The Beginning of a Beginning?

By babydrag0nfly

Disclaimer: I don't own Gilmore Girls, and I certainly don't own Tristan, but a girl can dream can't she?

A/N: Thanks to all reviewers! And the feedback was awesome! Soo, let's check up on our good friend, Logan…

Chapter 14

:Putting All My Feelings to a Close:

Logan stared into the steaming cup of coffee that sat snuggled between his two palms on the table. He was sitting in a little coffee shop, contemplating the things in life, also known as, Rory.

"Earth to Logan!" Solange waved her hand in front of Logan's glassy eyes. Logan promptly looked up.

"What's up in your world?" Solange questioned after finally getting his attention. "You look very preoccupied. Is there something mysterious floating in you coffee? 'Cause you've been staring at it incessantly for the past, I don't know, 15 minutes."

"I guess I am a little preoccupied," Logan shrugged, not really wanting to discuss it.

"Does it have anything to do with a petite brunette with a name that starts with an 'R'?" Solange prodded, taking a sip of her coffee.

Solange was met with a confirmed silence. "C'mon Logan, talk to me about it. I know we just met, but you should know by now that you can talk to me about these things." With an afterthought, Solange added, "And don't think that because I like you I'll just keep advising you to leave Rory. I'm not that selfish." She smiled a little when she saw Logan's lips quirk upward. Speaking a little more seriously, "Logan, you're first and foremost my friend, and I want whatever is best for you."

"Well…" Logan began to crack. "I guess I've just been kind of confused this past week. I don't know whether I should be angry that she practically eloped with Tristan or happy for the break," at the last part, he glanced up at Solange. "We've been together for three years, and that's a LONG time. Is our relationship being thrown down the drain here?"

Solange thought awhile before answering the question, "I don't think your relationship is going down the drain. I don't think any relationship is ever a waste. There's always something new to learn, whether it be about you, or your partner, or just general things about relationships. There are so many things we don't know yet, but by having relationships, we're able to learn. So don't think of this as a waste, but rather as a learning experience. If you and Rory end up going your separate ways here, you'll have had three years of learning; just make sure you put all that to use in the future."

"That makes a lot of sense, Solange. You should become a relationship therapist or something," Logan laughed. Solange shook her head and laughed as well. She felt good being able to make him laugh during a time of such internal turmoil.

"So now the question is: do I want to stay in the relationship or not?" Logan thought aloud. "It seems a little unfair that she's kind of the one deciding. But I guess, if she wants out, she'll get out, but if she wants to stay? Will I stay too?"

"Well, that's entirely up to you. If Rory came back, and didn't want to break up with you, would you still want to be with her?" Solange provoked Logan.

"I don't know," Logan realized. "Again, it's three years."

"Stop thinking about how it's been a three-year relationship. What do you want, right NOW? That's what's important. It doesn't matter how long the relationship lasted. It's how you feel at this point in time." Solange counseled. "Well, I'll let you ponder that. I have to meet my mom for lunch in an hour, and if I'm not prim and proper by then, she'll have a fit about how un-lady-like I look," Solange rolled her eyes and she vacated the stool across from Logan. He looked up at her as she was leaving, "Thanks, Solange. This has helped a lot!"

"No problem, Logan, and I'm sure what's meant to be will be," Solange smiled and waved good-bye. Logan turned back to his now cold cup of coffee, and worked to make his decision.

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Rory lay on the comfortable hotel bed, phone in hand. She quickly dialed Logan's cell phone number before she lost her nerve and chickened out. After three rings, Logan finally answered.

"Hello?"

For a moment, Rory remained silent, forgetting that someone was on the other line waiting for her to reply.

"Hello?" Logan repeated, getting a little irritated.

"Um, hey, Logan," Rory answered quietly.

"Rory?" Logan questioned cautiously. "What's up?"

"Sooo…we need to talk," Rory stated seriously.

