AN: Oh, this is so great! I got reviews from people that had never review before! Thank you so much, you guys are truly awesome!
TSOHoneybaby - at first I was going to have them kiss and Rory would slap him, but then I changed my mind, you know me, the more dramatic the better! Lol oh and the fight, I'm glad you liked it! You know, I don't know why I make Colin so nice and funny... maybe in my next story he'll be more assy like he is on the show. Have you noticed how much he looks like Kirk? Lol Anyway, thank you very much for the review!
Problem Child1 - people seem to really like Colin in this story... hum, maybe if I got Rory and Colin together you wouldn't mind that so much, right? I think you actually mentioned it once, didn't you? But I won't do it, after all Finn and Rory went through, they deserve a happy ending. I promise it'll come, even if takes a few more chapters... I know, we're totally delusional! I'd really like to know who was the first (brilliant) author who came up with a Rory/Finn story... But I think it would be so much fun if that actually happened on the show! Maybe next season, if Logan sticks around, which will probably mean Finn sticks around too, and then Rory will leave Logan for Finn cause he's just... Finn! Ha, he's so great! I was watching Pulp Friction and he was so yummy with the hair and, oh my gosh, the dancing! sigh ok, I'm just babbling now, I just wanted to thank you for another great review! Talk to you later!
Christine - yeah, I thought that would make quite an impression lol! I'm glad you like the story!
Sharee - well, my friend, this is what happens next! Ha, thank you for reviewing!
Jmarit17 - Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it... hehe I always try to come up with funny things for people to say in inappropriate times. Guess it was Colin's turn!
Alicia Jo - the beginning of your review frightened me. I was afraid you were going to try and hit me! I know, not possible through a computer screen, but that's just how frightened I was. But I'm glad you read the story and was pleased with the result. I wrote that fight for you, haha! I knew you would love it! Anyway, don't give up on the story, remember I promised a happy ending!
Cinemagal - blushes thank you so very much! One of the best, really? I'm flattered! More Rory/Finn in this one, but not a lot of Logan, gotta keep things balanced right? Haha, anyway thanks for being such a great reviewer!
Gilmoregirl - here's your update! Hope you like it!
Bookworms - oh, wow! I mean, really, wow! You're simply the best! And no, I'm not trying to give you a heart attack! I can't lose one of my favorite reviewers! You know that was something I feared, turning this story into a sop opera, I'm glad you say I didn't! Though I don't think I deserve such praise! But thanks anyway, you're awesome and I love hearing from you! I guess there won't be so much drama in this one, it's almost depressing me. Ha, I want to get to the happy ending as much as you guys do, hehe... Thanks for reviewing, dear, and oh yeah, you rock too! Lol - see I'm not abandoming this one, hehe, don't worry -
Smile1 - thank you very much! I don't even know how many times I read these chapters before I post them. And out loud, my parents think I'm losing my mind, hehe. But I just want them to come out at least good. I'm so happy everybody seems to enjoy it! Anyway, thank you for the review!
Readergurl87 - wow, you read chapters 10-15 in a row! Well, thank you very much! And here's the update, enjoy!
Vivilp182 - I'm glad you discovered my story now and that you're enjoying reading it. I think Lorelai is a very tough character to write cause she's just so funny, ironic, you know? Sometimes I don't think I write her well, but you liked her, so... Thanks for reviewing and keep on reading!
Lillie M. Cheagana - I'm the little engine that could! I'm cool, hahaha. I don't think there's a lot of drama in this chapter, but I'm sure there'll be more till the story's over hehe.
Oh, yeah, my Friends moment last chapter was when Lorelai asked if she had opened the door to the past when she walked in on Rory and Logan. That happened when Monica and Chandler got engaged and were going out for dinner and Monica opened the door to see Rachel and Ross kissing. She asked that same question, or a similar one...
Now, before you go on, I'd like to apologize in advance for the crappy writing you're about to read. I rewrote this a hundred times probably and still I'm not pleased with it. But I just gave up... so yeah, I'm sorry, hope I don't disappoint you guys that much...
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Chapter 16: Heather Checks In
Rory followed Finn out of his dorm and called out his name. He didn't stop, his pace was quick making Rory run to catch up with him.
"Finn!" she said touching his arm when she finally reached him.
"Let me go," he said getting rid of her grip.
"And go where?" she asked, her hands on her waist.
"Away from here."
"Look at yourself, Finn! Where are you gonna go like this?"
"I don't care! I just can't be here!" he exclaimed.
"Come on, let me take care of you. Look at your face, it looks bad," she said slightly touching under his eyes.
"Ow," he complained in a low voice.
