Chapter 52

Around nine pm they left, and Marty and Rory began to clear up the kitchen. When they were finished they went back to the bedroom and changed for bed. Lying in the bed Marty reassured her that everything was going to be ok. She cuddled into him and fell asleep. Once she was asleep, Marty got up and called Liam.

"Liam, this is Marty. I hope I am not bothering you," he said into his phone. He could hear people in the background and it sounded like he was either at a bar or a restaurant.

Liam and Gabby had enjoyed their dinner on the Hudson and were in one of the indoor bars enjoying a drink. Liam excused himself from Gabby and walked to a quiet area to talk to Marty.

"Marty, what is up?"

"I just want you to know that Mitchum showed up tonight at Emily Gilmore's house in the attempts to get Logan and Rory together. I am meeting with my FBI friend tomorrow morning. I think Mitchum is desperate. Logan was there, and he was blindsided just like Rory was."

"How's Rory doing?" Liam asked.

"She's asleep. Very emotional, and I am very worried about her," he told Liam,

"We will be heading back to the city in the early afternoon., then I want to take her shopping for a bed. Are you still willing to help tomorrow?"

"Yes, I was planning on it, what do you want me to do?"

"Could you be at Gabby's tomorrow morning to help her pack up Rory's clothes?"

"Sure, I will be happy too."

"Liam, thanks. I appreciate it."

Liam got off the phone and returned to the table that they were sitting at in the indoor bar.

"Is everything ok?" she asked.

"Yes, that was your brother asking if I could help tomorrow."

"And?"

"I said yes I would be happy too."

Taking her hand in his, he asked her if she cared to dance. There was a live band playing and many couples were dancing. She smiled and nodded. The two of them got up and went to the dance floor. He pulled her into his arms and they began to dance. She smiled up at him then rested her chin on his shoulder. She was enjoying herself with this man.

Rory had another night filled with nightmares. She tossed and turn and was shouting out in her sleep. Marty held her close to him and continued to calm her down. Finally, around two, she settled down. He laid beside her stroking her arm and her hair. He slept on his back and she curled into him resting her head on his chest. He fell asleep by three. He awoke when she got up to use the bathroom around seven. He turned the light on beside his bed and watched her return to bed.

"Oh, I am sorry I woke you."

"Hey Princess, no problem. Are you ok?"

"Yes, the baby was moving about and decided to use my bladder as a punching bag." she giggled.

She sat on the side of the bed and leaned in to kiss his lips. He pulled her beside him and placed his hands on her bump. He could feel the baby kicking.

"I think I need to talk to him."

Lifting her nightgown that she was wearing, he gently slipped it off her, he put his lips on her belly and began to kiss it. Immediately she felt the baby calm down.

"Hey, little guy. Daddy's here. No more kicking your mama. We love you."

"You're the Baby Whisperer," she told him.

He chuckled and began to kiss up her abdomen to her breast. Taking her nipple into his mouth he teased it with his tongue. Rory began to moan. She could feel his arousal through his silk boxers he wore to bed.

"You're not playing fair." she moaned as he went to the other breast and began to suckle it.

He looked up at her. She slowly slid his boxers over his hips freeing him.

"Let's go take a shower," he said huskily in her ear. She smiled at him and walked into the bathroom.

Marty adjusted the water and the two of them got in. Stepping under the water he took the liquid soap and began to put some on her shoulders, he took his hands and slowly massaged her shoulders. Turning her around he pulled her back against his chest and reaching around he massaged her breast. A moan escaped her lips as she felt his excitement pressing against her back. His hands continue to travel down her stomach. and moving his soapy hands in circles caressing her bump. Leaning her head back she reached up grabbed his head and pulled him in for a passionate kiss. Pushing her against the wall he spread her legs. He could not wait any longer; he had to have her now.

He slowly entered her. She gasped, holding onto her hips he continued to push into her. He could feel her tighten around him. With one push he let himself go and he could feel her tighten. They stayed like that for a few minutes. He turned her around and stood her under the water. He took her shampoo and began to wash her hair. After he rinsed it, she then began to wash his body. Slowly she knelt, and he leaned against the wall. This time she was in complete control.

