"Huntzberger!" Colin shouted. "Hey man, I haven't seen you in ages!" We hugged each other.
"Yes, darling, we missed you." Finn agreed. We grinned at each other.
"No, seriously, I had no idea that you are coming to this wedding." Finn said more seriously. I wasn't sure, but there might be a hint of discomfort in his eyes. Was he feeling guilty because he hasn't told me anything about the wedding?
"I had no idea either." I answered shortly.
"Soooo …" Colin began, obviously eager to act normal. "Don't you think it's about time to form our sub-party?" Steph laughed and said: "Finally, I thought you would never start with that!"
"Uncle Colin!" A voice said from behind her. It was Rorys daughter. "I've been looking everywhere for you!"
"Oh, Miss Lori, I'm so sorry." Colin said and took Lori into his arms. He tickled her stomach which made her laugh. They were so familiar – with Rorys daughter.
"Mom sent me to search for Steph." She turned towards Steph. "Mom needs to be rescued from the weird man." She said seriously.
Steph grinned, took Loris hand and walked away. Meanwhile, Colin said to Finn: "Seriously, the Smithson heir is such an idiot, I don't know what Emily thought by arranging a date for them both. Rory was about to get really really annoyed by her when I last saw her."
Finn grinned. "Maybe today will be the big showdown. Every wedding needs a drama."
"Drama is always an issue in a Gilmores house, you know that. Too many feminine creatures of the Gilmore clan can only cause a drama."
"Yeah, but the youngest Gilmore is such an angel, for now. Don't know what will happen to her when she is spending more time with all these crazy people. We have to keep an eye on her, Colin, otherwise she will get a coffee addict, just as her mom."
Colin laughed. "Yeah, as if we're better role models, Finn. You remember the holy liquid you are holding in your hand?"
Finn looked down at his whiskey. "Oh, yeah. Anyways, I will do my best." He grinned.
They had completely forgotten about me. I was just standing there, listening to their conversation about Rorys daughter – how the hell was I able to stay calm? They were obviously very involved in her life and it hurt me to admit it, but I was so freaking jealous – jealous, that they were still relevant to Rory. Even though, at the same time I felt anger rising in my chest – how could they keep the existence of Rorys daughter such a secret? I emptied my glass with just one sip and placed the glass on the table with a bit too much force.
That caught Finn and Colins attention. They looked at me. "Logan – " Colin began.
But I did not let him a chance to explain. "Oh Colin, come on! You don't have to explain yourself - and don't look at me like that! I know that you have hidden this from me all those years! You know, both of you, you always act as if you would be my best friends, as if you would actually care for me, but okay –"
Finn looked furious. "Hey man – you have absolutely no right to blame us! We were always your friends! We respected you! You said you don't want to know about her – we accepted that!"
Was he kidding me? As if the fact that Rory was having a baby would be something unimportant! "Finn, that wasn't just something - this was huge! This is huge! My ex-girlfriend was pregnant! Don't you think that this could be kind of relevant for me?"
"Don't be such an idiot, Logan! Do you even know how hard we tried to get to you? To talk to you! Every single time we even mentioned her name you went completely … well, you know that. It was so hard to not tell you but one time we decided that we had to tell you. This time we visited you in London? You remember that? – It was when –"
The big fight. I remembered. Colin and Finn were so eager to talk about Rory, they would not stop, so I ran off. I could not stand that – them talking about Rory.
Finn said: "So, I guess you remember. You just left, Logan, just when we were about to tell you. And I am pretty sure that you also remember that you ignored us for a few months? We didn't speak a word, and when we got back in contact, you made us vow not to speak about Rory anymore."
"We agreed, because we thought it would be for your own good." Colin added. "We knew, that sooner or later you would return to the States, or to Rory, or whatever. We gave you time, Logan. And, hey, you never opened Rorys letters, do you? Never reacted to her tries of contacting you? She gave up after some time, Logan." Rory contacted me? That was new to me.
"What are you talking about? I never got letters or anything else!"
"Are you sure? Because I think she even planned on visiting you after she found out that she was pregnant –"
Why was everyone defending her? Why was I the bad one? "Yes, she was pregnant with a child from another man! Don't you get that? She – and you – how can you be so comfortable with her and the child? I mean –"
Finn and Colin looked alarmed. "What?" I asked annoyed. Finn gestured me to turn around, which I did. Rory was standing there, holding her daughter in her arms. She was observing me with tears in her eyes. Then she turned around and walked away. Again. I was watching her walking away from me over and over again. This time I followed her.
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