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Chapter 16: Fleeing Oompa loompa's and Chocarivers.

"I'll get it!" Rory screamed as she walked up to the ringing phone.

"Gilmore Insane Asylum. What's your malfunction?"

"You're definitely your mother's daughter." Luke grunted on the other end of the line.

Rory chuckled. "Hey Luke, mom's in the shower."

"That's good, I'm calling for you actually. I need you to come over here, we need to talk. But you can't tell your mom, just say you're coming over for some coffee or else she'll get suspicious and drill you like you're a double-faced spy in World War 3." He rambled in one breath.

This made Rory laugh out loud. "You're definitely my mother's boyfriend." She mocked him. "I'll be there in five minutes."

"Okay, I'll have a cup of coffee waiting for you."

Just as she hung up Lorelai came down the stairs.

"Who was that on the phone?" she asked her daughter.

"It was Luke; he wanted to know if he should bring over some coffee. You know, to make up for the fact that he isn't coming tonight. But I told him I'd pick it up, that way he won't have to deal with you and your notorious pout." She lied quickly.

Lorelai stuck out her tongue. "Mean! But I guess it's kind of sweet of him."

"Yes it is." Rory agreed as she put on one of her moms long coats to conceal the tight black spandex top and leggings, the big hair people would just have to deal with.

"Huh, I half expected it to be my mom to tell us she had a change of heart and ordered us to come over tonight to make up for letting us of the hook last night." Lorelai said seriously.

"Oh, come on, mom. You know she wouldn't do that. I think it was awfully considered of her to let us skip dinner." Rory defended her grandmother.

"True, she didn't even make a fuss about it." Lorelai conceded.

"Exactly. Now, if you would excuse me, I'm going to get us some coffee. Finn is getting ready in my room. You should hurry too, we've got a long night ahead of us." She said as she pointed to her moms sweats.

"Now don't you worry your pretty little big- haired head about it. I'll be done when you get back. Now off you go." Lorelai said as she gently pushed Rory out of the door.

"You're late." Luke commented dryly as soon as Rory stepped into the empty diner.

"Yeah, sorry about that, I got delayed." Rory apologized.

"That's okay. You're mom?"

"Yep."

Luke smiled knowingly and placed a cup of coffee in front of her on the counter. After that he walked up to the door and closed it. He didn't want to be interrupted. He took a seat next to Rory and took a deep breath. After he'd gathered enough courage he took a small, dark blue, velvet box out of his pocket and slid it over the counter to Rory.

Rory opened the box. In the middle of it laid a white golden ring with a big diamond in the middle. In the band, on each side of the diamond, was a strip with smaller diamonds in it and underneath the diamond, was a thin strip covered with little diamonds. It was connected underneath the diamond and on far sides of the band, leaving space between it and the band in the middle.

Rory looked up at Luke and smiled.

"I'm really flattered, Luke, but you're dating my mom, I couldn't do that to her. Besides, you're a bit too old for me." She joked.

Luke's complexion turned deep red and he didn't quite know what to say. He knew Rory was only joking, but that sense of humor of her and her mom could make him feel discomfited very easily.

Seeing Luke's face made Rory laugh out loud.

"I'm sorry Luke, I was just kidding. The ring is simply beautiful, mom will love it."

"Are you sure?" Luke asked.

"Positive."

"Good. The ring belonged to my grandmother. She gave it to my dad to give to my mom, who, in turn, passed it on to me."

"So, this was Nicole's first?" Rory wanted to know. She knew her mom wouldn't appreciate getting Luke's ex- wife's engagement ring.

"No, I didn't want to give it to Nicole. This ring has always been for your mother, even when we weren't dating. It just felt wrong to give it to Nicole." Luke explained, feeling a tad embarrassed again.

Rory wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a spontaneous and heartfelt hug. Knowing how Luke was uncomfortable with displays of affection, Rory made sure the hug was short.

