Chapter 2
The Limo pulled up in front of our apartment building, Colin and Finn were sleeping. I said "Hey guys wake up we are back, lets go" It was just after midnight and I told the guys just to sleep at our place. They agreed, too tired to go back to their dorm. We walked through the front door and I asked the door man if Ms. Gilmore had been in this evening, he replied "No sir she hasn't" I thanked him got on the elevator and it took us upstairs, I unlocked the door took a deep breath and opened the door. It was just how they left it, Rory had wanted to clean up before we left but because of our morning 'activities' we were running late, the bed was still messed up it was obvious that we had made love, the guys saw the look on my face as I was looking at the bed. Finn said "Don't worry, she'll come back. You guys are meant to be." I let a small chuckle out and walked towards the kitchen where her Yale coffee mug was still on the counter. I shook my head and the lump that was permanently in my throat was expanding and the tears were stinging my eyes threatening to fall. I then tried the living room I turned on the TV and Willie Wonka's Main screen was on, then it dawned on me this morning while getting ready she had put in the DVD. I finally said "She is everywhere" I decided to take a shower only to be met by the smell of her shampoo, and I broke down in the shower and began to sob, I started to punch the tile wall in the shower before falling to the fall. I can't loose her was the only thought that encircled my mind.
I put my pajamas on, walked out to the living room and grabbed pillows and blankets from the closet and said "So, tomorrow Colin you are going to go to Luke's and Finn you are going to come with me right?" They both nodded and I said "Okay we better go to bed; we have an early start tomorrow"
Sunday morning came quick for both Rory and Logan. Rory was in the News room of the YDN rather early, seeing as she didn't get much sleep the night before, even the alcohol induced sleep wasn't good. I extremely shocked when Mitchum Huntzberger walked through the door. He looked around and saw that I was alone and said "I knew I would find you here and I have to thank you that I didn't have to go to that apartment that your friend lives in." I just looked at him is disbelief and said "I'm sorry what are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be in New York?" He laughed and said "well the wedding ended last night and Honor and Josh left early this morning for their honeymoon so, other than staying in the city to have breakfast with my wife, their was no reason for me to stay, I just told Shira that I had an unexpected meeting I had to attend at a Newspaper and had to leave, she is very understanding. Besides it gives her a day in New York City to shop." "So, why are you here, I know you aren't looking for Logan because it's too early for him and he is never here anymore. So again what are you doing here?" He sighed and said "May I sit" I just motioned with my hand and he sat. He began "Look, I know you and I aren't in a very good place right now as a matter of fact I know you hate me, but I need to explain myself. When you took that internship I had ulterior motives, I didn't care how good or bad you did I knew from day one that I was going to tell you that you didn't have it. I wanted you to just give up on your aspirations and just fall into our lives, Logan loves you more than he loves anything in the world; you are the best thing that ever happened to him. With you around him, he actually went to school and wrote for the paper and had a focus other than drinking and partying. I know that was because of you. Then after Thanksgiving something happened, we found out that the two of you broke up and something happened to him, he was depressed always drunk, I mean always not just at night; and I know he did some stupid things. But when he heard you were going back to school, he was a man on a mission he decided he wanted you back, he stopped drinking, and started planning how to win you back. I don't know the details of how he did it but he did, he got you to take him back and he was happy again. The whole London thing threw him for a loop and he was very upset but decided not to think about it, cross that bridge when he got to it I assumed. I was actually happy when you moved in with Logan. What I am trying to say here is I am sorry for everything I put you through. Last night I know something happened, actually I know what happened, I know why you left. I have to say I over heard Logan talking to Honor and I was appalled. But I need you to know that he is sorry, and" "Excuse me" I said "everything you are saying is wonderful and it really makes me happy that you are taking ownership for what you did but I have to know, does Logan know you are here?" He smiled and said "Absolutely not, he has Colin and Finn helping him do something" I rolled my eyes and Mitchum actually laughed. He continued by saying "My son loves you