Just as Rory was heading back to the table she got a text message from Jamie, it said: Hurry back to the table, he's a total hottie. Not my type, but perfect for you! She had just got to the table when:
"Hey Rory, there you are!" Said Jamie
"What did you say?" Was Logan's response
"This is my friend Rory, Rory this is Logan Huntzberger!"
Logan turned around right then and sure enough he was looking into those big blue eyes he had missed so much.
A high pitched ringing snapped Rory and Logan out of their staring match. It was Jamie phone. Who was oblivious about the whole thing. Rory never talked about Logan, and Jamie understood because she never talked about Jake - Mariah's father.
"Hello."
"…"
"Oh my god! Is she ok?"
"…"
"I'll be right there!"
"What's wrong?" Asked Rory
"It's Mariah, she's not feeling good. She'll be fine though. I'm going to go pick her up so no other kids get sick. You won't mind showing Logan around will you?" Jamie asked with a smile
"Oh, well, I better go with you!"
"Nope, stay here! You two have lunch, show him around the paper. Then maybe you can catch a movie or something." The she was gone.
This whole time Logan had bee quiet, thinking, trying to put all the pieces together. Till he saw Rory picking up the car seat to leave.
He finally spoke up "Wait! Jamie said she was your daughter!"
"Uh, yeah."
"She said she wasn't even a month old! So that means you got pregnant less then 10 months ago!"Now they were making a scene.
"Is she Jess'?"
"NO! I told you nothing was going on with Jess!"
"Then who the hell did you cheat on me with?"
That hurt, he thought she would really cheat on him! And right now, she really didn't give a damn that they were making a scene!
The next words out of her mouth hit Logan like a big yellow school bus.
"SHE"S YOUR'S!"
"ARE YOU SURE?"
"LOOK AT HER LOGAN, SHE LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE YOU, I'M NOT A SLUT!"
They had really made a scene. Everyone form every table was looking at them. Waiters who were serving had all stopped to look at them. Everyone stood still, not even blinking. You could hear a pin drop in there. No one spoke for fear of what breaking the silence would bring.
Logan looked like a kid who had just been told that Santa wasn't real.
He spoke so quietly that Rory barely even heard him. "Can we go some where and talk?"
"Ok." She grabbed Maddie's car seat, while Logan put some money on the table.
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They walked to a park across the street in silence. Logan was first to speak, he went from looking like he saw a ghost to angry in less than 5 seconds.
"Why the hell didn't you tell me? I had a right to know! She's my kid too!"
"What if I would have told you? You would have just pushed me away again." She said calmly
"I don't know what I would have done, but I'm changed now." They were back to yelling again
"You have to understand my point of view Logan, I was scared out of my mind. And you told me you never wanted to see me again! Do you know how much that hurt?" The tears were coming. And she told herself she wasn't going to let him see her cry
God, he hated to see her cry. No one could still be mad at Rory when she was crying. And what made him feel worse was that he was the one making her cry. It was all his fault. Be he had a reason to be mad to, right? But could he blame her for not telling him after all the things he said to her that night? He was the biggest jerk in the world to her and Jess both that night. Not that he felt bad about the Jess part because he hated Jess, he was just trying to get back with Rory. But he shouldn't have acted that way with her. She didn't deserve that.
Seeing Rory again today totally surprised him. She looked more beautiful than the last time he saw her. He just wanted to grab her and kiss her. Till he started putting all the puzzle pieces together, she had a daughter. He had a daughter. He had a daughter. A baby. And that thought alone terrified him. He had never held a baby before in his life.
He thought back 9 ½ months to October, Rory's birthday. He took her to New York. Just the two of them. They partied all night, in a very un-Rory fashion. God knows how they got back to the hotel. He figures that's when Maddie happened, because they were always very careful.
He still couldn't wrap his mind around the whole thing. What were they going to do now? Was he going to be in the kids life? Of course he was. But did he want to be? He couldn't be dad, because then he'd just end up like his father. Making the kid feel bad just simply for existing.
"I guess we both have things to be apologizing for."
"I really am sorry Logan, I'm so, so-"
"Hey, its ok. And I'm sorry too."
"What do you mean it ok?"
"Rory, I really do forgive you. I understand why you didn't tell me."
"I would feel so much better if you went back to yelling at me again. Than being nice like this, I really don't deserve that."
He put his hand on her knee "Yes Ace, you do."
Rory's mind was in overdrive. His hand was currently on her knee, sending a shock right through her. She had really missed him. And Ace! What was that about? She hadn't heard the word ace in 8 months. She couldn't even think straight. Logan showing up, big surprise! Jamie pushing them together, without even knowing their whole situation. Karma again, obviously. But maybe she should be happy about that. Because then she would have just ran. That's all she ever did was run. Her mom ran when things got bad. So did Rory. But at least he knows now. She looked over at him, and he looked deep in thought too. She couldn't help noticing how cute he looked. He looked older, not in a bad way. But he looked smarter, more mature. She couldn't help the smile that spread across her face when she thought about the good times they shared.
Ace accidentally slipped out of his mouth. Old habits die hard. And touching her ! What was he doing? Why did he do that? But he couldn't move his had. He looked over at her. And saw her looking at him smiling.
"What is it?"
She quickly snapped out of it. "Oh, nothing. Just thinking."
"Um, do you wan to hold her?"
"Oh, I cant. Well I shouldn't. I mean I haven't."
And by then Rory had already placed her in his arms. She was the most beautiful baby he had ever seen. And even though all parents said that, he was the only one that was right. Wow, that was weird. He just thought of himself as a parent. Better get used to it, he thought.
"Her name's Madison Lorelai Gilmore."
Rory was watching him, and he was just staring at their daughter smiling.
"Who would have ever thought, huh."
Not taking his eyes off Madison, Logan answered. "Yep, crazy."
Then Madison opened her eyes and smiled at him, and he knew right then and there that he had to be in her life. And Rory's too, if she would let him.
An: I know you guys got mad at me for stopping where I did yesterday. I know I'm so mean for doing it, cuz you guys are wonderful. So I stayed up really late last night typing this up, so I could add it first thing in the morning. I hope you guys like it. Please Review. Forgive me??
