CHAPTER 7
Thailand or Bust
Rory groaned as a bright ray of light shot threw the pitch-black room. She could hear the squeak of the door hinges, and the giggling of her roommates.
"Shh! Shh…" Steph chided with a held back laugh of her own. "She's gonna kill us." Rose whispered. "She can't im holding a cup of coffee." Steph reminded.
Rory groaned and wrapped her arms around her pillow snuggling deep into the feathers. "Go away" She groaned. "Oh come on Rory! Rise and Shine!" Rose half yelled as she jumped onto the bed. Steph set the cup of coffee down and jumped on her other side, joining Rose in jumping up and down on the mattress, shaking their friend awake.
They laughed as the brunette growled incoherently into her pillow. Slamming her hand down into the mattress and raising her head just high enough to see the neon red numbers of her alarm clock, she whimpered;" Guys! It's six in the morning!"
"Up, Up! Come on this is the life of a Life and Death Brigade member, drinking all day, waking up in the morning and flying to some gorgeous island where we get drunk all over again and make up for lost beauty sleep by sleeping threw our hangovers." Rose explained with a dreamy eyed look.
"Ahh the high life." Rory grumbled. "Get up! Get up! Coffee's on the desk way over there so you HAVE to get up to reach it" Rose half yelled. Steph smirked as Rory let out yet another growl of anger. She slipped from the bed and waved to Rose.
"You better get up before we pile into the hummer" She warned. Rory replied with a grunt, and then pulled the pillow over her head. "We'll be back in five if you're not up!" Rose called threw the crack in the door laughing as a pillow was thrown at her just as she closed it behind her.
Rose pressed her back up against the door and looked up to Steph.
"Reinforcements?" Rose asked with a raised eyebrow. "Oh yeah" Steph smirked.
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Rory groaned as the door hinges once again ground against each other. It was a sound that no one should have to wake up to. She moaned gently in pleasure as the door shut behind the person and the room became dark again.
She was once again pulled out of her slumber when the springs screeched and the side of the bed dipped downward. "Steph! Rose! It's six in the morning! Go back to bed!" She groaned from underneath the covers.
A small chuckle came from above her. She groaned when the covers were lifted from her head. "Go away!" she grumbled and waved backwards, slamming her hand into the person's chest. A hand slid to her waist lightly squeezing her hip.
Whining, she waved the person off. "Steph! Stop" She groaned and went back to childishly smacking the person lightly. Her motion slowed as the chuckling above her proved to be a deep voice. She lifted her head slightly but in the darkness couldn't see above her. She narrowed her eyes and blinked trying to clear her vision.
Her hand traveled up the person's jeans and up their stomach. She squeezed lightly and her head tilted to the side in confusion. Since when did Rose or Steph have a six-pack?
"Like what you feel?" Logan's voice came crystal clear from above her.
Rory screeched, and immediately snapped her hand away. She moved to sit up, but yelpt as her foot caught in the sheets, and she fell backwards onto the wooden floor.
Laughing, Logan reached over and pulled the chain on the lamp on her bedside table. Rory blinked as the room illuminated with a warm glow. She whimpered at the pounding in her head from the fall and the sudden light. She knew she should have stopped after that second glass of wine at dinner. She set her hand on her forehead and then let her heavy arm fall to the floor by her head.
Logan chuckled and crawled over the bed, laying on his stomach and looking over the edge down at her. He raised an eyebrow and smirked. She was sprawled out on the floor with her arm bent over her head the other resting over her stomach, and her spread legs bent at the knee to rest on the mattress.
Now Logan had never been a very religious man, but he couldn't stop himself from glancing upwards and said a silent prayer, thanking god for moments like these. He looked back down at her and bit his cheek to keep himself from commenting or acting on the blood boiling urges he got from the clear shot of her shapely legs and light blue lace panties.
"Good Morning to you to" He smirked as he made himself comfortable, holding himself up by his elbows and keeping a keen eye on her. She closed her eyes and let out a sigh. He couldn't stop the smirk from appearing on his face as her sigh blew her bangs from her rolling eyes.
"Why are you in my bedroom?" She grumbled not having the strength to move from her spot. She bent her head down slightly to give him a look, but he only pouted and gave her the look that had made so many before her melt.
"You don't like me in your bed?" He asked in a hurt voice. She smirked and closed her eyes, leaning her head back before answering, "We've already been over that…haven't we?" She reminisced. He tilted his head to the side and thought back. She had never been so bold with him before. It was amazing.
"Aren't you at least going to feel it?" He asked with an innocent gaze. He had never thought a woman being so shy and nervous when approaching a bed would be so sexy. Usually he didn't want to have to deal with having to worry if she's okay, worrying about being gentle and not scaring her, but with Rory it was exhilarating watching her approach the bed with caution. He wanted to be the one chewing on her bottom lip instead of watching her do it the way she did when she was nervous.
He watched as she stopped at the side of the bed, and innocently set her fingers on the pillow top. He let out an inaudible sigh. She was being way too much of an angle.
"It's nice." She muttered then swallowed hard. When she moved to take her hand away panic rushed threw him. He didn't want this to end yet; he wasn't nearly done pushing her boundaries.
"What's a matter Rory?" He asked as he gripped her wrist and tugged gently on it. He propped himself up with his free hand and smiled sexily up at her.
