(I don't own Boy Meets World or Girl Meets World I just own my mind and some digital downloads and all the BMW seasons on DVD! I also started this I swear before I knew what Shawn actually did for a living.)
It took a couple weeks for them to arrange the dinner with the large group, but finally on a Friday evening Rory and Shawn would have a large group of people they loved in their apartment. Rory was running around making sure everything was cleaned up and the utensils they would need were laid out.
"Rory, Babe calm down. Everything will be fine. Our family just wants to see us happy they aren't going to care that we have our work laying around a little. Hell mine's happy I have a job."
"I know, I just can't help it."
"I understand." Just then Rory's cell rang.
"Hello?"
"Hi Hon, we're here with the food."
"Okay we'll be right down to help bring it up."
"You got it."
Shawn and Rory went downstairs and helped bring up the five trays worth of food Sookie had diligently prepared for the party.
"So I guess we can use the table for the food and the counter for a bar. We went with wine, beer, and soda." Said Rory.
After everything was set up and had sterno burners set underneath to keep it warm. About 15 minutes after Luke and Lorelai arrived Cory and Topanga did.
"Kids all set up?" Asked Rory.
"Yes pizza was delivered. They are watching a movie I told them they could order two movies on pay per view." Said Topanga.
"Good mommy you are." Said Lorelai.
"They seem to like me this week." Said Topanga with a smile as someone knocked on the door.
"I got it." Said Shawn opening the door to find his family. "Hey Guys come on in."
"Hey Shawn." Said Alan walking in and hugging his son.
"How was the traffic?"
"Great no traffic at all."
"Mr. and Mrs. Feeny thank you for coming down." Said Rory coming over to the door.
"We were happy to." Said Lila.
"So who else are we waiting on?" Asked Amy.
"Uh, Rory's grandparents and Jon." Said Shawn as there was another knock on the door. "Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore, come in."
"Hello Shawn." Said Emily.
"Mrs. Gilmore. How are you let me take your coats."
"Thank you Shawn. We are well." Said Richard handing over his and Emily's coats. There was then another knock on the door so Rory stepped over to answer it.
"Hey come on in." Said Rory seeing Jon on the other side.
"How are you? Need me to kick his butt?" Asked Jon jokingly.
"No not right now." Said Rory with a smile.
It worked out well everyone introduced themselves and conversations broke off into small discussions about sports, books, and more importantly what a perfect match Rory and Shawn made. Dinner went off without a hitch with those not in the know congratulating Rory on cooking so well which amused Shawn to no end.
"Thanks but all I did was light the sterno burners. A family friend actually cooked everything and sent it up with Mom and Luke."
"Well Sookie did a fabulous job as always." Said Emily.
"Rory you don't cook?" Asked Amy.
"I can, basic stuff that Luke or Sookie have taught me over the years but with the traveling and work I sometimes don't have time or things on hand to pull it all together."
"Trust me between me and Mrs. Svorski they are always well fed when they're home." Said Topanga.
"Shawn used to know a few things." Said Jon.
"I can still cook but like Rory said we're busy but we do try to have dinner together a couple times a week."
"So where are you two traveling to next?" Asked Richard.
"DC next week. There's a state dinner and the Times asked me to cover because of my connection with the DAR." Said Rory with a smile to Emily. "Shawn's my plus one."
"And what will you be reviewing?" Asked Alan.
"Things to do in DC on a budget. Off the beaten path. Everyone knows the monuments I want to show them mom and pop things to do like we'll be hitting the Trolly Tours, some shopping, Meridian Hill Park."
"Rory lived in DC for a summer in high school." Said Emily. "Was it between Sophomore and Junior or Junior/Senior?"
"Why?" Asked Shawn.
"Paris talked me into being her running partner for Student Government and one of the perks was we got to go to DC for the summer to learn how to be delegates. And it was between Junior and Senior years."
"How is Paris these days?" Asked Richard.
"Good, she's doing genetics research right now trying to find out why there's a small link between Downs Syndrome and Alzheimer's."
"What about your other friends from high school?" Asked Mr. Feeny.
"My friend Louise is on marriage #3 I think. I've been in every single one. She said this is the last, but she said that about hubby #2."
"Important thing is you get pretty dresses out them."
"True, in fact I'm wearing bridesmaid dress #3 in DC."
"What about Madeline?" Asked Lorelai.
"Dating Louise's brother-in-law."
"Brother of number?" Asked Luke.
"Three." Answered Rory with a smile.
Conversations were lively ranging in anything from books to new movies out to current events.
"I tried to introduce Rory to Hemingway and she refuses to consider him." Said Richard with a smile to Mr. Feeny.
