I know I am like the most horrible person ever for leaving it so long for an update, I've just been so busy with exams etc. HOWEVER, hopefully this chapter will make up for it! A lot goes on and it's kind of a turning point in the story i guess.

I am now in summer holidays so i'll have plenty of time to write! I hope to get another chapter out before I go on holiday in two weeks (I'm going on a cruise, yaaay! :D) but i'm not promising anything.

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Chapter 6 - I Warned You

Last chapter…

"'Engaged... getting... married!" She managed to get out between gasps for air while collapsing against the kitchen counter.

"What? Who is?" Rory asked, as her and Logan rushed up from the table.

"Me" Lorelai said, pointing to herself as she regained her breath.

"What!" Rory exclaimed. She didn't understand, her mom and Max had only been back together about a week. That's ridiculously quick! And from what she'd seen earlier her mom had seemed a bit distant with him and now they were engaged?

"That was quick! You've only been back together for like a week!" Rory exclaimed.

"Oh, it's not Max!" Lorelai said as if it sounded perfectly normal.

Now it was Logan's turn to sound completely perplexed. "What!"

"Luke." Lorelai deadpanned, and a small silence fell over them. "I just got engaged to Luke."

"Oh my god!" Rory said with a big smile before saying "Wait, what about Max?"

"Well I was talking to Luke and he said some things that made me realize he was truly the one for me, so… I basically told Max that and said I was sorry but I couldn't do it anymore. Then after that I went back over to Luke and well… we're engaged!" She said, sounding happier than she had been in a long while.

"Oh my god, congratulations!" Rory said, launching her mother into a tight hug.

"Yeah, congrats!" Logan chimed in. He was genuinely happy for Lorelai although to be honest the state of her relationships sounded rather complex!

"Thank you" She said sincerely. "and I know it's out of the blue but to be honest it really isn't. I mean, we've been engaged before but just never quite got down the aisle. Then I went off track with Chris and stuff but I think we both know we belong together, you know? I think we've got to that stage where we're both finally ready"

"Aww, I'm so happy for you!" Rory said, pulling her mother into another hug.

Logan just smiled before saying "This calls for champagne I think!"

"Ooo, definitely!" Lorelai grinned. "There should be some in the fridge out the back"

"Okay, I'll be back" Logan said, opening the backdoor and disappearing.

"You do realize that you are going to have to give me all the details tomorrow, right?" Rory told her mother.

"Oh yeah" Lorelai said with a laugh.

After a short pause Rory looked at Lorelai and said "Mom"

"Yeah?"

"You look happy"

"I am kid" Lorelai said in a soft voice with a bright beaming smile.

The moment was broken when Logan walked back in, armed with a bottle of champagne.

Rory got three champagne flutes out of the cupboard as Logan opened the bottle with a pop and quickly poured it into the three glasses before the bottle overflowed.

The rest of the night was spent talking, watching movies and just having a laugh. Logan really hadn't spent much time with Lorelai in the past but was soon learning why everyone loved her so much.

Sunday came around and it was time for Rory and Logan to move into their new apartment in New York. Lorelai and Luke helped them move all of their things to their new home. It was now Sunday evening and the four of them were sitting in the living area finishing off a pizza.

"Guys, we should really get going, it's getting late and we still have to drive back to Hertford." Lorelai said, standing up as the others followed suit.

"Oh of course" Rory said.

"Yeah, thanks so much for all your help today" Logan said, kissing Lorelai on the cheek and shaking Luke's hand.

"Oh, no problem" Luke said while giving Rory a hug goodbye.

"Yeah we really appreciate it" Rory said.

"Yeah, it was nothing" Lorelai said, hugging her daughter goodbye. "I'll call you tomorrow. Oh, and hun, this place is great" she said to Rory as she and Luke made their way out of the apartment.

She just gave her mother a smile then said "Thanks. Bye" Rory said as the others did the same. With that the door was closed and they were gone. Rory turned around to face Logan as he put his arms around her waist and hers around his neck. "What you thinking about?" Rory asked him.

