Chapter 6

"Loooogaaaan"

Rory abruptly pulled back and looked around for the body that encompassed the voice. Logan dropped his head, thinking how Finn always had the worst timing.

"Loooogaaaan"

"Logan, aren't you going to find who is calling you?" Rory asked.

"I know exactly who that is."

Just as those words came out two guys made their way up to the patio. "There you are…and who is this lovely kitten you are talking to?"

"What are you guys doing here?"

"We were bored and decided to visit our best friend because we knew wherever you were there would be beautiful girls and based on this beautiful specimen we were not wrong." Finn slid in next to Rory and took her hand "Since this putz can't make a proper introduction let me introduce myself. I'm the exotic Finnegan Walter Morgan, but my friends call me Finn." With that he kissed her hand.

"Exotic like the Asian Flu." Logan mumbled still disgruntled about the timing of their arrival.

"Hello Finn, I'm Lorelei Leigh Gilmore-Hayden, but I go by Rory."

"Rory, I like it but kitten suites you better."

Colin approached. "Hello Rory, I'm Colin McCree, the sane one."

She laughed, she remembered stories Logan would tell her of his two friends from boarding school but she never thought they could be real but even after this short meeting she knew everything he told her probable was true. "Are you two hungry? I could go get something."

"No, were good. We ate earlier and we have some provisions in the cooler; we are ready for the beach."

"Okay…Logan why don't you guys head down. I'll just pick up and meet you down there."

"I could help." He responded.

"No, your friends are here. Go." She smiled.

He walked away with his friends and Rory released the breath she felt like she was holding since the moment of the almost kiss. She went into the house in search of the one person that she hoped could help…her mom.

"Moommmmm…..Moommmm"

It took a couple of minutes but her mom appeared. "Where were you? I'm having a major crisis and you weren't around."

"Rory, I was upstairs and it barely a minute since you first called out." She noticed how flushed Rory was and knew she had lunch with Logan. "What did he do? Did he hurt you again? Do you want to leave?"

"Mom, no he didn't hurt me in fact I think he was about to kiss me."

"What?! Sit down I need details, oh, and what about Drew?"

"Hence the reason I need help." Rory went into details about the conversation she had with Logan and how he was leaning in when his friends appeared and at the end she looked to her mom for help in deciding what to do.

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All the while Logan and Colin were relaxing in the sun while Finn was trying to ride the small surf.

"So that's Rory."

"Yup."

"Not exactly how you described her."

"Nope not exactly."

"Logan that girl is hot."

"You think I didn't notice. That is not how she used to look, it's been four years since I saw her last and obviously those years have been good to her. She's smart, she's beautiful, and from the stories she told me she can also have fun, she's perfect but. "

"but?"

"but, she isn't the type of girl I could just keep around. If I do this it would be exclusive and I'm worried that I would screw this up."

"Come on, you do everything you set your mind to, what makes this different?"

"If I screw up I'll lose her for good."

"But if you don't try you may lose her anyway."

"When did you become so philosophical?"

"Must have been that class I went to."

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Finn was sitting on his board waiting for a descent wave, he was surrounding by a bunch of guys in pursuit of the same goal. He listened to them talk and figured they all knew each other.

"So Drew, how was the date…did you get any points?"

Finn laughed to himself, he remembered this game in high school. You get points for different girls and the more they do the more points you may get. Usually the better looking the girl the more points but if she ends up getting around her point value decreases. He knew this wasn't only a society game but with money came the extra points bag a pretty girl from a respected family and the point value increased significantly. The boys and him never got into the game but he knew plenty of guys through the years that played.

"She isn't the type of girl that you get points on the first date. If I wanted that I wouldn't have canceled with Stacy. But then again Stacy was worth all of 10 to 20 points but Rory she is 200 without a doubt"

Hearing Rory's name brought Finn's attention back to the conversation.

"200?" One of the guys responded.

"Without a doubt; her families are Gilmore and Hayden, she is smoking hot. She turned all you down and from what I heard she doesn't sleep around. "

"Well for those points it's more than a quick blow."

"I know what needs to be done for those points and I guarantee that by the end of this weekend those points are mine and if I don't get with her then I'll give up all the points I got last month."

"What about your new competition, that Logan kid?"

"Competition, I don't think so. She introduced him as an old family friend; she might as well called him her bother."

Finn had heard enough and caught the next wave that came by. He went straight to Logan and Colin and told him what he heard. The next thing he knew was Logan running toward the water going after Drew.

"You better not even think about hurting her or you will be sorry." Logan was standing at his full height but Drew was taller and was not intimidated.

"Oh, I'm really scared. Listen why don't you and your little boys walk away and let the big boys play."

"Man you are pathetic, you're willing to use a girl as great as Rory just for some game."

Logan had his back to the beach so he didn't see Rory approach but Drew saw her approach "Are you scared of some competition, Huntzberger?"

"You are not competition; if I wanted Rory I would have her just by saying a couple of words and ."

"And what would those words be Logan." She cut in.

He turned around and saw her eyes blazing.

"Tell me Logan, what would those words be…I'm sorry?...I still care about you?...What if I already found that girl?" She felt herself start to choke up, but she would not let him see her cry. "Drew, would you mind walking me back to my house?"

"Not at all." As he walked by Logan he purposeful bumped into him and gave him a wink. Drew felt like he won the lottery with that little stunt and he didn't even it plan it.

"Rory, will you be up to going out again tonight?" He smiled sincerely at her.

"Going out tonight would be great, as long as you don't mention Logan."

"I don't think I'll have a problem with that…so I'll pick you up at 7?"

"I'll be waiting." She smiled in return but as soon as she closed the door she sunk against the door and began to cry.

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Logan wasn't fairing any better, although there weren't tears falling, he felt numb. He may have just lost the one girl that meant something to him. He had doubts about being with her, scared he might screw up and lose her again, scared how it would hurt him and now he knew how it would feel…numbing.

Colin and Finn were at a loss of words but they knew this had to be fixed. They helped Logan up and led him back to his house. Tonight he needed the help of some other friends such as Johnny Walker. Colin began the care while Finn excused himself, it was his fault Logan flew off the handle and he was going to correct this.