10 Chapter (Invitation)
Rory's POV
One week later, Rory is still checking her laptop, but there is still no answer from Finn. Rory is sad every time she opens Finn's Facebook page and instead she sees more pictures of Finn and his "girl-friend" Eve. She wonders what would have happened if she hadn't said goodbye to Finn. Perhaps she would be his girl-friend instead of this redhead.
On the following Monday, she receives an invitation for the next Life and Death Brigade (LDB) event in her mailbox.
Finn's POV
Finn enjoyed the visit of Eve, but soon the week came to an end and she left and returned to her home in Bohemia, N.Y. Eve is a Reading Teacher, and she was on an exchange program since the week before Christmas. It was now the end of January and she had to return to her home in Bohemia and her job.
Finn received his invitation to the LDB event the day before Eve went home so he asked her to attend the event with him. He was afraid Rory would be there and he wanted to have fun, and not sit there glaring at her the whole evening.
Two weeks later Finn flies to his home in Manhattan. He gets in his town car and has his driver picks up Eve at her home in Bohemia. They then drive the two hours to a small town outside of Hartford, Connecticut. Finn is starting to feel nervous. His hands are sweaty. Noticing that Finn is becoming anxious Eve takes his hand in hers.
Finn received his invitation to the LDB event the day before Eve went home so he asked her to attend the event with him. He was afraid Rory would be there and he wanted to have fun, and not sit there glaring at her the whole evening. He picks up Eve at her home in Bohemia. They then drive the two hours to a small town outside of Hartford, Connecticut. Finn is starting to feel nervous. His hands are sweaty. Noticing that Finn is becoming anxious Eve takes his hand in hers.
Eve looks at him and says, "You can do this. I'm with you, Finn. Perhaps she isn't here."
Leaving the car, Finn spots Colin and Logan.
"Typical Finn. Arriving hand in hand with a beautiful redhead." Colin chuckles.
"Hi, let me introduce myself. I'm Colin, Finn's best friend till tonight. I'm the only one tonight without a date."
Eve smiles softly.
"Don't worry Col, there are a lot of beautiful woman in the LDB" Finn teases back.
"Never fuck the company" Colin pouts. "Okay, I had them all so far" he smirks.
Finn begins to relax while talking to his friends. Finn is happy to have Eve by his side while she was in Adelaide they had a lot of fun together. Finn and Eve have gotten to be good friends. They share their relationship problems with each other. Finn shares with Eve his feelings about Rory and Eve shares her fillings about her ex-boyfriend. Even though they have kissed they never had sex again since that first night.
"Eve, this is Logan and his fiancé Odette. The man arriving now in the car should be Robert" Finn introduces her to them.
"Finn, my man" Logan greets. "Good to see you again. It's been awhile."
They walk along a path with only the moon light to guide them and a torch in everyone's hand. The huge glade is filled with thousands of small bright lit orange lanterns. They are hanging on lines between the trees. Under the lanterns there are circles of Asian embroidered pillows to sit down. Somewhere there are saxophones playing Sinatra songs. The atmosphere seems mystical.
This is stunning" Eve says impressed with the beauty of the glade.
Finn walks straight to one of the bars and orders one of the premium absinthes for him and a fancy cocktail for Eve.
"Thanks, gorgeous" Eve says. "It's lovely here. Is there a "death" part also tonight?" She asks curious.
"No worries, darling. The annual alumni evening is only to celebrate life. This is why we are allowed to bring our partners or dates to this event" Finn explains smiling softly.
Rory's POV
Rory came early this evening to find the perfect spot to see everybody arriving. Her heart beats loudly in her chest as she sees Finn and the boys. But she never expected Finn to bring his girl-friend. She stares at them, wondering how she should tell him that she is pregnant.
"Hello, Rory" Colin says gently.
Rory startles, jumping a little.
"I know you said goodbye and cut all strings with us, but after seeing how sad you look I wanted to talk to you" Colin continues tenderly.
Rory wonders if Colin knows about her and Finn. She wouldn't be surprised if he shared the events of that evening with Colin.
"I know I cut all strings, but I need to talk to him today" Rory explains.
"We all care for you, but I think it's not a good idea to talk to him tonight" Colin replies.
Rory swallows. "Because of her?" she asks hesitantly.
"Yes" Colin answers with a sad facial expression.
Rory stutters "it is really important for me talk to him today. It's my only chance. It doesn't matter that she is here."
"Rory, please, you're sad, but you made your choice" Colin begs.
Rory nods. "Perhaps you can distract her so I could talk to him?" She tries to convince him.
Colin shakes his head. "Look Rory. He was very sad after you left forever, but now he has moved on and he is happy. Do you want to destroy it, only because you changed your mind for now? Please let him move on and live his life" Colin requests.
Rory breathes deeply and decides she should tell Colin first. She needs someone to distract Eve so she could have a chance to talk to Finn.
"I'm pregnant!" Rory states coyly.
Colin eyes widen "Oh my God, Logan will be thrilled!"
"Logan?" Rory wonders.
Colin reacts confused "Who else?"
"Finn!" Rory replies shyly.
"Finn?" Colin asks surprised. "You slept with Finn? …okay, that's funny. You got me for a second" he replies, laughing out loud.