AN:- Okay guy's, I knew there would be disappointment that chapter 13 was low on the Rogan interaction, but it was necessary, honest. I really hope that this chapter makes up for it. Believe it or not chapters 13, 14 and 15 were once one big chapter, but I decided to split it into three; otherwise it would have taken for ever for you to get an update.

Enjoy!!!

Rory and Logan walked to Luke's hand in hand. Last night had cleared the air for both of them, for the first time in what felt like a long time, they were on the same page.

Logan felt secure they were together for the right reasons and the delay in their wedding was logical and would in fact make their "I do's" mean so much more. Rory had asked for time and Logan was prepared to give it to her, in fact, he now felt it would be the best thing for them. Logan had faith in them and knew when the time was right they would get married.

Rory also felt the weight of the last few days lift from her shoulder -- she hadn't understood until last night just how much stress she had been feeling -- her life seemed to have been brought back into focus.

"Logan, do you have a preference on my name?" Rory asked out of the blue.

"Well, I think it's pretty obvious that I do have a preference, Ace." Logan emphasized his nickname for Rory.

"No, not that. I mean my last name."

"Hmm," Logan thought for a moment, "I don't know. I don't think hyphenating it is an option. Gilmore- Huntzberger would be a hell of a name to fit on a driver's license." Rory smiled at how similar Logan's thoughts were to her own.

Logan didn't say out loud that he really liked the idea of Rory taking his last name, it seemed incredibly old-fashioned and very un-PC, so instead what he said was, "So, do you have a preference?"

"I was thinking of using both, I would use Gilmore professionally and Huntzberger for everything else."

Logan smirked, that was the best compromise he had ever heard, "Hmm… Mrs. Rory Huntzberger." Logan tested the sound of the name out loud; he really liked the sound of it.

"Technically it would be Mrs. Lorelai Huntzberger."

Logan nodded, "Both sound good."

"You know I think it's a sign..." Logan looked at Rory questionably. "… that my name sounds good with yours."

"Wow, I think this conversation is getting a little too cutesy for us."

Rory laughed, "You're right, okay the cutesy moment is over."

The pair walked hand in hand a little longer, "That's the Kirk guy, isn't it?" Rory looked over to where Logan was pointing.

"Yeah, that's Kirk."

"What's he doing?"

Rory watched Kirk talk to a tree, and then as they were watching, he moved onto another tree and spoke to that one as well. "I have no idea."

Logan smiled, "Can we go find out?"

Rory looked at Logan's watch; they still had a little time before they had to meet Honor at Luke's. "Are you sure you want to do this? I cannot guarantee an explanation from Kirk will make any sense. In fact, you maybe left feeling more confused than you did in the beginning."

"I'm prepared to take the risk."

"Okay, but you can't say I didn't warn you."

"I consider myself warned."

The pair changed directions and made a b-line straight for Kirk, "Hey, Kirk, whatcha doing?"

Kirk looked away from the canopy of the tree he had been talking too and faced the happy couple, "I'm looking for Kirk. Mother yelled at Kirk this morning. Kirk was so distressed by the incident that Kirk shot out the window and hasn't been seen since."

"That's terrible," Rory knew how much Kirk meant to Kirk. "Would you like us to help you find Kirk?"

"No," Kirk sounded dejected. "Kirk will come crawling back when Kirk gets hungry… Kirk always does." For the first time Kirk noticed Rory was not alone. "Who are you?"

Logan leaned forward and offered his hand, "Logan Huntzberger."

Kirk took Logan's hand and shook it very enthusiastically, "Well, well, well. The rich playboy has returned to recapture young Rory's heart. You know I had never pictured Rory with a blonde. She tended to date brunettes. She's never been to fuss over height but I was sure she had a thing for brunettes."

Logan always being cool, calm and collected, "Well, lucky for me liking brunettes was just a phase."

