Disclaimer: Nothing has changed, still don't own them.

A/N: Okay, I think the initial timeline may have gotten a little away from me and I realized that I hadn't included the holidays, we are going to push her getting pregnant back to late spring so that we can do Christmas with her being as pregnant as she is; so right now we are going to be sitting in like November.

Thank you for all the wonderful reviews, they really make me want to push out these chapters as quick as I can. I am going out of town this weekend though, so you will see another update on Sunday night (in America) at the earliest. Enjoy, and please as always review :D Thanks!

Chapter 18

Rory pulled out of her mom's driveway and headed back to Hartford; she was angry, angry with herself and angry with her mom. She had went to Stars Hollow hoping that they would be able to talk, that her mom would be happy for her for once; instead, she got more of the same cold disapproval she always got from her mother when it came to anything that involved Hartford or high society. She wasn't sure why she was so surprised at the way her mother had reacted; she had expected it going in, but she had allowed herself to hope that she was wrong, that this time it would be different.

She straightened her back and wiped away the few tears that had managed to escape; she wasn't going to continue to cry over the same thing, and she certainly wasn't going to allow herself to be continually told that the life she was living was wrong. She was done, done trying, done reaching out, done trying to fix things when her mom obviously had no intention of conceding her opinion on Rory's life and Hartford Society; if her mother chooses to reach out and apologize and if she wants to be a part of Rory and Logan's life without constant criticism and snarky comments, then she won't turn her away, but Rory was done.

)( )(

Logan sat in Richard's old office of the Gilmore Mansion; he was trying to catch up on some work that he had brought to Hartford with him, and Rory had told him to work out of her grandfather's office. It was such a warm room, full of rich colors and dark wood and leather; it reminded him of Rory's grandfather so much. He had always loved Richard and had thought of him as his own grandfather in the years since he had first met him. When he first met Richard, he was a young college student with no real idea how the world actually worked; but, he and Richard had kept in touch over the years, any time Logan needed the wisdom and guidance that he couldn't get from his own grandfather, he called Richard. The advice was always sound and Logan was always very grateful for him. He knew that Richard would be happy if he were here to see him and Rory engaged and starting a family together; although the order reversal and circumstances surrounding it would have been met with a very firm lecture, of that he was sure.

Logan had taken the week off of work at the paper in New Hampshire; surprisingly his dad had readily agreed to it, and had even opened the discussions on transferring to a paper near or in Hartford. The more time he spent in this house, saw how comfortable Rory was here and listened to her talk about the memories she had in this house; the memories that they had in this house together, the more he knew that this was the place for their family. He planned on talking to Rory about it later that day when she got home from the visit with her mother; but he was already pretty confident that this is what she wants as well.

As if on cue, he looked up and saw her come into the office; his breath caught slightly at how beautiful she looked standing there, pregnant and glowing and so beautiful. "Hey baby, that wasn't a long trip. Everything okay?" He hadn't expected to see her back so soon, looking at the time she would have pretty much just driven over there and back. "Was your mom home? It has barely been an hour since you left." He saw her face fall and the tears start streaming down her face. He jumped up and ran over to her and pulled her into a hug.

"She was home, it went horrible. I told her, I told her that we were getting married and she just said 'I see'; that's it! No other response. So I asked her if that was all she was going to say and she just told me that I knew how she felt and that wasn't going to change. So I left." She tried to pull back the tears, but she was tired and angry and sad, and Logan made her feel so safe; he knew her inside and out and she knew she could just let go and just feel whatever she needed to feel and he would support her.

"I'm sorry that you are so upset and I wish there was something I could do." He rubbed her back and held her close. He was angry, so angry that Lorelai had made Rory so upset; I mean part of him understood, she had close to the same upbringing that he did, although he had to say Richard and Emily were much warmer than his parents had been, and he had thought more than once about running away from it all and starting a life of his own; a life far removed from society and all of the expectations and responsibilities that came with it. He had never been able to actually follow through though. The closest he came was when he was right out of college and he quit his dad's company and tried to venture out on his own; but that did not work out the way he expected it to and he was back at his family's company within two years. So, he completely understood where Lorelai was coming from when she ran away, but her irrational aversion to Rory having anything to do with that world was ridiculous; and her reaction to the engagement and pregnancy was something he would expect from his family, not Rory's.

"I don't know why I am so upset, it was exactly the reaction I expected from her; but it still hurt, you know? It still hurt to see on her face that she was not happy for me at all." Logan reached over and grabbed her a tissue and she wiped her eyes. She felt better after crying it out and really didn't want to dwell on it anymore. "If it is ok with you though, I really don't want to talk about it right now; I will just keep getting upset and I just don't want to think about it anymore."

"That is fine with me, I hate seeing you upset." He took a deep breath, he wasn't sure if this was the right time to bring it up, but it had been on his mind all day and he really just wanted to get it out there in the universe. "There is something I wanted to talk to you about though. I was talking to my dad earlier today and he offered me a position at one of the papers in this area; if it is what you want, I will take the job and we can live here." He looked over at her face and could see the smile creeping in.

