A/N: Okay, I've heard from the majority that you want to see Rory and the kids interacting and Logan in rehab. I will try my best to stay accurate and fit Logan's rehab into the story. I'm not sure how much because I don't want to screw up the story with inaccuracy. If you do find any mistakes in how things are going, please include it in a review. There are some time jumps in this chapter which is something I'm not overly fond of but I liked the scenes…I apologize to people who don't love them either. Thanks!
A/N 2: This story begins where chapter four left off. Right after Rory hung up the phone with her mom. I really apologize for the time jump but I wanted to get this conversation in here and explain what happened after the phone call lol. I hope this doesn't confuse anyone. Here is a timeline just to help:
Chapter one: Thursday
Chapter two: Friday
Chapter three: Friday night and then Saturday morning
Chapter four: Sunday morning
Chapter five: Monday morning
Chapter six: Back to Sunday morning and then skip five days until Friday
Chapter 6: The Man She Married
(Sunday Morning)
Rory hung up the phone just as Bailey came into the living section of the apartment. She looked so much like Logan from a quick glance. Most people immediately saw her blonde hair and strong cheekbones and said she looked more like Logan even with the icy blue eyes. What they didn't observe was her relaxed brow and smaller nose or her full lips and natural curls. Her attitude reflected Rory more too - hard-working, sweet, crazy, timid. It was actually Evie that shared more of Logan's features. She always wore a concentrated brow and an air of confidence seemed to hang around her. She was smug and outgoing as well as forward. As Rory watched Bailey enter the room speedily and Evie walk behind her, Rory saw Logan more distinguished than ever in both.
Rory took Bailey's hand and pulled her onto her lap for a hug and kiss. Bailey giggled as Rory gave her butterfly kisses with her nose.
"Hey, baby," Rory cooed happily into her ear.
Bailey pulled away from Rory and sat gaily on her knee.
"Mommy, what are we doing here?" Bailey asked innocently.
"We're going to stay here for a little while babe," Rory replied cautiously.
"Why?" Bailey questioned just as Evelyn piped in.
"How long are we staying here; I need to know if I should unpack or not?" Evie inquired unpleasantly.
"I don't know. We'll be staying long enough to unpack for sure," Rory answered with a hint of coldness in her voice. "I do, however, want to talk to you about that so you'll have to unpack later."
Evelyn rolled her eyes but took a seat on a dusty, wood rocking chair half hoping to find out some information on the sudden change of living; especially moving to a place like this. It was an old, musty apartment. They had limited furniture which meant only small and cot-like beds, a lumpy couch, a cedar rocking chair that spread its fumes throughout the residence, a scratched and worn table and three foldable chairs. Rory had promised they would tidy the place up and buy items to make the living arrangements more comfortable. It wasn't a bad neighborhood; On the contrary actually. The neighborhood bore a resemblance to Stars Hollow. It was a cute neighborhood; A picture perfect for a post card, but the people were so plain and dull. Even though she'd only been there for a night, she'd already observed this when they had driven down Main Street and when she had gone for a short walk this morning. This place could never be comfortable let alone a place to call home for Evelyn. Not one bit.
"Since we're going to be living here for a while, there are a few things I think you guys should know; first off, why we're here. We're here because I…we needed to get away from that house. I found out some disappointing news and had to leave. Tomorrow I'll look into schools for you guys and get you signed up. During the week, we can go shopping and on the weekend we'll decorate the apartment," Rory explained.
"What about daddy?" Bailey asked.
Rory took a beat to answer caught off guard by her daughter's question, "Well, daddy's in Hartford."
"Why isn't he here with us?"
"Because dad's being a jerk and mom ran from him, Bails. Get it? We don't get to see dad. We get to live in this dump for the rest of our lives without any connection to dad or anyone else in Hartford." Evelyn answered grumpily.
"Evie!" Rory reprimanded. "What in the hell did you say that for?"
"Mommy?"
"Bailey, daddy's not been the greatest person lately. I left because I can't let him raise you guys like that. It's not forever. It's just until he shapes up okay?"
"Are we even allowed to talk to him or see him?" Evie implored.
"I'm not sure how this is all going to go right now."
Evelyn scoffed and rolled her eyes.
"So basically no." Evie said as more of a statement than a question.
"I'm not saying never. Just not right away." Rory defended.
Evelyn walked out of the room and into the bedroom.
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(Friday)
Logan set the last suitcase on the small bed in the mostly empty, peach colored room before turning to take in his surroundings. He sighed deeply and loosened his tie a bit. He glanced at the digital alarm clock on the nightstand which read: 4:07 P.M. Thinking he should probably unpack before dinner, which he could only guess would be sometime between 5 and 7, he reached for the nearest suitcase and unzipped it.
He had trouble unpacking the contents of each suitcase because of the millions of memories stashed within them. How could Rory have just packed everything up so effortlessly when she left? Had she felt anything about it? He could barely pull out a button-down white shirt without thinking of when Rory had worn only it around the house one night. She had looked damn cute too. He smiled at the thought but quickly tried to shove it out of his mind. But just as soon as the memory had come, a new one of what happened later that night sprang forth. No. He could definitely not think about that right now.
Logan dropped the shirt on the bed and walked into the adjoining bathroom. He turned on the faucet on cold and splashed some water on his face. As he looked up into the mirror above the sink, he hated the sight before him.
He had a hangover, was tired, depressed, and a million other things and his face showed it. Breathing deeply he turned off the water and heard a voice call to him.
"Mr. Huntzberger? Are you in here?" It was a woman's voice.
"Yeah. I'll be out in just a minute." Logan replied.
He glanced back up into the mirror before drying his face and found it very hard to believe that the man Rory had married could still be there.
He walked out of the bathroom and was greeted by a slightly plump woman with a named-tag that read: Kathy.
