Author's note – sorry it took so long I had most of it but I didn't want to post because it was so short and still is but here you go. Also I changed Rebecca's name instead of Huntzberger-Gilmore its Gilmore-Huntzberger. Please R&R with ideas as well if you want.
I know this has nothing to do with the story but my birthday was on Friday the 13th this month (January).
Previously on Once Together Always and Forever-
"After you left a few weeks later I found out that I was pregnant with your daughter, now again please just listen. I tried to get in contact but your phone lines were blocked off I asked your parents my grandparents on how to contact you. I sent letters but they were sent back. But don't worry none of the high society people know that you are the father because that would ruin your family name.
Since I told them my grandparents won't even look at me if I see them at a store or something. None of Colin, Finn or Stephanie's families will talk to them either because of me. They called me so many things and even worse since I protected you from saying you were the father. I'm sorry you didn't know but now you do. You have a ten year-old daughter who is asleep right down that hall.
She has your eyes and she does things like you pulling pranks and she has your smirk. She thinks that you are in California because you had to be and that you care and love her and think about her every day. She has a locket that has a picture of us together in it she won't go anywhere without it."
Rory continued crying a little, "I am sorry that you missed out on so many things, when she was born, being by my side through everything, the day she came home from the hospital, her first word, first step, first day of school, first book she read, first cup of coffee she had. But that is if you want to be a part of her life. I won't let you just come and go any time you want. My father did that and it tore be apart and I don't want her to feel that because then she will resent you. I am giving you a choice to either be in your daughter's life or just walk away." Rory finished she was crying now and Logan was just in shock. Upset that he had missed all of those events and that he should have stood up to his father sooner.
"Rory, I am not going anywhere I am sorry I want to be with you there wasn't a day that went by without me thinking about you." Logan said looking straight in to her eyes. "What's her name?" he asked
"Rebecca Lorelai Gilmore-Huntzberger." Rory whispered.
Chapter Six – Thoughts of Missed Moments
Rory and Rebecca's Apartment
"Rebecca Lorelai Gilmore - Huntzberger, its pretty and that's a long name." Logan said not knowing what to say he just sat there not knowing what to do. He was still taking everything in.
"Not very many know the Huntzberger part." Rory said and looked at him again really noticing what he looked like now.
His blonde hair was slightly darker and it was messed up not having any particuly style and he was wearing blue jeans and a black button down shirt with a leather jacket that fit him with black sneakers. He was still taller than her by an inch or two. There was a look in his eyes that he had still from back in college.
"You want to see some pictures of when she was younger?" Rory asked
"Yeah that would be nice." Logan said Rory stood up and he did as well and said, "Ace…Rory" He didn't know what to call her so he just hugged her. She felt sparks still between them she had missed him so much and being back in his arms she cried some tears of joy others of pain and some of love.
"I'm sorry I wasn't here to help." Logan whispered
"So am I but what's done is done." Rory said and let go of Logan when he had held her in his arms she had felt safe again and she had missed that. "Let me go get the photos for you." Rory said while heading toward the hall closet and quietly took out a photo album and a movie tape. She sat down next to Logan and opened up the dark red album cover.
"That's her when she was first born." Rory said pointing to a picture of her holding a small tiny baby in a hospital bed. "Not one of my best hair days but one of the best pictures."
"When's her birthday?" Logan asked while looking at the picture and all the others around it of his daughter with her family.
"January 13th, it was snowing that day and like I always say good things happen when it snows." Rory said as Logan was flipping through the album and reading what the notes next to the said.
"Yeah you were right about. Anyway when did you become Martha Stewart?" Logan said smiling and looking at Rory. Not wanting to get into a heavy conversation or knowing what to say if they did.
"I didn't make it my mom did. Oh that's Stephanie and Colin's son Kyle and then that's Finn's son Tyler." Rory said and pointed.
He continued to look through it and got to where it said first day of school. "She was so nervous that day. She had picked her outfit out for that day a week before. She was also debating whither or not if she wanted to be home schooled or not. But with Kyle and Tyler there they helped her. The night before I gave her the locket." Rory said whispering the last part but he heard her. Logan noticed most of the pictures had the three together Tyler, Rebecca and Kyle.
"They always together?" Logan asked, while also realizing that Rebecca had the necklace on in every picture after that day.
"Yeah like you, Finn and Colin were. Just a little less to handle but today they pulled a prank on Stars Hollow… oh and I found out she can play baseball." Rory said, Logan looked at her in surprise and she nodded.
"Isn't that against the Gilmore code?" Logan asked
"Yes but she always uses that she is part Huntzberger which gives her the right to break rules." Rory said and laughed a little. "Oh her first cup of Luke's Coffee. Let me tell you Luke wasn't please with us which is why he looks like that in the picture saying six and a half year olds shouldn't be drinking coffee and made me swear on coffee that I would only give her one cup a day." Rory said. Logan laughed a little.
"So she as insane and wacky as you?" Logan asked
"Yeah, she likes books but she also likes boys things as well since she is growing up with Colin and Finn's kids... she does ask about you a lot." Rory said
"You say good things?"
"Yes."
"Ok, so what's that?" Logan asked pointing to the video.
"Oh it's a tape I thought you would like to watch it's her last birthday." Rory said but then looked at the clock it was 3:15a.m. "Well maybe at another time."
"Yeah, so could I see her?" Logan asked
"Yeah you can right now if you want." Rory said and Logan nodded following Rory to the end of the hall to a door that had a bulletin board on it with a little whiteboard note area and calendar. Pictures on a place that you could pin stuff up on. Logan glanced around it. "Ok just be queit." Rory said and opened the door Logan looked inside and saw his daughter for the first time in his life.
