New Years
Rory's POV
I wake up on New Year's Eve to find the bed next to me empty. Where is he? I wonder as I get up and put my robe on and head to the kitchen for my morning coffee.
"Morning reporter girl" Colin says as I enter
"Morning kitten sleep well?" Finn asks
"Morning and yes I did but I was missing something when I woke up" I said as I approach him.
"What was that darling?" He asks
"This" I say as I put my arms around his neck and pull him in for a kiss. It's deep and passion filled. I pull away and go grab my coffee once I pour my cup he grabs my free arm and pushes me against the counter.
"Well if you feel like that I guess I can come back to bed" he whispers
"Come on you two I'm still here and you will have plenty of time for that when you go on your little holiday" Colin says breaking us from our reverie.
"Sorry Colin I still get carried away well what time do I need to be ready and what am I wearing?" I say
"Ready by 5 because we need to be at the venue by 6 to finalise everything and Finn will show you that later I guess" Colin says to me
I move towards Finn and put a pout on.
"What am I wearing tonight babe?" I ask softly
"Oh kitten that's not going to work you will just have to wait till 3 so you can get ready" he says to me and I just turn around and saunter of to the living room to watch some tv.
An hour later I hear Colin "catch you later reporter girl" as he leaves.
"Bye Colin" I call out not taking my eyes of the tv.
3 hours later.
I head into the bathroom and start to shower. Soon I am joined by Finn and he helps me wash and I do the same to him. As I get out of the shower and start to dry and work my hair.
"Kitten you don't need to do your hair you have a wig to wear" he says to me
"What?" I ask
"Your costume includes a wig" he says with a smirk.
"Ok then show me what I'm wearing" I relent and move out from the bathroom into the bedroom. He walks over to the closet and rummages through the back till he pulls out 2 black garment bags. He grabs the one that says Rory and slowly pulls the zip down turns it around and I finally see what I'm wearing.
"Finn no way can I wear that" I say with my hands on my hips.
"Come on kitten you will look amazing" he laments
"Alright, but what are you wearing?" I ask him.
"I thought you would never ask" he says as he pulls the zip down on his.
"Oh Finn that's a bit ironic don't you think" I say to him
"Come on Captain America and Wonder Woman were made for each other we will be a hit" he says to me as I grab my costume and start to grab everything out including my golden lasso.
"Can I use this at some point tonight?" I ask with a cheeky grin
"If your lucky" he says with a wink and starts to put his costume on. By 5 we are both dressed and ready I have a giant black coat on as we leave the apartment, and head straight down to the town car that headed across town to the warehouse they decided to use for this party. Once we arrive I see all the work the guys had put into this and I amazed as we enter a doorman takes my coat and I start to walk around. As I take everything in I see a foam pit, dance floor and even a confessions board for those that want to let go of something before the new year.
"We thought this could be a good idea for people that want to let go of anything including a secret they are holding on to so they can move on. Anything you thinking of putting up there?" Finn says to me.
"I think there is something I need to put out that no one will know" I say gently as he wraps his arms around me.
"You know you can tell me anything?" he says
"Yeah I know, this is just something I never even told mom. So I guess if I'm letting it out its anonymously at this point" I say wistfully
"I understand kitten but I'm always here" he says as he moves off to finish organising.
Before I know it the party is in full swing and Finn is off doing his hosting duties with Colin so I quickly sneak off to the confessions board to let this secret out into the world anonymously.
" I was pregnant when I graduated and miscarried the day after I found out while on my first real job with no one to help me through and I never told the father"
I place it in the pile for the staff to place on the board, once done I head to the bar and grab myself a martini and I look and see Thomas there.
"Miss Rory, your usual I presume?" He says
"Yes please Thomas. Does Finn cart you everywhere for me?" I ask with a grin
"He loves to please you" He says handing me my glass
"Keep them coming when you see me" I say as I walk away to find Finn.
I soon find him talking with some of the LDB boys including Logan.
"Hey guys" I say as I wrap my arm around Finn's waist and give him a kiss on the cheek.
"Hey Rory" I hear in a chorus.
"Having fun kitten?" he asks me
"Yeah I am, I see you even brought Thomas in for me" I say as I take a sip of my martini.
"I know how you love his martini's" he says
"So what have you been doing tonight Ace? Logan asks
"Just looking around catching up with everyone. Putting my confession out there, I feel a weight lifted of my shoulders now that I have" I say
"That's the reason for it. I think I'm due to head in and write mine down too" he says as I look around and see Steph standing to the side.
"I'm going to see if Steph wants to dance" I say to Finn and give him a quick peck and move away.
I spend the next hour and a half dancing with Steph on a quite part of the dance floor until Finn comes over to me.
"Hey baby, what's wrong?" I ask seeing the look on his face.
"Has Logan seen you since you left us before?" he ask me and I look at him wondering.
