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Perfect For You
Gilmore Girls
A/N: Ugh, I so should not be doing this but I can't help it. This has been buzzing around in my head for the longest time and I had to write it. I hope you all like it. I know I said I'd start the Kill Me Now sequel after These Walls is done and I will, but I couldn't help but write this. I can't get rid of the idea, because I like it so much. So, please enjoy the new story.
Ok, full summary...
Summary: Takes place the summer before Senior year at Chilton. Everything in the show has happened up to this point except, while Jess lives in Stars Hollow, Rory didn't kiss him at Sookie's wedding. He likes her, but she only likes him as a friend. Also, Paris is Rory's best friend and she's still dating Dean, but what could happen when she goes on that trip to D.C. and meets Logan Huntzberger? Has she met him before? Sure feels like it. RoganSophie
Disclaimer: I own nothing but my crazy mind that keeps cranking out these ideas...
"Do you really have to go?" Dean Forrester asked his girlfriend of two years.
"Yeah, Dean. I really have to go." Rory said.
"I'll miss you." he said, smiling as he hugged her.
"I'll miss you too." she said, hugging him back.
"You'll call, right?" Dean asked.
"Yeah." she said, although she knew a lot of the calls the two would have while she was gone, would be initiated by him. He was more likely to call her, than she was to call him.
"Love you Ror." he said, giving her a kiss.
"I love you too Dean." she said. But when she said it, it felt wrong.
"Bye." he said.
"Bye." she said, getting into the passenger side of her mother's jeep.
"Ready to go hun?" Lorelai asked.
"I'm so ready!" Rory said excitedly.
Lorelai gave a short laugh as she pulled out of the driveway and headed to the Hartford Airport. "So, you're meeting Paris at the baggage check, right?" Lorelai asked.
"Yes."
"Ok, just making sure you have someone to walk to the gate with since I can't go past security."
"I know mom. Paris and I will be fine. We'll check our bags, go through security, go to the gate, and wait for the call to board the plane." Rory said.
"Aww. That's my little girl. Always safe." Lorelai said.
"That's me." Rory said, rolling her eyes.
The rest of the ride, they listened to music. When they arrived at the airport, Lorelai parked in front of the doors where there were workers checking bags outside. She helped Rory pull her suitcase out of the back and then they took it over to one of the workers. He started to check her bag when Rory heard her voice being called.
"Rory!"
"Paris! Hey!" she said as her best friend came up to her.
"So, ready to go?" Paris asked.
"Yep. This is going to be so fun. Debating with kids from other schools, meeting congress people. I can't wait." Rory said.
"I know. It should be interesting. I wonder how many people we can beat at debate, and then make them cry." Paris said, rubbing her hands together.
"Well, aren't you sweet." Lorelai said, joining the girls after Rory's luggage was taken away to be boarded on the plane.
"Hey Lorelai." Paris said.
"Hey hun. All checked?" she asked.
"Yep. I was just waiting for Rory."
"Well. I guess you two should get going. Have a safe flight, and call me when you land?" Lorelai asked.
"You got it mom. Bye. Love you." Rory said, giving her mom a hug.
"Bye hun." she said, hugging back. "Bye Paris." she said, hugging her daughter's friend.
"Bye Lorelai." Paris said as she and Rory walked into the airport with their carry-on backpacks.
"So, to security." Rory said.
"Let's go." Paris said.
The two got through security before heading up to their boarding gate.
"Coffee?" Rory asked as they passed a Starbucks.
"Sure." Paris said. The girls went into the coffee café and got their beverages before walking to the gate. Depositing their cups when they were done, they then sat down in the chairs near the boarding gate.
"So, do you think we'll see any cute guys?" Paris asked.
"I don't know Paris. Why? You looking?" Rory asked.
Paris shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe."
"Well, I think if you found someone, that would be great." Rory said.
"Yeah? And what if you found someone too? Wouldn't that be cool?" Paris asked.
"Paris. You know I'm still with Dean."
"Bag boy? Oh Rory, come on. He's not that bright and he's way to possessive of you. I bet he asked about five times if you really had to go, or, of you'd please stay. And he probably asked about a million more times if you'd call him every night."
"So what if he did Paris? He's being a good boyfriend. He's being nice, he's just concerned."
"Yeah, concerned that you're going to find someone else. And personally, I hope you do. You deserve better than him Rory. He's not even going to go to college! He told you he was going to be a construction worker! How can and ivy league girl date a construction worker?" Paris asked.
"Paris, stop. I don't care about his career choices. While I do really wish he would change his mind and apply to a few colleges, it really is his life. Plus! You can't call me an ivy league girl yet! I'm not even into Harvard, or Yale, or Princeton. Please just drop the subject Paris. He's a good guy, and while you're my best friend and I appreciate your opinion on my taste in guys, I really wish you'd stop right now." Rory said.
"Ok Ror. I'll stop. But think about it. Someone new might be just what you need."
Rory shook her head and sighed as a voice came on over the intercom. "All passengers on flight 808 to Washington D.C., please go to the gate to board. Thank you."
