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I'm so glad you all liked the little twist, I just felt, and had from the start, that a forced marriage would be fun, but, as many of you pointed out, extremely unrealistic. Glad you all liked, here's hoping you continue to do so!

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Part Five

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"Eh…well…" Rory glanced at her mother, looking rather like a deer caught in headlights. She considered it for a moment, trying to ignore the pressure she was feeling on all sides. Granted, her mother was in no way pressuring her, but the amusement Lorelai was emitting wasn't helping.

"Come on, Ace," Logan said softly, and she could hear the smirk before she turned to look at him. He was standing right next to her, so, despite being almost the same height as him, she had to look up to meet his eyes. "It could be a lot of fun."

She pursed her lips, but was sure that he could see a glint in her eyes because his smirk turned into a grin. "I don't know, will there be presents?"

"Most assuredly."

"A ring?" she asked, cocking her eyebrow.

He cocked his head side to side a little as if considering it. "I'm sure that can be arranged."

"Arranged is so not my favourite word right now, Logan, pick another one."

He chuckled. "Sure thing, Ace."

"So, it's decided?" Mitchum asked and they both turned to face the others in the room. Rory avoided eye contact and shuffled a little on her feet; she had completely forgotten that they weren't alone in the room.

Logan's arm slipped round her shoulder and she looked at him, raising an eyebrow. He winked at her before turning back to face his father.

"You might want to arrange a little announcement at Mom's party."

"No." Everyone turned to look at her. "There will be no announcements. Word of mouth is good enough. We announce this and it will undoubtedly end up in the papers."

"If we don't announce it, Ace, the rumours will end up in the papers anyway and, trust me, they're usually worse than the truth."

"Okay," Rory relented, sighing. After a moment, she frowned. "How long do we envisage this going on for?"

"Envisage," Lorelai repeated. "My daughter's smart, and she uses pretty words." Rory looked pointedly at her mother, but Lorelai just grinned.

"What? Look," Lorelai continued, "for this to work, we need to find Miss Odious another man to leech on before Logan gets to be single again. Plus, you both need to stop dating other people." Despite using the word 'both' the comment was clearly aimed at Logan.

"What do you say, Huntzberger, can you be celibate for a while?"

Logan smirked at her. "Celibate? And here I thought I was getting me a fiancé."

"Hello. Mother sitting right here." Lorelai waved her hand. Logan, for his part, didn't look the least bit apologetic, he simply grinned.

"Oh, no." Rory's eyes widened.

"What?" Logan asked her, tightening his grip around her shoulders almost subconsciously.

"Grampa…I was just wondering. Grandma's not going to take this seriously, is she?" Rory looked positively terrified and Logan couldn't help but feel a little worried himself.

"Mom knows this is a joke, too, right?" he asked his father.

Both men chuckled and nodded.

"Don't worry, son, your mother has been forewarned. She has no aspirations to be Melissa Cartwright's mother-in-law, so I think we're safe."

"Rory, your grandmother has been assured that we are simply helping out some friends."

Both youngsters breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good to know," Rory said with a smile.

"Rory, why don't you take MaC to meet Lane and fill her in."

"Mac?"

Rory nodded, ignoring Logan's question. "That's a good idea. It would be just my luck that she'd find out from Miss Patty."

"Oooh, did you warn him about Miss Patty yet?" her mother asked, looking rather delighted about the prospect.

Rory turned to Logan. "Watch where you put your buns or Miss Patty will grab them." Shetook his hand before he had the chance to comment and dragged him out the door.

"Ooh, I'd stay away from Luke's until I've spoken to him!" Lorelai called after them.

"But coffee!"

"Okay, but don't tell him about the plan."

"I won't. I'd like my fiancé to remain fully attached."

"Dirty!"

"Mom!"

Logan's laughter travelled through the kitchen as the front door shut behind them. Lorelai turned to face Mitchum and her father, who were both smiling. She grinned.

"They really are gullible if they think that Mom and Anna won't be planning the wedding for real."

"They have been warned, Lorelai," her father said, but he was smiling as if he didn't really believe it.

Lorelai raised an eyebrow. "And when they've seen those two together?"

Mitchum laughed. "That's when the real planning starts."

"I would like my daughter to finish Yale unmarried, thank you very much."

"Don't worry, Lorelai," Mitchum said placing a hand on her shoulder. " Logan's marriage, if he chooses to marry, that is, will be based on all of his own decisions. I get the feeling that your daughter will insist on the same."

"In the meantime, however…" Richard said with a smile.

Lorelai nodded, a sly grin edging onto her face. "Anything goes." She thought about the way Rory and Logan interacted and suddenly she couldn't wait to have some entertainment. "Let the fun commence!"

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TBC…

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