CHAPTER 2
Walking Case of the Clap
Rory parked outside the rather large apartment building and smiled as she saw Steph running in her heals towards the glass doors. The door man opened the glass door, allowing her to run straight threw without stopping, before rushing over to Rory's car and embracing her friend in a hug as soon as she stepped out.
"Rory! It's so good to see you!" Steph squealed. Rory gasped for breath. "Steph, cant. Breathe…" She gasped. Steph let go and smiled as she held her friend at arms length. "You've changed, you've grown out your hair!" She said excitedly. "And I love the bangs!" She added in a gasp as she turned her friends face from side to side to see her profile. Rory glanced to the corner of her eyes to see Steph looking her over. She laughed and set her hand on her friends, pulling it away from her chin.
"Help me bring stuff up?" She asked with a laugh as she walked to the back of the car. "I'm going to have to make another trip back to stars hollow to get the rest of my stuff" She said. "You mean the rest of your books?" Steph clarified. Rory rolled her eyes, "Yes, Yes, the rest of my books" She laughed and picked up a box only to have her friend set her hand on it and push it back down.
"What's the matter?" Rory asked looking over to her friend. Steph picked up a box labeled clothes. "Only bring up the necessities first! The books will have to come in later!" She laughed. "My books are necessities thank you very much" Rory pouted.
"Trust me honey, I have a plan to get those boxes up there, but my plan is out drinking with his two friends, who I've also planned to con into helping him" Steph said. Ror y stared at her and laughed, "So you're going to make Colin bring it all up, that seems unfair, you already had them dispose of the dirt sex mattress and now you're going to make him lug boxes!" Rory gasped. Steph giggled, "Don't worry, Rose will browbeat Finn into doing whatever she wants just like I do Colin, and both Colin and Finn browbeat Logan into helping just because he doesn't have any one girl to do it for them," Steph explained.
Rory laughed and picked up a box, closing and locking her car before following Steph inside the apartment building, "Plus we make them wear tool belts, baggy torn jeans and tight shirts as they do so" She added as they walked threw the lobby causing Rory to laugh some more.
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"Wow, this place looks amazing!" Rory smiled as she took in the extravagant lobby. "It's pretty nice," Steph began as she led Rory to the elevator. "You'll have your own key as soon as the people are done making an extra, the doorman's name is Bobby, he's really sweet. When we're done bringing in all the boxes I'll introduce you to him, he'll stare at you for a moment so don't feel weirded out, he's only memorizing your face." She explained.
"Oh, well won't we be able to get in with our key?" Rory asked and followed Steph as the elevator doors opened to the third floor. "Trust me, it's better that he recognizes you. Once I forgot where the building was, after drinking several long Island Ice Teas, and walked right past the building. He helped me inside, and to my room. Then, one night he noticed I was more intoxicated than usual. And he knows how much I can drink so you can picture how bad I must have been," She began and stopped at a silver door with dark screws in it. All the doors looked like they were metal with darker charcoal bolts in it. It was strange since the halls were a dark green and the way Steph described the inside of the apartment, she pictured the interior to be warm and classy.
"Anyway," Steph continued as she turned the handle to the door. "He also happened to notice the guy I was with was less than upstanding, so he text messaged Colin before the guy could even get me to the door on my wobbly feet. Then he stalled until Colin got down to the lobby and told the man that he would take care of me. Later it turned out he had slipped something in my drink, can you believe that?" She finished.
Rory set the box down after Steph lead her to the guest bedroom, which was now hers. She easily believed it. Steph was a social drinker, and when she was drunk she was drunk. They had to keep a close eye on her at bars.
"I remember that, wasn't that when you guys became steady?" She asked opting to ignore her question. "Yup, he started scolding me for being so stupid as to let a man drug me, held my hair back as I threw up, gave me medicine and told me that I deserved better than this, and that he wasn't going to let it happen again." She reminisced.
Rory smirked. It had been a big moment for the both of them. Both she and Colin had been dating, and seeing other people on the side, until that happened anyway. Thankfully Colin was home, or she probably would have been raped. He vowed from then on not to let another man touch her. Thus beginning their commitment to each other. While Rory had been happy to hear her friend's relationship was taking a better turn, she was horrified to learn that it had to come from her being drugged.
