A/N: Finally, another chapter is here and up. It left off with our Rory interrupting a dance between Luke and Lorelai at Kirk and Lulu's wedding. What will happen? Read and find out. (Then, when you are done reading, please leave me a review? They are wonderful to get!)
Disclaimer: How many times do I have to tell you? I don't own it…
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They stood there, swaying to the music, lost to the world around them till they felt someone tapping them on the shoulder.
"Sorry to interrupt mom," Rory said, "But I think I'm going into labor."
"WHAT?" Luke exclaimed in panic and everyone's heads whipped around to the gathering on the dance floor.
"Are you having contractions?" Lorelai asked, ignoring Luke's outburst and the townspeople's stares.
"Yeah," Rory told her and Luke's eyes got wider. "I felt this sharp pain in my stomach."
"Okay," Lorelai said, reluctantly dropping her arms to her side, "we should start heading into Hartford."
"Oh my god," Luke cried, "Let's go. We have to hurry. Why are you two moving, let's go!"
"Luke, honey calm down," Lorelai started, leading Rory off the dance floor.
"Calm down? Calm down!" Luke cried, "How can you expect me to calm down? She's going into labor. LABOR Lorelai. We have to get the hospital."
"And we will babe," Lorelai told him, "We have plenty of time. Her water hasn't broke yet, the contractions are still a while apart. We've got plenty of time. Go home, get the car and her hospital bag, and then come pick us up and we'll get to the hospital."
"Okay, okay," Luke said hurriedly. "I'll be right back."
Lorelai and Rory watched Luke run towards their house in a blind panic and the girls sat down laughing. Lorelai smiled though, she remembered the conversation she had with him a few weeks ago about his mom and felt for him.
"Oh my god," Rory cried, "What if Logan doesn't get here in time?"
"He will babe," Lorelai told her, "Have you called him yet?"
"I tried," Rory told her, "but he didn't answer his phone. I left him a message though."
"Here," Lorelai said holding out her hand, "give me your phone."
Rory handed it to her, her eyes burrowed in question, "mom?"
"What speed dial number is he?" Lorelai asked, ignoring her daughter's look.
"Three," Rory answered automatically and watched as Lorelai hit the necessary buttons.
"Hi, this is Logan Huntzberger and I'm sorry I can't make it to the phone right now. Please leave your name, number and a detailed message and I'll get back to you as soon as I'm able to. Thanks and have a good day," Logan's voice played and Lorelai grunted in annoyance.
"Logan, its Lorelai. Rory is going into labor. You need to get your ass back here now. Call me on my cell or Rory's and I'll keep you update. But get back here, now!" Lorelai spoke into the phone forcefully. Then turned back to Rory and said, "It'll be okay hon. He'll get here."
"God I hope so," Rory answered and then gasped in pain. "I'm having another contraction."
"Just breathe honey, just like in class. You'll be fine," Lorelai told her rubbing her back. They failed to notice the group of townspeople who had gathered around them.
"Is everything alright sugar?" Babette asked.
"Can we get you anything?" came Miss Patty's voice and Rory shook her head.
"Where is Luke?" Taylor asked, "Shouldn't he be driving you to the hospital?"
"He will be Taylor, don't worry," Lorelai reassured him. "Rory will not be having my granddaughter in the middle of the square, though that could be a very interesting story to tell…"
"That is not proper Lorelai," Taylor scolded and Rory chuckled. "It would be so indecent to have someone give birth…"
"She was kidding Taylor," Rory interjected, "weren't you mom?"
Lorelai nodded slowly and Taylor let out his breath.
"Luke went back to the house to get the car then we'll be headed into Hartford," Rory said, rubbing her stomach.
Logan, why aren't you answering your phone? She thought, you promised you'd keep it on and with you the whole time. Please call me back; I don't want you to miss this, I don't want you to miss our baby being born.
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"I understand your concerns Mr. Bolton," Logan said, taking a moment to sip his scotch, "but we have everything under control and properly insured. You don't have to any worries about the security of your mainframe."
"How can I be sure?" the pompous Mr. Bolton asked and Logan struggle to keep his calm. He'd be arguing with the potential client for what seemed like days and he was just ready to make a deal or to be told no officially. He missed Rory. He had never before fancied himself a sentimental guy or someone who would go completely insane not being able to talk or hold his girl, but since Rory had entered his life in a whirlwind that is exactly who he had turned into.
"I'd be happy to go through the programs and contracts with you again sir," Logan told him with a forced smile, "whatever it would take to make you feel comfortable with us."
"I'd like for my guys to go through them," Mr. Bolton informed and Logan nodded. "Would tomorrow work for you if we were to come by the office?"
"Of course," Logan assured, "come by our offices downtown tomorrow afternoon and we'll go through everything with your specialists there."