They toweled each other and slipped into the matching robes he had bought for them. She then went out to his bedroom and opened her overnight bag. Finding her maternity jeans and Tunic top she began to get dressed. He got on his jeans and another Henley crew neck sweater. This one was grey. As she was drying her hair he went out to start the coffee pot and her tea. He began to mix the batter with pancakes. She pulled her hair up into a messy bun and walked into the kitchen wearing fuzzy socks. She sat down at the bar and started to drink her tea. Just then the doorbell rang. Jumping up she walked to the front door. She opened it and stood there looking at a very handsome tall blonde wearing a black leather coat, black jeans, and a black t-shirt. He took off his aviator glasses and smiled.

"Mary, is that you?" Tristan Dugrey said.

"Tristan?" Rory exclaimed.

Marty came walking towards the front door.

"Come on in Tristan. This is my fiancé Rory Gilmore."

"Fiancé, so you didn't marry 'bag boy' after all," he smirked.

"Do you two know each other?" Marty asked looking at Tristan and Rory.

"Yes, we went to Chilton together," Rory said leading them back into the kitchen.

She turned to Tristan, "Do you still drink your coffee with cream?"

"You remembered. I'm impressed," Tristan grinned.

"So, Marty I see congratulations are also in order. When is your little bundle of joy due to arrive?"

Rory handed Tristan his coffee and answered, "The baby is due in January."

"Well Mare, you look beautiful," he said sincerely.

Rory smiled, "Thank you, Tristan."

Marty looked at the two of them, "Ror, why is he calling you Mare?"

Tristan and Rory started to laugh.

"Should you tell him, or should I?" Tristan said.

"Go ahead, Tristan I want to hear your answer."

"Well the first day she walked into Chilton, she was the most innocent looking girl, compared to the other girls at Chilton. So, I started calling her Mary,"

"As in the Virgin Mary," Rory stated, "And he continued to call me that for two years before he left."

"You know Marty, I kissed her once and she cried and ran away. I am glad to see she didn't do that to you," he answered winking at her.

"Well, I better go into the other room and check with the studio and see if Brie and Dan are back. I will let you two men talk."

She walked over and gave Marty a kiss shaking her head and laughing at Tristan.

"Take some bacon and yogurt with you. You need to eat," Marty told her as she walked out of the room.

"Ok, ok, but I am not hungry." She carried her food into his office on the first floor and plugged in her laptop that he had set up for her in there.

"I can't believe you are engaged to Rory Gilmore. Wow, I haven't seen her since I left our junior year at Chilton for Military Academy. I had the biggest crush on her. What a small world. How did you two meet anyway?" Tristan asked Marty as he took a sip of his coffee.

"Our Freshman year in College," Marty answered.

"Wait didn't you go to Yale? She went to Harvard, right?"

"No, she went to Yale, and then we reconnected the end of May."

"I thought she said your baby was due in January. Unless I am wrong than her baby is?"

"Rory was engaged to Acelot Gerrard, the French journalist that was killed in May in France. In fact, as we were cleaning out his apartment we found these SD cards and some journals that I wanted to show you."

Marty brought the coffee pot and the creamer over to the table and poured himself and Tristan more coffee. He offered some pancakes to Tristan who declined them since he had eaten before he came over. Marty went and got his laptop and loaded the SD cards into his laptop and showed Tristan what he found. They sat and talked about this evidence.

"Liam Cooper came to the CBS news director asking for help to investigate Mitchum Huntzberger, he thought something strange was going on."

"Huntzberger? You mean the media mogul, he's involved?"

"Yes, apparently Ace was investigating HPG, but we don't know exactly why. We are still trying to translate the notebooks. They were hidden between his apartment and Rory's apartment."

"I guess I need to have you back up, how and when did Rory become involved?"

Marty told Tristan what he knew about Rory and Ace and when they met and became engaged. He explained also the relationship that Rory had with Logan and how he knew Rory and their recent romance.

"Tristan, I have been in love with her since we were Freshman in high school. She didn't know my feelings, I was too shy, and she was infatuated with Logan Huntzberger."

"I understand, I definitely had feelings for her in high school, in fact, I have been looking for someone like Rory ever since I left Chilton. Never found one that came close to her. You are luck," Tristan said to Marty.

"Why is Marty lucky?" Rory asked as she walked back into the kitchen.

She went over and sat on Marty's lap and gave him a kiss on the lips.

Tristan smiled at her and said, "Because he is going to marry you."

"Aww that's nice Tristan, but actually I am the lucky one. It was meant to be."

"Well listen, I am going to take this information and look over those files. Marty, I will be in touch, and Rory do you mind if I call you sometime and ask you some questions about the Huntzbergers, and Ace?"

She looked at Marty and he nodded, "Okay, we will be back in the city today."

