Yes, the title of this chapter is very suggestive, and I'm not going to tell you if it's right or wrong, you gotta read to find it out, and please review at the end! Thanks for all the brilliant reviews I got and enjoy…..
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Part 14 'The Affair'
"Rory" Lorelai was whispering as she crept along the marble hallway wandering towards Rory's room. Lorelai was fully dressed and her shoes were sliding across the marble flooring making squeaky noises as she tiptoed along the open corridor.
Lorelai and Luke had been planning to go home for days, ever since Jack rang; they said they would leave right after they'd met him. But it had been 6 days and Jack still hadn't returned home. Lorelai was worried for Rory; however Rory didn't seem worried that Jack wasn't home at all.
Lorelai and Luke had to leave now though, April had just called to say Caesar and Lane were both sick and there was only her left to run the diner, and however much Luke and Lorelai loved April, they didn't trust her with the diner.
Lorelai approached Rory's room and pushed down on one of the handles, opening the double doors into Rory's room.
Lorelai crept over to the bed and gently pulled back the covers, whispering '; Rory' as she did it. Lorelai got the shock of her life when she pulled back the covers to reveal a sleeping Logan.
Lorelai quickly jumped back "Oh my G-d!" Lorelai screamed.
"Mom" Rory ran in from the adjoining bathroom. "What are you doing?" Rory questioned.
"Well I was coming to tell you that Luke and I have to leave, but on second thoughts, who cares if April burns down the diner, Luke has another one, he'll live." Lorelai said uncomfortably.
"Lorelai" Logan said, sitting up in bed. Logan had a t-shirt with 'hot' written on the front of it and a pair of baggy running shorts on. He had a pair of beach shoes on in bed.
"Mom, I swear it's not what it looks like!" Rory screeched.
"I'm sure it's not" Lorelai said sarcastically, "Rory, honey, sweetie, do you think I could maybe see you for a minute. In the hall" Lorelai asked.
"Sure" Rory smiled and followed Lorelai out into the hallway, shooting a smile at Logan as she left.
Lorelai was pacing in the hallway when Rory quietly shut the double doors behind her.
"Hey mom, you know I didn't do anything with Logan, it was all completely innocent" Rory explained
"Oh, I don't doubt that honey, its just you and Logan have a history and however much your trying to fight it for Jack's sake, just let it go, have what you want, not what someone else wants" Lorelai said, hinting slightly.
Rory completely understood what Lorelai was talking about, she knew what Lorelai meant and it was true, Rory had realised it last night as she lay next to Logan, staring at the stars in the sky through the window of her room.
"I'm sorry you got the wrong impression. We all obviously didn't realise that it was so late. Logan has only been there a few hours, since like 6 when he came here after running, he didn't want to go home to an empty house and eat breakfast by himself when he could easily come here and have breakfast with us. So he came upstairs and sat next to me in bed, next thing I knew he was asleep." Rory said, being as honest as she could
"I believe you honey, and you don't need to explain yourself to me, your not 16 anymore!" Lorelai laughed.
"So you're leaving?" Rory asked, changing the subject
"Well yeah, sorry Hun, April rang us in a frantic state and said lane and Ceaser have both called in sick so she's left alone to run the diner. We're gonna fly out and hire someone to drive Luke's car back.
"So your really leaving?" Rory wasn't quite sure how she felt, she had known all along that her mom would have to leave eventually; she just didn't want her to. Rory wasn't sure where that put them. Lorelai was off back in stars hollow and Rory still lived in Hollywood.
"Yeah, sorry kid, but you know, I've been thinking abut it, this doesn't have to be the end. I've discussed it with Luke, and we want you and the boys and jack, and even Logan if you want, to come and spend the holidays with us, we have Christmas lunch at the in, with Sookie and Jackson and Davey and Martha, and last year lane and Zach came, and Michel too. April will be there, you'll finally get to meet her, and it'll be fun. I mean come on; it must be what, 5 years since you were last in stars hollow, Hartford even!" Lorelai said.
"It's been 5 years and 7 weeks since I last was in Connecticut." Rory said, almost sadly
"Wow, well then that settles it, come and spend the holidays in stars hollow, I promise you the whole town is in a frenzy that you're famous, and Taylor will have some kind of hissy fit if he finds out your in town. Apparently you're his new tourist attracter, having a famous person grow u in your town is apparently good publicity" Lorelai shrugged and laughed
"Sure, I'd love to" Rory was so happy to be going home, to her actual home. It had been so long since she had smelt that fresh air of stars hollow. The air in stars hollow was clean and fresh, not like the air of La and Beverley hills, the air here was clammy and musty, it made you feel trapped and stars hollow was the way to set Rory free.
Lorelai smiled and skipped off along the hallway, back to the guest room she and Luke were staying in.
Rory turned around and returned to the bedroom behind her.
"Hey, so everything ok?" Logan questioned now sat at the end of the bed.
