The next morning Rory woke up and in her sleepy haze, she briefly wondered where she was. She soon realised that she was in Logan's room and it was his arm that was lazily draped across her. He was still fast asleep so Rory carefully lifted his arm and slipped out of bed. She'd had pretty much the best night's sleep that she'd managed in a really long time. There was something so comforting and familiar about sleeping in the same bed as Logan but seeing as they were still just being ultra casual in the dating stages, she now felt a little uneasy about it and worried whether it was perhaps blurring the lines a little too much.

She didn't want to wake him, so she quietly left the room and went to get Lily out of bed. She took her downstairs for a quick breakfast before getting them both dressed and heading out into the morning sunshine for a walk. She didn't really know where she was going; she just knew that she needed to clear her head a little before she saw Logan, mainly because she was scared that her kneejerk reaction would be to push him away.

As Rory walked with Lily, at a very slow toddler pace, she thought about everything that had happened recently. It had been less than six months that Logan had wandered back into her life and in some ways, it felt like he'd never been away. If someone had told her six months ago that she'd be living with Logan and they'd be playing happy families she would have thought they were crazy but here she was doing exactly that and as much as she was scared to admit to herself, she loved it. Even though it had only been a week, she already hated the thought that one day that might change. All that really remained was to decide once and for all what sort of relationship they were going to have moving forward.

When she got back from her brief walk Logan was sitting at the kitchen counter drinking his morning coffee. He looked up when she walked into the room and smiled at her.

"Morning Ace, where have you been?" he asked.

"Oh, Lily and I just thought we'd get some fresh air. It's a lovely morning" Rory said pouring herself some coffee. "Top-up?" she asked Logan waving the jug at him.

He shook his head. "Is everything okay Ace?" he asked carefully. Logan still knew Rory well enough to know that she was probably having some sort of internal battle about having slept in the same bed the night before.

"Everything's fine" Rory smiled breezily.

"Did you sleep better?" Logan said as he took a sip of his coffee.

"Oh yeah, I slept really well, thanks. Amazing how much brighter you feel after a good nights sleep" she said sitting down next to him at the counter.

"So…any plans for today? I thought I'd work on getting those bookcases set up in the study."

"You mean you're going to pay someone to come around and work on getting the bookcases up, right?" Rory eyed Logan suspiciously.

"No, I'm going to do it" he laughed.

"Oh wow. I do have plans actually but now I wish I could stay here just to witness you go into battle with the flatpack and a screwdriver" Rory joked.

"Aww Ace, that's mean. I'll have you know I did it all myself in Palo Alto. I'm a pro" Logan said pretending to be hurt. "What's your big plans anyhow?"

"I'm meeting up with Steph for lunch today." Rory smiled.

"Really? Wow, I have not seen Steph in…ages" Logan said as he tried to remember just how long it had been.

"Yeah, me neither, not since before graduation, but well she's in town and we recently connected on Facebook, so we thought we'd have a quick lunch and catch up on each other's lives."

"That will be nice" Logan nodded "You want me to look after Lily while you go? I'm just going to be hanging around here all day."

"No it's fine" Rory smiled "I'll take her along, I think Steph is really keen to meet her and see who she takes after, but I think we both know the answer to that one!"

"Rory!" Steph jumped up when Rory walked into the coffee shop in New Haven. They decided to meet in one of their old haunts from their Yale days. "Oh my God, you look amazing!"

"Oh I don't know about that" Rory laughed "Steph it's so good to see you!" she said giving her friend a warm hug. "It's been way too long!"

"Well I'm on really only on a flying visit but when Colin and Finn caught me up on all your news…." Steph said tilting her head towards a sleeping Lily. "Life has changed a fair bit since I last saw you"

"Ah yes," Rory said nervously "you could say that."

"She's gorgeous Rory," Steph said to her friend sincerely. "She really looks like Logan!"

Rory looked down at her daughter sleeping in the stroller next to her. There was no denying it, she was very much like her father and bore more than a passing resemblance. The main difference being that she had inherited her own blue eyes but the cheeky smile that was often displayed on her face, that was all Logan.

"So how is that all going? I mean, I know Logan only recently found out…but Finn tells me that you're living together now? That's some development!"

Rory laughed. She knew to the outside world everyone would think that it had been a crazy decision but Rory wasn't regretting it at all. It seemed the right thing to do.

"It's actually going well. Lily really loves Logan, she's taken to him so well and he's great with her. The living together thing, well it's pretty early days but so far, so good."

"That's great. Are you guys…" Steph asked tentatively.

Rory shook her head "No we're not together. I mean, we're kind of dating but we're taking things slowly."

"But you've….you know. Right?" Steph winked and Rory knew exactly what she was getting at.

"How did you know?!" Rory exclaimed.

"I didn't, but you've just confirmed it, so thanks" Steph laughed. "Oh come on, I know you and Logan, Rory. There's no way you two can be in close quarters without at least dry humping for part of the day."

