I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who reviewed and told me to continue the story, thanks for letting me know.
A special thanks to those who offered to beta, especially to MAC-and-ACE who is my beta. Thanks so much for you help on this chapter!
IMPORTANT Note: Logans pointed out that Rory can't already be in law school, my mistake. She's taking Pre-Law courses, but she won't be majoring in journalism, I want to do something different. Also a lot of the story will be in Normal POV, the narrator telling the story, but for some of it, like in this chapter, Rory and Logan will have their own POV parts, where they are musing over each other or just life in general. They will be telling you the story as they see it through their eyes.
For those of you who were wondering this story takes place during their sophomore year (they're all the same age). Rory never went to the LDB event, Luke and Lorelai are engaged, they never broke up after the vow renewal because Chris was never a jerk, and April came a year earlier, so all those problems they had in season six, they are having now.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, everything Gilmore Girls belongs to ASP, not me.
Enough with my rambling...Here's Chapter 1.
Meeting My Celeb Crush
Chapter 1: Musings and Birthday Presents
It's a normal day in the newsroom. Doyle is downing aspirins like they're candy. Paris is freaking out, for no apparent reason, but that's just Paris. If she isn't laying into someone, then we should be worried. Rory, as per usual, has finished her article ahead of her deadline. Our little overachiever that one. And Logan, ah yes Logan. Well he showed up. That's something right?
-- Rory --
I wish my desk was facing the window so I could watch the snow. Mom always says the snow makes wonderful things happen. I hope she's right. I finished my article; it wasn't that hard, besides I needed to. I'm leaving tomorrow for a week. This is going to be my last photo shoot for awhile, and when I say awhile, I mean just until finals are over. Without modeling I don't know what I would do. I wouldn't say it's my passion, because that would just make me sound stupid. But it's something I truly love to do. Every shoot is different. It's almost like you are someone new every time, which is my favorite part.
A loud snore breaks me out of my thoughts, no surprise that it's coming from Huntzberger's desk. I'm still shocked he showed up today at all. Daddy Dearest must be threatening to cut him off or something. But he is cute, isn't he? Especially when his mouth twitches slightly when he's sleeping, like he's trying to smirk even in his slumber…WHAT?! Where did that come from? I mean I in no way think Logan's cute, or hot, because let's face it. He's gorgeous. Wait, where are these thoughts coming from? I can't think of him that way, I just can't. He and I, two totally different people. So what if I like him a little? It's not like I would ever act on it.
So what to do, what to do? I'm stuck here until Paris is done, something about her wanting us to go out to dinner. Apparently she needs to voice all her problems to me before I leave, because there's the possibility that I might be unreachable, and then what would she do? She's crazy like that, but I'm used to it by now. She's the only person from Chilton I'm still friends with. She's one of the few true friends I have and I'm not willing to lose that. Besides, she's buying and who would turn down a free dinner? Certainly not a Gilmore Girl.
Let's see what the internet tabloids have to say about me today, they're always good for a laugh. The headline on the first link reads that I'm pregnant and an alcoholic. Yes, I can already tell that today is going to be a good day. Especially considering Paris just dropped four of her pre-med textbooks on Huntzberger's desk. The look on his face as he flew two feet into the air, combined with the pregnancy rumors, will keep me laughing for the rest of the week.
Surfing the internet keeps me occupied for a little while longer. I finally look up when I hear another loud slam. Seems that all the commotion is coming from Huntzberger's desk this afternoon. He's stomping out of the newsroom; I wonder what's got his panties in a twist.
-- Logan --
God, I hate Paris. I was having an amazing dream, possibly the best, but I guess any dream with Leigh Hayden in it is going to good. So what if everyone says my crush on her is adolescent? Quite frankly, I don't care what they think.
I guess sometimes this crush I have on her can cause problems for me. I compare all the girls to date to her. I suppose trying to find a girl that looks and acts like Leigh is too much to ask for. Finn, in one of his drunken philosophical moments, linked my playboy ways to the crush I have. In another one of these moments he also explained my infatuation with Rory, to my crush on Leigh. In interviews Leigh is smart and witty and doesn't take any crap from jerk reporters. (She's going to an Ivy League college, after all.) Yup, she was accepted based on her grades, not because of who she is. Of course no one gives the name of said college, but that's understandable. If they ever did she would be mobbed all the time by fans. So she's smart, and even a blind man could tell she's drop dead gorgeous. So you can see why I like her, and why I compare all other girls to her. But I'm a Huntzberger, and I don't settle for anything less than perfect. And Leigh? Well, she's the definition of perfect.
Moving on to my infatuation with Rory. Rory's incredibly smart. Lord knows she can keep up with me in debate. (Hell, half the time she ends up kicking my ass.) Don't get me wrong, I win my fair share of our tiffs, but she can hold her own, and I respect that. She's also beyond beautiful and very classy. Alright, I've never looked at all the facts laid out like this before. So in a moment of weakness, I will admit that Finn was right. Now that I have noticed all the similarities between the two girls, I guess I like Rory so much because of how similar she is to Leigh.
So now I'm just sitting in the newsroom. I only showed up because the Dark Lord required my presence if I am to keep my black card. Otherwise I would be at least 200 kropogs away from this room. I guess I could work on planning the next Life and Death Brigade event while I'm sitting here, but it's a little risky. With my recent luck, Paris will sneak up behind me and read over my shoulder to make sure I'm being productive. Yeah, planning's not a good option.