"Yeah, she believed everything I said" Rory smiled at Logan "Good" Logan gave Rory a cheeky smiled back and the both laughed.
Rory walked over to the bed and sat down next to Logan, she laid her head on Logan's shoulder and he placed his hand gently on her head
"It'll get easier you know, I promise" Logan whispered in Rory's ear quietly. Rory smiled that smile, the one she could only give to Logan, the one she could only get from Logan; it was her happy smile, her truly happy smile.
Lorelai watched Luke drag 2 heavy bags down the marble staircase and into the large entrance hall of Rory's grand home. Then she followed, laughing as she carried her jacket and passport.
"I don't find this funny" Luke said angrily
"You sound angry Lukey, you should sort that out" Lorelai wandered off into the kitchen giggling, Luke followed behind her
"So you guys are off then?" Logan said smiling at them both as they sat down at the breakfast table
"Yep, all the way back to stars hollow Connecticut, population 100." Luke said, in a disappointed tone
"Would you like to stay here longer?" Logan questioned, taking note of Luke's tone of voice
"well, coming here has made me realise, there's more to life than staying in stars hollow and working at the diner, I think I'd like to spend some time exploring the world, you know just a trip out of Connecticut once in a while." Luke sounded really thoughtful as he recited his dreams over Rory's burnt toast that had been planted in front of him mid speech.
"Awww Lukey, you sounded so deep and thoughtful" Lorelai rubbed likes arm and smiled contently.
"Well, just say the word man, I have a couple of houses around the county, so does Rory, you guys should stay in them sometime" Logan offered. He felt he had really bonded with Luke and Lorelai over this trip, like they were what you might even call friends now.
"Thanks, we should take a vacation now and then, we're both successful business people who have people to run our businesses for us, why should we sit around wasting away all the time" Luke said
"True, we should" Lorelai added
"I really love it in ft. Lauderdale; it's a pretty undiscovered part of florid, right at the bottom almost, way better than Miami any day. I have a riverside house there, we always go down in the summer, you 2 should come this year, and it'll be great. Beautiful weather, better than here." Rory smiled as Lorelai looked on. Rory was more confident than Lorelai remembered, Rory had this glow that hadn't been there the night before, something that showed Lorelai, it was ok to let Rory go this time, it was ok to leave, Rory looked safe.
The driver packed Luke and Lorelai's bags into the back of Rory's limo and Rory and Logan stood in the foyer, saying their goodbyes.
Logan and Luke shook hands and Logan politely hugged Lorelai and kissed her cheek.
Luke hugged Rory and then said a few words to Levi, Dylan and Eden in turn.
Lorelai hugged Logan and said her goodbyes to the beautiful grandchildren she was so glad to have met.
Logan carried Eden out to the limo with Luke and Dylan and Levi followed, leaving Lorelai and Rory alone in the foyer.
"So I guess this is it" Rory sighed
"For now" Lorelai smiled cheekily
"I can't wait to come back to stars hollow and smell that" Rory said smiling as she was cut off by Lorelai
"Fresh air" Lorelai added for Rory
"What? How did you know that's what I was going to say" Rory asked, surprised
"It's something you just know" Lorelai smiled trying to look mysterious
"Cool" Rory laughed at Lorelai, they were both really happy despite the sad event that was unfolding in front of them
Lorelai leaned in and hugged Rory and Rory wrapped her arms around Lorelai, tightly hugging her back
"Kid, Follow your heart, don't let your conscience stand in your way. Do something for yourself for a change, and make it special!" Lorelai whispered in Rory's ear as the hugged
"Mom" Rory said whimpishly, she felt like crying now
"Yeah kid?" Lorelai felt the same way
"I love you Mom" Rory said quietly as she began to cry, tears streaming down her perfect face
"I love you too kid" Lorelai confessed for the first time in what felt like a very, very long time.
They separated and said their final goodbye
Lorelai walked towards the door, and turned to look at Rory one last time before she left
"See you around" Lorelai said smirking
"Yeah, see you around" Rory laughed through her ever-flowing tears.
Lorelai finally turned and wandered out to the car. She stepped in behind Luke and waved goodbye as the car drove down Rory's drive and out into the street.
Logan followed Levi and Dylan back into the house, Eden in his arms. He stood next to Rory who was still trying to fight the tears, with Eden resting on his arm
"You'll be ok, you have me" Logan said, wrapping his arm around Rory
"Yeah, we'll be great" Rory smiled and laid her head down on Logan's shoulder. They both stood staring outside, down the drive and across the street, right out into the world. A world full of possibilities.
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Ok, so it's up to you to decide if you believe there's anything at all there between Rory and Logan, I want it to be a self made decision not a forced one. I think this fanfic has the potential to be an all the way Rogan, but it has the potential to do other things, so stick with it and see where it ends up. Please review and keep reading!
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