"Here, as in Hartford? Or here as in this house?" She really hoped it was the latter, because she absolutely loved living in this house and had thought a lot about raising her children here, a third generation of her family living in the same house that her grandparents had bought over 50 years ago.

"Here as in this house. I can tell how much you love living here, and it is a beautiful home that already has so many wonderful memories in it. I can see us here, together, raising our children, having parties and dinners with our friends and business associates. Spending summer afternoons by the pool, turning the pool house into the children's get away when they get older. I can picture it all and it just feels right." He wasn't sure why he was so nervous, but ever since they had gotten back together, he had vowed to himself that he was always going to be open and honest with her; miscommunications and not being honest with how they were feeling was the main contributor to how things had gotten so royally screwed up between them and he wasn't going to let that happen again.

"I think that would be amazing; also, I have been thinking as well. You told me before that it was up to me whether or not I wanted to work; and to be honest, I don't think I want to work while our kids are young; I want to be able to experience everything with them, and honestly it isn't like we need my income, so I think I would like to put in my notice at the insurance company. What do you think?" She had been thinking about this ever since he said he would support her regardless of her decision; she had always thought she would be a working mom, in fact until the last couple weeks she hadn't even considered the fact that she had the option to not work. If she were really being completely honest with herself, she had always wished she could be a stay-at-home-mom but that option had never been one that she ever felt she could truly choose; now though, now she could and she really wanted to.

"I think that if that is what you want, that is what you should do." He leaned in and kissed her sweetly. "But I also love the idea of you being home with our babies and would fully support you if that is what you want." He was happy to hear Rory say that she wanted to stay at home; he knew it was old fashioned of him and he hadn't realized how much he wanted this until she said it was what she wanted too. He knew that she wouldn't be like his mother had been growing up; despite the fact that she didn't work, the nannies still did all the work with him and Honor; in fact he had very few fond childhood memories of his mother. He wanted his children to grow up surrounded by love and he knew that she would do that.

)( )(

Logan sat behind the large mahogany desk and leaned back in his chair, he was about to call his parents and he was preparing himself; he knew they would be happy with everything he was going to tell them; but, he still had to mentally prepare himself for a conversation with Mitchum and Shira.

His father answered after the third ring. "Logan, my boy, to what do I owe this pleasure?" He asked in his typical loud voice and slightly insincere tone.

"Hey dad, I just wanted to talk to you about the offer you made earlier in regards to moving me to a newspaper here in Hartford. I talked it over with Rory and we prefer to live here in Hartford if you can support that move. We will be living here in the Gilmore house, Emily has already transferred it over to Rory's name." He waited nervously for his father's reply, half expecting his father to tell him that he hand changed his mind and was no longer supporting a move to Hartford; but his father's reply was quick and positive.

"That sounds like a great plan son, and I would gladly move you to a paper here in Hartford; I will start drawing up the paperwork and you should be able to start next week." Mitchum paused for a moment and thought about how to approach the next topic, but decided to just be blunt and to the point like his normal self. "Have you and Rory discussed whether or not she is going to continue to work now that you two are getting married and starting a family? I know your mother has mentioned that the ladies at the DAR have been asking about her and wondering when she is going to start coming to meetings again." Normally he didn't listen to much of what Shira had to say, but Rory and Logan have been the hot topic recently and many discussions have been had about how to make sure the best face is put forward in this situation; one of which is Rory no longer working at the insurance company and another being the importance of Rory being active in the DAR and other social groups that are expected of a Huntzberger.

"Actually, we have already discussed that; Rory has decided not to work from here on out. She is going to put in her notice at the insurance company and finish up all projects she was working on. She is still hesitant to return to the DAR because she is very obviously pregnant and we are not married; she is worried about the perception that gives; however, once we are married she fully intends to attend all DAR meetings and become an active member again." Logan was so thankful that everyone was on the same page; he would support Rory in whatever decision she made, and would defend any decisions that his family did not agree with, but she was really making that pretty easy so far by adhering to all the societal expectations.

Mitchum was please and somewhat surprised that Rory and Logan had already had these conversations; and even more pleased and surprised that they were making all the correct decisions on their own. "Your mother will be very pleased to hear that. I know she and Emily are going full speed ahead on the wedding plans, although I am sure Rory has told you all about that."

"She has, we would really like to get it done before Christmas, go into the holidays as a married couple. We have discussed having a Christmas Party here at the house and would prefer to be married when doing so; it is just poor form otherwise."

"I think that is sound reasoning and logic; I am sure the three of them have a good handle on it." Mitchum then switched gears and he and Logan spent the next hour discussing the job that Logan would be starting next week and what would be expected of him.

Logan hung up the phone and was amazed at how pleasant of a conversation he had just had with his father; things had really changed a lot over the years as he had matured and fulfilled his responsibility within the company, but they were getting even better now that he was giving his family another Huntzberger heir and getting married to a woman of good social standing, that was a member of the DAR and already had societal connections; it was like he was finally being fully accepted by his family, and he had to admit, it felt good.