A/N: Okay guys I'm soooooooo sorry for the long wait. I'm sure you all hate me right now, but please forgive me. I'm a rollercoaster right now. I barely have time to breath anymore. Onto some of the received reviews. I'm so glad most of you like it, you make my day. Also thank you to all of you who constructively criticized my piece of writing, you helped me realize most of the flaws in my story. Anyway, to clear things up a bit, Rory was not mad at Logan for the simple reason he 'moved on'. It was because of what he had become, what reputation now exceeded him, and she's angry at how much has changed, (PS, I've decided to make it so, that the break of contact was more Rory's fault). Logan as well is not only upset because he'd been 'replaced', but hurt that on their first meeting in five years she bombarded him with hate for what he had become without knowing the whole story. I hope that clears a few things up for you. And I hope you'll enjoy this long awaited chapter. I decided to speed things up a bit…
CHAPTER 8 – You hurt me!
It has been three months since Rory had fainted. No-one else was aware of the reason and she wasn't about to tell anyone that she fainted due to an exceptional amount of consumed alcohol (that would've rivaled Finn's) on an empty stomach.
For the past three months, Rory and Logan hadn't spoken nor bumped into one another. Rory was getting rather annoyed at this situation, 'How can he just show up, kiss me and leave without saying so much as a 'hello' for three months – not that I've caught a glimpse of him – but that's not the point!... Is it? ... No!' thought Rory repeatedly to herself as she made her way to the newsroom to retrieve her forgotten article.
Rory entered the newsroom, pretty much in her own world. So much so, that she didn't even stop to wonder why the door was closed in the first place. He made her way half-consciously to her desk with a beyond determined look on her face. Once she successfully reached her destination she stopped dead still for a second, as if zoning back to reality.
"Always enter like that Ace?" came an amused voice from the desk opposite her. On hearing the familiar voice, Rory spun around so fast, she almost lost her balance – if it weren't for the table I might add.
"Logan…what are you doing here?" stammered Rory. Sure she thought about this moment for about three months, but right now she was absolutely at a loss for words, something that didn't happen often to our little Gilmore Girl.
"Waiting for something strange to happen," answered Logan, his voice drowning in sarcasm. "No, actually I'm on the paper and guessing by the looks of it so are you," added Logan after seeing the serious expression on Rory's face. An expression he'd only seen a rare number of times before, but the one most distinct was on Day 2 of the infamous cruise.
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"Hey, you wanna come inside the pool?" asked a highly amused Logan.
"Nope," was his only reply.
"Oh, c'mon Ace, it'll be fun," stated Logan from the pool's edge.
"…"
"Lost your tongue Ace?" laughed Logan at the received look on her face. At his gesture Rory closed her book titled 'Cat amongst the Pigeons' by Agatha Christie and made her way to the pool's edge but didn't enter. Logan looked slightly surprised by her actions –he may not have known her long, but he knew her enough to know that she never succumbed, even harmless, teasing.
Rory sat elegantly on the edge of the pool watching as her boyfriend advanced closer to her.
"So Ace, you gonna answer my question or your tongue's still missing," Logan taunted, he knew he was signing his own death wish, but it was just too much fun to get under her skin. By this point, Logan had reached the spot where Rory had perched herself. She looked calm and collected, but her eyes told a different story: they were burning with a fire of revenge, mischief and a sparkle of anger. In one heated second, Rory leaned forward and captured Logan's mouth with hers. It didn't take Logan long to wear off the initial element of shock before he started kissing back. Rory's hand teased the muscles on his arms before – at a painfully slow pace –making their way up his chest and circling around his neck, tangling her hands in his short, wet hair. Logan's one arm rested around her thin waist while the other rested at the crook of her neck, gently pulling her closer to him. How long the kiss lasted they will never know. To them it was an eternity of heated passion and fury as well from the one party.
Rory was the first to break the kiss, leaving both teens gasping in silence for breath, leaning their foreheads against each other's.
"So Logan, think that would've been possible if cat got my tongue?" asked Rory in a teasing tone.
"Guess you were just saving it for a special moment," Loan played along.
"You know me too well Huntz. Well I better go savor over that moment now," replied Rory in a seductive tone.
"Let's just see how well you fare G" stated Logan while advancing to meet her lips once again. Unfortunately as soon as the words were out his mouth, Rory had jumped back, causing his face to collide with the brick, pool edge.
"Wha -" started a very disorientated Logan, but was cut off when suddenly, someone erupted into a fit of poorly concealed laughter.
"So, you used your power over me to shut me up? Wow Ace," stated Logan after regaining his composure.
"Nothing gets past you does it," replied Rory, sarcasm dripping off each syllable.
"Hey, where are you going?"
