"Did you look at all the pictures before you uploaded and sent them to me and your father cause I already told him not to open them if he wanted to remember you as his darling little girl?"

"Mom? What are you talking about?" Rory asks trying to make sense of Lorelai. "It's 7 am why are you calling this early?" Rory whispers getting out of bed and going into the other room to keep from waking Finn before he had to be up for his meeting. "I looked at them in the car on the way home. I didn't watch the videos but those usually come out fine. Why? What's wrong?"

"What's wrong? You have been withholding things. The fruit of my loins is hiding things from me. I'm cut, I'm bleeding, I think I see bone."

"Mom I haven't had coffee yet slow down. I'm pulling up the file now. Okay funny, goofy, blurry, oh shit! Oh My God! I'm sorry I didn't know those were taken. UGH! I'm killing Joey. Aw, that one's kind of cute though." Rory was staring in horror at a set of pictures taken of her and Finn asleep. A couple before Joey decided it was best to pull the covers up a bit. Rory groaned... The last few days here had been like an all-humiliation network.

"Rory! Snap out of it. Correct me if I'm wrong but that IS Logan's right-hand man? His partner in crime. The one who hit on me. The Australian. Why is mommy's little girl in bed with the sexy best friend of the ex? And why didn't you tell me you were seeing him? How long has this been going on?"

"It just happened that night, I'm still in Austin with Finn. I fly to New Mexico tomorrow. There should be a video of the song he sang... Watch it mom for two years that song always made him think of me. He wanted to ask me out but Logan beat him to it. Then he watched me and Logan date the whole time liking me. And Finn was always my favorite I never asked myself why before but he's different, Stars Hollow's craziness fascinates him. I think he would be at home there. He's so gentle and funny. Mom he... I don't know how to describe him but he's the perfect mix of kid and man. He has all these responsibilities and has no problem meeting them. Then he goes rolling down hills to have fun. He doesn't drink like he use to. I feel at home with him I don't feel like I have to be anything other than myself. And he let me name his appliances."

"Dirty."

"Mom, I know he's one of Logan's friends but when I bring him home will you try not to hold that against him? It would make me very happy."

"I'll try. Oh, and I watched his it's sweet and looked like a kick-ass kiss too. Oh, but my favorite was your piggyback ride to the elevator. Giddy up." Lorelai mocks "Now were there spurs involved because I didn't see any makes on your stud?"

"Please what will it take to end this and have it never brought up again?"

"A Cowboy of my own, very buff with no shirt."

"Mom I'm hanging up."

"No wait a hat and boots should do it," Lorelai said joking

"Done now which pictures did you like?" Rory asked with a groan.

"Fine talk work. For the video use Joey's song and the group's song. Maybe his but you might want to think about editing the kiss unless you want Logan's head to explode. That could be a nice bonus. Hey has he been told? And shots 4,6,9,11, and 16. That's Luke gotta go. Love ya, hun. Be Safe. I want details later. Hey kid?"

"Yep?"

"You look happy very happy. Still too thin but happy."

Rory sighs, "I am"

"Good, gotta run."

Pacing back and forth waiting for Finn to finish reading her article, Rory had resorted to chewing her nails. "It's wonderful. Smart, witty, I feel like it's a letter written directly to me. But that's what you want to be speaking directly to your readers. I love it. Let's look at the pictures." Finn exclaimed completely taken by surprise as Rory launched herself at him.

"I'm so glad you like it. It means so much to me." She rushes to give him a quick chaste kiss. "These are the ones my mom recommended and I think I agree with all except this one. It seems too intimate to me. Plus I want to be sensitive. You know Logan, head, exploding he still hasn't called you back which means he's upset. It doesn't change how I feel but you want to stay friends."

Finn nods and looks down at the picture Rory was talking about. Personally, it was one of his favorites they were dancing and Rory was leaning back laughing and he was looking down and smiling at her. She looked amazing which is probably why Lorelai picked it, but maybe she was right it gave a feeling that they were sharing a secret and very much had the feel of lovers to it. "I plan to frame this for my desk, but I think you are right. What about this one?"

