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Chapter Seventeen

The day dragged through and Rory thought one o'clock would never come. She planned to go back to her dorm since Paris should be back by then and search for her keys and had hoped to make it back to Logan by at least one thirty. She watched the clock in her theology class tick by as it still read 12:55. Her thoughts kept returning to this morning. A lot of things didn't really add up when it concerned her and Logan but since she had never really done the whole no-strings attached thing she wasn't really sure if that was how it was supposed to be or if there was something else going on. She looked back up at the clock. 12:58. Two minutes. She started to gather most of her material and by the time she was done it was one and class was over. She finished grabbing her stuff and was about to dart out of the room when someone tapped her on the shoulder.

"Hey, it's Rory right?" the male voice said

"Yeah, um… please don't take this the wrong way but do I know you?" Rory asked genuinely confused

The guy smiled. "Don't worry about it. I'm Robert, we met before at the LDB thing, and I was there at that poker game at Logan's the other week."

Rory looked at him for a minute before realizing that she did recognize him. "Oh I remember you now. I'm sorry I didn't recognize you."

"It's ok." Robert said smiling again, "The last time we met you were pretty fixated on Huntzberger and then you had some kind of crisis and ran out."

"I wasn't fixated on Logan." Rory denied and looked at the clock again. 1:07.

"Yes you were, but that's ok. So, I guess I should let you know why I stopped you. I was actually wondering if you wanted to get a cup of coffee with me."

"Now?" Rory asked looking at the clock again. 1:09.

"Well, now would be preferable but since you seem to be in a hurry it could be some other time." Robert said noticing her look at the clock again.

"What makes you think that I'm in a hurry."

"Well truth be told I was watching you during class and you looked at the clock every other ten minutes. That and in the last ten or so minutes that I've been standing here you've looked at twice."

"I'm sorry I'm just running late to meet Logan."

"Well I won't keep you. Logan would be furious at me for making him wait. Just think it over and let me know about the coffee or whatever you want to do, ok?"

Rory thought for a minute before she said, "If you want to go out tonight I'm free around seven."

"I'll pick you up at seven then."

"Branford dorm."

"Excuse me?"

"That's where I live Branford dorm."

"Oh, I know where you live."

"Oh ok. Well then it's a date."

"Yeah. I'll see you at seven." Robert said before giving her a smile and then walking out the door.

Rory smiled and then her eyes drifted towards the clock. 1:15. Damn it.

Logan had been waiting for Rory since ten minutes to one and now it was one thirty and she still wasn't there. Logan was watching the clock constantly, so hard in fact that he didn't even notice Colin walk in.

"Hey man what are you doing?" Colin asked Logan. Colin stood there watching Logan waiting on Logan to answer him. "Logan?" Colin asked again. "Logan!" Colin yelled aggravated.

"Huh what?" Logan said finally coming out of his trance and acknowledging Colin.

"I've been sitting here for the last five minutes trying to get your attention. What are you doing?"

"Waiting on Ace." Logan said before he thought better of it.

Colin smiled. He should have known it had something to do with Rory. " That's right Ace was supposed to be here at one." Colin said earning a wary look from Logan. "Huh would you look at that?"

"What?" Logan asked

"It's one forty now." Colin said smirking at Logan

Logan just walked back over to the couch and turned the TV on. CSPAN popped up on the screen and Colin laughed. "What now?" Logan asked with agitation in his voice.

"It's just that you never watched CSPAN until you met Ace." Colin said purposely using the name Ace instead of Rory.

Logan just rolled his eyes and flipped the TV off. Colin looked back at him and felt kinda bad for him. Logan was the boyfriend and he didn't know it. He was about to walk out of the room when he heard Logan, "I know what you're thinking."

"Oh yeah, what's that."

"I don't need her. I'm perfectly capable of being away from her without it being a big deal." Logan told him, although the tone of his voice showed he didn't mean a word of it.

"Says the guy who just spent the last forty minutes staring at a clock." Colin replied rolling his eyes at Logan. "Look Logan, I know me and Finn have been making fun of this whole thing since we found out about the no strings attached thing but the truth is we all really like Rory and we all really like you. And it's becoming more and more obvious to us that you care about Rory as more than just your regular fling type girls. We know that she's special to you. Everyone around you can see it Logan, except of course you and Rory. If you like her, and I mean really like her, as more than just a potential bed buddy, end this thing. Make a commitment. Become exclusive, just do something because until you do me and Finn aren't going to let up. She's going to give up on you sooner and later and start actually dating other people like your agreement says she can. Do something before you lose her." Colin told him and then walked out of the room

Logan just stood there and stared at the space Colin used to occupy. When did this happen? When did Rory Gilmore become more than a no strings attached girl to have his way with? Even I know that I can't just use her and get rid of her like the other ones Logan thought to himself. He looked over at the clock. 1:50. Damn it.

AN: Ok I know it's short and it's really just a filler anyway… mainly cause I don't know where I'm going yet… so I guess just read and review…. And enjoy….