A/N: Well there were mixed reviews on Tressa. I assumed that would happen. I think I was a little surprised that people had a problem with her as Rory's cousin. I honestly didn't remember them covering whether Christopher was an only or not so I didn't think it hurt to bring it in. I got questions about age and attitude but all those things will be answered in the next chapter after this one. All you really need to know is Tressa is as over the top as I could make her. She is not much older than Rory...maybe four or five years. I just need ya'll to suspend reality for a bit or just accept my non-cannon character- Thank you.

Oh and to the reviewer that suggested Colin's outfit...you and I were on the same page even before the review. As for Kirk...someone is already dressed like Kirk, so he won't be there. BUT someone is also dressed like Lulu. Fun, fun.

Chapter 11: Up with Rory

Logan and Tressa returned to the small group with a nervous Rory waiting for them to return in front of Lorelai's throne. "Here," Tressa said presenting the missing Huntzberger. "Just wanted to put a healthy amount of fear into him...He's no worse for wear."

"Thanks," Rory muttered looking Logan over a bit.

"I'm fine," Logan whispered to her.

"Alright kiddies. I am off to get coffee and food. Enjoy yourselves...and I do mean both of you," Tressa said moving away from the group.

"You okay?" she asked him grabbing two of his fingers.

"Like I said, I'm fine... Tressa unfortunately was the recipient of some of my more childish and crude behavior a few months ago...my attempt to embarrass my father. She had every right not to want me anywhere near someone she loved," Logan confessed.

"What did you do to my cousin?" Rory asked in a dangerous tone somehow sensing the seriousness of the situation.

Lorelai decided to take the reigns. "He got a little silly and said a few things worthy of Finn."

"Tressa would not get that upset at that mom... What did you do, Logan?"

Now he was worried. Logan hadn't thought about how Rory might take his actions. "Do I have to tell you?"

"Yes."

"Okay...but you remember you forgave me any stupid thing I ever did with a girl before you," he pled.

She stepped closer, "That was before it was my cousin and it does not apply to anything that was not consensual."

Lorelai was flagging Tressa for help but she just ignored Lorelai until her coffee cup was full.

"I... I got into a fight with my dad and decided to embarrass him in front of this hot shot kid that had bested him earlier that week."

"And?"

Logan swallowed, "I may have pretended to be completely drunk and..."

"And?"

Tressa popped over at that moment, "Remember the obnoxious kid I suggested neutering?" Rory nodded. "Woof, Woof..."

Rory's eyes filled with rage, "YOU! I... I..."

Tressa looked at her cousin, "Let it go Rory. My battle. I dealt with it."

"But..."

"Would you be this mad if it was a nameless girl?"

"I hate it when you take the wind out of my sails," Rory growled.

"Yes I know. But this is your boyfriend. Your boyfriend that you thought was an ass the first time you met him as I recall. This behavior should not surprise you," Tressa reprimanded.

"It doesn't. It's just... I wanted to punch the guy so bad when it happened... and now it was Logan... I..." Suddenly Rory glared at Logan so hard he felt like he had been slapped. "Idiot," she said then crossed her arms over her chest.

"That was B.R. (before Rory). Let it go... I wanted to make my point and threaten him appropriately. I have said my peace so I am done now. He knows what he has to do to make me like him. He's confident he can do it so there you go...no more opposition from me unless he screws up," Tressa stated clearly.

"Fine," she grumbled but internally easing off the anger.

Logan looked at Rory pleadingly, "I apologized." She continued to grumble. "And I groveled..." He threw his best puppy dog eyes at her.

"Okay," Rory said. He continued to pout until she hugged him close.

"Good...now I have a burger by Luke waiting for me," Tressa said before trotting away to talk to Lorelai, Sookie, and Luke. On her way her eyes met with that of a tall hunk of a guy that looked at her completely enamored. Tressa smiled a small smile and ducked her head. When she looked up again the young man was smiling back a rather giddy smile. Maybe the party wouldn't be so bad.

