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"Rory, your house is beautiful!" I love your family room!" Stephanie said approaching Rory and Logan, with Collin and Finn right behind her.
"Thank you! My grandmother has taken over today, and completely changed everything. This place doesn't look at all like it did yesterday. She even gave me a tour of my own home a little while ago."
"Are you serious?"
"Emily has impeccable taste." Logan commented. "She's done an amazing job!"
"She should be an interior designer. I would definitely hire her to redo my house."
"You should tell her that. She loves doing this stuff." Rory told her.
"Mate, where is the man cave?" Finn asked.
"There is a game room downstairs. Take Collin and Valerie with you. I think Lane, Zach and their boys are down there." Logan answered pointing to the door to the basement stairs.
"Hey Rory, this house is gorgeous! I want your bedroom!" Sookie said as she approached the group.
"Hey Sookie! I heard you were here, but I hadn't seen you yet." Rory said giving Sookie a hug.
"I've been over at Honor's house helping her get ready for a party she's throwing for a friend. Doing two parties in one day is a lot, but at least you guys are across the street from each other. It makes things so much easier!"
"Sookie, this isn't really a party. Just a stop by to see the new house and grab a snack thing. And we are all actually going to go over to Honor's party in a little bit anyway. We just figured everyone should start here first, so we don't have to shuttle people back and forth."
"Sookie, thank you so much for all of the kitchen stuff! I can't wait to finally have a chance to actually cook something." Logan told her.
"You are so welcome, Honey! I've been collecting for Rory since she started college. I am so glad she married someone who enjoys cooking. I offered to give her lessons, you know?"
"You did? And why didn't you take her up on them?" Logan asked, looking at his wife.
"Please, I'm Lorelai's daughter. The only things I know how to make, you taught me at Yale."
"Sookie, maybe you'll have to come spend a weekend with us and teach us both." Logan told her.
"I would love that! Just let me know when a good time would be for you. After the holidays of course, unless you want to come down to the Dragonfly, and I can teach you there."
"We will definitely do that!" Logan said as Rory nudged him and pointed toward the front door. "I'm so sorry, would you please excuse us, my parents just walked in."
"I'll catch up with you guys in a little while." Rory smiled as Logan took her hand, and led her away to say hello to his parents.
"Mother, Dad, thanks for coming." Logan said greeting his parents.
"It's about time you let us come over Logan." Mitchum told him
"Dad, we didn't even have furniture until today. We've been unpacking and trying to get settled. Emily has been directing delivery teams around since this morning."
"Emily is here?" Shira asked.
"She is. She's the one who has done all the interior design."
"Would you like her to give you a tour?" Rory asked.
"That would be lovely." Shira smiled fakely.
"I'll go find her, please excuse me." Rory smiled, then quickly walked away to find her grandmother.
"Mother, you need to be nicer to Rory. Pretending she doesn't exist isn't an option here. This is Rory's home. You either be pleasant, or you can leave. Do you understand me?" Logan asked once Rory was out of the room.
"Logan, watch your tone." Mitchum warned.
"Don't tell me what to do in my own home. You either treat my wife with respect, or you can get out of her home, and never be welcome back in our lives. It's your choice to make." Logan told them, then walked away himself.
"Damn Bro!" Collin said as he followed Logan through the house.
"What?" Logan asked.
"You really aren't messing around with the Dragon Lady, are you?"
"Not after the crap she's pulled. She's lucky to be here today at all."
"Can we not have a repeat of last time?"
"No promises. Let's just hope that my mother is on her best behavior."
"My Grandma is taking care of Shira." Rory said stepping up next to Logan and Collin as Logan slid his arm around her and kissed the side of her head.
"Logan just bit into his parents." Collin told her.
"Awesome! I'm sure Grandma will do the same thing. She told me not to worry about Shira at all tonight because she was going to personally make sure your mother is on her best behavior."
"Should we be worried?" Logan asked.
"Nah, Grandma can handle her. But there could be some pretty epic fireworks coming."
"I'm not posting bail tonight." Collin told them.
"Don't worry Collin, my grandma won't be needing any." Rory assured him.
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7:00pm
Rothschild Residence
"Hey Everybody, can I have your attention please?" Honor yelled over all of the noise in her house. Suddenly a loud whistle pierced everyone's ears. "Hey, thanks for that!"
"No problem!" Paris smiled.
"I just wanted to say thank you all for coming over on such short notice. We are so glad that everyone could make it. We have an amazing buffet dinner all set up for everyone in the kitchen, thanks to the absolutely incredible Sookie. But before we all dig in, my brother wanted to say something." Honor said giving Logan a look.
"Me? Seriously? We didn't even talk about this." Logan told her.
"Just do it." Honor said under her breath.