"Come to my dorm, I'll get you some ice," she said offering him her hand.
He looked at her. There she was, helping him after having made a complete fool of himself in front of her, she must really care for him or she would have stayed with Logan. Oh, Logan! The thought of him made him frown. He was hating Logan so much, he didn't think things would ever be the same between them. It wasn't just because he was forcing Rory to kiss him. It was everything. It was all the times Logan made him believe he was being a crappy friend for going after his girl, all the times Logan made him suffer, the time when Logan asked him to stay away from Rory, and he, the idiot, agreed, and it was now, after having gotten the two of them together, he was going after Rory again. Finn had every right to hate Logan's gut and he did.
"What's wrong?" Rory asked when she noticed the change on Finn's face.
"Nothing," he said and took her hand.
"Come on, let's go, you're probably freezing without a coat on," she said taking him to her dorm room.
Rory took Finn's shirt off and took him to the bathroom to clean the blood from his face. She saw a small bruise on his stomach where Logan had hit him. "Does it hurt?" she asked touching it.
"It's fine."
She kept doing her job wiping the blood from his face with a damp towel.
"Ow," he complained when she touched his left eye with the towel.
"This looks bad," she said.
"Son of a..."
"Finn!" she interrupted him, "let it go. Come," she said taking his hand and taking him to the couch. She went to the mini fridge and got some ice wrapped in another towel and gave it to Finn to put on his eye. "I don't have any beef." He just smiled and took the ice.
She called Colin while Finn lied down on the couch and turned on the TV.
"Could you bring some of Finn's stuff over? You know a few clothes, toothbrush, his books." Rory asked.
"Yeah, sure. Um, is he not coming back?"
"Not today I think."
"But he will eventually, right?"
"I hope so."
"I'll pack his stuff then."
"Thanks, Colin... How's he?"
"He'll be fine. How's Finn?"
"He's fine too."
"Good."
"Yeah, good. So, uh..."
"I'll be right over with his stuff."
"Ok, see you in a bit."
Rory hung up the phone thinking about the weirdness that was bound to happen between the five of them. With Logan and Finn not speaking it would be hard for them to hang out together and she hated this. She loved them all and she didn't like the thought of having to give up their company because the two guys were in a fight. And a fight mainly because of her. She shook her head to erase this thought. Things would get better with time. Or so she hoped.
"I have to talk to you," she said after Finn had taken a shower and was eating some pizza in the common room. Colin had brought Finn's stuff over but didn't stay long since he had to stay with Logan, his injuries were worse than Finn's.
"What about?" Finn asked.
"Last night," she explained.
He immediately put the slice of pizza down on the box and looked at her. He wasn't sure if he wanted to get into that with Rory then.
"Rory..."
"No, I have things to say, so please listen," she said serious. Finn acquiesced and Rory began. "Logan tried to kiss me last night and I didn't stop him. I wanted to move, I wanted to push him away but I didn't. Well, I couldn't. My mom walked in on us just moments before he kissed me. I don't know if she hadn't gotten there in time, I would have kissed him, I can't tell you that. But the important thing's that my mom did interrupt us and made me realize, well actually I realized on my own, the stupid mistake I'd be making if I allowed Logan to get so near me like that. I realized I could have lost possibly the best thing in my life right now had it been you who had walked in on us. Finn, the thought of losing you terrified me more than you can imagine. When you left my grandparents' house last night I was desperate. So desperate I couldn't even move! My mom had to drag me inside. When I went to your dorm this morning and didn't find you I thought I had lost you for good and that you would never forgive me. And then Logan started with the funny business and saying all those things... well, you know what happened after that, you've got the bruises to remind you," she finished smiling shyly.
Finn listened to Rory's explanation quietly, trying hard to repress a smile at her confession, "I'm the best thing in your life right now?" he asked when she was done.
"That's your comment? After all I've said, that's what you chose to say?"
"I'm sorry, it's the only thing that stuck on my mind. The rest of it's unimportant. You're here with me, aren't you?"
"I'd kiss you right now, but I'm afraid I'll hurt you," she said grinning.
"I think it might be worth the pain," he replied with a smirk.
Rory leaned in slowly, careful not to touch any of his bruises and kissed him lightly on the lips.
"What was that?" he asked when she pulled away.
"A kiss?"
"What a poor excuse for a kiss! I know you can do better than that, woman!" he teased and pulled her to him kissing her passionately. The incredible pain he was feeling was just a minor detail and totally worth it.
"What about Logan?" Rory asked completely ruining the moment, which was clearly visible with Finn's change of expression.
