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Chapter Five

She didn't know why she'd done it, she just wanted to get out, move on and stop moping around over a guy who bailed on her god knows how many times. More than that, she wanted to prove that she could have just as much fun with Logan as she could with Jess.

Or was it the other way around? Did she want to prove, yet again, she'd picked another guy inferior to Jess? She really didn't know. She didn't know why she'd done it in the past with Dean, she kept on going with him after the thing at Sookie's wedding just to add that little bit of proof that it was Jess she would rather be with.

Well, she'd just have to try not to over think it for this evening.

A knock interrupted her thoughts. She opened the door to reveal a grinning Logan.

"Hey, Ace."

"Hi," a beat, "so, shall we?"

"Let's shall." He said offering her an arm which she took. She could tell h was curious as to why she was doing this. Well, he'd just have to wait and see.

Ggggggggggggggggggggggggg

Jess had been flicking through the channels for at least half an hour, not really paying attention to what was flickering on the screen. He'd been just sitting there for ages, just thinking. Thanking about work. Karen. Rory.

He knew he and Karen didn't have the most stable relationship, hell it had al started with a one night stand.

About a week after the incident at Rory's dorm, he'd been fired from his job. He'd just been so pissed, all he wanted to do was go out and get hammered. And so he did.

Naturally, the morning after, he didn't wake up alone. He was lying next a girl with silky auburn hair and emerald green eyes. Not at all like Rory.

After she'd left, he went back to his normal life (after a good hangover meal, of course). But that night, she'd returned. Crying. She was saying something about being mugged, her lease being up on her apartment, her being completely broke and this being the only place she could think of to go.

Uncharacteristically, though mainly out of surprise, he took her in and listened to how she'd abandoned all her friends and family in Seattle when she ran away and she could bear facing them again and she had no one else that she knew in the area and that she just needed a place to stay. Something about the shyness in her voice and the tentative glances in his direction reminded him of the Rory, so he let her stay for a few nights and somehow it had led to two years and their friendship had led to a relationship.

But right now, Karen wasn't the woman on his mind, Rory, as usual, dominated his thoughts.

He couldn't leave things like this, he just had to fix them, despite all they'd done to each other, he wanted them to remain friends.

Determined to fix whatever it was between him and Rory, he grabbed his jacket and headed for the door.

Gggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg

As the evening came to a close, Rory was sure that, though she'd had a great time, she could've had a far better time with Jess. Though she wanted to play along with Logan for a little while, maybe give him a little more time to prove himself. Maybe.

But as they approached her apartment, engaged in light hearted chatter, she recognised a familiar figure about to knock and, as he turned around at the sound of voices, she caught his eye and it could be no one but-

"Jess."