A/N: Sorry about the delay in updates. I just want to thank you all for the reviews, it means a lot and keeps me motivated! In response to a couple, you will be seeing the Huntzberger's and their reactions here soon. Also, to the guest who said they've gone through something like this before, that's one of the reasons I chose a topic like this. I've been through something similar also, and sometimes you have to write away that pain. I hope it does justice. Enjoy!
"Ace," he said softly, looking at her. She looked up from the book and smiled. He was sitting next to her on the bed, his arm wrapped around her shoulders as she read. They had gotten back from the hospital a few hours earlier, this round taking more out of him than it typically did. He had slept the entire ride home and had been asleep since he'd laid down in bed. She'd curled up next to him and read just to be close to him.
"Hey," she said, kissing him gently. It had been a little over a month since her talk with her mom on the balcony. She'd taken it one day at a time, and she was glad she had. A few days before his treatment, she'd come home from visiting her mom and saw him playing pool with the boys. It had been just like old times, and she smiled. Her mom had been right, there were days where things would feel normal again. But she was also right in the other aspect. There were days where it was anything but normal.
"I love you," he told her for the hundredth time that day. She knew he meant it, loved when he said it.
"I love you too. Think you're going to be up for visiting Stars Hollow tomorrow?" she asked. It was something they'd been planning to do for the last month, but since he'd just finished chemo that day, she wasn't sure how up for it he was going to be.
"Of course," he replied, kissing her temple. "Dr. Martinez was very adamant about me going places other than home and the hospital. He said it would do me some good." She was glad Martinez had talked to Logan about this. It wasn't that he couldn't go out and do things, but rather he wasn't in the mindset to do so. It pained her to see him just sitting around not doing things he normally would, not socializing like he should. She'd tried convincing him to go out with the guys or at least walk to the mailbox. He'd been adamant, refusing every suggestion she made. The only time he'd been around anybody but her was the get together they'd had.
She put her book down before curling into him, his arm tightening around her shoulders. Her gaze went to the window for a brief moment, snow falling gently. It caused her to smile. Her mom had always said snow brought luck and good fortune. She wanted to believe it, especially because he was done with the chemo and the radiation.
"I want to set a date," she then told him. It was something they'd put off until he was done, and now he was.
"Any ideas?" She thought about it for a moment before looking up at him. He kissed her softly before leaning his head on hers. She smiled as she answered.
"May twenty-ninth. A week after graduation." She felt him smile. She didn't want to get married before graduation, didn't want to have to worry about finals and a wedding. At the same time, she didn't want to wait too long after graduation. So, this was the middle-ground she had come up with. It was something she'd thought about since he proposed. It allowed her to keep her mind off everything for a few moments at a time.
She thought back to shopping with her mom the same day she'd come home to him, Colin, and Finn playing pool. The moment her eyes saw the dress, before she had even put it on, she knew it was the one for her. And she'd been right, even with trying on others afterwards. Her mind kept going back to the one dress. The dress was small in comparison to the rest of the wedding, but it seemed like such a big milestone. She looked up at him, his eyes having drifted shut and his breathing rhythmic. Rather than waking him up, she turned back to her book.
When she finished the chapter, she peeled herself away from him and grabbed their bags. It didn't take long for her to pack them accordingly, so she pulled on a jacket and walked out on the balcony, sitting in one of the chairs. As she looked out on the Old Campus, she couldn't help but smile.
Things could only look up from here. The lights of Old Campus shone brightly, the stars mimicking. She thought about the past couple months from him coming home to the hospital visits. She had been hesitant at first, worried he was going to break. But as the snow gently fell around her, she truly knew it was going to be okay. Her mom had always told her that the snow was a good omen, and he believed it to the fullest extent.
She finally decided to head inside once she started shivering. As much as she'd love to look out onto Old Campus, she'd rather not get frostbite. Once inside, she tossed the jacket onto the couch and made her way into the bathroom to take a warm shower. She glanced over at the bed, seeing that Logan was still asleep. A smile crept across her face before she shut the door behind her.
She stood in front of the sink, hands resting as she leaned into them as the shower warmed up. Her eyes drifted shut for a minute, and she didn't even tell he'd made his way into the bathroom until his arms wrapped around her waist. He gently kissed her neck and shoulder as she leaned into him a little more. She knew for sure things were going to get better.