The Secret

Chapter 8

About a month later, Rory was in London visiting Logan so they could go over the final details of the announcement of their marriage. Unfortunately, Rory wasn't feeling very good. It started right after she arrived. She got sick as soon as they got home and she hadn't recovered since. She could tell that Logan was worried about her, but she still forced him to go to work while she stayed at home recuperating.

While talking to Lane one day, Lane asked her, "Rory, you've been sick since you got there. You're not running a fever and you don't really have any other symptoms. Do you think that you might be pregnant?"

Rory immediately scoffed. "Lane, please. Logan and I have been incredibly careful. There is no way I'm pregnant."

Lane chuckled. "You say that, but remember when I found out I was pregnant?"

They were both silent for a few moments before Rory gasped. "Oh! I need to get to the pharmacy."

They quickly said their goodbyes so Rory could rush out. Fifteen minutes later, she was back in the apartment and waiting impatiently in the bedroom to see what the result of the test would say. Obviously, she and Logan wanted kids. But they weren't ready yet. They agreed they wanted to wait until after the announcement of their marriage and they settled into their lives together before actively trying to expand.

The timer on Rory's phone dinged and cut Rory's thoughts short. She took a deep breath and walk into the bathroom. She saw the test sitting on the counter, but couldn't bring herself to walk closer to it to see what it actually said. After taking a few deep breaths, she manned up and stepped closer to the test and grabbed it. She looked down and started to hyperventilate. The test was positive and Rory didn't know how to handle it or who to talk to.

Realizing she couldn't tell Logan over the phone and she couldn't tell her mom yet, she dialed Lane again. Before Lane could say anything, Rory blurted out, "You were right!"

"Rory?"

"You were right. I'm pregnant."

Lane gasped. "That's amazing, Rory! That is amazing, right?"

Rory paused. "Yeah, it is. It's unexpected and before we're ready I think, but it is exciting."

"That's great!" Lane enthused. Rory smiled at the enthusiasm in her friend's voice. It helped assuage her fears a bit.

"How and when are you going to tell Logan?" Lane asked.

Rory sighed. "I'm not sure. I think I need to go on and tell him so he doesn't continue to think I'm going to die on him. But, I'm also scared to."

"Rory, I understand your fear. How do you think I felt? But, Logan obviously loves you and the two of you have been married almost two years. Two years! Yeah, most of it's been apart, but if you can survive two years of ocean hopping, I think you can survive a child and telling the father of said child that he is going to be a father."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah..." Rory said, seeing the truth in Lane's words but not wanting to give into them yet.

"Rory, you'll be fine. Really."

Rory smiled. "Thanks Lane. You're right. We're married and we've somewhat got our lives together. I'll tell him tonight."

After a few more minutes, Rory hung up the phone and checked the time. Logan wasn't due home for another few hours, so Rory took it upon herself to head out to find some cute way to tell Logan that he was going to be a dad. She didn't want to be too cliche, but she also wanted to make it obvious what she was telling him.

Eventually, she was in a children's store and saw the cutest selection of stuffed animals. She picked a beer with an umbrella and a matching baby's rattle. While she was paying, they offered to gift wrap it and she decided that would make it easier for her to surprise him. Thanking the clerk, she made her way outside and felt giddy. While she was still scared, she now couldn't contain the excitement of telling Logan about the change coming their way.