Playlist: "Start of something good" by Daughtry

Chapter 2

Rory POV

The next morning, I woke up feeling disoriented. I sat up in my bed and tried to remember what had happened the night before. I remembered everyone helping me move and then I remembered that Colin ordered a pizza. Oh my God! Colin. Tequila. The kiss. Everything was coming back. I needed coffee. I got up and headed to my kitchen. I walked into my kitchen to see that coffee had already been made. There was a note next to the coffee pot.

"Rory -

Sorry if I spooked you last night. I wasn't trying to. I just wanted you to know that not every guy is like Logan and that you deserve better. I'm here if you need me.

Colin"

I fixed myself a cup of coffee and then went to sit on my couch. I needed to talk to Mom about this. I mean she already knew that Logan and I had been seeing each other the last five years and I told her that it was over, but this was new information and I needed someone to talk to. I grabbed my cell and called Mom.

"Morning sweets." She said.

"Hey mom, are you busy?" I asked.

"Not really. Everything okay?" Mom asked.

"I'm not sure."

"Explain."

"Okay so after everyone left last night, Colin and I were sitting on the couch talking and I told him that I was going to bed and I went to kiss his cheek like I have a million times before and we kissed."

"Like kissed?" She asked.

"Yeah."

"Okay then what happened?"

I got up and went into the kitchen to get another cup of coffee. "And then we talked some more, and he said that I deserved someone that would put me first." I said.

I walked back to the living room and sat back on the couch. "I'm assuming that the two of you had been talking about Logan?"

"Yeah. What do you think it all means?" I asked her.

"Honestly kid? It sounds to me like he likes you. What are you thinking?"

"I don't know Mom. I mean on one hand, I felt something when we kissed but at the same time…he's Logan's best friend. I can't even imagine how hurt he would be if he found out that there was something going on between his almost-fiancé and his best friend." I said, ranting.

"Yeah, but Ror, if you think that there might be something there…do you really want to waste time? I mean look at how much time Luke and I wasted because I was afraid to take that risk?"

"I guess you have a point."

Colin POV

When I left Rory's that morning, I went to meet Finn for breakfast before he headed back to Boston. When I got to the diner, he was waiting for me. "Hey man." I said.

"What's wrong?" He asked me.

"Why would you think that something is wrong?"

"Because you have that look?"

"What look?" I asked.

"That look that you get when you did something that could possibly have consequences even though it was worth it." Finn said.

The waitress brought me a cup of coffee and we ordered our food. "I kissed Rory." I said.

"You what? What the hell were you thinking?"

"I was thinking that Logan is being an ass letting her go and listening to The Dark Lord and that Rory deserves better." I said, and it was the truth. I had developed feelings for Rory over the last few years and even though I know that Logan would be pissed…I really didn't care at the moment. He was being stupid going along with Mitchum's plan.

"You told her, didn't you?" I raised an eyebrow at him in confusion. "You told her that you had feelings for her, didn't you?" Finn asked me.

"Not in so many words."

Right as the waitress brought our food, Finn pointed his finger at me and said, "Don't screw this up."

"I don't plan on it."

Rory POV

I was unpacking some boxes in my office, when there was a knock on my front door. I walked through my apartment and opened the front door. "Hey." I said.

"Hey. Sorry I left before you got up. I had to meet Finn before he headed back to Boston." Colin said.

I opened the door and let him in. "It's okay. It gave me some time to do some thinking." I said, closing it behind him.

"Good thinking or bad thinking?"

"I'm not really sure." I said, and he nodded. "Colin, what was that last night? I feel like I missed something." I said walking over and sitting on the couch.

"Last night…that was me attempting to tell you about my feelings, and I don't think that I did a very good job of it."

"How long have you had feelings for me?" I asked him.

Colin stuffed his hands into his pockets. "For a while. I guess the true realization was when Logan said that he was willing to keep you as his mistress after he got married." Colin said.

"Colin…"

He crossed the room and came to sit beside me on the couch. He grabbed my hand. "Rory, can you honestly tell me that you didn't feel something when we kissed last night?"

"I can't."

"Can't what?"

"I can't tell you that I didn't feel something because I did. It was the best kiss that I've had in a long time."

"Okay." Colin said. "I'm failing to see the problem here then."

I got up and went to the kitchen to make coffee. Colin followed me. "Your Logan's best friend."

"Friends are over rated." He said.

I started the coffee and then turned around leaning against the counter and looked at him. "He would be pissed to find out that his best friend and his almost fiancé were dating."

Colin walked towards me and grabbed my hands. "Rory, yes he would be pissed but eventually he would come around. Things happen, people change. He did. He went from playboy to boyfriend to trying to have the best of both worlds. Rory, all I'm asking for is a chance. A chance to show you what you deserve." Colin said. His words were so real. I didn't know what was happening. With Colin still holding my hands, I looked up at him. I saw something in his eyes that hadn't been there the night before or if it had, I hadn't noticed. I leaned up and kissed Colin. The kiss was so gentle. I felt Colin let go of my hands and wrap his arms around me pulling me to him as close as he could. I heard the coffee pot beep indicating that the coffee was done. Colin pulled back from me slowly and tucked a piece of hair behind my ear. "So, what do you say? Will you give me a chance?" He asked.

I had jumped with Logan. Why couldn't I do the same with Colin? Mom was right. What if I wasted any more time and Colin was the one that I was really supposed to be with? "Okay. I'll give you a chance." I said.

I smiled at Colin before turning to the coffee pot and fixing both of us a cup of coffee.