"Scared of being in bed with me?" He asked barely able to suppress his grin. What really sent him over the edge was her face. At first it had fallen and she looked down at him disapprovingly, but then her eyebrow rose in a jolt of confidence. 'That's what I'm was talking about'. He wanted to groan out loud when her eyes latched onto his and she slowly slid off her shoes. Her eyes never left his as she lifted her knee and climbed onto the bed. She broke contact with him for the first time when she turned to lie on her back against the mattress. Finally he was able to exhale. It was like those ice blue eyes sucked the air right out of him.
Shaking his head to regain his composure he looked down at her. "Well?" he asked expectantly. Her lips pursed together and she wiggled around a little before answering in a monotone voice, "It's nice"
'It's nice?' If he had put any other girl in this situation, they would already be on their way to his apartment to get things moving along, hell if it were some of the girl's he'd dated in the past, they would have been kicked out of the store by now for moving things along right there on the sample mattress, but no. Rory Gilmore thinks 'it's nice'.
"Nice?" he repeated. "Not one girl has left my bed and given me, 'it's nice,' " He informed looking down at her smugly. He leaned back slightly, surprised as she quickly turned to lay on her side, her head propped up against her hand so they were eye to eye. She raised her skinny eyebrow and playfully responded, "Well, you are on my side."
In his entire life he had never met a girl as playful as Rory. Even when she wasn't trying her best to kill him, which he was sure she was doing with this, she was always ranting, quoting black and white movies, teasing others and talking a mile a minute. If he ever really did get her in bed with him…it truly would be an experience.
"Well." He began and smirked as an idea popped into his head. He wanted to be close to her. Even closer than they were right now. "I can fix that" He finished with a wink. Before she could respond, his arms slid around her body and pulled her against him. He rolled on his back and grinned as she gasped above him in shock. She blinked a couple times, her eyes meeting his as their body's melded together. He could feel her hips against his, her nose brushing against his and their foreheads touching as she leaned above him trying to keep from their chests colliding.
'God she's gorgeous, I'd kill to have her like this above me whenever I wanted. Those eyes, her face, her juicy bottom lip, god are her legs between mine? This was a horrible idea now I know what I'm missing.' He thought as he suppressed a groan.
It felt like forever, but he had set her down on his other side just as quickly as he had picked her up. He removed his arms from her, and set them on her lower stomach. As soon as he had let her go he had felt his pull there. He took a deep breath then turned back to his side to gage her reaction. After all that's why he pulled her so close to him…to see what rise he could get out of her…right?
He was intent on catching her expression, but sadly missed it as his eyes roamed over her rising and falling chest. He bit into his cheek and watched as she took yet another deep breath, Okay this time he was sure she was trying to kill him.
"Well. That's slightly better" her voice instantly brought him out of his daze, 'good old Rory a witty retort for everything' he thought as he pouted at her. "But still just fine?" he was deeply insulted. If being that close didn't effect her at all he would give his left nut…or at least something else drastic to prove being on top of him wasn't something you could just… brush off.
"Hey, there's a first time for everything." Her eyes never faltered from the white ceiling. He glanced upwards wondering if she was seeing the answer to life itself up there or if she just didn't want to look him in the eye. He sighed, 'let's try a different approach,'
"Well at least you're getting bolder with me. Shy Rory is very cute don't get me wrong, but bold Rory is something I'm apparently slowly bringing out of you. I like it. Especially when we're in bed like this."
'Okay, now if that has no affect on her then I really will give up my left nut'
He looked her up and down smiling in victory as a blush rose to her cheeks and her chest became flushed underneath her button down shirt. She really was gorgeous. With her hourglass figure and playful attitude just imagining her in his own room instead of this mattress store, on his own bed instead of a sample mattress was too much to take.
He would have thought him telling the truth about how sexy her bold actions were would make her shrink back up and become defensive, but once again she surprised him with, "You know what I like?" in a husky teasing tone.
His mouth immediately went dry. "What do you like?" He encouraged. His eyes followed her every movement, how she leaned in, ran her tongue over her lips and bit down on her lip with a low purr. All he could hear was his heart beating loudly in his chest and then, "Rory! Come mer, these are on sale!" His eyes fell closed, silently cursing Rose and her impeccable timing. In that way she was perfect for Finn. He bit cheek and leaned forward as she left the bed with a confident pounce in her step, he whined and fell completely forward into the soft mattress pad. It was still warm from where she had just been laying down. He groaned as he sat up and his head went completely fuzzy. He shook his head lightly and chuckled to himself. Leaving bed with Rory was already leaving him with new feelings he had never experienced before…and they hadn't even gotten under each other's clothing yet. Literally.
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He raised his eyebrows and then smirked as he looked back down at her.
"You know you never really answered my question." He taunted.
"What question is that?" She asked blandly. "What do you like?" He asked suggestively. He smiled as her playful taunting came back to her and she looked more nervous by the second.
After a moment she looked back down at him, she had regained her cool and she suavely answered, "I like to not be awoken at six in the morning."
"Steph informed me she brought you coffee and you still threw a pillow at her." He mumbled. "She brought be coffee alright, and set it all the way out of my reach!" She grumbled bitterly.
