"I'm going to miss you so much, Ace," Logan said huskily while nuzzling into her neck, enjoying the way that her hair tickled his cheek.
"I'm going to miss you, too, Babe," Rory replied. "It will be worth it, though. Just keep reminding yourself of what we'll gain from this time apart."
"Don't call it time apart, Ror. That makes it sound like we're breaking up. We're still us - I just have to be in London with the Dark Lord for the summer. But we'll still talk and text every day, and you're coming to visit me next month."
"It will be over before we know it, and then we'll both be back at Yale for your senior year. And by going to London for the summer, you get to stay here after graduation so we don't have to be apart after you graduate," Rory encouraged him.
"I'll be reminding myself of that constantly. After all, I'd hate to run off and marry you only to have to immediately move halfway across the world," he agreed.
"No, that wouldn't do at all. After all, I'm planning on thoroughly enjoying a very naked, pleasurable honeymoon in our private overwater bungalow off the coast of Bora Bora," Rory chuckled. "Just...promise me that you'll be good, yeah? I need you to come back to me...well, I need you to still be mine when you come home." She knew that Colin and Finn were planning to spend most of the summer in London with Logan, and she'd be lying if she said that didn't make her a bit nervous. They were both still playing the field and burning through one-night-stands at an alarming rate. While they both liked her, she knew that they also missed the way things were previously when Logan was there to chase skirts with them.
Logan took Rory's face in his hands and brought her eyes up to meet his. "Hey, hey. Don't even think that I would do anything to jeopardize us, Ace. You're the most important thing in the world to me; I am very happily a one-woman man now," he reassured her.
"I know you are. It's just hard sometimes to believe that you would choose me out of all the girls who throw themselves at you."
"There's the thing - you didn't throw yourself at me, and I found that incredibly sexy. I don't want some mindless bimbo or a meaningless fuck. I want you, Rory. All of you."
"And I want all of you," she confessed with a smile. "Now, your dad's giving you the look from out on the tarmac. You'd better get going."
Logan pulled Rory into his arms, eliminating every last bit of space from between them, and kissed her soundly. This kiss would have to last them a few weeks.
"I'll miss you, Ace," he whispered.
"I'll miss you, too, babe. I love you, Logan," she said tearily.
"And I love you, Ror," he replied. He kissed her on the forehead, leaving his lips to linger for a bit, and then pulled away. He got one last hug and kiss and then disentangled from her. He picked up his messenger bag and willed himself to walk away from the life of his life and get onto that plane. He reached up and stroked her cheek gently and then kissed it before turning away. As he passed Tristan, he reached out and patted his back. "Take good care of her this summer, man."
"You know I will," Tristan replied softly.
Rory watched Logan walk onto the plane and began crying in earnest now. Tristan walked over and took her into his arms, letting her cry in his chest until Logan's plane took off. After a few more minutes he finally decided that it was time to help her pull herself back together.
"You know, if I didn't know better I'd say that you were this upset about spending the next several weeks on a road trip with me," Tristan teased.
Rory laughed softly and slapped his chest.
"You know that's not the case! I'm really looking forward to our road trip; I just don't want to spend an entire summer halfway across the world from him," she admitted quietly.
"I know, Mare, but I promise to try to keep you entertained and happy until you see him again, okay?"
Rory took a deep breath and wiped her face off. She took a few deep breath and finally smiled at him. "Well? What are you waiting for, Bible Boy? I seem to remember you promising me excessive amounts of coffee during our road trip, and we have a schedule to keep!" she teased.
"That's my girl! Alright, come on. I have a thermos of coffee in the car, and there's also a Starbucks down the street. Let's get this summer road trip started!" Tristan answered, happy that she was calmed down and ready to get on the road. They had a fairly long drive in front of them before they would arrive in Virginia Beach late this afternoon. They would spend two days there and then continue to wind down the east coast, finally arriving in South Beach where they would spend a few days. From there, the plan was to make a path through the heart of the States, stopping in Nashville, Chicago, Las Vegas, and finally onto California. The purpose of the trip was twofold - he wanted to keep her occupied while Logan was gone so she didn't turn into a pouty mess, and they also hadn't been able to spend much time together this semester. The epic road trip would remedy both.
He led Rory over to the car - they had chosen to take his '68 Mustang because they both wanted to enjoy driving down the Pacific Coast Highway with the top down - and they drove away from the private airport to begin their summer of fun.