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Steph came up to Rory and Logan with a funky brown curly wig and heavy make up that really didn't suit her. "Hello there, handsome... Rory, you always surround yourself with such attractive men. Oh and look at this..." Suddenly Steph pinched Logan's butt causing the normally unflappable young man to gape.

"Hello Miss Patty," Rory said with a laugh.

"She got it!" Steph yelled to Colin.

Colin arrived at their side in a grey haired wig, a fake grey beard, while wearing, of all things, a green apron. "She got it?" he asked.

"Right after I pinched Logan's butt," Steph said with a smile.

"Serves you right for not warning us," Colin stated firmly to Logan before looking at Rory. "Go ahead and tag her."

Rory put the 'Miss Patty' sticker on Steph along with her normal nametag. "That was great by the way...And confidentially," Rory dropped her voice to a whisper, "you're the only female here I would trust to grab my boyfriend's butt."

"Well, confidentially," Steph whispered conspiratorially back, "I pinch Colin earlier because I could get away with it."

Rory leaned into her new friend's ear and whispered, "I know for a fact if you did it, he enjoyed it."

Steph looked at her quizzically but Rory only smirked.

Rory turned to Colin with a big smile and a knowing look. She could tell he had an expressive glint in his eyes beneath the get up. "So without saying a word, I can tell you are Taylor."

"She got it in one," Colin agreed.

"Good," Rory murmured and labeled Colin. "Now go take Miss Stephanie somewhere she can slip into something more comfortable...and take off that awful makeup."

"Amen to that sister," Steph said emphatically.

"Miss Stephanie," Colin cooed giving her his arm.

"What a gentleman? See you soon," Steph cooed back. Colin looked over his shoulder to Rory and winked.

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"What's that about?" Logan asked suspiciously.

The younger Gilmore Girl shrugged, "I may have suggested he find a reason for them to escape from the party to talk tonight. Changing and makeup removal is a good cover."

"When did you have time to talk to Colin?"

"Well..."

"Yes?" Logan waited expectantly.

"I may have known about the party before you did."

"Excuse me."

She shrugged, "I didn't know about all of this but yesterday when Colin ran off with your phone it didn't disconnect. I was talking to Colin when you called me."

"Really?" he snipped in mock annoyance. "There anything else I should know about?"

"Well apparently my mother is able to sway your father at moments."

"Once again...excuse me."

Rory smiled, "Mitchum called mom and asked her to 'tea'. It seems Lorelai the second was able to convince him that wasn't the best plan since he hadn't met me yet. He then suggested inviting me too. Mom told your Dad that it would go a long way in showing he was going to let you run your own life if you got to invite me to meet your parents rather than him do it for you."

"No wonder he was pressing so hard," Logan said off hand. "I got to go talk to your mom... go label people." Rory smiled and nodded.

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Logan got on one knee before Lorelai's throne and bowed his head, "Oh great and mighty Lorelai, please share your wisdom with this lowly servant."

"Arise lowly servant," Lorelai commanded thumping him lightly on the head with her scepter. Logan stood up. "Seriously kid, what's up?"

Logan smiled, "You got my father to change his mind. I am floored."

Lorelai smirked, "It's a Gilmore Girl thing. We can handle you stubborn Huntzberger men... I doubt I would have any success with your mother. Lord knows I have no success with mine."

"Yes...but it's still amazing. Granted he basically demanded to meet Rory on Monday for coffee but I get to pick when we go to dinner at my folks after spring break."

Lorelai smiled, "About Spring Break, Rory has said you hinted about seeing her over the break?"

Logan shrugged, "I was thinking about coming back early. I was hoping I could talk Rory into it too. That way we would both be with the people we were supposed to while at the same time having a couple days alone here at school."

"That's a good idea," Lorelai said with affection. "You're growing on me kid. I hate to admit my mother and I both like the same guy for Rory. I think hell is freezing over."

Logan smiled softly, "But you like me because I love your daughter and you know it. You also know I am not going to force her to abandon the world you raised her in. Emily likes me because I have a good name and breeding or whatever. I tend to feel like a race horse whenever anyone refers to me that way."

"I know the feeling kid... And you're right I like you for good reasons."

