Within two days, Rory found herself on a plane to London, England. She was so excited to see Logan again. It had only been two weeks but it seemed like a lifetime. Tonight she was going to be in Logan's arms again and that was all she wanted.
Rory's plane left on time and she called Logan before she got on the flight to tell him her landing time. Logan told Rory he would be at the airport to meet her. Rory had tried to convince Logan to let her take a cab to either his office or his new apartment but Logan insisted he meet her. She could tell he was just as excited to see her, as she was to see him.
Rory gathered her things quickly once the plane landed and hurried to get through customs in order to meet Logan on the other side of security. As she was getting her passport stamped and items checked, Rory could see Logan waiting for her. He looked so handsome in a suit. Rory could see he was on the phone but he still could not take his eyes off her. He had the cute little smirk on his face that Rory loved.
Once security cleared Rory, she ran through the remainder of the gates, straight into Logan's waiting arms. He snapped his phone shut and hugged Rory right there in front of everyone in the airport. He pulled back and kissed her like he had never kissed her before. It was gentle yet commanding. It was sweet and passionate all at once. Rory felt like she was in heaven.
"Hi, how was your flight?"
"I got to watch Willa Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. I love that movie. Have you been waiting long?"
"Not too long. I was just catching up on some stuff while I waited for you. I have really missed you, Ace. This was such a good idea."
"Glad I thought of it,' joked Rory.
"Yeah, sure. Anyway, I have to stop at the office for a while. Do you want to tag along or would you rather wait for me at the apartment? I have to stay at the office for a couple of hours."
"I would love to watch you work. Its fun being in a newsroom. It will be even better being in a foreign newsroom. If it's not a problem, I would love to tag along. If I get bored, I will take a cab back to the apartment."
"That's fine with me. And no cabs for you. I will have a car take you to my place. Or should I say, "our place" for the summer anyway." Logan began gathering Rory's things and walking toward the baggage claim. Rory handed over her claim ticket and Logan began taking the luggage off the conveyor belt. He remarked, "How much stuff did you bring with you? You didn't have to bring you entire closet. We do you have washing machines here in London, you know?"
"Ha, ha. Very funny. I wasn't sure what we would be doing so I wanted to be prepared and I didn't want to waste any time shopping."
"Okay, did they drug you on that flight? You, not want to go shopping? You must have lost your mind." Logan was quickly putting the bags on a cart to push to the car.
"Okay, so I will be going shopping. One of the bags is almost empty so I can get lots of stuff and take it back with me. So now I'm busted."
"Like you could hide it from me. Here'ss the car," Logan said as he pointed to the long black limo waiting in the loading and unloading area. Rory still had a hard time with using the limos. She knew Logan preferred the car service because it allowed him to work while travelling through the city. Rory watched as Logan and the driver loaded the bags into the car. Once inside, Rory sat back and enjoyed the view to the office.
London truly was a beautiful city and had many areas to explore. Rory mentally noted which areas she would like to visit on her own once she "caught up" with Logan. The next couple of days were going to be filled with all kinds of make up time for the last two weeks.
The car stopped outside an 8 storey marbled brick building with Huntzberger Publications on the side of it. Rory could hardly believe Logan worked in an office like this. Logan instructed the driver to take the bags back to the apartment as he and Rory climbed out of the car. As the two of them walked into the building, all kinds of people were tipping their hats and saying "Good afternoon, Mr. Huntzberger." Logan nodded and continued towards the elevator in the lobby of the building. Rory was amazed at the room and the people trying to impress Logan. So much had changed in so little time.
Logan quickly pressed 8 when they were both inside the elevator. Rory remarked "Wow, what a big change. Everyone is trying to get your attention and impress you. I feel like I have just walked into a whole new world."
"Just because I have a new job Rory, it doesn't mean I have changed. I hate all the sucking up that everyone does around here just because I am the boss's son. I would much rather be working side by side with them than be the one they report to." Logan looked annoyed with the situation as usual when he spoke about this assignment. Rory knew this was not his style but it was still a big change from what she was use to.
The elevator pinged when they reached the 8th floor. Logan put his hand on the small of Rory's back and urged her to get out of the elevator. Rory had never seen such an elegant lobby. Rich fabrics were on the furnishings, plush carpets on the floor and marble everywhere. Logan guided Rory down the hall to another office. There sat a beautiful blonde woman working on a computer. Logan said "Hi Hillary. Any messages?"
