Disclaimer: I don't own the series Gilmore Girls or the original characters. All I own is my imagination and the plot.
A/N: I've been working on this chapter during a few of my train rides to and from school, the only time I have left to write, or so it seems. I also downloaded episode 6.08, which didn't only inspire me to continue to work on one of my Lits, but also gave me more of a perspective when it came to Finn. Anyway, I hope you like. :)
Weak (5)
''Logan.''
Finn's head turned at the mention of his friend's name, willing himself to sit on the sidelines, even though he knew about the acquisitions that were about to be slung at Rory's head.
''What are you doing out of bed?'' Logan asked, coming over notably too protective in both the eyes of Finn and Rory, although they kept their mouths for the moment, Finn not wanting to get Rory into any more trouble and Rory too taken back by her boyfriend's behavior to tell him the truth. ''I couldn't sleep.''
His eyes suspiciously narrowed. ''That's never been a problem before, Ace.''
''Well, I can't exactly forecast my sleeping patterns. Sometimes I sleep and sometimes I don't,'' Rory offered him with a small smile.
''Then Finn being up, too, was just pretty damn convenient, huh?''
''I was just keeping him company, Logan,'' she stated, her voice tinted with irritation.
''She was,'' Finn said, interfering as he got up, not wanting things to get out of hand.
Logan turned to look at Finn. ''Figures you'd stick up for her.'' Finn took a step forwards. ''What's that supposed to mean, mate?''
''It means that you went behind my back and kissed my girlfriend!''
''I didn't mean to,'' Finn replied curtly while stealing a quick glance in Rory's direction, looking for the same recognition in her eyes.
''Save the bullshit, Finn! The least you can do is be man enough to admit it and take responsibility for once.''
''Don't go there, Logan,'' Finn said sharply, his eyes shooting over to Logan's. ''I made a mistake.''
''Sound familiar?'' Logan asked with a look over his shoulder at Rory.
She bit her lip and looked away, pulling the damsel in distress card as Finn intercepted the conversation once more. ''If I knew you two were that serious-''
''She's my girlfriend, Finn!''
''Do you know how many supposed girlfriends you've had!'' Finn started, raising his voice in bottled up frustration. ''And that didn't stop you from seeing other girls behind their backs!'' He paused to take a quick breath, licking his lips before going on. ''Face it, Logan; you're not the girlfriend having kind of guy.''
Logan snorted. ''And you are? You're drunk most of the time.''
''I'm not.''
It was a weak defense and Logan tapped into it from the very right angle. ''You are. You use your fucked up life as an excuse to be an alcoholic.''
Rory saw the fire dim in Finn's eyes and reached out for Logan's arm, drawing the attention back to her. ''Hey, that was mean. He's your friend and you shouldn't let me come in between because I'm so not worth it, believe me, I'm not.'' She let go of Logan's sleeve. ''You need to trust me and I thought you did...''
''I don't.''
''I trusted you when you were out with all of those other girls.''
''All of those other girls,'' he repeated while shaking his head. ''You have to keep coming back to that, don't you? I told you that I'm all in and I was.''
''What do you... Logan?''
He lowered his eyes at her doubtful tone. ''We tried, Rory, but-'' He ran a hand through his hair. ''I'm sorry. Finn's right; I've never been the relationship type.''
She nodded. ''Okay.''
He also nodded. ''I'm going for a walk.''
''I'll be gone when you get back.''
''Take your time.'' He threw her one last wistful look before grabbing his jacket and leaving the apartment.
As the door shut, Rory fell back against the counter, crossing her arms protectively.
Colin's door opened and he appeared in its frame, rubbing his eyes with one hand and his wild locks with the other. ''What's going on?''
''Logan broke up with me,'' Rory said.
His brow furrowed ''Again?''
She was unable to hold back a small smile at his appearance. ''Yeah, but for real this time.'' She uncrossed her arms. ''I should go.''
Colin shot Finn a look as Rory headed back into Finn and Logan's room to change.
When she came back out, Colin was fully dressed and waiting for her. ''I'll walk you.''
She started to shake her head. ''Colin, no, I-''
''I insist.''
She shot him a faint smile. ''Okay.'' Her eyes wandered over to Finn. ''I'll see you later?''
''Yeah, later.''
Colin wrapped an arm around her shoulders and led her out the door.
x-x-x
Finn found himself looking down at the sweatshirt she had worn, his sweatshirt that now lay neatly folded on his bed. He reached out to touch it, but ended up reaching for his flask instead and proving Logan right.
x-x-x
''So,'' Colin began daringly in doubt, missing the experience to be subtle, ''you want to talk about it, tell me how you feel maybe?''
