Rory was in her rocking chair in the nursery after rearranging it for the 9th time. It wasn't because she didn't like the way it was set up. In fact, it was pretty much exactly as it was in the beginning by the time she was done. She was nesting… and trying to distract herself a little. Whenever she was lonely, this room gave her comfort. It was a reminder of all of the people who loved and supported her. It was so hard to miss Logan and be carrying his child. When she was growing up, she was bitter at her mom for rubber-banding to her father over and over again. Now that she was in the same position, she understood the feeling of love you have for the father of your child.

She remembered her mother's news from the appointment and then called Lucy and Olivia to see if they could help her with a surprise for her mother. It'd been years since she'd seen them in person, but they kept in touch on Facebook and Snapchat.

Rory was in the middle of making a leftover rotisserie chicken sandwich when a knock on her apartment door surprised her. What surprised her even more was who was on the other side. "Logan… What? Why are you here?"

"Hello to you too, Ace."

"Can you stop calling me Ace, please?" Hearing him call her that nickname hurt too much these days.

Sorry. Hello Rory. Can I come in, pretty please?"

"Sure," she stepped aside and let in the tall handsome blond man in his really expensive suit. She guided him to the table and asked if he was hungry or thirsty and he declined. "Well I'm starving, so I'm going to finish making this sandwich."

"By all means, A- I mean Rory, continue. You have to keep the baby fed."

Rory finished and sat down. "Hello Logan."

"Hi"

"Why are you here?"

"Straight to the chase- I always liked that about you."

"Why are you here, Logan?" She said more firmly.

Logan took a deep breath to steady his nerves. "I'm not completely sure. I just, I feel bad. I went through with the wedding to Odette which pleased the parents. We're back from the honeymoon. She's a good woman, but she's not… she's not you. Ever since I found out we are having a girl, I find it hard to pretend with her."

"Don't put that on us."

"Rory, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to-"

"No, Logan. You made your choices. You chose to marry her, to commit to her. You knew we were here. I never hid it from you or lied to you. Just because we decided not to be together, that didn't mean you had to marry her. If you're having relationship troubles with your wife, that is not our fault. You made a choice to cheat on her and she made a choice to forgive you. The success or failures of your marriage is completely on you."

Logan was taken aback by her response. He didn't know what he was expecting, but he wasn't prepared to hear that. "You're right. I'm Sorry. I know it was my choice. I guess I just feel I made the wrong choice, we made the wrong choice. I have always loved you Rory. I know I'm married, but it's not too late. We can figure this out. We're going to be a family."

Rory was holding back tears. As much as she wanted to comfort him, she couldn't. It wasn't her place and it wasn't what was best for them. "This isn't fair Logan. None of this is fair. Yes, we're going to be a family. I have the swollen ankles, the urge to pee every 6 minutes, a waddle like a duck, a giant stomach and a pink nursery to prove it. We're having a child, and no matter what we do, we will always have this little girl in common. But this is our pattern Logan- you being here right now when your life isn't going the way you want it to. I know you love me and I love you too. I always will, but we're not in love, we are comfortable. It's just so easy to be together. It would have been easy to accept your proposal after college; it was easy to hook up with you in Hamburg when you were unhappy settling into your family's business again and when I was lost in my career. It was easy to jump off that tower and go on Mr. Toad's Wild Ride with you. What's never been easy is letting go. We're each other's safety nets. Things are hard with Odette so you're here because it feels comfortable. But it's not about being comfortable; it's about not being able to live without someone. If we were in love, I wouldn't have had Paul and the Wookie and you wouldn't have had the bridesmaids and Odette and whomever else, Logan." At this point, tears were coming out despite her mental protest, her body was betraying her.

"I thought we got past the bridesmaids a long time ago."

"We have… and we haven't. I'm not mad about it anymore but healthy relationships don't have other people in them. I ignored so much that bothered me because it was comfortable for us to be together. I should have known when I didn't want to talk to my mom, who is my best friend, about us both back then and when we started our second affair. She was talking reason and I didn't want logic, I wanted you."

"Wow." Logan was stunned. He wanted to fight, to persuade her differently. He'd always been a smooth talker, but he just had to listen to her for once. "I didn't know you felt that way."

"Look, I want you to be here for this baby. I want her father to care about her and be there for her like mine didn't know how to be. It was all the harder for the three of us to have good relationships because my parents allowed themselves to have each other as safety nets. I won't do that to her. It kills me Logan, but it's better to let go now than to keep bouncing back to each other."

"That's not fair. I'm not your father. I would never run out on my kid, or you." Logan was hurt by the comparison because he knew of Rory's contentious relationship with Christopher.

Rory took a deep breath and wiped away her tears. "I know you wouldn't run out on this baby, but we wouldn't last Logan. You'd stay with me out of duty and comfort; but if we were meant to be, you wouldn't have gotten engaged to Odette let alone married her and I would have asked you to commit to me rather than having that stupid Vegas rule that didn't pan out well."

"I should go. I'm sorry for interrupting your day." He got up to leave.

"Wait. Before you go," Rory began "would you like to see her nursery? A lot of people who already love her set it up for me. I think you should see it. Pictures don't do it justice."

Logan contemplated. He had a lot to think about but it was his child. He should know what her sleeping arrangements looked like, he supposed. He resigned himself partly because of that and also because when he met her icy blue gaze, he couldn't resist. "Okay. Let's check it out." He let himself be let himself be led through her bedroom to the white door that was his daughter's room. Rory opened the door and he took in his surroundings.

"Wow, it's. We're having a daughter. I mean, I knew that, but this makes it… it just feels more real. We're having a baby girl," he beamed picking up a blanket embroidered with her name. "Lorelai Emily Gilmore."

"So you like it?"

"I still don't like that you wouldn't let me buy you a house Ac- Rory, but this is nice. It's really nice."

"There are a lot of people who want to do all of this for me. For so long, I've relied on everyone to keep me upright. I know I still need them, but I need to do this on my terms. I owe that to her to be strong and independent. We both owe it to her to be our best selves."

"I get it. I will be there. Whatever happens with us, I'm there." His words and the emotion behind them, gave Rory some peace with where they were.

"Logan Let's Be Reckless Huntzberger and Rory Needs A Pro/Con List for Everything Gilmore are having a baby."