A/N: Here's the update I promised you yesterday. I finished writing it early this morning and decided to post it when I woke up instead. I hope everyone is ok with that.
Here's dinner with "The Gang" and some other things, too! I think today is perfect for this chapter, don't you?
As always, I don't own Gilmore Girls! That right goes to Amy Sherman-Palladino.
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At 10 minutes until 5 PM, Rory and Logan left their hotel suite and went down to the lobby, which is where they agreed to meet everyone for dinner. According to Logan, Finn planned dinner, which really means lots of alcohol and very little food.
However, both Rory and Logan know better to follow Finn's example on the evening before their big meeting with Mitchum. Arriving at that meeting late and hungover is not how they need to start things. According to Logan, he's been there and the result isn't pleasant.
When they arrive in the lobby, they look around for their dinner companions. Rory notices Colin and Steph first and points them out to Logan.
They walk over to them, and when Steph notices Rory, she jumps up and pulls Rory into her arms with a loud squeal.
"Rory!" Steph squeals. "I'm so glad you're back! We all missed you terribly!"
Rory looks over at Logan while she is entrapped in Steph's arms and smiles. "I missed you guys, too! I just didn't think you'd talk to me again out of loyalty to Logan." Rory says.
"Oh, Rory, never think that! If you'd called me, I promise we'd have chatted." Steph replies.
"Really?" Rory says with a shocked tone.
"Yes. Logan may have been my friend first, but you have become a close friend, and I couldn't turn my back on that." Steph replies.
Rory lets out a sigh of relief at the information Steph has imparted on her. "Well, would you mind releasing the death grip?" She asks Steph.
"Oh, sorry, Ror. I'm just so happy you're back and that you and Logan are happy again. You guys deserve this!" Steph says.
After Rory and Steph finished hugging each other, Rory stepped over and hugged Colin. "Good to see you again, Colin. Where are Finn and Rosemary?"
"At the restaurant. Finn wanted a head start on drinking, since Logan says neither of you will be participating in it tonight due to you meeting with The Dark Lord tomorrow." Colin says.
Rory rolls her eyes at Colin's comments on Finn's antics. "Well then, lead the way." Rory says.
With that, Logan grabs Rory's hand and they follow Colin and Steph out of the hotel lobby and into the waiting limo.
"Oh, a limo! Fancy!" Rory says with glee.
"No, it's just Colin being a snob. After all these years, he still refuses to take a taxi." Steph says with laughter.
"I've heard horror stories about taxis, Steph. I don't want to subject myself to that." Colin replies. "Besides, after we all get together, we won't all fit in a taxi. The limo will be better, especially with Finn after he's drunk."
"I must say I agree with Colin's reasoning. At least this time. No taxi driver in New York should have to be subjected to a drunk Finn." Logan says.
With the New York traffic, it took them around 45 minutes to get to the restaurant Finn chose for them to eat at.
Rory, Logan, Colin, and Steph used that time to catch up on what happened in the last six weeks.
They finally arrived and they walked inside. They informed the maitre'd that they were meeting Finn and Rosemary and they were shown to the table immediately.
Once at the table, Rosemary jumped out of her seat and they had a repeat greeting of what happened with Steph in the hotel lobby.
They all sat down and ordered their meals. After the waiter left, Finn looks at Logan and Rory and says, "I'm disappointed I had to find out about your reunion from Colin."
"Sorry, Finn. I had a lot going on and Honor thought Colin would be more reliable that morning. You don't do mornings, man." Logan says.
"Yeah, but that doesn't mean you can't call me, mate! This type of information shouldn't come from a second hand source! Next time you have life changing news, I demand you tell me yourself!" Finn says.
"I get it, ok. I'd feel the same way if it were turned around. For that, I'm sorry. I'll call you next time." Logan replies.
"Good! Now that that is settled, I must say that I'm extremely happy for you two! My best mate has his dream girl back! It's good to have you back, love." Finn says.
