AN: Here is the second chapter, I hope you enjoy!
Rory and Jess were in the car, on the way to Yale campus, while Rory was giving Jess another update on her thoughts about her and her mother's relationship.
"But it was so hard, sitting in Luke's and talking to when all along I could tell that she was still made at me. But we'll fix it right, I mean, we're, we were, like, best friends, that stuff just doesn't change. I left her a few messages, contact is key… Hey?! Why are we pulling up here?" She gave Jess a quizzical look.
"I'm renting this apartment with a few other guys; I can't bunk with you and… Paris." He let out a shudder at Paris' name, "So I got a job! Well, two jobs really… I'm now working full time at the Wal-Mart around the corner here, and part time at a bar near Yale!" He emphasised the last word.
"That's great!! I'm so glad that you'll be so close to Yale! I would miss you so much if you went back to New York!" The got out of the car and started walking up to the apartment, "That's a lot of work though Jess… I should probably look harder for a job now-" He cut her off when they reached the shabby door to his apartment.
"Now, it's nothing exciting, but it's a bed and bath." He opened the door to the two roomed apartment, there was a bedroom with mattresses strewn all over the floor, and a door that lead to a small bathroom. Jess walked over to a corner that had been sectioned off by a curtain stuck to the walls with scotch tape. Behind the curtain was much neater than the rest of the room and consisted of a mattress, a couple of piles of books, a torch and some CD's in stacks.
"Of course its to get excited about, I'll be able to see you all the time now!!" Another man opened the bathroom door and walked in, not acknowledging the couple and Jess guided Rory out of the room.
"Now how about we find your dorm at Yale?" He put his hand on the small of her back and they walked back towards the box filled car.
"Thankyou, again, for rescuing me Jess!" Rory said thankfully as they walked towards the coffee cart, "Paris is so sad, I should be more sympathetic, but Asher always freaked me out, and there is only so much Paris I – or anyone, can handle." She grabbed her coffee and kissed Jess quickly but deeply, when she was almost bowled over by three guys and a girl.
"Oh sorry, no seriously, you couldn't see me there?" Said one guy in a red sweater to Jess.
"Not everyone's staring at you Colin." Said another with a heavy Australian accent.
"Hey, I know you, no wait, wait, wait don't tell me." Said the blonde one. He had his arm around a leggy girl. The Australian started naming ridiculous professions when Jess cut him off.
"I work at the bar you were at last night." He said, tempted to walk away. He couldn't be rude with Rory around though. "I'm surprised you even remember my face…" He mumbled as an afterthought.
They stood there listening to the blonde one acting like Emily Gilmore to her maids before they were off.
"Excellent jacket… really, I can see what you see in him." Collin said condescendingly.
"Don't be an ass Collin." The blonde one called out from the other end of the courtyard.
"Me? Never. I'm a friend to all people, large and very, very, small." They walked away laughing.
"Jerks." Jess scoffed once they were out of earshot. Rory smiled at him.
"I've never met someone who reminded me so much of my grandparents." She said with a laugh.
"Now don't tell me that wasn't fun!" Logan said with a smirk. He walked away with just a greasy from Rory and then stopped at the stairs. "Master and Commander!" He called out.
"The film?" She asked, curious.
"No, that's what I want you to call me from now on." With a wink he was gone.
'Arrogant lowlife!!' she thought to herself, but could help smile as she put up the rest of her Asher wake posters.
'There's definitely something about her' Logan thought to himself, 'She looked so cute when he was angry –NO! I cant think about some girl that I've only met once… or twice like that… unless she's going to sleep with me... which this one most definitely isn't so leave it Logan, LEAVE it!' Logan turned into the newspaper office and kissed the girl on his arm goodbye.
"Oh no… he's back!" Logan just heard Doyle say as he walked in, he noticed a familiar brunette across the room and tried not to let his surprise show. He conversed with Doyle for a bit before saying hi to Rory in a calm manner.
'See I'm not a jerk' He thought proudly, but that girl had no sense of humour. No matter how amazing her eyes are.
Ok, so as you can tell, Logan comes in as per usual, this is a filler chapter leading up to 'You Jump I Jump Jack!' and 'The Party's Over' where tension starts to rise. I should update soon as I already have some drafts of some scenes in the next chapter. Sorry if it seems a bit rushed, but its really just setting the scene.
