Author's note : I do not own Gilmore Girls.
Sorry for the delay in updating this story... this chapter came in later than my usual delay... But this has been a long week here, annd now, I am splitting my time in two stories... I really hope you'll enjoy this chapter. Once again, I am not sure how long I am going to make this story but still a couple of chapters to come. Thanks for reading it and a heartfelt thank you to all that review and put this story either in your alerts or your favorites.
Chapitre 15 : First Home.
Rory was sitting in the airplane waiting for takeoff. Today was December 21st, it had been her last day on the trail. She closed her eyes wishing she could sleep it off so that time would pass more quickly. She was going home. Actually, she was heading to her first home other than her mother's and Yale. It was both exciting and scary. What if Finn had changed his mind? What if he got annoyed by her quirky habit? What if she bores him to death? Finn is usually the life of the party, Mr Fun, Mr Entertainment… All in all Rory was having somewhat of a meltdown due to stress. She took her phone and dialed her mother's.
"Fruit of my loins! Aren't you in a plane coming to New York by now?"
"Mom! Don't you think it's too fast?"
"What are you talking about Hun?"
"Me moving in with Finn. Don't you think it's too fast?"
"Oh! Are you having doubts? Why? I thought you had discussed it through? "
"We had but now I am going there, for real, living with Finn. You realize that since we got together, the only time we spent was in hotels or when I was on vacation. He has no idea of what I am like if we are lacking coffee in the morning or when I have writer's block. He's never seen me wearing sweats or when, you know… What if he gets bored with me? You know it's all nice and exciting to meet every couple of weeks but when I will have been there all the time, what if he loses interest in me. Maybe we should have stayed in different apartment just for a while, until we are sure of us."
"Rory you're ranting! Where is this coming from? First of all, you are never wearing sweats. And when did you ever get Writer's block? You guys love each other. Yes it is quick but you'll learn to know all the habits of one another. Stop worrying before any issue is there, if you do so, you'll create some. But Hun, talk to Finn about this."
"Yeah, I know… I am just afraid he is going to stop loving me when I am there every minutes of his time. And by the way, I have had a writer's block once."
"Oh yeah, when was it? 1st grade?"
"Very Funny. Nope, at Yale."
"See that was a long time ago… "
"Mom, I gotta go… we'll take off in a little while. I'll call you when in New York. Bye and … Thanks!"
Rory hang up the phone and puts it to plane mode. She was not completely reassured but still, she felt a bit better. She closed her eyes again and tried to think of something else. Anyway, she was meeting Finn in a couple of hours and she was really looking forward to bring him home for Christmas. She would also be meeting Finn's brother for the first time. During December, Rory had emailed a lot with Eileen. She really liked her. It was a bit sad that she was living in Australia; she would have loved to spend more time with her. Finn's family fascinated Rory. She had never had a "Family" life. It had always been her mom, her and friends.
When Rory got off the plane she was eager to see Finn. Yes, she was still worried but she was really happy to see him and to have two weeks to spend together before she started her new job. She knew they were going to Stars Hollow on Sunday but between here and then she did not know what Finn's plans were. She really hopes it was not to go out because she wanted to just relax before the whirlwind of activities for the holidays. She got her luggage and was heading toward the exit where Finn would usually wait for her but to her surprise there was no Finn to be found.
She sat on a bench looking toward the entrance (or exit) and waited for him. Had she confirmed with him her flight number? Rory waited for over half an hour before getting up and fetch a coffee. She sent Finn a text message since he was not answering his calls. No reply was received... She was starting to worry. She sat back into the same bench still looking towards the door. Her worries were coming back to her… what if he had doubts? What if he was rethinking her moving into his apartment? Oh god. What if he had gotten into an accident? She was getting worried and tears started to form in her eyes. She was now looking at the floor wondering how long she should wait again before taking a cab. Where would she go? She then heard her name.
"Rory! Love I am so sorry I'm late."
She looked up to Finn and saw his concerned face when he realized she had tears slowly going down her cheeks. He kneeled down in front of her trying to look into her eyes and drying her tears with his thumbs.
"Love, what's wrong? Is everything OK?"
"Yeah! I was just worried. Do you think we are rushing into it… I mean moving in, it's a big deal."
Finn now looked hurt.
"Are you considering finding yourself another place? Why? You don't want to live with me?"
"Yes, I mean No! Argh… " Rory said trying to figure out how to voice her worries.
"Rory, love talk to me." Finn said starting to feel a bit afraid of where this conversation was going and pissed at himself for not having seen the time go by while organizing the stuff at the apartment.
"Can we go somewhere else to talk?" She asked as she did not want for people to eavesdrop on their conversation. An airport was a public space.
Finn turned white. "Come on then the car is right this way." He got up and took Rory's luggage. He was seriously worried now and couldn't look into her eyes. What if she wanted to leave him. God he shouldn't have rearranged the guest room. He should have waited but Lorelei and Luke thought it was a good idea and they knew her better than anyone else.
