The flight to California went by fast. Between talking to the group and going over the schedule with Jessica, Rory was easily distracted from everything else going on. In the back of her mind she couldn't help but think of what could happen when she sees Logan again in person. Not to mention everything going on with her mom and knowing the only way anything will be fixed with her is if she agrees to never see Logan again. Shaking the thought from her head Rory tried to focus on what Stef was saying, while trying to ignore that the plane was landing. Her phone went off and she found a text message from Robert and Logan.

Let me know when you land. I'll meet you at the office - Logan

She smiled and replied that she would. Reading the message from Robert made her laugh.

I'll tell Logan when you're around. Less chance of him flying here to kill me for dating his sister. Let me know when you get there. Love you sis. I'll be out to visit soon. - Robert

Rory just shook her head and got up with everyone else to exit the plane. They all gathered into the cars and while everyone else went to the hotel, Rory, Mitchum, Jessica, and Steven made their way to the office. She shot off a message to Logan and turned to Jessica.

"So who's our first meeting?"

"That would be Luke Jefferies. He has excellent references and seems just as organized as me. I think he could be your secretary as well as a fill in PA if I am out for one reason or another. After him we have Mark Dillon, Jasmine Fellows, Michelle Nichols and James Halloway."

"Sounds good to me. When we get there we will find Steven and office and then get started with the interviews." Jessica and Steven nodded. Mitchum just looked at Rory and had a shocked look on his face. He had no idea she would be this good at a position that was problem solving but in the end he knew she would make great changes to help the company.

They arrived at the office building and made their way up to the top floor. They first made their way to a corner office where Mitchum explained that Rory could decorate it anyway she wanted and to just charge it to the company account. After looking around they walked down the hall and found Steven an office that he got settled into right away. Rory and Jessica walked back to Rory's office and got set up for the interviews that were to take place when suddenly her phone rang.

"Rory Hayden."

"Ms. Hayden, Mr. Huntzberger is here to see you."

"Send him up please."

"Right away." Rory hung up the phone and looked at Jessica. Shaking her head, Rory prepared herself for a face to face meeting with Logan. After the way things ended between them, she wasn't sure how the meeting would go but there was no time to dwell on things as Logan was currently on his way up to her office. Jessica made her way to the door and out to her desk that was placed to the right side.

The knock on the door shocked Rory out of her thoughts and she looked up just as Logan made his way into her office. Her breath caught in her throat as she got a good look at him. His blonde hair was slightly longer and tossed like he had been running his hand through his hair. And if possible his brown eyes looked darker and seemed to be staring into her soul. She couldn't understand how he had gotten more attractive in a matter of weeks.

Logan looked up as he walked into her office. He hadn't exactly been dreading this meeting but it had worried him. Logan was unsure how this would go, but he did know that he still loved her. Looking at Rory he couldn't believe how beautiful she looked even if she had just came off the plane. Her brown hair was shiny and long and her blue eyes sparkled liked they did when they were together at Yale. He knew he had missed her but until he saw her again he hadn't realized just how much.

"Hey Ace." At those two words Rory shot up from her chair and ran the small distance to Logan throwing her arms around him and crying. His arms came around her waist and held her as she cried.

"Shhh… it's okay Ace. We will figure things out. But right now I think you have Interviews to conduct. So here's what we will do. I'll go visit dad, and when your done you can come to his office then you and I will go back to my house to talk before meeting everyone for dinner. Because no matter how much I missed everyone and the guys, I have missed you more and want time with you just us." Rory nodded and wiped her face before kissing his cheek and sending him on his way so Jessica and she could get on with the interviews.

Things started out well. Luke was hired for Rory as a secretary/ PA when Jessica was sick and out of the other four interviews, the only one who didn't work out was Michelle Nichols who only applied for the job to get closer to the Huntzberger heir. Once she realized that he wasn't who she was working for well let's just say things didn't work out.

"Michelle we are ready for you now." Michelle got out of her seat and walked into the office in a short skirt and a low cut top. When she saw Rory sitting behind the desk, she was shocked.

"I thought Mr. Huntzberger was running the interviews."

"Why would he be running the interviews when it's my department and he doesn't even work for the company?"

"But the Ad said newest executive looking for employees."

"Exactly. I'm the new executive. Now Ms. Nichols let's get started with the interview. Why do you want to work for HPG?" Rory knew why but wanted to see if she would admit to the reason herself.

"HPG is a great company. Working here would mean working for the best."

"Michelle I'm going to stop you right there. You applied for this job because you wanted to work for Mr. Huntzberger. You wanted to get close to him and hope to become the next Mrs. Huntzberger. Well I'm going to let you in on a little secret. That is never going to happen. You see I am very close to the family and you could say that they look at me as if I was their daughter. Mr. Huntzberger doesn't go for the type to just throw themselves at him. He prefers someone with class and a brain. So here's what I suggest. I suggest you change your attitude, change your attire, find a job that you can actually do and stop going after someone who employs you because no-one will take you seriously and if you're looking to be a trophy wife whose husband doesn't love her, and doesn't treat her with respect then go somewhere else. This company is not a dating service. Now unless you're serious about working here, Get Out Of My Office!" Rory pointed to the door and waited for Michelle to get the hint that she was in no way hired at HPG. When she finally left Rory had Jessica call the others into her office to go over everything.

