Rory bounded outside when she heard the limo honk from the driveway. Logan stepped out of the car as he saw his best friend running toward him.

"Hey Bubbles," He smiled as he hugged her, "how many cups of coffee have we had so far."

"Six, but whose counting?" Rory smiled and rolled here eyes at the nickname he had given her over a decade ago.

"So, you ready for this week, got you life vest, life boat, flares, so we don't have to throw ourselves off the side of the boat?" Logan smirked.

"Oh hush," Rory joked, "you and my mother could start a bet on the duration and turnout of this vacation. Oh hey, Aunt Shira." Rory smiled as Logan's mom got out of the car.

"Hello Rory love," Shira smiled, "where can I find your mother?"

"She, Grandma, and Granny are all in the kitchen, and the men are off doing something."

"Thank you love, you two be ready to go in thirty minutes, so no disappearing acts, understand?" Shira called as she walked into the house.

"Come here Bubbles," Logan said leading her toward the bench in the yard, "I want to give you your birthday present now."

"Alright, then we go to my room so I can give you yours." Rory said as she sat next to Logan on the bench.

"Here you go Bubs, happy early birthday." Logan said handing Rory a gift wrapped box.

"Oh Logan it's beautiful." Rory beamed as she took the locket out of the box.

"Open it." Logan instructed.

"Oh my God, Logan, I love it!" Rory exclaimed as she saw the picture and engraving inside, it was the one taken at their fifth birthday party, they were dressed up as a prince and princess with cake all over their faces. On the opposite side it read: Friends, now forever and always Love, Logan. "Logan Elias Monroe Huntzburger, you have outdone your self as always."

"I'm glad you like." Logan smiled.

"Like it? Logan I love it almost as much as I love you."

"Love you too." Logan said hugging her.

"Now come on Huntzburger." Rory said walking into the house.

"Damn, you finally cleaned the place!" Logan surveyed as they entered Rory's room.

"Ha, no, mom gave up and let the maid do it." Rory smiled as she opened her top dresser drawer and handed Logan a black box with a silver bow. "Happy early birthday Logan."

"Bubbles, it's gorgeous!" Logan exclaimed as he pulled the Rolex from the box.

"Turn it over." Rory instructed him as he had her.

"Oh, Bubbles I love it." Logan smiled as he read what she had had engraved on to the back of the watch: to my older brother and best friend, Love Bubbles.

"I thought you could use a new one since the other one is currently sitting at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean." Rory chuckled as she remembered the time that she, Logan, Finn, and Colin had made a midnight trip to Ocean City.

"Yes, I defiantly needed a new one, and I must say this one is far more superior to my previous one." Logan grinned. "So we still have twenty minutes." Logan smirked. "You wanna?"

"As if after all these years you have to ask Huntzburger." Rory said rolling her eyes.

"I'm Mario though this time." Logan stated smiling.

"No way, I was Luigi last time!" Rory pouted.

"Privilege of being older my dear Bubbles." Logan grinned.

"Ya by a whole of five minutes." Rory shot back smiling.

"Alright we'll rock, paper, scissors it to see who get the guy in red."

"Prepare to loose." Rory said holding her hand out.

While Logan and Rory competed on a Nintendo system almost as old as they were eight adults sat around a kitchen table discussing and planning the future of the two eighteen year olds.

"So how are we going to tell them?" Lorelei questioned as she sipped her coffee.

"At the same time?" Shira offered.

"Probably a good idea." Emily offered as Francine nodded in agreement.

"Absolutely not," Richard interjected, "they should be told separately, Rory can be told by Shira, Emily, Lorelei, and Francine, and Strobe, myself, and Christopher shall tell Logan." He finished as the other men nodded in conformity.

"That's ridiculous Dad," Lorelei shot back, "that will make them awkward around each other, at least if they're told together they will have the exact same information and experience."

"This is not for you ladies to decide." Mitchum chimed in.

"We deserve to have some say in this, especially since the four of you planned this without telling us." Emily glared.

"They will be told together, by Mitchum, Francine, Lorelei, and I." Christopher stated with a note of finality. "No mom, no Richard, this is something they should hear from their parents and only their parents. Now let's get this vacation started. RORY LOGAN LETS GO!" Christopher called up the stairs.

Alright people don't flip out on me; Rory is calling Shira, Aunt Shira because the Huntzburgers are such close family friends. Please review