Thanx for all the reviews but they are slipping. Stars hollow is two parts (2 chapters) so this is part 1. Enjoy and review!
Ch 6
"Will they like me" Alex questions on the way to Stars Hollow.
"They are going to love you" Ace says emphasizing the love part and smiling back to him from the passenger seat of the Navigator.
"How you know" he says and I look at Ace. Alex doesn't do well with new people, I was afraid of this.
"Well I love you so that means I know my mom will. She's just like me" Ace says and I shake my head. Lorelai doesn't like everything Rory loves especially me. I have no idea what to expect from Lorelai or Luke for that matter.
"You love me" he says surprised. I don't think he heard another woman say that except for Honor.
"Is that okay" she questions as I pull off the exit for Stars Hollow.
"You love daddy too" he questions and I smirk at Ace who's looking at me.
"Yeah I do" she says leaning over and kissing my cheek.
"Is that okay buddy" I question him. He nods enthusiastically and smiles. "So should we keep Rory around longer" I question him.
"Mommy" he yells excitedly and I pull the wheel to the right quickly on the road. I have never heard him say that word. Rory looks shocked at me and then Alex.
"Let's stick to Rory okay Alex" she says sweetly covering for me.
"But" Alex replies.
"Alexander" I warn him and he pouts.
"Logan, don't yell at him" she says touching my arm.
"Rory, he can't just come out and call you that" I state. Upset more at myself for not talking to him than at him to begin with.
"We have been spending a lot of time together Logan, It's only natural for him to think that" she says and for some reason it calms me down. She always can do that with simple words.
"I know it's my fault, but I don't want you to feel uncomfortable or rethink this" I say afraid that she will get scared and run.
"Why don't you let me talk to him when we get there" she says as we enter Stars Hollow.
"Whoa" Alex exclaims seeing all the holiday decorations and games already going on.
"See I told you would like it" Rory smiles at Alex. We pull up into Lorelai's driveway and it's all decorated.
"Mom went overboard I guess" Rory shakes her head. Huntzberger house was never like this and it's actually the first Christmas that I'm in Stars Hollow.
"Whoa" Alex says looking up at the lighted house and moveable decorations on the roof. I'm a little shocked myself.
"Mini-me" Lorelai yells running out of the house but I think Will come running around the house dressed in his reindeer costume for the festival.
"Sissy" he says running to first Rory and she picks him up and Alex just watches them. I glance down and he looks upset that Rory has Will, jealous even.
"How's my baby brother?" she says as he hugs her.
"Mama poisoned me" Will states.
"I did no such thing" Lorelai exclaim and we all laugh.
"Cookies" Rory says to Will.
"I think, maybe but they were black" he says and even I laugh at that.
"Lorelai" I say greeting her.
"Logan nice to see you again" she smiles kissing my cheek "and this must be the little man my daughter can't stop talking about" Lorelai says squatting down to be eye level with Alex. "I'm Lorelai" she says holding out her hand. Alex looks at me and then Rory before he hides behind my leg. Rory puts Will down and squats next to Lorelai.
"Alex come here baby" she says softly and he goes to her hugging her tightly burying his head between her shoulder and neck.
"Lorelai is my mom, see blue eyes; you like blue don't you?" she says and Alex looks up at her and then at Lorelai.
"And your hair" he says quietly and Rory smiles.
"That's right, can you say Hi and then we'll go find some goodies inside. What do you say little man?" she questions and she's so good with him.
"Hi" he says still a little shy.
"Hi Alex, I bet if you follow Will into the house, you'll find a stocking with your name on it filled to the rim with candies" Lorelai says and his eyes go wide and looks at me.
"Go" I say smiling and he off running with Will.
"You didn't need to that Mom" Rory says standing up.
"Yes, I did. Now, let's go find Luke, I need coffee" she says heading into the house.
"Help me with the bags" she questions walking to the trunk.
"I'm sorry about Alex before" I apologize now that we're alone getting the massive bags in my trunk.
"Logan, its fine, you think I didn't see that coming. I'm okay so stop worrying and enjoy today. Neither one of you have experienced Christmas until you do it Gilmore style" she smiles. She's almost glowing because being home.
"Gilmore Style" I questions.
"Lorelai Gilmore style Logan" she laugh.
"Oh god, sugar coma and tinsel wars right, what have I gotten into here?" I say pull the trunk down and following Rory into the house. The massive decorated house with Christmas trees everywhere.
"You okay there Huntzberger" she laughs as I'm shocked at all the decorations.
"She does this every year?" I question. Growing up we never had this. I see where Rory gets it.
"Yep, except the excessive trees, I'm not sure what's up with those" she says looking at the stocking tree in the corner.
"Mom" she yells taking off her coat.
"You bellowed fruit of my loins" she says coming out with Alex on her hip.
"Mother" she scolds her. I just smirk.
