RORY POV

It was the night of the gala and I was nervous. James had been acting weird lately and I felt that he was going to propose soon. I was not ready for that with him. At least not now. I know that he likes to be romantic and we had met at this gala 3 years ago. I hoped he would not propose to me in public. I had had that already once with Logan.

I began getting ready early so that I could take my time but of course we were still running late.

I had spent a lot of time thinking about my relationship with Logan and how it was different from James. James was a safe bet but Logan had always made me step out of my comfort zone. I thought about how proud he would be proud of me for accomplishing the New York Times.

I missed him everyday and I still loved him but I was trying to move on. I had met James 3 years ago and after he had asked me out for a year, I finally decided to say yes. I hoped being with him would make me forget about Logan but it hadn't yet. I loved James but I wasn't in love with him. He was incredibly sweet and kind but I didn't know if I would ever fall in love with him.

As we arrived at the gala, I immediately spotted Mitchum and Logan. I immediately tensed. Although I had thought about Logan in recent weeks I was in no way prepared to see him nor speak with him. I started to pull James towards the opposite side of the Huntzbergers to hopefully avoid them for the night.

We had been mingling for a while when Mitchum came over.

I saw him look at James and then at me smirking when he finally spoke.

"Hello James. Rory."

James spoke first as I tensed up. He slipped his arm around my waist, where I relaxed a bit before he answered, "Hello Mitchum, How are you? Still pining for the NYT?"

Mitchum simply chuckled before saying, "Well, it's always on our radar as I'm sure it is for your family. So Rory, I hear you are working for the New York Times. How have you been?"

I smiled tensely back. "Hello Mitchum. I've been good, busy."

"Rory I was hoping we could move forward from the past. I have seen your work and am very impressed. I know you would not come work for an HPG publication but at least accept my apologies. Please stop by and say hello to Logan, I know he would love to see you."

With that Mitchum walked away and I dragged James straight to the bar where I downed a martini. He looked at me for an explanation but I just ordered another martini, said I would tell him later and that we should split up to make our appearance shorter by splitting the guests in half.

I couldn't believe the nerve of Mitchum to come over and try and act cordial. And to think that he could just make a small apology and hope we moved forward. I felt like I was back in college again but I wouldn't let him win. I had accomplished a lot in the past three years and I had proven him wrong.

I started mingling again hoping to get my mind off my interaction with Mitchum and the fact that I could feel Logan's eyes on me the entire time. Even though it had been years, I could still feel when he was watching me.

He finally decided to approach me and my heart began racing. I turned and smiled nervously at him and we both stood there looking each other over before he finally spoke, "Hey Ace. It's really good to see you. You look incredible." He leaned forward to give me a kiss on the cheek.

He looked as good as always. Age had made him look even more handsome and he seemed to be more toned.

I blushed and smiled at the use of my nickname before responding, "Logan, it's been awhile. You look handsome as always. How have you been?"

We talked about why he was moving back to New York and how I enjoyed working for the NYT. Our banter returned as if we had never been apart.

After a while of talking, he asked me to dance and I accepted. We moved to the dance floor and began dancing at society appropriate distance before he pulled me closer to him as he whispered how much he missed me and how much he still loved me. I looked up at me and simply smiled. I couldn't believe he was saying these things and that he still felt this way about me. I was silent for a few moments before whispering that we should enjoy the rest of the dance and talk about everything over coffee sometime. He wrapped his arms around me pulling me back to him, lying his hands low on my back, resting on the swell of my ass. I knew he was testing me but it felt nice to have his hands on me again so I let it go.

We continued to dance while my hands were playing with his hair and his hands were rubbing circles into my lower back. Before I felt that Logan had pulled back and saw that James had asked to dance with me. I couldn't believe I had forgotten that my boyfriend had probably just witnessed the whole interaction.

Before Logan left he told me to find him before I left for the night. I had already decided that I would, I wanted to see him again.

James and I began to dance and he tried to get information out of me about what had just occurred between me and Logan but I didn't want to get into details so I told him I would tell him about it later.

After dancing for awhile we decided to leave. On our way out I found Logan and approached him to say goodbye. We exchanged information and arranged to meet for coffee the following morning. We hugged and I wanted to stay in his arms forever. I pulled away reluctantly and have him a small smile.

I walked out with James and we got into the car. He tried to ask more questions but I just wasn't ready to talk yet. I needed to go home, process what had just happened and write a pro/con list. I told him I would call him tomorrow and walked into my apartment. I needed to call my mom.

I called my mom and gave her the whole story. We went through my pro/con list and by the end of it I knew what I wanted to do.

Logan and I spoke briefly on the phone in the morning and I had him meet me at the coffee shop near my apartment. I arrived early hoping I could get a couple cups in before I had to face him. I arrived fifteen minutes early only to find that he had also arrived early. We simply laughed about it before we talked about the serious things.

I told him about James and how our relationship had begun. I told him that I didn't move on right away but figured it had been long enough. I told him that I didn't see myself marrying him even though we had been together for two years and that I wasn't even ready to move in with him. I told him that everything he whispered in my ear last night, I felt too. I still loved him but I didn't think I would ever see him again.

He told me about how he had done the casual dating again but stopped when he realized no one would help him get over me. He apologized for giving me the ultimatum and admitted he regretted it. He told me that he loved me and wanted to be with me and that he felt that his move to NY was a chance for us to give it another shot and that they should try seeing as 3 years later they were both still in love with each other.

That morning, over coffee, we bared our souls and all of our fears. We talked about how we would move forward if we both agreed upon it. We made promises to each other and we both knew this time they would be forever. At the end of the coffee we decided that we wanted to take this second chance because they don't come often.

I left after the coffee to go and talk to James about my relationship with Logan. I promised to stop by Logan's apartment afterwards.

I walked in and sat down hesitantly before uttering the words no one ever wants to hear. "We need to talk."

I explained my prior relationship with Logan and how it was the first time I had seen him since we had ended things. I shared with him how we had talked and he had admitted that he had made a mistake by giving me an ultimatum, how I still felt love for him and that he still felt love for me. I told him that I knew I would regret not giving Logan another chance and that I didn't want to live my life with regrets.

I told him I loved him but that I wasn't in love with him and then I apologized for hurting him. I hoped we could be friends or at least cordial in the future but I was not sure that that would really work. My relationship with Logan would come first.

He told me that he didn't understand what Logan had that he didn't. I told him that he possessed my heart and that I had never gotten it back. I told him that had I met him before Logan that I could have loved him but it was too late. Then I left.

That night when I finally arrived at Logan's apartment, I couldn't help but feel happier than ever. As soon as I knocked on the door, it opened and Logan pulled me in kissing me passionately.

We sat down and I recapped how the breakup had gone and that I would never regret choosing him over James. He told me that I wouldn't regret it because this time we would last forever.

We spent the rest of the night making promises and love to each other. The next morning we talked about how we would move forward and continued to express our love for each other.

Logan proposed 3 months after our reunion. I couldn't believe how fast things moved but it felt right. I knew he was it for me since the day I met him back at Yale.

Six months after the gala, I was now Rory Huntzberger and I couldn't be more thrilled. We headed on our honeymoon, which Logan surprised me with of the trip that I had planned when we were at Yale to Asia.

His family finally accepted that I was part of their family and it was only made easier when I was pregnant with their "heir".

I could not help but feel so happy I went to that gala six months ago. Now it was a year later and we were starting another new adventure together.

One year after their wedding, Rory and Logan Huntzberger welcome first child, a boy Alexander Richard Huntzberger

His heart always belonged to me and mine will always belong to him.

Forever my Logan.