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Chapter 5

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Lucas glared at the monitor. Lucas glared at his watch. Lucas glared at Nathan.

Nathan started laughing. "Bro, chill! It's just a delay. Happens all the time!"

"Not when my best friend is on the plane, supposedly arriving already!"

Nathan rolled his eyes and fought the urge to laugh again. Lucas was pathetic.

Lucas started to open say something, but a distraction hindered him from saying a word. He turned around to watch the scene a group of young rich men were causing. He wasn't sure what was happening, but watched in amusement as airport security made haste to settle the situation.

"Bloody hell! Get your paws off me, you rent-a-copper! I look much better in uniform I have you know!" A half naked, heavily accented Australian voice slurred.

Two other guys stood off to the side of their friend, apparently trying to shut him up. They tried to get him to put his shirt back on and pleaded with him to button his pants so they could leave the airport without dealing with security. The drunk Australian whipped his head to face the shorter blonde.

"Mate! This is all your damned fault! You made us come here, when we could be sitting in a pub in my Motherland right now!" He hissed at the blonde.

Lucas turned back to Nathan, and they just looked at each other before laughing.

"Wow, some people really are out there."

Nathan simply nodded in agreement, watching in amusement as the drunk Australian was dragged off to go to the security office, his friends following.

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It was a good twenty three minutes later when Rory's plane finally landed. She waited impatiently as the other passengers slowly made their way off the plane, until finally it was her turn. Hoisting her carry on over her shoulder, she followed the crowd into the airport.

Her eyes quickly scanned the area. 'Where is he?' She was just starting to worry that maybe she had given him incorrect information when she spotted him in the crowd.

"LUCAS!" She yelled, running up to him.

"ROR!" He picked her up and spun her around in his arms, holding her close to him. As he set her back down, he kept her close. "God, I've missed you. This whole going to separate college's thing was a dumb idea." He mumbled, breathing in the smell of sweet strawberries as he buried his face in her hair.

"You say that every year. I missed you too. But at least we have the entire summer." She said, her arms still around him, her head lying on his shoulder. They simply stood there holding each other for a moment, getting used to being in the others presence again.

"Sorry to break up this happy little reunion, but I wanted a hug, too!" Came a voice, breaking the moment.

Rory looked up, grinning. "Nate! I had no idea you were here!" She hugged him quickly, and the turned to look at Lucas. "Why didn't you tell me he was here? Is he staying the whole summer?"

She looked at Nathan, excitement on her face.

"Yes, I'm staying here. For a while at least."

"This is going to be the best summer! Just like old times!" She announced, grabbing their arms and leading them to the luggage pick up area. "I need my bags, and then I need coffee!"

Lucas laughed. "Yes Princess, just like old times."

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A few minutes earlier, the Limo Boys were released from security. Finn was now slightly more sober, and fully dressed.

Their wallets were all several hundred dollars lighter, as they had bribed their way out of the situation.

"What time does her plane come in?" Colin asked, looking over to Logan, who stood on the other side of Finn. Neither boy was willing to let Finn escape and go off on his own. They were keeping a very close eye on him.

Colin shook his head at Finn. 'Perhaps we could procure a leash, and possibly a muzzle. Hmm… maybe a portable cage like the ones for lions and tigers- no, he would simply do a cage dance.'

"It was supposed to be here a half hour ago, but I guess it got delayed. I asked someone about it as I was forking over four hundred bucks. So it should actually be getting in now." Logan answered, leading the other two to the area Rory was to be arriving, and glaring at Finn.

They stood off to the side, waiting. Logan still wasn't sure how he was going to explain his presence there to Rory. He just hoped she wasn't too mad. All thoughts of her reaction to him being there soon fled his mind, as he watched the scene in front of him unfold.

"LUCAS!" Rory screamed, as she broke a cardinal Gilmore Girl rule. She ran!

"ROR!" A blonde guy around their age yelled back, as he picked her up off her feet, spinning her around. Once he set her back down, he still didn't let go.

Logan watched in shock as they continued to hold each other, sharing an intimate embrace. He was just about to go break their reunion up as another guy walked up to the couple.

The guy said something to get their attention, and Logan saw Rory's face brighten as a huge smile took over her features. She hugged this guy, too, just not as intimately as she hugged the blonde.

Logan's jaw was dropped as he finally turned away from the scene to look at his two friends. They looked back at him in surprise.

"Well, I don't think you'll hear any more complaining from us about coming here to stalk reporter girl. You have our full support this summer." Colin said, trying to make his best friend feel better.

Finn merely nodded. "Yea mate, we'll see to it that this guy is history by the end of the summer."

Logan was speechless. He was just glad he came to North Carolina. Even if nothing was going on with Lucas and Rory now, there was obviously more than just friendship there.

"Come on; let's get a car so we can go to Tree Hill. We need to come up with a plan." Logan finally said, shaking his head as he watched his girlfriend walk off, dragging two guys with her.