Recap:
Rory and Logan are moving back to Hartford during to Holiday to stay with Eli.
They got married in September
Engagements: Paris and Jamie, Colin and Steph
Dating: Finn and Maureen
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Logan and Rory went back to Hartford the weekend following Thanksgiving weekend. They decided on moving into the Huntzberger Manor instead of their apartment. Eli lived in the top left wing of the house and they moved into the top right wing. It was Tuesday afternoon. Eli was already taking a nap.
"Logan, we need to talk." Rory said to Logan who was answering emails.
"What's up. It sounds serious." He said closing his laptop.
"Well we need to make a decision. My birth control ends in January. I have an appointment for the doctor January 20th. We need to talk about when we're going to start a family. If I get another shot, it's another three months until it expires. If I don't get another shot, it can take up to six months to even get pregnant. I've been on the shot since I moved to California. What should we do?"
"So it's possible, if you don't get the shot done in January, there's a possibility that you can get pregnant in February?"
"It's possible but unlikely. Although a friend of mine did just that. She got pregnant the next month. So I think we should plan on it happening."
"Well did your friend try to get pregnant?"
"No her and her husband did the don't try but don't prevent method. They have a beautiful two year old now."
"I think that's what we should do. We're at a good time in our careers. We both have good jobs, we're financially set, we have multiple house all over the globe, I'm not getting any younger and I want to be able to play sports with my son or daughter if that's what they want. What do you think?"
"That was my thought. So I'm not going to get my shot?"
"Nope. I think we should try more though. I cannot wait to see a mini you running around."
"Well I know that prenatals are good in general so maybe I should take them."
"That's fine. You know when you get pregnant that you should give coffee up, right?"
"Blasphemy!"
"I will break you of that habit!"
"Go ahead and try." Rory said laughing and ran off.
Logan caught her and they proceeded to practice making their children.
The month passed by and Eli was progressively getting worse. One morning, a week after they arrived in Hartford, Rory went upstairs to check on him.
"Hey Eli. How are you feeling today? Can I get you something?"
Eli was laying on his bed and turned his head.
"Lorelai, I want to let you know that it's an honor to be called your grandfather in law." He said slowly. "I know I won't be around for much longer. I don't want to be. I'm in pain. I want you to take care of Logan when I leave. He'll need it."
By this time Rory was sitting next to him holding his hand with silent tears running down his face.
"Lorelai, thank you for taking care of me. I know that you are an amazing person inside and out. Please don't grieve for long."
She sat down and talked to him.
"I want you to be in on a secret." She said while crying.
"What is that my girl?"
"Logan and I are going to try for a family next year. I know you won't be here but keep an eye out on our babies for me."
"I can't wait to watch you form your family. I can't wait to see kids run around this place again. It hasn't happened in so long. I'm tired dear. I need some rest."
Eli didn't make it to the weekend. He passed on Wednesday, December 9th.
Shira and Rory worked on the funeral arrangement and services. The Gilmore's, Hayden's, and Huntzberger's gathered at his graveside to bury him on Friday afternoon. His directive was not to have a funeral but only a wake. The family decided to host the it on Saturday. Logan stood strong in front of his family but once he was in private, he showed only Rory his emotion. The service ended at 3:30.
"Hey babe. What can I do?" Rory asked Logan after the graveside service.
"Nothing. I just want to go home and relax before tomorrow. I know it's going to be full."
"I'll come with you."
"Are you sure? I didn't know if you had somewhere to go."
"You're stuck by my side constantly babe."
"No where else I'd rather be. It's surreal. I knew he wasn't doing well but I always had a glimmer of hope that somehow he would make it. Even if it was just a little. He didn't even know we were going to start a family."
"I told him. A couple of days before he passed we talked. He told me to take care of you. I told him we were going to try to start a family after the new years. I told him to keep an eye on Matthew Richard or Lorelai Katerina."
"Good. Was he happy?"
"He was. He's watching babe. I just know it."
It was too hard for Logan to stay at the manor right away so they stayed at the apartment. When they got there they saw Colin, Finn, and Steph. Rory knew that he needed his friends so she called them.
