Life Choices, Challenges and Changes

Chapter 35 Confrontation

Chapter 35 Confrontation

December 9, 2011

Every morning, Rory woke up with her head in the "dunny" and Finn sitting on the floor beside her holding her hair away from her face and rubbing her back. The first time it happened, he was very worried, so he spoke to both his father and Angus about it. Angus smiled and reassured him that soon it would be over, and she would feel better. His father suggested that he ask his mother what to do. Amanda suggested that he have a pot of ginger or peppermint tea in their apartment and plenty of biscuits or crackers for her to nibble on. Fortunately for Rory, the strawberry pop tarts seem to settle her stomach with the peppermint tea. So, every morning, Finn would bring her a cup of peppermint tea and a strawberry pop tart. Once she ate that she was able to keep food down.

On the morning of the snowstorm, Finn had insisted that Rory take the Escalade to work that day. Fourteen inches of snow fell during the night, and even though the sun was out, the snow was still falling, and the streets of Hartford were covered with snow. The plows had been working all night, but the side streets were still thick with snow. As Rory drove his Escalade through the snow-covered streets, she wished she was back in Finn's apartment cuddled up in his arms. He was so attentive to her needs and worried about her even though she reassured him that it would get better. She kept her peppermint Life Savers in her purse and her desk drawer so whenever she felt nauseous at school, she would pop one in her mouth.

Rory pulled into the parking lot and walked into the school. Despite the bad weather, she was early again this morning, which gave her an extra thirty minutes to prepare for her classes before the students came in. She was anxious for today to be over. This week was exam week, and she was scheduled to give her exams today. This would give her the rest of the week to grade the exam before the winter break. She was hoping to get them all corrected and the grades into the office before Friday. However, she had been so tired lately that she found herself falling asleep as she corrected her students' papers. Rory was beginning to feel stressed; she had so much to do before the wedding. The emails were now arriving from the guest who were attending the wedding. She needed to meet with her mother in law and go over seating arrangements, and today she planned on meeting Olivia and Stephanie after school at the Rehab Center so they could visit with Lucy. She hoped that she would also be able to see Jess and Logan. Even though she was with Finn now and deeply in love with him, she still missed Logan. He was her first love, and even though they had bad times, the good times were always there. She did not want Finn to lose the friendship that they had shared.

As she was going over her lists of things to do and checking her calendar, she realized that the 12-week appointment that they had made for the Ultrasound was when they would be in Australia on their honeymoon. Now she was beginning to worry, what were they going to do? Finn and Rory planned their honeymoon so that they would be at his family's home for two weeks. Rory was looking forward to spending time at the home where Finn grew up. She had heard so many stories and saw so many pictures that it was important for her to share this with him just as he has shared Stars Hollow with her. They also talked about looking at property, hoping to find something for themselves. They wanted to have a home in Australia, so next year they could bring their little family of three there.

Rory sat back in her chair and placed her hand on her stomach. It was just getting hard, and people didn't realize that she was pregnant yet. She began to picture a life for their child. Would she return to work here as a teacher, a job that she loved, or would she want to be home with their baby? They hadn't spoken about it yet, and the thought of letting someone else care for her child bothered her. She wondered how Finn felt about this, and she realized that she needed to start a list.