A/N: I am already working on the next chapter, but I am really trying to get the character interaction right, so I am going to go ahead and give you this one. It may take a day or two for the next chapter, it is just going to have so many characters and I want to make sure I get it right!

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Chapter 21

It was the day before Thanksgiving and Rory was in manic mode trying to nail down all the final details for the dinner they were hosting the following day. Her Grandmother was coming, as were Logan's parents and his grandfather Elias as well as Honor and Josh with their three children; then Colin and his girlfriend, Finn, and Stephanie along with her fiancé. She had also extended the invitation to her father and he had quickly and gladly accepted and asked if his mother and Gigi could attend as well. Her mother had called the day after their dinner to give her regrets that she would not be able to make it to Thanksgiving and Rory was not surprised and to be honest, slightly relieved; she really didn't have the patience to deal with her mom's immature behavior that abounded when around a society setting. Finally on the guest list was Paris, this would be her first round of holidays since the divorce and she wasn't taking it as well as she liked to put off so Rory had made sure to include her on the invite list. That made the guest's list a grand total of 16 adults and 5 children. For a minute she tried to think of any of her married friends that had an odd number of children in order to round out the kid's table, but then decided she was just being silly and dismissed the idea.

Rory was setting up a special kid size table right next to the main table in the dining room so that the children weren't excluded but also weren't expected to be mindful of the fine china and décor that would be on the main table. She had went to several stores before she found all the decorations for it, but she had managed to make an almost exact replica of her dining room table in all non-breakable decorations and dishes and washable fabric. She enjoyed the idea of this becoming a tradition once the twins came; having a house full of family and friends and the kids being right there instead of in a different room, secluded from the adults and being watched by nannies and maids, and having their own little thanksgiving table exactly like their parents.

Eventually Colin and Finn would settle down and get married, have the next heirs to their family fortunes, and she knew Stephanie and her fiancé were planning on starting their family as soon as they got married in the spring. The idea of all their children growing up together just made her smile, but she intended to make sure the next generation did not feel as mutually excluded and obligated as this generation did. Since she was not planning on working except writing her book, and any subsequent books that came to her mind and needed to escape to paper, she had made a vow to herself that every party they threw would have a secondary party especially for the children of those in attendance, as the children grew, so would the themes of the parties.

Her ringing cell phone shook her out of her internal musings; she looked at the screen and saw it was the florist; she must be on her way to the house to drop off the centerpieces. "Hello Diane, please tell me you are almost here." Rory answered, all business.

"Yes Ms. Gilmore, I am just down the street and will be there soon." Diane was a sweet older lady and had been working with Emily Gilmore for years, so she was very happy when Emily's granddaughter had resumed the business relationship; after all, Emily had been one of her biggest clients and she hoped that the younger Ms. Gilmore would be just big of a client.

"Perfect, just pull around back and I will have someone meet you to help you carry it in. I will meet you in the dining room." Rory hung up with the florist and went to tell the maids to meet her out back. She went into the dining room and was taking in the space when Diane walked in with the first of four loads of flowers. Once they were all placed in the dining room, she took in the effect. The cornucopia in the center of the table was absolutely stunning and perfect. "Diane, these are just wonderful, you have really out done yourself! I absolutely love it all."

"Great, I am so glad, and thank you." Diane reached out and shook Rory's hand. "I will send someone over on Friday morning to retrieve anything you don't want to keep as part of your normal fall décor."

"Sounds perfect, Thank you Diane. And Happy Thanksgiving." Rory walked with her to the door and saw her out then went back to finalizing all the decorations for the dinner tomorrow. She was not as specific as her grandmother with the tapered candles being a certain height with certain spacing, but she did want it to look just right since it was going to be her and Logan's first event they were hosting in their house as a couple.

Rory spend the rest of the day finalizing the menu with Rita, as well as introducing and familiarizing the additional cooks she had hired for the event with the kitchen and Rita, and going through her very long check list to make sure that every detail was covered and ensuring that tomorrow would go off without a hitch. She had hired additional wait staff as well as 3 servers/maids to make sure that her normal staff wasn't overworked and made sure that the guest rooms were ready with fresh linen and their bathrooms stocked with fluffy towels and plush bathrobes. She knew her grandmother was going to be staying the night, and while she wasn't sure if Colin, Finn and Steph were going to stay, she wouldn't be surprised and wanted to be ready just in case.

She and Logan had finally told the crew that they were having a baby together and they had reacted exactly how they thought they would, pure happiness and excitement for the two. She believed Finn's exact words were "It's about time you got your head out of your ass Mate, and dumped that French shrew and made a somewhat honest woman out of Reporter girl here." While Steph just squealed very loudly and asked when they could go shopping and Colin responded in typical fashion with asking when the two of them were getting married and did they need a good lawyer to take care of all the trust fund paperwork.

