"Connecticut?" Cheyenne repeated. "That sure does seem far off."

"Just a few states up." Lorelai replied. "It won't take long. We're going to fly on a plane."

"A plane!?" Cheyenne's eyes widened. "You mean in the air?"

Lorelai laughed, "Yes. In the air."

Cheyenne leaned back against the pillow on her bed. "That sounds scary."

"It's not that scary. I promise." Lorelai soothed.

"You want out of here, don't you Cheyenne?" Julie asked in a rough voice as she glanced around at the orphanage. "Surely, you don't enjoy it here. Sharing a tiny bedroom with three other girls."

"Julie…" Lorelai nearly scolded. Clearly not approving of Julie's choice of tone.

"What? I'm merely asking her a simple question."

"Sure, I want out." Cheyenne replied. She gazed up at Lorelai. "I wanna go with you." She added.

"Good. I want you to come with me." Lorelai reached over and took the girl's hand. "You'll love Stars Hollow. Everyone there is super nice."

Julie let out a large sigh, "Alright… Lorelai you can help Cheyenne pack her things. I have some paperwork to attend to, and you'll have to sign a few things before you can leave today."

Lorelai glanced up at the woman, "Sure. What time is the plane?"

"It's scheduled for three o'clock. Try to be ready by two."

"I think we can manage that. Don't you Cheyenne?"

"Sure. I ain't got alotta stuff."

"Alright. I'll be back in a short while."

Cheyenne stood from her bed and grabbed a large duffle bag that was sitting in the corner. She slowly started stuffing her belongings into the bag and cramming things into the sides.

"Let's try to make this a little neater." Lorelai interrupted as she dumped the contents of the bag and then repacked them neatly. "See, you fit much more in here if you make it organized."

"Sorry." Cheyenne replied.

"It's no problem." Lorelai smiled. "Do you have a suitcase?"

Cheyenne shook her head no.

"You don't, huh?" Lorelai paused for a moment. "What did you bring your clothes in when you came here?."

"A bag." Cheyenne answered.

"This bag?" Lorelai held up the duffle bag.

"No ma'am. A black bag. Ya know… a trash bag."

"A trash bag?" Lorelai repeated trying not to show too much shock. "Hey, ya know what, I have an extra suitcase at the hotel." Lorelai bent down closer to Cheyenne. "How about I walk over and get it, and we can pack your clothes in it? Your own suitcase."

"Really, my own?" Cheyenne asked eagerly. "I ain't never had no suitcase before." She smiled.

Lorelai smiled, "Well, you keep packing. I'll be back in a few minutes okay?"

"Okay."

Lorelai walked out of the room and hurried across the street to the hotel. Cheyenne's face lit up like a fire fly on a summer evening. She had been hoping Lorelai would adopt her from the moment they had met. When they told her that morning she'd be leaving, she made sure she prayed a thanks to God. Lorelai was so bright and full of energy, nothing like Janeeva. Cheyenne took a final look around the room, she'd only been there a week, but she was already thankful her stay was over. She walked over to the window and looked outside. She assumed this would be the last time she'd see West Virginia for a while. As she stared down at the street, she over heard Julie speaking in the next room.

"Don't ask me why she wants that girl." Julie replied. "I had four other perfect children lined up and she didn't even give them a second glance. Cheyenne is nearly twelve years old.. doesn't make sense to me at all."

"It's right peculiar." Dr. Larson said nearly laughing. "A dignified woman from Hartford adopting a child that came from deep in the mountains. Their culture aspects will clash instantly. I don't even want to think about the dialect. That child has one of the thickest accents I've ever heard in my life."

Julie shook her head, "I think Lorelai is making a big mistake, but of course I'd never tell her that."

"No, no… of course not. Ms. Gilmore comes from a very prestigious family. We mustn't upset her. If she wishes to have the inbred child, then let her."

"Inbred?" Julie asked quickly. "Really?"

Dr. Larson chuckled, "Well, I don't know for sure, but it wouldn't surprise me. The father is marked as unknown on her birth certificate."

Julie rolled her eyes, "Yes, well… sometimes it's best to not have the father involved." She grabbed the papers from Dr. Larson's desk. "I can't tell you how happy I'll be to get back to Hartford."

"Hang in there, Julie." Dr. Larson smiled as he saw her out of his office.

Cheyenne quickly backed away from the window and back to her bed as Julie entered into the room.

"Okay, Cheyenne, where did Lorelai go?" Julie asked.

"Hotel." Cheyenne replied. "To get me a suitcase."

"You don't already have one?"

"No ma'am." Cheyenne replied dryly.

Lorelai darted back into the bedroom with a small suitcase in her hand that she had cleared some of her belongings from a few minutes before.

"Hey, hope this is big enough." Lorelai held up the small suitcase.

"Your carry on?" Julie asked as she stared awkwardly at Lorelai.

"This? No, this is Cheyenne's suitcase." Lorelai smiled. "I think if we arrange everything "neatly" we can fit almost everything inside." Lorelai set the suitcase on the bed.

"Lorelai, I have some papers I need you to quickly sign." Julie handed Lorelai a red folder. "It'll just take a few minutes."

"Okay, sure." Lorelai glanced back down at Cheyenne. "Finish packing while I sign these papers?"

Cheyenne nodded. "Yes ma'am."

"Okay, I'll be right outside if you need anything." Lorelai followed Julie out to the main office of the building.

"I've already went over most of the information that's in there. Just sign and date all the forms." Julie replied.

Lorelai flipped through the documents page by page, signing her name in the places marked with an X.

"She sure does admire you." Julie randomly stated. "When you walk into the room, she nearly jumps out of her skin with excitement."

"I'm glad she likes me." Lorelai smiled. "She's such a sweet kid."

"Preteen." Julie remarked.

"Hmm?" Lorelai asked as she looked up from the paperwork.

"Oh, just saying she's a preteen." Julie clarified. "Nearly twelve. Although she certainly behaves younger."

Lorelai was quiet for a moment, "Julie, do you have something against Cheyenne?"

"Heavens no!" Julie replied placing her hand to her chest. "Oh, Lorelai that's not what I meant at all." Julie held up her watch, "Oh, my 1:30. I'll call the hotel and have the bellboy bring our bags down and hail a cab for us. We must hurry, we don't want to miss our flight. When you finish signing those papers, Lorelai, hand them to the secretary over there. She'll handle it from there." Julie stepped out and grabbed her cell phone from her purse.

Cheyenne dragged her bag and suitcase over by the door. The suitcase was easy to lift especially since Cheyenne didn't have many clothes, but the duffle bag nearly weighed as much as Cheyenne herself. Lorelai signed the last paper and handed them all into the secretary. She glanced down the hall and saw Cheyenne tugging on her bag.

"Hey, sweetie, let me get that." Lorelai walked over and lifted the bag. She let out a small huff, "Heavy." She commented. "You sure you didn't hide away one of your friends in here?" she asked teasingly. "Can you carry the suitcase?"

"Yes ma'am. It ain't heavy at all." Cheyenne easily lifted the suitcase.

"Alright, well let's head out to the sidewalk then. I think Julie has a cab waiting for us."

Cheyenne started walking out of the orphanage and Lorelai followed closely behind as she swayed a little from the weight of the large duffle bag. Everyone stared at the two girls as they made their way out onto the street, no one in the agency was capable of understanding why someone of Lorelai's social class had chosen a child from West Virginia.