"Brittany!" Rory shouted as he ran up the stairs to Brittany's room. He had taken the next bus to drive home as fast as he could. "Brittany!" He teared the door open and had to calm down because he was out of breath. "Leprechaun!" Brittany squealed and turned around. She was sitting in front of a mirror and had tried out a new hairdo. "How was your date?" she asked and stood up, sitting down on her bed.

"It was not a da- well, it kinda was actually," Rory replied and sat down on the couch. The way his heart was beating and the smirk on his face made him understand why Brittany always was so happy when she came back from a date with Santana. He had always wondered at it, but now he could feel the same. "We were eating ice cream!"

"What? I thought you wanted to go and drink a coffee together," Brittany said confused and frowned.

"We intended to, but it was so overcrowded at the Lima Bean that we went to an ice cream parlor instead." He remembered the smirk on the woman's face when they ordered their ice cream, and he started to think about what it would be like really dating Sam or even being his boyfriend.

"Ah, I see!" Brittany slowly nodded and eyed Rory suspiciously. "But why are you already back? It was merely an hour..."

"Yeah, Sam's mother called him and he had to go," Rory explained and shrugged. "But we did have an amazing time together, even if it was over too soon!" He had the urge to defend Sam because he didn't want him to be seen as a selfish person, as someone he absolutely wasn't. Rory pouted and Brittany immediately smiled at him to cheer him up.

"So, what did you guys talk about? Or didn't you even talk at all? Were you too busy making ou-"

"NO?" Rory had no idea why he was screaming all of a sudden. He felt his cheeks warming up and quickly coughed when Brittany looked at him as if he was an alien. The image of Sam leaning forward and coming dangerously close to his face immediately flashed his mind and he blushed even more. "We didn't," he made clear and shook his head. "We were just walking around and talked about stuff."

Brittany had gaped at Rory's shout, obviously scared by the normally quiet boy. "Don't tell it Lord Tubbington then, because he told me when I returned from school that he would be very disappointed in you if you didn't try to kiss Sam at least one time," she whispered, slightly cupping her mouth with her hands and pointing at the cat next to her. An approving meow was audible.

Rory nodded. "Well, as you already know, we didn't really have time to talk about things, we just bought ice cream and started walking when it began to rain and we had to seek shelter, and one minute later he had to go," he explained and shrugged. A sigh left his mouth when he thought that he would be still somewhere with Sam if his mother wouldn't have called.

"But you liked it anyways, didn't you?" Brittany asked and stroked Lord Tubbington's back.

"Of course!" Rory's eyes started to shine. "When he came to his locker and looked at me, my heart skipped a beat and I thought I was-" A tune interrupted him and made him look around curiously. "What is that?" Brittany asked terrified and opened her eyes wide. "Is this...

"It's my phone," Rory laughed and took it out of his pocket. He looked at the screen, expecting to see his parent's number. But it wasn't them, it was someone he didn't know, that's why he answered the call with a frown. "Yes?"

"Um, Rory?"

"Yea, who is this?"

"Sam," the familiar voice answered, "I just wanted to apologize for the short time we had, I'm not the type of guy to cancel on someone, so I'm even more sorry for that." Actually, Sam didn't really know why he felt the urge to apologize, but he did it anyway to feel better.

"Thank you, Sam, but as I said before, it's no problem and you don't have to apologize for anything at all," Rory answered, slightly surprised at the phone call.

"Well, I just felt bad that you took your free afternoon to spend your time with me and then I had to blow you off. I'm sorry that I left you alo-"

"It's really not bad, Sam, really! Although it was short I really enjoyed the time and hope that we can meet again soo-"

"Yes, totally!" Sam replied immediately. "You remember that I wanted to show you some tunes on my guitar? I – I'm freetomorrow, so..." He made a meaningful break and waited for an answer.

"Um, yeah, of course!" Rory nodded, and Brittany had sat up and cocked her head. She had no clue what Sam said on the phone. "So, right after school? Or should I come later-"

"No, no, right after school is fine! I – I'll just wait at your locker after class."

"Alright, that's great. Until tomorrow, then!"

"Yeah, until then! Bye, Rory."

