Note 1: Thanks for the reviews! Trory got the most votes so far, so I'm still going for a Trory. This also seems more logical for me, cause although I love Logan, I don't see a future for the two of them. I don't see Rory living in his world and giving up her goals and I don't see him giving up his world. But who knows, that's the fun part about writing isn't it. You can take the story wherever you want to take it. Lol!
Note 2: xx-scratchthat let me enlighten you! Lorelai is preparing for the second test run. First she had one about a year ago with Sookie at the Dragonfly. And now she's having one in the new Inn, in Hamden (Near New Haven/Yale), where she's hired for her expertise and will be working for three months (two months have past already at this moment).
Chapter 16:
Logan had been upset all night. After the party he had brought Natasha home and had apologized to her for the bad company he'd been that evening. After that, he went straight for Rory's room, only to find out that she wasn't there. She probably was staying with her mom tonight.
So now he was walking to his own place and he started to get angry again. Who did Tristan think he was, talking like that to him? But the worst part was, that deep down he knew that Tristan was right. He had known it would be a problem once he started committing to Rory. But what was the alternative. No Rory? He couldn't let that happen. He wanted her in his life; he wasn't ready to give her up. Maybe he would just have to take a chance and try it. Yes! The time had come. Tomorrow he would introduce her to his family. But for now, he just wants to take his mind of things and Finn and Colin were just the guys to do it.
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Rory was heading back to Yale. She had spent the night with her mother helping her plan the test run. She decided to surprise Logan and make up to him, cause she was still feeling a bit bad about her quarrel with him about him not taking her to these functions. But now she felt like maybe he did her a favor. She really enjoyed spending time with Lorelai and now she could. She was just curious about his family though, especially the high and mighty Mitchum Huntzberger.
When she got to his place, the door was opened by a curly redhead, who she apparently woke up by ringing the bell.
"I'm sorry to wake you" Rory says looking at her watch and seeing its 14:00 hour. "You must be a friend of Finn." Rory says, remembering Finn had a soft spot for red heads.
"Yes, I'm Claire. Who are you?" The girl replies.
"I'm Rory, Logan's girlfriend. Is he here?" She asks the girls.
"Oh, okay, come in. Logan is in the shower." And with that she walks back to Finn's room.
Rory sneaks into the bathroom to surprise Logan.
"Do you need somebody to scrub your back?"
Logan looks surprised, but happy. "Why Ace, are you making an indecent proposal to me?"
Rory gives him a totally innocent face. "What do you mean indecent? That was totally decent." Then she starts to grin and Logan pulls her in for a kiss."
"Logan, watch out! You will get water all over me." Rory jumps back.
"Why Ace, I never knew a little bit of water could scare you. Hand me the towel, so I can dry myself and we can finish what we started." Logan says, while turning of the shower.
Rory gets an evil grin on her face. And then the grabs his bathrobe and towel and runs away to his room.
"What the hell! Ace, I'm gonna get you for this!" He says, while he goes after her.
When Rory ran out of the bathroom, she bumped into Finn, who just woke up.
"Hey, love, why are you running?" But at the same time Logan came out of the bathroom, completely naked.
"Oh my god, my eyes can't take this. I think I'm still having a nightmare. I better get back to bed." Finn cries out and walks away.
Logan looks at Rory. "Oh, you're so gonna pay for this." And he runs after her to his bedroom.
.Later that afternoon. The two of them were drinking some cappuccino at the local bar.
"Are we okay?" Logan asks Rory.
Rory smiles. "Yes, we're okay." She sips her coffee.
"I never meant for you to feel bad about me not taking you with me to these boring family functions. It is just that everything is so great right now and I don't want that to be ruined."
"I don't see how that would be ruined?" Rory replies.
"It is not as simple as it looks, Rory."
"But why not? Are you ashamed of me? Why can't your parents know about us?"
"No, of course I'm not ashamed of you. On the contrary, I'm very proud of having such a wonderful girl as my girlfriend."
Logan had taken Rory's face between his hands and kissed her.
"That's why I called my mother and told her that I would like to come over for dinner tonight together with my girlfriend." He looks expectantly in her eyes.
"You did what? Are you sure?" Rory asks him.
"I'm more sure than I've ever been. So what do you say? I know we had a movie night planned, but do you want to go?"
"Of course I'll go with you"
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Logan was bringing Rory back to her room.
The whole ride back, they had been quiet. Both lost in their own thoughts.