"That's us. Let's go." Rory said, grabbing her backpack and getting out of her chair. Her and Paris gave their tickets to the flight attendant and she scanned them before returning them. Paris and Rory boarded the plane and found their seats. They sat down and both immediately pulled out a book to read.
The plane landed a few hours later, and Rory and Paris exited. They got their luggage and then went over to the charter bus that had a sign telling them it was for some of the students that were taking the trip. Some of the other kids were being picked up at other airports. The driver took their luggage and put it in the compartment under the bus. Rory and Paris boarded, finding two open seats closer to the back. Once everyone else was on, the bus left.
Paris pulled her book back out while Rory just looked out the window.
"Uh, excuse me. I think you dropped this."
Rory looked over to see a cute brunette boy hand Paris the bookmark that fell out of her novel.
"Oh, thanks." she said smiling. Rory smiled as the two talked. Paris had found a cute boy already and he seemed genuinely interested in her.
"My name's Jamie." he said.
"Paris."
"Nice to meet you Paris. Where are you from?"
"Hartford Connecticut. Oh, and this is my friend Rory." she said
"Hi Rory." he said smiling, but not taking his eyes off Paris.
"Hey Jamie. Nice to meet you." Rory said, before returning to the window.
"So where are you from?" Paris asked.
"New Jersey. I'll be attending Princeton in the fall." he said.
"Really? That's a nice school."
"What about you? Where do you go to school?"
"We go to Chilton. We'll be starting our senior year in the fall."
"What about college?" he asked.
"Harvard." Paris said with confidence. "Or Yale is an option as well."
"What about you Rory?" he asked.
"Hm? Oh." she said, turning back to them. "Harvard or Yale. Maybe Princeton. It's depends on where I get in."
"That's nice." he said, turning back to Paris. The two continued their conversation as the bus continued to travel to the hotel. When it arrived, everyone got off and grabbed their bags. They got their room assignments and keys. Paris and Rory got onto the elevator and pressed the button for the sixth floor.
"So Jamie seemed really nice." Rory said.
"Yeah, he was." Paris said with a smile.
"Oh my. Paris Geller is falling in love." Rory cooed.
"Please, I just met him."
"That dopey look on your face says otherwise." Rory said as the elevator reached their floor and they got off. They headed to their room and swiped the card so the light on the lock turned green. After opening the door, they entered the room. It had two queen sized beds, a bathroom, and a counter with a coffee maker, microwave and mini fridge that they could store food in. There was a t.v. in the bedroom area, but there was also a small living room area with a couch, overstuffed chair, and another t.v. In the bedroom area, there were also two desks and a telephone. It was a pretty nice room.
"Which bed do you want?" Paris asked.
"The one by the window." Rory said as she walked over to it, set her suitcase next to it and threw her backpack on the bed.
"Ok." Paris said as she put all her stuff on the other bed.
"So we have to be downstairs for dinner in an hour right?" Rory asked.
"Yeah." Paris said.
"Ok, I'm gonna shower and change." Rory said as she grabbed a cute party dress from her bag along with her toiletries and a few other things before going into the bathroom and locking the door. She started the shower and after peeling out of her clothes, she stepped in, letting the hot water pound on her shoulders. She needed to think. Should she stay with Dean? Sure he was sweet and he loved her, but maybe Paris was right. No, of course Paris was right. Paris was always right. And maybe she could meet a nice cute guy up here who actually had aspirations and was going to go to college. She continued to think as she washed her hair. When she was done, she stepped out of the shower and wrapped her towel around her before drying her hair. When her hair was dried straight, she put on her underwear and bra before stepping into her dress. It was white with spaghetti straps and it had a floral print on it. She paired it with a white cardigan sweater and white flip flops. She wanted to look cute, but still be comfortable. She applied a light touch of makeup before exiting the bathroom so Paris could get ready. Half an hour later, they were exiting the room, on their way to dinner.
"Do you think we'll see Jamie again tonight?" Paris asked.
"I don't know Paris. Maybe." Rory said as they entered the dining room. There were several large round tables set up and a podium where Rory was sure someone would be making a speech from later.
"Paris. Rory." they heard Jamie call.
"There's your answer." Rory whispered as he approached them
"Hi Jamie." Paris said.
"Hey. Hey Rory." he said.
"Hi Jamie." Rory said.
"So, the two of you have been seated at the same table as me." Jamie said.
"Great." Paris said excitedly.
"So, would you like to come get a drink with me Paris?" Jamie asked.
"Uh," she said looking at Rory.
"Go ahead. I'm just going to look around a little."
"Ok." Paris said as she left to get a soda with Jamie.
Rory scanned the room, taking in all it's paintings and all the people around her. Her eyes landed on one particular person. She couldn't stop looking at him. He had tousled blonde hair and chocolate brown eyes. He was kept switching from smirks to smiles as he talked to a brunette boy, most likely his best friend.
Rory didn't know how long she had been looking at him when a vice pulled her out of her thoughts.
