First off: I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels the same way about Logan & Rory. The way I explained it to a fan was:

If Rory had thought about it she would have sat down and talked to Logan instead of starting with "No Logan". That just totally would make anyone shut down and want to leave the conversation. ( I just watched the episode again today... who in their right mind would run away from A) Love and B) Financial Security when they're afraid of the future lol!

And the biggest reason Lorelai didn't like Logan wasn't because he was irresponsible or anything but it's because he reminded her of Chris and I think she's jealous that Rory made a relationship in that community work when she couldn't.

END RANT

All of the movies listed in the last chapter are my favorite!

Ok remember I own nothing about GG or the places or restaurants. Just the story line.

Please R&R it keeps me going!

Rory was the first one up that morning. She went to the living room and discovered Lane on the couch without the pullout bed and Georgia in the room. Apparently they decided the switch.

Rory pulled her phone off the charger and checked to see if she had any missed calls.

She had 2. Both from Lorelai. She looked at the clock and noticed it was 11. She quickly woke Lane and Georgia up.

"Come on you two!" Rory said loudly. "We were supposed to be out of here before now! It only takes a half hour to get to San Fran but we might hit traffic now."
"Ro!" G said. "It's only 8. I don't know why you're freaking out!"
"But my clock says 11."
"It must still be set for Stars Hollow time."
"Oh geez! Well go back to bed. I don't even think I woke Lane up."

Rory looked into the living room and Lane had her blanket pulled up over herself and then she turned back around to the bedroom and noticed G was asleep again.

She decided to go make some coffee and call Lorelai.

"Hey mom."
"Hello my eldest daughter. Did you and my other two children have fun last night?"
"It was good for the most part." She went onto explain what happened between her and Bobbi.
"She was there in the middle of the afternoon and then came back when she thought you were gone?"
"Yep. Logan told her to go home and not to come back."
"Why was she there in the first place? It's kinda weird to have someone at your apartment for work. Usually that's done in the office."
"It's for the company that he used to work with in London. She had some questions about something. Logan didn't really explain it. Should I ask?"
"Maybe you should find out if she'll be involved with him business wise again."
"Good thinking. G, Lane, and I are going shopping today and meeting up with Finn and Logan for dinner."
"Were are you going?"
"San Fran. We'll hit Bendels and Bergdorf's and probably go around the mall."
"Are you driving or taking the car service?"
"Driving. Anytime I go to San Fran or somewhere around I drive. The only times I've used it was going back and forth to the airport and going to get G."
"Well you three have fun and make sure Lane calls her mom when she wakes up. She said she's only called once and she was kinda worried. I told her you were busy with G. I didn't mention Logan."
"Good. She think's it's a girls only kinda thing. I gotta go mom. I'm gonna check up on emails."
"Okay see you later kid. Be good. Spend lots of money. Love you."

Rory hung up the phone and opened her new laptop and saw that it was preinstalled with Go-To-Meeting for conference calls and Skype. It also had Microsoft programs and her trust was sitting on it.

She opened Microsoft email and saw she already had her email set up for her so she didn't have to do anything. There was one in the inbox.

From: Christopher Hayden
To: Lorelai Gilmore-Hayden

Subject: Test

Just making sure it's set up kid. Email me back to confirm. Love you.

She hit reply and said Yes it's working.

She closed that laptop and got out her normal one. She opened that to her email and saw that she had a few in her inbox.

The first was from her boss approving her article early and saying he appreciated her eagerness to stay with PADN.

The second was from a Andrew Stephenson from the New York Times. It looks like it was sent to her Friday afternoon

She opened that quickly.

Hello Rory,

I hope this email finds you well. I believe you are related to the Haydens in Hartford so I extend my condolences to the loss of Straub. My father knew him from Princeton and spoke very highly of him. I guess you are wondering why I am contacting you. My name is Andrew Stephenson and I'm head of recruitment for the New York Times. I've noticed some of your articles in the Palo Alto Daily News column. It seems you have very active fan base and from what I can tell you've only been on staff for a month or so. I am very impressed. I know you're located in Palo Alto but I wondered if we might have a teleconference one day this week about possibly using you to write for us. It would require a move to New York but I know you're from the immediate area. If this is of any interest to you, please contact my office Monday morning and we will schedule a time to talk via Skype. If not, please disregard this email.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Andrew Stephenson
Recruitment
New York Times Magazine
New York main office

The third was from Gregory Stone of the Chicago Tribune. It was also dated Friday afternoon.

Hello Rory!