"Grandpa you tried, Jess tried. It's a lost cause. I just can't get into it."
"Well the upside to Jess trying to get you to read him was you got him read Rand." Said Shawn.
"Which he still hates me for." Said Rory with a laugh.
"Well anytime Jonathan and I got Shawn and Cory to read anything it had some interesting results." Said Mr. Feeny.
"No! We are not talking about books anymore." Said Shawn with a laugh.
"Why? Cause it doesn't make you look good?" Asked Jon.
"Uh yeah. Besides Cory started it."
"And you followed."
"Which was a nice change of pace cause it was usually the other way around." Said Alan.
"What happened?" Asked Lorelai.
"I kind of started one of them by saying if the class participated then they wouldn't have to take a test on 'Grapes of Wrath'."
"Good book." Said Luke.
"Well after some thought I reneged on my deal and gave them a survey on the book."
"Test!" Said both Shawn and Cory.
"So these two decided to throw hissie fits and get the entire class to walk to the cafeteria, then after we got the rest of the class to go back these two walk out of school, and where did you end up going?" Asked Jon.
"Home." Said Cory answering for both him and Shawn.
"I got in more trouble with them than I ever did at the trailer park." Said Shawn.
"I playfully smacked you upside the head." Said Amy with a smile.
"And I said thank you. That's when we realized Jon wasn't a push over." Said Shawn.
"The other book was 'Black Like Me'. We decided that Cory would dress as a woman."
"The problem with that was Cory made an ugly teenage girl." Said Topanga. "So we got the idea that Shawn should try. And he made a very pretty girl."
"Tell me there are pictures." Said Lorelai.
"I have them." Said Topanga. "And I'll be more than happy to share."
"That wasn't the only time you two ended up in skirts." Said Mr. Feeny sipping his coffee.
"That was Frankie and Joey." Said Shawn.
"I belive that was cheerleading uniforms." Said Mr. Feeny.
"Frankie as in Harley's brother in law?" Asked Rory with a smile.
"Yes, him and their friend Joey. Harley was a little rough around the edges when we were younger." Said Shawn.
"He was always polite and well spoken to me." Said Amy.
"Well yeah cause you're everybody's mom." Said Shawn.
"Thank you Shawn."
"You're welcome."
Dinner went on for a while longer before people started to take their leave and plans were made for another dinner sometime soon. They couldn't pin down a date just yet due to Rory and Shawn's schedules. Maybe this time with the children.
That next week was a busy one and they left very early Friday morning so early they got to say good bye to the kids as they left for school.
"You ready for this?" Asked Shawn driving into DC.
"Yeah, it's just dinner and dancing. Really, it's more like a prom."
"Did you go to your's?" Asked Shawn.
"Nope."
"You didn't?"
"No, Jess couldn't get tickets."
"Ah, what about at Chilton?"
"By the time I found out it was too late." Said Rory. Jess had made up for that with a first edition of Howl without his notes in the margin. They arrived at the hotel and checked in before unpacking their formal clothes for the next night.
"So what would you like to do tonight?" Asked Shawn.
"Wanna go walk on the Mall? We can do a couple things tomorrow before the gala?"
"Sure let's go." Said Shawn grabbing his camera, Rory had become one of his favorite subjects since they started dating and he couldn't wait to possibly get a couple pictures of her at sunset tonight.
Their walk was a surprisingly romantic moment for the couple and almost completely silent except for when they said to each other they wanted to get a picture of something one particular photo Shawn knew would become his favorite the sunset made the sky look orange tonight and with Rory in shadow looking towards the Reflection Pool, hair blowing in the gentle breeze. Their walk back to the hotel was just as quiet as their walk on the Mall was. When they got back to the hotel they walked hand in hand to the elevator garnering looks from many of the patrons around them. It was obvious to all around them that they only had eyes for each other. When they got to the room and closed the door behind them, Shawn slowly walked in and had her lips in a slow and gentle kiss, his hands tangling in her wind swept hair. Rory returned the kiss with the same gentleness that let them both know that this time together would be different than their previous times at making love together. They slowly undressed each other as they moved towards the bed before he gently moved her onto it while unclasping her bra and she got his boxers to the floor. He then realized they would need something for this to go further.
"Nooo, where are you going." Playfully whined Rory when he stopped kissing her.
"Condoms."
"Oh yeah." She responded as he returned to her and resumed the gentle kissing they had become fond of that evening. Shawn readied himself slowly entering her body. Rory let out a small gasp but adjusted quickly. They slowly moved together, languidly kissing one another as Shawn grasped Rory's breasts alternately while she scratched and soothed at his back. The climax was a slow rush of euphoria. As they both came down Shawn didn't stop his movements, coming to the realization that this might be their best time together. Rory broke their kiss with surprise in her eyes and a silent question of again?