She walked to her purse and pulled out her business card and handed it to him.

"Executive producer at CBS at the evening news. Sounds like a very interesting job. Goodbye, Marty and Mare, I will be getting in touch with both of you."

Tristan stood, and Marty walked him to the door. They shook hands and then Marty shut the door.

"You amaze me, lady," he said pulling her in for a hug. He rested his chin on her head.

"What do you mean?" she said laughing.

"I remember a conversation many years ago about how men could not resist your charisma."

"You are silly, mister," she said kissing him.

"Come on, I will make you some pancakes and then we can leave and go pick out our new bed."

"Chocolate chips with whipped cream?" she asked giving her best Bambi eyes.

He chuckled and nodded. "Those eyes, when we have a daughter I am going to be a goner."

"Who said we are going to have a daughter?"

"Oh Princess, we are not going to have an only child, nope we are going to have a house full of children."

On their drive home, Marty went into Brooklyn where he stopped at the Sleep Number store. They walked into the store and was immediately met by an associate. David was the Assistant manager of the store and was very versed in the beds and mattresses. They decided on the iLE bed and then went and picked out the linens. Rory chose two sets of sheets so that she always had an extra set when she washed them. She was not used to paying the high price for linens, but Marty told her not to worry about it. Since it was their first joint purchase she agreed to let him pay for the bed and she would pay for the linens. She also purchased a new comforter for the bed. Marty decided for the bed to be delivered. They put their other purchases in the car and drove back to his apartment.

It was nine am, and Gabby was up and dressed in her jeans and t-shirt. She smiled when she opened the door and saw Liam standing there with coffee, bagels, and pastries. He walked in and they both sat down at the counter. She pulled out a bottle of juice and two glasses and some plates. She had so much fun last night and hoped that he did too. She took the cup of coffee he offered and took a sip.

"This is delicious coffee," she said as she took another sip.

Smiling at her he took a sip of his coffee. "I had a great time last night," he told her.

"I did too. It was fun to see the city at night. I never thought I would like living in this city. Now I understand why Marty took the job up here instead of back home," she told him.

"So where is back home?" he asked.

"Oh, it's a small city outside of Rochester, NY. It's called Canandaigua. My parents moved to Florida after my father retired from his law firm. He offered the firm to Marty but, Marty loved New York City and became close friends with Colin, so he took over the firm and relocated to New York when he merged with Colin."

"So, when did you go to Hawaii?" he asked her.

Smiling she responded, "I graduated from SUNY College in Brockport NY where I was able to live close to home and save money. I also worked part-time at Strong Memorial Hospital while attending college. I knew I wanted to travel so I applied for the traveling nurse program and I got in. I traveled to the Adirondacks area of New York State first, then I went to Alaska. I loved it there, after that I worked in Long Beach California, and then I went to Hawaii. I started to do my Physician Assistant coursework in California and then did it online while I was in Hawaii. But after Ian died, I had to leave Hawaii."

"Ian?" he asked her

"Yes, Ian was my boyfriend, first serious one. He was a detective in Honolulu and was killed during a drug raid."

As she told him this the tears began to fill her eyes.

Reaching out he took his hand in hers and said, "I am sorry to hear this. I understand how you feel."

Just then there was a knock at the door. Gabby walked to the door and opened it letting the movers come in with the wardrobe boxes. She had them drop them off in the bedroom and told them to return around two pm to pick them up and deliver them to Marty's apartment. It was ten o'clock now.

Looking at Liam she said, "Well shall we get started?"

"Sure," he said and followed her into the bedroom.

She opened the closet and began to hand Liam the clothes on the hangers for him to hang in the boxes. As she was taking the clothes off the racks she noticed some men's clothing in the closet along with Rory's. She smiled and figured that they must have belonged to her brother. She also found boxes marked, Dean, Jess, and Logan. They were all taped up, so she had Liam come into the closet and take them out. They filled 3 wardrobe boxes, and then took smaller boxes and put her shoes in them. Rory had her shoes all lined up in their shoe boxes.

Liam began to laugh when he saw the number of shoes Rory had.

"I never knew a woman could have so many different pairs of shoes."

"What's wrong with that, oh cool, we wear the same size. I wonder if Rory will let me borrow a pair," Gabby said as she picked up a pair of Louboutin's.

Gabby grabbed a step stool and began to empty the top shelf, there were storage bins with totes and purses too.

"This is like going to a store …. look at all the bags she has," she squealed.

Liam began to laugh.

