Chapter 4

So Much More

"Absolutely not"

"Come on!"

"No! No! No!"

"But those are so cheap!" Steph whined

"What's the big deal?" Rose asked with a casual shrug.

"The big deal is I barely know this guy! Im not splitting something like this with him!" Rory growled from the corner of the store. Rose and Steph had cornered her after Logan's proposal to split the cost of a newer mattress, one visibly better than any in the sale section Rory could afford.

"This is insane under no circumstances am I going to split the cost of anything with a guy I barely even know!" She said and crossed her arms below her chest. How could they expect her to say yes? She didn't even understand why Logan would offer, sure he comes from money and it's not a big deal to put down a couple hundred, but he barley knew her and here he was trying to pay for a mattress for her? It was absolutely crazy! She wouldn't feel right; it was just out of the question.

"It'll be at your apartment by 7:30"

Rory gapped and looked behind Steph and Rose to Logan who stood there with his hands in his pockets, completely unfazed.

"Logan! I didn't ask you to do that!" She squeaked. He smiled as her mouth dropped open and she glared at him from her trapped position.

"I know, but I just can't let you get one of those sale mattresses, they're way to pebble rock." He smiled.

"Tell me you didn't already buy it," she gasped closing her eyes wishing with all her might that she wasn't in this situation. He glanced out of the corner of his eyes, still smiling like mad.

"Logan!" She shrieked. "Look, Calm down it's no problem!" He laughed. "It is for me, I can't let you do this! I'll pay you back right now! Can you take a check?" She asked hopefully digging into her purse.

"No" He smiled.

Her face fell, "Well I could go to the bank" She began only to stop as he laughed out loud. "I meant no, I'm not taking your money."

"Logan!" She whined once again.

He sighed. "Fine, we can split it like I suggested we do in the first place; will you agree to that?" He asked bending down at meet her narrowed eyes. She let out a slight growl before sighing. "Fine, but I'd rather pay for the whole thing." She grumbled.

"Will you relax and let me do this for you!" He laughed. She tilted her head back and sighed. "Come on Ror, Logan's being nice!" Steph smiled. "Yeah, and if you give up on your pride then he wont say anything when we go to Victoria's Secret right Logan?" Rose asked in question as she turned to glare at him.

He glanced down at her and pouted. "Can't she just chill and I still get to taunt her?" He pouted. "No, Rory will give up something and you'll give up something." Steph said as if she was trying to find a compromise between two toddlers.

Logan fit the part as he pouted but hesitantly agreed. "Fine" Rory grumbled and pulled out her checkbook. She wrote him a check for much more than half the price, but he only sighed at her stubbornness. He folded it in half without showing the other girls and stuck it in his pocket.

The two nodded happily and turned to exit the store now that that was taken care of, as Logan followed closely behind Rory leaning over her while Steph and Rose became more engrossed in their conversation to notice them.

"I think that check earns me at least one suggestion for the trip don't you." He chuckled as she stiffened. She turned her head slightly and replied, "No! and I should be paying you for the whole thing." She growled.

"Ohh hostile, that doesn't sound like giving up to me" He teased. "I wont say any more," she said contently.

"Why, because you got the last word? I don't think so. I wanted to do something for you, why can't you just swallow your pride and let a new friend help you out?" He asked.

He stopped as she swiftly turned on her heal and stared up into his eyes with confidence and pride.

"I don't have an infinite amount of money in my checking account like you may Logan, but I get by. I don't want you thinking you need to take care of me. I don't take hand outs, I can buy my own necessities; you don't have to worry about me, you don't have to take care of me." She said coldly.

He watched as she sighed and her face softened. "But thank you. It was very kind of you to do that." Before scurrying into Victoria Secrets where Rose and Steph had entered right before.

He straightened and let out a sigh. She was going to be much more of a handful than he thought. Girls loved it when he bought things for them. Usually it was some jewelry but this was something he saw she needed and once again, before he knew it, he was offering to take care of it for her. And he really didn't mind. She was someone he wanted to take care of, and he had never felt that before. He was never in a relationship long enough to feel that way about a girl, and even though he had just meet her…and they weren't technically in a relationship…, he felt such a strong pull towards her.

"But I want to" He sighed before following her into the store and reminding himself to hold back on every comment that was sure to cross his mind. He was in enough trouble already.

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He was doing well. He stood silently as Steph and Rose disappeared inside the dressing rooms, he watched Rory from the corner of his eyes while a sales woman in all black came up to her and a innocent blush painted her cheeks as she glanced down and shook her head at the offer for help. Her innocence made a smile form on his lips. She was too cute.

