Disclosure: Gilmore Girls is not mine.
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Chapter 12:
Rory awoke the next morning wrapped up in Logan's arms. Her first thought was the pounding in her head, that was not being helped by the sound of her cell phone ringing, "Who are you and why are you waking me up so early?" Rory asked the caller.
"Fruit of my loins! It is after 10, so it's not that early." Lorelai's cheerful voice came through the phone.
"Ugh! Not so loud, mom." Rory groaned out and tried to snuggle deeper into Logan.
"What's up mini-me? You don't sound so good." Lorelai said softly.
"I went out last night mom." Rory said as she felt Logan start to stir and tighten his grip on her.
"Ohhh...did you have a date? Is he cute? Was it Naked Guy?" Lorelai fired off questions.
"Yes, he is cute, no it's not Naked Guy, and it wasn't technically a date per-say." Rory said, and looked over at Logan and seeing his sleepy brown eyes watching her.
"Ohhh...Well who is he?" Lorelai questioned.
"Mom," Rory sighed and looked at Logan, "How about we meet up for a late lunch somewhere and I will tell you all about him." Rory smiled at Logan's wide eyes.
"Ok, how about you come to the Inn? Sookie has been talking about some new dish that she is wanting to try." Lorelai said.
"That sounds fine Mom, how about 2:30-ish?" Rory asked her.
"Sounds good, I will see you later sweets, Love you." Lorelai said happily.
"Love you, too, Mom." Rory said and hung up the phone.
"So who are you going to tell your mom all about?" Logan asked, as Rory curled herself into his side. Logan's hand immediately found its way into her hair and started to run his fingers through it.
"You." Rory said simply, "And you are coming with me to meet my mom." She said as she looked into his eyes.
"That's fine. I wasn't really planning on doing anything today. Tomorrow we have that brunch with your dad, right?" Logan asked her and placed a small kiss on her lips.
"Yeah, that reminds me, he was supposed to call me and tell me where we were supposed to meet, but I think I will just call him and find out and also tell him that I will be bringing someone." Rory said as she reached for her phone again.
"You didn't tell him that you were going to bring someone?" Logan asked as he sat up against the headboard.
"No, I forgot. Plus he really didn't give me enough time to tell him when I talked to him yesterday." She told him as she laid her head on his shoulder and dialed her dad's number and waited for him to answer.
"Hello." Her father's voice came through the phone.
"Hey dad." Rory said excitedly.
"Ror, hey, how are you this morning, honey?" Christopher asked her.
"I'm doing good, dad. I have a little bit of a hangover, from going out last night, but it's going away." Rory said with a laugh.
"Yeah, that tends to happen when you go out, Ror." Christopher laughed. Rory rolled her eyes and looked over at Logan who was trying not to laugh out loud.
"Well dad, I was calling to find out where we were going to have brunch tomorrow and to also tell you that there is someone that I want you to meet and that they are coming with me." Rory said to her dad, cutting to the reason for the call.
"Do I know this person?" Christopher asked Rory.
"Um...you might, I'm not really sure." Rory said looking over at Logan, who looked like he was trying to figure out if he had ever met her father.
"Okay, Ror. So, 10:30 at the club? Does that sound alright to you?" Christopher asked her.
"Yeah, that sounds fine dad. We will meet you there at 10:30. We are meeting mom later today. Also there are some things that I want to talk to you about tomorrow." Rory told him.
"Alright, sweetheart. I will meet you and whoever it is tomorrow at the club. I love you." Christopher said.
"Love you, too, dad. See you tomorrow." Rory said to him and hung up the phone.
"So...I'm meeting your mom today?" Logan asked Rory with a smirk on his face.
"Yip," Rory said popping the 'p', "I'm going to give her the watered down version of us, no marriage or any talk about that for now. She is probably going to have a hard time accepting you, since you come from the world she ran away from, but that doesn't matter to me. I love you and nothing is going to change that." Rory said and gave him a kiss.
"Okay, then. I guess it's time to get up since it's already after 11. I'm going to my room to shower and change and then I will meet you back here and we can go get some coffee and hit the road." Logan said, as he got out of bed and pulled his clothes back on from the night before.
Rory pulled her robe on and walked Logan to the front door, "I will see you about 1." She said as she put her arms around him.
"Okay, see you then, Ace. Coffee and Scotch." Logan said as he gave her a sweet kiss and walked out the door. She shut the door behind him and went back to her room to get ready.
When Rory got out of the shower, she ran into Paris, who was coming into the dorm, "Hey Paris." Rory greeted her.
"Hey Rory," Paris said and went and sat down on the couch, "What are you up to today?"
"Let me get dressed and then I will come out and talk to you, okay?" Rory said, making her way to her room.