"Thank you everyone for coming to see mine and Rory's new home, and thank you Lorelai, Honor and Emily for all of your help in getting everything unpacked and set up these last couple days. Especially Emily who completely took over today, and turned our house into a home. She did so much that Rory and I had to take a tour ourselves because everything was totally unrecognizable from even yesterday. We couldn't have gotten settled this quickly without the three of you."
"And?" Honor prompted looking back and forth between Rory and Logan as Rory just shrugged her shoulders.
"And I guess all of you have been looking around here wondering which one of Honor's friends is having a baby . . . Surprise, it's us!" Logan said as gasps and laughter were heard among the crowd.
"I'm going to be an aunty!" Honor cheered.
"Actually Honor, the surprise is on YOU!" Paris said stepping up between Honor and Logan.
"What?" Honor asked.
"I got your test results back yesterday . . . You're having a baby too!" Paris announced.
"No freaking way?! You're lying!"
"She's not lying. I have the paperwork right here." Logan said pulling a piece of paper out of his pocket. "You're due about a month after us." he said as Honor burst into tears.
"I'm gonna be an aunty!" Rory cheered.
"Congratulations Honor!" Paris said giving her a brief hug, and reaching out of shake Josh's hand.
"Let's eat!" Sookie yelled, then headed into the kitchen to start serving dinner.
"You knew?" Rory asked Logan as Josh took the paper from him.
"Paris told me yesterday. I had to get Josh's parents here for the surprise."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"Because we wanted it to be a surprise for everyone, including you. Sorry Ace."
"So do you know what we're having too?"
"If I did, I would have told you. Unfortunately, I can't access your patient records unless you are in the ER. And I believe Paris has all of her patients password protected anyway. She doesn't like anyone interfering in her practice."
"So we just have to wait until she decides to tell us then."
"Pretty much. Come on, let's go get you fed."
"Is it weird that your parents are over there talking to Honor, but haven't said a single word to us?" Rory asked as Logan led her through the house to the kitchen."
"I'm curious how this will play out."
"How what will play out?" Lorelai asked as they walked into the kitchen.
"Logan's parents haven't said a word to us since he snapped at them earlier. They're all over Honor right now, but literally haven't come near us."
"Do you want me to go say something?"
"No. I want to see how this plays out." Logan told her. "Actually, if you could ask Emily to step down on her babysitting duties, I am really curious to see what goes down."
"Sure. I'll go tell her right now." Lorelai said walking away.
"Logan thank you so much for inviting us tonight! Rory, it is so nice to finally meet you. I am Donna Rothschild, Josh's mother. I just wanted to come say Congratulations to you both." Mrs. Rothschild said stepping up next to Rory and Logan while they loaded plates up some food.
"It is a pleasure to meet you Donna. Thank you so much for coming." Rory smiled.
"Congratulations to you Donna!" Logan told her. "I'm so glad you could make it tonight. I know it means a lot to Honor and Josh."
"Thank you! When are you due Honey?" Donna asked.
"May 23rd. I guess about a month before Honor."
"That is so exciting! So I guess we will be finding out what you are having tonight?"
"That's what we've been told."
"I am so excited! I don't want to be demanding, but I hope you will invite me to your baby shower. I would love to be an honorary grandmother to your little one."
"We would love that! Thank you so much! I will for sure make sure you get invited!" Rory said setting her plate down and reaching out to hug Mrs. Rothschild.
"Donna, that is so sweet of you. Thank you so much!" Logan told her.
"It is my pleasure. I know that you don't have the best relationship with your parents, and I know that must hurt a lot. If there is anything that you need, no matter what it is, you let me know, ok?"
"We will. Thank you so much!"
"Hey Mom!" Rory called across the room.
"What's up?" Lorelai asked seeing Rory beckoning her.
"Mom, this is Donna Rothschild, Josh's mother. Donna, this is my mom, Lorelai Gilmore."
"It is so nice to meet you Donna! Josh is such a wonderful man! You must be so proud!"
"We are. It is a pleasure to meet you Lorelai. Welcome to the grandma club!"
"Thank you so much! Congratulation to you on becoming a grandma as well! How many grand babies do you have now?"
"This will be number 4. We have 3 little boys, and one precious little princess."
"That is so wonderful! You look like you adore them."
"I really do. I was just telling Rory and Logan that I know they don't have the best relationship with Logan's parents, and I would love to be an honorary grandmother to their little one."
"That is so kind of you, we would love to have you in the family! Thank you so much for offering! A baby can never have too many grandparents!"
"No, they definitely cannot. So Lorelai, Honor tells me you helped her to plan this wonderful party."
"I did. I had a lot of help from a couple of friends though. There is no way I could have pulled this off without them and Honor. She's becoming a second daughter to me."
"I adore Honor! She is going to be make such an amazing mother, as is your daughter. My husband and I have gotten to know Logan over the last few years, and he has really grown in to an amazing man. You can tell he worships your daughter."
