Rory started out of the inn towards Luke's to meet Dean. Just as she stepped out onto the porch she jumped, hearing her name called. Turning around she was surprised to find Dean sitting there.
"Dean, what are you doing here? I thought I was going to meet you at Luke's after lunch." He didn't answer her question instead he just stood up to meet her.
Dean smiled and reached out for her hands to hold them. She smiled at his touch but the smile slowly faded when she realized how badly his hands were shaking.
"What's wrong…why are you shaking?" Rory asked concerned.
"Let's walk somewhere else. There's something I need to talk to you about." Dean explained softly.
"Okay." Still holding onto one hand they both began to walk to a secluded spot near the inn. "Is this okay?" Rory asked as they found a swing hanging from a tree.
"Yeah this is great." They both sat down and began to sway back and forth a little, still not letting go of her hand. "So how was lunch with your Grandma?"
She stared at him for a moment before answering, she knew this wasn't what they came here to talk about but she decided to go along with it anyway. "It was fine; she wants me to go to Europe with her this summer."
"Really?" Dean asked surprised. "Are you going to go?"
"Actually I don't really want to. I mean my mom and I just went last summer and I love my Grandma and all but the idea of being stuck with her for over a month really has a lot of disadvantages." Dean laughed at the sudden ramble. "Plus if I went, I would miss you too much. We just got back together I'm not ready to be thousands of miles away from you."
"I'm not ready for that either but if you really want to go, I'll understand."
"Dean what's going on?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean why am I sitting in the middle of the woods waiting for and dreading what you're about to tell me. And why are you taking so long to say it?"
"Lindsay found me at Luke's and asked if we could talk. I said no, she insisted that we did anyway."
"Are the two of you getting back together?"
Dean looked at her shocked. "How could you think that after everything we've talked about?"
"I don't know, I guess I'm just scared. I just wanted this so bad I feel like it's not really happening yet and that you might go back to her."
"That's not going to happen. Trust me the only way you're getting rid of me this time is if you do it yourself."
"So then what's going on…I can tell that something is wrong? What did she say to you?"
"There is a possibility that Lindsay could be pregnant."
"What? How is that possible…the two of you have been sleeping in separate rooms Dean?" Rory asked eyes wide from the sudden news.
"I know, I asked the same question."
"So, then what…the baby isn't yours?"
Dean turned to her beginning to look a bit relieved. "I don't know, maybe it's not mine. I mean I've been trying to make sense of the whole thing and it doesn't exactly add up."
"Well first, is there a possibility that the baby is yours?"
"Lindsay says it is. One night about a month and a half ago I came home a little wasted. You probably remember the day too…it was the night you came looking for your mom but found me instead."
"Oh." Rory said a bit embarrassed by the way she had acted herself that night. "So you didn't drink because of me did you?"
"No Rory you crying in my arms telling me how much you screwed up with us and me not being able to talk to you about what was really going on had absolutely nothing to do with my drinking." Dean said sarcastically.
"I shouldn't have come to you like that…"
"You didn't know what was going on and it's not your fault. That's not what I meant by saying that." He pulled her closer to him on the swing. "I made a mistake that night, and now she isn't going to let me forget it."
"So what are you going to do?" She asked resting her head on his shoulder.
"Well first Lindsay is going to have to go to a doctor to make sure she is even really pregnant."
"And if she is?"
"If she is and it turns out that the baby is mine then I'll be there for it. I will be the best father that I possibly can but Lindsay and I ever getting back together is out of the question." He waited a moment to see if Rory had anything to say; when she didn't say anything else he knew he would have to be the one to bring the subject up. "With that said…what does that mean for us?"
"This doesn't change anything Dean, I still love you and I'll be behind you a hundred percent no matter what you decide to do."
Dean let out a huge breath of relief. "You have no idea how happy I am to hear you say that."
