"You know I could have just called him." Jess whispered as they stood outside the Gilmore house on Sunday afternoon. Rory held Libby in her arms having just rung the bell.

"It's nice to see them." Rory replied.

Emily opened the door.

"Rory, Jess, Libby. Were we expecting you?"

"Jess wanted to talk to Grandpa, so Libby and I thought we'd come along and visit." Rory explained.

"Please come in." Emily stepped back to allow them in. "Richard is in his study."

"Thanks." Jess replied. "I shouldn't be that long."

"So how are you Rory?" Emily inquired.

"I'm fine Grandma."

"And your mother?"

"She's complaining about being fat." Rory replied. "While I'm here, do you have any sturdy travelling luggage? Something we can take on the plane that won't fall apart."

"Of course." Emily responded.

"Plane go sky." Libby announced.

"That's right airplanes fly in the sky." Emily smiled.

"Jess bought her a book about airplanes." Rory explained. "It's her new favourite book."

"Having a favourite book is a good thing."

"Well it changes every time he buys her a new book." Rory said.

GG

"Richard." Jess said as he opened the door he had tapped on.

"Jess. Come on in." Richard took off his glasses. "This is a surprise."

"I'm not interrupting am?"

"I can always take a break. Please take a seat."

"Thank you." Jess sat down.

"So what do I owe this pleasure?"

"Rory and Libby are with Emily." Jess said.

"I'll go and say hello in a moment. But I presume you are here for a reason."

"I was hoping you knew a lawyer who could look over some papers for me." Jess requested.

"A will?" Richard asked.

"Rory and I both already have those. We got them after Libby was born, just in case anything happened."

"That is always a sensible idea. What type of papers?"

"It's a contract of sorts." Jess replied. "They want to option my book to make a movie out of it. They gave me a contract about this thick." He demonstrated.

"What did you tell them?"

"That I needed some time to think it over and I wanted my lawyer to look over the paperwork. They gave me until Friday. Since I don't actually have a lawyer I was hoping that you knew one who could look it over for me?"

"Let me give my old friend Teddy Laurence a call. He should be able to help you."

"Is that short for Theodore?" Jess asked.

"The Little Woman reference has not gone un-noticed I shall assure you."

"Thank you Richard."

"It's not a problem."

"Do you have any idea what it will cost?"

"Teddy is an old friend and you're family I'm sure we can come to some arrangement."

"As long as he's not a $500 an hour lawyer."

"He just retired as senior partner at Laurence, Metcalf and Goldstein. He spends his days playing golf. I don't think you have to worry."

Richard made the call.

Emily and Rory were sorting out which pieces of Emily's large collection of matching luggage she was going to borrow.

"Emily?" Richard called.

"Down here." Emily responded.

"What are you doing down there?" Richard asked as he and Jess entered the basement.

"Rory asked to borrow some luggage for their trip." Emily explained.

"What trip?" Richard asked.

"We're going to Walt Disney World, a week on Saturday." Rory replied. "Since school is over it seemed like a good idea to go now."

TBC