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"Hey, where were you?" Logan mumbled sleepily from the couch.
"Had to run an errand. Shouldn't you be sleeping it off or something?"
"Probably."
"What's up DuGrey?" Colin said, emerging from his bedroom.
"Hey, how was the party?"
"Same old. I see you and Huntzberger had fun. Or at least he did."
"Designated driver. And alcohol does not always equal fun."
"It's true, listen to the boy." Logan moaned.
Tristan laughed as Finn came in and slammed the door.
"Dammit, I guess that means I don't get to keep the Hummer." Tristan said lightly.
"Huh, you lasted 2 hours longer than I thought you would. I guess DuGrey wins the money." Colin said, pulling out a twenty and handing it to Tristan.
"No fair I made his bet for him while he was out." Logan whined.
"Thanks." Tristan said, holding out his hand. Logan rolled his eyes and handed Tristan another twenty dollars.
"How dare you make games of my love life?" Finn said sullenly.
"Oh Finn, we're not mocking your love life." Logan said.
"You need to have a love life first for us to mock." Colin said.
"Ha. Ha." Finn grumbled, going into his and Colin's room. Colin followed, laughing.
"Man, relationships are just not worth it." Logan said.
"Hey… I need to talk to you about Rory."
"I thought the point of tonight was not to talk about her."
"Well, that errand I was on earlier?"
"Yes…"
"Rory called me for a ride to her grandparents."
"And you went?"
"Yeah, I did. She really misses you."
"Well it's too damn bad she dumped me then, huh?"
"Logan come on."
"Look, I know you mean well, but I don't want to get back together with her."
"She gets it now. She understands why you didn't like what she was becoming. Just talk to her."
"No."
"Come on."
"No. She made her decision, and now we're sticking to it. End of story."
"Tell me you don't miss her?"
"It doesn't matter."
"She's learned her lesson."
"I'll believe it when I see it." Logan said.
A moment later, his phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Logan…hi…it's Rory."
Logan stared at the phone in his hand.
"Or you know…hear it." He said in surprise.
"Talk." Tristan mouthed, going into his bedroom.
"Hi." Logan said finally.
"Tristan and I talked tonight." Rory said.
"So I heard."
"It's funny...once you don't have a boyfriend and your only other companions are your grandparents and the DAR...you start to realize things."
"What kind of things?" Logan said, shifting on the couch.
"Well first of all, that your only other companions are the DAR and your grandparents." Rory said with a nervous giggle.
Logan laughed too despite himself.
"And...that I became someone else, and I don't have anyone to blame but myself."
"Rory..."
"It's true. I get it now. I've always tried to be fiercely independent, like my mother, but somehow I just let all these pressures and expectations seep in and take over."
"Well...yeah." Logan said.
"I'm sorry, Logan. I've known this for awhile, I just needed to admit that it was my own fault, not yours or anyone else's."
"It's okay...Ace." Logan said after a pause.
"I'm going to make it up to you. I promise, I don't know how but I will. And Tristan too, and my mom and...everyone."
"I know what you can do for me."
"I'll do anything." Rory said eagerly.
"You have to let me take you out to dinner Saturday night."
"What?"
"That's my condition, Ace. Do you accept?"
"Are you...are you sure?"
"Absolutely sure. Nothing would make me happier."
"Well if you insist." Rory said teasingly.
"I do." Logan smiled.
"See you then."
"Bye."
Logan walked into his room and flopped onto his bed.
"So how do you feel now?" Tristan asked, not looking up from his book.
"Well...I have a massive headache and I am about to throw up for a long time in approximately 7 minutes..." Logan began.
Tristan checked his watch.
"Sounds about right."
"But other than that...life could be sucking a lot worse."
"Very poetic. So it went well with Rory?"
"Yeah."
"Good."
"I haven't forgotten that you total meddled in it, DuGrey."
"Damn."
"But I'm really glad you did."
"Me too. You two are good for each other."
"I hope so." Logan said.
Okay, there it is. Please read and review!
I'm thinking that the next chapter will be the last, ending with Rory and Logan's date.