Rory looks over his shoulder at the picture as she refills her coffee mug and his. It was the one the waitress took during the line dancing lesson. Rory starts laughing as she remembers, that her foot had slipped and she fell taking Finn, Joey, and David all down with her. They are in a tangled mess on the floor all of them laughing. "It's goofy, but I like it. Feels playful that's how the night felt."

"I was thinking of these two also. From yesterday" Rory said thinking back.

"Finn what are we doing at the capital, I've already been here remember."

"Love I know you have but I have it on good authority that part of growing up in Austin is going to the capital and standing on the star on the floor and looking up at the star at the top of the rotunda putting your arms out and twirling. Look, Love, look at those schoolchildren. We are going to do that." pulling her towards the center he asks the tour guide if she would take their picture, she smiles and agrees.

"Finn we are not children everyone will stare at us."

"That's half the fun, kitten. In ominous Paratus"

"Now on to part two of the capital experience. Frank will take pictures. " As they make it out the side door Rory sees the lawn is lush and green with big hills. Rolling hills. And there were at least 5 kids rolling down the hills! It looked fun just as twirling had. Rory grabs his hand and takes off running for the hills. They rolled once together and a couple of times by themselves laughing harder than she had in years.

Amy's Ice cream was the next stop for Shiner Bock Beer ice cream which was interesting and very different. Ice cream was vanilla-flavored with chunks of frozen beer. Of course, with Finn around, she ended up with ice cream on her face. She managed to get them to ship some to Stars Hollow for her... For her mom and Luke, this had to be experienced you couldn't just tell someone about it.

"Add the picture of the beer ice cream, too. So how many pictures do you want? You have 4 now."

"I usually add 6 but all the other pictures are very couple-looking. Of course, there are always pictures Joe took while we were sleeping. Those would go over big. I can't believe my mom saw them."

"Well look at the bright side what did she really see? Some flirting and you asleep on my chest, obviously no clothes but tastefully covered by a sheet. She saw more of me than you glad your lead was where it was. Yeah, it's bad but we can always find a way to get Joe back." He winked.

"Don't forget hand wrapped in my hair it makes it look more passionate. Yeah, my dad will love that since he was also sent the folder before mom called. So your dad has seen me half naked and mine has seen us in bed post throws. Yeah, not at all embarrassing." Rory mutters rather loudly. Finn laughs. "Again that's also one of my favorites but it has a place and your parent's inbox would not be my first choice. My desk drawer, or over the bed but not an inbox. Don't worry they'll get over it. What about the picture with dad? It's great and doesn't need a lot of explaining. And just throw in another of the dancing maybe this one of Joey and Dave. There's your 6 and no one gets offended."

"Perfect! Oh and Finn the picture of us Joey took... already on your laptop." Rory said running out of the room, with Finn right behind her laughing. They spent their last night laughing, playing, and making love. It was a perfect evening just them, they didn't sleep much. Rory wanted the night to last forever.

Walking hand in hand thru the airport they talked about her schedule and what weekends she had off. What days he could fly out to her and make a plan to talk every night? But mostly they just held each other while they could. Dreading when her flight was called. They were so involved in each other that they didn't notice the couple that had stopped to stare with surprise and shock. Leaning against the wall they wait for a chance to approach.

"Now it's a direct fight and I told Joey I would call when you got in the air. She's going to want all the details. Just tell her I'm amazing, hung like a horse, the stamina of an ox" Rory just laughs and kisses him tenderly before standing up.

"I'll call you when I get there." She says pulling him into a desperately passionate kiss. "I don't wanna go. For the first time, I don't care what the next city has to offer. Tell me to stay. I've done this job for a year I've learned and experienced life. Tell me not to go." she pleads.

"Love, I can't do that you have a job plus you're under contract not just so they can't fire you, you can't quit. I don't want you to leave but we'll make it work. You'll see I'll see you this weekend." He kissed her forehead before she turned to walk down the gate. He smacked her butt.

"Finn!" she turned to find Finn with his hands behind his back looking at the ceiling whistling. "What?" he said with a wink and grin. He could hear her laughing down the gate. It was just so Finn.