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 you to my reviewers for their wonderful feedback.
Mrs. Boyscout: Yes, the parents are in on the plan as well and you will see how in future chapters. They wouldn't appreciate the joke (lol). Thanks for reviewing.
deal4321: Yes Logan will fight for Rory with everything in his arsenal. He probably has some tricks up his sleeve as well. Thanks for reviewing.
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Chapter 8: Confrontation And Tears
Logan was flirting with Adriana Macy when he spied Rory coming the down the hall of the Yale Daily News room. He had decided that he would confront her in a private locale but he was going to show her that her relationship with Sullivan meant nothing to him, hence the flirting with another woman.
Logan didn't even look at Rory when she passed him and he was a little miffed to notice that she didn't seem to recognize him, instead she had this far off look on her face. So to punish her he put all his effort into flirting with the lovely Adriana and trying not to read too much into the look on Rory's face. He continued to watch Rory out of the corner of his eyes and she seemed to look at her engagement ring a little too long. That did it.
He bid Adriana goodbye and marched right to Rory's desk grabbed her by her elbow and dragged her out of the YDN offices with many people looking on with interest. "Logan, what the hell?" yelled Rory.
He ignored her and continued to drag her along until he found the room that he was looking for. It was a place he came when he needed some privacy, but today it would be the place he would fight for the woman that had become a vital part in his life. He wasn't going to leave that room until he set her straight.
"LOGAN, WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU' RE DOING?" yelled Rory. She recognized the room to be an old classroom that had been closed up. It gave her the creeps.
"We are going to hash this out right here, right now," said Logan.
"Hash what out? What has gotten into you?" asked Rory.
"I want to know what kind of relationship you and Sullivan have. I've been watching you and there is something odd about this engagement and this relationship as a whole, so tell me the truth Rory."
"I don't see how any of this is your business? It's not you were my boyfriend or that I owe you somehow," said Rory.
"Don't twist my words. I want to know what's the deal with you and your fiancé?"
"We're engaged."
"I know you're engaged but I don't buy the act. How do you feel about Sullivan?" asked Logan.
Rory sat down on a chair that looked somewhat clean compared to the others in the room. She couldn't believe that the big confrontation was going to take place now. "Logan what exactly do you want to know?"
"How do you feel about him?"
"I like him."
"You like your favourite pair of shoes, you like writing for the YDN, you like your coffee mug, but you have to have a different sentiment for the man that you will spend the rest of your life with. Come on admit you have deeper feelings for him."
"Logan, I have feelings for Graham."
"Do you feel for him what you felt for me when we were together?" asked Logan.
Rory was stunned into silence for about five seconds before she started to laugh. She laughed so hard Logan thought she was going to harm herself. He was not amused. "Logan we we're never together. You had me and other women during that time and I put up with it. I felt something for you but you didn't feel the same way, so you cannot say we had anything of significance."
"How can you say that?" yelled Logan.
"Very easily."
"Why are you doing this Rory, is it to get back at me?"
"Yes."
"WHAT?" yelled Logan.
"You didn't fight for me. Do you know how much that hurt? I thought you cared, but stupid me to assume you would care about anyone but yourself."
"Of course I care about you Rory. I would never in a million years want to hurt you. You know I couldn't do commitment. You deserve better than that, but I don't think Sullivan is good enough for you. You will be making the biggest mistake of your life if you were to marry him."
"You can't do this to me. I finally meet a guy who likes me quirks and all; yet all you do is say bad things about him. You have no say in who I date and who I marry."
"The hell I don't. I want you and there is nothing you can do about that."
"You can want me till the end of time, but you can't give me the one thing I want and that is a future together. You're too much of a child to be in an adult relationship with and I've got better things to do than stay here and listen to your jealous ramble."
"Don't you dare walk out that door. We haven't finished with our discussion."
"What discussion?"
"Rory I'm not a child, so don't treat me like one. I have never before in my life met anyone like you nor do I think I ever will. I am not a commitment type of guy so I've never been in a serious relationship with a girl. I can't just change my ways overnight."
"I'm not asking you to but you don't want to give a relationship a chance either. Graham treats me right and he understands me. You don't know him the way I do. You weren't willing to do what he did which was commit to me."
"You don't care about him the way you care about me. Why do you want to end up in Hartford society relationship where after you provide an heir the two of you will live your separate lives?"
"You know nothing of my relationship with Graham and please don't assume things without the evidence to back them up. My feelings are my own and you have no say in things that happen in my life. You will probably get a wedding invitation but please don't come to the wedding. I think it's high time you made up your mind as to what you want Logan," said Rory, then she walked out of the classroom and left Logan to his thoughts.
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"He said WHAT?" yelled Graham.
"I think he knows that our relationship is a farce. He was so convinced that you aren't good for me and that I don't have any feelings for you," said Rory.
"The nerve Huntzberger has. I would like to give him a piece of my mind. Rory, if you want to call off the plan we can do that," said Graham.
Rory was silent for a moment. She and Graham were sitting on her bed in her dorm room with the sunlight coming in through the window discussing her impromptu conversation with Logan. "I don't like lying to Logan, but I don't think the engagement plan was a good idea. I can see dating you and all, but engaged is taking it a bit too far," said Rory.
"Yeah it is, but I told you it had to be done. Besides I would marry you if you were willing," said Graham seriously.
Rory looked into his eyes and realized he was sincere. She turned away and looked at her bookshelf instead. He had been saying that since the beginning only now was she was starting to realize he actually wanted to be with her. "Graham, you're sweet. I wish Logan shared your sentiments."
Graham sighed and went along with it. "Yeah, so what do you want to do about the confrontation with him?"
"There is nothing to do. If he doesn't get his act together soon I'm not going to waste my time with him," said Rory.
"I'm glad," grinned Graham.
Graham had thought Logan had finally come to his senses and admitted his feeling for Rory and that she was calling to tell him it was over. When he had arrived he had been fully expecting Logan to be with Rory, but low and behold the idiot had messed up again. Graham wanted to knock some sense into Huntzberger for his idiotic notions and for hurting Rory once again.
To his utter shock Rory started crying. Graham just looked at her quizzically and asked, "What's the matter? Why are you crying?"
Rory sniffled and let the tears that were threatening to fall roll down her cheeks. "Is it horrible to deceive Logan this way? Is this karma biting me in the ass?"
Graham put his arms around her and leaned back towards the headboard. Rory snuggled into his shirt and put her arms around his waist.
"You have the courage to fight for what you want Rory. At least you're doing something unlike Logan who just gave up and moved on. No, this is not karma for deceiving Logan. If Huntzberger is too dumb to see what a good thing he has then I feel sorry for him. He's missing out on a wonderful relationship with you. If he finds out about the plan he probably will be mad but one thing will be clear to him; the fact that you didn't give up on wanting to be in a relationship with him. That has to be something," said Graham.
"Thank you. You are so good to me and I don't deserve a friend like you," said Rory.
"Now you going to make me blush," joked Graham.
Rory just chuckled and looked up at him. He kissed her on the forehead and the two continued to sit there and stare at nothing in particular in comfortable silence. If anyone happened to look through Rory's window they would have seen a couple very much in love.
That is exactly what Logan saw when he looked through Rory's window and he was angry. He was going to get Rory back if it was the last thing he did. He looked at the serene look on Rory's face one last time before turning around and heading in the direction to his room to plan. He was going to get Rory and thumb his nose at Sullivan.
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