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 all my reviewers for their wonderful feedback. I realize the majority of you were mad that I stopped the story at where I did. I hate cliffhangers myself when it comes to stories and such, but the real reason I stopped at that spot was I was literally falling asleep at my computer. I had a lecuture/tutorial the next day and I had to get up early to catch up on some work I'd missed. I stopped at 3 am (LOL). Yeah, I tend to do things at the last minute and writing every chapter last minute has been a regular occurance. So sorry about the cliffy I'll try not to do that again, but I can't make any promises beacause I write these chapters last minute. So there is the reason I ended the story at that particular spot. Please continue to review.
longneck: I will continue writing I've actually got many fics in progress including the one the sequel to 'Socialite.' Thanks for reviewing.
KeitaWolf: The picture of Rory's wedding dress can be found at my blog. There is a url in my profile page or you can just press the 'homepage' buttong, both work. Thanks for reviewing.
rock 'n' rollbitch:The reason I'm only up to chapter 5 on Illusive is that I added the story later on and I haven't as of yet caught up, but hopefully I will be soon. Thanks for reviewing.
Chapter 11: To Each His Own
"Psst, what are they saying?" asked a voice near Serena, 'the maid's', ear.
"If you would shut that hole you call a mouth, I could hear clearly. Cripes, Finn what happened to all those etiquette and manner lessons Auntie Taylor made you take? You're acting like a five year old," said Serena.
Finn immediately straightened his posture and stuck his nose in the air. "You are giving me orders dressed like that, Cousin Serena?" asked Finn.
"Listen to me you over grown totem pole. I am doing you a favour due to the fact that by some gap in the space time continuum, you and I share some blood, though I would like that proven just to be on the safe side. If need be, I will walk out that door and won't care a wee bit what the hell happens to your moronic friend and that lovely lass Rory. What'll it be, Finnegan Aardvark Rothschild-Livingston?" huffed Serena.
Finn backtracked after that tongue-lashing. "Rena, I love you. You're like a sister to me, hell I think you might be my sister with the way your mother looks at my father, but that's another story altogether. You know we couldn't have pulled this off without you," said Finn giving his cousin a tentative hug.
Serena literally growled at him when he touched her that Finn had to step back so she wouldn't attack him. Then he heard her mutter under her breath, "Bloody nuisance."
Colin who had thus far watched the tennis game-like conversation between the cousins had caught on to Finn's middle name from Serena's comment. "Is that actually your middle name? Aardvark? You thought my name was weird when you've got an animal for a middle name?" laughed Colin.
"Yeah, when his mother was pregnant with him she went through a phase where she would think of the most outrageous names for Finn apparently Aardvark was one of the normal ones, but good thing Uncle Alex convinced her Finnegan was a suitable name for a lad with his breeding, though I don't agree with him they should've given him an animal name such as 'Titmice,' 'Motmot,' 'Ba humbugi,' or even 'cuscus.' But to each his own I guess. I say, do I know you?" asked Serena with a puzzled look on her face.
"We've met several times Serena. We've actually made out on numerous occasions throughout the ten years I've known Finn," said Colin. Then when she still had a puzzled look on her face he relented. "I'm Colin DuPont de Nemours, how do you do?"
"Serena Rothschild-Rexel, I'm fine thank you. I'm sorry but I don't remember you," then she turned to Finn and gave him a dirty look. Serena got to work by putting on the stethoscope she had 'borrowed' from her current step-daddy who was a well-known surgeon. She was going to give it back, honestly.
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"Hello Rory, how are you doing?" asked Logan. He didn't know what else to say. He was bit tongue-tied with the way she looked in that dress. Her shoulders were bare, the upper part of the dress looked amazing on Rory, what with her tiny waist. He had literally felt like someone had punched him in the gut when she had walked in and posed on that pedestal.
Logan and his mother had devised the best way to get Rory into this house. He had wanted to see her in the house he had grown up in, even though most of his memories from this place were, for lack of a better word, horrible he knew he would cherish this memory most of all. She had looked like a goddess walking in and he had wished that she were his bride for just a few seconds when she had first entered. That's how gorgeous she'd looked.
