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. I am so sorry that I didn't update earlier, but I sort of fell asleep tying this chapter. It's also a short chapter but it's a filler since the next chapter is going to be Liz's anniversary celebration. There is an author's note at the bottom where I talk about the future of this fic so please read that. Please continue to review.
Chapter 43: Doing The Smart Thing
Jess was standing in front of Luke's apartment door contemplating if he should knock or not. He had decided that he would find his uncle instead of the other way around. He had made his decision and he was going to stick with it.
He knocked and when Luke answered the door Jess said, "Luke I have an answer for you."
Luke who had been fixing a cupboard in the kitchen invited Jess in. He had thought that he would have to go track Jess down for this discussion, but the boy had surprised him and tracked him down. "So what'll it be?"
Jess took a breath, "I have thought this through and I have decided that I won't pursue Rory anymore. I'm going to let her be happy with Logan. I don't know why I slept with Theresa other than she was a part of a time in my life when I was confused and lonely. She was there for me when no one else was. I won't see her again. I promise."
"That was a great speech, I'd like to believe you meant every word of it, but how am I to know such a thing Jess. Are you sincere this time?" asked Luke.
"I am telling the truth. It's your choice to believe it or not. I'm going to leave Stars Hollow after mom's anniversary celebration and head to New York. I have no idea what I'll do there, but I can't stay around this rinky-dink town and watch the woman I love marry another man," yelled Jess.
"I thought you told me that you're not going to pursue Rory any more?" asked Luke.
"That's right I won't pursue Rory, but that doesn't mean I don't love her. She is still the woman I will love till my dying day," said Jess.
"Oh how poetic. Cut the crap Jess, Rory is happy with Logan and they are going to spend the rest of their lives together. You don't like that another man took Rory off the market before you could come back and wipe her off her feet. Admit it you were too late for your second chance," taunted Luke.
"Yes, I was too late to be with Rory. I realize now that it's time for me to let Rory live her life and step aside. I don't particularly want to do it, but with the tape in Elias Huntzberger's hands I know I can't hesitate," said Jess.
"So this is for real? No telling me one thing and doing another when you walk out that door," asked Luke.
"Yes, I'm serious Luke. Don't tell mom that I'm leaving right after her anniversary celebration since she will fall apart after she hears that news," said Jess.
"I won't say a thing. You do realize that her shindig is tomorrow don't you?" asked Luke.
"Yeah, I'll be out of town before I find out when Logan and Rory's wedding is going to be. I've already got my bags packed and I can crash at a friends place in New York," said Jess.
"Do you know something I don't?" asked Luke.
"No, it's just this feeling I've got. I think Rory and Logan want to get married soon," said Jess.
Luke just shook his head and watched his nephew walk out the door.
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Rory and Logan were sitting on a love seat in the Gilmore parlour surrounded by their loved ones. The couple had decided that now would be the perfect time to announce to their family the date of their wedding.
Emily, Francine, and Shira were waiting on baited breath for the reason for this gathering to come out into the open. They all assumed the worst. Emily was thinking the couple had been secretly living together without telling anyone else. Francine assumed that the couple was pregnant. Shira assumed that the couple had done a quickie marriage like all those Hollywood types; it would be just be like Logan to do such a thing.
Richard Gilmore had his own ideas for this impromptu family gathering but he was keeping the reasons to himself since he found immense pleasure in watching Emily jump to the wrong conclusions. Mitchum Huntzberger was smiling that smug smile of his that his son perfected; he knew the reason for this family gathering as well.
Honor and Josh who had gotten back from their honeymoon knew what Logan and Rory wanted to tell the family since they had discussed the topic with them beforehand. Lorelai and Luke were as clueless as the women.
"Alright we have asked you all here today because we wanted to tell you all something," began Logan.
"Your living together aren't you?" interrupted Emily Emily.
"No, not yet grandma," reassured Rory.
"Are you pregnant?" asked Francine who looked at Logan for confirmation.
Logan looked at her in an amused manner, "I'm not pregnant and I don't think Rory is. Honey, are you pregnant?"
"No darling, I'm not," said Rory with a fake smile on her face.
"So your already married? You got married in one of those little white chapel's in Las Vegas where the celebrities get married. Oh, Logan how could you?" yelled Shira.
"Mother, we did no such thing," said a frustrated Logan.
"Would you all let the boy talk; for god's sake he's trying to tell us something and yet you keep interrupting him. You will stop your yammering this instant," yelled Elias.
"Thank you grandpa, now as I was saying before I was rudely interrupted. Rory and I would like to announce to you the date of our wedding," said Logan.
Shira squealed, Emily giggled, and Francine clapped her hands. Everyone tried to ignore their childish antics.
"We want to be married during the summer of this year, so basically in three months. We decided this date a while back and haven't shared it with anyone but each other. We hope you will all be happy for us in our lives together," said Rory.
"Oh of course we will babe, I'm so happy you have decided to do things on your terms. I wish you all the luck in the world," replied Lorelai who got up to hug the couple.
"Yeah congratulations you two," said Luke who was dumbstruck that Jess had been on the money about the couple wanting to get married soon. He went and hugged Rory and shook hands with Logan.
"Yes congratulations Logan and best wishes to you Rory," said Elias.
The others followed suit after Elias' wishes for the couple.
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Lorelai was waiting for Elias in her father's study. When Luke told her about Jess' decision to leave and let Rory and Logan be, it was music to her ears. She didn't like taking such drastic action but something had to be done.
Lorelai looked at the oil painting of Rory that hung on the wall and she thought how much had occurred since it was painted. Her daughter had grown up to be the kind of woman her parent's had wanted her to be. Lorelai, never in a million years, would've thought the daughter she had raised would want to be a part of the society life, but she had come to terms with the situation.
The door opened and Elias Huntzberger entered the room. "So what is it that you would like to discuss with me?"
"I don't know if you've heard, but Jess is leaving town after his mother's anniversary celebration. He has also vowed to leave Rory and Logan alone after he found out about the tape," said Lorelai.
"And you believe him?" asked Elias sceptically.
"Yes, I do. He's got everything to lose and nothing to gain should he step out of line. He told Luke he still loves Rory, but he won't interfere in her life. I think he realizes that he's been outmanoeuvred," said Lorelai.
"I won't be satisfied until he leaves town," said Elias.
"I think he is coming around to seeing things our way," said Lorelai.
"I sure hope your right," said Elias.
The two co-conspirators stood there in companionable silence thinking they had done the right thing by Logan and Rory. Only time would tell if Jess Mariano was going to take his own advice and leave town before drastic actions were taken against him.
They would all have to wait until Liz's anniversary celebration to see for sure if Jess was going to leave town. Lorelai wished there was another way but unfortunately Jess had brought this on himself. But her good intentions were probably misplaced because you know what they say:
"The smallest good deed is better than the grandest intention." unknown
AN: I've made a decision and I hope you all understand. I have decided to end this fic within the next two chapters. For a first fanfic I think it has gone tremendously well and I thank all of you for your wonderful support of it. But it's time to end this fic and start some new ones. Don't worry I'm not going anywhere. I've got some ideas for another Rory and Logan story and there is also the Trory I've been working on, but haven't published. As well, if you all would like I could also attempt to write a sequel to this fic, but only if you request that. So I hope to hear from you soon.
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