"The fact that this is our new home and I get to live here with the woman I love more than anything" He said as he planted a sweet kiss on her lips.

She encircled her arms around his waist and gave him a tight hug. "I love you" She said into his chest.

He smiled and kissed the top of her head. "C'mon, do you want some coffee?" he asked as he put his arm around her shoulders and led her to the kitchen area.

"Do you have to ask?" she said seriously.

He laughed before making them each a cup of coffee. As they sipped the hot beverages he leaned on the kitchen counter with a look on his face that Rory couldn't quite decipher the meaning of.

"What's up? You look like you've seen a ghost!" She enquired.

"I have to go and see my father tomorrow"

"Oh yeah, I'd forgotten about that"

"I can't wait to be told what a disappointment I am" he said with sarcasm.

She sighed and gave him a sad smile before putting her arms around him. "Don't listen to him; you don't need him anymore, what does it matter what he says?"

"True" after he stared into space for a few seconds he said "Come on, let's go to bed, I won't think about it until the morning"

"Yeah that's a good idea, I'm pooped! Who knew moving required so much effort!"

"Effort? You call standing around drinking coffee and ordering me and Luke about, telling us to 'put that box there' and 'that one there', effort?" he said with a laugh.

"Oh hush you!" She said before walking into their new bedroom.

Logan woke up out of his sleepy haze bud didn't want to open his eyes. He figured, the sooner he opened his eyes, the sooner he would have to go and see Mitchum. He felt to his right to find that Rory wasn't there. Without further ado he begrudgingly swung his legs out of bed and plodded out of his bedroom, down the hall and into the kitchen. Rory stood with a bright smile on her face, god he loved that smile, before giving him a quick kiss and saying. "Good morning!"

"You are way to chipper for 8 o'clock in the morning."

"I've already been up for two hours"

He looked stunned, although he really should be used to this by now. "Doing what?"

"Well I decided to make a start on the unpacking so we actually had some space to move. So I put all our CD's and DVD's on the shelves – in alphabetical order of course. Then I decided I would go and get some food as I'd had 4 cups of coffee and no food. I had already researched where the best café's were around here and stuff and I found this really cute bakery a couple of blocks away so I went out and got cherry danishes "

"So to cut a very, very, long story short, you unpacked and got danishes"

"Pretty much. But hey, don't mock, I got you a danish!"

"Ooo, yum! Thanks Ace" He said, taking the danish from her and sitting at the island before beginning to eat it.

"Yeah, that shut you up!" She said and he chuckled, and then she said "so what time are you meant to be meeting him?"

"The dark lord?" Logan clarified, referring to his father. At her nod and a quick chuckle he answered. "Errr, 10 o'clock at the New York Times offices."

"Ahh ok, so you still have a while then"

"Yeah" he nodded, polishing off his danish.

The time to leave came around soon enough, he stood in the hall way all suited and booed in a stylish grey suit. "Time to face the music"

Rory gave him a sad smile before saying "You'll be fine, just don't think about what he says. He's an ass, who cares what he thinks?" He just nodded. "Call me when you're done and good luck!" She said, kissing him on the cheek as he headed out the door.

He strode out onto the breezy streets of New York and hailed a taxi. He got in and instructed the driver to take him to the New York Times, then sat back in his seat and let out a breath. When he arrived at the office he marched purposefully into the building, straight past the bewildered receptionist and straight into the elevator. As he rode up to the top floor he decided he wasn't going to take any shit from Mitchum today. He stomped out of the elevator and straight towards the door that led to Mitchums office.

Without bothering to knock he walked into his father's office and said "Right, so what approach are you going to use this time? The good 'ol you're a failure?" His defenses were up, ready to take whatever Mitchum was about to say.

"What?" Mitchum asked with a confused look.

"Oh, don't play dumb. Just let me have it. Come on, tell me what a failure I am, how I've let down not only you and the company but also the family. Tell me what a disappointment I am! You've waited five months to say this, so now's your opportunity, go ahead!"

