"Hey Libby." Lorelai held out her arms to take her granddaughter. "Don't you look cute?"

Rory passed her over.

"And Jess nice tie." Lorelai commented.

"Don't blame me Rory picked it."

"I like it." Rory stated.

"Hey Paris."

"Lorelai."

"You remember Luke and Lane Paris."

"It's nice to see you both again." Paris said politely.

"Aren't Grandma and Grandpa here yet?" Rory asked.

"They had a flat tire, so they're waiting for Triple A." Lorelai replied.

"They don't have a spare they could change themselves?" Jess asked.

"My mother called in her hairdresser and her manicurist and went through ten outfits, add to that the fact that my mother has never changed a tire in her life, I doubt she would be changing one now. As for my father she wouldn't let him ruin his new suit."

"Don't forget the light bulb." Rory reminded Lorelai.

"Light bulb?" Lane asked.

"When I was six, the light bulb in my bedroom burnt."

"So change the bulb." Luke shrugged.

"Not my mother she called an emergency electrician." Lorelai replied.

"She paid fifty bucks for someone to change a light bulb?" Jess queried.

"Why do it yourself when you can pay some else to do it for you." Lorelai stated.

"Life styles of the people who have too much money." Jess muttered.

"My baby all grown up and wearing a tie." A voice came from behind them.

"Liz." Jess said.

"How is my favourite granddaughter?" Liz held out her arms to take Libby from Lorelai. Libby started crying.

"Let me take her." Jess took Libby from Liz. "Excuse us."

"William Blake?" Paris guessed at the poem Jess was gently reciting to Libby as they walked away.

"It's William Blake weekend. I think he was planning on starting Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." Rory glanced after them.

"Finally made it through Shakespeare?" Lorelai guessed.

"On Friday." Rory confirmed.

"He definitely didn't get the reading bug from me." Liz stated.

"Mom used to like reading when she had the time." Luke recalled.

"I don't remember that." Liz stated.

"She used to have this shelve of books that were always just out of reach because she didn't want us to ruin them. I think Dad gave them to charity after she died."

"You should tell Jess that." Rory said glancing over her shoulder. "I'm sure he'd like to hear it."

"Rory gets it from my father." Lorelai added.

"I'm not sure there is a study that links a love of books with genetics." Paris pointed out.

"So Lane is your mom coming?" Rory inquired.

"You invited Mrs Kim?" Lorelai questioned.

"Of course." Rory replied. "I extended an invitation as Grandma would put it."

"Momma has taken a philosophical view. She doesn't approve of how Libby was born but she's not blaming Libby and she thinks that having her baptised is a good idea." Lane explained. "She'll be here."

"What did I miss?" TJ asked walking over to the group.

"Paris this is TJ, Jess's stepfather. TJ, this is my friend Paris." Rory made introductions.

"Paris like the place in France with that big metal tower thing." TJ said.

"Take a slow deep breath." Lorelai whispered in Paris's ear.

"I have a friend who lives just outside Paris." Liz stated. "The one in New York, not the one in France."

"That's nice."

"Paris, Lane why do we go and check out to see if my grandparents are here yet." Rory suggested. "Excuse us."

"I guess TJ is here." Jess said as he bouncy Libby slightly to keep her entertained.

"Is there something wrong with that man?" Paris inquired.

"I keep asking myself that question." Jess replied.

"While hiding to avoid him." Lane added.

"Do you want to spend any more time with him than you have to?" Jess asked.

"No." Lane replied.

"They're leaving town next week so be nice." Rory told him. "I'm just going to see how far away my grandparents are."

"We're fine." Jess assured her.

TBC