"Well you're wrong," Rory said defiantly. "Because actually, yes, we did sleep together but only once and that was a while ago when I was still living with my grandparents."

"And nothing since?" Steph raised an eyebrow.

"No! What do you take us for? We do have some willpower you know."

"I'm just surprised…Finn said you were dating…"

"We are but that's just it at the moment, just dating. I mean, we're not seeing other people or anything, it quickly became obvious that wasn't going to work for us but we kiss a little but that's really it, for now." Rory said gulping her coffee down. "I slept in his bed with him last night…" she added.

"And he didn't jump on you? Wow, maybe Logan has changed more than I thought!"

"He knows that's not where we are right now…" Rory shrugged.

"So where are you? Because you're dating, you're living in the same house – to the outside world that looks like you are pretty much together and talking to Finn, it sounds like Logan wants you to be together."

"What are you saying?"

"Nothing" Steph shook her head "Just…be careful Rory. Logan is a good guy and he cares about you. He doesn't deserve to be led down the garden path if it's only going to hit a dead end if you get my meaning"

"I…" Rory hesitated. She didn't really know what to say. Did Logan's friends think she was messing him about? Was she?

Rory's cell phone rang on the table next to her. "Oh speaking of the devil…sorry, Steph, it's Logan, I had better take this" she said.

"Hey Logan, everything okay?" Rory said as she answered the call.

"Do you want to go out tonight? Mom offered to sit with Lily and I thought it would be nice for her to spend some time with her and there's the added bonus of a date night for us…" Logan trailed off.

"Yeah sure, that would be really nice."

"Great, well I've got a few things to do and I've got to head out for a bit, but I'll be back by about 7 and then we'll go out? I'll make a reservation somewhere ." Logan said.

Rory smiled as she ended the call and Steph looked at her.

"Hot date" Steph teased.

"Something like that" Rory laughed and rolled her eyes.

"That boy still loves you know, you gotta throw him a rope," Steph said, raising an eyebrow at Rory.

Later that evening Rory and Logan headed out to dinner. Rory was glad that Logan had just picked somewhere semi-casual as she hadn't really been in the mood for dressing up for a bit night out. He had taken her to a place called the Arch Street Tavern, a local watering hole and restaurant with live music. That night they had a band playing that was a mix of rock and folk. It was noisy and raucous and Rory loved it for being so far away from the 5* restaurants and high society events that she often found herself attending these days.

"This place is great Logan. How did you find it?" Rory said as she took a big bite out of her burger.

"Finn of course." Logan laughed "He knows all the places to go"

"Well, it's great, just what I need – music, junk food and beer." She said taking a swig out of her bottle "and I have big plans for dancing later"

Logan smiled, he was glad that Rory was enjoying the place he had picked for their date tonight. He had just wanted to take her somewhere less formal, where they could relax and just have fun.

"How was lunch with Steph?" Logan asked as he poured Rory some more beer.

"It was…nice," Rory said carefully. She'd enjoyed catching up with her friend immensely, but Steph had said a few things, which had played on her mind a bit.

"Logan, can I talk to you about something," Rory said wiping her hands on her napkin.

"Of course," Logan said as he looked at Rory with concern at the serious tone in her voice.

"Steph said something today and it's kind of made me feel a little uneasy." Rory chewed on her lip.

"Oh yeah?" Logan asked.

"I think…" she started before she paused and continued, " I think that she thinks I'm leading you on."

Logan looked at Rory and put his knife and fork down. "And you think that's what I think?"

Rory shrugged "Maybe. I don't know."

"Look, Rory, I don't think that. We both wanted to take things slowly, I mean we've both had issues to overcome…"

Rory smiled uneasily "It's just that…well…it's taking me a while to get my head around you being back you know, being here with us and actually being Lily's father and a part of her life and now I feel that you're just waiting around for me to get used to all of this."

Logan reached for Rory's hand, he could see that she was a little uncomfortable having this conversation.

"Rory, when I first found out about Lily I was so mad…" he paused and Rory looked down at the table. "…and I didn't really think that we'd ever be able to salvage a relationship of any type. I didn't even think we could be friends again, but we are and we've spent a lot of time together and now we're sharing a home and it's good, right? It's not just me that feels that?"

He looked at Rory who nodded without looking up at him, before he continued "I'm not going to lie, one day I'd like to see if we can take this further but that's going to be whenever you're ready. I'll wait because I think that you're worth the wait" he winked. "In the meantime, don't worry about what other people think because this isn't about them – it's about what is right for us, and our daughter."

Rory looked up and smiled. Logan had said everything that she had wanted to hear.

"Thanks, Logan, it really means a lot to hear you say that, and for what it's worth, I am getting there you know." She smiled as she squeezed his hand. "And you're right, everything is good. It's more than good."