"Rory, forget about Logan. I'll deal with him when I'm ready to deal with him. Till then I'd really appreciate it if you didn't mention his bloody name around me."
Rory didn't answer. She really was not pleased with the situation, she would definitely have to come up with a plan to get those two to makeup.
"I'm going to Stars Hollow tomorrow morning, wanna come?"
"Absolutely," he said thankful he'd be away from the Yale campus, consequently away from Logan.
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Colin had gone back to his own dorm after making sure Logan would be all right for the night. Logan was almost ready to go to bed, since he wasn't feeling like staying up too late that night when he heard a knock on the door.
"The hell are you doing here?" he asked a little annoyed when he saw the person standing outside.
"You didn't call me today," Heather said in her best flirty tone.
"I had my reasons," he replied dryly.
"What happened?" she asked concerned when she saw the cut on his left eyebrow.
"What do you think, a fight."
"You got into a fight? With who?"
"Finn."
"The hot Australian?"
"Oh, fuck," he said rolling his eyes, " what are you doing here?"
"Calm down, honey, I'm just teasing you," she said touching his chest and keeping her hand there.
"Oh, right, cause I just love to be teased, even more so when it's about Finn!" he said sarcastically.
"Forget about Finn, I'm here to see you since I haven't heard from you since yesterday."
"When you kicked me out of your house."
"I had my reasons," she replied.
"Well, you've seen me. Now you can go."
Heather was playing with Logan's collar and when he finished his last sentence she grabbed it and brought his face near hers, "not till I get what I came here for," she said and kissed him.
"Careful!" he said pulling away when she bit his already hurt lip.
"Sorry... maybe we could take this inside, what do you think?" she suggested.
Logan looked at her and thought about what Rory had told him this morning. Was he really doing the right thing by sleeping with this girl, no feelings involved? But somehow he just couldn't say no to her.
Heather was slowly getting what she wanted. Logan Huntzberger. He had been in her head since the year before, when he got back from Fiji. She didn't even have time to act on it, he had eyes only for that reporter that went with him on every Life and Death Brigade event. When they started going out she didn't think it was going to last, the girl just didn't have what she thought was necessary to keep a guy like Logan. But Logan seemed to really like her, he was faithful all through the relationship. When they broke up in the beginning of the semester it actually caught her by surprise, she thought they would be one of those couples that stayed together all through college, graduated, got married and went to live in the suburbs. She was already considering Logan a lost case, but the break up lit up a small flame of hope. When she heard that the reporter girl was having a thing with Logan's best friend, news travels fast in a college campus, she thought everything couldn't be any more perfect. All she had to do was get Logan to notice her and work her magic, soon he would be head over heels for her. But the job was proving to be harder than she had thought. He really seemed to love that girl. She would just have to work harder. Logan Huntzberger was worth it, she thought. The truth was that, as much as she tried to hide it and act as if it didn't matter, Heather really liked Logan. She knew that this was not the best way to win his heart, but it was the only one she found.
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Rory left Finn sleeping in her bed and went to get some breakfast. She was almost done when Stephanie sat across from her.
"Hey," she greeted.
"Hey."
"How's Finn?"
"You heard."
"Everyone's heard it, my friend. It's all people can talk about: the two guys who got into a fight over a girl yesterday morning. So, how does it feel?"
"What?" Rory asked confused.
"Being the reason for a fight between two guys. I would so love if two guys fought over me."
"They're not fighting over me. Plus it's not a very pleasant feeling to know that you're the reason for a fight between two best friends. I mean, when Dean and Jess fought, it didn't really matter cause they were never friends, and I don't really blame Dean for that, I all but cheated on him. Wait, come to think of it, I did cheat on him when I kissed Jess at Sookie's wedding..."
"You've had guys fight over you before?" Stephanie interrupted.
"Yes," Rory said embarrassed.
"You so rock."
"Steph!"
"But seriously now, do you know what you're going to do? I mean, we have to do something to get those two back on speaking terms so we can all hang out again."
"I've been thinking about it, don't worry, I'll come up with something and if I need any help I know who to call. You and Colin sure are sneaky."
"Oh, you're too kind..."
"I should go now. Finn's probably awake and wondering where I am. We're going to Stars Hollow now."
"Have fun!" Stephanie said. Rory thanked her and then went back to her dorm taking something for Finn to eat.
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"So how did it go?" Lorelai asked Rory when she came in but didn't even wait for the answer since she saw Finn coming up the steps, "aw, you guys are back together," she teased.
"Mom," Rory said disapprovingly.
"Oh, my Gosh, what happened to your once pretty face?" Lorelai asked Finn when she saw the bruises on his face.