He watched her as she skimmed over the seamless and the strapless, and watched as two guys caught her and they slipped into a dry conversation. His eyes narrowed as one of the guys held up a pair of rather risqué panties, holding them up for her. She blushed and laughed. He watched as she shook her head back and forth before he tilted his head and pouted.

Her lips moved and by the look on her face it was a smoothly dished out insult, and by the look on their faces it had gone way over their head. Steph called out to him and he turned as a corset landed on his head followed by "One size larger." He pulled it from his face then glanced back to Rory only to find her gone.

Panic overtook him. He glanced from one side of the store to the other but she was nowhere to be found. "Rory!" He called out as he quickly turned the corner. Once again he couldn't breathe, but this wasn't the kind of 'can't breathe' he felt when he was taunting her at the mattress store; this was completely different.

He spun then gripped his chest in relief when his eyes met her ice blue ones once again. When he could feel his pulse become normal he walked over to them. He didn't care if he was scaring away suitors, he didn't care if she would think him butting into her life, he would no longer be silent, he was no longer just going to watch.

"Rory, there you are I've been looking all over for you" He smiled and pushed past one of the unshaven boys. He wrapped his arm around her shoulders. "Logan Huntzberger, can I help you guys with something?" He asked. They immediately shook their head, He smiled coyly and nodded, "Steph has something she want's your help with. Come come." he said and pulled her with him.

"Gotta go guys, sorry" She muttered as she allowed him to pull her back to the other side of the store.

"What was that?" She asked with a laugh. "I'm sorry but do you remember why I'm even here! That girl was mugged Rory! You can't trust men you don't know." He chided.

Rory scoffed and blinked blankly up at him. "You're fine with me trusting you" She muttered.

"Im the good guy Rory, I came here with my friends to make sure they don't get in trouble, and it's a good thing I did! You can trust me; you can't trust any other guy out there. Like those two you were just talking to, they just want to get in your pants." He rambled.

Rory rolled her eyes, "Oh really?" She asked. "That's right, I know that look, he wants to do things to you that you probably have never even heard of and I know you can handle yourself but they're much stronger than you are and while you can easily lob insults over their heads all day they can easily drag you out of here and do those unspeakable things, so please don't leave my sight." He rambled then finally took a breath.

She laughed. "Logan you're over reacting we were just talking and yes I was subtly insulting them but I don't think they are the kind of guys to drag me out of the store and rape me." She laughed at his stretch of the men she had been talking to.

He sighed. "Just promise me you wont leave my sight." He sighed. "I promise" She rolled her eyes with a slight laugh before glancing down to his other hand. "And what is that might I ask?" She asked with a raised eyebrow. "I really don't think it's your color," She added.

He glanced down at it and then held it up. "No, but It would look great on you." He smirked as he held it up to her body. She pushed it away and rolled her eyes.

"It's for Steph, she wants it in one size up" He finally answered and turned the corner making his way to the corsets.

"So you know the layout of a Victoria secrets store pretty well hu? You don't seem embarrassed at all being in here with girls," She laughed.

"I'm not embarrassed, have you ever been here with a boyfriend Rory?" He asked obviously seeing her own embarrassment when he brushed past her and stood beside her.

"Ahh, no." She began and glanced to him from the corner of her eyes before closing them and facing the rack once again. "I'm the type that would be embarrassed, what about you? Taken a lot of girlfriends here?" She teased. "Actually no, I've never been with a girl long enough to buy her lingerie." He muttered.

"Oh right" She laughed it off and continued to shift threw the corsets to find Steph's size. Logan glanced up and smiled.

"But who knows, as they say, there's always a first time for everything"

"I think I've heard that before" She smirked.

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Logan sighed as he opened the door to his apartment and immediately dropped the bags they had him carry by the door. Steph and Rose followed close behind him laughing and struggling with the numerous bags on their own arms.

"So you had things to do hu?" Logan asked with narrowed eyes as he saw Finn and Colin sitting on the couch watching the game they had missed from the mattress moving.

Colin turned his head to Finn looking for an excuse while Finn only smiled innocently. "We were quite busy" Colin offered. Finn looked to Rose as she approached him. "Hey love did you have fun?" He asked with a smile and kissed her as she leaned down over the back of the couch.

"We had lots of fun, Logan was only over protective of Rory so it wasn't that bad" She answered.

"Rory hu?" Colin asked with a raised eyebrow. He sighed, "I wouldn't have freaked out if she didn't disappear with two men in a lingerie store!" He grumbled as he walked to the fridge and pulled out bottled water.