Suddenly Kirk tilted his head to the side, just like a dog when they hear something interesting, and he called out. "Kirk?" Both Rory and Logan found themselves trying to hear whatever it was Kirk could hear. "It's okay, Kirk, daddy is coming!" Kirk ran off across the town square to another set of trees.

Logan was beyond confused. "Why is Kirk talking about himself in the third person?"

"He's not." Rory answered as if Logan has asked the dumbest question.

"Well, if he's not then that conversation made absolutely no sense to me."

"Well, it's incredibly common for Kirk to make no sense; but that conversation actually was one of the most coherent I've had with him." Logan looked at Rory questionably, clearly Rory still need to fill in the blanks. "Kirk named his cat after himself."

"Doesn't that get confusing?"

"Not according to Kirk."

"Huh." Logan and Rory started walking again towards Luke's, "So, you had a thing for brunettes? All you had to do was say, Ace, and I would have dyed my hair."

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Honor sat in the quaint Luke's Diner, she was pretty sure she had actually been served by the diner's namesake. The guy matched Rory's description of Luke from the flannel shirt to the reversed baseball cap. Honor had felt like the center of attention since she had arrived in the diner, everyone seemed to be looking at her -- no one tried to hide their curiosity -- and no one seemed to be bothered by everyone's behavior.

Honor was sipping her second cup of coffee, it was possibly the best coffee she had ever had. Rory had not been exaggerating all these years. Honor was finding the town of Stars Hollow fascinating; she was currently watching a man walk around talking to the trees that surround the gazebo.

Honor couldn't wait until she saw Logan and Rory; her mother had called her after their little announcement last night, and clearly had been snooping to see if Honor had known what was going to be announced before anyone else. Being the loyal sister, Honor had not given anything away. But she and her mother had spent a great deal of time discussing Rory's reason for saying no to the proposal the first time. Honor had been surprised that her mother actually seemed interested in Logan's well-being and happiness.

Honor was determined she would leave today with some answers; she just wasn't sure how she could tactfully ask the questions without upsetting her brother or Rory.

Honor's interest was perked when she saw Logan and Rory approach the man who was talking to the trees. They looked just like they always did -- happy. Honor had never seen Logan so at ease with a girl as he was with Rory. In the past, he was always putting on a front that was charming and charismatic, but it was never him. The fact that Logan was clearly that comfortable in Rory's presence so soon after the break-up and all the other drama set her fears aside. If Logan could make things work with Rory then so could she.

After talking to the tree-talking guy, Logan and Rory made their way to the diner. Honor stood as they entered the diner, Honor hugged her brother who looked so happy. "Congratulations."

Logan squeezed his sister tight; at least he had one family member who would support him.

"Thank you, Honor." Logan wasn't just thanking her for the congratulations; he was thanking her for showing up, for having a genuine smile on her face for both him and Rory.

Honor turned to Rory and immediately wanted to kill her parents. Rory looked like she was apprehensive about this meeting. Honor felt bad that her family had a history of making Rory feel like crap. "Come here, you, I've always wanted a sister." Honor hugged Rory; the hug was warm and held no pretence.

Rory smiled a smile of relief because the most important person in Logan's life has accepted her. "Thanks, Honor."

Babette and Miss Patty had watched the whole show with interest. "Rory, Sweetie, what's with the congratulations?"

Rory looked around and was not surprised to see half the diner paying very close attention to her little group. Rory didn't see the harm in announcing her engagement here in the diner; it seemed like the most effective way to let the whole town know. "Well, Honor is congratulating us because Logan and I are engaged."

The whole diner broke out into applause and congratulations. Miss Patty and Babette were the first out of their seats and drew both Rory and Logan into bone-crushing hugs. Then everybody started, all at the same time, asking questions: when was the wedding, how did he propose, would the wedding be in Stars Hollow? The diner was so blasting with noise that Rory was starting to find all of the chatter and questioning overwhelming.

A loud clanging noise sounded through the diner, everyone froze and looked at the counter where the noise was coming from. They found Luke standing by the cash register with a metal pot in each hand; he had smacked the two utensils together to get everyone's attention.

