Logan didn't bother to tell Lorelai about the significance of October fifth. It was the day that they had met, in the hallway outside of her dorm. She had been so adamant, pushing her points in his face. After that day he knew he would never forget her name again. Who would've thought that Rory Gilmore was the girl who would change his life forever? Certainly not him, but here he was and it all happened because of Rory. He smiled at himself, thinking about how different he was two years ago, the playboy with no attachments or commitments…that is until Rory. His Ace. Like he told her after the bridesmaids, he thought that everything was going to be hard. Becoming her boyfriend, asking her to move in, and telling her that he loved her, but it was just so simple. At first it all seemed too simple, but he trusted it. She was his first everything. Everything that is important at least. The day with the bridesmaids was the day he thought she would walk away, but she stayed to care for him. He meant it when he said 'thank you for being the one I am getting out the hospital for.' Rory was his family, and come October fifth it would become official. The guest list was small on his side, but the whole town was going to be invited for sure, it would make for some interesting stories, something to tell the kids. This kid was for sure a story all in itself. He broke out into an involuntary smile; Rory just seemed to bring that out in him. The phone rang, and Logan walked across the apartment flying high on an over abundance of happiness. When he answered the phone, he couldn't help almost laughing into the phone.
"Logan and Rory's" Logan answered
"Yes this is the Hartford County Hospital calling about Rory Gilmore."
"What about her?" Logan asked the happiness he had felt a moment before slipping away to panic
"She was involved in a car accident and I think it would be wise if you would come down here as quickly as possible."
"Well how bad is it?"
"I can't release the information over the phone, sorry."
"Well I'll be right there." Logan hung up the phone, not waiting a moment longer before he grabbed his coat and headed for the door towards the hospital. His thoughts of the future were gone, and now he was only focused on Rory being all right. Everything had to be all right.
Lorelai's POVLorelai had been sitting at home when the phone rang and informed her of Rory's condition. She was half way to the car before the nurse could even finish, rushing to be by Rory's side. An anxious feeling filled her gut as she drove off towards Hartford County Hospital. Rory was hurt badly, and nothing was going to stand in the way of Lorelai being by her daughters' side, not even a stupid fight.
Logan's POVLogan must have broken fifteen different speed limits as he drove the hour towards Hartford County Hospital. The whole time he focused on the image of Rory lying in a hospital bed, just like he had been a few months before. 'This must have been how Rory felt when it was me.' It was a terrible ominous feeling in his gut he just couldn't shake. He got there in record time, parked skewed and sprinted towards the hospital. There was too much at stake, if he lost Rory he would lose his everything, and where would that leave him? Alone, and that is somewhere he just didn't want to be.
"I am looking for Rory Gilmore" the words came out raspy from sprinting.
"I don't have a Rory Gilmore on my chart."
"Do you have a Lorelai Gilmore?" Logan asked impatiently
"Yes. She is on this floor, take a right and them a left, and then take another left at the nurses' station. She is in room 159," the nurse said after glancing at her chart. Logan walked hastily down the hallways toward Rory's room. When he entered the doctor was with her.
"Hello I am Logan Huntzberger, her fiancé" he gestured at Rory, "how is she?"
"I am Dr. Prentiss the attending physician for Lorelai Gilmore. I am sorry but I really can't release information to non-family members."
"You don't understand," Logan, said agitated, "I need to know how she is…how the baby is."
"I really can't release any information…your just going to have to wait."
"Hello" a familiar voice said from behind him "I am the mother"
"Alright, then I can fill you in on what has been going on." He said turning towards Lorelai. "Sir" the doctor said motioning to Logan "I am going to have to ask you to wait outside."
"Yeah, sure" Logan said defeated.
He went and sat on the couch right outside of her room, waiting for the conference to be over, waiting for news on Rory. A few minutes later Lorelai came out of the room, closing the door behind her. Logan stood up immediately anxious to hear any news.
"How is she?"
"Well, the doctor said she took a pretty bad hit in her car. Apparently a car lost control on the ice and couldn't stop at the intersection in time. It hit Rory and she spun a few times and landed in a ditch on the side of the road. She is banged up, and had to have a few miner stitches on her forehead, from where her head banged the steering wheel, and she broke her arm."
"And the baby…" Logan trailed off
"The baby is fine, but the doctor said is she had gone into that ditch any harder she would've lost it."
Logan let out a sigh of relief; everything was going to be all right.
"She woke up while we were in there, and she was asking for you so." Lorelai gestured towards the door. He put his hand on the knob ready to go in when Lorelai put a hand on her shoulder. He turned around at her touch. "Listen kid, I know that we are going to be family coming up, and I also know you are kind of on the outs with your family since the whole baby thing."
"How do you know that?"
"Rory." Lorelai said simply, a grin coming across her face.
"Wow you guys covered a lot of ground in there."
"Well we talk like the best of them."
"I always tell Rory she should be in the Olympics, start a new category. Fast paced talking, or maybe eating."
"We could enter as a mother daughter team and take home the gold every year, preserve the true American spirit." Logan chuckled at the comment…Rory was truly her mother's daughter. "Anyway, I just wanted you to know I know what its like to not be talking to your family, especially over matters concerning pregnancy…believe me been there done that, and I wanted you to know you're always welcome in Stars Hollow."
"Well thanks, that really means a lot." He smirked and walked into the hospital room, to see his waiting Ace.
Rory's POV
Rory was laying the hospital bed, a cast on her arm for the second time. She had made up with her mother, and it seemed like everything was falling into place. Logan walked in, a smirk on his face. That smirk, god it made her heart melt every time.
"How do I look? Don't hold back, do I need to go to Neverland?"
"I don't think you have to be exiled by society quiet yet." He walked over and kissed her. "You have me really scared missy."
"I am sorry, I didn't mean to, honest." She smiled
"I had a nice chat with your mother in the hallway."
"You talked to my mom?" Rory asked surprised "Civilly?"
"Yeah, she filled me in on what happened. I think she even excepted me."
"Well who are we going to make fun of now?"
"I think we can come up with a few alternatives"
"Like…" Rory prompted playfully
The door opened abruptly, interrupting the playful banter, and in walks Emily, an unpleasant look on her face. A few moments later Lorelai came into the room, nearly spilling her coffee at the sight of her mother.