"How am I doing? I'm just peachy. Why were you hiding in this room, Logan?" asked Rory.
"I wasn't hiding. I was simply wandering the mansion when I happen to come across this particular room and wondered when mother had redecorated it," said Logan, lying through his teeth.
"You see, I would've believed you if it hadn't been for the fact that this whole thing has been one big 'coincidence' after another, why exactly did your mother want the dress fitting to take place at her home. I mean, yeah the ladies of the DAR are crazy and spend money like it grew on trees but they don't do anything without an ulterior motive attached to it. How much of a coincidence is it that you just happened to be in the same room as me when your mother told me to check out my wedding dress in all its glory?" asked Rory.
"I don't like what you're insinuating here, Ace. Leave well enough alone. Can I just reiterate that you look wonderful?" said Logan trying to change the subject.
"I don't think it's appropriate for me to be alone in a room with you without my future husband present," said Rory snobbishly.
"Have we gone back to the Edwardian or Victorian era? If we have then I suggest you get out of that dress since it will probably cause an uproar in polite society. You know they will gossip that you are a trollop, which will, of course, ruin your reputation and you will undoubtedly end up being the rich mistress of a duke or even the Prince Reagent himself. I will end up pining for you, marry a suitable woman to bear my heirs, then live an unhappy life watching you but not being able to touch you," said Logan. Boy was that a long monologue or what?
Rory couldn't help but chuckle at his embellishment to her comment. "I think you took my meaning quite literally there, Huntzberger. But what I meant was I have to go change out of this dress," said Rory moving towards the door.
There was a lot of pushing and shoving going on outside the door. The three spies were getting back to their positions before the couple realized that they had had an audience throughout their entire conversation. Finn could never leave well enough alone so he stood against the door while it was opening and Serena gave him several choice words.
Logan grabbed Rory's hand before she could exit the room. She shook him off but he grabbed her by the shoulders and meant business. "Why are you running from me?" asked Logan.
"I'm not running. I simply must get this dress off before I ruin it. Besides I've had a tiring day and I must return to Yale. Would you please let go of me Logan?" asked Rory.
"No I don't particularly feel like obliging that request," said Logan.
"What do you want," asked Rory bluntly.
"Me, I want world peace, a safe environment, equal rights for women around the world, Finn getting in to less trouble, though I think one of my previous wants will come true before Finn straightens out, Oh yeah I want one more thing that means the world to me," said Logan.
"Oh yeah? What's that?" asked Rory
"You."
Rory, for the second time that day, was stunned into silence. It seemed speech was a foreign concept to her though her mother Lorelai would've disowned her had she been there. Was Logan actually saying something sentimental and cheesy? She wished with all her heart that it could turn out the way she wanted but she had her heart crushed one too many times by getting her hopes up about him, so she squashed it down. But Rory continued to stare at Logan opened mouthed.
"Don't you have anything to say? A witty remark, a one liner, or even laughter; come on Rory you're the ace reporter. I'm sure you've got some comeback lined up. I have feelings for you Rory and I will not let you go without a fight. You don't belong with Sullivan, you belong with me, I was just too stupid to see it then, but I can observe clearly now."
When Rory found her voice once again she said, "Do you think saying pretty words is going to make all the hurt you've put me through go away after all these months apart. I don't think so. You don't know how much you hurt me with your actions and with you're silence. I waited for you to call me after I walked out since I assumed, stupidly of course, that you would eventually come to your senses. Would you like to know how long it took me to realize you weren't going to call?"
Logan could only nod his head since Rory had to get these feelings out into the open.
"It took me seeing you with another girl to realize you gave up. I was so hurt and humiliated the way you could throw me away without a second thought and bring in the next girl. I got through that horrible period in my life, no thanks to you. But I've gotten over you Logan."
"The hell you have. You haven't gotten over me just like I've never gotten over you. Yes, I made a fatal error in judgement when I started seeing other women only a few days after the end of our 'relationship,' but don't say I didn't care. You don't know how deeply sorry I am for my actions but I will not let you cheapen our time together. I cared and still care for you and I will fight for you. You and Sullivan are not a match."
