Reunited
Disclaimer: I unfortunately do not own Gilmore Girls ...I try to tell people that I own Logan and Finn but it is only in my dreams or simply a lie.
An: Okay so the idea hit me for this chapter, but it was only the main part so it took a while to work in details but anywho here it is...
Chapter 6: Such a Bumpy Road
"But I want it to be blue" Rory whined. She and Lorelai sat in what was to be the guest room trying to decide what color to paint it. They had spent the last several weeks choosing colors and furniture for the house. Except that they were having difficulties deciding which colors to use.
"But green is a much more neutral color." Lorelai argued.
"Yes but blue looks better in here." Rory stated with a look that said I won't stop till I get my way.
"How about we have Logan decide" Lorelai suggested.
"Fine, I'm hungry anyways lets go to Luke's" Rory said getting up.
The two walked downstairs and got their coats before heading out. " I still can't believe this is your house it is amazing" Lorelai said looking up at it.
"I know, I can't believe Logan bought it, but he really wants to make it up to me. He kept telling me that he wanted his daughter to grow up like I did and not like he did."
"He's really trying isn't he?"
"Yea, I just think we are going to be really happy." Rory said with a smile.
"I know you are kid" Lorelai told her as she wrapped an arm around her shoulders and continued to walk to the diner.
They had almost reached the diner when Kirk came running up, "Lorelai, Rory there you are"
"What do you need Kirk" Lorelai asked turning towards him.
"I've been looking everywhere for you. I looked here first then I tried the inn and then your house..."
"What is it Kirk?" Rory asked getting impatient she was really hungry.
"But you weren't there so I checked the gazebo and than the under the bridge at the pond..." Kirk continued on seemly oblivious to the two girls who were confused as to why he would look for them under the bridge. "Then I checked Rory's new house and then I was coming back here and I saw you and managed to stop you." He finally finished.
"Well what did you need Kirk?" Lorelai asked.
"What? Oh well I can't remember now. Oh no it will come to me" Kirk said, Rory turned to head inside, but Kirk shouted out, " No don't go what if I remember and then I can't find you again. I don't want to have to look under the bridge again I got all wet."
"Kirk we are just going in to eat, we will be there for a while, and you don't have to look under the bridge again I promise you we will not be there. " Rory said slowly and patiently.
"Okay if you say so" Kirk responded, and Rory and Lorelai went inside and sat down at their usual table.
"Burger and fries and coffee, Luke and make it snappy" Rory shouted towards the kitchen.
"Hey don't order my man around like that" Lorelai chastised Rory than shouted towards the back "Make that a double"
"Oh so you can order him around but I can't" Rory asked a bit miffed.
"Well he is my husband so ha" Lorelai said sticking her tongue out.
"You're such a child, I swear Riley is better behaved than you are."
"I do not act like a child" Lorelai stated indignantly while stomping her foot.
"Yes you do" Luke said coming up to the table with coffee.
"That's it you're sleeping on the couch tonight Mister." Lorelai mumbled.
Ignoring Lorelai Luke said " Your burgers and fries will be right up" He then turned to attend to more customers.
"Some husband he is" Lorelai mumbled under her breath. Than seemly forgetting what just happened said " So where is Logan we need him to decide what color to paint the guest room"
"I don't know he should of been here a while ago, I call him" Rory said as she pulled her cell phone out.
"No cell phones in the diner" Luke shouted from over at the counter.
"Oh come on Luke I'm your step daughter" Rory whined.
"Go outside or I'll withhold the coffee" Luke threatened pointing to the door.
Rory got up grumbling " He sure is a Mr. Scrooge, defiantly make him sleep on the couch tonight"
Lorelai laughed as Rory headed outside to make her phone call. She hit the speed dial and waited for him to pick up.
"Ally , I've been waiting for you to call all day but you got to be careful I can't let Rory find out about you." answered Logan
"Oh I hope you were planning on keeping that secret a bit better" Rory told him smiling when she heard his voice.
"Oh no its you...I mean oh its you, How you doing Ace." Logan said with a small chuckle. Rory could almost hear the smirk over the phone.
"Not so well, we're having decorating debacles and food shortages and I was wondering where you were and now I hear about some Ally." Rory said to him.
"Well really Ally was just a fling and I plan to drop her tomorrow, as for the rest of it I will be there soon I just need to pick Riley up first." Logan told her as he got into his car.
"Okay well hurry we need you"
"I'm starting the car right now" Logan said as he turned the key.
"Alright see you soon and tell Ally I said hi"
"Will do Ace, love you."
"I love you too, bye" Rory said before shutting the phone and going back inside.
"Where's Logan?" Lorelai asked as Rory sat down at the table.
"On his way, he's going to pick up Riley first" Rory answered looking around. "Now where is our food?" She asked impatiently.
"Right here" Luke said walking up to them with their food.
"Thank God, I thought I was going to die of starvation." Lorelai said a bit dramatically before digging in.
A little over an hour the girls had finished eating and were starting on their second piece of pie. Logan walked in with Riley in his arms and looked around for them. He spotted them and walked over leaning down to kiss Rory before sitting next to her.
"Hey I thought you would be at the house" Logan said as he got Riley settled.
"We were but the need for food called to us" Lorelai answered.
"How's Ally?" Rory inquired
"Good disappointed I left her for you" Logan answered
"Ally, whose Ally?" Lorelai asked utterly confused.
"Oh just Logan's other girlfriend" Rory answered trying to hold back her laughter.
