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About fifteen minutes later, they were sitting in a cozy corner at Costa Coffee waiting for their coffee. "So then please go on, I want to know the whole story," Luce said in a low voice.

Rory took a deep breath, "Well, everything started during my semester abroad at Yale. The first weeks were pretty hard for me to adjust to Yale. But then through my cousin, Colin, I met a bunch of awesome people like Seth, Rosemary, Logan, and of course, Finn."

"Wait? My Finn?" she asked, obviously surprised.

"Yeah, it was a pure coincidence. I knew I had met them a long time ago, but I couldn't remember exactly where. I got curious and started looking through pictures that were taken during my semester abroad at Yale.
I discovered the first time I met Finn, and Logan was in front of my dorm. Finn was looking for a redhead he had met the night before. I remember watching them a little, and then Finn told Logan that he should put his number on my door because he wasn't that sure anymore if the girl was living at this dorm. And so the whole story had started," Rory explained. A little smile appeared on her lips when she inhaled the scent of her fresh coffee.

"Really? Finn never told me that he was so into redheads," Lucy mused. "But, whatever, please continue, Rory." She sighed before Rory could speak and said, "I hope he isn't that mad anymore because I screamed at him. That wasn't my intention."

Rory grabbed Luce's hand and squeezed it encouragingly. "Hey, Luce, don't you worry about that. Finn loves and adores you so much, and I'm glad that you finally found someone too, who appreciates and adores you. And you can't imagine how happy I've been that you're giving me another chance to explain myself towards you."

"You're welcome. Sorry to interrupt. Please continue," she nodded and took a sip from her coffee.

"Ok, well, after a few weeks, I was invited to Finn's famous Pulp Fiction birthday party. I went there with one of Logan's friends, Lenny. After we spent a few hours there, Logan got really jealous of Lenny. He convinced me to go with him to his college apartment.
We were both pretty drunk, but deep inside of me, I already knew that I felt more for him than friendship. I didn't want to admit it because I was with Jamie. However, I fell in a little in love with Logan that night. Therefore I threw my insecurities overboard and slept with Logan." Rory continued.

Lucy closed her eyes for a brief moment and tried her best to ignore the stabbing feelings inside her. Rory didn't betray her brother on purpose. That wasn't her. She knew that. And she also knew how hard it must be for Rory not only to tell her all this but how hard it must be to admit all this. She opened her eyes again, took Rory's hand in hers, and flashed her a small smile.

Rory took a deep breath and said, "Well, the next day, when I woke up, I felt so devastated because I slept with Logan. My guilty conscience kicked in immediately. I packed my things and left Logan's place without a note."

Rory took a breath to steady herself. "When I came back to my dorm, I was surprised to see Jamie standing in front of my dorm. It was so hard for me to pretend as if nothing had happened when he was walking towards me. "

Rory was trying so hard to be brave, but she couldn't hold back her tears anymore. The whole memories were hitting her like a train. Of course, she still missed him. But since she was so madly in love with Logan, she barely thought of him. Her guilty conscience once again reared its head.

"Hey, Rory...Rory look at me. Please!" demanded Luce. She got up, went down on her knees, and took her friend's hands in hers.

"I feel so ashamed. I told him the last day before he died that I'll never forget him and won't fall in love with another man. Then Logan came back in my life and.. ." she sobbed and couldn't speak anymore because she was so overwhelmed with emotions.

"Rory, there's no need to feel ashamed. At least not you. You were always there for Jamie. In good times and in bad times. You gave him so much strength until his last days when there was no hope for him to survive. You did the best you could, Lorelai Leigh Hayden-Thompson... "Luce tried her best to comfort her with consoling words.

"No, I did not, Luce. It was my fault, and you hate... "

"Don't you dare to say that it is your fault that Jamie died. Nobody could have known that the stupid stomach flu and some fever caused his pancreas cancer, Rory.

Maybe I'm still a little bit overwhelmed with this whole situation too, but I never could hate you. You're one of my closest friends next to Gaby and Sarah. I love you and Cami," she squeezed Rory's hand again.

Trying a new approach to calm Rory down, she asked, "Hey, how about if we go over to Finn's and my place and make a girls night? Without our boys. I guess you and Logan have enough room that Finn can have a sleepover there, right?"

"Yeah, but are you sure? "Rory asked with red-rimmed eyes while she was looking for a handkerchief in her purse.

"What kind of stupid question is that sweetie come on, let's go! We could get some takeaways from Roberto's. "

"That's a good idea and Lucy? Thanks; I'm so glad that we talked about it even when it still a tough situation. Together we can make it through it, right? Sisters for life?" Rory said with some hiccups, which caused Lucy a giggle.

"Sure sisters for life. I'm looking forward to spending an amazing night with you, good movies and delicious food." she winked at her, laid some money on the table, and together they made their way to Rory's car.