At a crossroads
Finn's POV
2 hours later the plan lands in Palo Alto and I depart the plane to my waiting car. I get in and call Colin
"Where am I going?" I ask him
"Stanford Hospital room 214" he replies in a clipped tone
"See you soon" I say and tell the driver where to go.
I arrive at the hospital and head straight to room 214. I see Colin and Honor standing there looking over Logan's unconscious body.
"What the hell happened to him?" I ask looking at the man I saw not two nights ago.
"Alcohol poisoning" is all Honor says
"Why does he have alcohol poisoning?" I ask dumbfounded his life was going great his company was booming but then I realise the one thing that changed in the last few days.
"Did he do this because of?" I ask not being able to finish my sentence thinking that he could have done this because of what I had done.
"It's not you fault Finn, we all thought he was fine with it he even gave you his permission" Colin says placing a hand on my shoulder as I sit in a chair next to my best mates bed.
"What are you guys talking about?" Honor asks with a confused look on her face.
"I ran into Rory in Seattle 4 days ago and we went out to dinner to catch up and we are now exclusively together. I asked him before I did anything to make sure he was ok with it but I guess he wasn't" I tell her.
"Wait your with Rory now?" She asks as she looks towards me.
"Yeah we made it official 2 days ago" I confirm to Honor and Colin.
"Offical how so?" Colin asks
"Like she is my girlfriend and I am her boyfriend offical" I reply still looking at Logan.
We spend the next 3 hours sitting waiting for him to wake up. My phone rings and I leave the room to answer.
"Finn Morgan" I say in a strained tone
"Hey babe, what's wrong you sound upset?" She say
"Hey love, I am in Palo Alto" I say but before I could continue my sentence she interrupts me.
"Why are you in Palo Alto?" She asks confused
"Logan is in hospital, alcohol poisoning" I say in a glum tone.
"What?!" She says
"Yeah I got a call like 6 hours ago telling me to get to Palo Alto and it was Logan. I ran out of the office and straight to the airfield" I tell her
"It's not because of?" She says her mind going straight to were my mind went.
"I don't know yet he is still unconscious. I will call you tomorrow once I know more night darling" I say
"Night Finn" she says and I head back into the room.
"Who was that?" honor asks
"Rory, just checking in for the night" I say and sit back down hoping that he will wake up soon so I can get the answer I need.
We sit for another 3 hours at around 2 am Logan starts to stir and looks up around him trying to see where he is.
"What happened? Why am I in hospital?" He asks in a scratchy tone.
"Logan you passed out from alcohol poisoning" honor tells him.
"Why were you drinking so much mate?" Colin asks him
"I can't remember" he says but as he answers he looks towards me. I know it has everything to do with Rory and me.
"Hey hon why don't you go get some sleep? Hey col can you get me some coffee?" I say and they both nod. Honor kisses Logan good night and Colin walks out with her.
"So you really can't handle me and Rory?" I ask him straight out not pussyfooting around it.
"I thought I could but then seeing how she gravitated to you that night and how happy she looked. It hit me I never gave her that and never could which really hurt after 2 and a half years together we had nothing on what you had gained in only 2 days. I handled my feelings the only way I could think of with the drink" he answers me and I sit and think about what he says.
"Will it always be this way when you see us together? I don't want to have seperate lives with you guys and her. I should tell you we made it offical the morning after our night out" I say to him and watch him take in all the information I just have him.
He sits there thinking before he answers "I don't think it will always be like this but until I can say I have accepted it I don't think I should see the two of you together. You may be thinking how long could that be and to be honest I don't have an answer for you" he says to me and I understand completely.
"Just promise me one thing Logan" I say to him
"What?" He asks
"Don't you bloody do this to us again" I say
"I hopefully don't plan on it" he says and I relax a bit in my chair now I know things are sorted. I text Colin
*you can come back*
And within 2 minutes he is back in the room and handing me the coffee he got me.
"How are you feeling mate?" Colin asks him
"Been worse and better, that answer your question" he says and I chuckle same old Logan.
"Well if you boys don't mind excusing me I need to get some sleep, so I'm going to head to a hotel and catch a few hours I will be back by 10" I say as I get up shake Logan's hand and give Colin a hug and walk out and head to one of my hotels.
I get to the hotel at 3 am and grab a key to the family suite once in the room I move straight towards the master bedroom. I remove my clothes and head straight for the shower to wash away the stress and tension of what has happened today. I hop out dry myself off and put my boxers back on and make a quick call to the concierge.
"Mr Morgan how can we help you?" She asks
"I need some clothes bought for me and brought up to my room for the morning, I'm here on a spur of the moment and didn't think about fresh clothes" I tell her
"Certainly sir they will be in you room by 8 am" she says and hangs up.
