"Emily have you seen my putter?" Richard murmured.

"It's on the back porch, honestly Richard you lose that putter every other day!" Emily proclaimed.

"Oh are you speaking to me now? Well never mind I have to meet Jeffrey in an hour and I don't intend on being late, so I best be going" Richard observed.

"Yes you get to go to the club while I'm stuck here babysitting the spawn of that devil woman's boy, and I'm not even the one who got us into this mess!" Emily scoffed.

"Emily now don't speak that way about the girls, they are very kind and well behaved girls, as I've said before I'm sure you'll love them. It's nice that you're bonding with them, after all you are their Grandmother, much as you hate to admit it" Richard emphasized.
"I'm their step-Grandmother, there's a difference, for all I know they could be spreading the rumor that I was your mistress while you were with that devil woman! Besides I am not their Grandmother, the only Granddaughter I have is Rory and that is perfectly fine," Emily ranted.

"Well I agree that Rory is a perfectly fine Granddaughter, but I feel I need to embrace my other Grandchildren as well, and I recommend that you embrace them too because I'm going to be spending time with them. Not to mention Rory lives in New York and I can see how much you miss her company, perhaps this is the perfect opportunity to gain new uh… shopping companions, let's say, you love to shop Emily and so do they," Richard retorted.

"I'm sure they don't have the sophistication to properly shop alongside me, they'd probably buy shorts that don't even cover the proper areas and purses with ponies and gumdrops on them," Emily taunted.

"Well they are only thirteen and fifteen, they're still just children, and if they want to shop for purses with ponies and gumdrops then I'm sure they could pull it off without too much scandal. However, might I add that Samantha is allergic to most animals and Tammy is allergic to gelatin, so I don't think they'll be begging for either any time soon," Richard grumbled.

"Oh that's just great, I asked the cook to make horsemeat pie alongside lemon Jell-O, oh well I guess the girls will just have to come another day!" Emily joked.

"Emily, I know for a fact you're having chicken for the main course and lemon custard for desert, so don't try to play that game with me" Richard scolded.

"Well I wish you had at least asked whether or not I wanted to babysit two small children on what is one of the few days I have to spend time with my friends at the DAR" Emily retorted.

"I have to go Emily, you will have fun I promise the girls are almost as witty as Rory, anyway Jeffrey's wife will be over to drop the girls off in about an hour so you have until then, and might I recommend checking on that horsemeat pie" Richard teased.

"So Jeffrey how's the insurance business been treating you?" Richard questioned, attempting to make small talk.

"I can't complain really, it pays the bills, and it's better than working at McDonald's" Jeffrey teased.

"I remember paying the bills, although I also remember the extravagant trips I could pay for. My wife certainly loves taking trips. She always says she found the perfect man for her because unlike many I could actually pay for her little adventures to Paris and Rome" Richard laughed, lining the club up with the ball and taking a swing.

"Well my Alania is a homebody so we don't take many trips; I do remember one we went on to Hawaii" Jeffrey replied, smiling at the memory. "The boys were very small, and very unequipped to ride a plane for hours. By the time we got there Alania was ready to go home, but I remember that particular trip because Andrew and Zeke set the hotel lobby on fire. They bumped into a waiter who was carrying a tray of smoking sushi, and he flung it onto the dress of a very rich and important heiress. I have to say that was one of the most embarrassing and costly moments of my life" Jeffrey said chuckling. "Yes I am glad that Zeke joined the army, it gave him the discipline he needed and now he's ready to carry on the family business and settle down with his fiancé."

"They're good boys Jeffrey, and Andrew is almost ready to graduate from college I understand?" Richard questioned.

"Yes sir, top of his class at Yale, he wants to be a politician, and who knows he could go as far as the white house if he's lucky" Jeffrey proclaimed proudly.

"Well he certainly has my vote!" Richard laughed, equally proud of his Grandson. Although he couldn't quite understand it, Richard already felt immense happiness and pride in his newfound family. Perhaps it was because he, like Emily, missed having Rory in his life.

"Speaking of votes Samantha just won freshman class president at Chilton, can you believe it? I'm telling you Richard she and her brother are going to be competing for the presidency here in about 40-some years! Then again the fact that she wants to be a doctor might stand in the way of that dream" Jeffrey joked.

"A doctor, that's fantastic! Where's she going to go to school?" Richard exclaimed.

"Yale of course! I'd disown her if she went anywhere else, then again I might have to face the fact that eventually she'll have to go to Harvard if she really wants to become a doctor" Jeffrey confessed.

