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Chapter 21- Sunshine after the rain

Everyone was yelling. Luke was trying to get Lorelai calm, the last thing they needed was her to over do it. Rory was trying to make her grandparents understand why she was upset with Logan and poor Liz and T.J. all they could do was sit back and watch.

Jess went to the door and when he opened it, he knew things were about to get monumentally worse. They locked eyes. Logan stepped forward.

"Rory around"? He said to Jess.

Jess could have stopped him, told him that now was really not a good time for an impromptu visit, but he decided to take a bit of advise Luke had given him, and allow him to lie in the bed he had mad himself.

"Follow the shouting." Jess said pointing to the living room.

Logan had barely stepped foot into the living room, when it fell silent and everyone's eyes fell upon him. Still clueless to the fight he walked up to Rory and leaned in to give her a kiss. She pushed him away. He took a step back confused. She stared at him.

"See what you've done?" She said. Then she pushed her way past him and out the front door.

"Did I miss something?" He said.

Everyone glared at him. He turned and followed Rory. He pushed past Jess and found her in the front lawn.

Come on Rory, talk to me Logan said.

She continued to walk away, at least she was walking and not running he thought. They walked silent, like strangers down the street. Stars Hollow was quite, as they passed houses they could hear the commotion of present opening, and singing, and laughter. They walked for a long time before she spoke again.

"I'm never going to be..." Rory said.

"I know" Logan said.

"And no matter what you're always gonna be..."

I know Logan said. "So what now."

"Logan, what happened. I need to know what happened the other night after you left that message, because I heard things...and..."

"I went to the airport." Logan said.

"You went to the airport."

"I waited, on standby all night, it was Christmas Eve...not the best time to plan a spontaneous trip." Logan said.

"And...?"

"And I would have chartered a plane, but the there wasn't one available and.. I tried to get here sooner." Logan stopped.

"You waited all night." Rory said softly.

"I waited all night." Logan whipered back.

"To come here."

"Too see you." He said.

"Too?"

"Tell you I love you Rory, tell you that I am not giving up this easy, to tell you, I am ready to fit into your world, and stop trying to make you fit in mine." Logan said looking her in the eyes.

"So you decided to make some big show of it and show up and make the grand gesture." Rory said.

"I admit it. Normally, I always have an ulterior motive. I like to make a good show of it...as much as the next guy but, this time it was simply that I wanted to spend more time with you. Nothing else. Just wanted to be with you."

"And you expect me to believe that?" Rory quipped.

"Listen, Rory, I don't normally don't fall for girls, they fall for me, I guess, this time, I just got it backwards." Logan said, he didn't mean to sound arrogant it was just his way.

Rory thought for a moment.

"We can't change who we are." Rory said.

"I know."

"You will always be rich." She said turning and rubbing her temps with her fingers.

"Assuming that father dear gets over this, which I am sure a bottle of Scotch is capable of doing...yes."

"And I will always be..."

"Amazing." Logan said.

"Not, not rich, not...a part of all that." Rory said unaffected by his comment.

"I know."

"So..."

"So to hell with them...to hell with all of them. I don't care about all that anymore. You made me see that Rory."

"You can't just leave it."

"Why not, you're mom did." He wasn't trying to insult her, he was trying to prove a point.

"You aren't a sixteen year old girl with a baby." Rory shot back.

"That isn't the only loop hole out of society." Logan said giving her his trademark, 'I am up to something' grin.

"You know what I mean."

"Ok, so I will always be a part of that world. Why can't I be a part of yours too?"

"You can I just...I can't..."

"What?"

"I can't be part of yours. I have tried Logan. I just...I can't just I can't be so, frivolous, pompous...I can't just run away for weekends at expensive ski lodges, and flake off at school cause my daddy will get me out, every thing I have I had to work for. I can't just be a holidays and functions kind of kid with my family, they require more of me, I require more of me."

Logan looked at Rory shocked at her insinuation. He stepped back.

"Now who doesn't know who." Logan said walking faster in the opposite direction.

"Logan...wait..." Rory said coming after him.

Logan stopped cold, Rory stopped a few paces back. He turned slowly to look at her.

"You see, that is the problem. Just because, I may have never wanted for material things, just because I have money, it is always...ohhh poor little rich boy."

"Logan, but you love your life...you love...you love all that."

"So what if I do?"

"It isn't me, it isn't right."

