Author: Lady Eliza
Characters: All Characters
Rating: T
Summary: Logan cannot commit to Rory and when she tells him she wants out of the no-strings- attached relationship he lets her go. Logan still misses Rory, but there is another person waiting in the wings to sweep her off her feet. ROGAN. My fic takes place up to 5.9 scene where Rory and Logan have their confrontation; then it evolves into a different part. So I guess you can call it AU.
Disclaimer: I do not own Gilmore Girls or any of its characters.
AN: Thank you to all my wonderful reviewers for the feedback. Now I understand that many ofyou are hesitating with where I'm taking this fic, but I here to tell you don't worry this won't be a fic where Rory will be stuck between two guys. Graham is a wonderful guy but he is not the guy for Rory. You'll understand it betterin future chapters when I concentrate on Rory and Logan's relationship. That's all I can tell you for now, but just keep reading and you'll see how it turns out. Please continue to review.
Chapter 3: Going To Hell In A Hand Basket
Emily Gilmore was fussing with the last minute details for her soiree. She was hoping that the party would go off without a hitch, but with her daughter in attendance that could be a big iffy. A month ago she had decided to throw this party for all of her and Richard's closest friends and family; she had planned the party right down the most mundane of details.
Today was the day of her big elaborate party and she was barking out orders to the hired help. It was so hard to find good help nowadays. She gave them simple orders and they always messed it up, right now she needed an aspirin. One good thing she had found out from her granddaughter Rory was that she was coming with an escort that attended Yale.
Emily was simply ecstatic after she heard the news. She had promptly called Richard at work and conveyed Rory's message. He hadn't seemed that excited only put out that she would call him during working hours, but she ended up yelling at him, which coaxed a proper response out of him. That man would be buried in work if it weren't for her.
She had tried to get the identity of the young man out of Rory, but she had been like one of those accountants who knew the results of the Oscar ballots; mums the word. It was a shame, Emily and the boy's mother could have started discussing engagement picture, oh well.
"You there, I said I wanted the napkins folded in the classic style not like a swan the way you're doing it. How hard is it to follow instructions?" yelled Emily.
The man who was folding the napkins looked up with fear in his eyes, "Yes, ma'am," he mumbled then went back to folding the napkins the 'right' way. He should've known better than to work for the she-devil herself. That's what the maids and hired help called the lady since no one lasted in her employ for more than a week. But he desperately needed the money so he had no choice but to grin and bear it.
The doorbell rang and the nearest person happened to answer it. Lorelai and Luke were on the other side of the door. They had decided to come early to meet Rory's new man; Lorelai had been ecstatic to hear that Rory was moving on after the disaster that was Logan Huntzberger.
"Mom? Where are you?" asked Lorelai.
"Lorelai? What are doing here so early?" asked Emily coming out of the kitchen.
"Hi mom, how are you? I'm good," said Lorelai sarcastically.
Emily rolled her eyes, "This is no time for one of your jokes Lorelai. Oh…Luke didn't see you there."
"Hello Mrs. Gilmore, how are you?" asked Luke who didn't want to be here especially since it was mandatory for him to where a suit.
"I'm fine, thank you. Lorelai you're here before all the other guests. I think this is the first time that has ever happened, even when you were living here you always showed up late to the parties, " commented Emily.
"I didn't always…okay maybe I did. I'm here early because I wanted to meet Rory's new man," said Lorelai.
"Do you know who he is? Rory refused to tell me. She only mentioned to me in passing that he attends Yale with her. No name, no background, or hair colour," said Emily with a pained expression on her face.
"I'm just as much in the dark as you are. I tried to weasel it out of her, but that girl won't share. I don't know where she gets that from, do you think it comes from your side of the family?" asked Lorelai.
"Lorelai really, I just can't wait to meet Rory's young man. This is going to be one memorable party," gushed Emily.
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Rory was as nervous as can be before she introduced the new man in her life to her family and friends. Her hands were shaking and the cure for that was, of course, more coffee and listening to Paris go on and on about something Doyle had done.
"He had the audacity to ask me if I only put up with him because of the position of power he held. Can you believe that?"
"Oh the nerve," said Rory.
"That's exactly what I said. I told him that I would probably run for president and win before he even thought about the idea. I wanted to throttle him but instead I got even," said Paris with a smirk in her face.