"Sounds good Mr. Huntzberger," he agreed, "now if you don't mind I'm going to head to my hotel room and get some much needed sleep. This time difference is really killing me."
"I understand Mr. Bolton," Logan said, standing to shake the man's hand. "I will see you tomorrow."
Logan waited until the man was out of sight before sinking back down into his seat and gulping the rest of his drink. He stayed there for a few minutes before leaving the restaurant they had meet at. Once he was settled in his cab and headed back to his hotel he pulled out his phone.
That's strange; he thought to himself, I've got ten missed calls. I didn't feel my phone vibrate at all.
As he glanced at the missed calls list he began to panic. The first three calls had come from Rory's cell phone, then he had four from Lorelai's phone, and the last three were from Luke's. He pressed voicemail and began listening to the first message.
"Logan, its Lorelai. Rory is going into labor. You need to get your ass back here now. Call me on my cell or Rory's and I'll keep you update. But get back here, now!" Lorelai's voice filled his ears and he broke out into a sweat.
"Hey, dude," he said to the cab driver, "change of plans. Get me to the airport and fast!"
"Okay," the man answered making an abrupt u-turn. Logan began mentally figuring out his next step.
"Hey Jeff," he said into his phone only seconds later, "I have to get back to Hartford tonight. Rory went into labor. Mr. Bolton and his guys are coming to the office tomorrow. Apologize for me and explain the situation."
"Nobody knows this stuff like you Logan,"Jeff interrupted, "how we are going to explain all this crap to him."
"You are going to have to try your hardest," Logan said, "Ryan knows the program backwards and forwards. Call him in on it. If Bolton decides not to sign because I flew to my pregnant fiancé then I don't want his business anyways. Hey, and get my stuff and check out of my hotel tomorrow for me. Fed-ex my luggage. I'm going straight to the airport."
"Got it boss," Jeff said, "Congrats man."
"Thanks Jeff," Logan said and didn't wait for a response. He had already hung up and pressed the next speed dial button.
"This is Logan Huntzberger; I need a jet from San Francisco to Hartford tonight. Like now," he told the operator.
"I'm sorry sir," the voice responded, "We don't have any planes free tonight. The soonest we'd be able to fly you out would be tomorrow morning."
"You don't understand," Logan said frustrated, "that isn't going to be good enough. I have to get to Hartford tonight. My fiancé is in labor and I have to be there."
"I'm sorry…"
"Don't tell me you are sorry; just get me a damn jet."
"Sir," the operator started again, "I can't. We don't have any free tonight."
"Forget it," Logan said ending the call. "God, how hard can this be?" He asked to no one.
Putting his head in his hands he thought of what to do next.
"How much longer till we get to the airport?" Logan asked the cab driver.
"About ten minutes," he replied.
"Great," Logan said fumbling with his phone. He called his future mother-in-law.
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"Logan better get here soon," Rory told her mom and Luke as she got settled in her hospital room.
"He called while we were on our way here," Lorelai reminded her, "he's working on getting here sweets."
"He better make it," Rory said again as she laid back against the pillows. Luke and Lorelai just looked at each other, both with defeated looks on their faces. Lorelai hadn't wanted to worry with Logan's admission that he was having a harder time finding a way back than he thought.
He will make it, Lorelai assured herself, he has to.
"Hi Rory, hi Lorelai," Doctor Grey greeted as he entered Rory's room. "Looks like we are in for a fun evening."
"You call this fun doc?" Rory asked sarcastically. "How long is this going to take and how much pain am I going to be in?"
Lorelai chuckled quietly to herself, feeling sorry for her and Rory's doctor. She knew that Rory was in for a rude awakening with the labor process and that Doctor Grey would receive the majority of the hit.
"Let me examine you and find out how far you are dilated," Doctor Grey answered, seeming unfazed by Rory's tone. "Lorelai, Luke do you mind stepping out into the hallway for just a minute?"
"Not at all," Lorelai answered, "come on babe; let's go get something to eat."
Luke nodded and allowed for Lorelai to lead him out of the room by his hand. When the got into the hallway Luke pulled Lorelai into a hug and held her tight.
"It's going to be okay," Lorelai whispered into his ear and he let out a breath.
"I'm trying not to worry," Luke answered and Lorelai nodded against his chest.
"I know," Lorelai assured him, "let's go get something to eat. I didn't really eat anything at the wedding."
"Okay," Luke agreed, "let's go."
They silently walked hand in hand towards the cafeteria until a group of voices stopped them in their tracks.
"Are you sure they are going to be okay with us being here?" a male voice asked.
"Oh Lorelai will love it," a well known female voice answered. "We'll be here if they need anything."
