Her First Love
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A/N Major thanks to everyone who reviewed. Sorry for any grammatical errors.
Apologizing First
"So what are we doing for Christmas?" asked Finn
He, Rory, Logan, Colin, and Stephanie were all at the pub. It was Friday night and they were celebrating the end of exams and the beginning of Winter Break. Rory hadn't talked to Lorelai since she found out about Logan.
"I'm going home," replied Colin, "the parents want 'Christmas as a family.'"
"I'm going with him. His parents want to meet me." Stephanie told them
"Steph, they've know you since we were in diapers." Logan said
"Ah, but they haven't met me as Colin's girlfriend." She pointed out
The group nodded understandingly
"I leave for Australia on Sunday." Finn announced
"I'm going home too." Logan said
They all looked to Rory, who had been silent during this particular conversation, for her Christmas plans. She took a sip of her coffee before answering.
"I'm just staying at Yale. Paris won't be there and I never get the dorm to myself so . . ." she trailed off
"Love, you can't stay here." Finn said
"Well, my grandparents are all out of town and I can't go-" she broke off. "I'll just stay here, I'll be fine."
"You mean you're not going to Stars Hollow at all? Ace, you love the Winter carnival. You dragged me to there and forced me to have my fortune told." Logan deadpanned
"Well you were having a bad day and I thought it might make you feel better for someone to tell you that you will grow up to be rich and famous."
"I am going to tell you the same thing I told you then; I already know I am going to grow up to be rich and famous and I don't need to waste a dollar for someone to tell me something I already know."
"You know, for someone who is rich you sure put up a lot of protest just for spending a dollar." She quipped
"It was the principle of the matter." He replied
Meanwhile, their friends had been following them back and forth, laughing at them.
"Let's get back to the point; you can't not go to the Winter Carnival. You love it." he told her again
"I know, but Mom will most likely be there and they have ribbons." She replied seriously
"Ribbons?" asked Stephanie
"Pink for Mom's side blue for mine."
"Why did you get blue?" Stephanie asked
"Because Logan's a boy." Rory replied
"Spend Christmas with me." Logan offered
"What?" she exclaimed, surprised
"Spend Christmas with me." He said again, liking the idea more and more. "My parents love you and Honor has been dying to see you."
"You can't spend Christmas alone." Stephanie told her
"Seriously?" she asked Logan, searching his face for doubt
"I want to spend Christmas with you Ace." He said quietly so only Rory could hear it
"Okay."
He smiled at her and pulled Rory closer to him. She was a lot happier the entire night.
"So you're sure about Christmas?" she asked Logan for what had to be the tenth time
Logan was walking Rory back from the pub.
"For the last time Ace, yes." He replied as she smiled
Once they got to her dorm, she turned her back against the door and Logan kissed her. They made their way inside the dorm. When she had opened the door the light was on, which had surprised her because Paris left to see Jamie earlier that day and Rory thought she had turned out the lights before she left; but she didn't think much of it, her thoughts were otherwise occupied.
Attached at the mouth, and others various places, the two slowly headed to the bedroom, but the sound of someone clearing their throat caused the two to jump apart. It was Lorelai.
"Mom?" Rory asked in disbelief
"Hey." Lorelai's face and voice showed no emotion
"I'll see you tomorrow, okay Ace."
"Yeah,"
She gave him a quick peck on the lips before he left. Lorelai's eyes went to Rory as soon as the door closed.
"How did you get in?" Rory asked
"Key." She replied shortly. Rory remembered she had given her mother a spare key to the dorm.
"Right."
Lorelai sat on the couch while Rory sat on the love seat.
"Why are you here?" Rory asked after a period of silence between the two.
"We haven't talked all week." Lorelai said
"You could have called." Rory retorted
"Same to you," Lorelai said back
"I've been busy." Rory told her; she wanted to make up with her mother, but she was still a little angry with her.
"With Logan?" Lorelai spat
"Finals." She replied stoically, not reacting to Lorelai's tone as she got up to make coffee.
"What are you doing Rory?" Lorelai asked seriously
"Making coffee." She answered, being oblivious on purpose
"No, I mean with Logan."
"I think it's called dating." She replied with her back to her mother as she added coffee to the machine and pressed start.
"You know what I mean."
"No, actually I don't." she retorted, turning to face Lorelai
"You're going to get hurt."
"You don't know that."
"Neither do you." Replied Lorelai
"If you came here to talk me out of dating Logan than you can leave."
"What are you doing for Christmas?" Lorelai asked, prolonging the inevitable
"My plans were to stay here but Logan invited me to spend Christmas with him and his family."
"You're spending Christmas with the Huntzbergers?" Lorelai exclaimed in disbelief
"Yes."
"What if he leaves again?" Lorelai asked, returning to her original subject
"He won't."
"What if he does? When he finds you again are you just going to take him back?"
Rory saw where she was going with this
"I'm not you and he's not dad."
"Let see; their both rich, blond, and have a history of leaving."
"You're seriously bringing hair color into this? And Logan had to leave."
"Why?"
"He and his friends signed a contract saying they'd be together for their senior year."