He pouted at her. "Poor baby," She glared up at him and lifted her arm to point at the steaming cup on her table, dragging the business shirt she wore further up her thigh. He bit back a moan when he was once again flashed by the delicate lace pattern.
He moved to cover his mouth as his eyes dipped downward, all unnoticed by Rory who was looking up at the ceiling completely oblivious to the peep show he was getting.
"Why is this stuff so early? I thought this would be your bedtime." She grumbled. He looked down at her with a nod. "Are you hung over? Have one to many at dinner last night Ace?" He questioned.
Instead of rebut, she smirked and tilted her head to the side, "My dinner was great how was yours?" She asked with nothing but a smile on her face even when his teasing look quickly turned into a glare.
"I don't want to talk about last night," He grumbled.
"Meow." She mumbled under her breath, but she knew loud enough for him to hear. She laughed at its known double meaning and looked up to see it was obvious he heard her. "You guys are mean." He pouted.
"Aww come on, Kitty's a cute name!" She called jokingly. He rolled his eyes. "She might as well call herself crazy. I had to tell her I was leaving early for the trip three times so she'd let me go home. God knows she wanted to come back to my place and do bad, bad things to me." He said as he looked off to the side, playing the innocent one.
"I think you made the right decision." Rory said. Logan stiffened. That he didn't expect. "You do?" He asked as he turned to look back down into her ice blue eyes. She smiled and nodded. "I do." She said and took a deep breath. She watched as he smiled a genuine smile down at her. She could tell he was thinking pretty good of his chances, or at least of himself before she continued with just as much confidence and sweetness,
"Because when you take them home from the pound you get a document saying they've taken care of all vaccinations." She smirked as his features fell and he slowly closed his eyes, letting her go on without protest.
She waited for his rebuttal, but he stayed silent as he pushed himself up from the bed and walked towards the door.
"That's it? No clever retort? No sticking up for your girlfriend?" She questioned leaning her head back to watch him stop at the door. He set his hand on the doorknob and stopped. She watched as upside down, he tilted his head slightly over his shoulder. The smirk on his face worried her.
"Nice panties"
Logan laughed as he shut the door tight behind him and her gasp of horror was heard even threw the wooden door. He chuckled and stuffed his hands in his pockets, walking into the kitchen and to the door. He turned as Rose and Steph popped their heads out of their rooms, glancing from Rory's room to Logan. He gave them a small innocent smile. "She'll be out soon," he muttered before sauntering across the hall.
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Rory took in a long sip of her coffee. She had immediately moved to cover up, but he was already out of the room and it was obvious the damage was already done. She bit down on her nail and paced back and forth. There was no way to get around it but now she had to spend hours on a privet plane with him. What was she going to do?
She jumped, as there was a knock on her door. "Rory are you ready?" Rose asked as she and steph walked into the room.
"Umm. Yeah im ready" She muttered and quickly turned, grabbing the handle of her suitcase.
She smiled nervously and turned back to see both girls were staring at her. "What's the matter?" She asked. "Logan came out of the room with a smile on his face…that always worries us." Steph explained.
"Yeah, Dish. What happened?" Rose asked jumping to the bed and grabbing a pillow, fiddling with a corner just waiting for a juicy story.
Rory bit her bottom lip. 'Should I tell them what happened?' she questioned.
Pro: They'd be able to give their opinion on what happened.
Con: They'd mock her for decades.
Pro: …
Con: She'd feel humiliated.
Pro:
Damn it!
"Nothing happened, just the regular old banter about being woken up by lunatics," She grumbled giving them both a glare.
Steph pouted. "Aww come on, I was hoping for something with more juice." She whined.
"Sorry, but please, next time refrain from sending in a guy to wake me up" She grumbled and walked out the door. Rose and Steph followed her to the kitchen where she was filling up yet another cup of coffee.
"Make that to go we really do have to get out of here." Rose suggested. Steph smiled, "Any minute now Colin will run across the hall and come in here and have a fit. We usually just pretend to be conflicting our wardrobe just so we can get his voice high enough it sounds like a little girls."
Rory laughed and took a long sip before pulling out a thermos.
"Will there be coffee on the plane?" She asked hopefully. "Please, the staff already knows you're coming." Rose smiled.
Rory smiled, content with the thought of being able to sooth her worries and humiliation about the horny college boy with a nice large gallon size cup of coffee.
"Wait staff?" She asked with a shocked look. Rose giggled. "I forgot you're a L&D virgin." She laughed. Rory rolled her eyes but before she could say anything Colin rushed in. "Why is no body ready!" He demanded to know.
"Relax baby! We're getting caffeinated so we can choose our outfits!" Steph pouted. "You're just doing this now!" He gapped. "You knew about the trip you went shopping and everything just wear what you bought!" He demanded.
"You want to take me out to a party with every drunk horny Life and Death Brigadier wearing nothing but a string of black lace?" She questioned. Rose tilted her head to the side as she leaned over the countertop, waiting for his answer. Rory just chuckled into her coffee cup as she finished off yet another full cup. Colin stayed silent as if he was debating in his head, and then groaned.
"Just hurry okay!" He grumbled and quickly disappeared back into the hall and slammed the door to his apartment.
"I think one more round and he'll crack." Steph smiled.
"Or at least his voice will" Rose retorted. Steph laughed and nodded in agreement.
