Rory and Logan, jump out of bed when they hear a scream. Logan was the first to remember Matty was down the hall.
"Rory, sleep I'll get him," Logan said
Logan padded down the hallway to the guest bedroom to see Matty standing in the playpen crying. His first instinct was to pick him up.
"Hey buddy, what's the matter?"
"I'm thirsty." Matty said
"Come on well go to the kitchen and get a drink" Logan carried the toddler down the stairs into the kitchen and sat him on the counter,
"So what do we want, water, or milk?"
"Juice" Matty said with a smirk
"You know your pretty smart, how about, milk and cookies. But you can't tell mom or aunt Rory."
"'k I won't" Matty said, Logan took out the milk and Oreos. He could not wait to do this with his own kids; he really did not mind getting up at 2 in the morning to spend time together
"Matty, after the cookies you have to get to bed, because guess what we are doing tomorrow?"
"The zoo?" Matty said with a smile
"No, you get to go to work with me and aunt Rory; you get to pretend to be the boss."
"cooooooooooooooolllllll" Matty said mid yawn. That was his cue, Logan picked up Matty and carried him to the guest room, and didn't he know on the way back the little bugger fell asleep.
Rory could feel the bed shift when Logan got in. "hey is he all right?"
"Yeah, he was thirsty, so I went down and made him so warm milk."
"Aww" Rory said mushily
"You know if our kids turn out half the kid Matty is I will be really happy." Logan said while Rory cuddle into him like a pillow
"Yeah, but they will be twice as great" Rory said
"Now, who has the big ego? I rubbed off on you too much; I mean I hate to see what you are like after 25 years of marriage, we will need our own beds for our egos." Logan said laughing
"Ha-ha, you think you are so funny Huntzberger."
Before they knew it, it was 6:45 and the alarm went off, today they had to change up the routine a little, Rory showered and Logan got Matty dress and ready for the day at the office. Logan brought Matty down the kitchen sat him at the counter and made him chocolate milk while the coffee brewed. Soon Rory was down, and dressed for work
"Morning Matty," Rory said and gave him a kiss on the head
"Morning" he said "look coffee" Rory giggle at his chocolate milk
"Speaking of coffee… "She turned around and saw Logan holding 2 mugs. She took the coffee from Logan and took a large gulp
"You know it's said when my nephew gets more TLC from my wife than myself."
Rory laughed and gave him a kiss, she could hear Matty giggle, and "You think its funny Matty? She went over to him and kissed him all over, Matty couldn't stop laughing.
"I'd hate to interrupt your rendezvous, but I am going to get ready for work, I expect this place to be spotless when I get down." Logan said walking out of the kitchen.
It was 7:30 and they were all in the car, ready to head to the office, it was nothing out of the ordinary, except Rory was going out to cover a story while one of the columnists were out on their honeymoon.
By 8 the three of the walk into the office, Logan holding Matty's hand and Rory with a bag of toys to keep him entertained for the day. They got in to the elevator, and as promised during the car ride, Matty got to hit the button. So Logan picked up the little tyke and let him hit floor 8 where their offices were.
"morning, Eileen,' Logan said cheerfully
"And who is this we have here?" Eileen said as Logan sat Matty on the desk
"this is Matty my nephew, he's Honor's son, she and Josh went on a little vacation and me and Rory are watching him until tomorrow evening, so Matty is coming to the office today and tomorrow, depending on how today is."
"Well, that's great he's a cute little one"
"Thank, now lets go into my office Matty" Logan said as he carried the toddler into his office.
Logan sat Matty down on the big couch and took out his toy bag, sat at his desk and opened his emails, the first was from each editor demanding a meeting and, one from Honor, and one from his dad, and a few from the newer papers.
"Uncle Logie?" Matty said in a hushed voice
"Yes?"
"What are you doing?"
"Work"
"What do you do?'
