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Chapter 16: 'Tis the Season

Logan woke up slowly the next morning. As memories of the previous

night came flooding back to him, he grinned and pulled Rory closer to

him. He propped himself up on his elbow and studied her as she slept.

Her rosy lips were slightly parted and slightly swollen. Her sooty

eye-lashes fanned out softly from her creamy eyelids onto equally

creamy skin. She looked like an angel. After a few minutes, Rory's

eyelids slowly fluttered open.

"Good morning, gorgeous," Logan murmured.

"Good morning," she murmured huskily, smiling up at him sleepily.

"So much for taking things slow," Logan said, chuckling.

"Well we do already have a daughter. We can't go too slow or she'll be

in high school by the time we even think of marriage."

"You would want to consider marrying me?" Logan asked incredulously.

"If all the right factors were there, I would definitely consider it,"

Rory replied a bit cautiously.

"Hmm…" Logan mused thoughtfully for a moment. He shook it off. "All

right, let's get up and go get our daughter."

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"Daddy, can I have my present now?" Ella asked later that day as she

walked into the apartment with her aunt and parents.

"Sure, kiddo," Logan replied. "I'll be right back."

Logan went out the front door and returned a few minutes later, the

giant princess bear held in his arms. Ella let out a squeal of delight.

"A bear? For me?"

"Yes ma'am. This is just to tide you over until Christmas," Logan

admonished, handing her the giant bear.

"Daddy, when's Chismas?" Ella asked as she and Gigi examined the bear

in the living room.

"Its about a week and a half away," Logan replied, sitting down beside

her on the floor.

"You gonna be hea for Chismas?" she asked, worry in her blue eyes.

"I sure am. What do you young ladies want for Christmas?"

"Umm…Dowwies!" Ella said.

"Yea, and clothes!" Gigi chimed in.

"Anything else?" Logan asked, chuckling.

"A puppy!" Ella said after pursing her little mouth in thought for a

few moments.

"A puppy, huh? What kind of puppy?"

"A cute little yellow one with soft fur," Ella replied promptly.

"Well, we'll have to see what we can do about that," Logan replied,

winking at Rory.

"Oh my gosh! We don't have a tree!" Rory exclaimed.

"Well, then we should go get one. Where else will Santa leave the

presents?" Logan replied, grinning impishly.

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"Oh Daddy, its so petty!" Ella exclaimed as they finished decorating

the huge pine tree later on that night.

"Just like all the young ladies in this family. All it needs is the

angel. You ready, Princess?" Logan asked, preparing to hoist his

daughter up to the tree.

"Yup!" Ella responded, clutching the silver and white angel in her

little hands. Logan lifter her up and she positioned the angel at the

pentacle of the tree.

"Perfect!" Rory declared once Logan lowered their daughter. Smiling she

kissed them both on the cheek.

"Well, I think it is time for us to put you to bed and for me to go

home," Logan informed Ella and Gigi.

"Awww!" the girls groaned. Laughing, Logan scooped Gigi up in his free

arm and carried the 2 girls into the room. Both girls quickly went

through their night-time routine and scrambled into their respective

twin beds. Logan and Rory tucked Gigi into bed and then moved to Ella's

bedside.

"Daddy, why can't you live wif us like Gigi's daddy?" Ella asked as

Logan tucked the covers in around her.

"Well, because your mommy and I aren't married and Gigi's daddy is the

only parent she has," Logan said carefully.

"Why can't you and mommy get mawwied?"

Logan looked at Rory. "Well, we've just started being together again.

Maybe a little later we'll get married, but right now we just want to

enjoy being with you and together."

"Could that be my Chismas present?" Ella asked.

"Could what be your Christmas present, baby?" Rory asked, sitting on

the bed opposite Logan.

"You and Daddy getting mawwied. That's what I want as my Christmas

present instead of a puppy or dowwies," Ella said, sleepily.

"We'll see," Logan responded quickly. "Now go to sleep."

"I wuve you, Daddy. I wuve you, Mommy," Ella murmured.

"We love you too, baby," Logan said, kissing her forehead. He and Rory

left the room after turning off the light.

"Well, I guess I'd better head on home," Logan said a bit reluctantly

after a few minutes of him and Rory standing in the hall and staring at

each other.

"Yea, I guess so. So what part of Ella's list do you want to take care

of?" Rory asked.

"I'll take care of the puppy, if you say its ok for her to have one."

"As long as you help train it, I see no problem with a puppy."

"Aww, you're such a softie," Logan said fondly, placing his hands on

her gently flared hips.

"Only where you and your daughter are concerned especially when you

team up on me."

"You know you love us, Ace. Especially me. Show me how much," Logan

said, leaning towards her. Smiling softly, Rory kissed him slowly and

deeply. They stood there kissing for so long, they didn't even notice

the door opening and Christopher walking in. A bit perturbed, Chris

cleared his throat.

"Dad!" Rory exclaimed, jumping back from Logan in surprise. "How was

your trip?"

"Fine," Chris said, giving Logan a hard look. "I see things have gotten

a bit…friendlier since I left."

"Umm… yea. Logan was just leaving and I was just saying good-bye. I'll

see you tomorrow, Logan?"

"Sure, Ace," Logan said, kissing her cheek. "I'll pick you up at work."

Logan nodded to Chris and slipped out the door.

"I take it things went well this weekend?" Chris said.

"Yes, Dad, things went very well."

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"Ugh!" Rory groaned the next Friday night as she sat on the couch with

Logan, Ella and Gigi.

"What's wrong, Ace?"

"How many stupid Christmas specials with weird little characters can

they run?" Rory asked, extremely exasperated.

"A bunch apparently. But we like them, don't we girls?" Logan asked the

2 cherubic girls seated on either side of him.

"Yes!" was the resounding reply.

"All right, that's it! Bed for you both!" Rory decreed. Groaning, the

girls trooped off to their room.

"So, what are your plans for Christmas, Ace?" Logan asked after they

put the girls to bed.

"Well, usually Ella, Gigi, Dad, and I open presents Christmas Eve

afternoon, then Ella and I drive to Grandma's for her Christmas party,

and then we go to Stars Hollow for the tree lighting. Christmas

morning, we open presents in Stars Hollow and gorge ourselves on

Sookie's cooking. Why?"

"Well, I'm sort of going to be included aren't I?"

"Yes."

"Then I thought I should know the plans. Also, when do we want to do

Christmas with my family?"

Rory thought a moment. "Why don't we combine Christmas with Dad and

Gigi with your family, then we can drive down to Grandma's together?"

"Sounds good. Busy, but good," Logan replied. "What do you want for

Christmas, Ace?"

"I don't know. Nothing really comes to mind. What do you want to get

me? Christmas is only 2 days away."

"Ah, no my pretty, information is forbidden. 'Tis the season for

surprises and this one will be the best of them all."