A.N: I want to thank Flynn and karelynnCDN for helping me with the description of the dress. As well as Flynn for giving me the link to find the dress. Which you will all be able to see on my blog.

Part 22: Wedding Dress Fiasco

"So, full name?" Logan asked as they walked down the street. Rory was window shopping and Logan led her around making sure she didn't get lost. She turned back to him.

"Lorelai Leigh Gilmore the Third. Yours?"

"Logan Elias Huntzberger... the First." He added. She laughed and nodded, then thought of the next question.

"Favorite color?"

"Don't have one."

"Oh come on." She rolled her eyes. "Fine, I'll go first. Blue."

"That's only cause it's one of the Yale colors!" Logan exclaimed.

"Not true! I like blue. Any shade."

"Fine, I like green. Ivy green though."

"I'll remember that. Now, favorite movie?"

"Why are you asking all these questions?"

"Cause I'm the question master. Now, favorite movie."

"Dazed and Confused."

"It would be." She said under her breath.

"Oh okay, now yours?"

"Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. But you already knew that."

"Right. Okay, now my turn to ask a question. Any pets?"

"Um... we had a hamster once. But my mom killed it. We had a turtle. But my mom killed it. and I think we had a fish at one point, but my mom killed it."

"Wow."

"How 'bout you?"

"Dog. My dad is a dog person. We've always had at least one. I have a black Lab."

"What's his name?"

"Clifford."

"Like the big red dog?" She laughed.

"Yes, like the big red dog. I got him when I was five. Jeez, we should have made the rule of no judging."

"I wasn't judging, just subtly mocking."

"No mocking either."

"Fine. Next question."

"You're the question master." He reminded.

"Right, um... siblings? We should have gotten that one out of the way first."

"Right. I have a sister, Honor. She just got married a few months ago. You'll meet her later."

"So she's older?"

"By three years."

"Okay. I have a half-sister Gigi who you met. Now on to the juicy things."

"Okay."

"Any ex-girlfriends I should be worried about?"

"No, I'm not really the girlfriend type. The one I did have was in high school and we broke up... why was it again?" He asked himself stroking his chin, then slapped his forehand "Oh, that's right, I was getting married to a girl I didn't know." Rory rolled her eyes and laughed.

"Wow, sarcasm is not for you. And sorry."

"It's fine. She was only with me for the money."

"Right."

"How about you?"

"Dean was my first boyfriend. Then we broke up, then we got back together, then broke up, and then it was Jess, then we broke up, then it was Dean again." She explained.

"So only two guys?"

"Yep."

"Okay. Did you sleep with both of them or just one?"

"Only Dean. And that was really personal. You?"

"No comment."

"Player." She teased.

"I know." He smirked. "Okay, how about… was Yale your first choice of college?"

"No, I was Harvard bound, but I decided to go to Yale, follow the Gilmore tradition. You?"

"Princeton. But my dad sort of played a guilt trip on me so I went to Yale."

"Sorry."

"No problems. I'm happy I went." He shrugged. He noticed that her hand was still in his and their fingers had somehow interlaced with one another. She had made no move to take her hand out of his and neither had he, he didn't want to delve into what that might have meant.

"Okay. How about..." she frowned, "how old are you?"

"Twenty-one." He laughed. "And you're..."

"Twenty. I turn twenty-one in two weeks. How screwed up is that?"

"What?"

"That we are getting married in less than a month and I didn't even know how old you were."

"I don't think the parental units took that into account when they made this pact."

"Is that what they're calling it now?" She said with a roll of her eyes. A flash of white caught her eye and she stopped bringing Logan to a stop with her. He looked at her confused, then looked at what she was staring at. It was a wedding dress shop. She was staring at the mannequin in the window that had a wedding dress on it. It was a beautiful dress perfect for Rory. He decided not to think about that fact. He looked at her and saw that she was smiling a little. Then she turned and looked at him.

"Favorite food?" He rolled his eyes and dragged her along the sidewalk once again.

"Good food." Rory laughed and cast one more look at the wedding dress before answering.

"Mine is Indian."

"If you ever eat that in our house you better burn it."

"My pleasure." He smirked and pulled her a bit closer as they walked down the streets.

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Rory walked into her room. Logan had to do some last minute things for the dance that night and she had to get ready. When she walked in she saw Steph and Evie watching TV and a bowl of popcorn between them.

"I'm telling you, Hugh Jackman is much hotter than Wolverine." Rory closed the door quietly and listened to the argument.

"Come on, Steph. Wolverine has this six pack and that hair. Oooh. Girls swoon over that hair and the sideburns. Hugh Jackman played a gay man on Broadway."

"Come on, Evie. Hugh Jackman in 'Kate and Leopold'."

"Wolverine."

"Aren't they the same person?" Rory asked The two girls looked over at her and smiled.

"Yes, but the hottest of the two is Hugh Jackman."

