"Let's just wait for Mitchum!" Shira yelled.

"There are serious matters to be discussed here. This is an important

family. Marrying into it is important business. But no, we can't discuss

this until Mitchum gets here!" Elias said looking at Logan

"What is this? Go away!" He added as a salad was placed in front of him.

"Okay, I'm sorry. I have to jump in here." Logan said. "Grandpa, we all respect you

and Mom and Dad, but the bottom line here is, Honor has to be happy. Now, if

she loves Josh, then –"

Honor interrupted, "Logan, I appreciate you defending me but I can take it from here.

Mom, Grandpa, I had hoped that you would be happy for me, but obviously

that's not going to happen. You didn't even let me announce it to you before

you formed your opinion, and I'm sorry you feel the way you do, but Josh and

I made it official last week. We are engaged now and no matter what you say,

we are going to get married. In June."

"Well, of course you're going to get married! You've been dating for

three years, and I already put a hold on the Japanese Tea Garden for next

spring." Shira said. This confused me, since she had been thinking that no one wanted Josh to marry into the family.

"Oh. Well, that sounds great, thank you!" Honor stated confusedly.

"So we should celebrate then!" Logan said looking toward the happy couple, but Elias broke in instead. "We'll celebrate when we have finished our discussion!"

"Which discussion?" Honor asked confusedly, she was the only one getting married in the family after all.

"The discussion about unsuitable people marrying into this family." Elias replied simply, causing more people to stare around in shock.

"What?" Honor asked

"I'll be right back!" Shira exclaimed as she rushed out of the room.

"You should know better than this, Logan! I know you like to joke

around, and tease us, but I always thought at the end of the day, you

understood what your responsibilities to this family were!" Elias said. i was very confused. As far as I knew Logan wasn't engaged, and if he was I wouldn't have been there.

"Mom, I suggest you come back in here, right now!" Logan said annoyed.

"Logan, you just haven't thought about this. I mean, I'm sure Rory understands. She wants to work. Isn't that right, Rory? Emily's always talking about you wanting to be a reporter and travel around doing this and that. A girl like Rory has no idea what it takes to be in this family, Logan." Shira said. I was shocked. I wasn't marrying Logan. What was everyone's problem, we had only been dating for a day. And what is wrong with working anyway. I don't want to be a lump that sits around and does nothing. I thought to myself.

"Oh my God." Logan said, finally seeming to understand the implications of their words.

"She wasn't raised that way. She wasn't bred for it. And this isn't at all about her mother, it's just, you come from two totally different worlds." Shira said in an haughty voice. I was angry at the way this woman was criticizing me and my family; sure, I didn't spend her time in society, but I knew how to act.

"It would never work. Not for you, and certainly not for us." Elias said. 'why would they have a say in who Logan loves. I hate how society is like this, thinking that they can plan everyone's lives.' I thought viciously.

"Okay, this conversation is going to end right now. I am not going to sit here –" Logan said, trying to get out of there.

"You are going to be taking over this company! That's what you are going to be doing! And when you do, you are going to need the right kind of person at your side. This isn't college, Logan!" Elias interrupted again. 'really, because I thought that he was in college.' I thought angrily.

"We have already seen to it that you will have the right person at your side." Shira stated. "We have put up with your casual dating, but it is time for you to settle down, and we have found you the perfect young lady."

"What can you possibly be talking about?" Logan practically yelled. I felt like I was going to be sick. Did these people have any manners? They were telling their son that he had an arranged marriage in front of me, his girlfriend.

"We have already found you a girl that will sufficiently fit into our family. I set it up along with the girl's grandparents many years ago." Elias stated. I was beginning to hate this family by now.

"And you felt that now, in front of my girlfriend was the correct time to tell me?" Logan asked furiously. Honor and Josh were sitting there stunned.

"We thought it would be best. We can't have you running around getting close to anyone, and this way you won't have to go through the trouble of breaking up with her." Shira said. I was furious to say the least. I already really liked Logan.

"How kind of you mother, I never knew that you had such tact." Logan said sarcastically as he seethed with anger. I was too shocked to do anything. But I squeezed his hand to let him know that I would talk to him later.

"Anyway, you will be coming here next weekend for a meeting with her and her grandparents. You need to be here by five so you can put on a nice suit. She will be here at six." Elias said.

"Great, just great." Logan said angrily. "I get to meet my unknown fiancé"

"Oh, that was silly of me; I should have told you her name. It is Lorelai Leigh Hayden, granddaughter to the wealthy Francine and Straub Hayden." Shira said condescendingly. I was shocked. Me. I was engaged to Logan. What were the odds of that? But more importantly, why had no one ever told me? How could they have chosen a husband for me, they didn't even want to know me. Logan said something, but I didn't hear any of it. Finally, I felt him tugging on my arm, and I was whisked out the door and into his car.