He put her luggage into his trunk and they sat in the car.
"Let me go and park somewhere else, we can't really stay here and I don't want to have this conversation while driving."
"M'kay" She answered… Rory was feeling unsure. Maybe she shouldn't have said anything. God she had missed him and now, he didn't even give her a hug.
Finn drove a little while and they parked into a park. It was cold and they did not want to walk outside. It was already getting dark and they could see the houses with Christmas lights.
"So?" Finn asked keeping his eyes straight ahead, not wanting to look at Rory, she would see the tears he was trying to hold in.
"Where should I start?"
"How about why you don't want to move in anymore?"
"Oh God. That's what it sounded like isn't it?"
"Well, yes" He said abruptly, almost harshly.
"Finn, look at me!" Rory pleaded.
"Why?" He said turning his head toward hers and looking straight at her. He was now getting angry.
"Finn, it's not that I don't want to move in with you. It's just that I am worried. "
"About what Rory? What is it about me that worry you?"
"It's not you… "
"Then what is it?"
"I'm afraid you'll get bored."
"What?" He asked not really understanding what she just said.
"I am afraid that you'll get annoyed by me, my weird habits. I am afraid you'll get bored to come to me every night. I am afraid that you'll realize how I am a faded version of what you know now. You've dated supermodels Finn, much more experimented than I am. I am just a plain next door neighbor kid."
"OH! Love, you can't be serious? You are just worried I will get bored with you?"
"Well, it is a possibility." Hearing this Finn burst out laughing.
"Rory, Love, did you ever look at yourself seriously! You could never be boring. You are the most amazing person I know. You've got that Stars Hollow thing going on in you. You have that spark that keeps me wondering what you are up to. Nothing is ever plain with you! I've never met anyone whose touch, even innocent, can send jolts to my body. You are amazing Rory Gilmore and never, and I mean never, will I want to go back to a Barbie Doll when I have such a sensual woman, a real woman, in every sense of the word with me. You understand what I mean?"
"I think I do." She smiled tentatively. "Then why were you late? I was starting to believe you had forgotten me."
"Well, that is for you to find out when we get home… I just got a bit carried away."
"Finn…" Rory added softly as Finn was about to start the car again.
Finn looked back at Rory. He could see that she was not totally reassured but the worries seemed to be appeased.
"What Love?"
"It's just that …" She did not finish her sentence. Instead Rory leaned into Finn and started to kiss him. He kissed her back and in no time, they got lost in each other until lack of air took them apart.
"God I missed you Finn!"
"So did I Love. Are you still worried now?" He asked?
"No, yes, I don't know… But I am looking forward to living with you though."
"So am I!" Finn added before kissing her passionately again. This time before they broke apart, Rory's had brushed Finn's thigh and she realized he was starting to get hard. Finn groaned feeling her hand passed on him.
"See now the effect you have on me?" He said with a smirk, his eyes dark with lust.
Rory blushed and answered with a smirk of her own "Let's go take care of this little issue of yours then!"
She laid her hand on his thigh teasing him all the way to their apartment. They rushed up and barely made it through the door before starting to undress each other. Finn picked up Rory in his arms and brought her to the master's bedroom and Rory, too into it, never noticed the changes in the apartment. A couple of hours later, they were still in bed talking about the last few days and everything that happened. Rory's stomach started to make noise.
"So I guess you're hungry now?"
"Well, yes… we kind of worked up my appetite earlier. I guess you have something we can quickly prepare?"
She got up and put on a robe before heading toward the door. Finn just realized that she had not seen his surprise. So he quickly got up and said.
"Rory Love, I had a surprise for you… now it is not completed but I tried before I needed to leave for the airport earlier. Just wait for me a minute."
Finn got up and put on his jeans and shirt before taking Rory's hand.
"Are you ready?" He asked her.
"Should I be worried now?"
Finn laughed but he was nervous of her reaction. They stepped out of the bedroom and he brought Rory towards the guest room. He opened to door and said "How do you like it?"
Rory stepped in. She was speechless. That room which had been previously filled with modern furniture fitting with the rest of the apartment was now completely filled and arranged exactly like her room in Stars Hollow. All her books were there, her stuffed animals, her bed, it was repainted exactly the same color as her room at her mother's place.
"Wow, what? Where did you have time to do it all? Are those mine?" She asked pointing to the bed and libraries.
Finn just looked at her and nodded. "Do you like it? We can bring it back if you don't…"
Rory just jumped in his arms… "Oh, no… I am keeping my stuff here… but now, is it because you want us to have separate rooms?" She asked trying to stay serious.
"God no! He said and he started kissing her… "I … (kiss) just… (kiss) wanted … (kiss) to make you (kiss)… feel like (kiss)… home"
"Did I ever tell you that you are the perfect boyfriend?"
