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Chapter 21

The next Thursday the media was back at school as Colin and Steph's relationship came out. They were both very nervous for the next night when their families were having dinner together. That was not strange, they were very good friends, but it was to discuss Colin and Steph and they could only imagine what would be said and done. But that was inside the school where Colin and Steph were.

Outside Rory pulled into a parking space right behind Finn, who was also just getting there. She got out and pulled her backpack out when Logan came running up to her grabbing her hand and continued running. Rory grabbed Finn as they passed. She struggled to keep up, "Logan, where are we going?" She asked as they ran inside. Finn grabbed Colin and Steph as they passed. Logan came to a sudden halt in front of the newsroom causing them all to collide. They entered quickly and Logan grabbed one the latest issues, "Look at this," He pointed to the right hand column of the front page.

Rory scanned the article quickly. What was so important about it? Then she recognized it to be Logan's, "You made the front page!" she squealed giving him a hug, quickly joined by Steph.

"Group hug!" Finn called as he joined. Colin laughed, but gave Logan a pat on the back.

"What's going on in here?" Paris barked walking in. Logan ran and gave her a hug, picking her up and spinning around. Paris pushed him all of her, but gave him a small smile. Logan fell on the ground panting.

"You sound like you should after sex," Finn commented.

Logan propped himself up on his elbows and looked at Finn, "Nah, this is so much better than sex, man."

Finn cocked an eyebrow, but said nothing. They walked into the hallway and Finn cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted, "Attention all loves and mates, for the very first time ever, I think, one Logan Huntzberger has made the front page of the newspaper! Pick up a copy and read his fabulous article." Some people cheered as Logan just smiled. He had never been so happy. He couldn't wait to get home and finally show his father he had made the front page of a newspaper for an article he wrote.

Later that day Logan and Rory were walking out the doors to the parking lot.

"So Huntzberger, how many copies did you swipe?" Rory laughed as Logan smirked.

Before he could answer the school slut Summer came up and kissed Logan hard on the lips, "Call me for a real," she threw a look at Rory, "congratulations." And like that she was gone again.

Rory for great amounts of self-control as she took a deep breath in, "Odd," she said plainly.

"Anyways," Logan continued out to the parking lot, "I took about ten, Paris wouldn't let me take anymore because of Finn's announcement. But, I can always copy more if I want."

"Cover a wall with it?" Rory joked.

"Maybe, or the back of me closet," Logan smirked.

They reached Rory's car, "I am so proud of you."

"You did help me write it and edit it, so I can say it was all thanks to you."

"But not to your dad, you should make it sound like to was all you, without me, but maybe an edit from Paris, because she did edit it some."

"So, are you ok, Ace?"

"Sort of, or at least I am going to be. Nobody knows, so it's ok, it has to be ok in my eyes to them. It nearly killed me not to react, I want to kill her, scream, yell, or slap her or something. But deep breath, and I'm going to be ok. It's can happen, and I'm surprised it hasn't happened more. No one knows, so I am still happy about that."

"Does it help for me to tell you I hated it?"

"Tons!" Rory flooded with relief. She was so scared that with that kiss Logan might see that there are so many other girls out there with so much more experience than her.

"Well, I did," Logan smirked.

"Go get happy MAC, tell your dad, maybe it will get you out of some business meeting or something," Rory said, mirroring his smirk.

"I have taught you well Ace," Logan said and he was off.

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Late that night at about 1:30 Rory groaned as she woke up to her phone going off. She rolled over, but it kept ringing. She groaned and reached to find it. She found it and flipped it open, "Who the hell calls at 1:30?" she grunted.

"Rory, I need help," Logan slurred on the other end of the line.

Rory bolted up, "Logan what's wrong? Where are you? Why are you calling so late?" she asked filling with fright.

"55th and Pflume," was all she heard more before the phone hit the ground.

"Logan!" Rory screamed, "Logan," she repeated softer. There was nothing. She jumped out of bed and ran up to her mom's room and shook her mom awake. "Mom wake up, wake up, wake up, now!"

"What time is it?" Lorelai groaned/

"1:30, come on get up, we have to go!"

"What the hell is going on?" Lorelai rolled over to see her daughter.

"I'll explain on the way, we just have to go, come on!" Lorelai heard the fear in her daughter's voice and pushed herself up. "This better be good."

"No, horribly bad," Rory dragged her to the car.

"Coffee," Lorelai said as Rory started to car.

"No time mom, and nothing is open," Rory pulled out of the drive.

"What! Stared explaining," Lorelai looked shocked, no time for coffee?

"I, like you, had the same reaction to waking up, only I woke up to my cell phone. It was Logan. And he said he needed help and an address or a street corner; 55th and Pflume. I hope that is where he is, and he's ok," Rory said pulling on the interstate.

