Title: Your Pain, Is Painful
Author: Gilmoregirl7878
A/N: Oh my god this is so exciting. I love writing his story and I miss writing. I hope to have this up shortly.
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"This is a bad idea. This is a bad idea. This is a bad idea," Rory chanted under her breath before walking into the Pub.
Rory wasn't stupid, she knew he was going to be there. Everyone seemed to forget that she went to Yale. The way Stephanie had dressed her up like a doll made it painfully obvious and she knew that the minute she walked over to their table she would see Finn there also.
Ah, brilliant idea. Stephanie told her she had to go the Pub, she never specified where she had to sit. Rory walked over the bar and sat down.
"Can I have a Long Island ice tea, please," She asked the bartender, who nodded and got to work making her drink.
"That's quite the drink," A guy who was sitting next to her, commented.
"Perfect for the job," She replied, not even bothering to look at the man next to her, taking a long sip of the drink in question.
"And what would that be?" He asked.
"Getting me good and drunk,"
The guy laughed. "I'm Matt."
Rory looked at the guy sitting next to her for the first time and studied him. He was a brunette, with emerald green eyes. He was good looking, with a slightly down to earth look. Not to mention the accent he had, English.
She always was a sucker for a guy with an accent.
"Rory," She told him, smiling. She looked over at the table that she knew they would be at for the first time. Finn was talking animatedly, gesturing wildly while everyone at the table was laughing.
It was nothing, they were friends.
"Rory, that's quite original,"
"It's actually Lorelai,"
"Lorelai, huh? Both are beautiful names," He said suavely.
"Oh please, what's next? 'Beautiful name for a beautiful girl'?" She mocked.
"You American girls sure are hard to please," He commented.
"Watch it England boy and come on, you have to admit you're laying it on pretty thick right now!"
"Alright, alright, so what should a bloke like me say to a girl like you to get her to be interested?" He asked.
"You don't have to say anything, you can buy me a drink. I'll take a seven and seven."
"One seven and seven coming up," He talked to the bartender and turned back to her.
"Anything else?" He asked.
"Not really, you see...I'll tell you a secret," She told him leaning in towards him, and he leaned in a little unconsciously.
"I'm a sucker for a man with an accent," She said lightly and watched as he lips curled up into a smirk and he winked at her.
Rory laughed and leaned back, taking a sip of her drink.
"So are you from London?" She asked.
"No, I lived in a small town not horribly far from there, though."
"I'm from a small town, too. Did like growing up there?" She asked.
"Yeah, most of the people I went to high school with hated it, wanted to leave and never go back when we graduated, but I love it there. What about you, did you like growing up in a small town?"
"I loved it, I went to prep school in Hartford, I lived in Connecticut my whole life, and the kids I went to school with never really understood the whole small town charm, so I know what you mean." She explained.
"So you're a prep school girl? Did you have to wear the outfit?" He asked, his eyes twinkling devilishly.
Rory groaned and slapped his arm lightly, "What is it with you men and the infatuation with the outfit?" She asked exasperated, but still laughing.
"It's the Britney Spears video. When we were growing up and horny teenagers, us boys all fantasized about her."
"Ew, I didn't want to hear that," She crinkled her nose. He laughed at her expression.
"You said you wanted to know, don't ask questions you don't want to know the answer to," He told her.
"It's in my nature. I'm studying to be a Journalist. What about you?"
"I wanna be a math teacher," He told her.
"Math, huh?" She asked.
"What did I just lose points for that one?" He asked.
"No it's just...I hate math," She admitted, and he burst out laughing. She already loved his laugh it was so carefree.
"I should have known that when you said you're studying journalism. You English majors are all the same. You all don't appreciate it,"
"What's to appreciate?" She groaned at the thought of all the hard and frustrating problems that she had to solve back at Chilton.
Matt leaned in and in a more serious tone started to explain. "It's the simplicity about it. When I look at a problem, I know that all I have to do is follow the rules, think and get the answer. It has an uncomplicated goal that life never has. That's why I love math," He explained passionately.
Rory was completely entranced. Matt almost seemed too good to be true. He was passionate about what he wanted to do, funny, down to earth and good looking. He made her laugh, which was something that she really appreciated right now.
"Alright, what's wrong with you!" Rory demanded. Matt laughed and met her eyes.
"I'm not a stupid man, I know something good when I see it," He said meaningfully and Rory found herself unable to look away from his entrancing eyes.
"Ace. Whose this?" Logan asked, glaring at the guy who was still staring at Rory. Rory broke away from Matt and looked up at Logan.
"Logan? This is Matt. Matt this is my friend Logan," She introduced warily.
"Ace?" Matt asked.
"A nickname," Logan answered with a tone that wasn't all that friendly. "I thought you said you were hanging out with us tonight?" He asked her.
"I was distracted, I never quite made it over there," She said smiling at Matt.
"Well, why don't you come join us right now?"
"Because I'm talking to Matt," She explained slowly, as if he was toddler. Wow, maybe she had drank too much too fast tonight.
"He's welcome to join us, it'll be fun" Rory knew that tone that Logan was using. It was the same one he used that day she met him when he was talking to Marty.
"Oh no..." She began to say
"It sounds like fun," Matt agreed, staring at Logan with an amused expression.
Logan smirked. "Great, it's all settled, see ya over there." Logan said before walking back to his table.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to invite myself. If you want I'll leave and you can go hang out with your friends. I won't leave without your number first, though." He apologized.
Rory smiled and looked over towards the direction Logan had left, and bit her lip nervously.
"It's not that, it's just, Matt...my friends aren't...nice." She managed to say. Matt laughed.
