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Chapter 4: AWAY FROM YOU

Within a month they had settled into a routine. Each morning he arrived on her doorstep with 2 cups of coffee and occasionally some food for breakfast. He would then walk her to her 8am class or on days when she started later they would hang out in her room drinking coffee and talking. While she went to class, Logan would head back to his dorm for a while and then meet her in the dining hall for lunch. After lunch he would go to his classes and she would head off to the library or to the paper to try and get an article done. They spent every evening together except for Fridays, and the occasional night when she had work to do and Colin and Finn convinced him to go out with them. Tonight was one of those nights.

"Would you look at those," Finn whistled as a group of pretty girls walked by, one of which appeared to be a red-head.

"Finn, stop that. You find women every other night of the week, tonight we actually get to spend time with our best and oh so sickly in love friend…" Colin said smacking Finn on the back of the head. "Were you not just complaining yesterday that you missed having him around all the time?"

"Hey, I'm not gone that much." But even as he said it, Logan knew that they were right. He was always with Rory. Whether they were out on the town, watching a movie at the dorms or studying, spending time with her was all he wanted to do.

"Yeah, right and I slept with a beautiful blonde last night." Finn laughed. "You know Colin I think our friend here is in a bit of denial. He doesn't seem to realize the effect that this girl has had on him… or on us for that matter."

"You are right there Finn. Her coffee addiction, for one, has started to rub off on all of us. Never in my life have I had coffee after dark, but there we were the four of us just last night having coffee at 10:30. I have to wonder sometimes how you two get any sleep with the amount of caffeine you drink." Colin said, mocking his friend. "Cause Finn and I here, we both know that you haven't been doing anything but sleeping." He raised his eye brows at Logan.

"Oh, is she still holding out on you mate? I don't know why she would, it's not like you haven't slept together before." Finn drawled with his thick Australian accent.

Logan just listened and didn't say a word. The truth was that she wasn't holding out on him, not really. It was sort of the other way around. It wasn't as if he didn't want to have sex with her, he just wanted it to happen at the right moment and for all the right reasons. He didn't just want to have sex with her because he had done it before. She of course wasn't pushing him to do it either. For now, they were just enjoying each others company and when the time was right they would do more.

"You really have fallen for her haven't you?" Finn asked, but he didn't really need an answer because you could see it every time that Logan looked at Rory.

"I like her Finn and just want to see where it goes." That's all that he could say. It was true, at least so much as he had admitted to himself. He knew there was more to it he just needed time to adjust.

"Uh huh, you like her a lot. Logan that was what you said when you made the no strings deal, I think that things have far surpassed that now." Colin looked at his friend with questioning eyes. "Maybe you don't want to admit it to yourself Logan, but the rest of us can see just how hard you've fallen."

Logan sighed and then smiled to himself. "You don't even know the half of it Collin. I go crazy when I'm not with her and everyday now the thought crosses my mind that she could be THE one." He spoke quickly and found that he was revealing feelings to his friends that he hadn't even admitted to himself that he had. And he liked it.

Rory stared at her computer screen, the cursor blinking at her as if taunting her. She had been sitting there for close to an hour and hadn't written anything. All she could think about was Logan. They had been taking things slowly and as much as she hated to admit it, it was killing her. The passion they had shared during the 'no-strings' portion of their relationship had been more than she had ever imagined and now that she was falling for him, she knew that the intensity of their meetings would soon boil over. She had come to terms with the idea of loving him, once she knew that he would be all hers. She knew that she was taking a huge risk in trusting him and in loving him, but somehow all of her insecurities disappeared when she looked into his dark brown eyes.

Finally she turned the computer off and picked up her phone and dialed an all too familiar number.

"Good evening my love, my daughter, the fruit of my loins…" Lorelai's cheerful voice bubbled through the phone. "What are you doing at home on this beautiful night I thought you'd be out with your boy toy?"

"Not tonight mom, Logan is out with Colin and Finn." Rory said with a bit of sadness in her voice, smiling softly at the fact that she already missed him.

"Relax kid; he's just out for the night. And who knows maybe he'll just show up in the middle of the night wanting some good old, down home lovin'." Lorelai laughed trying to cheer her up.

"I don't think so. They went into New York for some fun but he's supposed to meet me in the morning for breakfast. So," Rory started. "Do you have any plans with Luke for the rest of the night?"

"Actually babe, I do… but I can get out of them if you want. We were just going to have some dinner, and watch some movies here at home. I'm sure Luke will understand if I bail on him to go out with you, he knows how lonely I've been with out my little bundle of sunshine for the past couple weeks!" Lorelai rambled on, for some reason Rory sounded like she really needed some company for the night.

"No mom you don't need to do that," strong, but not quite convincing. "I'm fine I was just wondering what you were up to. I don't want you to cancel your plans on account of me." Rory wondered whether she was trying to convince herself, or her mother.

"Well honey, what's up- you sound a little down."

"I don't know…" Rory didn't know exactly how to say it. "How can I miss him, when I just saw him three hours ago?"

Laughing Lorelai replied, "Well that settles that, I'll see you in a few minutes. I'm on my way." She hung up before her daughter could protest and immediately dialed Luke's cell phone number. There was no answer, since he was probably still working, so she left him a message on his voicemail now that she had taught him how to retrieve those messages. "Luke honey, I'm going to have to cancel our plans for tonight. Rory just called and sounded a bit blue because her boy is out of town and I'm going to go see her at Yale. I'll call you in the morning… Sorry." With that done, she grabbed her purse and went out to her jeep and headed towards Yale.