"Rory." Paris said.
"Yeah?" she said turning to her.
"What are you looking at?"
"Oh. Uh nothing." she said.
Paris didn't believe her. She followed where Rory's gaze once laid. "Oh." she said with a smile. "That's Huntzberger. Very nice." Paris said with a smirk.
"What?" Rory asked in disbelief.
"Huntzberger." Paris clarified.
"That's Mitchum Huntzberger? He looks a bit young. Like, our age."
Paris let out a short laugh. "Rory." she said. "You're my best friend, so when I say this, I mean it in the nicest way. You're so smart, you're stupid." Paris said. "That's not Mitchum Huntzberger." she hissed. "That's his son."
"Oh. See, that makes more sense." Rory said, nodding her head.
"Yeah." Paris said. "Come on. Dinner is about to begin. Let's go sit down." Rory, Paris and Jamie made their way over to their table. After sitting a moment, they were surprised to see the Huntzberger heir and his friend come over to their table as well. Paris was sitting next to Jamie and Rory was on her other side. Huntzberger sat down next to Rory and his friend sat next to him on the other side.
Dinner was served as conversation flowed between groups at the table. Huntzberger and his friend were conversing as were Paris and Jamie. Rory pulled out her book on Ernest Hemingway while she ate her dinner.
"C'mon man. Let me see your new sidekick." The brunette boy said.
"No way Colin." Huntzberger said. "Let's remember Hemingway."
"What about him?" Colin asked confused.
"Trusted that wife of his with the only copy he had of the novel he was working on. The silly woman lost it. I give you my sidekick, you'll most likely lose it."
"Not so. I know the story. Hemingway left it on a plane. His wife had nothing to do with it." Colin said. "Plus, I'm not gonna lose the sidekick."
"That's not the way I heard the Hemingway story."
"Well then you heard it wrong." Colin said.
Rory had been listening to the conversation and couldn't help but put her two cents in.
"Excuse me." she said. Both boys turned to look at her.
When Logan Huntzberger turned around, he was looking into the most gorgeous blue eyes he'd ever seen. 'Wow.' he thought. 'This girl is beautiful. She's probably just some brain dead bimbo though, only here because she won the Presidential election at her school based on how popular she is.'
"Can I help you?" he asked with a smile.
"Actually, you're both wrong. Hemingway's manuscripts were stolen in Hadley's suitcase at the Gare de Lyon." Rory said.
"Huh." Logan said.
"And how do you know that?" Colin asked.
"Here." she said, handing them her Hemingway book. She flipped it to the page she had bookmarked with that information. They started to read it.
'Wow. Guess I was wrong. She seems really smart.' Logan thought. "Huh." Logan said again, as he handed her back her book. He looked back into her eyes and held his hand out. "Logan Huntzberger." he said.
"Rory Gilmore." she said, shaking his hand.
"As in Richard and Emily?" he asked.
"Yeah, they're my grandparents."
"It's nice to finally meet you."
"Finally?" Rory asked.
"Yeah, your grandparents talk about you all the time whenever my family is over there for dinner."
"Oh, well it's nice to meet you too." she said smiling. "This is my friend Paris..." she said turning to her blonde friend who was now making out with Jamie. "Oh, uh, who is apparently uh, busy right now." she said, blushing. Logan let out a small laugh.
"This is my friend Colin." he said.
"Nice to meet you." Colin said. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to get some more food." Colin said as he got up.
"So, you go to Chilton, right?" Logan asked.
"Yeah. Getting ready to start senior year." Rory said.
"Ah yes. Senior year. Very fun." he said with a smirk.
"You graduated already?" Rory asked.
"Yeah. Just a few weeks ago. I'm going to be starting Yale in the fall."
"I would love to go there." Rory said. "Or Harvard. Or Princeton. Pretty much any ivy league school I could get into." she said as she took a sip of her coffee."
"Well you seem very intelligent to me. You proved me and my good friend Colin wrong. Definitely ivy league material." he said, smiling. She blushed.
"Thanks. So, what are you going to major in?" she asked.
"Journalism. Have to take over the family business." he said bitterly.
"You don't sound to happy about that." Rory said.
"That's because I'm not. Don't get me wrong, I love the newspaper world, but I'd rather be a reporter, not the CEO of Huntzberger Media. I wanna write articles, not edit, or determine layouts, or control everyone else. I want the people I work with to like me for me, not like me because they're scared I might fire them."
"Wow. You know what you want to do. So, why not tell you father that? Tell him you want to write instead of be in control." Rory said.
"I wish it was that simple." Logan said. "But with my dad, it's not. He's a control freak about the office and he's a control freak about my life. He made me come here, but now I'm kinda glad I did." he said, smiling at her.
Whenever he smiled at her like that, her heart fluttered. What was he doing to her, making her feel this way. How could she let him make her feel this way? She had a boyfriend. 'Dean, Rory. Think of Dean. You can't let Logan Huntzberger charm you like this, even though he is extremely charming, and gorgeous. God his eyes are nice. So warm. And that smirk/smile combo. Ugh. Stop! Dean! Remember Dean!' she thought.