"Bye, Sam," Rory answered, feeling his heart beating. When he looked at Brittany, he saw her mouthing "It's him?", and he nodded with a huge grin on his face. Then he put the phone away and prepared for a storm of questions.

"What did he say? What did he want? Did he say something about your date? I know it wasn't a date... So, why did he call?" Brittany had moved to the edge of her bed and slowly moved back and forth, her hands folded in her lap.

"He apologized and asked me if I want-" Rory was interrupted by a knock at the door. "Can I come in?"

"Sure, mom," Brittany said and her mother entered the room.

"I just wanted to know if you're hungry. Interested in some pizza?"

Brittany looked at her as if she was crazy. "Mom, that's one of the questions that are unnecessary. 'Cause the answer is always a Yes!" Her mother smiled and then looked at Rory. "So, for you too, dear?"

"I'd love to!" Rory answered and smiled thankfully. "But not-"

"Mom, why don't you ask Rory how his date was?" Brittany folded her arms and frowned. Rory didn't even try to correct her that it wasn't actually a date...

"Oh! A date?" Brittany's mother stepped forward and sat down on a chair, suddenly grinning broadly. "With whom? That Rachel girl?" She raised one eyebrow and smiled warmingly.

Rory immediately blushed. "No, not with Rachel," he said and shook his head. "No, it...wasn't her, it was..." He didn't feel comfortable with telling her that it wasn't a girl, and he didn't know why.

Brittany saw that Rory was unable to answer, so she began to speak. "It was with Sam."

"Ah, I see!" her mother answered and nodded to show that she knew who she meant. "Samantha Jones, right?" She just wanted to make sure.

Oh, god no!, Rory thought and didn't know what to do. Helpless, he looked at Brittany and she gladly understood that she should help him. "No, not Samantha Jones. Sam Evans, mom! I told you about him a few weeks ago when he had to leave."

The first "Ah!" meant that her mother finally knew with whom Rory had the date. And the second "Ah!" quickly changed into an "Oh!" and a surprised look on her face. "S-Sam Evans?" Her thoughts began to race and she put on a smile – to Rory's surprise. "So, how was your date with Sam then?"

Rory frowned at her words. He already knew that she had nothing against her daughter having a girlfriend, so it shouldn't be that much of a deal for him to date a boy, but you can't be totally sure after all. That's why he also put on a smile and acted like it had been a date. "It was amazing!" he said and his smile grew even bigger. "He bought me ice cream and-"

"Aww, that's cute!" Brittany's mother said and smiled. "Did you enjoy the good weather?"

"Kind of," Rory answered and shook his head slowly. "He had to g-"

"He had a lot of fun, mom, and he won't tell you any more details, because he just told me and Lord Tubbington more about what he did with Sam," Brittany said and again folded her arms. Her mother opened her eyes in surprise and raised her hands as a defense. "Alright, alright, that's already enough I have to know. But, Rory, I'm very happy that you may have found somebody that you like here. That's great and I wish you a lot of fun for your next date!" She stood up and winked at him before she left the room.

Rory sighed with relief. His heart was beating very fast and he had an unintended smile on his face. "So, what did Sam want?" Brittany asked him and cocked her head. "Did he ask you out for a second date?"

"How many times do I have to tell you this? IT WASN'T A DATE!" Rory huffed and surprised Brittany with the angry tone in his voice. "Sorry, but...Sam has no idea that I want to be more than just friends if it's possible, and I feel bad when I or someone else says that it was a date. It's like cheating and using him!" He had to clarify this once and for all. "I'm not denying that I don't want to have a date with him, it's just that I don't want to talk about something that didn't actually happen."

Brittany nodded understandingly. "Sorry, but in my head it was clearly a date. So, he DID ask you out, am I right?"

Rory's smile was enough of an answer, and he got all nervous and excited when he thought about the next day. He would be at Sam's home, in his room, alone with him. There was no way he would get enough sleep that night, because he couldn't stop thinking about Sam and his contagious smile.

Author's note:

With this chapter I just wanted to make you understand Rory better (well, how I see him in my head). I know that it's simply a filler, but I thought that I needed a chapter like this before going on with their "second date" :) Sorry for that, but I hope you like it anyway and are excited for the next chapter (just how excited Rory is *wink*)!