"Yeah." He whispered resuming the kiss with her and slowly moving down her neck to her breasts and taking one into his mouth. He smiled when he heard the gasp from his writhing girlfriend beneath him. He took turns with each breast before finally bringing both of them to the brink again and finishing with a kiss to Rory's temple before pulling completely out of her. He disposed of the condom in the basket beside the bed and pulled Rory closer to him she on her back and him on his side next to her rubbing a thumb over the nipple he just ravished.
"Hmm, you keep doing that you're going to need another condom." She said quietly arching into his hand.
"Give me a couple minutes and we'll be good to go." He said with a smile.
"If you want me to be able to walk tomorrow in that Gala I'm going to need more than a couple minutes." She said with a laugh. They joked around for a little while longer before Shawn reluctantly got out of bed and went to his suitcase.
"Um, Babe we have a small problem."
"What?" She said moving her fingers back and forth over her nipples making them sensitive and ready for whatever Shawn wanted to do for her.
"We're out."
"How can that be? You bought a box of 20." She said curiously sitting up on her elbows stopping the caressing she'd been doing.
"Well we're pretty fond of each other."
"Oh man." Said Rory throwing her head back into the pillow.
"It's up to you Baby. I can go get some or we can do other things."
"Ooh I vote other things. Come here."
"Okay I have to know if this leads somewhere?"
"I'm on the pill have been since before we got together if you want to risk it I'm game. But I telling you this only cause I know both of our histories, if something happens and you run I'm running with you." Said Rory pointing her finger at him.
"Deal. I wouldn't have it any other way."
"Good. I love you."
"I love you too. Said Shawn.
Shawn kissed down Rory's body kissing both breasts and moving south, his hands caressing her breasts softly before moving down and lifting her legs into place so he could kiss her mound. Rory for her part was gently scratching his head in tandem with his kisses. She made small sounds in pleasure at his movements, when she really couldn't take it anymore she arched her back and let out a low moan.
"Come here." Said Rory. Shawn obeyed and kissed his way back up her torso playing special attention to her chest.
"I love your breasts."
"I can tell. But my mouth is feeling neglected." Suddenly Shawn was on top of her and kissing her neglected mouth. She felt him grow harder if that was possible between her legs and used the last of her energy to flip them over so Shawn was now on his back. She left his mouth and left a trail of wet kisses down his body, her hands weren't idle either they ran down his sides before taking ahold of his member and started to stroke slowly. She smiled when she heard Shawn's quick intake of air.
"Baby I want to be inside you." Said Shawn wanting to feel her inside out at that moment.
"But I didn't finish."
"Oh trust me it won't take long." He put his hand on her cheek and slowly guided her up to him relishing in the feeling of her body sliding along his. "Oh you are going to be the death of me."
"Go out with a bang not a whimper."
"Did you just quote 'The Big Chill'?"
"Yup." He quickly kissed her and moved himself into her channel. Slowly moving in and out fully aware that A. she was still probably sensitive from before and B. this was their first time without a piece of latex between them. "Oh my god. You feel so good right now."
"Just so you know you are the only person I've ever been with without a condom."
"You too. We just lost our virginity together." She said jokingly.
"And tomorrow we go to prom." He said pistoning himself in and out of her speeding up from their previous time.
"Keep going I'm almost there."
"Me too." As Shawn sped up Rory started matching him, in order to change positions Shawn sat back on his knees pulling her with him so she was sitting in his lap. "Hi."
"Hi." She said slowly bouncing on him.
"Hi." He kissed her neck and down her collar bone, Shawn's hands came to rest on her back bracing her by the shoulders knowing she didn't have much leverage. Rory leaned back as much as she dared making her breasts available to her lover. Climax was coming fast for the couple and Shawn moved his hands down her sides gripping her hips to help her move her body over him faster and harder.
"Is this too much for you?" He asked breathlessly.
"Not..at…all." She answered on the verge of coming unglued.
The couple went over the edge together and Shawn slowly lowered Rory to the mattress staying inside her. Once she was on the pillow he slowly pulled from her channel making her feel every inch of him leaving her. He was rewarded by a low moan from her and he returned it in kind. Careful not to break the quietness he decided to whisper his next question.
"Do you want to shower before we fall asleep?"
