Chapter 9
Logan had just taken a seat on the bench when the door opened again and he saw Rory sit down next to him.
"Hey, how's it going?" Rory asked
"Hey, I'm good but what about you?" Logan asked
"I'm good, I've missed you though." Rory said
"Ya me too, I've missed you too." Logan said
"So…" Rory said
"So I take it that Ella is mine?" Logan asked
"Ya, I did try and call but Honour told me that you had an accident and that you didn't remember me and told me to stay away so that's what I did." Rory said
"Ya apparently that's the same story I got from Honour too." Logan said
"Wait, What? I'm confused." Rory said
"When I was asking for you after my accident, Honour told me not to bother that you were in an accident on the campaign trail. That you were now with Tristan. So she told me not to waste my time." Logan said
"I was never hurt and Tristan is just a friend. I went to Chilton with him before he was shipped to military school. He's just been a good friend who helps out sometimes. But why would Honour both tell us lies? I thought she liked me? I so badly wanted you to know about Ella. I literally called everyone. First I tried your cell but it was already disconnected, then I tried the guys with no luck. Honour was my last hope. When she told me about your accident I didn't want to believe it, but I had to." Rory said as she started to cry
Logan moves closer and hugs her while saying "I would have been there in a heart beat. It wouldn't have mattered what had just happened with us, I would have been there 100%." Logan said
"I know and that's why I was trying so hard to get a hold of you." Rory said
"I know you tried your hardest, I'm just kinda bumped that I missed so much." Logan said
"Well I have lots of pictures and videos to show you, I always hoped that one day you would be able to see them and meet her." Rory said
"Well I can't wait to see them, and to think I just thought this would be just another society event, boy was I wrong." Logan said
"Haha, ya so not the society event anyone was thinking of. But I will say it felt really good to do that after all this time. I'll just have to tell everyone your excluded from that list." Rory said
"That would be nice, and I was so confused at first but then I was so proud. I mean no one has ever talked to my family like that and for you to be like the new head of society and for your first order of business to be to ban and dismember them from society was priceless. I'm sure I'll get a through talking to about dodging your bullet." Logan said laughing
"Oh I'm sure you will, just wait until they find out about Ella and everything else." Rory said
"Oh ya that's going to be one hell of a show." Logan said
"So I was thinking that I would like to know Ella and possibly move to D.C. and live closer to you guys, that's if you'll let me?" Logan asked
"I'm sure she'll love that, and I would not want another other than that. I want you to know her, I would never stop you from that. I'm mean when you move down I'm sure she would love it if you took her to school and picked her up. I want you to be her dad in everyway possible." Rory said
"Well thank you, honestly I want to be involved as much as possible. I would love to take her to school and pick her up. That would mean so much, I just want her to love me." Logan said
"Oh she will, she's been asking about you lately and know she can finally meet you. She'll be thrilled to finally have you with her." Rory said
"So I think we should go back in and have a chat with a couple people don't you?" Logan said
"Yes, we definitely need to chat with a couple people inside. Well let the nightmare live on." Rory said
Rory and Logan made their way back inside the hall to find most of their friends and family just mingling with each other and that all the other society people had left.
"So Ella, I want you to meet someone special. Do you remember me telling you that daddy was sick and in the hospital far away? Well he's better now and he wants to meet you, is that okay?" Rory asked
"Really mommy, daddy's really here and I get to meet him?" Ella asked excitedly
"Yeah honey, he's right over there, and he's excited to meet you too." Rory said pointing to Logan a couple people down from her
Ella sees where Rory points and just runs to Logan. He picks her up and squeezes her tight.
"Daddy?" Ella askes
"Ya honey, its daddy. I'm so happy to meet you and I'm so sorry that I couldn't be here earlier. I'm sure mommy told you I was sick. Well I'm better know and I couldn't wait to meet you." Logan said
"I'm happy your better now daddy, you're staying forever right? You're not going to go away again right?" Ella asked
"No honey, I'm not going to go anywhere. I'm staying here with you." Logan said
"Okay good, now I get to tell all my friends my daddy's home. I love you daddy." Ella said
"I love you too, so much. Why don't you go with grandma Emily and get changed so that mommy and daddy can talk for a little bit? Then once your done you can come back?" Logan said
"Ok daddy, I'll see you soon. Bye mommy I'm going to get my pj's on with grandma Emily." Ella said
"Ok honey see you soon." Rory said
As Emily and Ella left for the dressing rooms, Rory wanted to have a chat with Honour while everyone was still there.