"Hey bud." Colin said after giving him a hug.
"Hey guys. You all didn't need to come. You have work." Logan said even though he was happy to see his best friends.
"Naw, work will be there when I get back. Our best friends need us."
"Thanks. Hey Finn. Where's Maureen?"
"She couldn't come now. She's coming down soon though." Finn gave Logan a hug as well then went and gave Rory a hug. "Hey girl. How are you holding up?"
"It's hard. We all grew close and now he's gone."
"I know bud. I'm sorry. Let's get a drink." Colin suggested.
"Rory and I are going to get grocerys. You have nothing to eat here."
"We were staying at the manor but decided to come here for a while."
"Ah that makes sense. We'll be back in a bit. Does anyone need anything?"
"No. Thank Steph." Logan said. He pulled her in a hug. "Thank you for coming."
"Don't be silly. You'd have been here for me."
Rory and Steph walked outside and down the street.
"So Ro, how are you really? I know Colin told me that Logan's concerned about you. Said that you haven't taken a break since it happened. Heck before it happened. He said that you were basically with Eli or working."
"I'm fine. I'll relax soon. I just have a few more plans to finish and a few checks to send out."
"You need to stop and relax."
"I can't. I'm Mrs. Huntzberger. It's expected."
"Shira is still here so she can share in some of it."
"She was closer than I was to him. I don't want to burden her. It's almost done. Speaking of almost done. I have a ton of wedding plans figured out."
"Wait, you've been planning a funeral and a wedding?"
"Well I stopped wedding plans when I started funeral plans. Don't worry. I'm not morbid."
"Take a break. I don't want to see a cell phone, computer, or paper around you for the next 36 hours. The wake is planned and I will help make sure it's executed. I can see it, you're tired."
"Steph..."
"No Rory. I'll tell Logan you're too stretched. What's going to happen then?"
"I know. Just let me finish this. It's done. I just have to be there tomorrow to make sure the caterers aren't idiots. They were good with Grandpa Straub."
"Rory. When's the last time you ate?"
"Umm.."
"Rory! You need lunch. Actually you need dinner. What's wrong?"
"Eli wants me to take care of his family and Logan. That's what I'm doing."
"You know as well as I do, Eli wouldn't want you to stretch yourself like this. This isn't what he meant."
They finished their conversation. Rory decided to call Josh and Honor to see if they wanted to join and they accepted. They were going to meet them at the apartment. The girls got back and Colin, Finn, Logan, and Josh were sitting around the table.
"Where's Honor?"
"She's tired. I sent her to the guest room." Logan answered walking up to Rory. "You're amazing. Now sit down, drink wine, relax. You're stretched too thin."
"Steph! I told you I would. You didn't have to call him."
"She didn't. I told Colin I though you were. Now sit, I'm making dinner. I see you have chicken, peppers, steak, spices, cheese, tortillas, I'm thinking quesadillas?"
"That's what I figured. Are you sure?"
"Yes. Now if you don't sit down voluntarily there are four other people in this room that will force you." Josh said from the island. He pulled out the chair next to him. He poured her a glass of wine. "Come on sis. Everything is perfect. Elias would have been proud. Proving them social wives that you can work and execute this."
"Oh crap! I didn't send my column in today. I need to get my..."
"Ace. I emailed Bill and told him what happened and that you wouldn't have an article ready until the beginning of next year. Sit! I'm going to get superglue for the seat of your chair. Now, the guys and I all talked. None of us have anything pressing to do until New Years. We're going on vacation. Josh and Honor included. Everyone. All of the grandparents and parents know. I'm not telling you anything about it. It's a surprise. No work, no distractions, we're leaving Monday."
"Really? All of you can?"
"It helps that most of our bosses are our dad's and they know what's going on." Colin added. "I told my dad I was taking the rest of the year off to stay in Hartford. What's the venue matter?"
"And I can always check out property." Finn said. "So technically I can make this a business slash pleasure trip. Plus I called Maureen and she cashed the rest of her vacation time in so she'll be here tomorrow"
"I'm glad you found someone to make you happy Finn." Steph said. "I felt bad especially once Logan found Rory."