Less than an hour later she knocked on Rory's dorm door and waited for someone to answer. Within seconds Rory opened the door and smiled. "Luke called me mom. Wanted to know what Logan did to make me sad. He said he couldn't get a hold of you. I had to explain to him that Logan didn't do anything at all and that you had just overreacted when I sounded 'blue' as he said you said I sounded."

Lorelai just smiled. "The drive was great thanks for asking. And I ordered some Chinese which should be here anytime. Also, I grabbed this," holding up 'Casablanca.' "I figured we could watch a movie too."

"Mom! I really am fine, why did you cancel your plans with Luke when I am fine? You didn't need to do this."

"Look honey, I'm sure you are fine. Truth be told, I kind of missed your face and when you called sounding blue, yes you sounded blue, I decided that some things are more important than getting love from my diner man." Lorelai teased. "You would do the same for me, wouldn't you?"

"You know I would." Rory thought for a moment before continuing. "You never answered my question."

"Which one?" Lorelai smiled

"How can I miss him already?" Rory whined before turning towards the coffee pot and pouring two cups of coffee. Handing one to her mother she added, "I saw him right before he left and will see him as soon as he gets back so, how? Why isn't that good enough?"

Her mother looked at her before saying, "So how long have you known?"

Rory's head shot up, "Known what?" Rory sighed before settling on the couch.

"How long have you known that you love him?" It was a simple question, but Lorelai knew that for Rory, and for Logan, nothing seemed to be simple.

Rory opened her mouth to answer but was cut off by knocking on the door. Her mother instinctively got up to answer it and found the Chinese food delivery man waiting patiently. She paid the man and closed the door as she walked back to Rory with a very large bag of food and started unpacking stuff. They began to eat and Lorelai could tell that Rory was thinking about her question.

Finally Rory answered, "For awhile. I just don't think that he's ready for this yet."

"Rory, just because you say it doesn't mean that he has to. It really is okay at the beginning of a relationship for just one person to voice their feelings. Otherwise how is the other person supposed to know that what they are feeling is okay?"

"Mom have you told Luke that you love him yet?" Rory wondered.

"Not in so many words, and he hasn't told me either, but we both know and we make sure to show each other just how we feel when ever we get the chance." Lorelai spoke seriously even though she wore a silly smirk on her face.

"Oh so you mean that you show him how you feel by canceling on him at the last moment to come here and see me?" Rory asked astonished.

"Look hun Luke knows that no matter how much I do love him, he'll always be second to you. That's just the way it is. But enough about me and Luke, I want to hear some details about you and Limo boy! Spill." Lorelai began to get a very mischievous look on her face before Rory was able to next speak.

"Mom, no! I will not tell you anything about sex with Logan… not that there is any at the moment." Rory mumbled quietly before adding. "We decided to take things a bit slower remember?"

"Ah, I see. So not only are you confused about your feelings for the young man, but, you haven't been getting any either… no wonder you've been in a mood lately."

"I have not been in a mood. I'm fine!" Rory shouted.

"Uh huh, I get in to a mood after a couple days and it's been what, almost a month for you?"

"Mom I don't want to talk about this with you. Can we just watch the movie?" Rory pleaded because she was becoming very uncomfortable with the conversation.

"Okay, Okay, just promise me that you'll talk to the boy… maybe tell him how you feel, maybe convince him to give you a little something, something?" Lorelai teased, but upon the glare that she received from her daughter added, "Fine, there will be not another word about sex from me… promise."

After several hours of movie mocking, popcorn, candy and coffee Lorelai got up to leave and headed for the door. She turned around to leave one last piece of advice with her daughter. "Ror- just tell him. Whether he says it back or not, you know that he loves you. Just tell him." She paused slightly before continuing. "I love you kid. Call me tomorrow." With that Lorelai opened the door to leave and found an unexpected visitor about to knock on the door. "Logan! I thought you went to New York for the night?"

"Oh hi Lorelai. Yeah, um, I decided to come back early." Logan looked a bit rough around the edges but when he saw Rory he smiled and Lorelai could see just how much he loved her daughter.

Lorelai turned around to Rory and said, "Bye kid, and do it, it'll be okay." She turned back around and walked past Logan who had stepped into the room. "Goodnight Logan." She winked at them and then closed the door as she walked away.

"I thought you were staying in New York for the night." Rory looked at him puzzled.

Logan wondered what Lorelai had meant when she told Rory that 'it'll be okay' but as he looked at Rory he forget what he had been thinking. "I changed my mind."

"Did Finn and Colin come back too?"

"Nope."

"Is something wrong?" Rory didn't understand why he was back.

"No."

"Well Logan, why are…" her words were stopped as his lips settled down on hers. His tongue traced around her lips before slipping between them and into her sweet tasting mouth. Her tongue answered his and their hands came together and their fingers entwined. Finally coming up for air they could see the clouded expression in each others eyes.

"I missed you Ace." As he said the words his hands came up to cup her face and he looked deep into her eyes. "As soon as I left I started missing you and after a while I knew that I just had to come back. I couldn't stand being away from you for another minute." He continued to gaze into her eyes and could see that she was fighting a battle in her mind, finally she spoke.

"I missed you too Logan, so much." Her words were music to his ears. He had been so worried that she would be angry with him for interrupting her evening or for waking her up, that he hadn't even acknowledged how badly he had hoped that she missed him too. His lips fell on hers again with an urgency that burned within him. "Logan?" She managed to get out between kisses.

"Hmmm." He moved his kisses to her neck and down to her collar bone.

She was on fire. He hadn't kissed her like that in weeks and now… she didn't know how much more she would be able to handle. "Logan," she took a deep breath and said it. "I love you."