The dinner had been a total disaster. Logan's parents had told him that it was a serious thing for him to bring home a girlfriend. He had known they would think that and had expected that they would immediately want to start planning the wedding. But instead they had told him of his responsibilities and what was expected of his future spouse. They had told him that, although Rory was a very nice girl from good breeding, she wouldn't fit into his future life with all her aspirations. And they added that all of this had nothing to do with her mother, Lorelai. Logan had been very upset by all of this and had taken Rory away from there.
"Are you sure you're okay?" He asks her. "They had no right talking about you like that. They are wrong, you have to know that."
Rory just nods. She had been fighting the tears ever since they left the Huntzberger mansion. But now all she felt was exhausted.
"I know, Logan. I'm okay. I'm just exhausted and need some sleep" She gives him a small smile and a goodnight kiss. "I'll see you tomorrow, okay?"
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Tristan and Julie are walking over to Rory's place. Rory had told them that she was having dinner at Logan's parents place, but that they could hook up afterwards.
When they get to her dorm, they see Paris arriving.
"Hey Paris! How are you doing?" Tristan asks her.
"I'm fine thanks" Paris replies. "Are you here to see Rory?" She asks, while she opens up the door.
"She told us to hook up with her and Logan after ten." Tristan replies.
"Well I don't see her here. Maybe she's in her room. I would knock though, before you enter there. Last time I walked into her and Logan making out, she was mad at me for two whole weeks." Paris states.
Tristan and Julie knock on her door. When they open the door they find Rory crying on her bed. Tristan walks over to her and sits next to her on the bed.
"Rory, what's wrong?" He asks her.
When Rory notices Tristan she just hugs him and starts crying even louder.
"They don't think I'm good enough! Why don't they think I'm good enough? Don't they know I'm a Gilmore?"
Tristan figures it is about Logan's parents. "They don't know what they're talking about, Mary." He says, while he gently strokes her hair. "They cannot imagine how great you really are."
Julie feels out of place in the room and decides to go to the kitchen and make some hot coco for everybody.
When she returns with the drinks, she sees Rory has calmed down a bit and that they are talking.
"I thought you could use this." She says, while handing over the cups.
Rory smiles through her tears. "Thanks Julie, you're the greatest! I'm sorry you had to walk into this mess."
"Don't worry about it. That's what friend s are for. Shall I leave you two alone, so you can talk?"
Rory is much calmer now. "No don't be silly. You can hear it just as well. I just started telling Tristan what happened at dinner." And she continues her story.
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It's Wednesday. Tristan and Julie had been able to cheer Rory up a bit and Logan had stepped by the next day to cheer her up some more. He had told her that it didn't matter what his parents thought. All he cared about was the two of them. And she seemed to accept it.
Now Tristan was with Julie at the airport, waiting for her boarding call. They still had some time and decided to have some coffee.
"I'm so gonna miss you, Tink!" Tristan says, while he grabs her hand. "I wish you could stay a bit longer!"
"I'm gonna miss you too. But there is something we need to talk about."
"Okay what is it? If it is about the distance, you just have to be patient for a while. We can make it work and it is only for the next two years." Tristan replies.
"I think that maybe we should break up!"
"What? Why? I don't want to break up. I love you Jules!"
"I love you too Tristan, but hear me out first. Just know that I love you very much and I know that you love me too. You're my best friend in the whole world and it hurts me very much to say this. But maybe that's just how it should be. Best friends, not lovers! Know that no matter what, I'll always be in your life. But now it's time for the two of us to move on. I know you have feelings for Rory. It is very hard to not see the connection and chemistry between the two of you. Shh….Let me finish! I know the two of you believe that you're just good friends, but deep down you know better. You owe it to me, yourself and to Rory to find out how you feel about each other." By now a single tear is falling down her face.
Tristan just holds her. "I don't know what to say, Jules? I don't want to lose you."
"You're never gonna loose me, Tristan. Just don't say anything now and talk to me about it when you know, okay?"
"Okay I promise. But can I at least call you every day." Tristan looks in her eyes.
Julie starts to smile. "You better, if you want to live to grow old!" She punches him in the arm and then hugs him again. Then they start walking, hand in hand, to the gate. That is where she leaves him with one last hug.
"Keep me posted, okay? I love you." She says to him.
"I love you too, Tink!" And with that he let's her go.
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A/N: Pfff, it was difficult for me to write down the break up. I didn't know how I wanted it to happen. I just knew that I didn't want a big drama. So I hope you liked it, although break ups are always sad. Okay enough sad parts! Up to the test run and some more happy occasions, L&L.