Rory and Logan had decided they would do a small wedding with just immediate family and close friends at the beginning of December. Emily and Shira had already planned it all out and all she and Logan really had to do was show up. She had gotten her dress at a little boutique and absolutely loved it, it had an empire waist and had flowing silky fabric that came down to the floor. It was perfect because even if her belly had grown between the time she first got it and her wedding day, it would still fit just fine.

Speaking of dresses, she still had to decide what she was going to wear tomorrow for dinner, she wanted to go casual, but that wasn't completely possible so instead she had compromised and went with business casual for the dress code; that meant she could get away with wearing a pair of her comfortable maternity slacks she had bought for work and a nice sweater; because it was Thanksgiving she wanted to go with warm rich tones but she had gone through her closet several times and still couldn't decide on anything. She picked up her cell phone and called Stephanie who answered on the third ring.

"Rory! Darling! Let me guess, you have nothing to wear and we need to go shopping?" Stephanie answered happily.

"How did you know?!" Rory asked in response, but really not surprised. She and Steph had kept in touch over the years, but recent events had brought them a lot closer and they now talked every day and had constant shopping trips, although those were typically centered around the twins. "Yes! I am in need of a shopping trip ASAP! Can you meet me at the mall in an hour?"

"You bet your cute little pregnant butt I can!" Steph replied happily, she loved shopping and she loved Rory's adorable pregnant belly. She couldn't wait to get pregnant and start her family; her and her fiancé already decided they would start trying right away, after all she wasn't getting any younger and at 35 pregnancies get riskier; that was just right around the corner for her!

"Great! See you soon; I will be the tired looking pregnant woman with a decaf coffee in yoga pants so don't you dare even think of dressing cute!" Rory had always enjoyed dressing comfortable, but ever since she started really showing and started to lose sight of her feet, she chose comfort over style unless she was absolutely forced to due to societal obligations. Today she was rocking her favorite Ugg boots, black leggings and a Yale sweatshirt that was starting to get a bit tight around the middle.

"I wouldn't dream of it dear friend, I will be the one in yoga pants and a messy bun drinking decaf coffee in solitude with my pregnant best friend." Stephanie gladly responded; yet another one of the perks of being best friends with a pregnant woman, no obligation to look cute while going out, yoga pants and a sweatshirt with her favorite Nikes it would be.

The two friends spent most of the afternoon shopping and Rory finally managed to find an outfit for the dinner the next day. She ended up going with a very cute but comfortable sweater dress and some new boots and thick tights to go with it. She also got all the accessories she would need to include a patterned scarf and some solitaire diamond earrings. Stephanie got a few new outfits as well, but overall the shopping trip was a lot smaller than the norm.

They parted ways and Rory headed home ready for some alone time with Logan. He should be home from the office by the time she got home from the mall and she was craving Chinese food so she stopped by her favorite place and got some take out. Her plan was to come home and curl up on the couch in the upstairs TV room and watch some classic Breakfast at Tiffany's and maybe even Roman Holiday; she was in a Audrey Hepburn mood.

She walked into the house with enough Chinese food for 5 people and went in search of Logan. She found him in the study with a glass of scotch and a pile of papers that he was reviewing. "Good evening darling," she said in her best imitation of an accent from the old film era "would you care to join me for some Chinese food and Breakfast at Tiffany's upstairs?" she held up the Chinese food bag and chopsticks and gave him her best sultry stare.

"There is nothing I would rather do," he got up, walked over to her, and took the bag out of her hand then leaned in for a kiss. "But I will have to settle for just some Chinese food; I am swamped with work and I will probably be up late getting through all of this."

Rory pouted but she understood "I suppose I will have to take what I can get" She sauntered, well more like waddled, out of the room and looked over her shoulder, "one of us has to bring home the bacon after all, especially after the shopping trip Steph and I had today."

Logan groaned, playing along. "Do I need to order a new black card yet? I am sure the strip will be wearing out soon."

"Not yet, give it a month or so." Rory laughed as the two of them made their way upstairs. She was so happy; she smiled so much that her face hurt and her heart just felt so full. If you had told her a year ago that this is where she would be now, she would have laughed in your face and told you that you were crazy, but now, now she couldn't imagine her life any other way.

The two of them settled in on the oversized sectional in the TV room and laid out all the options of Chinese food on the coffee table in front of them, turned on Netflix and pulled up an episode of the New Girl and just enjoyed one another's company until it was time for him to get back to his work.