A few hours into what I've come to call 'flight of fancy fucked over', I glance down at Rory, who's snuggled against my side reading her lit textbook. "You're seriously going to study the whole flight?"

She sighs. "Finn, if you cause trouble on this flight, Logan will maim you," she offers, "and I don't want that. Please, I'm begging you. Plug in a DVD and zone out."

I brush my fingers across her stomach. "But love, movies are boring without you."

I feel her lean into me more firmly. "You had better be talking about my ability to bring the mock, because Logan took my civics textbook hostage. It's the only reason he's letting us sit together."

I shrug. "That too." I increase the pressure of my hand on her stomach, and breathe deeply as I feel her own hand begin to trace patterns on my upper leg.

She tilts her head back to meet my eyes. "You do understand that he took that particular textbook because it also happens to have all of my lecture notes stuffed into it, right? I can't just make you buy me a new one."

My hand stills. "But I'm bored." I reach down and take her hand off my leg in order to play with her fingers.

"Then come up with a project. Help Colin distract Lane."

A project? What kind of a…oooh…a project. I could liberate the textbook! I lean down and peck her lightly on the lips. "Thanks love."

I move quickly to sit at the small table where Colin and Lane are playing a calm game of cards.

Colin glances up briefly. "What do you want?"

"I'm bored." I admit. "Rory thinks I need a project."

He lifts an eyebrow. "She actually told you to come up with a project? After Logan's reaction to your little message?"

"She's trying to study, I think I was distracting her."

"Why is Finn coming up with something to do a problem?" Lane asks carefully.

I smile. "Most of them are under the impression that when I'm bored I cause trouble."

"Don't you?"

Colin snickers, and I glance at him. "Don't be so excited mate. You're helping me."

"I am doing no such thing."

Oh yes you are. I turn to Lane. "Deal me in. What are we playing."

Her eyes go wide. "Go Fish."

I feel Colin deflate. "How do we get rid of you?"

"I need a distraction." I tell him. "Something to get Logan and Stephanie away from their seat without bringing anything with them."

He groans. "Leave the textbook alone."

Lane smiles. "You're going to take Rory's textbook back?"

I nod. "How else am I going to convince her to pay attention to me?"

She glances at Rory, and sighs. "Okay, I'm telling you this only because I don't feel like making Logan mad at me, seeing as this is his plane."

What is she talking about? "This sounds promising." I admit.

"Do not, under any circumstances, reveal that I'm the one who told you this, both to her and to her mother. In fact, don't even give Lorelai the information." She continues.

"Never tell that to Finn." Colin clips.

She pauses, looking at Colin carefully, and then turns back to me. "Swear it or I'll make sure my mother follows you everywhere every single time you come to Stars Hollow."

She's good. I glance back at Rory, and watch her bite her lip softly as she highlights a passage in the book. She's really good. I turn back to Lane. "I swear."

She smiles. "Empire Records, and you sit in front of her so that she can play with your hair."

I blink a few times. That's it? That's all it takes? "It can't be that easy."

"If you're in front of her she can't study at the same time. Plus, she likes playing with your hair."

Colin groans. "You just had to talk about their love life." He looks at Lane. "Come on. Couldn't you have come up with something else?"

She crosses her arms. "Would you like him to be playing cards with us? Or would you like him to be distracted by Rory?"

I look back and forth between them. "You're not playing 'Go Fish'."

"Sure we are." Lane gestures at the cards on the table.

"There's a twist somewhere."

Colin's gaze hardens suddenly. "Drop it Finn."

Ah. One of those games. Interesting. I smile. "Thank you for your help Miss Kim. Enjoy the flight." I stand, and cross to the cabinet near Logan and Stephanie, who are talking quietly.

"What are you up to Finn?" Logan asks sharply.

"Breathe mate." I tell him. "Rory has put a moratorium on pissing you off for the duration of the flight. I'm even being good."

"Somehow I don't believe you."

"That textbook you have?" I point at it calmly.

He nods. "What about it."

"You had no idea you managed to get one with lecture notes in it, did you?"

He grins. "Really?"

I sigh. "Yes. Really." I grab the DVD, and point it at her. "She does, however, need a break from that book before she goes bug-eyed, so if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go watch a movie."

I cross back to Rory, and kneel before her, plucking the textbook from her hands. "Hey!" she protests.

I smile. "Watch a movie with me love."

She meets my eyes. "Didn't I tell you to harass Colin and Lane?"

"Did that."

"What about Logan and Stephanie?"

I lift an eyebrow. "Do you really think that would be a good plan?"

She smiles. "And just how do you plan to keep your wandering hands to yourself?"

I lean forward, and capture her lips with mine softly. Breaking away, I shrug. "You can hold me this time."

I watch as her eyes begin to sparkle the way they always do when she's excited. "Really?"

Fascinating. How could I not have known about this? Seven months, and I had no idea. I nod. "Sure, why not?" I quickly plug in the DVD, and return to the couch, settling in front of her, smiling as her legs wrap around my waist. "I could get used to this pet." I whisper softly as she clicks on the film.

I feel her lips on my neck. "So could I."