Maj ponders the situation for a moment before she answers Rory. "Rory, before we talk about Logan. Let's talk about you." Maj decides to handle Rory the way that Wong would handle a divorce settlement. Rory's attempt to protest is interrupted by Maj. "Indulge me." Rory is a bit curious as to what Maj's motivation might be but she acknowledges that right now she needs Majestic Fairchild so she will indulge this conversation. "Ok" With Rory's bought silence, Maj begins. "Rory, every story I have ever heard about you, you were this strong, driven, larger than life creature. You turned Logan down to see the world and make a difference. Yet you let someone like Mitchum Huntzberger completely derail your life with the turn of a phrase for almost a year. At what point did you forget who you are? You have incredible advantages at your fingertips. Advantages that the average person would kill to have just one of them." Rory parts her lips in an attempt to speak. Maj silences her with a single raised finger. "Not done." Maj takes a moment to carefully form her next volley. "You complain about being jobless, broke, and busted yet you have an extremely wealthy father, an extremely wealthy grandmother, even your mother and Luke have real estate holdings and successful businesses. You are completely capable of raising this child on your own without playing with people's emotions. You had a boyfriend yet you carried on an affair with Logan for years even though he is engaged. You seem hung up on perfection from a situation spun up from sheer chaos." Rory sits before Maj in silence. It is not an uncomfortable silence but it is silence.
As the moment extends beyond a pause, Maj continues. "I will make a deal with you. Take the next 24 hours and think about what you truly want with the consideration that you and the baby are not a single unit. You are separate entities, your lives are tied to each other forever but you are on different journeys in the end. Take inspiration from where ever you find it but choose a direction. Call me and if seeing Logan is the right decision, then I will make arrangements for you to see him. If you choose a different direction, then I will help you with the next step whatever that may be."
Rory stares down at the table. She has never been one to appreciate what feels like an ultimatum. Maj decides it is time to head to see Finn. After what she has laid out, she is not entirely sure she wants to deal with any potential fallout. Maj wonders if it is a cowardly move but honestly it was the truth and she simply does not care. Maj bids Rory goodnight as she fills a travel mug before heading down to the garage.
As she is driving out of town, Maj decides to call in back up. Maj rings up Jess with an offer of the use of her house over him and Tess sharing cozy but cramped quarters. Jess gets the vibe wondering if mixing Tess and Rory would be a good idea. Maj does not want Jess to go into this situation blind so Maj tells him about the conversation with Rory. Jess tells Maj that he will think about it. He has keys to her house so it is not like he has to decide right now. Maj tells him that the maid is off but groceries are delivered on Tuesdays from MacKallen's Market as an added enticement. Tess overheard the conversation due to proximity to the phone. With a smile, Tess offers that it might be fun. She truly loved Maj's house when they were there. Jess is surprised that Tess does not view Rory as a threat but he may be willing to roll with it. Jess knows that Maj called him over Matthew for a reason, he is just not sure what that reason is.
Finn and Logan are playing billiards as he fields a call from Maj telling him that she is on her way. With Maj's plans, Finn now has a reason to enjoy a late-night with Logan. Finn was surprised that Logan actually grew a pair and just up and left. He is quite sure Maj will have a hell of a story to tell when she arrives about the aftermath of that decision. Logan has been fairly tight-lipped about the whole situation. Finn is enjoying the moment with his old friend so he is not going to ask. Logan will tell him if he wants him to know. As a distraction to his own woes, Logan decides to make a conversation with Finn about Maj. There is the undeniable fact that something about Majestic drove the playboy right out of Finn. Logan wonders if perhaps a story like this might inspire a decision on his part.
With a mild chide to Finn, Logan gets Finn to open up about the change in him inspired by Majestic. Finn pauses on his shot, dropping his cue to the ground as a prop to lean on as he contemplates his answer with a self-conscious smile. The same answer that he gave his father not so long ago pops into his head but now, now it has so much more meaning. "She scares me to death in the best way. I don't know what it is all, I know is that I don't want to be without her." Logan is astonished by the depth of this pivot in Finn. "I think you might just be in love, my friend." Logan offers in response. He recalls the feeling that Finn is trying to explain. It has been a long time since he felt that way but he remembers it well. Logan acknowledges that when he was a young man, Rory made him feel that way but... he pauses on the but in the narrative in his brain. It is not a moment to contemplate his past. Finn has always been a man who lives in the moment. Logan chooses to adopt that philosophy at least for the night.