"Well, with that tone of voice, this can't be too good can it?" Logan tried to put a joking lilt in his words but failed miserably. Instead, he just sounded down right awkward.

"That would depend on your perception because bad news to one person could be good news to another. You never know. I mean, it's the same thing as "one man's trash is another man's treasure." So what you think is bad might actually be good. You can never tell," Rory rambled on, a sign of her nervousness.

"Rory, it's okay. Calm down. I understand," Logan sighed in a soothing voice to cool Rory's nerves.

"Wait. You understand? Understand what?" Rory asked suspiciously.

"Many things," Logan sighed. "I understand what you meant about the good news and bad news perception. I understand how you feel. I understand how I feel. I understand that you called to break up," Logan explained, getting it all off his chest.

"Really?" Rory wondered. "I mean, you're not mad or upset or anything?"

"No. I don't know how to explain it, but I've just come to this understanding. The feelings aren't just one-sided, Rory. I can't get mad at you for falling for Tristan because I've done the same with Solange. And besides, I think we are both mature adults who should be able to handle this. Three years is a long time, and they were some of the best years I've had. And even though we're going our separate ways now, I would never trade those years for anything," Logan finished.

"Wow, thanks Logan. I agree, I learned a lot about myself throughout those years with you. BUT, there is one thing I don't agree with. We're not REALLY going separate ways. I hope we can still be friends, you know. I'd love to meet Solange!" Rory exclaimed, losing her nervousness and becoming a lot more comfortable. Rory was relieved that Logan understood. It was as if a great weight had been lifted off her shoulders. And boy, was that feeling exhilarating.

"Sure thing, Rory. I'm sure she'd love to meet you, too," Logan smiled. He was glad that they were able to come to an agreement. "I must admit, Rory, that this was one of the best breakups I've ever had."

"Yeah, it was pretty smooth, thanks to the fact that 'we are both mature adults,'" Rory agreed then burst out laughing at her reference to Logan's little speech earlier.

Logan joined in laughing, and soon they hung up the phone seeing as Rory was about to have the time of her life in Las Vegas, and Logan had to get to dinner with his parents.

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When Rory finished her phone conversation with Logan, she didn't see Tristan anywhere in the room. He must have snuck out while I was deep in conversation with Logan. What a sneaky boy. After wandering about the room, thinking of what to do, Rory noticed a note scrawled on the notepad on the desk.

The note read:

Dear Mary,

These are your instructions:

1. Put on that black halter top dress that we bought in New York

2. Do…whatever girls do when they get ready to go out…?

3. Get ready for a night out in the city!

I should be back at around 6:00. I have many surprises for you tonight.

Love,

Tristan

Simple enough, Rory thought. I wonder what kinds of surprises they are… Shrugging, Rory got to work. She put her hair up into a perfect French twist, slid on her semi-tight dress, and applied a little lip-gloss. By the time she was done, it was 5:45. With nothing left to do, Rory sat on the bed, allowing her thoughts to wander to the man she would be spending the evening with.

Okay! I've finally updated! Please don't kill me or you'll never know what the surprises are! Muahahaha ;) Um, I hope the break up wasn't too unrealistic. I didn't want to make some overblown angry yelling thing. Besides I have plans for the two couples :D

Thank you guys for understanding that I've been really busy. I hope you enjoy this chapter. I already have the rest of Las Vegas planned out. It just needs to be written, and hopefully that will happen soon.

The title of this story is from "Break Up Song" by Simple Plan. I think it's pretty self-explanatory.

You know what…I've realized that my chapters are like WAY short compared to many other people. And boy, it's HARD to write a lot! My chapters only have an average of 1,200 words. Some of the stories I read have like 50,000 words per chapter. WOW! That is just amazing. 1,200 for me is already a lot LOL. So props to all you who can write 50,000 words a chapter :D I wish I knew the secret. I've gotta work on lengthening.

Thanks everyone! And please REVIEW!

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