Chapter 2: Colin

The next day, I was sitting in my office thinking about the events of the last 24 hours and how that later that night I would be having dinner with Rory. I was sitting there at my desk going through my emails when my office phone rang. I picked it up. "Colin McCrae."

"Colin." Shit its Logan.

"Hey man. What's up?" I said casual.

"Listen, I'm gonna be in town this weekend. I need to talk to you about something."

"Okay, yeah. Is everything okay?"

"Yeah just my father's usual bullshit."

"Oh okay. Yeah just call me when you get in."

"Will do. Later man."

"Later." I said and hung up. The rest of the day seemed to pass uneventful. At 5, I headed home to change for my dinner with Rory. Whether it was just two college friends catching up or it became more, it would be a great night. The only person that knew that I ever had feelings for Rory, was Steph. I never could hide that from her. Depending on how dinner went maybe I would call Steph and get her opinion.

I was nervous when I pulled in to her driveway at 10 minutes till 7. I walked up to the door and rang the doorbell. A few minutes later, Rory opened the door. Wow she looked beautiful. Just as she always had. "Hey your early." She said with a smile.

"Yeah. Sorry got done at work early." I told her.

She smiled again and we walked to my car. The ride to the restaurant was quiet. There was a little bit of awkwardness. I mean after all she was my best friend's ex-girlfriend. But I mean it was two years ago. He had moved on…and to my ex no less. Logan and Steph seemed to be really happy with each other and they lived in California. However, I wouldn't be the one to tell Rory about it. Not unless she directly asked about it.

When we were seated at our table, I order a bottle of wine. "So…" I said.

"How are you Colin?" She asked.

I could see in her face that she already knew. "How much do you know?"

"Lets see…I know that 3 months after Logan and I broke up, that you and Steph broke up. She called me. I know that 5 months ago, that she and Logan got together. He called me for that one. And finally I know that you and Logan got into a fight over me at Yale because you both had feelings for me. That one I heard from Finn." She said.

The waiter returned with our bottle of wine and poured us each a glass. "Wow." I said taking a drink. "Umm…I'm not sure what to say now."

"Look, Colin, I can see it in your face. The feelings are still there. And you need to know that the fight in college was justified." She said taking a drink of her wine.

Wait, was she saying that she had feelings for me too? I reached across the table for her hand. "And now?"

"There still there." She said smiling at me.

I smiled back. We ordered our food. While we were waiting, we caught each other up on the last two years. She told me that her and Finn had run into each other from time to time. During dessert and , I said "So Logan called me today."

"That's not unusual is it?" she asked.

"Sometimes. He called to tell me that he's gonna be in town this weekend. Said that he needs to talk to me."

"You think that it has something to do with him and Steph?"

"I don't know. Probably. But either way whatever it is Mitchum is involved."

"That's not good." She said.

I laughed. "Yeah I know. Wanna get out of here?" she nodded. I paid the check and we left.

When we got back to her house, I wasn't ready for the night to be over but I refused to push her away. "Thanks for coming out with me tonight." I said as we reached her front door and she was unlocking it.

"Your welcome. I'm glad you called me." She said.

There was an awkward silence. Here it goes. "I'm gonna take a shot here. Is there a chance for an us?" I asked.

She stepped closer putting her hands flat on my chest and leaning up to kiss me. "What does that tell you?" she said.

"I'm taking that as a yes." I said and smiled at her.

"Good. Come over tomorrow for take out and a movie?"

"Sure. Goodnight."

"Goodnight. Boyfriend." She said kissing me on the cheek and walking inside.