AN: Thank you all for the wonderful reviews, I know I told some people I wouldn't be updating until Sunday or Monday but I had a few minutes, so I hope you enjoy it. Its kind of sad. Read and Review Please.

I own nothing to do with GG; except the 5 seasons I bought on DVD other than that I am out.

Chapter 4

"What is it Dad?"

"Logan, Rory, I really don't want to push this but the our families, being who we are, cannot have a scandal"

"Dad, what are you talking about, what scandal? We have done nothing." I said starting to get very agitated and I was noticing Rory getting quite upset, I know she was thinking of her family, thinking they had done something wrong.

"Hold on a minute Dad" I said putting the phone on hold and started talking to her

"Rory, look at me! We have done nothing to cause anyone embarrassment I do not know what he is talking about so please calm down and lets see what he is talking about, ok?" I said hoping to calm her down.

"Logan, I stepped right into a trap from him what if makes an impossible request that we can't possibly comply with and he sends you to London. What then; tell me please what is going to happen then?" she said beginning to cry.

"Ace please come on, we can handle this we will figure out a way, don't worry" I told her while hugging her tightly and then added "Here sit on my lap and I will take the phone off hold and we will see what is going on" she shook her head and I took the phone off hold,

"Father, are you there?"

"Father huh, well things have changed!"

"With all do respect, you have us scared over here that something we have done has caused a scandal that we know nothing about" I said my voice was laced in anger

"Logan is Rory still there with you?"

"Yes Mitchum, I am here" she said you could hear that she had been crying

"I am sorry, but I need to speak to Logan alone for a minute, please don't worry I do not plan on taking back my offer, but the final decision lies in Logan's hands so if you would excuse us and Logan pick up the phone"

I was now very concerned, what was my final decision. I kissed Ace, told her it was ok and told her to go in the other room. She nodded and went into the bedroom. I picked up the handset

"Ok, she is in the bedroom, now tell me what is going on"

"Are you planning on marrying that girl?"

"What?" I was surprised

"You heard me, what are your intentions?"

"Really Dad you sound more like her grandfather than my father"

"No Logan I am sounding concerned, what is going on what are you planning"

"Well if you must know I was planning on asking her last night after the wedding; I had a suite decorated at the Plaza and everything but things didn't work out that way. Not why are you asking me this?" I was truly concerned why my father was asking me this last week he couldn't stand the fact that I was with her now all of a sudden he was going to push us together

"Logan, I want you to be happy, and I know she will make you happy"

"Since when Dad, what brought on this epiphany?"

"Son, I am dying?"

I dropped the phone and Rory came running into the room.

"Logan, Oh my god what is it?" She said the fear was dripping off of every word.

"He. He... is dying" I choked out

She picked up the phone and began to cry again then spoke

"Mitchum, what is going on? What is he talking about?"

"I am sorry Rory, I just found out on Thursday, I am very sick I am in stage 3 of stomach cancer and I have very little time left; maybe 6 months to a year the longest."

"OH MY GOD, MITHCUM I AM SO SORRY!" She said now figuring out why he suddenly changed his mind about everything

"Thank you sweetie, but can I please speak to Logan again"

"Yes of course, if there is anything I can do please let me know, and we should have dinner or something this week"

"Yes, I would like that and the only thing I want from you is to take care of my son, you make him happy and in the end that is all that matters"

She handed the phone back to me with tears falling down her face; I pulled her into my lap and listened to my father as he explained what the doctors had told him only a few days earlier. I had tears falling down my face in the end the man that I had hated most of my life, my father, is dying.

"Dad, how long?"

"6 months maybe a year"

"Treatment?"

"No, it to far, it won't help"

"SHIT, does anyone else know, MOM, Grandfather?"

"No son you are the only one, I am telling your mother when she returns later from New York"

"I am sorry, what do you need? What is going to happen with the business? Are you getting a second opinion? Dad Please, why now?"

"Logan, the business will be fine I will work as long as I can then the board will take over until you are ready, I will make it be know that you will be here until Rory graduates and then I want you both to run the company"

"WHAT"

"Logan I do not want you to have my life, if you are in fact going to marry her I want you to be with her. Do not make the same mistakes I made with your wife and family. What I did to mine is inexcusable. She is extremely talented and smart she can do everything with you. Let her. When you decide to start a family limit your travels or take them with you. But Logan please; do not become me."

"Well if she will agree to all of it and she will have me I will agree to it" I said with trepidation

"Well son, it seems you have to talk to Ms. Gilmore and your mother car just pulled up and I need to speak with her, so I will talk with you tomorrow and tell Rory we will have dinner this week, I promise"

"Alright Dad, good luck and I will see you later"

"Thanks, your mother isn't going to take this well. Logan, I know I haven't said it in a very long time but I want to say it before it's too late, I love you son"

With that my father hung up the phone and I began to cry, Rory just held me, and after a few minutes I had stopped and she stood up took my hands and led me to bed, we laid together silent for what seemed an eternity. I finally stood up and she just watched me as I went into our closet and pulled out the box and walked back into the room and back onto the bed that had my future resting on it.

"Rory, last night was one of the saddest nights of my life, I thought I lost you but what you don't know was last night was supposed to be one of the happiest. I had our room, our suite at the Plaza decorated with Sunflowers and Candles through out the room and champagne waiting for us, Last night I was going to propose to you, I wanted you to know this before I continued" I said

"Logan, what is going on? What do you mean you were going to propose?" she said rather anxiously

"Ace, I knew I wanted you in my life forever, you are it for me and my father new it too, he saw it in my eyes last night"

"I know Logan he told me this morning, what is going on?" she said

"When my father asked to speak to me alone, he asked me if I intended on marrying you, what my intentions were towards you" I slowly began telling her the story of what my father had said to me but I left out the part that concerned the business

"Rory, I wanted to tell you that I was planning on asking you last night so you didn't think I was proposing to you out of guilt. I was planning a grand proposal, something you would brag about to everyone but after what just happened it doesn't seem necessary, life is short, I know we have our issues to work out and I know we will work out said issues and I know even though you say you do that you are having a slight issue with trust but I swear on everything I will try to never to disappoint you again. With that said Loralei Leigh Gilmore the third will you please marry me, become my partner, my equal and my wife?" I said with shear confidence, but I was scared out of my mind I took the small velvet box and opened it to reveal a simple 3 carat princess cut solitaire engagement ring. She was stunned, and sat stock still for what seemed an eternity.

"Logan" she whispered "I…I"

"Ace, I love you" it was all I could say I was just praying she would reciprocate my feelings.