"So what are you going to major in when you get to college?" he asked.
She smiled. "Journalism."
"Ah, similar interests. So Ace, tell me, are you on The Franklin?"
"Ace?" she asked.
"Yeah. You said journalism. Ace reporter."
"Oh." she said smiling. She liked that nickname. It was much better than what Tristan called her. Yes, Ace was definitely better that Mary. "Uh, yeah. I'm on the Franklin. Paris is too."
"Well, I'd love to read some of your articles sometime."
"Sure." she said.
Dinner continued and the conversation flowed between Logan and Rory. She never mentioned she had a boyfriend, but then again, he never asked. 'I wonder if he has a girlfriend?' she thought. 'Wait, no! Why do I care? I shouldn't care. I have Dean. I have a boyfriend. I love Dean. Right? I do love him, right? Oh God! I'm falling for Huntzberger! I must be if I'm second guessing my feelings for Dean. But things have just been weird with him lately. Maybe I should break up with him. Ugh. I'm so confused right now. I need to go to bed.'
"Ace? Rory?" he said.
"Huh? Oh. Sorry." she said, blushing.
"You ok Ace? You're zoning out on me." he said with a small laugh.
"Oh, just a little tired. Long day, ya know?"
"Yeah. So, how about I walk you back to your room." he said.
"Sure." Rory said, getting up from her seat. Paris and Jamie had left a while ago. Rory could only guess where they went.
As they walked out of the dining room, Logan put his arm around Rory's shoulder. She told herself she should pull away. She had just met him, and she had a boyfriend. But she felt very comfortable with him, so instead of pulling away, she leaned into him. They got on the elevator and rode up to the sixth floor. When the elevator doors opened, they walked to her room.
"Thanks for walking me up." she said moving out from under his arm, and facing him.
"No problem Ace. It was really nice to meet you. Can we maybe hang out again tomorrow?" he asked.
'No.' she said to herself. 'I have a boyfriend.' "I would love that." she said to him. He smiled.
"Great. I'll see you at breakfast? Same table?"
"Yeah." she said, nodding.
"Ok. Night Ace." he said, leaning in and kissing her cheek."
"Night Logan." she said as he pulled away, turned and started to walk down the hallway. She opened the door to her room, but immediately regretted it. Paris and Jamie were making out on Paris's bed. She closed the door, and turned around, hoping Logan wasn't gone yet. When she saw he was almost at the elevator, she called his name.
"Logan."
He heard Rory call him back and he turned around to see her walking towards him.
"Ok, so Paris and Jamie are making out in our room, and I was wondering if maybe you wanted to hang out a little longer?" she asked, hoping he wouldn't turn her away.
"Of course Ace." he said with a smile. "We can watch movies with Colin in my room. Have all kinds of junk food and stuff." he suggested.
'Oh God, this guy is perfect. He likes junk filled movie nights. Mom would love him.' "Do you know how perfect you are?" she asked as she linked her arm with his. He let out a laugh.
"I think it's been mentioned before." he said with a laugh.
"Well, you're hearing it again. You, Logan Huntzberger, are perfect. You know the way to a Gilmore Girl's heart."
"Through junk food and movies?" he asked.
"Yes! That's what me and my mom love to do! We rent all our favorite classics and then we go to Dooses and buy like three whole bags of junk food. Sometimes Dean joins us to." she said. 'Oh crap!' she thought, mentally slapping her head. 'I mentioned Dean.'
"Who's Dean?" Logan asked as they entered the elevator and went up one floor.
"Oh." Rory said. "Uh, I guess I should have told you earlier. Dean, is my boyfriend."
'She has a boyfriend.' Logan thought. 'Damn. I really like her. I haven't felt this way about someone, ever. She's different. She's smart, and beautiful, and funny, witty, and... she has a boyfriend. Shit. I won't give up though. Maybe she'll dump him after we spend more time together.' "Your boyfriend." Logan said.
"That's not a problem, is it? We can still hang out, right?" she asked, practically pleading.
"Of course Ace. I like you too much already to let your boyfriend get in the way of us being friends." 'Or more.' he silently added.
She smiled as they approached his room. "I like you a lot too Logan. I'm glad we're gonna be friends." 'Or more.' she added in her head. 'Oh God! I'm doing it again! Ugh. Stop Rory! Dean. You have to remember Dean.' she thought. 'Or we could dump Dean!' another voice in her head said. 'What! No we can't!' The angel side said. 'Of course we can!' the devil side ordered. 'But Dean loves us.' the angel said. 'But we don't love him.' the devil side said. 'But we do love him!' the angel side said. 'No we don't!' the devil said. 'We like Logan now. He's perfect for us! He's sweet, and charming, and smart! He has goals! He's going to Yale! We like him! We don't love Dean!' the devil pleaded. 'We don't love Dean.' the angel said, finally realizing the truth.
"I don't love Dean." Rory said, quietly.