"What do you think happened, what he sound like?" Lorelai asked. Rory looked at her, "I'm not going to judge, I was pregnant at sixteen, I'd be a hypocrite."

Rory thought about it before saying, "Kinda drunk I think."

"Speed up," Lorelai looked out the front windshield. Rory found the streets about ten minutes later. She pulled over and got out. "Where is he?" She looked around frantically.

Lorelai got out to and looked around, "Call his phone, it should be by him."

Rory pulled out phone, which she had luckily brought with her in case he called again. She dialed the number and listened. They heard it across the street. Rory ran over and Lorelai brought the car. Logan was slumped against a wall. "Logan," she said as she got there. He smelled horribly of alcohol and very obviously passed out. Lorelai pulled out his keys and hit the horn. It was about half a block away down the street. Lorelai and Rory dragged him to the passenger's side Rory's car.

"Take him home, I'll follow in his car," Lorelai said as they got him in the seat and buckled in.

Rory nodded and got in her car and drove home.

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When Rory and Lorelai got home they dragged in Logan's limp body and propped him up on the couch. "What do you think happened?" Lorelai asked looking at her daughter.

"I-I don't know. He was so happy today, or yesterday. Paris put his article on the front page, not the main story front and center thing, but it was there in the right hand column. He's had lots of good articles, Paris just never gave him a front page spot," Rory said, "He couldn't wait to go home and show his dad. Everyone was so proud of him. I don't know what went wrong."

Lorelai took it all in and thought about it for a while, "Ok, so you want my spin. The champion of disappointing parents and knowing how they think."

"Shoot," Rory looked at her mom.

"Ok, so what I think is that Logan was so happy of what his dad would say, he ended up getting disappointed. I don't think that Mitchum was as happy about this as Logan wanted. He most likely didn't give Logan that pat on the back, 'Good job son' thing that Logan wanted. I don't think that Mitchum understood how good this was and Logan got mad, they got in a big fight and now here we are."

"You are a very good storyteller, and I think you are most likely right," Rory nodded.

"Of course I am, I am the mommy and I went through this whole thing with my parents, only it was getting as A on a really hard test and Emily said it's about time. Mommy always knows best," Lorelai said, "unless you are a society mother," Lorelai made a face.

"I hate Mitchum, he doesn't see that Logan has worked his butt off to get Paris to like him and give him this spot. The first day of school Paris told me that she would like nothing better than to kick him off the staff and that he was only there to please his father. And that was true in the beginning, but now I think he really like it, at least a little bit. He spends almost as much time in there I do, but it may be because I am in there. I think that his parents are blind, honestly. Paris said the first day to me is he slacked off and didn't do work and or have it in on time she'd kick him off," Rory ranted.

"You go sister!" Lorelai said. They both looked at Logan, "Go to bed sweets, he'll be out for a while. You can stay home tomorrow, I'll call you out. But you'll be up all of tomorrow and most of the weekend so I would suggest some sleep."

"Yeah, you're right," Rory said.

"Remember the 24 hour dance-a-thon. You want sleep."

"I'm going. You think he'll be ok?" Rory got up.

"He's got you babe," Lorelai said. Rory gave her mom a kiss on the cheek and went to her room.

She tossed and turned for an hour. Sleep just wouldn't come to her. She kept thinking of Logan and if he would be ok. What really pushed him to that limit? Was her mom right about Mitchum? Rory wanted to kill Mitchum. He was so mean to his son. At least it seemed so to Rory. He probably had reasons that seemed sound to him, but not to anyone else.

But these were society people. They thought on a whole other plane. To them it was having someone to take over the family business, not to make them happy. It wasn't about love, it was about securing the future. Rory hated these people. She was so happy her mom took her away from all of it. She loved her relationship she had with her mom. Everyone envied it. They were two of a kind, her and her mom.

Although Rory was so happy for what she and her mom had, she felt so horrible for her friends at Chilton. Their parents didn't care. What kind of parent doesn't care about their children. That was one of the points to parenthood was to have someone else to love. To have someone who loves you unconditionally, because you love him or her unconditionally. They added more to your heart, someone else to bring you joy in life.

But Rory then had to remember, most society marriages weren't always done out of love for a person, but for the family business. They were business mergers, finding more fortune to add the bank. They weren't for love, but for money. That was something Rory would never marry for. She wanted to be in love and happy and nothing more. Even if it was the poorest person in the world. If that guy made her happy and she was deeply in love, she'd marry him no matter what anyone said. Lorelai had raise Rory to believe that money was not important. And Rory would keep that state of mind all her life.

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AN: So I hope you liked the chapter. There is a second half to it obviously that I will try to get up very, very, soon, as in tomorrow. Please leave me a review and thank you.