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 all my reviewers for their wonderful feedback. Ammi: The link to my blogspot can be found in my profile page which can be found when you click on my name. I'm sorry that this chapter isn't longer but I'm so tired after getting only five hours of sleep. I will do better next time and I think I might even add a new story, it be a Trory of course. I hope this chapter doens't suck too much. Please continue to review.
Chapter 41: The Reception
"Jess, what are you doing here?" asked Theresa.
Liz had just caught up to Jess when she saw the woman he was talking to. When he called her Theresa an uneasy feeling came over her, so this was the woman Jess had had an affair with.
"I was invited, why are you here?" asked Jess.
"I was invited as well," said Theresa. She had thought that the Jess chapter in her life had been closed, but it didn't look like it. Theresa had been lonely and her tiresome husband had finally left her to her own devices when she first met Jess. She had had a wonderful six month relationship with him and she strongly believed that they would still be together had they not gotten caught.
Jess watched as a middle-aged man that he assumed was her husband come and put his arm around her shoulders.
"Hello, I'm Preston Cromwell II, and you are?" asked the Governor.
Liz stood stock still when she heard the man's name. Her son had had an affair with the wife of a political leader, a man that was going to run for the office of Commander and Chief. Liz needed a strong drink. "I'm Liz Turner and this is my son Jess Mariano."
"Well it's nice to meet you both," said Preston.
Jess spoke after being snapped out of his reverie, "Yeah you too."
"Wasn't it a lovely service?" asked Preston.
"Yeah it sure was, so are you from the bride's side or the groom's side?" asked Jess.
"We're on the groom's side. Friends of the family," said Theresa. "What about you?"
"We are on the bride's side. My Uncle is dating the mother of Logan Huntzberger's girlfriend," said Jess.
Theresa didn't believe in coincidences and she hoped to god that Jess had nothing to do with this unplanned reunion. She had wanted to speak with Jess alone but with his mother and her husband around that wasn't going to be possible, so she would find another way.
The Cromwell's excused themselves and Liz gave Jess a hard look. "Did you know she was going to be here?"
"No, I didn't or else I wouldn't have come," said Jess.
He wondered if she was the reason the invitation had been sent to him in the first place. He wouldn't put it past Elias Huntzberger for wanting to make him pay.
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The reception was packed by the time the wedding party arrived after having taken pictures. Logan and Rory had been laughing and making jokes throughout the whole photo shoot and they had some really funny poses of the two of them. The couple had been reminded time and again that their own wedding was just around the corner.
Rory thought the reception area looked wonderful and the guests were already occupying the bar. The wedding had been an emotional one for her since she thought of Honor as a sister and she was touched that the couple had written their own vows.
Logan had been watching Rory the whole time and he knew the wedding had made her cry, but in a good way. He couldn't wait to see her walking down the aisle towards him sometime in the near future. He thought his mother had outdone herself with the reception.
"Come on Ace, let's go enjoy the party," said Logan.
"Yes, lets," said Rory.
The couple went in search of their seats and to see whom they were sitting with. When Logan and Rory stopped at the table that held Jess and his mother they almost groaned out loud. Of all the tables to be put at, it just had to be the one that held the last person in the world that they wanted to see.
"Rory, Logan the two of you sure do make a striking pair," said Liz.
"Why thank you Liz," said Logan.
He did the gentlemanly thing and pulled out Rory's chair for her then sat down next to her. He stared Jess down when the other boy kept on glancing at him. When the two other occupants of the table came and introduced themselves Logan recognized the man, but couldn't remember the woman. "Hello I'm Logan Huntzberger and this is my fiancé Rory Gilmore," said Logan.
The man shook his hand and replied, "How do you do? I'm Preston Cromwell and this is my wife Theresa," said the man.
"How are you Governor?" asked Rory.
"I'm very well Miss Gilmore," said Preston.
"Mrs. Cromwell I don't believe we've had the distinct pleasure of meeting. Whenever I ran into your husband you were always working," said Logan.
"That's right, I've been busy," said Theresa.
"Oh, what is it that you do, Mrs. Cromwell," asked Rory.