"What?" Logan asked.
'Oh Shit! I said that out loud!' Rory thought.
"Oh God." she said. "I think I have to go." Rory said as she tried to pull away from him.
"No, wait." he said grabbing her arm and pulling her to him. "You just said you didn't love him."
"I..."
"Rory." Logan said.
"I don't love him." Rory said. "Not anymore." Rory said, finally realizing.
"Rory, do you like me?" Logan asked.
"Yes." she whispered.
"Good, 'cause I really like you." he said, pulling her against him.
"Logan..." she said but before she could continue, she felt his lips on hers. It was an amazing kiss. Probably the best one she'd ever had. Dean never kissed her like that. He was always giving her light pecks, or sweet kisses that held little to no passion. But Logan, he was kissing her like he would never see her again, and she liked it. But what about Dean? He was still her boyfriend, and now she was cheating. Oxygen became an issue and the two broke apart, their foreheads touching. "You kissed me." Rory said.
He let out a small laugh. "You're a good reported Ace." he said.
She moved away a little. "No, you kissed me, and I still have a boyfriend." she said, moving away more.
"You said you don't love him anymore. You said you liked me." Logan said.
"I do like you, I don't love him anymore, but I didn't expect you to kiss me! I'm still with him. I didn't break up with him yet Logan! I cheated." she said with a horrified look on her face. " I may not love him anymore, but he doesn't deserve that." she said as she moved away even more, pressing the elevator button to take her back to her floor. She would be kicking Jamie out. She needed to talk to Paris, to her mom, hell she had to call Dean and do something.
"Rory." Logan said moving toward her again. "I know I just met you, but I feel like I've know you for so much longer. I've heard so many stories about you from your grandparents, and then surprise! I come here, and I meet you. I learn more about you and I can't help the way I feel. I've never liked someone as much as I like you." he said.
Rory closed her eyes, blinking back tears. The elevator dinged, signaling it's arrival. The doors opened and she opened her eyes. "I have to go." she chocked out as she got on and pressed the button for the doors to close. She knew if she didn't shut the doors right away, he would get back on with her, or worse, she would get back off and kiss him again. Her lips were still tingling as she pressed the button for floor six. More tears escaped her eyes. How could she meet someone less than five hours ago, but feel so strongly for them. She felt like she had met him before, but she didn't press the thought. She got off the elevator when it stopped on her floor and walked to her room. She opened the door to see Jamie and Paris still going at it.
"Out. Now." she said in a stern voice. "Jamie get out. I need to talk to Paris."
The two broke apart and Paris looked over at her best friend. She had tears stains on her cheeks and more tears were falling. "Jamie, I'll see you tomorrow. I think Rory needs me."
"Ok." Jamie said, giving her one last kiss before he got up and left.
"Rory what's wrong?" Paris asked as she got off her bed and went over to her best friend. She pulled her into a hug and then led her over to her bed. "Did Huntzberger do something?"
Rory let out a small laugh. "No Paris, not exactly." she said as she wiped her eyes with a tissue.
"Then what?" Paris asked.
"I don't love Dean anymore." Rory said.
"And you're crying about that? Rory, it's hard when you realize you don't feel a certain way about someone anymore, but come on! It's Dean. I think you know what my opinion on this is."
"I like Logan and he kissed me, but I feel terrible about it."
"Why?"
"Because I haven't broken up with Dean yet, Paris! I'm cheating!"
"Rory, it was one kiss."
"But I liked it."
"So get on the phone and dump Dean!" Paris said.
"Paris that's mean. I can't do it over the phone!"
"So get him to come up here."
"Make him spend him money and come up here just so I can dump him? Uh uh. No way." Rory said.
"Then go to Stars Hollow for a day and do it there. You have the money."
"But all the activities here are starting tomorrow."
"So go on Saturday. There's nothing going on that day. It's a free day. We get to do whatever we want."
"Maybe I should."
"Maybe you should." Paris copied.
"I really like Logan." Rory said with a smile. "He knows my grandparents so that meeting wouldn't be weird. He already knew a lot about me too. Guess my grandmother likes to brag about me." she said with a laugh. "I feel like maybe I met him once before though."
"Maybe you have."
"Maybe. I think I need to call my mom. After that though, I want to hear all the details about you and Jamie. You started making out at dinner." Rory said with another laugh. "That's so not you Paris."
"Yeah, well. Certain people bring out the other sides I hide away."
"You mean you promiscuous side?"
"Hey! I didn't sleep with him. We were just making out."
"God that sounds so weird coming from your mouth."
"Yeah, well. People can make minor changes, right?"
"Of course they can. I think I'm gonna call my mom now. Thanks Paris." Rory said, giving her friend a hug.
"No problem Ror." Paris said as she got off the bed and went into the living room area to watch t.v.
Rory pulled out her phone and dialed her mom's number.
"Hello?" a groggy voice said.
"Mom? Were you sleeping? It's only midnight."
"Luke goes to bed early." Lorelai said. "Now, you better have a good reason for waking mommy from her beauty sleep." she joked.