'Logan, I didn't bring you here to say anything like that' Mitchum said, seeming sincere.

Now it was Logan's turn to look confused "what?"

"You're starting up another company Logan, of course I'm not exactly happy about the fact that you lost millions of dollars and then walked out of HPG but you've done it and I'm guessing nothing I say will change your mind so what's the point?" Mitchum said in a matter-of-fact tone. Before giving Logan an opportunity to speak, he continued. "I brought you down here today to request your and Rory's presence at dinner on Thursday. My aunt is in town and has said she'd like to have dinner with us all, especially you as she hasn't seen you in quite a while. And having heard about your girlfriend, now wants to meet her, you know what she's like! She won't take no for an answer!"

Logan was stunned. He didn't have anything else to say about him leaving HPG than that? He almost thought it was a dream before he was brought back to reality by Mitchum's voice.

"So can you make it?" He asked.

"Errm, yeah. But why did you bring me all the way down here just to ask me that?"

"Well I wanted to make sure you came and you weren't picking up my calls the other day. Also I wasn't sure of the day until this morning so I couldn't have told you the other day anyway"

"Okay then"

"So you and Rory can definitely both make it?" Mitchum asked for clarification.

"Yeah" He couldn't understand why Mitchum was being so chatty!

"Okay, great! I have a meeting now, so I'm afraid I can't chat, but I'll see you Thursday at 7 for dinner" Mitchum said, standing up.

"Ok, see you Thursday at 7" Logan said before he walked out the door.

Logan walked out of his fathers' office, quite amazed. His father hadn't had a go at him. He hadn't demanded him to come back to HPG. Instead he had asked him to attend a family dinner. Normally this would be the kind of thing Logan hated doing, however, this time he didn't mind. His fathers' aunt was going to be there, he always liked her. Elias's sister wasn't what you think of as a typical Huntzberger. When she was younger she did as she pleased, despite what her family wanted her to.

This is probably why she and Logan got on so well, she always had a soft spot for the boy ever since he was young.

Logan was actually looking forward to seeing her again. Having dinner with his parents… not so much.

As he rode down the elevator he took out his cell phone and dialed the familiar number of his girlfriend.

"Hey!" Came the answer.

"Hey Ace"

"Are you done already? That was quick!"

"Yeah, well turns out he didn't want to yell at me and tell me what a failure I am"

"What? This is Mitchum we're talking about right?" She joked.

He chuckled before saying "Yeah, the one and only. He said that although he wasn't pleased that I left the company and decided to do my own thing, he realized that there wasn't anything that he could do about it so decided to let me do what I want to do!"

"Wow… I can't believe it!"

"Neither could I! He then said that we had to attend a dinner on Thursday night. Which normally would be something I'd try to get out of but Elias's sister/my dad's aunt is in town and I haven't seen her in a couple of years. So do you mind if we go?"

"Of course not Logan, that's fine"

"Great"

"So if you're done, do you want to meet up for a cup of coffee before you have to go into work for your first day?"

"Love to! Meet you at that place we loved the other day on 6th?"

"Sounds good, see you in 10"

"See you in a bit, Ace" Logan said before hanging up his phone and hailing a taxi to take him to their newly found coffee shop in New York.

Rory was sitting at a table in the corner completely engrossed in the article in the newspaper she was reading. All of a sudden a pair of arms snaked around her waist and she looked round to see the face of her boyfriend on her shoulder.

"Hey Ace" Logan said, kissing her and taking his place opposite her.

"Hey, I would say good to see you, but you interrupted my article" She said with a pout.

"Oh, but I'm much better company" He retorted with a smirk. "Aren't I?"

"You are if you get me another cup of coffee"

"Coming up!" He said, getting up and going to order two coffees.

He returned a couple of minutes later, two cups of coffee in hand.

"Thank you!" Rory said, picking up the hot beverage.