"Okay, I will be here." Paris said, dismissing Rory.
Rory came out of her room 30 minutes later, "Logan and I are going to have lunch with my mom at her Inn." She told Paris and sat down on the couch next to her.
"Your mom hasn't met him yet?" Paris asked, a little confused.
"No, not yet. Things have just been really crazy and busy. I just didn't have time. Oh, well she will meet him today." Rory explained to her.
"I'm surprised that you haven't told her yet. You tell her everything." Paris stated.
"I know, but given the fact that he is from the world that she ran away from, I just wanted to keep mine and Logan's relationship away from her negativity." Rory sighed and leaned her head back onto the couch.
"I guess I can understand that. Your mom has never been pro-high society." Paris said.
"I know, I'm a little nervous that she is going to hate Logan from the start and that she will want me to break up with him," Rory said.
"Is your relationship strong enough to endure what your mom might say?" Paris asked, knowing how much Lorelai's opinion meant to Rory.
"What? Oh yeah, our relationship is very strong, nothing will break us apart," Rory said, then nervously looked over at Paris, "There is something that I need to tell you about me and Logan."
Paris, noticing that Rory is nervous, "Your not pregnant are you?" she asked harshly.
"NO! No, I'm not pregnant," Rory assured Paris, "Logan and I are actually married." Rory said, figuring to just say it, like ripping off a band-aid.
"YOUR WHAT!!!!" Paris roared out, just as Logan walked through the front door.
"Logan and I are married," Rory repeated and almost laughed at the look of shock and fear on Logan's face, "Look, Paris, Logan and I love each other. We got married that day in Paris. So far, only you and Logan's sister, Honor, know about use being married." Rory told her.
"Actually, Ace, I meant to tell you this last night, Colin and Finn know, too. I accidently let it slip yesterday in New York." Logan said and sat down next to Rory, giving her a kiss hello.
"Okay, so 4 people know that we are married," Rory said, turning to face Paris again, "I'm not pregnant, he didn't trick me in any way. Yes, I never saw myself being married my sophomore year at Yale or to a guy like Logan, no offense, – "
"None taken." Logan chuckled.
" – but Logan is the one, the love of my life, my soul-mate. I know that sounds cheesy and everything, but there is no other way to describe it," Rory said and took Logan's hand in hers, "I fell in love with the man that he is, not his name or his money. Please, Paris, be happy for us, be on our side, when this all comes out." Rory pleaded with Paris.
"I am happy for you, really I am. It was just a shock. This wasn't in the Yale plan, but I guess we can work around it. Are you telling your mom today that your married?" Paris asked, remembering that they were going to meet Lorelai.
"Uhhh...no. Actually, only a select few know about the marriage. You, Honor, Colin, and Finn. We won't deny it if it comes out, but we are not ready to just come out and say it. We want to keep it to ourselves for a while, before our families get involved." Logan pipped in.
"Wow, I think I'm going to start calling you Annette," Paris said, noticing the confusion, "You landed the whale Rory. Tamed the elusive playboy that is Logan Huntzberger." Rory and Logan just stared at her in shock.
Logan looked at his watch, noticing the time, he knew that they needed to leave, "Ace, it's 1, we need to go if we are going to stop for coffee before heading to your mom's Inn." He explained.
"Oh, okay, let me get my shoes, and then we can leave." Rory said as she hurried into her room to find her shoes.
"You hurt her and you die, got that Huntzberger." Paris threatened and walked into her room, slamming the door shut.
"She threatened you didn't she." Rory asked, as she walked back into the common room.
"Yes, she is very scary." Logan said with a shudder.
"Paris is a very unique person," Rory said as she grabbed her keys and phone, "Let's go Huntzberger, you owe me coffee."
Logan got up and grabbed her hand, "Let's go, Ace." Rory shut the door behind him and started walking towards his car.
"Where do you want to go get coffee at?" He asked her as they got settled in the car.
"Let's try out Union League Café. I heard that they had good coffee there." Rory said to him and leaned over to give him a kiss on the cheek.
"I heard that, too. While we are there I will tell you about how Colin and Finn found out about us being married." He told her as they started down the street. It didn't take long before they were there and made their way inside. They ordered their coffee and found a table to sit at.
"Wow, this is pretty good coffee, I have to say that it's close to rival Luke's, but enough about that, tell me about how Colin and Finn found out." Rory said with a smile.
"Okay, so we went to New York yesterday, to get you something for your birthday, I am not telling you, so don't even asked," Logan chuckled at Rory, "Finn started asking about you as soon as we left New Haven. By the way, Finn is very happy for us. Colin on the other hand, pissed me off beyond belief. I don't think I have ever been ashamed to call him my friend as I was yesterday. He was not happy for us and kept complaining about me being off the market and other stupid shit like that." Logan sighed and ran his hand through his hair.