"I don't think I love Dean anymore."
"Ok, that's a good reason." Lorelai said, sitting up in bed. "Where did that come from?"
"Have we ever met the Huntzbergers?"
"Ok, where did that come from?"
"Have we met them mom?" Rory asked with a little more force.
"Uh, I think I used to babysit for their son when you were two. I would take you with me, and you two would play. It was the cutest thing." Lorelai said with a smile.
"I knew I met him." Rory said.
"What?"
"Logan Huntzberger is here mom."
"Is he? Oh wow. I miss that little guy. He could be a handful but he reminded me of how I used to be."
"Yeah, well he's not a little boy anymore. He's gonna start Yale in the fall mom, and I like him."
"Well of course hun, everyone always liked him."
"No mom, I really like him." Rory said, emphasizing the word 'really.'
"Is this why you don't love Dean anymore?"
"I don't think I've loved Dean for a while now mom. I say it to him, but it never feels right. It's just weird. And then I talk to Logan, and he makes me melt. He's so kind, and sweet. He's smart, charming, and he has ambitions mom. He doesn't want to take over his father's company. He just wants to be a reporter like me." Rory said with a smile. "And his kisses are amazing."
"Wait, you kissed him?"
"No, he kissed me, and I think I kinda yelled at him about it because I'm still with Dean, but I really liked the kiss. I really like him, and he said he likes me too. He knows grandma and grandpa, and apparently whenever Logan and his parents have been at grandma and grandpa's, they've spoken of me."
"Ah, so he already knows stuff."
"Yeah, and I told him more about me, and he told me about him. I really, really like him, and now I don't know if he'll even want to talk to me again. I mean, I yelled at him for kissing me, after I told him I liked him!"
"Wait, you told him you liked him?"
"He asked, and I couldn't lie to him."
"So he said he liked you back?"
"Yeah, and then he kissed me."
"Aw hun. You gotta break up with Dean."
"I know. But I can't do it over the phone, or through a letter, or email. And I definitely can't wait until the end of the summer. I can't ask him to come up here, because it's like he's paying to be broken up with. I think I need to come home for a day." Rory said. "There's a free day on Saturday. We get to do whatever we want. Can I come home Saturday mom? I can get a flight early in the morning, and then leave that night so I'm back for more stuff on Sunday."
"I think that's a great idea Rory." Lorelai said. "I can wire you the money if you want." she said jokingly.
"No that's ok. I've got enough to get one round-trip ticket."
"Ok, but I'm reimbursing you before you leave again. You need that money for up there."
"Thanks mom. I'll see you Saturday. I'll call you tomorrow with flight info."
"Ok hun. I love you, and this is a good thing. You're gonna have someone that's perfect for you and has the same interests, and not a bad butt if I remember correctly." Lorelai said with a laugh.
Rory laughed back. "Ok mom. Love you. Bye."
Both hung up their phones, and then Rory called the airport to get a flight for Saturday. There was one leaving on Saturday morning at eight and one returning to D.C. that night that left at nine. She ordered her tickets, gave them her debit credit card number, thanked the worker and hung up. She told Paris of when she was leaving and returning, she called her mom back giving her the info and then Paris told Rory all the details she didn't already know, about Jamie. The two went to bed after some girl talk. Rory couldn't sleep though. She kept thinking about Logan. He looked kinda hurt when she yelled at him. She hated doing that to him since she cared about him so much. She let out a short laugh. She had just met him, well, re-met him. The last time she saw him, she was two and he was three. She found it funny she could have such strong feelings for the guy when she just had her first real conversation with him six hours ago. But he was Logan Huntzberger. How could she not fall for him. She finally drifted off around three in the morning, only getting four hours of sleep.
The alarm clock in the room was going off at seven a.m. and the two girls pulled themselves out of bed. The each got a shower and dressed in jeans and a t shirt, and applied light makeup before walking down to the dining room for breakfast. The tables were set up the same, with the same people seated together.
'Great.' she thought. 'I have to see him. What am I going to say?' Paris and Rory walked over to their table where Jamie was waiting.
"Hello ladies." Jamie said, greeting them each, and greeting Paris with a kiss.
"Hi Jamie." Rory said, taking her seat. Logan or Colin hadn't arrived yet.
"Is she ok?" Jamie whispered to Paris.
"Yeah, she'll be ok. Just needs to go home for a day. Break up with her boyfriend, she'll be fine." Paris said.
"Hm, speaking of boyfriends." Jamie said. "Can I be yours?" he asked sweetly.
"Of course you can Jamie." Paris said, sealing the deal with a kiss.
"Enough you two. I'm hungry this morning. Don't make me lose my appetite." Rory said as she got up and went to get in line for the breakfast buffet.
Jamie and Paris followed, getting food for themselves too. After filling their plates, they walked back to their table. Rory saw that Logan and Colin had arrived and were sitting in the same spots as the night before. Rory took her seat next to Logan. He looked at her as she sat next to him. When she was situated in her seat, he initiated conversation.
