When Rory got back home and settled in that night, she and Lorelai decided to spend some time together while Luke was working.
"So… how was your visit with Logan?" Lorelai asked slowly.
"It was fine." Rory said quietly. She avoided eye contact. She was afraid Lorelai would judge her or disapprove.
"What was that?"
"I said it was fine. Good." Rory glanced at Lorelai then back at the TV screen where a rerun of a sitcom was playing.
"Something happened." Lorelai raised her eyebrows.
"Yes." Rory murmured.
Lorelai gasped. "Tell me."
"You have to promise you won't get mad. This is my choice. Mine and Logan's,"
Lorelai just nodded.
"We talked about our mistakes with Paul and Odette and… we admitted that we still love each other. We're going to try to work thing out." Rory let out a breath and met Lorelai's gaze.
"So you're back together? Lorelai asked.
"Yes." Rory answered simply.
"Well I think that's a good thing." Lorelai smiled softly.
"Really?" Rory was surprised.
"Yeah. I mean it's what you want right? He didn't pressure you?"
"No. I love him and I really want to be with him. I want the three of us to be a family."
"Okay. Then that's all I want. I want you to be happy and if Logan makes you happy then I'm happy, kid." Lorelai reached out and rubbed Rory's leg.
Rory smiled.
"Just let him know that if he ever hurts you again, he'll have to deal with me." Lorelai said with a half-smile.
Rory nodded then smiled.
Rory and Lorelai were eating at the diner when Logan brought Owen back the next day. He had agreed to stay for an hour and have a meal with them.
They talked about Owen and simple topics. Lorelai didn't grill him.
When it was time for Logan to leave, he gestured for Rory to follow him outside. Owen was crying and he needed to be changed and Rory glanced at him worriedly, but Lorelai said she would take handle it.
Rory whispered a quick thank you then followed Logan outside.
Luke finished cleaning the counter then came over to Lorelai and Owen.
"Where's Rory going?" He asked.
"Just to say goodbye to Logan, I think." Lorelai replied as she lifted Owen out of his stroller.
"Want to handle this full diaper, Grandpa?" Lorelai asked with a smile.
Luke blinked at her, wondering if she was seriously asking. Thankfully, Kirk walked into the diner at that moment. He walked up to Lorelai's table.
"Lorelai, I see you have you have the town's favourite baby with you today." Kirk nodded his head towards Owen who had stopped crying and his gaze drifted to Kirk.
"Uh yeah but I don't think you want to get too close, Kirk. I was just about to go change him."
"Wait, you aren't taking him home?" Luke questioned.
"Um no not yet. He really needs to be changed. It can't wait." Lorelai frowned at Luke.
"But the change table in the bathroom is so…" Luke trailed off.
"So? Dirty? Old? What?" Lorelai furrowed her brows.
"Never mind. Just take him back there before he stinks up the whole place." Luke murmured.
Lorelai wondered why he seemed to be in a bad mood. She got up and headed back towards the bathroom.
"Mother keeps telling me she wishes Lulu and I had children, but Petal is enough work already." She heard Kirk say before she was out of earshot.
Meanwhile, Rory and Logan were outside the diner. They greeted each with a quick kiss with lead to a few more kisses.
When they pulled away, Logan had a serious look on his face.
"What's wrong?" Rory was concerned.
Logan gave her a sad smile. "I'm just going to miss you and Owen so much."
Rory smiled back. "You'll see us next weekend."
Logan nodded then looked down. They were awkwardly silent for a minute. He looked up.
"Hey, what you think about moving in with me?" He asked.
Rory took a step back. She wasn't expecting him to ask that.
"So soon? We just got back together, Logan."
"I know."
"And I need to stay here, close to my mom and Luke. This is my home."
"You need to stay close to home or you want to stay home?"
Rory frowned. "I'm still recovering and I need mom and Luke's help. If I lived with you, I'd be home alone with Owen while you're at work all day."
"It'd give you some time to keep writing you book."
Rory pondered that. "Owen's still so young; I need to be with him. I wouldn't be able to focus on my book." She bit her lip.
"Then how about we get a nanny?" Logan said.
"Are you serious?"
"No, of course not. I know you'd never want a nanny raising our kid. I just wish we lived together so I'd get to come home to you every night." He said softly.
Rory nodded. She was at a loss for words. She thought about what he said for a minute. "I think moving in together right now is moving a little too fast. I want to eventually move out of Mom and Luke's house, but not just yet. Maybe you could look for a job in Hartford?"
Logan pressed his lips together then nodded. "Yeah, last time I looked there weren't any jobs."
"When was the last time you looked?"
"When I moved back here and I was looking for a job."
"You wanted to be close to Owen." Rory said in a low voice.
Logan stepped closer to her. "Closer to you and Owen," He took her hand in his and ran his thumb over her knuckles.
"So you'll look at Hartford again?" Rory whispered.
"Yeah," Logan whispered back.
"Good. I'm not going to be ready to move in with you for a while though, even if you find a job and an apartment in Hartford."
Logan nodded. "That's all right with me."