"What do you think? I am a judgmental ass? You think that I think I am above you? You think I think that I need to save you? You think I think that I bought you that necklace to buy you?"

"Well yeah."

"Yeah, well, who is being judgemental now." He said.

"Logan I...I'm sorry, I didn't think."

"And here I thought you were the thinker. You are right, I love having money, who wouldn't, honestly, I mean is it such a crying shame to be able to do what you want when you want to? To be able to treat the ones you love well?"

Rory didn't know what to say. Here she was, doing to him, what she thought he was doing to her. Judging him, assuming things, acting like...because she didn't have money, she was better. She suddenly felt her stomach fall. She walked past Logan.

"Rory, wait...where are you going."

She didn't answer she just blasted past him. He went to follow after her but was stopped short by Ms. Patty.

"Well hello stranger."

"H-hello." He said watching Rory get smaller.

"What brings you to Stars Hollow this Christmas morning. Did Santa get my list? I must have been a very good girl this year." She said squeezing his arm.

"I..uh... I have to..."

"Going so soon? But you only just got here."

"Yeah...it was...I have to...I need to go." He said shaking free of her.

Rory ran up the front steps and paced outside. She couldn't believe how she had been acting. She guessed what her mom said was right...once your heart is involoved it call comes out in moron, and she had definately been moronic. She nearly walked in more than once, but still didn't know what she was going to say.

Richard noticed his granddaughter outside, pacing and in thought. He knew this wasn't her. His granddaughter was a sweet loving girl. He could tell she was desperate and confused, he knew too well how she felt. He walked out the front door as she paced back, she was so involved in her thoughts that she nearly ran into him.

"Oh Grandpa." Rory said.

"It's a little chilly isn't it." He said.

"Yeah." She said. "Listen I..." She started.

"Have I ever told you about why I married your grandmother?" Richard said.

Rory was confused by the question, she was geared up to appoligize but instead just answered simply.

"No." She said.

"Come, sit." He said leading her to the front poarch seat. "You know, you remind me very much of your grandmother. She was always kind of quiet, a little reserved, my mother hated her. I was supposed to be with Pennilyn Lott. I told myself that Emily was a passing fancey, my feelings for her would pass. But they didn't. In a way I loved them both. I was very much torn between them. There was the safe thing, and Trix's way...and then...there was your grandmother. It got to the point where it was driving me mad. I didn't know what to do. So I went to Europe that summer, tryed to clear my head, think things out. Well when I returned I thought had made my choice. And when your grandmother was at the gate waiting, much to the chagrin of Trix, I knew I had. Anyway as it turned out Pennilyn has gotten engaged that summer, I guess it is true what they say, what is meant to be will be.

They both turned when they heard Logan cough in the yard.

Richard stood and walked inside. He stood at the window to watch what happened next.

Rory stood and continued to pace for a moment, she didn't want to admit she was stalling, waiting to see if he would walk up. After a while she decided that he wasn't going to and joined the others inside. Soon all the gifts were open and her grandparents had gone. Rory wandered around a bit, then decided to lie down for a while. It wasn't long that there was a tap at the door. Rory sat up and told them to come in.

Jess walked in holding an envalope.

"Logan asked me to give you this."

"What, when?"

"Just now."

Rory lept from her bed.

"He's already gone." Jess said.

Rory took the letter from him.

"I'm sorry." Jess said as he walked out of the room.

As Jess walked out of the room she felt that feeling she had in the pit of her stomach when she found out Jess was gone. She had really fouled things up haden't she. She sat on her bed just looking at the letter.

Lorelai walked past her daughters room and saw her sitting on the edge of her bed holding the letter.

"What is that?" Lorelai asked walking into the room.

"I think I really messed up." Rory said through tears.

"Oh hon." Lorelai said giving her a hug. "It's from Logan?"

"Yeah, Jess just gave it to me."

"Well what does it say?" Lorelai asked.

"I don't know."

"Then what is with the water works?"

"I messed it all up." Rory said.

"Well hon, unless you are suddenly the great and powerful Creskin I don't think you can know that for sure."

"What do I do now?"

"I am sorry hon, this is your thing, mommy can't help you on this one."

"I don't know what to do."

"I am sorry hon, I think this is one demon you have to face on your own" Lorelai said hugging her daughter and standing. "If you need me, you know where to find me" She said.

A word of advice though she said before leaving I think you are going to have to open it to know for sure.

Rory stared at the letter, slowly she opened it and read.

Dear Rory,....

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