"Hi Rory." he said.
'At least he didn't use the nickname. I'll lose it if he uses the nickname. I'll cry.' she thought. "Hi Logan." she said quietly.
"I'm sorry about last night Ace." he said.
'Damn.' she thought. 'He used it.' "Don't be." she said. "I'm not sorry about last night Logan. I'm not sorry you kissed me because it was an amazing kiss. I just feel bad that it happened before I broke up with Dean."
"Does that mean you're going to break up with him?" Logan asked.
"I'm going home to Stars Hollow, on Saturday Logan. I have some stuff to do. I hope you'll still be here when I get back."
"Of course I will Ace."
"Ok." she said. "So, did you know that we've met before?"
"Really?" he asked.
"Yep. You were three, and I was two. My mom used to babysit you."
"I knew I had known you longer than since yesterday."
"You know, I felt like I had met you before too." she said.
"Guess it's meant to be Ace." he said.
"Yeah, guess it is." she said before taking a bite of her eggs.
"Now that you've all eaten, I think it's time to break you up in your debate groups. You'll be paired with someone from a different school, comparing debate strategies, and your writing skills. Let's begin." he said. "Lisa Whitman from Andover, is with Eric Landry from Groton. Paris Geller from Chilton, you'll be with Jamie Phelps who will be attending Princeton in the fall. Tanya Green from Andover, is with Matt Jamison from Rivers. Rory Gilmore from Chilton is with Logan Huntzberger who will be attending Yale in the fall, and Colin McCrae who will also be attending Yale, will be with Melissa Freeman who will be attending Harvard. Get with your partners ladies and gentleman, go over notes, and we'll reconvene after lunch to go over the debate schedule, when we will be visiting certain landmarks, and when you'll all get to meet the congressmen and congresswomen. Enjoy your morning." he said before leaving the room.
"Guess it really is meant to be, huh Ace?" Logan asked with a small laugh as he pulled his chair next to her.
"Yeah." she said as she smiled at him. "Oh, and you owe me that movie night tonight Huntzberger, I have a feeling Jamie and Paris will be commandeering my room again."
"You got it Ace." he said as he grabbed her hand under the table. He couldn't believe he was falling for her so fast. But she was different. She was Rory Gilmore, and he wanted nothing more than to be her boyfriend.
"Hey hun."
"Hi mommy." Rory said as she clung to her mother. She had missed Lorelai even though she had only been gone for a week.
"Ready to go?" she asked.
"Yeah, I have to get this over with." Rory said.
"Ok. Let's go." Lorelai said as they exited the airport and walked to her jeep.
"Can drop me off at Dean's mom? I think I want to do this now before I loose my courage."
"Of course hun." Lorelai said as they pulled onto the highway. The drive to Stars Hollow was filled with Rory telling her mom everything that had been going on so far. "Sounds like you really like him hun." Lorelai said.
"I do mom. He's amazing."
"Well, he was always a little cutie when he was little. I can't wait to see him again."
"You will." Rory said as they pulled up in front of Dean's house. "Ok, I'll be home in a little while." Rory said. She looked at the clock and saw it was eleven thirty. "Actually, I'll meet you for lunch at Lukes."
"Ok hun. See you soon." Lorelai said as she watched her daughter get out of the car and go up the front steps to Dean's house.
Rory walked up the steps with caution. This was going to be hard. She knocked on the door, and a few moments later, it was opened by Dean, a huge smile on his face when he saw her.
"Rory? What are you doing here? Decide to come home? Miss me that much?" he asked with a grin.
'Oh God.' Rory thought. "Can I come in Dean?" she asked.
"Yeah, of course. So really, why are you here?" he asked as he leaned in and gave her a quick kiss. Yep, not as good as the one she shared with Logan earlier in the week.
"We really need to talk Dean."
"Ok." he said, sitting on the couch. She sat next to him but kept her distance.
She looked him in the eye as she began to speak. "This isn't working." she said.
"What?" he asked.
"You and me. We're not working. I think we should break up."
"What?" he asked again, but louder.
"I don't want to see you anymore Dean."
"Why?" he bellowed.
"Because I don't think I love you anymore. I like someone else."
Dean scoffed. "It's Jess, isn't it?" he asked, disgust in his voice.
"What? No, it's not Jess!" she said.
"Then who, Rory?"
"You don't know him."
"What, is it some richie rich up in D.C.?" he asked, getting more angry.
"I guess you could put it that way."
"So you're willing to throw away two years for some rich playboy you've know for a week?" Dean yelled.
"Yes." Rory said. "But I've known him longer than a week. I've kinda known him for practically my whole life."
"Why Rory?" Dean asked.
"Because I'm falling in love with him." she said as tears came to her eyes. "God, I met him when I was two, and I just saw him again a week ago, but I'm falling. I can't help it. The heart wants what the heart wants, right?" she asked.
"Your heart wants him?" Dean asked.
"Yes." she said as some of her tears fell. "I think I love him."
