Disclaimer: only thing that I own is Katie!
I want to thank all of you that took the time to review the first chapter. I didn't expect to get all those reviews. So thank you. I would also like to say sorry for not getting this up earlier in the week like I wanted to and like I told a lot of you I would. But Thanksgiving and school kept me from typing this out so sorry! A lot of you had some interesting and good questions. And if you signed in when you reviewed I answered you, however for those of you I didn't reply to hear are your answers. Logan Addict: yes Katie is a Huntzberger and a McCrea the reason why will come out later in the story. And remember that this story is AU so it will be a little off. Let's just say that the internship with Mitchum never happened. Along with some other things. I am still looking for a beta, so if you are interested please email me. I hope you enjoy this chapter!
After going through customs and baggage claim Katie found herself once again on the streets of Hartford. As she rode through town in the back of the taxi she managed to grab she thought of all the times she had driven these streets herself and how she never imagined that she would be back here again. When the driver stopped in front of the magnificent building that housed her cousin's penthouse apartment Katie smiled. Katie smiled all the way up to his apartment and she turned that smile into a grin when his four year-old daughter greeted her at the door.
"Katie!" little Elizabeth squealed as she ran up and hugged her followed closely by her father. The six-foot blond-haired and blue eyed man flashed his infamous smirk her way to greet her.
"Katie it's so good to see that London did not eat you up and you still can come home every few years or so. Now we were discussing what to order for dinner when you came in so maybe you can break a tie for us."
"Of course I can what are the choices?" and just like that Katie slipped back into her old life like she never left it. On the sixth night of her stay after Elizabeth had gone to bed she went and talked to T.J. about why she was really there.
"So how bad is he really?" Katie asked.
"It's bad Kat. All he does is work all the time and he doesn't even like to hang out with Colin and Finn anymore. He won't talk to anybody about it. He is in real bad shape and I don't know what anyone can do for him."
"Why do you guys think I can help if you can't?
"We have to try everything before we completely give up."
"Alright I think I'm going to pay him a little visit can I borrow a car?" T.J. nodded at her that she could and then she went to bed thinking about how she could help Logan.
The next morning, a week into her visit, she dusted off T.J.'s old Porsche and drove it to the Hartford office of Huntzberger Publishing. When she entered the building she took the elevator up to the twenty-fifth floor. When Katie got off she faced a hallway lined with conference rooms and the offices of the company's top executives. Many people stopped her as she walked towards her destination at the end of the long hallway. Most of them had been people she worked with before transferring to London. Once Katie reached her destination she was greeted by one of her favorite people in the company, Anna Jones.
Anna had been with the company since Mitchum had taken over for Elias. She was the first assistant that refused to sleep with him and he liked that and kept her. When Katie worked here Anna was her assistant and she was glad Logan has kept her because she was the best person to keep an eye on him at the office.
"Well Ms. Katie I was wondering when you were going to show up. How are you dear?"
"I'm wonderful Ms. Anna. How are you?"
"I'm great."
"How is our boy?"
"Not good Katie. All he does is work and most nights he doesn't even go home. I'm afraid that he is turning into his father. Please try to do what you can. I don't want anything bad to happen to that poor boy."
"I'll do what I can but it's going to take more than one visit to fix him and I don't even know how bad it is yet. Can I go in?" Anna nodded that she could and Katie disappeared behind the office door.
It was your typical fancy office of a top executive in a big company like Huntzberger Publishing. The antique wood desk was littered with stacks of files and papers. The computer monitor showed an unfinished email and the tall black desk chair was turned toward the window that overlooked downtown Hartford. The chair's occupant was on the phone and seemed to be arguing with whoever was on the other end. Katie walked in and sat down in one of the two chairs in front of the desk. She sat there for about five minutes before hearing an angry "Fine" end the conversation. The chair swung around roughly and the receiver slammed down. When the blonde haired, brown eyed man looked up and saw her he jumped in surprise. He looked like he hadn't slept in weeks, and he wasn't smiling which was unusual for him. In short Logan Huntzberger looked like he had been run over by a train. The look he gave her told her that he knew why she was here and he did not look happy about it.
"Katie what do I owe the pleasure?" he asked.