"You people are all acting like idiots. Either shut up, sit down and eat or get the hell out of my diner."

Surprisingly everyone in the diner sat down and started to eat their food or sip their drinks quietly. It seemed the townspeople wanted to wait and see what else they could find out.

Rory walked over to Luke, grateful that he has stopped the onslaught of well wishers, but she also felt guilty. She hadn't told Luke about Logan; she really hoped her mother had said something. Luke did not deserve to find out as a bystander in the commotion in the diner. Before Rory made it to the counter, she noticed for the first time that her mother was there, sitting by the counter, sipping a cup of coffee. Her mother smiled at her and gave her the thumbs up; Rory took it as a sign that Lorelai had filled Luke in.

Luke was the first to speak when Rory reached the counter. "So, your Mom told me congratulations are in order."

"Yeah, they are."

"So, do I have to say congratulations again, or did I just cover it."

"No, I think you covered it pretty well."

"Good, that's good." There was an awkward pause; Luke had never been one for emotional conversations.

"So, are you okay with this. Me being engaged?" Rory knew Luke still saw her as a little girl; she wasn't sure how he would deal with this news.

"As long as he…" Luke made he sound like a dirty word. "… keeps making you happy, I don't have a problem with it."

Rory looked back at Logan; he was still standing, clearly unsure if he should join her. Rory smiled at Logan and could clearly see him relax; she turned back to Luke, her face still aglow with her smile. "Thank you, Luke, and he makes me happy."

"Sit down and I'll be over to take your orders in just a moment." That was as close to approval of her engagement that Rory was going to get from Luke. Rory was impressed; Luke had never handled her growing up very well.

Rory was about to make her way back to Honor and Logan, but her journey was stopped by Lorelai grabbing her hand. "Hey, don't you think you are forgetting something, or should I say someone?"

Rory was blank for a moment, her mother knew everyone in the diner, except… "Mom would you like to meet Honor?"

"Why, Rory, the thought never occurred to me."

"Yeah, sure." Rory lead Lorelai over to the table where Logan and Honor were seated.

"Honor, I would like to introduce you to my Mom Lorelai."

Lorelai offered her hand to Honor, "Oh! My God! Of course, you're Rory's mom." Honor had seen Lorelai when she walked into the diner. She should have known she was Lorelai, the facial resemblance was strong, particularly in the eyes. "It's nice to finally meet you. Rory has told me so much about you." Honor took Lorelai's hand and used it to draw Lorelai into a hug.

Lorelai stepped away from the hug and couldn't help but wonder how such a horrible family had produced two kids who were seemingly well-adjusted and … nice. "I hope she only told you the good things."

Rory smiled cheekily, "No way, all your best stories are the ones where you are bad."

"I promise she has told me nothing I haven't done myself. So, are you going to join us?"

Lorelai was about to answer when the bell on the diner door rang announcing Luke's pastry man had arrived with several pink pastry boxes. "Gotta go."

Lorelai had already lost interest in Honor and become totally focused on the pastry man, she followed the man into the back; she was like a lioness in pursuit of a gazelle.

Honor called after Lorelai, "Oh! Okay, it was nice to meet you."

"Don't mind her, Luke's pastry delivery takes priority over everything else. He has the best danishes in town."

The trio sat back down. Rory noticed Logan flinch when his butt made contact with his seat.

"Are you okay?"

"She pinched my ass." Logan sounded indignant.

Rory held back a laugh.

Honor broke out into a broad grin, "Who did?"

Logan nodded his head toward one of the tables. "The red head."

Honor tried to look at the person in question without being spotted but knew she had been busted when the red head in question smiled and waved at the table.

Honor looked back at her brother ready with a smart ass statement, but whatever she had been planning on saying slipped her mind at the sight of her brother's face.

"Logan, you're blushing."

"Well, Miss Patty does have a way with men." Rory shared a look with Honor and both girls burst into laughter at the same time.

