Chapter 19

RORY POV

The next morning when I got to the office, I got settled in and called my Dad. "Hayden and Hayden Law Services." Dad said when he answered the phone.

"Dad." I said.

"Hey Ror, everything okay?" Dad asked me.

"Sort of. The hospital called me yesterday and said that Logan checked himself out. They still have me on all of his emergency contact papers. I found out that in order to be removed as his emergency contact, they need a copy of my divorce papers."

"Where do I need to fax them?"

"New York Memorial."

"Sure, kid."

"Thanks dad."

Once I got off the phone with my Dad, I was able to focus and get some work done. I wanted to try and get everything done that I needed to so that this weekend when my Dad and Grandma Francine came into town, I could spend some time with them. That afternoon, when Michelle brought me my afternoon coffee, she brought me something else. "Hey Rory." Michelle said.

I looked up at her. "What is it?"

She handed me a folded newspaper. I opened it up. It was the Hartford Courant. The headline on the front page read: "RORY HAYDEN-GILMORE-HUNTZBERGER FINALLY MOVES ON SINCE DIVORCE TO LOGAN HUNTZBERGER"

"Do these people really have nothing better to talk about? I mean seriously. Tristan and I have been married almost 6 years now." I asked out loud but more to myself. I couldn't believe this. Michelle left my office and I called Mitchum. He would know what to do.

"Huntzberger Publishing. How can I help you?" The receptionist said.

"Mitchum Huntzberger please?" I said.

"Who's calling?"

"Rory DuGrey." I said.

"One moment."

A few minutes later, "Rory, are you okay? I saw the courant this morning." Mitchum said.

"I guess. Is there anything that we can do about it?"

"Not really? When did they even get that picture?"

"Probably from last weekend...at my high school reunion." I said

"I'm sorry about this. You know, we recently purchased the Courant."

"Really?"

"Yeah. But I have a proposal for you can you meet me for dinner?"

"I have plans with Tristan."

"Bring him. This is important."

I let out a sigh. "Okay. I'll call him. Text me the details." When I got off the phone with Mitchum, I called Tristan and told him what was going on. Of course, he wasn't exactly happy about having dinner with Mitchum but he understood that it was work related. The rest of the day was uneventful. When I left work, I headed over to the restaurant where I was meeting Mitchum and Tristan. I was surprised when I saw Logan sitting at the table. "What's going on?" I asked.

"Rory, hear my proposal before you leave. Please?" Mitchum said.

I looked at Tristan and he nodded. I nodded at Mitchum and sat down between him and Tristan. "I'm listening." I said.

"Logan is having some health problems, and according to our lawyers..." Mitchum said looking over at me. "It makes him ineligible to run HPG at the moment."

I looked over to Logan. "I'm sorry." I turned to look back at Mitchum. "But...what does that have to do with me?" I asked.

"I want you to run HPG." Mitchum said.

What? Me? "Why?" I asked.

Mitchum looked at Logan and then over to Tristan and I noticed that they both nodded at him. "Rory, you have gone from being a writer to being an editor. I think that this is your next step. At least until we figure out what is going on with Logan."

I looked over at Tristan. "You think that I should do this?" I asked him.

"Yeah, I think that you should." Tristan said.

I nodded, then I turned back to Mitchum. "Okay...on one condition."

"What's that?"

"Logan takes my place at the times. And then when he comes back to HPG I can go back to my job at the Times." I said. I felt Tristan put his hand on the back of my neck.

Mitchum and Logan looked at each other for a minute before anything else was said. "Deal. I'll give you a week to help get Logan situated over at the times before you come join me at HPG."

"Thanks."