"Okay everyone. Jessica is going to pass out your company tablets and we will get started. Now IT has set up your emails already and all you need to do is reset your passwords. If you go under notes each of you will see your email address and temporary password. All of you are linked to everyone else in the New York office including my VP Derek Washington. You all have my schedule that will automatically update as it is updated on my end. If you need me you will be able to contact Jessica directly who will be with me wherever I am. Luke will answer any and all general questions you may have and if it isn't an emergency talk to him and he will relay the message. Now as for when we start work, I want everyone here on Monday morning at 7 AM we have our first project and I would like to get started as soon as possible. I will fill you all in on the way to the paper but we meet here at 7 and go together. If for any reason you can't make it at 7 AM please contact Jessica and she will let you know where to meet us. That is all for now you may go and I look forward to working with each of you." Everyone left the office and Rory made her way to Mitchum's office with Jessica at her side. The whole way to his office was filled with talk about design ideas for her office. By the time they made it to Mitchum's office they had a design idea in mind and decided to handle everything on Monday. Rory knocked on Mitchum's door before entering.

"Rory. How did everything go?"

"We hired four out of the five people. Ms. Nichols was under the impression she would be working for Mr. Huntzberger and would become the next Mrs. so I kindly informed her that wasn't going to happen and that she should look elsewhere for a husband." Mitchum just nodded and told Rory that they could leave and he would see them for dinner. She smiled and nodded before heading out of the office with Logan and Jessica. They all walked towards the elevator in comfortable silence when Rory turned to Jessica.

"Remember what I said. I want you to go to Rodeo Drive and shop. My dad and grandparents already know that you will be charging stuff to our account and we will go shopping at some point this weekend so don't get too much. We will talk later and make plans at dinner."

"Rory are you sure? I don't want to take advantage of your family."

"Jessica, I am positive. Don't worry about it. I'll see you at dinner go have fun." She nodded and headed in the opposite direction of Rory and Logan as he led her to his car so they could talk at his house. All Rory could think about was the impending conversation and how it would go.

Sometime later, Logan pulled into the driveway of a modest looking two story house. In Rory's opinion it was her dream house. It had a stone front with an attached garage and two stairs leading up to the front, the landscaping was marvelous, and a fence blocking the back so there was privacy. If the outside was this impressive then she couldn't wait to see what the inside looked like. Logan came around and opened her door helping her out of the car and leading her to the front door.

"Logan this house from the outside alone is magnificent."

"I picked it with you in mind. When we talked about our future back in Yale you were oddly specific about the type of house you wanted to live in. Come let's take a look inside before talking." Walking into the house Rory could see that it was everything she dreamed. It was an open concept kitchen, living, dining area with stairs leading to the second floor as well as a finished basement. As Logan finished the tour Rory was in love with the house and never wanted to leave. He led her into the living room after getting them both something to drink.

"So I think it's best to start with what happened between you and your mom then move on to what will happen between you and I with the baby coming." Rory nodded and started to talk about her mom.

"Okay so Mom and I had a close relationship up until Chilton. When I started to date Tristian DuGrey, she wasn't happy because he was from the life she left behind. When she found out that he hated society as much as she did, mom immediately became his biggest fan. After we graduated he asked me to move with him to North Carolina to get away from it all but I told him no. She wasn't happy with me. When she found out I would be going to Yale instead of Harvard she wasn't happy but accepted it because it appeased both families. When I met you things changed even more. I embraced society life no matter how much she tried to keep me away from it. I fit in with your friends; I attended society events I was the child she never was. When we ended things after my graduation because I turned down your proposal, she seemed almost too happy about it. Tried everything she could to get to stay in stars hallow. talked about trips we could plan how I could work for the stars hallow gazette and just stay in that small town for the rest of my life. What she didn't realize is that I never wanted that. The Haydens, my dad especially, understood what I wanted from life and realized that the Gilmore's were just as manipulative as my mother. I knew that I had to get out so I contacted your mom and the rest is history." At the end of her speech Logan looked shocked that a mother could treat her daughter that way. While his parents weren't the most supportive, they at least supported him in what he wanted to do.

"Wow. I'm so sorry, Ace. I never realized things were that bad. I always thought you and your mom were best friends."

"We put on an act around others and kept our problems to ourselves."

"Well, now that that is cleared up, what do you want to see happen? With us, I mean?" Logan waited for her response with baited breath.

"To be honest, I never wanted us to end things. I still love you Logan and I wish we had never broken up. I want to see where this can go and with a baby on the way I think he or she deserves parents who are together. I want this child to have something that I didn't: A home with two loving parents. I planned on coming to California before your dad offered me the position I'm in now. The real question is what do you want Logan?"

"I want you here with me. I want to raise this baby with you. I want to come home every night after work to you here waiting for me. I want to sleep next to you every night and wake next to you each morning. I love you Ace. I never stopped."

Rory looked at Logan and leaned forward to hug him before kissing him lightly. She was glad at least one thing in her life was figured out.

If only everything else would fall into place. What she didn't know was that within the next several days, everything with the Gilmore family would soon hit the fan and PR would have a field day.

A/N: I know things in this chapter kinda went fast between Rory and Logan but I promise things will get more interesting as things go on