"Well, I don't think so, not yet, at least, not today…" He said smiling… "But this is not all."
"What? There's more?"
"Come on…"He took her hand again and they were headed to the room that was Finn's office.
"I know it is now kind of small but it will have to do for now."
Finn had also brought Rory's working desk and he had put it in the office with his. Rory was ecstatic and then they continued to the living room where her CDs were now in the CD library, bathroom where all of her stuff was, beauty product, her brand of shampoo and many other stuff she had left at the Crap Shack, and kitchen where she found some of her dishes. Finn had brought some stuff from her house in Stars Hollow, he had also brought all her clothes.
Rory had trouble taking it all in. She closed her eyes and leaned into Finn. She turned her head to look at him and said "I love you Finn Morgan. How can you know just how to reassure me? I was afraid of feeling like an intruder in your place and you've made it also mine. Thank you!"
"Well, Miss Gilmore. I loved doing it. I couldn't wait for you to get here… I just tried to do everything but you'll see there are still a few boxes to undo… let's eat and get some hum sleep?"
Rory nodded and they headed back into the kitchen.
The next morning, Rory woke up in Finn's arm. Once she realized this was what all her morning would be like from now on, she smiled. She kissed Finn's chest before going up to see if he was awake. As he was deeply sleeping, she just went to get a book and came back to bed reading. God she had missed having her books around. She sat in bed reading for a while until she felt Finn waking up beside her.
"Hey sleepy head. Do you think you'll get up soon?"
"What time is it?" Finn did not want to open his eyes yet. He wanted to stay like this, sleeping beside his girlfriend.
"It's a bit passed 10. Did you have anything planned for today?"
"Hmm… yeah. But come here first…" Finn said bringing Rory's head toward his so they could kiss good morning.
"Wow, that was a nice good morning! But seriously, are we spending all day in bed? I realized that you don't have a Christmas tree in your house, are you a scrooge and I did not know about it?"
Finn laughed.
"No! I just thought it would be nice for us both to do it. And yes, I have plans… I invited my brother and sisters for lunch. They should be there by noon. So how about you head to the shower and I'll join you."
"Okay… but we need to hurry, we might have time to choose our Christmas tree and start decorating it. I'll just need to stop by the bakery for the food on the way back."
They showered and were out of the house both with coffees in thermos cup. They walked talking about their best Christmas memories; one of Finn's arm around Rory's waist. Finn had previously spotted a park in which a temporary Christmas tree vendor was doing business. They argued about which tree they preferred. Rory loved one that was full and really large but Finn preferred a leaner tree. Eventually, the vendor went back to his truck and brought one tree that was in between. It was around 6 foot tall and it looked perfect. They paid him and paid for the delivery. They were back within the hour with the pastries, breads and bags of cranberries and popcorn to decorate the tree.
They put the tree just beside the large windows overlooking the city in the Living Room. Rory had not been much into the spirit until then. It suddenly hit her that she was going to spend her first Christmas with Finn; even more so with all of his family. She suddenly realized something.
"Finn ?.
"Yes Love?"
"I did not buy gifts for you family. I just realized it."
"Don't worry love. I took care of it, we'll put both our names on the gifts."
"Did you buy something for my mother?"
"Well, yes."
"What is it?"
"Oh no… I am not saying. You'll see on Christmas eve."
"Please?" Rory said doing her best pouting face.
"Don't do this to me love. You know I can't resist…" Finn took Rory in his arms and started to kiss her and Rory kept begging to know until Finn reached that spot just below her ears that he knew made her lose it… Rory moaned "Not fair…" and she just let him continue. Finn kissed his way back up until they shared a passionate kiss and they slowly made it toward the bedroom completely forgetting they were expecting company…
They were half undressed and in a heated embrace when they heard knocking at the door and the door opening a couple of minutes later.
"Finn?" An unsure woman's voice could be heard.
"Shit!" Finn said as he and Rory suddenly stopped grasping for air.
"Finn! Are you home?"
"Coming Eileen. Make yourself at home." Finn answered. And the whispered "It's good thing we did not do this in the living room, they would have gotten a show" while he and a completely blushed Rory were getting redressed and made sure they were presentable. Rory looked at Finn and she started laughing as his excitement from the make out session was obvious… she mouthed for him to go to the bathroom. She made sure she was looking fine herself and start toward the living room.
"Hi Guys! How are you? I'm really happy to see you!"
"Hey Rory! How are you? Excited to be in New York for good?" Eileen answered and looked at Rory before smiling broadly… "Did we come at a bad time?"
Rory blushed even more…
"No? We were just hmmm…"
Eileen laughed open hardheartedly, her laugh was quite similar as Finn's but with feminine tone.
"You remember my husband?"
"Yes, of course, nice to see you again. Hi Lilyann, how are you doing!" Rory said looking at the youngest and she turned toward Finn's brother who cut in.