"He really does. It's funny, I actually hated him when Rory first started dating him in college. He's grown up a lot in the time we've known him. He's a completely different person than he used to be."
"My husband and I went to his graduation from medical school. We are so proud of him!"
"Can I ask you something?" Lorelai asked.
"Of course!"
"Is it true that Mitchum and Shira didn't show up for his graduation?"
"Unfortunately, it is. From what we understand, he never had the best relationship with them, but it's progressively gotten worse over the last several years. I know that Logan and Rory recently took over the family company, and I imagine that has put a lot of strain on things as well."
"Wow, I can't even imagine! My parents haven't always agreed with everything I've done, but they've still always been there for me when it mattered." Lorelai said shaking her head.
"We may be Josh's parents, and have four other children of our own, but we consider Logan part of our family. Rory and Logan are welcome in our home, any time. You and I will more than make up for what Logan's parents are lacking."
"We will for sure!" Lorelai agreed.
"Donna, it is so nice to see you again! I see you've met my daughter." Emily said stepping up next to Lorelai and joining the conversation.
"Emily, it is so good to see you! It's been a long time. I didn't know that Lorelai is your daughter. What a small world!" Donna smiled.
"Yes, it is." Emily agreed.
"Mom, Donna has offered to be an honorary grandparent to Rory and Logan's baby." Lorelai told her.
"Really? Thank you Donna! That makes me so happy! We are honored to welcome you to the family! Have you seen Rory and Logan's new house yet?"
"I haven't."
"You need to see it, it's beautiful!"
"My mom has been over there since this morning. She has taken over all of the unpacking and interior design. She has really turned their house into a home today." Lorelai explained.
"You will definitely have to show me before we all leave." Donna said as she took a bite of the food on her plate. "Oh my! This food is incredible! Do either of you know who Honor's caterer is?"
"That would actually be my best friend Sookie. She is the chef at the Inn that I run a couple of hours from here."
"Is she here? I would love to meet her!"
"Absolutely! I will be right back!" Lorelai said excusing herself from the group.
"Sorry, if you will excuse us, we are going to go sit down. Grandma, mom has a key to the house, whenever you want to take Donna over."
"Thank you Rory. You go eat your dinner. Let me know if you need anything, and I'll get it for you, ok?"
"I will. Thank you Grandma." Rory smiled, then walked away with Logan to find somewhere to sit down.
"I can't believe you didn't tell me sooner!" Stephanie said as Rory and Logan sat down at the dining room table next to their group of friends.
"We wanted to tell everyone in person, and this was the first chance we could get everyone together." Logan told them.
"Rory, kiddo! Congratulations Honey!" Christopher said walking into the room and sitting down at the table with everyone else.
"Thanks Dad! Are you ready to be a Grandpa?"
"Let's not use that word. I am not old enough for anyone to be using that word on me." Christopher laughed.
"Well, you've got about 6 ½ more months to figure out what you want to be called, so you better get to thinking." Logan told him.
"I guess I'd better. Are you guys excited?"
"We are. It's incredible!"
"Have you thought of any names yet? Because I kind of like Christopher."
"You're hilarious!" Rory told him. "We actually haven't talked about it at all. We don't even know what we are having yet. Someone is refusing to tell us!" she said shooting a look at Paris.
"Oh hush up Gilmore! You'll know in the next hour. Quit your whining." Paris told her.
"Logan, are you parents excited?" Christopher asked.
"I'm pretty sure they are excited for Honor." Logan told him.
"That is pretty cool getting to become a parent at the same time as your sister. It's almost like you planned it."
"We didn't at all. Honor has been trying for years, and Rory and I, it just kind of happened. We blame Lorelai."
"She is definitely excited. You can see it all over her face."
"Yes, she is." Logan smiled.
"How is work going for you guys? Have things calmed down since I last saw you?"
"Yes and no." Rory told him. "We've were just in Europe last week to meet with several of the overseas papers, and before that, we were in California to get Mitchum settled into a rehab center in Malibu, and meet with some papers out there."
"Gigi told me you went to Disneyland?"
"We did. Logan had the meetings with the papers scheduled for first thing in the morning, and we were able to have the afternoons off and go to a few theme parks. It was a lot of fun! We had a great time!"
"You know, I've never been to Disneyland. Maybe we'll have to go when your baby is a little older. Gigi has been with her mother a few times. Mostly to the Paris park. She loves it! She's been wanting to go out to California."
"I've never been a Disney person, but it was really fun! I didn't know that Gigi is a Disney person?"
"She loves all things Disney. I used to have to read her Cinderella before bed every night for like 3 years. I took her to Disney World when she was little. There is so much to do there! You would go for a month and still not see everything."
