Chapter 25
Friday morning, Rory and Tori were both up early. Tori was so excited about the helicopter ride that she had a hard time sleeping. She ended up in Rory's bed. Which means she got up when Rory did.
Sara came in this morning to help them get off and to close up the house for the weekend. She was also driving them to HPG Hartford headquarters so she could bring Rory's car back. She had breakfast ready when they came down.
Tori was dressed in her Chloe embroidered corduroy scalloped black dress, Girls long sleeve white bodysuit, White stretch comfort leggings, Moncler girl's zip-front fleece hoodie jacket Rachel Riley, Prada leather zip pocket combat booties.
Rory was dressed in her Lisa Yang Elwinn Cashmere Boucle High-Necked Sweater, Versace Graca Border Active black cotton leggings, Derek Rose Men's Modal Zip-front hoodie and Jimmy Choo Youth II Shearling Biker Booties.
They were just finishing breakfast when the doorbell rang. Tori took off to the door to open it. Rory was right behind her. She opened the door. Logan was standing at the door.
"Hey Logan," Tori said. "I am ready to go."
Before Logan could say anything, Rory spoke up. "Not quite, You need to brush your teeth, bring down your suitcase."
"Okay," She said and ran off.
"Hey" Rory said, kissing him on the lips. "We will be ready to go in a minute. Why don't you bring my car around and park your Porsche in the garage?"
"Okay, I can do that." He said.
"Keys are hanging in the kitchen, remote over the visor." She told him as she went upstairs to get her suitcase and make sure Tori wasn't added to hers.
When they returned downstairs, Logan was waiting. "Well, don't my girls look gorgeous this morning." Logan said.
"Girls?" Tori asked. "Am I one of your girls?"
Logan looked at Rory and she shrugged.
"Yes, you and your mom are my only girls." He told her. This caused Tori to grin. She liked being someone's girl.
"So, the car is pulled around front, if it is okay with you, I will start loading." Logan said. They each had a suitcase. Rory and Tori's clothes for the matinee was in Rory's garment bag. Tori also had her backpack with her tablet and a few toys.
Rory nodded. "Yes, I will go get Sara" They had talked about it last night. Logan would park his Porsche in her garage, Sara would drive them to the heliport and bring Rory's car back.
They pulled into the underground garage at HPG. Logan parked at the elevator. A nice dressed young man came out of the elevator with a cart for their luggage. "Rory, Tori, this is Thomas. He helps around the news office." Logan said.
"An intern?" Rory asked. Thomas nodded his head and smiled
"Yeah, I was one of those one time." She said,
Rory went to get Tori's carseat out of the car, when Logan stopped her. "I had them install one in my car. They were supposed to get the best, one that grows with her." He said.
"That was not necessary, but a good idea" She told him.
When the luggage was loaded, they rode the elevator to the top floor, while Thomas continued on to the helipad on the roof.
When they got off the elevator, Tori asked. "Where is our stuff going?"
"Thomas is taking our stuff to the helicopter. We are going to my office for a few minutes while we wait for the helicopter to be ready to go." Logan told her.
"I have never been on a helicopter." Tori told him. "Harper said she used to go on the helicopter with her Pops, but he died."
"Yes, Harper used to ride on the helicopter with my dad, her Pops." Logan told her.
"So, your dad is died." She asked.
"Yes, my dad died a couple of years ago." Logan said.
"I'm sorry," Tori said and did what neither adults expected. She hugged his legs.
He swallowed, you could see his Adam's apple moving. He patted her on the head. "It's okay. I'm not sad anymore." Logan told her.
As they walked through the office, everyone was staring. Tori didn't like that. She scooted closer to Logan. He put his hand down and she grabbed it. The smile on his face was indescribable.
When they got to his office he stopped at his assistance desk. "John is this Rory and her daughter Tori. If either of my girls call me, I want you to find me so I can talk with them." He told John with a wink. Tori was smiling. She felt important.
It wasn't long before they were on their way. Logan was pointing out several sites as they flew from Hartford to Manhattan. She was buckled in, but she could lean over Logan and see. She liked wearing the big headset that was too big for her head.
They landed again on the HPG rooftop. Waiting for them was another man and a luggage cart. Logan helped Rory off, then Tori. He spoke to the man with the luggage cart, but Rory and Tori could not hear because of the helicopter being so loud.
Logan guided them to the elevator. It stopped on the top floor, without their luggage. On the way to Logan's office, it was similar to when they were in Hartford. Tori took Logan's hand at first, but then asked to be lifted up. Logan picked her up and put her on his hip as they walked to his office. He again stopped at his assistance desk.
"Gloria," Logan addressed a 50 something year old plump lady. She reminded Rory of the grandmothers you see in cartoons. "This is Rory and this is Tori. If either of them call me, you will be sure to get me right away." He again winked at her.
They were in Logan's office for a few minutes when Gloria came over the intercom and told Logan his car was downstairs.
"Good," He said. "We can go to the apartment and have lunch before we explore."
"Why did she call you Mr. Huntsb…." She butchered his name.
"Well," He began. "My name is Logan Huntzburger." He pronounced it slow. "She calls me Mr. Huntzburger because I am the boss, although I have asked her to call me Logan. This is my company. It is called Huntzburger Publishing Group."
Tori nodded. "Do you think you could say Huntzburger?" Logan again pronounces it slow.
Tori nodded and repeated what he said. "That was good." Tori was smiling.
When they got to the car, Rory asked about their luggage.
"I sent it on to the apartment. I didn't know how long it would be before the car would be here." He told her. She nodded.
When they pulled into the underground parking garage at the apartment, Logan parked his car. He helped the girls out of the car. Tori again wanted to be held.
"I see why you sent the luggage on. You couldn't get a closer parking space?" Rory asked. She was laughing. She knew Logan always has the best.
"Well," He begin. "The other HPG apartment is occupied. They have the better parking space, but as soon as they are gone, I will claim it. I just didn't see a reason for them to move. I will not be using it much. I will use a town car when I am in the city. This car is for Hartford mostly."
They rode the elevator to the top floor. Logan put Tori down when they got in the elevator. She walked through the foyer, looking around.
Logan took her hand. "Let me show you around." He said. "This is the living room. The TV, back this way is the kitchen," Logan led them into the Kitchen. "The fridge," He opened it to show they were juice boxes, baby carrots and cheese stix. "If you want a snack" Rory cut her eyes at him. "Oh, of course you need to ask your mom first."
He continued his tour, walking back through the living room. "This is my office", he opened the door so they could look in. He continued down the hall. He opened the first bedroom door, "This is one of the guest rooms, there are three guest rooms." He opened two more doors for them to look into. "This is one of the bathrooms" he said, opening the door.
"This," He said, opening the last door before the end of the hall. "is your room." Rory and Logan both looked at Tori to see her reaction. She didn't say anything, just walked into the room. Her luggage was on the bed. She looked around the room.
"I need toys in this room," She said. They both laughed. "I have a room at Grampy Chris' house. It is next to Aunt Gigi. I need toys."
"Well, I'll tell you what. Before we go to the matinee, we will go pick up a couple toys to go in your room. In the meantime, let me show you where me and your mom will sleep." He moved out of the door of the room waiting for her to follow. Rory was watching her to make sure she was okay with this. She is only 4, but she is smart.
She followed Logan to the end of the hall. He opened the door for her to see the big room. She walked in and looked around. She stuck her head in the bathroom then the big closet. She kept nodding her head. "Your closet at home is like this momma." She said,
"Yes it is a baby." Rory said.
After the tour, they went into the living room to decide what was for lunch.
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