AN: Thanks for the reviews everyone! I tried posting a long AN (I actually wrote out a reply to everyone who reviewed last chapter) but my blog won't let me post! I'll keep trying though.

Chapter 8

Late that night Rory crept into the house with the key Lucas gave her. She had spent a large part of the day with Brooke and Peyton. They had discussed Logan and Lucas and this summer, and shehad decidedthat Lucas just wasn't ready for things to change. After all, if he had invited a girlfriend along on their summer, she would be jealous. They were just used to being alone during the summers. It was their time alone.

She went to the room she was staying in and changed into some light pajama bottoms and a tank top. Quietly, she tip-toed over to Lucas' room, gently opening the door. She looked over at him, lying asleep, outline by the moonlight and smiled softly.

-GG-

Lucas had heard Rory when she came in the house. How could he not? While she tried, she never was light- footed enough to be quiet. When he heard her bedroom door shut, he assumed she was going to bed for the night. He continued to lay on his bed unable to sleep. He felt like an ass for walking away from her earlier. Sure, he hated the fact that Logan was there for the summer, but still, he shouldn't have taken it out on her.

He was lost in his thoughts when she walked in his room. He smiled. He thought she would be pissed off at him. Over the years, anytime one of them was upset, they would creep into the other's room in the dead of night, and go to sleep. It was just their way of being there for each other. It was a tradition of sorts.When she lay down beside him he shifted slightly to open his arms.

"Hey you." She whispered, cuddling into his arms, laying her head on his chest.

"Hey. I'm sorry." He whispered back, pulling the blanket up over them.

"Me too. Go to sleep." She said burrowing into his warmth as he put his arms back around her.

Lucas looked down at her and placed a kiss on the top of her head, lingering slightly. "Night." He whispered, finally able to drift to sleep.

-GG-

The next morning Lucas woke up with a weight on top of him. He looked down and saw Rory, and smiled. Over the course of the night she had spread out on top of him, almost completely covering him. She always did like to hog the bed.

Rather than getting up and taking a run like he usually would, he relaxed, enjoying the feeling of having her lying on top of him, cuddling in his arms. He bent his head to plant a kiss in her hair, enjoying the familiar strawberry scent. He smiled as she shifted slightly, burrowing her head into his chest. He couldn't remember the last time he slept so well. He never wanted to let her go.

Lucas knew he needed to get a grip. She was his best friend. He didn't need to be feeling these things for her- especially not when her boyfriend was staying there for the summer. He wanted to vow to himself not to think of her as anything other than his best friend, but he knew he couldn't. He had been feeling things for her for a while now… and those feelings, they just grew and grew.

He hadn't even realized it until he called her and Logan answered the phone. The unmistakable pain stabbing through his stomach had brought realization upon realization down. He was jealous. He was completely, totally, irrationally jealous that Logan had Rory.

Now, he was stuck denying his feelings and just acting natural for the rest of the summer. He knew it wouldn't be easy. Lucas knew he would see Rory and Logan together, and it would rip him apart. Despite that, he knew he had to hide his feelings. If anyone ever realized how he felt about her- how he was going crazy for his best friend- it would ruin everything. But it would be okay. While it wouldn't be easy, it shouldn't be too tough. After all, it wasn't like he was in love with her, right?

While Lucas was thinking over his feelings for Rory, she woke up. She opened her blue eyes, and was met with a pair of equally blue ones.

"Morning." She yawned, her voice laced with sleep, as she rubbed her face against his chest, much like a kitten.

Lucas watched her and couldn't help but laugh. At his laugh, Rory tensed, realized where she was and what position she was in. Her cheeks tinted pink and she began to pull away, but was stopped by his arms tightening around her.

"Morning." He whispered, watching her, amused.

"I need coffee." She pouted, trying again to move away. In the process, she rubbed her body against his, not realizing how it was effecting him.

"Fine, fine. We'll get you your fix, junkie." He teased, attempting to keep his tone light, as he let her go before she realized what she was doing to him.

"I'll get it." She said, standing up.

He nodded. "While you're doing that, I'm gonna take a shower. Save a cup of coffee for me."

"Yeah, right. Like that's going to happen." She said, heading out of the room.

"I'd better make it a cold shower." He muttered, shaking his head. They were only mere days into summer, and already she was driving him crazy. But the end of summer, she was going to kill him.

Well, there you have it. Iam sorryfor the length.This was much shorter than I wanted, but is down for maintenance later, and I promised you guys a new chapter every Tuesday, so it was either post this or wait until tomorrow. It was pretty much just fluff, but I thought you'd like the Lucas & Rory interaction. Let me know what you think, and suggestions are always welcomed!