Author: Lady Eliza
Characters: All Characters
Rating: T
Summary: Total AU Rory and Logan Spoiler Warning
Disclaimer: I do not own Gilmore Girls or any of its characters.
AN: Thank you to my reviewers for all the wonderful feedback. Some of you were curious to know how many chapters I was going to write up to. I honestly don't have any idea. I'll let you all know what I'm going to do:end the story or continue writing. But for now I hope you enjoy this chapter and please continue to review.
Chapter 28: The Next Step
Jess had the day off and decided to spend it in Hartford. He was wandering the mall window-shopping because he sure as hell couldn't afford to buy anything they sold here. He had needed a day off since Paris' little visit.
He had tried to avoid thinking about what the blond had said. Jess knew that Emily and Richard Gilmore would never accept him, but he might have chance with Lorelai since she was dating Luke. Rory would stand up for him if worse comes to worse. He really didn't care what other people thought about him as long as he and Rory could be together.
Jess was passing by 'Bloomingdale's' when he happened to look up and his jaws dropped. There before him was Logan and a blond haired girl. Logan had his arm around her and they were walking towards Tiffany's engrossed in their own conversation. Logan hadn't noticed Jess so he just went on talking to the preppy looking blond girl.
Jess grinned. He finally got his chance to win Rory back and it was all because the heir had screwed up. He wanted to do the happy dance, but it was a public mall and he decided to forgo the show of emotion.
As quickly as possible Jess purchased a disposable camera at a nearby store and decided that the only way Rory would believe him was if he had proof. He went into Tiffany's and tried to act as casual as possible but the Store clerk kept throwing daggers at Jess for meandering in such a prestigious store.
Jess found the couple looking at sterling silver baby rattles. It wouldn't have surprised Jess if Logan had this girl on the side and had knocked her up. Jess just felt sorry for Rory, but since he was there to pick up the pieces he was glad Logan had messed up. He took some more pictures without the scary Sales clerk coming to investigate what he was up to.
As the pair moved along into the jewellery section Jess just watched Logan to see if he was going to buy the girl anything or for that matter if Logan was going to buy the girl an engagement ring.
Jess decided that he should leave the store before he attracted anymore-unwanted attention from the Sales clerk. He waited outside on a bench and tried to be rather conspicuous with a magazine in front of his face. They were taking a long time just browsing so Jess assumed that Logan was buying the piece on the side some jewellery to appease her.
He couldn't wait to tell everyone 'I told you so' since he was the only one that had vehemently expressed his distrust of Logan. Now he had evidence to back up his theory and he was sure that the girl would tell everyone with a little bit of pressure about her sordid affair with Logan. He thought the day was one of the best days of his life and nothing, except his wedding day to Rory, could come close to it.
Logan was feeling bored out of him mind shopping at Tiffany's for silver. He didn't understand the need for him to be here. He had felt guilty for not spending as much time as he should with the woman in front of him. He and Rory had been busy with so many society functions that he didn't get to spend any time with anyone else.
"Honor, is it really necessary for you to punish me by making me shop for silver for your and Josh's new house," asked Logan.
"Don't worry baby brother, you will be shopping for silver soon enough and I wanted to teach you what to get for your and Rory's home," smirked Honor.
"Look I told you to leave that subject alone. I will propose in my own time and when Rory isn't really expecting it. I don't want the Huntzberger Clan to smother me with demands to wed immediately. I have my reasons for waiting."
"Logan just put us out of our misery and marry the girl. You want to be her husband and she wants to be you wife. I demand that you phone me and tell me before you propose to her. Is that a deal?"
Logan sighed, "Yes Honor, you will be the first person I call after I propose to Rory."
"Well, you drive a hard bargain but I will accept your new offer."
"That was your what you wanted all along. Did you just use reverse psychology on me?"
"Logan darling, you sure are paranoid today aren't you?"
"I know when I've been played. Can we go now I don't want to stand around staring at silver all day."
"Somebody's impatient. I still have to get Josh an engagement gift and I have no clue what would be an appropriate gift from a woman to her future husband."
"I would say Lingerie and lot's of it," joked Logan.
Honor swatted his arm and proceeded to ask the Sales clerk, who seemed preoccupied with someone sitting outside the store, about a gift for her beloved.
Logan was bored so he decided to peruse the engagement ring section for future reference, of course. He was mesmerized the minute he saw the glittering stones and he couldn't help his mind from wandering to Rory. Which one of these would look good on her ring finger? He breathed deeply when he spotted one that caught his eye and he thought would be perfect for Rory.