"So will Tressa ever like me or is that a lost cause?" Logan asked simply.

"Truthfully, she likes you just fine... Well actually that's not true. She wishes you were anyone but yourself, but she respects Rory and her decisions. I told her all about your visit to Star's Hollow and the hoops you have already jumped through. I think mainly she felt the need to warn you as to who she is and what she is capable of. When she was besting your dad, he knew the score. You didn't have a clue," Lorelai explained.

"But will she ever accept me?"

The older Gilmore sighed, "Rory is the little sister Tressa never had. Her internal weigh of fairness is something she holds dear. Every slight Rory ever experienced from the Hayden's Tressa paid back ten fold... You acted like an idiot in front of her. You are from that world. You are the one bringing Rory into the world that will hate her because Chris and I never married. Her anger toward you is directly proportional to how much hurt she could in theory endure... Now you stood up to her in some small way and stood your ground. If you hadn't done that Tressa would be pressing to get rid of you...but you did so she respects you, somewhat. I would just suggest you watch your alcohol consumption."

"Thanks."

"No problem... Besides, I like you and mine is the most important opinion," Lorelai said with a smirk.
"Too true," Logan agreed.

He smiled, "Oh you should know I spoke to Emily last night...so did Rory. You would have been so proud of her for how she stood up to your mother. She didn't let her get a word in edgewise. She just laid out that she didn't care why Emily had done it, she only cared that Emily had tried to remove her only real father from her life. Rory made it clear this wasn't about siding with you; it was about her own hurt. I knew she didn't want the confrontation but she did it anyways. It's astounding how humbling it is to be with her. You raised an amazing woman."

Lorelai stared at Logan for a moment before standing up. He looked at her oddly just before she wrapped her arms around him. "Thank you," she whispered.

Logan awkwardly held her for a moment then hugged her close, "Back at you."

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"Hey, what is this? You moving in on my man," Rory teased.

Lorelai pulled away wiping the tears in her eyes away quickly, "Yeah. I've decided I need more adventure in my life."

"Mom, you can have an adventure going to the mailbox," Rory joked.

"That's me...the crazy lady."

"Ah yes. Which brings me to labeling you... Here they are...Mom, Crazy Lady, Lorelai the second, and the Queen of Star's Hollow." Rory tagged her mom.

Finn walked up briskly, "Lets see. Yes the tags are right..."

"I already labeled Sookie, Luke, and Lane. Luke's were the most fun thought- 'Coffee man', 'Father figure', 'Burger man', and of course 'Flannel guy'," Rory said with a smirk. "I find it amusing that he didn't know there was a 'Property of L. Gilmore' sticker on his back."

"What can I say?" Lorelai smirked.

The group talked quietly as Logan and Rory each surveyed the room. People were paying far less attention to them and seemed at least to be having fun with each other. In fact there were several intimate conversations going on as well as each corner being occupied with at least one couple making out.

"I seem to have lost my partner in crime... Do you know where Colin has run off to?" Finn mumbled looking about as Rory laughed quietly. "What's funny, Luv?" Finn asked.

Rory pointed to the corner where Colin and Stephanie were kissing. "I found them a few minutes ago. I had to break them up to label 'Mrs. Kim'. They have been standing there making out for a while. I am amazed that Stephanie hasn't tackled him yet since he is keeping things at normal Colin intensity...which sounds weird since he is an intense person...I guess he's just being methodic." Long about that time they heard a thump, which was Colin's back hitting the wall as Stephanie stepped things up.

"I'm staying at your place tonight," Logan announced. "I have no desire to hear a girl that is like my sister making noises of any kind."

"Amplify that feeling by about a hundred and you have my level of discomfort yesterday morning," Lorelai glared.

"Sorry," Logan winced.

"Yeah well, just for that you should be forced to face Emily with Rory on Friday."

"I can't I'm leaving on Thursday."

"Sorry kid, I tried," Lorelai sighed.

"Thanks for the effort," Rory muttered.

"I'll go with you Luv," Finn offered although his eyes were searching again for the redhead.

"No...You'll be with Logan," Rory reminded him.