When she pulled away she looked at Luke. "You're a great man, Luke. And my mother is very lucky to have you in her life as her boyfriend. Finally. And I am lucky too." She said, her voice thick with emotion. She saw he was about to object but the prevented him from doing so by saying; "I know you don't like to get all touchy-feely, but you obviously asked me to come here to approve the ring and maybe even give you my blessing, so you're going to have to hear me out."

Luke just looked at her with a faint smile on his face and nodded for her to continue.

"You've always been the steady father-figure in my life and I'm glad that you're going to be an official part of our family. You're perfect for my mom, you make her happy and for that I will always love you."

Luke looked at Rory with a single tear in the corner of his eye. "I love you too, Rory. And I feel blessed that I'm a part of your lives. You and your mom mean the world to me." He gave Rory another hug.

"Now," he started when he sat back again "I also asked you here because I need your help with something. I want to ask you mom to marry me in a very special way. Do you have any ideas?"

Rory thought for a couple of minutes. 'How can Luke top Max' proposal?' Then a brilliant thought came to mind.

She began to tell Luke her plan.

Right after she was done the phone in the diner rang.

"Luke's." Luke answered the phone.

"Hey dinerman, is my baby still there?" Lorelai asked him.

"Yes, as a matter of fact she is. Jess' birthday is coming up and I want to buy him a good book. Rory was giving me some suggestions." Luke lied out of necessity.

"Let me guess, she got carried away. I mean, books are her favorite subject to rant about."

"Yeah, but I didn't mind, I like listening to her."

"That's good to know. Now, would you please send her home with a big supply of coffee?"

"Will do. She'll be right there." Luke promised.

"Okay, see you tomorrow, dinerman. I love you." Lorelai smiled into the phone.

"I love you too." Luke said quickly and hung up.

"Ahh, aren't you two the cutest…" Rory dwelled mockingly.

Luke just blushed and started to poor coffee in several big to- go cups. "Did you hear what I told your mom about you still being here?" he asked her as he placed the cups in holder so they would be easier to carry.

"Yes, I did. And don't worry, I'll stick with that story." Rory assured him.

"Good. And thank you, Rory, for everything." Luke smiled. He handed her the coffee and walked to the door to open it for her.

"Anytime, Luke." Rory gave him a quick kiss on his cheek and went home.

"Colin, would you please hurry up? Even I don't need this much time to get ready. Girls don't like these sorts of feminine traits in a guy, trust me." Stephanie whined at the other side of Colin's bedroom door.

"He's still not done?" Logan asked surprised. He was just coming out of his room and had his laptop under his arm.

"No, can you believe that? When was the last time he took this long?" Steph asked Logan.

"Right before the LDB prom, when Liza Esperti was my date." Colin, who finally exited his bedroom, answered for him. He was wearing dark blue, stone washed jeans and a pink shirt with blue and darker pink stripes.

Steph looked him up and shook her head. "You spent all this time in that room and then you come out with your clothes all wrong!" she uttered in disbelieve.

"Come here." She ordered as she pulled him closer and started to fix his ensemble. She unbuttoned the three upper buttons and the one at the bottom of his shirt. Colin couldn't help but to swallow as Steph's hand accidentally grazed his groin in the process.

After that she unbuttoned the buttons on his sleeves and rolled them up to his elbows. As a finishing touch she put his collar up.

"All done." She said as she stepped back to look at Colin again.

"Much better." She smiled as she looked him over once more. It was clear that she liked what she saw.

"Are you sure about this?" Colin asked insecurely. "I feel like a walking Abercrombie and Fitch advertisement." He added scowling.

"Don't whine, Colin. You look hot. The girls will be dropping at your feet in bushes tonight, trust me." Stephanie reassured him. Then she turned to Logan, who had been watching his two friends in amusement.

"Are you sure you don't want to join us?" she asked him with a small pout and puppy eyes.

"Yes, I'm sure. You two go ahead and have some fun. I've got to check on some Christmas presents I've ordered online." He answered smiling.

"You'd better not be getting my present of the net. I want something that you've put time and effort in. Physical effort included." Steph told him with her hands on her hips.

"And what if I told you that I could only get your present of the net because you can't get it in a store and it has to come all the way out of Europe."

