Chapter 3
Helpful
She did not have a restful sleep this time, all she could think about since walking out of Logan's house was that they would be meeting tomorrow. She didn't know what to make of it, of him asking her to lunch but she was happy he did. She didn't expect it, that is for sure, but then she did not expect to run into him. Since the moment she woke she tried to decide on what to wear, which she felt was stupid since this was not a date. This was simply two old friends meeting for lunch. She sighed and decided to call the one person who would be able to help…her mom.
"Mommy, I need your help."
"Rory, are you okay? Should I call your dad since it will take him less time to get there?"
"No mom, I don't need that kind of help I need fashion help."
"Rory, why would you need fashion help in the middle of winter on the Vineyard?"
"I was asked to go to lunch."
"Ooooo, a date. With who? Is he related to one of the Kennedy's? Is he as cute as John Jr. was? Because if he is I may have to leave Luke and steal him away from you."
"It's not a Kennedy mom, but he does come from money and it's not a date. We are just meeting up for lunch. So tell me what to wear."
"After you tell me who's it with."
"A friend from Yale."
"Oh my, it's Logan!" Rory was silent which only confirmed Lorelai's suspicion. "It's really Logan?" Lorelai was not Logan's biggest fan but she was her daughter's and she knew that Logan was the man that made her happiest, and in the end, that was what was important for her daughter to be truly happy.
"Yeah."
"From the sound of it you're excited about it."
"I am but I'm also very nervous."
"How did this happen? I mean you've went out of his way to avoid him and now you're going to lunch with him."
"We met up yesterday when I stopped by his house thinking Honor was going to be there and he invited me in. It was weird, I was uncomfortable but at the same time, I was at ease. I don't know how to explain it."
"Rory, hun, it's Logan."
"I know mom."
"No, what I mean, he's your Logan."
"Mom, he's not mine."
"No, but we both know that he should be."
"That was a long time ago."
"Yet you're both still single." There was silence on the phone. "Okay tell me what you have there." After Rory described the clothes she brought the great Lorelai did her thing. "You didn't bring too many date worthy clothes."
"I wasn't exactly planning on running into anyone who would want to meet up for lunch."
"Fine…Wear the long blue v-neck sweater with a belt, your straight legged jeans and the your flat boots."
"Thanks mom, I don't know how you do it."
"It's a gift…Rory?"
"Yeah."
"Just breathe and have a good time."
"I'll try."
She hung up the phone and a few moments later, she heard it ring.
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He spent the rest of Sunday working on a new proposal for his dad and was happy when he sent it to him late that night. He could not believe all he was able to accomplish that day but then he did have a good motivation. He smiled that night at the idea of being able to spend time with her, they still had a lot to talk about but seeing her again brought back good feelings.
The next morning he woke up early went for a run and got back on his computer to do more work. Everything he needed to accomplish was being done until he got an email from one of his associates; there was a problem and an emergency conference call was going to start at noon. He sighed at the news, based on the information he received this call would be a couple of hours followed by more conversations with his associates. He did not want to do this but he knew he would have to postpone his lunch. With a heavy hand, he scrolled down to her name and pressed 'send'.
It only rang a couple of times before he heard he voice.
"Hello."
"Rory, its Logan"
"Hi, how is your morning going?"
"It was great until I read my email."
She knew what he was going to say before he said it, she knew how things were in business, one second all is well the next all is a mess.
"I'm sorry but I won't be able to make lunch today. I'm going to be in conference calls for the rest of the day and then stuck reading through a new prospective as a result."
"Oh, that's okay. I understand." But wasn't feeling okay; she was really looking forward to seeing him. "Well I guess I should" she was going to say 'let you go' but she was interrupted.
"What about dinner tomorrow? It should give me enough time to get things done for the day."
"Sure, but give me a call if anything changes"
"Nothing will change, dinner tomorrow."
"Okay, so I'll plan to see you then."
"Bye Rory."
"Bye you work dork."
He smiled at the familiar reference she made. He hated having to cancel but he was there to work.
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"Mom?"
"What's wrong?"
"How do you know something is wrong?"
"Well you should be getting ready for your date not calling me and you don't sound too happy."
"We're not going to lunch."
"I'm sorry hun."
"He did invite me to dinner tomorrow night. So now I need to figure out what to wear tomorrow for dinner."
"Some sexy lingerie!"
"Moooooommmmm"
"What just trying to be helpful."
"How about helping me pick something appropriate?"
"You're no fun…So where is he taking you."
"I don't know."
"Well then, wear the jeans from earlier but instead of flats wear the heeled boots, and the black turtleneck sweater."
"Thanks mom."
"Anytime, love you.
"I love you too."
She hung up and looked at the clock, she had a day and a half until their dinner so she did what she had intended to do on this vacation, and she got comfortable and started to read.
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Thanks everyone for R&R, I know many of you were looking forward to the lunch but this was part of my original story line, and it's my story. But thanks again and don't worry they will have dinner:)
