Rory Pov

It's been six months since Logan and I have been married. Things have been crazy since Logan and I got married. When Logan and I got back from our honeymoon, we found out that my mom and Luke we engaged. Apparently they got engaged right after our wedding. We also found out that Mitchum and Shira were getting divorced. Logan was completely shocked about that one. Neither he nor Honor saw it coming. When Mitchum told us, he said that he couldn't be in Hartford any more and told Logan that he wanted him to run the Hartford office and Mitchum would take the New York office. We found out that Honor and Josh were trying for a baby. I took the job offer from Hugo to write some freelance pieces. Dad and Laura moved in together not to long ago, and moved out of Grandma Francine's. Dad called me yesterday and is planning to propose to Laura. I couldn't be happier for him. Steph and Colin are still together but Colin's been busy at my family's law firm and Steph has been back in school. She's been driving from Hartford to New Haven. She's taking classes at Yale again.

This particular day, I was headed to the New York office that I worked at. As I was pulling in the parking garage my cell rang. I looked at the caller ID. It was Logan. "Hey babe." I said when I answered.

"Hey, so I gotta go to California." Logan said.

"How come?" I asked as I pulled into my parking space.

"Dad bought a new paper and wants me to check it out. He's not sure if it's actually worth it."

"How come your dad can't go?" I asked.

"Said he's got meetings with his lawyer. He's proceeding with the divorce." Logan said.

I got out of my car and head inside toward the elevator. "I'm sorry babe. I know this sucks." I said.

"I'm not really sure how I feel about it." Logan said. "Who knows...maybe they'll be better parents apart."

"Maybe. Listen I'm about to get on the elevator. When do you leave?"

"4 o'clock."

"Okay. I'll try to leave early and at least meet you at the airport." I said.

"Okay babe. Sounds like a plan." He said and hung up.

I got on the elevator and rode it up to the floor that I worked on. When I got off the elevator, I saw Ashley the receptionist. I waved at her and made my way down the hallway toward my office. I was starting to edit some articles for Hugo which meant that I was in the office more than I was out on assignment. When I got to my office I saw my assistant, Rebecca. She was sitting at her desk. "Good morning, Rebecca." I said.

She stood up immediately. "Good morning, Mrs. Huntzberger. I'll bring your coffee right away." Rebecca said.

"Thanks, is Hugo in his office?" I said.

"Yeah. He's here." She said.

"Thanks. Just put my coffee on my desk." I told her as I walked down to Hugo's office. His assistant Alice was sitting at her desk. She was an older and sweet lady. "Good morning Alice."

"Oh, Mrs. Huntzberger, good morning." Alice said.

"Please call me Rory." I said and she nodded. "Is Hugo available? I was hoping to talk to him before I got started for the day."

"Sure. Let me just let him know your out here." She said and walked into Hugo's office. A minute later she turned back to me. "Go on in, he's waiting for you."

"Thank you." I told her and walked into Hugo's office. I sat down in the chair in front of his desk. "Morning Hugo." I said.

"Morning Rory. Alice said you wanted to talk to me." Hugo said. I nodded. "What's on your mind?"

"Logan's having to go to California to check out a paper that Mitchum just bought and I wanna meet him at the airport. Do you mind if I only work half a day today? I can stay later tomorrow to make it up." I said.

Hugo smiled at me. "Rory, grab what you need to work from home and get outta here. I'll see you tomorrow." He said.

I stood up and smiled back. "Thanks Hugo." He nodded. I headed back to my office and told Rebecca that I was going to be working from home today and that if she needed me to call my cell. She nodded. I grabbed the stack of files on my desk and headed to my car. On the drive home, I decided to call Finn. I dialed his number and waited for him to answer.

"Hey Ror." He said.

"Hi Finny. Got any plans tonight?" I said.

"Not really. What's on your mind?"

"Logan's going to California and I don't wanna be by myself. Pizza, movie and watch me edit articles?" I asked him as I pulled out of New York and onto the highway.

"Sure. The usual?"

"Yeah. Can you have them put pineapple on half?"

"That's fruit."

"Yeah yeah. See you tonight." I said and hung up. I had thought about calling Logan but I really wanted to surprise him. I drove down the highway thinking that this would be the first time that we were going to be apart since we got married. The drive was quiet like it always was until my phone rang. I didn't even look at the caller ID. I flipped it open and answered it. "Rory Huntzberger." I said.

"Mrs. Huntzberger?" It was a woman.

"Yes."

"Daughter in law of Mitchum Huntzberger?" The woman said.

"That's right. What can I help you with?" I said.

"Would it be possible for you to come down to Hartford Memorial?"

"Can I ask why?"

"We have your father in law. Their admitting him."

"I'll be right there. I'm on my way back from New York."

"Thank you ma'am. I'll let him know." The woman said and then hung up.