"He asked how I found Rory one time. I simply told him I wasn't looking." Logan said. "I think that's what happened with Maureen.
The group remembered when they met in June.
"It's movie night!" Rory said to Colin, Finn, Steph, and Logan. "I invited my friend from work. Her name is Maureen."
"Is she a redhead?" Finn asked.
"Nope. Brunette. Sorry Finn." Logan laughed.
"What's on the movie line for tonight?" Colin asked. "Please no more Oompa Loompas!"
"No. I decided against that, just for that though Colin, I'm getting Steph a copy. I was thinking a Godfather night."
"I like that idea." Logan said laughing. The doorbell rang so she got up and got it. "Hey Maureen. Maureen, this is Colin and his fiance Stephanie, and that's Finn. Everyone, this is Maureen."
The wake was beautiful. Friends, colleagues, and family from all over came and celebrated his life. The house was cleaned up and the group packed for their getaway.
"So Logan, what do I need to pack?" Rory asked hoping to get a location out of him.
"Nope. Not telling!" Logan said. "Steph packed enough for one night then you're going shopping."
"Do we own property there?"
"Not telling!"
They continued arguing that way until the rest of the group got to the apartment.
"Okay everyone. Is the car loaded?"
"Mate. The car's been loaded for hours. Let's hit the road."
They got to the airstrip and took off around 10 AM.
What seemed like days later, they landed in Anguilla.
"Anguilla? Really?"
"You remember that vacation fund from Richard and Emily?" Logan reminded Rory. "Well I added to it and we're here. We own a house here and so does Finn. Between the two houses, we're all staying on the beach.
"How long are we here? What about Christmas? What are we doing?"
"Don't worry. We're staying here until New Years. Your mom, dad, and G are flying in a few days before Christmas and spending the rest of the year with us. We are going to ring in the New Years in Anguilla. I have the phone from the honeymoon. Your phone is hiding. You can call it and check messages occasionally. No more work for you. My mom and dad know not to disturb you unless absolutely necessary."
So Rory did just that. They slept that night after having a few drinks by the fire. The next morning the group woke up and went shopping. Six hours and twenty bags later they got back with their clothes for the next three weeks. That night they decided to venture out onto the strip. They found a translator for the group so they didn't offend anyone terribly and had the times of their lives. Honor knew this was going to be the last big adventure she and Josh would have before the baby so she made sure to live it up.
The next morning Rory was laying on the beach and called Lorelai.
"Hey sweets. How's Anguilla?" Lorelai said.
"Just what I needed. Logan was right. I was taking on the funeral and all those arrangements, Steph's wedding, Paris's wedding, and work. I could so become a wedding planner if journalism didn't work for me. I'm pretty awesome at it. Steph's wedding is almost done. I have everything down to the time she's leaving the house in the morning to the time her plane takes off for her honeymoon."
"That's funny. Well good luck with the career change babe."
"Thanks mom. When are you leaving to get here?"
"Next week. What is Christmas going to be like without snow?"
"Warm. I'll see you next week mom. Love you. Make sure to tell everyone we're alive."
"Love you too. Oh by the way. Get a copy of People Magazine if you can. You're in it."
"Really?"
"Yes. 'Hayden Heiress and Huntzberger Heir celebrate Christmas in Anguilla.' It has a snid-bit about all of you and your connections. There's a picture of all of you dancing. You look cute."
"Thanks. I think. I'll send Logan to the convenience store or something."
"See ya sweets. Oh your dad says hi and says not to show anymore skin in Anguilla."
"Tell him I'm a married woman."
"Bye babe."
They hung up and Rory went inside to tell the group about the magazine. Steph decided that they should go get it.
"You seem like you're better." Steph said. "I'm glad you didn't fight too much."
"Well Logan didn't tell me where we were honeymooning and it turned out great. I've learned not to complain when he plans surprise trips. My birthday he took me on a three day cruise from Alaska and back. It was fantastic."
"Good. So you have my wedding done?"