"Well hello Sweet, my name is Anthony. It is lovely to finally meet you Rory… let me tell you Finn's description was pretty much on target but you look even better than I had imagined. No wonder he can't keep his hands off of you." He said with a wink and laughing as Finn came in hearing this.
"Hey Tony… she's already taken now… Hi guys… sorry, we were hmm…" and Finn put his hand around Rory bringing her against him.
"It's OK Finn, we know . Don't need to make any excuses… But if you want to, we can give you an hour and come back."
"Funny Eileen… and we would need more than an hour so we'll wait for later tonight" Rory slapped him. "Anyway since Daphnee, James, Colin and Steph are coming for dinner; we might as well get on with the lunch then."
They all sat at the kitchen table and started on the lunch that Finn had put into the oven earlier. They talked for hours and Rory learned a lot of nice stories from their Childhood in Australia. After everyone ate they sat in the living room and they decided to start with the Christmas tree decoration. Rory showed them how to do the cranberries and popcorn strings Gilmore way and they all pitched in. The tree looked pretty good even though they did not have any other ornaments so far. When Finn's sibling were gone, Finn and Rory sat and stayed cuddled together looking at the tree and just happy with being together.
"Finn… we should start a tradition with the tree."
"What do you have in mind?"
"How about, we try to always decorate with your brother and sisters? It was fun and makes for good family time don't you think?"
"Yes. But wait up… I have something though."
Finn left the living room and came back with two boxes. I knew you'd want to get a tree and I asked your mom for some of your ornaments. He gave her one of the boxes with some of the ornaments she had made as a kid including an angel for the top of the tree.
"Oh! Finn… that is so cute… Did anyone tell you that you are a true romantic?"
"Well, yes… my mom actually." Rory laughed at his answer… "But you forgot the other box though."
That one looked smaller… Rory opened the box and in was a nice dark blue ornament with silver writings "Rory and Finn, Christmas 2007".
"This is one of my family tradition… we always have one ornament with all of our names on it and the year. Now we can almost not see the names though… the six of us with Steven's, Aurelia's and your name added… "
"They put my name on it? But…"
"Yes, Love, you are a part of my family now."
Rory looked at Finn and kissed him tenderly…
"Well, now, we don't want to be interrupted a second time so I would suggest we stay PG-13 and not get too steamy this time… I won't be able to stop again…"
Rory laughed and answered him "But neither Colin nor Daphnee have the key right?"
"You are right at that… so how about a quickie before getting ready?"
Both rushed to the room and enjoyed the next hours they had free before their guest arrived. Rory was happy to see her three friends and to meet James who was both Finn's friend from Australia and Daphnée's boyfriend. They had a nice time talking and just mainly enjoying time with friends. They decided to head out after dinner and enjoy the bar scene a bit. They went to one of Finn's nightclub and danced until the early hours of the day. After the night partying, Daphnée and James went to Daphnée's place while the rest headed back to Finn and Rory's for the night.
The next day, Rory and Finn stayed in bed until Colin and Steph got up and they all had breakfast and Colin and Steph left right after as they were expected at Stephanie's parent's place later. Finn and Rory packed up for the trip to Stars Hollow. They were going directly to Lorelei's place. They were expecting snow later during the evening but now it was still clear so they decided to head out a bit early. Rory was excited to say the least during the trip. She kept babbling and couldn't stay still. Finn even joked about keeping her away from coffee for the rest of the day which only made her even more fidgety. Arriving in Stars Hollow they went directly to the Crap Shack and headed in.
"Mom! Mom!"
"Fruit of my loins! I'm upstairs." Lorelei shouted back.
Rory went directly to look into her old room. Finn had brought his guest room furniture so that the room as not empty. Finn was following with both their luggage and he put them on the bed.
"Did you expect for me to leave the room empty… We needed a bed for our visit Love… "And he whispered "and you know what, this bed does not make any sound… I can testify to it since Colin and Steph did stay at my place many times." And he wiggled his eyebrows.
"I should have known you'd be already in the bedroom doing dirty things" Lorelei said from the door of the room.
"Hey kiddo… I'm really happy you're back! How was your week-end?" Rory left the room and headed toward her mother giving her a hug. They then went toward the living room and sat to talk.
"Great… by the way, I know you had an active part into Finn's plan to bring all my stuff… Thank you… now you'll need to come up for a visit."
"Don't worry; I am planning regular shopping trips now that I have someone to accompany me."
"So what are the plans for the festivities?"
"Well, tonight is movie night… the complete experience with Finn. Did he have a real one with you yet?"
"Not a real one… but he had a taste…"
"Oh, so I have the movies, the food except for the Chinese and pizza is also taken care of… so whenever we are ready?"
"Is Luke joining us tonight?"
"He'll get here once he closes the diner. You know that he lives here now?"
"I do. And what about tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow it will be the four of us. Sookie will probably come by to say hi and for us to give the kids their gifts. If you want to drop by Lanes I'm sure she'd appreciate it too. What time are you leaving on Tuesday?"