"You guys are evil"
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"Ready?" Colin asked. Steph poked her head from her room and gave him a pout. "In a sec" She replied. His hand shot to his forehead as he took in a sharp breath. "Honey, you said in a second half an hour ago, we have to leave!" He declared. Her head once again popped out of the doorway and she tilted her head to the side.
"Colin! Im packing like this for you! Don't you want me to look good when im out with you?" She asked. "No" He grumbled.
"No?" She asked giving him a solemn look. "No!" He gasped suddenly realizing what he said.
"No?" she asked once again this time with a confused look.
"What I mean is you always look good! I think you'll look good in anything you bring, granted I wont let you out of the room in just a sting of lace, I think you could just grab your entire closet, shove it in the suitcases and get in the car. Like Rory over here" He rambled, quickly moving to the back of the couch and motioning to Rory who was flipping threw a magazine.
"Don't bring me into this please." She grumbled not bothering to look up from the article she was reading. "Why not? You're the perfect model! She's packed everything she needed, nothing more I assume, and fit it all into one medium sized suitcase. This girl is someone to aspire to! The perfect woman, a guy" He said clapping his hands on her shoulders.
Rory raised an eyebrow and glanced up to him. "Are you trying to save yourself cus your not doing a very good job." She grumbled. He pressed his lips together and patted her shoulder. "Sorry." He muttered.
"Yeah Colin geez, it's pretty clear she's no guy." Logan grumbled as he walked around the couch and sat down next to her letting his body bounce on the soft cushion, "from every angle, right Rory" He smirked. Rory slowly turned her head and glared at him. Colin narrowed his eyes at that comment but shrugged it off before walking over to her bag.
Logan's eyes broke from Rory's glaring ones and looked her up and down. Taking in her choice of outfit he couldn't hide the smirk on his face. Rory scoffed and turned so her body wasn't completely facing him before he could get back up to her chest, but Logan didn't mind. He felt like the luckiest man on earth just sitting next to her as she lifted her left leg over her right, her skirt lifting along with it. His eyes traveled along the path of her hemline, from her thigh all the way down to high on her upper thigh to where it disappeared beneath her round bottom. He had to bite into his lip to keep from groaning. All he could think is wishing for a Primal Instincts moment to occur, his hand on her knee, slowly sliding up and underneath her already skin tight white skirt as he nibbled on her juicy bottom lip. God he never wanted someone so badly in his entire life. Then again he never wanted someone he couldn't have before. Maybe that was what made it so invigorating.
He was pulled out of his thoughts by Colin, who cleared his throat loudly and glared down at him." I'm going to put this is the hummer, Logan can you go make sure Finn's being productive." He ordered. Logan tore his eyes from Rory's legs and glanced over the couch's back. "I can answer that right now," He grumbled.
"Speed him along please!" Colin yelled as he started down the first flight of stairs not bothering to hear his answer.
He sighed and turned back to smile at Rory only to see she went back to her magazine. "Good reading?" He asked. When she didn't reply he pouted. "Ignoring me hu?" He asked. He watched her face as her eyes flit over a sentence. By the looks of it she was reading the same sentence over and over again.
He smirked and set his hand on her knee, slowly bringing it up her leg. "You know I can be pretty hard to ignore." He muttered against her ear. "Don't you have a five year old trapped in a man's body to check on?" She hissed still not looking up.
"I think it's more fun here. Talking to you." He said but removed his hand. "Yeah, listening to you suggest stuff and taunt me for the accidental peep show you got this mornings real great" she grumbled.
He tilted his head to the side and let out a sigh. "Rory im sorry. I shouldn't have joked about it. I understand if you want to go on ignoring me." He sighed. "Problems don't get solved by not talking and ignoring people Logan," She muttered.
"That's how they were solved in my house. Hell that's how everything was handled. I'd be called into my fathers study, yelled at and called a disappointment before the whole silence thing began but yeah, that's how we got by." He rambled.
Rory turned and looked up at him for the first time, staring sadly into his eyes. "And did that ever achieve anything?" She asked closing her magazine and turning slightly to face him. He scoffed. "No, we're all just silently miserable." He grumbled.
"Exactly." She muttered. He sighed and turned his head to look at her. "So what do you propose we do about our little problem?" He asked capturing her eyes with his. She stared at him, her face completely blank of any emotion. They just stared willing for one of them to give in. To suggest what they were both thinking.
"I say you get all those pesky problems out between the sheets" came Finn's already slurred voice. Logan slowly blinked, looking up at his friend who stood in the doorway. Rory glanced downward after their eye contact was broken and turned to face forward once again quickly immersing herself back into the magazine.
When he looked back and saw she had crawled back in her shell he balled his hand into a fist. "Finn what are you doing there?" He asked but it came out much angrier then he had planned.
"Whoa now, all that tension you're feeling is sexual. I think we'd both rather you take it out on the lovely Rory." He declared holding up his hand awkwardly. Logan hung his head and gently rubbed his temples in order to sooth his anger.
He shot his head back up as Rory stood up from the couch and tossed the magazine down on the coffee table. "I'm going to hurry Steph up before Colin has a coronary." She declared to no one in particular as she rounded the outer edge of the coffee table, not even trying to get past Logan.