"I've heard that." Logan told him. "I've never been. That stuff was never important to my parents. We'll definitely be doing things differently."
"So when is this baby due anyway? You said about 6 months?"
"May 23rd." Rory told him.
"I will put that on my calendar right now, and make sure that I am here with you. I know I wasn't the best Dad to you kiddo, and I definitely wasn't around much when you were growing up. But I want to make up for that. I'm gonna to do my best to be around more."
"That would be great Dad. Thank you!"
"It's the least I can do for my first grand baby. I am so proud of you Honey! You are going to be an amazing mother! You had a great example in Lorelai. Your baby is very lucky to have you."
"Thank you Dad! That means so much!" Rory said wiping a tear from her cheek. "Geez, everyone is making me cry today."
"Welcome to the preggo hormones!" Stephanie laughed. "I was a blubbering mess when I was pregnant with Valerie. It gets a little bit better, but never fully goes away."
"I was the same way." Lane said joining the conversation. "Pregnancy makes you an emotional nightmare."
"Great! More to look forward to!"
"Hey Mate, did you know that your sister doesn't have any Scotch?" Finn asked walking into the room.
"There's no alcohol here because of my Dad." Logan told him. "All the alcohol that was in this house is across the street at mine to keep Dad from having any. You can survive a few hours."
"See, and here I thought it was because this is a baby party with young children present." Christopher laughed.
"I wish that was the excuse."
"So when do we get to go back to your place then? We'll need to form a sub party."
"Finn, sit your butt down! There is no sub party! This is a party to celebrate Rory and Logan's new baby. You are perfectly capable of being sober for a few hours. Get over yourself!" Stephanie told him.
"Uncle Finn, Uncle Finn! Will you come play with us?!" Lane's twins asked, seeing Finn, and jumping out of their seats to run to him.
"Oh good, my fan club is here! I will see all of you boring adults later on." Finn said with a salute, then took off with the twins.
"Lane, have I told you how much I love your boys?!" Rory asked. "Because they are my favorite people right now!"
"Lane, you and your boys are going to have to come to every party we go to." Stephanie told her. "They are the best Finn babysitters in the world!"
"They've been asking for a new play station." Lane told them. "Zach and I told them that they can ask Santa."
"I guess Santa is coming early then!" Stephanie laughed.
"You guys need to tell Finn to quit buying my kids stuff."
"How about we tell him to give you the credit for all the stuff instead?"
"That works!" Lane agreed.
"Lane, you'll have to get me a list of things that they actually need so I can go shopping for them." Rory told her. "Stephanie, I need a list for Valerie too."
"I'll get you a list this week." Lane told her.
"Valerie wants Minnie Mouse everything. She is completely obsessed!" Stephanie said as she helped her daughter finish eating. "I know we are going to be finding out really soon, but do you have any feelings about what your baby's gender is?"
"I think it's a girl." Logan told them.
"You do?" Rory asked.
"I just have a feeling. It's tradition in your family."
"But what if it's a boy?" Lane asked.
"Gilmores don't have boys." Christopher laughed. "That just doesn't happen!"
"Then how did we get Grandpa?" Rory asked.
"Please, your Grandfather has 6 sisters. Out of 7 kids, there was bound to be at least one boy. But he's the only one in the family."
"Rory, what do you think you're having?" Stephanie asked.
"You know, I haven't really thought about it . . . I'm kind of still getting used to the idea of being pregnant."
"You don't have any feelings one way or another?"
"No, not so much. I'll be happy with a healthy baby. But I will say that I know absolutely nothing about boys, so at least if we have a girl, I'll kind of know something about what I'm doing."
"Girls are so much fun! I love having a little mini me! Valerie has Collin wrapped around her little finger. I'm sure your baby will be the same with Logan."
"He kind of already is." Rory told her. "Logan is the most excited that I've ever seen him. It's adorable!"
"You hear that Man? You've been called adorable!" Collin told him. "Are you gonna take that?!"
"Eh, I've been called worse things!" Logan told him.
"I hope you guys have a boy. We need more testosterone in this group. There are way too many women!"
"What?! There is literally just me and Stephanie with you, Logan, Robert and Finn!" Rory told him.
"Speaking of Robert, where is he?" Logan asked.
"He's out of town at his sister's house in Virginia." Collin told them. "Poor guy is surrounded by women until tomorrow night when he gets go to home."
"Doesn't he have 5 sisters?" Rory asked.
"He does. And they're all crazy!" Stephanie told her. "Every time Robert has to go to a family event, he uses us as an emergency out. Collin has had to go pick him up from their family gatherings several times."
"We all have." Logan told her. "Robert's family makes mine look almost sane."
"Yikes, poor guy!" Rory commented.
"We've all told him to stop going, but the guy is a glutton for punishment." Stephanie told her.