"A stupid fight with a stupid guy," he replied going inside the house after Rory and Lorelai had gotten in.
"Might this stupid guy be Logan?"
"Yep."
"And you fought because of Rory?"
"She was the main reason, yes."
Lorelai looked at Rory with a straight face but Rory interrupted what she was about to do, "don't even think about it."
Finn looked at them confused. "What?"
"She was about to sing."
"Sing? Why?"
"She's my hero," Lorelai answered.
"She is?" Finn asked.
"She makes me so proud. I mean, this is the second time guys fight for her, did you know?"
"Mom!" Rory begged.
"Really?" Finn asked interested.
"Well, come sit, my injured friend, and I'll tell the tale," Lorelai said taking Finn to the living room.
"And while you guys talk about my life, I'll be in my room, organizing my things," Rory said and reluctantly left the room. Lorelai proceeded to tell Finn about the party that had for its main event a fight between Rory's former boyfriends Jess and Dean and later on the special appearance of the Stars Hollow Police. Finn listened to it interested, trying to hold back the laughter when Lorelai started singing the same song she sang for Rory at the time, but he just couldn't.
"Mom!" Rory yelled from her bedroom almost crying when she heard Lorelai sing the song to Finn.
"What? I had to tell him the whole story!" Lorelai yelled back.
"You wanna walk around?" Rory suggested Finn when she came into the room, trying to get her boyfriend away from her insane mother.
"Sure thing, doll," he said drying the tears that came out from the laughter.
They were walking through the town square when she heard her name called by a very familiar voice.
"Yes, Kirk?" she said turning around to face the bizarre character that was Kirk.
"I have something to give you, actually not you, him," he said pointing at Finn.
"Huh?" Rory asked confused.
"Follow me, it's at the movie theater," Kirk said.
Rory just shrugged her shoulders and followed Kirk to the theater, Finn right next to her.
"I thought I might give this to you," Kirk said holding up a folded poster.
"What is it?" Rory asked when Finn took the poster from Kirk's hands. He opened it and both of them blushed when they saw the picture. It was the poster Lane had told Rory about, with the picture Kirk took when Finn was there the first time to be with her after she and Logan had broken up.
"When? How was this taken?" he whispered to Rory.
"Kirk always finds a way," she whispered back.
"What should I do? Thank him?"
"I don't know. Yes?" Rory answered.
"Uh, thanks, mate," Finn said with a fake smile on his face.
"Sure, no problem. Now, I'm going to be keeping a copy of it, if you don't mind of course, to put with the one of Rory as the Citizen of the Month poster. If you could be so kind and autograph it," Kirk requested showing Finn his copy of the picture. Finn forgot all about normality and sanity and signed the picture for Kirk, and while giving Rory a teasing look he asked, "so citizen of the month, huh? How did you get that honor?"
"Oh, Rory helped us organize our video store. She pointed out that Showgirls was at children's reach so we reorganized the video store, keeping the more adult videos hidden behind a curtain and the family ones up front," Kirk explained completely embarrassing Rory in the process.
"Well, isn't that thoughtful?" he teased.
"Yeah, whatever," she said eager to get out of there, "thanks for the poster Kirk, we'll see you later," she said and quickly grabbed Finn's hand and practically dragged him out of the theater, while he just laughed at her. He spent the next five minutes laughing at Rory and was really annoying her, "what? Stars Hollow Superman!" Rory teased him.
"Sorry... hun.. I'm more...of a Spider-Man... kind of guy," he said while catching his breath from laughing so hard.
"Spider-Man sucks!" Rory said grumpily.
"He can climb up the walls and jump really high!" Finn defended.
"Well, Superman can fly and stop bullets and he can run really fast. Plus Tom Welling is much hotter than Tobey Maguire," Rory said with a grin.
"Well and with that argument all I can do is shut my mouth," Finn said as if Rory's argument completely convinced him that Superman was indeed better than Spider-Man, but deep down he was a bit jealous at her remark about Tom Welling's hotness.
"Do I detect a hint of jealousy there?" Rory teased.
"No," he said not very convincingly.
"Not to worry, Finn, I like my guys a bit more... how can I say? Exotic?" she said smiling at Finn.
"You do?" he asked mocking surprise.
"Of course I do. What can I say, accents are hot."
"Well, glad to hear it," he said in a very strong Australian accent. Rory giggled and put her arms around his neck, pushing his head to her so she could kiss him.
