Disclaimer: I don't own any characters you recognize I do own Katie and anyone else you don't.
Author's Note: Ok so this is my first Gilmore girls fan fic it has been a plotline that has been bugging me for more than two years so I ask that you give me constructive feed back if you don't like it and want to leave a review. Please leave a review so I know what I might be able to do better next time. And please keep in mind that this is AU! Meaning it only goes along with the plot of the series somewhat. Also I am looking for a beta if you are interested please email me with beta in the subject line. My email is on my profile. As my beta and my readers I would love to hear your thoughts on the story and about where it is headed. Also this is a ROGAN. Enjoy!
It was a quiet morning in the office of the London Chronicle's young Editor in chief, Katherine Rose Huntzberger. She had been working on some important paperwork that the Hartford office needed and had asked her assistant Lilly to hold all her calls. When Katie was about halfway done with her paperwork Lilly came into her office saying that there was someone on the phone who refused to hang up until he talked to her. The young redhead rolled her eyes and asked who it was.
"He didn't give his name sweetie, but he has a nice accent."
"What did he say he wanted business or personal?" Katie asked having a pretty good idea who it was.
"I think he said personal. Did you want me to ask him?"
"No that's alright I'll speak to him. Thanks Lilly." Katie sighed. He never called her for anything anymore, not since that summer. That was the summer she lost one of her best friends. 'Oh well nothing I can do about it now.' She thought as she picked up the phone. "Hello Finn, to what do I owe the pleasure" she answered.
"How did you know it was me? I didn't give the woman my name." He replied.
"Yes well who else would be so insistent and still be able to get a compliment from any woman? Plus she said it was personal."
"That it is. We need your help."
"With?" she hated it when he didn't finish his thought.
"Logan. He is in a bad way and has been for awhile now and we don't know how to help him. Before you say anything he does need help."
"What do you think I can do about it?"
"He listens to you. I don't know what it is but you two have a connection that no one understands. We have all tried to get through to him but he won't listen. All he does is work Katie. He hardly goes home and Anna says that most mornings she finds him asleep at his desk He looks tired all the time and he has lost a lot of weight. I am afraid that if he doesn't start taking care of himself than he is literally going to work himself to death, and I can't let him do that. Please help us Katie." He sounded like he was at his wits end and she couldn't remember the last time she saw or heard him like that. That's why she believed him because he sounded so helpless.
"I'm not sure that I will be able to help Finn but if you say things are that bad than I believe you. I'll book a flight and hopefully be there tomorrow."
"Thanks Katie." After hanging up with Finn she called Lilly into her office.
"Lilly would you mind booking me a flight to Hartford as soon as possible and can you please ask Matt and Ms. Gilmore to come to my office please?"
"Sure thing Katie." After Lilly left her office she pulled out her newest reporters file. Giving it a once over she noticed that Ms. Gilmore requested her own transfer from the Hartford office to the London office and that was a little odd seeing as she was an American. As she waited for Matt and her reporter she wondered why Gilmore asked for the transfer. The knock at the office door snapped her out of her wanderings and muttered come in. Matthew Michaels was one of her best reporters and an even better friend. Katie would probably never gotten over Finn if it hadn't of been for Matt and his twin brother Mark. She relied heavily on the pair to take care of things when she was out of the office, which wasn't very often. The brunette that came in behind him was the London Chronicles newest reporter, Rory Gilmore. Katie adored Rory because she reminded her so much of herself when she first came to London.
"Hey boss lady what can I do for you this fine morning." Matt greeted.
"Come in Michaels, Gilmore. Would either of you like some coffee?"
"Now you know I'm a tea man. I couldn't call myself a brit if I didn't"
Rory looked unsure of what was going on but she couldn't say no to coffee.
"Coffee would be nice." The two employees sat down in front of their boss.
"Matt I'm going out of town for awhile and need you to keep an eye on the paper for me. I will check in periodically because I have no idea how long I'll be gone. Do you think you can do that for me?"
"Of course Katie. Where are you going?"
"Hartford. It's on a family matter so I might be gone for an extended time although I hope to be back soon. Now if you would go and pretend to work I need to speak with Ms. Gilmore." Matt left than leaving Katie alone with Rory.
