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.
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Chapter 30: The Revenge Plot
Logan was ready to kill. The minute Honor had phoned and told him that Rory was quite shaken up and upset about something he knew it had something to do with Jess. He had flown down to New York without a minutes rest after the phone call. Logan wished he could get his hands on Jess and use him as a punching bag.
So here he was in bed with his girlfriend who was shaking and crying tears of sadness. He hated seeing Rory cry especially for something that weasel Jess had done. Logan could not fathom the reason for Jess to get a hold of Rory. What was so important that Jess would drive all the way from Connecticut to New York to tell Rory?
Logan was trying to calm her down so she could explain to him what Jess had done. He wished Jess would just pack up and leave for the Peace Corps once again just to put Rory out of her misery. Logan was saying soothing things and rubbing Rory's back to try to calm her down. He was glad that Rory hadn't been in New York alone and at least she had had his sister to take care of her while Logan flew out here.
"Baby, do you want to tell me what happened that made you so upset?" asked Logan.
"Just give me a minute, okay Logan?" said Rory.
"Sure, take all the time you need," said Logan.
Rory had come back from the hospital shaken up after her confrontation with Jess. She hated being so weak but her body just gave out the minute she got to her penthouse suite at the Plaza. She had collapsed on the couch and that was how Honor had found her.
She didn't explain anything to Honor she just asked her to call Logan and tell him to come down to New York as soon as possible. Rory had never in her life been prone to violence, but Jess had pushed her over the edge after what he said about Logan. Jess didn't even know Logan, who was he to judge the man that she loved?
She hadn't felt safe until she had Logan's arms around her. The wait she had endured for him to get to New York had been similar to what she felt when she received those threatening letters several weeks after being named heiress to the Gilmore fortunes. She hated the feeling that came over her but it was probably after effects of the confrontation with Jess.
She wished she had never met Jess. He was the cause of everything. She couldn't believe Jess wanted to get back together with her. Everyone had been telling her pretty much the same thing but she had never taken it seriously. She felt so betrayed from someone she considered a friend.
She was glad to be in Logan's arms at this moment since he was the only one who could calm her down. When she was younger her mother used to crack a joke and lighten the mood, but now Logan was the only one who could put his arms around her and make everything else bearable. She wanted this feeling to stay with her for the rest of her life. She felt so safe and secure in his arms. And he always told her she could do the same for him so they were a match made in heaven.
When Rory was calmer she started from the beginning about the money she had donated to a local hospital, her tour of the neurology ward and finally her run in with Jess. She told Logan about everything Jess had said including showing her the pictures he had taken of he and Honor. Rory could tell by Logan's facial expression that he was spitting mad. By the time she was finished he had this look on his face that Rory could now associate with severely pissed off.
"That jackass had the gall to take pictures of me and my sister. He is dense I can't believe he showed them to you as proof I was being unfaithful. Have I missed anything?"
"Yes dear, I believe he assumed that I would run away with him after he revealed such a thing. He was quite stupid in the sense that he didn't know that Honor was your sister."
"I can't believe he would sink so low. I want to pummel him for what he pulled today. We have to tell the family. You do know that right?"
"Yes, I realized that during my argument with Jess. I want everyone except for Luke, since Jess is his nephew and the family will gang up on him, to be there so we can decide what to do."
"Yeah I think that's a great idea," said Logan.
Logan looked at Rory and hated what this situation with Jess had put her through. She should have been having fun with Honor and the rest of the bridal party because this was supposed to be a bachlorette party. Jess had ruined this for her and he was going to pay for that.
As Logan was comforting Rory, Jess was picking up his car from where he had parked it. He hated the way he had handled things. He should have checked out who the blond in the picture with Logan was before he had jumped to conclusions. He hated being wrong about something and he especially hated being pointed out that he was wrong.
He had to get away from here for a while since there was probably a warrant for his arrest or something. These people with money could do just anything including fabricate a story for their own benefit.
He made a stupid move by revealing his true intentions to Rory early in the game. He should have waited for the most opportune time. There is a reason that 'patience is a virtue' whomever said that was no moron. Jess knew that returning to Stars Hollow was asking for trouble and he couldn't very well do that to his mother.
He got into his car and drove in the opposite direction of where he had come from. He decided he would head to California to visit his father and Sacha. Not many people knew about his father and it would be the best place for him to hide until he had weathered the storm.