"I'm a superior within the Peace Corps," said Theresa.
"Is that right? Well Jess here was in the Peace Corps for two years," said Rory.
"What a small world," said Theresa in a sarcastic manner.
Preston who knew when his wife was about to say something inappropriate so he changed the subject before things could get out of hand. "I hear congratulations are in order," said Preston aiming his comment to Rory and Logan.
"Yes, we just got engaged," said Logan.
"Oh yeah, congrats Rory," supplied Liz.
"Thank you Liz and Mr. Cromwell," said Rory.
Jess didn't like where the conversation was headed, he hated how Logan had his arms draped over Rory as if someone was going to come along and snatch her away from him. He knew he wouldn't enjoy this wedding and he was already getting bored. He looked over at Theresa only to see her giving him a sly look. He knew that look; it meant she was thinking about things that were inappropriate. He just smiled at her. 'Maybe the wedding wouldn't be so bad after all'
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"Ladies and gentlemen may I have your attention please. My name is Elias Huntzberger and I am the proud grandfather of this lovely young lady. She has been the light of my life since she was born and continues to be a wonderful human being. I am so proud of her and Josh for setting such a wonderful example of how a relationship is supposed to be like for her younger brother Logan and his fiancé Rory. Josh welcome to the family and Honor I hope you continue to be happy in your married life. So let's raise our glasses to Honor and Josh Greenspan," said Elias.
It was already toasting time. So far the groom's parents and the bride's parents had made their speeches. Logan and Rory had elected to go last. They had wanted to have some time to think of things to say to the happy couple.
"Hello everyone, I'm Logan Huntzberger and this is my future bride Rory Gilmore. We won't be long and you can get back to eating your food after we're done. Honor and Josh are the happiest couple we've seen thus far and they seem to love each other wholeheartedly. We would like to wish them luck in their married life and hope they have many kids. So let's raise our glasses one more time to Honor and Josh," said Logan.
Honor had cried too many times to count and she was really glad the make-up artist had made her wear the waterproof mascara. Josh was happy that he and the woman he loved in the whole world were husband and wife. He couldn't wait to spend the rest of his life with her.
During the speeches no one noticed that Jess and Theresa Cromwell were missing. Liz was chatting up Martha Stewart who was sitting two tables down from her. They had gotten into a discussion about the right glue to use when scrap booking. Former President Jimmy Carter had sidetracked Preston Crowell who was getting a glass of champagne. They had gotten into a long and drawn out conversation about Economic development in third world countries. Nobody, or almost no one, saw the two ex-lovers sneak out together.
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Honor had changed into a Chanel suit for the ride to the airport that would take her on her honeymoon. She didn't want to wear her wedding dress on her honeymoon so had opted to change into the chic outfit she now wore.
Before she left Honor threw the bouquet and Madeline caught it. She squealed and the look on Finn's face was priceless. Portia Rothschild had pulled out her cell phone and had gotten the ball rolling on the plans for Finn and Madeline's wedding, poor boy didn't know what was coming.
Seth, who blushed then perked up when the maid of honour winked at him, caught the garter. Rory and Logan laughed at their friend's antics. They just watched as Honor and Josh waved goodbye to their family and friends and went on their way.
Rice was thrown at the couple when they ran for their car.
Elias Huntzberger was standing in the corner of the reception area long after the bride and groom had gone off on their honeymoon. He waited patiently for his partner in crime to arrive. When he saw the person he said, "Did you get it?"
"Yeah, I know what I'm doing Elias," said an annoyed voice.
"I'm sorry. I just want that Jess boy to pay for trying to break up Logan and Rory," said Elias.
"I know he should be taught a lesson," said the voice.
"I'm so glad you are seeing things my way," said Elias.
"I've always known Jess wasn't right for Rory and now I'm going to do all that I can to keep Jess away from the couple," said the voice.
"So you got the video feed of Jess and Theresa Cromwell doing inappropriate things. I think Preston Cromwell as well as Rory and Logan need to see this video, don't you Lorelai?" asked Elias
"Yes, I think they do," said Lorelai.
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