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Chapter 8

Logan's car pulls up to the huge mansion that belongs to the Huntzbergers. Rory and Logan step out of Logan's car and walk to the very big door.

"I can't believe this is your house." Rory says trying to take in the environment.

"Ok. I think I'm starting to get nervous." Logan gulps.

"Why are you nervous? This is your house and these are your parents."

"I'm about to introduce my girlfriend to my parents. It's sort of a big step."

"You seemed so smug about it when you asked me."

"Ya, well it just hit me. More like rammed me."

"Just ring the doorbell." Rory tells Logan.

"Well look who's the smug one now."

"Just ring it."

Logan rings the doorbell. The door opens to reveal one of the maids.

"Mr. Logan, good evening. Your parents are awaiting your arrival." The maid tells Logan.

"Thank you."

Logan leads Rory to the sitting room, where Mitchum and Shira Huntzberger are waiting. As soon as Logan steps into the room, they stand up to greet Logan and his guest.

"Logan. So glad you could finally make it." Mitchum tells Logan, hinting at him that he was late.

"Sorry, father. Traffic was worse than I thought." Logan explains.
"It's alright. Where's your guest, Logan?" Shira asks.

Rory steps from behind Logan. Logan gently nudges her forward.

"Mother, Father, this is-"

"Rory Gilmore." Mitchum cuts in.

"Nice to meet you, sir." Rory says as she extends her hand.

"It's a pleasure to finally meet you." Mitchum says as he shakes Rory's hand.

"Nice to meet you, Rory." Shira shakes Rory's hand.

"And you as well." Rory replies.

"I think thanks are in order for making our Logan actually write for the paper." Mitchum tells Rory.

"It's amazing what threatening does to a guy." Rory jokes as she lightly nudges Logan.

"It's our secret weapon we women have." Shira adds with a wink.

"Now that everyone is finally here, why don't we eat?"

"Yes, Father."

Mitchum and Shira lead to the dinning room.

As Rory and Logan follow, Rory whispers to Logan, "So there is someone you actually obey."

"He gives the money." Logan whispers back.

"You money whore."

"You know it."

-

All of them are eating their meals in silence.

"So Rory. I have heard some great things about you." Mitchum breaks the silence.

"You have?"

"Valedictorian at Chilton Academy. Accepted to all the colleges that you hade applied for, all Ivy League. And working at the Yale Daily Newspaper."

"I see my Grandfather likes to talk about me."

"Indeed. I read your story about the life and death brigade. It was written exceptionally well."

"Thank you, sir."

"You show absolutely great promise in your road ahead of you."

"Thank you. I really appreciate it."

"And the biggest accomplishment: Putting our Logan back on track." Shira adds.

"She is truly gifted." Logan includes.

"Rory blushes at all the compliments.

"I'm surprised at how extremely well you're doing, especially considering who your mother is."

Everything stops.

"Excuse me?" Rory asks in disbelief.

"Father."

"Mitchum." Shira scolds.

"Excuse me?" Rory repeats.

"I would have expected you to turn out like your mother. Luckily you didn't. You turned out rather well."

"Mitchum." Shira scolds again.

"What did you say?" Rory asks.

"Your mother got pregnant at 16. She then ran away to a small town and disgraced the Gilmore name. She then worked as a maid at an inn? No honorable woman would do that, yet alone a Gilmore."

"Father."

Rory looks at Mitchum, who was not regretting anything he had just uttered. She then looks at Shira who is covering her face with embarrassment as is Logan. She turns back to Mitchum with tears threatening to fall and anger on her face.

"You don't know anything about my mother. Excuse me." Rory says as she throws her utensils and napkin on the table and gets up.

Rory quickly walks out of the house.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Logan tells his father firmly.

"Do not speak to me in that tone."

"You went to far Mitchum" Shira tells her husband.

"What? I gave her a compliment. She's doing extremely well."

"You were completely out of line with her mother." Logan says strongly.

"Oh, what does it matter to you?" Mitchum tells Logan.

"Rory's my girlfriend!"

Mitchum and Shira look at Logan.

"Thank you for this wonderful evening. Excuse me." Logan spits out wonderful spitefully.

Logan quickly walks to the coat room to grab his and Rory's coat. He slowly jogs outside but stops when he spots Rory sitting on the drive way with her back against Logan's car; crying. Logan slowly walks to Rory. He scoots down to Rory's level.

"Rory." Logan says tenderly.

She doesn't look up.

"Rory, please look at me." Logan says softly.

She doesn't look up.

"Please, Rory."

Logan gently tucks a strand of hair behind her ear and cups her face, wiping her tears with his thumb. He softly lifts her head up.

"I wanna go home." She says like a little lost girl.

"Ok. We'll drive back to school-"

"No. I wanna go home……….to my mom."

"Ok."