The Legend - A Gilmore Girls Fan Fiction

Chapter 40

Logan and Odette were already in the kitchen whenever we walked in. "Good morning, Daddy and Dettie! Mommy and Uncle Finn have a surprise for me today, but they won't tell me what it is!" Emma said in a pouty, but excited voice. She hugged him, and then hugged Odette.

"From what I hear, your mommy and Uncle Finn have really made sure that this was going to be the most exciting surprise ever, Emma! I can't wait to hear about it!" Odette said to her.

I walked over to the fridge to grab some orange juice and Finn came up behind me, looking over my shoulder, and grabbing the milk out for Emma. "Chocolate?" he asked her, turning around and holding up the milk carton. She nodded enthusiastically with a dreamy look in her eyes and he laughed.

"I'm not hungry, I just want my chocolate milk and my surprise!" she said.

"No, no, no little one, you need a good breakfast or you won't be able to enjoy your surprise" Logan told her.

I poured myself a cup of orange juice and Odette handed me a plate with cut up pancakes, bacon and eggs for Emma, and I brought it over to her and sat it in front of her. "What do you say to Dettie for making your breakfast?" I asked her.

"Thank you!" she said, eagerly taking bites.

"Do you want some? I'm making plenty" Odette asked Finn and me.

"Oh, you don't have to do that, I can make my own" I told her.

"Seriously, it's no trouble. I'm in the zone" she said with a laugh.

"Well, okay then, if you insist" Finn said with a smile, sitting down on the bar stool next to Emma.

"Dettie makes yummy pancakes!" Emma said with an approving smile.

"I'll have to be the judge of that for myself now, Little Love. You can't just take someone's word about yummy pancakes" he teased her.

I smiled and he reached his hand out for mine. He pulled me in close to him, with one arm around me, and using the other to pretend to try to steal pancakes from Emma's plate, making her giggle.

"Uncle Finn! Stop!" she said laughing.

Colin and Stephanie walked in sleepily and sat down at the table. "Morning, Children. Mother" Colin said with a nod and I smiled.

"Good morning, you two" I said with a laugh. They looked like they'd been up a while last night.

"So today's the big day, Emma! Are you excited!?" Stephanie asked.

"I don't know what the surprise is, but I'm excited anyway!" Emma said sweetly.

Finn kissed the side of my head and Emma looked up at us in confusion. "Why are you hugging mommy so much?" she asked him.

I laughed and we all exchanged glances trying to figure out how to tell her in kid's terms, but Finn did the honors.

"I asked your mommy to be my girlfriend, and she said yes" he whispered, but loud enough for the rest of us to hear.

Her eyes got big with excitement. "Really!?" she exclaimed happily. I nodded and she smiled so big. "I just knew it!" she said, proud of herself.

"Yes, you're probably the most perceptive four year old in the entire world, Princess" I teased her.

We hurried up and ate our food, and then the three of us walked out of the door, where another surprise was waiting for us.

"Oh my gosh! This looks just like Cinderella's stage coach, Mommy!" Emma exclaimed, seeing the horse drawn carriage made to look just like the movie version.

"That's because it is! Princess Cinderella herself sent it here special for you, because you're a little Princess, and now it's time to go dress up like one! But first, to get there, you need to travel in style!" Finn said, picking her up, and helping her into the carriage.

Once she was inside, he then held out his hand for me to take and I smiled at him as I got in, and he followed behind me.

She sat on one side, Finn and I sat on the other, and she was just in heaven.

"Is this my surprise!?" she asked excitedly.

"This is just the beginning of your magical day, Sweetheart, and if I know Uncle Finn, I have a feeling we're going to be in for a lot of surprises today" I told her, not able to take my eyes off of this amazing man.

"Absolutely. Only the best for my girls" he said, kissing the top of my head.

I laid my head on his shoulder, and just sat there, watching my baby girl lose her mind as we continued on. I never could have made her this happy all on my own, it was going to take a team to give her the experiences she deserves in life. And so we spoil her a little bit. As long as she's not a spoiled brat, I see no harm in it.

"Wave to your fans, Emma!" Finn said, showing her the proper princess wave, which I promptly teased him for knowing. "Don't judge me, I have a sister!" he said with a laugh.

"Finn, this is absolutely perfect already, and we're not even there yet" I whispered with a smile and he smiled back at me.

"I have seriously never had more fun than what I'm having right now, and I'm being completely honest about that" he promised me, which made me smile even more. Oh man I was falling hard.

* * *

We pulled up to the gates of Disneyland and Emma gasped, her eyes wide with wonder, and she brought her hand up to her mouth in shock. It only just finally hit her where they were going.

Finn and I watched her reaction carefully, and she jumped across the carriage and landed in both our laps at once, hugging us as tight as she could. I don't think I'd ever seen her this happy.

"Thank you" she whispered, not moving from our embrace and we both hugged her back, together.

"Are you ready to become a princess and get your princess makeover?" he asked her.

She nodded and the carriage stopped directly in front of the Bibbidy Bobbidy Boutique where we took her inside to be transformed into the sweet princess that she already is.