"You're welcome"

"So, dinner on Thursday?" Rory said, starting up a conversation.

They discussed Logan's encounter with Mitchum for a while and talked about the dinner on Thursday.

Soon enough, Thursday rolled around and they were getting ready to leave for the Huntzberger mansion.

They were sitting in the car in a comfortable silence when Rory spoke up. "So, your dad's aunt, Susan, was it? You said you like her?"

"Yeah. We didn't see her a lot when we were younger but when we did it was great. She's not really like the rest of the Huntzbergers. She got married and led her own life away from the family business. When she was in town she was always really nice to me and Honor. Even though she only visited about once a year, she did more for us than our own parents." He said with a sad look on his face, staring at the road ahead of him.

"She always came to my soccer games and cooked us dinner when she was in town. Other than Honor, she's the only person that I could talk to in my family" Logan said in a sad tone.

"It must have been nice when she visited" Rory commented looking up at him.

"It was" He said as a sad smile graced his lips.

She squeezed his hand just as they pulled up into the Huntzberger driveway. He parked the car and after a few moments he let out a breath he wasn't aware he was holding in and said "You ready for the Huntzberger dinner - round 2?"

She chuckled and said "Ready as I'll ever be"

Logan got out and went round the other side of the car to open Rory's door, being a gentleman, as always.

"I bet your mum just can't wait to see me!" Rory remarked sarcastically as they made their way to the front door and rang the bell.

"Just ignore her. Remember, it doesn't matter what she thinks; it's not going to change anything" Logan said, kissing her temple. Just then Honor came to the door looking oddly calm.

"Wow, you're on time! There's a first time for everything I guess" The blonde woman quipped.

"Hey! I resent that! I can be on time!"

"Yeah, if it's going to pick up your new Porsche!" Honor retorted with a smirk then walked off into the house.

Rory pulled a shocked Logan into the house chuckling slightly. "Come on, if we wait around any longer we will be late!" Rory laughed.

"I'm coming, I'm coming!"

As they walked into the sitting room they received various reactions. Already standing, Mitchum made his way over to the couple, saying "Logan, son! Glad you could make it. Rory, nice to see you again" Not very surprising as Mitchum was always polite to their faces in greeting. Next came Susan, Mitchums aunt. The little old lady rose from her seat and quickly made her way over to Logan with a beaming smile on her face. She took his face between her hands and gave him a big kiss on both cheeks.

"Logan! Wow, haven't you grown up into a handsome young man! If I were 40 years younger, your girlfriend might have some competition!" She joked. Rory and Logan both laughed. The elder woman then turned to Rory and said "speaking of your girlfriend, you must be Rory!" As she said this, she embraced Rory in a welcoming hug.

Rory smiled. Nope, definitely not a typical Huntzberger, she thought to herself. "It's lovely to meet you!" Rory said with a sincere smile.

"You too my dear! And I know I said Logan was handsome, but honestly, you're far too good for him! What on earth do you see in him?" Logan just chuckled and looked on with fondness at his girlfriend and the only member of his family he properly loved bantered.

"Well when I first met him, I would have completely agreed with you! But, a few years later, having got to know him, I guess he isn't half bad!" Rory retorted, nudging Logan with her elbow.

"Hey! You know you couldn't live without me" Logan smirked.

"Oh, I could live without you!" "After a short pause she then said "I just wouldn't want to"

They smiled at each other and after a few seconds he said "That was cheesy!"

"God, I know! What's happening? You're meant to be the cheesy one!"

The elder woman laughed at the two then turned to Logan and said "I like her!" Logan just smiled, her approval meant a lot to him. "Really, Logan couldn't of picked someone better!"

Shira didn't bother to hide her scoff of disgust before standing up and walking out of the room while saying "I need to go and ask the chef how long dinner will be"

The room went silent. When she was out of ear-shot Susan said. "Thank god she's not cooking!" Everyone laughed, including Mitchum!

