That winter felt different than last year's, Logan saw magic and joy everywhere: in the eyes of the children writing their letters to Santa, in the laughs of young lovers kissing under the mistletoe, in the singing of the carolers going from house to house. Or maybe it was different because he was finally happy.

After finally leaving Odette and the Huntzberger destiny behind him, he was now focusing on the things and people that really mattered to him: Rory and the baby she was expecting. It still felt so unreal the thought that he was gonna be a father but it wasn't a scary one. He felt ready and most of all it felt right, no matter what his father tried to imply.

The months following his reunion with Rory were among the busiest of his life. They talked about how to best approach their situation and how it would go from there; the first thing they decided was not to get married right away, it'd send everyone the wrong message, like they'd do it because of the baby and not because they truly wanted it.

The second thing they agreed on was to relocate their future family, Rory loved Stars Hollow with all her heart but she asked for a fresh start for them and he was more than willing to grant her wish. So in the end they decided to try that apartment in Queens that Rory once mentioned to Lorelai.

Another big decision they faced was what to do about money and work since Rory was still intentioned to write her "Gilmore Girls" book now that she felt inspired and he was jobless since walking away from his father's company. The answer to that particular dilemma came in the form of Richard Gilmore. The Gilmore patriarch was so through that before his death he had set aside a certain sum of money to be destined to his granddaughter's future family and Rory decided to invest it in Logan and his idea for a start up company.

Time seemed to have flown by and before he knew it Christmas was already here. For their first Christmas back together they decided to host the annual dinner in their new apartment, not a small task considering that neither of them was that good of a cook but still Logan felt it was good to start new traditions.

Rory's family arrived in the early afternoon and as soon as they got there Luke took over the actual cooking while Emily kept going over each room and listing every item they should add to their apartment since it was so 'minimalistic I'm surprised you even have doors' driving Lorelai so crazy she actually volunteered to help Luke cook, something short of a miracle.

Logan and Rory were setting the table when he said, "Are you sure we shouldn't have told about the baby before?"

"Yes, it's better like this, I mean did you see how many days it took Luke to finally realize I was really back with you?"

"You're right, and I don't think I'll easily forget the decibels your grandma reached when you told her over the phone", he replied with a quick kiss on her cheek.

They were suddenly interrupted by Lorelai and Luke bringing all kinds of food imaginable to the table, quickly followed by Emily who was still muttering something about lamps and chairs. They all sat down together and started eating the delicious food Luke cooked for them.

After the first round, Rory grabbed Logan's hand under the table and squeezed it tight, he quickly realized that she needed reassurance about telling everyone the news so squeezed her hand right back. Lorelai keep looking between both of them with a devilish look in her eyes proving she was clearly onto them and looking forward to what was gonna happen next.

Rory cleared her throat just as her mother suddenly pulled out her cellphone and started filming the scene in front of her.
"Grandma, Luke, there's something Logan and I have wanted to tell you for some time but we decided to wait till Christmas because we felt like it's kinda like a gift, you know unexpected but still appreciated and you know how the holidays make everything more magic…"

Her rant is suddenly interrupted by Emily's eager question, "Rory, are you trying to tell us what I think you're telling us?"

She nodded with a huge smile on her face, one exactly mirrored on Logan's face. Emily all but leapt out of her chair and went straight to hug the young couple. Luke was a little loss for words, mostly of all he was very confused, Rory's train of words got hijacked by Emily and he was left wondering.

"Wait, what's going on? What's happened?" he kept asking his wife who wouldn't reply to him but simply kept filming him while laughing.

Rory put him out of his misery, "I'm pregnant, Luke. Logan and I are gonna be parents."

Shock was all over his face, rapidly followed by a huge smile, "Wait, I'm gonna be a grandpa?"

Lorelai was quick to tease him, "Yes, we'll have the baby call you Grumpy Grandpa, it's gonna be hilarious."

Emily hadn't stopped hugging Logan and Rory, she was beside herself from happiness, "Your baby is just gonna be the cutest baby ever, I can just imagine him, all blonde hair and blue eyes."

Eventually her hug ended and she went back to her place with a somber look on her face, "I've never told you this but the first time you brought this boy home your grandfather and I joked about how your kids would look like. I know in my heart that if he were here he'd tell himself how happy this news would make him."

Emily's words left Rory and Lorelai with misty eyes but they didn't damper the happy sentiment of joy that was in the air. Time healed all the wounds and time would eventually heal the scars left by Richard Gilmore passing.

"Thank you, grandma, it means a lot to me hearing that, I miss grandpa everyday and I can promise you that I'll tell this baby all about him so it will be like he was here with us."

Lorelai eventually grew tired of filming the table so she turned off her phone and said, "So can we expect Lorelai the third? Or wait isn't it the four? You know I kinda forgot grams for a second, you know with her being called Trix and all that—"

Rory shook her head vigorously, "No, I don't think the world is ready for another Lorelai quite yet. We haven't ever starting discussing baby names actually."

"We don't even know if it's a girl", Logan added.

"It's a girl", Emily proclaimed with so much certainty that Logan actually wondered if she had suddenly developed X-ray vision and could see right through Rory's stomach.

Lorelai decided to change the subject by asking Rory a thousand questions all together "Hey, are you craving apples yet? When I was pregnant with you all I wanted was apples, disgusting. On a scale from slightly tipsy to getting wasted like there's no tomorrow how is your morning sickness? Tell me Logan is on your beck and call, is he getting up at 4am to get you doughnuts and pop-tarts?"

Those questions would have been too much for someone else but Rory was answering them just as fast as Lorelai had asked them, "No, I'm not, I skipped apples and went straight to vegetables, I barely recognize myself in the mirror. I'd say my morning sickness is somewhere along bachelorette party, enough to bother me, not enough that I can't go on my mornings as usual. Logan is behaving like a pro, before I even ask him something he has already got me ten thousand more."
"Okay, so now that we're all up to speed, how about we keep eating before it gets old?", Luke asked grabbing clean plates for everyone so they could start the second round.

Instead of replying, they all accepted the clean plates and started to fill them with more food and they quietly ate it, enjoying that day together in a serene atmosphere, filled with family, love and joy.