"We need to be at his parent's around 3 but we need to go by our place before."
"Our place, so you're ok with it now?"
"Yeah… it was just a Rory's freaking out moment… You know, the only other guy I lived with was Logan and I never felt like I was home then… I felt I was living at his place. Now Finn made sure I felt like home. I have all my stuff and Finn, well, he is just …"
"Irresistibly sexy, Charming, Hot?" Finn said as he walked in and heard just the end of the sentence. He sat beside Rory on the couch.
"Well, I was going to say considerate but yeah… that too." Rory smiled at him and kissed him.
Lorelei was really happy to see that Rory had found someone like Finn. They fitted together. With Logan, there was always something wrong. Maybe it was because of the way they had started out as a couple but with Finn. They had started as friends. And now, wow, the love that radiated from them when they were together. She did not know if Luke and she seemed so much in synch. They proceeded to their movie night and Luke joined them around 11 at night. The next day they just enjoyed the family time and exchanged gifts. Finn had bought Lorelei a new Blue Ray DVD with a collection of her favorite movies in this new format (he had gone through her collection when moving Rory's stuff). He brought Luke some rare spices that could hardly be found near Stars Hollow. Finally, he gave Rory a nice leather messenger bag for her new work and he had put in pens, papers, small digital recorder and other knick knack including a framed picture of both of them for her office. Lorelei and Luke gave Finn a decanter and a book on Australian wines.
The next day, Luke prepared a brunch for all of them and Rory and Finn headed out late afternoon making it to New York in time to unpack and get ready for the Morgan's Christmas dinner. They all enjoyed their time in their respective family and both felt as they belonged. Rory was happy to witness such a warm family feeling at the Morgan's. They played games, ate, and late at night, they exchanged gifts. Rory gave Finn his second gift which was a picture book of them from the time they met back in Yale until their last encounter in November. She had gathered pictures from friends and family to do so… Finn loved this gift and his mom and dad looked at each other when he opened it smiling. They knew from the time they had met Rory that she would be important in their son's life. Finn gave Rory a set of earrings and a matching necklace with diamonds and sapphires. It was beautiful and delicate. Rory was speechless and just hugged him when she opened it saying it was too much. Finn just kissed her and told her she was worth a lot more than these. Finn's family gave Rory a set of suitcases and her own Morgan Group ID which allowed her to have a room in any of their family hotel at the company's charge. Rory did not know what to say.
Later at night, while Finn's parent had already gone to sleep and Finn was talking with his sibling, Rory was looking at the giant Christmas tree in the living room. She stumbled upon the ornament of the current year and she could see the engraving "Annabelle & Finnegan, Eileen & Stephan & Aurelia, Finn & Rory, Anthony, Lilyann : Christmas 2007" This one was deep red with golden writing. She was staring at it dreaming and did not hear Finn come near her. He wrapped his arms around her from her back and hugged her.
"Nice isn't it?" He asked
"Yeah…" she answered still half in her daze.
"Are you ready to head home? It is getting quite late and we have a bit of road to do tomorrow."
"Yes, I am ready, but you know I have one last gift for you."
"Oh, you do, don't you?"
She nodded looking at him and he leaned to kiss her. They said goodbye to all and got on their way. Rory had bought some lingerie to surprise Finn with. She actually had put it on when getting ready and was just looking forward to him undressing her. It did not take long before they were both in a heated embrace when getting home. When he got her dress off he just saw the black and red lacy bra and underwear.
"I think I just opened my last present" Finn said and started kissing Rory down her neck toward her breast. She giggled
"I hope you like it because I don't think I can return this one" She answered.
The only answer he made was a groan and Rory was feeling the effect she had on Finn… they bumped on the bed where Finn laid Rory and he continued kissing her down her stomach toward her core and he slowly took off her panties before coming back up and pleasuring her. They made love slowly and were both more than exhausted when they finally gave into sleep.
The next day, on December 26th, they headed toward Mont-Tremblant a ski resort where Finn had made some reservation at ta luxury condo. They spend the next four days appreciating one another. Finn did ski during the day while Rory would read and sleep. They enjoyed the small tourist village and walked in the snow filled roads. They enjoyed the outdoor spa and the fireplace. The condo itself was huge and really luxurious. The dining room had huge windows overlooking the mountain. Both wished they could stay there forever as they felt as if nothing else than each other existed. They were in a bubble and just wanted to enjoy it. They looked like a couple on their honeymoon. Finn thought that he really needed to thank Daphnée for the suggestion. He really loved this place.
They headed back home on December 30 since they needed to get everything ready for the party the next day. Finn had hired someone to help them with the organization but still, they needed to overlook everything for it to be perfect. It was the first time they would be host to an event together. He knew Logan would be there. It would be the first time they would see him since their arguments and it would also be their first official appearance as a couple. Hell, most of their friends from the LDB might not have known before receiving their invitation. He was glad that other friends and Rory's mom would be there for the both of them.