He nodded and muttered an "alright" before watching her rush to Steph's room and shut the door clean after her. He looked down to the floor and shook his head as Finn grumbled "I wonder what's wrong with her"
"What's wrong with her?" He echoed and glared up at him. "What's wrong with you! We haven't even left the apartment and you're already drunk! Now it's only seven in the morning so Im guessing this is from the night before and you're going to pass out as soon as we get on the plane" He grumbled.
"What's with the hostility Mate? We're going to a tropical paradise with plenty of grass skirt clad beauties! The Logan I know would be rejoicing!" He laughed and then hiccupped.
"Maybe I've changed." He grumbled. "Wow. Annie Sullivan's only been here a week or two and she's already working miracles!" he joked then took a sip from the glass in his hand.
"Bite me"
"There's the Logan I know" Finn smirked. "Welcome back"
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"Okay, slightly off schedule but we're still doing good." Colin declared as they climbed out of the hummer. On the way, they had stopped by to apartment buildings, picking up a total of five guys and two scantly dressed girls. Rory had been happy she took Logan's advice even though she had questioned his motives at first. When they had picked up the other members things got a little too touchy feely. Rose was constantly replacing his hands from her thigh or butt to a more proper place, and even guys were yelling at random points saying Finn needed to keep his drunken hands to himself.
She looked over to Logan and gave him a silent thank you as she climbed out of the passengers seat. He turned off the car and called to the half drunken party in the back to pile out.
"Oh my god, look at that thing!" She gapped as the privet plane came into view. "Not bad right?" Steph smiled as she draped an arm over her shoulders. "It's amazing." She gasped. "Just wait to you see the inside." Rose added as she appeared on her other side and handed her a glass of Champaign.
"It's eight in the morning," Rory muttered. "Trust me, you're going to need it." Rose muttered then wrapped her arm around her waist. "Come on, I can't wait to see your face when I show you the stereo system" She added and urged her forwards. "There's a stereo system!" She gasped.
"Who is this girl?" A tall brunette asked as he walked up beside Logan and Colin. "A small town girl who grew up liking her parents and going from pay check to pay check. She's never been on a privet plane before let alone gone on a huge trip like this with just people her age" Answered Colin.
"Oh yeah? So how'd she end up here?" He asked.
"She's a Gilmore." Logan replied this time as they each grabbed a bag from the trunk and carried it behind them.
"No way." The guys gapped in unison. They followed after the girls, who were all in a line now with their arms wrapped around each other's waist.
"No way she's a Gilmore and has never been on a privet plane before" One grumbled. "No way she's a Gilmore and we've never seen her at any function!" another rambled.
"She's the whole reason her mother left society, remember the great Gilmore Hayden scandal?" Finn smirked as he appeared by Logan's side.
"Wait, so she's a double heiress? A Gilmore and a Hayden! Now there's a shocker!" One grumbled. "She's going to Yale?" One asked
"Of course she's going to Yale dumb ass she's joining the Life and Death" the bleach blonde grumbled.
"She's got my vote"
"And mine."
"Im gonna sleep with her"
Suddenly Logan felt enraged. How dare they talk about Ace like this! Well obviously they didn't know her that well if they thought they could get into her pants like they did so many others.
"Yeah right"
"Im serious the things Id do to her…" The brunette smirked and licked his lips.
"We'd all tap her Van." Groaned the blond. "Calm down fellas…we've got a week to show her exactly what the Life and Death Brigade is all about. We'll all get a slice." A new guy promised.
"Are you okay?" Colin whispered.
"I think im going to kill them. All of them." Logan declared under clenched teeth. "Just laugh and smile. We know there's no way Rory will give into these idiots." He reminded. "Right. Of course she wouldn't." Logan sighed and shook his head.
"Im going to keep an eye on her though. Just to make sure one of them doesn't try something stupid when completely off their faces." He muttered. "We'll all keep an eye on her. But, you have to remember Rory's an adult. She makes her own decisions." Colin said carefully as he set his hand on his friend's shoulder.
"What are you saying?" Logan asked turning his head sharply to glare at him. "Only that you shouldn't get over protective. She's not even yours yet." He reminded.
"Yeah I guess your right" Logan grumbled and cast his eyes downward, that is until there was a loud, "AH HA!" in his ear. He turned and glared at Finn who was stumbling beside him struggling to catch up.
"So you do want her!" He declared. "You're a little late catching up." Logan grumbled then turned his attention back to the five laughing men.
"Look at that ass! I can't wait to see her at the parties. I heard the girls are dressing up for each blow out by the way. It's going to be a week of sailor suites and coconut bras my boys" Logan bit his cheek to keep from lashing out at the boys and let out a deep sigh. "Oh my god I LOVE my life!" One growled.
"Okay maybe you can be a little over protective." Colin mumbled. Logan nodded and looked ahead to the line of girls. Rory was between Steph and Rose as they walked now with their arms linked and a sway to their hips. They laughed, looking back and forth between each other as they carried on a smooth conversation. It was clear she fit in with the girls, but how was she going to take this newfound attention?
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"We were totally wasted!"
