A week later after Rory's doctor's appointment she and Logan decided that they needed to start figuring out what they were gonna do about work once the baby was born.
"We have the nursery in the building, so we really just have to decide how long we wanna stay home" Logan said as they drove from the doctor's office to work
"Baby's born at the end of August, we can go back after the holidays, that gives us 4 months"
"You're gonna work right until the baby's born?" Logan asked. He wanted Rory to do what she wanted but he wasn't sure that was a good idea
"Oh..." Rory's eyes went wide "I didn't even think about before. It's probably not a good idea for me to work all the way to my due date, right?"
"What if you stop working from the first of august and I'll stop working whenever the baby's born. Then we'll both go back after the holidays and the baby will only be 3 floors down"
"Sounds like a plan"
That afternoon they called a meeting with everyone who was relevant.
Rory and Logan were sitting at a large, round table in a conference room with about 25 of their employees. Rory and Logan were quietly going over a few things while they waited for everyone to arrive, and the rest of the employees were talking amongst themselves.
"Is everyone here?" Logan asked quietly
"I think so" Rory nodded
"Alright" Logan said, getting everyone's attention "we have a few things to discuss, but as always, before I get started I'd like to open the floor to anyone else who has something they'd like to talk about" He waited a moment but nobody spoke "alright then..." He looked over at Rory
"I will be on maternity leave, starting August 1st" Rory said. She noticed the confused and surprised looks on people's faces. At this point nobody except friends and family knew that she was pregnant "I won't be back until after the holidays. We have yet to decide who will fill in for me"
"In addition, I'll be on leave from whenever the baby is born, until after the holidays" Logan added "Sheila, if you're willing, I'd like to have you step in for me"
Sheila nodded
"During that time, if anyone needs to contact us, do so through my email, and my email only. And only if it's an emergency" Logan continued "Any questions?"
"Yeah" Bradley raised his hand "um...you're pregnant?"
"Do you not know what maternity leave means?" Sheila asked
Rory chuckled softly "yes, I'm pregnant"
"Not a question, but congratulations" Steven said
"Thank you" Rory smiled "any other questions?"
"Who's replacing you?" Tyler asked
"Like I said, I haven't decided yet" Rory said "everyone will be informed, as soon as a decision is made"
Later that evening Rory was sitting out on the balcony, curled up under a blanket, with a book. She looked up for a second and saw Emily walking through the kitchen, towards the door to the balcony.
"Grandma!" Rory said, very surprised to see her grandmother there
"Hello Rory" Emily smiled
Rory started to get up, but Emily stopped her
"No. No. Don't get up. I'll come to you" Emily said as she sat on the outdoor couch next to Rory
Rory looked through the window at Logan who just shrugged "um...grandma, please don't take this the wrong way, but what are you doing here?"
"I was in the city and thought I'd drop by and see my granddaughter" Emily told her "is that alright?"
"Of course"
"So tell me, how far along are you, now?"
"A little over 13 weeks"
"And who's planning your baby shower?"
"Oh, I'm not having one"
"What?" Emily asked, sounding disappointed "why not?"
"We don't need one" Rory said "we can afford to buy everything we need, and I don't really see the point"
"A baby shower is not just about getting things for the baby. It's about celebrating the new life"
"If it makes you feel any better, Honor said the same thing, so we agreed to let her do a gender reveal thing"
"What does that mean?" Emily asked
"At my next appointment we'll be able to find out the sex of the baby. Instead of just telling us, the doctor will write it in an envelope and we'll give it to Honor. Then, she'll plan some cute way to reveal it" Rory explained "I think it's unnecessary, but it does sound like fun so..."
"Do you have a preference?" Emily asked
"Not really, although Logan is 100 percent convinced that it's a girl. Actually, pretty much all of our friends think it's gonna be a girl"
"Well, you know they say that the mother is usually right. What do you think?"
Rory chuckled softly "boy. I don't know why, just a feeling"
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A few days later Rory and Logan were sitting in their apartment with Paris and Doyle
"Those nursery workers are gonna be really nervous for as long as your kid is in there" Doyle said
"What?" Logan asked "why?"
"Come on, Huntzberger. I know you're not that stupid." Paris said "imagine you work for a huge, multinational, multi billion dollar company, and you're tasked with watching the child of the 2 people that own and run it"
"Huh...never thought of it that way"
Rory lifted her hand up to her forehead
"Rory, are you ok?" Doyle asked. This for Logan's attention
"Yeah, I'm fine" Rory said "just a headache"
"You had a headache earlier, too" Logan said quietly "why don't you go lay down?"
Rory glanced at Paris and Doyle. She did want to go lay down, but she didn't wanna be rude.
"We're leaving" Paris said "go take care of yourself"
"Feel good, Rory"
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The next day Honor called to double check the guest list for the party.
"Tell me if I miss someone" Honor said "your mom, Luke, April, Emily and Richard, your dad, Gigi, me, Josh, Nathan, Finn, Colin, Steph, Liam, Rosemary, Juliet, Alice, Madison, Lane and Zach, Paris and Doyle"
"Sounds right, but I have some major pregnancy brain going on, at the moment, so I'd ask Logan"
Honor chuckled
"You're keeping this low key, right?" Rory asked
"I told you I would" Honor said
"Ok. Look, I gotta go, so I'll talk to you later"
"Bye"
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Meet Again
FanfictionIt's been several months since Logan walked away from Rory at her graduation. What happens when they run into each other again?
