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 5.19 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 to the reviewers for the wonderful feedback. I appreciate it very much. Someone asked who Rory was going to pick, you'll find out in this chapter. I hope you all enjoy reading this chapter and please continue to review.
Chapter 4: The Stakes Are High
Rory was going to meet Graham at the pub in a few minutes and she couldn't wait to talk to him about the latest play that she had seen. They both shared a love for Broadway and she wanted to recommend the Yale production of 'Death of a Salesman' to him, which was getting rave reviews. She was writing an article on the play for the YDN and she was giving it two thumbs up.
Rory hadn't seen Graham since her grandmother's party where he had gotten a little drunk and fell in the pool, or that's what he'd said happened. She got the distinct feeling he was lying to her and that is had something to do with the blond that was sitting adjacent to her desk and snoring rather loudly.
Rory had tried to avoid being in Logan's presence since the party because he now knew about her and Graham's relationship or whatever it was. She was attracted to Graham but she didn't know if lust could sustain a relationship. She wished she could feel what she felt for Logan with Graham but alas that was not the case.
She was excited to talk to him about plays, schoolwork, and books but she did that with all her friends. It had been different with Logan since she talked to him about just about anything. Rory noticed that Paris was missing from her desk and Doyle's office door was locked. She did not want to think about what could be transpiring behind closed doors.
Rory looked at her watch and decided now was a better time as any to walk to the pub. She put all the items that she would need with her in her bag and hefted it on to her shoulders. It sure was heavy. Rory got up and was leaving when she looked at Logan one last time before heading to the pub.
Logan wasn't really sleeping under his 'press' hat and he was faking the snoring. He had been watching Rory ever since she sat down to write her article or what he assumed was her article. He had overheard her conversation with Sullivan and had fumed under his hat. When she had started daydreaming he felt like throwing everything on his desk onto the ground to scare her back to reality.
What Logan had really wanted to do was to kiss her lips and maybe do unthinkable things to her. God, how much he'd missed her. She had become such a constant in his life that when she had broken things off he had felt the ramifications. Logan wished she would come back in his life but he was still not ready to be in a committed relationship. It's not like she and Sullivan were actually going to get married.
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When Rory got to the pub she noticed that Graham was sitting in the booths today, but it wasn't until she got close enough that she noticed his face. It was all bruised up. "Oh god Graham, what happened?"
Graham had been waiting for this moment since Logan had thrown the punch at him. "Rory I think you should sit down."
"Who did this to you?"
"I'll explain everything if you promise that you won't interrupt me as I do so. Do you promise?" asked Graham.
Rory could only nod her head and wait to hear what happened to Graham's face, she had a feeling that she wasn't going to like the explanation of how he had gotten those bruises.
"I came by these bruises in a brawl with Logan at the end of your grandmother's party. We had a few choice words near the pool house and he threw the first punch. I simply responded to it. And the reason I was wet was due to Logan throwing me into the pool. I have stayed away from you these past few days to thinks things through and I have come to a decision after talking it over with other people," said Graham vaguely.
"You got into a fight with Logan? What the hell does the last part mean?" asked Rory.
"I egged Logan on at the party to test him and to see how he would react when he found out you were my date," Graham continued like Rory hadn't interrupted, "You see, I heard about your 'relationship' with him and I wanted to see for myself if Logan was over you."
"Oh this is rich. You used me for your sick games with Logan," asked Rory while folding her arms in front of her chest.
"No, don't get the wrong idea, I was attracted to you and all, but I had to know if Logan was still a factor in your life. After his reaction at the party, I figured I don't have a chance with you and the way your were staring daggers into Logan's dates head I guessed you were still in love with Logan," said Graham.
Rory's eyes were as big as saucers; she gulped. "I am not in love with Logan."
"Keep denying it all you want, but I know no one has ever looked at me the way you look at Logan when you know he's not watching you. I want to help you knock some sense into that boy's head. As much as I don't want to admit this but the two of you are good for each other, besides I get to mess with Logan's head when we continue acting like a couple in love," said Graham.
"I don't think this is a good idea. What about the two of us?" asked Rory.
"Honey, I know you really want to be with Logan and I only want what's best for you. If that idiot won't agree to commit to you after our charade, we will take my father's corporate jet and get hitched in Vegas. I won't be stupid enough to let you go and you will be Mrs. Graham Sullivan," joked Graham.
Rory was crying and laughing at the same time. "At least we have a back up plan."
"There you go. Now here's what me and the others planned," began Graham.
"I'm sorry who exactly are these others?" asked Rory.
"Paris, Doyle, Stephanie, Colin and Finn," said Graham.
"I should've know," said Rory sarcastically.
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Logan, who had no idea that the tides had turned in his favour, was sitting in front of Brantford College to see if he could catch a glimpse of Rory. He was now acting like a stalker, but he had to see her before he went back to him dorm.