"Mr. Huntzberger my name is Kathy. I work here at the rehab center. I just wanted to welcome you and tell you dinner is at six o'clock and your first group meeting will be tomorrow at eight o'clock A.M. okay?" Kathy reaching out her hand to shake his as she greeted him.
"Okay."
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(Saturday night)
"Honey, I'm home!" Logan yelled as he opened the door to his and Rory's new home.
Rory walked into the entrance with a smile.
"I've always wanted to say that. Although I always had imagined Alyssa Milano to be on the receiving end but hey, you take what you can get huh?" Logan said in mock seriousness as he dropped his briefcase onto the floor and hung up his coat.
Rory opened her mouth in mock shock and folded her arms across her chest.
"Hey mister, if you want to stay in that bed tonight I suggest you change your views," Rory said teasingly.
Logan walked up to her and wrapped his arms around her causing tingles to shoot through her body. She loved that feeling. No matter what it was, whenever he touched her, tiny tingles swarmed throughout her. She smiled as she kept her arms crossed.
"Oh, Mrs. Huntzberger, you wouldn't dare try to resist me. We both know you never could," He taunted with a smirk.
"Well, Mr. Huntzberger, I believe you have your information messed up because I most certainly can resist you."
"Really? Is that so?" Logan questioned as he backed her into the wall dividing the entrance from the living room.
"Yes, really."
Logan leaned down to kiss her neck once.
"Well then, I believe we have a challenge here, Mrs. Huntzberger," He said then kissed her neck again.
Rory swallowed and moaned slightly as he became more persistent with his kisses.
"I believe you're right, Mr. Huntzberger. But right now, I need food." She said as she pulled away a bit.
He groaned and rested his head against hers.
"You can't deny a Gilmore her food, Logan." Rory teased knowing that he'd heard that rule a million and one times before.
"I would never dream of denying you your food, Ace, but prolonging the wait for something truly…truly…truly…important then…" He said between kisses and trailed off as he continued to kiss her moving from her lip to her neck and back up to her lips.
He was right. Prolonging food wouldn't be so bad. He was also right that she couldn't resist him. Or at least that she didn't want to. She'd save the resisting for another time, but right now, she just wanted to savor the feeling. As his tongue begged for entrance to her mouth she gladly gave it to him. Just as things were starting to progress, a noise could be heard. It got louder as the picture perfect couple faded.
Rory blinked a few times before realizing the noise was her six-year-old daughter whispering for her.
"Mommy? Mommy are you awake?" Bailey called quietly.
Rory groaned slightly.
"Yeah, baby, I'm awake. What's wrong?" Rory questioned.
"I had a bad dream," Bailey whispered sadly.
Rory pulled away the covers and patted a spot next to her on the bed.
"Okay. Come here, sweetie. You can sleep with me tonight," Rory said.
Bailey crawled up onto the bed and snuggled under the covers. Rory wrapped her arms around her daughter and kissed her head.
"I miss daddy," Bailey said quietly.
"I know, baby. I know," Rory replied and brushed Bailey's hair back. Rory missed him too, but she had missed him long before they left that house. She'd been missing the man she married for years now.
Rory closed her eyes and let her recent dream fill her mind. It had been a memory from three weeks after their marriage. A perfect time. A happy time that had lasted for years. Until the drinking had taken over.
Rory sighed and pushed the drinking from her mind. She wanted to remember the happy time. And as she remembered, she fell slowly back to sleep.
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A/N: So I think that was my longest chapter so far. I was gonna cut it but I'm glad I didn't this gives you guys more to make up for how long I haven't updated. I'm SOOOOOO sorry about the lack of updates! Please don't hate me! I hope you liked this chapter and please review…also, any ideas people have are greatly appreciated. I pretty much know where I'm going with this, but it is great to hear what you guys want and I'd love to incorporate the ideas into this story.
Review Responses:
Hopes2High:
Well…I got a chance lol…I'm sooo sorry about the delay in updates! I hope you enjoy this chapter!
Jojo26pink:
Thank you! I didn't exactly update soon…I'm VERY VERY sorry! I hope you like this chapter though!
Raspberrysorbet34:
Nope not talk her into coming back. Kiss her into coming back. It was thrown in there as an affectionate type thing lol. I should have made that more clear. Also, the reviews are kinda vague. It's like I want to know what I need to work on, how you feel, if I portrayed them well, and more lol. It's also nice to get reviews that I can actually respond to. Thank you for a respond-worthy review! Lol. Two thumbs way, way up!
Lisa:
No I don't want a reviewer to be sad! I'm SOOOOOOOOOO sorry! I finally updated though! I hope you like it!
Chelsgg71091:
Sorry bout the lack of updates! I kept writing! Lol…I hope you enjoy this chapter!
Rockrose:
Thank you! Those are really kind words!
Passions-spent:
Thank you for the faith you have in me and for the review! I hate when people make the characters just automatically change without even trying. Where's the reality in that? Where's the story in that? Anyway, thank you so much! That was a great review for me to get! Sorry about not updating soon!
Mrmp:
Your welcome. Here's the update. Thanks for reviewing!
Tasha:
I'm glad your glad lol. Logan will definitely make up for his actions. Unfortunately, both girls are not as proud as you'd hope. They love their dad and this is really hard on them. Anyway, thank you for the review! It was VERY much what I was looking for in a review! Two thumbs way, way up for you in reviewing! I hope you like the update!
Sweet-little-devil-one:
THANK YOU! That's very kind! Here's the update!
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Sorry! I ended up re-editing chapter five and the computer took it as a complete update. I'm sorry for the false update! I hope you like the REAL update!
Blazergrl17: I might take you up on that very soon. I almost ran into a problem with this chapter. I'll let you know. Thank you for the review!
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