When Shira returned, she walked in on a conversation between Honor and Susan. Susan said "I bet you're so pleased Logan found someone as good as Rory! She's just right for you're family!"

"Oh, please! Don't insult me! Good for our family? You must be joking! The girl's scum!" Shira spat, loudly enough for the entire room to stop and stare.

Surprisingly, it was Mitchum who stood up to defend her.

"Shira! How dare you say something like that to a guest!"

"You're actually defending her!"

"Yes I am! She may not be the type of girl we imagined Logan to be with but she's much more intelligent and frankly, much less of a blonde haired bimbo than the rest of the society wives!"

"Oh, and by that you mean me?" Shira shouted.

"I never said that!"

She scoffed, "oh please! Anyway, that girl couldn't live up to the expectations of a society wife if she tried! She grew up in a shack with some woman who got knocked up at sixteen! Do you really think she's go-"

"DON'T YOU DARE SAY ANOTHER WORD!" Logan screamed in his mothers face, pointing a finger at her in a threatening manner.

"Logan, how dare you talk to me like that!" Shira said to him sternly, not wanting to be embarrassed by her son like that in front of company.

"I'll talk to you however I damn well please! If you speak one more word about Rory like that again I swear I'll never even look at you! That girl, as you so kindly referred to her as, means more to me than anything else in this world! If you know what's good for you you'll never speak a bad word about her again!" Logan said through gritted teeth.

Although everything that Shira had said hat hurt Rory, she felt a wave of happiness come over her as she listened to what Logan was saying.

"Eventually you'll come to your senses Logan. You may think being with her is a bit of fun for the time being but you'll get bored soon enough." Shira said.

"I warned you!" Logan said, pointing his finger at his mother. He grabbed his and Rory's coats. "Sue, I can't tell you how much I enjoyed seeing you again, you'll have to come and visit mine and Rory's apartment some time! Honor, Josh, I'll talk to you soon. I'm sorry to cut the evening short but I will not stand here while she attacks my girlfriend, bye dad."

And with that, he marched out the room holding Rory's hand, a scowl planted firmly in place.

When they reached the outside of the Huntzberger mansion Logan leaned on his car and starred at his shoes. A few seconds later he looked up at Rory and said "Rory, I don't know what to say, I am so sorry for the things she was saying! I swear to god, if she think I'm ever going to be nice to her again, she has another thing coming!"

"Logan, you don't have to apologies! It's not your fault. And hey, your dad was actually sticking up for me! That's a first! And Susan, she's lovely, she's so funny and she absolutely adores you!"

He just gave her a sad smile. She gave him a peck on the lips. "Hmmm, we didn't actually get to the dinner part, I'm hungry, you're not going to deprive me of food are you! Then I really would be upset!"

He just laughed and slung an arm around her shoulders while leading her round to her side of the car and opening the door for her to get in. "I wouldn't dream of it Ace" he closed her door and walked round to his side. He got in then said, "tacos sound good?"

"Perfect" She smiled.

Later that evening, at the Huntzberger mansion…

Since the guests had gone home shortly after Rory and Logan did, Mitchum hadn't spoken a word to Shira.

As they both stood in the Kitchen about to go to bed Mitchum turned to her and said. "How dare you"

She looked at him shocked.

"How dare you say such things about a guest in our house! Our sons girlfriend more importantly!"

"I thought you didn't like her either!"

"I'll admit, in the beginning I didn't think she was the right sort of person for Logan however I didn't dislike her as a person and would never attack her personality like you did tonight!"

"What difference does it make? Logan can't marry her anyway!"

"Why not? Just because she's not some air headed trophy wife with no personality of her own like every other society wife?"

"What, like me!" Shira hissed, coming up in his face.

He paused, obviously contemplating whether to speak his mind or not. After a few seconds he said "Quite frankly, yes."

Shira just stood there shocked.

"And anyway, how can you say she's not good enough for this family? She's of a higher social status than you!" He shouted, venomously.

She gasped. "I'm your wife!"