The young blonde woman got up and said "Yes, I left them all on your desk. You have a meeting with the editor in 30 minutes and your father has called 4 times since you left. I put the folder for the meeting with the editor with your messages. If you need anything else, just let me know." The last part was said in a soft whisper that was loud enough for Rory to hear.
"No, that's fine Hillary. This is my girlfriend, Rory Gilmore. She will be staying with me this summer. Please make sure she has everything she needs while she is in the office. I am sure she will be visiting here often so please arrange for her to have a pass to get into the building? Thanks." And with that Logan began moving towards the big, heavy oak doors behind the young blonde. Rory was amazed at how quickly Logan dismissed her. Rory could tell she was trying to come onto Logan but the way he shook her off made Rory feel all the better about their relationship. Rory trusted Logan totally but that did not stop her from worrying about women throwing themselves at Logan. He was a good-looking, young, rich man after all.
Once inside the next room, Rory stood in awe of what she saw. The room was huge. It was as big as their apartment in New Haven. The walls were finished with a rich, dark cherry wood. The desk was sitting in front of floor to ceiling windows with thick curtains pulled back on either side. The carpet was thick and plush. The room screamed of money.
"What, are you stuck?" Logan asked as he went to the desk. He pulled out the chair and sat down. Rory just looked around. There was a washroom off to one side of the room and another door beside it. Rory was not sure where it went but she wanted to explore that later. On another wall were two black leather sofas with a table between them. They looked very comfortable and inviting. Rory put down her carryon bag that she brought upstairs with her and began to explore the room. Next to the mysterious door on the far wall was a bar. Rory was sure it was well stocked for those important meetings with the bigwigs when they came into town. Logan was checking his messages and accessing his computer as Rory continued to explore. She looked out the windows. The view was amazing. Off in the distance was the London tower. Rory always wanted to explore it more as her last visit to London was very short with her grandmother a few years back.
Logan picked up the phone and Rory moved towards the sofas on the other wall. She sat down and her thoughts were right. They were the most comfortable sofas she has the pleasure to sit on. Logan was speaking with someone very loudly by this point. Rory could only assume he was calling his father back. Sometimes she wished he was not so well connected and they could enjoy their time together. At that point, Logan began shouting into the phone. Rory wanted to leave the room but she knew that would not help the situation in the end.
"She's my girlfriend and I want her here. You said I had to be here, you said nothing about Rory. I will do as I am asked and continue to work here. As for who I spend my spare-time with, that's none of your business. Now what did you call about?"
Rory could tell Mitchum was not happy with her presence in London. Rory instantly decided she would be as invisible to Mitchum as she could be. She would not go to the office and interrupt things there. She would avoid answering Logan's cell phone and the phone at the apartment. It was bad enough he had to be here even after she left; she was not going to make it any harder on him than it already was.
Logan finished his call and said "Sorry you had to hear that. I guess he thinks he's running my entire life, not just my career. Please don't let that shorten your stay? I want you here for as long as you can. If I had my choice, I would keep you here with me for the next year." Logan had gotten up from behind the desk and joined Rory on the sofa.
Rory reached over and hugged Logan. "I will stay for as long as I can. I didn't book a flight home yet. My return date is open. I figured this way we could work it out together when we were both sick of each other."
Logan pulled her in closer and just sat there holding her for what seemed like hours. Then, the phone buzzed. Logan loosened the hug and quickly kissed Rory. "I love you," he said as he got up to answer the page.
"Mr. Huntzberger, Mr. Thomas is here for you meeting. Should I show him in?"
Rory knew that was Logan's meeting. "I will just go and explore. Are there any areas that are off limits to me?"
Logan walked back to where Rory stood and handed her a plastic card with his name on it. "Here, take this. It will get you anywhere you want to go. This meeting should only last an hour and then we can get out of here." Logan kissed Rory again and moved towards the door. There stood an older man in his forty's waiting outside the door. Rory assumed it was Mr. Thomas, the editor of the paper. Logan quickly introduced them and Rory began on her way to explore the building.
Rory wandered around the 8th floor for about 15minutes. There were mostly closed doors on the floor and Rory assumed they were offices for the upper management of the paper. At that point, she decided to go down and see what she could find out. First Rory stopped at Logan's secretary's desk to ask what floor the newsroom was located on. Hilary did not like the interruption and answered her in a very short tone "4th floor" and left Rory standing in front of the desk.
