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I started writing this story about a month ago, and just randomly decided to publish it, so I am currently re-reading everything that I have thus far, making edits and changes, and publishing each chapter as I go. I have quite a bit written so far, but I am also dealing with some writers block, so hopefully by re-reading and editing everything, I'll figure out where to go with this and get it finished. If anyone has any ideas of something they would like to see happen, please feel free to let me know.
"Rory, your father tells me that you are dating a doctor." Francine asked as they sat having lunch with Christopher and Gigi.
"He told you that?" Rory asked.
"Have things changed?" Christopher asked.
"No, but we just got back together last night."
"So you've dated this doctor before?" Francine asked.
"We dated in college, but haven't seen each other in over 8 years. We just reconnected a couple days ago."
"Your father says he's the doctor who fixed your injury."
"Yes he was."
"Did it hurt?" Gigi asked.
"It did, but he numbed me really well before stitching me up."
"Why do you have a cast if you only got stitches?" Francine asked.
"Because Logan knows me too well." Rory sighed.
"Rory is a lot like Lorelai." Christopher answered. "Doctor Huntsberger knows that she's a hard worker and doesn't let anything hold her back. He was afraid that if he didn't put a cast on it to immobilize her hand, Rory would go back to working like crazy, and all the typing and stuff she does would cause the stitches to pop, and she would be right back in the ER."
"But if he is as hot as I've heard, you can't really blame Rory for finding a way to go back." Gigi said with a small laugh.
"You and I will talk later." Rory whispered, leaving over toward her younger sister. "He's gorgeous!"
"So Rory, what else is new with you?" Francine asked.
"Not much. I've just been working a lot. I'm a features writer for the New York Times. I mostly just work."
"But you are taking some time off because of your injury?"
"Yes, I'm having to take a couple weeks."
"Any fun plans in the works?"
"Nothing too fun yet. Dad wants me to go look at a new car with him, and mom is going to hang out with me so I have help."
"What about your young Doctor?"
"Logan works a lot. I'll see him when he's available."
"What hospital is he at?"
"Columbia Presbyterian."
"That is an excellent hospital! One of the best in the city." Francine told her.
"That's what I hear. The best and the busiest."
"What kind of car are you gonna get?" Gigi asked. "I wish I could go car shopping."
"I don't even think I need a new car, but my car is 13 years old, and Dad is concerned about it breaking down."
"Richard and Emily bought you that car?" Francine asked.
"It was my high school graduation gift. It's been a great car."
"Rory's birthday is in a couple of weeks. I need to get her something." Christopher told them.
"Can I have a car for my birthday too?" Gigi asked.
"When you turn 16 you can."
"Sweet!"
"Rory, have you thought about what kind of car you would like to get?" Francine asked.
"I haven't yet. I don't do much driving because of where I live. I take the subway to work, and the train when I go home to see Mom. I only drive if I go see my friend outside the city, and sometimes when I go see Grandma and Grandpa in Hartford. It just depends on what time I'm leaving the city. Traffic can be pretty bad leaving town."
"You should get a Mercedes." Gigi told her.
"I don't need anything fancy. I like my Prius. It's been a good little car. It's not the best size for car seats when I take Paris' kids out, so maybe I'll look at something a little bit bigger, but I definitely don't need fancy."
"Do you take the children out a lot?" Francine asked.
"I do when I have time. I'm their godmother, and godmother to my friend Lane's twins. I try to spend as much time with them as I can when I'm not too busy."
"So you like children then?"
"They're not too bad. Lane's boys are pretty rambunctious, but Paris' kids are still little. We mostly go to the park or to get food somewhere. They are really well behaved."
"Have you put any thought into having children of your own someday?"
"Not really." Rory answered. Logan and I just got back together, and I've been so busy with work, that I really haven't had any time for dating."
"How old are Paris' kids?" Christopher asked.
"They're two, turning three pretty soon. Paris I'm sure is planning a huge party for them."
"That is such a fun age." Francine told her.
"From what I hear Gigi was a nightmare." Rory laughed, trying to get the focus off of herself.
"Oh she wasn't so bad." Francine said smiling sweetly at Gigi.
"As long as you didn't dare utter the word no, she was totally cool!" Christopher told them.
"Hey! Dad tells me no all the time!" Gigi said defending herself.
"I didn't used to. It took me a while to learn how to be a good dad. You used to scream if anyone said no to you."
"Well, at least I know what I want."