"Then I would say that you've confused my present with that of Rory." She said knowingly.

"Normally I would have conceded, but this time your present actually has to come out of Europe. I can't tell you which country, though, because then you would know in an instant." Logan explained.

"Fine, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, but you'd better not be mendacious right now." She threatened him mockingly.

"I wouldn't dream of it." Logan smirked.

"Right. Well, have fun and we'll see you tomorrow. Don't forget about brunch, okay?" Steph reminded him.

"I won't. Are you two meeting Robert at the club?" Logan wanted to know.

"Yes, he and Paris are meeting us there at…" Colin paused to look at his watch "17 minutes ago." He finished his sentence.

"Paris?" Logan asked surprised.

"Yeah, she told me that she didn't have any plans this weekend so I invited her to come along tonight." Steph answered. "And we'd better hurry to the pub. By now Paris might have strangled Robert, you know how obnoxious he can be." She added.

"You're right." Colin agreed as he handed Steph her coat. "Let's go."

"Goodnight Logan." They chorused.

"Goodnight kids. Have fun and do everything I wouldn't do." Logan replied before he turned back to his laptop.

"Hey guys, sorry I took so long." Rory yelled as she hung up her coat.

Lorelai appeared in front of her in the off-white dress Sandy wore to the dance. It had the flower on the waist and she even found shoes that bore a remarkable resemble to Sandy's shoes.

"Oh that's cool baby. You know how it is, rockin' an' rollin' an' what not." She mimicked Danny.

"Wrong line, mom." Rory smiled.

"Or," Lorelai started, stretching the O "wrong outfit. It depends on how you look at it."

"You're right, mom, here is your coffee." Rory gave her mom three cups and placed the rest on the coffeetable.

"Where's our Danny?" Rory wanted to know.

"Oh, he's outside, he got a call."

"Okay. Is the punch ready?"

"Yes, Finn made us some hot cider- cranberry punch."

"Sounds good. Is it strong?" Rory asked her mom.

"Well, let's just put it this way; I got rid of all my nose hairs when I dared to smell it." Lorelai chuckled.

"That's what you get when you leave a task like that up to Finn." Rory responded dryly. "Anyway, I like the dance floor you made."

The couch was placed underneath the window opposite the television, right next to it was the big chair. The chaise longue was placed against the door that led to the side of the house. Between the chaise and the chair was the table, it had all sorts of junk food on it and, of course, Finn's punch. The television was on its usual place, next to the fireplace, where a small fire was burning.

In the middle of the room laid a wooden dance floor and there were red and white ribbons draped across the ceiling, just like in the movie. Rory knew they would have to take them off before 'Gone with the wind', that way they could dance to the songs properly. They had already drew up a schedule for all the songs that you had to do with a partner, seeing as there were two of them and only one guy.

Poor Finn, he'll get no rest this evening. But then again, he was the one who gave mom the idea for the reenactments. Well, technically it was me who told her about his reenactment at the meet market and got her all excited, but it's much more fun to blame it on Finn. Rory thought to herself as she watched the stacks of movies, junk food, drinks and clothes.

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"I thought you guys were starting your movie weekend last night." Logan told Finn.

"Yeah, but we were beat after all the shopping we did. And besides, Rory wasn't really up to it after your little run-in last night." Finn explained.

"I understand. I felt really messed up last night too, I shouldn't have gone after her." Logan said, he sounded defeated.

"Don't beat yourself up, mate. She was glad she saw you. I think part of her is afraid that you will forget her or get over her and move on."

"I could never do any of those things, Finn. I love her, for God's sake!" he exclaimed rather heatedly.

Finn was a bit taken aback by his friend's confession, but then he smiled. He had known it for a while now and was glad Logan had finally realized it.

"Are you going to tell her?" Finn wanted to know.

"Of course I am, but not yet. I want to be out of this mess first. And want to tell her when I can really be with her again." Logan explained himself.

"I think that's the best thing to do. I mean, yes, I guess she has doubts and fears right now, but she can get past that, just show her you care. But telling her you love her would only make this whole separation even harder on her."

