Life Choices, Challenges and Changes

Chapter 34. The Invitations

Chapter 34. The Invitations

December 6, 2011

The school was canceled on December sixth when the Nor'easter came through Hartford Connecticut. Finn and Rory worked on their invitations, and when the snow let up, they went to the post office to mail them. They decided to stop at the hospital to see when Lucy was going to be operated on. They got off the Orthopedic floor and walked over to the nurses station. Standing there talking to the nurses was Jess.

"Hey Jess," Rory said giving him a hug.

"Nice to see you both again. What brings you back to the Ortho floor are you here to see your ex?" Jess asked shaking Finn's hand.

"No, we came to see our friend Lucy Baldwin. She was rushed here after she broke both her legs skiing. We heard that Seth was doing the operation today."

"Yes, Seth is upstairs getting ready to do the operation. The operation will take a few hours. Do you two want to grab something to eat? I was heading to the cafeteria now before I drive over to the rehab center," Jess asked.

"What do you think, Babe?" Finn looked at Rory.

"That's sounds great, Jess. We can talk before you head over to rehab and we go upstairs to the lounge to wait to find out about Lucy." Rory smiled at Jess taking Finn's hand they walked beside Jess as he led them to the elevator and took them down to the cafeteria where they ordered their food. They found a quiet table where they could sit and talk. Rory sat there and enjoyed her soup and grilled cheese sandwich listening to Finn and Jess talk.

Finn asked Jess questions about his books. He was intrigued with them since he read them when he was home in Australia. He loved asking him questions about how he started the book and what was his inspiration. Finn was surprised when Jess told him that Rory was the one who inspired him to write and then explained how he got his job working at Truncheon books. It didn't take long before the conversation turned to Logan.

"Rory, Finn, have either of you seen Logan since the operation," Jess asked as he finished his lunch.

"No we stopped by yesterday, and we were told we couldn't visit him. Do you know why?" Rory told him.

"That's strange because he asks me about you all the time," Jess replied.

"What do you mean, Jess?" Rory asked him.

"He wants to know why we never got back together when you graduated from Yale. He is miserable and won't help and refuses people to visit him. They moved him to Rehab this morning but if he wants to walk again and have a normal life he has to work on his recovery."

"Does he listen to his sister?" Rory asked him.

"I'm not sure. I overheard an argument between his sister and his father."

Rory looked over at Finn and raised her eyebrow at him. "Finn your quiet?"

"I was thinking, maybe it's time for me to go and visit him with Robert and Colin."

"I could go too," she added.

"Rory I really don't want you to get involved. Logan and I need to talk."

Rory squeezed his hand," Okay but maybe he will listen to me."

She smiled at Finn then reached into her purse and took out the invitation to their wedding with Jess's name on it.

"Jess, there was another reason we came today. I was hoping to see you so I could give you this." She handed him their wedding invitation.

Jess looked at the silver envelop and turned it around in his hand. Then he looked up at the two of them. "What's this?"