''Colin, my boyfriend just broke up with me...''
''Again,'' he said under his breath, an automatic response that earned him a warning look from the girl beside him. ''How do you think I feel?''
''Right, stupid question,'' Colin chided himself. ''I should've known better, you being a girl and all. Makes sense since Logan referred to you as his girlfriend. I'm not sure how I would feel if he had a boyfriend. Never thought about it, really. Don't know why I'm thinking about right now.''
''This is your first time soothing your best friend's girlfriend after their second break-up, huh?''
His hand went up to his hair. ''Well, I've dealt with them before, the exes, I mean, but it's different because, well, you know, I-''
She awarded him with another small smile. ''I like you, too, Colin, and I appreciate you looking after me.''
''Any time.'' Colin hugged her closer. ''You might just be better off without him, you know?''
''Aren't you supposed to defend him?''
''I've seen how he treated you in the past,'' Colin simply stated, the words bringing tears to her eyes, ones she blinked away quickly. ''He expected you to just sit back and wait until he was ready. One kiss shouldn't have been such a big deal.''
''I made a mistake,'' she let out in a whisper.
''Logan'll get over it, and so will you,'' Colin assured her.
''What about his relationship with Finn?''
''They'll duke it out,'' he joked. ''Look, he began, catching the sad look on her face, ''don't worry about that; I'll do that for you. Just worry about yourself now, okay, babe?''
She nodded, leaning into Colin more as they continued their walk in silence.
x-x-x
The next day, Rory attended all of her classes, even stopping by the paper afterwards, needing a handful of articles to keep her mind occupied. Two-thirds of the trio were no-shows while Colin popped up out of nowhere at times just to see how she was getting through the day. Even Paris showed compassion by going to the library to study, knowing that alone time was what Rory needed. However, a knocking at the door interposed. She moaned upon getting up, and when opening the door, she opened it to just a creak, aware of the boxer short and too tight tank top she was in.
''Finn.'' She opened the door further in her surprise, allowing him more than a glimpse at her attire, her tangled up locks topping it off perfectly. She was an eye-catcher, even when there was no one around to see it. ''Oh,'' she said, his stares no longer unnoticed. Both her hands flew up to her hair as she took a step aside, hiding herself the best she could behind the door.
Finn chuckled. ''I've seen you in just a sweatshirt, remember, love?''
She nodded, shyly smiling as she came from behind the door. ''Do you want to come in?''
He nodded and came in. She closed the door. ''So, what are you doing here?''
''I wanted to see how you were doing?'' He affectionately lifted his eyes up to hers and she smiled. ''I'm okay.'' She hugged herself while taking a cautious step towards him. ''What about you, how're you doing?''
He shrugged, pocketing his hands as he, too, took a step in her direction. ''I'm drinking a bit more, but other than that...''
''Finn,'' she commenced, her expression worried, ''you shouldn't be drinking so much.''
''Bit easy to say, don't you think, love?''
''Maybe.'' She bit her lip, her arms falling back down at her sides as she brought herself another step closer to him. ''I just know that alcohol is bad for you in such large amounts and that it's not good to be drunk all the time.'' She stopped long enough to tilt her head up. ''Are you drunk now?''
He shook his head.
''Good. That's good.''
''Yeah, good.'' He licked his lips, his fingers shaking as he pulled them from his pockets and wiped his sweaty palms on his jeans. The urge was killing him and unable to hold back, he reached out, taking her by the wrist as he clumsily pulled her up against him. He softened her landing by catching her with an unexpected kiss, his hand finding hers as the kiss deepened and his fingers entangling in hers. Her other hand found his chest while his came to a rest on her hip, allowing him to guide her as he became more passionate, leaving a mark as he accidentally bit down. She moaned in perplexity and jolted backwards, her fingers fluttering up to her lips.
''Rory, I'm sorry, I-''
She waved off his apology. ''It's okay, just be a little more careful.'' She set an example by leaning in and gently starting off another kiss. He wrapped an arm around her waist and hugged her, whispering a soft 'thank you' in her ear. ''What for?'' she asked, looking at him.
''For giving me a reason not to drink.''
She tightened her hold on his hand. ''You're welcome.''
Maybe she would be better off without Logan.
Please review? (: Not one of my longest chapters, but I think it worked out okay. Next to Finn, I'm also getting more of a weak for Colin, in this story anyway. :) Thanks for the immense support you all gave me on my last chapter; it's nice to know people haven't given up on me. Hopefully, you'll stick along for a little longer. :)