Chapter 6
We all made our way back to the house. Rory goes to lay down and Finn joins her hoping he can calm her. We all sit down in the living room and Logan couldn't take the silence anymore
"What the hell was that?" he demands as they all sigh an start to tell him what they know.
"That was Dean" Colin says
"He was doing his creepy staring thing again " Honor says
"When she rested her head on Finn's shoulder he got this look on his face and we've seen it before too many times" Steph says
"What look is that?" he asks softly trying to get more answers to the questions flying around his head.
"The possessive your mine and he can't have you" Josh answers
"I've seen that look before many times before" Paris states.
"The last time I saw that look we disappeared for a while" Tristan says angrily.
Logan, Robert, Colin and Steph give them a look of 'what are you talking about?' Tristan closes his eyes and when he opens them they are misty for the pain and hurt that Rory went through. He sighs and runs a hand through his hair
"He hurt her really bad in high school before we met you guys" Tristan says
"How does Honor know?" Logan asks
"I was dating Josh and with him at the time he got the call, his face went white as a ghost and all he said was he needed to go an told me why and I went with him" Honor says
"It was Tristan, Honor, Paris and I that took her away for safety and for her to heal." Josh says
"I don't know what he did but he got away with what he did to her" Tristan states angrily. Out of nowhere Finn and Rory walk into the room after hey nap. Tristan holds his arms open for her.
"He won't hurt you this time, I promise " Tristan says softly and kisses her forehead.
"How bad were you hurt?" Colin asks trying to get more clarity on the situation, as the other look towards them for an answer.
"She sustained a broken rib, concussion, broken wrist and lacerations to her face and arms." Paris tells them so the understand the history. Finn moves towards Rory and pulls her close.
"Oh love he won't do anything anymore, I'll do all I can to protect you. I love you so much and you have my heart baby" Finn declares in front of everyone. Rory moves her head from his chest and looks straight up at him into his eyes
"You love me?" Rory asks
"Of course, I do, how could I not love such and amazing and beautiful woman" Finn says while smiling lovingly down at her. A smile creeps into her lips
"I love you to Finny" Rory says an gives him a loving but passionate kiss and snuggles further into him. The silence was soon broken by a cell phone. Tristan stands up and goes into the other room and answers
"Hello?" Tristan says
"Hello son, Rory's grandparents told me about what happened with Dean the other day. Is she ok?" Marcus demands softly. He sighs as he answers his father
"She's shaken up right now" he states
"What happened?" Marcus demands, Tristan then tells him what happened an says that we'll talk more at dinner about what happened. He walks back into the living room and tells them all about the conversation he had with his dad.
"Oohhh he's pissed isn't he?" Paris asks
"You can say that again, he looks at Rory like a daughter an he's afraid for her" Tristan says sadly
"She's a sister to Robert, Steph, Josh, Tristan and I" Colin states
"What am I chop liver?" Honor asks
"Sorry, Honor too" Colin adds
"Thank you and dad is not gonna be happy when he hears about this either" Honor says as she walks out with her phone in hand.
"I can see the love you all have for her and I will now do what I can to protect you from him also. With this army we have assembled he can't hurt you anymore" Logan states
"We should get ready for dinner with my grandparent's guys, you are all invited too" Rory says. They all go to our respective rooms to get ready and all Logan can think about is what that guy did to Rory and how could someone hurt her like that and how her mom can be ok with her being with a guy like him. That is one thing he will never understand. He walks down the stairs to the rest of the group.
" You guys ready?" Rory asks as they all nod and head out to the Hayden mansion. We pull up to the driveway hop out of the car and approach the door to knock. To Logan's surprise a maid didn't answer but his mother. She pulls Rory into a hug and drags her into the mansion
"Oh sweetheart I heard about what happened, are you ok?" Shira asks sweetly while holding her closely
"I'll be fine" Rory says determined. They all follow behind them and to Logan's surprise he sees his dad, grandfather, Finn's parents, Colin's Dad, Tristan's parents and his grandfather are there as well. Rory gets passed amongst all the adults but when she gets to his dad he sees a fury in his eyes like he's never seen before.
"Did he do this?" Mitchum asks gently taking her hands into his looking down at the bruises
"Yes" Rory says sadly looking down at her feet. He engulfs her in a hug whispering comforting words trying to calm her. He has never seen his family act like this and it's a shock to see.
"So I hear you two are a couple?" Francine asks and all of a sudden, all the woman squeal in delight. Did my mom just squeal? Logan thinks to himself while he watches in fascination.
"You finally asked her?" Finnegan SR asks
"Yes Dad, I finally got the courage up to ask her to my girlfriend and I love her" Finn says happily smiling at his family broadly.
"You love her?" Amelia (Finns mom) asks. He just smiles and nods his head.
"Tonight we'll discuss what to do with the Dean situation but about you coming out and being announced as a double heiress" Strobe says and Richard nods in agreement.
"When will it happen?" Rory asks
"Well as next month is October your birthday we figured give you time and we will announce it in January just after you get back from winter break" Francine states
"That's fine" Rory says and gives them a small smile.
"We know your mom won't be happy about this. Does she know you live in a house and not the dorms? " Emily asks and Rory shakes her head no and says
"It won't be pleasant when she finds out as we all know how she can be" Rory says to everyone.
"Darling girl you are your own person, she can't mould you into what she wants you to be, your special just the way you are" Elias states firmly while showing her a rare smile
"Thank you, Eli," Rory replies in kind and smiles back at him. Dinner was uneventful, but Logan learned a lot more about the others around him and that they are truly better for having Rory in their lives. Logan asks to speak with Mitchum alone.
"What is it?" Mitchum asks
"I just wanted to thank you for not doing what Rory's mom is doing to her. I know we don't have a great relationship but you would never do half the stuff she's putting Rory through" Logan vented
"I want us to have a better relationship than what we had, Rory has shown me that money isn't everything if you have someone that believes in you and loves you for you. I forgot that your grandma was the same way." He says as we walk out the door and join the others for the ride back to Stars Hollow. Tomorrow he'll meet Lorelei. They're meeting her for breakfast at Luke's, they told him she acts differently with her than us. With us she won't treat us differently outwardly, but her body language is different. Tomorrow is going to be an eye opener for him to see how Lorelei acts. It won't be fun, but they'll be by Rory's side and take care of her. They all went to bed to sleep preparing themselves for what tomorrow will bring when they meet Lorelei for breakfast. If he called Mitchum the Dark Lord what the hell will Lorelei be. Only time will tell, everyone finally falls into a fitful sleep worried about Rory and what will come the next day.