Logan noticed that everyone stared at him as they walked through town.

"Why are they looking at me like that?" he asked suspiciously.

"Because you are my boyfriend."Rory answered. "You are now town news, you will soon be town gossip, and after that town speculation."

"Oh. Well I guess I can handle that." Logan looked around uneasily, feeling stalked. He could see that Rory was enjoying his discomfort, but she was also nervous about so many people staring at them.

"Rory!" A voice sounded. "Who is the dish?"

"And thats Miss Patty." Rory said quietly to Logan.

"Aren't you going to introduce me?" Miss Patty said, approaching them.

"Miss Patty this is Logan, Logan this is Miss Patty." Rory said.

"Cute. A little young, but cute." Said Miss Patty approvingly.

She touched Logan's arm.

"Uh, we have to go!" Rory exclaimed.

They hurried off.

"That was Miss Patty?"

"Yeah, she's actually very nice, and a staple in this town. But you were in some danger of becoming her next husband." Rory laughed at Logan's dismay.

They walked further as Rory explained all the landmarks of the town, careful to leave out all of her embarrassing childhood memories.

"Here is Andrew's bookstore, and here is Kim's antiques. My best friend Lane's parents owns it. You will probably meet her later. She lives with her band. And then here is.."

Logan listened to the steady stream of chatter as Rory introduced him to every aspect of the town. He could tell that she really loved the place and he could almost see why. As nutty as the place was, it had a lot of charm to it.

They finally passed Doose's Market, where Rory rushed Logan past.

"Hey what's there? What don't you want me to see?" he asked.

"Well remember how I had a boyfriend when we met?"

"Yeah." Logan answered, seeing where this was going.

"He works there." Rory finished. "We haven't really talked in a while, pretty much since we broke up, so I just thought it would be really awkward if we ran into each other."

This put a slight damper on their moods but they soon revived as they walked into Luke's.

"Hi Luke." Rory said cheerily.

"Hey Rory! Your mom mentioned that you were going to be in town this weekend."

"Yeah, I'm here with Logan." she said, nudging Logan forward. "Logan this is Luke, who is going to be my stepfather, and Luke this is my boyfriend Logan." Her eyes begged Luke not to mention anything to Logan about the money she had borrowed from him. Logan felt bad enough as it was without being reminded of it. Luke understood the look and gave her a slight nod. Despite his misgivings about the kid, he stretched out his hand.
"Nice to meet you Logan."

"The pleasure is all mine, Mr. Danes." Logan said with impeccable politeness. He had heard about Luke enough times to know his last name and wanted to make a good impression on someone who was and would be a big part of Rory's life.

They talked for a few brief minutes and then Rory and Logan sat down at a table and ordered some burgers and fries.

Then as they were eating Lane walked in.

"Lane!" exclaimed Rory, standing up to hug her. "I was going to go and visit you."

"Oh well I'm working later so I thought I would come in a little early and get something to eat." said Lane, not noticing Logan at first.

"Well good timing. Lane I want you to meet Logan. And Logan of course this is my best friend Lane."

They shook hands and then Lane sat down with them at the table, sharing Rory's fries.

Lane didn't want to be rude, but she hadn't yet heard that Rory and Logan were back together, so she leaned in and whispered "Logan is back?"

Rory nodded.

"What?" asked Logan, with the distinct feeling that they were talking about him.

"Oh nothing, she just didn't know we were back together."

Logan looked hurt. "It's been a couple weeks." he said.

"Yeah, I know but we hadn't talked in that time." Rory explained. She had been avoiding telling Lane until she knew that Logan would stick around this time.

"Well what are you two doing today?" Lane asked to break the tension.

"I was showing him around the town. We were just going to stop by my house after the burger."

"How do you like Stars Hollow?" Lane asked, turning to Logan.

"It's different." Logan said, but he did like it.

They both smiled. He hadn't seen half of it yet.

Just as they were getting ready to leave, Kirk walked in. He paced a little, looking indecisive.

Finally he approached Rory.

"Rory I need to tell you something."

"Kirk, what's wrong?" Rory asked, concerned.

"Well you remember when you broke up with Dean and I told you that I had a bad feeling about him and his floppy hair, and I also said that I would tell you again if I had a bad feeling?"

"Yes..." Rory said hesitantly.

"Well I saw you with this guy and I wasn't sure if I should say anything to you, but I think I have to. I'm not sure if it is a bad feeling or if it was something I ate at Al's but I felt that it was my duty to warn you."

"That you are feeling something?" Rory asked.

"Yes." Kirk replied.

"Thank you, Kirk. I'll keep that in mind." Rory said, not sure what else to say.

Kirk gave her a slight smile. Then he turned to Logan. "It is really great to meet you." he said, and then sat down at the counter.

"Okay..." said Logan, completely bewildered. "What was all that about?"

"Oh that was just Kirk." Rory explained. She looked at Lane and they both tried to suppress their laughter, not wanting to hurt Kirk's feelings. Finally they managed to keep a straight face and Lane went back to start working.

Rory rushed Logan out of there before laughing.

"Mind explaining Ace?" Logan asked.

"Oh nothing. Kirk is just like that."

"And Dean is?" Logan asked.

"The ex. We broke up a couple times and he said that to me the first time we broke up, back when I was 16."

"So he was warning you about me?" said Logan.

"No I'm pretty sure it was Al's food." said Rory.

"Okay now who is Al?" Logan said, feeling more and more confused.

"The proprietor of Al's Pancake World." explained Rory.

"The fine dining establishment of Stars Hollow?" asked Logan jokingly.

"Well he used to make pancakes but now he focuses on international cuisine, although not very well."

"This place is crazy." said Logan, draping his arm over Rory's shoulders.

Then they walked down the road, towards the beloved old house.