Chapter 5

The New Beginning

Rory and Logan patiently waited by baggage claim for Lorelai and Luke. Rory could barely contain her excitement for the reunion with her mother. She had not seen her in weeks, and so much had happened in that time that she did not know where to begin. She had not told her mom about Logan's proposal, or her acceptance of it. She also left out the fact that she had moved into Logan's house and was planning her upcoming wedding. Every time Lorelai called Rory had wanted to spill the beans and reveal everything, but she knew this was something that you don't say over the phone.

The past few weeks had been bliss for the happy couple. As Logan promised, everyday was better than the previous. At work they somehow managed to give off an air of collectedness, but as soon as they walked through the front door of his house, all bets were off. Quick trips to the bathroom for a few moments of satisfaction during the work-day enabled them to make the full nine hour days apart. The tantalizing sight of one another drove them crazy and made their reunions at the end of the day that much sweeter. Most days they did not manage to get out of the foyer without doing the deed.

The town was gossiping incessantly about the pair. Rory could not help but smile as she heard the whispers that Rory was off the market. Somehow Stars Hallow managed to stop them selves from saying anything to Luke or Lorelai as well. Sookie was the hardest to keep in line, but she managed to survive the past two weeks silently.

Rory stood grasping Logan's hand like a kindergartner excited on her first day of school. "You need to settle down; you may give your mom or Luke a heart attack if you keep acting like this! How much coffee did you have today?" Logan asked with a knowing smile.

"I only had six cups. But I was up early; I was so excited to see Mom and Luke that I could hardly sleep!" Rory nearly screamed.

"I know." Logan said smiling.

"Oh, I am sorry babe, did I keep you up?"

"Yeah, but it's okay, I could not really sleep either." Logan said.

"Aww, aren't you cute!" Rory said, pinching his check as she turned to resume watch of the entrance.

"What time was there plane supposed to get in?" Rory asked for the third time.

"Just like the two other times, 4pm." Logan said giving her a push.

"Hey mister, I have not seen my mom for a month, and I have so much to tell her, I am going crazy over here." Rory said with a smile.

"Going crazy?" Logan kidded back.

"Haha, my fiancé is a joker." Rory shot back.

"Fiancé, I love the sound of that." Logan said, wrapping his arms around Rory's waist and giving her a deep kiss.

"Logan!" Rory said in mock shock.

"What? It's not like we haven't done worse in public."

"Oh I know that, I just don't want to start something we can't finish." Rory said with a wink. As she turned back to the baggage claim entrance she saw her mom and Luke approaching with bags of stuff.

As soon as Lorelai spotted Rory, she dropped what she was carrying and ran over.

"MOMMY!" Rory shouted with her arms spread wide to receive a hug.

"RORY!" Lorelai yelled back, as they met each other half way and fell to the ground in a hug in the middle of the crowded airport.

As the pair stood up again, Lorelai leaned into her daughter. "Did I see you kissing a certain debonair blonde back there?" Lorelai said first thing.

"Well…ummm, I kinda have a lot to tell you." Rory said reddening.

"SO IT APPEARS!" Lorelai said as she grabbed Rory's ring-clad hand. "WHAT IS THIS?" Lorelai screamed.

"So it turns out that me and Logan are kinda meant for one-another. Who knew?" Rory said with a casual shrug.

"Who knew? How about all of us? But really…you two are ENGAGED?" Lorelai said in shock.

"Well…yes, but I want to hear all about your trip before we get to me!" Rory said as they made their way back to Luke and Logan.

"My trip, well there was an ocean, scuba diving, sailing and lots of sex. Okay, we are caught up, now you go."

"Okay, first of all, ewww. And second of all, you are not getting off that easy." Rory said laughing.

"Yes, and neither are you!" Lorelai said.

The duo finally reached Logan and Luke with the luggage.

"So I take it from the yelling, that you found out about us?" Logan said to Lorelai.

Luke looked completely confused as his eyes drifted between Logan, Rory and Lorelai.

"What did you find out Lor?"

"Welcome to the family." Lorelai said as she gave Logan a hug.

"Family? You two got married? What? Why would you do that to your mother? Why would you do that to me? While we were away? I don't trust this punk!" Luke was shouting. Lorelai put a hand up to shush her husband.

"No silly. They are engaged. It would appear that we missed quite a bit while on our honeymoon." Lorelai said with a laugh.

"Well, how about we get the car and we can start filling each other in on all the happenings of the past month?" Logan offered.

"Only if we can stop by Luke's on the way back." Lorelai said.

"You are married to Luke, why do you need to go to his diner?" Rory asked confused.

"Well it turns out, they eat a lot of Spam in Hawaii and you can't really get a good burger, well at least nothing like what Luke serves. I have been craving them like crazy." Lorelai said.

"Speaking of the diner, how did Jess do running it?" Luke asked.