The next morning Rory saw a side of Finn that she had never seen before. First, when she woke up, she found a message indicating her that he was at the Gym. She went to prepare coffee and breakfast and started to gather her stuff. They were expected at the location of the party at noon. She showered and put on some jeans and a shirt and jacket. She put both her dress and Finn's suit into a bag to bring and when everything was ready she sat with a book. Finn came in around 11, phone on his ears and talking business like. God he looked serious. He came toward her and hung up after finishing his conversation.
"Hey love. You had a nice morning?" He then kissed her quickly.
"Yeah, got everything ready for us to leave whenever you want."
"OK, I'll get a quick shower and we'll be on our way. I was there after Gym and it is coming along fine. I just had to do some phone calls but all should now be settled."
Finn went toward the shower and Rory continue reading her book. When Finn was ready he came back to sit with Rory and stared at her. She was completely lost in her book. IT took her about 10 minutes before noticing that he was there.
"Hey again. Sorry I did not hear you come back, are we leaving now?"
"Yes we are but I only need to do one more thing before."
"Oh, OK, let me know then." But as she was answering Finn was leaning in to kiss her, and she answered to his kiss eagerly.
"So now that was a good morning kiss love. Let's go… We're going to take the SUV just in case we need to do some taxi."
The evening was held in one of Finn's bar on the last floor of one of their most luxurious hotels in New York. When they got there, they saw that the tables were already placed and the dance floor was there. They had found huge Posters of Jazz men. The section for the band was currently empty but for the instruments and chairs. Many people were running around making sure all would be completed by 6 o'clock. Finn and Rory had a suite reserved where they had left their things and Colin and Stephanie were meeting them for supper before the party. Finn was efficient in dealing with everyone and his phone kept ringing and he manage to solve everything without hesitation. Rory actually did not have much to do. She started working on wrapping the many gifts they were going to give away during the night. She suddenly heard someone coughing beside her. She looked up and saw Logan.
"Hum… well, Hi Logan, how are you?"
"OK, Rory, how are you?"
"Doing great actually. You're here to talk to Finn? He'll be here any minute; he's just running around somewhere."
"Rory, we can talk I am not going to bite. Can I?" And he motioned to the chair opposite to her.
"Yeah, sure. So how is Matthew doing?"
"Matthew is doing great. He is growing fast. He'll be three months soon. We have a great nanny with us now. Bobbie doing better. She is now taking more interest in Matthew. She actually is in Hartford with him now."
"Oh, that's good. Are you here for long?"
Finn was entering in the room and he saw Logan and Rory talking. He could not help but to feel a bit jealous. He knew he had no reason for it but still. This was their first meeting. He walked towards them without a word but Rory looked up and smiled at him. If he was not mistaken he seemed to see relief on her face when she looked at him. He arrived and kissed her soundly before looking at Logan. Finn's eyes were sending a message, letting Logan know that Rory was now his. Rory saw the small exchange and it made her feel somewhat uneasy. She wished Finn would be a bit more confident about them as a couple. Hell, he needed to trust her.
"Nice to see you mate. I did not know you'd get here so early."
"Yeah, I thought it would be good to talk before… you know clear the air before everyone was around."
"Sure, let's go for a drink and catch up. Talk to you later Rory" Logan said knowing that he could not act as if nothing had ever happened and hoping that Finn would realize that he just wanted to be friends now.
They headed down to the hotel bar. They sat at a table. Finn was not quite sure how to start this. They had talked on the phone. It was different to have him right here. He hoped he could keep his cool. They sat and a waiter came by to take their orders.
"So how have you been Logan?"
"OK. Work is good. Relation with the family still shaky though… Now it's mainly my grandfather and my father that still have an issue. My mom fell in love with Matthew."
"He's doing fin? Matthew I mean."
"Yes, growing fast. I know I thanked you in an email for insisting on me. I really owe you going back in time to see him being born. I love that little man as I never thought I could love another person. I know it's a stretch because our friendship is still not back up yet. But I'd really love it if you could be his godfather Finn." Logan looked at him.
Finn was taken aback. He was not sure exactly why would Logan ask him. He wish he could forgive already but it still hurt right now.
"Are you sure? Shouldn't you take a couple of friends who could be both godparents together?"
"Well, Bobbie had already set her mind on one of her friend for godmother, she is the one that had helped her throughout the pregnancy, she feels she owes her for having Matthew… just as I feel towards you."
"I'm flattered. I wish I could say yes. Can I get back to you on this."
"That's fair. Let me know. We are waiting for Bobbie to get back to her true self before we get the bugger baptized anyway. It shouldn't be before next summer. "
"OK."
There was a silence that was only broken by the waiter bringing Finn's Foster and Logan's Guinness. It felt weird. Logan had so much he wanted to say but couldn't find an angle to address it with. He plunged the best he knew how.