"Keep that attitude Gigi. You'll need it as you get older." Rory told her as her phone rang. "I'm so sorry, I need to take this. Excuse me." Rory said as she pulled her phone from her purse and stood up to leave the table, answering her phone as she walked away. "This is Rory Gilmore."
"How was lunch with Francine?" Lorelai asked as Rory walked into her apartment later that afternoon.
"I want to say painful, but it could have been worse."
"So she hasn't changed then."
"I don't know. I want to say that it doesn't seem like it, but I really don't know her well. She kept asking questions about my plans for myself, as if I really think all that far ahead. My plans right now pretty much extend as far out as dinner tonight."
"So you have dinner plans tonight?"
"I thought I would leave that up to you and Luke."
"Logan is working?"
"Yep!"
"Did you want to go out?"
"Doesn't matter to me. We can stay in and actually do movie night."
"Ok, or we could go out and do something fun?"
"What do you have in mind?"
"Well, Luke had to head back to the Hollow. Taylor was trying to convince Ceasar to decorate the diner for Halloween."
"Oh I bet Luke's head was about to explode when he got that phone call."
"Taylor better hope the two hour drive calms Luke down and doesn't make him madder. He left your fridge nice and full before he left though, so we have plenty of food to eat in his absence.
"Luke is the best! I really miss his cooking."
"Well me made several of your favorites. All you have to do is heat them up. Care to do some shopping this weekend?"
"I told Dad I would go look at cars with him tomorrow. You should come with us. Make it less painful."
"I can do that. Is Logan working?"
"He'll be sleeping. He's working a graveyard shift tomorrow."
"His schedule seems to change a lot."
"He says it rotates every day. After his days off he starts with a morning shift, and rotates through the schedule to working graveyard before his next days off."
"That seems harsh."
"He's going to try to get it changed."
"You guys have a lot to work out."
"I know. We talked a little bit last night, but it'll be a while before we get everything completely figured out."
"But you're back together now?"
"We both really miss each other. We talked a little bit, but there is still a lot to discuss."
"What all did you talk about?"
"We talked about the break up. Why I said no and what we were both thinking."
"Care to elaborate?"
"Turns out we both had different thoughts and expectations. Logan thought that we would be this happy sun kissed California couple that you see on tv and in the movies. He never put any thought into what might happen if things didn't work out the way he thought they would. He thought we would move to California, get married, and live happily ever after."
"That's a nice thought though. But rarely does anyone ever get married and have everything work out perfectly to where they live happily ever after." Lorelai told her.
"Exactly! My thoughts were that I was 22 and couldn't find a job. What would happen if we got married, and I was trying to find a job with the last name Huntsberger? What non Huntsberger newspaper would be willing to hire me? I was already having a really hard time, and I was still a Gilmore. It would have been a million times worse, and there is no way that I want to work for HPG. Logan doesn't even want to work for HPG! How in the world would I be able to find a job when my last name automatically linked me to one of the biggest newspaper publishers in the world? What would happen to me then? Would I end up being a housewife? Would I become Grandma? Would I be happy with my life if I couldn't be a reporter? Would I be resentful? Would I resent Logan?"
"Those are some pretty loaded questions."
"And then there is Logan. He moved to California without me, and he wasn't even happy. He hated his job. What would have happened had I gone with him? Would he have liked his job better? Would he have hated it, but stuck it out to support us? Would he have left and looked for something else? Would he have gone to medical school? How would he have supported us through medical school? Would we have gone to live with Honor like he had? How would we have afforded medical school?"
"How did he afford that without Daddy footing the bill?"
"Honor paid for it. Logan was going to get student loans, but Honor wouldn't hear of it. Her and Josh wrote a check to cover everything, and Logan lived with them."
"That's one great sister he's got."
"Honor is amazing! Logan said she pulled an Emily Gilmore. Honor demanded she get one day a week to spend together. They used to spend the weekends together, but they now do Wednesdays. They are really close."
"He's really lucky. I used to wish I had a sister."
"You did?"
"Heck yeah! Someone to take all of the focus off of me and all of my inevitable mistakes."
"I can see you wanting that."
"It would have given Mom and Dad someone else to focus on. Maybe it would have made us all less crazy. Who knows?"
"Maybe." Rory agreed.
"So Does Honor know Paris?" Lorelai asked.
"Logan said to never mention Paris to Honor. Apparently they are evil together."
"They ganged up against him, didn't they?"
"Several times!" Rory laughed. "He didn't say anything about it other than they both kicked his sorry ass quite a few times."