"Ms. McCrea what is this about if you don't mind me asking?" The bright blue eyed woman asked.
"Not at all Ms. Gilmore and please call me Katie. You have been here for six months correct?"
"Yes that correct and please call me Rory."
"Now as I understand it you asked for the transfer. Is there a particular reason why you asked for it because you seemed to be very happy in the Hartford office? And you have family in the states so why the transfer?"
"Well it was a personal matter and yes I do have family there but I needed to get away. Is there a problem with my performance?"
"No there is not any problem. I just wanted to know if you were happy here because I love having you work here. So are you happy?"
"Yes very happy. Is that all you needed?"
"Yes ma'am it is. Now I will be going to Hartford involving a family matter and I will be gone for a while so if you need anything I want you to ask Matt. Don't be a stranger."
"Alright I'll see you later than." After Rory left Katie got her flight information from Lily and told her to take the rest of the day off.
After getting everything at the office taken care of, Katie headed home to her Chelsea apartment. Once at home she started to prepare for what she knew would be a long trip home. After several hours of packing Katie realized that she had no place to stay once she got to Hartford. So she picked up the phone and called one of her favorite cousin's in the world.
"Hello" came the smooth voice of the blonde on the other side of the world.
"T.J.! it is so good to hear your voice how are you?" she asked.
"Hey stranger! I'm good and how are you?"
"I'm good but I have a problem."
"What would that be and how can I be of service?"
"My problem is that I am coming to Hartford to try and help my dear cousin Logan out with his issues, but I don't have a place to stay it seems. Do you have any idea what I could do to fix that?"
"Why yes I do. It seems that there is an empty guest room in my house that has been begging to be used lately by someone older than four."
"Well the last time I checked I was older than four. Speaking of four year olds how is Elizabeth?"
"She is awesome. Now when does your flight come in so I can pick you up from the airport?"
"I thought that I would just take a cab to your place. I don't want to put you out more than I already am. And how is it that my Logan comments escaped your interest?"
"You're not putting me out and I didn't say anything about Logan because I already know what is going on with that. We have all been trying to help. So I will just leave the key where I usually do and see you when you get here?"
"That would be great. I should be in Hartford around four or five tomorrow night."
"Sounds good see you then."
"Alright bye and give my love to Elizabeth"
"Bye"
After her conversation with T.J. Katie had some dinner and watched her favorite crappy British television shows and fell asleep on her couch.
When Katie woke up the next morning it was eight-thirty and she had to be to Heathrow airport in exactly one hour. So she took a quick shower and made it just in time to the airport just in time. Katie had a window seat which she loved because that meant that she didn't have to worry about being squeezed in between two people and fighting over the arm rest or having the drink cart hit her in the arm as it came by. Katie was sitting next to an elderly couple and the woman reminded her of Anna, the motherly assistant of Logan's. Usually she put on her headphones so she didn't have to talk to anyone but this woman started in right away before she could get them on.
"Now aren't you a pretty thing! Are you going to America for business or vacation? Oh I know it must be vacation with your boyfriend! You're too pretty to not have a boyfriend? I'm Margret and this is my husband Phil, we were just on our second honeymoon." The woman rambled and Katie usually ignored these kinds of people but there was something about Margret that she couldn't ignore. So instead of smiling at her politely like she usually does Katie spoke to her.
"Actually ma'am I don't have a boyfriend and I'm going home to try and help my cousin out of a really bad depression he has sunk into. And congratulations on your second honeymoon."
"Well thank you! I'm sorry to hear about your cousin I do hope you can help him. Do you know what happened to cause him to get so bad?"
"No ma'am I don't but I am going to find out." Not wanting to talk about Logan anymore Katie changed the subject.
"So how did you and your husband meet?"
"Oh we have know each other forever, and we probably loved each other just as long…." And for the rest of the flight Katie listened to the story of Margret and Phil and couldn't help but think how familiar it sounded. The only thing was that the story she knew didn't have a happy ending like Margret's. In what only seemed like minuets she heard the captain say "Welcome to Hartford international Airport" and Katie sighed a prepared for the worst.