"She didn't disappear Logan, in fact, she never left the store; face it, you over reacted." Steph replied as she took the bottle from him. He rolled his eyes and walked back to the fridge.

"I thought we told you not to get close to this one" Finn sighed. "You told me not to seduce her and leave her the next morning." Logan clarified.

"Please you wouldn't even wait till morning," Colin grumbled. "It's not like that!" Logan half yelled. Colin and Finn pulled back, looking up at their friend with raised eyebrows.

He sighed. "There's something different with Rory. I want to be her friend, I want to be around her." He uttered.

"Is that just because you saw her try on Lingerie?" Finn asked. Colin smiled as Logan rolled his eyes. "I didn't see them try on lingerie Finn." He deadpanned.

"Yes but if you saw what she bought you can picture her in it…" He continued and Logan interrupted, "She didn't buy anything."

"She didn't get anything? The trips next week" Colin declared. "We tried to get her to buy stuff but she just wouldn't. I'm surprised to because she loves dressing up for occasions. When she was dating Dean, they had a fight about Donna Reed…"

"Donna Reed?" The boys asked in unison.

"Yup, he liked the idea of a housewife and Rory has plans, big plans. Later she invited him to her neighbors house since she was house sitting. She played old elevator type music, cooked him dinner, and put on this orange dress with matching shoes and pearls just to fit the part of trophy wife. Whenever we had a costume party she dressed up, 20's, 60's, grass skirts and coconut bras, the works. She'll be into the bashes we throw down in Thailand." She smiled.

Finn glanced to Logan. "See, now your picturing her in a coconut bra aren't you?" He asked with a laugh. Logan glared at his friend.

The room was silent until Colin glanced around then looked to the girls, "Where is Rory anyway?" He asked.

"She wasn't feeling good. She went to take a nap," Steph answered as she sipped her water. "Rory's sick?" Logan asked with a solemn look. They glanced up to Logan then smirked. He sighed and shook his head. "Never mind, I'm gonna go take a shower." He grumbled.

"Make sure you turn the water on cold not hot when you get in!" Finn called only to hear a slammed door in response.

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Rory groaned as she sat up. She had spent what seemed like forever on the bathroom floor. She left the group smiling, secretly happy the girls were following Logan into the boy's apartment.

She turned weakly as she heard the door to the apartment open. She lifted her head, her eyes half closed as she reached up and hit the handle flushing the toilet just as the door to the bathroom opened. She glanced up, but the light blinded her eyes. She took the wet cloth that was handed to her and whipped her mouth.

She grumbled a protest as an arm scooped her up from under her knees and around her back. She rested her head against the person's chest as he held her limp body against his chest.

She blinked her eyes open and closed and looked up to him. She smiled. "Logan?" She called out. "Shh" He muttered and took her out of the bathroom.

"Where are you taking me?" She asked. "Your mattress isn't here yet, you can get some sleep in my room," He said quietly as he walked across the hall shutting the door with his foot.

Rory grumbled something into his chest but he couldn't understand her. He set her down on his bed and smiled as she whined at the loss. He brushed a stray hair from her face and pulled her jacket off before pulling the covers from under her only to have her kick the covers off when he tried to pull them over her.

"Im hot." She whimpered. "Okay, hold on." He muttered and walked out of the room. He ran his fingers threw his hair and walked into the bathroom. He dug threw the carbonates and pulled out a thermometer and a washcloth. He wet the cloth and squeezed out the extra water before quickly returning to the room.

"Logan?" She asked as he sat back down on the bed. She turned to lay with her back against the bed and her legs bent at the knees. "Im here" He muttered as he folded the cloth and dabbed her forehead.

"How long were you in the bathroom?" He asked. She grabbed his wrist and narrowed her eyes as she looked to his watch.

"Only about an hour and a half." She muttered. "Only?" He asked. She swallowed hard and grumbled, "It felt longer…"

"I'm going to get you some water try and get some sleep," He muttered. "You don't have to do this Logan, I'm sure you had a date or something other to do" She muttered.

"Your sick from lunch aren't you?" He asked with a knowing look. She sighed and nodded hesitantly. He chuckled. "Then I should help take care of you. I'll be out in the living room if you need me okay."

"Thanks Logan" came her tiny reply as she looked up at him. He brushed her bangs back from her forehead and smiled at her sadly. Her eyes seemed lost as she stared up at him before letting them drift closed.

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Rory blinked her eyes open to a dark room. She lifted her hand and winced as it immediately slammed down onto her face. She groaned and lifted her hand once again, this time succeeding in removing the cold washcloth from her forehead.

