Disclaimer: I don't own anything to do with Gilmore Girls, actors, characters, plots, etc, that would be the wonderful people at WB. Although if I did, I'm pretty sure they'd be some big changes coughChadcough. Anyway if you do feel inclined to sue me, some people have strange urges and we must accept them for who they are, I'm currently flat broke so all you will get is a used textbook, on organic chemistry.
AN: Thank you muchly for reading. Special thanks to my lovely reviewers, jelly beans to you all. Do you think it's possible to get high off getting reviews? I know I must sound so juvenile, but I haven't gotten over the novelty of it all, I write stuff then people tell whether they liked it and where I should improve. I love the internet! I love reviews!
Leigh: I am so sorry that I forgot to reply to your review, please don't pelt me with over-ripe tomatoes! To make it up to you, I'm dedicating this chapter to you. As for Tristan recognising Rory, I personally think Tristan wouldn't have a one-night stand with Rory if he knew it was her. The 'impossible' comment was about the fact you really cannot have a relationship with someone without, even in the tiniest bit, becoming emotionally involved, at least not unless your paying for it and that's not really a relationship anyway, and Tristan is just acknowledging that. Remember Tristan is far more experienced about these things than Rory is.
Rockrose: Thanks for reviewing, must say, you seem eager, not that that is a bad thing, I like eager serial reviewers, you guys make my world go round… actually it's something to do with physics, but I don't like physics, I like reviews. Also, I read your profile and I think I'll dedicate a future chapter to all the people serving their countries in places if conflict as well as their families, they do an amazing job.
TristenLover: I love that you loved despite the fact I didn't particularly like Chapter 3, I might have to do some rewriting on that one. It doesn't help that I wrote it at midnight. Thanks for reviewing
Rish: I'm going to try to put Logan and other characters in here a bit more, so we are going to have to wait a bit longer for the return of the king (sorry, bad pun!), er, I mean Tristan
Michelle: There will be Rogan stuff, but unfortunately I have to say this will not be a Rogan. As I've said before, I live in Australia where, for some reason, GG has been off our screens for about two years and now it's back on, but they haven't reached any of Logan, Colin and Finn's stuff yet. I have only seen pictures of Logan and I don't really feel comfortable writing a story with a main aim being someone I haven't got any idea about. I'm very sorry. However, when Logan finally graces us with his presence in Australia, I will try to write a Rogan then.
Finnlover: Thanks for reviewing! Actually that's an incident I've borrowed from real life a couple a months ago, Paris is quite similar to one of my friends (but we still love her) and that was her reaction to receiving a 98.
Mz.sammiz: A Trogan is a Tristan/Rory/Logan story. Some of those nicknames are hard to decipher, I don't know what a Sophie is, so if someone could explain that to me I'd be grateful.
Red Dots are Awesome: Red dots are awesome! Thanks for the review. I aim to intrigue!
Jamie: Thanks for telling me the correct spelling for Lorelai. When I was writing the story, I sat there for ages trying to work it out, it just looked wrong, in the end I just wrote whatever, but I'm glad you told me. Truth is, I think I might have an inner-Paris, I sometimes scare myself. And I like that you thought that bit was insightful, even though it's not actually referring to Tristan or Logan or any other character in GG. For anyone who missed it, it was in fact a reference to 'A Cinderella Story', starring our favourite Chad.
LoVe23: I love the fact the people liked the chapter that I hated writing! Maybe I should write everything at midnight… Thanks for reviewing, I'm full now!
Fallen Heart: Actually the start is the start, fancy that! But that's okay, you can think my start is the end, maybe it is, I haven't quite worked out all the details of the ending, so maybe it is! Yup, Rory and Logan are dating casually. Rory will get hurt (Am I giving too much plot away? Hmmm….), but everyone will be bad guys and good guys, not just Logan. You'll just have to read and find out what I mean.
GGluvr1987: I'm no longer hungry, in fact I might need to diet from diet, so don't review anymore… WAIT, that was so the wrong thing to write, bad teabean. What I meant to say is, I love reviews, but I might stop eating them, that way I can read them and write hysterical responses to them and make people laugh! Actually I could write pages and pages in response to reviewers. Some people say I'm scatter-brained, but they're just jealous of my higher IQ! Keep up, people. And might I also so say, thank you much-ly for your review and being such an appreciative reader of my review responses, it's nice to know I'm loved, comically.
Emmy: I glad you love this and yes it will be a Trory. Thanks for reviewing
This chapter is dedicated to Leigh as apology for forgetting her review.
Chapter 4She stood alone framed in the archway at the top of the steps, a breeze tousled her rich, brown hair. Rays of sunlight created a halo around her angelic face. She ran her fingers along the spines of the books she clutched to her chest, a nervous habit. Her bright, blue eyes searched for the familiar face amongst the many people crossing through the courtyard below her. There, through the crowd, his blonde hair gleamed gold, his posture commanded attention of everyone around him, his smile charmed every woman anywhere he went. He was their leader and she was his girl friend.