"Don't flatter yourself Logan. You don't have a say in my life and I refuse to let you dictate who I should or shouldn't associate with. I've got to go meet Graham," said Rory. She turned her back to Logan for a few seconds and that's all it took for her to be up against the wall with his lips on hers.
Logan was seeing red when she started in on him and he was spitting mad when she said she was going to meet Sullivan afterwards. He just snapped. But her lips were so warm against his and she wasn't objecting so who was he to stop it. He had his hands around her waist and loved the feel of the material of the dress. His kissed her feverishly since it had been a while since the two of them had done this.
Rory knew she shouldn't give in to him since he couldn't have changed his mind so fast. As well he hadn't said anything about commitment. He had just said he would fight for her, but after that she didn't know. Was the ultimate playboy ready to settle down? I think not. No, she couldn't let history repeat itself.
The kiss was becoming steamier with Rory sucking on Logan's lower lip. Logan moaned and retaliated by sticking his tongue in her mouth and pushing her more so into the wall, well as best he could with her in a wedding dress. Logan's hands had wandered from her hair, down to her shoulders and finally to the front of her waist where there was a belt of some kind.
Rory was in a haze and went a long for the ride, but she was the one who pushed Logan away when she felt a sufficient amount of time had passed and she could still remember the taste of him. "I don't think it wise that we ever do that again," said Rory.
"We will do that as many times as we want. I know you want me just as badly as I want you," said Logan.
Rory just shook her head and headed out the door. "Logan wanting you and wanting to be with you are two different things." She continued to walk out the door but paused when Logan called her name.
"We will kiss and do unspeakable things to each for the rest of our lives. That's right Ace, I'm going to marry you and become the happiest man in the world. Don't look so shocked I'm a Huntzberger; we never do things half way. I even told my parents you are going to be the mother of my children. So I want you to think of me when you go to bed tonight and dream of a little girl and a little boy with their mother's blue eyes and their father's blond hair," said Logan.
"Oh boy, the bloody menace sure knows what he wants," said Serena who was at Rory's side holding the girl up since she didn't look fit to stand up much less walk.
Rory was so shocked she was literally shaking. She would've been on the floor had it not been for Serena, who she would later thank profusely for coming to her rescue. But at the moment Rory's only thought was on what Logan had said a few minutes ago. He couldn't have been serious, could he? She would've ignored the comment had it not been for the sincerity in which it was said and for the look in Logan's eyes when he had described their future children. Rory would never, for as long as she lived, forget that look.
Serena led Rory by the waist back up the stairs when she looked a little less pale. His friends, Finn and Colin, who sauntered into the room with grins on their faces, joined Logan.
"Congrats mate, she's a lovely Sheila. The bachelor party is on me," said Finn rather enthusiastically.
"Finn you idiot, Rory didn't accept Logan's proposal. Hell, Logan didn't even propose properly. He simply stated his intent on winning her hand in marriage," said Colin in an exasperating manner.
"Are you sure?" asked a puzzled Finn.
"Yes Finn, my lady love is still engaged to Graham Sullivan at the current time. I'll just have to take care of that now won't I?" said Logan.
"Sure mate, but again the bachelor party is on me," said Finn.
Logan and Colin could only roll their eyes at Finn's comment. He never listened. But to each his own, isn't that what Serena had said.
AN1: I swear to you that those animal names Serena named are in fact animals, can you believe that (LOL). Go to my blog and I will add a link to where you can find a quiz for weird animal names, I swear to you I'm not kidding.
Titmice: The tits and titmice are a group of small, mainly European, insectivorous birds. Most have crests.
Mot Mot: The mot mot is a bird.
Ba humbugi: The Ba humbugi is a kind of snail.
Cuscus: The cuscus is a type of possum.
AN2: Please, Please, Reivew. Oh one more thing. The picture of Rory's wedding dress is on my blogspot which can be located in my profile page.