The words that had just slipped from Logan's lips caused a little twinge of panic in Rory. His tone told her that whatever he was about to tell her was important. A million different instances ran through the brunette's head as she gazed back at Logan, including the thought that maybe he and Odette had already gotten married, or that maybe she had gotten pregnant too.
"Okay." She said softly, unable to trust her vocie to not shake she decided a one word answer was the best.
Logan ran his hand through his hair. "It's really not that big of a deal." He paused as if searching for the correct words to say. "Odette and I were always a business arrangement. Never a couple. To the outsiders, we were." He chuckled. "We were a match made in the stars, the it couple. A dynasty." He shook his head. "But I could count on one hand how many times we actually shared a room."
Rory made a face and shook her head. "Spare me the details Huntzburger."
Logan couldn't help but laugh before he continued. "Not even like that. Anyway. I hated going along with it. But you know when I agreed to go back to my father's company, I agreed to basically be treated like a marionette. I never felt anything towards Odette. Nothing good, nothing bad. She was just this overly made up, fakely spunky girl that I posed next to in pictures and pretending to be madly in love with." He paused. "Well, a few days ago. I got to London, we were supposed to meet at "our" apartment and go to a function together that night." He sighed and then followed it with a shrug. "I was running late, I got home and found a note on the counter from her."
"Logan, your explanation is turning into a Tolstoy novel, what happened?" Rory asked.
"She broke of our engagement. Basically gave me, my dad and her dad a big eff you." Logan responded. "Said she didn't want to be a part of the plan anymore. I don't know where she went, don't really care either."
"Oh..." Rory said, not quite sure what to say. She was relieved that it didn't appear that there was another baby to worry about. She was sure Logan would give her details if she wanted them, but she didnt. She didn't know why, but she still got very jealous when it came to Logan. Always had.
"So, there is no more Odette. And I'm sure that the meeting my father was in when he had the heart attack had something to do with her leaving. In fact I wouldn't be surprsied if he blamed all of this on me, and ousted me from the company." Logan replied, leaning back and feeling more at ease now that he had shared his news. He could finally focus on the news that him and Rory were going to be parents, with a clear mind.
"I'm sure he won't completely get rid of you. But let's not worry about that now. He's in the hospital. Whatever his decsion is, isn't going to happen in the next few days." Rory said with what she had hoped was a reassuring smile.
After a few moments of silence as they both processed the last several minutes of conversation, Logan looked at Rory with a grin so wide it could put a little kid in a candy store's grin to shame. "So. You're having my baby?"
Rory nodded. "Yep. A tiny Huntzburger. A Huntz slider."
Logan shook his laughing. "Wow, Ace. That was nearly as good as my COD when we had to deal with the fish delivery man at Richard and Emily's."
"I can't believe you remember that Logan."
"I remember a lot more than you would think Ace. We had a lot of good times." Logan said almost wistfully, before shaking himself out of it and smiling. "Do you know if the baby is a boy or a girl?"
"Not yet. Next Doctor's appointment, if you want to come you can. You'll have to see Paris, which I know isn't your favorite thing to do. But she won't let me see any other doctors."
"Ace. Of course I want to come to the doctor's appointment. I want to come to all the doctors appointments. I want to do whatever I need to do." Logan said, Rory could hear the excitement in his voice.
"Huntzburger getting excited about a baby. Who'd a thunk it?" Rory said smiling widely at him. A few seconds later, a rapid knock against the door caused Logan to get up. Rory tried to follow and he shook his head.
"You stay Ace. I'll get it." he flashed a smile and made his way to the door. A few minutes of small talk with the guy delivering food later Logan returned with a cart of food. Laughing Logan rolled the cart next to the sofa and looked at Rory. "They got our orders totally wrong, but I told them it wasn't a big deal so they let us keep it."
"Ooh a surprise dinner! It's like a choose your own adventure meal." Rory said grinning, clapping her hands together in excitement.
"I forgot that no one gets quite as excited as you do when it comes to food." Logan said as looked at Rory sitting on the couch waiting eagerly to see what wonders were contained under the silver dome lids. "Which one should I open first?" he asked.
"The one in the middle. The middle of things are always good. Like the middle of Oreos. They are so much better than the outsides." she responded.
Logan laughed for what felt like the fifteenth time since Rory had shown up at the hospital, something he hadn't done in a long time. "As you wish." he pulled the silver lid off the large white dish in the center of six other dishes. Steam rose and Logan smirked as he picked the plate up, showing it off to Rory.
"Oooh mac and cheese." Rory responded. They continued the process until they had all seven dishes uncovered and spread out on the coffee table in front of them. Ribs, mashed potatoes, cheesecake, fried chicken , apple pie and nachos joined the mac and cheese.
"Holy cow, it's a food Santa miracle." Rory said as Logan grabbed two water bottles out of the fridge and joined her on the couch.
"Dig in Gilmore. We've got a feast, and you're eating for two." Logan said before the pair dug into the delicious smelling spread of food while watching an ancient episode of The Twilight Zone.
