At 6 o' clock, Dean came in, home from work. "I made you dinner." Rory told him, handing over a Luke's Diner bag.
He took a bite of the hamburger. "You're such a good cook."
Rory laughed. "So how was work?"
"Good." He said taking another bite of the burger. "How was envelope stuffing with your mom.
"Good. We have to go over some addresses, tonight. We're going to send them on Wednesday."
"Alright. Sounds good. You want to catch a movie or something tonight?"
"Okay." Rory said, surprised but pleased.
They went to an 8 o' clock movie, and were home by 10. They finished most of the invitation work and they went to bed.
Rory woke up the next morning, Dean already had left and so she drove to Lorelai's. "Surprise." She said when Lorelai opened the door.
"Hey."
Rory walked in. "I got bored."
"Let's to Luke's."
"Okay."
"Hey." Luke said.
"Hey." Lorelai said walking behind the counter and giving him a kiss. She grabbed two danishes and sat at the counter next to Rory. "So what's up?"
"Nothing. I forgot how boring Stars Hollow can be…"
"Ah." Lorelai said insulted.
"Sorry, sorry. I just mean I'm excited to go back to Yale."
"Yes… but once you graduate won't you be back here?" Lorelai asked hopefully. Even if Rory was bored, Lorelai was getting spoiled with Rory's frequent visits.
"I'm going to work."
"Kids?"
"Not yet. What's with the tough questions?"
Lorelai smiled. "You're quite defensive today."
"Sorry. It's been stressing me out. What am I going to do?"
"You think too much." Lorelai explained. "Get a job, then worry about it. You two will figure it out. You could travel for a week and then write. Dean could handle the kids. Or it's called a babysitter. Besides, I'll be home watching Alex here." She said putting her hands on her stomach. "Luke and I can watch the kids. Right, Luke?"
"Huh." Luke said, not paying attention, in the slightest. "Sure."
Rory spent the afternoon, kind of bored, but the later in the week Dean came home early. Rory was going back to Yale Saturday, so Friday night they went out to dinner. "There's this new place by my office. I heard it has really good sushi."
"I love sushi."
"I know."
Rory and Dean sat down. Dean took her hands. "You think we can wait until the 24th?" He smiled.
Rory let out a peaceful, quiet sigh, as she stared into his eyes looking at his adorable smile, she, too had a grin across her face. "I wish, we didn't have, too. But we have so much to do…"
"Like…"
"We need to pick a wedding song. Any ideas?"
"Hmmm…" Dean thought.
Rory thought too. It was silent for a while. But it was a nice silence. They were thinking about their relationship. He had come to movie nights. He had kissed her in the market. And she had said Thank You. He had built her a car. He had said I love you. And eventually Rory had said (or yelled) it back. Rory had ruined it all, for Jess. But years later, she got a second chance. She saw him at Doose's as a bag boy once again, but this time just temporarily. They dated and He told her he loved her. This time, she did not hesitate. He asked her to marry him. It all started 7 years ago. But He was Still The One.
The idea popped into Rory's head, but Dean beat her to it. "Still the one."
Rory smiled. "I think it's the only choice."
"Perfect." Dean said and they kissed.