Looking at Rory who was never good at lying Lorelai picked up on the joke. "Does she know you have a kid?"
This caused all of them to burst out laughing which didn't stop until Luke walked over and asked if they needed anything. " No, I think we are going to get back to decorating soon" Logan answered
So the group got up to leave, Rory taking Riley in her arms and heading out the door towards the house. "I think green would look best in the guest room but Rory wants blue" Lorelai began to explain to Logan.
"How about like a beige color or something" Logan suggested
"But beige is so boring" Rory interjected.
"Yeah but you could paint pictures or something on the wall."
"Oh I know lets find somebody who can paint real well and have them paint something on the walls with a theme or something" Lorelai suggested all excited.
"That would look really cool, maybe we should do that in Riley's room too" Rory agreed.
"Well how about you guys decide how you want it painted and I can find somebody who will do the painting." Logan suggested as they entered the house.
"I want ponies" Riley piped in.
"You want ponies in your room?" Rory asked and Riley nodded.
"Ponies it is than" Logan said
"What color do you want in your room?' Lorelai asked.
"I don't know yet, I haven't really thought of that." Rory answered
"We could do light blue in there, with a nice border" Logan suggested
"Alright than I guess we should start on the family room"
"Do you want to buy new furniture for that room or just use what we have." Logan asked as they looked into the empty room.
"Well we can probably keep the same furniture from my apartment in here unless you want to buy a new tv." Rory said
"Well I have all my furniture in storage, big screen tv included. But we could put all that downstairs and use your furniture for in here but we would have to buy another tv for up here."
"I think we have some shopping to do" Lorelai piped up.
"Well we already have the bedroom furniture for our room and Riley's room, so we just need to buy for the guest room and play room, dining room and the front room." Rory said counting the rooms off on her fingers.
" I have already ordered the stuff for the library and I want to get us a new bed" Logan added.
"Why don't we do all that shopping tomorrow than." Rory suggested.
"What do we do now than?" Lorelai asked
"Look for painters?" Logan suggested.
"Sounds like a plan do you know any good painters?" Rory asked as she heard a knock on the door.
"I'll get it" Logan said as he walked down the hall towards the front door.
"Do you think it's a painter who heard we needed help and came rushing over?" Lorelai asked.
"I dunno" Rory answered distractedly as she couldn't figure out what was going on. All of a sudden she heard Logan yell something followed by the sound of glass breaking.
"Take Riley" Rory said as she pushed the girl into Lorelai's arms and headed out front. She was worried about what could upset Logan.
When she reached the foyer she found Logan sitting on the stairs clutching a piece of paper in one hand while the other was still formed in a fist and was dripping blood. Looking up she noticed that the window next to the door was shattered. " Logan what's wrong" Rory asked worriedly as she rushed over to him.
He wouldn't answer and refused to let her see the paper he was holding. He was shaking with anger and hurt and possibly fear. He looked at her and she could see all of it in his deep brown eyes. Deciding that he would tell her what happened eventually she simply said " Come on lets get you cleaned up" She helped him up and took him into the kitchen.
"Mom can you go get me a first aid kit and some towels" Rory said as they passed her in the hall. When they got into the kitchen Rory sat him on a stool near the sink and turned the water on. She lifted his arm and put it under the water feeling him flinch when the water coursed over the open wounds.
Lorelai came running in a few minutes later and handed Rory the first aid kit with a questioning look. 'Later" Rory mouthed to her as she began cleaning and dressing the wounds.
Riley came crawling towards them and tugged on Logan's pant leg, " Daddy are you hurt" she asked in a scared little voice.
He looked down at the little girl and his face softened slightly as he reassured her, " I'll be alright Princess"
"Do you want me to take her with me for a little while" Lorelai asked as she sensed they needed some time to talk.
"Yeah, we'll come get her later" Rory said not taking her eyes off Logan as she wrapped his hand in a wet towel.
Lorelai nodded and picked Riley up and walked out. Once they were gone Rory asked "Are you going to tell me what happened?"
Logan let out a heavy sigh and handed her the paper he still had clutched in his hand. He watched her as she read the document her face slowly getting angrier and angrier. "Can he do this?" she exclaimed as she finished.
Running his free hand through his hair he answered her "I don't know, I don't think he can, I mean I checked and double checked to make sure it was all legal."
"I can't believe he's suing us" Rory said as a tear slipped down her cheek.
"Rory don't let him get to you we will get through this, he's not going to get away with it." Logan said wrapping his arms around Rory and holding her tight.
"Everything was going so well, we were happy" She said into his shoulder.
"We're going to get through this, I'll talk to my lawyers and we'll figure it out" He said rubbing her back.
Pulling back she looked at him "Logan he's your father, your lawyers are his lawyers they aren't going to help us."
"Than I'll get my own lawyers, I'm not going to let him run my life, our life." Logan said looking her in the eye, " I promise you Rory, we can figure this out together."
She nodded than stepped back wiping the tears from her eyes, " I guess I should go clean up that glass"
"Leave it, we can take care of it tomorrow. Lets go tell your Mom she'll want to know, get Riley and go home okay." Logan said squeezing her hand.
Rory nodded and they left the house and walked towards Lorelai's house, "We need to get some ice for you hand" She said looking at his already swollen hand.
With a small smile he pulled her close, "Than we'll get some ice"
An: Okay there was the chapter I hope you liked it, I just had to put in more evil Mitchum just to show how much I hate him. He's an evil bastard...he was on CSI once...well the actor not actual Mitchum but he played an ass there too so yeah I really don't like him much. Anyways please review.