Life Choices, Challenges and Changes

Part 2 a Chapter 12 Advice

Chapter 12 Advice

September 30 - Oct. 2, 2011

Finn's family enjoyed their weekend in Stars Hollow. Liam and Amanda were very impressed with the Dragonfly, and the food that was served there. They also enjoyed the food that Luke served at Luke's diner.

Lorelai, Liam, Ashlyn, Amanda, and Luke sat in the kitchen of her childhood home discussing food. Finn, Rory, Mia, and Angus decided that they did not want to be a part of that discussion, so they left and walked the streets of Stars Hollow. As they walked down the street to the middle of town she began to tell them stories about what it was like growing up there in Stars Hollow. As they walked towards Doose's, they came across Kirk chasing Petal down the street. Angus and Finn started laughing.

"What is that man trying to do?" Mia asked her.

"Oh, that's Kirk and his pet pig Petal. The town decided that before Kirk and Lulu have children he should have a pet. So he got himself the pig."

"Now that is an original idea. Every couple should have a pig before they have children," Angus said trying not to burst out laughing.

She looked at Finn and said, "Finn you did some bizarre things at Yale,"

"Finn I only know about the time you sink the boat with Logan. You mean there are more stories you have kept from your big brother?" Angus said, "He never told the family anything. We only heard about Fiji because Mitchum called Da up asking Da for his help so the three of the boys didn't end up in jail."

"I should have known," she said laughing.

The four of them walked over to the gazebo and sat on the steps. Finn had his arms around her as she sat between his legs Mia sat beside her husband with his arms around her shoulders. Rory looked up and smiled at Finn and said, "So where do I start?"

Finn started to laugh, "The day I first saw you standing at the coffee cart with that bartender guy. I can't remember his name."

"Marty. You and Colin bumped into him and Logan was drunk walking with some girl."

"And you told all of us off. We had hired Rory's friend Marty for some of our parties. But you know how Colin can be. When we saw them I had told Colin that I wanted to meet her and so Colin said to leave it to me."

He pulled her towards him and leaned down and kissed her and licked her bottom lip.

"So you planned on doing that." She answered.

"Oh yes, of course. Later that week Colin and I were talking, and I told him that I wanted to go out with you. So we convinced Logan I needed to find a certain girl,. I was looking for you, but I pretended I was looking for someone with red hair so that Logan wouldn't put the moves on you.."

"How did that work for you?" Angus said, knowing how upset Finn was after Logan had started to date Rory.

Finn didn't say anything but looked at his brother.

"Yes you had Logan and Colin with you and I was standing in the hall putting up posters for Asher Flemings wake. You were writing your phone number on my whiteboard that was on my dorm room door."

"What year was this, Finn?" His brother asked him.

"The September after the Fiji boat incident, when Logan sank the boat."

"My sophomore year and your junior year right?" Rory added.

"Unfortunately, Logan and Rory got into a verbal sparring match and Logan decided that she was his next conquest."

Mia looked at Rory, "Oh, I didn't know you dated, Logan Huntzberger."

"Yes, for two and a half years, but we broke up at my graduation."

She went quiet for a minute, so Finn decided to add the story about the LDB event. That's when he knew that this girl was someone he admired. She was fearless and beautiful not like the other girls he met at Yale.

"The next time we were together was the LDB event. Rory was a journalist on the Yale Daily News and happened to catch Steph run into the ladies' room where a ball gown and a gorilla mask. I had my car parked out front of the library, where my love use to hang out. So she copied down my license plate number when she heard Steph say Omni Paratus. We were going to one of our events. So cornered Logan write a piece about the LDB and expose them. So he went and called a meeting and he had a plan for her to attend the next event. She attended the event and even jumped off the seven-foot scaffold, which I was supposed to do."

"You jumped off a seven-foot scaffold?" Mia asked surprised.

"Yes, in a ball gown, with an umbrella and a harness around my waist."

"Finn why didn't you do it? You usually do things like that. You used to bungee jump in Australia," Mia said.

Rory started laughing, "Finn decided he wanted to be a human target for the paintball contest and missed the mats when he went diving across the target range."

"Now that doesn't surprise me, my little brother was always the daredevil."

"Yes but it was fun being on the stretcher and all the beautiful girls were attending me."

"Except me," she said with a wink.

"True but you were going through your issues with Logan if I remember correctly."

"Yes, he convinced me that I hadn't lived until I took that leap. So I did, and it was the most exhilarating thing I had ever done."

" Rory if you and Finn have children, pray that they turn out like you or you will spend most of your time at the hospital."

They all started laughing.