"But Hugh Jackman played Wolverine as well as Leopold."

"Yeah, but Wolverine isn't a cute version of Hugh Jackman. Hugh Jackman is a cute version of Hugh Jackman." Rory laid down on her stomach in between the two girls watching Wolverine jump of the railing and kill two army agents.

"What do you think, Rory? Hugh Jackman or Wolverine?" Evie asked stuffing some popcorn into her mouth. Rory grabbed some.

"In my opinion Van Helsing." The two girls looked at each other and squealed

"The long hair!" Steph said.

"And the trench coat." Evie said. Rory shrugged.

"I was thinking about the tight pants he wore, but yeah, that too." The girls just looked at each other and burst into a fit of giggles. They watched the rest of the movie adding their commentary here and there.

"I've got to get going." Evie said as the credits started rolling. "The party is in a few hours and I haven't even started my hair." She said getting off the bed and heading for the door. "See you guys there."

"Bye." They both said. Evie left closing the door behind her, leaving the two girls alone.

"When Colin and I came back, you and Logan were gone." Steph said.

"Yeah, we went for a walk."

"Where to?"

"Around. We walked by the shops." She said with a shrug.

"I thought you were mad at him?"

"He said that given our current situation we should get to know each other a bit more. At least the basics."

"What, like what's your favorite color?"

"Mine is blue, his is ivy green."

"What's his favorite movie?"

"'Dazed and Confused'. I didn't know I would be quizzed." Rory laughed. "We just got to know each other. Like the fact that he had a sister or that he's twenty-one. It's amazing that I had never thought to ask before."

"Well, it's good you guys talked."

"We passed the wedding shop place." Steph looked at her and made herself more comfortable on the bed by lying next to Rory and turning to face her. "I saw the most amazing dress. But the thing is... I'm not..."

"Picturing Logan waiting for you at the aisle."

"Not just Logan, but anybody."

"What do you mean?"

"Just that. When I close my eyes I don't see anyone waiting for me. Not Logan, not Dean not anybody. Maybe because in reality I've never had that chance to be a bachelorette. I only had one year by myself. And the whole time was because I was really focused on school seeing as it was my first year and all. And even then I ended up getting back with Dean."

"You've never had that chance and now that you might want it, you're being forced into something you know you're not ready for."

"Exactly." She nodded.

"Rory?"

"Hmm."

"Did you really like that dress?" Rory smiled and turned to Steph.

"Yeah, I did."

"Then why don't you get it? The one thing you deserve is the perfect wedding dress."

"I don't have the money." Steph rolled her eyes and got off the bed putting on her shoes.

"Consider it an early wedding present." Steph said dragging her up off the bed.

"Wait, but Steph," Rory said, "I mean I can't get a wedding dress." She said putting on her shoes anyway. "And what about the party?"

"We still have at least," Steph looked at her watch, it was three thirty, "like two hours till we should get back and get ready. Come on." Rory gave her a nervous look. "How about this? We don't have to buy it. At the very least try it on." Rory thought about it for a minute biting her lip, then sighed.

"Trying it on never hurt anybody, did it?"

"That's my girl, come on." Steph grabbed her purse as did Rory and they left the room and headed towards the shops.

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Rory twirled around looking at herself in the three full length mirrors. The dress was just beautiful. It was a strapless gown made of beige silk duchess satin that hugged her upper figure closely but flared in fullness below the waist. The softly scalloped bodice was embroidered with crystals and white pearls in the shapes of swirls and flower petals.

"Oh my god, Rory." Steph said going over to her. "You were right. This is beautiful." Rory nodded. "So?"

"So." Rory turned to Steph. Steph smiled and looked at Rory.

"You should at least get to pick your own wedding dress." Rory bit her bottom lip and looked back into the mirror. She gave a little turn and smiled.

"Yeah, I should."

"Yay!" Steph said pulling her into a hug. "We are going to get it and when we get to Hartford, we'll get it all fitted." Rory nodded. "I'll go pay and be outside." Rory nodded and went back to change. Steph went to cashier and paid for the dress. She was happy for Rory. She knew that it had to be hard for her not to have any control over her own wedding day. She at least deserved to pick her own dress. Every girl had to pick their own dress. The cashier handed her the receipt and the address of the shop, just in case they had any problems with the dress. Steph thanked him and went outside to wait for Rory. She was admiring some Jimmy Choos in the store window next door when she heard her name.

"Hey, Steph." She turned and smiled when she saw Colin, Logan and Finn walking towards her.

"Hey guys. I thought you were doing LDB stuff."

"We are, love." Finn said. "What are you doing out here?"

"The Jimmy Choos were calling my name."

"Where's Rory?" Logan asked.

"She's..." Steph's eyes went wide. "You guys cannot be here." Steph said.

"What?" Colin asked confused.