Rory sighed as she curled up in her seat. It had seemed like all of their stories began with 'we were completely off our face,' or 'I've never been so trashed,' somehow she didn't believe that one. Guys in casual attire, drinking, turning up the music in the stereo, and hitting on the girls, surrounded her. Unfortunately, there was a slight problem in the ratio. Five girls to eight guys. Now of course Finn and Colin stuck close enough to Steph and Rose the guys didn't even dare make a move on them, leaving her and the two half dressed blondes. While they threw themselves at as many of the guys as they could, she sat down and pulled out her purse. She set her empty glass of Champaign in a cup holder beside her and opened it, pulling out a hardback book.
She was almost half way threw her book when a shadow fell over the page. She narrowed her eyes and glanced upwards, blinking blankly as the light blinded her. She sat up when she saw it was one of the boys they had picked up from the apartments standing in front of her. She smiled and accepted the glass of Champaign handed to her.
"I don't think we've been properly introduced." He smiled. "I'm Van, Van Hamilton." He held out his hand and smiled as she shook it. "Rory Gilmore." She reciprocated. "Is this seat taken Rory?" He asked. She glanced to the seat next to her and shook her head. "Nope, please sit." She said and moved to sit up.
He sat down and turned to face her. "So I hear this is your first trip to Thailand." He began. She nodded. "It is, I can't wait to see the beaches I hear they're beautiful" She smiled. "They are, you should see them at night. You can lay on the sand totally undisturbed and look right up at the stars." He smiled and looked her up and down suggestively. She caught the look in his eye and shifted back in her seat.
"So I'm guessing it's not your first time over there" She muttered. "Nope, I've been several times. Sometimes I go with the Life and Death Brigade and other times just by myself. On special occasions I bring a lucky lady with me" He muttered with a glint in his eyes.
"Hmm…" she moaned gently then smirked and quickly added, "Do you use that line about the stars?" A chuckle came from behind their seat. Van shot a look at his seat as if the person behind them could see it. He sighed and looked back at Rory.
"I'm sorry, that was bad. Do I still have a chance?" He asked with a chuckle and looked hopefully at her. She straightened in her seat and turned more to face him. "Depends, don't let it happen again." She said playfully.
"I promise ill be better next time." He smiled. "What are you reading?" He asked as he looked down into her lap. She smiled. There's a topic she liked. "Kafka's biography. My friends made fun of me for bringing it." She pouted. He reached down and removed the book from her hands. She watched as he opened it to where she had left her bookmark.
"It is not necessary that you leave the house. Remain at your table and listen. Do not even listen, only wait. Do not even wait, be wholly still and alone. The world will present itself to you for it's unmasking, it can do no other, in ecstasy it will writhe at your feet." He read. After a second he glanced back up at Rory.
"What?" He asked with a confused expression. She laughed. "It's beautiful," She said.
"It's got ecstasy in it" he replied then chuckled when she rolled her eyes at him.
"Alright, alright," he began as he eyes ran over the page. "Here's a better one." He began "Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old." He read then looked up and smiled, "Well I'm looking at true beauty right now." He smirked.
Rory laughed and held up her fingers pressing her forefinger and thumb closely together, "Slightly better, just slightly." She laughed. "But it is slightly." He joked. She shook her head and rested her back against the seat.
"Well at least I can make you laugh." He muttered. "That may have something to do with the massive amounts of Champaign that has been handed to me since I got on this plane." She mumbled and waved her empty glass he had given her between two fingers.
He laughed, "Aww come on, throw me a bone here" She smirked and looked him over. "Well you are kinda cute," She muttered. "Yeah?" He asked looking into her eyes with a smirk.
Logan leaned towards the seat, trying to hear the rest of the conversation when a thud beside him shook his seat gently. He turned to see Colin had sat beside him and was staring at him.
"Spying?" he asked with a raised eyebrow. "No" He grumbled and turned to face forward. "Just…watching over her." He corrected. "My mistake." Colin muttered and leaned his head back, taking a sip of his scotch.
"You should have prepared yourself for this. With Steph and Rose taken, she is the only girl free besides Paris and Nichole over there." Colin mumbled and pointed to the two blondes. "And unlike those two she's got some substance. Which unfortunately, is a turn on for Van." He rambled.
"You are really not good at making people feel better…" He muttered turning his head to look at his friend. "Come on, you don't actually think of him as competition do you?" He asked. The blond sighed and glanced downward. "Do you?" Colin repeated. Logan snapped his head to look at him, but just as quickly turned it back.
"I need a drink" He grumbled and pushed himself off of the seat. Colin watched as he made his way over to the bar before finishing his scotch and following the blond.
Logan pulled out two glasses anticipating his friend's arrival. Never before had him excusing himself to the bar gotten him out of the conversation he so adamantly was trying to avoid. He knew this would be no different. Especially since Rory was involved.
He shifted the second glass to the side and quickly swallowed his own in one gulp. Colin watched as he slammed the glass back on the table and grabbed the bottle to refill it. 'It's going to be a long flight' Colin thought with a sigh. He opened his mouth to try and sway his friend into talking, but it sounded like the alcohol gave him a head start.
"I don't…I don't know. I knew this would happen. I knew when she entered the L&D that guys would be all over her. I just kept telling myself it wouldn't matter. That it wouldn't bug me this much. And it's not just them talking to her, it's how she's had four glasses of Champaign, it's how I realized I counted how many she had had and who they were from." He grumbled.