"And you believed him? Rory you're not that stupid!"
"If you know his-our friends you wouldn't have any trouble believing it. But I'm sure you already have your mind made up about them."
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"It means that don't give people a fair chance. As soon as you find out someone has money you already have an opinion about them."
"What about Paris and Tristan?"
"You've known them since I was in Kindergarten."
"Rory, I lived in that world for sixteen years. I know what most of those people were like."
"According to you, you left that world twenty years ago. I go to school with them now; I have since I was five! Besides, you can't honestly say that you don't take advantage of that lifestyle."
"I left that lifestyle!"
"I know! That was your choice! You chose to leave you parents not me! Don't get me wrong, I love my life and I love that I grew up with you and I love Stars Hollow but I hate how whenever I do something in that world you act like I betrayed you somehow." She yelled, glad that most of the dorms were empty.
"I don't act like you betray Me.!"
"Yes you do! When I agreed to be a debutante you were upset the entire dinner and barely said anything, I've wanted to go to Yale ever since I can remember yet you insisted on buying me a Harvard sweatshirt for Christmas one year!"
"Don't you find it funny that we only fight like this when he's around?"
"You cannot blame everything that goes wrong in our relationship on Logan. I acknowledge that he hurt me, you don't need to keep reminding me, but I forgave him! Me, the one he hurt, forgave him!"
"But why? Why would you forgive him?"
"Because I love him Mom; I love him how you used to love Dad! I love him how you love Luke."
"Why won't you come home for Christmas?" Lorelai yelled back, switching subjects yet again
"Are you serious? I don't have a home to go to, or don't you remember. Besides, I don't want to face the tow. Oh, where's your ribbon?"
"I told Taylor to stop; you know how they are!"
"Sure," Rory scoffed
"It's true." Lorelai pushed
Rory gave her a look of disbelief
"Read the damn transcript if you want to!" Lorelai exclaimed
"Whatever."
"I can't talk to you, not like this." Lorelai stated, shaking her head
She placed a key on the table, a key that Rory recognized as the one to her dorm, and slammed the door behind her.
Rory and Logan were on the way to his parent's house. He noticed she was smiling a real smile.
She head told him what went on the previous night between her and her mother. It surprised Logan at how happy she was, considering the fight she had with Lorelai. Rory had told him that she didn't want Christmas to be ruined by her crying, and he accepted that; but they both knew that he wanted her to talk to him about it.
He pulled into the drive way, stopped the car, and turned to face her. Rory stopped whatever he was going to say by leaning in and kissing him.
"I'm glad I'm here." She whispered
"Me too." Logan replied
They got out of the car and went to the trunk to get their luggage; Logan grabbed Rory's bag before she could stop him. They made it to the front door; Honor answered
"Rory!" she greeted her with a hug and pulled her through the door. Rory looked around the foyer; she had so many memories in this house.
"Hi Honor."
"I haven't seen you in forever! How have you been?"
"Honor we talked last week." Rory deadpanned
"What?" exclaimed Logan
"It's called email Dufus." Honor spat at Logan
"You've been talking the entire time?" Logan asked in shock
"Yes," Answered Honor. She turned to Rory, "Although I'm still a little mad at you for not telling me you two were dating."
"I already apologized for that." Rory said
"I'm still stuck on the fact that you were talking to my sister."
"Why?" Rory asked
"Because she's my sister."
"So? You know, technically, I've know her longer then I've know you." Rory pointed out
"Rory!" Shira Huntzberger exclaimed, entering the foyer
"Hi Mrs. Huntzberger, thanks for letting me stay."
"It's no problem," she turned her attention to Logan, "You can take Rory's bag upstairs."
Without waiting for a response, Shira took Rory's arm while Honor took the other and led her into another room, leaving Logan in the foyer laden with luggage.
Rory, Honor, and Shira were talking in the living room when Logan joined them. He sat next to Rory and Shira couldn't help but notice hoer Rory immediately leaned into him, almost as if it were an instinct.
"So, how has school been?" Shira asked
"I am so glad college is over. I don't think I could take one more boring professor." Honor commented; she had graduated last year
"Good, finals are over so there's no more work to do which is relaxing."
"Ace barricaded herself in her room for a week. I barely saw her the entire time."
"I came out for coffee." Rory pointed out, she didn't see him smile at her.
"How's Josh?' Rory asked Honor
"He's fine; he'll be here tomorrow for Christmas Eve dinner."
"Do you remember your first date with him?' Rory reminisced
"God, I was nervous." Honor remembered
"You were so uptight that day." Logan commented
"You're one to talk," Honor scoffed. She turned to Rory, "Remember the black and white ball you grandmother threw, like, two weeks after you met Logan?'
Rory nodded as she grinned in anticipation of something to hold over Logan' head.
"Well, he spent half an hour in his bathroom working on his hair."
"Oh, and he changed his shoes three times." Shira chimed in
"I did not." Logan stated adamantly
"You had five different paris of black dress shoes?" she asked, trying not to laugh at him
"They're exaggerating." He aid
Suddenly, Rory's cell phone started to ring; it was Emily Gilmore.
"I'm sorry, excuse me for one second."
