A/N: I love the reviews, please keep them coming! I am working my way through this, and I am also in the midst of writing another story (yay!)
Chapter 7:
"Alright guys"
"Again? Seriously? You promised you weren't going to to fight anymore" Christian crossed his arms as he sat across from his parents once more.
"We aren't fighting" Rory laughed, "Dad and I have some news"
"Are we getting a puppy?" Riley smiled.
"No honey" Rory shook her head, "You know we can't have a puppy"
"Fiinneeee" Riley let out a long, exasperated sigh, "What is it then?"
"Daddy and I" Rory looked to Logan who had his arm around her shoulder, "Want to know how you two would feel about us getting married again"
"Would anything be different?" Riley asked.
"Your last name is already Huntzberger" Christian told her.
"Exactly, so not a lot would be different" Logan told them, "But it would be different, and its important for Mom and I, and we thought you would be excited"
"Do I get to wear a pretty dress?" Riley asked, "And throw flowers? Will there be a big party like on the tv?"
"Do you guys want that?" Rory smiled at their reactions, "Do you want us to have a big party to show everyone how much we love each other?"
"I want the dress" Riley nodded.
xxxxx
"So now we're planning a wedding?" Emily threw her hands into the air, pretending to be upset by the announcement.
"No Grandma" Rory told her, "Logan and I are planning, and paying for a wedding"
"I just feel like we've done this, why even get a divorce?" Emily looked at her granddaughter.
"Look, Grandma, this is where we are now, lets not focus on the past, we are just here to tell you, we are passed the age that we need permission for anything, nor are we requesting your help" Rory told her firmly, "And really, I don't mean to alarm you Grandma, not that you and Grandpa aren't really well off, but Logan and I don't need anyone's money, ever"
"Well are you sure this is best for the kids?" Emily asked.
"Grandma, you and Grandpa separated and then got back together..."
"That was different"
xxxxxxx
"I'm surprised Mom wasn't more happy?" Lorelai looked at Rory as they looked through wedding magazines.
"She'll come around, she always comes around" Rory shrugged, "I can't believe I'm having another wedding, like after the big pomp and circumstance around the first wedding, I just...never imagined I would do another big one"
"Well, this is for the kids" Lorelai smiled. "Are they still excited?"
"Riley is practically planning it herself' Rory laughed, "And I mean, now that I have the job, its just nuts"
"How often are you working?"
"One segment a week for now" Rory told her, she had been hired by ABC to work as a political correspondent, typically it involved one segment a week, but when there was an election, and when there were big stories, she would obviously be gone for longer.
"That certainly is manageable, when do you start?"
"In a few weeks" Rory explained, "I haven't decided if I will go by Gilmore or Huntzberger, not that the world doesn't know me as Huntzberger...I think I just answered my own question. Huntzberger"
"It's a good name" Lorelai smiled as she hugged her daughter, "I am happy that you are happy"
"Thanks Mom" Rory smiled, "That means a lot"
"So where are you thinking that this wedding will take place?"
"Do you remember, over Labour Day, Logan and I went to the Hamptons, and he bought that place?"
"Yes, the ridiculous estate" Lorelai nodded.
"Yes, that one" Rory laughed, "Well, I was thinking there, I mean it is big enough to have all of the people we want to have, and private, it is right on the water, it's gorgeous"
"That sounds nice Ror" Lorelai smiled, "Is there enough room for people to stay, or will we need to get hotels, or what?"
"Well, we were thinking we could rent a couple of houses in the area as well, that way we could have our privacy, and everyone could enjoy a mini vacation, I mean, we kind of assumed that some people would be able to stay together in a house, like you, Dad, Gigi, Sookie, Jackson, their kids"
"Yeah, we can stay together" Lorelai nodded, "So when will it be?"
"We haven't hammered that out yet" Rory told her, "I mean we need to get a guest list together, and then see how many houses we can get rented, and when, and then we can pick a date"
"Wow" Lorelai smiled, "Well, kid, you've done good"
"Thanks Mom" Rory smiled, "Are you and Dad coming for dinner this weekend?"
"I think so" Lorelai nodded, "I mean I feel like we haven't seen the kids in forever"
"Mom it's only been like 2 weeks" Rory laughed.
