Chapter 5
When: Saturday, December 11, 2027
Where: The Logan Huntzburger Estate in the Hamptons
Rory managed to stay away from Lorelai. Their interactions have been limited so far. The kids took Emily to breakfast this morning. When they returned Emily said that they had fun. Rory was sure that the kids were happy with the money in their pockets. Emily always thought she needed to give them money. Emily was now in her room resting. The guys, young and old, went to ride the go-carts. Rory warned them not to drink too much. Party tonight.
Rory and the adult girls were seated to the left of the stairs. MaryLyn, Katie, Kathie, and Kelly picked out 2 dresses apiece to model for them. The adult girls let them 'shop' in their closets. This house belongs to Rory and Logan, but the couples all stay here so often, they keep clothes. Because this is winter and they spend the majority of their time in the summer, these dress pickings are slim, until Gigi made the comment that they would not be outside. The party is here.
Rory and the gang were waiting on the girls to get dressed. Emily awoke from her nap and joined them. Each girl would stand at the top of the stairs and graciously walk down the stairs.
Gigi was first. She wore Roland Nivelais Off the Shoulder Satin Gown in Navy blue. She walked to the bottom of the staircase, stepped off the last step, made a circle around the ladies, and ascended up the stairs. Everyone clapped.
Katie walked the same route in a Teal Monique Lhuillier Mixed-Media Strapless Tea-Length Dress.
After Katie was MaryLyn in a Pink Monique Lhuillier Belted One-Shoulder Draped Gown.
Lastly Kathie and Kelly in identical dresses, Kelly wore a black Monique Lhuillier Long-Sleeved Gathered Trumpet Evening Gown. Kathie wore the red on.
Rory and Honor started laughing. They bought those dresses for last year's Huntzburger Christmas Gala. Luckily Honor brought another dress, she wasn't sure which she wanted to wear. She eased upstairs at the hotel and changed.
Rosemary jumped up, "The boys are back. Hurry, Don't let them see you. That's the fun part. Watching their faces as you enter a room." Everyone shooed them back upstairs.
Rory jumped up and went to the front door, she opened it and walked outside, shutting the door. "Hey guys, You are back early," Rory said. "Can't go in just yet. Girls were giving up a fashion show." Andy and Richie started toward the door. "Hey, did you not hear me say wait a minute?"
"Mom, Aunt Ror," Richie and Andy said. "We thought you were talking to dad, granddad, and Grandpa." They both said innocently.
"I have you know, I am immune to that smirk. I have been looking at it on both of your dads for over 20 years. It will not work on me." She said, Logan raised an eyebrow at her. "Okay, they should be upstairs and changed by now." She said, stepping out of the way.
Logan slung his arm around her. "So, Ace, my smirk doesn't work anymore." He said winking at her.
"They don't need to know that." She said, hitting him on the arm.
Rory and Logan walked into the foyer. The maid was moving the chairs back to the dining room. Logan and Rory both grabbed a chair to help. When they got to the dining room, Lorelai was sitting at the table drinking a cup of coffee. Logan was the first to see her. "Hey Lorelai," he said.
Lorelai nodded at him. "I'm impressed." She said,
"With what Mom? Are you impressed that Logan and I help the staff? I am teaching my children that they are no better than the staff. I will have you know, that all of my children know how to do household chores. They have had age-appropriate chores since they were old enough to understand what chores are." Rory said.
"Can I ask you a question?" Logan asked. "You just did."
"Why are you here? Just to make it clear. You were invited, but this is not the first time we have invited you, but this is the first time since Katie has been born that you accepted the invitation. You are clearly miserable, So let me ask you again. Why are you here?"
Lorelai looked at Logan, then Rory. She took a deep breath. "My dad has been gone for 14 years, my mother is 84 years old. This could be the last time I get to spend time with her with the whole family." Lorelai said.
"She guilted you into it, did she?" Logan asked.
Lorelai gave Logan a half-smile. "Yeah." She stood up, took her coffee cup to the kitchen.
Rory and the girls met in Rory and Logan's bedroom after showering. They set up stations for doing each other's hair, make-up, and painting nails. "This is the best part of going to a fancy party. Getting dressed together with your best girlfriends." Rosemary said.
Honor looked at Rory, who looked at Steph who said. "Yeah this is fun, but the best part is your man taking your clothes whatever surface you can find."
"Steph" several of the ladies yelled.
"Virgin ears," Rosemary said.
Kelly and Kathy started laughing. "I do not want to know," Rory said.
"Me either" Said Steph.
"Rory is your mom with Emily helping her get dressed?" Honor asked.
"Yes, I offered to come down and help, but Mom said she had it under control," Rory said.
The girls were finishing up when Logan knocked on the door. "Ladies, would you like for us to escort you or would you like to make a grand entrance down the staircase?" Logan asked.
Rory looked at everyone. Before she could answer, Honor said. "I think we should make a grand entrance, with each of our men at the bottom of the stairs to escort us in."
"That sounds good," Steph said, "but I think Logan should escort Rory after we are down. This is their anniversary party."
Logan answered back, "Text me when you are ready, I will go tell the guys what is going on."
It wasn't too long before the girls were ready. Rory texts Logan. "We are ready. The order will be for Katie to descend down the stairs first. Asked Mitchem to meet her at the bottom of the stairs. MaryLyn, Kelly, Kathie, Rosemary, Honor, Steph, then us." Logan acknowledged her with a smiley face emoji.
After everyone was escorted to the party, there was a round of applause while Logan escorted Rory down the stairs. Everyone was dancing. Finger food and champagne were being served by the wait staff. There was a string quartet playing on the second-floor balcony overlooking the dance floor. There was, of course, a bar set up on the patio under a tent.
Logan and Rory were on the dance floor. Rory had her head on Logan's shoulder. "Hey did you see Hayden dancing with MaryLyn?" Rory asked. Logan nodded his head. "Do you think we have anything to worry about?" she asked.
"What would I need to worry about? She is a good kid from a good family. So is he. If they want to date, I don't see a problem." Logan said.
"If they are going to date, Katie and MaryLyn will have to have their sleepovers at Finn and Rosemary's," Rory said.
"I see your point. During the summer, when I would be home from boarding school and Honor would have sleepovers, I had fun. So yeah, Finn and Rosemary's." Logan said, grinning.
Rory hit him on the arm. "I don't want to hear about your sleepovers with Honor's friends." Rory said.
"Why not. You got me, They didn't." He said with a smirk
"Let's change the subject. Do you think Mom and Luke are having fun?" She asked, looking over at them.
"I know Luke will have more fun tomorrow. He is going fishing with Mitchum and Chris. There is a place where they can fish right off the pier." Logan said. Rory nodded.
Lorelai and Luke were also dancing. "I want to leave early tomorrow. Maybe as soon as we get up.' Lorelai said.
"I'm going fishing off the pier with Chris and Mitchum. We will be back by noon. We can leave them." Luke said. Lorelai looked up at Luke and pouted. "Sorry babe. You will be fine here with Rory and Emily. You could even take Katie and MaryLyn for a walk on the beach. Find out what is going on in her life." Luke said.
"I guess." she pouted. Lorelai didn't like not getting her way.