"No why?" I question
"Because we both looked at the confessions wall and found your writing and he is extremely angry" he tells me and all of a sudden I lose my breath.
"Find him and meet me in the coat check room I will talk to you both together and hopefully avoid a nasty scene here" I say as Finn walks off trying to find one of his best friends.
"What was that all about?" Steph asks
"My confession the guys picked up on my hand writing and it's a bomb for Logan" I say
"How do you mean?" she questions further and I explain my confession and she just stand there shocked.
"Yeah that's why I need to face this head on" I say as I make my way to the bar.
" I need a tray Thomas, two martini's and 4 scotch neat please" I say and he quickly makes my order and I move through the crowd with ease and enter the coat check to find no one there so I sit on a stool and wait. 5 minutes later Finn and Logan walk in and Logan blows his top straight away.
"Why didn't you tell me Ace? I deserve to know that I had a child the I lost" he says in rage.
"I didn't tell you because it hurt Logan, it hurt like hell you had just told me now or never 3 weeks earlier and then I find out I'm pregnant to my ex-boyfriend that I still love. I was still processing when I ended up in the ER. I lost the child and a lot of blood, it almost killed me and I had no one. I couldn't tell my mother and I had no friends on the trail yet, I thank god every day that Hugo gave me medical benefits and was willing to keep it quite for me. Can you imagine the headlines 'Huntzberger-Hayden-Gilmore love child lost' it would have destroyed me like it almost killed me. It took me a long time to come to terms with it, I wonder for months why me? why couldn't I do this basic thing like carry a child? Not one day went by that I didn't think of our child that never made it. Not one day I was not sad that I wasn't a mother, but I realised if I was I would not have the life I have now. An amazing partner, a job that I plan to thrive in and the freedom to be whatever I want to be. I am sorry I never told you but what could you have done? Where would we be now? It would not have anything about what we were, you wanted it all then and I couldn't give that especially after I lost our child. A child we never talked about having. anything else you would like to know?" I say once I get everything out as I do I feel a giant weight off my shoulders and as I breath out I feel Finn wrap his arm around me and I grab one of my martini's and down it in a couple of gulps.
"I guess I understand but why did you leave it for me to find out that way?" he asks
"It's an anonymous confession Logan, if you and Finn didn't know my writing so well it would still be anonymous. I guess one day if Finn and I get that serious I would have told him just so he could understand my nerves of falling pregnant and it happening again" I say as tears start to fall.
"I'm sorry you had to go through that alone Ace. I think I might skip out now it's been a huge revelation and I need time to process it." he tells us as he walks towards the exit.
"Logan if you need to talk about it call me" I say as he leaves.
"Are you okay kitten?" he ask me
"Yeah I really wasn't expecting that tonight but now I want to enjoy the last hour of this old year with my amazing boyfriend who never ceases to amaze me" I say with a smile as I grab my second martini and walk out with Finn's arm around me.
Once we get out to the main room we are approached by Colin and Robert.
"Where did Huntz go?" they asked
"He received some news that he needs to be alone to process" Finn says
"What news? How can it affect him that much on New Years?" Robert asks
I take a deep breath "He found out that he should have been a father of a ten month old child that didn't make it" I say as a lone tear runs down my cheek.
"What?" Colin asks
"I miscarried 3 weeks after graduation the day after I found out i was pregnant and it almost killed me physically I lost a lot of blood and spent a week and a half in hospital in Dallas. I never told him and he found out via my confession he recognised my writing" I tell them and they all look at me shocked.
"Well we are glad your still here" Colin says
"Thanks Col but please don't tell anyone you can talk about it with Steph but that is it. Please don't bring it up around me, I have finally been able to move on and not be sad everyday" I say as I take Finn's hand and lead him to the dance floor for a slow dance that is playing.
Soon it is time for the countdown and we are all standing on the balcony watching the ball drop.
"10..9..8..7..6..5..4..3..2..1..Happy New Year" everyone yells and I turn around and embrace Finn and give him the biggest kiss I feel I have ever given. All my pent up emotions being directed into this first kiss of my new year and my new life with Finn.
"Happy New Year kitten, want to get out of here we can leave Colin in charge" he says to me and I look up to him and smile.
"That sounds great" I say and he goes over to Colin and tells him what is happening he nods and we head straight out of the building and he leads me towards a hotel nearby.
"Aren't we going home?" I say
"I love how you say home but it is too difficult to get a cab or the driver to get here and take us home too many people around" he says and I smile as he leads us straight up to our room and I see there is a small bag of my things there.
"Why didn't you tell me?" I ask him
"Because I wanted tonight to be special a New Year and a new start for us" he says kissing my neck and I succumb to his ministrations and we fall onto the bed in a throw of passion.
I know you have all been waiting for this one i hope it was worth the wait. All feedback is welcome.