What's Next?

The Holiday Season

"Mommy where is my sweaaaaaaaaaaaater?" A rowdy, hyper, and a little sleep deprived Haeven called. She was running around desperately, not able to find the one thing she needed before being fully packed. "I can't find it!" Haeven wasn't watching where she was going when she almost ran into Rory.

"It's right here." Rory displayed a facade of calmness despite her interior.

"All ready to go?" Jess asked as he came downstairs with his luggage.

"Daddy!" Haeven ran up to Jess, arms wide.

"Haeven!" Jess said back and scooped her up into his arms. "Let's go."

Rory, Jess, Lorelai, and Luke were all going on a trip to Florida to go to Disney World! They hadn't told Haeven yet, knowing she would freak out as soon as they got there; she'd been asking for months.

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"You wanna give me a hang with these bags?" Luke asked as he loaded the luggage into the van.

"I am." Lorelai answered as she exited the house with her purse.

Luke handed her a bag.

"Woah, hold on there." Lorelai put her phone away.

"Sorry for burdening you." Luke muffled.

"They're here." Lorelai gave the bag back to Luke and ran down the driveway. "Hey there guys!"

"Hi mom." Rory got out of the car and got the babies out. "Are you sure you're ready for a seventeen hour car trip with three children under four years old?"

"Ready as I'll ever be. I'm not so sure about Luke though." Lorelai looked over to Luke who was grumpily lugging over their bags.

"Thanks for the help, dear." Luke grumbled, sarcastically .

Jess switched the children's carriers into Luke and Lorelai's van that they would all take to Florida.

"Everyone ready?" Jess asked, double checking the three car seats and making sure Haeven had her special teddy bear.

"Ready." Lorelai, Luke, and Rory all answered.

Just as Luke was going to get into the driver's seat, Haeven called out. "Grampa sit with me!"

"But I need to drive, sweetie."

Haeven pouted.

"I can drive first." Jess offered.

"Are you sure, Jess?"

"Yup."

Luke crawled between the seats and Haeven smiled. "Hi grampa."

"Hi Haeven."

"I got new light up shoes." She kicked her feet against the seat.

"They're very pretty."

Haeven stretched out her feet. "I can put my leg out long like a giraffe's leg, see?"

Luke smiled at his granddaughter's eagerness. "Wow, that's really neat."

"Before we leave, does anyone need to go potty?" Jess asked, looking at his eldest daughter who was becoming stubborn in this specific field.

"Um...I do." Luke said, getting out of the car.

"Sometimes I wonder who the adults are." Jess laughed.

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"Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle alllllll the way!" Lorelai sang as they drove down the highway.