After Finn's confrontation, the rest of the dinner went on smoothly. The six friends laughed, drank (except for Rory and Logan - because Logan really didn't want to risk not being alert tomorrow for their meeting with Mitchum), ate, and caught up on each other's lives.
To Rory, it felt like old times, which is something she cherished for the night.
A couple of hours later, Rory and Logan found themselves back in their hotel suite. Finn tried so hard to get them to go to a karaoke bar with them, but Rory and Logan decided that it was best if they went back to the hotel, after all they had an early day ahead. Also, they really didn't want to hear Finn sing.
Logan was also eager to around to the highly promised round two from earlier. So, that is exactly what he and Rory did before they peacefully fell asleep in each other's arms.
At 6 AM the next morning, the phone rang inside the hotel suite.
Logan hears it first and untangles himself from Rory. He reaches over to his night stand and grabs it. To his relief, it was the wake up call he had set up last night before he and Rory had sex.
He rolls back over and sees Rory starting to wake up. He thinks he finds her at her most adorable at this time of day, whether she believes that or not.
"Coffee." She grumbles.
Logan chuckles at her and Rory opens her eyes and glares at him.
"You better start getting the coffee ready, mister. I won't make it to this meeting if I don't get any." Rory says grumpily.
Logan chuckles one more time and gets out of the bed. He grabs his boxers and slips them on with full intentions on going into the next room and starting the in room coffee maker.
However, before he could fully leave the room, he feels one of the bed pillows hit him in the back of the head. "For a woman who is not only caffeine deprived, but detests sports and exercise, she has amazing aim." He thinks to himself.
Logan turns around in mid step and says, "What was that for?"
"For laughing at your poor, caffeine deprived girlfriend." Rory replies.
Logan just smiles and says, "Well, I must commend you on your aim" and walks out the door to fetch Rory her highly sought after beverage of choice.
Within a few minutes, he walks back in the room and hands Rory her coffee and takes a sip of his. After they drink their coffee, they shower and dress in appropriate attire for a meeting like the one they are having with Mitchum. Rory decides on a simple, elegant black business suit and skirt with a white shirt; Logan on a typical black suit with a royal blue shirt and a white tie.
When Logan first sees Rory in her meeting outfit, he can't keep the dirty thoughts from entering his mind. "Wow, Ace. You definitely have the hot librarian thing going for you and I like it." He tells her. "Please tell me you will dress like this more often."
"Well, if the plan goes through like we are hoping, then I will." She says.
"Dear, God. I'm never going to be able to work knowing how hot you are looking."
"Then it's probably a good thing I don't plan on sharing an office. I will need my own workspace if we are going to run the company together."
"I'll agree to that one." He replies. "Promise me something, Ace. Please allow me to act on the enormous amount of dirty thoughts running through my head when we get back."
"Hmmm, I don't know. Are you gonna be a good boy and keep your hands to yourself today?"
"I can try, Ace, but you have no idea how turned on I am right now." Logan whines.
"Oh, I do, but like I said, I'll only let you act on it if you prove to me that you can keep your hands and thoughts to yourself through our meeting with your Dad. Got it."
"Got it, Ace."
"Good. Now, let's get going. I refuse to be late. Luckily, we aren't that far from our destination."
"Hence my decision in choosing this hotel."
"You are too sly for your own good, Huntzberger."
With that, Rory and Logan walk out of their hotel room and to the lobby where they walk out to the street. They decide walking will be more beneficial to them than a taxi.
They make it to headquarters with 10 minutes to spare, a record for Logan when it comes to a meeting with Mitchum, but then again, Rory's influence is definitely to blame.
A/N: Well, there it is! Please let me know what you thought. I know I have written the smut scenes out in the past, but I figured that this chapter just didn't need that, but I did want to note that it happened. Is everyone ok with that? It just made more sense to me. Again, I'm sorry this is a day late, but I did in fact write it yesterday, just posting today because it was about 2 am my time by the time I had finished writing it.
Next chapter: The meeting with Mitchum!
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