"The room looks great Steph!" She said excitedly. Steph glanced around, we just put in these book cases, I know it wont be enough but if you stack some of the books in the storage under the bed, and in the closet then hopefully you'll have enough room for some outfits to" Her friend joked. She rolled her eyes and walked out of the room.
"Let's just bring up the rest of my clothes so I can at least start unpacking" Rory suggested. Steph nodded. "Where is Rose?" Rory asked. "She wanted to be here but she had a final to make up, she'll be here in about an hour, and then we can go shopping for linens and a new mattress," She said. "Great, as long as we have a schedule" Rory smirked, "Exactly, I know how much you like having a schedule!" Steph teased.
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Rory and Steph caught up as they made their way back to the lobby. Steph rambled happily over the itinerary for the rest of the summer. She had spent half with her mother, and now the rest would be here in the apartment building not five minutes from Yale where her good friends and many other students lived. It was going to be a great experience. She couldn't wait. Rory smiled graciously as the man opened the door for them.
"Hello Miss. Im Bobby the doorman." The man smiled. He looked to be in his thirties, with brown hair and soft brown eyes. He seemed like just the kind of man who would get to know the college students and easily win over their trust like Steph had said.
"Hello Bobby, I'm Rose and Steph's new roommate Rory Gilmore" Rory smiled then blinked as she watched him memorize her face. "It's nice to meet you Mrs. Gilmore." He smiled.
"Please, just call me Rory." She said nervously. "Rory then, well I suppose I'll be seeing you a lot lately." He smiled. "I guess so. But don't worry Im much less maintenance than Steph here. You won't have to worry about me." Rory declared with a teasing look to her friend who pouted.
"Well I go the extra mile for a lot of the students living here. It's so unfortunate that not every building has a doorman. That's where the students get attacked you know. And Colin and Finn are very protective, and Im sure Logan would be to if he had one girl he was concerned with in particular…" He said with a chuckle.
"This Logan really has a rep for that hu…" Rory sighed. "Yes, but don't let it get to you. He's a great guy, Steph and Rose obviously think so or they wouldn't give him or his friends the time of day." Bobby answered. "I wont judge him to harshly don't worry. " She said. "Well we better continue or we'll never get done" Steph suggested. "Right, well it was nice to meet you." Rory smiled. "You to Rory. I'll be here mornings and nights." He said. She nodded with a smile and followed Steph to the car.
"You're right that was weird at first" Rory muttered as they began pulling out boxes once again. "I told you it would be, but he's amazing, you'll grow to trust him. The guys really do, Finn and Colin slip him a little something to keep an eye on us. It makes Bobby more protective, but now that we're only coming home with Finn and Colin he's not so bad. But since you don't have a steady boyfriend yet, he'll probably be eyeing you, and whoever you bring home" Steph warned.
"But why would the guy's give him money to watch me?" she asked in confusion. "Because both Rose and I have explained to Colin and Finn about how much you mean to us, which means they've slipped Bobby something, and will keep just as a protective eye on you as they would us." Steph began. Rory sighed and followed Steph into the apartment. "Will I be able to bring dates back? Because as I remember it they got crazy protective when you brought someone home." She began only to be smacked in the chest by someone. She once again found herself gasping for air as her red headed friend squeezed her tightly. "Rory! Welcome home love!" She said happily setting her open palm on Rory's cheek. Steph giggled, "You're sounding more and more like Finn everyday" She observed. The red head shot her a glare. "Am not!" She pouted then turned back to Rory, ignoring her friend.
"Hey Rose how are you?" Rory asked. "I'm great! I can't believe you're going to be living with us it's going to be soo much fun!" Rose squeaked. Rory smiled at her friend's excitement then blinked when Rose gripped her arm. "I can't wait to introduce you to Finn, Colin, and Logan! They live right across the hall" She smiled. "The infamous Three Musketeers! I would love to meet them!" She replied. "Oh and don't worry, Finn and Colin told Logan to behave!" Rose justified.
Rory let out a scoff. "I've been here not even a half hour and already three people have warned me about one guy, a guy who you two consider to be a best friend none-the-less" She grumbled. Rose gave her a confused look and Steph stepped in.