"I know."

The two friends were quiet for a few minutes, each contemplating the situation.

"Did you call the company to tell them the plans were moved to tonight?" Logan asked, breaking the silence.

"Yeah, I took care of it." Finn assured him.

"Do you think she'll like it?"

"Are you bloody kidding me; she'll absolutely love it. You really outdid yourself this time."

"Well, nothing is good enough for my Ace, just make sure to get her reaction on camera."

"I wouldn't dare forgetting it."

For a minute, they were quiet once more.

"So, what are your plans for the holidays?" Logan broke the silence once again.

"Actually, Rory and her mum invited me to stay with them during the break. I hope you don't mind."

"Of course not. I already expected it and I'm glad you don't have to be alone. Besides, it's good for Ace to have you around; you're good in keeping people's spirits up. And this way we still have something linking us." Logan reassured Finn.

"That's good to hear, mate." Finn smiled into the phone. He was glad that Logan trusted him around his girlfriend, especially since his other best friend was in love with her.

"Well you should be getting back to the girls; you know how impatient they can get. I'll see you tomorrow night, right?" Logan asked.

"Yeah. We're heading back tomorrow night, that way we don't have to get up extra early Monday morning and we can head back together after we're done and packed our bags for the holidays." Finn confirmed. "So I'll see you tomorrow, enjoy the rest of your evening, mate."

"You too, Finn. And please say 'Hi' to Rory for me."

"I will, mate."

And with that they both hung up.

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"There you are!" Lorelai and Rory chorused when Finn stepped into the living room. He looked just like Danny. He was wearing tight black pants, a black tight quarter sleeve t-shirt and a black leather jacket. His look was completed with a big tuft on his forehead.

"Finally!" Lorelai added.

"Some people are so touchy." Finn snorted.

He walked over to Rory and gave her a kiss on her cheek.

"Logan sends his love." He whispered in her ear. After that he walked over to the table and poured them all some punch.

"Let's begin, shall we?" he suggested.

"Yeah!" Lorelai cheered. They all took their seats and started to watch the movie.

"Steph! You're here!" Paris slurred as Steph and Colin approached the table she and Robert were sitting at.

"Paris, sweetie, I see you two started without us." Steph stated. She and Colin took their seats across from their friends and laughed at Paris, who looked like she just came back from a Limp Bizkit afterparty.

"Well, don't blame us. You two are late, we were right on time. Couldn't find anything to wear, Steph?" Robert asked in the haughty tone of voice they were al used too.

"Actually, fashion fever Barbie, over here, took longer than expected." Stephanie told him. After that she looked at Paris again.

"What you got there, Paris?" she asked the obvious intoxicated girl.

"I got a 'sex with teacher' in honor of my ex boyfriend; Asher Flemming. Robert here is showing me all kind of fun cocktails with clever names."

"I can see that. How many did you have?" Steph wanted to know.

"Three." She hiccupped while putting up 5 vingers.

"Oh really." Steph sneered while shooting a deathglare at Robert.

"Hey, don't look at me. She's old enough to make her own decisions." He raised his hands in defense.

"Which ones did you have so far?" the blond girl asked Paris.

"Well, I started with two drinks in honor of my scum of a boyfriend; Doyle. Them being a 'hairy navel' and a 'scummy nut sack'. Very delectable. And after that I had 'donkey semen' and a 'pink pussy'. Those were delightful as well." She garbled with a big grin on her face.

"Wow, she even sounds intelligent when she's drunk." Colin chuckled.

Before Steph could react, a blond, big- boobed waitress appeared at their table.

"What can I get you?" the bubblegum smacking girl wanted to know.

"I'll have a 'sex with the bartender'. Steph told her while eyeing the cute, muscular bartender.

Colin followed her gaze and felt a weird feeling in his gut. He couldn't quite place it and dismissed without giving it a second thought.

"I'll have an 'adonis'." He told the girl that was waiting for his order.

"Another 'angel's tit' for me, precious." Robert told the girl without even looking at her.

