"All done. If we stop by the house I can grab a bag of stuff and then we can head to New York." Rory said as she got back into the car, before she noticed that Logan was on the phone, mentally kicking her self for not being more observant she frowned and quietly settled into her seat. She tried not to pay attention to his side of the conversation, but it was kind of difficult given her proximity to Logan.
"No, I will not be at the house. I have things to do in New York, and I have to go over the will with the lawyers and make plans for the company."
Rory could tell by the strain in Logan's voice, that he was not enjoying the conversation he was having, which meant he was probably talking to his mother.
After a few more minutes of tense conversation Logan hung up the phone and very nearly slammed the phone on the dashboard. Rory had seen Logan angry plenty of times in the more than a decade that they had known each other, but this was a special kind of anger that she knew he reserved for when dealing with Shira or up until recently Mitchum.
"Sorry Ace." Logan said quietly as the anger faded from his eyes and he looked at her. There was something calming about being around Rory, he had always felt that way, but now it seemed almost more powerful.
"It's okay." She said quietly. "Do I even want to know what that call was about?"
Logan shook his head. "It was just my mother being my mother. Hounding me about why I wasn't at the house. Why I hadn't called her and told her I would be there to pick things up for the will."
Before thinking Rory asked. "Why does it matter? It's not like she was there."
Logan scoffed quietly and nodded. "That's exactly what I said to her, but it didn't seem to matter. She just kept demanding to know what I was doing, every single little thing that I was doing."
Rory reached over and took his hand in hers as a small frown formed on her lips. "I'm sorry Logan. I wish I could fix it. I know there isn't anything I can do that will help Shira be less of a dragon lady. But if I could, I would."
Logan squeezed her hand beore releasing it to start the car. Once he had pulled away from the curb he took her hand back in his. "I know you would, and that means more than you know." he said softly, he was lost in his own head a little bit anda didn't know exactly what all to say. Luckily the drive to Lorelai and Luke's house didn't take too long.
"I'll come in and thank them. Then we can head to the city." Logan said as he got out of the car, along with Rory.
"Sounds good." Rory said with a smile as she opened the door and led them into the living room. "Mom! Luke? Are you guys home?"
"In the kitchen loinfruit." Lorelai's voice came.
"Don't call her that, it's weird." came the gruffer voice of Luke.
Rory laughed, and Logan simply smiled as they headed into the kitchen. "We just came by so I could pick up a bag of stuff before going to the city with Logan." Rory said as way of explination before she passed her mother and step father by and entered her bedroom. She grabbed an old purple duffel bag, and filled it with several different outfits before carrying it back to the kitchen.
"Rory, are you sure that its wise for you to be trekking all over the world in your condition?" Luke asked with a raised eyebrow as he looked over at her from where he stood cooking at the stove.
Rory was a little surprised at the question, while she and Luke had never had any real problems, she knew he had a hard time trusting Logan or letting his step daughter go off with him.
"Luke, I'll be okay. Logan wont let me do anything that I shouldn't. Plus he needs someone on his side while his family goes through this."
Luke simply nodded.
"Well, stay safe and call whenever you want." Lorelai said. She too was a little apprehensive about whatever was going on between her daughter and the heir to the Huntzburger dynasty, but she knew her daughter would make the right choice.
"I'll take good care of her." Logan said, taking the bag from Rory so she wouldn't have to carry it. "Thank you for letting me crash here for a couple of days. It was really nice of both of you."
After a few more minutes of small talk and a round of kisses from Paul Anka, the duo were back outside and Logan was stashing Rory's bag in the trunk of the car. After shutting the trunk he looked at Rory and sighed. "I wish Luke would come around to me being around again."
Rory joined him behind the car and wrapped her arms around him in a hug, looking into his eyes she smiled. "He will Logan, I promise. It just takes him some time. And that's true about everything. It took him six weeks once to change to a new razor brand. So it will all work out."
Logan nodded, feeling a little bit better after Rory reassured him. He leaned down and placed a quick kiss on her lips before breaking it and the hug they shared. "I hope so."