Ms. Gilmore, no one, not even his mother, grandfather or I can change that even threatening him will not change that, so I have a proposition for you, if you are interested?" I had a stunned look on my face and replied slowly "Um, I am having a slight case of De Ja vu going on here" He laughed again and said "I promise you this is good, no ulterior motives." I said "Well I am intrigued, please continue" "First tell me can you forgive my son for what he did on your 'break'?" he said. I paused and looked down at my desk and said "I know all of this is new to Logan, I know he really felt we were broken up, but all he had to do was call me, but he didn't" fresh tears started falling down my face I quickly wiped them away and said "I don't want things to end with Logan, but how do I know he won't cheat on me while we are together" I really wasn't looking for an answer but when Mitchum answered me I was taken aback "the reason why I know my son will not cheat on you is because he is not me! He loves you Rory, nothing will make him stray, and he really thought you and he were over for good. He was trying to slip into is old ways and he knows it wasn't what he wants, he wants you. I overheard him talking to Honor last night and he was almost in tears when he said and I quote I don't want to loose her, I can't loose her" I simply said "I need to speak with Logan" He said "I understand and I hope I helped." "Well, Mitchum, you have, at least now when I see him I will talk to him." He smiled and said "Now for the proposition, What if said that if you and Logan work this out, on your own of course, if I put Logan in charge of a Paper around here, and postpone London for a year and after you graduate you two can go to London together. How does that sound?" I was shocked, I couldn't believe this was happening and I said to him "Why now, why are you doing this now?" "Because I saw the pain in his eyes and as cold as I am, I don't want to see my only son that unhappy" he said somberly. I waited a minute thinking about what he said and I replied "All I can do is say that I will talk to Logan I will hear him out and see if we do indeed have a future; if we do I will take you up on your offer." "That is all I ask" He stood up as did I and said "Well, I am off I feel that this meeting went well. Miss Gilmore, Rory have a wonderful day and I hope to see you soon. And, again, I am sorry. I nodded my head and he left and I looked at the time it was 9:45, time to go to the apartment, I know he is going to be there.
Colin arrived back at the apartment at 9:45 and Finn and Logan were setting up all the flowers and the place was spotless. I asked "Colin how did it go, was Loralie or Rory there" Colin said "No but Luke was, he didn't know who I was but when I stated ordering all of Rory's favorites he said, "who are you, are you friends with Logan? I said yes sir" I said "Did he say anything else?" Colin said "No, just asked if Rory was ok, I think he might have thought she was sick or something, I just told him it was my turn to go get food and Rory begged for Luke's" Finn started laughing and said "Give me those bags" and he began to set the table up with the take out containers from Luke's and by 10 am they left with all my Thanks.
I was sitting on the couch waiting. 10:01, 02, 03, 04 then I heard the key in the door I stood up and saw her as she walked in. They stared into on another's eyes and I walked over to her he hugged her and she hugged me back she was actually hugging back, but then pushed me away. I started by saying "Rory, I am..." she interrupted me and said "No, Logan you need to hear me, really hear me" I said "Okay Ace, lets sit down eat and talk" I led her to the table and pulled her chair out for her and she sat down. "I love you Logan, but I don't know if it's enough because I don't know if I trust you, when those girls were talking about you and not just about before we met but recently. It hurt Logan, I mean really hurt." She said with tears forming in her eyes "I need to ask you, why you didn't call me, after that fight at the pub, why you didn't call me? And please don't say you could have called me, I know that; but why didn't you?" I looked into her eyes and saw the pain tears were welling up again and they were in my as well, and I said "Ace, Rory, I am sorry, I know I have said it but I am saying it again, and to be honest I almost called you so many times but I figured you were done with me and as the days passed it got harder and harder. I wish I would have just stayed with you that night, instead of leaving you all alone in the pub. I am so sorry that I was stupid enough to do all those horrible things I was trying to numb the pain, I was trying to fall back into my old life and it wasn't working, I wanted you only you. Ace, I do love you, I want to be with just you, please don't move out, don't leave me. Let's work on this together" I said with tears streaming down my face and I wasn't even trying to wipe them away. "Ace, please say something"