A/N:My apologies for the break in updating. Thanks sooo muchfor all the fantasticreviews…Oh - and I made sure to up the Finn/Lorelai interaction…thx LoganLover :)
The door to Logan's bedroom slowly opened as the two embarrassed lovers tried to enter the common room with some semblance of pride.
Upon seeing Rory and Logan emerge, Finn stopped Colin from dragging him away and whispered to Colin, "Hey mate, wait a sec…we might have missed the matinee…but looks like we made it in time for the later showing!" Then tilting his head and looking Lorelai up and down he continued to her, "Have you ever thought about becoming a redhead?"
With a sad look at Rory, she answered, "Uhm, not so much, I'm thinking that I have enough Lucielle Ball issues with constantly putting my foot in my mouth, so I'm good…thanks…have you thought about getting lots and lots of coffee…in here...cause now would be a great time for that."
"Foot in your mouth? Excellent, I like a flexible woman. Though I do prefer something a little stronger than caffeine to get me though a tough day…or any day for that matter."
"Riiiight, well I've got to say that as appealing as the idea of killing enough brain cells so that I no longer know what's going on around me is super, hehe, really, I think that I'm going to have to stick with my normal poison and hope that gets me through the next hour or so. Though if you find, oh, I don't know, a giant hammer…or…ohhhh, a big rock…any old large blunt object…feel free to come back and bludgeon me…cause I'm pretty sure that will get me out of what I'm sure will be just a riveting, fun conversation."
"Yeah, well…I'll be more than happy to do you a favor, darling. In fact, I must say…I shall enjoy putting you in the position where you'll owe me a favor…I can use that to…"
Logan quickly interrupted before Finn had a chance to pass the point of no return, "Finn was just planning on going to the coffee kiosk on the far side of campus…he says that one has the fastest turnover rate, so it always has the freshest coffee…and well…we know that he wouldn't want to settle for anything less than the freshest…coffee…right Colin?"
"Right, so we better be on our way." Colin responded, again attempting to drag Finn's mouth away from the civilized world, and this time managing to get him out the suite door.
By the time the door slammed behind the boys all the factions that were spread about the suite had come together. Before anyone had the chance to ask any uncomfortable questions, about Finn or the clothing-challenged situation they had faced just a few minutes before, Logan again spoke up, "so…Mom, Dad, I guess it's about time that you meet Rory…my girlfriend," with barely a stutter over the last word.
Suddenly no one was wondering about Finn, everyone was speaking at once. Emily exclaimed to Richard, "Well, now, isn't that wonderful Richard, Rory found herself a proper boyfriend at Yale," then continued in a whisper, "thank goodness, you know how the ladies at the DAR functions talk…we'd have never heard the end…they'd say we failed again!" Finally it appeared that Richard was able to come out of his near-coma to answer, "Why, yes…I'm, well, yes, yes, indeed." Then still uncomfortable with the situation he fell silent once more.
Lorelai sank into the couch with a huge sigh of relief after shooting her mother a decidedly angry glare and rolling her eyes…as long as Rory and Logan were a serious couple her mother didn't care that they had clearly walked in on them shortly post-coitus…figures.
Mitchum Huntzberger addressed the new couple. "Congratulations Logan, it seems you've found yourself quite a catch…and Rory…my hat is off to you for making an 'honest man' out of Logan. It was about time that someone managed it."
Shira just stared for a moment before finally adding, "Yes, well…this is all a surprise," then with a concerned look on her face she continued, "I suppose you should join us for dinner on Friday evening Rory…Logan's sister, Honor…and Josh, her boyfriend will be there…as will Mitchum's father, Elias.
Rory, speaking up for the first time since reentering the common room came forward from where is was half hiding behind Logan and seeing him give her a small nod she proceeded to answer, "Uhm, thanks…thank you, Mrs. Huntzberger. I'd be happy to go."
At that Emily happily added, "why…that's a lovely idea Shira…and since Rory will be missing our Friday night dinner…not that we mind of course, she'll just have to bring Logan with her to our dinner the following friday! Isn't that just wonderful?"
"Sure grandma, that's great." Rory answered in a very unsure voice.
Lorelai finally decided to contribute her two cents to the conversation, "Yes, this auction has yielded excellent results for you, I'm sure. My daughter has successfully been bartered for and sold for a newspaper kingdom. I'm sure everyone's just dandy with the deal."
"LORELAI, stop it! I'm sure the Huntzbergers don't understand your odd sense of humor, and could take offence at it." Emily laughed in a manner that Lorelau couldn't help but notice couldn't have been more fake than a Prada purse spelled with an "o" sold on Canal Street in New York City's Chinatown.
Shira Huntzberger cleared her throat and spoke once more, "Yes, well, I almost forgot that I have an appointment to have my hair cut this afternoon, and I'm afraid there's no time for brunch…Mitchum, darling, come on…Rory, see you Friday." She then turned to wait at the door for her husband.
"Rory…it was a real pleasure to meet you! I'm looking forward to speaking to you at dinner…your grandparents have been bragging about their future star international journalist…you know…I know a thing or two about newspapers," he winked at her, "so you'll have to let me know what you think about the ones that are out there right now."
"Yes…absolutely…thank you, sir!" Rory replied in excitement as Logan just grinned at her enthusiasm.
"Bye Mom...bye Dad!" Logan called out to his retreating parents as they left.
Taking the Huntzbergers' cue Richard finally managed to put together a coherent turn of phrase, "Well, to quote your father Logan, 'we'll see you at dinner,' though the following week, of course." He laughed mildly at his own weak wit, still feeling a bit awkward though finally able to make eye contact with the others in the room.
"Yes, see you next week Logan! We're looking forward to it. Goodbye Rory, dear. Lorelai." Emily practically bit the last word off as she and Richard left the suite.
"Well, babe…that could have been a lot worse!" Lorelai said from the couch, a grin starting to cover her face now that the worst was over.
"MOM, stop it!" Rory whined, embarrassed at what her mother was obviously referring to.
"Oh…my…God…don' t do that…you just sounded like my mother…it was scary…channeling Emily, wow…save it for Halloween or something…though that might be too much even for that…you should stick with something a bit less traumatizing…like Jason, or Freddy!"
Rory rolled her eyes, but was relieved by the subject change. "Yeah, yeah…you know she's not that bad…besides…she's still your mother…and word on the street has it that you're supposed to honor thy parents!"
"OOO…then I would like to request at this time a large cup o'Joe hand delivered to me in bed every morning!"
"BYE, MOMMMM!" Rory laughed pushing Lorelai out of the suite.
"That's not honoring all the hours of labor I went through! Oh, and bye Logan…try to pay attention when someone knocks on your door next time!" Lorelai yelled behind her as she left.
As the door closed behind her, Logan turned to Rory, "Well…we survived?"
"My mom was right…it definitely could have been a LOT worse…but I'd still rather jump off a seven-story scaffold than do that again."
A/N: Yes…it took to a while to update…please forgive me and keep on doing the fabulous job that you guys have been doing reviewing and giving awesome suggestions! Any ideas…let me know. Oh…and I've set it up so that R/L will have some alone time in the next chapter…Yay! ;)