"I'm serious, I mean, they're my friends and I love them hopelessly, but that doesn't change the fact that the minute we sit down you will get glares and comments. I don't want to put you through that." She rambled.
Matt smiled and placed a finger on her lips to stop her from talking. "It was getting hard to understand what you were saying. I don't care, they're your friends, I promise to be nice," He said and still hadn't removed his finger that was lightly placed on her lips.
Rory couldn't help but to blush and couldn't help but stop her eyes from darting toward the table where every person was staring at the two of them. He seemed to understand her predicament and removed his hand.
"It's not you I'm worried about not being nice," She told him honestly.
"I've dealt with people like them my whole life, come on, give me some credit. Let's go, it seems like were being missed," He added, letting her know he had noticed the staring also. Rory laughed lightly and started to walk over to them with Matt.
Some guy bumped into her while they were walking over and Rory noticed how Matt put his hand on the small of her back to steady her, guiding her to the table with him. She looked up at him and noticed that he seemed to have done it unconsciously and couldn't help but to smile.
"Nice of you to finally join us," "Who's this?" Logan and Stephanie greeted immediately.
"Hey guys, this is Matt," Rory said slowly. She looked at them meaningfully, her eyes pleading at them to be nice. Colin, Logan, and Finn all smirked at Matt, so much for them being nice.
Rory and Matt sat down. "Matt, this is Colin, Stephanie, Logan...and Finn," Rory finished, looking at the Australian who was glaring at Matt.
"So Matt, do you go to Yale?" Logan asked him.
"Yeah, that's kinda why I'm here," He answered, smiling. The three guys' eyes narrowed when Matt leaned back in his seat and casually rested his arm behind Rory's seat.
"Well, who knows what kind of loser walks into a bar like this and pretends to be someone he's not. So, what are you studying?" Logan asked.
"Logan," Rory warned.
"It's fine," Matt whispered into her ear. Rory turned her head to look at him to ask if he was sure when there was a bang and she jumped.
Finn had slammed his drink down onto the table.
"I need a goddamn refill," He mumbled and got up, walking towards the bar. Rory watched him go with a confused expression.
"I'm studying mathematics, I want to be a teacher."
"Really? What grade? High school, junior high, elementary school?" Colin asked, firing questions.
"Jesus, guys. Stop with the questions. What is wrong with you guys?" Stephanie yelled. The two boys stared at her surprised. Rory shot a 'thank you for saving me' look towards Stephanie who smiled back.
"So Matt, where are you from. Obviously England, but which area?" Stephanie asked, smiling at him, trying to reduce the damage that Logan and Colin were obviously making.
"I'm from a small town just outside London, and visit London frequently."
"I absolutely adore London, it's one of my favorite cities in the world," Stephanie gushed.
"It certainly is special,"
"I'm gonna go see where Finn wandered off too, we all know what happens when he's left to his own devices," Logan joked before getting up and walking towards Finn who was sulking over his drink.
"Hey buddy," Logan greeted, sliding onto the seat next to Finn at the bar. Finn didn't show any signs of acknowledgment.
"What a jackass, huh?" Logan tried. Finn just shook his head.
"He looked nice. He'll be perfect for Rory. They'll start dating and fall in love before fucking each other and get married and have their two point three children in Stars Hollow, living happily ever after." Finn mumbled, shaking his head slowly.
"Well I don't know about all that, she just met him tonight and Stephanie has Rory dressed up looking pretty slutty," Logan reasoned.
"I lost her. I didn't do it right. I fucked her and then left. Just like every other piece of trash I've dated. I treated her the same way I do the others, she loved me."
"Finn, do you love her?" Logan asked him seriously, staring at Finn whose eyes had never left his glass.
"Love doesn't exist, not in our world, at least," He said after a long silence. He threw his head back and finished the last of his drink and smiled ruefully at Logan.
"Sorry for crying on your shoulder, Mate. I'm heading home, I'll see you tomorrow. Just...watch out for her, okay? She did just meet this guy," Finn got up, throwing money on the bar and walked out of the pub.
Logan walked back at the table and sat down. "Finn just left, he isn't feeling well," Logan lied, although no one believed it.
"Um, I have to...uh, I'll be right back, okay?" Rory said to Matt, who nodded and Rory got up, hurrying out of the pub.
"Finn!" She called to him. Finn turned around and walked back towards the pub.
"You should get back inside, Matt is going to wonder where you went," Finn said when he approached her.
"It's fine," She told him.
"Matt seems like a nice guy, I saw you two earlier, he really likes you, already." Finn continued.
"Finn." Rory said softly, cutting him off. Finn broke off and sighed, looking around the street.
"Give me a reason not to walk back in there." Rory said softly, looking up at him, pleading.
Finn was quiet and stared at the ground. "There is no reason. You two, I'm sure, will make a great couple. I'm happy for you. I love you, Rory. You're like a sister to me," Finn answered in a low voice, expressionless.
"That night was a mistake, I regret it. There will never be anything between the two of us. I don't love you that way," He ground out before turning away sharply and walking away quickly.
Rory was left staring after him, silent tears streaming down her face. It felt like her whole world was crashing down around her. "That night was a mistake, I regret it". I was like each word was piercing her heart.
Rory took one deep breath and wiped the tears away from her face, pushing down the sobs that laid on her chest like a thousand weights. She walked back into the pub and sat back down next to Matt, who pulled her closer to him and smiled at her before continuing the conversation he was having with Stephanie.
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The End.
A/N: HAHA just kidding. I wouldn't do that. I fully plan to continue this. I just want to see if anyone thought that was really the end. Hehe. I'M SOO SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG TO GET UP!! I hope you all enjoyed this very belated chapter.
Oh, one more thing.
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