Paris didn't get the chance to order another drink because Steph beat her to it.

"This young lady will have two bottles of water."

Paris objected but Steph wouldn't budge. She knew Paris wasn't really used to alcohol and she didn't want her to make it worse than it already was.

"So, why don't you tell us what Doyle did to make you upset?" Colin asked the uptight girl. It was much more fun to hear other people's problems instead of worrying about his own.

"The lousy moron thinks he can do better than me!" she uttered indignant.

"What!" Steph said in disbelieve. "Has he looked in the mirror lately? He was lucky that he got you!"

"I know! When I asked him if he wanted to come over to my place at New Years Eve he told me he wasn't ready for a step like that and that he wanted to take some space so he can see what else is out there." She ranted; something that sounded hilarious with her intoxicated undertone.

Stephanie couldn't believe what she was hearing, that little miniature had some nerve! She would make sure to give him a piece of her mind before she left for the holidays.

"Summer dreams

Ripped at the seams,

But oh,

Those summer nights"

Lorelai and Finn sang from the tops of their lungs, and very off key. Rory was rolling on the ground while holding her stomach with laughter.

"Enough! Please… I beg of you; enough!" she shrieked between laughs.

Finn picked her up from the ground and placed her on the couch.

"Now, nipper. Please don't tell me you don't care for my musical qualities." He gasped mockingly.

"I do… Finn. I'm…. confident you… could… could be the next Am… American idol." She replied while she tried to regain her ability to breathe normal again.

"What about me?" Lorelai asked her daughter with big eyes.

By then Rory was breathing normal again.

"You, my dear mother, you could be the next Annette Zalinkas." She told her mom with sarcasm.

"Really?" Lorelai said, completely ignoring the sarcasm her daughter had just thrown her way. "I feel honored. I shall pay you an accolade once I received my first Grammy." She continued.

Rory chose to ignore her and turned her attention to Finn.

"It's a damn shame Lane couldn't make it tonight, huh?"

"Yes it is. But she assured me that the 'thing' she had to do with Zack and Brian couldn't possibly wait." Finn answered.

"Yeah, well. There's nothing we can do about it. Let's just watch the rest of the movie." She said as she sat back between Finn and her mom, who was just finishing her acceptance speech.

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After they'd finished the last song and picked themselves up from the floor, Finn and the girls went to change into their Oompa Loompa outfits. Lorelai had made them big white pants with matching suspenders and brown shirts with white stripes on the collar and sleeves. They even had matching socks and green wigs. Lorelai had definitely outdone herself this time, but then again, she had always wanted to dress up like an Oompa Loompa.

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After they had put on everything, including the white gloves, and painted their faces orange and their eyebrows white, the girls went downstairs to join Finn. But before they started to ascent the stairs Finn came up, frantically waving his arms and told them to wait upstairs.

"Why?" Lorelai wondered.

"It's a surprise. So would you please humor me and wait until I come and get you? Just trust me." Finn pleaded with puppy dog eyes.

"Fine." Lorelai conceded reluctantly "But this better be good." She added before joining Rory, who already went back to the bedroom.

Finally, after almost 20 minutes of pacing and speculating, Finn came to get them.

Downstairs, the girls encountered a sight that exceeded their wildest imaginations. And that said a lot; at the end of the twenty minutes Lorelai was convinced Finn had placed elephants in the living room and hippos in the kitchen, just to freak them out.

In front of them was a fairly long slithering pool that was filled with chocolate milk. In the middle of the choca river was a boat, and not just any boat, it was the "wonka-tania" from the movie. Around the choca river were trees, flowers, bushes and mushrooms. It looked a lot like the chocolate room from the movie.

Finn cleared his throat to get the girls attention. It was then that they noticed he wasn't wearing an Oompa Loompa costume; he looked just like Willy Wonka.

"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls… the chocolate room. And almost everything inside is eatable, I mean edible, I mean you can eat everything." He quotes the famous candy man.

The girls shrieked with pleasure and descended the rest of the stairs. Neither of them noticed the flower on Finn's hat, a flower that didn't belong there, a flower that wasn't a flower at all, but a camera.