"Maybe I should go look for them," another voice suggested and a chorus of 'no's' followed almost immediately. The voice spoke again, "She is my best friend."
"Lane?" Lorelai asked as she rounded the corner and was greeted by a large group of townies. "What are you all doing here?"
Miss Patty was the first to answer, "we wanted to be here to make sure you guys or Rory needed anything and we'll stay until the baby is born."
Lorelai smiled at the gesture of the town while Luke's face turned about thirteen shades of red.
Lorelai just gripped his hand tighter, a sign that told him to just be quiet and spoke, "That is, very sweet of you guys, but totally unnecessary. We have this covered."
"We don't mind," Kirk said, "we want to be here."
"What about your honeymoon Kirk?" Lorelai asked and he and Lulu shrugged.
"We didn't plan a honeymoon," Lulu told her. "This will be more exciting to share as a wedding memory."
Lorelai sighed in defeat, knowing she was stuck with the town there in the waiting room. Looking around to Babette, Miss Patty, Kirk, Lulu, Lane and Taylor she sighed, pulled Luke with her to the middle of the group and filled them in on Rory's status before coaxing Luke to get her something to eat.
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"What do you mean that you don't have ANY flights to Hartford tonight?" Logan yelled at the airport attendant. "I have to get there now."
"I'm sorry Mr. Huntzberger, we just don't have anything flying there tonight," the girl Mandy answered in an unusually calm voice.
"This is unbelievable," he muttered to himself. "Rory is going to kill me."
"Let me see if any other companies are flying anything out this late tonight," she offered and Logan nodded.
He had been going back and forth with airlines for at least an hour and a half after arriving at the airport. He'd called Lorelai and updated her on his status and was relieved to be told that Rory was advancing slowly and it would still be hours before the baby was born.
"Mr. Huntzberger," Mandy's voice pulled him from his thoughts, "I'm sorry but I can't find anything going into Hartford tonight. The soonest we have anything flying there is tomorrow morning."
"Gah," Logan groaned. "Mandy, I need something on the east coast. Is there anything close to Hartford? You don't understand how desperate I am. My fiancé will kill me if I miss the birth of our daughter."
"Let me check for you again Mr. Huntzberger," Mandy answered with an understanding smile. "We might be able to get you something close to the Hartford area."
"I would appreciate anything you could do," Logan answered and pulled out his phone. "Anything."
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"Where is Logan?" Lane asked Lorelai later on that night.
"He's having a hard time getting a flight from San Francisco," Lorelai answered honestly sipping her apple juice slowly. "Don't say anything to Rory though; she's worried enough as it is."
"Of course not," Lane assured her. "Did you call Richard and Emily yet?"
"I did," Lorelai told her. "Mom wants me to call her when she goes into the delivery room."
"They don't want to be here before?"
"They said that it wouldn't make sense for them to be here before that."
"Oh."
"Yeah," Lorelai said, "those are my parent's in all their glory. They just want to be here to greet their first great-grandchild into the world; they don't want to be here for the main part."
"Ah," Lane said with a nod of her head. "What about Logan's parents?"
"He said he would call them when he got back into town," Lorelai supplied. "He didn't want us to have to deal with them without him here."
"Lorelai?" Luke's voice called, "Rory wants you now. Doctor Grey is done for right now."
"Great," Lorelai answered standing up. "I'll be back."
Lorelai walked briskly towards her daughter's room, hoping she wouldn't ask about her fiancé again. Logan still hadn't found a way back here and was quickly loosing all options.
"Hey hon," she greeted her daughter with a smile.
"Hey mom," Rory greeted back, "I just wanted to say that now that I understand the pain and torture you went through during labor I will never ever again put up a fight when you use that to get me to do something."
"Good to know," Lorelai said with a laugh. "Doctor Grey states that you are doing excellent."
"Yeah," Rory agreed, "and he also told me that your first child is the one that takes the longest. He warned me I could be in labor like this for a lot longer."
"And he's right. I was in labor with you for over twenty four hours. It will be worth it though, when Lorie is placed in your arms for the first time."
"I know," Rory said. "Hey have you heard from Logan yet? Where is he?"
"Well sweetie he is working to getting a flight here," Lorelai said quietly. "He will be here just as soon as he can."
"He better get here before I go into delivery," Rory said, a slight desperation in her voice that Lorelai had never heard before.
"He will babe," Lorelai assured her daughter. "He loves you and Lorie and you know would move the heavens and earth to get here in time. Just give him a bit more time."
"Okay," Rory said gripping her mother's hand as another contraction washed over her. "I can do that."
"Good," Lorelai agreed and tried to hide the dizziness she suddenly felt.
"Mom are you okay?" Rory asked, seeing right through Lorelai's façade.
"I'm fine," Lorelai muttered, right before collapsing to the floor.
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