Ok, lame chapter, I'm warning you, but I'm really tired tonight
Denial
Rory stared at him for a minute. Logan couldn't tell what she was thinking, if she forgave him or not. In an instant, she crashed her lips on to his, groping, wanting, needing.
She pushed him back slightly, her arms feeling his chest. Her mouth never left his, she needed to feel loved. He instantly responded, not controlling himself. It seemed as if his body had a mind of it's own. His tongue sought entrance, which she accepted. It seemed for a moment, that there had never been a more perfect moment. Suddenly Rory's eyes shot open and she push herself away from him.
"Rory.." He said, wanting to apologize, or something, he wasn't sure what he was trying to say
"No Logan, we can't, I can't" Rory's eyes brimmed with tears
"I'm not asking you to. Yeah I kissed you, but you kissed me with a little more than I did. I didn't ask for anything" Logan said
"Logan..." Rory searched for words, wondering herself why she had kissed him, "I really don't know why I did that. I swear I did not mean to do that. I guess I haven't had real love in so long, and then you came back, and I finally had someone who really cared and who I trusted..." she ranted on
"Rory..." Loan tried to interrupt, feeling involuntarilydisappointed that she was apologizing for kissing him
"I'm sorry, please, I really need to pretend that never happened, please" she begged
"Sure, that's fine with me" his words sounded strangled
"Ok" Rory took a deep breath, her mind flitting back to the strange sensation she had felt when kissing him, the feeling of pleasure that she had never truly had with any other guy, "let's just go mingle or do whatever people are suppose to do at these things"
"Alright" Logan said, quiet and submissively. They got up slowly and walked they're separate ways.
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"So..." Finn said casually, coming over to sit next to Logan. . The party had ended hours ago, but Logan had just come home and collapsed, head in hands, on the apartments plush couch. "You care like sharing why you're so depressed all of a sudden?"
No reason, I'm just tired" Logan said, not looking up
"Yeah right" Finn scoffed, "I heard rumors Logan, I don't know if they're true or not, but the word going round the gala was that you were frenching reporter girl"
"I wasn't" Logan said, defiantly
"I'm sure, so there's another reason you're so out of it then" Finn said, not letting Logan off the hook
"I kissed her once, then she just leaned over and kissed me back. She pulled back, said no, and we went back to the party" Logan said simply
"And I'm guessing you're not happy with that?"
"No.. Well... I don't know. I mean, I love her like a sis, and I really just want her to be happy, and I thought I gave up my playboy ways, but I don't seem able to control myself. I mean, one blond walked up to me at the bar and I started flirting like mad. Rory sits next to me and I have the impulse to kiss her"
"Hopeless mate, but we've known this would happen for years, or at least back when you lived here"
"What?" Logan looked at him
"We all had bets on how long it would take you two to hook up" Finn said simply
"I can't believe you guys did that. We were, no are, just friends" Logan sounded like someone in complete denial, though he really didn't mean to
"You are so blind" Finn said sadly. Logan ignored him
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"Have a good night?" Stephanie said slyly, flopping down on the couch next to Rory
"Why is everyone asking that? You're the seventh person tonight, but who's counting" Rory said, forcing a fake smile on her face
"Maybe because everyone is so happy 'cause most of them went home with more money than they went in with" Stephanie said, smiling
"What are you talking about? More back alley gambling?" Rory joked
"No, there were just a couple of bets won"
"Bets on what?" Rory asked suspiciously
"You of course" Stephanie replied
"What! Why were they betting on me? What were they betting I would do?" Rory starred at her
"You hooking up with Logan, duh"
"Wow, what? We did not hook up"
"Frenching is pretty soon, I mean hes only be back for a month Rory, and your with Dean, isn't that a bit forward"
"Wow, it was one kiss thats it. Seriously, we both agreed that it wasn't right, that we couldn't"
"Why not?" Stephanie scoffed
"Because... he's my best friend, I don't want to waste the only person who has always cared about me. Besides, even I known that I'm messed up. I'm getting better, and I really don't want to mess things up"
"Fine, suite yourself, but you two have taken so god damn long realizing that you like each other, you might as well give true love a chance" Stephanie said, getting up
"We don't like each other, not like that" Rory insisted. Stephanie ignored her.
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Both of them lay awake, trying not to think about the inevitable. No, they both knew that it could never be. Nothing was worth loosing their friendship. Nothing was worth risking another breakdown for Rory. Nothing was worth it. They both knew, no matter how much they denied it, there had been chemistry and fireworks every which way when they had kissed. They didn't know, yet at least, that love is to strong to ignore.
Review! I know, lame, it will get better!