Disclaimer: I know I forgot it with my other chapters. But I don't own The Gilmore Girls or anything related to the show.

I found out I've made a huge mistake with the ages, so here's the revised version. Sorry!

Chapter 5: Finding out.

The Gilmores and the Huntzbergers each took separate cars to New Haven where they would have dinner at Bentara Restaurant. Rory and Logan, both still in shock about the developments didn't protest on being separated for a while.

After a silence of almost 10 minutes Rory turned over to her mom, who was sitting next to her in the backseat.

"Mom?"

"Yeah hon."

"Why didn't you tell me you know Logan's mother?" After this question Lorelai had the undivided attention from everybody in the car.

"Well, you know I only have a few pleasant memories of my years in Hartford right? Chrissy is one of those few. We'll tell you everything in the restaurant, but it's suffice to say that we were really close. And I know it sounds weird but I wanted to keep those memories to myself as long as possible." When she saw the questioning look on her daughter's face she decided to compare it to Rory's life.

"You and Lane have been friends since… forever. And we both know that you two share secrets and experiences that nobody, not even me, knows about. Now tell me; doesn't the fact that only the two of you know about it make it extra special?"

Rory nodded in agreement.

"Well, that's exactly why I wanted to keep it to myself. Because it made it extra special to me. Are you mad at me?" she asked, hoping the answer was no.

"No, I'm not. I understand why you didn't say anything. You have the right to keep your memories to yourself mom. And if you don't want to you don't have to tell us about the history between the two of you." She laid her head on her mom's shoulder and hugged her.

Lorelai kissed her on her hair and said; "Thank you honey, but I want to tell you all about it, after all, you are dating her son now."

"Yes I am" Rory couldn't help but smile when she thought about the blond in the other car.

Logan looked at his mom and smiled. She was grinning like a fool and had a dark blush on her cheeks. He couldn't wait to hear the stories at dinner; they must be really good since they included Lorelai. Logan had only been in her presence for a short while, but he knew he liked her. She was a free spirit like him. When they left the mansion she walked up next to him and thanked him for covering for her with Emily. He told her it was his pleasure; it was his 'Thank You' for the little show he got. He could still see the blood drain from the maid's face as Lorelai babbled on. His mind wandered to Emily and the way she acted toward Lorelai and he immediately understood why she ran away. He had never seen Emily like that; that reminded him…

"Hey dad?"

"Yes son."

"Thank you for what you did. You really saved the night."

"You're welcome son. I just didn't like the way Emily was acting. First of all; you and Rory deserve a pleasant dinner and secondly, your mom and Lorelai don't deserve to be treated that way. They did nothing wrong. I never liked the way Emily treated her daughter."

"You also know Lorelai?"

"Yes I do. You remind me of her."

"Thanks dad, I'll take that as a compliment."

"You should" both his parent said at the same time.

His mom turned to look at her son and saw the smile on his face. She knew he was thinking about Lorelai's girl. She was glad he and Rory got together. Not only because she would have a good influence on Logan, but also because now she herself had the chance to regain her friendship with Lorelai. She had never stopped missing her. She looked at her husband and laid her hand on his. He looked at her and smiled. They were still in love, just like Lorelai had said. They both owed Lorelai a lot; after all, she was the one who got them together. Not on purpose, but nevertheless, she and Mitchum were together because of Lorelai.

"Logan?"

"Yes mom."

"We like her."

"Me too mom, me too." After that his mind wandered back to the brunette in the other car.

Once they arrived at the restaurant they were seated almost immediately. After all, you don't let a Gilmore or a Huntzberger wait in line for a table. Let alone when they come together.

After they all ordered their drinks and waited for their menus Rory took the time to look around a bit. The walls were covered in grey tiles. There was a lot of wood all over the place; the floor was covered with beautiful wooden boards in different shades of brown. The table was made of dark heavy wood and the chairs were made of black wood. Fortunately they had soft cushions on the seats so they were still very comfortable. There were different bottles along the entire ceiling and some sort of Asian artifacts were places subtle across the entire room.

Logan, who was sitting next to Rory, was watching her observe the place. He was glad his father chose Bentara; he knew Rory liked foreign food. This place served Malaysian food and it was extremely good.

"Do you like the place, Ace?" Logan's voice shook her out of her thoughts. She looked at him and smiled.

"I love it, it's like we left the country for dinner. And that's something I've always wanted to do. Leave in he spur of the moment and just see where you end up for something as small as dinner."

"Than why have you never done it?" he wondered.

"Well, I have resp…." she was interrupted by the voice of the waiter.

"Are you ready to order?" he asked with a slight accent in his voice. Before the drinks he had introduced himself as Sagar. He directed his question to the entire table, but looked only at Rory. A small smirk was playing on his lips. His penetrative look made her blush.

Logan couldn't believe this guy's audacity; he was openly flirting with his girlfriend! And he had to admit he was jealous, something that was very new for him. He looked at the waiter while putting his arm possessively around Rory. "Yes we are."

Sagar obviously must have heard the hint of anger in the blond boy's voice because his attention was almost immediately shifted to the rest of the group.

