"Mom, this is Ashley," Rory introduced her new friend.
Loralei put on a nice smile, "Nice to meet you."
"Is it ok if she stays for dinner?" Rory asked.
"Yeah, sure," Loralei replied.
"I'm just gonna introduce her to some friends, and show her around the town," Rory stated.
"Yeah, sure i'll stay here," Loralei said, then continued, "Hey wanna bring back a pizza?"
"Yeah sure!" Rory called as she opened the door.
Loralei walked into the living room and sat down on the couch, the portable phone in her hand.
"Max?" she said, "Yeah, it's me, Loralei, are you still on for Sunday?" a pause, then, "Great, i can't wait."
Loralei hung up the phone and smiled to herself.
"That's where my boyfriend works," Rory said pointing to the small grocery store to their right.
"Oo! Is he working?" Ashley asked.
"No, not tonight," Rory said.
"Then let's go see him!" Ashley said excitedly.
She linked her arm through Rory's and practically skipped toward Dean's house.
They were on Dean's porch now, Rory rung the doorbell and after little time of waiting Dean's little sister answered.
"Oh no," Clara said under her breath, "the girlscout."
I dont think she knew Rory heard her.
"Hi Clara, is Dean home?" Rory asked sweetly, which wasnt hard.
"Dean! Rory's here!" Clara called over her shoulder.
Dean appeared throught the doorway, he covered Clara's eyes, and gave Rory a passionate kiss.
Clara giggled and ran off into the house.
"Dean this is my new friend Ashley," she gestured from Dean to Ashley.
Ashley shook his hand, then whispered to Rory, "He's a cute one."
Rory smiled and shook her head in agreement.
"Wanna come with us, I was just going to show Ashley around town, then we were gonna go back to my place for pizza?" Rory asked.
"Sure sounds fun." Dean said and closed the door behind him.
The threesome walked down the street to Luke's diner. They walked in and found Luke in his usual backwards hat, wiping the coutner.
"Hey Luke," Rory said as she sat in a stool, her boyfriend and friend doing the same.
"Hey Rory, who's your friend?" Luke asked, eyeing Dean, then moving his eyes onto the girl.
"Oh, this is Ashley, she goes to school from me," Rory said.
"Hi," Ashley said with a smile, holding up her hand to wave.
"Can I get you anything?" Luke asked.
"Actually no, we were just showing Ashley around town," Rory said.
"Well yeah, we better get the pizza," Rory said, and stood up the others following behind her.
"Bye Luke!" Ashley called behind her, then Rory did the same.
"Wait," Rory said, "I want you to meet Lane, first" so they walked in that direction and soon found themselves there.
"Hello," Lane's mother answered the door.
"Oh hello Mrs. Kim," Rory seemed a little surprised that she opened the door.
"Hello Rory, what do you want," Mrs. Kim may have said it a little harsh but Rory knew she meant well.
"I just wanted to introduce Lane to my new friend," Rory said pleasantly.
"Fine, only 5 minutes though," she said sharply and called for Lane.
Lane came quickly and smiled at the entourage.
"Hey Lane," Rory said.
"Hey," she said back and maintained her smile.
"This is Ashley, she goes to my school," Rory introduced.
"Nice to meet you," Ashley said and held out a hand for her to shake.
Lane took it unsurely, "Nice to meet you too."
It was quite for a while, then rory broke the silence, "Wanna come with us to get pizza, then go back to my place?"
"Umm, I better not, you know how my mom is," Lane said quietly, and didn't even bother to ask.
"Yeah," Rory smile, "Well i'll see you around."
They left and went to order a pizza.
"Yeah two large cheese pizza's please," Rory asked the guy at the counter.
"That's be 15," he said and went to place the order with the cooks.
"Where do you wanna go while we wait?" Dean asked.
"What hasn't she seen yet?" Rory asked Dean.
"Hmmm," Dean thought for a moment, "Are they having a town meeting tonight?"
Rory shook her head, "Let's go."
And with that they were off again.
"Miss. Patty should have doors on her studio, without a doubt," one man said.
"What's so wrong with that?" Miss. Patty called from another corner of the room.
"We have to look at girls in tights, or even guys in tights every day," he said again.
Ashley stood up, "You know i'm just visiting this town for a day, but already i feel a sense of warmth, and do you know why?" she stopped then continued, "because everyone in this town is so open and nice, they dont care what people think of them, and we dont have many towns like this one in the world, and we should keep it, besides ballet is about free expression, and showing people how you feel, you should come to respect that, this is such a nice town, and you shouldn't change it."
She sat down, and then loud applause came.
"Where did she come from?" the man that had debated her before said.
"Wow, you're a natural," Rory said.
"What can i say?" Ashley replied with a smile.
"Ok, so it's decided Miss. Patty will not need doors on her studio," Taylor said and the meeting was adjourned.
"Perfect, it's time to pick up the pizza," Rory said, intertwining her hand with Dean's and the three strode off again.
Dean was carried the pizza's until they were back at the house.
They were eating and carrying on the usual conversation.
"You should've seen Ashley, she's a natural mom," Rory said.
"Really? What happened?" Loralei was actually interested.
"Well they were thinking of putting doors on Miss. Patty's," this cause Loralei to frown, then Rory continued, "And Ashley stood up and totally blew the place away, everyone in there applauded and everything, it was great."
Dean gave his girlfriend a smile, and she smiled back, they were so cute.
They were finished eating and Ashley figured she should head home.
"I should go, you never know what my parents are thinking," Ashley said.
"Yeah," Rory said, saddness appearing in her tone.
"It's been really fun, thanks," Ashley smiled and reluctantly stepped outside to take the bus home.