"What?" Colin asked blinking in confusion. Logan sighed and downed his second glass. "One from Steph before we got on the plane. I gave her one after she finished that, Jay gave her one, and now Van." He grumbled. "It's stalker material im pathetic," He added with a whimper. He took a long sip of his third glass before Colin interrupted, "Actually I think if you don't record the actual dates and times they handed her the drink you can pass it off as just being concerned, but I wouldn't push it." He joked. Logan tilted his head to give him an, now's-not-the-time look before refilling his drink.
"Okay, speaking of drinking to much why don't we save some scotch for the rest of the guys." He suggested taking the glass from his hand. Logan sighed and ran his hand threw his thick blond locks. "I'm fine thank you, I've gone drinking with you before remember?" He grumbled and picked up the top to the bottle of scotch. Colin raised an eyebrow as he reached for the bottle and clasped his hand around thin air. He looked back to Logan's confused and disgruntled face before setting his fingers on the side of the bottle and sliding it over a few inches to his hand.
His fingers clumsily grasped the top of the bottle and he smiled at him. "See. I told you." He declared.
"Okay, Why don't you get some sleep though okay, so you'll be rested for tonight's festivities" he suggested. "I don't need to sleep. I'll be fine." He declared. "Right. Of course you will," He muttered as Logan leaned down over the bar, his head hung low.
"Let's get back to the pint here, o-okay?" He slurred. "Yes, please lets get back to the pint" He nodded slowly. Screwing up words was a sign he had grown accustomed to over their years of partying and getting wasted. Steph got hic-ups, Finn usually lost an article of clothing, and Logan slurred, whined, and interchanged words. Never the less, he noted the pained look in his friend's eye. That was something he'd never seen, so he stood silent, waiting for him to continue.
"She's talking to him. He's flirting with her and she's not rejecting him." He declared. "So what's your biggest ailment? That fact that he's flirting with her, or the fact that she's not rejecting him?" He asked.
Logan shot up and waved a pointed finger at him, "My biggest Alignment..."
"Ailment." He corrected.
"Whatever, Is that unlike Rose and Steph, she's free to join the Mile High Club and I can't stop her because I…I am a hipocriate."
"Hypocrite?"
"That's what I said."
Colin ran his hand down his face with a groan. He opened his eyes when a hand clapped onto his shoulder. "Ello mates what's going on?" Finn asked.
"Can you help me get Logan in bed?" He asked. Finn gasped and stepped back. "I never knew you felt that way! Im sorry mate, I have no expertise in that area…" He grumbled. Colin rolled his eyes. "I'm serious, he's seeing double and im sure if he doesn't get some sleep and sober up he'll be making a fool out of himself very soon." He explained.
"Wouldn't be the first time." Finn muttered. "Just help me!" Colin took hold of Logan's arm, but the blond immediately pulled himself free from his grasp. "NO! Coco nut bras and grass skirts!" He protested in a whine. "What's he talking about?" Colin asked glancing over to Finn. Shrugging, Finn gave an innocent look. "I don't know he's completely wasted."
"Fine, but we have to get him in bed one way or another." He grumbled as Logan stumbled back until he hit the bar. Finn's blank face turned into a mischievous grin. "I have an idea."
000
Rory brushed the light switch softly with her fingers, turning out the light as she quietly closed the door as if to a sleeping baby's room. Waiting outside, Colin and Finn pushed themselves from the wall and gave her a pensive look.
"How is he?" Colin asked. "Well at first I had to remind him to use his feet while walking, but after we got to the bed and he removed his shirt mumbling something about the Mile High Club; it was easy" She explained. "That's our boy" Finn joked, "We are sorry though, we didn't mean to pull you away but we figured he'd be more willing to go to bed with you then with us."
Colin's eyes narrowed and he slowly turned to glare at Finn. Rory laughed and nodded her head. "Don't worry about it I understand. This plane really is amazing, a bar, staff, the stereo system, a bedroom." She continued.
Finn smirked. "Well what's the fun of a bar if there isn't a bedroom near by?" He asked. Rory rolled her eyes. Finn gasped and stumbled forward as someone smacked into his back, their arms wrapping around his neck. He turned his head to see it was his slightly drunken girlfriend hanging off of him.
"I agree" She smirked and nipped the shell of his ear. Finn wrapped his arms around his back, hooking her legs and pulling them around his waist. "If you'll all excuse me." He smirked and turned, carrying her on his back, into the group before letting her fall back to the ground.
Rory chuckled as Rose pushed him onto the large leather bucket seat, straddled his lap and gripped his hair, pulling his head back as she kissed him deeply. "Those two really did find each other hu?" She laughed. "I think they were made for each other. I can't decide whose slutier." Colin joked.
Rory laughed and met his eyes once again. "So how are you and Steph doing?" She asked. "We're good. Very good in fact. She's so happy that you're coming to Yale and are going to live with them. It's all she talks about." He smiled.
"Im sorry if I've been monopolizing her. Things have been kind of crazy with me just moving in and then having to pack my cloths back up for this spur of the moment trip; oh god not that im not thankful you guys are taking me along I…" Rory rambled.
"Whoa, calm down kid! I'm happy she's got another friend to live with and I'm happy you're coming. I'm even more happy you have more of a head on your shoulders, I think you'll be a good influence on them actually." He began and smiled as she looked down at the floor.