Jess had made a stupid move and it had probably cost him the love of his life. He wasn't going to give up though. It didn't look like Rory and Logan were going to do something crazy like get married so he still had plenty of time. Poor Jess if he only knew what Logan was planning.
The Gilmore and Huntzberger Clans made it to New York in no time. They had grumbled, whined and complained about the impromptu get together, but family loyalty, a little bit of curiosity, and seeing everyone in one room had each member of the immediate families in attendance, even Josh had dropped everything and come because he respected an admired both Logan and Rory. The sitting room of the penthouse suite that Honor and Rory were sharing was made into the headquarters for this family gathering.
Shira and Emily had discussed the reason for this meeting amongst them and had decided Rory and Logan wanted to tell both families that they were engaged as one and what better way then in New York. The two woman had been grinning the whole trip here and at one point Elias had to yell it them to tone it down. The two women were so giddy; they had even practised being surprised in their respective mirrors at home.
"Emily I have Tavern on the Green holding a rather large room for us to celebrate in. Do you think they would think too much into the fact that I had the room reserved for an engagement party?" asked Shira.
"Why, of course not Shira. Rory and Logan would assume you wanted both families to go out to lunch," said Emily.
Shira smiled and felt pretty smug about the situation. She was thinking about dressing her little grandbabies that were going to show up soon enough. Emily's thoughts were also on the future generations of Gilmores, but she was thinking about the house on Cape Cod that she and Richard had seen. They needed to buy a home on the Cape since their family would be expanding and there would be the pitter-patter of little feet in the near future. Emily and Shira both would have done the happy dance if they knew how to go about doing it.
Everyone was assembled in the parlour/sitting room and all held a cup of tea or coffee. Lorelai was on the edge of her seat since she had no clue for the reason for this meeting but didn't have a good feeling about it. Richard was bored, Elias was put out, Mitchum seemed to be having a great time taking in the view, Honor was bemused by the family's reactions, and Josh shrunk in his seat since being in a room full of Huntzbergers and their kind made him uneasy and the only reason he was here was because Logan and Rory had asked him to be.
The couple on everyone's minds made their appearance from the kitchen and sat in chairs in a place where everyone could see them. Logan and Rory had agreed that the family would overreact and they would do something drastic so they had to be the voice of reason. The couple wanted something that would make Jess rethink wanting to have anything to do with Rory not put him in jail for unknown crimes.
"Would the two of you get this hoopla over with before I die," said Elias.
Everyone rolled their eyes at the old mans antics. He was known for his off putting sense of humour and practical jokes. He also liked to exaggerate about everything.
"Grandpa we will get on with it. Now everybody Rory and I have asked you all to be here so we can tell you something," said Logan.
Emily and Shira had their hankies at the ready to cry on command.
"Everyone knew that Logan and I have been having some problems with one of my ex-boyfriends, Jess Mariano. Well, today he approached me after my hospital tour and told me that Logan was cheating on me and proceeded to show me pictures of Logan and some mysterious blond. It turns out that the pictures were of Logan and Honor since Jess didn't know what Honor looked like he came to his own conclusion of who she was. We have decided to notify you on what was happening and wanted your advice on what to do," said Rory.
Emily and Shira were not amused; in fact they were quite upset with the developments with Jess' constant appearance in Logan and Rory's life. Yes, they were the reason Jess happened to be in the same place as the couple in many of the situations but he should've gotten the picture by now. The two women were quite upset by no sign of an engagement ring on Rory's finger that they wanted to cry.
"Jess came to NEW YORK?" asked angry Lorelai.
"That bothersome fellow actually tried to break the two of you up," asked an astonished Mitchum.
"I didn't realize he was making a nuisance of himself," said Richard in a concerned voice.
"Who the hell is Jess?" asked a confused Elias.
"Grandpa Jess was Rory's boyfriend and he has decided that he wants her back and that she does not belong with Logan," said Honor.
"Who is stupid enough to think that Rory and Logan aren't suited for each other? My god I've never seen a couple more suited than the two of them. Rory and Logan are going to get married and that's the end of that. Logan my boy, why aren't you getting on with the business of proposing already. I'm not going to live forever I would like to meet my great-grandchildren before I pass," said Elias.
Logan shook his head and looked at Rory, she had an amused look on her face. His grandfather could be rather blunt when it came to some things. Tact wasn't his main suit. "Grandpa really, I will not answer such a question as of yet," said Logan.
