Chapter 11

The Past

The next morning the guys were up early to play a round of golf at the country club, while the ladies lounged by the pool.

"I love days like this. No work, no worries and plenty to drink. I make a great margarita, if I do say so myself."

"Yes, mom, your drink making skills are outstanding."

"Baby girl, your dad and I heard the commotion in the hallway last night. Care to explain?"

"Nothing out of the usual, C.J. was being an ass, and I ended up sleeping alone."

"So Logan didn't wander into your room after everyone retreated to their rooms?" Jenna asked.

"No, I think he was too scared."

Steph was stunned with this news "That is got to be a first. As long I as I known Logan he was never scared of getting caught; but then again he has been different since you two met."

"What do you mean?" Lorelai questioned.

"I don't know how to explain it but he's different. He has dated some girls for more then a week, but we all knew it wouldn't last after his first date. He would find fault with the most stupid things just to give him an excuse to break it off, but with you "she pointed to Rory "he only mentions the positive, he smiles when he talks about you, he actually looks forward to talking to you. I know you haven't been dating for long but I think he is falling for you."

Rory was quiet then she whispered "What if I'm not good enough for him?"

"What are you mumbling about, baby girl? Any man would be lucky to have you smile at him let alone sleep with him."

"Gee thanks mom, but I'm not an angel. I made mistakes. We know whose fault it was that Daniel and I broke up." She looked over at Steph. "To fill you in, I cheated on Daniel with Jeremy."

Jenna decided to put in her two cents "Rory, stop making it sound like you were some slut. Remember I was there. You're relationship with Daniel was just about over anyway, and all you did with Jeremy at that point" she said with a wink. "Was kiss him, innocently."

"But it was wrong of me not to break up with Daniel first."

"Come on, you broke up with him the next day and if you ask me he was not upset. Remember we saw him with that scarecrow of a girl the following weekend."

"Get over it, baby girl. You can't all be as perfect as your dad and I."

"Keep telling yourself that, mom." She laughed back.

"So tell me about Jeremy, if you don't mind me asking." Steph wanted to know more about her new friends and in a way also wanted to make sure that she was okay for Logan.

"Jeremy and I, we had fun."

"She is telling the truth about that."

"Jenna, this is my story. We had fun, he was adventurous and with him I tried things I don't think I would have otherwise. And before you two say anything. "She pointed to both Lorelai and Jenna and smirked. "I'm not talking about the sex, though I will say he was good. I was talking about the stupid things we did, we had fun."

"So what happened with him?"

"Well we finished up our third year, I decided to go on for my fourth year degree and he went out into the world to practice. We tried to keep our relationship going but it kind of fizzled. It ended okay, I guess. After it ended we still saw each other once in a while, as friends, then I came to the states and the phone calls became less frequent until there were none."

"Do you still love him?" Steph inquired.

"Only as a friend. It was weird even when he introduced me to his girlfriend I didn't get jealous. I was happy for him."

"Rory, don't worry about what happened in the past. It's not like you're the only one with a past."

"Is there a story with that comment, Steph?"

"Let's just say that it took a lot of meaningless relationships to convince Colin that he was madly in love with me."

"Really?"

"Yeah, he's a smart guy but can be stupid at times." She laughed.

"But aren't they all." Lorelai added while laughing along.

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The guys were heading to the club house after their round of golf.

"Loser is buying, Colin get that black card out." C.J. pronounced.

"That's not fair, Finn cheated."

"Colin, stop whining and admit defeat, beside you should know better then to turn your back on Finn." Logan quipped. Everyone knew Finn cheated but it was always fun to rile up Colin.

"Colin, mate, I'm feeling generous I'll get this round. Besides we don't want to let the moths out of that wallet of yours."

"Shut up Finn."

"Really mature, Colin, remind us how old are you." Logan responded.

"Okay children behave; let's pretend that you aren't back in grade-school."

"Sorry, Mr. Hayden/Dad." They replied in unison with smirks on their faces.

"So C.J. are you happy to be heading back over the pond?"

"Yes and no. There are parts of living there I love but being back here and reconnecting with you guys makes me realize how much I miss things here, like friends and family. Jenna's family is great but they are different, they are a lot more like my grandparents then mom and dad."

"So it finally comes out, your mom and I are cool."

"Sure dad, you and mom are the epitome of cool." He replied sarcastically.

"What about you Logan, do you like living in New York?" C.J. wanted to start the conversation about Logan and Rory.

"Yeah, it is a great city; there is always something to do."

"So you plan on staying there?"

"It's good for now but you never know what the future will hold."

"Speaking of future, what are you're plans for Rory."

"Smooth C.J., you're worse than me and I'm her father."

"I know you, dad, and you were probable waiting for the right time to grill him."

"Yeah I was. But I was thinking of doing it back at the house in the fame room while polishing my gun."

"Do you think a bb gun would really scare him?" Everyone was laughing but out of the blue the attention was back on Logan.

"Logan, don't think we forgot about the questions. Now tell me what are your intentions with my baby girl?" Christopher questioned.

"We've only been dating a few days but in that short time I've grown very fond of her."

"And where do you see this going?"

Logan felt like a teenager picking up a girl for her first date. "I hope that I get to spend more time with her and get to know her better."

"Good answers, son."

Logan didn't know how to respond so he just gulped down the rest of his drink. He looked over at Finn and Colin and noticed the amusement in their faces. They both knew that he never had to go through such an inquisition regarding a girl he was dating; even when he was young he managed to avoid the meeting of the father.

"Logan, remember what I told you the last time we golfed. It still holds true, you hurt her I hurt you." He noticed the fear in Logan's eyes and started to laugh. "Don't worry I won't hurt you, I just wanted to see the fear in your eyes."

Logan breathed a sigh of relief. "I was not scared."

"Mate, I haven't seen you that scared since you're dad threatened to take your black card away in high school."

Logan was embarrassed but he recovered "Truth is I don't know where this is going between me and Rory. I like her." he looked at C.J. and Christopher "a lot. But really we are just beginning to know each other. I don't want to hurt her but I can't promise I won't just like I know she can't promise that she will never hurt me. Everyone here knows that my past is one that many men would be jealous of, but I'm tired of that life. I don't know if Rory is the one but I want to give it a chance. Besides she probable figure out soon that I'm not good enough for her."

"Logan, wow. That was more then what I was expecting. Remember my past is one to rival yours so I may have agreed with you before about not being good enough for my little sister but I don't feel like that anymore. As long as you don't hurt my little sister intentionally I'm actually okay with you dating her."

"That goes the same for me." Christopher added.

"Logan, besides worrying about those two, don't forget Stephanie. If you do anything that would hurt Rory, I think you will be dealing with a very pissed off friend. She would be very upset if she lost another female friend because of something stupid you did."

"Hey, that was Finn." He laughed remember the girl Steph use to hang out with.

"Yeah, but that sheila was crazy and I wasn't the only one happy she wasn't around."

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This is a fluff piece, I do have some drama planned but it'll come a little later.