Rory reached over and grabbed his other hand and intertwined their fingers, "I'm sorry Colin was being hard on you. Give him some time, he will come around."
Logan raised their hands and kissed her knuckles, "I know, but it was just hard hearing one of my best friends say the things that he did yesterday. Anyway, we get to New York and we go into a store and this saleswoman was being very flirty and it was annoying and when she asked how she could help, I told her that I was looking for a present for my wife. The next thing I know, Finn is on the ground and Colin knocked over a display." Logan laughed lightly remembering what had happened.
"Oh my God, why was Finn on the ground?" Rory asked, a little shocked.
"Oh, he fainted. It was actually pretty funny." Logan said with a smile.
"I can't believe he fainted. And Colin ran into a display?" Rory asked, laughing at the mental image of what happened.
"Yeah, ran right into a display of crystal. I had to pay for the damages that he caused, he better pay me back for that." Logan growled the last part.
"Wow, I really don't know what to say to that." Rory said in disbelief.
"Yeah, it was pretty embarrassing," Logan said, "Then we went to a bar, so I could explain things to them, and Colin started in again, saying more shit and I just couldn't take it, so I got up and walked out. As I got up from the table Finn said he was coming with me and bitched at Colin. We walked around for a while before Colin called to tell us that Steph called and told him about that party. I pretty much ignored him until we got back to New Haven. He told me that he was try to be happy for us and not say anything negative again." Logan said, as they finished their coffee and walked back out to his car.
"I really am sorry that Colin said things to you that upset you. I'm glad he is coming around though and I am glad that Finn is happy for us." Rory said as she pulled him into a long kiss before she got in the car.
Logan rounded the car and got in on the driver's side, "Thanks, Ace. I love you."
"I love you, too." She said to him as she squeezed his hand.
"What are we telling your mom again?" Logan asked as they got closer to the Dragonfly Inn.
"Just that we met in Europe and are dating," Rory said, as she told him where to turn, "I just want to keep it simple with her for now, until she gets to know you better. I still don't know how to tell her that we are married, but we will worry about that later." Rory said as she noticed that they were almost to the Inn.
"That's fine with me," Logan said as he parked in front of the Inn, he noticed an older version of his wife standing on the porch looking confused, "I love you."
"I love you, too. Let's go introduce you to my mom." Rory said as she opened her door. Logan took a deep breath and got out of the car just in time to hear Lorelai scream out to Rory.
"MINI-ME!" Lorelai exclaimed, a little shocked and confused as who Rory was with.
"Mommy!" Rory said as she ran up to hug Lorelai.
"Ummm...sweets? Who is the nervous, blond, society boy you came with?" Lorelai asked, looking over at a nervous Logan, who was standing with his hands in his pockets.
"Oh, this is Logan," Rory said to Lorelai and motioned Logan to come closer, when he reached her, she grabbed his hand, intertwined their fingers, and gave him a gentle squeeze, "Logan, this is my mom, Lorelai. Mom, Logan."
"Nice to meet you, Lorelai." Logan said and stuck his hand out to her.
"Nice to meet you too, Logan." Lorelai said as she shook Logan's outstretched hand, still looking confused.
"Let's go inside, get some lunch and we can explain everything." Rory suggested.
Rory and Logan walk hand-in-hand behind Lorelai as they made their way into the Inn. Just as they got into the dining room, Sookie came out of the kitchen, "Rory, look at you. How are you?"
"Sookie!" Rory said as she ran over to give her a hug, "I am doing good. How are you doing?"
"Good, good. Sit, I have a new dish that I want you all to try. It should be ready soon." Sookie said.
"Great, I can't wait to try it. Oh, this is Logan. Logan, this is Sookie, her food is amazing." Rory said, as she introduced them.
"Nice to meet you, Sookie. I can't wait to try what you have made for us today." Logan said sincerely.
"Nice to meet you too. Well I better get back in the kitchen. Your food will be out soon." Sookie said and took off for the kitchen again.
They sat down at a table and waited for someone to start talking, "So, how did you two meet?" Lorelai asked.
Rory decided to speak up and tell her mom, "We, actually, met in Italy back in June. I was sitting at that café, that we found last year, having a cup of coffee when I first noticed Logan. He didn't approach me for about 3 or 4 days after I first saw him." She explained to her mom and gave Logan a smile.