Loralei put on a nice smile, "Nice to meet you."
"Is it ok if she stays for dinner?" Rory asked.
"Yeah, sure," Loralei replied.
"I'm just gonna introduce her to some friends, and show her around the town," Rory stated.
"Yeah, sure i'll stay here," Loralei said, then continued, "Hey wanna bring back a pizza?"
"Yeah sure!" Rory called as she opened the door.
Loralei walked into the living room and sat down on the couch, the portable phone in her hand.
"Max?" she said, "Yeah, it's me, Loralei, are you still on for Sunday?" a pause, then, "Great, i can't wait."
Loralei hung up the phone and smiled to herself.
"That's where my boyfriend works," Rory said pointing to the small grocery store to their right.
"Oo! Is he working?" Ashley asked.
"No, not tonight," Rory said.
"Then let's go see him!" Ashley said excitedly.
She linked her arm through Rory's and practically skipped toward Dean's house.
They were on Dean's porch now, Rory rung the doorbell and after little time of waiting Dean's little sister answered.
"Oh no," Clara said under her breath, "the girlscout."
I dont think she knew Rory heard her.
"Hi Clara, is Dean home?" Rory asked sweetly, which wasnt hard.
"Dean! Rory's here!" Clara called over her shoulder.
Dean appeared throught the doorway, he covered Clara's eyes, and gave Rory a passionate kiss.
Clara giggled and ran off into the house.
"Dean this is my new friend Ashley," she gestured from Dean to Ashley.
Ashley shook his hand, then whispered to Rory, "He's a cute one."
Rory smiled and shook her head in agreement.
"Wanna come with us, I was just going to show Ashley around town, then we were gonna go back to my place for pizza?" Rory asked.
"Sure sounds fun." Dean said and closed the door behind him.
The threesome walked down the street to Luke's diner. They walked in and found Luke in his usual backwards hat, wiping the coutner.
"Hey Luke," Rory said as she sat in a stool, her boyfriend and friend doing the same.
"Hey Rory, who's your friend?" Luke asked, eyeing Dean, then moving his eyes onto the girl.
"Oh, this is Ashley, she goes to school from me," Rory said.
"Hi," Ashley said with a smile, holding up her hand to wave.
"Can I get you anything?" Luke asked.
"Actually no, we were just showing Ashley around town," Rory said.
"Well yeah, we better get the pizza," Rory said, and stood up the others following behind her.
"Bye Luke!" Ashley called behind her, then Rory did the same.
"Wait," Rory said, "I want you to meet Lane, first" so they walked in that direction and soon found themselves there.
"Hello," Lane's mother answered the door.
"Oh hello Mrs. Kim," Rory seemed a little surprised that she opened the door.
"Hello Rory, what do you want," Mrs. Kim may have said it a little harsh but Rory knew she meant well.
"I just wanted to introduce Lane to my new friend," Rory said pleasantly.
"Fine, only 5 minutes though," she said sharply and called for Lane.
Lane came quickly and smiled at the entourage.
"Hey Lane," Rory said.
"Hey," she said back and maintained her smile.
"This is Ashley, she goes to my school," Rory introduced.
"Nice to meet you," Ashley said and held out a hand for her to shake.
Lane took it unsurely, "Nice to meet you too."
It was quite for a while, then rory broke the silence, "Wanna come with us to get pizza, then go back to my place?"
"Umm, I better not, you know how my mom is," Lane said quietly, and didn't even bother to ask.
"Yeah," Rory smile, "Well i'll see you around."
They left and went to order a pizza.
"Yeah two large cheese pizza's please," Rory asked the guy at the counter.
"That's be 15," he said and went to place the order with the cooks.
"Where do you wanna go while we wait?" Dean asked.
"What hasn't she seen yet?" Rory asked Dean.
"Hmmm," Dean thought for a moment, "Are they having a town meeting tonight?"
Rory shook her head, "Let's go."
And with that they were off again.
"Miss. Patty should have doors on her studio, without a doubt," one man said.
"What's so wrong with that?" Miss. Patty called from another corner of the room.
"We have to look at girls in tights, or even guys in tights every day," he said again.
Ashley stood up, "You know i'm just visiting this town for a day, but already i feel a sense of warmth, and do you know why?" she stopped then continued, "because everyone in this town is so open and nice, they dont care what people think of them, and we dont have many towns like this one in the world, and we should keep it, besides ballet is about free expression, and showing people how you feel, you should come to respect that, this is such a nice town, and you shouldn't change it."
She sat down, and then loud applause came.
"Where did she come from?" the man that had debated her before said.
"Wow, you're a natural," Rory said.
"What can i say?" Ashley replied with a smile.
"Ok, so it's decided Miss. Patty will not need doors on her studio," Taylor said and the meeting was adjourned.
"Perfect, it's time to pick up the pizza," Rory said, intertwining her hand with Dean's and the three strode off again.
Dean was carried the pizza's until they were back at the house.
They were eating and carrying on the usual conversation.
"You should've seen Ashley, she's a natural mom," Rory said.
"Really? What happened?" Loralei was actually interested.
"Well they were thinking of putting doors on Miss. Patty's," this cause Loralei to frown, then Rory continued, "And Ashley stood up and totally blew the place away, everyone in there applauded and everything, it was great."
Dean gave his girlfriend a smile, and she smiled back, they were so cute.
They were finished eating and Ashley figured she should head home.
"I should go, you never know what my parents are thinking," Ashley said.
"Yeah," Rory said, saddness appearing in her tone.
"It's been really fun, thanks," Ashley smiled and reluctantly stepped outside to take the bus home.