He had a cup of coffee in his had and was sipping and proofreading his latest 'Psychology: The Human Brain' essay. He looked up occasionally to see if Rory was coming but mostly he was reading. It was due to this that he didn't see Rory and Graham coming, but they saw him and decided to put their plan, Operation: Commitment, Or Lack Thereof, into effect.
"Rory, come on it won't be so bad," said Graham.
Those few words stopped Logan from continuing to read his essay. He looked up cautiously only to be blindsided by Graham leaning into Rory's ear and whispering something. She actually giggled, did Rory giggle? He couldn't stop watching them.
"Graham, I don't think it's a great idea to go away together so soon, I mean we've only been dating for a few day," said Rory.
Logan shut his eyes and tried not to think about all that could happen should the two of them go away together. He now knew how Rory had felt when he was dating her and the other girl's at the same time. He wanted to go over there and take Sullivan's hands off the women that belonged to Logan in every sense of the word.
"Baby, come on. It will be me, you, and a deserted cottage," leered Graham.
"I don't know. Can I think about it?" asked Rory.
"Of course you can. Oh, I got a call from mother she would like to have you to dinner with the family Saturday evening," said Graham.
Logan wished he didn't have to hear everything the couple was saying since he felt nauseous listening to their intimate details, but he had to know how the relationship between Rory and Graham was progressing.
"Graham, you should've told me sooner. I don't have anything to where to your house," said Rory.
"Don't worry sweetheart, you will be her future daughter-in-law and she will love you just the same," said Graham.
Logan wanted to throw an inanimate object at that overly confident bastard. Who the hell is he to assume that Rory would want to marry him? Rory would never want to marry into the Sullivan family. She would make the perfect Huntzberger wife. Logan froze after that thought got stuck in his head. Where did that come from?
"Graham I don't see a ring on my finger so you cannot say such a thing, besides we've only known each other for a week" chastised Rory.
"Now now, you know how I feel about you and time does not matter. I fell head over heels for you the first time we met. I just made a fool out of myself on our first official date, but I know what I want now and that is you," said Graham. He took her by the hand, leaned her against the closest sidewall, which just happened to be where Logan was sitting, and kissed her soundly. He moved his hand up and down the side of her body for better affect and deepened the kiss.
Logan clenched and unclenched his fist and tried to stay calm. The woman he could not forget and who had become a necessity in his life, was pushed up against the wall by another man. He was going to walk over there and pull Rory away when he was grabbed from behind and dragged away from the woman that he cared for.
When Logan realized his kidnappers were none other than his two best friends Colin and Finn he started swearing at them in all the languages he knew, which was quite a number since he had picked up languages everywhere he travelled. Well, the gutter talk was all there. "Where the hell are the two of you taking me? I have to go over there and get Rory away from that smooth operator," said Logan.
"I think you need to set your priorities in order, mate," said Finn.
"Yeah, what exactly is it that you want Huntz?" asked Colin. By now the boys had sat Logan down further away from Rory and Graham who had snuck into Rory's dorm to await what the result of the inquisition that was about to take place.
"Guys I just don't want Rory to get hurt with Sullivan," said Logan lamely.
"Bullocks! Don't play dumb it does not become you the way it does on Colin," said Finn.
"I beg to differ. I think Finn plays dumb with the best of them," said Colin. Finn just stuck his nose in the air and looked at Colin as if he were vermin.
"Guys, you know I can't do commitment," stated Logan.
"We know, you've been telling us over and over again. You know you tell me not to get naked, but I still do it anyways. But let's not talk abut me in my birthday suit though I do look rather fetching if I do say so myself," gushed Finn.
"Finn this is no time to scare us with the imagery of you naked. That gives me nightmares. Now Logan, I want you to answer this one vital question," said Colin.
"Alright," said Logan.
"Why can't you let Rory move on?" asked Colin.
"I want Rory to be happy and I want her to move on, but not with Sullivan he's bad new," said Logan matter-of-factly.
"Well tough, you don't get to choose Rory's lovers and sure as hell don't have any say in her life. If you can't commit to Rory then let her move on with a guy that wants to be with her and only her or else fight for her," said Colin.
"Yeah, mate the stakes are higher now," commented Finn.
"What does that mean?" asked Logan.
"You have to make up your mind pretty fast as to what you want or else you will lose your chance to fight for Rory. If you don't state your intentions clearly Logan, you will lose Rory to Graham Sullivan. And if you don't act now you can forget about calling her Rory Gilmore she will be Rory Sullivan," said Colin.
"They're not getting married, are they?" whispered Logan.
"All I have to say to that mate, the stakes are high," repeated Finn.
Logan just looked at the serious looks on his friend's faces and knew there was something they hadn't told him as of yet. He didn't think the marriage thing held a lot of weight, but he would have to consider all the angles if he was willing to fight for Rory. Logan hoped Rory wouldn't go away with Sullivan any time soon because he knew that would give him a heart attack. He couldn't stand another man's hands on Rory. The stakes were getting higher.
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