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Finn had been staying with Rory for a week now. Not that she didn't enjoy going to bed with him next to her every night, what bothered her was the situation with him and Logan. She really wanted the two of them to makeup, but she hadn't figured out yet how to make that happen. She hadn't talked to Logan either since the fight. He never showed up at the paper again, and she hadn't seen him around campus. She knew he was avoiding them, and maybe that was a good thing. Maybe him staying away would give Finn some time to cool off, and her time to come up with a plan to get the two of them to talk again. In the meantime they got on with their lives just the same. Rory was in her room working on an article for the paper and Finn was in class, he had been going to class regularly since he "moved in" with Rory, when she heard a knock on the door.
"Can I help you?" she asked when she saw the stranger standing outside.
"You're Rory, right?" the stranger asked.
"Yes," Rory answered, "do I know you?"
"Not really. I'm Heather."
Heather noticed Rory's change of countenance when she said her name. It was as if she had recognized her and didn't like the remembrance.
"Oh, hi," Rory began, "what do you want?" she asked a little too dryly.
"I want to talk to you," Heather answered in the nicest way possible, "I want to talk to you about Logan."
"I don't have anything to say about Logan," Rory answered really trying to get the girl to leave. She didn't have any reason to be so mean to her, Heather was being very nice, but she was the girl that was making Logan go back to his old ways, his bad boy ways, and she just couldn't make herself be nice to her.
"I won't take much of your time, I promise I'll be quick."
"I'm busy right now, I'm working for the paper, sorry I just don't have the time," Rory said almost closing the door on the girl's face.
"I really like him," Heather said trying to hold the door open.
Rory looked at her, "what did you say?"
"I really like him, it's not just sex like you may think."
"Why do you care what I think?"
"I don't, but he does."
Rory sighed, this really was not a conversation to be had on a doorway. "Come in."
"Thank you," Heather answered and went inside.
"Have a seat," Rory said, showing her the couch.
"I'm fine. Like I said, this'll be quick. Logan still loves you, I guess you know that, right?"
Rory didn't answer.
"I guess you do, then. You don't love him anymore though. Am I right?"
"I thought you said this was about Logan."
"This is about Logan, but it concerns you too. He thinks he might still have a chance with you, that you're not really into that Australian guy..."
"His name's Finn," Rory interrupted her.
"Yeah, Finn, sorry. Well, I just wanted to be sure you don't love him anymore and that I have a chance with him."
"I can't speak for Logan."
"But you can speak for yourself. Do you still love Logan?" Heather insisted.
"No," Rory answered right away.
Heather sighed in relief. "So there's no chance of a reconciliation?"
"No."
"Do you think I have a chance with him?"
"I don't know."
"Could you talk to him?"
Rory couldn't believe what she had just heard. "You want me to talk to him? About you?"
"No, of course not. I just need you to assure him you don't love him anymore, so that he can move on."
"But I've told him! More than once, I don't know what else to say," she said.
"Please try again. I'm trying to help him get over you, but it's just too hard. I don't want to give up on him, but it just might be too much for me to handle."
The door was thrown open before Rory could reply and Paris came flying in.
"I am going to kill Doyle!"
"Paris, what's wrong?"
"Can you believe he told his parents I'm going with them on their cruise through the Caribbean for the Holidays?"
Rory gave Heather an apologizing look, "I can see how that can be a terrible, terrible thing. While all of us are freezing our butts in Connecticut, you're on a cruise in the Caribbean."
"My point exactly Rory! It'll be hot! And I will be expected to wear a bathing suit! Have you seen me in a bathing suit," Paris asked, and as if she had just noticed Heather's presence, "who the hell are you? And what the hell are you doing standing there listening to other people's conversation?"
"I..."
"You don't have to answer that," Rory said.
"I bet she's one of Finn's buddies. I tell you Rory, ever since that person moved in here, without my consent by the way, there's just been too many people coming in and out of here, people I want nothing to do with."
"That's not true, Paris. And she's not one of Finn's friends, and I'd really appreciate it if you stopped saying his name like it's some deadly disease or something."
"I'm gonna go," Heather said a little embarrassed to be hearing all that.
"I'm sorry I can't help you. I wish I could, but I'm not sure if I'm ready to deal with him, not after what he did."
"What if he apologized?"
"That would be a good start," Rory smiled.
"Thank you," Heather said and left.
"She wanted me..." Rory started but Paris interrupted.
"I don't care! I've got bigger problems than your issues with Boat Boy, Drunk Aussie and Britney Spears here! I need to find a good bathing suit!"
Rory rolled her eyes and let Paris drag her out of her dorm in search of a good bathing suit.
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AN: Was there a point to this chapter? I think not. Sorry this was boring and, well, pointless. I promise I'll make it up to you next chapter. And please be kind on your reviews! Byee!