"Hmm, yeah." They quickly showered, Rory brushed out her hair and and the couple returned to the bed without putting clothes on to just enjoy feeling each others skin. When Rory woke the next morning she was amused to see that instead of Shawn just casually throwing his arm over her waist like he usually did one hand was grasping her breast and the other was between her legs. She moved slightly just to stretch her limbs and sighed at the sensation the caused in both her regions.
"Morning." Said Shawn kissing the back of her neck.
"Morning, I hate to move cause where your hands are feel good but I gotta go so move." She said sweetly.
"Go." He said reluctantly with a smile. When she came back Shawn took his leave and did the same they then came back to the bed and laid down for a while longer. "So what's the plan for today?" He said quietly as they resumed their positions.
"I have a hair appointment downstairs at 2. Cocktail hour starts at 7, but we have to be there by 6 for arrivals."
"Sounds like a plan."
"Do want to do any exploring before we go?" Asked Rory.
"Hmm I think I like the exploring we did last night."
"I meant exploring outside this hotel room, attractions you want to hit for the website? Perv."
"I think we'll get arrested if we explore our attraction outside Rory although that would give a new section to the website, it'd defiantly bring in money."
"Shut up. Not what I meant."
"I know and no I'm good I just planned on this day being a relaxing one probably catch up on the comments section."
"Sounds good I think we should just relax here for now."
They both pulled out their laptops and sat on the bed both working on their various projects, and before they knew it, it was time for Rory to leave for her appointment. After kissing Shawn goodbye she headed down in her button down shirt to make it easy for her to get dressed without messing up her hair.
"Hi I have an appointment for Gilmore."
"Of course Miss Gilmore come right over and we'll get you washed up. So do you have an idea of what you would like?"
"Something formal because I'm attending a gala."
"I know just the one, let me get the picture. Do you need a trim too?"
"No just the updo."
"Okay, I'll be right back."
The hairdresser came back with a magazine and showed Rory a picture of a low messy styled bun with a braid around it and she agreed to try it out for the night.
"Can you make sure there is a shit ton of hairspray and pins holding it in I know there will be pictures throughout the night and I'm part of the press corps and my family is society they will find out if one hair is out of place."
"Got it." Two and a half hours later Rory arrived back into the room and Shawn gave a low whistle at the style.
"I like it."
"Thank you now I have to go finish getting ready, I'll be back in a bit."
"Shawn?" Called Rory from the bathroom.
"Yeah?"
"Come zip? Please?"
"Coming. Wow you look great."
"Thank you."
The couple soon left for the Gala when they arrived Rory was whisked away briefly to get her credentials and then she joined Shawn again for the arrivals line. After pictures were done they headed to the table that held their place cards.
"Mary, Mary, Mary. You look gorgeous as usual." Said Tristin walking up to the couple.
"Tristin, 15 years still don't know my name." She said hugging him. "This is my boyfriend Shawn Hunter, Shawn, Tristin DuGrey he went to Chilton with me and Paris.
"Nice to meet you." Said Shawn shaking his hand.
"You too. Just to give you a heads up Logan and crew including the whole damn family are here."
"Gotcha." Said Rory as the threesome walked towards their table Rory said the customary hellos to people she knew, and when they got to the table they spotted familiar faces.
"Grandma, Grandpa! What are you guys doing here?"
"Some friends of ours couldn't use the tickets at the last minute so we got them. Hello Shawn, Tristin." Said Emily.
"Emily." Said Shawn kissing the older woman's cheek just as he would with Lila, Amy, or Topanga. "Richard, how are you." He said shaking the man's hand.
"I'm good son, you?"
"Great I'm here with the prettiest reporter in the room."
"Keep him Rory." Said Emily with a smile.
"I plan on it."
"Well I'm at table eight with some people I don't like have a good dinner everyone, Mary save me a dance." Said Tristin with a smile.
"You're on."
"Did you guys ever date?" Asked Shawn with a laugh.
"Nope I was with Dean and then when he and I briefly broke up I kissed Tristin at a party, cried, and ran. Timing was just never right."
Dinner was served a short time later and they were pleased to see that the portions were of normal size and cooked to perfection. While they were eating the head of the gala started her speech which Rory started to record immediately that way she could pull excerpts for her article later she had a good portion of it written she just had to add the bits of the speeches and things about the attendees before submitting it when she got back to the hotel.
"May I have this dance?" Shawn asked her holding his hand out to her.
"You may." Richard and Emily watched the younger couple walk out to the dance floor and smiled.
"That's our future right there. Our Granddaughter and Grandson-in-law." Said Emily as she saw Tristin cut in to Shawn and Rory's dance leaving Shawn to dance with an older woman from the New York chapter of the DAR. A few turns later Shawn cut back into dance with Rory much to her amusement.