"And in 2 weeks, Christian could be 6 feet tall, and you could have buzzed off all of Riley's hair"
"I can assure you, neither of those things happened"
"I love the ring" Lorelai laughed as she looked at Rory's giant pink diamond.
"You know, I wasn't sure if a pink diamond was really for me, but now that I have it, I kind of love that its different. I mean Logan and my marriage this time is different, so maybe a ring that is different suits it. And I still have my other engagement ring, and my other wedding band, I don't need so many of them"
"Maybe you should give some of your excess jewelry to your mother" Lorelai laughed, "Your dad never buys me anything nice"
"He buys you plenty of nice jewelry, unfortunately you have a billionaire son in law to compete with, so just about anything Dad buys is never going to live up to the ridiculous amount of money that Logan has"
"Well isn't someone in love with themselves" Lorelai stuck her tongue out at her daughter.
"Oh god" Rory rolled her eyes as she looked at her watch, "I have to go, Christian has a school thing we have to go to"
"A school thing? And Grandma Lore didn't get so much as an invite?"
"Do you want to come Mom, it's an assembly or something" Rory explained as she stood up, "I can drive you, Logan is meeting me there"
"Well do I need to change, I wouldn't want to embarrass him like I used to embarrass you at school"
"Mom, you wore cut offs and a belly top to my first day of Chilton... you embarrassed yourself" Rory told her, "You look fine, do you want to come or not?"
"I'm coming, but I want to borrow a sweater or something from you, so can we stop by the house first?"
"Sure" Rory agreed.
xxxxx
"Hey beautiful" Logan kissed her cheek as he waited for her before entering the assembly.
"You made it" Rory smiled, she was still so thrilled when Logan kept his word and made it to these events, it gave her all the faith in the world that they would be able to make it work.
"I made it" Logan nodded as he hugged Lorelai, "How are you?"
"Good" Lorelai smiled, "Although I don't have a massive pink diamond on my finger, and I thought I was always a good mother in law, I don't quite understand the snub" she teased.
"I'm sure I can make something work" Logan laughed as he put his arm around Rory and the three of them entered the auditorium.
"Mom don't try to force Logan to buy you diamonds, it's weird"
"That's what Logan loves about me" Lorelai stuck her tongue out as they walked to their seats, Logan had arrived early to save them.
"So what is this for?" Rory asked with a small laugh, it was hard to keep track of everything that was going on at the school, it seemed like every other day there was a fundraiser for something, or a fair for something else.
"I think its because they finally got the funding for the school's new green house" Lorelai pointed to a giant picture of the greenhouse which would be built in the summer according to the sign.
"Oh" Logan and Rory both nodded as the room quieted while the headmaster came out to say a few words.
"Hello students, faculty, parents, alumni" he began.
"Seriously, alumni for a private elementary school" Logan whispered to Rory with a small chuckle.
"We appreciate all of you coming today to celebrate the fact that we have finally obtained enough funding to complete the green house we have been hoping to build on campus for the past year or so. It was very important to us to fund this project on our own because we did not want to ask the students to pay for it by increasing tuition" he stated simply while numerous parents nodded their heads in agreement.
"That is ridiculous" Lorelai whispered to Rory, "Instead they just ask that some poor schmuck hand his kid a cheque to pay for it"
"Mom, you did this kind of stuff at Chilton" Rory laughed as they kept their attention focused on the headmaster.
"We had one student in particular who procured a great deal of donations for this cause, and we would like to take a moment to acknowledge him" the headmaster smiled, "If I could have Christian Huntzberger join me please" he smiled as Christian awkwardly walked up beside him, "Not only is Christian a remarkable student in terms of his academics, and student leadership"
"Oh god" Rory groaned, having not realized that either she or Logan had probably signed the cheque which allowed the donation, "He is going to be so embarrassed, he hates things like this"
"He's going to be a disaster tonight" Logan smirked, his hand covering his mouth.
"Christian managed to procure over $100,000 in donations for this project. He has shown all students how important it is to be involved in school, and the importance of charity, now, Christian, how did you do it?" the headmaster smiled as he put the microphone to Christian's mouth.
