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Thx for the reviews. This chap was a little shorter than last but I needed to add a little more about how they didn't meet. More in the coming chapters.

Chap 2 With Friends like these

Logan couldn't wait for dinner at the Gilmore's, this was one time he would not miss it,

He was going get another chance to talk to Rory but until then he had other things to settle.

The first thing Logan did the next day is call his friends, he invited them over for drinks, and little did they know they would need more than a couple.

Stephanie, Colin and Finn made their way over discussing various subjects just as they were about to knock at Logan's door, the door swung open and they were greeting with a scowl on his face.

They walked into his apartment and they heard the door slam.

"Mate, what's the problem, you invited us over and now you're giving us some bad vibes."

"Bad vibes, you're lucky that's all you're getting from me."

"Logan, what's going on? A few hours ago you invite Colin, Finn and me over and now I just want to leave."

"Were you ever going to tell me? I mean you have known for years, did you enjoy laughing at me?"

"Logan, what are you talking about?"

"Colin, you may not have known from the beginning but I know you're fiancé has known all along."

"Logan, stop accusing me of something when I don't know what it is."

"You knew, all those years of telling you how I avoiding another invite to meet Lorelai Hayden while you were telling me these great stories of Rory Gilmore. Why didn't you tell me that Lorelai Hayden is Rory Gilmore?"

"I made such an ass of myself last night. I had no idea who she was yet she apparently knows a lot about me. Care to explain?"

"Oh, so your paths finally crossed," she smirked.

"Stop that smirking, for years you have known that Rory and Lorelai, and you made sure we never met. Tell me Steph, why? Why did you let me make a fool of myself? I thought you were my friend."

"Logan, I never intended to make a fool of you, but I wanted to protect Rory. I know what would happen, you would meet, you would sweep her off her feet, than you would dump her and I didn't want to be the one responsible for it. She and I became good friends the year you guys were sailing the world and she means a lot to me, I didn't want to see her hurt again.

Rory is a great person who deserves someone who will love her and stay with her. She has been hurt by men in the past and it took her a while to start dating again and when she did we didn't want her to get hurt again.

We made sure that through the years you two were never at one of our functions together, though it wasn't easy we made sure to plan our events when one of you would be out of town

I'm not saying you would intentionally hurt her but your track record is not good when it comes to the heart. I don't mean to hurt you but that is why we kept you apart."

Logan didn't know what to say; yeah he rarely went out with a girl more than a week, but he knew if he met the right girl he could change.

"Were you ever going to tell me?"

"Yes, Colin and I spoke about this the other day, it was inevitable that you two would meet but we hoped to have had the chance to talk to you. You see Rory is my maid-of-honor, and with the wedding coming we knew that you would meet her. We were planning on talking to Rory and telling her of the situation and then tell you.

Rory knows about you Logan, she knows a lot of the stories and I'm sure she has heard some we haven't told her. I know she is intrigued by you and has wanted to meet you but as I told you before we made sure you didn't."

"What do you mean, intrigued by me?"

"I'll take this one darling."

"Well Logan, whenever we would gather with Rory we would eventually come to stories that involved the three/four of us. She never got enough and she would continue to ask questions about you, she really wanted to meet you. She would always be disappointed after a dinner she expected you to be at. Every time you didn't show up to a Hayden event she would get stuck talking to another rich drone. Francine always wanted you to meet Rory but she always had a back-up at the dinner in case you didn't show, which meant she met a lot of drones."

"But if I would have known I would have gone, so you can't put all the blame on me."

"Mates is it me or are we getting nowhere fast, I need a drink make that a lot of drinks. I have a feeling this will be a long night."

After a few drinks all was forgiven. Steph knew she still had to tell Rory about why she didn't want her to meet Logan and she knew Rory would be upset about more people wanted to protect her but she knew it was for the best.

She knew Logan was interested in her, she just hoped that he wouldn't hurt her friend.

On Monday morning Logan got called into Mitchum's office.

"I was told you wanted to see me."

"You know Logan you can at least try and be civil to me after all I am the one who introduced you to Rory."

"Sorry dad, it's just that most times you call me in the news is not good."

"Unfortunately the news is not good. Well you know the dinner you're going to on Saturday well it's not what you're expecting."

"What do you mean?"

"Rory will not be there."

"What! Why, how do you know, why didn't you stop me from accepting."

"I know because she is currently out on a book tour and I know this because we are publishing her book, granted I don't usually get involved in the everyday activities of one of our published authors but she is a Gilmore-Hayden so I know what is going on. As for not stopping you accepting the invitation, why do you think I mentioned the dinner with Honor."

"I know, I'll call Emily and tell her that Honor has some big news and is expecting me at dinner"

"No, Logan you're already on Emily and Francine's short list, you will need to attend and charm them the way I know you can. Emily and Francine may drive Rory crazy at times, but she respects them and they mean a lot to her. From what I have heard of Rory she values her family's opinion so you need to make sure their opinion of you is good.

If you want any chance with Rory, and from the looks you were giving her the other night you want a chance, you will need to win over all of her family and what better way than dinner without her there."

"Oh and Logan don't screw this one up."

Logan walked away from his father thinking 'Why does everyone have such little faith in me, I may not have had a girlfriend in a long time but that doesn't mean I can't. I don't even know if Rory and I will hit is off, yet they all think that I'm out for only one thing. I can't say it wouldn't be nice to ravish her body, but one thing at a time. I first need to spend more than five minutes with her. I have a feeling that the next few months will be very interesting.'