"Good." Rory glanced up at him and waited for his kiss.
He surprised her by taking her in his arms instead.
He held her close. "I love you so much." He breathed into her hair.
She held on tighter. "I love you too."
They pulled apart a little after a minute only to lean in for a kiss. It was a long kiss, neither of them wanting to pull away but needing to when the need for oxygen became too much.
"Bye." Rory said when they finally let go of each other.
"Bye."
"Here's the last slice of pie to take home with you." Luke placed a to-go box in front of Rory when she sat back down at the table.
Rory smiled. "Thanks Luke. Did you give the second last one to Mom?"
Luke didn't answer. Lorelai came back to the table, saw the to-go box and asked what it was.
"The last slice of pie," Rory grinned. She knew Lorelai would be upset that Luke had chosen to give her the pie.
"Excuse me?" Lorelai said after she put Owen back in his stroller. She put a hand on her hips and faced Luke.
"I gave the last slice of pie to Rory. You weren't here and I thought she'd want it." Luke said flatly.
"You didn't want to give it to your wife?" Lorelai said, raising her voice a little.
Luke rolled his eyes. "I always bring you home a slice if there's one left over at the end of the day."
"But today you just decided Rory should have it?" Lorelai said, unable to keep herself from smiling.
Luke realized she didn't really care. "Yes."
"Okay, fine. I can see who you love more." Lorelai placed a hand on her heart.
Luke made a 'tsk' sound and walked away from the table.
"No love for you tonight!" Lorelai called out after him.
Luke looked back at her and gave her a look. His cheeks were a bit red.
Lorelai laughed.
"Somebody's in the doghouse." Kirk said loudly.
"Shut up Kirk." Luke said as he headed back to the kitchen to make Kirk's meal.
Rory smiled to herself. Lorelai noticed.
"Thinking about how you're going to share the pie with me?" She asked her daughter.
"No way!" Rory exclaimed. She got up as quickly as she could and turned Owen's stroller around the headed for the door.
"You will share with Mommy. I shared my food with you for nine months!" Lorelai grabbed her purse and followed Rory out the door.
"You had to share your food with me. I was inside of you." Rory said.
"Well… fine but next time Luke will totally give me the last piece of pie." Lorelai stuck out her tongue.
Rory laughed. "Sometimes I wonder which one of us is more mature."
Lorelai just shrugged. They continued walking home.
"So, what did you and Logan talk about if you don't mind me asking?"
"He… asked if I wanted to move in with him. With Owen of course,"
"Oh…"
"I'm not going to. At least not right now. I'm not ready."
Lorelai put an arm around Rory. "Good. I'm glad. We would miss you dearly."
Rory forced a smile. She could tell Lorelai was hurt. She knew Lorelai was more cautious of Rory since the accident.
Rory didn't say anything the rest of the walk home. She was imagining living with Logan and Owen in New York. It wasn't something she wanted right now, but in the not so distant future, she could picture it. She started making a pro/con list in her head.
Emily called and spoke to Rory that night to catch up. She would be visiting on the following Friday. Rory didn't mention Logan asking to move in with her. She didn't think Emily would be a fan of the idea.
"Did you tell Mom about Logan asking you to move in?" Lorelai asked when Rory was off the phone and had returned to the living room.
"No, of course not, she's not exactly a huge fan of Logan."
"Yeah, but I think she can see he loves you and Owen… she can see that he won't bail on you like Christopher did with me."
Rory stared at her mother. "You think Grandma thinks Logan is like Dad?"
"Maybe at first she thought so. But Chris wasn't involved in your upbringing and Logan is a responsible parent. I think Mom is starting to see that and she will eventually be happy for you. She just wants what's best for you, like I do." Lorelai replied.
Rory nodded. "I know. You think she'll see that I'm happy with Logan? That I really want to work things out with him and be a family?"
"Yes. I came around and saw it."
They were silent for a couple minutes.
Rory cleared her throat. "Hey mom?"
"Hmm?" Lorelai lifted her head. She had been texting.
"I know it must have been awful… waiting for me to come out of the coma."
Lorelai swallowed. "I don't want to talk about it, or think about it." She warned.
"Okay." Rory whispered.
They both turned their attention to their phones.
When Luke returned home late that night, he found both Gilmore girls were in bed.
The light was still on in the bedroom and Luke walked over to the bed and noticed that Lorelai was sound asleep. She was on his side of the bed. He smiled.
Luke got ready for bed then turned out the light and got in Lorelai's side of the bed. She stirred then opened her eyes.
"Hey." She whispered.
"Go back to sleep." He said as he pulled the sheet and comforter over himself.
"I'm on your side of the bed."
"I don't care."
"Okay." Lorelai murmured.
Once Luke was almost asleep, Lorelai spoke again.
"You owe me a piece of pie."
Luke made a sound that was a mix between a cough and a laugh.
Author's note: I apologize for not updating in so long. I was very busy with my new job and I didn't really want to spend my days off writing. I also had a little writer's block. I'm going to end this story either next chapter or the one after. Thanks for reading. Reviews are always appreciated.