"Um..." Christian looked out at the people in front of him, smiling when he saw his parents and his Grandmother, he could see that Logan was chuckling, "Well, you want the truth?"
"Of course, son" the headmaster laughed.
"I asked my Grandpa Mitchum for a cheque, and then I asked my Aunty Honor, and then I asked my Dad" he shrugged simply.
"Oh son, don't be modest I'm sure it took more convincing than that!"
"Not really" Christian shook his head, "I mean, they're Huntzberger's, so it wasn't really a big deal"
"Oh sweet jesus" Lorelai laughed as the words came out of his mouth, and the majority of the auditorium laughed.
"Did he really just say that?" Rory looked at Logan who was nearly hysterical, his face bright red as he did his best not to let the laughter out. "My son just said, at an assembly, in front of his peers, and their parents, that he is so loaded he only had to ask 3 people to donate"
"That just happened"
xxxxxxxx
"Dad!" Christian grinned as he ran to his father after the assembly.
"That was some show you put on up there" Logan laughed.
"Well it was true" Christian shrugged, "Do we get to go out for dinner?"
"No" Rory shook her head, "We're going to stay in tonight, and have a discussion about modesty"
"What is modesty?" Christian made a face.
"Modesty is very important" Logan told him, patting him on the shoulder, "It means you can't brag, and you need to be ... humble about all the things you are fortunate enough to have"
"Did I do something wrong?" Christian asked, a small look of worry coming over his face.
"No buddy" Logan smiled and shook his head, "You did great"
"Excuse me" the headmaster approached them, "Mr and Mrs. Huntzberger, may I have a word?"
"Actually we were just about to take Christian home, is it something important?" Rory asked as she did up her jacket.
"It will just take a moment" the headmaster told them.
"You go Ror, Lorelai, I'll talk to the headmaster and see you at home" Logan told them as he kissed Rory's cheek, "See you later buddy" he turned his head to the headmaster after he saw that his family was out of earshot, "What can I do for you?"
"I just wanted to speak to you for a moment about Christian's comments at the assembly"
"What about them?" Logan knew the conversation that was coming, and he knew that he would win.
"Well, I thought that maybe we could all agree that it was slightly inappropriate for Christian to well...boast about his wealth that way, and I was hoping that you and your wife might have a conversation about it with him"
"Well, sir, if you don't mind my asking, did you warn my son that he would be making any comments or statements?" Logan put his hands in his pockets, looking for his cell phone, not bothering to correct the statement regarding him and Rory being married, they would be married soon enough.
"No" the headmaster shook his head.
"You know, I think that a 9 year old being put on the spot in front of such a large group of people, might get flustered, and so my kid, my sweet kid, he told the truth, and the truth is that he asked his Dad, Grandpa, and Aunt for money, and this is what he came up with. I'm sorry that it wasn't a motivational enough story for you. However, and maybe this is a pointer that you might be able to use in the future, but working in journalism and publishing for most of my life has taught me how important it is to fact check" Logan grinned, he could tell that the headmaster hadn't thought through what he was saying, "So if you would like I will happily take those 3 cheques from my Dad, and sister, and we can find another cause to donate to"
"I...well, I had never thought about it that way"
"I don't think you really gave it much thought at all" Logan told him, "And truthfully, you need to remember that as far as I know, my son is your only student set to inherit a multi billion dollar organization, so when he says things like that, its because that is his real life. Now if you'll excuse me, not only do I have to have a discussion with my son about how fortunate he is to not only have a great family, but also be incredibly wealthy, and explain to him that most people aren't so fortunate, but I will be having a discussion with Rory as well about whether or not there is a better school in the area for both of our children to attend"
"Mr Huntzberger, that was not my intention" the headmaster tried to back peddle, not only had he not thought through what he had said when he approached Logan, he hadn't thought about the possible long term implications of the Huntzberger's were no longer donating to the school.
"Well, intention or not, that is what you have achieved. Have a wonderful day" Logan nodded before he turned around and left the school
xxxxxx
"What did the headmaster want?" Rory asked as Logan stepped into the living room, she was looking online at houses in the Hamptons while the kids played with Lorelai in the basement.