"You guys have got to leave now. Rory is going to die if she sees you here."

"What's going on, Steph?"

"Just hide. She'll be here any minute" She pushed them into an alley just as Rory came out carring a large garment bag.

"There you are." Rory said.

"Hey. Sorry, Jimmy Choos."

"Yeah. My mom loves them too."

"So you got everything?"

"Yeah, I can find the shoes in Hartford."

"And you're sure this is the one?"

"I'm sure."

"Cause we haven't looked at any other ones."

"Do you think I should have looked at some more?" Rory asked worried.

"No, Rory," Steph sighed. "I just don't want you to feel that I pushed you to get it. Do me a favor and close your eyes." Rory did as she was told and closed them. " Now, when you see yourself getting married, do you see yourself in that dress?" Steph waited a minute, then Rory nodded opening them again.

"Yeah, I do."

"Then it's the prefect one. Come on, we have to go get ready." Rory laughed and followed Steph down the street oblivious to the fact that three boys had heard the entire thing. They came out of the alley and saw Rory and Steph talking and laughing down the street going back to the hotel, Rory carrying a black garment bag.

"What is it?" Finn asked as they began walking down the same street.

"Looks big enough for a dress." Colin said. Logan looked around and stopped when he looked at the wedding dress shop that he and Rory has passed earlier.

"What is it, mate?"

"The mannequin." Logan said. Colin and Finn stood staring at the bare mannequin with indifference.

"What about it?" Finn asked.

"Don't you think it's a little perverted, us staring at a naked mannequin?" Colin asked

"Not perverted, desperate maybe." Finn teased.

"No, that's just it. When Rory and I passed this place earlier, the mannequin had a dress on it."

"Someone bought it then. This is LA, Logan. Millions of people live here. And millions have gone into this shop."

"Rory bought it. Didn't you hear the conversation they were having? Steph asked if it was the one she saw herself marrying in." He ran a hand through his hair.

"Wow, so this is really happening?" Colin asked. Logan nodded.

"This is really happening." They all stood staring at the naked mannequin a bit more, Logan finally realizing that they were actually doing this, Colin and Finn because if it happened to Logan, it was bound to happen to them.

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Rory hung the dress bag in the closet as Steph got in the shower. Steph had been right. She should have at least had control of what dress she wore. And she could definitely see herself getting married in that dress. She just wasn't sure that she wanted it to be Logan. She sighed. It wasn't like she had a say in it anyway. So why worry? She closed the door and went to the bed lying down and turning on the TV. Twenty minutes later Steph came out carrying the curling iron and a hair dryer.

"Get in the shower and I'll do your hair again." Rory nodded and grabbed her towel and got into the shower herself. She washed her body, then her hair and rinsed herself off. She got out and wrapped a towel around her body. She left the bathroom and saw Steph putting on finishing touches to her makeup.

"Sit down on that chair there." Steph said.

"Um... weird question to ask... but since I don't know what exactly I'm wearing..."

"You want to know about panty lines?" Steph said as she plugged in the hair dryer and started drying Rory's hair.

"Yeah."

"You don't want them." She replied.

"Okay..."

"The dress is short. My only advice is that if you drop something, get Logan to pick it up." Steph said with a laugh. Rory sighed.

"Is this going to be bad?"

"Only if you want it to be, Rory, You have the power to make this night, or any other night, as horrible as you want it to be. Or as fun. You decide. But seeing as you have to report this... I would make it count." Rory smiled. She had a feeling Steph wasn't just talking about the party.

"How is it that in the few days that you've known me, you know me so well?"

"I'm good at reading people." Steph said curling Rory's hair and twisting it into a tight bun on the top of her head. She left a few strands framing her face and curled them as well as some sticking out of the bun. She then grabbed her make up kit .

"Okay. Close your eyes." She said. Rory did as she was told and closed her eyes. Steph grabbed the green eye shadow and applied it on Rory's eyes above as well as lightly below. She put on a light red lipstick, then told her to open her eyes and look up and she applied a light layer of green eyeliner. "And done." She said. "I'm going to go get ready in Evie's room. She has some things I need. Logan will come and pick you up. I put your costume bag in the bathroom. And another suggestion is to put some of that glitter I left there. It'll give the costume more oomph."

"Why would I want oomph?" Steph shrugged and grabbed her bag and started her way out the door. "Steph, why would I want more oomph?" Steph just smiled and closed the door. Rory sighed and looked at the clock. She had half an hour to finish getting ready. She got up and went into the bathroom and saw the costume bag hanging on the back of the door. She slowly unzipped it and started to see the green material. Once the zipper was all the way down she stood staring at the small dress.

"Oh my God."

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A.N.: You can all check out the dress on my blog. Which is in my profile under homepage. I think some of you guys have probably already figured out who Rory is... and if not... then you'll just have to wait. Sorry! The costume party is the next chapter! Please, review!