Chapter Twenty Five
Rory walked back into the Dragonfly around twelve thirty to see if her mom was ready to go to lunch. She entered the inn and was immediately face to face with Michele. "Hey Michele have you seen my mom?" Rory asked sweetly
"Do I look like I have a locate Lorelai button on my forehead you insufferable child?" Michele asked rudely but not at all unlike Michele.
"Bad day Michele?"
"The worst. I overslept and was starving, so I came here and ate."
"Well then what's the problem?"
"I ate too many carbs. I can't eat another carb all day long." Michele whined
Rory laughed but stopped when Michele gave her a death glare. "I'm sorry Michele."
"Yes well, your Mother laughed at me too. Insufferable woman. She's in the kitchen with Sookie."
"Thanks Michele." Rory said and walked towards the kitchen.
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"I need a date for tomorrow night." Logan told Colin and Finn
Colin nodded. "Call Rory."
"No."
"Logan just call her."
"No."
"Why won't you admit you were jealous?"
"Because I'm not jealous." Logan said defensively
"Right and that wasn't you about to bite my head off this morning when you thought Rory specifically gave me her mom's cell number." Finn said
"I was just surprised. I wasn't jealous or anything. If you want to talk to Rory's mom go ahead. Maybe she'll like you, cause lord knows the woman despises me."
"I think I will." Finn said reaching out for the number he had programmed in his phone after Logan stole the napkin. He found it under Gilmore's Mum and hit the send button.
"Why do you have that number saved into your phone?" Colin asked
"You never know when it will come in handy." Finn said smiling as Lorelai answered the phone.
"Gilmore's Coffee House…Mom you're on the cell phone… Oh I suppose you're right Ror, Gilmore's Mobile Coffee House manager speaking how can I direct your call… You are an idiot Mom."
"I'm going to go out on a limb here and say you're Lorelai." Finn said watching Logan's face pale
"Yes, that is I. Lorelai, the queen bee. Who is this?"
"It's Finn Rory left this number on her voice mail."
"You left my cell number on your voicemail?" Lorelai asked Rory
"Only in case Logan called. Why is that him?" Rory asked excitedly
"Nope sorry it's Finn." Lorelai said handing her the phone. "He's the sexy Australian right?"
"Yes mom."
"Nice." Lorelai said before walking into Luke's.
"Hello?" Rory said
"So Ror… now I'm a sexy Australian?" Finn said watching Logan's face the whole time
"Well Finn you are exotic." Rory said laughing
"That I am luv, thanks for the compliment. I feel as if I should give you one."
"That's not necessary Finn."
"Oh but it is. Now let me think, what kind of compliment do you deserve Ace?" Finn said stressing the Ace. He looked over at Colin who was smiling and then at Logan who just looked like someone who was trying to hide just how angry they really were. "I'm going to have to say that you are not only sexy Ms. Gilmore but most likely the sexiest woman I've seen in a while." Finn said smiling at Logan and walking out of the room to finish his conversation in private.
Once he was out of the room Logan looked at Colin. He could tell Colin was about to say something so he beat him to the punch. "I AM NOT JEALOUS!" he said firmly and then walked out of the room leaving Colin laughing
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"He hasn't called me all week Finn."
"I know luv."
"Robert asked me out this morning. I haven't said yes yet. He left the invite on my voicemail."
"Did he? When does he want to take out your ravishing self?"
"Tomorrow night. He knows I have dinner with the grandparents tonight."
"Are you going to say yes?" Finn asked
"I don't know. I was kinda hoping that Logan would ask me out but since he hasn't called me all week I'm leaning towards yes."
"Well then say yes."
"I might. I'm not sure. I promised my mom that I'd spend this weekend in Stars Hollow. Robert would have to come here and I just don't see him in my small little town."
"I don't know what to tell you luv. Logan's not an option tomorrow anyway. He's having dinner with his parents." Finn informed her
"Oh." Rory said. "Then I guess I'll tell Robert yes. Plus there is no reason why I should wait around for Logan. If he's not interested in me anymore he should just tell me. I'm a big girl I can take it."
"Luv, I don't think he's uninterested in you. It's impossible. Just go and call Robert back and call me later ok."
"Ok." Rory said hanging up and dialing a new number. "Hey Robert it's Rory."
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"So I made a date for Saturday night with Robert."
"Why?"
"Because he asked me out and I said yes."
"Sweetie if you are trying to prove something to Logan, don't."
"I'm not trying to prove anything to Logan. Robert's starting to grow on me."
"He is?"