Honor had been watching her brother from the corner of her eyes, as she was having a discussion with the Sales clerk about a gift for Josh. She knew Logan and Rory were ready to get engaged but she also knew Logan wouldn't be pressured into anything. She knew he would propose when he damn well felt like it.
Honor loved Rory like a sister already and she was already a part of the family. The marriage would simply be a legal binding. She loved her brother so much and wanted him to be happy, but for a while before Rory came into the picture, Honor had given up thinking Logan would settle down or find the right woman. Thank god for Rory.
When she looked at him she knew he was mesmerized with a ring. She also knew he was about to purchase it. Tears worked there way down her cheek and she was late in wiping them off because the Sales clerk noticed and she looked worried.
"Miss Huntzberger, are you alright? Is anything the matter?"
"No everything is perfect. I just realized that my baby brother is all grown up."
The Sales clerk looked at her oddly then looked towards the young man that had come in with Miss Huntzberger. She realized that it was none other than Logan Huntzberger the crying woman's brother. When the clerk noticed what the man was looking at, she realized the reason for the tears.
"Oh my, is he going to propose to his girlfriends, Miss Huntzberger? Rory Gilmore I believe," asked the clerk.
"I have no idea if he's going to buy the ring and hold on to it or propose immediately and get it over with," said Honor
"Well, this sure is an exciting moment. I want you to know Miss Huntzberger that I and anybody that works here will not talk to the press about what is about to take place here," said the clerk most heroically.
"Thank you miss, I will always remember your kindness. My brother will appreciate that more than anything else," said Honor.
The Sales clerk then proceeded to go over to Logan and help him out with the most important purchase of his life, thus far.
When leaving the store Logan walked out with a Tiffany's bag in hand and the purchase within had cost him $14,000, but it's monetary value did not measure in it's sentimental value.
Jess was still reading the same page he had been reading an hour and a half ago when Logan and the mystery woman walked out of Tiffany's.
Logan carried a small bag, which probably held some bauble for the blond.
Jess stood up and followed them to all the other stores that the blond dragged Logan to. He was getting tired of trailing behind them.
But when he was about to call it a day he saw Logan and the blond take out a ring box from the little bag Logan held and admire the ring within.
He tried to see what kind of ring it was, to guess the occasion for it, but there were too many passers-by's obstructing his view.
The blond looked like she was about to burst into tears. He would really like a pair of binoculars just about now.
Jess wouldn't see what the ring looked like because Logan put the ring back and dragged the blond to the food court.
Jess took some more pictures and decided he had enough to prove his point. He would get them developed and show them to Rory real soon.
Emily Gilmore broke all kinds of speed limits to get to the Huntzberger Mansion. She needed to speak with Shira immediately and no one, especially a slow driver or traffic, was going to get in her way. When she got to the front of the wrought iron fence it opened for her automatically since she had called ahead and warned Shira to expect her any moment now.
Emily jumped out of her car and left the motor running, since she knew one of the drivers would turn it off and park the car for her. She ran through the front door, which opened for her automatically by a maid.
Emily ran as fast as one could in a pair of Jimmy Choo's. When she got to the parlour she was glad that Shira had a glass of water waiting for her. Emily shared her daughter and granddaughter's thought process when it came to exercise: Gilmore's simply did not need to do any.
Shira stared at Emily and couldn't help a smirk from appearing on her face since the older woman had made a funny picture coming through the door in a dead run. She helped her good friend sit down on the couch and told her take a deep breath.
"Now, Emily what's this that you couldn't tell me over the phone?" asked Shira.
"Shira I got a call this afternoon from an associate of mine. She told me something that I couldn't just keep to myself," said Emily.
"Come on then, spit it out."
"Logan bought an engagement ring at Tiffany's at approximately 3:15 pm this afternoon."
Shira put a hand to her heart and stared at Emily. Their eyes were welling up and they had to grip each other's hands so they wouldn't start shaking.
"Oh Em, you know what this means?"
"Yep, were finally going to be able to put those wedding details we've been working on these past nine months to good use."
"Well, yeah that, and my baby boy is all grown up."
The two women stayed silent thinking about Logan and Rory's childhood and how they turned out. They cried a little, shared funny stories, and cried some more.
"Alright, no more crying. Maria, get me the phone. Emily we have wedding arrangements to put into effect. I can't wait for this wedding."
"Everybody's going to want an invitation, but only a select few will be there. It's going to be the social event of the year."
"Emily do you think we should wait until Logan and Rory officially announce their engagement before we start planning their wedding?"
"No, don't be silly, they'll thank us for it later."
And with that both women started planning the wedding of the season. Poor Rory and Logan they had no idea what was in store for them in the future.
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