'This couldn't be good.' I thought to myself and I reached the Hartford exit and pulled off. I drove straight to the hospital. I pulled into the hospital parking lot and found a place to park. I walked into the hospital and started looking for Mitchum. I ended up finding him still in the ER. "Mitchum." I said.

"Rory, good. You came." He said.

"Of course. What's going on?" I asked.

"They think that I suffered a mild heart attack."

"Okay, I'm calling Logan."

Mitchum grabbed my hand. "No." I stopped. "If the board gets word of this they'll force me to retire and vote Logan head of the company. He's not ready for that."

"Mitchum, he's more ready than you think he is and your health is more important. I'm calling him." I said and stepped out of the room. I dialed Logan's number.

He answered on the second ring. "Hey babe. How's work?"

"I'm not at work. I'm at Hartford Memorial. Before you say anything, I'm okay. It's your dad. Can you come down?"

"Be there in ten." He said and hung up.

Ten? Our house is fifteen minutes from the hospital and 7 from the office. Maybe he was getting lunch. I decided to push the thought out of my mind. I went back in to sit with Mitchum. "Logan is on his way." I said.

"I wish you hadn't." Mitchum said.

"He's your son. He cares about you in his own way."

"Rory, you treat me better than I've treated you. Thank you." He said and I nodded.

I was about to put my hand on his when I heard footsteps. I turned to see Logan. I smiled at him. He smiled at me like he always does. "Hey." I said.

He walked closer to me and kissed my cheek. "Hey babe. What happened?" Logan asked.

"Their saying mild heart attack." I told Logan. "They have to admit him for observation." I said.

"Okay. That's it. I'm cancelling my trip and your coming to stay at the house." Logan said, surprising me.

"Logan, I'm not an invalid." Mitchum said.

"No your not but ever since you and Mom split up your health has been decreasing. I've been getting calls from the board for 3 weeks." Logan said. Mitchum nodded. "You know as well as I do, if the board gets word of this...they'll vote you out."

Mitchum looked at me. I nodded. "I was wrong. Rory, you know what to do." I nodded. Mitchum saying this was just what I needed.

Logan looked at Mitchum and then to me. "What's he talking about?" Logan asked me.

"He wants me to write an article about him being hospitalized and let it slip to a non-Huntzberger paper." I said. Logan still looked confused. "Basically, he's retiring." I said.

He turned back to Mitchum. "Are you sure?"

Mitchum nodded. "More than anything. I'll still advise. But it's yours." Mitchum said.

Later that night, Logan, Finn and I were sitting on the couch (with me in the middle) when my cell rang. I saw that it was Steph. "Hey girl." I said.

"Hey, are you alone?" Steph asked.

"Nope I'm sitting between tweedle dee and tweedle dum."

"Okay. Go in the kitchen."

I got up and walked into the kitchen. "Okay, I'm in the kitchen. What's up?"

Steph let out a sigh. "Colin and I are getting married."

"Seriously!"

"Yeah. He proposed today."

"That's great."

"After I told him that I'm pregnant."

I screamed. I was happy for my best friend. Logan and Finn both came running into the kitchen staring at me. "Can I tell them the first half?"

"Go ahead." Steph said.

I looked at Finn and Logan. "Steph and Colin are getting married." I said.

"I already knew." Finn said.

"Yeah me too. He called me last week and said that he was going to." Logan said.

"Party poopers." I said. They went back to the living room.

"They already knew didn't they?" Steph asked.

"Yeah. SO...the other part? How'd he react?" I said.

"Surprisingly well. He didn't faint or anything so I guess that's good." Steph said.

I fixed myself a cup of coffee and sat at the kitchen island. "How did the parental units take it?" I asked.

Steph let out a sigh. "Haven't told them yet. Colin and I are gonna push for a quick wedding and then when we come back from our honeymoon tell them that I'm pregnant."

"Steph, your mom's not gonna go for that?"

"Sure she will."

LOGAN POV

Finn and I decided to play video games since Rory was on the phone with Steph. They would be on the phone for a while since they were most likely talking about wedding plans. "Hey so I need a favor?" I asked Finn.

"What's that?" He said.

"I have to go out of town to handle some stuff for the company since we're making a change in leadership. You think you could keep Rory company while I'm gone and help out with my dad?" I asked.

Finn nodded. Over the last year, Finn's loyalty was changing. He had always been loyal to me, but I had noticed that as he and Rory got closer; he and I were starting to drift. Part of me felt worried. He knew of my recent activities. It didn't matter though...Rory wasn't going anywhere. A little while later, I found myself upstairs packing for my trip. I was grabbing some stuff out of the closet when Rory walked into our bedroom. "Hey." She said.

"Hey. I'm sorry that I have to leave." I said.

"Hey, it's okay. This is progress...your Dad is retiring and your stepping in to fill his shoes. It's good." Rory said.

I nodded. "I know. I just hate leaving you." I said as I sat on the edge of our bed. Rory walked over and put her hand on my shoulder.

"It'll be fine, Logan. You can do this." She said.

"With you by my side...I know that I can."