"It's not funny. She pinched me hard." Logan shifted so most of his weight was on his left, non-pinched butt cheek.

The girls laughter only grew louder, Logan decided to just shut up and say nothing.

While Honor was still looking over the menu she spoke, "So, Mom called me after last night's…" She hesitated; she didn't quite know how to describe the events of the night before.

Logan saw his sister's problem, "Disaster."

"Yeah, that's the word."

Despite how angry Logan was with his parents, he found himself asking, "What did she say?"

"She was trying to find out if I knew anything about your little announcement." Honor could see the look of fear in Logan's face. If his mother found out he had told Honor the news first he would never hear the end of it. "Don't worry, I played dumb. I acted all shocked and then I was very subtly supportive."

"Subtlety?" Subtle and Shira did not go together in the same sentence for Rory.

"Yeah, if you just outright tell Mom something, she'll resist, but if you subtly make comments, you plant the seeds and at the end Mom thinks it was her idea and you get what you want."

"It's true," Logan nodded at his sister's words. "It took me six months to get my Mom think that my boat trip around the world was her idea."

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The lunch had gone well; Luke had taken their orders with only a brief death glare for Logan. The meal had been relaxing; it was fun just to talk and catch up. No pressure, no yelling. It wasn't until they were all happily eating pie that the baby was brought up.

"Oh! My god! I can't believe I haven't asked yet, when are you due?" Honor's voice seemed to cut through the whole diner; everyone who had been eating paused and looked over at the trio. Honor was oblivious to the attention she had brought unto them.

"Rory, Sugar, did she just say what I thought she said?" Of course, Babette was the first to say something.

Rory's eyes didn't leave Honor's face; she made it clear Honor was in trouble. "I don't know, Babette, what do you think Honor was saying?" Rory was trying very hard to be evasive, but she knew it would be tough with this crowed.

Honor dropped her eyes and whispered, "Oops."

"It sounded like she asked when you were due, as in due to have a baby." Babette sounded like she was ready to burst at the seams with joy.

"It did sound like that, didn't it?" Rory still didn't look away from Honor.

This time it was Miss Patty who spoke up, "So, Rory, Honey, are you?"

Rory didn't know how to answer; she really wasn't ready for the whole town to know. Rory looked at Logan for help. Logan just shrugged his shoulders; he couldn't see a way out of telling the town.

"Yes, Miss Patty, I am." The celebration the diner was about to break out into was interrupted by what sounded like the kitchen being demolished.

Rory looked up to see Luke storming in. 'Crap!' Rory thought. Luke hadn't known she's pregnant and this was not the way she had planned on telling him.

Lorelai dropped her danish and jumped out of her seat and placed herself between Luke and the rest of the diner, Lorelai decided she needed to distract Luke, fast.

"Hey, Luke, I have a new bra on do you want to go check it out." Lorelai could almost see the steam coming out of Luke's ears, he was trying to push his way past Lorelai. "Luke, come now or you will never get to see any of my bras again." Luke looked at Lorelai and he could see that under her joking there was a silent plea.

Luke looked passed Lorelai and could see the look of fear on Rory's face. Luke hated that Rory seemed to be scared of him; Luke turned to Logan and was impressed to see the boy was sitting up straight, and looking him in the eye. Luke gave Logan his best death glare and was very satisfied to see Logan pale slightly, it was then that Luke gave in to Lorelai's incessant tugging on his hand and allowed Lorelai to lead him upstairs.

The second Luke walked into his apartment he let go of Lorelai's hand and started pacing, back and forth, each lap faster than the last. When Lorelai closed the door, Luke spoke.

"She's pregnant?"

Lorelai nodded, "Yeah," Lorelai made her way to the couch and sat down.

"But how?"

"Well, Luke, when a mommy and daddy love each other very much..."

Luke paused in his pacing to glare at Lorelai, "I know that, I mean how could you let this happen?"

"I didn't let anything happen, in fact, I can guarantee that had I been there when it happened, it would never have happened in the first place."