His breath got caught in his throat she was beautiful but Logan never doubted it since her mother being Rory. He looked at her for a few minutes then glanced around the room and noticed the picture of Rory, Colin, Finn, Stephanie and himself on her dresser next to her bed with one of herself, Kyle and Tyler in it.
Rory watched Logan as he looked at their daughter for the first time and she could see that he had wished he could have been there with her through everything he had the same look on his face that he had when they were looking at the photo album.
He was happy and sad at the same time, happy that he saw his daughter but sad that he never knew about her and had missed the first ten years of her life. He shook his head a little while smirking at a picture of Rory and Rebecca together making funny faces while having something on their faces. He smiled and left the room closed the door and turned off the hallway light.
"She looks like you." Logan said
" Yeah, but she has you eyes and again the famous 'Logan Huntzberger' smirk plus your attitude and mine combined." Rory said and then they were both silent for a while when Rory said, "So you could up come over tomorrow and meet her if you wanted or something." Rory wanted Logan to get to know Rebecca but she didn't want her daughter or herself to get hurt. Adding the fact that she felt guilty for Logan not knowing about his daughter. Even though she tried to contact him she still thought she could have tried harder.
"Yeah I will um…ok… I'll stop by around noon?" Logan questioned
"Yeah, I'll see you then." Rory said as Logan was already at the door.
"See you then." Logan said "Night Ace."
"Goodnight Logan." Rory said and Logan smiled not smirked and left.
Rory walked up to the door and locked it. She turned off the lights and headed towards her bedroom while sighing. There were so many things going through her mind all at once. After she changed into her pajamas she tried to sleep but just tossed and turned sighing in defeat she got up and walked towards her daughters room she opened the door and just sat at the end of the bed. She looked so peaceful and innocent, but after tomorrow her whole life would change and that's what worried Rory the most.
That Rebecca would be upset over this or for the fact that she had lied by telling her that Logan had known about her being his daughter. Rory had only done that to keep her safe and away from pain. Rory moved a strand of Rebecca's hair out of her face putting it behind her ear and kissed her forehead and walking out of the room and had a restless night of sleep.
HallwayWhen Logan left Rory's he walked down the hallway and stopped he leaned against the walk and sighed running his hand through his hair. He was completely confused he just found out that he had a daughter that he didn't know about for ten years and was regretting not standing up to his father even more than he already did.
Her grandparents wouldn't even talk to Rory because she refused to tell them I was Rebecca's father, she should have told them. Even if she was trying to do the best thing she thought was but it wasn't he hadn't wanted her to go through that. Having different scenarios going through his mind if he had stayed holding his daughter for the first time being with Rory by her side every step of the way.
It pained him greatly he took a deep breath then realized that he had been crying but he didn't care at that moment. Remembering what she looked like, she looked just like Rory with her soft pale skin that made her look like an angle and beautiful brown hair, but he couldn't think what she would look like with his brown eyes. He hoped that they didn't look too much like his because his had always had pain and longing for something or someone unless he was with Rory. She completed him. Sure back in California he would hang around girls but he never slept with any of them except once or twice when he was really really drunk and he couldn't even remember.
They were nothing like Rory none of them looked like her and some that did didn't have her smile or laugh they didn't have what Rory had and that was a piece of his heart that he had left back in Connecticut. Logan sighed regained his composure and left heading back to his new apartment he had bought thinking about everything and what was going to happen later on. Would Rebecca be happy to see him or angry or not want to have anything to do with him… all of these things were going on in his mind he thought his head would explode.
Colin and Stephanie's ApartmentAfter Logan had left to go to Rory's they went to Colin and Stephanie's apartment and told Tyler and Kyle to go to bed. When they knew for sure the kids were sleeping Colin, Finn and Stephanie sat at the wooden dining room table.
"I still can't believe it, I mean after all these years and he just shows up." Stephanie said
"Yeah I wonder how Rory is felling right now and what Rebecca is going to think I mean this is a lot to handle and the kid is only ten." Colin said
"She doesn't act like she is ten though we at times yes but she is very much like Rory" Finn said
"And a lot like Logan too." Colin said
"You know don't know if I should be happy that he is back or if I should be angry. Putting all of us through everything and now ten years later just shows up. It's insane and if the press finds out." Finn said
"Then they will have a field day I mean remember when he left we got so much attention and even more when Rory had Rebecca. She didn't tell them who the father was everyone thinking that maybe it was Logan. She tried so hard to not let anything ruin his life and at times I wish she had told everyone the truth. How Logan's dad threatened him by saying that he would ruin Rory's career if he continued to see her. I mean he loved her." Stephanie said
"He still does." Finn said butting in.
"Yes, I know but that bastard caused all of us so much pain. Our families won't even talk to us not that I don't mind but still." Stephanie said and leaning back in her chair while Finn had his elbows on the table and resting his head on his hands and Colin was doing the same.
"We should get some sleep and talk about this in the morning." Colin said
"Yeah do you mind if Tyler stays here since he is asleep plus he has the extra bed here." Finn said
"It's fine when I checked on them he was already set up there." Stephanie said "We'll see you in the morning." She continued and headed towards the bedroom.
"Night mate." Finn said as he stood up and went to the door.
"Night Finn." Colin said and locked the door turned out the lights and headed to bed.
When Finn walked out he saw Logan standing at the end of the hall. Not wanting to bother him because he looking like he needed to be alone Finn quietly opened his apartment door closed it and headed to sleep.
They all were awaiting for what would happen the next day.
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