Life Choices, Challenges and Changes

Part 2 Chapter 45 After the Fall.

Chapter 45 After the Fall

Sitting in the back of the town car, Mitchum turned and looked at his wife.

"Shira, I'm only going to ask you once. What did you do?"

Shira sat beside her husband and looked at him, confused, "What do you mean?"

"What happened between you and Rory Gilmore?" Mitchum whispered angrily at her.

"Nothing. Rory was standing in my way when I left the bathroom. I might have bumped into her."

Shira closed her eyes and tried to remember what she said to her. "Mitchum, she has weaved a spell on him." Grabbing her husband's arm, she continued, "We need to help Logan. Did you see him staring at her tonight? He could not take his eyes off her. I always knew there was something sinister about that girl, the way she wormed her way into his life and ours."

Mitchum sat in the back seat of the town car and glared at his wife.

"I told you tonight that we have to be on our best behavior. My relationship with the Morgan's is strained since Logan's ex-fiancée sent those tapes to Rory Gilmore." Mitchum whispered to Shira.

"Why are you having problems with Liam? Does Liam know that the Gilmore Girl is a dirty little Gold digger? It was all her fault that Logan was in that car accident, so I told her to stay away from Logan and his friends."

"Shira, I know you encouraged Sloan in her little game. That game has cost us both financial and social connections. It is bad enough that Logan has removed us from his life. He no longer needs us financially, and if you ever want to have a relationship with your son, you better leave him and his friends alone. Do you realize that by tomorrow morning, everyone in Hartford will know that we were escorted out of the Gilmore Christmas party? We will be lucky if we are not shunned from other events here in Hartford or Europe. You know both the Gilmores and the Hayden's have connections in both worlds. We should leave Hartford as soon as possible."

"Wait, what does the Hayden's have to do with this? I thought the Gilmores and the Haydens didn't speak to each other?"

"You don't know?" Mitchum said to her.

Shira shifted in her seat and pulled out a cigarette from her small purse. "Know what?"

"Put the cigarette away, Shira. You can't smoke in this car. Rory is the granddaughter of Straub Hayden," Mitchum told her scowling as he pulled the ringing phone from his coat pocket.

Shira looked at her husband in surprise. Why didn't Mitchum tell her before? Her son, Logan, had proposed to Straub Hayden's granddaughter. Why did Elias tell her that Rory wasn't good enough for Logan? Did he not know the connection to the Hayden's? That was impossible, Elias Huntzberger knew everything. Shira leaned her head back on the leather car seat, closing her eyes. She had to fix this; Logan needs to marry Rory Gilmore since it is apparent that he is still deeply in love with her.

"Hello!" Mitchum answered sharply.

"Dad, where are you?" Honor asked.

Shira opened her eyes and looked at Mitchum and asked, "Is it Logan? Let me talk to him." Shira put her hand out to reach for the phone. Mitchum shook his head, moving away from her.

"We are heading home Honor," Mitchum replied loud enough so Shira could here.

"Dad, is everything okay?"

"Your mother isn't feeling well."

"She seemed fine to me. Did something happen?"

"Honor, she had too much to drink tonight. We are heading home, and I am sure she will feel much better after she spends some time at a spa. I will make the arrangements when I get home."