A/N: Thanks for all the Reviews! If you are going to review, I would greatly appreciate it if you would only send POSITIVE reviews or POLITE criticism. I apologize if there are any mistakes, if there are any issues you may have with my story, please send me a review that politely addresses it. Also as I previously stated, Prankster was an IDEA I had for the title of Rory/Logan fan fics, because I hadn't seen any others on this sight, and Rogan or Lory was too cliche and boring for the type of relationship they have (plus Rogan kinda sounds like how Scooby Doo would say Logan,lol). Again, thanks to all of you who have sent positive reviews. Jemma: Thanks for the questions. Hopefully this will clarify things a bit. Ella isn't really my name, but its what I go by b/c I do all the housework and stuff (like CinderELLA) On to the story!
Chapter 7: Reflections
As Rory helped Logan put their daughter to bed, she remembered the month following graduation. He had tried everything to get her to talk to him. He'd called 20 times a day at the start. Then when she wouldn't answer his calls, he had come to Stars Hollow and followed her around. He had waited for her at Luke's until he kicked him out. He had sat at the pavilion until Taylor had a conniption. It broke her heart seeing him doing this, but she knew she didn't want to risk the heartache. She had resolved to be an independent woman without a man in her life and she was sticking to it and had for 3 years. After a month of this near stalker behavior, Luke, Chris, and even Dean had cornered him and given him an ultimatum: leave Rory alone or get the shit beat out of him. For 3 years, all through out her pregnancy and watching Ella grow up, she had missed him so much she could barely breathe. And now here he was, giving her a story of how Landon had been in his bed that day, not him. But why had he been so distant those last few weeks?
"Logan, can I talk to you for a little while?" she asked pointedly, indicating Finn and Colin.
"Yea, sure. Hey guys, why don't you go on back to my place and I'll catch up with you later," Logan said to his friends. As they said their good-byes and left, Chris took Gigi to her room and cast a dark look at Logan, as he had been doing all night.
"I'm guessing your dad hasn't completely forgiven me," Logan said, chuckling softly as he and Rory sat down on the couch.
"What did you want to talk about?"
"Why were you so distant those last few weeks before we broke up?" Rory asked, confusion evident in her big blue eyes.
"We technically never broke up," Logan pointed out with a stiff grin. When Rory rolled her eyes and glared ate him he answered.
"I was trying to make a decision, about you and me," Logan said guardedly.
"Why not talk to me about it though? Why spend more time with Finn and Colin"
"Because I was scared," Logan replied despairingly after a few long moments of silence and Rory's luminous eyes looking imploringly up at him.
"What were you scared of? What was so bad you couldn't talk to me about it?" Rory asked dejectedly.
"I was scared of you. I was scared of what I felt for you. When I was with you, when I am with you, I loose all comprehension of anything else. When I'm with you I'm in heaven, nothing else matters but us and that scared me. I was supposed to be the devil-may-care play boy getting groomed to take over for dear old dad after I got the proper education but let everyone else run everything. You made me want to be more than that. You made me want to be everything I could be. You made me more alive than ever before. I only thought I was alive doing a the LDB stuff and being a party boy, but with you I was really alive and that- that scared the hell out of me, Ace. I didn't want to need anyone like I needed you. I was trying to decide how to tell you that and what my next move was to be when we broke up," Logan said, his eyes darkening in pain.
"Oh Logan! I was scared too you know. I was scared because the guy that I loved was pulling away and I didn't know why. It was hard for me to see that. I would have helped you through it, you know that don't you"
"I know that now. When I got back from walking around campus that day, Landon told me what happened. You had every right to make the mistake you did, but I'm hoping you'll forgive me for pulling away. We'll take this slow, I promise. If you don't want to be more than friends, I will completely understand. I just want a chance, with you and my daughter," Logan said, sinking down to the floor in front of her, clasping her hands in his.
"I'll give you that chance. Just remember our agreement. If you start pulling away again, that's it for me. I can't take the heartbreak again," Rory said firmly.
"Don't worry. I have wasted enough time in my life pulling away. I'm not going to lose you again"
A/N: Next Ch., how do they deal with the elder Gilmores, especially Lorelai?
