AN: Oh my god, it's been so long since I wrote this but I just got to the season finale of Season Five on my update so thought it was time for an update (hopefully it will be more frequently). Thank you so much if anyone is returning to this fic for your patience. Hope you enjoy. I really liked writing this chapter
Chapter Ten – The Rory Plan
"From the future, huh?" Logan smiled as he took a couple of steps forwards and then pushed his hair back. He looked at Sookie who was watching him with that way that a lot of people did. He knew that he was attractive due to his 'good genes' or 'good breeding' but right now those weren't the traits he wanted to focus the most on. He had been informed that he was going to be a parent. Handsome wasn't going to help him with a screaming child, "What kind of trips can we take then? Now I've got both my police call box outside as well as my DeLorean so make your choice."
"Is this him?" Sookie asked as she looked to Lorelai, "I've never seen pictures but you fit the description, good genes," she said before laughing, "Sorry you have really good genes."
"My child will have the best genes," Logan replied as he shook her hand, "Logan Huntzberger, pleasure to meet you."
"Sookie," the chef said gleefully, "I mean. I'm the chef here, I work here and…"
"And Ace has given your food high praise and you even higher," Logan grinned before turning to Lorelai. He looked down with a sigh and Lorelai sighed as she took him in. There must be a reason he was here at the Independence Inn rather than in an office building in London or some business at Connecticut.
"I'm sorry, what are you doing here, Logan?" she asked confused and Logan looked around.
"Small town life is pretty interesting but I'm here obviously for Rory. I don't want for her to deal with this alone anymore. She wants to graduate college and with the baby…."
Lorelai stood firm as her face turned into a very serious one, her features became cold, solid and as much as she wanted to smile there was a fear in her own eyes. Logan couldn't possibly be trying to conform her Rory into a housewife. He wouldn't be so manipulative and spineless to say that her education wasn't good for her. "What, Logan?" she asked and Logan looked at her, his eyes widening after that sharp tone.
"I uh…wanted to get some help on that. Rory still needs to complete Yale and I can talk to some of the professors, maybe Richard could also use some of his influence but I have to try to make this work with my father as well…"
"And your father is one topi-" Lorelai began to say as Sookie moved out of the kitchen, pulling a gleeful looking Michele back with her so that they didn't remain part of the battleground.
"Rory is going to graduate from Yale. She is going to get her degree in journalism. She is going to be an on the scene journalist like she has always wanted to be. I just need some help getting all of the pieces arranged. I'm willing to give up on my recreational activities a bit and focus on providing a life for our family but I'm going to need some help," he told her and Lorelai stared at him confused.
"You want Rory to graduate?" she asked as Logan turned to her bewildered. "I mean, she's pregnant. No. You of all people should acknowledge that she's pregnant…with a baby, with your baby."
"And a lot more scandalous things have happened in Ivy League schools," Logan laughed weakly. "Ace might not be able to graduate the same time that she would have been able to before but we can still make sure that she has the help she needs to graduate. I know that you don't like a lot of things about me but I thought we could work on a deal here."
"Well, that's the kind of deal that will make having you as a son in law much easier Huntsberger," she laughed.
"High praise," Logan nodded. "You mind if I call Rory, see if we can have lunch at The Dragonfly," he said as he admired the kitchen of the inn. He could hear Sookie squeal and wondered if there was anyone else who had their ears pressed to the door. As he turned to leave, Lorelai turned to him and watched. She hadn't been expecting that, she knew it was a possibility but for Logan to say that in such a mature manner really helped her keep positive feelings about him.
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Logan sighed as he sat at the table and pulled out his phone. He had told Rory that he had somewhere that he needed to go, he was just hoping that she had been able to read his mind and predict that he was here. It had turned out that she hadn't and would have to wait for her to come back. That meant small talk with Lorelai. "Your concierge," Logan commented as he kept stealing glances at Michel. "Do you pay for that level of service."
"The accent, yeah, had to search for someone who had that skill," Lorelai told him and Logan looked down with a weak laugh. He bowed his head and Lorelai reached out for him. He was still a kid after all. Maybe Rory and Logan were a little older than she and Chris had been but they were still young and still probably hadn't been ready to become parents. "You holding in there okay?" she asked concerned.
"I think I will be," he said with a groan and a weak laugh. "Do you know anything about babies. I mean, I know that my mother gave birth to Honor and I but after that I think she passed me off to the nanny. I could try and locate my nanny for advice."
"I know what you mean, trust me," Lorelai tried to calm him down. "Logan, if you're willing to work together on me then I'll be happy to teach you everything that I know. I mean, you might even be able to do it better than I was, I had to do it in heels."
"Making it all the more impressive, I imagine," Logan nodded before shakily looking at his phone. He wanted to love his kid the best that he could. He heard a sound from behind him before feeling Rory come over and kiss him on the cheek.
"Hi," she said sweetly to him reminding Logan of how real the love for her was, she turned to hug Lorelai before sitting down. "So, you two haven't had anything to eat?"
"I was waiting for you, Ace. I'm wondering with your diet what weird food cravings you might have," he smiled softly and Rory nodded, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.
"We'll have to see," she said with a soft blush and looked to her mother. "It's nice that you two are getting along and Mom please understand that Logan has been helpful and kind and he hasn't been distracted, he's been so undistracted, really? He's already being a huge help."
"You're the one we should be complimenting," Logan argued and Lorelai watched the two of them.
"You've definitely got my agreement on that, Logan has been telling me how much he wants to support you and how we can all work as a team, you know, me, and Logan, and your father, and hey we can even call up NSYNC and see if any of them would want a job on the team 'cause I hear Justin Timberlake really loves childcare."
Rory blinked at her mother before looking at the space in front of her, "Is that still possible? Yale? I mean, you don't see a lot of pregnant women around at Yale? Isn't it frowned upon?"
"You can have whatever dream that you want, Ace, your mother and I were just talking about that," Logan tried to reassure her. "So, how about we start lunch?"
"And the baby…" Rory hesitated, "When I have class and a baby to take…I can't really take the baby to class with me."
"I'll take care of the baby," Logan promised her, "Your mom promised to show me the ropes and trust me on this. I'm here. I'm going to be here to take care of our child. I just need to get some work things out of the way first but it'll be okay. It's going to be amazing, you and me and our child."
"And your father? The work that he wants you to do?" Rory asked nervously.
Logan leaned forwards and kissed her whilst holding one hand with both of his, "Everything important to me is what I'm holding onto right now," he assured her and Lorelai smiled. Hopefully this was a fairy tale and something bad wouldn't happen to hurt them or their relationship.
End of Chapter Ten
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