Disclaimer: Gilmore Girls doesn't belong to me. I just use them for my own amusement.
AN: For the last chapter. In reality you cannot just get married on a whim in Paris. It takes about a month to get all the paperwork done before you can legally get married. But for my story, they were able to get married right then.
AN2: I have pictures up on my profile of what I picture them wearing for this chapter. This chapter is mainly fluff, since there was a some drama in the last chapter. Probably won't be as long either.
Chapter 7
Rory awoke the next morning with a weight on her stomach. She gently turned over and saw Logan, still dead to the world. She smiled at how peaceful he looked, happy that she actually got to wake up with him, instead of waking up to a note. She knew that she should get up and get ready for the questioning that she was sure Paris was going to have for her, but she just couldn't tear herself away from being in the arms of Logan.
Rory was so lost in her own little world of looking at him, that she didn't notice that Logan had woken up. When her eyes met his now open ones, she smiled at him and gave him a kiss, "Mmmm...morning." She said to him.
"Good morning to you too, Ace." Logan replied.
"I like waking up to you." She confessed to him.
"Me too," Logan told her as he held her tighter, "Are you ready for the Paris inquisition?" he asked her.
"Yeah, I guess. I know what to tell her, but I just don't know if I want to tell her everything," Rory sighed and snuggled deeper into Logan's embrace, "I almost want to tell her everything, just so we can have one person on our side when the whole truth does come out." Rory said and looked up at him.
"I know what you mean, but just tell her whatever you feel like. If you want to tell her the more detailed version that we met and are now exclusively dating, then that's fine, or if you want to tell her everything, about how we met, and our subsequent marriage, then that's fine as well. Just tell her whatever you are comfortable with and I will be there to support you." Logan told her sincerely and kissed the tip of her nose.
"I guess, I will just start with the details of how we met and everything and then decide later if I am going to tell her about us being married," Rory said, unconsciously drawing patterns on Logan's bare chest, "I would love to tell everyone that we got married, but I know what the backlash would be, if it got out now and I am just not prepared for that."
"Me too, Ace, me too." Logan murmured and kissed the top of her head. They laid their quietly, just enjoying being with each other, when Rory's cell phone started ringing.
Rory reached over and grabbed her cell phone, she answered it without looking at the caller id, "Hello."
"Mini-me, what are you doing this fine, fine day?" Her mother happily chirped through the phone.
"What are you so damn chirpy this morning?" She asked her mother.
"I have had copious amount of coffee." Lorelai replied.
Rory groaned and snuggled her back into Logan's chest, "What is the need for this phone call?" She asked, smiling inwardly at the reactions her body was having to Logan placing small kisses over her shoulders and neck.
"Well, I haven't spoken to you in forever, and I was starting to not remember what your voice sounded like." Lorelai said.
"Mom, I just talked to you a couple days ago." Rory said, as she tilted her head to give Logan better access to her neck.
"I know. I know. But Luke won't entertain me and I'm bored." Lorelai said with a pout that even though Rory couldn't see it she could here it.
"Dirty and gross, mom," Rory said, as she tried not to moan out loud at Logan's ministrations, "I haven't had coffee yet and I still have to get up and talk to Paris, so can we finish this later? How about I come down this weekend?" Rory said, hoping that it placated her mother so she could get off the phone and enjoy the morning with Logan.
"Okay fine, but you better be here this weekend. I will talk to you later, sweets." Lorelai said.
"Okay mom, I will be there. I love you, bye." Rory told her.
"I love you too, hun. Bye." Lorelai finished and hung up the phone. Rory tossed her cell phone on the nightstand and turned her attention back to Logan.
"Mmmm...that wasn't very nice." Rory teased him as he settled on top of her.
"I think it was." Logan said as he gave her a deep kiss. For the next couple of hours they enjoyed each others company.
Around 10am, they decided that it was time to get out from their tangled sheets and for Rory to talk to Paris. They both got dressed and Logan gave Rory a kiss goodbye at the front door, telling her that he will call her later. When she shut the door, she turned to see Paris coming out of her bedroom.
"So you ready for those details, Paris?" Rory asked as she sat down on the couch.
"Yes, I want to know what the deal was yesterday." Paris said, as she sat at the other end of the couch.
"Right. So, Logan and I, as I said last night, met in Italy just a few days after I got to Europe this past summer with my grandma. We met at a café and started talking. We didn't exchange last names or where we lived at first. We just got to know each other, without the pressure that society puts on our last names. It didn't take long before I knew that I had fallen for him. I told him about the whole Dean debacle, which is a whole other story, he told me about the pressure from his family and friends. He was in Europe traveling alone to get a better outlook on his life. I was running away from the mess I had made of mine. Anyways, we met up with each other every day, at the same time, at the same café. We would just talk about anything and everything. Just before we left Italy, he asked if it would be okay if he followed me throughout Europe. Not wanting to let what we had end, I agreed and he followed me. I fell more for him and he fell for me. Our last stop was Paris, we were walking around one day just before we left, when he told me that he loved me." Rory said and a smile graced her face.