"Oh he wanted to chastise us for letting our son believe he had a lot of money"
"You're kidding me, right?" Rory laughed.
"I wish" Logan laughed, "I reminded him that maybe in the future before thrusting a 9 year old in front of a bunch of people, warn him, give him a chance to prepare, then I offered to take the cheques back, and then I threatened to send Ri and Christian to another school"
"Protective much?" Rory smiled as he closed his computer.
"The fact of the matter is, our kids are rich, we are rich, it's our life. They can't expect a kid to know any different" Logan shrugged, "That guy was a douche"
"Did you just call the headmaster of our son's school, a douche?" Rory laughed as he sat down beside her and pulled her close to him.
"I did" Logan laughed, "Because its true"
"Logan you can't threaten to pull the kids out of school" Rory laughed, "I mean, I'm glad you stood up for him, because that is ridiculous, but you can't fly off the handle"
"Look, Rory, there are tonnes of private schools in the world, I would know, I got kicked out of most of them, the point is, we have enough money, fortunately, that our kids can go wherever they want, I don't want them going somewhere that doesn't value them" Logan told her, "And that man, doesn't value any of us"
"He will stay in that school as long as he wants to be in that school, you will not throw tantrums" Rory warned him, "Now, the wedding"
"Excellent change of subject" Logan laughed.
"I am thinking, we can book a block of houses for the weekend at the beginning of May, it might not be super hot, but the weather will be good, and then we can do a weekend, the kids can come back to Hartford with one of our parents, or Honor, something like that, and then we can spend the week at the house"
"Is that what you want to do?" Logan asked her.
"Well, I want you to want to do it too" Rory told him.
"Look, Ror, if this is what makes you happy, then we can do it" Logan told her, "I will get a new tux, and that is all that matters to me"
"So a couple of months from now is okay then?"
"It's perfect, is that enough time for you to get a dress?" Logan asked her.
"The beauty of having a last name like Huntzberger" Rory laughed, "Is that people will basically do anything you want, so yes, I will have a dress"
"And I have a feeling you already know who is designing it?"
"Well, Monique Lhuillier sent me some sketches" Rory grinned.
"You are such a princess" Logan kissed her head, "How long until dinner?"
"Christian convinced me we should go out" Rory laughed, "So we are going to that new jazz bar, the one with great pizza and drinks"
"Sounds great, is your Mom coming?"
"I think so" Rory nodded, "I mean if she wants"
"Of course" Logan kissed her, "Well if you don't mind I am going to go change, I don't think I need to be in this suit for much longer"
"But you look so sexy in your suit" Rory pouted.
"Well are you going to make good on those pouty eyes and come upstairs with me, or not?" Logan laughed.
"Logan!" Rory smiled, "The kids are downstairs, so not now, but I promise you, tonight"
"Don't go making promises you can't keep, Ace" Logan winked as he took the stairs two at a time, "Give me 20 minutes"
xxxxx
"Daddy will you tell me a story?" Riley asked, her eyes fluttering shut, it was Logan's turn to put her to sleep, and normally it was a long and drawn out event.
"What story do you want to hear?"
"The one about when Mommy told you I was being borned"
"Alright" Logan nodded as he snuggled next to her, "It was a Tuesday night" he began, "And I had just come home from a business trip to Australia, which is really far away, so I was very tired"
"Why were you there?"
"For work" Logan told her, "So I got home, and Mommy had made dinner, and I was so so tired, and Christian was already asleep by the time I got back, so it was just the two of us, Mommy and I, and everything that we had was baby sized, and so I wondered why I was eating a baby meal, and then Mommy told me it was because we were having a new baby"
"That was me!" Riley laughed.
"Exactly, that was you" Logan kissed her head, "And then because when Mommy was pregnant she loved chocolate, we ate a huge chocolate cake"
"I love chocolate, do I love chocolate because Mommy ate it when I was in her tummy?"
"No" Logan laughed, "I think you love chocolate because all girls love chocolate"
"Hey Daddy?"
"Hey princess?" Logan grinned, he loved their moments together. He loved just enjoying each others company for a short while it could just be them.
"I love you"
