Mitchum and Shira had both been trying to call Logan for months, and he'd been ignoring their calls. 3 and a half weeks after Nicky was born he realized that he was gonna have to talk to them sooner or later, so he agreed to meet them in a coffee shop in the city. Logan had made it very clear to his parents that only he would be coming
Logan walked into the living room where Rory was sitting on the couch reading, and Nicky was asleep in a bassinet.
"Are you sure you don't want me to stay and help with the baby?" Logan asked
"If you don't wanna see them, don't go. But you need to make that decision on your own"
"No, I'm gonna go. This has gone on long enough"
"Agreed"
"You're still ok with what we decided?"
"One chance. That's it"
"They apologize to you first, then they get one more chance"
"Logan..."
"You don't think you deserve an apology after the way they've treated you?"
"It doesn't matter what I think"
"Of course it matters what you think!"
"Look Logan, they're your parents, you should handle this the way you want. All I'm gonna say is that I won't have them hurting Nicky. They're either in his life, or they're not. They only get one chance with him, and if they hurt him, they're done. Other than that, it's up to you"
"Ok" Logan exhaled "I gotta go"
"Kiss"
Logan leaned down and kissed Rory softly, leaving his forehead pressed against hers for a moment.
"I'll see you soon, Ace"
"Bye"
——
Logan got to the coffee shop early. He ordered a coffee, sat down at a table, and texted Rory.
L-everything ok?
R-aren't you supposed to be talking to your parents?
L-they're not here yet. And you didn't answer my question
R-everything's fine
L-good
Logan saw Mitchum and Shira walk in
L-I gotta go. Ttyl. Love you ❤️
"Hello Logan" Mitchum said when her and Shira reached the table. They sat down across from him.
"Hi" Logan said. He didn't want to be there, and he wasn't trying to hide it. "Before either of you say anything, here's the deal. You both apologize to Rory, and start treating her with respect, and I'll let you meet the baby"
Shira looked like she was gonna say something but Logan kept talking.
"In addition to that, Rory and I have decided that you guys get one chance. You're either in his life, or you aren't. And if you hurt him in any way...physically, emotionally, whatever, I don't really care, you're done" Logan continued "I'm also gonna say that you cannot be in my son's life if you can't be respectful of his mother. If you can accept that, then we can talk"
"How's Rory doing?" Mitchum asked, indicating that he accepted what Logan said
"Rory's doing well" Logan said
"How long does she have left?" Shira asked
Logan took a deep breath "the baby was born a little over 3 weeks ago" He saw the shock on his parents' faces so he continued "at 6:32am on August 11th" he took a picture out of his wallet of him, Rory, and Nicky, that Lorelai had taken in the hospital, and put it on the table in front of them.
"I'd like meet him?" Mitchum asked "if that's ok with you and Rory"
"I think that can be arranged"
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A week later Mitchum and Shira were over at Rory and Logan's apartment. Everyone was sitting in the living room and Mitchum was holding Nicky.
"He's very quiet" Mitchum said
Logan chuckled softly "no, he is not"
"Excuse me?"
"He's quiet now, but when he's upset, he screams" Logan said "and he likes to be upset at 3am"
"From the time you were born, until you were over a tear old, you didn't sleep through the night a single time" Shira said
"I don't think I needed to know what" Rory chuckled
"Does he sleep at night?" Shira asked
"He's a little young to sleep the whole night, but he's not up every 3 hours anymore" Rory told her "maybe only once or twice"
Nicky started fussing
"Here" Logan handed Mitchum a pacifier
"What happened to your hand?" Mitchum asked
"What?"
"I just noticed that you have a splint on your hand. What happened?"
Logan chuckled slightly "funny story..."
"It's not funny" Rory interjected "I broke his hand...by squeezing it too hard...when I was in labor"
"But I can take this thing off in a couple of days, so it doesn't matter"
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The next morning Rory and Logan were sitting at the kitchen island, drinking coffee.
"What do you wanna do about the fundraiser?" Logan asked
Since Logan took over HPG, he'd held a huge party every year, in November, to help raise money for the children's hospital, in New York City.
"What do you mean?"
"Do you wanna skip it this year?"
"We can't skip that" Rory said "it's not for another month, and I'm sure my mom would watch Nicky for a couple of hours"
"Ok"
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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?