Rory couldn't believe her eyes, this was a dream come true. She felt like she had stepped out of the real world, the world that had caused her misery and pain, and stepped into a world of magic. She walked up to Finn and hugged him tightly.

"You're amazing, dinki-di!" she told him sweetly.

"Dinki-di?" Lorelai inquired from her seat in the boat.

"It means 'something good from Australia'." Finn clarified. Then he looked at Rory.

"I'm glad you like it, nipper. But this isn't my doing. You have your bloke to thank for this all." He told her.

"Logan?" Rory's eyes got big and began to fill with tears. She couldn't believe he would do something this marvelous for her. Here she was; afraid that he might trade her in and all the while he was planning this for her. She was the luckiest girl in the world.

"Ow, how I love that silly man!" she exclaimed with a humongous smile on her face.

"You do?" Finn and Lorelai asked at the same time.

"Do I what?" Rory asked confused.

"Love him."

Her eyes went wide with disbelieve for a second time. "Did I just say that out loud?"

"Yes, hon, you did." Lorelai smiled.

"Well, in that case; yes, I do. I love Logan."

Her mom hurried out of the boat and ran up to her to hug her. "I'm so glad you finally admitted it." Lorelai told her daughter.

"You mean you knew?"

"Of course I did."

"Then why didn't you tell me?"

"Wasn't it much more fun to find out for yourself? Besides, would you really have believed me?" Lorelai wanted to know.

"Probably not." Rory admitted. Then her face fell.

"There's nothing much I can do with that realization now, so let's just forget it for the time being. We have a movie to watch!" she cheered the last part as she led the two others to the boat.

Rory was about to turn on the TV but stopped as she heard a zooming noise in front of the boat. There was a long machine placed on the ceiling and a large white screen was coming out of it.

"It's perfect." Lorelai started.

"It's unbelievable." Rory continued.

"It's Wonkavision." Finn finished.

They all shared a laugh and the air was cleared again; Rory was back in her world of magic.

"Finn, who's going to clean all of this up?" Lorelai wanted to know. She didn't feel much for cleaning the entire living room.

"Don't worry, it has all been taking cared of."

"Are you sure?"

"You should never doubt what nobody is sure about." Finn quoted again.

"That isn't a really comforting answer."

"Just trust me."

"I do." Lorelai smiled and sat back to enjoy the movie.

"What about that one?" Steph asked Colin while pointing at a cute redhead that was bouncing on the beat of the music.

"No, redheads are Finn's thing, not mine." He discarded the suggestion.

"Colin, come on. Isn't there any girl in here that you would want to dance with?" Steph asked. She pouted a bit. This got Colin's attention.

"Actually, there is." He smiled as he got up. He extended his hand to his blond lady friend and asked; "Care to dance, my lady?"

Stephanie smiled up at him and graciously accepted his hand. "It would be my pleasure, kind sir."

Before they walked to the dance floor Steph pointed a finger at Robert. "Don't you dare giving Paris any more cocktails, or else you'll have to deal with me." She warned him.

After that she followed Colin to the center of the dance floor. Just as they reached it Tyler Hilton's 'Glad' started playing. Colin looked Steph in her eyes and pulled her closer.

"Thank you." He whispered in her ear.

"For what?" Steph asked him.

"For helping me with this, for not judging me and for being here for me. For being my friend." He declared.

Steph felt a sting at the word 'friend', but blamed it on her drink.

From the table, Robert and a slightly sobered up Paris watched their two friends dancing.

"Do you think they'll find out any time soon?" Robert asked the girl next to him.

"I hope so. It would be nice to see this whole situation resolved as soon as possible." Paris answered.

"Then why don't we tell them?"

"Because they would get all defensive and that would mean that they would fight their feelings ten times harder." Paris reasoned.

"True." Robert conceded.

Logan was finally done with his presents and his share of the preparations for the groups' trip to the Cape. It had taken him a while, but he was satisfied with the results.