As if feeling her eyes on him, he lifted his gaze to her. He tilted his head in recognition, his lips curved into a smile chosen just for her. She was different to all the other women, she didn't fawn over him and he found her independence sexier than even the most revealing outfit. Even at that moment, as she stood looking down at him, dressed in seemingly ordinary jeans and sweater, her slender hands clasping the heavy textbooks, he doubted that there was a woman alive more beautiful. A strand of her silky, brown caught the breeze and she lifted one hand to tuck it behind her perfect ear.
"Ace," he greeted her as he reached the bottom of the steps.
"Logan," she replied, smiling down at him.
"Coffee?" he inquired knowingly, holding a hand out to her.
"Do you really have to ask?" she returned, pulling a face, entwining her fingers in his.
"Well, you never know, you might be wanting tea," Logan joked.
"And the world would be coming to an end," Rory retorted playfully.
"Actually, Finn was with the same girl, two nights in a row," Logan announced, not quite believing it himself.
"No!" Rory gasped, in mock-horror, "Are you sure it was Finn? Beer-loving Aussie who thinks getting up at noon is early."
"Mmhmm," Logan nodded.
"The world really is coming to an end," Rory murmured in wonderment.
"Tea?" Logan referring to her earlier statement.
"Mm, no, even if it was the Apocalypse, I'd still want coffee," Rory replied as they walked to her favourite coffee shop on campus.
"So there's an LDB event Friday night," Logan told her as he carried their coffees to their little table in the courtyard.
"Logan, I have this massive assignment to do research on," Rory began apologetically, taking a gulp of her extra, extra tall coffee.
"Surely you can have one night out," Logan asked, stirring his cappuccino idly.
"Since when has LDB events only lasted for the night. I'll probably get back at four in the morning and be hung over all day," Rory replied, remembering the last one she had been to.
"Rory – ," Logan began.
"No, Logan, I just can't. I really need to do well on this assignment, Pricer's a really tough marker," she interrupted, firmly.
"But we haven't been out since you the night you got back from New York," he was looking forward to repeat of that night.
"I know and I really want to spend time with you, just not at an LDB thing," Rory placated him.
"What if we went on a date, just the two of us? I'll have you back early, say midnight and you won't be hung over since Finn won't be there with the alcohol."
"What about the LDB?" Rory inquired, finishing her coffee.
"They can survive one night without me. Come on, Ace, what do you say?"
"Okay, we can go on a date on Friday," Rory relented with a sigh.
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"So tonight was fun," Logan began as they walked towards the dorms, "Just us."
"Yeah, it was nice," Rory replied, smiling contentedly.
"We can keep the fun flowing," Logan suggested, trying not to sound hopeful, "It's only 10 o'clock."
"Logan," Rory warned.
"Oh, come on, Rory," Logan replied, just short of begging, "It's been two weeks since you got back from New York, I'm dying here."
"We agreed, you can sleep with whomever you want to," Rory replied trying not to sound annoyed.
"But that's not the same."
Rory closed her eyes, her head was beginning to ache. Sex. She and Logan hadn't gone that far before her trip to New York, she hadn't wanted to, but the night she had returned to Yale, she had felt so much guilt. She felt as though she had cheated on him. She knew what Logan wanted from her and she had given it to him out of regret and now she was regretting that. Ironic.
"What about everybody else?" she asked finally, her voice barely above a whisper.
"My suite's empty," Logan whispered, barely hiding the happiness in his voice, "LDB event."
"Oh, right," Rory murmured softly, allowing him to lead her to his suite.
She only had sex three before. Once with Dean, once in New York and once with Logan, two weeks earlier. All three times she had regretted it after. She felt like a slut, she'd slept with a married man, a stranger and with her boyfriend because she felt obligated. She didn't have much experience on the subject, prior to Dean her knowledge on the matter was limited to Health Ed at school taught by a middle-aged guy with a beer-belly and the occasional bodice-ripper she had found stashed away in her mother's bedroom.
According to the books, sex was all about tearing each other's clothes off, arching backs, heaving chests and moaning each other's names. According to her experience, sex was awkward, a tangle of arms and legs, making embarrassing noises and the rhythmic thumping of the headboard against the wall and occasional squeak of the bed springs. That was exactly how it was with Dean. Logan was slightly more experienced, but she didn't feel that he had 'awakened the woman within her' as one romance novel had put so aptly. As for the incident in New York, Rory couldn't remember a single thing that had happened between stepping out of the elevator and waking up the next morning, whether that was a good thing or not, she had no idea.
Tonight with Logan was no different to the previous time. In fact it was exactly the same. The way they had undressed at the foot of his bed, the way his fingers and lips had felt against her skin, the way he elicited small sounds of pleasure from her. But to Rory it was like he was following a book, it was as if he had found the formula for sex with her and was unwilling to deviate from it. Maybe the books were all lying, maybe this was what sex was really about.
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