Luke paused in his pacing and faced Lorelai, "But she's Rory." Luke said this as if Lorelai didn't understand they were talking about Rory.

"I know its Rory, Luke, she's my daughter."

"But she was meant to be more responsible than that." Luke sounded incredibly frustrated.

"I know, but sometimes these things happen."

"Not to her, they don't." Luke's voice grew louder; he was just a notch below yelling.

"Luke, calm down, accidents happen. And as far as accidents go this is a pretty good one."

"How can you say this is a good accident?"

"Are you saying Rory and April are bad accidents?" Lorelai wasn't upset with Luke; she knew he had not totally thought this out. It was a lot of news to process in a short time.

"What?" Luke stopped and thought for a moment. April was the most important person in his life and he would not give her up for anything. "I didn't mean it that way, Lorelai…"

"Calm down, Luke, I know."

"So, you're going to be a grandma?"

"Hmm, I've been thinking about that, I've decided I'm defiantly not a Grandma or an Omar. The jury is still out on Nana and Bebbe."

"Well, you have always wanted an excuse to speak Yiddish." Luke sat down on the couch; he couldn't believe he was so freaked out about this. He didn't understand why he was so freaked out, it's not like Rory was sixteen, and she had been with Logan for quite some time. Logan, the little piss ant who had crushed her heart just a few weeks ago.

"Man, I'm being so selfish. How are you handling all of this?"

"I don't know, I mean this is Rory. I wanted her to go out and live her life before starting a family… and it's Logan."

"Still not a Logan fan?"

"I don't know… it's just that so much stuff has happened since Logan came into Rory's life. But it's Rory's life… I just don't know if they are ready for this. Being engaged, having a baby… it's a lot to take on at once."

"I know and it is a lot," Luke sat down on the couch next to Lorelai, he could see she needed someone to talk to. He knew the path Rory's life was taking would stir up a lot of issues for Lorelai. "But I don't think that you're ever really ready for parenthood, and Rory and Logan have to work these things out for themselves."

"I know, Luke, believe me I know. I just wanted her to have more than I did."

Luke pulled Lorelai to his side, "She will, Lorelai, and she had already finished school and college. She has someone to share her life and Logan gets the writing stuff as well. And unlike you Rory will have a Mom who understands her."

"But Rory always had so many plans."

"Well, she'll make new ones with Logan." As much as Luke didn't want to be on the pro-Logan team, Lorelai needed to believe there was something positive about this situation.

Lorelai moved tighter into Luke's embrace, she buried her face in the crook of his neck, she took all the comfort Luke could give her. Luke was right that this wasn't the end of the world. In fact, it was just the beginning of something amazing -- unplanned but amazing nonetheless. And Lorelai wanted amazing again; she didn't want this middle ground that she seemed to be stuck in with Luke.

Luke smiled as Lorelai mumbled something with her lips pressed into his neck. "Lorelai, I didn't understand a word you said."

Lorelai pulled back, she looked Luke in the eye. "I want that Luke, I want us to make plans and not ruin them. I want us to get married and have kids and I don't want us to screw it all up again."

"I want that as well."

"So, how do we get it?"

Luke pulled Lorelai back into his arms, "I don't know but we will figure it out together."

"I'd like that."

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After Lorelai had managed to get Luke upstairs Logan and Rory had been swamped with well wishers and after fifteen minutes of chaos and ass-pinching from Babette and Miss Patty, Logan could see no end in sight. Logan needed to escape, now.

Logan found himself locked away in the diner's bathroom. Logan washed his face and looked into the bathroom mirror. He did know why he was freaking out over the hubbub in the diner. Despite the fact Logan had grown up with parents who were as affectionate as Louis VIII, affection and love were not alien concepts to him. And his attachment issues had been healed the day he had committed to Rory. So why was he so bothered?

Logan splashed water on his face and looked at himself in the mirror. He didn't look as tired as he had been a week ago, being with Rory was definitely better for his health than not being with her. Logan dried his face and wondered how long he could stay in the bathroom before someone would come looking for him.

