While this writing I had my own soundtrack that inspired me, my choices are not necessarily what Amy Sherman Palladino would choose however I think the emotions invoked by the songs fits my theme and chapter.

Soundtrack Chapter 7

1. Resentment by Beyonce

2. Apologize by OneRepublic featuring Timbaland

3. I Thought by Brandy

4. Love is a Losing Game by Amy Winehouse

5. Give Me The Reason by Luther Vandross (Perfect Logan POV)

6. Don't Speak by No Doubt

7. Love Song by Sara Bareilles

All songs except "Don't Speak" were all Logan, the emotions laid out in "Don't Speak" was what I imagined Rory would be feeling.

Songs can be found on youtube

Note: Unfortunately fanfiction dot net doesn't react well to youtube hyperlinks; as a result I am unable to provide direct links to the songs here.

Chapter 7 – Painkillers and Old Friends?

April 3rd, 2009 – Palo Alto, San Francisco

Logan opened the door of his apartment thinking it was a neighbour knocking to ask about borrowing something. It was a warm Saturday mid morning with the sun glistening gradually through the windows. On opening the door, to his surprise, there stood Rory with a small trolley suitcase smiling at him. As she opened her mouth to say something, he interrupted her.

"What are you doing here Rory?"

"Hello to you too Logan, I thought I'd come over to say hello," she replied still smiling at him.

"I thought we said enough hellos on the uncomfortable phone calls you subject me to every month."

"Logan?"

"What are you doing here Rory?" He repeated.

"Logan come on."

"What did you expect Rory that I'd jump for joy at you appearing at my door uninvited? I don't want to even fathom or ask how you got hold of my address."

"Uninvited? Really Logan that applies to me, Rory?"

"I repeat what are you doing here Rory?" His voice takes a low and dangerous tone as he repeats this statement.

"Won't you at least let me in, instead of subjecting me to an inquisition at the front door thereby disturbing your neighbours?"

He mutters "whatever", jerks the door ajar and storms back into the apartment.

Rory was taken aback by his behaviour, she had expected some hostility visiting Logan uninvited but this down right rudeness was unexpected.

"How rude!" she muttered to herself but loud enough for him to hear as she walked into his apartment dragging her suitcase behind her and shutting the door.

"How rude? You want to talk about rudeness? Rudeness is appearing at someone's door uninvited after obtaining their address through suspicious means. So you wanna tell me what you are really doing here Rory?"

"I wanted to see you, I wanted to talk……"

"I was under the impression that we said all we had to say that night in New Haven. If I recollect we had closure, so what else is there to discuss?"

"I don't know about you but I still haven't been able to move on and I have questions that need answers and I thought it was better to do it in person than on the phone."

"Bully for you Rory, we don't always get what we want, that's life."

"You know what your problem is Logan, you can be a jerk sometimes."

"And you know what your problem is Lorelai Gilmore, you are a spoiled brat with only child syndrome who thinks everything should fall into her lap when she wants it. What did you expect, that I'd jump into bed with you like last time because you deigned me with your presence?"

"Me? A spoiled brat? That is rich coming from you Logan."

"I admit that I can be a spoiled brat, however, I am not the one traipsing across America on a whim that my ex-boyfriend, whom I refused to marry, would welcome me with open arms because I deign to turn up at his door uninvited!"

"I remember someone making grand gestures to me when things didn't go his way."

"And as I recall it Rory you were over grand gestures and you know what, so am I! Look Rory I will not be your last resort because things are not going the way you want them to. This is no longer a case of if you kick me and I wouldn't spook, I spook now Rory."

With that retort, he grabs his keys and walks out of the apartment yelling behind him, "Do whatever you want, I'm out."

Rory lets her luggage drop on the floor and collapses on the sofa. She raises her hands to cover her eyes and bursts into hiccupping tears.

She hadn't expected this level of rage from him, she thought they had established some level of camaraderie and normalcy on their phone calls but the current situation showed that she guessed wrong. After a while, her sobbing quietened and she wiped away her tears with one of the pocket tissues in her bag. She looked at the clock on the wall, Logan had been gone for about 20 minutes. She didn't know what to do with herself as she hadn't planned for their reunion to go this way, she didn't have a contingency plan. She was in a strange city where she knew no one.

She took out her phone from her bag and dialled her mother's number, maybe she would have a semblance of what she should do.

"Hey Mum."

"Hey kiddo, how is the weather in San Francisco?"

"Very stormy." she let out sighing.

"That tempestuous, huh?"

"Mum, I don't know what to do! I have never seen him this angry, this vicious. He stormed out of here about 20 minutes ago. I don't know if he is coming back. I mean, this is Logan, an angry agitated Logan. He could be on his way to Argentina for all I know." She said in rush.

Ok slow down honey, Mummy needs to know the full story. Tell me what happened."

"Ok I got here and knocked on the door. Logan opens the door and growls at me "what do you want Rory?" Who opens the door and says that? No hello Rory or Hi Rory, just a barrage of "What do you want Rory, What are you doing here?" He then has the audacity to call me a spoiled brat and said that I expect him to jump when I way so."

"He said that?"

"He said a whole load of things, boy he said plenty."

"I thought things were ok with you two?"

"So did I, I guess I couldn't read the signs."

"Can I be honest Rory?"

"Shoot, this baby is getting a lot of honesty today."

"What did you expect Rory? You refused to marry him."

"Ouch! You know where to hit where it hurts. Have you and Logan been talking?"

"Nooo! You know I am always on your side. Luke and I went through the same thing remember?"

"This is not the same thing. I didn't sleep with Dad." she retorts vehemently.

"I should hope not. Give him time honey, you guys haven't done the angst bit after the breakup yet and this… is what that is."

"What should I do?"

"Your next steps are ultimately your decision Rory. You need to decide what you want from this trip to San Francisco. On the bright side, at least he didn't kick you out?"

An hour later, Logan returns to the apartment and Rory hears the sounds of his keys opening the apartment door and raises herself from the sofa where she sat and said "hey" as he walked into the apartment.

"Hey" he replied.

"Look Rory I'm sorry for my outburst earlier, I was out of order yelling at you and walking out; that was not how we should have had that conversation."

"I'm sorry Logan. I'm sorry I hurt you so much, I don't know what I was thinking coming here uninvited, in fact I wasn't thinking. I'll book myself on the next flight back and get out of your hair. I'm so sorry." She then bent down to gather her things.

He strode towards her and grabbed her shoulders, forcing her to stand straight facing him.

"I want you to stay Rory. I think you did the right thing by coming and I probably should have done that after your graduation, we shouldn't have ended things the way we did, we should have talked about it properly and had better closure. We need to talk about what happened and clear the air."