True Love And Coffee (A Gilmore Continuation)

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"Rory, I can't do this anymore, I'm going back to Odette." He told me.

"What? Why? Why are you doing this?" I asked as I felt the tears welling in my eyes.

"It's the plan." He said, and without another word he turned and started walking away.

"LOGAN! PLEASE STAY..."

"LOGAN!" I said, shooting up out of bed.

"Ace? What's wrong?" Logan said sitting up.

"You're here." I said, leaning into him.

"Of course I'm here." He replied, "Where else would I be?"

I closed my eyes and let out a sigh, "You just walked away. You said you were going back to Odette, because that was the plan, and you walked away..."

"Rory, look at me." He said, tilting my head up so my eyes were even with his. "It was a bad dream. I'm not going anywhere, and nothing can change that. Now, you should get back to sleep. Baby shower today."

"Um...I think I'm just gonna get some work done." I said, pushing the covers down.

"Ace?..." He said, a hint of worry in his voice.

"I'm fine." I replied, a small smile on my face.

He looked at me for a moment before deciding that he wasn't going to try fighting the subject right now. I climbed out of bed, sliding into my slippers, and made my way to the kitchen. The clock read five o' clock.

I opened the cupboard, pulled out a teabag, and started heating water in the kettle. It was only a bad dream, nothing to worry about. Steam started coming from the kettle, I turned off the heat, and poured it into my mug. I leaned against the counter a sipped my tea, and thought for a moment.

"Well, at least I can get some work done before the shower." I said out load to the dark, empty room.

***

"LOIN FRUIT!" Mom yelled knocking on the door. "IT'S TIME TO GO!"

"I'M COMING!" I yelled back running a brush through my hair one more time.

"You look beautiful." Logan said coming up behind me, planting a kiss on my check.

"Thanks." I replied, "Mom's at the door, I have to go."

"Go, have fun. From what I've heard it's going to be a blast." He said with a smile.

"I knew you knew something!" I said, narrowing my eyes.

"Of course I did. But, I know how to keep a secret." He said, laughing this time, "Now go, you don't want to be late."

"Okay, okay. See you later." I said, then headed for the door.

I opened the door, and mom was standing there holding two coffee's. "Took you long enough. I've been standing here all day." She said.

"It's been five minutes." I replied, "Is one of those for me?"

"With how long you kept me waiting I should just drink both." She said, begrudgingly handing me one.

"Let's go." I said, heading for the elevator.

***

We pulled up outside of Honors home. The landscaping was in pristine condition, the grass perfectly cut, hedges and bushes all the same height. Nothing was out of place.

"Wow!" Mom said, "This is her home? Should have figured."

"During all that time planning you hadn't been here?" I asked.

"Well, no. We did it over the phone." She responded.

"We should go in. It's rude to just sit out here." I said, opening my door and climbing out.

We walked up the steps and knocked on the door. A young brunette opened the door and ushered us inside. "Hello, everyone is out back on the patio." We walked through the massive house to the back patio, and when I saw it, I was blown away.

Everyone I knew was there, friends and neighbors from Stars Hallow, including but not limited to Lane, Babette, Miss Patty, Sookie, and Liz. Lucy and Olivia from Yale as well as some of the ladies from the Life and Death Brigade. Then there was Grandma, Paris, and I even saw Mia.

After I notice all who came out my attention moved to the surrounding area, it was stunning. Off-white linens cover each table, with some sort of shimmery overlay on top of them, and all different shades of pink roses sat at the middle of each table, with baby's breath scattered throughout. Open books, looked like they were floating, from where they were hung delicately under the trees. Flower shaped candles floated in the water feature.

All of the food items were baby sized, or finger food sized, and it ranged in taste from fun finger foods, to ones you might see at a tea party. There was scones and tea sandwiches, mozzarella and cherry tomato kabobs, mini mac and cheese cupcakes, mini pigs in blankets, just to name a few. A display of fresh fruit including, strawberries, watermelon, honeydew, cantaloupe, red and green grapes, and cherries. Then next to that a display of various meats and cheeses.

Then finally there was the dessert table. At the center sat a beautiful three-tiered cake. Each tier was a different shade of pink, the bottom one being the darkest and the top tier the lightest shade of pastel pink, and sitting at the very top sat a stack of assorted baby books, made out of what looked to be white chocolate. Then around the cake sat an assortment of desserts, ranging from cookies to cream puffs.

"Wow!" I said, taking everything in.

"Yeah..." Mom said, standing next to me.

"Rory! You're here!" Honor said, running up to me and wrapping me in a hug. "What do you think? To much?"

"Um...it's beautiful." I said, still in a state of shock.

"Well we went mostly with the color, with a touch of books, since you're a huge reader and writer." She said.

"Really Honor, it's amazing." I said smiling.

"Oh good! I was afraid you might not, and your mom got in touch with her friend to do the food." She said.

"It does look like Sookie's work." I replied.

"Come, mingle, and enjoy your shower." She said.

The rest of the day was amazing. I got the chance to talk with everyone who showed up, apparently Honor had gotten a block of rooms for the guests who had come from out of town. I still couldn't believe everyone had come up for this. I even saw people I had stayed in touch with but hadn't seen in forever. There was only one cliché baby game and that was the "Don't say Baby" game, and then there was a diaper costume contest, and decorate a onesie. Then it came time to open presents. I sat in an over-decorated chair and was handed present after present. By the end I had received tons of new baby clothes, a bouncer, stroller and car seat combo, bottles, burp cloths, baby bath with shampoo, body wash, hooded towel that looked like cute animals, bedding for the crib, and more, plus tons of diapers.

Overall, it was an amazing day and I don't think I could have asked for anything better. I was almost set for our little ones arrival.