Of Dynasty's and Plans
Finn, Colin and Robert decide that they don't want to say goodbye to Rory and that Logan is an idiot for doing so. Will our intrepid heroes have their way? What secret has Rory been keeping?
Disclaimer: Still not mine and if it were, I would keep Finn around for more than comic relief.
A/N: Remember 'italics' are their inner dialogue, the stuff they should say out loud but don't.
Post AYINTL
Chapter 7 – Closing the Deal
Rory and Logan entered the elegant restaurant and were led to the back, to a private dining area.
"This way we can talk, and no one will overhear." He held her chair for her, then took the seat beside her. " how soon do you want to get married?" He held her hand in his.
"Really, you want to do this right away?" She was flustered, her heart was beating rapidly and all she could think was 'I should have married you the first time you asked.'
"It's hardly a rush Ace, it's been ten years and a baby in the making, we have already wrecked the marriage of the century, so if we don't wed soon my paternity will be held in question, possibly for all of our child's life." Logan explained, all he could think was, 'please be ready to marry me this time, I can't take another rejection from you.'
"Oh, I didn't think we would have to do this right away..." She paused biting her nail while thinking, 'I don't want my life's scandal to follow my child.'
The waiter came just then, to take drink and appetizer orders so she had a moment to think, 'of course she wanted to marry him, but where would they live, does he have to stay in London, would she be so far from her mom, but her mom was married now, maybe it would work out. There were a million questions, but as she watched him order for himself then on her behalf, something clicked, they could do this, together they balanced each other, anticipating needs, desires and even hopes.' She smiled at him and once the waiter left she reached for his hand.
"You jump, I jump jack, just tell me when and I will be the one in the white dress." She beamed at him now fully confident for the first time since her grandfather passed.
Logan's heart skipped a beat, this wasn't the answer he expected, he had thought she would drag things out. "As soon as arrangements can be made, I am sure you will want to live stateside and that may be tricky, I have some things in pretty intense negotiations."
"Logan, I will live with you where ever you need to be, I am writing a book now, I am not reporting, I can write a book from anywhere. I guess I didn't tell you that part. Jess, you remember him? He wrote a book, the 'Subsect' when we were in college, well he is part owner of a publishing house and is helping me with my book, it pays a little while I write, not much, but it is better than the freelance and I can help some and if I open my trusts...I just never wanted to rely on them, it seems silly now." She bowed her head and felt the shame her mother was sure to put upon her.
"Trusts Ace, as in plural, how many do you have, what have you been keeping from yourself?" Logan was curious, he knew she lived paycheck to paycheck by choice, but what had she left untouched? They had never really discussed money, especially hers as she was insistent she hadn't earned it so did not deserve it.
"I guess you know my grandma Lorelai left me a trust, it was supposed to pay for Chilton, Yale and help me get started in journalism, then of course I have the Hayden trust separate from my father's inheritance and finally grandpa left me well provided for, I guess in all it is maybe 150 or so." She sighed and took a long sip of her water, her hands slightly trembling.
"Ace, is that million? You live check to check, sleep on friends couches and had that dive of an apartment in Brooklyn and your net worth is more than double that of Odette." He laughed inwardly at the irony.
"My mom said I didn't earn it so I couldn't use it, but I think our child can benefit from it, and mom will be okay; right?" She looked at him hopefully.
"Ace, my sweet obedient daughter to her crazy mother, you are absolutely correct, I will help your mother see the wisdom in being sure her grandchild has the financial support of both parents. We can have whatever agreement you want drawn up, my father is going to kick himself, I can't wait to see Shira's face when she meets Francine, she has always wanted to know your grandmother, but has been shunned, now she will be family." He tossed his head back gleeful at the irony. " My father thinks you need the support of the Hayden's and Gilmore's, how is it you were never presented as heiress?" He looked at her intently.
"Hello?...Have you met my mother, she would have destroyed the paperwork to keep me from inheriting, she stole me the DAY before I was to be christened to keep me from becoming a Hayden "officially",she made air quotes as she said officially, "she really hated how Straub and Francine reacted. As it was she just kept me in the dark and argued behind my back, it is part of why grandpa's death was so devastating, he made me executor, I had to have all the financials disclosed, including my own, honestly I am still reeling a little." Her voice was small and confused.
"Ace, it's okay now, we have each other, we will work it out together and I think we can keep your net worth under the wire." He laughed inside himself, 'the woman of his dreams, a Pulitzer winner and the would be the savior of HPG, Mitchum would eat crow, Logan was bliss filled'.