I fall into the bed and set a quick alarm on my phone for 8.30am. Once my head hits the pillow I am asleep. I dream of everything and nothing during that 5 hours of sleep. The alarm goes off and I head out into the main suite and she a choice of clothes to wear and I am grateful there are some jeans and shirts. I put a pot of coffee on and call for some room service. I got into the bathroom and freshen up and have a shave and dress in the jeans and a grey shirt. The room bell goes and I let room service in, I eat quickly and enjoy a couple of cups of coffee before heading out and back to the hospital.
I arrive at the hospital at 10 and head black to his room and find Honor and Mitchum there.
"Morning Mitchum" I say to him
"Finn" he replies and I am grateful he doesn't rip into me.
"So son why did you drink yourself to oblivion?" Mitchum asks him
"I think I will let you discuss this as a family, did you want anything Logan paper, magazine, soft toy?" I ask with a hint of a joke.
"Nah I'm right mate" he says as I exit I get halfway down the hall and hear it.
"FINN MORGAN GET YOUR ASS BACK HERE NOW!" From Mitchum and I turn around and head back to face my ultimate doom.
"Yes Mitchum" I say as I enter the room.
"Care to explain what you are doing with Logan's ex" he says
"Well I am in a relationship with her" I tell him straight
"Haha you a relationship? Don't believe it. You are just trying to mess with you best mate aren't you?" He says in a menacing tone.
"No Mitchum I'm not, Rory and I are together and seeing what happens I have like her since we first started to get to know her. I checked with Logan first before we went out and he gave me permission. It was not my fault that when having our catch up night out that she and her friends ended up at the same club as us and it's not my fault some asshole was going to try to force himself on her that I had to protect her and bring her back to our table. She is an amazing woman and Logan let her go. She is giving me a chance and I'm not letting go of that. If Logan doesn't think he can handle seeing us together for a few months I will do my best to keep us out of his face but I will be with her for as long as she wants and will have me" I tell them and they all sit and stand there looking like I have grown a third head.
"I thank you for your honesty Finn, I can see you are trying to step up as a man and I respect that. I will leave you with your friends and Honor Logan let me know how you get on" he says and leave the room.
"Logan I'm sorry if I sounded mean or anything while speaking to your dad but I had to defend myself and Rory" I say in a calm tone.
"It's all good mate but I had to be honest with him too. When do you need to leave mate?" He replies
"I have to be out of here by about 6 am tomorrow I have to be in Chicago by lunch" I say hoping he doesn't ask why.
"Why by lunch Finn?" Honor pipes in
"Because I am meeting up with Rory when she arrives in Chicago" I say and look back at Logan. "Sorry to mention it mate" I add
"It's all good she is your girlfriend and you need to try and make it work while she is on the road" he says and I understand that he finally gets it with us.
I sit down and spend the next few hours talking about all thing business and family. At 2 pm my phone rings and I see who it is.
"Excuse me guys be back soon" I say and head out into the hall.
"Hey Kitten, I have so missed you" I say
"Hey Finn, missed you too so what's the verdict?" She asks cutting straight to point.
"It was him seeing us together that pushed him over, we have discussed it now and we just need to be careful around him for the next few months till he can fully process it" I tell her
"Ok well I guess we can do that for him. Will you still be in Chicago tomorrow when I get there?" She asks me
"Yes of course Logan knows I will be flying out at 6 am tomorrow, I need to see you again" I say with some desperation in my voice.
"Oh I need to see you too" she whispers seductivly
"Ohh you minx I will see you at my hotel just message me when the bus gets in and I will be in the lobby wait beautiful" I say
"Will do see you then sexy" she say and hangs up. I think to myself this woman is a goddess and I'm under her spell. I relax myself with a few deep breaths and walk back into the room.
"How is she?" Logan asks
"Fine" I say not trying to rub anything in.
"When is Colin due back?" Honor asks
"Shouldn't be too long I will find out" I say and send him a quick text.
*when are you getting here?*
*5 mins*
"He will be here in 5 minutes. Did they say when you could go home?" I ask
"A couple more days unfortunately" he replies and we sit and talk about sport. Soon Colin arrives and we enjoy fresh conversation.
By 6 pm I am am spent, I say good bye to Logan and Honor and tell them to call me if needed. I head back to the hotel and have a light supper and shower and hop into bed. I send a text off to Rory:
*cant wait to see you tomorrow, I have some very naughty things I want to do to you*
*dirty! Can't wait to see you either, I will be the sexy brunette with the huge smile running towards you*
*didn't your grandmother teach you it's not ladylike to run to a man*
*yeah but I break the rules sometimes*
*ms Gilmore I never would have guessed*
*go to sleep Finn you will need your energy tomorrow ;)*
Oh my god what have I found she is amazing. I slip off to sleep and dream of my blue eyed beauty.