"Right...I must have put too much Irish crème in my coffee."

Finn smiled his hazy smile and said, "Lets get you labeled Luv."

The group flipped through the stack of nametags. "Got mine," Logan announced as he stuck 'Ace' and 'The girlfriend' on Rory's shirt.

"I have mine... Mine are the most creative," Lorelai announced.

"Let's see," Logan stated before stealing the tags from Lorelai's hand. "'Lorelai the third' not that original. ' 'Princess of Star's Hollow' I don't think so. 'Mini-me' ripped off from a movie." Logan stared for a moment at the label in his hand. "You actually call my wonderful girlfriend 'Fruit of my loins'?"

"Yes she does," Rory growled.

"I'm sorry," he whispered in sympathy.

"She loves it," Lorelai insisted. "She's just slightly embarrassed she has to wear a tag that says it."

Finn waved a couple tags around. "I've got mine and Colin's," he stated showing 'Luv' and 'Reporter Girl'. He reached to put it on Rory's chest only to have Logan snag his hand.

"Don't even think about it...mate," Logan growled. Finn chuckled and put them on Rory's back.

Rory smiled, "Now I know why Paris had me change my shirt... She didn't want me to get stickem all over a nice shirt."

"Where is Paris? She has some labels for you too," Lorelai observed.

"And I need to label her as well," Rory stated.

"I'll get her and the little dude with her," Finn offered stepping away.

"Get Marty too...kick ass Margarita guy," Rory called.

Finn turned around with a smirk, "Marty is busy."

Rory raised an eyebrow, "What did you do?"

"Me? Nothing... We just knew that Marty had a thing for you so Steph thought a female distraction would be wise," Finn commented with a shrug.

Rory shook her head, "Invite them over."

"Can't do that Ace," Logan observed.

"And why not?" the younger Gilmore asked.

"If he sees you he's going to get self conscious talking to this girl. He's fine...see," he pointed to the sofa that sat Marty and a pretty brunette. They were sitting close together talking and flirting.

"Aww...they look like Kirk and Lulu," Rory cooed.

"You got it," Lorelai confirmed.

"Well at the end of the evening you can label them. Leave them be for now," Logan said.

"I'm off to get Paris," Finn announced heading off stage left though he kept an eye on the mysterious redhead he had yet to be introduced to.

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Steph strolled up a moment later and snagged Rory's hand, pulling her away from Logan and her mother. Rory went willingly with her new buddy in this random little group. "What's up?" Rory asked. "You were having so much fun a minute ago."

"Yes...still am. We will be leaving shortly," Steph said causing Rory to smirk. "I asked Colin why he finally woke up...I wanted to know if my dating had inspired something. He said you made him realize he was hiding. So whatever you said, thanks."

Rory smiled sweetly, "Colin did most of it himself. The dating definitely helped up the jealousy quotient. All I did was let him know I understood what he was going through... I used the word hiding. But I think more than anything it was that I validated his trepidation. I also may have suggested that you might be dating to taunt him and that he should find a reason to get you alone tonight... He asked me to help get you to see him. I knew you already did."

Stephanie sighed, "Well...thanks... I am glad you are with Logan."

"Yeah...now all we have to do is figure out a way to settle Finn down and we'll be set."

"Find a girl like you with a little more of your mother's craziness and we will have a love match," Stephanie concluded.

"I'll think it over... Thanks for the girl you set Marty up with. He seems to be having fun."

"She's not a socialite... her name is Julie, if you were wondering."

"Non-socialite is good," Rory commented.

"I am looking at living proof. See ya later." Steph headed out and once again Colin looked to Rory and winked.

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"Alright Sugar, I am tired of this get up," Paris announced as she, Doyle and Finn came over. Rory made her way toward them so they would be in front of her mother's throne with Logan.

"I have said, 'Stay cool' and 'music is life' too many times tonight," Doyle complained.

"Well then you would be Babette and you would be Morey," Rory stated turning to Finn.

"Perfect... Now Paris, label your roommate."

Paris smiled grabbing the tags, "Well, that would be 'Gilmore', 'Roommate', 'Valedictorian' and for Chilton memories, 'Mary'."