"Oh be quiet. It is still standing, that is all that matters, I want to hear what happened between these two." Lorelai said, leaning towards the front seats where Logan and Rory were seated.

"So I guess we should just get this over with?" Logan said looking to Rory.

"I suppose it is the only way to shut her up." Rory said with a laugh. She turned towards the back seats to face her mom and Luke. She then re-told the story of the newspaper job, the house, the library, the proposal, and the new living arrangements. By the time she finished telling the story, Logan was holding her hand and Lorelai was in tears.

"That is so romantic." Lorelai said, whipping her eyes.

"Mom, since when do you get all weepy over this kind of stuff?" Rory asked laughing.

"You are just growing up…my little baby is getting married." Lorelai said, with a fresh batch of tears.

Luke put his arm around his wife to comfort her, but he looked a little shell-shocked himself.

Everyone appeared relieved when they finally pulled up to Luke's and stepped out of the confines of the SUV.

"What's up with your mom?" Logan whispered to Rory as they followed the newlyweds into the diner. "If I didn't know better, I would say she was…pregnant." Logan finished.

"PREGNANT?" Rory almost shouted. "LUKE and MOM? Are you serious?"

"Well look at her! She was crying over the two of us, and she is having weird cravings. The next thing you know she will be puking in the morning and be claiming she must have caught something while in Hawaii."

"Don't be crazy; mom and Luke are not pregnant!" Rory said laughing it off.

Rory sat down beside her mother as Luke took over in the kitchen to make her a burger. The town had already heard of their arrival and was on their way to greet the happy couple.

When Luke sent the burger down in front of Lorelai she took a huge bite out of it. "Oh God, this is heaven" she said as she made orgasmic noises. "I was getting so sick of all that Spam that I could barely keep anything down the past few days." Lorelai said.

"Yeah, I was getting really worried about her. She has been sick for the last three days. I think you should go to your doctor now that we are back; I hope you did not catch anything in Hawaii." Luke said to Lorelai.

"Or to a pharmacist." Logan said to Rory.

Rory brushed off the comments pretending like she did not hear them. What if her mom was pregnant? What would that mean for her? Luke and Lorelai would be starting a new family, and so would she and Logan. Nothing would ever be the same as it was before. Rory did not know how she felt about all of these changes. She missed the days when she and her mother were best friends and did everything together, but then again, she also knew that she could not go back to those days, and she was moving on and growing up, with Logan.

Sookie rushed into the diner carting her three children behind her and Jackson taking up the rear. She threw her arms around Lorelai as soon as she spotter her at the counter.

"Look at you!" Sookie said to Lorelai. "You look amazing. You are so tan that you are positively glowing!"

"I have missed you so much!" Lorelai said to her friend.

"So has the Dragonfly!" Sookie said.

"How is the inn? I hope that Michel has not driven you all insane."

"Oh no, he has been okay. He has been on a power trip since you have been gone, but that did not last long."

"But we are still profitable and have guests?" Lorelai asked.

"Oh yes, we have been booked solid for the past month. And with the upcoming wedding, we are seeing more action than ever." Sookie said excitedly. She covered her mouth in shock.

"Was I not supposed to say anything?" She asked.

"It's okay Sookie, she already knows about the wedding." Rory said giving her a reassuring smile.

"So is this wedding fast approaching? We never discussed the date." Lorelai said, turning towards her daughter.

"Actually…it is. Once we decided we wanted to get married, we kinda wanted to do it right away. The wedding is in two weeks!" Rory said excitedly.

"TWO WEEKS!" Lorelai almost fainted.

"Are you okay there mom?" Rory asked concerned.

"I think the shock of the news made me a little queasy. But don't worry, I am fine."

"Don't worry about it mom. We have everything under control. Sookie is doing the catering, we are having the wedding at the Dragonfly, and Grandma and Logan's parents are helping out with everything else." Rory said.

"Well what about me? I want to help out too!" Lorelai said, tearing up for the third time that day.

"Don't worry Mom. You have the most important part. I was hoping you would make my dress." Rory asked her mom.

"We only have two weeks! We have to go shopping now! Do you have anything? Material? Designs? Lace?" Lorelai asked.

"Yes mom, I have the material all ready and I have my design in mind, it should be a lot of fun." Rory said to her mom.

"Okay, well as long as I get to have a part in this wedding." Lorelai said crossing her arms in front of her.

"I have another part that I want you to play too mom." Rory said to her mother.

"What? Do you want me to make some shoes too? Because really Rory, I can't do that."

"No mom. I hoped that you may want to be my maid of honor." Rory asked.

"Oh really? You don't want Lane or Paris?" Her mom asked looking happier at the request.

"I want them to be my bridesmaids, but there is nobody else I would want as my maid of honor." She said to her mother.

Lorelai was grinning from ear to ear as she wrapped her arms around her daughter. "Of course I will be your maid of honor!" She exclaimed. "Now please excuse me, I think I have to go throw up."

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