A/N: Sorry for the long wait. I have been extremely busy and have been trying to get some inspiration for the story. I am hoping to get on a writing roll soon! Enjoy the chapter!
Rory could not believe that after four long years she had finally graduated Yale. She made her way towards Logan immediately after the ceremony ended. She ran towards him and he caught her and spun her around before planting a long kiss. He was so proud of her but he knew the moment was about to turn bittersweet.
He placed her back down on the ground before whispering his congratulations along with some of the things he was planning on doing to her to celebrate. She couldn't help but blush even after all this time. She didn't want the to get too carried away as her family was here so she gave him a chaste kiss before grabbing his hand.
Hand in hand they made their way over to Richard and Emily and Christopher. They didn't know that Luke had been watching from the sidelines as he was waiting for the right time to come over.
"Grandma, Grandpa, Dad, thanks for coming. It means a lot. All three of you have helped me pay for my education so this is as much of yours as it is mine." Rory said before giving each of them a hug.
"No problem kid. I wasn't there for your childhood but I want to make it up as much as I can now. I am so glad you let me pay for Yale. " Chris replied
"I know Dad. Thanks. I love you." Rory replied
"I love you too, Kid." Chris said.
"We are so proud of you." Emily said with tears forming in her eyes.
Emily had not been very involved with Rory as a child as Lorelai had kept her away but she had seen Rory grow into the young lady that she had become and she could not be more proud. Rory had attended the university in which Emily had met Richard and where hopefully Rory and Logan's children would attend. She was so proud to see her only granddaughter in love and starting her career.
"We couldn't be happier with how everything turned out and we are so happy that you are starting your next chapter with Logan. We are so proud of you Rory." Richard said while giving Rory a hug and shaking Logan's hand.
Rory leaned into Logan as the group continued to talk about their plans for tonight until Chris spotted Luke.
"Hey Ror, isn't that your mom's boyfriend?" Chris asked to Rory
Rory turned and saw Luke walking over to them. Luke had seen Chris turn and look at him so he figured now was as good of a time as ever. Rory didn't know if this meant that her mom was here or if Luke had come on his own, but she was curious and hopeful.
When he reached the group, he felt nervous but said the first thing that came to mind. "Congratulations Rory. I hope you don't mind I showed up."
"Of course not. You were always invited." Rory said as she gave him a hug before moving back next to Logan.
"I wanted to come and see you graduate. I've seen you grow into the woman that you are and I wanted to let you know how proud I am of you… I'm sorry but your mom isn't coming." Luke said hesitantly unsure of what her reaction would be.
Rory knew that her mom was angry but she couldn't believe after everything she wouldn't come to her graduation even with Luke.
"I figured. I didn't see her but I don't want to get into it here. I'm really glad you came." Rory expressed sincerely
"It means a lot to us, your support in our engagement and now Rory's graduation." Logan said before shaking Luke's hand. When Logan had asked for his permission to marry Rory, the two men had come to an understanding and a mutual respect.
After the graduation ceremony, Logan and Rory had left the rest of the family to relax for a bit at their New Haven apartment before they would head over to the Gilmore's for a celebratory dinner with some of their friends. Logan knew that he and Rory needed to figure out their next step now that she was officially done with school but he didn't want to push her to talk about it. Luckily for him, she was thinking the same thing.
They were lying on the couch watching T.V. when she started to speak.
"Hey Logan?"
"Yeah" he answered still watching the TV
"We have to make a decision about Hugo's offer." Rory stated
"I know. What do you want to do?" Logan asked. He thought it was a great idea but he didn't want to pressure Rory.
"I think we should take it. It could be great for us and we would be able to work together. What do you think?" Rory said
"I think you're right. We would be able to do everything you wanted to do and we would be together. Plus we would both be employed by a non HPG paper which is great." Logan said
"So, we are taking the job?" Rory asked
"We are taking the job." Logan exclaimed
Rory squealed before straddling his lap and pulling him in for a long passionate kiss. Once they pulled apart, she jumped off his lap and grabbed her phone to call Hugo. She couldn't wait to start her next adventure with Logan.
They had been through a lot over the years but he had grown as had she. He still had some moments of immaturity but so did she, the important thing was that they had learned from their mistakes and were moving forward together.