"What is 'Mary'?" Logan asked.

Lorelai, Rory, and Paris all smirked looking at one another. Lorelai whispered in Paris's ear, "Let's jerk Logan around a bit. He is in need of some thrashing." She then cleared her throat and spoke to the group, "So Paris, you heard from Bible Boy lately?" Rory caught her mother's smirk and went with it.

"Yes...back from a tour of duty a couple months ago. He is now the model of perfection. I don't think even 'Mary' would be able to resist him now. He asked about his 'Mary' too."

The look on Doyle, Logan and Finn's faces were priceless.

"Really?" Rory began with a smile. "And how did I come up in the conversation?"

"He wanted to know how his 'Mary' was? Where she was? Was she attached? Seems he has been caring a torch for you all these years," Paris said in her normal tone.

"Is that a fact? And here I thought he had the attention span of a gnat."

"Nope... Went on and on about finding you, wanting to be with you, hoping his 'Mary' would still have him. Apparently he never got over the fact you didn't even kiss him goodbye. Of course when I talked to him it was before all this had happened with you and Logan so for all I know he could be on his way here to propose marriage..."

"Marriage? Really?" Lorelai played along.

"Apparently all that time in the desert made him realize just what he left behind and he held out the hope that his sweet, innocent, humbling, intelligent, thoughtful, kind, loving 'Mary' would see fit to honor him in such a way. I had to stop him from calling you Lorelai."

The guys really couldn't tell if this was serious or a joke. Finn just shrugged and walked toward the redhead he had been trading eyes with all night.

"I need to call him to straighten everything out," Rory said suddenly.

"Here," Paris said handing her phone over.

Logan had no idea what to think. Paris didn't normally talk like that but it seemed like part of it was true.

"Bible boy," he heard Rory say into the phone. "It's Mary."

There was a pause and then her face lit up like a Christmas tree. "I heard you were looking for me." There was another pause. "But...but we haven't seen each other in years." Now Logan was getting antsy. "Don't come to Yale... No... I have a boyfriend."

Pause. "Well no, he isn't proposing marriage." Pause. "That is unfair." Pause. "No, you can't come here and get the goodbye kiss I denied you... No... No... Logan... Huntzberger... Yes... Fine... No... I am aware he is a manor born and a pretty boy... Yes... I know he is a worse version of you... Hey, commitment here. No, I won't give you a chance to woo me... No... No... Of course, I will always be your Mary... Bye."

Rory handed the phone back to Paris. "Well?"

She shrugged.

Logan looked at her, "Worse version of whom?"

Rory smirked at him, "Tristan. He wanted me to remind you that there is a line waiting for when you screw up."

"Tristan?" Logan growled. She nodded. "Guy that went to military school." She nodded again. "He proposed to you."

Rory looked at him thoughtfully, "No, Paris was just jerking your chain. Tristan wanted to know I was okay, taken care of, and if there were any unworthy scoundrels near by inform them that he was a military sniper... I quote, 'No one hurts my Mary'."

"Still not following the 'Mary' reference," Doyle stated.

"Virgin Mary... Rory was innocent and naïve," Paris explained. "Tristan loved that about her...but she never would go for him."

Logan realized that he had been had. "I will stick with calling you 'Ace' since a 'Mary' you are no longer," he said grabbing Rory's hips, pulling her close, and kissing her deeply.

"Hey, hey, hey... not in front of the mother," Lorelai stated. She looked over her daughter's shoulder and found a smiling Tressa talking to an equally smiling Finn. Things were about to get interesting...she could tell.

TBC...

A/N: I hope everyone is a little more on the Tressa bandwagon now.

Last chapter I got the fewest reviews for a chapter so I was very sad. Can you see me pouting? So let me know what you thought of the whole long chapter. PLEASE REVIEW. I want to know what you thought of my nametags and the rest of the party. PLEASE REVIEW. What did you think of my 'Mary' conversation? PLEASE REVIEW. And lastly can you guess what the next move with Tressa and Finn is going to be? Oh right, and REVIEW.