What was the website Steph was showing me the other day? Ah, yes I remember now. Steph showed me this funny internet tabloid, sometimes the information is true, but it's usually extremely false. As the page loads a big picture of Leigh Hayden appears on the main webpage. I quickly scroll down, after taking time to appraise the picture, to read the caption. I imagine my eyes nearly bugging out of my head as I read it. Model Leigh Hayden- Pregnant and in rehab for her alcohol problem. And the real kicker to the caption is: But who's her baby's daddy? Can't say that we know or that Leigh does for that matter. What the hell is that supposed to mean?! She's not like that; those jerks are just spreading lies for publicity's sake.
Now you are probably judging my reaction as slightly stalkerish. That's okay; everybody is entitled to their own opinion. But it's not like I've developed some sick and twisted relationship between the two of us in my mind, so really I'm not a stalker. And wouldn't you get mad if the person you liked was slandered in the news?
News - that word set a light bulb off in my head. I basically own the news; I'm a Huntzberger for goodness sake. I can fix this, (or my father can, at the least), but it will be my idea and Leigh will be so grateful that she will want to me the person who saved her reputation. That would be the perfect birthday present: getting to meet Leigh Hayden in person.
Yes! That's it!, I thought as I slammed my hand down on my desk, storming out of the newsroom. For the first time in my life I was willingly going to visit my dad.
Hm. Scary thought.
-- Mitchum --
As I sit here waiting for Chris to arrive I start to question my motives for what I'm doing tonight. I've always tried to buy my son; I've always held money over his head. My threat has always the same: "If you don't shape up, then I'm cutting you off". Many people call that buying him, but that's just the way our relationship works. He does something good, I reward him with some material possession, he screws up, and I take away the money.
But back to why I'm sitting here. Logan's always had an intense crush on Leigh Hayden ever since she got her first cover and made a name for herself. I must admit that I am one of the front runners trying to get him over his fascination with the young model. I've never told him that her father and I are good friends and that we have lunch weekly, for it was just encourage his infatuation. Up until now, that was one of the last things I wanted to do.
You're probably wondering what all of this means, and why I've changed my mind about Leigh. Well, it turns out that her real name is Lorelai "Rory" Leigh Gilmore-Hayden. Now I didn't change my mind based on the two very prominent families she comes from, although as shallow it sounds that was part of it. No, I've recently met Leigh, or Rory as she likes to be called, and she's brilliant. She's going to be taking over the Hayden Law Firm. She recognizes her family responsibility, and even more she's excited to take it over and bring it into the next generation. That's something I want for Logan. He's stuck in the mind set that taking over the company means nothing but bad things, and I want her to help him see that that's not what it means at all. And if by chance a relationship blooms, well then I can die a happy man since my plan will have worked out better than I could have ever imagined.
So what's my plan for today? I'm going to help Chris clear up those awful rumors that were started about Leigh, and hopefully get him to give me passes for Logan and his friends to meet Leigh, who I hear has a photo shoot coming up this weekend. This will be perfect. Giving him these passes, while that might seem like buying him, will maybe help strengthen our relationship. I know it seems that I don't care for my son, but that's bull. I do, I really do, I'm just not sure how to show him. By giving him these passes, it would show him that I listen when he talks and that I don't just shout at him all the time.
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Chris walked into the restaurant looking for his good friend, Mitchum Huntzberger. Over the years the two had men had become close at society functions and such.
"Mitchum, sorry I'm late, I've been trying to get rid of the trash the tabloids been spreading all day," Chris greeted the other man as he took his seat at the table.
"Actually Chris, that's what I want to talk to you about today." Mitchum replied leaning over the table, taking on his "let's get down to business" stance. At the look of concern the quickly that etched itself across Chris' face, Mitchum leaned back into a more relaxed position and cleared his last statement up, "I've already taken measures to make sure all of my papers with a society section, and the magazines I own clear this mess up. You're a good friend, and I know that the vicious rumors about Rory have no truth to them."
Chris studied the older man carefully. Although Mitchum had perfected a straight poker face over the years, Chris had always been able to read him. It was one of his talents that made him a great lawyer as some would say.
"I know you Mitchum, and no offense, but you don't do anything just out of the goodness of you heart. Now don't get me wrong, I'm grateful that you are willingly clearing this mess up, but what do you want out of it?"
Mitchum went on to explain his relationship with Logan, or lack thereof and how he wanted to try and improve it in some way. "Logan has had a crush on Leigh since she began modeling," he said. He went on to also include how he wanted Rory's enthusiasm for taking over her family's business to rub off on Logan.
Knowing that Rory and Logan went to the same school, and that Rory's friends outside the modeling world were limited, (and by limited he meant just Paris), Chris saw this as a good opportunity for Rory to meet some more kids her own age, as well schoolmates that she could hang out with. With only the best intentions in mind, mind you, Chris agreed to make the proper arrangements for Logan, Colin, Steph, and Finn to fly to Leigh's upcoming shoot. And, just like Mitchum had in mind, he thought that if a relationship that was more than just friends were to evolve…well that would just be icing on the cake.
Well if all else fails with our plans, then at least I will have given Logan a birthday present that he will actually enjoy, were Mitchum's final thought as the two men left the restaurant, parting ways to head back to their offices.
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