When I arrive in front of his door, my phone rings. I reach into my bag and grab it, glancing at the caller ID. "Yes Sookie?" I ask calmly.
"You haven't been answering your mom's calls. She's starting to panic." She offers.
"I told her not to call me again today. I had a midterm this morning."
"Is it over?"
"Yes."
"Then why aren't you answering her calls yet?"
"Because I've been meeting with professors. Finn is taking me on a holiday."
"Next week?"
"This week. We'll be back in time for the rehearsal on Friday."
She's quiet on the other end. "Your mom is going to freak out."
I sigh. "I know. That's why I'm sending her an assistant. She knew that this was my midterm week. I told her as soon as she and Luke picked the date that I wasn't going to be available to help this week because of midterms. This morning, she called me six times before nine am. I'm going away with my boyfriend, and we're leaving our cell phones with Logan and Steph. They will know how to contact us in an actual emergency." I pause, and let myself into his dorm, smiling at Logan and waving a bit. "Tell her I love her, and I'll see her on Friday night."
"You're sure kiddo?"
"Yes, I really am. Bye Sook." I end the call, and turn to Logan. "Hi Logan." I grin.
His eyes narrow. "That's never a good look."
"Finn and I need a favor."
"Why are you bringing me into this love?" Finn asks, poking his head out of his room.
I glance at him. "Where's your cell?"
He winces. "Your mother was calling again so I hid it. If I can't find it, I can't answer it."
"Go get it, Logan is going to keep it safe for the week."
"I'm pardon?" Logan asks. "Why am I doing this?"
I turn back to him. "Because you're a fantastic friend who wants to facilitate our escape?"
"You're asking me to help you escape from Lorelai? What do I get out of this deal?"
I shrug. "Eternal gratitude?"
He laughs a bit, shaking his head. "Nothing doing. Something tangible."
"Like what, exactly? Because there is no way I'm convincing Steph to go to Aruba with you and your family next week. Suffer through it alone, your family is evil." I clip.
"You're no good to me then. What've you got Finn?"
He winces. "I'll clean my room before your father's inspection of the premises on Sunday?"
"Like I'm going to believe that. There's a service coming in on Saturday while we're all at the wedding."
He spreads his hands. "I'll…attempt to convince Steph to go next week?"
"She won't listen to you."
Finn groans. "I'll call the temp service back and tell them my credit card number instead of yours."
Logan's eyebrows lift in surprise. "What temp service?"
I cross my arms. "Finn, what did you do?"
"You're the one who told me to do it love."
"No, I told you to hire a temp. Not to do it with Logan's credit card. Do you have any idea how much they're going to charge?"
"That would be why I gave them Huntz's card instead of mine."
"Finn!" Logan shouts.
"All it'll take is a quick check of the voicemails once a day." Finn shrugs.
"That's blackmail."
"I'm aware."
"Ace, tell me you're not condoning this."
"I really do need you to take the phones. If this is how it gets done, then this is how it gets done." I cross my arms. "Well?"
"You suck."
"Very mature." I offer.
"What's the temp for, exactly?"
"24-hour assistants for Lorelai until the wedding." Finn supplies.
"Gimme the phones. That's going to cost a goldmine."