"What's so funny?" she asked.

As she turned she lost her balance and fell backward right into his arms.

Catching her she looked up at him. She liked the feel of his strong arms around her. They looked into each other's eye and felt the pull, slowly he bent his head towards hers. He hesitated, but she wanted to kiss him, so she moved in and she kissed him tenderly on the lips.

"Oh, I'm sorry," he said.

Putting her arms around his neck she said, "Don't be."

She pulled his head towards hers and kissed him again. This time he traced her lips with his tongue and kissed her back. She opened her mouth and let his tongue slip in. She closed her eyes and enjoyed the feeling of his kiss. This kiss was so different from the ones she shared with Ian. She pulled away and smiled. Biting her bottom lip, she looked up at him. He still had his hands around her waist. He put his forehead against hers and grinned back at her.

"I think we better finish packing the closet," he said to her.

It had been a long time since he had a feeling for another woman and he knew that he was attracted to her, but did he want to risk having a broken heart again.

Arriving back at Marty's apartment, Marty began to make them both lunch. He set out the ingredients for a salad and pulled out the makings for sandwiches. He also pulled out yogurt for Rory, making sure she had enough calcium in her diet. He wanted Gabby to check her blood pressure when she came today. He was concerned because he noticed she was feeling tired more frequently. He heard a phone go off and realized it was Rory's. Rory was in the bathroom, so he answered it.

"Rory Gilmore's phone," he said.

"Oh, who is this?" said the voice on the other end.

"Mrs. Gilmore, is this you?" he looked at the caller id after he answered it.

"Well yes, so who is this?" she said again.

"This is Martin Knight, Rory's fiancé,"

"Oh hello, Martin, is Rory there?" she asked.

"Just a minute and I will get her." he set the phone down and went into the bedroom to get her. She was sitting on the edge of their bed going through her overnight bag and emptying it.

"Hey, Princess, you have a phone call from your grandmother," he told her.

Rory looked at him and rolled her eyes. She went out to the other room and picked up the phone from the counter and answered,

"Hello," she answered very abruptly.

"Rory, I, well Luke is here with me now and he convinced me that I should apologize."

"Oh, can I speak to Luke?"

Emily handed the phone to Luke.

"Hey," she said to him.

"Are you ok?" he asked her?

"I guess so, I am at Marty's now waiting for the delivery of my things."

"Ok, I came to make sure Emily talks to you, can you listen?"

"Yes," Luke handed the phone back to Emily.

"Rory, I am sorry about last night. I just wanted to make sure you and the baby had the best."

"Well Grandma, the Huntzbergers are not the best and I am fine."

"Ok, well maybe we can get together again?"

"Maybe, we will see. I have to go because the movers will be here shortly."

She hung up the phone and walked over and hugged Marty. This was exhausting. She really missed her mother. She needed her more now than ever before. Marty kissed the top of her head and suggested they go in the main room and wait for Gabby, Liam, and the movers.

They didn't have to wait long before Gabby and Liam arrived. Gabby and Liam were both laughing and joking around when they arrived. Marty noticed a change in his sister's behavior immediately. Gabby walked over to Rory and hugged her. She noticed right away that she was stressed. She asked Liam to open the bag she had brought and handed her the portable Blood pressure cuff. She immediately made Rory sit down and had her relax for about five minutes before she took her blood pressure. It was elevated. She made Rory sit on the couch with her feet up and relax.

Immediately Gabby went into her Physician Assistant mode. She asked Marty what she had to eat, and what had happened the last few days. He was sitting beside Rory and was calmly stroking her arm to keep her calm. Rory closed her eyes and rested her head on his chest. She listened to his heartbeat and she began to calm down.

"Rory, I can't remember but how far along are you now?" Gabby asked her

"I am about 24 weeks, why?" she asked.

"Do you have an appointment for this week coming up?" she asked.

"I am supposed to go in on Thursday."

"Ok, I want you to come in on Monday, I want Dr. Lawson to check something again and we will do the glucose test then."

"What's wrong?" Mary asked with concern in his voice.

"I am concerned with her blood pressure. It is elevated again. It could be the stress of what she experienced last night but we want to make sure she and the baby are ok. Rory, I booked that massage for us tomorrow morning at eleven. That might help."

Gabby told her as she removed the blood pressure cuff from her arm.

Smiling at Gabby, Rory said, "You're the best. Thank you. I don't know what I would do without you and your brother."

