Life Choices, Challenges and Changes

June 22, 2017, A Real Family

June 22, 2017 A Real Family

Lorelai heard yelling and whooping. She looked over and saw Liam squatting down looking at the fish. She took another picture of him. Lucas was holding his Pop pops fishing pole, and Luke was telling him what to do. Liam Sr., was standing next to little Liam.

"Liam, be careful," his G-pa told him.

"Funny," he giggled. Little Liam kept on touching the fish and laughing as the fish flopped on the sand. Liam Sr. picked up the fish he had caught and put it in the large bucket that they had brought down earlier with the other fish in it. Little Liam, who was curious, had his face near the opening of the bucket and was looking down at the fish. Suddenly there was a big splash and Liam Sr. looked at his grandson. Little Liam was leaning over and trying to reach for the fish. The fish slapped its tail and water splashed out and his face and shirt were all wet.

"Ishy spas me, G-pa," he said laughing. Liam Sr. grabbed a towel that was near by and wiped off his face. Lorelai had caught the whole thing on her telephone.

Walking over to her daughter she beamed.

"Mom you look so happy. What are you laughing about?"

"Your son," she said showing her daughter the video. Putting her arm around her daughter's shoulder she continued, "This...is what a family is. You have your family now Rory, and I am so happy for you ."

Smiling back at her mother she said, "Actually mom, we have our family. They are as much as yours as they are mine."

Rory hugged her mother, which was awkward because Rory was wearing the Bobo and Lyn was in it. Lyn's little head was sticking up from the top and Lorelai leaned down and kissed it. Liam who had removed his shirt and thrown it on the sand, came running up to them with a big smile on his face.

"Me too, me too." Lorelai picked him up and gave him a hug and a kiss.

"Where's your shirt Liam?" His mother asked him.

"Off," he told her with a grin. "Ishy spas me. Bad ishy."

Lorelai kissed him again and she carried him as they continued to walk closer to the shore where the men were, who now were standing ankle deep in the water. Suddenly there were more whoops. Luke's fishing pole was beginning to bend. Lucas was standing holding the pole and Luke walked behind him and began to help him. Liam was clapping his hands as they all stood on the beach as waves crashed into the shore and watched as Luke helped Lucas reel in a fish. Lucas and Luke pulled, and they could hear the whirring noise the reel made as they pulled the fish closer to shore. Finn was recording the moment on his phone as Angus grabbed the net as he and his boys went splashing into the water to get the fish.

"Do you want to go and see the fish that Lukie caught with Pop Pop?" Lorelai asked Liam.

"Yes, Ookie cot ishy, Nana. Mama Ookie cot ish!"

Liam was excited and yelled to his mom as Lorelai carried him to the edge of the beach. She put him down, and Lorelai squatted next to him as they talked and looked at the fish. Rory was standing behind them on the beach holding her daughter as Finn walked over to his mother in law and his son. Finn continued to take pictures of all of them on his phone. He turned towards his wife and took a picture of her and the baby. She threw her husband a kiss and winked at him. Her mom was right. Looking around the beach at her sons, stepfather, mother, and her in laws, her nephews, and best friends, she understood what her mother meant when she said that this was what a family is. Rory grew up with just her mom and the people of Stars Hollow as her extended family, but now she had a real family, thanks to Finn, for her and her children. She felt movement and looked down at Ashlyn who was beginning to fuss.