"So how did your chat go?" Stephanie asked
"It was good, we talked about a lot, but there was one thing that we both were confused about and very angry and upset about." Rory said
"OH?" everyone said
"Ya so Honour would you like to tell everyone what you did?" Rory asked
Honour didn't say anything and by her silence Logan took this opportunity to address both his and Rory's concerns and complaints
"Oh really you don't huh? Well you were pretty vocal about the situation when I started asking. For all of you who didn't know, after my first couple weeks in Palo Alto I was in a car accident. It wasn't that bad but bad enough to break an arm and leg and have memory loss for a couple days. When I started to remember again, I kept asking about Rory and then Honour tells me not to bother anymore and that I should move on. She didn't tell me why at first but I kept asking and then she finally told me that Rory was in an accident on the campaign trail and that she had memory loss. She also told me that she was with Tristan now and that I shouldn't waste my time on her anymore. I was sort of confused because wouldn't you normally hear something like this on the news? Well there wasn't anything but I just had to believe what she said because once dad found out he took control of my life again. He secretly bought me out of the new company I was working for in Palo Alto and forced his hand on me to return to HPG. It wasn't until I collapsed one day in the office that I was given the freedom I always wanted and wished for. That wasn't enough anymore and I couldn't figure out why. Then it dawned on me that Rory had actually made an impact on my life and work ethic. So hear I am doing absolutely nothing for the last 5 years when I could have had a family and been there for my daughter since day one and not 5 years later. So Honour would you like to explain why you lied? I thought you loved Rory? Why did you keep me away from my daughter for 5 years? I lost all her baby first, her first step, her first words, her first hair cut, and that's not all I missed Rory being pregnant and finding out then gender, the first kick, the check up appointments and her coming into the world. I always thought we had a pretty good relationship, but did you hate me that much to keep me from them? Huh? I don't think I can ever forgive you for what you've done. I know I will never forgive you for this. So I'll be making sure you're on the list with mom and dad, its where you deserve to be." Logan said
"You know when I first found out I was pregnant, my first thought was regret, regret for not accepting Logan's proposal. Then I thought and let it sink in and all the reasons why I said no in the first place where still there just a little out of focus for that moment. The first thing I knew I had to do was to phone Logan. Whether or not we just broke up, I knew he had to know. So my surprise when I go to phone him that his number was disconnected. I wasn't really that surprised though, why would he have the same number if he was moving across the country. Then I figured I would try phoning the boys, hoping one of them would answer. To that failure not one of them did so I was on my last option, Honour. When she finally picked up I told her I needed to talk with Logan and that it was important. She then began to tell me that Logan was in a serious car accident and that he had major memory loss. She said told me that he just gave my name a blank eye look and told me to just stay away and not bother them anymore. I really didn't want to believe it. I was trying to come up with so many different ways to get in touch with Logan but each one failed. After reading about Logan and HPG, I knew then that what Honour was saying was true. The Logan that I came to know that last couple years was just dying to leave and get out of Mitchum's thumb. So why would he go back there, the only logical reason would be that he didn't remember leaving. So I knew then that I would just have to stick it out by myself. I was okay with that, because I knew I tried my hardest to get in touch with him. A couple month's pass and that is when I ran into Tristan. We began to check up and talk. I tell him all that's happened in the last little bit and he says he'll help out anyway he can. He became a great friend and a great friend to Ella to. But what I am most curious about is how did you know about Tristan before it even happened? I thought you liked my so why would you lie and say that Logan had memory loss and for me to stay away.?" Rory asked
Honour was just standing there numb, she couldn't move. She had been figured out.
"Honestly Rory, I did like you but when you turned down Logan's proposal he was crushed. So that made me hate you, if you loved him so much why say no? I get that you two never talked about it and you wanted to make it on your own without the Huntzberger name but still. So when I heard you were on the campaign trail I did some digging up on you and had you watched. I wanted to know if everything you gave up with Logan was worth it. I had gotten information about Tristan just as you phoned to talk with Logan. I knew why you were phoning but I couldn't let Logan feel that pain again only to have you befriend an old something on the campaign trail. And Logan I was doing it all to protect you. I didn't want you failing all over again when she decided that her career was more important than you and that baby again. So I lied to both of you, so what. You both made do. I really don't see any problem here." Honour said
At this point everyone in the room was just furious and livid with Honour and her thinking. Her husband Josh was seriously disappointed in her right now. He couldn't believe the things she just admitted to.
"Now hold on a minute, you had no right in choosing that. That was up to the both of us not you. I'll be making sure you and your parents are at the top of the blacklist, along with the banned and dismembered list." Rory and Logan said
"I think its time you leave Honour and never come back and show your face again." Francine said
Honour was walking out the door when she noticed that Josh wasn't behind her. She called out to him but he told her that what she did was wrong and that he was on Logan's side for this.
After Honour left Francine went to go get Emily and Ella from the dressing room since all the commotion was finished with.
"So, I guess you guy will be visiting D.C. a lot more if you ever want to see me, cause I'm never letting these two again." Logan said to Steph, Colin and Finn
"No problem mate, we might just take up residency there as well." Finn said jokingly
Everyone laughed and talked a little more before they all went home for the night, with promises to meet up at Luke's in the morning.