"Harvard's a fine school too, although I agree it can't beat Yale, Rory's friend attended Harvard medical school, she dropped out two months in, but now she's the editor of the New York Times, a position I believe should have been given to Rory; but far be it from me to decide whose qualified and who isn't" Richard explained.

"I really hope that my family and I can meet Rory someday, and Lorelai for that matter, our last meeting wasn't so great if you catch my drift. Has Emily gotten any better since we last talked?" Jeffrey faltered. "I'm sorry Richard I know that's none of my business."

"No it's fine, she's gotten a little bit better, perhaps getting to know the girls better today will help her see that everything is alright" Richard murmured.

"Thank you so much for agreeing to babysit the girls!" Alania acknowledged. "Girls you better be on your best behavior for Mrs. Gilmore."

"We will Mom" Samantha and Tammy answered in unison.

"Alright good girls, I'll see you next Wednesday, Tammy remember that you have dance lessons on Mondays, and Samantha, remember that you have debate practice on Tuesdays after school" Alania reminded them.

"Ya Mom we know, don't worry about it Daddy always remembers to take us and pick us up, we'll be fine" Samantha beamed.

"Okay well I guess I should get going then, I don't want to miss my flight, bye girls, love you" Alania stuttered.

"Bye Mom! Love you!" the girls answered.

"Have fun with Mrs. Gilmore..." Alania whispered glancing at Emily.

"Have a safe flight Alania" Emily declared "and I'm sure we'll have plenty of fun! Won't we girls." Emily said, and then shut the door.

"So ladies what would you like to do? I have a television set if you like watching television. Or maybe you'd like to…" Emily started.

"Do you have any games?" Tammy asked.

"Or makeup? I love giving makeovers and I should practice, I want to become a beautician" Samantha joked.

"You want to become what?" Emily stuttered, shocked.

"I'm just kidding Mrs. Gilmore, but I do love giving makeovers, and in actuality I want to become a doctor" Samantha giggled.

"A doctor that's wonderful! Anyway games sound fun, and I'm sure that we could find something to use for makeovers" Emily replied. "I'll have the maid look in my Granddaughter's room, I bought her a lot of makeup, but she never really used it."

"That sound's great Mrs. Gilmore, do you have twister?" Tammy asked.

Soon the girls had the twister game that Emily borrowed from her neighbors, who shockingly obliged, spread out on the floor and were explaining the rules to Emily.

"You and Tammy should start, so go to either side of the mat; you have to put one foot on the blue circle and the other on the yellow circle. Then I'll spin the spinner and call out the body part and color you should be on…" Samantha started. "And if you fall or take your body part off the colored circle, then you lose."

"That sounds… uh well to be honest it sounds sort of painful" Emily croaked.

"Don't worry Mrs. Gilmore you'll be fine, Twister is really fun and I promise I won't make fun of you if you lose" Tammy teased.

"Ha we'll see who will be the loser" Emily chuckled.

"Okay first put your right hand on yellow… okay then your left foot on red…" Samantha said. Soon the girls lost track of time, in giggles and goofy Twister positions. Finally Tammy slipped and Samantha proclaimed Emily the winner.

"I have to say girls I haven't had this much fun since I was a girl myself" Emily mused giggling.

"Twister is a very fun game, but are you ready for makeovers?" Samantha proposed.

"Sure let's do it!" Emily replied, smiling.

"It's been a pleasure Richard; I hope we can do it again sometime!" Jeffrey exclaimed.

"I certainly hope so too, I just wonder how the girls are getting along, I'm very much hoping they might want to do it again" Richard replied.

"I'm sure they had a great time" Jeffrey promised.

"Well and there they are!" Richard said as he walked into the house. "And they seem to be having fun."

"Oh Richard, we're just giving each other makeovers it's so much fun, and earlier we played Twister, and I actually won!" Emily giggled.

"Look at you Emily I haven't seen you giggle this much since before we were married!" Richard chuckled.

"Well those girls certainly know how to have a good time, and did you know that Samantha is freshman class president?" Emily implored.

"So I've heard, but I'm glad you've had a good time! Did the girls enjoy lunch and everything?" Richard questioned.

"They did, especially the lemon custard, Tammy couldn't get enough of it!" Emily remarked. "I'd like to ask them to stay for dinner, if that's okay with you."

"Of course that sounds great! I'll ask Jeffrey, than you can ask the girls if he says yes," Richard replied quite pleased.

"Ya know Richard, I think you were right I really have missed having a Granddaughter to spend time with," Emily whispered.

"Wow! I'm right, that must be a first!" Richard laughed.