Chapter 2

Rory POV

The next morning, I got up and ready for the day. I stopped by the coffee cart on my way to class. Problem was, I was having a hard time focusing. I couldn't get my mind off what Finn had said the night before. He had wanted last night to be a date. What did that even mean? Was Mom right? Was this the right time to jump into a relationship with Logan's best friend after what almost happened at Grandma and Grandpa's vow renewal? I couldn't focus on that right now, I needed to try and focus on my classes at the moment.

After classes that day, I headed over to the paper. I had a little bit of work to do for my article before I finalized it. I was sitting at my desk working on my article, when I briefly looked up from my computer to see Logan standing. "What're you doing?" I asked him.

"I saw you sitting at your desk when I walked by, so I thought that I would come say hi." Logan said.

"Okay." I said, kind of surprised. "Well, hi." I said. I pointed to my computer, "I kind of need to finish this, so, I'll see you."

"Yeah, look forward to reading it. Oh just so you know, Finn's a better man than me." Logan said before walking away.

Finn POV

When I had finished with my classes for the day, I decided to go by Rory's and talk to her about the night before. I had been thinking about it all day and I had decided to tell her how I felt about her. Logan had given me the go ahead, so maybe I needed to make a move.

I stopped by a coffee cart to grab us both a coffee before going to see her. When I got to her dorm and knocked, it didn't take her long to open the door. "Hey." She said when she opened the door. "This is a surprise." I handed her the cup of coffee that I got for her. "Thanks." She said opening the door to let me in.

"Yeah, I was nearby and I thought I would stop by and bring you some coffee." I told her as we walked into the common room and sat on the couch.

"Well that was nice. Thanks. I needed it after the day that I've had." She said.

"I was also hoping that we could talk." I said.

She looked over at me after taking a drink of her coffee. "Sure. What's on your mind?" She said.

I took a deep breath. "Rory, I have feelings for you. I have since I met you. You said that you couldn't do the no-strings thing with Logan. Well, I'm not asking for no-strings. To start I'm just asking for one date." I said.

Rory POV

Finn wanted to go out with me. I mean, I did like Finn. He was funny and he could make me laugh, but what about Logan? Was this what Logan was hinting at when he was at the paper earlier? "You like me and have feelings for me?" I asked.

Finn nodded. "Yeah, I do." He said.

Wow. This was definitely different. But obviously I was feeling something for Finn, I just didn't know what it was. I wasn't sure if what I was feeling was friendship or if my feelings were deeper. What could one date hurt? I smiled at Finn. "Okay." I said.

"Okay, you'll go on a date with me?" He said and I nodded.

"Yeah. I will. I want to be honest though. I don't know if my feelings run deeper than friendship, but I want to find out." I said, reaching for Finn's hand.

"I understand Rory. It's been a while since I've dated anyone seriously." Finn said.

"I understand Finn. I mean you were there when my last relationship ended, so I completely understand. I mean, if we both ended up having the same feelings then I would want to take things slow…if that's okay?" I said.

"Rory, here's what I suggest." Finn started as I took a drink of my coffee. "I say, that we take things slow and see what happens. What do you think?"

"That sounds perfect." I said. "So when should our first date be?" I asked.

"How about tomorrow? Do you have any plans tomorrow?" Finn asked.

"Nope, my schedule is wide open."

"Great. Then I'll pick you up at 7." He said.

After Finn left, I realized that I needed to talk to Mom. She may have had a point in what she was saying yesterday, but it didn't change the fact that I might have feelings for Finn. But there was also someone else that I needed to talk to…someone who knew both Logan and Finn very well…Stephanie. I picked up my phone and called Steph. "Hey Reporter Girl." She said when she answered.

"Hey are you busy?" I asked.

"Not really. Just hanging out with the boys, watching them drink themselves into a stupor in the dorms." She said.

"Okay, can you meet me at the pub? I could use someone to talk to right now." I said.

"Sure thing. I'll be there in ten." She said and hung up.

I walked into my room and grabbed my jacket and my keys and then headed out the door. Steph would definitely have some insight. Hopefully she could help me figure all of this out before I talked to Mom.