"This isn't gran's house" rory said confusion and a little panic on her face.
"Don't ask any questions and I won't tell any lies, Gilmore" Logan said grinning at her
"But-" rory began
Logan gently reached up and put his hands over her mouth so she couldn't talk. After a moment of silence he used the tip of his finger to trace the outline of her lips, a bolt of electricity ran down rory as his warm soothing fingers stroked her face.
"Let's go then, ace" Logan said, his face lighting up like an excited child. He grabbed her hand and intwined her fingers in his and helped her out of the car.
Rory focused trying to make her eyes adjust to the darkness, she felt Logans fingers stroking hers. She wanted this to work so badly but it would never work. She stopped herself from fantasising.
Logan pulled her into what looked like a forest and they set off north in a casual stroll.
"You do know this is kidnap right?" Rory asked grinning in the darkness.
"Yep, except you're not a kid" Logan replied.
"And you don't see any problem with that, Hunzberger?" Rory asked.
"Nope, I'm having a date with the most beautiful, smart, special women in the world, ace" Logan said, Rory could hear the passion in his voice.
"Logan- " Rory said trying to start their earlier argument again without hurting him.
"Shush, Gilmore. This is my night not yours remember?" Logan said.
"Care to tell me where exactly we're going?" rory said huffily.
"Nope, ace, I'm not spoiling the surprise"
He squeezed her hand and they walked in silence for a few moments, each engrossed in their own thoughts, enjoying the others presence.
"Logan" Rory asked serious tone in her voice.
"Why are we doing this if it will end up just hurting both of us" she asked so quiet it was a whisper.
"Because I love you, you idiot, and I believe that you love me too!" Logan said fierceness in his voice for the first time that evening.
"It-this-this thing, it just can't work" Rory whispered.
Logan squeezed her hand.
"That's the answer to your question,ace, this night is to make things work just like back then"
"Logan" Rory said, not following it with anything but making it just as meaningful as 100000 words
A silence followed each person mulling over the conversation.
"We're here" Logan said
Rory looked up.
There, in the middle of the forest, in a small clearing, a thousand fairly lights were put up carefully illuminating a small table laid with food, coffee, and wine. Gentle music was playing in the backround. Rory wondered how she had not noticed it before.
"Wow" that was all rory could say.
"What do you think, ace?" Logan said, his beautiful face now illuminated as he pulled her towards the table.
"How?When?What- Wow just Wow" Rory managed.
"Is that a good wow or a bad wow" Logan said smiling as he pulled out her chair for her.
"That was a: Logan Hunzberger is good at surprises I'll give him that, kind of Wow" Rory replied sitting down.
"Not the best reaction but I'll take it, Gilmore"
Logan said sitting down and giving her one of those smiled that made her heart beat as fast as a drum in a rock band. Her heart seemed to be fluttering in her cheast and her cheeks were suddenly very warm.
An embarrassing rumble came from her stomach.
Logan chuckled in laughter.
tbc
