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Chapter Nine – Working Remotely
Rory was looking at her books, on one side she had one of the books from a Yale class that she was interested in and she was attempting to plan ahead for when she had to take things slower at school. If she made time to keep up with all of her reading or to even read ahead then she could definitely have the baby at the same time and school didn't go on for that long, she'd be able to have the baby and not be overwhelmed with being a mother enough to take finals. Maybe she'd have to take a pass at the fellowship for the New York Times but she could take remote jobs whilst taking care of her child.
The other book that she had open was a guide to pregnancy. She had actually picked up "The Idiot's Guide to Pregnancy" and she definitely felt like an idiot. She had of course known that being pregnant was a time with a lot of changes to a woman's body and it was also a time that involved a lot of hard work and frequent mood swings but there was so much more information.
She had tried asking her mother for help, after all her mother and namesake was also her best friend but her mother had said that she had read the books but also gotten bored of them and thought that all of the contradictory information wasn't helpful. Rory had to make lists and consider the information and it was hard that there was so much of it.
At this time she was living at Logan's apartment, well maybe she should consider it their apartment and trying to enjoy the peaceful silence which was giving her a better vibe than that tree that used to comfort her before everything with the boat happened. She closed her eyes and smiled before hearing her phone buzz on the counter. She hummed and picked it up. She wasn't sure about what time it was in London but she would answer it.
"Hey," she said as she put it to her cheek, having just eaten a half handful of chocolate chips, "How are you?"
"I'm good," Logan chuckled, "How are you doing? You have time to talk, Ace?"
"To you, yes," Rory smiled, "So again, what's up?"
"What would you say to having some company in that apartment?" he asked with a soft laugh and Rory felt her heartbeat quicken as she thought about how happy she would be to see him at that point. "I mean, you doing any creepy Stepford Wife type of stuff in there, Ace, or would it be okay for me to be there with you."
"No, my acting like a robot is only on Tuesday mornings and Friday afternoons so this would be a great time for you to come, where are you?" she asked, it was hard to keep the excitement out of her voice.
"I'll have to note that down in my planner," Logan joked back, "Well, when you say there, I'm here. Just wanted to surprise you, are you surprised."
"I will be when I see you," Rory said before jumping up and grabbing her shoes. "I'm so happy to have you back here," she squealed as she dashed out and caught Logan coming up the stairs. She threw her arms around him happily as he held her. "I'm so…thank you," she grinned as she got back and tried to smooth down her hair.
"Thanking me? It was killing me getting all of my work done all alone in that office and though I had to compromise with them and agree to work remotely for this week and a half, I really wanted to be with you. I couldn't get my mind off of the baby and off of you," he looked to her and then sighed. "Rory, I know my faults and I'm not at the point where I feel I can be an acceptable dad but I want to try. I just know that I'm at my best when I'm with you."
Rory smiled, "I know you'll be an amazing dad," she said before reaching for his suitcase but Logan held it away from her, "One week, huh? Well I'll take what I can get," she told him before kissing him passionately on the lips. "I'm so happy to see you."
"Me too, Ace," he said before following him back to their apartment. Hopefully all of this would be better to sort out if they were doing it together.
Rory tried to move her books off of the counter to make some room for them and Logan looked at the pile of books that were all about what to expect during pregnancy and the kid's first year. He looked over at her, she was always well prepared and she worked so hard, he had to pick up his game if they were going to be on equal footing.
"I do have a request for you if that's okay," Rory said nervously and Logan leaned towards her, "I mean, you don't have to do it but it would be nice if you would be able to manage it, if you didn't have work to do," she said and Logan looked at her.
"What is it, Ace? I'd do almost anything for you," he said with a smile and Rory winked at him.
"It's not as if I need you to rub somebody out for me, we've got a service that do that. No, I was wondering if you would come with me on Friday night when I tell me grandparents," she saw Logan's weak smile but leaned forward, "My grandparents are really important to me and I know they are old fashioned but it -"
"Of course, Ace," he nodded. "Yes, we'll do it together. I think that it's definitely going to be better if we approach them together."
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Lorelai sighed heavily as she stood on the porchway steps of The Dragonfly Inn with a cup of coffee in her hands. She looked out on what she had achieved with hard work, perseverance, and vision. This was the life that she had wanted for Rory but she was afraid that by living with money that Logan was making she wouldn't be able to get this for herself. Rory was a driven young woman but that could easily change if she gave birth to a baby.
Lorelai sighed and then turned around to walk back into the inn and went to the kitchen where Sookie was putting out a small fire on the stove, "Everything going okay?" Lorelai asked tentatively to which Sookie laughed loudly.
"Who ever said that the best use of chilli peppers was for anything other than to set them on fire," she grinned and then paused as she took in her best friend. "Something's wrong, I can feel it and I'm pretty sure it's not about the pepper."
"Is it about Luke? You having some of those feelings for—"
"No, no it's not," Lorelai said as she took another large swig of the coffee. "There's…Sookie, what's your experience on pregnancy?" she asked and Sookie turned to her excited.
"Oh you're pregnant" she said and Lorelai shook her head, "Then…hmm, somebody else is pregnant, Michele is pregnant," she guessed as they heard a dismissive voice.
"I must certainly am not," he said and Sookie looked at him, "I am surprised you know of my existence with the amount of smoke and noise you have in here," Michele complained, "I mean, the smell of smoke gets onto my suits which are hard and expensive, expensive might I add for me to get dry cleaned."
"Well, look who woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning," Sookie joked to which Michele walked to the door.
"I was hoping to talk to Lorelai but with your incessant chicken noises, I think it would be best to wait in the hall," he said with one last sigh and shake of his head.
"Okay, so…let's see, who is pregnant?" Sookie asked as she tried to think, "Lulu, is Lulu pregnant?"
"Rory," Lorelai sighed, "Rory's pregnant and yes, it is Logan's."
"I bet that's going to be a really cute baby," Sookie commented, "So are they keeping it? Is he going to step up and marry her?"
Lorelai was about to answer before they heard another voice in the kitchen.
"You can tell me to get out if you need to but I'd very much like to marry her. Sorry, your….Michele, I think pushed me in this direction which guess means I think I'm acceptable because he could have pushed me out the door," he said as Lorelai and Sookie stared at him.
Lorelai paused, "You have some really freaky timing, kid. You sure you're not from the future?"
End of Chapter Nine
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