"Oh no, what did you do?" asked Rory.
"I did not do anything. I got interrupted before I could throw some pot shots his way. You won't believe who called me," said Paris.
"Come on don't prolong the moment. Who was it?" asked Rory.
"It was Jamie."
"Jamie, as in Jamie from Princeton?"
"Yes, he wanted to know if I was going to your grandmother's party and I replied of course I was. He told me he would see me there."
"What did Doyle do when you told him your ex-boyfriend was going to be in attendance at this party?"
"He doesn't know that Jamie's going to be there. He knew it was Jamie that had called, but he thought he had called to talk about the debate last night. And I wasn't inclined to correct his assumption."
"Paris, you better know what you're getting yourself into. I want you to know how this could blow up in your face."
"Oh says that girl who is dating Logan Huntzberger's worst enemy. You do know that will blow up in your face don't you?"
"We're not talking about me, we're talking about you,' said Rory, trying to avoid the topic of Logan altogether.
Paris just shook her head. She and Doyle had followed Rory on one of her dates to meet Graham Sullivan at a coffee shop near the campus. She had been pleasantly surprised that Rory was finally getting over Huntzberger, but that was before she found out about the identity of Rory's lover boy. She had heard from a source, Stephanie to be exact, that Logan and Graham rubbed each other the wrong way. She had voiced her opinion on the matter, but the girl was being stubborn and said the Logan had nothing to do with her relationship with Graham.
Paris thought the speech Rory had given her was a bunch of baloney. Rory was still into Logan and she was dating Graham to piss the other boy off. Paris couldn't wait to see the implications to this relationship. Just because Paris disagreed with Rory's method of revenge didn't mean she didn't think that Logan deserved everything Rory could dish out. Paris was secretly hoping that Rory and Logan would get back together after this, not that she would say that out loud.
"Rory, do you think my hair looks alright?" asked Paris.
"Yeah, it looks fine. Is Doyle coming to pick you up?" asked Rory.
"Yeah he should be here any minute. What time is Graham coming to pick you up?" asked Paris.
"Oh he should be here soon, as well. I nervous to go with him to an event that my grandmother is hosting," said Rory.
"You do realize the invitations to your and Graham's wedding will be in the mail by end of tonight don't you?" asked Paris.
"Yes, I haven't told my grandmother the identity of my date, but it's just a matter of us walking through the front door for that to go to hell in a hand basket. I wish I can date a Yale guy and not be betrothed to him in a few days," said Rory.
"You're Gilmore, get used to it," commented Paris.
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Logan was bored out of him mind by the party and by his date. He had decided to ask Whitney, but that was turning out to be a disastrous idea. She kept on talking and wouldn't shut her mouth not even to take a breath. He just nodded his head and smiled. Thus far he hadn't gotten a glimpse of Rory but he knew she was here since this was her family's party.
He had to say the food was great; Emily Gilmore knew her food and he loved the buffet table. He hadn't seen Colin, Stephanie or even Finn, which was weird since the four of them were always together. He had had an awkward run-in with Paris Gellar though, and she still scared the crap out of him.
Logan turned his head and saw Graham Sullivan with what looked to be Rory's mother. Now, that was quite odd. Lorelai seemed to be taken with Graham and that got on Logan's nerve since she never went out of her way to get to know him. He was throwing daggers at Graham and Lorelai when he saw her.
She was a vision in black. The dress went just below the knee and was strapless. It accentuated her tiny waist and she had a classic look about her. Rory was breathtaking and Logan couldn't take his eyes off of her. He was completely ignoring his date, Whitney.
Rory was making the rounds at the party and she tried as best as she could to try to avoid the vicinity of her grandmother and Mrs. Sullivan. The two of them were over the moon about her and Graham attending the party together. She had run into Stephanie, Colin and Finn and heard that Logan was in attendance with a date, Whitney. She had taken the news with a grain of salt. Rory tried not to think on it too much.
She was, at the moment, chatting up one of her grandfather's clients and she knew she was making a great impression. The couple liked that she was following in her family tradition of attending Yale. She looked in the direction her grandfather was standing in and gave him a thumb's up signal, to which he nodded. Richard had approached her and asked her to pay special attention to this couple since they were very important clients. Rory loved helping her grandpa out.