"I had noticed her one day and kept going back to see if she would come back," Logan spoke up, "When I noticed that she was still there after a few days, I walked over and started a conversation. We, then started meeting there at the same time, everyday until she left Italy. I didn't want her to leave without getting to know her better, so I asked if it was okay to kinda follow her around Europe. She agreed and we got to know each other and started dating a few weeks later." He finished and kissed Rory's hand, that was still clasped in his.
"It wasn't long after we started dating that we found out each other's last names. So it was nice to get to know each other and everything without that pressure." Rory told her mom, who was looking at her with a skeptical expression.
"What is your last name Logan?" Lorelai asked.
"It's Huntzberger." Logan told her.
"Ahhh...so you really are a society kid." Lorelai stated with a bitter tone.
"Mom," Rory warned, "I am a society kid as well. Or I will be on my birthday."
"I know, hon, but you know something other than having a silver spoon in your mouth since birth." Lorelai said.
"I know. Logan is different. I got to know the real him and if you would stop judging him just because he is of high society, you would see that he is different as well." Rory said to her mother.
"Rory is right, Lorelai. I am different. I didn't like the life I used to lead. When I met Rory, I was trying to change who I was and what I grew up to know. It was nice to have someone get to know me for me and not the heir to the Huntzberger fortune." Logan explain. Before Lorelai or Rory could say anything else, Sookie brought their food out. The rest of lunch was pretty quiet. Logan knew that he was going to have to work hard to get Lorelai to approve of him, but he was going to do everything in his power to make her like him.
Rory was still a little tense at the negativity from Lorelai. She just hoped that Lorelai would see that Logan was different and not judge him based solely on his last name. She would work hard to help Lorelai see that, Logan didn't want to live that life anymore, or most of it anyway.
Lorelai sat back and observed the couple. She hated high society and anything that associated with it. She would try to like Logan, but she was also going to try to get Rory to see that Logan is still a stuck up snob, who didn't really want to change. She just had to come up with a plan first, until then she would put on a happy face for her daughter.
When lunch was finished, Logan got a phone call from his sister and decided to go outside to take the call. Rory watched him walk off, before turning back towards her mom, "So...what do you think of Logan?"
"He seems like a good guy. I will just have to get to know him." Lorelai said, with fake happiness.
"Thanks, mom, that means a lot to me." Rory said, as her and her mom made their way to the front of the Inn.
"Just be careful. You never know with the high society crowd." Lorelai warned, as Logan walked back into the Inn.
"That was Honor, she was wanting to know if we could meet up with her and Josh. They are heading out of town tonight. I told her I would talk to you and see if you were up for meeting them in Hartford for coffee before they leave." Logan explained as he approached them.
"Yeah, that sounds fine. I haven't had a chance to get together with her since we met." Rory told him with a smile.
"Perfect. I will call her back and let her know." Logan said, as he pulled his phone out and started dialing. He kissed Rory on the cheek and walked back outside when the call connected.
"I will mom, you don't have to worry about me. I am having brunch with dad and the Haydens tomorrow," She told her mom, "He called me yesterday and asked if I could meet up with them."
"I wonder why?" Lorelai asked suspiciously.
"I'm not sure. It could be to go over details about my birthday. I guess I will find out tomorrow." Rory said with a shrug as they walked outside and smiled when she saw Logan walk back towards them.
"I told her that we could meet them in about 30 minutes," Logan told Rory, "It was nice meeting you, Lorelai. Maybe next time we can stay longer." He said and held his hand out to her again.
"It was nice meeting you, too. You will have to come back and we can do a Gilmore Girls movie night." Lorelai said and shook his hand.
"That sounds like a plan. I guess we better get going, if we are going to be on time to meet, Honor." Logan said to both of them.
"Yeah," Rory said, "We need to get going. I will call you later or tomorrow after brunch, mom." Rory gave her mom a tight hug.
"Okay, sweets. Call me whenever. Love you." Lorelai said, not wanting to let go of the hug.
"Love you, too, mom. I will call you soon." Rory pulled out of the hug, took Logan's hand, and started towards Logan's car.
Lorelai watched Logan open the car door for her daughter. He looked every bit of a well mannered society kid. Lorelai knew, though, that looks can be deceiving and that it wouldn't be long before her daughter saw it too.
Hours later, Logan and Rory headed to Logan's dorm room. After meeting with his sister, Finn called them and wanted them to meet up with everyone at the pub. They enjoyed the time spent with them, and by the time the pub closed they were more than ready to go to bed and sleep the day away. Rory knew that her mom was going to be a hard person to convince about Logan changing, but she would do everything in her power to make her mom know that Logan wasn't going anywhere.
AN2: Again, meant to add more, but that didn't happen. The next chapter will be the brunch with Christopher and the Haydens. Let me know if you like how I have written Lorelai out. Read and Review.
