Rory and Dean approached the house with caution not sure if they were going to regret doing this later.
"You think she is awake yet?"
"I don't know, you should know better than me, she is your mom."
"Well then I say no, there is no way she is up this early on a Saturday."
Rory opened the door quietly and they stepped inside. Neither of them had expected to hear cartoons blaring from the living room. Walking around the corner they found Gavin sitting alone on the couch.
"Gavin what are you doing up so early?" Dean asked surprised.
Gavin ran over to Dean and gave him a big hug. "I woke up with Luke today; he said that all of the good cartoons come on early Saturday.
"Oh yeah, well was he right?" Dean asked with a smile.
"I think when Luke said the best cartoons come on early he meant the best ones from when he was a kid."
Dean and Rory both laughed. "Well I'm glad you're not too interested in what's on because there is something Rory and I would like to talk to you about."
Gavin crossed his arms in front of his chest with a very serious face. "I'm listening."
Dean and Rory both exchanged smiles. "How about we all go sit down together."
All of them took a seat on the couch, Gavin sitting in the middle of them.
"Have you seen Lorelai yet this morning?" Dean asked before continuing.
"No she didn't wake up when Luke and I did. She just mumbled something about evil and went back to sleep.
"Sounds like mom." Rory said.
"Alright well that's okay; I wanted to tell you before anyone else anyway."
"Tell me what?" Gavin asked getting impatient.
"Well as you already know Rory and I have been spending a lot of time together the last few days. But what I haven't told you was that Rory and I used to be a couple, the two of us dated a lot before. And after spending some time with her the last few days I've realized that we both really still like each other, love each other actually."
"I really like Rory too." Gavin said with a huge smile.
"I know you do which is why I was hoping you would be okay with what we are about to tell you."
"I'm okay with it."
Rory and Dean both exchanged confusing looks.
"Gavin you don't even know what I'm going to ask you, how do you know it will be okay?"
"Dad come on I'm not stupid I know all about the surprise party the two of you are planning for me."
Rory's eyes widened and Dean found himself at a loss for words.
"Well Gavin not that I have any idea what you're talking about but if Rory and I were planning a surprise party for you, why would we ask you permission?"
"So there isn't going to be a party then?" Gavin asked disappointed.
"Yes…I mean no. No I mean we already planned your birthday remember we were going to take a road trip wherever you wanted to go."
"Well then who is the surprise party for that I heard Lorelai tell Luke about?"
"I don't know but let's just hope they invite us to it." Rory chimed in.
"Well what were you going to tell me then?"
"Rory and I spent the night talking." Dean and Rory's eyes met guiltily. "And we were hoping that you would be okay with what we decided to do. Gavin…Rory and I have decided to get married. Do you know what that means?"
"That you guys will be like Luke and Lorelai?"
"Well sort of, but most importantly it means that we all will be a family. Rory will live with us and she will be there for us when we need her and we will be there for her. And Rory will be your step mom so if you feel comfortable doing so you can call her mom."
Gavin stayed quiet for a while making both of them nervous. "So do you have to get married before I can call you mom?"
"Gavin if you don't want to you don't have to, I completely understand that this is a big change for you." Rory explained.
"No I want to, yesterday I told Lorelai that I wished you could be my mom, but she told me not to get my hopes up too high."
"You really said that?" Gavin nodded his head yes. "I would be honored for you to call me mom."
Dean smiled. "So you're okay with all of this Gavin?"
"Of course, why wouldn't I be? I'm the one that kept pushing the two of you together. I knew it worked when I saw the two of you kissing on the bed."
They all laughed together and shared their first group hug as a family. They had all been so caught up in the excitement that no one noticed the sleep Lorelai staring at them on the stairs.
"What is going on down here? Don't you people sleep…I mean do you have any idea what time it is?"
"Well maybe you should wake up a little earlier for a change. You slept so late today that you woke up a grandma."
"Excuse me?"