Marty kissed her and then said, "Princess, I am going to put the Outlander on and you sit and rest, we will strip the bed and Liam and I will take that apart so when the new bed is delivered we will be ready for it."

Gabby, Liam, and Marty went into his bedroom and dismantled his bed. He had a large storage unit in his basement and the men took the bed frame, mattress and box spring downstairs using the freight elevator. While the men were gone Gabby took Rory's blood pressure again and noticed that it was lower.

"Good, it's better. You need to chill, girl," she told her giving her a hug.

"SOOO, Gabby what's going on with you and Liam?"

Gabby looked at Rory with surprise. "What do you mean?"

"Well, I noticed that the two of you are very comfortable with each other."

She noticed the lingering touch of their hands when Liam handed her the blood pressure cuff, the way he gently put his hand in the small of her back when he guided her into the bedroom and how she was standing close to him.

"Oh Rory, he's so…" she stopped before finishing because the guys walked in now followed by the delivery men that had their new bed.

Gabby whispered to her, "I will tell you more tomorrow"

The bed was put together in less than forty minutes. Gabby and Liam made the bed for them while Marty paid the delivery man an extra tip and walked them to the elevator. As he was about to enter the apartment the delivery men with the wardrobes and extra boxes arrived. Marty had them put the wardrobe boxes in the bedroom and set the other boxes in the corner of his large room. Marty and Liam moved the extra boxes into his guest bedroom. Liam and Marty had the movers take Gabby's boxes that she had shipped to him and soon they left. Gabby gave Rory a hug goodbye and told her that she would be over tomorrow morning to pick her up for their massage. She kissed her brother goodbye. Marty shook Liam's hand and thanked him for his help and then returned to the couch next to Rory.

He kissed her, "So what did Emily want?"

"She wanted to apologize. Luke was there, and he convinced her that she needed to apologize."

He just nodded his head, putting his chin on the top of her head, he whispered, "I think we need to feed the two of you. Pizza?"

"Yes, please with mushrooms, too."

"Wow, you are going out of your comfort zone. I am impressed. I will call the restaurant and it will be delivered shortly, I will order a salad for us too. How about some wings tonight?"

"Yes, do we have any ice cream left?"

He got up and looked into his freezer. "We do, Rocky road and mint chocolate chip and Chocolate Mocha chunk."

Marty called and placed the order and brought her a dish of Chocolate Mocha Chunk ice cream and sat beside her as he drank his beer.

Gabby came to pick up Rory around nine forty-five, she decided that she needed time to talk to her future sister in law and what better way than breakfast at a cafe. She had made an appointment at Soho Sanctuary on Mercer St. The girls took a taxi to Ground Support Coffeehouse on West Broadway St. They sat at a table inside. Rory ordered a Chai and Gabby ordered a coffee. Both girls ordered chocolate croissants.

Looking at Rory, Gabby smiled telling her, "You know, I have lived in Honolulu, Anchorage, and Long Beach, but I have to say, I like New York City best."

"I didn't realize you have been so many places. You are so young," Rory remarked.

"You see, the traveling nurse program offered me many opportunities along with learning experiences."

"Gabby, I was just wondering does Liam have anything to do with why you like it here in New York?" inquired Rory.

Gabby laughed, "Maybe, he took me to dinner Friday to the Hudson Pier 81 and we sailed around the harbor. Then yesterday when I was emptying your closet I almost fell, and he caught me and then we kissed."

"Wow. He is a nice guy," Rory said.

"He is, Rory it felt so different from my last boyfriend...maybe I just miss Ian so much that I thought it was different."

"Ian, Gabby who is Ian."

"Oh, that's right, Marty didn't know about Ian. He was my boyfriend. He was killed in March."

"Oh Gabby, I am so sorry to hear that." Rory grabbed her hand and squeezed it. She knew exactly how she felt.

The girls sat quietly for a few minutes than Gabby asked Rory how she and Marty met.

"Well, you heard that we met at Yale. I didn't know that your brother had a crush on me until he was dating Lucy and he told me how beautiful I looked. It was awkward because I was dating Logan and Lucy was my friend. After we graduated I never saw your brother again until the night I heard the news that my fiancé was killed in France. Marty showed up at Steph's door and he helped me. He held me that night and we fell asleep next to each other, just like we did when we studied together in Yale."

"You know he talked about you when he came home from college. My brother, Mitch, told him to go and date someone else and then he did, Lucy. I never liked her, she called him 'boyfriend' and was flakey. But I never told him. Rory, I am glad you are with him. He is so happy now."

