Chapter 6: Daddy's Little Girl

"Gigi! Ella! Come on, time to go home!" Rory called to the girls.

"I'll go get the stooges and we'll walk you ladies home," Logan informed Rory before jogging over to where Finn and Colin had been waiting patiently (not) to see how their little encounter went.

"What did she say?" Colin asked.

"Is she going to take your sorry, but loveable self back?" Finn piped up.

"I have gained permission to attempt to regain her trust, as well as spend time with my daughter, who neither of you felt compelled to tell me about, as long as I give you too at least a slight maiming for betraying milady's trust," Logan said pointedly.

"We didn't think it was our place, mate," Finn replied, holding his hands up defensively.

"We're already in enough trouble for telling you where she was, do you really think we wanted to have nooses around our handsome necks?" Colin chimed in.

"I think you'll be on probation. Come on, I told her we'd walk her and the girls home."

The 3 young men met up with Rory and the girls on the sidewalk surrounding the park.

"Gigi, you remember my friends Logan, Colin and Finn, don't you? They were around a lot when you were little," Rory said when the stooges joined them.

"Kind of. What are they doing here?" Gigi asked innocently.

"They came to see me and I've invited them to hang out with us for the rest of the day," Rory said gently.

"Can they play dolls with me and Ella?" Gigi asked excitedly.

"I'm sure they would love to play dolls with you guys," Rory said, grinning impishly at the thrice repeated stricken looks being sent her way.

Logan felt a small tug on the leg of his jeans. He looked down and he saw Ella's small hand gripping the denim.

"You pay dowwies wif me?" Ella asked him softly, batting her eyelashes.

"Sure. You'll have to show me how," Logan replied.

"Yay!" Ella cheered. "Uppie!" she demanded imperiously.

Smiling, his heart feeling like it would burst with joy, Logan leaned down and picked his daughter up and cradled her in his arms before following the rest of their band of misfits down the sidewalk.

"Ror, G, El, I'm home!" Chris called as he walked in the apartment at 7 o'clock that night.

"Hey dad, I'm in the living room," Rory called.

"Hey sweets," Chris said, kissing his eldest daughter on the head before collapsing on the couch next to her. "Where are the girls?"

"Umm.. they're playing with some friends in their room," Rory said, vaguely.

"Really? Who?"

"LoganColinandFinn," Rory mumbled quickly.

"Who?" Chris said sharply.

"Logan, Colin and Finn."

"My granddaughter is alone with that slime ball? How can you even allow him near her? What are you thinking Rory?" Chris exploded.

Upon hearing Christopher's entrance, Logan, Finn, and Colin had excused themselves from the tea party they were having with Gigi and Ella and made their way towards the living room.

"She was thinking that I deserved a second chance, Mr. Hayden. I explained what really happened to her, and I really want another chance with her and Ella," Logan said entering the room to stand behind Rory.

"What really happened then, Mr. Huntzberger?" Chris asked frigidly.

"As Finn and Colin can attest, my younger brother slept in my bed in the dorm that night, with a guest. Rory stumbled upon them and, at a glance, Landon looks exactly like me."

"Hmm…all right, Huntzbereger, you'll live another day. But if you hurt either one of my girls again, you're mine," Chris promised darkly.

"I promise you, Mr. Hayden, I'm not going to let them go again."

Chris refocused his gaze on his daughter.

"Does Ella know who he really is yet?"

"No, but we're planning on telling her tonight, after dinner," Rory assured him.

"Remember Huntzberger, you hurt my little girls, you die."

After they ate a healthy(not) dinner of pizza, Rory and Logan took Ella to her room.

"Ella-baby, weneed to tell you something," Rory began.

"Otay, Mommy."

"Well, you know how Papa Chris is mine and Gigi's daddy?"

"Yes. Me no haf daddy," Ella told Logan gravely.

"Well, that's what we need to tell you. You do have a daddy, sweetie. I'm your daddy," Logan said gently.

"Dis is my Daddy?" Ella asked, looking up at Rory with half hopeful, half disbelieving eyes.

"Yes, baby, this is your daddy."

"Where you been?" Ella asked.

"I had to go far, far away for awhile, but I'm back to stay now. I'll always be here for you now."

"Otay," Ella said. She jumped off Rory's lap where she had been perched. Grinning, she grabbed Logan's large hand in her tiny one. "Come, Daddy, movie time!" Ella said impatiently.

Rory smiled tearfully as her daughter tugged Logan out of the room. Before they were completely out, Logan grabbed Rory's hand and pulled her along.

By the time they had finished watching Beauty and the Beast, Ella was asleep, cuddled up in Logan's lap. His chest aching with love, Logan tenderly carried Ella to her room and, with Rory's help, put her to bed for the first time.

My little girl.

A/N: Ok, I would write more tonight, but I'm exhausted. PLEASE REVIEW! As I said, I'm pulling this out of my butt, any suggestions or requests would be most appreciated.