"I'm sorry Ace." He said in a strained voice. Finally I blew up, "How could they do this. What gives them the right to decide who we will marry?" I yelled. "It is plain cruel."

"I'm glad you see it my way," he said miserably. "Now I'll probably be thrown together with some blond bimbo who won't even be able to talk with me."

"Hey, I resent that." I yelled back at him.

"What does that have to do with you?" He asked extremely confused, and slightly amused considering the situation. "You aren't a blond bimbo, hell, you are really smart, sometimes it is slightly creepy. You can keep up with what I'm saying you don't care about my name, or my money. And now, just when I find a girl that I'm willing to commit to, they are going to push me into some relationship with someone I don't even know."

"Glad to know you like me." I said slightly relieved. I was going to be marrying someone who actually liked me.

"Of course I like you Ace, I committed to you, and that is saying something. I don't see how I will be able to commit to this girl." He continued to ramble angrily.

"I know exactly how you feel." I mumbled, not thinking that he would hear me through his freak out. I was still too shocked to fully process the information.

"How can you know how I feel? You didn't just figure out you were promised off to some girl you don't even like." He shot back.

"Think of the scandal that would be. That would be front page news that would. I can see the front page now 'Rory Gilmore, A Lesbian?' That would get the society going, think of what my grandmother would say. It would be quite hilarious actually. Too bad I don't like this girl." I rambled.

"Not the time Ace, this is serious." Logan said angrily, but I could tell that he thought my rant was funny.

"I agree, it sucks to figure out that your grandparents have promised you off to someone." I said, "At least I'm trying to cope with it, or maybe that is just because I haven't let it soak in yet, and I'm still in denial. It will start feeling real soon."

"What are you talking about Ace? I am the one who just found out that I have been promised away to some Lori Ley Hayden." He stared at me confused.

"How rude, you could have at least gotten the name right." I chastised.

"Who cares what her name is, I don't want to marry her. I wasn't really paying attention at that point." He yelled back, clearly annoyed at my joking.

"Logan, I'm hurt, first you tell me that you don't care what my name is, and then you tell me that you don't want to marry me. Is that any way to treat your future wife?" I joked back, wondering how he was going to take it.

"Who cares how I treat her anyway – wait, what did you just say?" He asked staring at me shocked.

"What, the part about how to treat your future wife?" I asked innocently.

"No, I understood that part, how about the first part." He asked anxiously.

"Oh, that part, I was just saying that you could have at least remembered my name." I chastised.

"I do, your name is Rory Gilmore." Logan said still very confused.

"Well it is a nickname, and I do go by my mother's maiden name, my father wasn't ever around. I can't believe that they had the nerve to go arrange my marriage. I have only talked to them once. What sort of people do they think they are? Wait till I tell my mother about this. She is going to be angry. I can't wait to hear how those two plan on telling me that I am already engaged. I have half the mind not to come next week, but I wouldn't want to leave you hanging." I said.

"Ace, Ace, what are you talking about?" Logan asked really confused.

"Well, my full name is Lorelai Leigh Gilmore, but my dad's last name is Hayden, and Francine and Straub are my grandparents. I don't see what gave them the right to arrange my marriage. They don't even like me." I said.

"So I'm marrying you?" Logan asked looking even more shocked.

"Apparently, but there are a few pluses to this arrangement." I said.

"Yeah, I actually like you, but I don't think I want to marry you, well at least not yet." He recovered.

"I'm on the same page, but on the plus side, think of the look on your mother's face next weekend when I show up." I said excitedly.

Logan paused for a moment and began to smile. "This is going to be good. I will be sure to be in the room when you walk in." Logan said with a smirk.

"It is going to be great, after she practically told me that I am unfit to marry you. Ooh, I'm excited." I stated happily. "But now, I need to go home. My mother needs to know about this. We will have an angry at stupid, conniving, life-controlling, grandparents, party together. I'll have to run by the store and get snacks first though. What kind of a party doesn't have snacks?" I ranted.

"Sounds like fun Ace." He said, "You should probably get some alcohol too."

"That is a perfect idea; I do need to drown out the annoyance. Maybe you should join me. We both have stupid, conniving, life-controlling, grandparents." I said excitedly.

"I don't think that's the best idea Ace." He said.

"No, you should. We can both go to Stars Hollow together, get lots of candy and junk food to pig out on. Maybe we could even get some of the leftover founder's day punch. I hope Mrs. Patty kept it." I began to ramble.

"Sure sure Ace. He said, where to?" He asked.

"Wow, you're actually coming. This is going to be fun." I said and continued to give him directions to my home.