Rory got on the elevator and pressed 4th floor. When the elevator came to a stop, the doors quickly opened. Rory walked out and felt like she was in another world yet again. There were people moving everywhere very quickly, shouting and excitement could be felt in the air. She loved it. This is what a newsroom should feel like all the time. Rory quickly began to move around the room to get a feel of what it was all about and to see if she could find out what everyone was working on.
There seemed to be people everywhere on this floor but none of them took note of her at that point. They continued to move on with their business. Rory kept moving so as not to get knocked over or pushed by those hurrying to finish up tasks. Finally a young man came up to Rory and asked "Can I help you?'
Rory continued to look past him at what was going on and said, "No, I'm just exploring."
"You can't just wander around a newsroom without permission," he said curtly.
Rory was not paying much attention to what he was saying and was still trying to keep tabs on what was going on around her.
"Hey, are you listening to me? Do I have to call security?"
Finally his words sunk in and Rory said, "No, I have a pass. Here it is" Rory showed the young man the pass Logan handed her before she left his office.
"That pass belongs to the little boss. What are you doing with it? If you don't start answering my questions with some good explanations, I'm gonna call security!" the young man shouted at her.
By this point some of the others in the room began to notice what was going on. They were all listening to the conversation and stopped in their tracks.
"Mr. Huntzberger is my boyfriend and he gave this to me until I have my own. You can call his secretary and verify it. Better yet, I will go back upstairs and drag him out of his meeting, bring him down here and have it verified in person for you if that makes you feel any better? I should warn you first however, Logan doesn't like it when he is interrupted in a meeting and can get very angry. How secure do you feel about your job?" Rory was just about to turn on her heel when she heard the man speak again.
"No, no, don't do that. I believe you. It's just that we are not use to strangers wandering around on the newsroom floor without advance notice. You could be a reporter from another newspaper for all we know and be here to steal our lead stories."
"I understand. I work at a newspaper at the school I attend and we are always looking at those you just seem to wander in the newsroom as well. Logan is in a meeting and I thought I would explore the building a little. I will be here all summer so I thought I should know where things are."
"What is your name?" asked the young man.
"Rory, Rory Gilmore. And you?"
"I'm Nick, nice to meet you Rory. We've heard your name mentioned a time a two. I think Mr. Huntzberger mentioned you were a reporter the last time he was down here checking up on things. He said you were very good."
"I think Logan is a little biased in that respect. But it's a pleasure to meet you Nick." Rory looked down at her watch and noticed she had been gone well over an hour. Logan would be wondering where she was. "I'm sorry Nick but I have to go. I hope to see you again soon," she said hurrying to the elevator.
When Rory walked back on the 8th floor, she noticed the door to Logan's office was open. The secretary was not at her desk. Rory went to the door of the office and peeked in to see if the meeting was still going on or if Logan was alone.
Logan immediately looked up from his desk and said, "There you are. I was beginning to get worried about you. I was going to call security to check and see where you were. I even asked Hilary if she knew where you went to." Logan got up and walked towards the open door and Rory.
"I was just wandering around," she answered walking further into the office. Rory and Logan met in the middle of the room and were immediately in an embrace. Rory loved these moments with Logan and cherished each one. "I asked Hilary what floor the newsroom was one because I was curious. She didn't tell you?"
Logan shook his head. He looked down into Rory's blue eyes and said, "I guess it must have slipped her mind. So what did you find out about 'my newspaper' during your adventure?" asked Logan.
"You run a very tight ship, Huntzberger. You should be proud of yourself."
With that said, Rory began kissing Logan. They stood in the middle of the room for about ten more minutes just kissing and looking into each other's eyes. It felt like they were looking into each other's souls. Logan finally broke the moment and said, "So, you want to see the apartment? I am finished here for the day."
"Yeah, I would love to," answered Rory.
With that, Logan let her go and went back to his desk to gather some papers to put into his briefcase. Within five minutes they were both on their way to Logan's apartment.
A/N: Thanks for all the reviews on the first chapter. It really helped make this one better. Sorry it took so long to update but I wanted specific things to happen in this chapter so I planned a bit more. Please let me know if you like the two new characters I introduced. I am planning to write more about them. Please review.