"Yes ma'am. I have everything. I even have the reservations for your hotel on your honeymoon down. Only a few more months" They had decided on a May wedding earlier that year.
"It's crazy. Then it'll be Paris and Jamie and who knows maybe Lane and Dave and Maureen and Finn. All of us will be married couples. Can you imagine five years from now there will probably be kids running around?"
"I know. Are you two talking kids?"
"Yeah. We're going to start trying. We're both in good places career wise and money we're set until our great great great grandchildren die. I think that in five years there will be at least six kids running around."
"Do you know how many you want?"
"We're just going to start with one. Then we'll go on from there."
"That's so exciting. Here's the magazine. Oh that's a good picture of you Ro."
"Let me see." The picture was from the previous night. Logan was on one end, then Rory, Steph, and Colin all dancing. They were on vacation so they didn't expect paparazzi to watch them. Ever since the wedding, Logan and Rory had to hire an extra security guard so that they didn't get pictures of them talking because it would explode into "Huntzberger Marriage Already Rocky" in the tabloids. It was bothersome but expected since they were the sole heirs to two multi million dollar cooperation. "Let's show the guys. We'll add it to the "Tabloid" folder.
They got back to the house and showed everyone.
"Wow. They're stalking us all the way here." Logan said and threw it down. "Well you look hot in it Ace."
"Of course you say that. Your arms are wrapped around me."
"That's the way it's going to say. Hopefully that counteracts the ones where there quote already trouble in paradise and quote."
"It's bad anymore. I think we're going to put up a privacy fence when we get back." Rory said.
"Well I actually already had them start on it while we were in Hartford. That way it doesn't wake us up and such when we get a day to relax."
"It makes sense."
"Speaking of, when are you moving back?" Colin asked.
"After we get back. I hired people to catalog the house and the lawyer is handling the disbursement of the willed items. What's left is ours so we'll go through it little by little when we're in Hartford for meetings." Rory said.
"Dad scheduled our meetings to coninside with the Hayden ones so we only have to make one trip a month from now on." Logan added.
"How long are you staying in Cali?"
"We're still talking. We might move back next year. Not sure yet. We might not move back. It's up in the air. We love living in California. We come back once a month and family comes to visit us. It's nice."
"Okay change of subject." Honor interrupted. "Girls. I need a massage. Let's go. You guys go gamble or something."
"That works for me." Rory said. Steph nodded her head and agreed. "Let's go. Logan, I need my purse. You took it from me so I couldn't try to track us."
"That I did babe. You'll have to come find it." Logan said seductively.
"Come on little brother. Your pregnant sister needs a massage now. You two have fun time later." Honor whined.
"Fine. Let's go." Rory said. "Logan I still need my purse."
"Here it is." Logan said handing Rory her Prada bag. "Love you. Have a good day. Meet up for dinner?"
"Hmmmm... I don't know. We might just have to run off with the massage therapists. Depending on how good their hands move."
"Do you want us to get into a hand competition. I've never heard you complain about my hands before."
"That's true..." Rory said looking at Logan.
"Eww.. I don't want to know what my little brother does with his hands." Honor said with her face scrunched up. "Let's go before anything else happens."
"By girls." Logan said. The rest of the guys said their good byes.
That day was spent relaxing at the spa, getting manicures, pedicures, facials, and massages. The girls got back around 4 and the boys still weren't home.
"Do you think they're still at the casino?" Maureen asked. Maureen had become an integrated part of their group. Steph asked her to be a bridesmaid and Honor wanted her there for her personal baby shower. She had a spitfire personality and could keep up with the group regardless of what crazy stunt they wanted to pull.
"Who knows. I say we all watch a movie until they get back. They said something about dinner didn't they?" Steph asked. "We just ate lunch at 2 so I'm not exactly hungry now. Let's go veg."
"Sounds like a plan." Rory said going to the TV. "What movie?"
They ended up deciding on Phantom of the Opera and Casablanca.
Casablanca ended an the boys still weren't back and hadn't called.
"Okay it's 8. Let's go find them." Rory said. "I hope they didn't get arrested again."
"Again?" Maureen asked.
