Rory's phone rang again, once they were in the car. "Hello?" She said.

"I called you before…" Lorelai said.

"So you were the culprit who made me fall!" Rory screamed into the phone.

"Huh?"

"Dean and I were ice skating and the phone rang and I fell."

"Wait, go back for a minute." Lorelai said in amazement. "What did you say? You ice skating?" Lorelai laughed on and on.

"Thanks a lot mom." Rory said. "So why did you call, other than to make fun of me?"

"Oh right." Lorelai attempted but did not succeed in stopping laughing. " Do you and Dean want to come over for dinner, tomorrow. I'll be dying to see the invitations."

"Ok, let me check." Rory asked Dean. As Dean suggested, Rory reported back to her mom, "Why don't we just come for dinner Sunday after we go shopping, and we can show you then."

"Fine."

"What?"

"I'm bored."

"You're always bored. Why don't you go hang with Luke?"

"He's asleep."

"It's 9:30."

"He's asleep."

"It's 9:30" They repeated back and forth to each other.

Dean, sick of listening to Rory side of bickering, broke in. "Alright already!" Rory laughed, and Lorelai who'd heard him through the phone, laughed too.

"See you Sunday."

"Bye, Rory"

Dean pulled into the driveway, and they walked into the house. "Do you feel at home?"

"Of course." Rory replied half-heartedly.

Dean gave her a look, and Rory knew he didn't believe her. "It's your home, too. I want it to be your home. You'll live here soon." Rory smiled, and Dean continued. "Bring some of your stuff over, or at least the necessities… clothes, toiletries, takeout menus…"

Rory laughed and Dean gave her a kiss. "Are you tired?" He asked.

"Not at all… and the invitation shop doesn't open until 2pm tomorrow anyway…"

Dean smiled.

The next morning they slept late, and lounged around the house for a while and then left for invitation shopping. On the car ride to the store Rory tried to gain a sense of what Dean liked. "Do you know what color you want?"

"Nope."

"Do you know what you want it to say."

"Probably something about how we're getting married…"

Rory sighed, and she predicted it would be a long afternoon.

"Hi, I'm Jody, are you to Rory and Dean?"

"Sure." Dean said, not thrilled to be there.

Rory made a face at him. "Yes, thanks."

Jody pulled out lots of huge books of hundreds, or maybe thousands of invitations. "Wow." Rory said. "There are so many."

An hour went by, and they just couldn't decide, some they hated, some were possibilities. It was square shaped. The border was two thin blue lines and the font matched, and the date was in the left border down the side. which was a fairly quick no from both of them.

The next one was better. It had a simple blue ribbon border, with blue font, and a0 cute matching blue bow, on pale yellow paper. "That one's alright." She said optimistically and looked to Dean.

"Whatever." He said.

Jody flipped the page of the invitation book.

"That's it." He said suddenly excited.

"It's perfect." Rory said in amazement, and complete agreement.

It had a sandy colored border, about half an inch wide. The color of the paper was a light blue with a hint of green, a nice light pastel color. The font was periwinkle, and the whole thing reminded them of the ocean, or the beach. It was perfect for their summer wedding.