Mitchum decided it would be in the boy's best interest if he left the table as soon as possible. "Well, I guess I'll start then. I'd like to begin with the Curry Mussels and have the Bentara's Filet after that." Sagar repeated his order and looked at Richard, who was sitting next to Mitchum.

"Luke and I have decided on the same dishes, so you can put my order down twice. We'll also start with the Curry Mussels and we'd like to have the Ikan Goreng Pedas as our main course."

Sagar looked at Lorelai and asked her if she had made her choice yet. "Yes, I have. My daughter and I will also have the same. We'll start with the calamari salad…"

She was interrupted by Mitchum; "Are you girls sure about that? That's a rather spicy salad."

"Yes we are, we like spicy food." Lorelai told Mitchum before resuming her order. "And after that we want the Goreng Pedas with chicken."

This time it was Logan who felt the need to warn them. "Are you sure, I mean, that is really spicy." He asked both mother and daughter.

"Really? How spicy Logan? Is it 'I could instantly loose my cold'- kind of spicy or is it 'the tears this meal will cause will immediately turn to fume'- kind of spicy?" Lorelai asked him with a small smirk on her lips. The same smirk was on Rory's lips.

"Actually Lorelai, it is 'you'll need a bottle of cold water and a fire extinguisher when you go to bathroom tomorrow'- kind of spicy."

Logan was surprised when he heard Rory say; "Well, than we have nothing to worry about Logan. See, a refrigerator with bottled water and a fire extinguisher are as common in our bathroom as the toilet bowl is. But thank you for your concern. Are you ready to order now?" she asked, smiling at the astound look on his face.

He recovered quickly and turned to Sagar who was enjoying the wittiness of the blue eyed girl. "To keep up with the rest of the men at the table I'll have the Curry Mussels to begin with and the Ayam Percik. What will you have mom?"

"I'll have the Rojak with mild peanut sauces and the Nasi Lemak after that."

Before leaving Sagar told them that the restaurant didn't serve desserts. This wasn't received well by the ladies at the table. Once Sagar left Lorelai exclaimed; "No dessert? How can a restaurant have no dessert?"

"I don't know Lor, all I know is that no meal is complete without at least one dessert." Christa chipped in. After this the three women started pouting and if there's one thing none of the men could resist; it was their pouting.

Logan came with an excellent solution; "What would you say about going trough the McDrive to get some sunday's after dinner?" he suggested.

Rory put her arms around him and kissed him on his cheek. "I'd say that's a wonderful idea."

"Yes Logan, I like the way you think." Lorelai told him.

Once they had all agreed on dessert Logan looked at his mom and Lorelai. "Well ladies, I believe you owe us a little history. So please, enlighten us."

"Well," Lorelai started "your mom and me met in elementary school so it's sufficed to say that we go a very long way back. I remember wanting to put a frog in my teacher's teacup but I didn't want to get caught, so your mom offered to stand watch. After we found out we were quite the team we started to pull more pranks. And as we got older the pranks got bigger and worse. It helped that she was two years older of course."

"Wow mom!" Logan exclaimed "I can't believe you were a prankster. I mean, you're so proper and decent"

"Now I am yes, but back then I wasn't. But I have to admit that Lorelai was the mastermind behind most of the stunts we pulled. I just worked on the details and searched for ways to make sure we didn't get busted." She paused for a moment when their food arrived. Once everyone had their plates she continued.

"Like the time when Lori was in eight grade she decided it would be fun to put ink powder in the coffee maker in the teachers lounge. But we had to do it while they were making the coffee. Of course there would be teachers in there so I had to create a diversion. I pretended to faint in front of the door and Lorelai just started yelling. And when everybody came out to see what was going on Lorelai went in and put the ink in. It was so funny; the entire faculty had black teeth for almost two weeks."

"Did you get caught?"

"No actually, they never expected we had anything to do with it."

"So mom, did you ever get arrested?" Logan wanted to know.

"Yes, we were arrested once. That's how I met your father."

"You met dad in jail?" Logan couldn't believe what he was hearing. His parents were felons. But he had to admit, he liked it. He always believed they had been goody two shoes their entire lives. But apparently they were human after all.

"Lorelai and I got arrested for vandalizing public property. I told her one night that I hated the ugly brown color of our school walls so Lori told me that we should just do something about it. She thought bright pink and yellow would be cool. So two days before my 15th birthday we went to our school in the middle of the night, armed with several buckets of paint and brushes and we started painting. Unfortunately that night one of our teachers left something of great importance in his office and went back to get it. As soon as he spotted us he called the police and we were in the back of a police car about fifteen minutes later."

"Bright pink and yellow mom?" Rory cut in.

"Well, that way we could be sure that the difference would be noticed." Lorelai simply stated after taking a bite of her Goreng Pedas. It was very spicy indeed, but she liked it.

"So what was dad in for?" Logan asked eagerly.

