A/N: Heey guys. sorry this took sooo long! schools been crazy and for awhile i wasn't sure where to go with this chapter. but now i'm back in the swing of it and i think i know what i'm doing with the next chapter so it'll probably come a little bit faster, i hope. okay well enjoy!

ess' hand reached out and stopped her from entering the elevator. "No, Rory. We need to talk right now. This can't wait." He said, forcefully grabbing her wrist.

"Hey man, loosen your grip. She said you can talk later and that looks painful." Logan said, stepping up to Rory's defense.

"Just step off pretty boy." Jess said, swinging around and punching Logan hard in the face.

"Logan!" Rory exclaimed trying to loosen Jess' grip on her. Before she knew it Jess was pulling her down the hallway and Logan was regaining his composure on the opposite side of the hallway. "Rory!" he called after her, running to catch up.

"Jess let go!" Rory demanded at Jess.

"No Rory, not until we talk." He said firmly.

Rory looked back once again to see Logan, nursing a bloody nose and struggling to regain his balance, but all the same eager to help Rory. Rory blinked and when her eyes were once again open it was dark.

"Jess?" Rory asked, her voice quavering.

"Relax Ror, I'm not going to do anything to hurt you." He replied from somewhere to her left.

Moments later a small light bulb on the ceiling illuminated with a click. They were in the broom closet. She turned to see Jess securing the door closed. Now she was starting to really get scared.

Jess approached her and sat down on an over turned bucket.

"Jess—," Rory started, but Jess cut her off, "Rory, you don't understand. I'm not over you and I'm sure that you're not over me either."

"Jess, I'm really sorry but I don't—,"once again she was interrupted.

"I love you Rory." A long silence followed Jess' statement.

"Jess I…I don't know what to say." Rory was at a loss for words.

"You can tell me that you love me too." He said looking down at her.

There was a loud banging at the door. "Rory!" called Logan's voice, quickly followed by Stephanie's.

"You guys, it's okay. Give me a minute and I'll be out." She called to them through the door. She turned around, pacing.

"Jess. I'm really sorry, but I don't love you. I thought maybe we could be friends, but you obviously are not on the same page as I am." She responded, choosing her words carefully, so as not to offend him.

She looked down at Jess to see his face buried in his hands. After a few moments of silence she pulled aside the various cleaning supplies blocking the door and stepped out into the hallway.

Rory turned to find herself facing Logan and Stephanie sitting against the wall, Logan with a large wad of Kleenex held up to his bleeding nose.

They quickly stood up and rushed over to her. "I'm gonna go kick his ass." Logan muttered under his breath.

"Don't worry about it guys, lets go to the room and I'll explain." She said, starting to walk towards the elevator. Her thoughts were overwhelming her at this point and she didn't want Stephanie or Logan upset.

Rory walked directly into the room without saying anything. Stephanie followed her in but turned around and stopped Logan.

"Maybe I should talk to her first, we'll call you later?" She suggested.

"But—," he started, but stopped, realizing his place in the situation, "yeah, sure. Call me. And tell her that I hope she's okay." He nodded with a small smile and turned to go back to the elevator.

Stephanie turned on her heel and headed back into the room.

"What happened Ror?" Stephanie asked, plopping down onto the couch next to her best friend.

"Where's Logan?" Rory asked, wanting to know where he disappeared to.

"I asked him to come back later, I wanted to talk to you first."

"Oh, okay." Rory gave in.

Rory explained the events, starting from the point when she and Logan had left the talk, to Jess' demanding and the punch, and finishing with Jess' confession.

"I should've seen that one coming." Steph mumbled. She hadn't intended for Rory to hear what but she did.

"What?" Rory looked at Steph with an accusing glare.

"Well, he told me, and I tried to stop him but he didn't listen, obviously."

"Wow. I just feel so bad. I don't know." Rory stood up and walked into her room, stopping only to pour herself a cup of coffee on her way.

She threw herself across the bed and closed her eyes momentarily, only to be interrupted once more by her by her cell phone ring tone.

Reaching over and picking up her phone she saw her mom's name flashing across the screen.

"Speak." Rory answered, still not feeling any better.

"Whoa grumpy pants. What's your problem?"

"Sorry mom, I just had a really bad day. You'll never guess who showed up."

"Who?"

"Jess."

"Jess? As in, 'let me leave the day before your prom' Jess, and 'I love you but I think I'll go for a run now' Jess?"

"Yep, that Jess."

"What is he doing there? How did he find you? Do I need to come pay him a visit and put him in his place?" Lorelai threatened.

"No, I think I handled it. I'm just not sure how to handle it."

"What did he do this time?"

"He just told me that he loved me again, and he punched Logan. I feel bad for not loving him back but I really don't, I was hoping we could be friends but I'm pretty sure he hates me now."

"Oh Ror, I'm so sorry babe. Don't let him get to you. You know how you feel and has to deal with that."

"Yeah, your right mom. Thanks."

"No problem hun, now I have to get back to the inn, Michele is yelling at the German tourists again."

"Okay, I'll talk to you soon. Love you."

"Love you too."

After hanging up with her mom, Rory once again rested her head against the pillow and tried to fall asleep, but with no success because her head too full to relax.

Logan sat up in his room, worried about Rory. Soon enough he would hear about the situation. He had known Rory Gilmore only a day, yet he felt himself falling already. Falling for girls wasn't exactly what he did. His few serious relationships had ended very badly and was afraid of being hurt. So when a rare girl like Rory came along he could sense it immediately.

His phone began vibrating and he answered it to hear Stephanie's voice at the other end.

"How is she? Is she okay? What did he do to her?" He asked, in a rush to get as much information as possible.