"Then leave Rory. Go back to D.C. and tell him. Forget about me, and do what makes you happy. Tell him you love him, because if he's feels about you the way I do, then he loved you the minute he saw you. So go, just leave." Dean said.
"I'm sorry Dean." Rory said as she walked to the door. "I loved you, I did.. I just don't anymore. I'm so sorry." she said as she pulled the door open and left. She walked to Lukes and entered the diner to see Jess wiping down the counter, and her mother flirting with Luke.
"Hey, look who's back already." Jess said as he threw down the rag and went over to hug Rory. He held on a little too long though.
"Hey Jess." she said.
"Hi Ror." he said as he continued to hug her. He stuck his face in her hair, breathing in the scent of her shampoo.
"Jess." Rory said.
"Yeah?" he asked.
"I can't breath."
"Oh, sorry." he said as he let go.
"Hey sweets, how'd it go?" Lorelai asked as Rory walked over to her table.
"Not as bad as I thought it would. I just wanna get back to D.C. now though."
"You're going back?" Jess asked as he brought her a cup of coffee.
"Yeah. It's not over yet. The program lasts all summer. I just had to come home for a day and take care of some things."
"Oh yeah? What?"
"I broke up with Dean."
"Ah, Ror. I'm sorry." Jess said.
"Don't worry about it. I have something better waiting for me in D.C."
"I hope you don't mean Paris." Jess said with a look of disgust on his face.
Rory laughed. "No, actually. His name's Logan." Rory said with a smile.
Jess slightly paled. When he heard her say she had broken up with Dean, he brightened up immensely, but then she mentioned some guy named Logan, and his heart broke.
"Well, he's a lucky guy." Jess said as he went back to the counter. He knew he could never have Rory.
The Lorelais had their lunch and did a little shopping before later having dinner and then getting Rory back to the airport. She said goodbye to her mother, promising to call when she landed and then she went inside to go through what had seemed like a normal routine. Getting through security, and then waiting to board her plane. After getting on the plane, she pulled her book back out, hoping to finish it on her way home. A few hours later, she exited the plane and walked to baggage claim expecting to find Paris and a taxi waiting to take them back to their hotel, but instead she came across Logan Huntzberger. He was waiting for her, his signature smirk in place. She smiled when she saw him and hurried over. He pulled her into a hug when she got to him.
"Missed you Ace." he said.
"I was gone for one day."
"That's one day to long." he said.
"Hotel?" Rory asked.
"Let's go." he said, grabbing her backpack and her hand. They walked back outside and got into the awaiting taxi. Logan told the driver the hotel they were staying at and he drove off to their destination. Logan put his arm around Rory and she leaned into him, loving the feeling. "Did everything go ok?" he asked.
"Yeah. Everything's great." she said.
As they continued their drive, it began to rain. They pulled up in front of the hotel and got out. 'C'mon Ace. Let's get inside, it's raining." Logan said as they got out of the cab.
"Logan, wait." Rory said. "Let's stay out here for a minute." she said as she stepped into the rain.
"Ace are you crazy? You'll get sick!" he said as he went after her. She was already soaked through her clothes. It was raining really hard. He gathered her in his arms, keeping them both warm from the cold rain.
"I guess you're crazy too, 'cause you followed me out here." she said as he held her and the rain fell on them.
"Crazy about you." he said.
"I think I love you Logan." Rory said.
"I know I love you Rory." he said.
She smiled at him before crashing her lips on his. He responded immediately as they stood in the rain. They were officially a cliche. Saying I love you in the rain and standing there, kissing, long enough where both of them could have caught pneumonia twice. But they didn't care. They had each other and they were happy. Happy being a cliche, happy being together.
"We should get inside. We're all wet." Logan said.
"Ok." Rory said before kissing him one more time and then dragging him into the hotel lobby, both dripping everywhere.
Logan walked Rory up to her room and then went back to his to change into dry clothes.
"What the hell happened to you?" Paris asked when Rory entered their room.
"I was in the rain."
"I can see that, but why?"
"Because I'm in love."
"You make no sense sometimes Gilmore." Paris said.
"Thanks." Rory said with a smile as she grabbed some dry clothes and went into the bathroom. After changing into some sweats, she went back out into the bedroom and flopped down on her bed. "I love him Paris."
"I kinda got that with the 'I was in the rain because I'm in love.' Paris said.
"He loves me Paris."
"Of course he does. All the blonde boys love you and nickname you. It's kinda sick actually. The power you have over them."
Rory laughed. A few minutes later, she heard a knock at the door. She went to open it, and in walked Logan.
"Hi." she said
"Hi." he said, taking her into his arms and kissing her.
"Ugh, if you two are going to do that all summer, then I'm going to go find Jamie and have some fun myself. See ya." Paris said as she left the room.
"All alone." Logan said.
"Movies?" Rory asked.
"Absolutely." Logan said as he laid down on her bed. She put in a DVD and joined him. He pulled her close and kissed her head. "I love you Ace. I'll always love you."
"I love you too." she said before pressing play and letting the movie begin.
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