" I know this is happening very quickly so I don't want you to feel pressured into doing things you don't want to. I don't want to see you join because you feel you have to, and I don't want to see you get eaten up and spit out by some of the guys here. Now I'm guessing Steph has warned you about the guys, and im positive she's complained about us being over protective of you guys, but it's only because we see you guys as our little sisters. You can ask them, we started acting like this way before we started dating."
"Oh I know." Rory interrupted, "They used to complain about you guys being a pain in the ass and scaring away their boyfriends in high school." She laughed. "In any case" He raised his voice gently in continuation. Rory nodded and cleared her throat trying to show she was intently listening to his stay-safe lecture. "Just watch out for yourself. Logan, Finn and I are all here for you whatever you need."
Smiling Rory looked up at him. "Thanks Colin, and I really do want to thank you for bringing me along." She smiled. "S'no problem. But I mean it, if anyone gives you trouble we want to hear about it…is Van behaving? Or do I have to throw him from the plane?" He asked with a raised eyebrow. By the way Rory was laughing, he could tell she didn't take him seriously. "Because I will," He added.
She only laughed some more and shook her head. "He's fine. He's trying to flirt with me, I don't know if that calls for being booted off the plane or not" She joked. Colin's eyes narrowed, "depends, has he touched you?" He asked trying to stay serious. "Because if I don't see his hands every time I look over at you two; then he's gonna be doing some sky diving without a parachute."
Again, Rory didn't take his threat seriously. She kissed his cheek and laughed gently. "Thanks Colin for worrying about me, but I can handle Van. Im going to get some coffee you want any?" She asked. "No," He grumbled in defeat. He glanced over to his girlfriend who was laughing and dancing with the other girls. "But can you please bring Steph a mug and have her sit down for a bit? She's been standing in those heals since we got on the plane and I think one more glass of Champaign and she'll pass out and fall to the floor." He groaned. She chuckled and nodded. "Sure thing"
000
Logan groaned as he slowly came back into consciousness. He willed his body to retreat, to run away even, from the light. Alas, his eyes opened and he instantly winced from the bright light in the room. He stared up at the ceiling trying to think back to what last happened.
He remembered picking up the group; the smug comments from the guys that made him want to kill them, the scotch…ohh he remembered the scotch. Then Colin and Finn…and then Rory. Rory and him, him taking off his shirt…oh god.
Wanting nothing other then to disappear under the covers and never return, he rolled over onto his side and took a deep breath. 'Okay…it couldn't have been that bad right?' It was then that he felt warm breath on his neck, and was brought sharply back to reality. His eyes shot open and he saw a blonde cuddled up beside him.
"AHHH!" His startled scream filled the plane. The girl beside him jumped and brought her hands to cover her ears. "What's going on here?" Colin demanded as he burst into the room followed by three of the other five guys. Logan moved to sit up, slamming his head against the headboard. Gasping when the hit sent his hangover into overdrive, he leaned down between his bent knees and grasped the top of his head.
"God you're loud in the morning." Steph grumbled. Logan turned his head and looked up at her. "Oh thank god it's you," He muttered. "Who else would it be?" she asked as she moved to sit up. "Oh I don't know! I didn't remember you being here when I blacked out," He grumbled.
Colin sighed and walked over to the other side of the bed, sitting down on the edge and running his hand up and down Steph's arm. She turned her head and smiled, sitting up and leaning into his body. "I put her in bed with you because I knew she was safer sleeping in the same bed with you than with Finn." He said and brushed her hair from her face. She let out a small moan and closed her eyes, ready to fall back asleep. "I resent that" Finn's voice came from behind them. When they turned to see the Australian standing in the doorway, the room was filled with gasps and groans. "Finn put some clothes on!" Logan half yelled.
"God." He grumbled and stuck his pinky finger in his ear. "You are loud in the morning." He grumbled and scrunched his face in displeasure.
"Hey guys what's going on?" Rory's voice asked from outside the doorway. "Don't!" Logan yelled but it was to late. Finn turned just in time to greet Rory at the doorway of the bedroom and blinked blankly at her as she emitted a shocked squeak. She immediately covered her face with her hands and stood completely still almost afraid to move.
"And you wonder why I trusted you more than Finn?" Colin grumbled. Logan rested his head in his hands and merely nodded. This was way too much drama for so early in the morning and this kind of hang over. Colin turned Steph's head away to stare at the wall. He ran his hand down the back of her head trying to sooth her head ache and keep her from seeing Finn. She gripped the fabric of his shirt tightly in her fists. "Too much noise," She grumbled. "Too much exposure" Rory echoed from behind her own two hands.
"Alright, everyone can have some Aspirin," He began and with one more glance at the nonchalant Finn continued, "and a knife to gouge out their eyes,"
"I reset that to." Finn interrupted as his friend continued, "Once we get out of the plane and back at the hotel. Just give the man at the front desk you're name and he'll give you your room key." Colin instructed.
"You heard the man everyone out" Finn ushered everyone out of the room, finding as soon as he came near the three guys they were happy to leave the tight space without a fight.
"Man, this is soo not how this week was supposed to start" Logan grumbled as he cleared the sleep from his face with his hands.
"Has anyone seen my clothes?"
Colin scoffed and released his girlfriend's head from his chest allowing her to look threw the room now that it was clear.
"Sounds like every other trip we've taken so far" he grumbled.
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