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14

"Logan?" I choked out.

"Rocky?"

I gave him a weak smile.

"Hey."

"What're you doing out here?" he asked, looking concerned.

"I could ask you the same thing," I said quietly.

"Never mind. You're soaking!" he looked at me closely in the dim light, "Have you been crying?"

I reached a hand up to my cheek. I hadn't even noticed that a few tears had trickled down my face, smudging my mascara only slightly.

"No..." I lied.

"What happened Rocky?" he asked me, "Was it Alex? I know you had a date tonight. Did he hurt you? I'll kill him..."

"It's not Alex," I found myself sobbing, "Well, it was but it was also something else..."

"What?" he looked quite confused at that point.

"I... um... Alex stood me up..." I wiped away the tears, but more kept coming, "A-and then... I saw him kissing Katrina..."

Hurt crossed Logan's features.

"My Katrina?" It hurt just to hear him say even that, "My girlfriend Katrina?" I nodded, allowing the tears to fall freely.

"Oh my God..." he pulled me into a warm hug. His body radiated heat, even in the cold rain, and I sobbed against his chest. When he finally released me from his tight grip, there was no emotion on his face.

"I'll have to break up with her..." he looked down, "I don't know why I asked her out in the first place..." he muttered. I didn't know what he meant by that, but maybe I was just being stupid. He snapped his head up to look at me suddenly.

"You must be freezing. C'mon, let's get you inside."

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Ten minutes later, we were in the warmth of a nearby café. My hands shook as I brought my hot chocolate up to my mouth to drink. Logan kept looking at me with concern in his eyes, but I just gave him a weak smile and he looked away, taking a sip of his drink.

"You know, I'm kinda happy Katrina cheated on me..."

"Why?" I asked, shocked.

"Because I never really liked her that way. I guess I was just using her to make you jealous..."

I almost spat out my drink.

"You what?"

"Was that out of line?" he bit his lip in a cute way that I found hard to resist, "I'm sorry."

"It's fine," I smiled reassuringly at him, feeling not only butterflies, but a whole zoo in my stomach.

"Yeah, well..." he looked at me closely for a moment, "Ready to brave the cold?"

I nodded and put my finished drink on the table, along with a small tip for the kind waitress that had served us. We both stood up, and I debated whether to take his hand. I think he was having the same thoughts as I was, because he grabbed my hand and squeezed it tightly as we walked out of the café, with me blushing furiously.

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"Well, we're here..." he released my hand as we reached my apartment. They had been entwined the whole time we had been walking home, laughing and forgetting about our cheating partners (A/N: I had no freaking idea what word to use here so sorry if it sounds weird or wrong...).

"Yeah," I blushed nervously, wondering whether he was going to kiss me. Sadly, he just gave me a small smile and a wave before departing. I sighed and opened the door to my apartment.

"You're back a bit early," my mum remarked as I walked in.

"Yeah, well, I got stood up," I muttered, plonking myself down on the sofa.

"What? Oh, honey, I'm sorry," she put her arms around me comfortingly.

"And I saw him kissing Katrina in the alley..." I wasn't even close to crying. I had done enough of that in Logan's arms.

"Aw, Rocky!" my mum seemed lost for words, "You seem to be coping rather well." I shrugged.

"I bumped into Logan and he comforted me..."

"Logan? Cece's stepbrother?" she frowned.

"He's not her stepbrother yet, mum," I pointed out, "And he's actually really nice."

"Ooh, sounds like somebody has a crush!" I blushed even harder.

"Do not!" I sighed, "I'm going to go study," I got up and ran to my room. As much as I tried, I couldn't get the image of Logan's hand in mine out of my head...

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I tried to get to sleep, but I honestly couldn't. I was overwhelmed with thoughts and memories. I needed some fresh air.

Pulling on some shoes and a jacket over my pyjamas, I crept out of my room, hoping no-one would hear me. When I was certain it was safe, I opened the front door quietly and went out into the hall, making sure to shut it without a sound. I took the lift down to the ground floor and walked out of the doors and into the cold evening air. The city was so beautiful at night, I had just never fully appreciated it before, but sitting on a cold bench that I found, I found myself taking in things I had never noticed before. I became aware that I was not alone, and my head whipped around to see a dark figure in front of me.

"Beautiful night, isn't it?" Logan asked, sitting down on the bench, very close to me so his warm body was pressed up against mine. I dug my hands in my coat pocket, blushing furiously.

"Why do you always show up when I'm on my own?" I asked, smiling slightly.

"Maybe you're thinking about me so much I just appear," he chuckled, and I pushed him playfully.

"Yeah, right. What are you doing here?"

"I... um... I came to see you," his cheeks shone red in the darkness, and I imagined mine were just as red.

"Why?" The zoo-butterflies were back in my stomach.

"I just haven't been able to stop thinking about you," my heart skipped a beat when he said these words, his amazing brown eyes looking straight into mine, "Rocky, ever since the moment I first met you I thought you were the most beautiful girl I had ever met. I've made so many mistakes, I've hurt you without good reason, but you forgave me. Every time I look at you I can't help but want to kiss you again. I like you so much, I might even love you! I know this is so late, but will you please, please be my girlfriend?"

I honestly felt like I was floating on air at that moment. He said he liked me. He said he loved me! I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming.

"Logan, I..." I began.

"I mean, you can say no... you don't have to say yes just because I feel that way about you..."

"Logan!" I interrupted, "Of course I want to be your girlfriend!"

"Seriously?" Logan's face lit up and I felt my heart flutter.

"Why would the answer be anything else?" He grinned and gently put a hand on my cheek, and we both leaned in until our lips met in the most fantastic, amazing, perfect kiss ever.

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A/N: Not a huge fan of the ending, but GUYS THEY'RE TOGETHER! Finalllyyyy! When I heard what happened in Love&War It Up I almost cried. ROGAN IS AMAZING WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT ASDFGHJKL?! Okay, I'm done. It's my sister's birthday today so yay for her! Happy birthday sis! Anyway, next chapter will probably be up soon. Keep reviewing! 3