"I really couldn't think of a better man for her than him. He loves her, supports her career. He understands her and all her flaws and she, him. That's the next generation of the Gilmore family." Emily and Richard soon joined the younger couple on the dance floor and swapped partners.
"You're good for her." Said Emily as she and Shawn slow danced.
"She's good for me. You know from the stories last week that I didn't have the best childhood but I want you to know, I will never put her or my children through what I went through as a kid."
"I know you won't. Shawn everything that happened to you made you the person you are now. The person my granddaughter loves. You didn't have the family you needed at times so you went out and made your own with your friends and their parents and your teachers. I just want you to know that anything you ever need Richard and I are there too."
"Thank you Emily."
"You are very welcome." While Rory was dancing with Richard another man approached them.
"Can I cut in?" Came a voice Rory hadn't heard in a while.
"No you may not." Said Rory.
"Come on Ace, just one dance. You danced with DuGrey." Said Logan.
"Tristin is a good friend, it would be disrespectful to my grandfather and my boyfriend to dance with someone else when I am enjoying their company."
"Okay, but you know someday you will have to talk to me right?"
"I have nothing to say to you, we said everything we had to say five years ago when you approached me in Hartford and I told you I still wasn't interested in having a long term relationship."
"But you have a boyfriend now."
"I do, and he is right behind you with my grandmother. Have a nice life Logan, Grandpa shall we join Grandma and Shawn."
"We shall."
"Mitchum." Said Rory walking past Logan's father.
"Rory, Richard." He then looked over to his son and shook his head. "I told you to stay away from her tonight. I told you that she was seeing someone did I not?"
"So? I just wanted to say hi."
"Logan, leave the girl alone. She's happy, she's got an amazing career. She's moved on. So should you." Said Mitchum walking away.
"Did he just say my career was amazing?"
"He did." Said Shawn.
"Not that it matters but kind of feels good that he acknowledges it."
"I know." Said Shawn as they started to dance with one another.
The rest of the evening went by in a flash, Rory had her article written in her head all she had to do was get it down on the screen. They said their goodbyes to Richard and Emily with a promise of breakfast the next morning and headed back to the hotel.
"Want me to unzip you?" Asked Shawn.
"Yes please, let me write this out and then I'm all yours."
"Take your time." He said unzipping her dress and kissing her shoulder.
After they had both changed the couple sat on the borrowed bed with their laptops and each worked on their separate projects, for Rory her article and for Shawn adding a few pictures to the website, he then looked around online for pictures from the gala knowing there would be some, somewhere. He found them and saved the ones of him and Rory, there were a couple of them with Richard and Emily, one of Rory and Tristin dancing. He saved them all to show her after she was done. Over the next few minutes the only sounds coming from the room were the clicking of their keyboards and the occasional voices coming out of Rory's tape recorder.
"Done! And sent." Said Rory closing her laptop.
"I've got pictures from tonight."
"Already?"
"Yup." Rory looked through the pictures Shawn had saved including their arrival picture and Emily and Richard's which she sent to Lorelai.
"Thank you for going with me, I know it's not your thing, it's not really mine either. But I do appreciate you going with me."
"I will go to any event with you. I think I proved that when I went to the Winter Carnival and every other time I walk through town with the risk of bodily harm from Ms. Patty and Babette."
"Well you're in good company Patty hit on Grandpa the first time they met."
"When was that?" Shawn asked laughing.
"My sixteenth birthday. It was the first time Grandma and Grandpa had ever been to our house."
"Did he realize it?"
"I don't think so. By the end of the night he was reading a magazine on the porch."
Rory told Shawn more about her high school years as they settled in for the night and made mental checklists for their checkout tomorrow. They'd be heading back to New York City to work and their family. During their travels they made sure to get souvenirs for the kids and find something to commemorate their time in DC.
"Tomorrow is back to normal."
"Yup."
"I like our little weekend getaways. It's a great way to unwind from the stress of the week."
"That is why I like photography, and the traveling. I never know where it's going to take me. Like the weekend it took me to you."
"Sap. Let's make a promise."
"Okay."
"IF and when we have kids, we don't stop the travel we just take them with us and find family things to do. I don't want them to be sheltered like I was, not that I don't love my childhood cause I met many different people living at the Inn and just around town but I want to show them that there's a place outside of our bubble."
"Deal. I'm not going to leave without you and our family with me. But just to clarify you aren't?"
"No I'm not pregnant Shawn." Said Rory with a smile.
"Okay. But if you were it'd be cool."
"I'm not pregnant Shawn."
"Okay."
"Okay." Said Rory.
