. He felt her breathing even out even more, and soon, so he too fell into a deep sleep.

She awoke a couple of hours later, but didn't want to move out from under the familiar weight that was encircling her. She let her eyelids flutter slowly open, as she scanned the room, since she didn't remember exactly where the clock was. Her eyes instead, rested upon something on the top of the drawers. A book. She knew it wasn't there when she got there, and it didn't look familiar. Darn that curiosity. She lifted his sleeping form off of her, careful not to wake him, as she ventured over to the book. Her eyes lit up the moment she saw what it was. Without even bothering to open it, she jumped back onto the bed, showering him in kisses.

"I love you, you know that!" She finally said, out of breath, by the time he had wrangled her down, kissing her back.

"I would hope so, I am kinda special."

"And here I thought you were arrogant." She teased, as she stood to look outside.

"Look. Aren't they cute?" Looking downstairs, they caught a glimpse of Ellie and Finn walking over to a little convenience store.

"They could just get room service."

"Maybe its just the thrill of being out." She nods, picking the book back up, cradling it to her, like it was a baby or something.

"Well, it is only two hours before it's time for us to get ready for the show." He smirked that famous Logan smirk, and she couldn't help but resist. Two hours...fun times!

Finn and Ellie were just coming up the stairs back to their room as Rory was coming out of her room, with a towel wrapped around her.

"What in the good gravy?"

"Heated pool."

"I'm coming!" Ellie ran full speed into her room to change into her swimsuit. One good thing about being a member of the LDB or traveling with one, is you always pack for any occasion. Finn ran after her to change as well, and within ten minutes, all four were swimsuit and towel clad, heading down to the pool. Ellie jumped in first, Logan following. Rory got into the hot tub, Finn sliding in with her.

"Finn, question."

"Yes, sister?"

"Why haven't you guys thought about.."

"Putting Ellie in the Brigade?"

"How did you know?"

"Because. It's been on my mind too. It's difficult for me to lie to her, even if I know its something for her own good."

"Own good?"

"Look at her Rory." They looked over at the pool, seeing Ellie already nursing a stubbed toe. Pouting a second before she jumped in the pool, the two turned back to their conversation.

"Okay, okay. But, how are we going to deal with it in the future? She's gonna wanna know where we go, and why all of us are gone at the same time for the same amount of time. And then you think about things like Logan's accident last year. How do you explain randomly going to Costa Rica?"

He nodded, listening to her speak. He had processed this many times before. He remembered all the talks Logan had with him when they discussed initiating Rory.

"Are you out of your mind!"

"It's for the best, Huntz."

"The best?! That's what you say when you decide to marry a pregnant girl, or when you put an aging dog to sleep when you find it not able to breathe..."

"And here I thought you couldn't see the pros."

"Shut up, Finn. I mean, she means everything to me. How am I supposed to watch when she does the things..."

"That you've done as well. And what about when we decide to go out on another trip, and we have to leave for a week? And she finds us all together, all her friends gone.."

"She has Ellie."

"So, you think she's not going to notice that out of her five best friends, that four are gone, mysteriously leaving at the same time, only because she has one friend still there?"

"Okay, I get your point. But still. We REALLY need to think about this." It took months for him to come to terms with it. Finn was okay once he discovered she was the heiress of two of the founding members, Jeremiah Gilmore and Aaron Hayden.

"I think we need to have that talk again." He nodded, sighing, and slid from the hot tub into the pool. He swam very slowly behind Ellie, scooping her in his arms. Logan took this time to head over to the hot tub, where Rory was relaxing. He slid in behind her, rubbing her shoulders.

"You two seemed to be having a heated discussion." He said softly, nuzzling her neck.

"We were discussing why no one's inducted Ellie into the Brigade." If Logan was shocked by this information, he didn't show it. He just kept rubbing her shoulders, moving wayward strands of damp hair off her back as he kissed her shoulder, pulling her tightly against him.

"We'd talk about it, but Finn has to stay away from her for more than twenty minutes." They giggled, and noticing what time it was, they realized they were late for the play. But instead of running to get ready, and rushing to the show, they all decided to stay swimming, until they all tired. Logan, Rory, and Finn talked in Rory and Logan's room while Ellie was in the shower.

"I think it needs to be done."

"I'm scared though."

"Feels different on that side of the fence, don't it?"

"Hush, Logan."

After about thirty minutes, they decided that it was due time to admit Ellie. They'd have to discuss it with the elders, since Ellie wasn't part of the original crew. But times like this, they just had to understand. As Finn retired back to his room to shower and get ready for dinner, he smiled to himself. She really was becoming part of his life. After showering, as they were all getting ready, he patted the inner pocket of his jacket. The small secret stayed safe. He knew it now. It was just timing.