"I wasn't at the station because I got arrested; I was there to bail your uncle out. When I walked in I saw your mother and Lorelai sitting on a bench, they looked really angry and yet very innocent. I had to wait while an officer was getting Leonard and I overheard another officer tell the two ladies that he couldn't reach their parents. So it looked like they had to spend the night. Somehow I didn't want that to happen so I offered to bail them out. I was quite known and respected at the station; your uncle got himself arrested on a regular base. Anyway, I got his permission and as promised I bailed them out." He paused to take a sip of his wine.

"Now, I expected a 'thank you', but as soon as we were outside Lorelai turned to face me and told me bluntly that I didn't have to expect any sexual favors, I could get my money back, but that was it."

"Yes, that definitely sounds like my daughter." Richard chipped in.

"Well, I didn't know her so I was quite shocked. Christine however, just looked at me and smiled. It was the most beautiful smile I had ever seen. She asked me how they could thank me and I told her I would like to take her out one night."

"Whoa dad, very slick!" Logan said with respect and admiration in his voice.

"Yes, that's what I thought too." Lorelai said. "I didn't trust him one bit, plus, he was way older than we were, and I didn't like my best friend going out with an old guy. Now, I didn't know he was only 12 years older, but when you're thirteen a guy in his twenties is ancient."

"Well, I decided to take him up on his offer anyway." Christa said. "I thought he was the most charming guy I had ever met and it was very gallant of him to help two girls he didn't even know."

"But weren't you a bit suspicious?" Rory asked. "I mean, I wouldn't trust a guy who would help me without a grounded reason."

"And that's very wise of you." Luke grumbled. That was the first time he had said something since they had entered the restaurant.

"Yes it is." Christa agreed. "But those where very different times. And I felt that I could trust him. So we went on a date. I had a wonderful time, but I was scared too. I felt that I was falling in love with him and I was afraid that it was too fast. When I told Lori about this she said that I should follow my heart, she thought that if I had strong feelings after only one date that it would definitely last. And if I chickened out I would regret it for the rest of my life. I remember she said that love is all about taking chances." She looked at her husband and smiled.

"I followed her advice and I went on a second date. I'm still thankful that I listened to your mother that day because she was right; our love is one that will definitely last."

"Wow," Logan said "how come I didn't know any of this?"

"You never asked honey." His mom answered.

"Anyway," Lorelai said "the day after her eighteenth birthday I was Chrissy's maid of honor."

They were all quietly enjoying their coffee after the fine dinner they just had. Suddenly the silence was interrupted by Rory.

"I still have one more question." She looked at Christa.

"Always the reporter, huh Ace?" Logan smirked.

"Ow hush you, I'm just curious." She told him with playful anger in her voice.

Christa looked at Rory and smiled knowingly. "You want to know what I meant when I told your mom that she did a wonderful job, just like I told her."

"Yes, actually, I do. Did you now that my mom was planning on running away?"

"Yes, she told me she wanted to raise you in her own way, far away from the Hartford society that had suffocated her so much." After this she looked at Richard, but he motioned her to continue.

"I offered to help her but she refused."

"Logan was a toddler by then and I didn't want to put her in that awkward position. She had a husband and son to worry about." Lorelai chipped in.

"So we said goodbye. I made her promise to let me know that she was safe as soon as she got the two of you a place to live."

"I remember Chrissy telling me that if anyone could do it, it would be me."

"And I was right. She has always been the strongest person I know. You have a mom to be very proud of." Christa told Rory.

Rory put her arm around her mom and smiled. "I know that and I'm very proud of her."

After that they dropped the subject because it may have been uncomfortable for Richard. After another round of drinks and a few memories later they decided to head over to the MacDonald's.

The people who worked there were a bit surprised to see a group of very well dressed people walk in. Rory and Logan went to order their sunday's and they all enjoyed their dessert.

A half an hour later they all said goodbye in the parking lot. Mitchum and Christa would go home straight away and the rest would drive back with Richard to get their own cars.

It was 3 am when Rory and Logan finally arrived at Branford. When he walked her to her door he wanted to kiss her goodbye but she stopped him. She looked at him and smiled.

"Do you want to spend the night? Tomorrow is your day with the guys so I don't get to see you all day and night."

"Actually, today is my day with the guys." he stated.

"Oh, right." Rory responded, feeling a bit uncomfortable. She looked down at her feet.

Logan put a finger under her chin and made her face him. "I would love to spend the night, Ace."

Relieve was written all over her face as she smiled and turned to open her door. They went straight to her room. Rory walked into her bathroom to put on an oversized shirt. When she walked back into her room Logan was already under her covers, his clothes were neatly hanging over a chair.

She snuggled up against his chest and he kissed her hair. She looked at him and gently pulled his head to hers so she could kiss him. After they broke away he held her tight against his chest.

"I had fun." She whispered quietly. "Your parents seem very nice."

"So does you mom, and Luke too." He smiled at the memory of the grumpy man that obviously loved Rory as his own daughter.

"I like that I discovered a whole other side of my mom and dad. Thank you for that, Ace. In a way you made it happen."

When she didn't respond he looked down at her a saw that she was asleep. He kissed her forehead and laid his head on hers. When he fell asleep he had an enormous grin on his face.

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