"Sounds like it might be an entertaining story."
"Probably. I'm sure I'll eventually hear about it."
"What else did you talk about?"
"His buddy Collin got married."
"One of the stooges?"
"Yeah. He married Stephanie a couple years ago."
"What about the other stooge?"
"Finn is the same as always. He'll never change."
"It's always hard to watch your best friend get married."
"Yeah it is! That is actually why Logan got Rocky. He was sitting home after he got back from the wedding, and he was really bored, and super lonely."
"So he pulled a Lorelai Gilmore, and randomly decided to adopt a dog."
"Pretty much!"
"Does he still see his friends?"
"Not very much. He said they are all busy with their own lives."
"Growing up sucks!"
"You can definitely say that again. Being an adult can definitely be pretty lonely. It's why I work so much. It keeps me from thinking about how much I miss home, and hanging out with you and Lane."
"You can always move back, you know."
"I know. Maybe someday. But I love my job, and it's good for me to be away from everything. I actually have to be an adult and take care of myself."
"Well maybe now that you've got Logan back, you'll take some time to enjoy life again, and not work so much. You two can start taking long weekends every once in a while, and come back to the Hollow for a festival or something."
"That's a good idea. Maybe we'll come home for the firelight festival this year. Logan has only ever been to the spring fling, so maybe I'll start bringing him home for more stuff."
"I think that is a great idea! I won't ever complain about having you around ."
"I'll talk to Logan about it. He loves Stars Hollow. I'm sure he'll be excited to drive down for another town event."
"You can even drive your new car down."
"Speaking of new cars. Francine and Gigi kept asking what I wanted to get. I literally have no idea!"
"Wanna go look? We can go out and try to get an idea before you go out with your Dad tomorrow."
"You mean before WE go out with Dad. You have to come with me."
"Well it's still early. There are a few more hours before the dealers start to close, so let's head out and look. Maybe we can find something that you like." Lorelai said walking into the kitchen and grabbing her purse and keys, then heading for the door with Rory right behind her.
"I still don't think that I need a new car."
"Yeah well, you know as well as I do that your dad isn't going to let you by with that. Your car is 13 years old, and your Dad has his heart set on buying you a new one for your birthday. You might as well just pick something fancy, or he'll just pick something for you, and you won't be getting any say in it at all."
"Gigi thinks I should get a Mercedes."
"You could do that. It's not practical, but it would make your Dad happy."
"I like my Prius."
"What about some kind of hybrid crossover?"
"That might be nice. I was thinking it might be good to get something a little bit bigger than the Prius because my car isn't so easy with Paris' kids' car seats. It would be nice to not have to stand on my head to get the kids in the car."
"Logan has Rocky, so having a bigger car would be easier with Rocky as well."
"You sure are excited about my relationship."
"I'm just happy that you are happy."
"We've only been back together for less than 24 hours." Rory said as they climbed into Lorelai's car.
"Yeah, but you and Logan have always had a pretty intense relationship. You guys weren't just together, you were REALLY together. Always holding hands, always touching. You and Logan have never been casual, or taken things slowly. It's always been 150% for you two. You've never been the best at communication, but you love hard. Maybe this time you guys can try focusing more on actually communicating with each other."
"I'll do my best." Rory said as her phone rang. "Hey you! How's your day going?
"Hi Logan!" Lorelai said loudly.
"My day is going pretty well so far. How's yours? How was your lunch with your long lost Grandma?" Logan asked.
"It was alright. A little uncomfortable at times. I couldn't wait to get back home."
"So what are you up to now?"
"Mom and I are going to look at cars."
"Alone?"
"We're hoping to get an idea of what I want before we go out with Dad tomorrow."
"You guys are going out to look at cars alone?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Don't you know the number one rule when it comes to car shopping?"
"What is the rule?" Rory asked.
"Don't ever go near a car dealer without a guy."
"What? Why?"
"Because car dealers are piranhas. They will suck you in and eat you alive! Especially when it comes to the two of you, who know absolutely NOTHING about cars!"
"And you know something about cars?" Lorelai asked.
"Heck no! I take Colin's auto broker to the dealer with me!"
"Hey, that's a good idea! Mom, does Dad know anything about cars?" Rory asked.
"Yeah right!" Lorelai laughed.
"I'll make a call." Logan told them.
"We're still going to go look." Lorelai told him. "Set something up for tomorrow morning."
"I'll let you know."
"Thanks Logan!" Rory said ending the call.