"I've told her and explained everything to her, but since when does that mean Logan will actually behave?" Steph asked with a laugh. "True." Rose muttered. "I don't know, I mean, Rory would be good for Logan, maybe you can finally get him to settle down" Rose suggested. Steph's eyes widened in acknowledgement. "Yes! Oh my god, he so needs a good girl like you to plant his feet into the ground!"Steph said.
"Wait you two, I don't even know who this guy is, I've never met him, and so far the only things I've heard about him are quite unsavory! You've got to pick one side, first you warn me about him and now you want me to tie him down?" Rory laughed. The two stared at each other then turned to look at Rory.
"This is Logan Huntzberger" Steph began. Rory gapped and blinked in shock. "As in Mitchum Hansberger's son?" She asked. "That's right, right now he's been playing around, you would get hurt by him, so you better watch your back if you get swept up by his charm." Rose muttered. "I thought this Logan was your friend" Rory muttered. The girls turned to her. "Oh he is, he's just…" Steph began and narrowed her eyes as she searched for the perfect word.
"A walking case of the Clap" Rose answered.
Rory raised an eyebrow and looked back at Steph who slowly turned her head to glare at their friend. "I would have put it more eloquently but yes," She grumbled. Rory blew her bangs from her eyes. "Wow." She muttered. "Yeah, he'll probably hit on you, but don't worry. Turn him down once or twice and he'll move on." Steph finished.
"Don't let him get to you Rory. He knows just what to say to get you flustered, and when he does he swoops in with his charm and over confidence. It can be a killer." Rose warned.
Rory laughed, "Guy's it's me, have I ever been flustered or distracted by some playboy? Even if it is the son of the Mitchum Huntzburger, there is no way on earth Ill let this boy have affect on me so you don't have to stress this so much!" Rory declared. The two glanced from their best friend to each other. "Really, no worries" Rory smiled and stood up.
"Now Im going to take a shower, and change so we can go shopping 'Kay?" she said calmly. Steph and Rose nodded and watched as their friend disappeared into the bathroom. "Poor girl has no idea what she's gonna get herself into" Rose muttered. "Logan better behave himself, Colin and Finn warned him to right?" Steph asked hopefully. They let loose a sigh. This could be very, very bad.
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Rory sighed as she stepped out of the shower. She reached for one of Steph's pink fluffy towels and wrapped it around her body, folding it between her breasts. She stepped in front of the mirror and ran her fingers threw her hair.
She smiled as the damp curls fell over her shoulders and rested against the beginning curve of her chest. It had felt good to get a hot shower after driving from Stars Hollow to Yale, and she was so excited about living with Steph and Rose. They had always talked about living together, but since Steph and Rose were free spirits and never really the punctual types, she had never taken their talk seriously.
She turned and opened the door to the bathroom, walking into the living room. "This is embarrassing, I wish the bathroom was closer to the bedrooms" Rory thought out loud, and then jumped as she heard an unfamiliar male's voice come from behind her. "I've always admired the architecture of this room, but I admire it a lot more now" He said with a smirk and a raised an eyebrow as his gaze traveled down her body.
She gasped, spinning and setting her hand to her chest, feeling her heart race and the drops from her wet hair, which painfully reminded her that she was wet in a towel that stopped at a very indecent point on her upper thigh.
"Who are you?" She squeaked. "I'm sorry, I didn't introduce myself…" He began only to be interrupted, "Yes, why would the stranger introduce himself to the person who's home they broke into" She snapped. He laughed, "I'm not a stranger, and I have a key, not that your door was locked," He began then looked to the side with narrowed eyes muttering, "Colin and Finn would be very upset about that."
"You're Logan Huntzburger I presume" She muttered. He looked back to her, "How'd you know who I was?" He asked. "You said you like the architecture of this room, meaning you've been in it before; you said you weren't a stranger you have a key, which means Steph and Rose must know and trust you; then you mentioned Colin and Finn, which are Rose and Steph's boyfriends. They have referred to them, especially when their telling me a story of something witty, clever, or drunk you did, as the three musketeers. You must be number three" She explained.
He smirked at her deductive skills, "That's me." He said and stepped up, walking closer to her. "So you know me, and yet I know so little about you," He muttered as he stopped dangerously close to her. She swallowed hard, "Rory, Rory Gilmore, I met Rose and Steph at one of my grandmothers many frivolous parties, that's also where I've met your father" She said. "Oh so you've met my father?" He asked nervously. She narrowed her eyes as she watched his features fall.