"To finish my book silly. Poirot's about to explain everything," replied Rory.
"It's a pity --- had to be the killer, she was so sweet too," stated Logan, deliberately letting the murderer's name slip.
'WHY ON EARTH DO YOU HAVE TO BE YOU!" screamed a very annoyed Rory, "I wanted to find out for myself! Now you ruined my surprise!" shouted Rory in pure anger.
"Woah there mate. What d'you do to get the lovely Rory screaming like that?" came the clueless voice of Finn.
"I kinda told her the name of the murderer in the book she's reading," replied a satisfied Logan, at getting Rory back for making him kiss the brick floor.
"Which book mate?"
"Cat amongst the pigeons."
"Oh the murderer was ---. Everyone knows that." Stated Finn.
"Finn, you mean you actually read the book?" asked Colin in disbelief.
"What you think mate? How else would I know that?"
"Finn, the only reason you know the answer to that question was because you read the last chapter and told everyone you finished the book," reminded Logan.
"So? Mate, exactly what is your point?" asked an unfazed Finn.
"All three of you are total morans you know that!" yelled Rory as she stomped off, back into the confined area of the inner ship.
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"Okay…so…how's Colin and Finn?" asked Rory trying to break the uncomfortable silence that had draped over them.
"They're fine. Colin's still the only sane one in the group and Finn's…well…Finn," laughed Logan, happy the tension lessened.
"Logan, are we ever going to talk about us?" asked Rory in one breath, afraid she may have lost her nerve if she didn't pose the question right away.
"What is there to talk about Rory?" asked Logan seriously and using her name for emphasis.
"You know…like, why don't we start talking about why you were so mad at me," stated Rory, anger rising at the memory, "did you expect me to wait for you forever?"
"Rory-"
"No seriously Logan, I need to know. Are you just jealous, are you truly hurt or did you expect me to wait my entire life for you? You seemed to have moved on pretty nicely too, might I add," yelled Rory, her tone rising with every word.
"Do you want to know what hurt me Rory? Do you really want to know!" yelled Logan, angered at her false accusations.
"Enlighten me!"
"I meet you after five years without so much as a smoke signal. Ask Colin or even Finn, I was depressed for three years. I didn't date anyone, I didn't speak to anyone, I hardly ate. The only thing I did was stare at the picture of you in my wallet," on saying this, Logan extracted an ID size photo of himself and Rory. They were at the formal night (night before the ship made its last stop-back at Barcelona. Rory had her arms around Logan's neck while Logan held her waist. They were both laughing at something Finn was doing (but the camera couldn't catch exactly what). "When I started collage, Finn and Colin made me promise I was going to stop pining over you. I promised them I'd rather commit suicide. So as a last resort, they took me to the pub, got me drunk and sent me home with a one-night-stand. When I'm drunk, that's the only time you couldn't haunt me. You were in my dreams, in my mind and in my heart since the moment we met," finished Logan exasperated.
"So, then why did you get mad at me!" asked Rory, her anger directed more at herself now than at him.
"The first thing I hear when I see the only person I've been dreaming of for 1825 days is accusations, assumptions and berating of my actions. You accuse and point fingers at me for moving on, the only way I could when you've moved on as well! I'm not saying you should have, or I expected you to wait for me, no. I just wanted a nice hello, a hug and to talk to my first, and still, only girlfriend who also happens to be my best friend. I didn't expect you to fall back into my arms and live happily ever after. I thought maybe we could at least be friends. I mean I was and still am miserable without you and no matter how angry I am at you, I love you!"
"Wh-what?" on hearing the three words she had been praying to hear all the time that they were together, Rory was flabbergasted.
"I said I love you. I always have, but so much, maybe too much, time has passed between us and going back to the way the things were, I know you feel it's impossible, but maybe we can still be friends. I'm sorry...but right now, I need to go clear my head. I'll see you around Rory. I hope we can be friends though," Logan left quite abruptly after the words sailed out of his mouth. Leaving a shocked Rory who was ashamed as well as furious at herself for putting Logan through what he went through. The main thing troubling her at this point was, 'Do I still love him? I thought I loved Dean, I thought I loved Jess, but I loved neither. Do I really love Logan? Has it been too long? Do I want to be friends?' the questions were swimming around her head like a raging river had just been let loose. Only time will tell…
So there it is. I hope you all liked it. I know it's not that great, but many people wanted explanations so that's what I gave them. Let me know what you think please. Constructively critisize this piece, because I know it wasn't very good and if people think should speed it up, slow it down, change it here and there please let me know.
Oh and just a shout out to all the Rogan writers – You guys are awesome! I read all the lasted Rogan stories and every single one of them is FANTABULOUS!
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