"I don't know Logan. I honestly am so confused. She told me the basics but her mom called and now she's sleeping. Hopefully when she wakes up."

Logan's adrenaline dropped. He was hoping for more.

"Okay," Logan started, the tone of his voice notably sadder, "call me if you need anything."

"Thanks Logan."

"No problem."

Logan hung up the phone and sat down on the couch, staring up at the ceiling. He was at a loss for what to do.

Rory woke an hour later to an empty suite.

"Steph?" she called out, the only response she got was that of her voice echoing throughout the marble foyer.

She picked up her phone and dialed Stephanie's familiar number. After a few rings she got Stephanie's voice mail. Rory left a brief message and went into the bathroom.

A quick shower later she was brushing her hair and thinking about the day's previous events. After checking her phone once more, which had yet no response from Steph, Rory decided that she needed to talk to someone. She had briefly discussed what had happened with her mom, and gave Stephanie the basics, but she needed a friend now that she was ready to talk.

Without exactly paying attention to where she was going, she found herself moments later outside of Logan's suite. She slowly brought her fist up to knock, but then put it back down.

Was it weird for her to come running to Logan? No, she decided, and brought her hand up once more, this time knocking.

Logan opened the door, appearing frazzled.

"Rory?" He asked, surprised.

"Sorry Logan, I didn't mean to—, I'll just talk to you later." She stuttered, turning on her heel to leave, but she stopped when she felt Logan's hand gently grab her arm.

"No, Ace, you can stay. I was just sitting here." Logan said, guiding her in.

A wave of relief washed over Rory.

"Thanks Logan. I fell asleep and when I woke up Steph was gone and I didn't feel like hanging out alone." She explained with a small smile, as they sat down on the couch.

"So, are you okay?" Logan asked cautiously, not sure how to approach the situation.

"Yeah, it was just kind of a surprise. I mean, he has told me before that he loved me but this time I really thought we could just be friends." She looked up at Logan, her eyes locking with his.

For a moment they sat there like that, just looking but not saying anything. Logan saw the sadness in her blue eyes. She was so sweet and genuine, he almost felt bad for what he was about to do, but the timing was absolutely perfect and he couldn't help but reach over and touch her soft cheek with his right hand.

Without hesitation, she lifted her chin and looked deeper into his eyes. He slowly leaned in and, ever so softly, kissed her on the lips.

The broke apart and Rory looked back up at him.

"I—, I'm sorry." Logan mumbled, not sure about what he just did. They had only known each other for a couple of days but she was different, he could feel it.

"Don't be," her response surprised Logan, "I liked that." She finished, smiling softly.

"It was nice. You're a great guy Logan, and after today, when he punched you, I realized that I have feelings for you that were stronger than what I'd first imagined." She said quietly, barely loud enough for him to hear.

He grinned and leaned in once more to kiss her. They sat there quietly for a moment, pondering what had just happened.

Moments later Rory burst into a fit of giggles.

"What?" Logan asked, not sure whether or not to be offended.

"Wait until I tell Steph!" she said, clutching her side with laughter.

He looked at her with a confused look, "Again I ask, what?"

"All day yesterday and today she's been going on about how you and I have something and all this crap. And now it's true." She finished with a smile.

The combination of the look on her face and the endorphins that were kicking in from the kiss also caused Logan to burst out laughing.

Ironically, Rory's phone began to buzz.

"It's Steph," she said, as she checked the text message, "she's back, I should probably go."

Rory stood up and turned to face Logan.

"Thanks." She said simply, planting another kiss on his cheek.

As she turned to leave, he once again stopped her, turning her around and kissing her.

"Your welcome. Thank you." He said, his forehead pressed against hers and now smirking. He opened the door for her and let her out.

Rory opened the suite's door and skipped into the room, a huge grin plastered onto her face.

"Someone hit you with a happy stick? Or are you just going on about twenty cups of coffee?" Stephanie asked, puzzled at the look on her face, judging by what had happened just hours earlier.

Rory plopped down onto the couch with a sigh and put her head back, closing her eyes and still smiling. She felt the couch relax under weight and knew that Steph had sat down next to her.

"No young lady. No more sleeping until you tell me where you were and what you're smiling about." Stephanie ordered, prodding Rory.

Rory popped her head up and turned to face Stephanie.

"What is with that goofy smile?"

"Hey! No making fun or there's no story!" Rory shot back.

"Okay, I'm sorry. What happened?" Stephanie asked eagerly.

"I was at Logan's."

"Aaaaand?"

"We kissed." Rory said, closing her eyes once more.

"What!?" Stephanie leapt up from her place on the couch.

"You heard me." Rory opened her eyes and stood up next to Stephanie.

"I so told you!" Stephanie exclaimed, grabbing Rory's hands and jumping up and down together.

"So are you guys like together now?" Stephanie asked, now sharing the same grin the Rory was originally wearing.

"Oh my gosh! I don't know!" Rory said, as it dawned on her.

Rory didn't even bother grabbing her purse again and just rushed back up to Logan's room to find out. This time she didn't even bother knocking and just burst into the suite finding Logan exactly where she left him, except this time with the television on.

"Back so soon?" he asked, smirking at her cockily.

"Nooo, I just have a question." She said, her tone getting serious once more.

"What?" Logan asked, suddenly worried.

"Um, I'm not sure how to approach this, but, are we like together now?" she asked, rushing to get it all out at once.

This hit Logan really hard. He really liked her and knew inside himself that she was different, but he hadn't done commitment in quite some time and wasn't exactly good at it. He couldn't help but feel as if he was making the wrong decision with what he was about to say.

"Whoa, Ace. I—,"

A/N: okay! so thats it! how do you like? well are you surprised? i felt like putting something random in...lol. okie dokie well review if you want! and as always, suggestions are welcome!