"Finn, I am really sorry for what happened. I know you'll find it hard to believe but I am OK with you and Rory together. Actually I am happy for you. I am not saying I don't feel anything for her anymore, I think I'll always do. She was the one that made me see I could have that type of love. But you and she are my friends first and I do want you guys to be happy. "
Finn took a gulp of his beer before looking directly at Logan trying to figure out how sincere he was. He couldn't find anything indicating he was lying.
"I am glad then. I hope you mean it because we are doing great. She moved in with me since she got the job at the New York Times. Thanks by the way for putting a good word."
"I just told the truth when asked. I did not manipulate anything. She got the job because of her work. She is talented."
"I know. So you'll be OK with us tonight. You know I kind of not a subtle person and it's the same with my relationship. "
"It's OK. I expected it… surprised though that she goes along. She was more of a private person with this."
"Well, I guess things change when you find the right person."
Logan just looked down and took sip of her own beer. While Finn smiled, he knew he had pushed it a bit but needed to check his reaction.
"So… tell me about those Birds in London?"
"Euh! What?"
"The girls Logan… don't tell me you've gone all holy on us!"
"Well, I wish I hadn't but with Matthew, I just don't go out much… and honestly, if Bobbie wants to, I wish we'd give a try to a relationship. She is a great person and she is also talented at her work. You should see her negotiate a business deal. You'd be impressed."
"She can't be better than me though! No one has my way of charming everyone in a room!" Finn added smiling truly for the first time of their conversation.
"I'd say she is the female version of you in a business meeting… So how are things with Rory's family and both of you?"
"Everything is great. We just spent Christmas Eve with Lorelei… actually she was to drop by tonight but I'm not sure it's going to happen anymore. I think Luke has something up his sleeve. For the rest, I charmed my way to the Gilmores and with her dad."
"Yeah, I thought Lorelei would love you. She always hated me… maybe hated is a strong word but she never trusted me. And when you have Lorelei in your court, nothing else really matters, at least to Rory."
Finn and Logan finished their drinks.
"Well, I am glad we broke the ice man. Are you in America for long?"
"Not really… we are still here 1 week."
"Maybe we could do something and get to see Matthew? If you want to I can see with Rory. Not sure though if you should bring Bobbie… but if Rory's OK with it, could be nice."
"I'll also see with Bobbie… she was stress about meeting all of you. Now she met Colin and Stephanie over the holidays. It went well, not great but I did not expect too much. Colin was a bit of an ass; Stephanie put on the society smile all evening but said nothing inappropriate."
"You got to love their sense of loyalty though." Finn smiled to himself. "You know it took a while for Colin to talk to Rory again? I mean talk to her normally."
"Yeah… I am sorry to have let you believe everything was Rory's fault."
"I think she understood though. I mean that we were your friends before."
"I just wish we could be friends, us I mean, you, Rory and I. Then for real everything would be back to normal. Well, almost normal… "
"Gotta go Logan… we still have work to do upstairs. We'll see you tonight?"
"Yep. See you later and say hi again to Rory for me."
"Will do."
With that Finn when back upstairs and Logan headed toward the front desk.
A couple of hours later Finn and Rory were in their suite getting ready. Finn was looking at Rory as she was drying her hair wearing only her underwear. God she was beautiful. He walked into the bathroom and started kissing her shoulders.
"Finn… I just took my shower. We don't have time for this, we are hosting remember?"
"Rory, you're no fun." He said and pouted.
"This funny face is surely not going to work." She was laughing at the face he was making.
"Not fair… when you do it does work… but if you didn't want to entice me, you should have worn something different Love. How can I resist you wearing sexy lingerie in a luxurious Hotel room so close to home? Now it feels like we are having an affair…"
Rory smiled as Finn continued to kiss her neck and was getting to that spot. She knew she would surrender… she looked up in the mirror and she saw him looking at her. She felt the desire in his eyes; it made her feel that same desire. She smiled and felt Finn's hand turn her around quickly. She did not have time to say anything and he was attacking her lips. Finn picked Rory up and sat her on the vanity. She answered to his hungry kisses and put her legs around his waist. She could feel his hardness through his jeans; she unbuckled his belt, and undid his pants. She could feel his smile broadening and he stopped kissing her to whisper in her ears "I love you so much, I just wish I could keep you in here all night." And he started kissing down her neck and chest until he reached her bra. He pulled both bra strap down so her breast were now exposed and started kissing them, licking teasingly and then lightly sucking each one, his hands caressing her hips slowly descending in her panties. She moaned and with her hand she pushed down his pants and boxers. She started caressing him slowly and felt him stiffened "Rory" he grunted and slowly unlocked her legs and then lifted her to take off her panties. He positioned himself in between her legs and caressed her inner thigh going up until reaching her middle. She was wet, ready for him; they did not have much time so he stopped her hand and looked into her eyes as he entered her softly. It felt warm, her eyes closed momentarily, her head jerked back and her mouth slightly opened letting a small sound come out. "So sexy Love." He thrusted in and out slowly at first and then picked up speed as he felt Rory tightening her grip on him. She was holding on to him, holding his shoulder from under his arms. "Finn, yes, deeper, Finn!" And he complied, kissing her and keeping his eyes on her face. She would from time to time open her eyes but they were mostly half closed, her pupils darkened by lust and her humming drove him to go faster, she reached her orgasm just as he did, giving a last thrust and they stayed there panting a couple of minutes before either spoke. As their heartbeat made it back to normal pace, he kissed her trying to put into the kiss how much he loved her. "Love, how did I manage to stay away from you for weeks at a time?" She just hugged him back and kissed his Adam's apple…
"Well, I did not really give you a choice but now, it's in the past, and you can have me any time from now on."
