Another short chapter. We're getting closer to the end. Enjoy, please R&R

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The next day she was off for the month. July in New Orleans is anything but pleasant to begin with, it hot and humid, but with the state of the city in its current conditions it was even rougher. Rory couldn't believe this city was still in such bad condition. It was almost a year since the hurricane but it looked like it could have been a month ago. She was busy while down there, between helping Paris and the other med-students at the clinic (doing paperwork) and writing her articles she had little time to keep in touch with her friends. She would write the occasional email and tried to return calls when she could but she concentrated on helping others.

The day Rory left Logan was miserable and after reading her first email he contemplated taking some time off and flying down to help out. But than it started, the acquisition of a paper in Seattle was not going as planned, he became swamped. He tried to do all he could from the office in New York but as more things fell apart he had to make his way out to take care of business. It was a mess and from the looks of things he was going to be there a few weeks. All he kept thinking was he had to get back while Rory was there.

He wrote her a few emails which she did respond to and she managed to leave him a few voice mail messages. He hated that he hadn't spoken to her live since the day she left his apartment, but with the time difference and with their busy schedules it never worked.

The month quickly passed, Rory was heading home the next day and decided to try giving Logan a call, she wanted to verify that he would be able to make it back to CT before she left for England, she knew he was still out in Seattle so based on the time difference she thought she had a chance. She dialed the number it rang a couple of times but the voice that answered wasn't his.

"I'm sorry I must have the wrong number." and she hung up. She redialed the number and again the same voice answered but this time the voice stated "Logan Huntzberger's phone."

"May I speak with Logan."

"I'm sorry he's unavailable at this time and trust me he'll be unavailable for the rest of the night."

"May I ask who am I speaking to?"

"I'm his girlfriend Missy." She lied but she wasn't going to let some girl he called 'Ace', based on the caller ID, try to stake claim. She wanted Logan, he was single, he was good looking, he was rich and she would do anything to get him.

"Oh, can you tell him Rory called."

"Yeah sure." She closed the phone and smirked. She did not plan on giving Logan any messages especially from another girl.

Rory hung up and felt her heart break. She didn't expect him to wait for her even though he told her he would, it was no-strings, but a small part of her hoped that he wouldn't have found someone new. It was then that she decided that her trip back home was going to be shorter than planned.

She was back on a Friday in time for dinner with her grandparents. To her surprise Mitchum and Shira were there. He praised her on the expose she wrote and informed her that it would be a four part feature story in his weekly publication.

Shira wanted nothing more than to see Logan marry Rory, she was the only girl that had been able to keep his interest, she saw how his eyes lit up when he spoke of her and it helped that she came from good families. She wanted Rory to know he was thinking of her: "Rory, Logan had told me was looking forward being back here on Tuesday to see you."

"Oh, I guess he hasn't heard I'm leaving Sunday."

"You are, well I spoke with him yesterday and he didn't mention a change in plans." Mitchum added.

"I left a message with his girlfriend Missy but he never returned the call," she said bitterly "I'm sorry will you excuse me there are a few more people I need to visit with."

"Yes of course." Shira responded. As Rory disappeared she turned to her husband "What did he do now?"

"Shira, I don't know where that boys head is at. I really thought she was the one for him."

She sighed "Me too…Me too."