"I own newspapers, and I help make sure they are running right, that the articles are good, and the staff is amazing,"
"Can I sit with you?' Logan smiled
"Sure, climb up." So that's what Matty did he sat on Logan's lap for the entire morning watching him work.
"You, know this is a sight your father would kill to see" Rory said as she walked into Logan's office
"Ha-ha, you're so funny Ace." Logan said sarcastically
"There was a time when I would come to work with dad, and sit on his lap. But that's because I was young and didn't know I was being bred to take over the empire."
"Logan there is no need to get hostile now, you have a meeting, with the heads from the New York Daily and I am going to leave and get a lead on a story"
"Come on Matty time to see Uncle Logan in action, I mean screaming and yelling, and making everyone feel inferior." Logan said as he walked out of the office with Matty following behind.
"Hello everyone," Logan started the meeting, "now, the readership has declined and we would like to get the rate up, now the table is open for suggestions. Well write them down on the board, and pick three and utilize them to their extent, we save the other ones to get us out of deep shit." At that point, he heard a giggle from Matty, and the whole room began to laugh,
"Everyone, this is my nephew Matty, he's staying with me and Rory this week while my sister and her husband are on vacation."
"Matty, why don't you take a marker and draw on the boards okay" he handed Matty the marker and he went and drew on the boards for the rest of the meeting.
"One, thing that we will definitely use is Rory, she has a few articles on her hard drive we can put them in to make the paper more meaty, all other suggestions have been great, and we will definitely use them in weeks to come, I'll stop by the paper sometime in the near future, so ladies and gentlemen you are dismissed."
"Uncle Logie, I really gotta go potty!"
"Well come on there Matty, let's go!" He said running with him down the hall, and into the bathroom. Minutes later they were sitting in the office, "so Matty what do you want for lunch today, it's just me and you"
"Oreo's" the kid said with a smirk
"No, we can have them tonight, "
"Do you want to go to the dinner down the block?"
"Yea"
"Well let's go I am starving"
"Me too"
"Can I have a table for two, and can I have a booster seat, for the little guy?"
"Sure" the waitress said with a wink "mighty cute kid you have here Logan, now I know he isn't yours, you and Rory have been here numerous times in the past 4 years and never has she been pregnant, and this looks to much like ya to be adopted….."
"He's my nephew, my sister's kid, Matty say hello to Dorothy, and I see her twice a week she works here,"
"Hi I am Matty," the little boy said waving his had. "Can I have coffee like aunt Rory?"
"We'll see Matty; now let's pick what you want to eat…. You want scrambled eggs, and toast, or pankcakes, or grilled cheese?"
"I want…… eggs, and toast please"
"Can you make those 2 orders of scrambled eggs and toast?"
"Coming right up" Dorothy said, "Logan, you want coffee?"
"Sure and chocolate milk for Matty."
Before Logan new it Rory was knocking on Logan's office door, "hey I finished 5 articles on the same topic, they were sent to the editors of the newspapers in need of help"
"Has anyone ever told you, you were a god send?"
"Well, I believe that's what my Italian lover calls me but, please don't tell my husband." Rory said
"Well in that case, are you interested in a little break room rendezvous, before that husband of yours asks to take you home…." Logan said as he continued the banter
"Well, I would love to but my husband may be suspicious when I am too tired tonight."
"Oh, really because we have gone a few rounds before and you were never tired" Logan said as he pinned Rory against the wall.
"Now, settle down their Logan, we really need to get home" she said in a husky voice "and I promise tonight we will finish, but do you really want you nephew to come in and be scared for the rest of his life. I know we are good looking people but, I mean the imagine, he's to young, and when he's 16 and never had a girlfriend, and your sister begins to question why her son, doesn't act like a 16 year old because I mean what other 16 year old boy can she use as a model other then her brother, we just bow our heads in embarrassment, for we cause the trauma in the little boy."
"You, know Ace we could have gotten a lot more done during that ramble," Logan said with a smirk
"You, know I think I may hit, you… but today is your lucky day, let's go home, our dog is probably dying of thirst and hunger, we should hire a dog walker or something, 'cause you know if they see that we mistreat our pets, they may take our children away at the hospital and never get to bring them home."
