Achieving Goals-Chapter 25

Rory and Mr. Cosewell came to an agreement. She spent the next two months working freelance for The Sun. She continued to write articles about her travels. She was sending them directly to Mitchum. He was sending the articles to the appropriate papers. She started a blog about her experiences in London. She finished her online class. She enjoyed spending a few days with her parents when they returned from their honeymoon. Logan and Rory both were said to see Gigi go.

After Chris and Lorelai returned, she and Logan traveled every weekend. They left the London apartment a month before School started. They traveled alone for a week, then met up with the gang in the Bahamas for a week.

Now it was time to get back to reality. She started Columbia in two weeks. Logan starts at the HPG office for a few weeks, then Mitchum will decide which paper to put him in charge of.

After talking with Mitchum, Logan, and her grandpa, and because HPG did not own the New York Times, Rory decided to turn down the internship at the New York Times. She didn't want any conflict with the HPG board. Mitchum offered an internship at any of his papers., Rory chose the New York Observer. It was one of the smaller papers. It is a bi-weekly paper. This fits into her school schedule better.

The board convinced her that taking the internship at the Observer would better benefit HPG. Logan and Mitchum both explained that it was her decision, but for the betterment of their relationship, The Observer is the best choice.

One reason Logan and Rory work so well together is that they can talk on the same levels. If she worked for a paper that was not under the HPG umbrella, she and Logan could not talk shop at home. They could not attend each other's work-related events.

While Logan worked at the HPG home office, Rory ran around the Columbia campus, getting everything organized for her first day at school. She starts at the Observer one week before she starts school. This will give her time to understand her job before she starts school. The Editor-in-Chief of the Observer is the only person who knows Rory's affiliation with the Huntzburgers.

Sunday night, after meeting up with the gang for supper, Logan took Rory to The Observer. He showed her around while there was no one there. He wanted her to have a feel for the place before she started work. He gave her a few pointers in dealing with Huntzburger employees, especially when they learn who she is. She told him she was hopeful by the time her identity was revealed, they would know her for what she can do, not who she knows. He warned her that if Mitchum showed up, it would be hard for them not to figure it out. She laughed at him when he told her he couldn't wait to get back to the London office. He would be in charge of the department that Geoffry was in. They both got a laugh out of that.

They were in bed early Sunday night. She had a big day ahead of her Monday. She lay there in Logan's arms. She could tell by the way he breathed he was asleep. She wanted to be asleep too, but she had several things on her mind.

She arrived Monday morning for orientation at The Observer. She found she was not the only intern being hired. After orientation, she met with HR. She gave them all her information and filled out the papers. On her way back to the lifestyle section, she texts Logan. She asked about them having the same address. Logan told her no one at the Observer would know about it. The HR department at HPG's home office knew about the relationship. It was hard to keep it from them.

Mitchum and Shira's divorce had been delayed. Shira was dragging her feet. Until the divorce is final, Shira would live in the Huntzburger Manor in Harford. Per the prenup, she cannot stay in the family home. She had to find somewhere else to live. They are in negotiation now. The Huntzburger's own property almost anywhere she would want to go. There are a few choice estates that could not be transferred out of the Huntzburger name, but most could. She was choosing where she wanted to live.

After Rory's first day at the Observer, she was meeting Logan at the HPG office before going out for supper. When she arrived, she was super excited. She had spent almost all afternoon doing research and fact-checking for one of the lifestyle writers.

She spoke to Tom. Logan's assistant as she passed his desk. He told her that Logan was in a meeting and would be back shortly. She could just have a seat in his office. Rory was sitting in his office on the sofa, reading one of his books. It was hard to concentrate. She was so excited about telling him about her day.

Tom stuck his head in the office to tell her that Logan called to let her know that the meeting was taking longer. He asked if she would like a cup of coffee while she waited. Of course, Rory took him up on the offer.

It wasn't long before Shira walked in. At first, Rory thought it was Tom bringing her coffee, but when she looked up, it was Shira.

"Hey," Rory said. "Tom said Logan's meeting was taking longer than expected." Shira turned around. She had not seen Rory when she entered.

"Rory, How good it is to see you," Shira said. Rory could tell a fake smile when she saw one. "Do you and Logan have plans tonight?" she asked.

"Just supper," she told her. Shira sighed and took a seat in one of the club chairs at the front of his desk. She turned to look at Rory.

"I really need to talk to him for a few minutes. Do you think I could have a few minutes with him after his meeting?" Shira asked. Rory nodded.

When Logan got back to the office, Shira and Rory were both waiting for him. Rory told him she would talk with Tom while he talked with Shira.

At supper that night, Logan sat and listened to her tell about her day. He was happy that she was happy. He was thinking her skills could better be used on something besides research and fact-checking, but he was staying out of it. For now.

Logan told Rory that Shira wanted his opinion on which house she should ask for. He told Rory he thought she just wanted to know that he was on her side, but he told her they were both his parents and that, as of right now, he was staying out of it.

When they got home, they had a message on the house phone. The light was blinking. Neither one wanted to answer it. There are only a handful of people that would call on the house phone. Rory finally pushed the blinking button. Yes, they were right. Emily Gilmore left a message inviting them to a dinner party Friday night. Then there was a message from Francine. She told her she and Emily were planning a dinner party. She was sure Emily would call, but she just wanted to make sure they got the message. Then her parents called to warn her that the grandmothers were calling about a dinner party and that they want to meet up with Rory and Logan sometime this week.

When Logan and Rory got through listening to the messages, they were laughing.