"Well before you tamed your wild boyfriend, it would surprise anyone if he ran off, did something to piss the foreign police off, and get arrested." Steph said laughing.
"Well Steph, I had to pay the coast guard off to bail you, your boyfriend, Logan, and Finn what was it five years ago?" Honor said giggling.
"That was college."
"You had to pay off the US Coast Guard?" Maureen asked.
"No. The Indonesian Coast Guard. They're still paying restitution aren't you?"
"I know Logan sends off a monthly check." Rory said.
"What happened?" Maureen questioned.
"Steph-do tell her. First hand and all."
"Well, we were sailing and apparently Finn decided to sail a little too close to shore and crashed the yacht. Then oil spilled into the ocean. We're still paying to clean it up. I think we'll be paying until we die." Steph said thinking back.
"So what do we want to eat?" Rory asked. "Local? American? Chinese? Italian? Prego, do you have any cravings?"
"I'm really craving some chinese."
"Okay. Let's go. I saw one near the spa."
Just as they were about to leave the boys came back. The girls could tell they had a little too much to drink.
"How are you boys feeling?" Rory asked.
"ACE! I missed you babe. Some girl came up to me and asked me to dance and I said Hell No. Do you see this ring? It means I'm taken." Logan said drunkenly. "I love you!"
"I'm glad babe. I love you too. How about we get dinner and bring you all back food?" She looked at Josh, Colin, and Finn and they also looked pretty drunk.
"That's probably a good idea." Steph said annoyed. "Let's go and let these guys sleep off the liquor."
The girls walked out and got to China Deli and ordered.
"Do girls always hit on them?" Maureen asked.
"Yes." all the girls said in unison. "Especially Logan." Honor added.
"It's true. We can't go to a Hartford party without one or two wanna be's trying to become the other woman." Steph said. "It's disgusting. We know they won't do anything though."
"Why's that?" Maureen asked puzzled.
"They made a commitment." Steph said simply.
"When they make a commitment, they honor it. It's a part of the life and death brigade. A big thing with them is they didn't want to become their fathers, marrying a cooperate wife and have numerous affairs and thousands of illegitimate children."
"Well besides Robert." Rory added.
"Robert is always the exception to the rules."
"But why especially Logan? No offense Rory, he's handsome but why's he special?" Maureen said still confused.
"Because he's worth the most." Honor told her. "When he takes over HPG he'll be worth more than anyone here. Now that he married the Hayden Heiress he's worth even more."
"So they just want the money?"
"Yes. Gold diggers." Rory spat out. "We all know who a gold digger is within a few minutes."
"How so?"
"Well for instance you." Steph said. "We know you're not one. Yes you knew Rory and you were friends but we still had to observe and make sure you weren't going to take Finn for all he's worth. No offense whatsoever. "
"Well how can you tell right off?"
"First off, you didn't know Finn was worth anything when you started talking. You knew he had money but you didn't know he was worth as much as he is. Hell do you even know?" It's common knowledge, people didn't talk about how much they were worth.
"No. I don't care either."
"We know. It's something that you learn growing up in society. Along with fake smiles and happiness." Steph said.
The rest of the conversation was light. They brought the food back to the hungover men.
"Mom! Daddy!" Rory yelled out a few days later. "You're here!"
Christopher, Lorelai, and Georgia arrived three days before Christmas. "Geeze, did you have to bring everything mom?" Rory asked her mom laughing.
"Of course not. Two of them are clothes, the other three are presents." Lorelai said. "Do you have a tree set up?"
"Ummm... Have you met me? Lorelai Leigh Huntzberger? Of course I do." She walked in and Lorelai saw their tree. It was 12 ft tall and had beautiful decorations. "Housekeeping set it up for us before we arrived." Lorelai noticed the mound of presents underneath already.
"Is there a present under there for your mommy?"
"No." Rory said. "There are presents under there for you."
"I knew I came here with you for a reason. Here, let's put the presents up."
Chris, G, and Lorelai took the rest of the afternoon to relax. That night they had dinner.
Rory and Logan considered their first Christmas to be a success. They knew it was going to be the first of many.