"That's quite a story. Did you say it back?" Paris asked her.
"Yeah, I did. What I feel for him, doesn't compare to anything I have ever felt for anyone else. Not Dean, definitely not Jess," Rory said, and looked over at Paris, "When we left Paris, we decided to keep our relationship a secret. We didn't want certain members of my family and his friends and family to put pressure on our relationship. We also agreed to keep the fact that we knew each other a secret."
"Why?" Paris asked, completely confused by that statement.
"Because, we knew that his friends wouldn't understand him wanting to be a one woman man after just a few months. They would probably make fun of him and ridicule him about not being a playboy anymore, his family would not understand him being with someone who was not a 'trophy wife', but who wanted to work. Our plan is to 'meet' on campus and then 'get to know each other' and then eventually tell people we are dating, and hopefully by then, his friends will understand him wanting to change his playboy ways." Rory finished with a big sigh.
"Okay, I think I understand where you are coming from." Paris told her.
"Thanks Paris, we kinda need someone on our side when this all comes out, especially to my grandparents and his parents. I am so not looking forward to telling them about it. They will have our wedding planned before we know it." Rory said with a dry laugh.
"Have you met any of his friends yet?" Paris asked as she looked over at Rory.
"Yeah, Colin bumped into Marty a few weeks ago. So I kinda met them. Then Finn was looking for some redhead the day after the thing with Marty and thought our room was hers." Rory said with a laugh as she remembered that day.
"Well, what did you think of them?" Paris said.
"They are exactly how Logan described them. They are also, well Colin more than Finn, elitist snobs. Colin will be harder to convince about Logan's change in his lifestyle than Finn will be," Rory told her, looking at the clock, she knew she needed to leave, "I need to get to class. Do you want to come to lunch or get some coffee with me and Logan after my class?"
"Sure, I don't have anything to do today, except run by the paper at 3." Paris said with a nod of her head.
"Okay, I will text you and let you know where and what time." Rory said as she walked towards the door.
"Okay, I will see you later." Paris said and turned the tv on.
When Rory shut the door, she slumped up against it and let out the breath she didn't know she was holding. The only thing she could think of was that Paris was probably the least of their worries about outing their relationship. Rory couldn't even think about how Paris would react when she told her the rest of their story. That would be something that Paris would have a harder time to believe. With another sigh, Rory started walking towards her class. She pulled out her cell phone to text Logan, when she saw him leaning up against the wall. She smiled and walked over to him, discretely looking around to see if anyone noticed them.
"Hey you." She said once she reached him.
"Hey to you too," Logan gave her a smile, then bent to kiss her when he noticed that there was no one around, "Did you talk to Paris?"
"Yeah, I told her mostly everything. I didn't tell her we got married, but I told her that we said 'I love you' the day we got married. She just doesn't know what happened after we said that." Rory told him and looked into his eyes.
"Okay, that's fine. Just let me know when you want to tell her that we are actually married instead of just dating each other." Logan told her as they started walking towards a coffee cart.
"I will. Oh, before I forget, I told Paris that she could come to lunch or get coffee with us after my class ends." Rory told him as they got their coffee.
"That's fine. Where do you want to go?" Logan asked her as they got closer to her classroom.
"I'm not sure. I will let you know after my class is finished. Coffee and Scotch, Logan. I will call you when I get done." Rory said as she opened the door to her class.
"Coffee and Scotch, Ace. I will talk to you later." Logan said over his shoulder as he walked down the hall.
Rory walked out of her Modern Journalism class and called Logan to see if he just felt like coming to her dorm and then ordering take-out, so they can all talk and not have to find some secluded restaurant. He agreed and told her that he would meet her at her dorm.
Rory walked into her dorm and saw Paris watching C-SPAN, "Logan is meeting us here. I thought it would be easier to just order take-out." Rory said as she sat down next to Paris.
"That's fine with me." Paris said, not really paying attention to Rory.
"Does Chinese sound good?" Rory asked Paris, as she got up to get the take-out menus.
"Yeah that sounds fine. I'm starving, so I could eat anything." Paris said, as Rory got her cell phone out to place their order. Just as she hung up there was a knock on their door. She opened it to find Logan standing there with a smirk on his face.
"Come in." Rory said as she gave him a kiss and moved to the side so he could walk in the door.