He had a hard time taking his mind of Rory. He had set up the whole 'Charlie' thing the morning before. When he heard about their plans from Finn he had felt the need to do something special for Rory. He had a feeling she would like it, more that she would ever like fine jewelry. She was very easy to please. He just wished he could have been there to see her reaction. At least he got to see it when Finn came back.

Logan knew that Finn and Rory regarded each other as siblings; he felt no need to worry. But he did feel jealousy. Misplaced jealousy, that he knew, but jealousy nevertheless. Finn got to spend time with her now, and Logan couldn't. He knew they could have just decided to meet whenever Colin wasn't around, but that just didn't feel right. He wanted to show unconditioned loyalty towards their friendship, which was only fair after so many years.

But then again; Colin already knew that she was still his girlfriend, so it wouldn't be betrayal. Besides, he didn't have to know right? Sneaking around felt a bit discourteous, but anything was better than not being able to see Rory at all.

The more he thought about it, the more the plan appealed to him. He wanted to discuss it with Rory tonight; he just couldn't wait with this. So he grabbed his coat, keys and phone and headed for his car.

Rory and Lorelai were preparing themselves for their first Oompa Loompa performance when the lights went out. The entire house went black within a second.

"Finn!" Rory yelled.

"What! I have nothing to do with this, I swear." He exclaimed.

"Relax, it's just a power failure. The whole block is probably out." Lorelai shooed them.

"No it's not. I can see the lights at Babette's from here." Rory stated simply.

All of a sudden the sound of rambling chains filled the awfully quiet house.

"Okay Finn, this isn't funny anymore!" Rory started to get agitated.

"Tell me about it, nipper. But it isn't me." Finn said, he sounded nervously.

"Then who could it be?" Rory asked.

Before anyone could answere a loud, acrimonious sound was heard, accompanied with the sound of a long cry that sent shivers down their spines. All of a sudden they could hear people banging on the doors and fingernails scratching over the windows. This got the three really scared.

"Guys, on my count we make a run for it, okay?" Lorelai whispered loud enough for them to hear.

"Okay." They both assented.

"On three."

A scary laugh could be heard and it sounded like it came from upstairs.

"Three!" Lorelai yelled.

They got out of the boat and ran to the door. Finn quickly opened it and walked outside with the two women clinging to him. Several figures in lack robed came at them from the corner of the porch.

Finn grabbed Lorelai's and Rory's hands and pulled them with him as he ran toward the street. When the figures started to pursue them the girls started to scream.

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Luke was counting the cash from the register and balancing his books when he heard screams coming from the street. He walked to the door and thought he saw something, but he couldn't figure out what it was. He shrugged his shoulders and started to walk back to the counter, but a big bang against the door stopped him. He let out a terrified scream when he saw two bright orange faces smashed against the window in the door.

Then he realized they were yelling at him. No, not yelling; they were begging him to open the door. As soon as he realized the two faces were Lorelai and Rory he quickly opened the door. He let the girls and Finn in and closed the door behind them.

The three of them hid behind his back.

"Are they still out there?" Lorelai asked with a small voice.

"Who are you talking about? I don't see anyone." Luke grunted.

"Then we must have lost them." Rory said.

"BOO!"

The foursome turned around with looks of horror on their faces and were greeted by three laughing teens. Lane, Zack and Brian were sitting on the floor; their face wet with tears from laughter. They were still wearing the black robes.

It didn't take the scared four long to join them in their laughter.

It took them all about a half an hour to calm down. Luke offered everybody coffee, but they declined.

Lane had seen the chocolate room and said that she wanted to join them. Zack and Brian wanted that too. Even Luke was curious to see the room.

"You can join us, as long as you take off the robes. They're still freaking me out." Lorelai shuddered.

"Okay. But you have to admit; we had you good." Lane beamed with pride.

"You most certainly did." Lorelai agreed.

The seven of them were sitting in the boat watching Charlie and the Chocolate factory. They had started to movie from the beginning again. Lane sat next to Zack, who had his arm around her and Lorelai was cuddled up against Luke. Rory sat next to Finn and Brian had a bench all to himself.