She went into the room off the living room
"Grandma?"
"Are you having dinner with the Huntzbergers?"
"How could you possibly know that?" Rory asked in disbelief, not thinking that it was possible that Lorelai told her
"Are you?'
"Yes." Rory answered
"Why didn't you tell us?"
"It was just decided yesterday. How did you know?"
"These things spread my dear."
"It hasn't even better twenty four hours yet and it's already made its way to Europe?"
"You really should have told us," Emily continued. "It was really inconsiderate of you not to. Imagine my surprise when I hear from the Gellar's that my only granddaughter is spending Christmas with the Huntzbergers; I had to pretend I knew. First you don't tell me that you and Logan are dating and now this; do you want me out of you life this badly?" she asked, laying on the guilt trip thick
"Grandma, I don't want you out of my life and I'm sorry I didn't tell you about staying with the Huntzbergers. I know you work hard and I didn't want to bother you on your vacation, I realize now that I should have told you." Rory said, playing the perfect granddaughter
"That's quiet alright dear; Merry Christmas." Emily replied in a somewhat victorious tone.
"Merry Christmas, bye."
Rory walked into the living room to find that Honor and Shira had vanished.
"Where did everyone go?" she asked as she sat back on the couch.
"Honor got a call from Josh and I think Mom went to make sure the cook wasn't messing anything up."
"So I'm stuck with you?" she asked
"Yep,"
"What will we do?' she asked in mock cluelessness
"Oh, I'm sure we'll find something." he replied, smirking, as he lowered his mouth to hers.
She leaned back, letting the couch support her, and Logan followed.
Rory woke up on Christmas Eve morning in Logan's arms. She vaguely remembered him sneaking into the guest room she was residing in last night. He had climbed into her bed, wrapped his arms around her, and fell asleep. Rory turned into Logan to find him already awake.
"What time is it?" she asked, yawning, as she buried her face into his chest.
"Early," he replied, pulling her closer
"I don't like early."
"I know," he laughed.
"So, what are we doing today?" she asked into her chest.
"Whatever you want Ace, whatever you want."
"I think Honor and I are going to the mall."
"On the day before Christmas?"
"I go every year. It provides fun people watching." she explained
He nodded, showing her understood
"We need to get up." Rory said after a while. "If your mother comes in and finds you here she'll freak."
"I know."
Neither of them moved until they heard Rory's cell phone; Logan was starting to hate that phone.
"I'm going to take that phone away from you one day." Logan threatened as Rory got out of bed and got her phone from her purse.
"You wouldn't,"
"Oh, but I would."
"Hello?" Rory answered her phone as she got back into bed
"Merry Christmas Rory," It was Christopher
"Dad!"
"How are you? School good?"
"I'm good, school good." She replied happily
"I'm glad," he replied lightheartedly. "Look, I just talked to you Mom," he continued in a more serious tone.
"Oh,"
"Look, I'm fine with you dating Logan; I always liked him."
"Liar," Rory scoffed
"Most of the time I liked him," he corrected himself. "You need to work this out with her Rory."
"I will, eventually."
"Soon, rather then later; I don't think the world can take you too mad at each other."
"Okay, bye daddy, Merry Christmas."
"Bye kid."
Rory and Honor were at the mall. The two were sitting at the food court and had a perfect view of people rushing around, panicking about buying last minute gifts.
"So, I assume a lot's happened in the past two months." Honor said, raising an eyebrow.
"Yep," she replied, making Honor asked for what she wanted.
"Don't hold out on me, I want to gossip!"
Rory laughed and told her about everything that happened up until they got back from the Life and Death Brigade stunt.
"Is that why you're staying with us? Are you and Lorelai are fighting?"
Rory nodded, "She found out we were dating and started yelling at me, we didn't talk for about a week, and then she came to my dorm and we ended up yelling at each other again."
"That sucks." Honor commented sympathetically
"Yeah, but I'm just tired of her trashing my life! She's such a hypocrite; she goes on and on about how Hartford society is hell and compares grandma to Hitler but whenever she and I needed something my grandparents were always there to help us! They've paid for me to go to private school since I was in Kindergarten; they bought me a car as soon as I turned sixteen! Whenever were in a fight she always says how she 'left that life' when really she hasn't, she just ran away from her parent's house when she was a teenager; she still reaps the benefits of having rich parents! She even used her trust fund to buy us a house in Stars Hollow!" She ranted
To say Honor was stunned would be an understatement. She could tell that Rory had held that in for a long time.
"Are you okay?" Honor asked her
"It's just . . . I always apologize first. Even when she started the fight and I didn't even say anything, I would always apologize first. I know that I shouldn't have waited a month to tell her, but I'm not apologizing first. I don't care how childish or immature it sounds; it's her turn to make the first step."
A/N Okay, so, a lot of stuff about Rory and Lorelai's past was revealed in this chapter. The whole thing with Rory's schooling, their house, and Rory's car is part of why this is AU. I know I haven't updated Grandparents in a while and I'm sorry, I've been having major writers block on that one. I'm going away for Spring Break so I won't be able to update next week. Sorry! Please review this chapter!
