CHAPTER 2

Logan and Rory were still locked in their embrace when Logan's phone rung and shattered the moment. He only reluctantly broke away from Rory, cursing the inventor of cell-phones and whoever was calling in his head. Reaching in his pocket, he took out his Blackberry and almost groaned when he read 'Linda' on the display. Whatever possessed him to get a girlfriend three months ago was still very much unclear to him, but that woman was annoying as hell.

Giving Rory an apologizing smile he picked it up and readied himself for whatever the annoying witch had to say.

"Huntzberger."

God he even hated her voice, she was nothing like Rory, which was the reason he'd gone out with her in the first place, to forget a woman that was impossible to forget.

"Logan, why aren't you home? I came extra to be with you tonight."

He sighed and run a hand through his hair, Rory looked curiously at him.

"I told you yesterday that I was going to my parents' for dinner and this morning when you called, too. I'm in Hartford, go home."

With that he hung up, shut the phone off and pocketed it. He didn't want to deal with her, right after kissing Rory.

Then it dawned on him. Shit! He'd kissed Rory and in his apartment in New York was a probably very angry blonde, who was his girlfriend, ill chosen and definitely not desired, but still a girlfriend.

"Colin or Finn?"

Rory's voice woke him and he shook his head clearing his thought, before giving a not very intelligent replay.

"Huh?"

Rory smiled and shook her head a bit at his silliness. He hadn't changed much. Okay, maybe he behaved like a little kid in front of her, but otherwise he was still the Logan she knew and loved.

"Was that Colin or Finn calling? Still can't live without you?"

He nodded his head a bit and laughed pretty nervously before getting his guts and truthfully answering.

"Yeah I still have to baby-sit them; they'll probably never grow up. But that weren't them. Colin is with his dad, I doubt he has a free hand, not to mention a free minute and Finn is in Australia, said something about missing something, not sure what, before he boarded a plane and was gone, but he'll be back this month, I hope. Linda was calling, my girlfriend."

The smile slipped from her face and her eyes became cold.

"Girlfriend? You cheating, two-faced bastard!"

He was sure that half Hartford heard as she slapped him. His head whipped to the side and his right cheek started glowing red, her hand very visible on it. As he turned to face her again, her eyes were burning with anger, he'd never seen her like that before, and she looked ready to kill him. Then she turned around and stalked to her car, unlocking the door, not sparing him a second glance. He had to stop her.

"Rory!"

"Don't you Rory me! How can you sink so low, Logan? That was he last thing I expected from you!"

He didn't have time to say a word, before she sat in her car and sped down the drive-way and into the streets of Hartford. The only thing he could do was bang his head on the door of his car and curse his idiotic mind to nine hells.

A week had gone by after the kiss and Rory was still steaming. She just couldn't understand what he thought when he kissed her just like that. And what's that crap about a girlfriend, Shira sure as hell hadn't mentioned anything like that. Oh, that bastard!

"Rory?"

She looked up and met the hazel gaze of her best friend in New York, Christine. They worked together, lived together, did everything together, like sisters, or like best friends. Christine was beautiful, Rory's height, with waist long, naturally curly blonde hair, fair white complexion, gentle hazel colored eyes and a breath-taking smile. She was smart, funny, well-read and ale to keep up any conversation, even if her psychology course in college drove Rory to insanity sometimes, she was the best room-mate you could wish for, and after rooming with Paris Geller for as long as Rory had, your standards were pretty low. Chris was dating Jonathan, their editor, a young, good-looking black-haired guy, five years their senior, they recently got engaged. John was ok, as editor and the fiancé of your best friend. Rory was happy for Chris.

"What is it, Chris?"

Chris made a face and sat on the edge of Rory's desk, facing her, looking critically at Rory's still somewhat angry face.

"You know Gilmore, I've known you for a long time now, we live together and there's no way you can hide that you're angry. You came back from that dinner with your ex's family fuming and you still won't tell me what happened. Spit it out, you'll feel better."

"It's not worth mentioning, Chris, forget it."

Chris' disapproving glance followed Rory as she grabbed Sabrina's arm and pulled the younger girl in the break-room for a coffee.

Not too far from the New York Times and Rory's current work-place, in a prominent restaurant sat Logan with Colin and Finn. His two best friends have arrived just two hour prior on the airport and Logan had gone to pick them up and they were sitting eating a late lunch.

"You know mate, it's really not surprising to see you depressed, you've been like that since Reporter Girl ditched you, but this is worse then the first time you moved to San Francisco. What's up, Linda not dishing out?"

Colin looked at the ever-drunk Aussie and wasn't sure if he should scold him or laugh. Logan looked like crap, and a man even if he wasn't getting laid like he should didn't look like a child watching Bambi's mother die. Something had happened and Logan was going to spill if he liked it or not.

"Yeah, you're really not yourself today, and I doubt it's about not getting laid. Spill the beans man."

Logan glanced at his friends and sighed, they were right, he should probably tell them, he'd feel better.

"Well I was going to dinner at my parents' last Wednesday and Rory was there, my mom invited her. The evening was great, I think the only person feeling awkward there was me. When it was over I walked Rory to her car, we talked and one thing led to another, we kissed. And in the middle of that one mind-numbing kiss my phone rings and Linda is calling. I tell Rory that I have a girlfriend, not to tell her to leave me in peace, but rather because she thought it was one of you calling and I didn't want to lie to her. She gets angry, slaps me and drives away. That's it."

Finn and Colin look at Logan then at each other and sigh.

"Jeez mate, get rid of Linda. She'd hot, but annoying as hell, and if Reporter Girl kissed you, there's still hope. When you have freed yourself from that creature you call a girlfriend call Rory and talk to her. She'll understand."

Colin nodded and Logan felt like the biggest idiot on the planet.

AN: Well this is chap 2, it's a bit longer, like promised. I hoped you enjoyed it so far. Please review!

Jas