"Hey, Ace. Hi, Paris, how are you?" Logan said as he came into the room and sat on one end of the couch.
"Hey Huntzberger." Paris said shortly and turned her attention back to C-SPAN. Logan looked over at Rory and saw her roll her eyes at Paris. She walked over to Logan and sat next to him.
"I ordered Chinese it should be here in about 20 minutes." She said to him as she leaned into his embrace.
"Sounds good, Ace." Logan said as he gave her a kiss on her forehead.
While they were waiting for their food to arrive, Rory's cell phone started ringing, "Hello."
"Oh, hello, my favorite daughter." Lorelai's cheery voice come over the line.
"What do you need?" Rory said as she rolled her eyes at Logan.
"I need you to come home." Lorelai said bluntly.
"I am. This weekend. Remember you called me this morning." Rory said with a sigh and looked at Logan.
"I know. But I need you to come on Tuesday."
"What's on Tuesday?" Rory asked confused.
"Well, it's the town selectman elections, and we're desperate. Lane's band is playing, and I'll give you a button." Lorelai said, hoping Rory would come.
"I'll be there. But I might not be able to do this weekend, so that I can get things done to be able to come home on Tuesday." Rory told her mom.
"Really?"
"You know I'm a sucker for a good button."
"Thanks, kid. And that's okay about this weekend. You can come down on Monday night and stay until Wednesday morning." Lorelai said.
"That sounds fine. Tell Jackson I'm rooting for him." Rory said.
"I will," Lorelai hesitated, "Um, so, how's school?"
Rory looked at Logan and smiled, "So far, so good."
"And how's Paris?" Lorelai asked, getting into the questions she didn't get to that morning.
"Asher left her a 300-pound antique printing press, which she put in the common room." Rory said with a sigh and looked at said printing press.
"So, same?" Lorelai said, not really sure what to say about the printing press.
"Exactly." Rory said as she watched Logan get up and pay for their food.
"Great. Okay." Lorelai stuttered slightly.
"Hey mom, food just got here. I will see you on Monday night." Rory said to her mom, as she watched Logan set the food out on the coffee table.
"Okay. See you Tuesday." Lorelai said and hung up the phone.
"So, I have this weekend free again. But I am going home on Monday night, I will be back on Wednesday morning." Rory told Logan and Paris as she got her food.
"Okay. I have an idea for this weekend. So don't make anymore plans." Logan said, sitting back down next to her.
"Gotcha. So Paris, what are your plans for this weekend?" Rory asked as she looked over to her high strung friend.
"Not sure yet." Paris said in a non-committal tone.
"Do you want to hang out on Sunday, before I have to go to my mom's for a couple days? Or you could come with me to my mom's." Rory said, as she tried to include her friend.
"I think I will take you up on your offer to go to Stars Hollow," Paris said with a small smile on her face, "Might do me some good to get away from here for a few days."
Rory nodded her head and looked over at Logan, who was stuffing his face. She laughed a little, "So, Logan, you going to tell me what we are going to be doing this weekend?"
"Nope. It's a surprise." He told her with a smirk on his face.
"Fine." Rory huffed out and turned back towards her food.
The three of them enjoyed their afternoon. Logan left to go spend some time with Colin and Finn. He said that they felt as if he was neglecting them and that they are acting like little lost puppies. Rory laughed at him and told him to have fun, but not too much fun. He gave her a kiss and told her that he would see her later that night.
Later that night, Rory heard Logan tap on her window, "You know you could use the front door now." She said to him as she let him in.
"I didn't want to mess with Paris tonight." Logan said as he got safely through the window.
"Yeah, she is a little intense." Rory said with a shrug and kissed him.
"I think it's more than just a little." Logan said as he stripped down to his boxers and climbed into bed with her.
"Okay. It is more that just a little," Rory agreed with a smile, "So how were the lost puppies. Get them fed and put to bed?"
Logan laughed at that, "Yeah. I think I'm going to tell them soon about you."
"Okay. Just like you tell me with my friends and family, do what you want, just let me know." Rory settled into his arms and yawned.
"Go to sleep, Ace. I love you." Logan gave her a kiss on the top of her head.
"I love you, too." She mumbled and drifted off to sleep. Logan watched as she slept for a while. He couldn't wait until his friends knew about her. They already knew that things were different with him, they just couldn't figure it out. He drifted off to sleep with a smile on his face, thinking about how lucky he is to have met Rory Gilmore.
AN3: Read and review. Let me know if you like the way this story is going. Also let me know if you have any ideas that you might want to see happen. Just remember, I am keeping with the story line of the show for now. That will become less and less as my story goes on to fit my story.