"You, know you are crazy, right?"
"and you love that about me " Rory said as they made the way out of his office, "come on Matty we are going home, tonight we are having Chinese and uncle logie is buying so get whatever your little heart desires, and by the end of the night you can show mommy how you can use chopsticks and say 3 Chinese curses"
"Ace, I am all for the chopsticks, but my sister may castrate me if I teach her son any curse in any language"
"Fine, chopsticks it is… I just really need to get out of these clothes…"
"Dirty, and I could help you with that my lady"
"Get your mind out of the gutter, you have been hanging out with me and my mother for too long, I think we have corrupted you…" Rory said giggling
"Believe me Ace you have done more than corrupt me," Logan said
Before they new it, it was Honor and Josh arrived to take little Matty home
"Matty" Honor called
"Mommy!" the little boy said, and the very pregnant Honor bent down to give him a hug.
"Why don't you guys come in and sit, have dinner, Logan knew you would be here around this time, so he cooked enough for half the block"
"So Matty did you have a good time"
"Yea, I played with Maggie, and went to work with Uncle Logie and he let me draw on de board with da markers, and then we had lunch and I had cawfeee…"
"Coffee, Logan you gave my baby coffee" honor said in a scared voice
"Chocolate milk, that he calls coffee, jez Honor, I may not have kids but I know not to give them coffee, or they will turn out to be addicts, like Rory here"
"And then I had Chinese and learned to use, um um um um um ….."
"Chopsticks" Logan finished the sentenced
"And we went to the park and played on the playground." Matty finished with a big smile
"Its sounds like you had a lot of fun," Honor said directed towards all three of them
"Yeah" they all said in unison.
"He's an angel, he can come back when ever he likes"
"So you took him to the office, how dad would have killed to see him in the newsroom"
"Hey, if he loves it, he is more then happy to take over when I am old and crotchety"
"So when do you two leave for vacation?" Josh asked
"In a week and a half or so… just as long as we get there for our anniversary." Logan said with a smile
"That's great, you two need a break, and Matty needs cousins" honor said with a smile
"Well get right to that" Logan said as he started to get up from the table taking Rory with him
"Hey, 1. I am NOT done eating and 2. Gilmore's never leave food on their plate and 3. We have company and four. Calm down it's only 6:30" Rory said with her mouth full of food.
"Logan, when did you learn to cook" honor said
"In between Andover and Chilton."
Rory spit out her food, "I have know you for 7 years, and not once did you mention that you attended Chilton, and it wasn't like it was some little school that held no significance Logan, I mean it is made me a shoe in for an ivy league, if I never went to Chilton, chances would be that I would have never made it to Yale, and then never met you, and never have the life I have today!" Rory said
"It was when I was in the 9th grade, and I know that you could have never been there, I mean you would have been in like 8th grade…"
"But, still I sat in the same seat you sat in, I might have even had the same locker… ohh tell me your locker, number!" Rory sad with a giggle knowing how frustrated Logan was getting
"I have no clue Rory; it was about 10 years ago!"
"I know I just love pulling your strings!" Rory said while hitting Logan's chest
"I'm not mad, but I think you should have told me…." Rory said, "now I want ice cream, any one else?"
Soon Honor, Josh and Matty left. "So I guess it's just us Logan," said in a seductive tone.
"I guess, so," Rory said yawning, and heading up the stairs. "Kids are exhausting, we'll clean up tomorrow." Before she knew it, Logan was chasing her up the stairs,
"You know, it's been a lot of fun the last few days," he said kissing her hard
"I know, but really you spent the most time with him."
"I know, I know…" Logan said opening the door to their bedroom
"It was hard not to jump you, it was so sexy, seeing you interact with him, and it just made me want a kid more and more,"
"I know, let's get on that…………………………………………………"
AN: sorry it took so long, hope it won't take so long next time!