Chapter 11

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On the way back to school from Stars Hollow Rory convinced Logan to play a road trip game with and thus he began playing the license plate game with her. Before they knew it he was pulling into the parking lot outside Rory's dorm. Both were reluctant to separate after their weekend together, but Rory had lots of work waiting for her and Logan had made plans with Colin and Finn. He grabbed her bag and walked with her to the door of her room. After a series of kisses and a promise to call each other later, Logan left and Rory walked into the dorm.

She noticed Steph wasn't home and assumed she was with Colin. She would be able to get lots of work done with an empty dorm. Soon she had books and papers sprawled out around her, but her mid drifted to the blonde boy currently sitting in the pub with his best friends. She wasn't usually the girl to be so enthralled by a guy, but she couldn't help it. She loved him, that much she knew, telling him would scare him off though. Logan had never had a real relationship and dropping the L bomb so soon wasn't a good idea. Although to her it wasn't early, she started falling for him the day he approached her in the pub, she just hadn't known it.

She couldn't stop thinking about his smirk, his laugh, his eyes, or how amazing he had been all weekend with her mom and her town. Hell, she thought, even Luke liked him and that was not a feat easily achieved. He was constantly on her mind and she wouldn't have it any other way, she loved that she had found someone she loved or even liked this much. With Dean it had been safe and he was a good reliable first boyfriend who always treated her well, Jess had been exciting and much more compatible for her from reading the same books to mocking the same movies. Logan though, Logan is the best of both. She felt safer in his arms than anywhere in the world and she could always count on him. But he's an adventure waiting to happen and always keeping her on her toes while at the same time enjoying simple things with her. She liked watching movies with him or getting coffee or just reading the paper together, occasionally commenting on an article they were reading.

It also didn't hurt that he was in the newspaper business and she got her most honest feedback from him. Her mom likes everything she writes and when she was with Dean he didn't even bother to read her articles. Logan knew her style and what she was capable of, he knew when something wasn't her best and helped her make just that. He was her biggest supporter, along with her mom, and her toughest critic. For that she loved him even more. She was in love with her best friend and she couldn't be happier.

Her thoughts were broken by the sound of the door opening and closing. Looking up from her spot on the couch she saw Steph standing there a huge grin on her face. "I want to hear all about your weekend," she said.

With that Rory filled her in on the events of the last two days, unable to stop smiling as she did.

Logan sat at the table in the pub talking to Colin while Finn flirted with a group of girls, yes a group. Since Logan and Colin were now very much off the market, this left Finn to take their place and he wasn't complaining. Of course this didn't stop girls from trying to sway Logan or Colin from commitment, many had tried and so far all have failed, Logan was determined they would continue to fail. He couldn't even look at other girls without comparing them to his Ace. His beautiful, intelligent, funny, sarcastic Ace. God he loved her, but telling her right now wouldn't be wise. That much he knew.

Despite what Lorelai had told him, he couldn't help but be a bit scared. Scared that she would freak out, scared she didn't feel the same way, scared he would lose her if they moved too fast. He wouldn't know what to do if he lost Rory. She was his everything, his best friend, his lover, his biggest supporter, his one of a kind girlfriend.

When he had first realized he loved her, he had been scared out of his mind, but then a few minutes later she had called him to talk and just hearing her voice was confirmation enough. Confirmation that being in love with Rory Gilmore was anything but scary or something to shy away from, in fact it felt absolutely amazing and he wouldn't trade that feeling for the world.

He continued talking to Colin until he felt a hand on his back and he turned around to see the beautiful blue sapphires he had fallen in love with. His face broke into a grin and he stood up to kiss her. When he pulled away he opened his mouth to speak, but she cut him off with another kiss. "Just couldn't stay away huh Ace?" he asked with a smirk even though he couldn't be happier she was there.

"Something like that," she told him. The truth was she had been unable to focus and decided her time would be better spent with the man making her mind wander.

"Well I'm glad you're here," he told her sincerely, sure it had only been about 3 hours since he dropped her off at her dorm, but he had missed her.

"Me too," she said kissing him lightly. "I'm going to go grab a drink, I'll be back." With that she turned around and made her way to the bar. Logan watched her walk away, noticing the sway of her hips and inwardly groaned before sitting back sown. He jumped back into his conversation with Colin and then felt someone run their hand down his arm. He assumed it was Rory, but the touch felt cold, unfamiliar, and definitely unwelcomed. Looking up confirmed his suspicions and he saw a blonde girl with her hand still on him. "Hey Logan," she said in what was supposed to be seductive, but to him sounded desperate. He was quick to remove her hand, but before he could say anything Rory was back.

She walked over to him, smiling, and took a seat in his lap, facing the blonde girl. "He's taken Barbie, go find someone else," she said sweetly. She kissed Logan hard and then looked back up to find the girl gone.

"Possessive are we?" Logan asked, amused.

"Oh I'm sorry you wanted that to continue?" she asked, her eyebrow raised.

"Absolutely not, I like this much better," he said, wrapping his arms around her waist and she leaned against him.

"You two are disgusting," Colin groaned from across the table.

"Thank you," they both replied simultaneously and then kissing each other again.