Life Choices, Challenges and Changes

Part 2 Chapter 20 Birthday Surprise

Chapter 20 Birthday Surprise

On Sunday, Rory and Finn pulled up to Luke's diner at 10:15. The lights were off, and it looked closed.

"Finn, didn't my mother tell us to come here at 10:00?"

Finn peered through the window and noticed some movement. He smirked when he realized that Lorelai had planned a party for her.

"Come on Love, maybe the door is open, and Luke is fixing the electricity or something."

Rory looked around the town. It seemed awfully quiet, and she began to suspect that something was up. She smelled a rat and knew it was her mother!

Rory picked up her phone and dialed her mother's number, she heard the phone ring coming from inside Luke's Diner, but her mother didn't answer it. She knew her mother was inside.

With mischief in her eyes, she shouted to Finn, "Babe, Mom must have left when we came late because I was enjoying the birthday present that you were giving me."

Finn started laughing pulling her into his side he whispered, "You little minx."

Rory stepped up to the door and waited for her mother to open it, and right on cue, she did.

"Ha!"

"Ha? Wait, you knew?"

"Well mom, it was obvious with the lights off, and then Finn saw movement when he peered inside."

"Ok, come in. Luke went to all this trouble just for you. He made you your favorite breakfast and a coffee cake."

She walked in, and everyone yelled surprise. She was shocked when she saw that Finn's parents were there along with Mia, Angus, Lane, Zach, Colin, Steph and most of Stars Hollow. The place was decorated with balloons and streamers. Sookie was standing there beside Jackson with her two children.

"Wow, thank you, everyone," she said happily and felt genuine love from everyone.

"Before I say anything else I want to introduce you to Finn Morgan," Rory beamed as she looked up at him with love in her eyes adding, "my boyfriend."

Everyone stood surprised because Rory never introduced a man she was dating to them let alone admitting that it was her boyfriend. Lorelai looked over at Amanda and put her hands over her heart. Amanda and Liam both beamed.

Smiling Luke walked over to them and put a tiara on her head and said, "Come on and sit down over here."

He had a table set up for her in the middle of the room. It was set for two. She went over and sat down and looked out and saw her grandparents. Emily was standing there with a look of shock and Richard had found his way over to Liam and was shaking his hand. She turned to Finn and poked him. He looked at her, and she indicated with her head to where her grandfather was standing beside his father. He smiled too. Sookie and Luke brought out a coffee cake with candles on it and a big mug of coffee for Rory. On the outside of the cup, it had the words printed, Coffee, coffee, coffee. Finn laughed when he read it.

"Love what will happen when I make tea in it?"

"I will break your arms," she told him leaning over to him and giving him a kiss.

Luke suddenly appeared from the kitchen carrying a plate of chocolate chip pancakes dripping in chocolate sauce and whipped cream with a side of bacon. Finn looked at her and started to laugh.

"Love, really are you going to eat all that?"

He then stuck his finger in the whipped cream and smearing it on the tip of her nose. She squealed and took some of her whipped cream and smeared it across his lips. He quickly grabbed her hand and put her finger in his mouth. They looked at each other grinning. From behind her, she hears her mother whisper, "Dirty!"