As Rory was conversing with the couple she noticed, out of the corner of her eyes, Logan was looking at her. She also noticed that his date was speaking to him and he was ignoring her. Rory wanted to go over there and pop him one in the nose. He had some nerve looking at her after he let her go. Rory made her excuses to the couple and went in search of Graham.
Paris and Stephanie were standing off to the side so they could have a great view when all the fireworks began. The pair had bet on whether or not Logan would lose it and punch Graham when he found out about Rory and Graham. Paris had bet in favour and Stephanie had bet against. They were just waiting to see who had won the grand the two girls had put up.
Logan watched as Rory went in search of someone, he assumed it was her mother. He was bringing the glass of champagne he held in his hands to his lips when his hand-stopped midway. It all happened in slow motion. He saw Rory walk up to her mother and Graham. He watched with a queasiness in his gut as Graham bent down and kissed her on the lips and put his filthy, slimy hands around her.
Logan held on to the champagne flute for his dear life, though what he really wanted to do was throw the offending object at Sullivan's head. 'When did this happen?' Logan felt sick and he couldn't stand to watch Rory smile up at that jerks face. He wanted to go up to Sullivan and knock him out, but that would cause a scene.
Whitney who had stopped babbling long enough to realize that Logan's attention was caught on Rory and Graham decided to fill him in on all the gossip she knew about the hot couple. "Oh, what do you think about those two?"
"Excuse me?" asked Logan.
"Well, it's just that I've heard that Mrs. Gilmore and Mrs. Sullivan are convening at the club tomorrow afternoon to discuss invitations," said Whitney.
"I'm sorry I'm lost. What invitations?" asked Logan with a sick feeling in his stomach.
"The invitations for the wedding silly."
Logan choked on the little sip of champagne that he had taken. "They're not getting married, are they?"
"I heard they have been seeing each other for a five days, but they went out sometime last year."
"They dated last year?"
"Hmm…yeah Emily Gilmore and Genevieve Sullivan set the two of them up, but nothing became of them until Graham ran into Rory outside of a coffee kiosk near Brantford College."
Now everything made sense to Logan. Rory being extra happy around the newsroom; Graham asking him if he was going to be at the party. That low life SOB wanted to rub this in his face. Logan looked in the direction of the couple and realized they weren't where he had last seen them. He searched the room and found them on the makeshift dance floor. They were dancing far too close for his comfort.
Logan couldn't help but watch them; it was like watching a train wreck. He knew he was punishing himself by watching Rory and Graham, but he didn't care. Logan wanted Rory and he knew that if he didn't act soon she would be lost to him forever, but he wasn't the commitment type of guy. God, he wished he could be different.
He hated that Graham had ended up with her, anyone else and he would have been fine, maybe not fine, but he would have dealt. But Graham was another story altogether. He would have to regroup.
Paris forked over her half of the money to Stephanie who pocketed it with a big smile on her face.
As the party was winding down Logan found Graham near the pool house and decided the two of them needed to talk. "Hello Sullivan."
Graham had been waiting for this confrontation since he noticed Logan throwing death glares his way. "Howdy, Huntzberger, isn't thing a great party?"
"Don't be stupid. You're not good enough for Rory and you don't deserve her," said Logan.
"Oh and I suppose you think you do? That's a barrel of laughs Huntz, since you were stupid enough to let her go."
"Is that what this is all about? Getting back at me because let me tell you Rory is the not the person to use to get back at me," said Logan.
"I like Rory and the world doesn't revolve around you. Our relationship has nothing to do with you and I would suggest you mind your own business," said Graham.
Logan could only take so much from the bastard that had Rory. So he did what most men in his position would have done, he threw the first punch. Graham was astonished for only a few seconds before he punched Logan back. And thus ensued the fight over one Rory Gilmore.
The money that Paris had handed to Stephanie was returned to her and Steph's share was given to Paris. There was quite a lot of mumbling done on Stephanie's part about 'waiting' and 'stupid boys'.
The fight was still happening, it was a good thing that there weren't many people to witness it since the party was virtually over. But it ended when Logan grabbed Graham by the lapels of his suit and he dropped him in the pool then walked away.
Poor Graham was left to explain why he had 'jumped' into the pool fully clothed.
AN: Please, Please, Please Review. The picture of Rory's dress will be posted on my blogspot.