Setting the wet cloth on the bedside table she glanced to the clock. 2:36. She propped herself up on her elbows and scanned the room. It was dark but she was sure Logan hadn't returned besides to switch the cloth on her head.

She got up and walked to the doorframe, leaning against it she watching the scene before her. The only light was the blue flickering of the TV screen; the light hit his face making him glow. He had fallen asleep slouching on the couch, his arms crossed and head tilted lazily to the side.

She laughed gently and walked over to him. She pulled the blanket from the back of the couch and spread it out over him. Sitting down next to him, she glanced to the screen with a smile. The movie was one she and her mother had watched a thousand times over when she was younger. She had taken pride in the fact she knew every single line in the movie.

She turned her head as Logan took in a sharp breath and his headshot up. "Relax, it's just me," She muttered from beside him. He pushed himself up with his palms and turned to look at her. "Rory, why are you up?" He asked as he ran his hand down his face to remove the sleep from his features.

She smiled at his concerned look. "Because I've been sleeping since seven in the afternoon." She replied.

"You shouldn't be up walking around, how are you feeling? Do you still have a fever?" He rambled as he slid his fingers beneath her bangs.

She brushed his hand from her face but his hand just feel to her check, and then moved to her neck. She smiled. "Im feeling much better. Thank you for taking care of me Logan." She said. He lifted the blanket and she slid underneath with a grateful smile.

"You promise you feel better?" He asked. "I'd feel even better if you'd un mute the movie." She muttered. He glanced from her to the TV screen.

"Big Wanka fan hu?" He laughed gently as he turned the sound back up. "Who isn't" She muttered happily and snuggled deep into the couch leaning slightly on his shoulder.

He stiffened slightly. She had been wearing a tank top underneath her jacket and the feel of her soft skin against his own made him jump. She seemed so relaxed, and she looked as thought most of her color had returned. He was happy she was able to get some sleep, even though he wished she had made it threw the entire night.

"Where is everybody? Did they already return home?" She asked. "Everyone's asleep. Colin and Steph went out for dinner and got back around eleven, and Finn and Rose had dinner in and haven't left your apartment so I'm guessing their sleeping there." He answered.

"Ah…I'm hungry" She grumbled and moved to stand up then was pulled backwards as he gripped her wrist. "Woo where do you think you're going?" He asked

"To go make pancakes," She answered in a tiny voice. He gently tugged on her wrist and pulled her back down to the couch. "Sit, Relax, Enjoy," He replied as he stood himself. She looked up at him in question. "Logan you've done enough you carried me from my own bathroom and let me take up your bed all night you don't need…" She began then stopped at his light chuckle. He picked up the thermometer on the coffee table and stuck it in her mouth. She looked cross-eyed down at it and gave him an exhausted look.

"When are you just going to let me take care of you?" He asked as he lazily walked into the kitchen.

"I guess I'm just not used to the attention. I tend to be very independent." She muttered, her voice slightly slurred as she tried to talk with the metal thermometer under her tongue.

"Ror; you are important to Steph and Rose, therefore you are just important, if not more so, to Finn, Colin, and I. We watch out for each other, we bail each other out, and no matter what, we always come home to each other. We grew up hating our parents, hating our lifestyle, and hating the people around us. While we can't escape like your mother did, we cling to each other. The only people who understand us, the only people we've found in high society that are real. When you find people like that…you don't let go."

Rory sat on the couch staring into his chocolate brown eyes. She had never seen Logan like this. He had never been one to speak so deeply. Steph and Rose spoke of him like a lazy, adventure seeking, delinquent. She spent less than a week with him, and she saw so much more in him.

He chuckled nervously and lowered his head before pointing to the kitchen and turning to trudge threw the door.

"Logan?" She called.

He turned and smiled, "Yeah Rory?" He asked looking back at her warmly. "Can I have some coffee to?" She asked after a moment of silence.

He rolled his eyes, "Sure"

StopDropNRoll

Okay, first I'm sorry it took awhile to get this chapter out and I meant to say something to these two when the second chapter came out but I forgot to add it before I put it up, so I'm doing it now. And if the whole Logan trying to pay for the mattress thing seemed weird to you don't worry it'll come back up in a later chapter unless my mind just completely flings off in another path; which it just might. My minds like organized chaos.

Iamlorelei- thanks for giving the story a chance! Im glad you ended up liking it! I hope I can fill that high praise.

AnaAngel- I did do that, I must have been typing really fast and just into whatever I was writing lol. You are right Rory's eyes are definitely blue. Thank you for catching that and bringing it to my attention.