Logan started pacing the small bathroom; he needed to be doing something other than listening to a very happy diner. Logan pulled out is phone and decided a little time with Colin and Finn would give him a chance to vent and gain some perspective. Logan looked up from his phone when a wave of particularly loud laughter echoed through the small room.

Logan finally understood what was bothering him so much: how can he take Rory away from this place?

Rory was such an integral part of this town and this town was a big part of Rory. By making her move to the West Coast with him, he was taking her away from some weird big baby shower. She wouldn't be involved in the town's dozens of events and festivals. Other than when Rory and Lorelai had been fighting, Logan hadn't seen Rory go longer than six weeks without a Stars Hollow fix. And it was his fault that it would now be months before she would get her next fix.

And yet Logan wasn't ready to make the move back to the East Coast, he had just started his own career away from his family and he didn't want to give that up just yet.

Logan turned back to the mirror, looked himself in the eye and made himself a promise. They would move back here, maybe even to Stars Hollow one day. His child would know the joy of the Fire Light Festival, the hilarity of watching Luke and Taylor argue, and the satisfaction of eating Sookie's amazing food.

Logan looked at the time, he had been in here ten minutes, short of saying he was sick, there was no way he could stay in here any longer without someone coming to look for him.

Logan sent his text message to Colin and Finn, straightened his shirt and made his way out of the bathroom. Logan was so distracted he almost collided with Luke, "Hey, sorry man."

Luke had just made his way back down from his apartment; he had left Lorelai alone so she could pull herself back together. Lorelai had been right; they had to find a way to move past this impasse they were at. He had been deep in thought until he almost crashed into Logan... the little punk.

Logan could see Luke was ready to have a go at him so he decided to cut him off; he wasn't in the mood to deal with him. "Luke, if you're going to give me the 'hurt her and I hurt you' speech, Lorelai got it covered."

That was exactly the speech Luke had been intending to give, but he found himself saying something entirely different. "I've learnt that the Lorelai Gilmores of this world are amazing women, but you only get so many shots at being with them. There is going to come a point where they won't take you back."

Luke left it unsaid that this was probably the last chance for either of them. If they didn't make it work this time, there would not be another time, this would be the last time. There was only so much hurt a relationship can take before it could not recover.

"I know, Luke." Whilst Luke's little speech wasn't exactly one of enthusiasm, it was one of support, and Logan was grateful. He knew how much Luke meant to Rory and his approval meant something to Rory.

Luke lead the way back into the diner, Logan was surprised to see that Rory was completely hidden behind a mass of people. He just really wanted some alone time with her, but it didn't seem it was meant to be.

"Come on, you freaks, break it up. Geez, you would think none of you have seen a pregnant lady before."

The crowd started to disperse, giving Logan his first sighting of Rory since he had entered the room. She was cute when she was embarrassed. Rory had never been one to thrive on being the center of attention.

Rory finally caught sight of Logan and smiled; she wasn't sure when he had slipped away.

Logan made his way over to Rory, "Hey."

Rory took Logan's hand in hers, "Hey, you. I'm sorry about that… they're just a little enthusiastic."

"Enthusiastic is not the word I would have used for this town."

"Yes, but it is so much nicer than crazy." Honor piped in. She had been pushed away from Rory when the stampede started. Rather than trying to fight her way through the tide, she sat back down, sipped her coffee and watched the spectacle.

"Demented." Logan answered back.

"Cracked." Honor was sure she could come up with more adjectives for this town than Logan could.

"Hey, we are not cracked!" Rory faked being insulted.

"I'm sorry, you're right, you're not cracked." Logan pulled Rory to his side and kissed her on the cheek. "You're all delusional."

Honor was still stunned by the townspeople of Stars Hollow, "I have never seen anything like that before."

"What can I say… we are a unique town here."

"Unique is not the word I would have used." Logan said.

Rory rolled her eyes, "Let's not start this again."