They walked inside and both instantly could feel Lorelai staring at them from the couch.

"Hey there Dean." Lorelai said loudly from her seat.

"Hi, Lorelai, how are you?"

"Oh me, great. So Rory are you ready to have that conversation you promised we would?"

"Oh yeah but mom I didn't know that Dean was going to be here…"

Lorelai put her hand up to her head as if she had just remembered something. "You know what Dean…I lied, things aren't so great. That water bottle hasn't been changed in almost two weeks."

Rory and Dean both smiled and laughed. "Alright I get it; I'll disappear for a little while."

"Thank you Dean." Lorelai said as he walked towards the kitchen and out of sight.

Rory turned to face her mom once Dean was gone.

"Come sit with me, we have lots to talk about." Lorelai insisted.

"Mom I think it's pretty obvious what's happening." She said walking over to her.

"Yes it is, but I want to know how it happened."

"It was really just a crazy turn of events. We ran into each other in the mall, exchanged numbers and later that night we got together."

"Got together meaning?"

"I didn't come back to the hotel now did I?"

"No, but what about Logan? What happened to make you do this?"

"It's very clear to me now that Logan doesn't care about me. Things would be over between Logan and I regardless if I had ran into Dean this weekend or not. The thing that I hadn't realized was that I still care for Dean…a lot. When I ran into him I felt like I was having a panic attack. I didn't get it at first but when I began to daydream at Mia's wedding." Rory blushed for a moment before continuing. "I just knew that I had to see him before we left."

"What did you daydream about?"

"That it was mine and Dean's wedding instead." Lorelai laughed. "You know it was just one of those moments…I had just seen him for the first time in years and all these feelings came back and it's not my fault we had to go to a wedding."

"Did you tell him about this daydream of yours?"

"No, and you better not mention it either or I will hate you."

"So Dean is back then?"

"Yes Dean is back." Rory said with a smile.

"But he lives in North Carolina now. That is really going to make things difficult for you."

"Yeah it will be for a little while." Rory agreed.

"A little while, how much longer does Dean have before graduation?"

"Well he still has a few years but I'll be done in a month. I'm going to try to get a job with the Charlotte Observer."

"Oh wow, we just took a major step. When did you decide to move there? I mean are you sure this is the right thing for you?"

"Dean is right for me…that's the one thing that I'm sure of. Trust me; this isn't going to be a mistake. I know it seems like we're moving fast but this is really what I want."

"I want you to be happy Rory but I don't want you to settle for something just because of a guy."

"A guy that I love and that loves me back unconditionally. After everything I put him through in the past, Dean is the one taking the risk. And I am so thankful that he is willing to…again. I'm not going to mess this up this time."

Rory noticed tears beginning to form in her mother's eyes. "What's wrong?"

"You're happy and smiling again. You're really fun to be around when you're dating Dean, well most of the time anyway." She joked. "I know he makes you happy."

"But…"

"But you're not going to be here with me anymore to share things with. I'm really going to miss you."

"I'll call everyday and we will visit a lot."

"You promise?"

"I promise."

They began to laugh together as they both wiped away the small tears from their cheeks. Dean had just walked back inside the house and watched the girls from the foyer, not really wanting to interrupt the moment they were having together.

"Everything okay?" Dean asked before entering the room officially.

"Yes Dean everything is going to be fine." Lorelai said with a sniffle. "Come over here and give me a hug, it's only been a few years since I've seen you."

He gave her a quick hug. "What's with the tears, why are the two of you crying?"

"They're happy tears Dean." Rory quickly explained.

"Welcome home Dean."

"Thanks Lorelai, it feels really good to be here again."

"Well I'm beat; I think I'm going to go to bed. Are you two just going to stay here tonight?"

"If you don't mind, I would love to stay here. I don't know if I could drive another mile at this point." Dean quickly stated.

"Of course I don't mind. I'm just going to disappear; I know the two of you want to be alone. I'll see you in the morning."

"Goodnight Lorelai."

Dean turned to face Rory. "So I bet you're pretty tired from the ride back home."

"Yeah a little. No more then you though I guess, I mean you drove the same distance."

"Well do you want to go to bed?" Dean asked.

"To sleep?" Rory asked disappointed.

"Um no, just bed…I said nothing about sleeping."

Rory smiled and began to pull him towards her bedroom.