AN: Thanks Astragail, I couldn't stop laughing when you made the suggestion so I couldn't resist.Thanks and I hope youlike it. Thanks to everyone who has been reading and reviewing, I hope you like this very short chapter.
Chapter 23
Rory got everything she needed from the bookstore and she and Logan headed home to get changed to head back out and over to the pub; neither one looking forward to returning to reality tomorrow.
"What do you want to drink?" Logan asked as soon as they walked through the door.
"UM, chocolate martini, please" she said after thinking for a moment.
They sat down at a table with their drinks and waited for their waitress to order their dinners.
"So, you ready to start work tomorrow?" she asked after a moment of silence
"Yeah, I am going to miss having you with me though." He admitted
"I know, we have spent every minute with each other, it's going to be strange when I only see you in the morning and at night" she agreed. "I hope you don't have to travel much without me" she said
"We'll see. Maybe I can work it that I go away when you are available" he said, he knew this was going to be a big adjustment for both of them.
They enjoyed their dinners, both having cheeseburgers and fries. By the time they left the pub it was nearing midnight and they were both drunk and exhausted. They walked back to their apartment and fell into bed neither one bothering to change.
"What do you mean she is living with us?" Rory screamed as she watched Shira direct moving men into her house with her things.
"Sorry, Ace. There was nothing I could do; we just have to make do. I promise it won't be that bad." Logan said kissing his wife and walking into his study.
"Logan, this is ridiculous" she yelled after him
"Really Rory, stop making a scene, truly you didn't think you would win" she said snidely
"What are you talking about?" Rory snipped at her
"Logan in my son, he will never side with you over me" she said pompously
"Uh, really you think so." Rory said annoyed "We'll see about that. Stay out of my way Shira, you may live here but this is our house now and you are not welcome" she said and turned and walked away, she could hear Shira laugh at her in a mocking tone.
"We'll see Rory" she said with hatred and mischief in her voice.
Days had passed, Rory was to busy to deal with the new house guest to bother with her. There were things to do, the house wasn't yet 100 complete, but it was getting there. She left for her hair appointment and when she arrived back at the house two hours later she was shocked. All of Shira's furniture was sitting in the living room.
"What the hell is this?" Rory yelled at Magna who happen to be walking by
"Mrs. Hutnzberger told me to have this furniture taken down from the attic the other day." Magna admitted and was now scared as she saw the anger building in the young Mrs. Huntzberger.
"Did she" was all Rory said and turned and walked away, then turned back around to Magna "I suggest you call those movers back and have these antiques taken back up to the attic, and next time Shira tells you to do something you run it by me first" she said anger had taken her over completely
"Yes of course Mrs. Huntzberger" Magna said and turned and walked away
She walked out and on to the patio to find Shira lying on a chaise lounge; she walked over and sat down next to her mother-in-law. "It would do you good to know, that I am not as sweet as I look" Rory said looking straight ahead
"Oh dear, I never thought you were sweet at all" Shira mocked "You are the epitome of a gold digging whore, if I ever did say so myself" she said with complete disgust
"You should know, not that I have to explain myself to you or anyone else, that before I married Logan I signed a prenup that stated I get nothing if we divorce, the only thing I get is to keep my job and if we have kids they get child support." She began "In fact I came into this marriage not expecting anything from Logan, I have my own money, I don't need or want his" she said icily
"Sure dear you tell yourself that, maybe you'll believe it one day" Shira said laughing at Rory and standing up to go back into the house "One of these days Logan will see who you are and leave your sorry low life ass out with the garbage" she finished looking down at Rory, Rory was shocked she didn't even notice that she had stood up and was now standing right in front of Shira
"You Bitch" Rory yelled in her face "How dare you insult me like that" Shira was stunned that Rory had stood up and yelled at her like that, no one had ever done that to her. Then out of no where Rory pulled back and punched Shira in the face the sound was a sickening sound like that of a dry stick snapping, except it was Shira cosmetically altered nose breaking; Rory stepped back while shaking her hand from the radiating pain that was now in her hand. When Rory finally looked up she saw the blood pouring down her face. She heard a beeping noise and couldn't think where it was coming from; it was getting louder and louder….
"Rory" Logan said shaking her
"ACE, come on wake up, turn off your alarm" Logan said pushing her up
"Oh my god, Logan, I had the worst yet most gratifying dream" she said looking over at her husband while she was turning off the beeping noise she had heard in her dream.