"Yes. He's only half way as boring and annoying as he was the last time we went out." Rory said blandly
Lorelai wanted to tell her daughter not to do this but she knew it was good. Rory was going to continue trying to make Logan jealous, no matter what she said. "Ok, so he's coming here?"
"Yeah. I hope you don't mind, I kinda thought he could join us for movie night." Rory said quickly getting it all out before she lost her nerve
"YOU WANT TO INVITE HIM OVER FOR MOVIE NIGHT!" Lorelai exclaimed
"Lore, quit yelling you'll scare away my customers." Luke said from behind the counter
"It's just I promised you that I'd spend time with you and I thought you should at least meet Robert."
"Why?"
"Cause I'm dating him."
"You didn't feel the need for me to meet Logan, just because you're dating him."
"I want you to meet Logan."
"Why? And don't say because you're dating him."
Rory thought about it for a moment. She knew why she wanted Lorelai to meet Logan. She had hopes that they'd really be together one day and it was important that Lorelai liked him. "Because he's important to me."
"Is Robert?"
"Oh course I care about Robert." Rory lied
"Like you do Logan."
"Well… no."
"I'll make a deal with you. Robert can come to movie night if and only if you invite someone else too."
"Like who?" Rory asked
"I don't know. Why not Logan that'll be funny."
"Logan has plans with family Saturday night."
"How about Finn. I want to meet the sexy Australian stalker you've acquired."
Rory thought for a moment. Inviting Finn wouldn't be so bad, he'd make it more interesting. "Ok, I'll invite Finn but you better not bring Luke."
"Why shouldn't I bring Luke?"
"Cause Finn will be hitting on you all night long and Luke will kill him and I can't have that."
Lorelai laughed. "Sounds kinky. Go call him." Lorelai said handing Rory her phone
Rory nodded and took her mom's phone. "NO CELL PHONES! GO OUTSIDE!" Luke yelled
"Man you'd think that you dating the diner man would have some benefits but there are none."
"I don't know about that…" Lorelai said winking suggestively
"Oh gross mom…" Rory said frowning
"Not gross, dirty."
Rory got up and walked outside. She first called Robert and explained that her mom was insane and that her mom agreed to let him come to movie night, but that she had to invite Finn too because Lorelai said that her and Robert would be on a date and she'd have no one to talk to. When Robert had asked why Finn she simply said that Lorelai had been wanting to meet Finn for a while. When Robert agreed to the plan she hung up and dialed Finn.
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Finn had been sitting in the common room playing a race car video game with Logan and Colin when the dorm phone rang. Logan was closest so he reached out and picked up the phone. "Huntzberger."
When no one answered he hung up and resumed the game. Two minutes later Finn's cell began ranging. Logan picked it up off the coffee table and looked at the caller id. He snorted and threw it at Finn. Finn looked at the caller id Rory's Mum. He smiled. "Hello love. Did you just call the common room and hang up on Logan?"
"Of course it was me."
"Oh, well someone else did then." Finn said knowing that Logan was looking at him waiting for her answer
"He's still in the room huh?"
"Yep."
"Do you think you could go out of the room for a minute? I have something to ask you."
Finn looked at Colin and Logan who were paying him more attention than the video game. "Of course love. One second." Finn stood up, "Excuse me gentlemen the lady requires my attention." Finn said walking out.
When he wasn't in the room Colin looked at Logan pointedly and Logan responded by crashing the car Finn had been controlling into the wall.
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"Let me see if I got this straight. You want me to come to your mum's house in Stars Hollow for movie night the same night you have a date with Robert, because Lorelai said I had to."
"Right."
Finn pretended to think about it for a long minute. He had been dying to meet the woman who created Rory. Logan had told him that she was just as beautiful as Rory. "Of course love, I'll be there."
"Great. I have to go I'll call you later with details. You're a life saver. Bye." Rory said
Finn heard a throat being cleared and turned around expecting to see Logan but saw Colin. "You'll be where?"
"Stars Hollow." Finn said walking back out to the video game
Logan heard him say Stars Hollow. "What about Stars Hollow?"
"Finn is apparently going to there." Colin said calmly
"When!" Logan asked jealously
"Tomorrow night."
"Why?"
"Just helping a friend out. That's all." Finn said before standing up again. "I'm going out. See you later." Finn then walked over and picked up his jacket and walked out the door
"Seems like Rory's busy Saturday night." Colin said "It's too bad, she would have been an amazing buffer for your parent's dinner."
AN: This isn't where I initially intended to end this chapter but it seemed like a good place to do so… Read and Review.