"Mmmm, you are now. You weren't always my wife."

"What's that supposed to mean!"

"Rory's mother may have been only sixteen when she had her, but she still comes from Gilmore blood. Let's not forget where I found you"

"Mitchum, you said we'd forget about that" She hissed.

"Yeah, that's until you go around attacking my sons girlfriend for not being good enough! You're hardly one to talk, now, are you?"

Shira was stunned into silence.

"Hmmm, now let me think" Mitchum said, staring off into space, pretending to think. "Stumbling out of a bar drunk in down town New York, wasn't it?"

"Mitchum, don't go there!"

He ignored her plea and continued to tell a story that hadn't been spoken about for a good 28 years. "Wearing a tight, short skirt and a corset, I believe? Now what was it that you said to me? Oh that's right, it was 'You'd be my last of the night, I'll give you a special deal'. That's right, you were a prostitute." He said, coming right up in her face, annunciating every letter. "I've kept your dirty little secret for 28 years Shira, and today is the last day. Since coming into this world you really have become a stuck up bitch! I don't want to be with someone like that! I suggest you leave this house by tomorrow, noon and don't show your face round here again unless you want your dirty little secret spread around Hartford society!"

Without giving her a chance to respond, he walked out of the kitchen.

It was 5'o'clock on Friday and Logan just finished work and was walking into their apartment. "Honey, I'm home!" He joked.

Rory emerged from down the hall. "Oh good, let me take your coat" She said, carrying on with his bit while hanging his coat on the coat rack.

He just laughed as he kissed her then wandered over to the kitchen and got two beers out of the fridge and handed one to Rory. "So, are we expected at your grandparents tonight?"

"Oh yes, unfortunately so. Apparently, and I quote, just because I've moved to New York does not mean I'm no longer obligated to have dinner with my family once a week. Oh and since we're are in what Emily considers a 'serious relationship' now, your presence is expected on a weekly basis also." Rory finished in an almost 'ha-ha" tone.

"Great" He said with obvious sarcasm. "Oh well, at least it won't be nearly as bad as last nights dinner!"

"That's true, it'll be a walk in the park in comparison" She smiled. "So, how's the new job going?" She asked with genuine interest.

"Great, actually! Today, Tom, Mark and me, those two being the guys that started this business, were interviewing people for the position of head of marketing. It's really great that I got in on the ground floor, right when they're starting the company because that already puts me up there in one of the higher positions so I get to help with the hiring and ideas ect. I genuinely think that the business will be a roaring success"

"Logan, that's fantastic, it sounds like a great opportunity" She said, happy that he was enjoying what he was doing.

"It is, I'm gla-" He was cut off by the ringing of his phone. He retrieved the phone from his pocket and said "It's Mitchum"

"Maybe he's calling about what happened last night at dinner"

"I guess, maybe. I better answer it" He said, pressing his blackberry to his ear.

"Hello"

"Son, hello"

"Hi dad"

"I need to meet you and Rory for dinner tonight"

"Tonight? We're supposed to be going to the Gilmores"

"Well normally I wouldn't ask you to cancel but do you think you can make an exception just for tonight? It's important, I have something significant to tell you son."

"Well, can't it wait?"

"Not really, it's very important. Honor and Josh are going to be there"

Logan sighed "Well if it's that important then yes I guess I'll be there"

"Great, I'll meet you at that Italian restaurant on 57th street at 7'o'clock"

"Okay… I guess I'll see you at 7"

"Good, see you then"

And with that, Mitchum hung up.

"What was that all about?" Rory asked, confused by the snippets of the conversation she'd heard.

"He said he had to have dinner with us tonight, apparently he has something really important to tell us, he said it couldn't wait. There was no way of getting out of it."

"Well I guess I better call grandma and tell her we can't make it"

"Yeah I guess so"

"I wander what he has to say that's so important" Rory asked while retrieving her phone from the counter.

"I don't know, I guess we'll just have to find out" Logan said.

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