"Thanks, Gabby, he makes me happy too."

Gabby looked at her phone and decided that they needed to go. She wasn't that familiar with the city, so she wasn't sure how long it would take them to get to Mercer St.

When Gabby told Rory where they were going, she told her not to worry and knew which way for them to walk. The two women walked to the Soho Sanctuary. It was not far from Dodger Books. The girls went in and registered and soon they were taken back to the massage rooms. While Rory was changing into her robe, she sent Jess a quick text and told him to expect her at the bookstore in two hours. She turned off her phone and sat waiting for the masseuse to enter her room. Gabby had booked a 90-minute massage for both. She booked the prenatal massage for Rory that worked on the lower body and feet massage, for herself, she booked the hot towel massage. The girls left the treatment rooms feeling very relaxed. Rory decided to sign up for some Soho yoga classes that they were offering in the prenatal program.

Rory reached into her bag and turned on her phone. She saw that Jess had called her back. Instead of listening to his message she called him.

"Hey, Ror, what's up?"

"Hi Jess, I am just down the street from the bookstore and I thought I would bring Marty's sister to the store. Are you there?" she asked.

In fact, Jess was there along with Liam, Tristan, Marty, Colin, Steph, and Logan. They had been there together since Rory left. They were going over the books that they found and decided it was important for Logan to know what was going on.

Logan was in shock when he met Tristan. Tristan explained the FBI's involvement with the embezzlement and money laundering of the Fontane family. He explained to Marty and Tristan about his engagement to Odette. How it was pre-arranged by the fathers.

"I was pretty broken up after Rory's graduation and her turning down my marriage proposal. I dated many women and partied hard. I also threw myself into the role of the next HPG moguel, but I oversaw the London office, so I didn't attend the board meetings and let my father continue to do the foreign acquisitions."

"Well we don't want you to say anything to your father, Logan," Liam explained.

"It's obvious he is desperate and needs money, or why would he be after Rory. He must know that she is very rich," Jess added.

Just then Jess' phone rang. Putting his hand on the receiver he told the guys that is was Rory and she wanted to come over to show Gabby the store.

"What should I tell her?" Jess said.

"Tell her you are having a business meeting and can't meet with her," Tristan told him.

They wanted to keep as much of this from Rory if they could.

"She won't like it guys and she always knows when I am lying."

"Jess, give me the phone, I will talk to her," Marty said.

"Hey, Babe, have you finished with your massage already?" he asked.

"Hi, what are you doing with Jess?" she asked.

"You remember that Tristan was over yesterday, and we told him about the notebooks? Tristan wanted to meet Jess and we are here going through the notebooks. Right now, Jess is busy translating for Tristan. Why don't you and Gabby go and wait at the Soho Hotel? We are almost finished here and I will call Liam and we will meet you there for lunch?"

"Oh, will Jess and Tristan be joining us too?"

"No, I think Tristan will stay here with Jess, they will be working late. I am sure when they are finished, they will share it with you."

"Oh, ok. We will meet you at the Soho Hotel. I will get a table for four, how soon?"

Marty looked at Liam to get an idea of time, "Say twenty-five minutes. I will call Liam now. By Babe."

Logan looked at Marty and shook his head, "Wow, how did you do that? She didn't question you she accepted your explanation."

"Because he was basically honest with her. She knows about the notebooks, and Jess and Tristan. He didn't lie to her," Steph told Logan.

"Ok, Liam you should go first. Tell the girls that I called and you got a cab and that you came right over. Luckily, we drove together. Then I will drive over there in about 10 minutes," Marty said.

Liam left and was able to pick up a cab to go the few blocks to the Soho Hotel. The girls had just gotten a table when he walked in. He smiled when he saw the two girls sitting there sipping their Lemon water. He walked over, and the girls stood up. He hugged Rory, but he kissed Gabby subtly on the neck as he hugged her. Gabby could feel the chills go up to her neck when he did that. Rory sat across from her and Liam sat beside her. The waiter came over and asked him what he wanted to drink. He ordered his bourbon on ice. They made small talk and discussed how they both felt after their massage. Ten minutes later Marty walked in. He walked over and kissed his sister's cheek, shook hands with Liam and gave Rory a kiss on the lips. They ordered their lunch and the two couples enjoyed each other's company. The girls told them all about their massages and Rory explained how she had signed up for the Yoga class. When their lunch was finished they all went back to Marty and Rory's apartment and introduced Gabby and Liam to a Gilmore Girls movie night.