"Yes, he's an incredible man" She said, His features hardened, "Obviously you two didn't speak for long" He grumbled. Her eyes fell wondering what he could mean by that.
"So do you boys just waltz right into the apartment, or should I feel free to leave the bathroom in a towel?" She asked staring into his soft brown eyes. He smirked, "Absolutely not, feel free to exit in a towel, preferably that towel," He smirked as he looked her up and down once more. She rolled her eyes and gripped the knot between her breasts tighter as he continued, "Walk around in your underwear even, at any point to, day or night, us three musketeers like to stick to our honorable code." He said with a nod of his head. Rory glanced up to meet his warm overpowering brown orbs. His faced froze absolutely still as the door flung open. Two boys walked into the apartment and walked over to the couch making them selves comfortable.
"So that code you were talking about" She asked. He smiled nervously, "They might be a little lapsed, but I still encourage you walking around in your underwear" He said. She rolled her eyes, and then turned as Finn called, "Logan, mate, what are you doing over …hello" He muttered as he looked over the back of the couch and eyed her. She raised an eyebrow as he swung the back of his hand blindly towards Colin to get his attention, smacking him in the shoulder.
"Ow, what? Woo." He grumbled before following Finn's gaze to Rory. "You must be Rory love!" Finn said as they stood and walked to her. He held out his hand, and when Rory extended hers to take it, he lifted it to his lips, kissing the back of her hand. "I'm Finn, this is Colin," he introduced and let go of her hand so she could shake Colins. "And this over here is Logan, I'm sure he made some sexual remark or has harassed you by now and still hasn't given you his name, please forgive him, he can't help it" Colin grumbled.
"Hey! I have much more control over myself than you guys think!" Logan protested. Both boys looked up to him giving him a who-do-you—think-your-kidding look.
"You're telling me this gorgeous girl has been standing here dripping wet in a towel and you haven't made one sexual remark," Colin asked staring at his friend. "I can't believe you think so low of me" Logan laughed. "He's not denying it" Colin immediately muttered in a worried tone and turned to Finn. Finn set his hands on Rory's shoulders and bent down to look her in the eyes.
She stared at him as he silently looked into her chocolate brown orbs.
Then suddenly, he spoke.
"Has this boy touched you in any funny places?" He asked. She laughed and shook her head. "No, he was very good, he just walked right into the apartment and scared me that's all" She said. "That will probably happen a lot, we usually hang out here and watch the game." Colin explained. "Oh so would you say you pop in at any point in the day without knocking?" She asked looking from Colin to Logan who was clearing his throat and scratching the back of his head.
"Well, yeah" Colin answered. "I see," She muttered. "Well don't worry about Logan here, we've already talked to him and made sure to tell him to keep his hands to himself." Finn said.
"I appreciate that," Rory sighed then motioned back to the rooms. "Now if you don't mind I'm going to go get dressed. I actually planned to meet you guys wearing slightly more than an undersized towel," She said. He glanced down at the towel. "Sorry that was my fault, when they moved in here I bought them obscenely tiny towels for a house warming gift," Finn admitted. Rory laughed and turned to walk into her bedroom.
Finn turned and stared at Logan. "Mate you promised to be nice," He grumbled. Logan gapped, "You heard her, I didn't touch her! I just walked in like we do every day at random times and there she was, walking out of the bathroom in that towel" He defended. "Don't touch her!" Colin demanded. "I didn't!" Logan gasped turning to face Colin. "She walked out dripping wet with that tiny towel stuck to her every curve and you're telling me you didn't instantly want to touch her?" Colin asked.
"What I did and what I wanted to do are two different things!" He said. "So you wanted to touch her?" Finn asked. "Did you see her? Those eyes, that face, her legs! She's gorgeous of course I wanted to touch her but I didn't alright!" He grumbled. "Alright," Colin sighed and walked back over to the couch. Finn clapped his hand on his friends shoulder then joined Colin on the couch. "Get some beer from the fridge will ya" He called behind his shoulder. Logan sighed and ran his hand down his face before walking to the fridge. Staying away from this girl was going to be harder than he thought.