"Oh, and I intend to" He smirked "but now we made a mess and need to go back to the shower!" He took her in his arms, and brought her back into the shower, taking off her bra completely and joined her.
They finally got ready on time. They were in the reception all before anyone showed up, still in a haze from their moment. She was wearing a red second world war era dress that went just below the knee it was a alter top tying in the back of her neck, tight on the bodice but flaring from the waist down until half calves. He was wearing a Zoot Suit black and grey with a white shirt, red tie and a red handkerchief in the front pocket. He was sitting on the stage and she was leaning on him in between his legs. She had put a bit of makeup, nothing much, mascara, and a slight eye shadow but was wearing deep red lipstick. Her air was up on both sides with the rest of her air left loose. She had intended something more elaborate but lack of time prevented her to complete her look. Still she looked like a goddess, to Finn at least. Both had black and white flat shoes, after all, they would be dancing most of the night.
"So you'd be OK meeting with Logan, Matthew AND Bobbie?"
"Yeah sure, after all, I kind of owe her for us, don't you think?"
"Well, if you see it like that… I guess it will be OK. But I'm not ready to have him to our place though."
"Our place, I like the sound of it. But yeah, me neither. We could go out to eat, meet them at the restaurant. And we might see if Colin and Steph could join, would make it less stressing for everyone."
"OK, I'll arrange it. He also asked me something else."
"What? Will I like hearing it?"
"He asked me to be Matthew's Godparent. Would you be OK with it?"
"He did. Wow that was unexpected with everything that went on."
"Yeah… took me by surprise too. But if you're OK with it, I'd like to accept."
"Of course I am OK with it… Who's going to be Godmother?"
"One of Bobbie's friend."
"Oh, OK." She kissed him lightly, not wanting to leave a mark with her lipstick. They heard someone knocking.
"So we should get the show on the road then. Must be the band arriving."
They let the people from the band come in and everyone got ready. By 7:30, all was set and the band started playing. Everything was perfect. They had a cupcake stand; the bar served only drinks popular in that era. Some food would be served later in the evening. People started arriving and Finn and Rory made rounds until all seemed to be present. Just before 9, Finn took on the stage bringing a reluctant Rory up with him. He greeted everyone and wished them to enjoy those last few hours into 2007. They officially launched the evening joining everyone on the dance floor and Rory was glad for the practice she had with the Dance Marathon at home because Finn was restless.
Throughout the evening Logan chatted with everyone and glanced often over Finn and Rory. They were incredible to see. They danced, laughed and they did kiss quite openly. She had never seemed so carefree with him. He was happy that she had found love again. It did sting though but he needed to move on and at least, he knew, he would always be somewhat in their lives. He would make it so. He wished he could find love again.
"So how are you handling it?" Stephanie asked him. He jumped as he was staring at the couple once again. He turned to face his blond friend.
"It's hard but they look so happy. I am glad they have found each other. Finn deserves someone like Rory and vice versa. I just wish I'll be able to find someone as in sync with me eventually."
"If that is what you want, you'll get it. But you need to open yourself up for it to come."
"And when did you get so smart Miss Vanderbilt?"
"When I finally got tired of looking for love in all the wrong places… I found it. I had it just here, with me all along." She answered and grabbed Colin's hand.
They talked a bit more and both Steph and Colin were relieved to see that Logan was really accepting Finn and Rory's relationship.
Everyone literally swung the end of the year and the music stopped just in time for the countdown. Finn and Rory joined their closest friends to wish them a happy new year. Colin and Steph, Lane and Zack, Daphnée and James, Logan, Juliet, Rosemary, Seth, the old gang plus new friend welcomed the new year.
By the time the countdown reached 0, Finn was already kissing Rory passionately they were in their own bubble ignored everything else. They were both hoping this year would be theirs looking forward to 2008. Suddenly a phone rang in Finn's pocket; it was a Christmas jingle which meant only one person. They parted and Rory reached in Finn's pocket to answer the phone.
"Happy New Year's Mom!"
"What? Wait, where?"