"Someone made a friend" I state looking at Alex with Lorelai. This could be a good thing for him. Shira is never around to be a grandmother to him and if things continue to progress with Ace, then he'll have Lorelai. She'll be the best grandmother to him in the world. After all she was the best mother to Ace. She wouldn't be the person that I love without Lorelai.
"Candy. Lots and lots of candy daddy" he says sucking on a candy cane.
"Easy on the sugar buddy" I say. "Ha like that's going to happen in this house" Lorelai says.
"What's up with the trees" Rory questions.
"Ask your brother, I have no idea. He wanted a tree everywhere and who am I to stop him" she laughs walking back to the kitchen.
"His mother" she claims. "I'm sorry this must be overwhelming for you" she says coming to stand next to me as I look at the pictures on the mantel.
"That's you" I state holding a picture of her in the most adorable elf costume.
"Yeah, I was about 5 and Taylor had an elf theme festival that year. Mom made it herself, she made all my costumes for years" she says and I kiss her temple.
"You were lucky to have the childhood you did Ace. I never did, the gang never did. I want all this for Alex" I state indicating to the house filled of holiday spirit and love.
"Then you came to right" I smile hugging my arm.
"Sissy" Will exclaims coming into the living room and we look at him and Alex and they point up. I see mistletoe and laugh.
"Keep it G you two" Lorelai says laughing and I lean down kissing Rory gently as Lorelai snaps a picture. The boys yell yuck.
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We ate at the house before attending the festival and I was happy that Alex actually more than just candy, but I got a lecture from Lorelai about all the greens that I make him eat. Gilmore Girls hate vegetables, but I guess she doesn't know that Rory actually eats them. Conversation flowed and it wasn't as awkward as I thought it would be. Alex got along great with Will. They were playing in his room with all the transformers and Alex loved it. He's great with kids his age, but adults he's scared of.
"Okay kid, what are your attentions" Lorelai says cornering me in the kitchen with Luke. Rory took the boys outside after dinner and I was helping to clean up.
"I love her" I say honestly.
"Already" Luke say stunned.
"I never stopped loving Rory, I made mistakes and I know that. I worst mistake was not waiting for her and walking away from her and us, Lorelai. Nothing has made sense for a long time especially after Alex was born, but for the first time things make sense again and I know that has to do a lot with Rory and who she is. Alex adores her. And there is nothing more precious to me than him except for now Rory. Watching them together is incredible the only thing I wish is that he was biological hers, but I can't change that. All I'm trying to do is make the future better for all of us" I state and she looks at me.
"You are doing an amazing job with that boy. Never think otherwise. I wish people would have told me that more when I was raising Rory. And as far as you and Rory goes. I haven't seen her, this happy in years. I see the look in her eye the same she had in the Vineyard that time when she told me that you were the one. She has been a shell of the person we all knew back in Yale especially after everything happened at graduation, but for the last month she's been Rory again and that has to do with you. You changed and so did she. I was wrong before Logan, you are the only man that can make her happy and it's about damn time you came back" she says hugging me and that's all the approval I need.
"Just know that you hurt her again, I will bury you and they will never find your body" Luke chimes in as Rory comes in.
"What is going on here" she questions with caution.
"Nothing kid" Lorelai says walking out with Luke and Rory looks at me. She doesn't believe her.
"Hi" I say pulling her to me and kissing her passionately.
"Are you sure everything is alright. I told her to play nice" she states and I kiss her again.
"Everything is exactly the way it should have been all long" I say winking at her and leaving a confused Rory in the kitchen.
We hit the town just as the light show begins and Alex is blown away by it. "That's so cool" he exclaimed over and over again. We had a snowball fight with Sookie and Lane. We won surprisingly. For Gilmore Girls that claim not to do any sports, they were a perfect throw with snowballs.
"Mind if I take Alex with us to get hot chocolate from Luke" Lorelai question afterwards.
"Please daddy I be good" he begs and I nod. He hugs Rory's leg and grabs Lorelai's other hand and goes off to Luke's. He's really opening up to Lorelai and Luke, and I'm glad. Maybe he'll have real grandparents soon.
"Thank you for inviting us Ace, he loves it here" I say as we walk hand and hand through the snow maze that they have in the center of town. A weird sense of déjà vu hits me, Snow maze-hay day maze.
"You both are quite welcome" she smiles.
"I like you like this. You always seem so carefree when you're here. I remember that from last time" I say as we stop in the center of the maze. Since we left the house, she's been slightly distant and I don't know why.
"Tell me not to go" she says seriously looking at me.
"What" I say not sure what she's talking about.
"Tell me not to go Logan. Tell me to call Daniel and not take the assignment. Tell me to stay here for Christmas" she says and I step back looking at her. She can't mean that can she?
That was done on purpose so review and see what's going to happen?