Rory then proceeded to fill everyone in on all the details of her conversation/argument with Jess. Lorelai was fuming, she couldn't believe that little punk would have the nerve to come to New York and accost Rory. When she got to Stars Hollow she was going to grab him by his greasy hair and demand he stay away from Rory or else.
"I can't believe that boy had the nerve to do such a thing. I want him to pay for what he had put the two of you through. Are you alright Rory dear?" asked Emily.
"Yes grandma, I'm fine," said Rory.
"We have to make him pay for what he's done. I have half a mind to hit him over the head with an inanimate object," said Shira.
Honor smirked thinking of her mother actually hurting someone by whacking them over the head with something. Her mother was the epitome of the society wife. Shira would look rather silly dressed in a Hermes suit and a frying pan in the other hand.
"I think we should have him hunted down and arrested for such a thing. We can even hire a bounty hunter like the one who has his own TV show, I think his name is 'Dog'," said Emily.
Lorelai burst out laughing, "Mom you watch Dog Eat Dog. I'm astounded that you would watch such a thing. I don't think it's to your taste?"
"Really Lorelai, you know that I don't watch reality television. One of the members of the DAR mentioned that a family of bounty hunters had a show on television. I couldn't believe that an entire family had taken up such an occupation," said Emily then shuddered.
"Could we please get back to the topic at hand," said a frustrated Elias.
"I say we exercise the power we have and make him regret ever having thought of Rory at all. He should realize that there consequences to his actions. We have to strike fast and show him we mean business," said Josh getting worked up.
Everyone stared at the young man who up until now had been quiet. No one had expected such a brilliant idea to come from quiet, shy, Josh. "Why Joshua, I think you'll fit in to the Huntzberger Clan quite beautifully," said Mitchum.
"I love the idea, dear," said Shira beaming at her future son-in-law who was being very helpful in this situation.
"I see you've got a spine in their somewhere, young man," said Elias quite pleased with Josh at the moment.
Josh couldn't believe he had said that. He had been quite worked up over the fact that someone actually wanted to break up Rory and Logan. He thought of the couple as if they were his brother and sister so it was quite normal for him to react in such a fashion. It was scaring him that the Huntzbergers seemed to accept this vicious overprotecting side of him.
"I'm just trying to help," said Josh in a quiet voice.
"I have an idea but I need you all to trust that I will take care of it," said Elias.
"Grandpa, will you tell us about it?" asked Logan.
"Logan, no one tries to ruin the future of my family and leaves without a scar. I will take care of this matter in my own way. Now I need you all to trust me. When I finish my task we shall all meet at the Gilmore Mansion to put the second part of my plan into action. But until then I want none of you to do anything," said Elias and looked pointedly at Lorelai.
"Alright I won't hurt the punk. But when your done with him I want my turn," said Lorelai.
"I think we all want our turns with him," said Honor.
So there sat the family of Rory and Logan. They were a peculiar bunch but when push came to shove the family always supported there own. Jess was not going to know what hit him.
Jess had been at his Dad's place in California for three days and still there was no sign of either the Huntzbergers or Gilmores. He was just waiting for the other shoe to drop since he knew there were going to be repercussions for his actions. Jess didn't want to admit this but he was scared out of him mind since he had pissed off some very powerful people.
So far Jess felt confident enough that nobody would come down to Venice beach to haul him off to a state penitentiary or something. Jimmy and Sacha knew about what happened and they thought that he was acting a little paranoid.
There was a knock on the door and Jess went to answer it. He saw an elderly gentleman dressed in a suit standing in the front yard. The man looked rather peculiar in his current surrounding. "May I help you sir?"
"I'm looking for a Jess Mariano. Can you tell me where I can find him?" asked the elderly gentleman.
"Well sir, that happens to be me. What can I do for you?" asked Jess.
"My name is Elias Huntzberger. I would like to speak with you immediately," said Elias.
Jess actually blanched when the man said his name and it wasn't a good thing. He held open the door for the man indicating that he should come in. He sat on the couch opposite to Elias.
"Look, if you're here to threaten me then get it over with. You can't do anything about my feelings for Rory. I will still fight for her. Logan doesn't understand nor is he good for her and you people can't do or say anything that will change that fact," ranted Jess.
"Rory and Logan are engaged to be married," said Elias.
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