My name is Greg Stone and I am a talent seeker from the Chicago Tribune. Your articles have been causing a great deal of waves all around the states and soon to be all around the globe. I first noticed your pieces during the Obama campaign and was disappointed when I stopped seeing your bi-line in papers then lo and behold! I saw you as a columnist for Palo Alto Daily News! Now I'm contacting you because I notice that you only seem to post once a week. If this is because that is what you prefer than good for you. I'm glad you got a position that you want. If, however, you want more bi-lines and pay, please contact me first thing Monday morning and we are prepared to offer you a position that you will find very hard to refuse. You can call my direct line, it is xxxxxxxx. I am in the office around 9 AM CST. I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours truly,
Gregory Stone
Talent Search and Recruitment
Chicago Tribune

Rory looked at the time and noticed it was close to 9 so she decided to call Logan.

"Hey Ace. You're up early."
"Yeah my phone was still on Hartford time apparently. I woke up in a frenzy thinking it was 11 but it was only 8. So you'll never guess what happened to me today?"
"Something happened already? Dang you really caught the worm you early bird."
"I checked my email and I had one from my boss approving my article. There were two more. One from the New York Times and the other from Chicago Tribune both offering me a job."
"Seriously Ace? Two major newspapers offering you a job! That's fantastic! I'm so excited for you!"
"Yeah it's crazy. When I graduated college there wasn't a job to be found which is why I went on the Obama campaign. Now I have a job and two others are recruiting me."
"I told you Ace, you're a hot commodity. What are you going to do?"
"Well they both want me to call them back Monday. I think I'll email them back and schedule a time Monday afternoon. I told Bill that I wasn't going to be in much and I don't think my boss would be okay with me entertaining job offers while at work."
"Good idea. That's great babe."
"Thanks. I'm excited but nervous. They're both really good papers but I have a job that I like now. I can come and go as I please, write about what I want, where I want. I'm going to see what they both offer and I guess make a pro con list. That's how I choose Harvard over Yale and Princeton."
"Well babe. I'm proud of you. I knew you would get offers soon."
"Thanks. I had to tell someone and I couldn't think of anyone else but you. What would happen to us if I did choose to move to Chicago or Hartford?"
"We will cross that bridge when we get there but I basically email people and they email me back. Rory, I meant what I said the other day. I feel like this is going to last and I won't screw it up."
"But I don't want this to."
"If I held this against you, it would be me screwing up. You're made for the big leagues. Palo Alto Daily News is good but it's not the New York Times or Chicago Tribune."

While Logan was talking Rory emailed both of them back asking to schedule her in for Monday afternoon. She scheduled the call for New York Times at 1 PM PST and Chicago Tribune for 2:30 PST giving her plenty of time in between each call to prepare notes and questions.

"I feel really dumb right now. I can't think of what to say. What is going to be my answer if they ask where I see myself in 5 years?"
"Well where do you see yourself?"
"I don't know. If you had asked me after graduation it would have been working for a major daily. I guess that's still the same answer. I don't want to do television. At the age of 7, I wanted to be a forgin correspondent but that changed when I grew up a little more and realized that a daily was more realistic. I've always to be a journalist though. No matter if it was a traveling journalist or a home by 5 every night journalist."
"I admire you Ace. Not many people have the same dream from the age of 7 on."
"Thanks. So how did you sleep? Did you have any more visitors?" Lorelais comment of how it was weird that she was at his apartment instead of in the office was nagging her in the back of her head.
"No. No more visitors. She hasn't called or emailed me either. You don't have to worry about her babe."
"Do you have to work with her anymore?"
"No I haven't worked with her for a couple of years actually but she had a question on an old project."
"Did she really or did she come over and just want to catch up?"
"No she was only there for 20 minutes. Long enough for me to dig through my papers from London on the client information. She's working out of the New York office apparently and needed those papers for work Monday. Now that you mention it, it does sound suspicious but like I said, it's not going to happen again. I'm sorry I put you in that position. I'm sorry that I put myself in that position. I want you to trust me."
"I do. It's just... can you please let me know when women are going to be in your apartment so I don't just randomly show up and get blindsided? I trust you, I just want to know. I'm not going to go over there every time a woman is there... unless it's Bobbi again or that other girl what's her name? Anyway. I trust you but I want you to be open with me. Communication is huge with me. I need you to be open and honest. Even if you think it's going to hurt me. Trust me, it will hurt me more if I find out from someone else or later on down the line."
"I agree. I would want to know why some strange guy was in my girlfriends apartment. I'm sorry I wasn't thinking. Do you forgive me?"
"Nothing to forgive. I know nothing went on."
"I'm serious about what I said Rory. I am going to move heaven and earth to make this relationship work."
"Just remember. Trust and Honesty are the keys to making this relationship work. As long as we have both of those, nothing else matters."
"I can't wait to see you tonight. Make sure you wear something nice. There is dancing after all."
"See you tonight hun. I've got a few things to finish and then I have to start getting ready. Talk to you later. Don't get in too much trouble with Finn."

OK I know this is a short chapter but I want to know your thoughts and input. Where should she go? Chicago? New York? Stay in Palo Alto?

I have the story line picked out but I want to know what you think!

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