"I was in town and I thought I would come by for a visit. You look like hell Logan what's going on?"
"Look we both know that you didn't just happen to be in town. One of them called you. Now what can I do to make you go away?" he snapped.
"You can come to lunch with me." She knew he didn't like small talk, so when he snapped at her it didn't surprise him. Katie just hoped that he might talk to her about what was bothering him.
"Fine. But I don't want to be gone all day long. Where would you like to go?"
"We won't be. I don't know take me to someplace you like. I haven't lived here in years."
Logan mumbled something under his breath that sounded like 'whatever hypocrite' to Katie. They ended up going to a little café around the corner from Logan's office and after they ordered the interrogation started.
"So Katie which one of them called you?" Logan asked hoping to find out what his friends were planning. Katie winced. He sounded pissed off but there was nothing she could do about that. He needed help whether or not he wanted to admit it and they were going to help him. She just had to figure out what was going on.
"I'm not telling you who called me. The only thing you need to know is that I was called because you have not been yourself lately and you have everybody worried about you. When I walked into your office I could have sworn that it was Mitchum sitting in that chair yelling at someone on the phone. If I didn't know better I would have thought I was in the wrong office, but I do know better Logan. I know that if I don't help you get through whatever it is that you are going through than I will be breaking my promise to you. I don't want to do that. So what is going on?" Katie lectured.
"Nothing is going on that I can't handle. And what is the point of you trying to keep that promise to me when I couldn't keep mine to you? There isn't any point so why don't you just get back on that plane and go home to London. Hartford isn't your home anymore and I'm not the same kid you use to boss around all the time. And you trying to fix me is a little hypocritical since you couldn't even fix yourself! I'm done with this and I have a lot of work to do so if you will excuse me." With that Logan got up and left the café. He didn't want to put up with this crap! He was well aware of the fact that he was a mess, but if she thought she could fix him than she was sorely mistaken. There was only one person who could fix him now and she was god knows where, doing who knows what and never coming back. All Logan wanted was to be left alone! Watching him leave Katie sighed. She didn't realize it was this bad. As she left the café she became more determined to help Logan. Katie had a feeling she knew what was bothering him she just never thought it would happen. Not to him at least. Well the only way to find out for sure what was bothering him was to go to that meeting tomorrow. Whatever it was Katie knew she would be stateside for awhile.
The next day after helping T.J. get Elizabeth off to school they drove to downtown Hartford to meet with everybody about Logan. The Morgan Hotel was one of the most popular Hotels in the city and it entertained a lot of rich clientele. It was where business men stayed on business trips and where they brought their mistresses. It was one of many Morgan Hotels around the world and Katie felt extremely at home in it. She also felt like she wasn't allowed to step foot in them anymore, which is why it had been five years since she had been in one. Katie and T.J. walked in to the cozy pub like bar and sat there waiting for Honor to call about where they were meeting. After a minute or so of sitting there the bartender came up to them.
"Miss Huntzberger, Mr. DuGrey. Mr. Morgan asked that you join him in his office as soon as you arrived. Hector can take you up if you would like." He informed them. They both nodded in agreement and got up and followed Hector to the office.
Finn's office was located on the second to last floor of the Hotel, when they reached it Hector knocked on the door and left them alone. They listened for the accented 'come in' before opening the door. Upon entering Katie saw the faces of people she hadn't seen in forever and hadn't realized till than that she missed so much.
"Good you're here now we can get started. Please have a seat. Thank you all for coming. We know why we are here, so let's figure out what we are going to do about it." Finn said once they had come in. No one it seemed had any idea what to do about their problem, finally Stephanie spoke up.
"Someone could move in with him for awhile and make sure he is taking care of himself. Make sure he comes home once and awhile. Gets some food in his system." Katie was confused she thought that they were there to figure out what was wrong with him.
"Wait a minute, shouldn't we figure out what has been bothering him before we find a solution?" Katie asked. Everybody exchanged looks with each other and Finn found the floor particularly interesting. There was obviously something Katie didn't know. Colin turned to Finn.
"You didn't tell her Finn? Damn it you said that you could handle calling her! I knew that I should have done it." Katie could tell that her brother was pissed and she was about to intervene before they started fighting when T.J. spoke up.
"He was Gilmored."