They were engrossed in the movie when someone knocked on the door.

"I'll get it." Rory whispered as she carefully got out of the boat.

She kept her gaze on the screen until the wall prevented her from looking any longer. She felt annoyed because someone interrupted the movie. Her annoyance quickly turned into surprise when she found Logan standing on the other side of the door.

"Logan! What are you doing here?" she asked as she shut the door behind her, not wanting to disturb the rest and feeling the need for some privacy.

"I needed to talk to you, Ace." Logan told her. Then he noticed her outfit.

Rory saw him looking her up and down and felt embarrassed.

"Just let me get my coat." She said as she turned around, but she was stopped by Logan's hand on her shoulder. She turned back.

"Please don't. You look adorable." He smiled sweetly.

Rory smiled back and took his hand. She led him to the low bridge where she used to spend time with Jess.

Once they got there they sat down in the middle of the bridge, facing each other.

"Thank you for what you did tonight." Rory said softly.

Logan smiled again. "It was my pleasure, Ace."

"So, what did you want to talk about?" Rory asked him after they had been quiet for a while.

Logan wasn't sure how to bring it, especially not after everything that had happened the last three days. It was amazing how much could change in such a short amount of time.

"Tonight is our three week anniversary. Did you know that?" he began.

"Yes, I did." Rory answered quietly.

"I need you, Ace. I can't deal with this separation. I've gotten so used to having you around that I can't go back to the way it was before you. I don't want to go back to that." He continued.

"I feel the same way, Logan. But we can't, not until Colin has moved on." Rory cried out desperately.

"I know, but I was thinking tonight." He hesitated; maybe she would tell him to go away, that she wouldn't be part of any of it anymore. But he had come this far, so he would just go trough with it.

"We can still see each other, Colin doesn't have to know." He finished.

Rory was silent for a couple of minutes and Logan started to get really worried.

"You mean we could sneak around, but nobody can know about it?" Rory wondered.

"Yes, I know it sounds like we have something to be ashamed of, but that's not it. I just want to be with you."

"Okay." Rory whispered.

Logan was surprised to hear that tiny word coming out of her mouth right then.

"Really?" he wanted to be sure he heard it right.

"Really." Rory smiled up at him. "I know it's unfair towards Colin, but I need you too, Logan. And besides…" she said as she moved closer to him and wrapper her arms around his neck.

"Clandestine meetings sound really… sexy."

Logan's smile grew even wider and he kissed her ferociously. When they had to pull apart for some oxygen Rory looked at her boyfriend and began to laugh really hard. His mouth and cheeks were completely orange. He looked really cute.

"Now you're an Oompa Loompa too." She told him before kissing him again.

A/N: This is probably my longest chapter so far. I hope you liked it. If you want to see the ring or Colin's outfit, just check my blog: allysramblingmind. blogspot. Com

If it seemed a bit rushed, sorry for that. As I was writing it the story kind of went it's own way. It wasn't what I had in mind, but it was a nice turn from the line that I was following. At least, it was for me.

Also, I could really use some suggestions for Luke's proposal. I'm drawing a blank here. So if you have an idea, please tell me.

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angeliclin: Sweet Linda, you're too kind. If it wasn't for you this chapter wouldn't have progressed at all. Thank you for your faith and encouraging words when I had a major case of writers block. I love how you get the meaning behind all my chapters. You're the best.

Gilmoregirl7878: I'm glad you finally got it to work. I hope you enjoyed your vacation.

Pink-x-Moonlight: I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter. It's a lot of fun to write Finn, you can go almost every way with him without making him ooc.

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beautymarked: It means a lot that you liked the confrontation. Matt in Brad's outfit… you're right. Yummie! I have to get that image out of my head pronto, I don't think my keyboard can handle all that drool. LOL!

riotgirllina: I love it that you loved it. :-) I know I said that it would take them a while to get back together, but as I was writing this just came to me. I usually don't think when I'm writing, I just go with whatever comes to me at that particular moment.

Gilmorefan31: Finn in leather details are coming up. I promise it will be worth the wait.

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Love,

Alaya